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FUNERAL OF THE LATE KING.

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were covered witb line purple cloth. 41 raised plthirso
covered with black cloth was erected down tbeeouth

!aisle, awl up the nave to the their. with * railisg on
Amidst crowds of mournful and slejeace subjects, the
lead, side to prevent interruption to tie: processiot f
last mortal remains of our late afoisareh were yesterday the spectators. In the north 'We 'es' s were vetted
eon .igriesi is, the grave. To witness this a.• fill and t•om 1 tier Abet, tier, fur the aeco eeeeee 'Anti ,lo et. those pirsons
it... I is i ht he aisle to proem.. tick, t.. frion theLnrd
it" ngrere"""l: ...range" 67 Al'. P„.1"?". "1 the 14;7 Iliels Sitgeward ; and die organ loft, e hidi is not capable
min had assert... Ten, prompted by ass anectoniate team, to lof affording accommodation to snore than ninety per-
tly/ this token of respect to the memory of a 31onerele t loss., was fitted up for the nobility. Three were the
to whom, from a souse of duty, of loyalty, and of habit, !only laces set apart for times spectators, and of course
hey had been so warmly and sincerely attached. Is f roicsonil.ll:ll:zoit‘octoont.t.stitt one-twentieth part of those who were
DP present. There were absolutely in.
onsequence, the town of IFindeor pereented an cora- i stences of fifty guineas being offered fur a single arket
ordinary degree of bustle anti confusion; anti for some :of admission to the north aisle. Before the altar, and
days previous to the perforessoce of this solemn dote' insneselliatdeiy oivertitileirotizilenfol.fofthtehostiphttoeyeariuromulirs;
every arconanialation hail been anxiously bought np.
ssaugpresrbeta•anionpgv of Royal blue %elem.* wee ebeted. supported
In the course of Tuesday afternoon, a brigade of me
by four slight pillars wreathed with trivet and gold.
tlllery, 'miler the commend of Colonel Cathcart, arrived The canopy was in shape a parallelograms with the roof
Rpm the Royal Arsenal at lfoolwicie with twelve brass of the sweeping Chinese contour, and surrounded with
field-pieces, intended for the purpose of tiring minute ao (riot:
st.lci i tisi
rite:melt:lrak
festooned
in
drapery
orn dead
'he Royal Hoe
gold. From this
Kilns on the day of the funeral. Two Notations of the
cvelvet, richly fringed and tassehel of the 43111 e C 1110111.•
Foot littards, sletachtreetts from the !sr and ed Life and each festoon was farther adorned with a Royal
(hunk, and eight troops of the Roy al !torsi. Gnarls, escutcheon. To the right and left of the altar diagonal-
Blue, also entered the town soon after. The difficulty IT, seals there in
tioniceernio4io
r tiers for the Foreign Ambassa-
te Choir was euvereel with
h
of finding quarters for the military again excited the tii :
and theblithl'lteloth. ;hiring the slay, the Earl of Winchelsea,
most livelee confusion, and thronghout the night the
heavy roll of • carriages and the trauspling 4.( horses Comptroller of his late 3lajesty's I lonseliould, and many
other distinguished personages, inspected the progress
Ili rousts every street, was almost incessant. At lesagth, of the workmen, and expressed themselves highly grati-
towards four o'clock, the town appeared to settle into a fietlt hys
thtehrevarorial:sgor,sit:extosteso.wi hticsles
Eli.tiodubv7holan irsa lea.
mhira
short and feverish repose. At break of day (yesterday) •
unuer Rieke resgpective Master's to the number of more
he solemn toll of the great bell, in the belfrry of the than est hundred, and clothed in deep nionening, walk.
Castle, was heard in the melancisely silence of the grey ell two and' two to the gate of the hitnilred steps, where,
and chilly morning, and the Royal Standard was seen byi the
tt
opdrevihi previous tinier
seo fc
cloisters tile: present
tornt the I‘iliiPt‘stte.r.io"rie.or of the
through the hazy atmosphere hanging nionenfully, half-
41liotral Chapel, Lid took up their station in the mop
staff down, on the round tower of the keep. At sun- aisle.
rise, the thunder of reunion was heard in the Park. The CEREMONIAL OF THE INTERAIRNIT.
brigade of artillery had taken their station in the Great I After the conclusion of the public ceremony of ;sing in
Park, shoot a mile front the castle gates, on the right of
file L
~anil the
iv7oilstiitook and he other visitors eterteallrxier State o
ludedfrotnacrts stillthelaste
the Long-walk, amt as the sun ruse shove the horizon,
iorris
