The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-28 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF ARCHBISHOP HUGHES 1 SECOND EDITION.

New York papas state that as early as 5 o'clock
the morning of the day of the funeral people began
to assemble about St. Patrick's Cathedral. The
ceremonial is described as having been most impres-
sive. On a magnificent catafalque in the centre
aisle lay the body of the archbishop, placed in an
uncovered coffin of rosewood, lined with white satin,
the head elevated upon cushions of purple silk. He
was dressed in the archiepiscopal robes and insignia
of office worn in life, the chasuble and the dalmatic
being the under garments. Over these the alb, the
purple soutan, and the cincture of rich velvet em-
broidered in gold. Areaind his neck was the
palhima, from which was suspended the pectoral
cross of gold. His feet were clad in purple stock-
ings, with shoes of purple velvet and gloves upon
his hands of the same colour. He wore upon his
finger the same ring with which he was consecrated,
26 years exactly from the day upon which he was
buried. On one side of the coffin was placed the crozier,
and on the other the episcopal cross. At the foot
two crosses of evergreens and white japonicas.
After the office for the dead, and grand mass of
requiem, a funeral discourse was preached by one
of the bishops. At the conclusion of this discourse
the ceremonies of last absolution were performed,
all the bishops present taking part, each in turn
intoning the offices and passing round the body,
sprinkling upon it holy water, and swinging over it
the censors filled with burning incense. The re-
mains were borne to the vault near the door by six
priests of the diocess, preceded by the bishops, and
followed by the family and relatives of the de-
ceased, the priests chanting the Bencdictus. The
concluding prayers at the vault were read by Bishop
Timon, and the body was again sprinkled with holy
water and incensed, and lowered to its last resting
place. The Archbishop was buried on the 26th
anniversary of his consecration as bishop. He died
on the day of his patron saint, St. John, and had
often expressed a wish to die on that day. The
Courts all adjourned for the day, out of respect to
his memory, and the flags on the public buildings
were displayed at half-mast. All the public offices
were closed.

The Proposed Arcade from Regent-street to
Bond-street.

Yesterday afternoon an influential meeting of the resi-
dents of St. James's,Westminster, convened by requisition,
was held in the St. James's Vestry Hall, Piccadilly, to take
into consideration the means to be adopted for opposing the
above scheme, The Rev. Mr. Kempe, rector of St. James's,
occupied the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said the inhabitants of the district were
not present for the purpose of considering the desirability of
carrying out the scheme, but for the purpose of opposing it.
It had been publicly stated by those interested in the ar-
cade, through the gentlemen who sympathised with the ob-
jects of the meeting, that the public rates would be charged
with the expense of the opposition, but he could assure
them that that was not the case. A number of gentlemen
carrying on business in the parish, and whose property
would be affected by the proposed arcade, were ready and
willing to pat down money to meet the expenses, and there
was no danger whatever of the public rates becoming
chargeable. He did not see that the proposed arcade would
in any way contribute to the improvement of the parish. It
was got up entirely for the profit of private individuals He
had already given his reasons for opposing the scheme at a
meeting hold last year at St. James's Hall. One of those
reasons was that there already existed in the parish—he
alluded to Burlington Arcade—a nuisance which was the
centre and resort of an evil which abounded and overflowed
the parish. (No, no.) The attention of Lord Chesham, the
owner, had been called to the fact, but he did not possess
the power to get rid of the nuisance, although orders had
been given to the beadles at each end to keep out improper
characters. He would ask, in the case of a public company,
whether they would be able to get rid of the:nuisance:when
a private owner, possessing greater power than ever Parlia-
ment would grant to a public company could not do so. The
arcade when built would become a public thoroughfare,
there would be no beadles to keep out prostitutes. It would
become the lounging place of the young men belonging to
the clubs, and it would also become the lounging place of
prostitutes.
Mr. ALDERMAN COPELAND, M.P., said he did not see
the utility of the proposed arcade to the parish, as they
already possessed access to all the great thoroughfares. If
the members representing the borough did not take the
matter up ho would do so himself. He moved the following
resolution ;—" That the proposal to form an arcade from
Regent-street to New Bond-street is totally unreasonable,
and will, in the opinion of the meeting (if carried out),
prove extremely injurious to the surrounding neighbour-
hood."
Mr. CARBONNELL seconded the motion, which was car-
ried by a large majority after a slight opposition.
On the motion of Mr. Bidgood, seconded by Mr. Red-
meyne, a committee was appointed to watch the scheme,
and to take steps to oppose it in Parliament.
Mr. Medwin moved and Mr, Hunt seconded a motion,
to the effect that it be an instruction to the committee to
memorialise the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and
the corporation of the City of London, to assist in watch-
ing over the interests of their tenants.
The motion was carried.

