1820.] Funeral of his late Majesty. lamps. At each side of the coffin were three large silver altar candlesticks, with very large wax lights. From the room where the body lay, the spectators were led through the King's drawing-room, and part of the State bed-room, and they retired through the Western end of the quadrangle. During the day no less than 30,000 persons were admitted to see the mournful spectacle. At half past four o'clock, after the doors were shut with regard to the Publick in general, the Eton youths were admitted. The Masters, Fellows, and Scholars were all in deep mourning, with crape round their hats. The effect was mournfully grand. From ten to three o'clock yesterday the Publick were admitted, in the same manner as on the preceding day. At seven o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of York entered the Chamber of Mourning, and took his seat at the head of the coffin, where he sat as Chief Mourner until the body was removed. At eight o'clock the different parties who were to join in the procession, assembled in St. George's Hall, and were marshalled by Sir G. Naylor. The Peers entered through Elizabeth Gate, passed over to the Gate of the King's Lodge, they then passed across the Kitchen Gate, and entered the Castle at the Eastern end of the State Apart ments. At a quarter before nine the coffin was brought through the different rooms, upon the bier used at the funeral of her late Majesty. The Chapel was decorated in a style of splendour unexampled on any pre vious occasion. There was a raised platform, which extended through the South aile, up the nave to the choir; it was covered with black cloth. Upon 173 each side were ranged soldiers of the The Chapel was bung with black, as The Communion Table was covered with massive gold plate, from the Chapel Royal, London, as well as from the Chapel Royal, at Windsor. Over the Royal Mausoleum was a Canopy of rich blue velvet; on the top was a gold crown upon a cushion upon the border was a Gothic scroll, with festoons beneath, upon each of which the Royal Arms were emblazoned. Upon the Procession reaching the Trumpets and kettle-drums, and drums and fifes of the Foot Guards. The Koight Marshal. Poor Knights of Windsor, two and two. Pages of his late Majesty. Apothecary to his Majesty. Surgeons to his Majesty. Apothecaries to his late Majesty. The Curate and Vicar of Windsor. Gentlemen Ushers Quarterly Waiters to his Majesty. Grooms of the Privy Chamber to his Majesty. Physicians to his Majesty. Household Chaplain to his late Majesty. Deputy Clerks of the Closet to his Majesty. Equeries to the Royal Family. Equeries The Right Hon. John Beckett, C. Bagot, W. S. Bourne, W. Huskisson, F. J. Robinson, Sir J. Nicholl, R. Ryder, N. Vansittart, C. Arbuthnot, C. Long, C. Bathurst, T. Wallace, W. Dundas, G. Canning, Sir W. Scott, W. W. Pole, Sir A. Paget, G.C.B. J. C. Villiers, Charles Manners Sutton. Bluemantle Pursuivant. Eldest sons of Barons: The Hon. W. G. Harris, F. Stewart, H. L. Rowley, C. J. Shore, Eldest sons of Viscounts: The Hon. G. A. Ellis, R. W. Chetwynd, F. J. Needham, Barons: Lords Prudhoe, Harris, Decies, Alvanley, Lilford, Rolle, Braybrooke, Bishops: Oxford, Chester, Exeter (Clerk of the Closet to his Majesty), Salisbury Eldest sons of Earls: Lords Pelham, Binning, Brudenell; Viscounts Saudon, Bernard, The other Viscounts present supported the Canopy. Eldest sons of Marquises: Viscount Castlereagh, K.G., the Earl of Ancram. The remaining Earls who attended walked in other places. Lancaster Herald. The Marquises present walked in other places. Dukes : The Dukes present supported the Pall. The Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain : Lord H. Howard- Molyneux-Howard. The Deputy Earl Marshal: The Lord Privy Seal : The Earl of Westmoreland, K.G. The Lord President of the Council: The Earl of Harrowby. Lords of his Majesty's Bed Chamber: Lords Amherst and Graves; Earl Delawarr; Gold Stick Earl Cathcart, K. T. Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pensioners: Earl of Courtown. The Banner of Brunswick, borne by Lord Howden, G.C.B. The Banner of Ireland, borne by the Earl of Roden, K. St. P. The Banner of St. George, borne by Lord Howard of Effingham, K.C.B. Supporter: A Gentleman Usher. T. E. Mash, esq. { The Royal Crown of Hanover, borne- Supporter : A Gentleman Usher. The 1820.] Supporter: Gentleman Usher. R. Powell, esq. The Lord Steward A Gentleman Usher. Funeral of his late Majesty. The Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom, borne on a purple velvet cushion, by R. Bigland, esq. Norroy, acting for Clarenceux King of Arms. 775 Supporter: Gentleman Usher. S. Randall, esq. of his Majesty's Household: the Marquis of Cholmondeley,' The Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's' THE ROYAL BODY, A Gentleman Usher. Covered with a fine Holland Sheet and a Purple Velvet Pall, adorned with Ten Escutcheons of the Imperial Arms, carried by Ten Yeomen of the Guard, under a Canopy of Purple Velvet. Five Gentlemen Pensioners with Battle Axes reversed. lam, the Earl of Mayo. Buccleugh, the Duke of Richmond. Supporters of the Pall-The Duke of Dorset, the Duke of the Duke of Atholl, K.T. the Duke of Beaufort, K.G. Supporters of the Pall-The Duke of Wellington, K.G. Chetwynd, Viscount Sydney, the Earl Brownlow, the 1st Gentleman Usher Daily Waiter to his Majesty. Supporter: The Marquis of Stafford, K.G. { Garter Principal King of Arms: The CHIEF MOURNER, his Royal High-. Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod: Sir T. Tyrwhitt, knt. Supporter: The Marquis of Buckingham. Train Bearers: The Marquis of Bath; the Marquis of Salisbury, K.G. assisted by Lord Viscount Jocelyn, Vice-Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household. Assistants to his Royal Highness the Chief Mourner: The Marquis Conyngham, the Marquis Cornwallis, K. St. P.; the Earls of Shaftesbury, Huntingdon, Dartmouth, Aberdeen, K.T. Pomfret, Aylesford, Harcourt, Waldegrave, Bathurst, K.G. Chatham, K.T. Liverpool, K.G. Ailesbury, K.T. Arran, Bessborough. Princes of the Blood Royal, in long black cloaks, the train of each borne by two Prince Leopold of Saxe Cobourg. The Duke of Gloucester. The Council of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, as Custos Persona The Lord Chancellor; the Archbishop of Canterbury; Lord Arden; the Archbishop of .1 the Lord Bishop of London; the Earl of Macclesfield; Lord Henley, G. C. B. Master Master of the Household to his late Majesty on the Windsor Establishment: B. C. Stephenson, esq. Groom of the Stole to his late Majesty on the Windsor Establishment: Grooms of his late Majesty's Bedchamber: Vice Chamberlain to his late Majesty on the Windsor Establishment: Lord J. Thynue. Vice-Adm. the Hon. Sir A. K. Legge; Hon. R. Greville; Vice Adm. Sir Harry Neale, bart.; Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Campbell. His late Majesty's Trustees: Count Munster, represented by Baron Best, K.C.B.; Major-Gen. Sir Herbert Taylor; Sir John Simeon, bart. Equeries to his late Majesty: Generals Gwynne, Manners, Cartwright, Garth; Lieut. Gen. Sir Brent Spencer, G.C.B. Upon the arrival of the Procession at St. George's Chapel, the Knight's Marshal's men, the trumpets and drums, filed off without the door. At the entrance of the Chapel, the Royal Body was received by the Dean and Prebendaries, attended by the Choir, who fell immediately before Blanc Coursier King of Arms, bearing the Crown of Hanover, and the Procession moved into the Choir, where the Royal Body was placed on a platform, and the Crowns and Cushions laid thereon. His Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Chief Mourner, was seated on a Chair at the Head of the Corpse, and the Supporters on either side. The Princes of the Blood Royal were seated near the Chief Mourner. The Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household took his place at the Feet of the Corpse; and the Supporters of the Pall and of the Canopy arranged themselves on each side of the Royal Body. The service was commenced by the Dean of Windsor. It was about nine o'clock when the first part of the Procession entered the South aile, and the whole had not taken their seats within the Chapel until ten o'clock. The Anthem of "Hear my Prayer," was sung by Masters Marshall and Deering in a superior style; and the celebrated Funeral Anthem by Handel, upon the death of Queen Caroline, was sung by Messrs. Knyvett, Sale, Vaughan, and Masters Marshall and Deering. Sir Isaac Heard then proclaimed the style and titles of his Majesty, and the Royal Body was lowered into the vault about half after ten o'clock. The ceremonial terminated about eleven o'clock, and as the Royal Dukes were departing with the other Members of the Procession, a "Solemn Voluntary" was performed. appeared most sensibly affected. There was a settled melancholy in the countenance of Prince Leopold, which naturally heightened the interest his Royal Highness's presence uniformly inspires. The Dukes of Clarence, Sussex, and Gloucester, evinced considerable agitation of feeling, in which the whole of the spectators appeared to sympathise. In the Metropolis, business of every description was entirely suspended. Divine Service was celebrated, in the Churches, while the deep funeral tone of the different bells proclaimed the obsequies of the Father of his People. This spontaneous homage to his memory did honour to the moral and loyal sentiments of the British nation. No Royal Edict was required, to call forth this outward sign of affectionate respect. A simple suggestion from the Chief Magistrate of the City of London (and even that was anticipated by publie feeling) is the only act of authority, that preceded this general tribute to departed Royalty. Many appropriate and excellent Sermons were preached in honour and commemoration of his deceased Majesty's public and