The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-06 00:00:00

THE HEARSE.

Third Mourning Coach Duchess of Marlborough,
Countess of Portarlington, Countess Vane, Lady Adelaide
Law.

Fourth Mourning Coach—Earl Vane, Duke of Marl-
borough, Earl of Portarlington, Marquis of Blandford.
Fifth Mourning Coach—Viscount Seaham, Hon. Henry
V. Tempest, General Wood, J. B. Eminson, Esq.
Sixth Mourning Coach—Rev. F. Law, Sir David Wood,
and John V. Stewart, Esq.
Seventh Mourning Coach—Rev. Edward Sneyd, Rev. A.
Bethune, Rev. W. A. Scott, and Rev. D. M. Cust.
Eighth Mourning Coach—Rev. G. T. Fox, W. Clayton
Clayton, Esq., Dr. Dolton, and Chas. Trotter, Esq.
Ninth Mourning Coach—Robert Anderson, Esq., Richard
Wilson, Esq., T. G. Shaw, Esq. (Head Agent), and Robert
Cassidi, Esq.
Tenth Mourning Coach—J. Daglish, Esq. (Head
Viewer), Mr. W. A. Wyllie (Land Steward), and Mr. R.
M. Wilson (Secretary).
Eleventh Mourning Coach.—Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Arnold,
Mr. Jones, Mr. Soane.

(Chief Servants of the Household.)
Twelfth Mourning Coach, which joined the procession
Longnewton' containing :—The Right Rev. Dr. Baring,
Lord Bishop of Durham ; Rev. W. Cassidi, Grindon ;
Brown. Esq. ; Rev. E. Castley, curate.
Among those who had private carriages following in the
funeral procession were the Hon. and Rev. F. Clements,
vicar of Norton, and W. Scurfield Grey, Esq. A number of
other carriages contained the Right Hon. J. R. Mowbray, W.
Henderson, Esq., Geo. Wilkinson, Esq., Oswald House ; F.
D. Johnson, Esq., Rev. F. Thompson, Durham; Joseph
Dodds, Esq., Stockton; Col.Roney, Inspector of Volunteers
for the Northern District; W. S. Robinson, Esq., Silksworth ;
the Hon. and Rev. F. Clements; F. Mewburn, jun., Esq., 'Mr.
G. Elliot, Howdon Hall ; Mr. John Daglish, Ald. Candlish,
Sunderland ; Mr. J. Blackwell, Newcastle; Mr. G. Hopper,
Houghton-le-Spring ; Mr. W. Cordner, Sunderland, late of
Pensher ; Mr. Waistow, Seaham ; Mr. J. A. Woods, New-
castle ; Mr. John Anthony Woods, Newcastle ; Rev. J. A.
Park, Elwick Hall ; D. Neasham, Esq., Haughton-le-
Skerne ; J. J. Wright, Esq., Sunderland ; Rev. W. G.
Harrison, Hart ; Rev. J. Milner, Elton ; Rev. J. W. Smith,
Dinsdale Rectory ; Mr. J. Braithwaite, Stockton ; W. R. J.

Hopkins, Esq., Elton Hall, &c., &c.
The procession reached Longnewton about half-past 12,
and the tiny bell of the little church was heard tolling its
dismal requiem for the dead. The entrance to the church-
yard was kept by a body of policemen, a very large crowd
being assembled, not only of villagers, but of aged men and
women who had evidently travelled to witness the
obsequies of one whose nuptials they had seen celebrated
at the same church, when sho who was now deceased
was a blooming maiden of nineteen. Every tongue
was hushed and silent, yet the faces of those present
showed that they wore by no means unmoved spectators.
The mourners having alighted, the procession was formed,
the corpse having been met at the gates by the Bishop of
antdonseoso: the
Durham, the Rev. E. Sneyd, the Rev. A. Bethune, and the
nedisturbedssolemnsi o n,
Rev. E. Castley. The introductory portion of the Burial
f I feet,
sounds and
pthrtaohte
Service was read by the Bishop, the grand old words of
ftuhneettlur
air. The crowd joined in the
bellg y 'l3 the tramp
the only°
sacred edifice was thronged. The coffin
stand at the entrance to the church. The
taken a seat within the Communion rails,Bishop having
ascended the reading desk, and r
impres-
sive manner, the sad yet cheering read, in a highly
portion of the 15th chap. of I.
on the countenances of old and
words of Psalm xc. and a
dimmed with tears, and doe Corinthians. Many an eye was
p and keen was the sorrow de-
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ancestors, has been closed up since the rebuilding of the
church; and the new family' vault is under the chapel
attached to the church. There are twenty-seven niches in
the new vault, four of which are already occupied. The
centre niche in the upper row contains the coffin of the
late Marquis, and the niche on his left the coffin of the
Marchioness; the remains of Lord A. V. Tempest, 31. P.,
are placed in the niche beneath that containing the body o
the Marquis, and the niche below that of the Marchioness
is occupied by the coffin of an infant daughter of her lady_
ship.
h. Admission to the vault is gained from the outside of
the church ; and as the ground was covered with snow,
straw was strewed over the earth in front of the vault,
and a carpet spread above it. Hero the cere_
familymony woafs
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time
in this " dwelling-place of the dead;" and great was
the anguish which wrung each breast before a last fare-
well was taken. The mourners having retired, the crowd
of bystanders were admitted into the gloomy recess, and

