CHRONICLE. 
20th. Ricur mon. w. pPitt’s LY- 
{NG IN STATE.—At nine o’clock, a 
crowd began to assemble in New 
and Old Palace Yards, to see this 
distinguished statesman lying in 
state in the painted chamber. The 
crowd completely filled the avenues ; 
and at ten o’clock the doors of the 
lobby of the house of commons were 
thrown open. 
On passing the raised lobby of 
the house of commons, the spec- 
tators entered the long gallery, 
which was hung with black, lighted 
up by seventy-one wax-lights in tin 
sconces, and attended by Bow-strect 
officers. The spectators then pro- 
ceeded to the painted chamber, the 
passage to and from which was in a 
horse-shoe form, and at the upper 
end of which was placed the coffin, 
on bearers, completely covered with 
a pall. ee 
On the right of the latter was 
placed ten silver candlesticks, on 
' pedestals, covered with black cloth 
and large wax tapers, interspersed 
with four elegant flags, with the 
various insignia of the several offices 
of the deceased, and his arms. At 
the foot of the coffin was placed the 
king’s banner, with an admiral’s 
streamer and jack rolled, with his 
shield and sword, and his arms em- 
_ bossed, on a raised platform; over 
which we observed his helmet and 
other insignia, surmounted by the 
anchor, supporting a crane, (the 
Chatham crest ;) on the left of the 
coffin was placed the same number 
of wax lights and banners as on the 
right, with Mr. Thomas as principal. 
At the head of the coffin also, ten 
gentlemen of the wardrobe, attend- 
ants, in deep mourning cloaks and 
scarfs, with twelve other gentlemen 
» porters, variously dispersed. 
The whole of the painted chamber 
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was also hung in black, the upper 
part of which displayed a deep silver 
border, about a foot deep, which 
greatly added to the sublimity of 
the scene. 
All around the chamber were tin 
sconces ; we noticed 132 wax lights ; 
between each light was a banner, 
with the Chatham arms, elegantly 
painted. 
At the head of the coffin, under 
the canopy, was placed the escutch- 
eons and banners of the Chatham 
arms. ‘The canopy was surmounted 
by plumes of black and white ostrich 
feathers, with a deep painted 
border, representing a viscount’s 
coronet, and the Chatham crest, 
in drapery and wreaths. From 
thence the spectators retired through . 
the new door of the house of lords 
into Old Palace Yard. 
At four o'clock, the magnificent | 
and mournful spectacle was closed, 
without any accident whatever ; a 
fact which reflects the greatest praise 
on the police, as the crowd was at 
last very numerous. Some of the 
light-fingered tribe made their ap- 
pearance, but they were easily dis- 
persed. 
The ceremony of lying in state 
continued till Friday evening, the 
Qist instant. 
22d. This being the day appoint- 
ed for the public interment of Mr. 
Pitt, at an early hour New Palace 
Yard, Union-street, King-street, 
and the Sanctuary, were covered 
with gravel. At ten o’clock a party 
of the 3d regiment of guards arrived, 
and were stationed inside of the 
railing, from Westminster-Hall gate 
to the west door of Westminster 
Abbey —A number of the life 
guards were stationed at all the lead- 
ing streets, to regulate the carriages 
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