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of a party of horse showed that the funeral was coming; and the spectators, who had been pacing backwards and forwards, now stood still to view it. First marched a squadron of Lifeguards, then came seven carriages of the Queen, with the blinds up, drawn by six horses covered with black saddle cloths but the great object of attention was the hearse, which next followed, drawn by eight black Hanoverian horses, well -known to those who have been in the habit of observing the Royal stud. A large body of Life-guards immediately preceded and followed it. This part of the procession was certainly very imposing, though the splendor of its covering, added to the glittering bustle of a military escort, took away all that solemnity which a hearse is in general calculated to inspire. After the hearse, came the carriage of the Chief Mourner, the Prince Regent; and his Royal Highness was very visible, notwithstanding the cloud of cavalry that hovered round his coach. He seemed in good health. We understood that the Duke of York rode in the same carriage with his Royal brother, but we did not see him: at any rate his carriage and six moved next in the procession: after which followed the carriages of the Dukes of Sussex and Gloucester, and of Prince Leopold, all full. There was no carriage, so far as we could see, of either of the other Royal Dukes; but the funeral pomp concluded with about a dozen coaches, belonging, we believe, to the nobility and gentry connected with the

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household; and the rear sisted of a large body of Lifeguards intermixed with Lancers. The grandest effect in the procession was, the appearance of the military when the torches were lighted the illumination extended nearly a mile, and the rich glow of their scarlet uniforms, together with their splendid helmets and caparisoned horses, geaming along the lines, formed a picture that would at once have excited the transport and baffled the skill of the finest artists: but it will be seen from this account that even with the large accession acquired at Frogmore, the procession was neither so numerous nor so splendid as had been expected.

The procession, we believe, arrived at St. George's-chapel nearly an hour sooner than had been expected; and some inconvenience resulted from this unusual excess of punctuality. We understood that several persons, whose business it was to form part of the chapel procession, arrived too late to gain admittance. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Bathurst were excluded; some of the higher offi. cers of the Queen's Household gained admittance with great difficulty; and it was asserted, though we cannot vouch for the fact, that the Duke of Northumberland, appointed to be one of the pall-bearers, could not enter to perform his allotted functions. Either from this circumstance, or the limited number invited, the chapel had certainly a meagre and empty appearance. There was also a want of policy in the paucity of admission

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tickets issued for the ante-chapel; for a procession without spectators is, of all things, the most uninteresting; and yet this was the case yesterday. That grand and ample space which would have contained several hundreds of spectators had only a few soldiers, whose torches scarcely illuminated the place, and only served to show the dreary solitude over which they were scantily scattered. Before we dismiss this part of the subject, it may be fit to say a word as to the conduct of the numerous bodies of military, who, with a selection not apparently well suited to the occasion, formed a principal part of the procession to conduct a Queen to her tomb. The cavalry, without any exception, behaved with the utmost propriety, and performed their civil duties of maintaining order with much good temper and courtesy. The behaviour of the Foot-guards was less conciliatory-less gentle; but it is merely common justice say that the officers, whenever applied to, listened to every complaint of those who thought themselves aggrieved, with the most ready, polite, and anxious

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whence a tolerable view both of the entrance of the procession and the solemn concluding ceremony could be obtained. These visiters were admitted soon after 6 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 appearance 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 manner, from the effect of the black cloth with which it was covered, still remained gloomy and indistinct. At 7 o'clock the bell of the chapel began to toll, as an intimation that the procession had moved from Frogmore, while the marshals and the persons belonging to the Lord Chamberlain's office began to call over and to form those who were to precede the procession into the choir. This was managed with great decorum, and so as scarcely to disturb the general silence that reigned throughout the arcades 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 funeral 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 well-known anthem from Croft's burial service. The strength and completeness of this choral band, at least treble the usual number allotted to the cathedral service, N

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and the select members of the principal choirs in and near the metropolis, breaking in upon the silence which before prevailed, produced an effect truly solemn and impressive. The procession then entered by the south door of the chapel, nearly in the same order as given in the ceremonial previously arranged for the obsequies of her Majesty. The pall which covered the Royal body was supported on each side by three Dukes; the Dukes of Northumberland, Dorset, and St. Alban's, on one side; of Newcastle, Montrose, and Beaufort on the other. The Royal body was followed by the Prince Regent, as chief-mourner, supported by the Marquisses of Buckingham and Winchester, and attended by the Marquisses of Bath, Salisbury, Headfort, Cornwallis, and Camden, as trainbearers next followed, as assistants to the chief mourner, Earl Delawarr, Viscounts Lake and Bulkeley, Lords Boston, Amherst, Arden, Graves, Longford, Beresford, Rivers, Grenville, St. Grenville, St. Helen's, 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 the altar. The members of the Royal Family, of whom we perceived to be present 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 the 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. The first Psalm having been chanted by the choir, in the same finished manner as the anthem with which the ceremony commenced; the service was read by the Dean of Windsor, in that unaffected and impressive manner which is required by this sublime portion of our rubric. At the end of the first part the celebrated anthem by Kent, "Hear my Prayer," was introduced, and executed in a very finished manner. The body of her Majesty was then let down into the vault prepared for it, and the solemnity was closed in the manner usual on these occasions, by the venerable Sir Isaac Heard, who pronounced in a distinct voice, and standing near the grave, the style and titles of her late Majesty. As the mourners and attendants on this striking ceremony began slowly to separate and to quit the chapel, the notes of the organ again filled the edifice, and produced at once the richest and most soothing effect. The numerous company separated without