private virtues. The great bell at St. Paul's, and those of most of the Churches, tolled at in. tervals the whole of the day. The Union Flag was hoisted half-mast high on the Tower, the Admiralty, the Parliament House, St. Martin's Church, St. Giles's, and many other Churches, as also on the different vessels in the River. The Stock Exchange, by order of its Committee, and the Royal Exchange, by order of the Gresham Committee, were closed the whole day. Not only the shops, but the counting-houses of the merchants were closed. Minute guns were fired in the Park, at the Tower, and on the banks of the His Royal Highness the Duke of York Thames, from nine to ten o'clock. FUNERAL { 177 ] FUNERAL OF HIS ROYAL Highness the DUKE OF KENT. In our Obituary of last month, p. 85, we have recorded the sudden and lamented death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent.-On Saturday, the 12th instant, his remains were committed to the silent tomb. The body of his Royal Highness lay in state for a short time at Woolbrook Cottage, Sidmouth, previous to its final removal from a scene which, but a few days before, was distinguished by all the joys of domestic bliss and social happiness. This took place in a spacious room, which was hung with black cloth and lighted with thirty wax candles. The glare of day was altogether excluded. The coffin and urn were raised upon trestles, and covered with a rich velvet pall, turned up at each end to shew the splendid materials of which they were composed. At the head of the coffin was a superb plume of feathers, and three smaller plumes placed on each side; right and left were three large wax tapers, in solid silver candlesticks, standing near five feet high. The The whole had an awful and imposing effect. The concourse of persons who were admitted to the solemn spectacle was immense for a country town. company entered at one door, and having walked round the Royal remains, made their egress by another. Every thing was conducted with the greatest order and regularity. On Monday the 7th the procession towards Windsor commenced, attended by an immense concourse of spectators, from the surrounding country, who sincerely lamented the early loss of one to whose future residence among them they had looked with the most pleasing sensations. Upon the arrival of the procession at Bridport, the remains of Royal Highness were placed in the church there, under a military guard, drag the night of Monday. On the following morning, at ten o'clock, the procession moved in the same order, halting on Tuesday, the 8th, at Blandford; on Wednesday, the 9th, at Salisbury, and on Thursday, the 10th, at Basingstoke; the same arrangement being observed, for placing the remains of his late Royal Highness, each night as at Bridport. In every town through which the cavalcade passed, the utmost respect was evinced by the inhabitants; the shops were closed-the Church bells tolled, and'every other suitable attention was paid which the solemn occasion required. GENT. MAG. February, 1820. On Friday the procession moved on in the same order to Cumberland lodge, which is situated in the Great Park on the South side of Windsor, and arrived there at six o'clock in the evening. On the procession arriving at the lodge, the coffin was received at the principal entrance of Mr. Mash, attended by Colonel Stevenson, It was conveyed into one of the suit of rooms on the ground floor, immediate at the left of the Hall. Upon the arrival of the procession at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, the drums and trumpets of the Royal Household, the Knight Marshal's men, and the servants and grooms of the Royal Family, filed off without the door. The coffin was one of the largest which has been made for any of the Royal Family. It was 7 feet 5 inches and a half in length; 2 feet 10 inches in breadth; 2 feet and 1 inch in depth; and weighing altogether upwards of a ton. The following is a copy of the Inscription upon the plate of his coffin :— DEPOSITUM Illustrissimi Principis EDUARDI DE BRUNSWICK-Lunenburg, Ducis Cantii et Stratherniæ, Comitis Dublinæ, Nobilissimi Ordinis Priscelidis, Honoratissimi Ordinis Militaris de Balneo et Illustrissimi Ordinis Sancti Patricii, Equitis, Filii Quartogeniti Augustissimi et Poten- GEORGII TERTH, XXIII Die Januarii, Anno Domini The Supporters of the pall and canopy bearers were Lord Catheart, Sir William Keppel, Sir Charles Asgill, Sir Hew Dalrymple, Sir George Nugent, Sir Alured Clarke, and General Gascoyne, all full Generals, in their uniforms, bis late Royal Highness being of that rank. At the entrance into the Chapel the Dean of Windsor commenced reading the sublime Funeral Service, "I am the Resurrection and the Life." After the conclusion of the office of Burial, the venerable Sir Isaac Heard proclaimed the style of his late Royal Highness. After the funeral obsequies had been solemnized, the Royal Dukes retired to the Castle. JOHN |