Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-11

France or England Of the public securities Of the
tive countries.
THE FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
Thursday, the 18th of November, was the day
set apart for the obsequies Of the Duke of WELLNa
TON. 1t was made the occasion of the greatest pa
rade ever seen in London. Besides the usual over
whelming crowds of the metropolis, hundreds Of
thousands OF persons came in to participate in it
from the country.
PROCESSION
All the troops all the civic societies. all the foreign
and home dgnitaries took part in this and moved ac-
cording to the order indicated by the programme from
the Horse Guard up Constitution HILL up Piccadilly,
down ST. James street, and by Pail Mall, the Strand
fieet street. and Ludgate HILL to ST. Pauls. Spectators
lined the whole of the way Such vast numbers have
never assembled before in these times The avenues lead
ing into the main line crowded. were placed
in all the windows and filed the housetops were Gov
cred balconies parapets, projecting lodges posts
Of the crowd.
The clubs almost devoted to ladies' The princey
houses at the West End were hronged by the great and
large areas like Waterloopace and Charnp held
their thousands Temple-bar was the only decorated
building Each side was covered with black velvet fes-
TONED with cords, tasses and black and white fringe
IN the upper part of the bar each SIDE an ima
ton OF Roman frieze, silver gilt with the helmet and
laurel entwined and ,htecura ieze also silver
gut In keeping with the upper one, Immediately
Hbo'S ImmeQlatcly below
upper rieze suspended wrsaths Of inmorte encir
cling the monogram A, and from which hung the RI
bands and decorations of the various British and foreign
orders which the iustrious Duke entitled to wear
heposing on cushions resting the lower frieze were
the shields of the various countries in the armies of which
the Duke was feldmarsha surmounted by the flags Of
the respective countries Russia Prussia Austria
Portugal Netherlands Hanover England On the ton Of
the bar five large funeral urns draped with
black velvet Around the central urn we're ranged in
circle twelve hambeaux each of which, well the urns
gave iOrtn brilliant body Of flame in gas Immediately
over the arch on each side Of the bar colossal arms
OF the Duke Of Wellington and the windows Of the small
room over the arch occupied by Messr Child the bank
ers, were drsped with cloth of gold
Under this the funeral passed without much diff
Guilty Only when 1t arrived at St. Paus was there any
stoppage At length the difficulties were surmounted
and the body was borne into the church.
PROCEEDINGS In THE CATHEDRAL
The interior was at once grand and simple Gas ran
round every thing that 1t could encirce marking the
architectural lines in fire. From the area upwards ros.
huge circle OF seats extended In every direction The
floor covered with black cloth and In the centre was
ne grave AT FIRST the scene looked gaunt and unsats-
factory but by degrees the outlines were filed up and
color gave warmth to the picture II was very cold and
the spectators put their hats others hanker-
chiefs The old generals, with true military punctuaty
were among the earliest arrivals and the quarter Of the
area appropriated to them filed very speedily
The old admrals equally exact and every eve in
the cathedral directed to that quarter where
orders stars rbands and crosses elittering bright
scarlet aud blue told Of who had served their coun
try and had fought by the sdeof the great warrior whose
remains were approaching their last home Soon the
whole area and the seats around filed with persona
in all uniforms.
At quarter past twelve the bishop Of London and the
dean of ST. Paus heading the clergy and the choir pro
ceedcd slowly the nave from the organ the entrance
TO receive the remains Of the great Duke Clothed IN
white, with black bands and sashes the procession thus
headed, moved in two streams Of two and two through
the dgnihed and richly attired assembage till they
halted at the door, where they drew up in column four
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coffin from the funeral car which tended somewhat 10
impair the effect Of the solemn ceremonial
For nearly an hour this untoward stoppage excited the
anxiety OF tne spectators, who could not understand the
cause OF IT. but at length there was universal hush
and as moved by mind the whole Of the vast as
semoage stood up in respectful grief the coffin which
contained the remains Of the great Duke appeared in
sight preceded by the choir with measured tread as they
chanted the beginning of the burial service nv DR.
Croft When the coffin borne in the wind Il Stirred
the fenther OF the marshas hat placed upon the lid and
produced an indescribaby sorrowful effect m giving an
air OF light and playful life TO that where all was dead
And thus, with the hoarse roar Of the multitude With
out as they saw their last Of Arthur Duke of welss
onwith the grand and touching service Of oar church
sounding solenny through the arched dome and ases
Of the noble churchwth the glisenne eve and hshed
breath Of many gallant well as Of many gentle
soul in that vast muttudewith the bell tolinr solemn
y the kne Of the departed taken up by the voice Of
the distant cannon amid the quiet waving Of bannero
and flag, surrounded by all the greatness Of the land
with all the pomp and glories OF heradic achieve,
ment escutcheon, and device his body was borne up
St. Paus X
The foreign marshas and generals stood at the head ~
the coffin at the south side of it stood his royal high
ness Prince Albert, with his baton OF 6ed-rnarshal IN
his hand, and atred in full uniform standing little IN
advance Of numerous staff of officers At each side Of
the coffin were British generals who had acted as pail
bearers After the psalm and anthem the dean read
with great solemnity and impressveness the lesson n
Cor XIV ~ which was followed by the Nuno Dnis and
drge with the following words set TO music by Mr.
Goss: ~ ~ ~
ana nc King said TO all the people that we're with him
your clothes and grid you with sackcloh and nourn
ana inc hing himself followed the bior
ana they buried him. And the King lifted up his voice
ana sept At the grave and all the people wept
anu the hing said unto his servants, Know We not
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And now came the roll Of muAled drums and the wall
ing notes OF horn and cornet and the coffin slowly sank
INTO hecrypt amid the awful strains Of Handes " Dead
March The ducsl disappeared, with It's gorge
GUS support and in the of the group Of generals
aud mobiles was left dark ohasm into which every eye
glanced sadly down. m
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