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Funeral of her late Majesty.

Equerries to the Royal Family.

Military Secretary to the Commander in Chief -Major-General Sir H. Torrens,
Equerries to the Prince Regent.

Clerk Marshal and First Equerry to the Prince Regent.

Quarter Master General,
Major-General Sir J. W. Gordon,

Equerries to the King.

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Adjutant-General,

Lieut. General Sir H. Calvert.

Clerk Marshal and First Equerry to the King.-Lieut.-Gen. F. T. Hammond.

Equerries to her late Majesty,-Hon. Sir E. Stopford, Hon. A. Upton, and Hon. C. Murray. Gentleinen Ushers of the Privy Chamber to his Majesty.-John Hale, R. Chester, W. C. Master, and G. T. Hatton, esqrs.

Gentlemen Ushers of the Privy Chamber to her late Majesty.-T. Fauquier, C. Rooke, and Major. Gen. Sir T. B. Pechell, bart.

Officers of the Duchy of Cornwall.

Chamberlain to the Great Steward of Scotland.-Viscount Keith.

Grooms of the Bed Chamber to his Majesty.-Gen. Finch, Col. Thomas, Gen. Stevens, Col. Stanhope, Gen. Sir J. Cradock, Gen. Sir W. Keppel, Hon, F. Greville, Sir A. K. Legge, Sir H. Burrard Neale, and Gen. Sir H. Campbell.

Solicitor General, Sir R. Gifford.

Her late Majesty's Solicitor General,

Anthony Hart, esq.

Comptroller of his Majesty's Household,

Lord G. T. Beresford.

Heralds.

Attorney General, Sir S. Shepherd.
Her late Majesty's Attorney General,
J. Vaughan, esq.

Treasurer of his Majesty's Household,
Lord C. Bentinck.

Privy Purse and Private Secretary to the Prince Regent.-Sir B. Bloomfield.
Private Secretary and Treasurer to her late Majesty -Major General H. Taylor,
Lord Chief Baron-Right Hon. Sir R. Richards.

Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.-Sir Robert Dallas.
Vice Chancellor -Sir John Leach.

Master of the Rolls.-Sir Thomas Plumer.

Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench.-Sir Charles Abbott.

Lords of the Bed Chamber to his Majesty.-Lord Boston, Earl Poulett, Lord Charles Spencer,
Marquis of Headfort, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Jas. Murray, Viscount Petersham,
Viscount Lake, Earl De Lawar, Lord Graves, and Lord Amherst.

Master of the Household to his
Majesty, and Secretary to the
Groom of the Stole, (on the
Windsor Establishment). B.
C. Stephenson, esq.
Bishop of Exeter, Clerk of the
Closet to the King. Hon, Geo.
Pelham...

Groom of the Stole to bis Ma-
jesty, (on the Windsor Esta-
blishment). Earl of Winchel-

sea,

Vice-Chamberlain to his Majesty (on the Windsor Establishnient). Lord J. Thynne.

Bishop of London: Right Hon. Bishop of Salisbury, Chancellor
Wm. Howley.
of the Order of the Garter. J.
Fisher, D.D.

Heralds.

The Minister of State of Hanover.-Count Munster.

The Deputy Earl Marshal.-Lord H. Howard, M. Howard.

His Majesty's Ministers.-Earl of Liverpool, Earl of Westmoreland, Earl of Harrowby, Viscount Sidmouth, Earl Bathurst, Right Hon. Nicholas Vansittart, Viscount Melville, Earl of Mulgrave, Right Hon. Geo. Canning, Right Hon. C. Bathurst, Right Hon. W. W. Pole, and

wards and The Archbishop of Canterbury-Right Hon. C. M. Sutton, D.D. amsor Hur kh

Norroy King of Arms.

-as Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, Earl of Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Pensiones, Macclesfield. di

The Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Household,Marquis of Hertford.

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The Royal Body,

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Covered with a fine Holland Sheet, and a Black Velvet Pall, adorned with Ten Escutcheons, carried by Ten Yeomen of the Guard, under a Canopy of Black Velvet.

