ashion were the Duke of
Cumberland (then, by the fact of the King's death, King of Hanover) and
Lord Glenelg.

The Queen was proclaimed the next day, but there is no need to detail the
ceremony, as we have all experienced a similar scene lately. The
existing ministry was retained, and things settled down in their places,
yet not quite all at once, for _The Western Luminary_, a paper long since
defunct, says, "In one writ which came down to this city, a ludicrous
mistake was made in the date, as follows: 'In the year of Our Lady 1837,'
instead of 'Our Lord.'" And the Royal Arms had to be altered from those
borne by Her Majesty's five predecessors. Being a female, they had to be
borne on a lozenge, instead of a shield; the crest of a lion surmounting
a crown was discontinued, as was also the escutcheon of pretence bearing
the arms of Hanover, surmounted by the crown of that country.

The preparations for the funeral of the late King were at once commenced;
and, in connection therewith, I cannot help quoting from _The Times_'
Windsor Correspondent (28 June): "In the platform erected for the
interment of George IV., there were more than 70,000 superficial feet of
boarding, and 49,000 feet of quartering. The quantity of black cloth
used for covering the floor of, and the roof over, amounted to more than
10,000 yards. I understand that, after the interment, it becomes the
perquisite of the clergy of the chapel, as do, also, many of the
decorative ornaments placed on, and suspended over, the coffin. You
will, perhaps, recollect what some people would willingly have you
forget--I mean the squabbling which occurred respecting the velvet
cushion upon which the coronet of the late Princess Charlotte rested at
her funeral, and the scramble which took place for the real or supposed
baton of the Duke of York, on the occasion of his burial. Care was taken
to prevent the occurrence of any such indecent proceedings at the funeral
of George IV., and, hence, I do not anticipate any such scenes on the
present occasion."

The King was buried with great pomp on the night of the 8th of July, the
Duke of Sussex being chief mourner, and Queen Adelaide occupying the
Royal Closet. At the close of the ceremony, the members of the
procession, who were much fatigued by the toil they had undergone and by
the sultry heat of the chapel, proceeded to quit as quickly and as
quietly as possible, but nothing like order was observed in the return