New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-20
Living in State and Funeral Of the Duke of
WELLINGTON.

The design for the Wing in state has been
entlotcd by Professor Cockorel, assisted by the prac
,csl experience e Mr. Holland, and has alrO been seen
and highly approved II 10y the Queen ana FRINGE hihci
10 uh In pCctiOn Il submitted the evening before
last by the Mnroui, oi Exeter, who went down special
Nv 10 Windfor cor the purpose. Her Majesty was we
understood, mott warm in her expressions o. alIlru
ton We were favored yesterday evening win h5ht
of tie completed awng md venture TO anticipate that
the roysl eI proya will be ratified by the verdict OF the
public C(Inmcn ing az QieenArow the puohc viii
pasG into he hull through partially veichway drapcd
with black ciO into the yesti ue the dome OF which
neufly one hundred feet high VII be gracefully testoon
ed in the fame strn5re material The long dropcries
will descend 10 the floor and be fnified and III TO-
eother In The centre 10y ON enormous plume oil black
icIiherf descend NJ in the form Of chandelier
dim light viii b. here difused by means OF few
large cGnduabrs, this somher illumination beng pur
pocly arranged IN order 20 bring ot In more striking
contrast the extreme gorscousncs oiihc int rior GA
enrrrp the hall the cyc Insisted by eighty three cIOr
moue candolabs, ranged round the hall, VIII be hrst
struck with the sable hangings with which tne walls ana
ceiling arc completely covered, nnd the inches m eac
of which will ,tand with icverscd sodicrs 10 pairs
OF the Dukt's Regiment passage strongly raled OF,
and eight feet wide will carry the public up @ the dais
the maglhccncc Of which VIII far surpass anything tla'
has hitherto been ia this country in the way OF nue
raj dceorftn II will be A. feet wide by % dee and
completely covered with cloth of gold of the mo costly
dc cnItion- From q ceiling WIZ dcsceni mfSnh-
cent c,noIy of black velvet tpdngci with silver STAR,
ard iir gcd with ornaments Of the spnlc descrpt on.
Oser the 'front.' of the canopy will be thrown heral &c
mantle with the family o. the deceased emhaZoncu
Ina yold The lining vii lie filycr tissue decorated VITA
blnck ,mnres and the corners will be loopcd up in e
toons ii O suspended from tie ceiling. The c5ihn, which
has already been described, viii be placed on raised
plato M ,uIroanded by an orneen h isnes ss'iIS
ramTan each bearing shiet with one OF The Dlkss
,umtrogs aImOriM devices. The dais VIII be lighted
ten hollow columns having reioetofs inside and go
arrlnrcd as 20 throw the light completely on the bier,
while appearing Themselves dirk and sonbrc to the
spoctftor Thodcsgns Of these columns VIII represent
bundles q spears bound with laurel aud studded with
Attachments
Brsidcs these the bier win be surrounded by twelve
smaller Candelabla siyercd and containing four ghss
each the whole arranged rs 80 throw tue whole body
OF high, the dais aud IT. contents while tie rem under
ci tie hal is left IN comparative gloom. The back
around Of the whole will be formed OF Trophy,
consisting OF the flags cpucl 10y The hero OF hun
,lred hsh.s" in his various well ought heds whle, et
the foot OF the con Ia 'front.' VIII b. seen touching
memorial Of lie groatnee being collection of AL his
military insignia and decoUliuns. Among these NJ
nLe Marshas bsions, foreign orders innumerahle, and
last but not least ntcroeting, the sword he wore at
Waterloo AT the head of the cohu will he placed
three handsome clGirs for the Chei and two assistant
mourners-funotions which will no doubt be iulnet IN
turn by some OF the most distinguished pcr'onsg's in
the Kingdom, as there IRE lew who would not dcemu
an hcuor 70 be recorded of those who had o;
hcGted The whole Of the drspcr.o OF the hall VIII be
,reliss with sIlver cord.
Tie difficulty OF carrying Out Ill Gesc elaborate ani
sosty arrangements IN time viii severely test the r.
sources Of Mcsfr Dowbiggin and Holland, especially
several OF the materials 10 be- uscl be specially
ufscturtd Among ether things they have hal - soul
Germany for large portion Of the gold aud silver
CLOTH IL having been found quite impossible u cs il in
sahi lent qusnlity in England Tio-e article which
viii cost respectively 40 ) and t2 , yard, viii be
among the most expensive features in the decorations
The insci ipuon for the colin plate which which
only relurnt from the Lord Chamberlain Office yctt'
day ming, is as follows:
"The most high, mighty, aud moot noble Fnncc A.
thur Duke and Maruui OF W,liug ton, Marquis D,uro,
Earl of Wellington, Viscomt Wellington OF Tslvera
and ef WELLINGTON and Baron D0uro Of Wellesley:
knirh of the Most Noble Order Of the Garter I'M ,Et
Grand Cross al the Most Honorable Order Of the Ban,
one OF her MS.cstys Most Honorable PTivy CDuucil,
and Field Marshal and Commander Chiei OF her Ma
sstys Forces Born lst Msy, l'79 died ia Septin-
Der 1852"
Ii is net expected that the preparations VIII be com
psscd uni the l4th. and consequently the funeral pro
cesson cannot take place until the elst There Will he
norrivs,e preferential view, except one visit ~ hf
Majesty and Prince Albert. A. ST Pguls no.wl.h tart
ing evciy cxcrtiOn. the works &c, rather slpwN.
The timber work extremely heavy, and there Is crest
difcuy in moving the large beams, arising parity IRON
the absence OF machinery and partly from the pcreup
tory order OF the Dean aud Chapter that nothing shoad
he rolled or dragged along the pavement. The gos
mains al laid and preparations are being made
experimental lighting Up Tor the inspection of the
Chief Commissioner vi Woods and Forests. NJ Rant
ings men have already begun 10 cover one OF the ga
cries IN black. hut there is truth in the statement
which has been puAshod that the interior Of sac vast
dome is 10 be decorated with the same msteria Al
though the work until 10 O'Clock every night there
viii be great difficulty IN getting the fittings ready by
the iinc tpponsed lD@ly News, an