It struck nine as we came to the Round Tower.  A rocket was fired as soon as the body moved, to give notice to Linden for the firing of the minute guns.  The bands of the several regiments played the Dead March in Saul, &c., as the procession passed.  The Foot Guards stood close together with arms reversed, every fifth man having a flambeau.  The platform was, in most places, open on both sides.  There was a good deal of air, but the night was warm.  Had there been rain, or had it been cold, some must have died.  There were but few people on the right of the platform in the inner court, but in the outer court there was a dense mass of people, and all the roofs were covered.  There was hardly a whisper.  All the people seemed very decent in their dress, and their conduct was perfect.  The procession entered at the great door of the chapel and turned to the left, went down to the end of the aisle and then turned, facing the door of the inner chapel.  In the space we thus went round were the Eton boys.  In the chapel there were some persons on the right of the altar.  I could not well see who they were, as there was a sort of haze, but they were all in uniform.  With this exception the chapel was empty.  We were all placed as we entered in the seats and stalls.  The body was drawn upon a carriage.  It was too heavy to be carried.  The King had a vast number of attendants, such as equerries, &c.  Half of them captains in the navy.  The attendants pressed rather too close upon him.  He was in black with the collars of all the orders.  He nodded occasionally as he recognised people; but when his countenance was still he looked very grave.  He is become very like his father.  The assistant mourners, who were Lords Goderich, Sidmouth, Granville, Grantham, Carlisle, and some others, had no seats and stood during the service.  The last who entered were the Guard, the colours preceding.  These came half way into the aisle, the colours depressed.  The colonels of the battalions and the general, Sir H. Vivian, came in with their caps on and swords drawn, and stood to the right and left of the King, but not near him.  The banners were depressed on the two sides of the grave.  Over the grave was a black canopy, on the top of which was an enormous crown.  The music was good.  The service was very ill-read by the Dean Hobart, and the Garter could not make himself heard when he recited the King’s titles.  Lord Jersey walked as Lord Chamberlain, Lord Conyngham as Steward.  He broke his staff into the grave.  Lord Cholmondeley was there as Lord Great Chamberlain, and sat on the left of the aisle in a stall opposite the passage.  On the other side was the Earl Marshal.  When all was over the King went out by the small door on the left near the King’s closet, and so by the cloister to the platform.  As soon as he appeared the Guard received him with presented arms and God Save the King.  We all returned by the way we came.  There was tea in St. George’s Hall but we went on, and finding Goulburn’s servant, followed him to the carriage, which was on the other side of the entrance gate, and so got away even before the King.  We were at Roehampton by half-past one.  The whole procession lasted about two hours and a half or rather less—­that is, from the first move to the end.