they eommenoed tiring fire minete guns, which they remained with the Royal corr. till 7 o'clock, whets his
[
Royal Highness the Duke of 1 ork, as Chief Slimmer, took
continued, without intermission, throughout the whole Isis seat at the head of the coffin, under the canopy, in
day, and at sun-set they tired minute guns till the con• • lien of the Lord. in Waiting, and he continued sitting
elusion of the funeral ceremony. there 'luring the lapse of two hours. In the interim,
. the
were
who were to take part in the procession
A Gear.' of Honour from the root fist:ails, consisting asselishicil in St. tieorre•s flail. and there marshal.
of lientennot-Colonel Reeve, Captein Batty, and Lim. •
led by Sir George Naylor, the Windsor Herald. At nine
Vessel Si. John, with four serleante, lone dm 11111 l ere steel
one hundred rank and file, were, as on the preceding dolt
the link, of .I'ork leR the Presence-Chamber.
anti the Ye 1111 l en of the Guard, under the superintendence
day, stationed in front of the grand entranced the State . .. . .. •
•
apartments.. of the 1...• b 4, Capt. ( sprians, removed
Royal Master down the grand amid to the vestibule,
In the interior of the Castle Captain ('ipriana, the where it was placed upon the car, and, in a few minutest
Ryon, in close attendance, hash the superintending of all afterwards, the processiou set forward is the following
the arrangements; and at a quarter before ten oclock, order, along the raised and covered platform, which we
the wax lights in the silver sconces having been !risk- have already described as having been erected from the
nish el, and the Lords and (noels in WaitifiF, the grand entrance of the State apartments, across the lower
Pages of the Beilehamber, the Heralds, the Porsmvants,
court of the Castle to the great porch of the Royal Clio-
the fientlemen Pensioners, and the toiler State attend- pel—the lower court having been previously filled with
ants haring taken their station round the Royal coffin, respectable persons, admitted by tickets from the other
the doors were Aunt to be opened for the admission of the (;room of the Stole:—
of this public, an on the preceding day, when some
delay took place in cones-mimic.. of
_Colonel Stephen. Knight Marshals' Men two and two with black 'inert.
son an
nontscusg it 111 he the intention of his Royal
Trumpets and kettle drams. and drums and efes of the Fre
s.
Highness the H aig
Hoke of York to pose through. There 1 •
Poor KhtsGuard of Windsor. .
were at this time a sessulwr of persons in St. George's;
Pages of his Into Majesty.
Hall and the Guar) Chanler, who had been admitted: nmi-ehetaber--Charles Downs (State Page). John WoMI,
by eisecial favour, and they were instantly formed In I Samuel &Well, Robert Jenkins, Joseph Nardrn. Jonein
two lines, so asi to leave rsken for his Royal Highness i stradilac }squires,
and attendee!' to pass. The Royal (Juke, however, did' lesek•stairs—C. J. Santhagen. ('. T. de Pasquier, newt,
not pass this way, hut up the grand staircase, and! Troop, B. Lucas, W. 11.1101 sues, ti.Wedzebsrrier. Esqvt.
through the King's drawing-mous. His Royal illigh-: Apo 'wearies to his N110•••tt, Surcroits to his Majogy.
nits appeared agitated and distressed, and hasitig stood , Mr. It. %Volker. Mr. (i. T. J. Phillips. tiam.ll4
for a aborneat at the door of the Presence Chamber...l.4 , Lecitle). aid, T. thassomodiW
nauta eagaisolation of the coffin, and the NMI siXii-, Ilievalier,T. Lesmore,
donee by Which it was mirrounded, he retired by the way ; 13.11ammiek.T.New ell,
Eeiniees.
o
he had rouse, leaning on the aru. of Col. Steplirimon.
J. P. T
Ippberter, W. Wadi&
,
Time grand entrance to the upper court was then ionne-
G. P. A
distely thrown open to the impstient public, who Apothrim. to his Ritrgeous to his
it ! ;tad by this time asfeisilsle4l its such vaet erowde in late Majesty, late tiniest s .
F.serand Reand, Ruben Sir David Dandies, Sir 14,
the tastle-varil, that it had been found nee -to Battiseomb. Nome, P. hi-Gregor, .1,
check their rapid entrance by closing the lower, or ; Hest loide, J. (Minting. J.
Queen Elixahetli's gate. The sonment the upper gate I Wardrop.
was opened, the people rusher forward in a body , The Curate and Rector of Windsor.
across the quadrangle to the entrance by Egerton 's , Gentlemen Usher, Quarterly Va aiter. to his
ml P Majesty-
tower; tower; and many persons were Riess s and down !m 1 :k! '‘ of llonourto hi* Majesty.
T. Mlienger, C. Kramer, J. Dodeß.
trampled upon. ).event were carried hack again in a Jo'mph lei
