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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 pei'sons 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 



noticmg 



the 



limited attendance and homage 

 paid by the peerage on this occa- 

 sion, 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 Ta)'lor, the executors. 

 The personal property is sworn 

 to as beii>g 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 INIajesty's trea- 

 sury to provide for those pay- 

 ments. 



Her Majest}' states her pro- 

 perty 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 : — 



L Those which the King pur- 

 chasedfor 36.50,000 and presented 

 to her (supposed on her mar- 

 riage. ) 



2. Those presented to her hy 

 the Nabob of Arcot. 



3. Those purchased by herself, 

 or being presents made on birth- 

 days or other occasions. 



In the event of the King sur- 

 viving, and being restored from 

 his malady, her Majesty bequeaths 

 to him the jewels which he pur- 

 chased 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 re- 

 maining daughters, directing 

 those jewels to be sold, and the 

 produce divided amongst the 

 four daughters, subject to the 

 charge of debts, &c. 



The remaining jewels she gives 



N 2 equally 



