The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-28 00:00:00

woo" there were the rulers of this land of Busload—
/ad Roma, pale and motionless ; CVledstose, cold and
sothesed ; the Detractlagyß, Ste Burge they, Lord Ola-
milem, far C. Wood, the Duke of Somerset, Lord Stanley
of Alder Vtßine, sad Xv. K. Glblait. It needed a
ers line malos oat, horn an immense distance and a,
height, all these hmailier hewn sad face.. SOW'
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they looked, bow lost in tha midst of that gnat;
Gothio area. Anon, while the organ went on pul-
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sig;tl the voices of the men sod boys rue clearer
*epee, higher and higher, until at last the saints,
seartyes storied on the gemlike panes of the,
oriel window seemed to tremble, a ray of son.
spice the bet, foe all the bright day without,
that had fund its way here--acme stealing in, now resting
▪ the clustered columns, sow throwing the arm of a.
&pee, the sword of a hero, the wing of an angel, the olivel
pogo, the trumpet of a Fame, into sudden and bright
relief, sad at last testiest lovingly on the pearls and gold and
gelue oi that viscount's coronet,' never to deemed to another
risount of the Temple line. It rested there, glinted on the
gat beseeries :of the oes, glowed oft from the rigid
mobluoomonta of the pall, and then fled away,'
be be seen no more. The rain came swooping down,
and scourged the storied panes, The sky was our-
'moody, momentarily, and in an Instant the whole of
the vast cleanse of the Abbey turned black. Then you I
weld no longer Dee that pigmy group in the earth transept ; I
dukes and earls and belted kniglats:cabiset minieteve wed
privy cooncillon, the dean in his pulpit, and the Twig
mimesis their tribune, were all blooded for a time in ate
dark, inky mass. Some minutes elapsed en the eye could
seenstorn itself to the sleazily of the shadows, mad, takieg
the suplices of the choristers as a nating•point,
coos more discern the acton in that sorrowful dome.
And, when the coreniony was at an end, end the Prince
wee standing on the verge of tho tomb to which had been
consigned all that was mortal of u wise and brave a
minister as ever queen pomemed—u statesmen and
meters, dukes and delegates, peers and clergymen,
was struggling, decorously bat painfully, through the
narrow doors in the railing of the trump% into the
choir—and as the great multitude on the Mack platform
began to pour down on the pavement, and all was stir
solving and collapsing like a chimera and a drum : at
this moment of dissolution and 'operation it seemed as
though the whole framework of the giant cathedral was
beginning to sob and heave with some suppressed yet
tremendous emotion ; is though the very pillars of dam
that had stood the brunt of neglect and violence and I
civil war and unbelief for 800 years, were rocking to and
fro. But it was only the organ, now rumbling, sow
muttering, now dimly sighing, now gustily groaning, sad
at lest bursting forth into the full and fearful majesty of
the " Dead March in Saul."

The sermon to-morrow afternoon in Westminster
Abbey will be preached by Deno Stanley.
In a plain broughem rode William Godfrey. for 25 years
the confidential messenger of Lady Pelmerstoe.
Almost the last to leave the scene were some female
relatives of Lord Palmerston, who had occupied a portion
of the seceding in the noethern transept.
The Priem of Walm was dressed in deep mourning, wear-
ing the blue ribbon and star of the prier, an 1 across his
ehmider the broad silk scarf which wee universally worn
ammo the mourners.
In the comes of the progress of the procemior, a sudden
• of wheels startled everybody in Pall-mall. It was
the red fout.wheeled art of the royal mail, with crown and
V.R., that rattled over the stones.
As the hearse neared the Hone Guards a bugle sound
attrected notice, and was supposed to have Dame connection
with the mournful ceremony, but it soon transpired that it
wee only the customary military signal for change of guard.
No attempt had been made to drape any part of the
Abbey in black. The Very Reverend Dean bad, It is tali,
earnestly desired to do so—at least, with regard to the
clerestories—bet time or opportunity, or both, failed to
Nem, and the project had to be abandoned.
Never did Mr. Tonle control his instrument with gronder
or mom imposing offset than upon this occasion. The never.
beratiou of the deep diapason, rolled maiestioally through
. those loudrawn aisles ; and every note of the superb made,
. from beginning to end of the service, was struck with a deer
end crisp touch that contributed marrelloesly to tie
solemnity of the service.
Is the Dermal procession them may have been a hundred
end fifty persons. Add to these some fifteen hundred who
had obtained tickets of miming= to the nave, abut five
hundred on the platform of the south transept, perhaps
two hundred and fifty in the triforinin or galleries above
the transepts, and a hundred more for the clergy, choristers,
end officials in general, and a total of some two thousend
five hundred will be obtained. At leant a theniend addi-
tional spectators could have been accommodated.
The Post thinks it impossible to resist regretting the ab-
sence of the Earl of Derby and Mr. Disraeli. "Doubtless
they were prevented attending for some sufficient reason
which has been communicated to those chiefly oonoerned ;
at the some time, as they were conspicuous by.the'r absence,
andthat absences was • subject of very general remark and
observation, we cannot refrains frees an earnest expression
of sorrow that cirmunstencee hould have prevseted them
Paying that last mark of respect to the memory of a political
antagonist who always fought his battles fairly, and never
hit an opponent an unfair blow."