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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.

The whole ceremony was con. ducted in a manner that reflects great credit on all concerned in its management: no confusion or difficulty arose in its progress; nor did the different persons who formed the procession appear at all embarrassed, or at a loss to discover the situations in which they were to be placed.

It is impossible to dismiss this subject without noticing the limited attendance and homage paid by the peerage on this occasion, as well as by other persons who occupy a distinguished rank in the State: neither was there, we believe, any female of rank who honoured the ceremony with her presence. The funerals of Sovereigns are a part of their state, and should be attended with the same marks of exterior respect as any scene over which they may be called, when living, to preside. The choir was by no means filled by the numbers who were in attendance.

Of his Majesty's Ministers the following were present: Lords Liverpool, Sidmouth; the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord President, the Hon. C. Bathurst, G. Canning, and W. W. Pole.

The late Queen's Will.-The Will of her late Majesty was yesterday proved in Doctors' Commons, by Lord Arden and General Taylor, the executors. The personal property is sworn to as being under £140,000.

The will is in substance as follows:

Her Majesty directs her debts, and the legacies and annuities given by her will, to be paid out of the personalty, or out of the sale of personals, if there is not sufficient in her Majesty's treasury to provide for those payments.

Her Majesty states her property to consist of a real estate in New Windsor, called the Lower Lodge, and of personals of various descriptions; those of the greatest value being her jewels, which are classed as follows:

1. Those which the King purchased for £.50,000 and presented to her (supposed on her marriage.)

2. Those presented to her by the Nabob of Arcot.

3. Those purchased by herself, or being presents made on birthdays or other occasions.

In the event of the King surviving, and being restored from his malady, her Majesty bequeaths to him the jewels which he purchased and gave her; but if he should not survive, or should not be restored to a sound state of mind, she then gives those jewels to the House of Hanover as an heir-loom.

Her Majesty then alludes to the Queen of Wurtemberg being so handsomely provided for, and gives the jewels presented by the Nabob of Arcot to her four remaining daughters, directing those jewels to be sold, and the produce divided amongst the four daughters, subject to the charge of debts, &c.

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equally amongst the four daughters just mentioned, to be divided according to a valuation to be made of them.

The house and ground at Frogmore, and the Shawe establishment, her Majesty gives to the Princess Augusta Sophia; but if she should find living in it and keeping it up too expensive, it is directed to revert to the Crown, upon a valuation being made and given for it to the Princess Augusta Sophia, with due consideration to the improvements: whether it shall please the Prince Regent, to reserve the possession of it as an appendage to Windsor-castle, or to authorize any other disposal of it.

Her Majesty gives the fixtures, articles of common household furniture, and live and dead stock in the house at Frogmore, or on the estates, to her daughter Augusta Sophia.

She gives the real estate in New Windsor, purchased of the late Duke of St. Alban's, and commonly called the Lower Lodge, with its appendages, to her youngest daughter Sophia.

Her books, plate, house linen, china, pictures, drawings, prints, all articles of ornamental furniture, and all other valuables and personals, she directs to be divided in equal shares, accord

ing to a valuation to be made, amongst her four younger daughters.

Her Majesty states, that she brought various property from Mecklenburg, as specified in a list, No. 1, to be annexed to her will; and she desires, that that property shall revert to the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and be sent back to the senior branch of that House.

Her Majesty then expresses her intention of giving several legacies, as specified in a list, No. 2, to be annexed to her will, to be paid out of her personal property, within six months after her death; but no such lists as these were annexed to her will, or made out by her Majesty.

Her Majesty appoints Lord Arden and General Taylor, Trus. tees for the property bequeathed to her daughters Elizabeth and Mary; stating that property to be left to them for their sole benefit, and independent of any husbands they have or may have, and she also appoints Lord Arden and General Taylor her Executors.

The will is dated Nov. 16, 1818 (the day before her Majesty's death.) It is in the handwriting of General Taylor; and two of the attesting witnesses are Sir Francis Millman and Sir Henry Halford.

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