The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-19 00:00:00

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Industry screw storeship arrived at Spithead on Sunday morning from Rio and Ascension, hav ing sailed from the latter place on the 12th of Nov. She brings to England a quantity of useless stores, and a few naval invalids and pensioners. The latter were transferred to her Majesty's ship Victory on Sunday morning, and in the course of the day she sailed again from Spithead for Woolwich to dis charge her cargo. ( I NABAN'S LL WHISKY. - DUBLIN EXHIBITION, 1865. MN celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY gained the Dublin rit Ii ize Aedal. Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. i 41 ,1 in Bottles, Is. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by t 'Oath in the principal towns in England; or wholesale THE SUN, .LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1865. PRICE 4d., STAMPED sd. 8 , GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, LONDON, W. 1) w ,merve the Red Seal, Pink Label , and t;ork branded Alsatian's LL Whisky." N°. 22,934. THE LATE KING OF THE BELGIANS• THE UNITED LIBRARIES. 3r, Regent-street, W. Subscriptions from One Guinea to any amount, according to the supply required. All the best New rcooke, English, French, and German. immediately on publication. Booth's, Churton 3, Hodgson's, and Saunders' and Otley's United' Libraries, 3CI Regent• street, next the Royal Poly technic Institution. UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY. Now ready, sth Edition, in 1 vol., with the Arms beautifully engraved. 31s. 6d., handsomely bound, gilt edge s, L ODGE'S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE for 1866. Corrected by the Nobility. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Private letters received at Portsmouth from As cension, dated November 8, state that her Majesty's ship Archer was lying there with her officers and crew suffering from fever. The healthy and con valescents were on shore at Comfortless-bay, the sick being retained and undergoing treatment on board the ship. The paymaster, assistant-clerk, and the colour-serg. of Royal Marines had died from fever prior to the vessel arriving at Ascension. Three officers on board, with 35 of the crew, were on the sick list with fever at -the time the letters were written, and the surgeon was dangerously ill with jaundice. The assist.-surg. caught the fever, and died in the midst of constant and unrelieved duty in attendance upon the sick. Commodore C. 8., visited the Archer at Ascension on the sth November, and ordered her to leave the sta tion for England at the earliest possible date. The Commodore left for Sierra Leone immediately after his visit to the Archer, to wait there the arrival of his successor from England, Commodore G. P. Hornby, in the Bristol frigate. On the Rattlesnake arriving at Ascension on the 2d November, accompanied by the Lee gunboat, Lieut. 0. T. Lang, the officer in charge of the lat ter, while giving orders to bring his vessel to anchor, fell from off the bridge to the deck, and received such severe injuries that he died immediately after wards. He was buried on the following day on shore with military honours, the Rev. C. Chapman, chaplain of the Rattlesnake, performing the funeral. service. • WUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION (Inc Irpor ited by Act of :nt, ts \ 0). , 4 USSE i.L-STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, LONDON ,A - 'old ?NOES MONEY on Personal Security, Bills of Sal' , 14: or beneficial Leasehold Property, without inquiry thp e °r any deduction whatever, for periods of one, two, or NZ Years, repayable weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Bills km anted. The greatest secrecy observed. 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At the examination of candidates for assistant clerkships in her Majesty's Navy held on board the Victory at Portsmouth during the past week, and concluded on Friday last, the following successfully passed their examinations :—James A. Bell, first class certificate ; D. A. L. M'Alpin, Edmund Hick son, George J. Long, E. W. P. Edwin, Joseph Barnes, W. H. Rae, J. G. Gordon, H. S. Basker vile, and J. A. Ramsay. There were 22 candidates for ten vacancies. The following candidates also passed their examinations successfully :—Mr. W. F. Crosthwaite, for paymaster ; Mr. G. B. Collier, for clerk ; Mr. A. Murray, for clerk ; Mr. W. H. Why ham, for clerk ; Mr. H. D. King, for clerk ; and Mr S. H. Acroffs, intermediate, for clerk. The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty :—Stopford C. Tracy, master, to the Malacca, vice Hinvest ; Francis Chalmer, midship man, to the Malacca ; and Arthur W. Pearson, as sistant-clerk, to the Spiteful ; Lieut. 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A MBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN air t PPECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels ` 4l t4 e tio2', the head, truly efficacious and pleasant. is ace s Zll l , to be the best medicine ior immediately relieving Itt i rs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con k Ptio n . 