The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-17 00:00:00

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ill's graciously granted after some delay ; and the favour
was extended to Mr. Hobliouse and to Mr. flume, who!
I alma by him. The Soldiers and constables kept back the!
elbow& All the latter part of the procession, except the
fbseau's coach, and the hearse, were necessarily far behind-
the Queen's coach now drew up, and Sir G. Neyler
Mid. his companion got out. The crown err' ensimion
were previously banded out to an undertaker's man
Alto stood alone without a single attendant in front.
he hearse drew up next, and his ten undertakers,
dragged the royal coffin from the earriaoe. They
raised it on their shoulders, and moved off, preceded
only by Mr. Cltittenden, withont waiting a single in-
stant, down the jetty, without a single attendant of
any description—either military officer—or civil func-
tionary ! and without either pall or plumes. The hotly
and the undertakers hail advanced (nil MI yards, and
were on the edge of the outer jetty before Lord Hood
could get front his carriage, and hurry after the
!coffin. The next carriage, containing Lady Hood and
Lady A. Hamilton, was opened in haste, when Mr.
Mine and Mr. llobheuse came hack from their position
on the edge of the jetty, where they stood with
\lr. Wilde. Mr. liume gave his arm to Lade Hood,
Mr. llohlmouse, to Lally Anne Hamilton, and followed
Lord Hood. The body still WAS carried forward. liv
this precipitation neither Dr. Lushington nor 34.1
Brougham, nor any of those more immediately con-
nected with her Majesty, could join the body until
this v;tpalled coffin was slipped off the mind( rtalters'
shoulders upon the slings and smiler the cram., that in
a minute or two swung it from the shore. Be it re-
collected, that this part of the ceremony, as far as re-
garded England. Ives in fact the funeral of her Ma-
j. sty. Not even Mr. Wiiiiam Austin, the residuary
legatee, could come np to be a mourner in the roces-
sion of fire ! Mr. Broneham, Dr. Lushington, Mr.
Alderman Wood, Sir It. Wilson (who had travelled
)post from Paris on purpose to attend,) not one of these
gentlemen, nor any of the suite, could come up ex-
cept just in time to see the slings wound round thel
coffin. It was at this moment, that in the faces of all
the ladies and gentlemen above uteutitokell, the deepest
grief was depicted. Not a person refrained from shed-
ding tears. Some naval officers, who hail taken their
eation previously on the jetty, seemed much af-
fected. The band which had preceded the coffin,
played the dead march. This w.ts the only trilatte
of lormage which distinguished the ceremony.--
Ihe barge of the Glasgow frigate, bearing the half-
hoisted standard of Eng!and, with its Commander,
Captain Doyle, bad been drawn under the point of the
jetty, and six other men of war's boos attended on'
the outside ready to tow it off. A few minutes heftier
twelve, the body wits raised by the crane. At that
qtrittalkevirignatsl fort (red *sliest minute gun. The
coffin was lowered into the Glasgow's barge. A loud
sllrielc announced that a female bad fainted in one of
the many boats that surrounded the point of the jetty
crowded with spectators; and the most painful an-
xiety and death-like appearance prevailed amongst
those who, from all the surrounding points, as well
as the vessels, were able to witness the last melan-
choly scene. A period of deeper interest, mingled
with disgust, never occurred in any civilized ceremony
in any age or country. The cogin was in the barge, and
Sir George Nayler, Mr. Chittentlen, Mr. Bailey, and
Sir. Thomas, now carried ti.e crown and cushioo into
the barge, and placed them on the head of the coffin
and these gentlemen were time only persons who were al-
lowed to accompany the Queen's remains from the shore.
The barge was gimiekly towed off entrounded by the
men of war's boats to the Pivarer schooner, a vessel
employed in time preventive service, which instantly
hoisted the royal standard. and made sail out of the har-
bour to join time Glasgow frigate, which lay two miles
east of Landgmtard foil. As soon as Lord 'Hood rouhi
recover from the agitation of the melancholy scene, hie
attention was directed to his own situation and to that
of Its wife, anti of Lady Anne Hamilton, and the other*
of her late 'Majesty's isoeselt; hi. Up to this period no one
had communicated to Lord :foal when or how hr was to
attend the revel corpse. Mr. John Calvert, umemeber et
Parliament for linutingdoe, wita had made his appear-
ant:e for the first time this 'writing, and who was un-
derstood to have full powers from Government to attend
and direct the remainder of the proceedings, was ob-
served upon the jetty. land Hood turned to this gen-
tleman, and asked if he knew in what manner he and
her late Majesty's household were to proceed from Stroh
to Brunswick, and afterwards return to England. Mr.
Calvert said he knew nothing of the matter ; but after
a while Capt. White communicated an order fr'.n the)
Admiralty, which satisfied his Lordship that a ship
'till lie really to bring him back. It might have been
exeectetl that boats would have been prepared to take
him at the time.
A short time kftervta it s his LOrdship and Ms Lady;
Lady Ann Hamilton, Dr. aral Mrs. Lsshiegton, Coattt
Vassali, and young Austin, embarked on beard the
boats of one of the schooner's in time offing. and twine-
.liately proceeded to the vessel which had been pre-
I pared for their reception, and whieb, a few minutes
after they had reached it, hoisted its sails and left the
harbour to join the rest of the squadron.
The situation in which we were when the coffin was
lowered into the boat prepared for it, enabled us to
observe that the friction occasioned by the indecent ra-
pidity with which it was hurried along. the road, bad
not only torn asunder, but had absolutely torn tiff the
bottom of it the crimson velvet which was placed there
for the purpose of ornament. On the crown being!!
°were.' Into the boat, It immediately proceeded to the
Pieneer schooner, and was followed at a short distance
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by numbers of the boats which had previously beenl
stationed armsful the Jetty, and of which several had
arrived from the Willtiosuaring ports, especially fps.'
wick, filled with ripepentoble lestivkluals. The cella,
the beat's resibitirtimt• schemer, was -hoisted on
A, and reeeiveviley. a- patty of marines with anus
creed, Tic Avows. and -cushion Immediately
[owed, and Art* wow Male . show of decency.'
yacht brim At ludy w. a safe on deck, the sailors'
te beellyneeployeti in tiefoyilse •the sans, awl At
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