EIRMINOIRAX.
Here, the demonstrations of respect were general.
All the @hope were pertially timed, so wee the Breach
Beat of England and the other banks. The great ptee at
the entrant, to the Exchange were draped •with black
cloth. Minute Rolle were tolled, and at the church of St.
Philip a dumb peel was rung.

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From 12 to 2 o'clock there was entire suspension
of business is this town. The recommendation of the mayor
win generally accepted, and the town for more than two
tours wort quite a aom"bre appearance. All the shops and
warehouses were alma, and from all the public buildings
sod many warehouses flags ware hoisted half mast high.
The American houses ware conspicuous amoept those
whore flags appeared he this drooping position.

CAKEtRIDOL
In no town could more pains have been taken to
evaie respect for the memory of the deaased statesman
than this. In a compliance with a suggestion from his wpr_
ship the mayor (Mr. Swan Hung!) all places of Masten
were partially closed daring the home which might be sup-
posed to be occupied by the ceremonial of the inter.
meat, and not these alone, for there was hardly • private
house in the town where drawn blade or closed shutters
did not evince the demon of the occupants to sword due
honour to the melancholy csassica. In the great majority
of cues these observance were ocatinned threegkout the
day. At the universities and churches ths bells wets tolled
half minute time while it was supposed the funeral oortip
was on its way to the Abbey, and on the towers of some
the natioeal flag wee hoisted half-mast high. Afterwards
dumb peals were rung in the belfries of St.
Marys and St. Andrew's the Great. Men
of all shades of political feeling united in honouring the
memory of the dowsed Premier, his name was on almost
every one's tongue, and nowhere more so than is the
College of Saint John, which has the honour of "aiming
his lordship as its alumnus. Lord Palmerston graduated
honorary M.A. in 1806, and, as may reasonably be sup-
posed, at his lordship's decease there are living but few
members of his college spo graduated DO long ago. His
lordship was an " nadtegrad" when Dr. Craven was master,
and he bad gone forth into active political life before the
late Dr. Wood was appointed head of the college. It may
incidentally be mentioned that St. John's an bout of
having educated seven Lord Treasurers, or Fiat Lords of
the Treamiry, viz.—William Cecil, Lord Burghley ; Robert
Cecil, Earl of Salisbury ; Thomas Wriothaley. Earl of
Southampton ; Thomas Warn Wentworth, Marquis of
Roekiegisam ; Frederick Robison, Earl of Ripon ; George
Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Clarendon ; and belly, Henry
John Temple, Viscount Palmerston.
unarroini.
This melancholy event was fittingly observed
this ancient city. In compliance with a printed notice, in
deep mourning, Waned by the mayor (T. Cane, Esq.), the
shops throughout the why wore closed from noon to five
o'clock, the city flag at the Tare-hall; and various other
flags at private homes were raised half-mat high, and the
bells of the city churches were tolled with mulled tongues.
rrawww.
At a meeting of the Town Council of this
berms& yesterday, the mayor (Mr. S. H. 004/1111) in the
chair, said that the country had never last • stateless
whose death embed nth natversal regret. Jest saint
the time he wee speakleg the remains of the deceased
Premier were being conveyed to Westminster Abbey.
three to be laid amidst the Outdoes dad.