The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-03 00:00:00

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(*titian tbiy had met with,•en&
continued to experience. This
hate been•more general, but-.
their fellow-countrymen were at an immense distant*,
tip the country, with ['Axel; division. These Officent'
had been induced, as the Inc!owe of this paper
states, to do this act of justice to the country which
had hospitably received and employed them, in con.
sapience of the scurrilous and unfounded attacks
continued in some of the London Prints, written
either by persons who bad never had courage
enosgh to go to the spot, or else by others whom
they gladly saw depart, as they themselves felt dis-
graced in associating with them. This statement
shows the motives of the persons who, after finding
conveyance out to that country, have not only
deserted the cause, but returned to make themselves
estiservient to its enemies. It now turns out, that
every man of character, who was able to show tea.
tin►onists of his services, and reached head-quarters,
has been both employed and well received ; but
numbers have proved themselves totally unworthy of
trust and confidence, and have only themselves to
blame. Men who had never been more than [.leute•
pants in Europe, west over, expecting to be made
Colonels; nay, this, was the case with several who
had never enjoyed rank in any army whatever.—
Oihers, by their intoxication and mal-practices, had
not only disgraced themselves, bet had created smell
• disgust among their companions, that they were
ashamed of being seen le their company.

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Yesterday, thousands of almost all cilasseigisnewderoen,
drawn from London, end within at heist a domes
miles around, to Kew and Hounslow, to observe the
remains of her late Majesty pass,as they m
grand procession. Several, to secure to themselves
good places, left town on the preceding day. limy
before the light dawned, ill the feot.pal hs between.
London and Kew were filled with pedestrians, and
the road choked with carriages. The immediate
vicinage of the Palace had been patrolled doting the
morning by small parties of Lancers. The rcaii
which runs through the centre of Kes-grcet gas ,
lined on each side with carriages, while an in. :
mense assemblage of people almost filled the epee
behind. The path-ways leading to. Kew-bri4.l". i
and on to the Star-and-Garter, at the font of-.the
bridge, were in like manner c needed. 'lbe .pia j
spice in front of the Star-awl-Garter was occupitrlll
seseral rows of carrioge,—comprising almost entry
species of vehicle that h:ts been constructed since
the first invention of carriages. These were ~
deeded, both inside end out, with spectators,'
'The multitude extended as far as the eye could Teich,
In every direction; and not a window. a wall, et g
tree, from n bich a glimpse of the Procession wig
likely in he obtainedotaa untenanted. It bed been
retwtured In the course of the morning, tint the Pro.
cession woeld movahrWrik ed Richmond; and the
9,ectators stationed .4 Irierw-green and in its vicinity
• 6 it'd quietly until the fact should he esceosigelj:
,bet the moment the advanced-guard sif Lancers
'.wheeled to the left, as they emerged from Kew.
green, a general movement took place towards ihe
bridge. An unusual eagerness prevailed to pus*
bridge and head the Procession. In coestquence, a
most tumultuous scene took place at the tel
The toll-keeper, after some coaches had postilkio.
deavoured to shot the centre gate, through whiclethe
people were rushing like a torrent ; but he was is. '
mediately borne away by the stream, and had nosily
fallen a victim to his indiscretion.
At Brentferd, et Hounslow, &c. from,half-a.guissa .
to two guineas had been readily given for places at
windows.
Soon after nine o'clock, the Lancers, who were to
conduct the Royal remains, assembled in front of the
Palace at Kew; and half an hoar after, the hearse,
with eight horses, was drawn up and received the
pain, when the Procession began to move is
following order:—
Two Lancers mounted to clear the way.
Twenty ditto moonted, two mid too.
Bight of the late Queen's Servants, in full srailet livery, ow
" horseback, with black scouts and hut-bonds.
The &utile ur Kew Parish, on foot, with silk scant =MI6
Wind.
Eight Assistants, on horseback, in deep mourning. • 11

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I TIIE HEARSE, I .s 1 i
0. . Covered with black velvet. profusely #al t:3
1 e.r, decorated with plumes of ostrich tea- a (e,
... 7, :-., there, and ornamented by seven es- e E fi
.-4 ro ; cotcheosis (three on earls side, and owe Agri
2, @o< at the back), drawl by 'iglu black }E C 1 I
rz 3- , horses, bearing militia pla an :a. A
. . escutehena being stinted to the f ... N '
A ire. velvet coveting of each bane. Ttori; 2: NI
9.4 # was nothing remarkable in its appear. lz .4
R' L aoce. 1.4 ).
Eight A.4%ittnto on horseback, in deep mourning.
- Seven private carriages of her Majesty, e.cls drawn hy tit
chesnot horses. The co echarin and diattatakitt deep moulage .
The usual hammer-cloth of scarlet dill RAI was retained. The
prat sic carriages had the Royal arms emblazoned on them, Ind
the letters C. R. in a small cipher, inserted in a compartment
above them. The last had outy toe Crown, surmounting the
letters C. K. in a very tarp cipher.
A party of Lancers, sty abreast, and about 60 in number,
closed the cavalcade. .
This was the whole of the Procession at its start.
ing; it occupied its length Oast 300 yards. It was
just six minutes (at the rate it travelled, about two
miles an hour) in passing any given object.
The Procession entered Hoonalow4heath at a few
minutes past 12 o'clock, whets most of the London
visitors left it, and reflationd to town. Illy* were I
no other soldiers to be seen except the few that pre. I
ceded and followed in procession. No carriages be- '
longing to the living niPmbers of the Royal Family
then followed in the Procession, nor any carritges .
of the Nobility. The Queen's carriages bad not the
blinds drawn up, but were all open; and each con-
tained two or three persons, some of whom were ft.
males.
The Procession, thus meagre, when compared with !
what public expectation had anticipated, arrived at
Frogniore about seven o'clock, where it received am ,
addition, both io humbers and pomp. The people of
Windsor, and the numerous visitors who had flocked
from London,begais about the same time to move from;
the town to meet the funeral ; and the whole f00t.4
path, nearly a mile, was filled with spectators. From,
St. George's Chapel to the extremity of Windsor the i
road was -lined with Foot Guards; from thence tel
' Frogmore lines of cavalry kept the ground, and in-1
stead of every sixth man bearing a torch, there was one ,
in almost every hand. At length, soon after seven
ss'clock, the advance of a party of horse showed that
the funeral was coming ; wnd the spectators who had
been pacing backwards and forwards, now stood still
to view it. First march4d a squadron of Life Guard.,
then came seven carriages of the Qrseen,wit la the blinds
up, drawn by six horses covered with black oaddla.
cloths: but the great object of attention was the
hearse, which next followed, drawn by eight black Ha-
noverian horses, well known to those who have ben
in the habit of observing the Royal stud. A Ivry
body of Life Guards immediately preceded and fol-
' lowed it. This part of the Procession was certainly
very imposing, though the splendour of its covering,
added to the glittering bustle of u military escort,,,,
took away all that solemnity which a hearse is in ge-
neral calculated to inspire. After the hearse, eame the
carriage of the Chief Mourner, the Prince Regent;
and his Royal Highness was very visible, notwith-
I standing the could .of cavalry that hovered round hit
coach. Ile seemed in good health. We understood
that the Duke of York rode to the same carriage
with his Royal brother, but we did not see him : d
any rate, his carriage and six moved nest in OM
Procession : after which followed the carriers
the Dukes of 'Salm and Gleroceiter, and of Paw
I L?opold, all full. There wag no CerfilSe) In fig'

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