senseless state ; antithe pressure continued more or less , C. Maxwell.
Grooms of the Pricy Chamber to itis Majesty.
throughout the morning, in spite of the utmost exertions
Iterjetlnt Surgeons :is his Majeet).
of the police and military. The people were ronti- Pfstsicinns to Iti. Nlajestv.
finally pressing up to the gates by every possible oft- sir Gilbert mem., sir Henry lisiforti. Sir Win. linighton ,
penaih, in a compact black column. Every mail in the sir M. J. Tierney.
vicinity of the Sown was filled with people in carriages, Physicians to his late Majeetv,
on horeetreck, anal on foot, all rushing forwent to the Sir Lucas Pems, bir Francis Nliiman, W. ilelter.lcs, Rig
mournful scene, panting, and cot-teed with mild and Henry !Milford.
empiration. liefore twelve o'clock the principal streets Household Chaplain to his late Majesty,
became completely climates' up; no sort of accommoda• Rs t. J. Stonier Coate. LL. D.
'ion being to be had, for there was not a single yard, (leek of the Closet to Isis Majesty,
8.-%. Geo. F. Illutithere.
stall, shed, chamber, or coffee-room, but what was al•
Elillerefe% to the Ito% NI nuttily.
ready ren.y.le.l to an overflow. Eipierries to his ittaieely •
The Park. for a coeelderahle ilistosire tip the ("pref.! Clerk Marshal and First Emserry.
walk, was tilled with carriages amid horses; and in the i Gentlemen US11•111 of Ow Prit . ('hnother to_ il.i4 'llllr/11).
streets in the neighhonrhooll of the Castle they were sirooms of the Red-chamber to his Merit).
Master of the Iblllet tai 11;,4 ‘fairst),
absolutely wedged together, and a cloud of steam us-
George Troup.
(-ended from thesis like that Irons the roof of some great
Solicitor-General, Atiorney-Cienersl.
brewery. Towards the latter part of the slay the Cabinet
Sir J. Copley. Sir R. (iitturd.
Mlnisters, the great ()Ricers of State, the Bielsors, aad Damns of the Exchequer and Justices of both !tenches.
the Judges, arrived in quick au-cession. The Duke of The Lord ChiefJostire of the
Wellington,_ accompanied by Mr. Wellteley Pole and Lord Chief Rerun. l'otanseli Pleas.
4r. Arbnthnot, sleeve up to the Castle Ins, about four I sir William Darrow. Right lion. Sir R. Dallas.
l'he Siemer of the Rolls,
o'clock, but every hole and corner Was pretio sly filled The flee-Ctanmelelloarc...
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almost to esofforation; and Isis Geier, after skirinTo..%Pnoinsitiseb.er. .
long time in the public coffee-roons, 111 i melee t e nee
ilig
a rilli.
illioThSeirl.joordi CiiiirefJhumice of the
•
Fruity flight lion. Sir Made. Abbott. of seeking his domicil elsewhere. The Slarquis _
omptroller of the King's Treasurer of the King's
Camffen, the Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Chatham, and e
Household. lloasebold,
many other distinguished individuals" were nimble to General Sam
el
fluke.
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obtain admittance it the gates of the Cast h., and infinite
confusion ensued. At length the door-keepers of the
Blouse of Lords were stationed at the different gates. in
order to recognise and admit the Nobility who were to
take part in the ceremonies.
At four o'clock, the ceremony of the Royal remains
lying in state was at an end, and the gates were closed
Against thousands of respertalsle persons, who, up to that
moment. were still pressing forward for admission.—
! Ationt this time Sir Nidlianiel Conant, Mr. Birnie, Mr.
Raker. and several other Magistrates. arrived to take the
direction of the police; and after the gate% had hero
closed about an hour, something like order was again
restored.
During this bustle, and indeed thrnnghout the whole of
the preceding night, the workmen were homily employed
in St. floorge's Chapel, under the superintendence of
Sir C. Nayler, T. B. Mash, Ksq., Messta.oFrance and
Ranting. and Mr. Iliort, the ('leek of the Works. His
Royal Highness the Linke of York, immediately on his
arrival on Tuesday night, hail visited the Royal Chapel.
Among other ohservations, on the pmgrrss of the work,
h:s Royal Highness expressed a wish that more lights
might he provided. than bad been usual on these ores:
sions ; and In ronsequence, three additional cloindellets
were suspended from the turf along the center of the
Choir, and a double sconce attached to each of the stalls.
During the night the superb Communion-services of
plate hand the different Chapels Royal Relived in ears-
rang. tamped by detaehments of Or '230 Lancers, and
were arranged upon the Atar, l r steps of whirls')

