The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

The city was again, on yesterday, the scene of
another tumultuous outburst of mourning, and the
last offices of honour to the departed hero were per-
formed with fitting magnificence. In no public
ceremony, not even the grand display which at-
tended the inauguration of the monument to Wash-
ington some years ago, has Riehmond been rendered
more memorable than upon this occasion, when
every branch of the Confederate and State Govern-
ments, with an army of bronzed and hardy heroes,
and the whole city pouring forth its living tribute,
ageil and young of both sexes, joined in the pageant
and gave it all the imposing grandeur which sym-
pathy, sorrow, love, and admiration united, could
bestow.

In accordance with arrangements made upon
Monday, the procession was formed upon Capitol-
square at ten o'clock, stretching along Monument-
avenue from the Governor's mansion, out upon
Grace-street, and consisted of the following civil
and military bodies :
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Public guard, with armoury band, followed by the Nine
teenth and Fifty. sixth Virginia infantry, Major
Wren's battalion of cavalay, and the
Richmond Lafayette artillery,
all preceded by a full
band.

Hearse drawn by four white horses, appropriately wiped
soned, ,the hearse draped and plumed, and the
coffin wrapped and decorated with
flowers.

Pall-bearers, consisting of the Staff of the lamented Hero,
and several other officers of high rank, wearing
the insignia of mourning.
Carriages, containing—first, his Excellency the President,
. . .. _ _

and the family of the deceased, followed by perso-
nal friends and distinguished admirers;
various chiefs of Departments,
State and Confederate;
Civil, military and judicial ; the Mayor of the city and
members of the Council.

On either side, and in the rear, an immense throng
of ladies and gentlemen, children, servants, and sol-
diers, mingled ready to move along with the proces-
sion. The banners were draped with crape, and the
swords of the military officials were draped at the
hilt. The artillery bore the sad insignia; the arms
of the infantry were reversed; the drums were muf-
fled, and at the given hour a gun stationed beneath
the monument boomed forth the signal for motion.
Gen. Geo. W. Randolph, Chief Marshal of the
ceremony, proceeded to the front, and the cavalcade
moved slowly out from Governor-street, through the
Mansion-gate. The bells of the city commenced
tolling, and soon a melancholy dirge s welled forth in
moving tones from the leading corps of musicians.
The procession passed down Governor to Main-street,
turning up the latter, and proceeding as far as
Second-street. The streets were crowded with peo-
ple ; stores were closed. As the pageant moved
along, and from many windows floated flags draped
in mourning. The flags upon the public buildings
remained as on Monday, at half-mast. The scene
on Main-street was beyond adequate description, so
impressive, 150 beautiful, so full of stirring associa-
tions, blending with the martial dirges of the bands,
the gleam of musket, rifle and sabre drawn, the
sheen of black cannon, thousands of throbbing
hearts, and the soul of sorrow that mantled over all.
From Second-street, through which the procession
partly passed, it wheeled into Grace-street, down
which it returned to Capitol-square, entering by
Monument-gate. At different stages of the obse-

quies the cannon, which remained stationed at the
foot of a monument, pealed out in tones of thunder,
which heightened the Effect of the tolling bells, the
solemn music, and the grand display.

The hearse being drawn up in front of the Capitol,
the coffin was removed to the hall of the House of
Representatives, where it was laid in state in front
of the Speaker's seat. Thousands crowded into
the building, many bearing splendid bouquets with
which to adorn the coffin, and at night hundreds
were turned away, after hours of fruitless efforts,
without seeing the face of the beloved departed
warrior. The remains will be sent to Lexington
this morning. All the Courts in Richmond passed
resolutions of respect to the memory of Jackson,
and adjourned to attend the ceremonials.

OUR HEAD HERO.

Since the death of Washington, no similar event
has so profoundly and sorrowfully impressed the
People of Virginia as the death of Jackson. The
surprise and admiration with which his earlier feats
in the war were regarded had long since ripened
into cordial gratitude for his services,boundless con-
fidence in his capacity, enthusiastic affection for his
person, and sincere veneration for his character.
They had come, too, to regard him as one of those
men of destiny who have a mission to fulfil, and
who bear a charmed life. The Providence on
which he so firmly relied had seemed to shield
him from harm, and there was a sort of superstiti-
ous faith that he would pass unscathed through all
dangers, to the end. They were not, therefore,
prepared for the cruel mischance that struck him
down, and still less for the fatal result which has
so speedily followed. There is not one loyal heart
in all this Commonwealth—not one in all this Con-
federacy, that has not, or will not, sicken and sink
with grief at his fall. Were it possible to restore
him, we believe there are thousands who would
give their own lives to ransom him from the cap-
tivity of death.

For all this love for him living and all this
grief for him dead, therm was reason enough ;
for in the great struggle which now engages
hearts and hands, he was himself a
power equal to many regiments of armed
men. He had thrown into it the energies of a
mighty spirit, the resources of a great intellect.
What others did or attempted from impulses of am-
bition, patriotism, or sense of duty, he did from
compulsion of conscience, and a reverential convic-
tion of obligation to his Maker. He did it withactuated all
the strength of mind, soul and body. ,
he thought not of consequences to himself, of dangers
to be encountered, or glory to be won—and so
acting, he left nothing undone that was possible of
accomplishment.
There is no need now to rehearse his deeds; they
are fresh in the memories of all. But, memorable
issemeoroanbslefaosr
those deeds are, and destined to become
military students for long ages to
come' it was not
perhaps so much what, in his brief but crowded
career, he accomplished, as the manner in Which he
did whatever most difficult feat lay before, and the
ability ho thus manifested for more arduous and