The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-20 00:00:00

FROM HYDE PARK CORNER TO KENSINGTON

Nearly all the shop wino:lows, and every previously un-
occupied spot on the road side, was fitted up with planks
and barriers, for the accommodation of the public, as also
were numberless scaffolds fitted up as amphitheatres in the
fields on the road side, to which persons were admitted ad
valorem, at from half-a-crown to one guinea per head, very'
ill-proportioned, however, to the accommodation afforH
ded. Even at the hour of six the road • was
almost lined with well-dressed persons, who seemed
tuxious' to avoid the crowd, and secure a view,
of the procession at some distance from town.'
Every public house on the road, asked a guinea for the'
admittance to their first-floor or balcony. Not one twen-1
tieth part, however, of that accommodation was occupied,
though the roads were completely covered with one con-'
tinned mass of living beings. Several of the private
houses in Kensington, had taken the necessary precaution
of placing supports under their balconies, to prevent
very dangerous accidents. It was, perhaps, fortunate that
the temporary scaffolding erected on the sides of the road,
and in the fronts of some houses, was not crowded, as,
From the fragile nature of the materials, and the hurried
And consequently insecure manner in which they were
erected, there must have • been a great loss of human
life. Several of the public-houses had thrown pieces
of crape over their signs, and the shops were gene-
rally closed. Hardly a window of the private houses
was unoccupied by elegant females, dressed in the
deepest emblems of public mourning, though their dresses
were, perhaps less mournful than their countenances as
they gazed on the pageant. So early as six o'clock, thou-
sands were upon the road, both on foot and in every de-
scription of vehicles. The walls of the private gardens were
,limbed even at that early hour by many aspiring individuals
and a great number of lamplighters were on the road as-
iisting, for a small remuneration, every person inclined for
an elevated view.

At the Cannon Brewery, Knightsbridge, three rows of
casks, were placed in the front, decreasing in size from the
back to the front, and making a sort of amphitheatre, to
which the public were admitted, on payment of one shilling.
At Knightsbridge barracks, the great extent of wall
was literally besieged by persons of all descriptions, among
whom. several females actually •mounted the top of thei
wall by ladders, and many of whom were left in rather an
unpleasant predicament, by the lamplighter leaving theml
Liter he had drawn his charge, and they were actually ob-
liged to fee others, before they could descend from their'
perilous situation.

The trees in the park adjoining the road, and those oa!
the opposite side, were more or less occupied, and we re
zret to say, that one venturous and unfortunate individual,
fell from the branch of one of them, considerably elevated,
from the ground, and was carried from the spot in a state
of alarming danger.
In passing through Kensington, one of the officers of
the Life Guards, had nearly met with a serious injury,
from the sudden restlessness and shying of his horse, he
was thrown from the saddle, but fortunately alighted
on the ground, without any accident.
At the entrance of the town the cavalcade made a ge-
neral halt, and the detachment of the 17th Lancers' which
had accompanied the procession from St. James's Palace,
and also the Yeomen of the Guard, who had attended it
on foot, were despatched from duty, and proceeded back
to town.
Among the numerous equestrians on the road was a
young lady of elegant appearance, and mounted on a very
spirited horse: The latter took fright, and started across
an open field by the road-side, but was finally curbed byl
his more spirited rider, after exciting great anxiety among
the crowd for her personal safety. Towards nine o'clock
the crowd began to pour into Knightsbridge like the
waves of a deluge.
Upon the occasion of a momentary halt at Hounslow,
the horse actually lay down, and the fair rider was, with
difficulty, rescued from her perilous situation. The danger
was rendered more imminent by the near approach of a
carriage and four at a rapid pace.
Every soldier at a distance was hailed as the first of the
procession, and the greatest state of excitement prevailed
among the thousands who were crowded into this narrow
road. It was generally understood that no stage- coaches
were to be on the road ; several, however, were met by
the procession, to the great annoyance of the assembled
crowds, many of whom were thus placed in extreme
danger. Several private carriages were also permitted to
meet the procession, besides a considerable number of
equestrians, who from the density of the crowd found great
difficulty in making way.

FROM KENSINGTON TO HAMMERSMITH
A most praiseworthy example of generosity, to the starv-
ing labourers, was shewn by Mr. Cutbush, Architect of
Kensington. Having several houses near the road in an
permission to all the men under'
unfinished state, he gave
his employ, to let them, for standings, to their own ex.!
clusire benefit, upon condition of their not allowing the,
houses to be injured. We are, however, grieved to state,'
that however good the intentions the receipts hardly paid,
them for their labour and fires. As a curious specimen of,
the intense anxiety that prevailed among the ladies, it may
not be amiss to state, that in an unfinished house on the'
side of this road, where there were no staircases, they actually
(mounted from one story to another, and to the top
'of the house by long ladders, and by that extraordinary
and unfeminine mode they again descended.