it was some time bafore the curiosity of all was gratified.
The coffin consisted, first, of a mahogany shell, encased in
lead, the outer coffin being of polished oak, handsomely
panelled, with massive gilt handles. On a brass plate were
the words—" The Honourable Frances Anne Marchioness
of Londonderry, born 17th January, 1800, died 20th
January, 1863."

Shortly after one o'clock, the mourners re-entered their
carriages and drove back to Darlington, whence the family
took train to Seaharn. Those whom the funeral had
brought together spent a good deal of tithe in inspecting
the beautiful little church of Longnewton, which has long
been a place of interment of the Vane family. The church
was rebuilt between eight and nine years ago, at the ex-
pense of the deceased Marchioness and her family. At
that time a mausoleum was erected at the north-east
corner of the church, immediately over the family vault
of the Vanes. At the same time a new family vault was
erected. The Marquis of Londonderry was interred here on
the 16th of March, 1854, and to whose memory there now
exists a magnificent monument, the work of Sig. Monti—
one of the finest specimells of_scalpture to be found in the
kingdom. The likeness of the Marquis is pronounced to
be most striking. Another monument, but recently
erected, strikes the eye and touches the heart of the visitor.
It is to the memory of the late Lord Adolphus Vane Tem-
pest, whose remains were interred on Friday, the 17th of
June, 1864. The tablet is of pure white marble, and is
beautifully enriched with carved branches of the drooping
willow. The whole is supported by a ground of black
marble, which affords appropriate relief. The tablet con-
tains the following simple yet deeply touching inscrip-
tion :—" Adolphus Frederic Charles William Stewart Vane
Died June 11, 1864. To a
Tempest.beloved
s son
Bornfrom Julyhs 2mourning
1.825
"I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord. He
that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never
die." (St. John xi. 25, 26.)
The tablet, we understand, was executed by Messrs. W.
H. Burke, of Regent-street, London, and was fixed three
weeks ago.

The funeral was undertaken by Messrs. 0. Bragg and
Co., Pilgrim-street, Newcastle. All the arrangements,
which seemed to be complete and satisfactory, were left in
the hands of a member of the establishment—Mr. T. F.
Potts.

DURHAM.—In accordance with a public request made by
the Mayor (Ald. G. Robson), the shops in this city were
partially closed between the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock. This
request of the Mayor was generally complied with. Had the
funeral not been held on market day, the shops would have
been altogether closed during the afternoon. Under the
circumstances a partial observance of the day was all that
could be expected. The Cathedralbells were tolled, and a
muffled peal sent forth its mournful sounds from St. Nicho-
las' belfry during the afternoon. At St. Nicholas' Church
on Sunday the pulpit, reading desk, and Communion table
were draped in mourning.

FUNERAL SERVICE AT SEAHAm.—On Sunday morning
a special service, in connexion with the funeral, was con-
ducted by the Rev. Angus Bethune, vicar of Seaham, in
the old Seaham Church, which stands a short distance from
the hall. The structure is not very large, and is exceed-
ingly plain both in its external and internal appearance.
The communion table, pulpit, reading desk, and
tho family pew were draped with black cloth.

The congregation was not very large, being com-
posed of the family and relatives of the late

Marchioness, the servants, tenants in the neighbourhood,
and a few gentlemen from Seaham Harbour. The following
occupied pews near the pulpit :—The Earl and Countess
Vane, Lord Seaham and the Hon. Henry Vane, the Duke
of Marlborough and the Marquis of Blandford, Earl and
Countess Portarlington, the Rev. Mr. Law and Lady
Adelaide Law, John V. Stewart, Esq.,. Rock Hill, Ireland,
and Mr. Wilson. The prayers, lessons, and the whole of
the service were read in an impressive manner by the vicar.
All present seemed to be deeply impressed with the
solemnity of the occasion and the subject of the rev. gen-
tleman's discourse.

