Star.
London, England, 1820-02-07 00:00:00

FOLKESTONE, FEBRUARY 3.

This day his Majesty GconGE IV. was Proclaimed
througll the prirn:ipal streets of this town, amid the
Innrtteit acclamations of all ranks. The Procession
v.ns accompanied by colours ar.d a hand of music,
and consisted of JOHN BATEMAN, Eq. Mayor,"sup-'
port:d on his light by the Rev. FRED. Cox, and on
::is left by Jos. SLADDEN, E'q. the Senior Jurat ;
the remainder of the Jurats and Members of the Cor-
poration foliowin:4 in regular s..lccession. The very
:,..;reat length of tiine which ha 3 elapsed since the
pertorMance of this ceremony, has rendered it ex-
tremely didicult to ascertain the regular mode of
conducting it. In the present instance, recourse was
had to the recollections of an old inhabitant, Mr.
MICHAEL MINTER, who acted in the capacity or.
Town Drummer at the A cce:,sio:i of our late lamented
Sover:ien.

Sunday, the•loyalty of the inhabitants of the town
of Sheerness induced them, very generally, to put on
mourning for the Duke of KL.vr. On :he news of
the death of our late revered K I NG t eaching that place
on Monday, every shop was clocd, and the town pre-
sented a sombre appearance. Tire official intelligence
of the melancholy event having arrived cn board the
NOIMIUMBEItLA ND guard-ship, lying off S:leerness,
the colours were hoisted half-matt high, and minute
guns were fired for three hours, producing a most
affecting impres,,ion. Tuesday, a Royal Salute was
fired from the NORTHUMBERLAND, in honour of the
'Accession of his Majesty Kfvc GEORGE IV.

Letters were last week received in town froth Mar-
seilles, by 1' house of the first respectability, stating,
that a British merchantman had sailed from the latter
place for Leghorn, in order to convey the QUEEN to
this country, she declining a journey across the
Contir:ient.
The LORD CfrAMBERLAI!4 left Windsor on Wed-
nesday, after leaving the remains of the late. KING in
the charge of proper persons.
The preparations for the Royal Funerals about to
take place in the Royal Vault or Mausoleum, are
upon a more extensive scale, since his late Majesty,
King G Erma: 111. determined on preparing it for the
reception of the Royal remains, and the funeral of
his late MAJESTY being determined on to be a walk-
ing procession, it has been ascertained, that it will
require a platform and a covered way, from the grand
entrance of the Palace to St. 61:orge's Chapel, a dis-*
tance of about 1,200 feet. The Surveyortiencr-al,
with Mr. Mows and Mr. HIORT, Officers of the
Board of Works, have been attending for several
days past to give the necessary directions for the
several arrangements, and for opening and-closing
the Royal Mausoleum.
Owing to the lateness of the orders fcr the funeral
of the late lamented Duke of KENT, the ornaments
and decorations for the State coffin and urn, which
are of the bes: and peculiar sorts, being most of them
manufactured for the occasion, although every pos-
sible exertion was made by Messrs. BAILEY and
SAusumns, were not finished and put on, wail late
on Thursday right last, and, in consequence, post-
horses were obliged to Le resorted to for the hearse
to convey them to Sidmouth, and with which they
started early on Friday morning.
The traveling, was arranged, that the hearse, with
the State coffin and urn, was to reach Sidmouth late
on Saturday night, when the nue' for coffins, contain-
ing the remains of the late Royal bike, were to be
placed in the State coffin, except those parts assigned
fur the urn: The State coffin, urn, &c. were to lay
in what is called private State, yesterday, for it short
time, for the inhabitants of Sidmouth, to whom the
deceased much-beloved Prince had endeared himself
by his affable and condescending manners, to pay
their last tribute ofeespect. This morning the solemn
Procession was to begin to move from Sid mouth, on its
way towards Windsor, escorted by a party of cavalry,
and proceed to Bridport chnrch, where it is to be
deposited during the night; Tuesday it is to proceed
to Blandford, whore it is to be deposited in the
church ; Wednesday it is to proceed from Blandford
to Salisbuiy, where it is to be deposited in the parish
church ; Thursday it is to proceed from Salisbury to
Basingstoke, where it is to be deposited in the church
during that night ; and on Ft iday it is to proceed
ft om 'Basingstoke, and, on account of there being no
church in the road to Bagshot, it is to prOceed on a
!brig stage, and will not finally halt till it reaches
Cumberland Lodge, at a late hour on Friday night,
where it will be received by Messrs. BAILEY and
SAUNDERS, and their Assistants, who will have pro-
per carriage escutcheons to decorate them ; and every
possible and respectful arrangement will be made for
conveying the remains of the illustrious personage. to
the silent tomb.