Privy Councillors (not Peers.)
Purstrivant.
Eldest Sons ofßarons.
Eldest Sons of Viscounts.
Porsuirant.
throw,.
Pur•uis ant.
Bishops.
Ilernid.
Eldest Sous of Earls.
Alm-woos.
Herald.
Derdy Earl Marshal, Lord neon. Molynent lioorard.
Eldest sons r.f Nlarquiies.
Herald.
Earls.
Ind.; Sons of Dukes.
Ilersld.
blargnises.
llerald.
Dukes.
fferaltl.
The Lord Privy Moll.
Earl of Westmorlind
The Lord President of the 0, _
The Archbishop of York.
Tht Lord Chancellor.
The Arcffhlshop of Cs werbur)
Auras KIN,. of Inns.
Lords of his Majesty's Hed Chanth-r.
Lon! Beaton. Lord Charles Spencer, Nlarnais of llestifurt.
Viiteannt Melbourne, Loral James Murray, Viso:rent Peter-
sham. Viscount Lzke. Fin 1k Ls warn, Lord Graves,
f.ord Amherst. Earl of Fife. . _

°teem of the litole Master of the Horse
io his Majesty. to Ms Majesty.
Hoke of Montroaew.
THE ROYAL CROWN
OF HANOVER,
borne, on a purple Velvet
t'ushion.
by Blanc Coursirr, King of
Arms.

Supporter:
A Gentirman
Usher.

Supporter:
tivnaematt
Usher.

Supporter: THE 1M PER IA L CROWN Supporttfr:
Third (lentil!, OF inc I •ITILD LINOIIOII. Second eatie-
man Usher. borne on a Purple Velvet nun Esher,
Daily Waiter Cushion, Dilly Walter
to hit by Claraticeaus King of to his
Majesty. Arms. Majesty.
The Secretary The Lord Steward of The Master of
of the His Majesty's Household, His Majesty's
Lord Steward. Marquis of Cholmondeley.
A Gentleman Tire Lord Chainherleinof A Gentleman
Usher. His Majesty's I iousehold, Latter.
Marquis of Hartford. -
THE ROYAL BODY,
Covered with a Rile 11•,:laull sheet and a purple velvet Pall.
adorned with ten Eseetteheons of the Imperial Arms. car-
ried by ten Yeomen of the Guard, under a Canopy of pur-
ple 'civet.
The Pall supported by slit Dukes ; the Canopy by ten Peers :
and five tfentlemen Pensioners on each side, with bati.e-
aces reversed.
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First Gentleman Gentleman
Geier Principal L-
libber Daily Waiter AN. of the Black
to his Majesty. King of Arms. Rod.
The Chief Mourner, his Royal Highness
THE DUKE OF YORK.
(supported by the Dukes of Dorset and Wellington)
in a lung black cloak ; his train borne by Colonel Berkeley.
lion. Cul. Stanhope. Lord Alcanley. and C. Smith, Esq.
THE DUKE OF CLARENCE,
in a long black cloak ; his train borne by Sir J. B. Warren
and Sir C. Pole.
THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.
in a long black clo;tk ; hi: train borne by Major-General
Sir Walker. Capt. Codd and 11. F. Stephenson, Esq.
THE DUKE OF GiAIUCESTER,
in a long black cloak ; his train borne by Edward Currey,
Lan. Lieut.-0.1...nel Digging and Colonel Daltcn.
PR INC•t: LEOPOLD.
in a long black cloak ; his train borne by Baron Harden-
brucke. Col. Addeuhroole. and Lieut.-Col./Wit Gardiner.
The Co-noil of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, as
('U.tO% P44'4311116 of his late Majesty.
Archbishop of Canterbur), I.nrit Chancellor. Archbishop of
York. Duke of Montrose, Lord Arden, Marquis of Cmn-
den. Sir W. Grant. Bishop of London, Lord St. lieirns,
Lord ilenley. Earl of Macclesfield. Earl of Winchelsea.
Mast. of the lions,- Groom of the Stole Vice-Chamber-
hold to his late to his late Ma- lain to his late
Majesty on the jesty on the jesty on the
W inane Esta- Windsor Esta- Windsor Es-
tablishment, blisitment. tablishment.
Lieut.-Col. Stephenson.

