small gallery adjoining the altar, which was fitted up for
George III. and his family for hearing divine service in. His Majesty will join the Queen there when,the funeral ceremony is over, and retire by the private door instead of returning with the procession. It is right for public infor- mation to mention, that the north aisle of St. George's Chapel can contain at most seven hundred spectators, the organ gallery from fifty to sixty, and the space beyond the communion-table about thirty ; all others who have tickets must be in the lower ward of the Castle, mixed up with the military, with the chance of seeing-a bare chance-the procession move along that part of the covered way which is in their vicinity.. The friends of the Poor Knights will have a peep from the roofs of their dwellings. Sir Jeffery Wyattville will have the parapet of his tower for his friends to overlook the procession from the upper ward, and the other architects will have external accommodation for their friends A recurrence of the unseemly scramble for funeral tickets, which took place at the Duke of York's funeral, will, it is supposed, be checked by the presence of the King and Queen ;-we hope it will, but shall not be disappointed if it be not. The hours for the admission of the public to the lying-in-state will be from ten to four. The arrangements are under the charge of Mr. Mash ;-and recollecting his intrusive services at Edinburgh, and the confusion and danger consequent on his absurd re- gulations when the coffin of the Duke of York was exhibited, they could not, in our opinion, be intrusted to a more utterly inefficient person.
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