The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-11-07


arrangement made by the authorities
$50 great and SO Just was their conf
dence in the good disposition Of the
people, was an escort of about twenty
constables. The men alone were in
the streets, the women were at the
windows of the houses-and there was
not house in any street through which
the procession passed which had not ev-
cry window black, and all expressing, by
their anxious attention, the deep inter-
est which they took in the solemn cere-
mony passing before them. In this
manner the procession moved on to
the church, the glare of "a thousand
torches, making every part of it visible
to every one of the multitude.
At the church door the minister and
municipality received the body !; the
coffin was lifted from the car, and car
ried by sixteen sergeants of the Bruins
wick cavalry, while sixteen Majors bore
the pail. The appearance of the
church was solemn and imposing. =
Though building of no striking beauty
when seen by daylight, its lofty columns
and long aisles hung with black, had by
night an appearance of melancholy
grandeur Owing to orders, no service,
not even funeral chaunt, was TO be
performed. As the Queen had died a.
broad, it was 10 be considered that these
rites had been already performed, and that
the ceremony at Brunswick was merely
depositing the body of the deceased in
the family vault-a ceremony which
was always performed without funeral
service, as in the case of the Duke of
Brunswick, the father of the Queen.
As the corpse passed along the aisle
into the place of sepulture, hundred
young ladies of the first families in
Brunswick, dressed in white, stood on
each side, and scattered flowers before
it. In few seconds the coffin and the
mourners had all arrived in the family
vault of the illustrious house of Bruins
wick. The entire space is very large,
and already contains 81 collins of differ
ent branches of that ancient family. A
portion, about seven yards square, was
separated from the rest by hangings of
black cloth, and was Illuminated with
wax lights. In the middle of this sec
ton stood a platform, raised about Two
feet from the ground f; on enc side stood
the coffin of. the gallant father of the
Queen at the foot was the coffin of her
gallant brother. both heroes slain in bat
tie when fighting against the tyranny of
Buonaparte and here in this appropri-
ate spot, was deposited one as brave as
the bravest of her race.
When the mourners were all arrang-
ed in the vault, the minister, whose
name was j.. e. Wolff, preacher at
the Cathedral Church, mild and SEN
sible looking man, about go years os
age, stood at the head of the coffin, and,
in voice tpemulous with emotion, ut
tered prayer in the German language.
When the prayer was finished, and
before the mourners left the vault, the
hundred young ladies were admitted,
and formed large circle round the
platform they strewed flowers on the
floor, and then, having prepared some
wreaths, arranged them in different
forms on the coffin; they then knelt
down, and uttered short prayer, and
retired amidst tie tears and sobs of the
company. The funeral was over about
two, and in less than half an hour the
streets we're completely empty, and all
was as silent as the tomb to which the
Queen had just been soleinnly consigned.
A novelty in the Literary World has
been published in London, no less than
a Novel entitled Rosario, from the pen
Of Napoleon Buonaparte. 1t is founded
on the Influence Of Sorcery.
The Pirate, by the anthor of Waver=
ly, will shortly be,publisheRin PhiIadel-
phia.
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