04 0 „ . • It frequently cures persons whom the faculty q'Op o i...tiee incurable, admirably allays the tickling which s t ees frequent coughing. In approaching consumption is j„,ta are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or iguic: down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief A `Lininutes alter taking it. Prepares oniy and sold by 'a -BP T , Chemist. 8, King-Waliam-street, Charing- Oe„ . 4,o lldo ' n, and by all druggists, in bottles. 130., and ',Ott - , quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular. and ask 44: 11 Thert's Asthmatic Balsam. The name and address are N.: ... _ 4e d on the stamp. No ---- I N MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER MEDICINE. •k), r tf BARRY'S delicioushealth A lres Es to t ri A ng A I R n A I T u a 1 1 c i d A s : ki, and Infants' Food,3llE . 11 n 1l a T t ng. ttplitl three times as ranch Rest 1 i and strengthening lltt 4 4:lent as the best meat. and restores perfect 1 4 °ll tie Ot, tiet to ryes, sound l a u n n d g e s n , h er e g a y lth to y t l h i e ve m r, re t fr d e i s s l o u r n d taa.l regularity, tti e ,,_ - -7-removing s s l p m e a, edtly and i c irlal, cough, atl consumption, efre c L I uo i a as 13 1 l i Y t u a l 1 1 c d o igeg n res s es t i det i p ieoo a pilr i 14ill'h, arrhcea all gastric derangeme h n i t l e io , u h s w n m es o s r , r t h e o v i e d r e s , , l s i o v r e e r 1* Vlnts flalulency, nervousness, . li t4 ll 4 'l l Plitteria, catarrhs, colds, influenza,no e i r s r es ap i t l o th s e , Cate na ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, kti",. ,neuralgia, I Flt t4ll4e la lla ncl t s b ick n n'es i s e 1 a r dache l , il d t ebil s i l t e y e . p d l r e o s p en sy er, acidi s ty s ,l a a s l m p i s - , craamp, sinking fits, even in pregnancy or at sea, !!;11,c,"Itle, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains in the pit of 4.. 41- °Panh and between the shouldere aisntdhienmtaonsttsdilngeasll - ht: "s all foods, and suitable for invalids t A e l atAte. ' OeNt3uote a few out of 62,000 se C v ar en es ye :—J e u l r i e ve N r o e . 0 5 m 8 p , 2 1 16 i , n o t f p'kati,',"thioness de Brehan, of ° as , tway, debility, nervousness, irritability, lie Pal • ' bad digestion, c % t . pitation all over, constant sleepless- Dawith a a n e r 1, ont tile most intolerable nervous agitation. Cure No. 'ies `7 B Pepsia, from the . Right lion. the Lord Stuart de Ore h ord Lieutenant of the county . of Waterford :—1 nt, etived much benefit f y our excellent food.— q,rt , VI Decies, Dromana, -41 " ) ,; 54 RI3 from the Rev. James • 1' Campbell, Syder- Ca r p om poquin , „ county Waterford. d-41 Re nearlakenham, Norfolk.—ln all cases of in -0443, particularly when the liver is _rnore i t t h r a e n . la itN finected, I consider it the best . of all remedies. ti l ,:nr o r tti le bile, n a nd makes it flow in cases which woul o d lN not t,,, t , oil, i _ ereury in any shape, In I b n es s t h s o y r in t, p a t? li m ea s l : thy r flow can k ke , t s one of its earliest 4 11 t1s 1 ,at use you please of _this communication.—J r. a_T e , S ° llse Vo., James T. Camp) 11 Cure No. 5,4.:.2.-1 id O t tli;. il . r nley, Surrey.— 1 i e ty . -three years' diseased lungs, h 1 I n i aement, deafness, singing i Nle,ssi-,'Nnteebrilsolt3id, liver te1,?;3'..,-,y, 1 4 a,f; il li' have beenP raetm°oned bynyt ours i l l o e r STl e e s ll s t a of A b a r t Letylth: and rt› ...iv er 4 4 ' Perf ect , s omach, bead, and ears are all right, ,s hear biN..... , * and my recovery mar el to all my a,quai s n i t 2 - 1 1- t 'ity ~,rae Roberts, Timb is er a Mer, o li m ant.___C , u p r s e .a 7o. 49, ~ i nery . u, - t „Rii, ,4,,,,,ara incies:cribane agony from flatulency, spasms, sick ti74 8, ,iplia, cough, constipation, i 4714 Voi niting.—llaria Joly, of Lynn, Norfolk. Cure ( 4 11 ' 1 4410.0"--51i534 Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness. fli,',,, No ion ' low spirits, and nervous fancies. It s.`,,i'rces ''',V4.-51r. :4amuelLaxton,Leieesteir, of two years' jq; 2 1, .ne Food is sold in canisters, 1 b., 28 9cl_; 2_1b.., t ois t ,, ,, : - ; - 1 2 h i , s .i - 2 2 . 8 4 . 1b. 61 4 h 0 . 8 , . 31 5 5 uper-reflned quality, lb., gab.' I'l Pr Y - I_l' "t riage. ' free on receipt o le f wee Oider, by 0 1 11 4 bur . C0.,1 p 0 l o b s . t , . 0 2_1 . , and 241 b. r• 'Pitt L'a Oettlers 8, King NI , m- . ''-' 1 = P '• l'n 1 rin , l C 77, Re , , , 4 . 21 1 4-street. et L ; o l n i d k o e n w i se als a o t s ,, ate-street Itror'ptl4lo:..27r(l,ls)v a r n e d et' 2 ; ,B 4, , Cheapside, 49, IlishoP - . • Oxford-street t ; .r 3 o 3 a o d , Strand t jp , p e . r. , : t l 't 3er-street ; (xt, Tottenham-co.,F Close Brothers, a'; Igli n g t e'n, N.; Ilarvey, Notting-hill ; St. John's- I s od , t -Edreet ; and 6tubbv, Queen's-terrace, .. ___,_,....._ t'4 ' 4 itt T l i (I CU; and all respectable erocers and Cnenamo ••11134ricrtis Imitations. THE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S-STREET. Set DINNERS served, at five minutes' notice, from Four to Niue p.m.. at 2s. 6d., 3s 6d., 4 3 . 6 d. , and 7s. each. ELEGANT SALOON DINING ROOMS , for Ladies and Families. Prices on the "Carte" moderate. Private Rooms for Large or Small Parties. Reading, Smoking, and Billiard Rooms. BREAR.FASH and LUNCHEONS. D. CAMERON. Entrances-160, Piccadilly, and 49, St. James's-street. SPANISH FLY is the acting ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES OIL, which speedily produces whhkers and thickens hair. Ss. 6d. ss. 6d., and 10s. 6d..; sent tree for 54, 84, and 141 stumps.