A subscription list having been opened, the proceedings
terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

MORE SHAKSPERIANITY.—We are happy to
state that the following gentlemen have given their
consent to have their names added to the National Shak-
spere Committee :--Professor Holloway, Messrs. Moses
and Son, Mr. Miles (sixteen shilling trousers), Mr. Close,
the poet, Captain Ackerley, Rev. Dr. Cumming, Mr. Cox,
M.P., the Viscount Williams, Mr. Jacky Sanders, and the
Beadle of the Burlington Arcade.—Punch.

IVORY. —Few persons are aware of the immense
demand there is for ivory in our days. At the close
of the last century England did not work more than
192,6001 b. of ivory per annum ; in 1827 the demand
had risen to 364,7841 b., which supposes the death of
3,040 male elephants per annum, yielding 6,080
tusks, averaging 601 b. each. At present England
consumes a million of pounds per annum, or up-
wards of three times the consumption of 1827 ;
and therefore the 'number of elephants killed for
England alone must be 8,333, or therabouts. About
4,000 men lose their lives annually in the pursuit
after ivory, that is, to provide the world with combs,
knife handles, billiard balls, &E... A tusk weighing
701 b. is considered by the trade a first-rate one.
Cavier made a list of the largest tusks found up to

this time,and the most considerable one registered by
him weighed 3501 b. At a late sale of tusks in London,
the largest, brought over from Bombay and Zan-
guebar, weighed from 1201 b. to 1221 b. Thoss from
Angola averaged 691 b. ; those from the Cape and
Natal, 1061 b. ; from Lagos and Egypt, 1141 b.; and
from Gaboon, 911 b. But these are by no means the
largest sizes to be found at present ; for elephant
hunters now penetrate further inward into Africa,
and, therefore, meet with older animals. A short
time ago an American house cut up a tusk which
was not less than nine feet in length and eight
inches in diameter, and weighed 8001 b. In 1851 the
same house sent over to the London Exhibition the
largest piece of sawn ivory ever seen ; it was lift.
in length and lft. broad. The dearest ivory is that
which is used for billiard-balls. There are several
kinds of ivory ; that which is brought over from the
western coast of Africa, except Gaboon, is much less
elastic than other sorts, and not so easily brought to
perfect whiteness by working; it is only used for
knife handles. Since the conquest of Algeria by
France the ivory trade has considerably increased in
the North of Africa, which receives its suppl
otamus
y from
the caravans crossing the Desert. The hipp o p
also yields ivory, which is much harder and less
elastic than that of the elephant, besides being of
much smaller dimensions.
The Figaro Programme publishes the follow.
ing details of a mysterious affair—" A strange
affair has been the subject of conversation. On
Saturday, M. M-- of Bordeaux, who is well
known on the Paris Bourse, was returning home
at a late hour, having dined out, and afterwards
amused himself by looking at the masks
it
enteringos_
the opera. Ile was going along the flue
sini, when, on reaching the corner leading into
the Rue Grange-Bateliere, he remarked two men
who appeared to follow him. lie stopped in
order to ascertain whether his suspicious were
correct, when one of them suddenly gave him a
violent blow on the forehead with a loaded cane,
while the other threw a quantity of snuff in his
face and eyes. By a second blow M. M-- was
knocked down, and then received a stab from a
poignard in the side, another in the arm, and a
third in the loins. Although he had a valuable ring
on his finger, a gold watch and chain, and a well-
filled purse in his pocket, no attempt at robbery was
made. The two men then went away, and in about
10 minutes after M. M-- was found by some
policemen and conveyed to his residence. As no
robbery took place the act meet have been one of
vengeance."

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK.

HAMBURG.

TIAMBUEG, Jan. 27.—Accounts from Schleswig
states that the Danes are actively engaged in
strengthening the Daunewirke. A body of 6,000
men is constantly employed on the works, which
are intended to command with their fire the road
from Haddebye. The Danes have also constructed
and armed with two guns an entrenchment on the
small island of Mcevenberg, in the Schlei.