The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

Extraordinary Scene at a Funeral.

Among our notices of deaths on Saturday (says the Bir-
mngham Post) appeared the name of Mr. Joseph Abbott,
who, after 'Mug 65 years in this town, emigrated to Sand-
hurst, in the colony of Victoria., Australia, and recently
died there. _The proceedings at hi,: funeral, which appar
to have been of ft strange unseemly character, are the, de-
scribed by a c9lonial paper :—" Yesterday afternoon the
mortal 'remains of the late Mr. J. Abbott Were buried at the
White hills Cemetery. The funeral was attended by a con-
siderable number of Sandhurst citizens, among whom the
deceased, even at imisadvanced age, lied made many friends,
by his simplicity of character, good heart, and sound sense.
We regret to say that the funeral was not allowed to take
place in that quiet, grave, and decorous manner befitting
the occasion. Priestly intolerance and sectarian differences
which cause such dissensions in the world on this occasion
chose the graveyard itself as the scene for exhibition. It '
appeared that the ,grave in which the remains of the de-
ceased were to be interred was situated in the Church of
England portion of the cemetery, by the side of the
grave of his deceased wife. Mr. J. H. Abbott, their
son, had purchased this portion of the ground at the
death of his mother, as a family burying place. The
deceased belonged to the Baptist persuasion, and the
clergyman chosen to officiate on the occasion was the Rev.
Mr. Taylor, who was accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Fletcher,
of the Congregationalists. At the sexton's residence,whero
the hearse stopped, • the mourners, to their astonishment,
were confronted by an apparition in white, which turned
out to be the Rev. Mr. Stephens, Church of England clergy-
man, arrayed in a surplice. He stated that, as the deceased '
was to be buried in the Church of England portion of the
cemetery, it was his intention to road the burial service.
He had a duty to perform ; and, although it gave him pain
to act in this way, he would discharge it. He refused to •
have anything to say to Dissenting preachers (this to the
Rev. Mr. Taylor), and in answer to the Rev. Mr. Fletcher
told him he was always interfering where he had no busi-
ness. Mr J. H. Abbott requested him, as he had made his
protest, not to interfere any further—that his father did not
belong to the Church of England, and that the ground ho
was to be buried in had been bought and paid for. If it
was a. question of the fee, that should be paid to save any
further wrangle. Several remonstrances were made by
others among the mourners ; but the rev. gentleman replied
that ho would discharge his duty, and that it was no ques-
tion of fees, and began in a somewhat excited manner to
recite the beautiful words, lam the Resurrection and the
Life,' &c. The effect upon the spectators may be ima-
gined. The incongruous association of sectarian rancour
and dissension, and a forcible intrusion of unasked and
distasteful services, with the language of Christ, struck all
with sorrow and disgust. The whole thing was a solemn
mockery, and the very words Whoso believeth in me
shall have eternal life,' sounded like a special rebuke to
this wretched display of sectarianism. The funeral pro-
cession moved on without paying any attention to the
reverend gentleman, who, however, marched in front, re-
peating the usual words, and at the grave went through
the service, nearly all the mourners retiring until he had
finished and taken his departure, followed by the sexton.
Then the gentlemen present drew near the grave.,
into which the coffin had previously been lowered, and the
Rev. Mr. Taylor read the burial service in use among those
of his persuasion, concluding with a prayer. The mourners
then retired, and thus ended a funeral ceremony charac-
terised by a scene which would be discreditable to an un-
civilised people. Wo trust that this community will not
again be scandalised by a recurrence of it. We may mentions
that although'the Rev. Mr. Stephens claimed to have the
right to read the burial service over the body within the
precincts of the church of England portion, yet he proeeede
to exercise it before ho came to the ground."