—ALEX. ROSS, 218, High Holborn. London. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.--Cons cured in one day by using ALEX. ROSS'S CHIROPO. This preparation gradually dissolves the corn in a few hours, removing the very root. Price 4s , sent by post for 60 stamps . —248, High Holborn, London. • HAIR -CURLING FLUID, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curls Ladies' or Gentlemen's hair immediately it is applied. Sold at 3s. 6d., is. 6d., and 10s. 6d. sent free for 54, 81, and 144 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, ls. 6d., or 20 stamps. (1 REY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London.— xi ALEX. ROSS'S HAIR DYE produces a perfect colour immediately it is used. It is permanent, and perfectly na tural in effe .t. Price 3s. Bd , ss. 6d.. and 10s. 6d. ; sent by post for 51, 84, and 141 stamps. HAIR DESTROYER, 248, High Holborn, London.—ALEX.*ROSS'S rEPILA. FORT removes, without effect to the skin, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. as. 6d.. ss. 6d.. and 108. 6d.: sent the same day as ordered by post for 51, Si, and 144 stamps. Lately published. Id., sent free by post for two stlmps, AN ESSAY upon the HUMAN HAIR : Its Close Analogy to Vegetation, and its Reproduction by the Stimulant Spanish Fly or Cantharides. — By ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Holborn, London. PIMPLE REMOVER.—AII diseases of the skin are improved by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. 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To-day the funeral of the late King of the Bel gians took place, with almost more than the royal pomp which usually clog these mournful ceremonies, and, what is not usual, amid the most profound expressions of regret and sympathy on the part his late subjects. Since I last wrote, the work of putting the city in mourning has been going for ward steadily and rapidly night and day. Especially during last night were the exhibition of these mournful emblems hurried forward, and when the gloomy dawn broke this morning amid the ceaseless boom of muffled bells from every spire in the city there was scarcely a hotse of consequence which was not dressed with pall-hie draperies of ghastly black and white. Even the Tery lamps were muffled over with crape, and the necessity which thisoccasioned of leaving the lights burning with a sickly yellow gloom made the whole line of road from the Place Royale to Porte Luke). look like an avenue to a vault. Seen through the dim winter morning it would be difficult to conceive anything more mourn ful in this aspect than these thoroughfares. It seemed at the first glance not so much that a King ' was to be buried, but as if all his subjects were dead too. Closed windows, closed shutters, black flags, and black drapery met the eye on every side, while the very sir was filial with indications of sorrow as the echo of the minute guns and tolling of the muf fled bells came with dull reverberation from every quarter. The great centre of the indication of gloom and mourning was, of course, the Brussels Palace itself. Most 'cisitors to Brussels know its cheerful aspect as seen through the trees of the park—it starts up brightly beyond its fine open square. Few even of those most familiar with its appearance could have recognised it to-day. It was draped with black cloth almost throughout its en tire front. Around its main entrance the black was dimly spangled with small golden lions, and each porch ornamented with a temporary gilt archway similarly draped and gilded. Along the whole length of the balustrade in from of the windows urns were placed filled with incenw, which as it burnt curled up in wreaths of smoke before the Palace. Under the main portico gilded tripods were placed laden with the same kind of incense, till the very air in front of the Palace was made heavy and unbearable. All this was done before daylight, and almost with daylight the first ranks of spectators took their places. Early as they were, however, the great masses of troops which kept the square and had to take part in the procession were there before, and had enclosed with double rows of infantry the space allotted to the arrangement of the cortege. This duty of keeping the ground was a mere sinecure, as far as duty went ; for anything more orderly, or, if we may so term it, more reverent than the demeanour of the immense crowd could not have been desired. Though the concourse in front of the Palace was very dense, the footways, mailings, lamp posts, vehi cles, and even park trees being almost equally crowded, yet not only way the most perfect order observed, but the most perfect silence maintained. In the centre of the square were squadrons of Guides and Hussars, with companies of the Royal Regiment of Gardes, repmesentative detachments from the Garde Civique, both cavalry and infantry, all with their colours shrouded in heavy crape. Mixed in the groups of officers who commanded there were to be seen the white uniforms of Austria, the grey and blue dress of the Russians, the bright scarlet of the English army, the deep blue of Prus sia, and officers from Wurtemburg, Saxony, Portu gal, and Bavaria. Some of the uniforms of the older corps