Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-16
THE FUNERAL OF PRINCE ALBERT.

Prom the London Times, Dec ..
During SundfS funeral se rmons preached az all
he pripcipa churches on the oss the British nation has
sustained In ths removal BY death Of the Prince Consor
Of England Yesterday with little Of the pomp and pa
geanty Of State ceremonial, but, with every outward
mark OF respect, and with al the socmnity which be-
fued his high station ard hi public virtues. the mortal
RENAME Of the husbaud OF Qiaen inferred in
the last resting plsce of Elgand's soversigns-lhe
Chapel Royal OF ST. Georges, Windsor. By the express
desire Of his Royal Highness, the funeral vas OF tie
pliOest and mos! private chsraoter but IN The chapel
to do honor the obsOqTies, we're assembled all the
choicest OF the State, and throughout England, 10y
every sign OF and mourning, the nation manifest
cd ts Of the loss which has sustained Windsor
itself aspect Of the most profound gloom
Every shop was closed and every blind drawn down
Toe streets were silent and almost des ,red and all who
ppeArei abroad dressed in the deepest mourning
fhe great bell OF WinCsor Castle Charged cut fs ooeiu
sounds az intervals from early hour, and minute
bells were toiled aso at ST. Johns church. Al the
parish church Of Clover and at ST. JOHNS there were
services in the morning and afternoon, and the day
vas observed throughout the royal borough In the
s.ric,est manner The weather was Ia character with
the occasion a chill damp air. with dull, leaden sky
above increased the gloom which hung over all. There
but few VISITORS in the town, for the procession did
not pass beyond the immediate precincts Of the chapel
and castle aud none admitted except those connect
ed with the castle and their friends. At eleven o'clock
a strong force OF the division took possession oil all
the leading to the Chapel Royal and from that
Time OllF me guess fDtCAlN luNlLcu hLN tuuco WIZ
we're 10 take part ia the ceremonial were allowed to
pisa Shortly afterwards guard Of honor OF the Gren-
sdlor Guards OF which regiment his Royal Hghness was
c2iOne with the colors OF biz regiment shrouded IN
GRAPE marched iD and took up It's position before The
principal en;ranc1 to ths Chapel Roys Another guard
Of homer from the sane regiment was also on duty 10
the quadrangle az tne entrance 20 tbs STATE apart
ments They we're speedily followed by squadron OF
{. Second Life GulrGs oismounod and by two compa-
mics Of the Fusiloer GuGrds who we're drawn up IN sin
gle l along each road by which the procession was TO
pass from the Norman gateway to the chapel ooor The
officers wore the deepest military mourning-sc1ris,
sword suos aud rcse.tes OF Grape la the Home Park
was stadouod a troop Of hcrse artillery which COM
monced firing minute guns at the end OF the L1nc"ak,
advancing slowly until &c reached the castle gates just nj
the close o. tho ceremony. The minse- the othccrs
o! the Queens hoCsehold and other distinguished per-
souagc who had been honored with an inyIton 10 A.
tcnd the ceremonial ched Windsor by special train
from Pad1ngtOn. They met by carriages Proyi
dcd tor them At the station aud began TO arrive at the
Chapel ROYAL soon after eleven o'clock. The Earl OF
Derby the Archbishop of Canterbury Earl Russell, sud
the Dlke of Blccleuoh were among the first TO make
their appearance and they aghtei at the door OF the
orapel yhey received by the proper officials aud
conducted to the eests appointed for them IN the chor
In the great quadrangle we're drawn up the hearso and
the mourning coaches and all the preparations; having
been connie ed vii hn the cass the procession bcgqn
:, be formed shortly before twelve o'clock |. had been
originally intended that t should leave ito castle by 81
Georges gate and proceeding doEn Castle hill, ap-
proscl the CHAPEL through Henry Wills gateway but
at late hour this arrangement was changed and the
shorter route by the Norman gateway was chosen. The
crowd which had gradually collected at the foot oil Oase
hi owing TO this change Doghng OF the progression
but tho empty carriages thoy returned to the castle
afer setting down the chapsl The few spectators
VINO were fortunate enough TO gain admission to the low
or ward stood in fringe 6ong the edge OF the
gs in front of the houses Of the Poor Knights, ard
their prcs9Ecs tho only exception 10 the strict pri-
yacy of the ceremonial The Prince Of Wales aud the
other royal mourners assembled in the Oak Room, but
did mo-. form part of the procession They were con-
veyed 10 the chapel in pNa,e carriages before the coffin
was pl4ced in the hearse passing through 81. Georges
gateway into the lower ward. In the frs, carria 40
the Prince Of Ws Prince Arthur, and the Duke OF
| SAKE Coburg The Crown Prince of Prussia, the Dhke
OF Baban and the Count Of Flanders followed 10 the
next and in the Others the Duc de Nemours Prince
Louis Of Hese Pfrc, iWsrd of SaxeWeimer, and the
Nahars III DAuleep Singh with the gentlemen Of their
Respective suites Scarcely had they aghted at the door
/ of Wosey's chapel, from which they were conducted
through the chapter 10 the door OF the CHAPEL Roy
al to be In readiness to meet the con, when the hrst
minute gun red 10 be distance, ana the rattle of the
roous reversing arms announced that the procession had
sarted and exactly at twelve o'clock the fret mourning
coach moved from under the Norman gateEay. First
came nine mourning coaches each drawn BY four horses
converting the physicsns oqUerres and other members
of the household OF the late Prince Iu the last we're
| the Lord Steward (Erl ST. GsrmanF,) ard the Lord
Chamberlain Viscount Sidney) aud the Maser OF the
Horse (he Marquis of Ailesbury) The carriages snd
rappngs we're Of the paibes description; the horses
had black velvet housings aud feathers but the car
riages there feathers ornaments OF any kind.
The mourning coaches were followed by one OF the
Green's carrges drawn by sin horses and attended by
servants in lvfri,s in which the Groom OF the
Stole, Earl Spencer carrying the crown and Lord OF
the Bedchambs Lord George Lennox, carrying the bat
on, sword, and lat OF his late Royal Hghness. Next