Star.
London, England, 1830-07-15 00:00:00

THN LATE RING LYING IN sntra.

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—Thin town has
been for the last two days, and is now, thronged with vi-
sitors, and every hour adds to the number, who arrive in
all sorts of vehicles, from the splendid barouch and four to
the humble one-hors. chaise and taxed cart. The

consequence is, that accommodation is hardly to be
hail " for love or (what is more to John Bull's
taste) money." We know not whether this anxiety
to witness the last sad tribute to departed greatness
arises from fondness for ehew, or from real feeling
of respect to the deceased Sovereign, but this we know,
that viewing the character of our late revered Sove-
reign as a Sovereign, and forgetting his faults as a man,
and no one will deny but he had his failings, but they
were the failings of humanity, we cannot think of him
but with mingled feelings of respect and admiration. But
we are digressing. When we commenced these observa-
tions respecting his late Majesty, we were adverting to
the feelings of the people, in attending at Windsor to wit-
iness the solemn ceremony, after the due performance of
; which, the remains of George the Fourth will be con-
signed to the tomb of his ancestors. We said we knew
not whether it was fondness for show, or feelings of deep
respect, that influenced the visitors at Windsor, but per-
haps it would be estimating the existing feeling fairly by
saying it was a mixture of both; but let it arise from
what motive it may, this we know, that long before the
appointed time for opening the outer gate which led to the
apartment in which his Majesty's remains were, accord-
ing to kingly custom, laid out in state, the throng of per-
sons was excessive. The appointed time for opening the
gate (Henry the Eighth's) was ten o'clock. At this hour
there could not be less than 3,000 persons, chiefly females,
waiting for admission. We need hardly say that all were
dressed iu the deepest mourning. Although the pressure
was great, and the heat intense, both of which circum-
stances must have operated to inconvenience the indivi-
duals in question ; still the annoyance did not appear
to be felt, for not the slightest murmur escaped them
The pressure would have been more severely felt, were it
not for the care taken to prevent more than were capable
of filling the space near to the gate from entering it.
Barriers were judiciously placed in certain parts of the
castle-yard, and the superintendence of them given to
the police officers of the Thames police, who were dis-
tributed through the castle-yard in an exceedingly pro-
per manner by Mr. Stevens, the chief officer, by which
means the increasing crowd was kept at hay. bir
Richard Birnie, who was also in attendance, seeing

the situation of the persona near the gate, sent
to the officers of the Household to facilitate the is

of the visitors as much as possible. The consequence
was that, in about twenty minutes after ten o'clock, the
public were admitted to witness the ceremony of lying in
state. They passed through Henry the Eighth's gate,
along the north terrace, through the presence chamber,
the throne room, and then into the King's drawing
room, at the extreme end of which the remains of his late
Majesty lay in state. The presence chamber and the
throne room were tastefully festooned with black cloth,
and lighted with curiously constructed candelebra. Gen-
tlemen Pensioners and Yeoman of the Guard lined those
rooms who.. mournful hangings and solemn appearance
gave " dreadful note" of what was to be met with in the
next chamber, the King's drawing roam. This room was
tastefully fitted up for the due performance of the solemn
ceremony. A festooning of purple chith*as" hung in
elegant and cheats folds around the room. The was
lights were properly placed, so as to shed thiir lairs

upon the Reyol coffin, which, as we before observed,
was slated at the extreme end of the apartutent, under a
canopy of purple cloth, studded with escutcheons. At
the head of the coffin sat L9rd Strathaven, as Lord of
the Bedchamber, and two Gentlemen Ushers on his right
and left ; at the feet were two heralds. The coffin was
!covered with a white Holland sheet and velvet pall,which
hung down in ample folds, and displayed the most splen-
ded escutcheons. The foot of the cffion was exposed
to view ; it, however, presented nothing remarkable to
the eye of the observer. The Royal Crown of Hanover,
and the Imperial Crown of the Empire, were displayed
resting upon cushions, upon the top of the coffin ; the
latter Crown was nearest the head. On either side of
the coffin stood three massive silver candlesticks, each
containing a large wax light. Three gentlemen ushers
were also placed on either side ; a short distance from
them stood six of the band of his Majesty's Gentlemen
Peuxicners. Next to them were arranged six of the
Yeomen of the Guard, with their battle-axes covered
with crape. lhe company, after passing through the
apartments in question, in slow time, proceeded along
an apartment into what is called the Brick-court, and
so out by King John's Tower. The priviledged per-
sons, those who were admitted by special tickets from
the Lord Chamberlain's-office, proceeded to the chamber
of death by entering at the temporary gate opposite the
entrance to the Long Walk. From this temporary gate
they passed up the new line of road through George the
Fourth's gateway, between the towers of York and
Lancaster, across the great quadrangle to the grand stair-
case entrance to the old apartments, and thus ascended
at once to the King's drawing-room : the lower end of
this room was railed off, and enabled the privileged in-
dividuals to view the mournful pageant without mingling'
with the great mass of visitors. This arrangement
prevented much confusion ; for the privileged few
were thus enabled to enter the state-room from the
south,