were quaint enough, exactly recalling to mind the old grenadier costumes worn by the artillery companies nearly two centuries ago ; but the great mass was rich and tasteful, and looked very well, even under the foggy chill of a Decemher morning, and when the spectators had nothing else to look at for some three hours. The officials invited to take part in the ceremonies at the Palace began to arrive soon after 9 o'clock. As they alighted at the chief entrance they were es corted up the staircases, all hung with black, except upon the landings, where the crape gloom was broken by small hatchments, which even made the general effect of the interior of the Palace, if possible, more funereal than ever. Yet sombre as these wide black unfrequented staircases at first appeared, they seemed by contrast almost cheerful to the great saloons to which they gave admittance. All the shutters were closed, all theblinds and curtains drawn. A few streaky rays of half dawn peered through them here and there, just enough to show where tables and vases were to be avoided, and now and then enable one to discern the outlines of the pictures and mirrors with which the lofty walls were garnished. Silence and darkness seemed the rule. Occasionally the latter was dissi pated as some of the royal mourners passed through the saloons to the White drawing-room, where the body lay in state ; and from this regal chamber, where the doors were thrown wide, came the glare of lights from many candelabra, seeming all the more brilliant from their contrast with the heavy piles of velvet drapery which surrounded the coffin. On the previous night the body had been laid in its coffin. There were four of these, and all of great size. The first was a very massive one of lead ; the second and third of oak three inches thick, and lined with lead ; the fourth and last a massive case of ebony of great weight and thickness, but unadorned except by a black plate with the simple inscription— " S. M. LEOPOLD IER., GEORGE CHERETIEN FREDERIC, ROI DES BELGES." Only the immediate members of the late King's family were present when the body was enclosed, and the coffin at last restored to its place under the gorgeous-looking canopy. Then all the insignia of the orders once worn by his Majesty were removed, and, except the paintings and mirrors of the great White drawing-room, there was nothing to break the monotony of dark colours amid which the bier was left to rest. None remained in the chamber on the morning of the funeral. Its doors were kept shut and guarded by equerries, for only the Royal Family and Royal mourners were allowed to enter and take their last look at the coffin of their illustrious relative and say a prayer by the side of the remains of one of the most popular Monarchs who have lived in modern times. Their entry and depar ture through the great doors let out a flood of light, sufficiently marked, but beyond these occasional gleams the obscurity of the rooms that adjoined it was unbroken. Before 10 the officials had begun to assemble in the saloons, and the few servants, their splendid liveries only partly hid by long crape scarves, were superseded by equerries, grooms of the chambers, and high officials, who marshalled all to the chambers in which they were to wait till all was ready. The Ministry, the Ambassadors, and the Senate, occupied the three saloons leading from the new King's private apartments to the White drawing-room, in which the coffin lay. Beyond this the members of the various tribunals of law and commerce and of the Chambers were assembled, all in official costume or evening dress. The wearers of the latter, however, were few and far between, for even the small mino rity that did not appear in uniform had their black coats covered with orders ; and one civilian, a young banker, wore a number of decorations that might have excited at least the surprise of our oldest Peninsular veterans. As the crowd of uniforms, legal, municipal, and diplomatic, gradually filled the chief saloons, the ice of the long silence was at last thawed, and when the thaw did set in it went on very ra pidly. At first it was only a whisper that was ven tured on, then talking ; then very general talking, until an air of suppressed vivacity and universal good spirits seemed to pervade the company. All of a sudden this was checked by the entrance of two equerries, who requested all to rise and ar- range themselves on either side of the saloons, as the King was approaching. A total silence fol lowed this announcement, and all the officials took their places and remained waiting now very silently. Three times the great doors at the end of the saloon were thrown open, but only to give ingress to some high officers of State, and slowly, but surely, the half-smothered talk grew up again, subsiding as instantly as before, when the doors were opened time after time, but still no King appearing. Almost at the last moment, at 10 minutes before 11, the great entrance of the Cham ber was thrown open, and, preceded by his Cham berlains and officers of the household, the King came slowly in. His appearence denoted more than mere anxiety or mere fatigue. On his left walked the King of Portugal in a superb uniform, but which, like the uniforms of all the other illustrious relatives, was covered deeply with the usual signs of military mourning. Behind the King came his brother, the Comte of Flanders, and the Comte de Hainault. The Prince of Wales, who wore the full uniform of a Field Marshal, followed, with the Prince of Prus sia. After them came the Archduke Joseph of Austria, Prince Louis of Hesse, Prince Arthur (in Highland garb), the Grand Duke of Baden, Prince Nicholas of Nassau, Prince Augustus of Saxe- Coburg-Gotha, Prince George of Saxe, the Prince of Wurtemberg, the Prince Presumptive of Ilohen zollern-Sigmaringen, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince de Joinville, the Duke crAumale,:and the Duke de Nemours. Next followed the Envoys Extraordinary of various foreign States :—General Count de Grabbe (Russia), Count de Bylandt (Holland), Lieut.