Star.
London, England, 1822-08-20 00:00:00


THE LATE MARQUIS OF LONDONDERRk.

NORTH CRAY, MONDAY NIGHT.
This morning; the Dowager Marchioness of Lon-
DONDERRY, sister of the Marquis of CAMDEN, and
step-mother of the late Marquis of LONDONDERRY,
paid a visit of condolence to the Marchioness, and
remained with her nearly an hour. Her Ladyship
came from the seat of her noble brother, in this
county, and afterwards proceeded towards London.
In the course of the afternoon, the Marquis of Cam-
nett and his son, the Earl of BRECKNVCIE, arrived.—
The Marquis had also an interview with Lady LON-
DONDERRY, and then returned to his seat, the Wilder-
ness. The Earl of ANCRAM is here, considerably in-
disposed, in consequence of a fall from his horse,
'whilst waiting the arrival of his MAJESTY at Edin-
burgh. His Lordship teached North Cray two days
ago. The Earl of CLANWILLIAM came down from
town about five o'clock this afternoon. The Mar-
chionets continues in good health, and extends her
out-door exercise very considerably every day.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FUNERAL.
Throughout the whole of this day the outer gates
of the mansion have remained close shut, and not an
individual of the establishnient has been seen beyond
them. For the first time since the death of their
Lord the servants all appeared in deep mourning
to-day. Between six and seven o'clock this evening
the undertaker arrived from London, with a number
of his assistants. He was soon followed by a hearse
drawn by six hot ses, and one mourning-coach by four.
In the meantime the Will of the late Martinis was
read by his Lordship's Solicitor, Mr. GROSIE, in the
I presence of Lord CLANWILLIAM, Lord GEORGE SET?
MOUR, Lady SUFFIELD, Lord ANCRAM, and several
other persons.
At half-past nine o'clock, the body, inclosed in the
shell of wood and the lead coffin only, was removed
from the Study, where it has remained since the In-
quest, and placed in the hearse; and, in a few minutes
after, it set forward, in the following order
The Undertaker and Two of his Assistants' on Horseback.
The Clerk of the Parish of North Cray.
The Heirse,
Covered with sable plumes, and drawn by six horses.
A mourning coach and four, with some of the principal do-
mestics.
Two grooms on horseback, in full mourning.
This was the whole of the procession, and in this
simple state it passed through Foot's Cray, at a walk-
ing pace—the bell of the little Church of North Cray
tolling as it passed ; and the villagers regarding it in
mournful silence. Having passed through Foot sCray,
is went on at a hard trot for two or three miles, but
afterwards it slackened its pace, especially when pass-
ing through the different villages.
At Deptford the Church-bells tolled, but we did
not observe anything of the kind elsewhere. Ori reach-
ing Newcross turnpike the procession turned off from
the Kent road, taking the direction of Kennington, &c.
and so along Vauxhall-bridge, through Grosvenor-
place, and Piccadilly, to his Lordship's house in St.
James's-square.
This circuitous rout was adopted with a view to
avoid the mob, it being apprehended that consider-
able crowds might assemble; but there was nothing
of the kind. With the exception of the North Cray
people, and here and there some six or seven persons
in the villages on the road, it passed on unheeded,
even through the crowd of carriages and people as-
sembled round Vauxhall Gardens.
Notwithstanding its uninterrupted course, how-
ever, it was more than half-past one o'clock this
morning when it reached St. James's-square, and at
that hour there were not more than some ten or twelve
persons waiting its arrival, and they were mostly
women.—The body, having been removed from the
hearse, was deposited on tressels in the library, and,
as soon as the carriages departed, the undertaker and
hiv assistants placed the body in the state coffin, of
crimson velvet, preparatory to the ceremonies at
the Abbey.
The preparations in Westminster Abbey were com-
pleted last night. They consisted of a platform raised
above the pavement by the joists on which it rests,
about eighteen yards in length and ten wide, and
filling up the space between the monuments of Lord
CHATHAM and the Earl of MANSFIELD on the one
side, and those of the Dukes of NEWCASTLE and Sir
PETER WARREN on the other. In the centre, and
immediately opposite the corner of the monument to
the memory of Sir PETER WARREN, iris Lordship's
last resting place was prepared.