The Sun.
London, England, 1827-08-16 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF MR. CANNING.

At an early hour this morning crowds of persons.
of every class were assembled in the neighbourhood

of Downing-street and Westminster Abbey, anxious
to witness the obsequies of the late lamented Premier.
The utter absence of preparation seemed to have occa-.
sinned very general disappointment. Indeed, so re-
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strieted were the arrangements, that many who had
lingered for some time in Downing-street were unable

to tell at what house Mr. Canning's remains were de-

posited. There seemed, however, a feeling of deter 2

mination among the crowd to wait the result of!
hours, rather than be deprived of this last opportu-1

pity of showing their respect to the chosen Minister;
of the Sovereign and the people. 1
Up to 12 o'clock there was no external appear-
ance of pomp or procession, and were we tol
seek for evidence of Mr. Canning's death in
the presence of pageantry, or of his burial,
which was to take place within the hour, we
should have been strongly tempted to doubt the
reality of either occurrence. The aspect, however,

of the crowd, calm and serious, and differing from
the usual boisterous vivacity of such assemblages,
sufficiently proved that it was too true.
A few minutes after twelve a large party of Police,
under the superintendence of Mr. Lee, the Chief
Constable of 'Westminster, arrived on the spot, and
proceeded to remove .the crowd from Downing-

street, which was effected, not without considerable

difficulty. By this time the lower part of Parlia-'
nient-street was literally thronged. So anxious
indeed had the crowd became to secure a place
from which they might obtain a good view of the
funeral, that they clambered up the railings of
Richmond Terrace, and those round the Abbey.

At about one o'clock the hearse, drawn by six
horses, arrived in Downing-street, and was followed

by nine mourning coaches. Preparations were
then made by the undertaker's attendants, for
placing the coffi' in the hearse, and at a quarter

past one o'clock it was brought out on the shoulders
of four persons. -It was-immediately deposited in the
hearse, which drove a little way down Downing-street,
and there halted to await the coming up of the mourn-
ing coaches. The Duke of Sussex's carriage was the
next which drove up to the door of the Foreign
Office, and after a short time their Royal High-

tresses the Dukes of Clarence and Sussex made
their appearance, dressed in deep mourning. When
their Royal Highnesses entered the coach, it pro-
ceeded to take its station next the hearses

The Marquis of Clanricarde, with Mr. Charles
Canning, Lord Garvagh, and Captain Hunt], fol-
lowed next in a mourning coach ; the others drove
lip in succession, and in one of them we noticed
Lord Goderich, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Lord Chancellor, and the Earl of Carlisle. In other
coaches we observed the Duke of Portland, the
Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Anglesea, the
Marquis of Conyn gliam, Lord Dudley, Lord Bexley,
the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. Sturges
ourne, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Wynn, Lord Palmerston,
Marquis of Stafford, and Lord L. Gower; the last
mourning coach contained Sir M. Tierney, Dr. Hol-
land, Dr. Farrc, and Mr. Shuter.

Next to the mourning coaches came the carriage

of his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, his
Grace the Duke of Portland, and the Marquis of
Clanricarde. Among the Foreign Ambassadors
present were the Count Munster, Prince Lieven,
Prince Esterhazy, and the Marquis of Palmella.
The procession proceeded slowly down Parlia-
ment-street, and was closed by twenty private car-
"ages, belonging chiefly to the Nobility. The
hearse arrived at the North Door of Westminster Ab-
bey at twenty minutes to two o'clock. The
pressure of the crowd at this time was truly
alarming, and it was only by the utmost exertion of
the police that space was made for the procession to
advance. All, however, seemed' influenced by one
single feeling, that of respect for the departed Pre-
mier. We should not omit to mention that from an
early hour this morning,an elderly lady, dressed n deep
mourning, took her station beside the door of the

house in which Mr. Canning's remains were
lying. Her appearance attracted notice, and
when asked by a by-stander, whether she be-
longed to Mr. Canning's household—for such
was the presumption—replied " No, but he saved
my poor son from beggary, and his children from
starvation,so that the least I can do is to come and fol-
low his hearse."

Upon the arrival of the procession, the coffin was
removed from the hearse, and taken within the gate,
where a halt was ordered, until the mourners had
alighted from their carriages. A number of gen-
tlemen, Members of the Legislature and others, who
were desirous of paying the last tribute of respect
to the illustrious deceased, but who were precluded
by the arrangements from attending the funeral in
the character of mourners, were admitted by tickets
into the Jerusalem Chamber, where several hun-
dred noble and eminent individuals assembled
at an early hour. Shortly after one o'clock
those gentlemen proceeded from the Jerusalem
Chamber to the Abbey, and formed a line on
the left side of the centre aisle, extending
the whole length of the aisle. In this cortege we
noticed the Right Hon. Charles Grant, Mr. Wilmot
Horton, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-
General, Lord Fife, the Earl of Clanricarde, Lord
Ebrington, Sir J. Mackintosh, Sir R. Wilson, Sir C.
Robinson, Lord W. Russel, Lord J. Russel, Lord
W. Bentinck, Sir C. Forbes, Sir Thomas Lawrence,
Mr, Lambton, M.P., Mr. Wm. Smith, M.P., Dr.
Phillimore, M.P., Mr. J. N. Palltner, M.P., Mr.
Spring Rice, M.P., Mr. M. Fitzgerald, M.P., Mr.
Horace Twiss, M.P., Mr. J. M. Phillips, Mr. R.
Grant, M.P., Mr. Croker, M.P., Mr. Calcraft, M.P.
and a number of other distinguished characters.
The Body was received at the north door by (Dr.
Ireland) the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster, and
the Rev. Mr. Bentick, and the mourners having en-
tered; the gate was closed, and the procession moved,
through the aisle at a slow pace, and in the following

order !
Marshal, Mutes, Pursuivants, the Very Rev. the
Dean of Westminster, accompanied by the Rev. Mr.
Bentick.

The coffin,which was covered with crimson velvet,'
richly studded with gilt ornaments, over which was,
thrown .a pall of black velvet, with a border of white
sat n. The mourners then proceeded in the follow-
ing order :
The youthful son of Mr. Canning, supported on
the right band by his Royal H►ghuess the Duke of

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