EAsISGToN.—The bells of Easington Church were tolled
as the hour appointed for the interment approached.
Minute guns were fired at Seaham from half-past 1 till 2
o'clock.

The London Tavern Company—This Day,

The second ordinary general meeting of the shareholders
of this company was held at the London Tavern this day,
Alderman Abbifis, the chairman of the company, presiding.
The Ciutamex, in opening the proceedings, said the
affairs of the company were in a most satisfactory condi-

ion, and Messrs. Staples and Shatir had extended

this guarantee to the end of the year to enable the
directors to close their account on the 31st of
December. There was some discrepancy in the ac-
counts, because the directors considered it wotild be more
desirable to pay the dividend free of income-tax than to
deduct it, so that the dividend represented the gross
amount. They had paid £50,000 for the purchase of the
premises where they were assembled, and they had already
been offered £BO,OOO for their purchase. At a previous
meeting some of the shareholders thought it would be de-
sirable to have a more detailed account in the balance-sheet,
and he was prepared, according to a promise he had made,
to furnish it, but at the same time he thought it
would be injudicious to admit the public into the secrets of
their business. The meeting was unanimous in favour
of the opinion of the chairman, who concluded by the
adoption of the report, which recommended a dividend of
7s. per share on 12,000 shares, and the statement of profit
and loss account.

Sir P. CUSACK Ron (a director) seconded the motion,
which was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some questions, said that it
was not intended to make a call to meet the £50,000 for
the purchase of the freehold, as the directors would not bo
satisfied with 5 per cent. for their money, at which interest
it could be borrowed.

The retiring directors and auditors having been re-
elected, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

THE ROPE-TYING FEAT.--The following is said
to be an accurate description of the way in which
the rope-tying feat is performed:—The rope should be of
a firm, smooth quality, about five or six yards long. Take
it by the left hand in the centre, holding it between the
left thumb and forefinger perpendicularly before you. Take
hold with the right hand of the upper end of the rope,
about a foot above where you are holding with the left
hand ; bring the two thumbs together, placing the portion
of rope in the right hand behind the portion already under
the left thumb ; this will make a loop about four inches in
diameter leaning on the left-hand side of the first end of the.,
and pull
the second end over the thumb and through the loop,.
inches
rope, which is still hanging straight before you ; then pass
and pass
along the second end, and double it into
d:
under the por-
the double portion held in the right dill;
the end through; then pass the right band ztibloonopt,six
hang down
intiotnhecocvenerit:egbyththeelesfitdeof
already formed in the hand, letting.tend
; pull tight the two
thumb,t of the loop
de re knot is complete. You
side portions of the loops,
iin
enough to pose the hands
will then have two loops largende
which will slip freely to
through, and the twoi Itzgt
knot. When the lights are ex_and fro when you hold the i nth
u the ice, oU 6E6
first of all makes the knot, he then
tinguishod,
the
operator
of the rope through each of the holes
passes one of the e
h the carved back of a chair. He then
in the seat, or through the
few inches a
two ends together, a
knots the
is apparontly to prevent the operator rising from the seat,
but it also
enables him to get a straight even pull on both
loopg• ,He then seats himself, the cords are tied tight
round the ankles, then brought up to the kiees, securely
fastened round them, and the ends fastened anywhere, it
does not matter where, so that they cannot be reached by
the mouth. The operator then thrusts his hands into the
loops, extends his legs an inch or two, the knot is drawn
tight, the lights are called for, and he is found, not only ap-
parently, but really, tightly bound. Extinguish the lights,
and in the twinkling of an eye the legs are relaxed, the
loops are slackened, the hands withdrawn, and the operator
is free to wave guitars, to play tambourines, to take off his
coat, to touch anybody he can roach, to strike objection-
able committee-men sharply on the head, and, in fact, to do
anything that the spiritual agency or the physical force is
supposed to do for him.

THE CRIME OF EAVESDROPPING.—thr ancestors
seem to have had a praiseworthy horror of news obtained
in an underhand manner, and the enactments with refe-
rence to listeners and ' eavesdroppers' were very numerous.
At Hartlepool, the fine for lystening about ante man's
wyndowes to here his secretes,' was twelvepcnce. At Lan-
caster, the fine for an eavesdropper standing under anio
man's eaves, wall, or window,' was three shillings and four-
pence ; -in addition to which, those detected were to be
carted about the town, and then expulsed forth.' The
authorities of Liverpool punished a man for listening
under the church-wall to what the jury did say.'—ekamber.s s
Journal.