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painted im the naval style, with the 
word ‘¢ Viétory” in yellow raised 
letters on the lanthorn over the 
poop. The coffin, placed on the 
quarter-deck, with 1ts head towards 
the stern, with an English Jack pen- 
dant over the poop, and lowered 
half staff. There was an awning 
over the whole, consisting of an ele- 
gant canopy, supported by four pil- 
Jars, inthe form of palm-trees, and 
partly covered with black velvet. 
The corners and sides were deco- 
rated with black ostrich feathers, 
and festooned with black velvet, 
richly fringed; immediately above 
which, in the front, was inscribed, in 
gold, the word ‘* Nite,” at one end: 
on one side the following motto— 
*¢ Hoste devicto requievit:” behind, 
the word ‘* J’rafalgar:” and, on the 
other side, the motto-—** Palmam 
qui meruit ferat.” Thecarriage was 
drawn by six Jed horses, in elegant 
furniture.—Then followed, 
Garter principal king of arms (in 
a mourning coach,) habited as the 
other officers of arms, with his scep- 
tre, attended by two gentlemen 
ushers. —The chief mourner, sir 
Peter Parker, in along mourning 
cloak, with his two supporters, 
being admirals lords Hood and Rad- 
stock, and his train-bearer, the 
Hon. captain Blackwood, all in 
mourning cloaks, over their full 
uniform coats, black waistcoats, 
breeches, and stockings, crape round 
their arms and hats,—Six assistant 
mourners, beivg admirals (in two 
mourning coaches,) in mourning 
cloaks as before.—Norroy king of 
arms (in a mourning coach, ) habited 
as the other officers of arms.—The 
banner of emblems, in front of a 
mournifig coach, in which were a 
eaptain and two lieutenants of the 
royal navy, as with the ether ban- 
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ners.—Relations of the deceased, im 
mourning coaches.—Officers of the 
navy and army, according to their 
respective ranks, the seniors nearest 
the body.—The wholein 50 mourn. 
ing coaches.—The private chariot 
of the deceased lord—empty—the 
blinds deawn up—the coachman 
and footman in deep mourning, with 
bouguets of cypress—The whole 
moved on in solemn pace through 
the Strand to Vemple Bar gate, 
where the lord mayor of London, 
with the corporation, waited to re- 
ceive the procession. On the ar- 
rival of the military preceding the 
whole, his lordship advanced, and 
spoke a few words to the duke of | 
York. As the pr cession advanced 
within the city, the carriages of the 
common council, as had been pre- 
viously adjusted, fell in before the 
physicians of the deceased ; the al- 
dermen and sheriffs before the mas- 
ters in chancery ; and thelord mayor 
between the prince of Wales and 
the heralds at arms. i 
In this order the procession en- 
tered the cathedral, which was filled 
at an early hour with spectators of 
the first distinction: the highland 
regiments, whopreceded it, entered 
the church, and ranged themselves 
on the outer side of the passage.—~ 
A party of sailors closed the pro- © 
cession, bearing the three flags 
of lord Nelson’s ship, “ The Vice. 
tory.”—From the lateness of the 
arrival of the corpse, most of the 
service was performed by torch- 
light.—The order of interment was 
as follows : 
The body, having been taken from 
the funeral car, was borne into the 
church and choir by eight seamen of 
the Victory, according to the fol- 
lowing order :—Tue Bopy, covered 
as before.—The pall supported by 
admirals, 