-Gen. deßupplein (Wurtemberg), Baron de Elofstein (Saxe-Meiningen), Field-Mar shal Count de Neipperg (Austria), Duke de Bassano (France), Lord Sydney and General Grey, (Great Britain), Count de Seebach (Saxe -Royal), Baron de Beau-lieu (Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Altenburg), Count de Hompesch (Prussia), and Baron de See bach (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). To these succeeded the diplomatic representatives of the various foreign courts, the President, of the Senate, and the Cham ber of Representatives, the Royal Ministers, and the members of the Cabinet, who followed as the Royal mourners moved to the White Room. Then all the doors leading to it were thrown open, and the chief mourners passed at once to the head of the room. On the left of the coffin stood the King of Portugal, with the Counts of Flanders and Hainault and the Prince of Prussia. On the right the King, with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Arthur, while the various representatives of the foreign Courts grouped around the foot of the bier. The massive silver crucifix had been placed at the head of the coffin, but that had been the only change made dur ing the morning. As soon as the subduednoise caused by the influx of the great tide of officials had sub sided, the Rev. Mr. Becker, one of the Protestant chaplains of the King, commenced the service for the dead. It was very rapidly uttered, and, of course, in French. When that portion of the ritual was arrived at where the body is lowered to the grave the prayers ceased, and the rev. gentleman proceeded to deliver the funeral oration, which now forms almost a necessary part of all important Con tinental funerals. It had, it was stated, been made a special request that this part of the ceremony should be brief. Nevertheless, the rev. pastor's eulogium on the late King's virtues occupied nearly half an hour in delivery, and would probably have been still more lengthy in point of time but for the remarkable volubility with which the words were poured forth. So rapid, indeed, was the speaker's utterance that it was not only difficult to hear his words, but even to follow the contest of his sen tences. During the whole time, however, the dis tinguished audience he was addressing remained as mute and almost as motionless as the illustrious mourners who stood around the coffin. It may be possible that the many officials who had gathered together in the saloon leading to the - White Drawing room were quite out of reach of hearing the rev. gentleman's exhortation ; in any case, the fact re mains that a continued hum of earnest conversation arose from:the ante-rooms, in sufficient volume to prevent those who strove to attend to the funeral oration from clearly hearing the speaker. Not only before the funeral sermon had begun, but before the service commenced, or even before the Royal mourners had entered the White Drawing room, the first detachment of the long funeral pro cession had left the Palace, and was almost half a mile away. It would be a mere needless iteration to recapitulate the programme of this great ceremony, and point out how every department, civil, military, judicial, and ecclesiastical, had their representatives in the cortege. Yet, it was only as the last of these various State officers had filed away that the fune ral oration ceased, and left time to marshal the am bassadors and Special Ministers of foreign Courts in their due order of precedence. This was done in the ante-room, and in a few minutes the chamber where the body lay was deserted by all save the chief mourners. Not until all had left did they quit their positions at the side of the coffin—nor, indeed then, until the detachments of non-commissioned officers, selected from different regiments of the Belgian army, appeared to carry the late King aw ay. Then the mourners left the chamber as the word was given by the Chamberlain, and the pon derous coffin was with difficulty moved a few steps by 15 powerful men. It seemed curious that the only sounds which now broke the silence as the Royal family moved away were the muttered words levez" and " halte," as the companies of soldiers each brought the coffin a few steps on and then had to rest it. Its weight was so great that nearly half an hour was occupied in getting it down the stairs to the grand entrance. Possibly the very number of soldiers employed to move it may have been the cause of half the difficulty, but this excess of precaution was done to the very sudden embarrass ment which • arose when the