THE PRINCESS DAGNIAR AND TILE LADIES OP
RUSSIA.—The following interesting letter has, just
been addresstid by the Princess Dag mar to the Eanpresg
of Russia, in acknowledging a present to the Princess by
the ladies of St. Petersburg and Moscow :—" Bernstorf,
July 8, 1865.—Madam,—Only a few weeks back
my prayers
• to the Almighty were being joined with
those from so many Russian hearts for the preservation of
the life of the Grand Duke, heir of Russia, my beloved
affianced husband. It has pleased Divine Providence to
decide otherwise, and snatch from our affection
him who would have been the source of our happiness. By
the gracious intermediation of your Majesty that genera!
feeling of profound grief has just been expressed to me on
the part of the ladies of St. Petersburg and Moscow, by the
precious gifts of a cross mil a Bible. It is to your Majes-
ty's maternal heart that I venture to Confide the 6111C43113
expression of a deep-felt gratitude which takes its origin in
a sentiment of grief shared by so many, and which will
never be effaced. This Holy Bible and sacred cross will
always remind me that Russia, which country has become
so dear to me, seeks her strength and her consolation in the
words of the Almighty, and bears with faith and resigna-
tion the cross which Heaven imposes on her. May those
ladies accept my affectionate thanks for the Christian con-
solation which they have kindly offered nie. I pray to
God to hear my prayers for the Emperor, for yourself,
madam, and for Russia. Believe me to be most faithful
and devoted to your Imperial Majesty.—DeomAn."

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LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms
of the past year 1864 the boats of the National Lifebaat
Institution have saved 432 persons from different wrecks on
our coasts. The Institution also expended £19,531 14s. sd.
in the same perivd on lifeboat establishments, in addition to
granting £1,569 as rewards for saving 69i shipwrecked per-
wens by its lifeboats, and other means.
The Committee of the Institution earnestly A ?PEAL to
the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the
continued heavy demands on the Institution's 150 lifeboat
establishments.
Contributions are received by Messrs 'Willis and Co..
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country bankers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Ebq.,
at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1865.

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A convention of considerable importance has just
met at Detroit to discuss a very important topic.
It is true, the object of the meeting was a pacific
one. The principal speakers were engaged in the
sober pursuits of commerce, and the great subject
of debate was apparently a mere question of cus-
toms. If we look below the surface, however, we
shall find the destinies of two or more great nations
in the balance, and a war which shall engage the
attention of the civilised world, or a peace which
shall de (elope the resources of half a continent, were
really the subject matter of an apparently commer-
cial debate. A body of merchants and other dele-
gates from the United States assembled at Detroit
to discuss the renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty.
Representatives from Canada and the other British
Provinces were likewise present, and the whole
question of the exchange of produce, the navigation
of the lakes and of the St. Lawrence, and the sea
fisheries, were very fully and freely discussed.
Just at the present crisis such a gathering could
not fail to be an important one, both as regards
its immediate results and its ultimate effects.
Rightly or wrongly, our Transatlantic friends are
supposed to hwe an eye on the fair
provinces
as yet in the infancy of their development which
own allegiance to the British Crown, and a desire
to avenge the imaginary
affronts or injuries received
during the Civil War was thought to have quick-
ened their sense of the advantages to be derived
from the annexation of the Canadian provinces.
Under these circumstances the termination of the
Reciprocity Treaty was looked upon as the be_
ginning of the end, as the first step on a road
which might lead to very serious mischief. It will
be remembered that soon after the notice about the
Treaty the Chamber of Commerce at Detroit
addressed a very frank and sensible remonstrance
to the Government on the subject, showing how
great were the advantages of the Treaty, and how
necessary its maintenance was for the trade of the
Border States. The meeting which we are now
referring to included, as we have said, representa-
tives from both the American and British sides of
the question, and the propriety of a renewal of the
Treaty was discussed in all its bearings. General
WALLBRIDGE, of New York, declared that, for his
part, he was very willing to consider a renewal of

Cie Treaty, but took the opportunity of hinting that
a close bond of alliance was possible, and that if
Canada would join the United States and help to
pay their debi, she would receive a very cordial wel-
come. The Canadians, however, did not seem dis-
posed to any such Quixotic generosity, and the pro-
posal was received very coolly. But the polite
hints of the General were entirely thrown into the