Lord Chamberlain to her late Majesty.Earl of Morton,-
Secretary and Comptroller to her late Majesty.-Sir Henry F. Campbell.
The Private Secretary and Treasurer to her late Majesty
Major-General Herbert Taylor.

Earl of Liverpool, with the Sword of State.

CHIEF MOURNER.

The Prince Regent, supported by the Marquisses of Buckingham and Salisbury.
Dukes of York and Sussex.

Mistress of the Robes.-Marchioness of Bath.

Ladies of the Bed Chamber.-Countess Harcourt, Viscountess Sydney, Countess of Harrington, Countess of Macclesfield, Viscountess Melville, Countess of Cardigan.

Keepers of the Robes.-Mrs. Charlotte Beckendorff, Miss S. Beckendorff.

Women of the Bed Chamber to her late Majesty.--Hon. Mrs. A. M. Egerton, Lady Radstock, Hon. Mrs.
Courtenay, A. Boyle, Mrs. Mary Gwyn, Hon. Mrs. Augusta Leigh.
Maids of Honour.-Miss Caroline Vernon, Miss Augusta Brudenell, Miss Seymour Colman, Miss Louisa
Wrottesley, Miss Elizabeth Courtenay, and Miss Louisa Murray,

Women Attendants on her late Majesty.
Ten Gentlemen Pensioners with their Axes reversed.
Forty Yeomen of the Guard with their Partizans reversed.
We now proceed to describe the ceremo-
nial as it took place under our observation
in St. George's Chapel. The number of
persons admitted as visitors on this occa-
sion, and not forming part of the procession,
was very small, being limited to fifty-four,
who were allowed, by means of tickets, to
pass by the eastern door of the chapel, ad-
joining to the deanery, and to take their sta-
tion in the organ-loft, from whence a toler-
able view, both of the entrance of the pro-
cession and the solemn concluding ceremo-
ny, could be obtained. These visitors were
> admitted soon after six o'clock, at which
time the chapel was still so dimly lighted as
scarcely to render objects visible. The scene,
however, soon began to assume the appear-
ance of illumination in a slight degree, as
the soldiers who were stationed in the ante-
chapel were gradually supplied with torches.
The choir, though lighted in the usual man-
ner, from the effect of the black cloth with
which it was covered, still remained gloomy
and indistinct. At seven o'clock the bell be-
gan to toll, as an intimation that the proces-
sion had moved from Frogmore, while the
marshals and persons belonging to the
Chamberlain's office began to call over and
form those who were to precede the proces-
sion. This was managed with great deco-
rum,and so as scarcely to disturb the gene-
ral silence thats reigned throughout, the ar-
cades of this noble building. The interval
till eight o'clock was thus occupied, when the

quick moving of lights and general bustle discovered through the windows, announced the arrival of the cavalcade. At this moment the notes of the organ were heard, and the choir entered, each singer bearing a lighted taper in his hand, and singing the wellknown anthem from Croft's burial service. The strength and completeness of this choral band, at least treble the number allotted to the cathedral, and the select members of the principal choirs in and near the metro. polis, breaking in upon the silence which prevailed, produced an effect truly solemn and impressive. The procession then entered by the south door of the chapel. The pall which covered the royal body being supported on each side by three dukes, viz. Northumberland, Dorset, and St. Albans, on one side; Newcastle, Montrose, and Beaufort, on the other. The royal body was followed by the Prince Regent, supported by the Marquisses of Buckingham and Winchester, and attended by the Marquisses of Bath, Salisbury, Headfort, Cornwallis, and Camden, as train-bearers: next followed, as assistants to the chief mourner, Earl Dela warr, Viscounts Lake and Bulkeley, Lords Boston, Amherst, Arden, Graves, Longford, Beresford, Rivers, Grenville, St. Helens, Henley, and Hill. As these severally entered the chapel, the van of the procession moved forwards into the choir, the Windsor Knights, pages, ushers, and other officers ranging themselves around and on the steps of

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the altar. The members of the royal family, the Dukes of York and Sussex, and those noblemen on whom the Order of the Garter had been conferred, stationed themselves in their respective stalls; the great dignitaries of the church, of whom were present the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, with the Bishops of London and Salisbury, occupied their respective places within the choir. The royal body having been carried to the steps of the altar, was placed on a platform prepared to receive it; the pall was removed, and the crown and cushion placed on the coffin. The Prince Regent, as chief mourner, being seated in a chair at the head of the corpse, surrounded by his supporters and train-bearers, standing, the funeral service commenced in the usual manner, as performed at cathedrals, and at the demise of great and illustrious persons.