body was brought in from Laeken in its coffins, and when at the last moment the strength of the bearers appointed to the honour of carrying it' was found quite inadequate to the task. As the coffin was being slowly carried down from stair to stair the State funeral car, escorted by a detach ment of cavalry, and drawn by eight black horses, drew up in front of the Palace. In design it was certainly all that a monarch's hearse should be. In execution, however, its effect was spoilt by the substitution of gold instead of silver decora tions. It was a very large and very lofty catafalque. The lower part was hid with velvet fringed with gold. Above was a kind of second story, on which were emblazoned the shields of the nine great pro vinces of Belgium. Over all was the conventional tomb with the Royal mantle draped with crape and the crown and sceptre laid upon it. At each of the four corners of the car were tripods filled with in cense. These, however, burnt so quickly and sent forth such flames, that when the hearse reached the Palace some fear was excited lest they should ignite the draperies, and the attendants who followed with baskets of charcoal to keep the urns burning were dispensed with. In the basement of the royal car the coffin was laid, and superb wreaths of golden immortelles on velvet concealed it from public view. Close following the car were the household officers and private domestics of the late King, and after them the State charger of the illustrious deceased was led covered with crape housings. No music was played, no drums beaten nor trumpets blown ; mily the sound of the minute guns proclaimed when the procession, or rather the funeral car, had left the Palace, and as it did so the great bells of St. Gudule were rung " backwards," and their confused peals -boomed out in a strange tangle of sound. Following the funeral car came the Royal car riages. The first contained Leopold 11., the King , of Portugal , and the Count of F landers. Th e second his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Prince Royal of Prussia, Archduke Joseph of Austria, and the Prince of Wurtemberg. Li the third was the Prince of Saxony, the Grand Duke William of Baden, Prince Louis of Hesse, and his Royal Highness Prince Arthur. The fourth Royal car riage contained the Prince Auguste of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, the Duke de Nemours, the Prince de Join- Tulle, ani the Duke D'Aumale. In the fifth and last of the carriages allotted to Royalty were the Prince Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and the Duke of Cambridge. Before the carriages had left the Palace the great bulk of the procession was well on its way to Laeken, leaving a long train of ambassadorial, Ministerial, and official carriages still to follow. The whole cortege was more than a mile in length. As it issued into the streets beyond the Palace the marks of respectful sympathy with which the funeral r e eaec every hs e,thead were ee a bridge morerid was g e uncoveredo r across less car was received were re mar k a bl e . All, e v en of the d in n c l a e the s c s k , n and t r great hw:at hd ladies frcho the d crowds r mourning, all the draped w i n d ows were crow d e d as the body passed. It was 1 o ' c l oc k b e f ore th e the in canal that in a manner divides Laeken from the city of Brussels. The representatives of the different corps of the Belgian army arrived here in somewhat straggling and broken order. There had been fre quent and very tedious intervals of delay along the line of march, and at this point there was a pause of more than a quarter of an hour before the head of the procession was joined by its main body, led by the judges in their, robes of State. The members of the Senate and of the Chambers followed with the Council of Ministers ; behind these was the funeral car, the tripod fires of which were then all burnt out, but about which there was some anxiety as to whether the huge towering chariot could be got safely across the steep bridge of the canal. No mishap, however, occurred ; and the rest of the way —a broad open thoroughfare as far as the church — was traversed speedily. The route from here was deeply lined with troops, both regulars and volun teers, and backed on either side by dense and eager crowds. On either side as soon asthe State carriages containing the royal family and the distinguished relatives taking part in the ceremony had passed, the deputations of municipal, military, and public corporations with banners and badges endeavoured to follow them. But here the spectators had entirely broken through the line of sentries, and the greater part of the end of the procession was swamped by the pressure of the multitude. Just within the royal domain stands the very old but not not the less poor-looking church of Laeken. It can only, however, be regarded as a temporary Royal chapel, for close beside it is rising a hand some structure. At the end of the Avenue de la Reine stands the new church of Lacken, roughly blocked out in outline, and imperfect both outside and inside. Passing to the left of this, the funeral cortege approached the old church, in which the late Queen is buried, and where the vault had been pre pared for the remains of King Leopold. In order to obviate any question which might be raised by the