Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-09-28
Correspondence elatire 10 her .Hajesfy's Funeral
LADY HOOD TO LORD LIVERPOOL.

Va!ueRonTg House, .4ug. 10, 1891.
My Lord,-Though have not the honor
Oh your Lordshlp's acquaintance, cannot re-
slst the impulse feel to address YOU, not as
the Minister of this country, but | wish To-
speak To your heart, and am not without the
hope of inspiring you with sympathy on this
most interesting and awful subject. Ihave Of
ten, my Lord, heard you highly spoken of
some Time ago, was acquainted with a Lady,
VINO was either nearly allied to you or to the
late Lady Liverpool: her sentiments of your
iXed principles inspire me with hope that you
viii act up to that excellent monitor within
every ones breast, to do as they would be
done by: Why, my Lord is her Majesty's
funeral thus ndecently hurried ? Mr.. Hob
house replied TO a note written by Lady Anne
Hamilton and myself, because it was the
Queens request in her will This is, believe.
the first and only request Of her Majesty that
has ever been complied with, and allow me,
my Lord, to put another question to YOU
Why is there to be guard of honor appointed
TO attend her funeral, which honor was never
gwen to her during her life If such is per
sisted in, foresee much mischief, and fear
bloodshed. The people have ever been her
Malesty's only friends suffer them to paw
Their last tribute of affection to their beloved
and injured Queen, without being interrupted
by the military | have been in the habit of
attending her Majesty for the last five months,
through immense crowds, and not single acci-
dent has ever occurred. Why, my Lord, is
the corpse TO be carried out of the direct road.
to dlsappoint the people For heavens sake.
revoke this sentence, the evil of it exceeds all
calculation. have, my Lord, been the COM
panion of the Queen for the last five months.
MY previous knowledge of her good and es-
tltnablc qualities, alone, induced me to accent
h..r L.
all her former associates and friends, and /
can, with truth, assure you, that not even her
bitterest enemy could censnre her Maicsty's
Conduct and her death-bed, my Lord, that
awlh moment to which we are all approach
'HS, ~ an example to all living; she died in
peace do believe, with I'LL the world, and du
ring her illness, frequently said, {" .e ne sails 81
en- inoiTdntJaurdi a souBiir DIES douIeures Dly-
S'qnes, mdisje puas routS dssuer, que je giitie-
RAJ Ia re sans regret" And she desired a Ee
male attendant Brunette, to assure her sister
Demont that she had forgiven her. I have
one more appeal To make To your Lordship,
ana hrst, 1 ask you why the funeral of the
Queen OF England should be so much more
hurried than that for your Iortlshp's late wife
Ihat even proves your LOrdshp's opinion on
the suhiect-and the Queen will not have been
dead week till after ten o'clock next
tuesday night therefore, trust your heart
viii dictate the same degree of outward res
pect, II not love, fer your Queen and now,
my Lord, have only TO say, that have been
surprised at the interruption to the tranquility
OF THIS house, by a show Of mourning, by hav-
InS part of this house hung with black, which
cannot he completed before Monday night, i'll
so soon, and the proceeding has only been inter-
rupted this day, Sunday, during the time her
Mdpesty's Domestic Chaplain performed the
Church Service. / trust, my Lord. YOU will
not order her Majcsty's funeral before Wed |
nrsday or Thursday next.