The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-15

SvAIecteu witu !he Castle and their friends.
AZ eleven O'Clock . strong force Of Inc A d.
vision took possession Of ali ,he svsrns.
leading 70 the Chapel Royal ana f,o,n Thai
lime only the guests specially inrited ard
those wno were 70 take part IN the ceremo.
NAL we've allowed to pass. Shortly nftar.
wards guard OF honor Of the Grenade
ausrds, of.which regiment his Royal Hirb.
ness was Colopel. with the colors OF the res;.
ment shrouded in Grape, marched In and
look mp iss position befire the priBcipai en-
trance to the Chapel Royal. Another guard
of honor from ths SAME regiment was alec
on duty In the Quadrangle, at the entrance
70 the Sac apartments They were speedily
followed by n squadron of the Second LIE
Guards. dismounted, ana BY two companies
of the Fusiiesr Guards, who were drawn OF
in single fie along each side OF the road by
which the procession was to pass, from the
Norman gateway to the Chapel door.
The officers wore the deepest military
mourning-scarves, sword. knots, aud ro-
settes Of Grape. In the Home Park was sta.
toned troop Ofhorse artillery, which COM
menced firing minute guns at tina end OF the
Lougwaik, advancing slowly until it reach
he Castle gates just at the close of The crre.
suony. The ministers, the officers of the
Queens household, and other 0istiaguishe o..
,,ers,nages wac Aad been housrtd with al.
invitation to attend the ceremonial, reached
Windsor by special t-aIn from Paodiagton.
They were MT by carriages provided fof
hem at the station, and began to arriy4 at
he Chapci Royal soon after ii O'clock TIE
Earl Of Derby, he Archbishop OF Cantsr-
oury, Earl Russell, and The Duke of Buc-
cleueh were amoag rhe first to make their
appearances, ss they aiiyhte 80 the door
of the chapel they were received by the pro.
per officials, and conducted 10 the seals ap.
pointed tor than in the choir.
In the great quadrangle were drawn up
tne hearse ano sne mourning coaches and,
all the preparations having been com ple,sd
within the castle, the procession began TO be
formed shortly before IL o'clock. 1t mad been
originally intsaded that u should leave tn.
castle by the st. Georges ga se, anu proceeding
downOastie hal approach the chapel through
Henry Wills gateway, but at II late hour
this arrangement was changed, and tn saor.
ter route by the Norman gateway was chosen
The crowd which had gradually collected at
The foot OF Castle hill, owing to this change,
saw nothing OF the procession but the en pity
carriages as they returned 70 the Castle after
setting DOWN at the chapel.
The few spectators who were fortunate
enough to gain admission to the Lower
ward ssood i'll narrow fringe along the
edge OF the flags in front of the ouses OF tae
Poor knights, and their presence was the
only exception to tAe strict privacy OF the
ceremoniaI. The Prince Of wales and the
oiher royal mourneTs assembled III the Oak
Room, but Gid noI form part OF the y. oces.
sion. 1ney were conveyed to the chaps ie
private carriages before the cCftia was placed
IN the hearse, passing through 81. Georges
gateway into the Lower Ward. In the brss
carriage was the Prince OF WaieS, PiiLee
Arthur. and the Duke OF Sake Coburg. The
CroWn Prince OF Prussia, The Duke of Bra
bant, and the Count OF Flanders followed in
the next; and lii the oshers were the Dac de
NeMCurs, Prince A4onls oT Hessa, PIiute I'd
ward of Sake WelmeT, ard The saaharni4 IN
Dhuieep Slngh, with The gentlemen OF their
respective suits.
Scarcely had they a'ighted at the door 0.
Woolsey's Chapel, rom which they were
conduct ted through the chapter .rconl to the
door OF the Chapel Roy al, 20 be IN readiness
to meet the coffin, when the first minute gun
fred in the distance and the rattle OF the
troops reversing arms announced that the
proces sion had started, and es .ctiy at twelve
O'CLOCK Inc nrst mourning coach moved from
under the Norman gateway. First came
nine mourning coaches, each drawn by four
horses, con veyiug the ply sicians, equaTries
and other members of the household OF the
late Prince. In the last were the Lord Stew
ard, (Earl st. Germans,) he LORD Chum ber-
lain (Viscount Siduey,) and the Mas ter OF
the Horse, fthe Marquis OF Ailesbury) The
carriages and trsppIngs were OF the piainest
description; the horses had black velvet
housings and feathers, but ON the carriages
there we're no feathers or ornaments of any
kind.
The mourning coaches were followed By one
OF the Queens carriages, drawn by six
horses, and attended by servants in state
liveries. in which was the Groom of the
Stole, Earl Spencer. carrying the crown, and
q Lord of the Bedchamber, Lord George
Lennox, carving the baton, sword aud hat
of his late Royal lis h ness. Next escor ed py
troop of the Second Life Guards came tn 9
hsarse, drawn by six black horses, which
ike the carriages, was quite plain and I'M
ornamented. On the housings of the horses
and on the sides Of the hearse were emhIa
zoned the escutchecEs OF hep Majesty and OF
the Prince, each surmouatad by u crown the
Princes arms being in black and her nj jes
tvs in white. The procession was closed by
tour state carriages.