Star.
London, England, 1805-09-04 00:00:00

THE LATE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.

Ireflerday Mr. HALE, belonging to the Lord
Chamberlain's Office, gave notice that the hour of
the funeral prose ion of the Duke of GIMUCISTIIt
beginning to move from Gloucefler Houfe, was al.
tered from ft; o'clock this morning to ten. This is
the feennd time it has been altered : it was originally
fixed at three o'clock in the morning.

At an early hour yellerday morning, a great nom:
ber of people affembled in front of Glonceiter Houk
to fee the remains of his Royal Highnefs lying in
date. At two precifely the gates were thrown open,
and feveral went in to take a view of the date. In
the centre of the yard the Standard of the arft Re-
giment of Guar& was ereCled, furtnonpted with a
piece of -black crape. The company, on entering
the hall, turned to the left, paling through three
rooms, the curtains of which were let down ; and
the chandeliers and girandoles lighted up. The ap..
pearance was then extremely folemn, and everything
was condustted with the greateft filenee. At the end
of this room, pair of Large folding-doors opened
into the funeral chamber of-Rate whist; prefented all
that melancholy magnificence,whialicharaderiaes the
honours we pay to the illutirious dead. The body was
placed upon a bier, with three el:polies at each fide
and two at the head. A part of the outer eoffin was
to be feen, (hewing the manner in which the coffin
was covered, and ornamented with (liver plates,
highly gilt, having the initials of his Royal Highnefs's
title, and a Ducal Coronet engraved upon each.—
The pall was black velvet, lined with white fadn, and
his Royal Highnefs's efcutcheons affixed to different
parts of it. Upon the top of the coffin, about
the thoulder of it, was placed a erimfon pnfhion, '
with the coronet, appropriately decorated, telling
on it. There were three wax tapers, each about
the flee of a flambeau: (landing un either fide of '1
the coffin, in candleiiicks upwards of three feet high.
betides a Tall number of other lights, with brilliant
refleetors to each branch of the (mailer lights:
The room in which the body lay in date was the
only one that was hung with black, and there were
nn efcutcheons fixed up in any of the rooms, as there
was not fuffieient time for the& preparations, on ac-
' count of the different orders and counter-orders about
the place of lying in Rate and mode of interment.—
ACaptain'uGuard from the sd Brigade of the t ft Re-
giment of Go:4rd', did the dutyat the gates at ird, but
at three o'clock the crowd became Co immecfe, and
the preffore was fo great, that it was found neceff4ry
W fend for a party of the Hark Guards. The miii
tart' were indruded to do their duty with the uttrbott
temper and moderation, and they &Wily fulfilled their
orders, but notwithilanding this, a number of acci-
-1 dents happened, bolt we did not bear that there were
any of a very fetious nature. There was no °Nation
to the admiffion of any perfon, and confequently an
immenfe number of all ranks and deferiptims were
admitted in the courfe of the day, both in and out of
mourning. The public curiofity was fo great, that
it was impoffible for the foldiers to !land at the gates
wi. hoot bolting thefts, unlefs they had recourfe to via-
Jena, and this eccatipned co much delay, that many
(hoof:mai went away difappointed.
At• nine o'clock this morning the fecond brigade of
the Pia Regimeht of Guards were under arms, at
Glouceder Houfe, and in the neighbouring ttreets,
to keep order. The Duke of Gloucefter's Loyal
Volunteers,' Colonel Lord Cu arwyND, muttered at
(even in the morning. in eonfequence of an order
received at three o'clock yetterday afterotpon from
General PHIPPS. They marched with fide-arms
only, to pay the lag tribute of refpeit to their fixsyal
Patron.

The crowd was ext•emely great. They btgan to
alembic at an early hour, in confequence of the or-
ders being yellerday for the procedion to begin to
move at (ix o'cloXk. Grofvenor-fireet, Hyde Park,
Park-lane, and all the neighbouring fireFts, were
thronged. •The greated order was kept by the toot.
foldiers, were very properly arranged on each
fide of the meets, without the Aflame of the hook.
Numbers of the police officers attended, to prevent
depredation, upon the public by the pickpockets. •
The principal colours of the WI regithent of Foot
Guards were fixed to•a pole in the centre of the Court
Yard before Glnuceltet Houfe, with a large piece of
. .
crape upon them. •
About eleven o'clock 44 was 4rmouneed by the Un •

dertater that every thing was teaJy for the procefro.
to begin to move, when eight grenadiers were mar, lied
into the hnufe, and in a thou tune after they cAnic
out with the corpfe.

On their appearante at the door, the whole of th•
tpilitary prelented arms, the enligns dropped their
colours, and the drums and fifes began playing the
meth Pfalm in a very flow and (Montt manner._
The drums were muffled with black cloth, and the
fifes were hung with black crape. The coffin had no
pall upon it, and was put ipto a common heat,
without any tftsucheons,
The mourners then went into the menrningcoachee,
confiding of the Rev. Dr. FeeckuNeasne, Rev. Mr.
Aemsremic, Dr. cpartt.row, Colonel FOSTER, Ma.
jot THOILMTON, Mr. Cu victim., the Aid-du Camps
of the late and the prefect Duke, font janicr foounm
of the late Duke, wbo went in the Atli coach.

