The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-24 00:00:00

LORD PALMERSTON'S FUNERAL.

The journey yesterday from Brockett-hall was
performed so slowly that the hearse did not arrive at
Cambridge-house until 20 minutes to 0 p.m. There
was no crowd in the street, because no one knew
whose body lay on that plain black bier, and
in the hall were only the Rev. Henry
Sulivan, rector of Yoxall (Lord Palmerston's
nephew), and the Hoo. Evelyn Ashley, his private
secretary, whose melancholy duty it was to receive
the body. The coffin having been removed
from the hearse by Mr. Banting's men, was
slowly carried to the principal dining room,
where a black cloth in the centre of the room, and
a couple of tressels, composed the whole of the
funeral arrangements. -The coffin is covered with
crimson velvet and gilt mouldings, having on the
lid a brass plate inscribed with the name, titles, age,
and date of death of the deceased. When it had
been securely fixed on the tressela a plume was
placed at the head, and a pall of black velvet
bordered with white satin thrown over the coffin, the
upper part being turned down in order that the
inscription might be exposed to view. The coffin
will remain in its present position until one o'clock
on Friday next, when the public funeral will take
place, bat there will be no lying in state, nor any
admissions—except of the kindred and near friends
of the deceased—of persons to view the body. The
eoffin is, in fact, screwed down, and in the state in
which it will be lowered into the grave. It is
understood that amongst the distinguished person-
ages who have acoepted invitations to assist at the
funeral is his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
and we were also informed that the highest per-
sonage in the realm will be represented in the
Abbey. The procession will leave Cambridge-
house shortly after 12 o'clock, and the interment
will take place at one. Members of both houses
of parliament and persons holding office under the
Crown will be admitted to reserved places in the
choir of the Abbey. Deputations, or members of
corporations, or private or public carriages, will be
allowed to fall in with the procession. There will
be no marshalling of the great bodies of the state as
on the occasion of the Duke of Wellington's funeral,
but it is not expected that the attendance of
eminent public men will be the smaller on that
account.

THE LATE LORD PALMERSTON.

PORTSMOUTH.

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A epeeist meeting of the Portsmouth town
council was held at the Guildhall yesterday (Monday)
afternoon, to enable the council to express their sentimental
on the decease of Lord Palmerston. The chair was occupied
by the mayor (Mr. B. W. FORD), by whom the meeting
had been convened. The mayor, in opening the proceed-
ings, said this was no party question ; but by the coarse
they would no doubt take, the council would show
there was that in the character of Euglishmen skin to that
which had so distinguished the lamented nobleman, viz. :
that wherever honour was due, the people were reedy to
bestow it, so matter whether the object of that honour
had in some respects differed with them on political or
religious subjects. Of very few men mild it be said
that be spent 60 years of his life in the service
of the country, and in duties of a most im-
portant and anxious kind ; sod it had been well said that
the history of the life of Lord Palmerston was the history
of the country for that number of years. The noble lord
commenced his public career in 1809 aid the fact that from
that time he hail been directly or indirectly connected with
almost every admlsistration showed that he must have been '
poaaereed of a character singularly pure, and that the
object of his life bad been the honour of his sovereign and
the welfare of his country. (Hear, hear.) It was a striking
fact that whereas Lord Palmerston commenced his official
career prior to the battle of Waterloo, he should have lived
to tee the time when England end France were in friendly
relationship, perhaps owing to the particular coureeof conduct
he had for many years thought proper to pursue. (Hear.)
mayor concluded by moving the following resolution :
" That this council desires to record the deep mercer with
which the intelligence of the receot lamented death of her
Majeety's Prime Minister, Viscount Palmerston, has been
received by them as well as by all classes of the people
throughout the United Kingdom, nod at the same time to
express to hie widow, Viscountess Palmerstoo, their sincere
sympathy and condolence in her bereavement, by which
she has lost a husband, and the British empire has lost a
patriot and a friend."
Mr. Alderman SHEPPARD seconded the resolution, which
was supported by Mr. Baker and Mr. Cousins, end nasal.
mouldy agreed to.
Mr. CHAMBERS moved, and Mr. ANDERSON eeoonded,
"That a copy of the resolution he forwarded to Lady
Palmerston." which was also agreed to.