The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-15 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.

The funeral of the late Archbishop of Yoht took
Oboe on Saturday at Stanton Harcourt, near Oxford, where
the remains of many of the Harcourt family repose in a large
vault beneath a portion of Stanton Harcourt church, called
the " Harcourt Aisle." The body was conveyed on Satur-
day moraiog front Aylesbury, to which place it had been
brought from Bishopsthorpe, where the late Primate died,
and passing through Oxford in the most unostentatious
manner, it reached Sash= soon after 11 o'clock. Here it
wee arranged that the funeral procession should be formed,
and then proceed to Stanton Harcourt, which is about three
miles distant. Soon after 2 o'clock, the chief mourners
ineeised Easham in the late archbishop's carriage, and other
cartreyances, and immediately the funeral procession which
had been previously arranged in the market-square. moved
on, and consisted of mutes, and about eighty of the tenantry
on horseback with hatbands and scarfs, the clergyman
in his carriage, the hearse drawn by sin horses, fol-
lowed by five mourning coaches, and the late arch-
bishop's carriage. On reaching the village of Stanton
Harcourt, the whole population appeared to be anxiously
waiting to pay their last tribute of respect. The Rev. W.
Walsh met the corpse at the churchyard gate, the tenantry
forming themselves on each side till the mourners had passed
into the church. The service was then read. The coffin,
which was covered with black velvet, trimmed with gilt
furniture, with a silver shield, bearing on it the following
inscriptim .—" Edward Harcourt, Archbishop of York, born
Oct. 10, 1757, died Nov. 5, 1847, in the 40th year of his
primacy." The body was deposited in the family vault under
the Harcourt aisle, where 11 of his lordship's ancestors re-
pose. In the same vault were depoiited, after the funeral,
the remains of the archbishop's lady and his elitist daugh-
ter, which had been disinterred and brought agreeably to his

desire, the former from York and the latter from London.
The relatives who attended the Normal were fire of the sons
of the archbishop, three nephews, and two sons-in-law.

.MARYLEBONE VESTRY.

MENDICANCY AND VAGRANCY.--011 Saturday Mr.
S tand ford brought up the report of the committee appointed to
adopt measures for the suppremion of vagrancy, which stated
that the committee hadwaited upon the Home Secretary, who
promised to second their views. They had no dependence
for assistance from the polio. magistrates, who only com-
mitted two-thirds of 42,000 vagrants brought before them.
Amongst other measures the committee recommended the
appointment of special constables in private clothes to watch
and envy vagrants. The report was received.
PAROCNIAL FINANCES.—Mr. Flood, vestry clerk, re-
ported that the demands upon the parish figured 12,4381.,
which would leave a balance of 1,6001. in the bankers'
hand,.
SANITARY CONDITION or THE PARDIII.—Mr. George
Daniels brought up the reports of the committees of the five
districts nominated to inquire into the health of those dis-
uicts, sad suggest the best mode of improving their sanitary
condition. It appeared that the five districts com-
prised 583 streets and ways, the cleansing of which
for the last ten years cost 43,0771.; and their light-
ing, which was effected by 3,150 lamps, cost, for the name
period, 11;2001. ; and the paving, 6:e., 178,1171. It also ap
peered that the small buildings in the parish were erected
without any regard for either the health or comfort of the
inhabitants. In some instances 24 rooms, containing 121
inhabitants, had only one privy and one cistern for their
general use ; and in other cases the houses had neither back
windows, yards, nor back entrances. In 280 streets the
sewerage was all but neglected. The several committees
strongly recommended a reform in the mode of sewerege,
supplying water, lighting, and ventilating; and also that
burials sitould be done sway with in the pariah. The amount
of mortality, which, although greatly diminished, still con-
tinued treat, they attributed to the influx of paupers from
Ireland and the rural districts, who carried with them fever
and other contagious di•eues. The report was adopted, and
thanks wr re voted th the committees who prepared the report.
STONE YARD LA1101:11,—Upon the motion of Mr. Daniel,
the stone-yard committee were empowered to exercise their
discretion in presiding employment for the shoals of able-
bodied pauper, that were crowding the yard and demanding
work or fo.rd.—The vestry adjourned at half-past two.