The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-21 00:00:00

ROMSEY.

The inhabitants of Romsey having expressed a
very general desire that a public meeting should be
held there for the purpose of giving public expres-
sion to the deep sorrow which the death of Lord
Palmerston has caused throughout the town and
neighbourhood, and the general sympathy which
is felt for Lady Palmerston in her bereavement,
the Deputy-Mayor, Mr. W. 0. Purchase, in the
absence of Mr. C. Dyett, the Mayor, called a
public meeting of the inhabitants, which was held
in the Town-hall on Thursday evening. The Deputy
Mayor presided, and there was a numerous attend-
ance of the inhabitants of the town of Romsey and
of the parish of Romsey-extra as well as of other
surrounding districts. The proceedings having been
opened, the Rev. E. L. Berthon, vicar of Romsey,
read the following letter which he had that day
received from the Hon. W. Cowper, detailing the
arrangements of his Lordship's funeral :
My dear Sir,—l know that you will share our sorrow,
which is not ours only, but that of the nation. He departed
in peace, without pain and with unclouded mind, though he
was not able to communicate so easily what was passing in
his mind. We prayed with him, and he appeared to join in
it. He states in his will that it was his desire to be buried
in the vault belonging to him in the cemetery at Romsey
and I purpose that the funeral shall take place on Wednes-
day next at 3 o'clock. I hope you will be able to officiate.
I am one of the executors, and it is therefore my duty to
make the arrangements. The coffin will come down to
Broadlands on Monday evening, preparatory to the funeral.
Will you be so good as to tell me whotheryou consider that
the chapel of the cemetery requires to be hung with black,
or anything to be done with it.—Faithfully yours,
W. COWPER.
The following address was unanimously adopted:

Hon. and dear Sir,—l have been called upon this day to
presiodne.
at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Romsey
in this our deep affliction, and I am deputed to beg of you
the favour of expressing to my Lady Palmerston, at the
earliest fitting opportunity, the sense of the profound and
heart-felt sorrow which pervades all classes in this town and
parish. We feel that as Romsey was the birthplace of that
great man whose noble and active career is now so sadly and
suddenly closed, and in grateful remembrance of all the good
and kind deeds he has for such a long time done among us,
we may venture thus to express the feelings of every heart,
and, anticipating the more formal condolence of the muni-
cipal body, convey to her ladyship, through your kind me-
diation, our deep sympathy with her in her sad bereave-
ment. W. 0. PURCHASE, Ex-Mayor of Romsey.

OXFORD.
Yesterday morning, at a general meeting of the
members of the Town-council under the presidency
of the Mayor, his worship made especial allusion to
the event which has deprived the country of a truly
great statesman, stating that in his lordship's death
one at least was taken from amongst us who had the
interest of the entire community at heart, and ask-
ing the council to concur with him in forwarding a
vote of condolence to Lady Palmerston. The sug-
gestion was adopted amid uninterrupted silence, and
the necessary instructions were given to the Town
Clerk to convey a record of it to her ladyship at the
earliest opportunity.