The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-02-07
WITH sElrxES AND DIyPllcH.
Tho Burial and Burial Piaoo OF
Prince Albert.

We take the following interesting details
from late English papers, relating to tho bu.
rialof Prince Albert's remains In St. Georges
Chapel, WindsIr:
"The opening sentences Of the burial ser.
vice having been sung by the choir, and Mar.
tin Luthers hymn having also been SUM-
with great effect, tho corpse was lowered In.
to the royal vault, and the Very Rev. ths
Dean read the remainder Of the servicc.--
Garter King Of Arms having proclaimed tbs
style Of bis late Royal Hishness, tho proce'.
sion moved out Of the chapel, DR.. Elvy, WIN
presided at the organ, playing Tho Deal
March, in SAUL
The Globe says: The service was very
grand and impressive. Lord Palmenton and
the Duke Of Cambridge were not present.
The Prince Of Wales bore tho ceremony with
great fortitude, whilst Prince Arthur cried
and sobbed bitterly. The Prince oi Prusia
was also much moved.
At Eve minutes to one the coffin was low.
'''' .''' WV ~' "'''' '.'o ue'P ANU ''''n'
emotion Of oil present. Minute guns were
fired during the whole Of the ceremony,
"nlcn eonc'aded u. ten minutes a''er one.
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anu "eii'ns'on, 'n' s'arch'one.' u h"y aha
countess Desaf'' Witnessed 'no ce'cmony
'iom ono o' esa''c''e'' in' most fcmaf.
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extreme s,mpnc''y anu 'no en'''o ao'en'o 0'
Pomp VI u''p'ay ~''n'n ''o cnape''
win scarcely an exception the mournen
were dressed IN black and white crayas.
lhe procession wus picturesque. onlytwo
or three hundred pr'i,es'd persons were ad'
mi''ed w''hin the .as'ie walls, ~n'io scarce
~ one thousand persons assembled outside.
ffnce "i'nar W" ofes'cd In h'sniana
costume anu MS tears ana soos excited tho
greatest sympathy
When oil was over, and tho last OF tho
long, lingering train OF mourners had de-
parted, the attendants descended the entrance
to tho grave with lights, and moved the bier
and coffin along the narrow passage which
leads to the entrance to the royal vault. At
the bottom oi the grave down which the bier
was lowered Is stone passage, about SIX iees
broad and some eight or nine ieet high. on
the rishs' In q little niehe' STANDS the very
simple machinery uSed LOT lowering the oiefs'
ana i'''io beyond 'hi'' In another nichs' Q
row ot very TALL o'aek, gaunt looking, two
armed wooden candeieon' employed Tor
torches when the royal vault Is opened. For
some twelve or hi'een iees beyond this tho
passage continues descending, and turning
little TO the ieis' I'LL further ingres n toa
BY two plain rusty wide-oarred iron gates.
This is the entrance to the royal vault. It's
difficult without strong lights to pierce the
intense gloom which always envelopes this
last resting place Of royalty, and even when
Its sombre contents are revealed there Is, al
ter oil, but little to DO seen. 1t isa very
plain, wide, lofty stone vault, with groined
roof sprinGing from stone columns. On
either side, supported by these columns, arc
four tiers OF marble shelves; in the centre
arc three very wide and massive slabs Of mar.
bio raised some two feet from the ground
The side shelves are destined for the members
Of the royal iamily-tho centre marble bisrs
for the collins Of monarchs only.
AS tho light slowly pcnetrates this dismal
chamber, two purple collins. looking almost