Dragoons, with swords sheathed, and with carbines in their hands. At a short distance afterwards followed a squadron, preceded by the bugles of the two troops employed on this occasion: then came the band of gentlemen mourners, to whom we have previously alluded, headed by the Rev. Mr. Frank, of Sudbury, a clergyman of the Church of England, in full canonicals, and several other persons of the first consequence in this neighbourhood. Their numbers were now increased to more than 350 persons, all in black, and linked arm in arm with each other, in rows of four and five each. They were followed by about 100 gentlemen on horseback, who had attended the procession for some miles. Then came another squadron of the Dragoons, and then the remainder of the procession, in the same order which we have before had occasion to describe. On turning into the High-street the bugles of the regiment began playing the Dead March in Saul, and continued to play it till the hearse arrived at the Three Cups Inn, where it was intended to remain till all was ready for another advance. A body of dismounted dragoons stationed by one of the public buildings presented arms to the coffin as it passed them, a manoeuvre which seemed to afford considerable pleasure to those of the spectators who observed it. As soon as the body of gentlemen mourners had arrived in the High-street, and had taken what is technically called their ground, they

wheeled off into two distinct bodies to the right and left, and thus one of them formed one side, and the other another side, of the living avenue, through which the Royal cortege was to pass. We never saw a manœuvre on a field day executed by a set of soldiers with greater order and regularity than was this step on the part of the mourners if they had been exercising it daily for 20 years, they could not have performed it with greater dexterity. The procession then moved quietly on through them until it reached the Three Cups, where refreshments were understood to be provided for the different members of her late Majesty's household. The bells of the different parish churches were tolling during all this time, and every shop in the town was most completely closed. The hearse remained in the

street.

The order was given by Mr. Bailey, the director general of the funeral, that the procession, after about three hours rest, was to set out for Harwich at eight o'clock, and a relief of the 4th Light Dragoons was in readiness to escort it. A representation was made to this absolute person, that the rapidity with which the procession was advancing was felt as a serious inconvenience, and that not only for the preservation of due decorum, but for the necessary refreshment of the friends of her late Majesty who attended her remains, the delay of a night was desirable. As reasoning probably could not be expected to be

much listened to in such a case and such a quarter, Dr. Lushington produced what he conceived would be worth a thousand reasons to a Government undertaker-namely, a letter from the Earl of Liverpool, in which his Lordship mentioned to the learned Doctor, that if it was called for by the convenience of the parties, the procession might be two nights on the road, as he had no wish to hurry it on beyond such convenience. On this Mr. Bailey assumed higher pretensions than ever, and replied, that he did not care for letters of Lord Liverpool, while he had in his pocket a King's order to reach Harwich the second night. This order Dr. Lushington requested him to produce, when the former handed him a paper containing the arrangements of the procession, but without a signature. When this essential defect was announced, and Mr. Bailey was asked whether he considered a paper without a signature as sufficient authority for acting as he did, he replied, that the want of a signature was of no consequence in his eyes, as he knew who wrote the paper, and that on his responsibility the procession should move at eight o'clock. Silent submission was the only reply to commands enforced by a military force, and remonstrance would have been vain where nothing but the argument of force would have been understood. The Queen's household and executors, therefore, were prepared for their departure after snatching a hasty meal, when Mr. Bailey entered, and

said that if they preferred staying at Colchester for the night, he had no particular objections. To this proposal they of course assented; and after horses were put to one of the mourning carriages, the order for an immediate departure to Harwich was countermanded, and a night's repose granted to the fatigued and harassed party. Though the Royal remains had stood in the street during the time of refreshment, it was thought too indecent that they should be there kept during the night. Accordingly, preparations were made for removing them to St. Peter's church, the chief church, we believe, of the town. The hearse was therefore about 9 o'clock drawn up the High-street, escorted by a fresh detachment of the 4th Light Dragoons, and attended by her late Majesty's household. The pulpit had previously been hung with black, and preparations had been made beside the altar for receiving the coffin, which was taken from the hearse and there deposited. Immediately after, there ensued a scene very unlike that at the church at Chelmsford, and which must give deep disgust to every true friend of the monarchy. Her Majesty's remains had been hurried with such indecent precipitation from Hammersmith, that time was not even allowed for settling and affixing the plate which contained the account of her age and station on her coffin. A Latin inscription we certainly saw, and a plate containing it was said to have been ready made in the pocket of the Un

dertaker; but Dr. Lushington, as one of her late Majesty's executors, had declared to Lord Liverpool that he would object to it, and accordingly it was not affixed. The learned Doctor had, at the same time, expressed a desire to have the inscription proposed in Her Majesty's will adopted, and to that proposition his Lordship replied, that if the legend in question were to be inscribed on Her Majesty's coffin, it must be done by the executors, and not considered as having obtained the approbation of Government. This did not amount, in the opinion of Her Majesty's executors, to an absolute prohibition, and accordingly, having provided a plate with the testamentary words, "Deposited, Caroline of Brunswick, the injured Queen of England," they chose this, as the last stage of the funeral procession, to screw it on. The church was the only place where this could be done, and in the church it was done, after much altercation. Sir George Nayler objected. He called Mr. Thomas, of the Lord Chamberlain's office, who likewise objected; the Undertaker joined in the protest, and the Clergyman, and some persons who called themselves Magistrates, entered into such arguments as they could employ against Dr. Lushington. learned Doctor and Mr. Wilde conducted themselves with great moderation and propriety, declining useless altercation, and requesting an express to be sent to London, to ascertain the commands of Government. This arrangement

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