The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-30 00:00:00

UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
Tho following additional particulars to the news already
published in The Sun ar• gleaned from the New York
papers of the 12th, received last night:—
FUNERAL OF GENERAL HARRISON.
Tlig FUNERAL CAR.

This funeral car was one of the most magnificent ever
seen in this country. It was drawn by six beautiful white
horses, and at the head of each horse was a black groom,
dressed in a white Roman toga, fastened round his e aist
by a black cincture, with white turbans on, adorred with
b'aek crape. Black grape was also on each arm. Their
appearance was very impressive.
The coffin was elevated conspicuously on a bier, a rich
black velvet pall covering it. It was so high as to be visi-
ble to all. Violets and hyacinths wrought into wreaths
were interwoven arcong the habiliments of woe. All eyes,
of course, were intently fixed upon this.
The twenty-six pall-bearers walked on each side of the
uncral car.
The family and relatives, with the heads of departments,
followed the hearse in carriages.
The Legislature of Maryland, with their officers, and in
full procession, attracted much notice. A military escort
accompanied them from Annapolis. They did not arrive
till after 12 o'clock, but fell into the procession as they
were going up the avenue.

THE SCENE AT THE BURYING GROUND.

Tho corpse of General Harrison at half-past two o'clock
reached the Congressional Burying Ground. The crowds
assembled there seemed at one titre to cover the whole
hill on which is the capitol, as far as the eye could reach.
The military in uniform, numerous and high officers of the
army and navy in full dress. other companies in uniform
also, with the tolling of bells, the pealing of cannon, &c ,
&c., created impressions it is impossible to describe. When
the body was taken to the vault, where it is forest, all the
official functionaries left their carriages, and marched to the
spot, and when the Church service was read by the Rev.
Mr. Hawley, the scene was so affecting that tears trickled
down the cheeks of hundreds. The old and new Cabinet
followed the corpse, with the family, to the very tomb, and
also every foreign Minister.
About three o'clock the burial service was over, when
discharges of musketry commenced, which was kept up
continuously for a long time. The procession did net re-
form, but all left of their own will, in their various groups,
after taking a long, last farewell of the hero and the
statesman, who has been consigned to his long home.
It is worthy of remark that the Bible and the Prayer
Book which were used to-day in the funeral service, were
bought by General Harrison himself fur the use of the
White House, the morning after his inauguration.
I have not time nor heart to comment more at length
upon the solemnity and impressive grandeur of the scenes
we have this day witnessed. The people all deeply felt
it, as they showed in the gravity of their manners and con-
versation. It is a sad day for our country, but what Pro•
vidence wills, must be for the best.

GENERAL lIARRISON AND HIS WIFE.
The brief reminiscence we promised last evening was
connected with a visit made by Mr. Russell to North
Bend, in the heat of the Presidential campaign last sum-
mer. The sweet singer, like every nth( r teiend, found a
vrarm welcome at the hospitable mansion of General Har-
rison. Among the songs sung was a plaintive domestic
one. happy in its thoughts and touching in its lan,e;uago,
entitled "My Old Wife." The language ea: strikingly
adapted to the happy life and loves of General Harrison
and his "old wile," both of whom found in the society
of each other the most perfect happiness which it is pos-
sible to enjoy. The music was overpowering at the time,
recalling as it did the events of years of uninterrupted
dome stic bliss. Mrs. Harrison wept like a chit:;, and
as tears are contagious when the fountains of symp :thy
are not dried up, the husband of the "old wife " could
not refrain from weeping also. The remark of Mrs.
Harrison in excuse for what she deemed a woman's weak-
ness was the dread of change, which of necessity must
come in a change of residence from North Bend to
Washington, and in a change of condition from the
tumble citizen superintending his farm, to the President of
a nation, with the cares and: responsibilities of government
up;:ai his shoulders. " I wish," said Mts. H., " that my