Catholic clergy as to the performance of a Pro testant service in an edifice consecrated according to their rites a temporary chapel had been prepared. The chief dignitaries of the Roman Church, how ever, held a meeting, at which it was agreed to waive any objection of this nature, but, as the tem porary chapel had been prepared, it was used for the concluding service, and there the chief mourners and the rest of the company assembled before the coffin was carried to the vault. The Rev. Mr. Vent, one of the most distinguished ministers of the Reformed Church of Belgium, read the prayers, and a chant specially composed for the occasion was sung with much feeling by the Lyric Society of Brussels. The procession was then reformed and passed through the church to one side where the vault was opened, and the coffin was deposited therein amid the hushed and solemn silence of the spectators. In future the grave will be approached by a gateway opening from the cemetery, so as to give access without rendering it necessary to enter the church. Before the procession had left the Palace, —in deed before the funeral car was out of sight—work men were busy tearing away the scarcely-finished mourning draperies in which the Palace was half bidden. Other of the principal residences at once followed the example, and the torn crape and mor tuary emblems revealed behind them festive illumi nations and - latent transparencies to burst forth in their full glory of rejoicing to-morrow. It is the old story of "Le Roi est mort ! Vive le Roi !" Mourning is forbidden to-morrow, as the new King accepts the throne. A Princess's Trousseau. The wedding outfit of the Princess Alexandrine of Prussia (who was recently married to the Duke FredericWilliamNicholas of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) was arranged for inspection in some of the apart ments at the Royal Palace at Berlin, which had been decorated for the occasion by the Court upholsterer. In the first apartment were the travelling trunks and boxes ; the second chamber contained the princess's slippers, shoes, and boots in all colours, and also a great number of coloured silk and white stockings. On one particular table, in front of the window, were the writing materials and the usual toilet requisites, scent-bottles, brushes, &c. In the Hall of Mirrors adjoining the linen was arranged in three divisions. On the right was her royal high ness's travelling bed, trimmed with white and blue silk hangings intermixed, and a blue silk coverlid. All the linen appertaining to it was of the finest quality, with the richest trimmings. In another part of the room were the sheets (four dozen in number), the towels and napkins (24 dozen of each), nicely arranged with toilet covers and so forth, all numbered and bearing her royal highness's initials worked in silk ; and next was a table with the cor sets and crinolines, smoothing irons and boards. The middle table was covered with the under-linen, the chemises (24 dozen), trimmed with costly lace and embroidery ; the little dressing jackets (four dozen), and four dozen caps, with white embroidered under clothes, &c. Elsewhere were the fine linen, n i r i a the iis neg li g e s , dressing jackets, worn while the h being dressed, and p ocket -handkerchiefs. Th e pr i nc i pa l portion of the outfit was displayed adjoining dining-room. . Here was her royal highness's dressing-case, all the fittings of which were of solid silver, and close by were the gloves, in all colours. Near at hand was a table covered w ith her royal highness's orname n t s . Of these must first be mentioned the bridal gift of the King —a diamond necklace—of course of the first water, 19 stones on each side, with an exceedingly large one in the centre, all very beautifully set ; also a diamond of large pear-shaped pearls with dew-drops in brilliants, presented by her Royal Highness the Princess Charles. A gift from the princess's mother consisted of a necklace of Siberian amethysts set in brilliants, and a diamond of emeralds as large as nuts, with brilliants. The Dowager Queen of Prussia's gift consisted of a diamond and other or naments, consisting of large turquoises, and fine brilliants. Opposite these were the bridal and state robes of ample length and breadth, the train orna mented with gold and silver embroidery. The train of the bridal robe and the robe itself were of the heaviest white moire antique, beautifully em broidered with silver. Above the robe was the bridal wreath. The Court train beneath was of blue velvet, and embroidered in silver with lilies and jasmines. A third robe was of purple velvet orna mented with gold embroidery of an arabesque pat tern. Near the bridal robe was a handkerchief of costly Brussels lace and a pretty little fan. Under the Court robe was a dress of tulle embroidered with satin and silver, underlaid and garnished very t a stefully with blue velvet. Near at handwerea great number of ball and - wedding dresses, and con spicuous among these was a black velvet jacket trimmed with beautiful coral. Agricultural Prospects. The week opened with a fine and dry day, thick at times, but with the fog dispersing during the afternoon.. Monday was a most cheering day, bright and sunny at times, when farmers were push ing on favourably their wheat-sowing, and at last it was going