The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-02 00:00:00

LONDON JOURNALS.

[FROM THE MORNING PAPERS Or TIIIS DAY.]

titlorning Post.]
THE LATE QUEEN, &c.

The Obsequies of her Majesty the late QUEEN,
which take place this'eVening, naturally aurae!.
'universal attention. On every side the note of
active preparation ill tfeard, and as the awful
moment arrives which is to witness the perfor-
mance of the last sad rites which Religion pre-
scribes, and humanity can render, the manifesta-
tions of regret which time melancholy event was
well calCulated to excite, become more apparent
in all directions. It is unfortunately our lot, in
this imperfect state of being, never duly to ap-
preciate the value of what we have had the hap-
piness to possess, till the mandate of time Most
lligh dmiins us to deplore its loss. This is espe-
cially felt in the case of our late venerable Queen.
The misjudg7d many, who are more captivated
%yid} the inofusion of ostentation, than with time
well regnlated (torts of that benevolence which
is Prompt to

" Do good by stealth and blush to find it fame,"
now learn front those whose gratitude was silent
htlore, that the loss the nation has sustained in
her death is as great as it is irreparable, and that
Charity. most mike with Loyalty to deplore her
fall ; though both rejoice in their tears, (hat she
was not withdrawn front existence but in the ful-
ness of time, and after_a long clreer of almost
unprecedented happiness and glory.
Throughout the whole of ycstrrday the road to
11'indsor wore an appearance of bustle and acti-
vity almost without example, at least within, the
memory of the present generation. Early in the
martini; (lie Life Guards and detachments from
other Regiments were seen proceeding towards
that place. Numerous carriages of two and four
horses were travelling in the same direction. Of
these many proceeded no farther than Kew,
where her Majesty lay in State, and which, early
In the forenoon, was thronged with anxious Vi-
sitors, as it continued to be throughout the day.
Great numbers of horses were also forwarded on
the road for the Members of the Royal Pamily
and others, who were to fall in with the Grand
Procession when it arrived at Longford.
This morning the Gentlemen of the Heralds'
'College will have all the stalls in St. George's
Chapel ready for the reception of the Members of
the Royal Family, the Nobility, and the Great
Officers tif State, who are to occupy them in the
-evening. The Arrangements in this respect, it is
Understood, are the same as last year. A tempo-
rary porch will be erected at the entrance of the
Chapel, which will be covered with black cloth.
The Choir will be hung with black, as it was for
the Princess, and it is expected the aisles of the
great body of the building without the Choir will
now be covered with the same funeral emblems,
which, previous to the melancholy event to which
we have so frequently to recur, from the little
time that could be allowed fur preparation, the
workmen were not able to accomplish.

We yesterday stated that the remains of bet late
Majesty were removed into tl►e Grand Dining
Room at New Palace, for the purpose of lying in
state. Every surrounding object was in perfect
unison with the ►nelancholy occasion. The apart-
ment was %Own/ covered with black cloth. At
the head of the coffin was placed a silk hatchment
With her late Majesty's arms, on each side a silk
escocheov, with the Royal arms, and near the top
a crown on a cushion ; on each side were three
pillars, of the height of the coffin, covered with
black, and supporting large wax candles ; and
round the sides of the t ootn were placed 44 wax
candles, in white branches.
The Anti or Coffee Room was fitted up in a
similar manner. The.carriage entrance to the
Palace was new gravelled, and for a considerable
distance round the outsides of the gates were en-
closed with posts and ropes, and a narrow path
separated by similar means for the departure of
the company. About nine o'clock a guard of ho-
nour marched to the Palace, the Officers with
crape scarfs, sashes, andscrape round the hats and
caps ; the top of the colours were covered with
crape, and the drums covered with black cloth,
with the exception of those on duty ; the arms
were piled on. the lawn in the front of the Palace,
and the colours lowered.

Townsend and Sayers, the ll3ow•street Officers,
and Perry, the Const►►ble, with a party of the
Patrol, were in attendance.

• Mr. Mash, of• the Lord Chamberlain's Office,
*as in attendance at an early hour to, direct the
opening of the rooms for the reception of those
who were favoured with tickets to view the lying
in state. The company began to arrive about ten
o'clock, front London and various parts of the
country. At the temporary inclosure, the tickets
were shown to the Bow-street Officers and Con-
stables.

On the outside of the Palace-door were six
Maishalmen, in their full uniforms, with black
silk , scarts and sashes, crape sword-knots, and
crape round the right arm also black silk hat-
bands. At the entranee:to the Palace were Mr.
Gardener and Mr. Seymour, the, Grooms of, the
Great Chamber, in black silk scarfs and hat-
bands, to receive the tickets. The company then
passed through a short passage to the Hall, where
the remains of her Majesty were lying in state,
and the wax candles above described were
lighted, which, in addition to the well-directed
and stationary situations of the Royal Attend-
ants, gave the whole the most solemn and its•
pressive appearance. The Dowager Countess of
Harcourt, one of the, Ladies of. the Bedchamber
to the late Queen, appeared as Chief Mourner, in
which she was relieved by the Countess of Itches-
ter, another of the Ladies of the late Queen's
Bedchamber. They were assisted by Thomas
GOre and George Vincent, Esqrs. Gentlemen
Ushers to the late Queen also by two Maids of
Honour, and- two Bedchamber Women. The
Ladies wore black crape veils, and the Gentlemen
were in full court dresses. A guard of the King's
body I:;uard, consisting of an Exon, a Yeoman
Usher, and ten Yeoman of the Guard, were also in
attendance. The Yoeman Usher received the
company. Two of the Yeoman of the Guard were
stationed at the front of the inclosure. The Exon