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Newspaper
Courier
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 01, 1821
Page
3
The Forman recalled his initial recommendation as York and Adolphus questioned the plan. Blaikie suggested the group adjourn until two o clock to consider the matter further, with Eng et al noting the need for time to deliberate.
The Times reports a royal funeral procession from Soltau to Celle, Offau and Brunswick. White-clad girls strew flowers, Hussars and cuirassiers serve, and crowds line streets as the coffin is borne to the cathedral. A midnight burial follows a formal, highly ceremonial entry with Brunswick Cavalry escort and strict crowd control.
A solemn prayerful tribute follows the death of a princess, praising divine will and eternal life. The obituary notes the family’s prominence, attendance of Lord and Lady Hood and other notables, and mentions efforts to recover a plate from the coffin and a funeral sermon by Mr. Wolff.
A vast funeral chamber holds 57 coffins from the ancient family with a seven yard square separation draped in black. Wax lights illuminate a platform where the father and brother’s coffins lie, both slain in battles against Buonaparte. Minister J W G Wolff delivers a German prayer, translated for mourners.
A reader questions the authority of Sheriff Waithman after a Sunday riot near Knightsbridge Barracks arguing the scene occurred within Westminster and not under his sheriffal powers. The letter insists Westminster constables can confirm jurisdiction and predicts Waithman may only share in public consequences with others who broke the Sabbath laws.
Paris reports note the Duke of Wellington in meetings with the French government before his departure for London or Frankfurt. Other dispatches cite naval activity near Cape Cerigo, a grand dinner at the Richelieu, and Strogonoff’s passport demand, along with Barcelona’s disease concerns and a Surrey election sale of fifty freehold houses led by Trustees with auctioneers Hoxins.
A birth notice from Boyle Farm reports the Lady Mary Stanley of Charles Craven Esq aboard in Brighton. The event is dated Thursdag af ataughen, noting the arrival of a child to the Stanley-Craven line.
Notices of multiple marriages including Townley and Cecil Watson at West Wratting Church and Major Sir Henry Floyd and Mary Murray at Marylebone New Church. also Frederick Williams Frankland and Catherine Margaret Scarth wed in Paris. plus obituaries for Sampson Kingsford and William Gratwicke and Edward John Holland. Includes ages and locales.
The king tours Boyne banks with the Conynghams and Montrose, enjoys a Slane Castle welcome with bonfires and town celebrations, then attends a grand Dublin University dinner. A correspondent notes crowded Slane Church and extensive royal hospitality across the events.
An account of the King dining at Trinity College with a distinguished company including the Provost, Lord Lieutenant, and senior clergy. The feast featured royal toasts, music, and elaborate service, concluding with the King’s departure amid cheers and a final wave to the assembled guests.
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