Lords of his late Majesty's Beat-ehamber.
Grooms of Maisie Nlnjest)'s iled-eliamber.
Hon. &Rion' Find,. Colonel 11. E. Thomas. General FA.
St , lion. Col. StaaMpe. Gen. Sir W. Kleppe'. H. A.
Bradshaw. Lieut.-Gen. Sir W. Lumley. Lieut.-Gen.
S'r T. 11. Turner. LieutAien. Sir E. Paget. Lieut.-Col.
Henry King. Sir George Campbell, Col. J. Whatley, Ad-
miral Sir Kdionnd

Ifs late Nlajesty 'it Trustees.
Fiteerries to his la,e Majesty.
Sir W. Cortgrese. Major-fen. Bayley. Major-Gen. Sir R.
11. Vivian, Lieut.-1.01. Hugh Lynsour, General Sir Robert
Bolton.

Gentlemen Pen‘ioners with their eves reversed.
Yeomen of the Guard with their Partizans reversed.

The covered way was flanked on either side by a don-
hie rank of the Foot-fluanls, with their arms reversed,
and a single rank of mounted Life-Guards; every fourth
visan hearing a lighted flambeau.
Milos proomielon 'hemd from the Palace, Oft sleep
trumpets of the House:lold commenced the perforinalle*
of the " Dead morels in Saul," in which they were joined
by the hands of the I regiments on ditty as they
advanced. The effect produred on the immense crowds
colleetell was very great. The attention of every person
seemed to be totally absorbed in nsourttful solemn
pageant.
The progress of the procession was extremely slow,
anti every person had full opportunity of observing the
detail of its arrangements. The discharges of the
minute guns in the Park were distinctly heard above
the whole, and added snitch to the grandeur of the
scene. The procession having reached the porch, the
Knight Marshal's men with trumpets and drums filed
off without the doors. At the entrance, the Royal
corpse was received ily the very Reverend the Dean, at-
tended by the Choir, who fell in immediately before
Maar Courtier, Kilig at Arm., hearing the Crown of
Hanover. The. whole then proceeded down the south
aisle, and up the nave to the Choir. As they advances',
the organ (it whirls Mr. Knyvett presided), accompanied
by the Choirs of the Chapels Royal, Master Marshall,
Mrs ;es. W.Knyvett, Vaughan, an4J. B. Sale, performed
Dr. Croft's funeral service, " I am the resurrection
and the life, saith the Loan." This oeimpied the time
till the Royal !hikes, their supporters, and the other form-
hers of the procession, haul reached their respective seats.
The Chief Mourner at on a chair at the head of the
corpse; and the oilier Princes of the Blood Royal were
seated near him. The Loral Chamberlain of 'his Ms.
jesty's Household (the Marquis of Hertford), took his
seat at the fret of the corpse, and the supporters of the
Pall and Canopy arranged themselves on either side.
The part of the service before the interment was then
read by the Moran; the Choir chanatitig the Psalms.
Kent's Anthem, " Hear Inv prayer, 0 Lord," was then
performed. followed by " If 'mania voice from Heaven."
The service then proceede.l to the last Collett, imme-
diately preemling which, the celehrared Anthem com-
plaint-try Handel for thnfarteral of tbren Caroline, was
performed with the most exquisite pathos by the whole
Choir. The Royal corpse was loitered into the grave
exactly at ten minutes after ten ; and, as the consecrated
earth was sprinkled upon its rover, the Boards, who,
storing the cert. 000000 iy, hail stood with their Irma re-
versed, instantly recovered and grounded them on the
pavement of the north and smith aisle. The iron-shod
hots of the heavy sousquets, as they fell on the pavement
in rapid sliccesaion, sounded like a peal of thunder, as
the echoes it orei slotted died array
un along the long-
vaulted roof of tl uniting. It had a chilling, and
ltr
almost, superhuman eet.
At this awful moment, the venerable Sir isaacilearil,
Garter King at Arms, ramp forward in his superb em-
broidered mantle, and pronounced the style and titles
of his moat sacrel Majesty.
It would be a vain attempt, and perhaps an indelicate
one, to affect to paint the feelings of the Princes as they
surrounded the corpse of their beloved Father and Sees,
reign, on the brink of that grave which has, within a
few short months, received so many of their dearest
relatives. Their feelings may be conceived, hut they
cannot he adequately described.
At the conclusion of the mournful ceremony, the it
Royal Highnesses slowly spitted the Choir at the side
door, followed hr a long train of the great Officers of
State, the Nobility, kr., and prrieeetted to Chaptvr-
Hon*, from wisest* they insmediatoly went to their
apartment. in the Castle, and the Nobility repaired to
their cerriares: hut it was long after midnight before
Vise different courts of the Castle were entirely cleared.
Divine Smite was performed in the parish churches
of both. Windsor and Eton. At the former church the