_ and retired by the same way, while the public
retired the way already described. In the early part of
the day much disappointment was experienced by the
holders of privileged tickets who did not arrive on
horseback or in private carriages. The porter at
the gate refused to recognize the ticket, unles the holder
of it was drawn to the spot by a coach and four, or was
mounted upon a spirited quadruped. This inconvenience
was severely felt by many ; we ourselves were sufferers
for a time ; but owing to the kindness of Mr. Martin, of
the Lord Chamberlain's office, the inconvenience was
but partially felt. Indeed, we cannot too warmly remark
upon the attention shown us by the gentleman whose
name we have just mentioned, not only in conducting us
into the apartments of woe, but in enabling us to a itness
the whole ceremony with the most perfect convenience.
Townsend and Sayers were in attendance at the privileged
gate. The former was as active and as loquacious
as ever. Up to the time of closing the doors, the public
were constantly applying for admission into the Castle.
Upon a rough calculation, not less than ftorn 12,000 to
15,000 persons passed through the Royal apartmentsduring
the day. The covered platform from the Palace to St.
George's Chapel is completed, the matting is entirely laid
down, and the upholsterer has nearly finished his portion
of the work. Several men were actively employed in this
latter department during the whole of the day. The car
upon which the Royal corpse will be conveyed from the
Palace to the Royal vault, was drawn along the platform
in the course of the day, and was found to run without
impediment. The preparations in St. George's Cha-
pel are all but completed, the matting is all down,
and the festooning valance of black drapery is now
entirely placed over the railing of the platform in
tbe Chapel. The Stalls of the Knights have been hung
with black, as has also the altar. We never witnessed,
upon any former occasion of a public pageant, so little
trouble or inconvenience ; and it is but justice to the visi-
tors to say that they conducted themselves with the most
perfect decency and decorum. Every one felt satisfied as
to the way in which the thing was conducted, and the
solemn occasion was not detracted from by the rudeness
or incivility of menials, who frequently interfere to mar
the propriety of any proceeding with which they have to
do. Upon the whole, we must say, that we view the
preceediugs of the day as most creditable to the loyalty
and good taste of that portion of the people of England
who visited Windsor to witness the last solemn ceremony
performed in honour of " One of the Best of England's
Kings."—Correspondent of a Morning Paper.

Our present King, William IV. entered Cork harbour
on the 3d of December, 1787, in his Majesty's ship
Pegasus, from Halifax, as Prince William Henry, her then
commander. The object was to visit the Duke of Rutland,
then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at Dublin. His Royal
Highness, however, was much disappointed on learning
that his Excellency had died on the 24th of Oct. preceding,
and that his remains had been removed to England on die
17th of November for interment. His Royal High•Ces
was waited upon by J. Kingston, Esq. the mayor of
Cork, and dined at the Mansion-house with that hos-
pitable gentleman, who well knew bow to handle a bottle
of claret, as most of Alderman Carleton's connexions did.
His Royal Highness afterwards dined with the mer-
chants at the King's Arms, went to the Assembly
Room in George's-street, and danced with the daugh-
ter sad niece of Alderman Kellett, and with Miss A.
Lane (now Mrs. Sealy Baldwin, of Bath, daughter of a
former town-clerk,)—went to Youghal, and dined with
the Youghal corporation,—proceeded to the seats of the
late Earls of Shannon and Grandison, and afterwards to
the Marquis of Waterford's, attended by Sir Richard
Musgrave, High Sheriff, where an express from his
august parent reached him, and his Royal Highness re-
turned to Cove, embarked for England in his fit:
and landed at Plymouth on the 27th, and went to
don. During this latter passage a thunder-storm broke
over the ship so violently as to destroy some of the sail.,
and shiver the mainmast. His Majesty was at that period
in his 22d year.—Cork Paper.
Among the Parliamentary Papers distributed yesterday
was a " Return of all Prosecutions during the Reigns of
their late Majesties George HI. and George IV. idler by
Ex- fyficio Information, or Indictment under the direc-
tion of the Attorney or Solicitor-General, or Libels or
other Misdemeanors against Individuals, as Members
of his Majesty's Government, other 13,-
acting in their official capacity
ment of the Solicitor for the

Treasury." This return is signed
know not if prosecutions for State
any other department than that
licitor ; but of this we are ,-

waits a number of prosecutions.
—Mr. Perry, the former Proprietor
Chronicle, was twice tried for

time, before Lord Kenyon :
Lord Ellenborough. Neither
entered. Messrs. Hunt, of the
cuted for Mr. Perry's lest libel,
they were prosecuted for a libel
and convicted. Mr. John Hunt

Vision of Jadritent, and convicted,
only calculatsd to mislead.

le 27a, and went to Lon:
age a thunder-storm broke
► destroy some of the sail',
Majesty was at that period
'opera distributed yesterday
miens during the Reigns of
I. and George IV. ei,her by
idictment under the direc-
itor-General, or Libels or
Individuals, as Members
;, or against other Persons
; conducted in the depart-
Affairs of his Majesty's
rued " Geo. Mauls." We
tate Libel are conducted in
that of the Treasury So-
certain, that the Return
as. To take an instance
roprietor of The Moraieg
for State Libel : the first
and the last time, before
1r of these presecutions is
he Examiner, were prose-
el, but not brought to trial;
bid on the 'Prince Regent,
ant was prosecuted for the
convicted. The return is
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