Immediately on the entrance of the body into the chapel, the choir commenced the impressive burial service, composed conjointly by Croft and Purcell. The second verse, "I know that my Redeemer liveth," was played with exquisite tenderness. Knyvett, Sale, Welsh, and Hawes, were the principal vocal performers,

Kent's celebrated anthem of " O Lord, hear my prayer," was then sung by the express selection of the Prince Regent, by two boys from the Chapel Royal, and two from St. George's Chapel Windsor. Their voices were exquisitely fine, and their delivery of the anthem highly impressive.

The burial service was read by the Hon. Mr. Hobart, Dean of Windsor, in a most impressive manner.

During the performance of that part which says, " Man that is born of woman," the platform was gradually lowered by imperceptible machinery, at twenty-five minutes past nine o'clock, and the car and the coffin which it upheld, descended below the surface of the pavement. At the moment of its disappearance, the Dean read the prayer, "Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God."

The third part of the service," I heard a voice from heaven," was then sung by the choristers, and the remainder of the office of interment read by the Dean.

Throughout the sad ceremony, all eyes were placed on the Prince Regent, who seemed absorbed in grief. His Royal Highness was long known to have been the favourite son of his august mother, and this was that occasion when filial piety would have shewn all the traits of its genuine affections. Besides, perhaps the natural and suitable grief of his Royal Highness for the loss he had now endured, was augmented by the remembrance that the remains of his only child were deposited in the same vault.— The splendor of royalty, the pride of dominion, have no consolation for such an hour as this. The grief of gazing, for the last

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time, on the coffin of a fond mother, is insupportable. As she is lowered in the tomb where we are never more to see her, whence we shall never hear again the sound of her voice, we feel as if one of the strongest and tenderest chords were torn from the breast. The soul weeps through all its inmost recesses, to know that the sacred shrine in which its ethereal essence was first enkindled, has fallen to ruin, and is soon to be blended with the common lifeless earth. He too was her first-born-the first who reflected back her maternal gladness: he was her favourite. In his adversity, for he had his adversity, she loved him still-she solaced and advised him; and her heart clung to him the more, the more he was afflicted. He was her nightly meditation, and her waking thought was a prayer for the happiness and the safety of the future monarch of her people. The filial assiduity with which he attended her, both before and during her fatal illness, proved that her partiality was well bestowed. He watched every evening by her bed side with an attention which was honourable to himself, and exemplary to the country and now that he is finally sepa rated from her, he stands the peculiar object of a generous nation's sympathy.

The whole of the melancholy rites concluded before ten o'clock. Sir Isaac Heard, as Garter King at Arms, now at the close of his 88th year, came forward at the conclusion, and standing near the grave, in a voice tremulous from emotion rather than age, proclaimed the style and titles of her late Majesty. The Prince Regent, the great officers of state, and the nobility present, then retired; and as the mourners began slowly to separate and to quit the chapel, the solemn swell of the organ, which struck up the "Dead march in Saul," produced at once the richest and most soothing effect. The numerous company separated without the least disorder or inconvenience, and in a few minutes after the obsequies of her late Majesty had closed, no vestige remained of the solemn pageantry which had just passed before the eyes of the spectators.

His Royal Highness was repeatedly observed, during the ceremony, to shed a tear, though he struggled to maintain his wonted serenity and fortitude. As the coffin gradually receded from view, his Royal Highness When it was no kept his eye fixed upon it. longer visible, he rose, and Sir Benjamin Bloomfield bearing his train, passed along the side of the open vault, towards the altar, and left the chapel by the western porch, accompanied by the Dukes of York and Sussex, the Dukes of Montrose, Beaufort, and Newcastle.

During the funeral service, the royal chief mourner alone was seated. Lord Liverpool carried the sword of state before his Royal Highness, who remained to sleep at the Castle.

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