The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDER,

Horse-Guards, Sept. 23, 1852.
In obedience to her Majesty's most gracious commands,
Lieutenant-General Viscount Hardinge assumes the com-
mand of her Majesty's army, and all matters relating to
her Majesty's military service which have heretofore been
performed by his grace the late Commander-in-Chief,
will henceforth be transacted by his lordship.
He confidently hopes that, in the performance of the
duties intrusted to him by her Majesty's favour, he will
receive the assistance and support of the general and
other officers of the army, and be enabled to maintain its
discipline and high character by a continuance of those
services which have identified the British army with the
honour, power, and prosperity of their country.
The Queen having, in the general order to the army of
yesterday's date, expressed her Majesty's sentiments on
the irreparable loss sustained by her Majesty, the country,
and the army, in the sudden death of Field-Marshal the
Duke of Wellington, Viscount Hardinge presumes only on
this occasion to give utterance to his devoted attachment
to the memory of " the greatest commander whom
England ever saw," and whose whole life has afforded
the brightest example by which a British army can be
guided in the performance of its duties.
By command of the Right Hon. Lieutenant-
General Viscount HARDINGE, Commanding-in-Chief.
G. BROWN, Adjutant-General.

On Wednesday evening Mr. Secretary Walpole sent a
telegraphic despatch to Walmer, directing a guard of
honour to be placed near the body of the illusteous de-
ceased.

On Thursday the guard of honour, consisting of a cap-
tain's guard of the depot Ist battalion Rifle Brigade, ap-
pointed to watch over the remains of his Grace the late
Duke of Wellington, took up their station at Walmer
Castle. The state coffin arrived the previous night, and the
body was placed in it. The corpse had previously lain in
the leaden coffin, inside of which is the shell. This is,
therefore the third and last coffin in which the remains of
the illustrious deceased will be deposited. The corpse be-
ing now finally encased, a black pall has been hung over
the coffin. The floor of the chamber is completely co-
vered with black, and the whole room is appropriately
hung with mournful emblems. The utmost privacy is
maintained with regard to the chamber containing the
duke's remains—no one being permitted to enter or even
to take a glance at the interior. Now that the castle is
under military guardianship, Captain Watts, the captain
of Walmer Castle, has taken up his quarters there. The
directions issued to the sentries by the commanding offi-
cer, Lieut.-Colonel Beckwith, of the Rifle Brigade, are of
the most stringent nature, and require that no persons,
except the domestics, shall be admitted within the castle
gates, except on the production of an order signed by the
captain of the guard. The appearance which the castle
presents, with the slow-pacing guards mounted, and the
union-jack half-mast high, is solemn and imposing. Two
men are stationed at the entrance gate, while the number
constantly on sentry is seven. By the special desire of
Lord Chaales Wellesley, a sentry has been posted in the
Castle moat, and the ramparts are also guarded. A dark-
coated rifleman, pacing the southern rampart, marks the
place where the remains of the illustrious warrior now lie,
namely, immediately in front of the chamber which his
grace occupied. Many have been the applicants at the
castle eager to be admitted even to view the exterior of the
duke's apartment, but the orders to refuse them were steadily
enforced. At ten a.m. on Thursday, the present Duke of
Wellington, accompanied by his brother, Lord Charles
Wellesley, took their departure from Walmer Castle. It
was originally their intention to leave on the previous day,
but they postponed their journey until Thursday morning,
in order to be present at the last sad offices previous to the
final interment of their revered father. Their lordships
travelled by road to Dover, which place they left by the
first train after their arrival for town—having taken this
route in order to avoid any display of public feeling on the
part of the inhabitants of this locality. Their suite left at
the same time by way of Deal. The late duke's horses
and equipages werealso removed on Thursday for London or
Strathfieldsaye. Almost the whole of his attendants have
likewise quitted Walmer.—Movning Chronicle.
TILE LYING-IN-STATE.—We believe it is decided that
the late Duke of Wellington will lie in state under the
cupola of Chelsea Hospital. The outer coffin, the last
which is intended to enclose the remains of the departed
Duke, is formed of solid mahogany, of great thickness,
and is covered upon the outside with crimson velvet se-
cured with gilt nails. The ornaments and handles also
are of silver gilt, and are of elaborate device. The inner
coffin of all is made of strong deal covered with black
cloth, and it was constructed at Walmer Castle immedi-
ately after the Duke's decease. Ou' side this is a leaden
coffin hermetically closed. Enclosing these two is a coffin
of solid oak, and above all is the mahogany coffin which
has just been described.

The Observer says, it is not yet decided where the re-
mains of the late Duke of Wellington are to lie in state.
If, following the precedent in the Me of the former Com-

mender-in-Chief, the Duke of York, St. James's Palace
will be appropriated for this purpose ; but Westminster-
hall has been suggested, as, from its vast size and noble
proportions, it would give greater scope for funeral dis-
play. The matter is at present under consideration. The
only objection that is urged against Westminster-hall is,
that there are not sufficient facilities of ingress and egress.
The remains of the Duke of York lay in state in the
Banqueting-room of St. James's Palace.

I THE LAST HOURS OF THE DUKE OF
WELLINGTON.