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

ROUTE OF THE PROCESsIO.Y AT EMI
MAJESTY'S FUNER.III.

cooerrsron, WEDNESDAY XTODY, 12 O'CLOCK.
The roods between Kelvedon and Colchester were
Iled with small detached parties of men and women,
!rho were ail anxious to secure a view of the melancholy,
precession which was carrying the Queen of their
tendons home to the ntausoletim of her paternal an-
Wore. About Langeton the road is so peenliorly
tfil, from its being cut *tbr‘tigli a small declivity,
otat the ridoes on each side of it afforded as it were
excellent galleries for the accommodatien of the nume-
eons spectators who hastened to reused them. On
monnting the hill on which the town of Colchester is
eitnated, we had a good opportuitity for beholding
the vast Multitude which was pouring out of it in all
directions. We bad neither time nor inclination to
give much notice to the general demeanour of the
populace, as our attention was rivetted most'
strongly to the grave and steady deportment of
a body of kentlemen, who were marching with
solemn step and slow" to meet the funeral.—
rnceeding onwards to the town which they had left.
I therefound not only the streets quite filled, but the
iir
oueetops and windows quite crammed with specta-
tors, who, as we were informed, were mostly strangers
o Colchester, and were drawn to it by the strong feel-
er; of regret which prevails in the surrounding cow,-
ev for the untimely fate of oppressed Malesty. On the
procession entering this town, it presented itself in a
. twee interesting point of view than any in which we
had previously seen it. The crowds which surrounded
it were immesise, but were marshalled in such admi-
rable order and influenced by such a spirit, that not
the slightest confusion appeared aniono them. There
was it grovity of demeanour observable in all, hitthly
eratifyino to the friends of her Majesty, highly appro-
i nriate to the solemnity oldie orc.:sion, and Moldy me-
; rltorione in thoee who displayed it. We say nothing
iat present of the strength of feeling displayed by the
femole part of the population in the different houses of
these town, as that has become so common a spectacle
to ns, that we only think it extraordinary where we
do not witnees it. The procession moved on to the
bottom of 11nd-street, and to the (Telling of Mead-st.,
:at a foot pare, headed by a stroll advanced Foetal of
qlse dth Dragoons, with. swords sheathed, and with
i
earbines in their hande. At a short distance aftoe-
s*arls followed a squadron, preceded by the bugles of
l the two trim:)e employed on this occasion -. then mine
the hand of Gentlemen mourners, to whom we have
previonely alluded, hentled by the Rev. Mr. frank, o
Sudbury, a cleroyman of the Church of Enoland, in
hill canonicals, and •feveral other persons of the first
eoneequenee in this neihbonrhoed. Their numbers
were now increised to more than three hundred and
1 fifty persons, all in black, and linked arm in arm with
' each other, in rows of four :end five earl,. They were
followed by about IPP oen:lemen on horseback, who
hail attended the procession for sotne n iles. Then
cume another sipatleon of the ilraonons, and then the
remainder of the pones .ion, in the same order which
gee before li id moo .:ion to describe. On turning into
the high-street the lotg4ea of the regiment began play-
ing the Dead Maroli in Sanl, and continued to play it
till tile hearse or.; rol at the There Cups in, where it
was intended to remain till all was ready for
anotloo• advance. A body of dismounted Dra.
;noes stationed by one of the public buildings
prevented arms to the coin as it pissed them.—
As soon as the body of gentlemen mourners had arrived
in the Ili ohooreet, and had taken what is technically
called their °Tonto!, they wheeled off into two distinct
holies to the ritrht and left, and thus one of them
formed one side, a nil the other another side, of the
living accrue, through which the Royal cortege was
to pass. The procession then moved quietly on
dircuoh them until it reached the Three Cups, where
refreshments were understood to he provided for the
ilirereet members '.l her late Majesty's household,—
The bells of the tEfferent parish churches were tolling
during all this, :1%1 every shop in the town was most
completely closed. The hearse remained in the street.
The order teas ,given by Mr. Bailey, the director of
the funeral. that the procession, after about three
honrs res', wts to art ont for Harwich at eight o'clock,
and a relief of the -Ith Licht Dragoons was in readi-
ness to r-tort it. A representation was made to him.
that the :.a.,,i,iity with which the procession was ad-
earehm seas felt os a seriona inconvenience,and that not .
only for the ottoervation of due decorum, but for the
neecssory refreshment of the friends of her late Ma-
jesty rho attended tier remaills, the delay of a night was
desivoble. To Bite the forester force to this applica-
tion, Dr. Lushington proilneed a letter front the Earl
of love pool. in which his Lordship mentioned to the
Leartied Doctor, that if it was called for by the conve-
nience of :lee parties, the procession might be two
nigh's or. the road, a' he hail no wish to hurry it on
bevord such convenience. On this Mr. Bailey re-
plied, that lie hail in his pocket a King's order to
reach Harwich the second night. l'his order Dr.
Lualsierton reqiiested bins to produce, when the former
hooded him a paper containing the arrangements of
the pros: ssioit. hut without a eignatine. When this
defect was ammo:iced, lie replied, that the want of a
signature was of no consequence in his eyes, as he
keew who wrote the rap ..r. and that on Isis responsi-
bility the procession should move at eight o'clock.
The Queeti's household and executors, •there-
fore, were prepared for their departure after
snatelairg a hasty meal, when Mr. Bailey en-
tered, and said that if they preferred staring
at Colchester for the night, lie had no particular objec-
tions. To this proposal they of course assented : and
after horses were pat to one of the mooning carriages,
the order tor an immediate departure to Harwich was
countermanded, and a night's repose granted to the fa-
tigued and harassed party. Tboage the royal remains
had stood in the street dnrisgthe time of refreshment, it
MU thought too indecent that they should be there kept
during the night. Accordingly, preparations were made
for removing them to St. Peter's church, the chief
'rhinch, we believe, of the town. 'The hearse was there-
fore ahout nine o'clock drawn up the iligh-street, es-
,corted by a fresh detachment.of the 4th Light Dra-
goons, and attended by her late Majesty's household.
The pulpit bad previously been hieing with black, and
Orparations had been made beside the altar for receir-
is* the coon, which was taken from the hearse and there
-*posited whet. it was lea under. the care of the bear
Ales, and a guard of dragoon ; hind this measure led
to as singular an altercation *N:perhaps. ever was re-
corded. We meat here -mention a circumstance as
,esanected with it, whichefwe believe, has nut bees
liebdi public before. So brtetit were the ertjers for
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