The peocelrson moved in dile fbnowing orders
Six Light•hork Men.
9 Mooning Coaches,

The Hearfe.
'the Duke's State Carriage, draws by fie beautiful
horns. The coachman, portillion, and four footmen
in their Rate liveries, with black filk hatbands upon
their caps, attd filk gloves on. !slide, on the back
feat, was the 'Ducal Corona, upon a crionfon velvet
claim,. Mr. Vulcan?, the Duke's Secretary, far
upon the front feat, in a fall Court diets of mourning.
The Dukes of YORK, CLARIUCI, and Corals.
Lawn's carriages followed, drawn by lit horfes.—
Three footmen to each carriage, in their Rate liveries,
with black (ilk hat bands and gloves.

The Duke of Gloucefter's and Prince Witliaa't
Volunteers &nailed the folemn cavalcade, with their
mullets reverfed ; their fifes trimmed with crape,
and drums muffled, playing the iceth rfalm. They
Followed to Houndow.
Sic of the Light Horfe rode on each fide the
Hearfe.

The proceffinn was detained near ten minutes h
Grofvenor-ttreet, owing to the two fore borfes to
the hearfe being (lightened et the flying of the co.
Inurs upon the ground.- They were obliged to be
taken off, and the hearfe proceeded with tit horfes.
The present Duke did not go in the proceffion, but
wilt proceed to Windfor at three o'clock this 4fies.
noon, and will join the proud-ion previoufly to its
entering Windfor, where he is to ad as principal
mourner, as will be teen by the following official
account of the funeral proceflion, at iffued from the
College of Arms
cEREMOMAL
roz zoo moor, Oifi'tots!! or NIS 1,411 tom
micsweess WILLIAM maw, Ouzo or oLOPCartzo
• a orunzuzON, is zoo Flom OP ill ROYAL

mint. OP WI? 411041111; ItT wisztoN top,
:meatus, TM! 4TIPI DAT Of 1605.
At about pine o'clock the Proptgiop will begin to
mote from the Cattle to the Well door pf St. George's
chapel, in the following order :
' Auendaets of the Chief Mourner.

Parse( lib lite Royal HOMO.
.PhOlden&
Cbsplabs.
Equerries. .
Ctenpttoßer S Valuta if
his Royal his RoVil
Highnsfes Hpulthold. 3 I Highnefes Houkkald.
• A Hasid of Amp, adthiefor
Noneg.King of Arms.
Tbs Lon! CBae*erWo of haJefty's Hotifshold.
Meer':mato( hislatailalHlghriefs A
alen"7. upon alllaok Versa Canoe, Mew
man num
by a Herald of Arms, biting
Mier. . ' • . Whet.
Clareateux, King of Arrns.
THE )ODY.
Covered with a Thant gut Pall, fill
,Al, a Maned whir I Efeutebeoso of his t "1;
"•• .2 fate Royal Higlinafes'Arins, under Cn
; a Canopy of Black Velvet, home by C
o right GesieralOtßeers in their ani.
i forms, with, crapes in their hats,
e, t and 1 org _
Gentleman Garter, PrlncipalXlni of Agnes, by kb Gentleman
Ulher. 1 Deputy,Norroy King teAltss. S When
l'he Chief Maim •,
ws HIGHNESS PRINCE WI lAM nutrasic.

Now DOAN or oeoveasTen AND eoptsvecou,
Ina long Black Cloak--his Train borne by a Gentleman of kis
A Gentleman Vlber.
Green's of his latp Royal Hiahnefes Bedchamber.
At the entrance of St. George's Chapel, within
the Chapet, the Dean and Prebendaries, attended bj
the Choir, will receive the body, and fad into the
Procellion immediately before the Officer of Arm.
who precedes the Lord Chamberlain, and Co proceed
into the Choir ; where the body is to be placed on
treffels, the head towards the altar ; the coronet and
cushion being laid upon the coffin, end the canopy
held over it, while the fervice is read by the Dean of
Windfor. The Chief Mourner fits on a chair placed.
for his Highnefs at the head of the corpfe ; the ftip.
porters of the pall being neareit to the body.
The part of the fervice before the interment being
read, the corpfe is to be depofited in the vault.
I The body being interred. the Dean proceeds with
the office of burial; which ended, Garter King of
Arms, by his Deputy, will proclaim his late Higiti-
nefs's Syle ; and the ceremony ends.

I

It will be teen from the above paper, that the in-
terment mull take place by torch-light ; and it may
alfo be obfereed, that Garter King of Arms does not
attend, neither is there any drums, trumpets, or any of
that Rate which is ufually attendant upon the fune-
ral of any brancleof the Royal Family. His loyal
Highnefs the prefent Duke of GLOUCISTF R appears
to be the principal mourner, as already Rated, and
the greater part of the proceffion as ordered by the
Herald's College, is compofed of thole immediately
belonging to clic eltablifhments of the late and prefect
Duke.

The ontfsde coffin of the Duke of Gcouctsrtz
did not arrive at Glancetier Houfe till paR twelve
o'clock on Monday night from the undertaker's, ow-
inito.the orhainents not being finithed.
The body is to be conveyed in, and taken our of the
hearfe by eight grenadiers, belonging to the fel re-
giment.
yellerday morning, coon after nip; o'clock, the
Grenadiers belonging to the Firft Regiment, quar-
tered in Knightfbiidge Barracks, and the Light In-
fattry, marched from Hyde Park for Windfor, to
attend the funeral of the Duke of Gr.ouc &sr sa, their
late Commiuder.