The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-14 00:00:00

THE LATE DUCHESS OF FORK.

The preparations for the body lying is state were
completed on Saturday, and the public were admitted
to this part of the ceremony yesterday at 12 o'clock.
The mode of ingress was by the front door into the
ball, from thew', through a passage, to the library,
(*wards to the drawing-room, and lastly to the dining-
room, where, under a small black canopy, upon a
raised platform, the body was placed. The whole of
these rooms and passages were completely huco; with
black cloth. Daylight was excluded, and the dim
toys of wax tapers placed in silver sconces alone ills-
ininated the gloomy scene.
I" The foot of the outside coin, which Is covered with
VI eh Monson velvet, and decorated in the usual way
tritlo gilt sails, wax visil.le. The greater part, how-
"oer, was enshrouded in a black velvet pall. Ow the
:sue t, on a guidon, wax placed her Royal Highness's
t, and on each side, as well as on the walls of
this apartment, were displayed the armorial bearings
of the Royal Family. At the head of the coin was
plated on hatchment, containing the quartering* of the
Royal Families of England and Prussia. .A greater
degree of gloomy splendour was thrown upon the state
room, from sin large wax tapers on each side of the
join. The crowd which pressed to witness this
bleat" ceremony was very great.
On Saturday morning, st helf-pass eleven, his Royal
i
Highness the Duke of York, in company with Colonel
Stevenson, arrived at Outlands to give theft's' instruc-
tions respecting the funeral. He quitted the Park on
his 'tiara at five. Air. plash was also present.
A vast aataitar of applications have been made from
different persons, who were desirous of attending the
remains of the Duchess to the church ; but thise,from
his Royal Highness's determination that the funeral
should be as private as possible, be has been under the
necessity of negativing. None will be permitted to
joie in the procession, save those immediately connect-
ed
with her Royal Highness'4 family or household.
Among those who will certainly attend are his Royal
Highness the Duke of York, as chief mourner, and
their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Sussex, Clarence,
timd Cambridge. Prince Leopold and Lord Lauder-
dab, as executors of the will of the deceased ; the
sasquis of Worcester, the Marchioness of Worcester,
lady Smith and her daughter, together with all the
principal domestics. There will be nose of the Royal
carriages present, save that of the Doke of York. The
hearse will be drawn by six beautiful black hoses,
ornamented with black plusses, sod will be followed
by six mourning coaches, also limes by six horses
each. The procession will move from Uatlands pre-
cisely at three o'clock this afternoon, and it is expecs-
A will be flanked by the military to prevent colas-
There will be no music.

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