into the ground well, after the land had been so saturated with wet. Indeed, on the heavy soils the horses had much trouble to do their work, sinking deep into the ground, and getting on very slowly, ploughmen and horses being tired long be fore the day's work was done; the change, there fore, was acceptable to man and beast. Tuesday was another fine, drying day, sunny at times, unlike December, but cold and bracing ; wind N.E., ther mometer down to 42 deg., barometer up to 30.70 inches. In the north of Europe sharp frost has set in. At Riga there were 14 degrees of frost, and, with the thermometer here so high, this may soon be the case in England. Wednesday was another favourable day for the progress of wheat-sowing, and a great deal of work was done in a satisfactory way. The N.E. breeze is most acceptable for the thrashing of wheat, and as the farmers finish sowing they will turn their attention to this work, while if prices suit them their supplies will now increase. If, however, any abatement should be asked by the buyers, such is the opinion of the growers that they will hold on, the more so as foreign imports cannot be received much longer, from the lateness of the season and the ceasing of the Baltic ports for the winter months ; so that the stocks in granary must be resorted to, and worked heavily from, whenever the deliveries of home-grown are not sufficient for the millers, as has latterly been the case. The returns this week have only amounted to 72,286 quarters, against 78,776 quarters the previous week. That portion of the new crop exposed to the rains before the stacks were thatched, south of the Humber, is very large, and, if brought out now, it cannot improve in condition. Some farmers may thus leave it in .the stack, to be benefited by the winter frosts or penetrating March winds, and bring out their old in preference, as for tunately a good deal of this is still in their hands, and they are now reaping the benefit of some en hancement in its value, which will make good amends for the low rates of the past two years. Many growers will thrash barley instead of wheat whilst the malting season is on, the prices for good qualities being well maintained, and only the medium and secondary sorts giving way in value. Feeding descriptions sell well at full rates. The deliveries this week were 81,030 qrs., against 84,984 qrs. the previous week. This falling off was scarcely ex pected until after Christmas, as generally the two or three returns at the close of the year are the largest of any during the malting season. Had the turnip land not been planted with wheat it would have been preserved for barley; but the favourable weather this week has given the farmers an m op portunityayno ofw b g o of sowing ocdo nps prices i d e considered el from a rob with n w :x hF ili t y arv , and laersteWe the, in antici pation breadth l a tterly had numerous compl a i n t s o f the sowinghsavaet some periods, whilst too wet, being severely attacked by the slug, and lime is being used to some extent to destroy this enemy of the plant. That first sown has got strong and healthy, and is out of reach of mischief. The plant looks re markably well and promising, although this is only a small portion compared with the whole. Thurs day proved another favourable day, sunny and dry ing, with wheat sowing continuing, and the baro meter slightly falling. Friday was cold and dry ; wind north, thermometer 40 deg. ; barometer 30.35 inches. Saturday was cold and thick, but still fa vourable for field work ; and having had the week entirely dry we think the wheat sowing may now the overfa farm er. four r. e be considered as finished in Engla nd, after a most p m r o o n tr t a h e s t , e a d nd an c d au t s r in y g in The cattle plague is now the worst feature of. agri. culturalprospects, an d this seemsspread t o puzzle all e Mark-lane Ex pre ested as it g much time, anxiety extendin g to i'es • continuess to fax and v PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS.---It has been de i dad by the Comptroller of the Currency that Pacific Railroad bonds, issued by the U n it e d S tates, w ill be re ceived as security for circulatin g no t es o f national banks, an d the circulation will be issued u p on deposit of such bonds at the rate of eighty p er cent. o f th e ir par value. EMIGRATION TO THE SOUTH. -- Emigration companies are formi ng i n many sec tions of the North to furnish the South with the labour and capital necessary to produce the accustomed crops, and also to substantially benefit the emigrant.. The United States Mutual Pro tection Company of Washington, with the First Assistant Postmaster General at its bead, has lea sed already many valu able plantations in Northern and Central Mississippi, and has many applications from Southern planters for tenants and and labourers. Some fiv e hundred families are preparing to move South in the month of January under the auspices of this association. Southern landowners at present in Washington express themselves warmly in favour of these emigration movements, and promise labour and cap it a l every possible edcciurageraent and protection. Colonel Forshey, of Texas, and Colonel Hall, of New Orleans, are endeavouring to induce emigration to their locali ties. 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