The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-06 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY

Edward Canton, a youth, apprentice to Mr. Fisher, boot-
maker, of Clerkenwell-green, was placed at the bar, before
Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged by Mr. James Child, high constable
of Finsbury, with having endeavoured to incite the populace
to violence against the police, and pelting them with
stones. It appeared from the evidence that on Monday
night last a great crowd of Chartists assembled on Clerken-
well-green, and were preparing to harangue the public, when
a large body of police, headed by their inspectors, made their
appearance, and commenced dispersing them; whilst so
doing, a cry was raised to " Down with the police; give it the
b-," and they were hooted and pelted with stones. The
prisoner was observed by bir. Child to pick ,tip
stones several times and throw them at the officers,
and after doing so, he ran away, returned, and pelted them
again, whilst he called on the mob to pelt them, and ex-
claimed, "Give it them." Mr. Child sought his opportunity,
and just as he had flung another stone, he ( Mr. Child)
pounced upon him, and held him until the arrival of several
officers, who took him into custody. They were followed by
an immense number of persons, who commenced hooting and
pelting at them. Mr. Child and the officers were struck and
injured by the stones.
Mr. Child said they were at the corner of Red Lion street,
Clerkenwell, when 400 persons and upwards attacked the
police. They were tumultuous in their conduct, and calcu-
lated to alarm the public, many of whom had complained of
the rioters to the police.
Greenhard, 153 G, said, that there were upwards of 400
persons on the Green. The police were called upon to dis-
perse them, and they were about twenty minutes doing
so. They were hooted and pelted. Witness was injured
from a blow of a stone.

Mr. Trnwiurr asked the prisoner if he wished to say any
in his defence, as he intended to commit him for tria]
at the Central Criminal Court.

The prisoner dmied the charge, saying he had just left
off his work, and was going to w hitechapel for his master.
He had not been on Clerkenwell-green two minutes when he
was taken into custody.
The depositions having been taken, the prisoner was fully
committed to take his trial.

An order has been received from the Secretary of State by
the Metropolitan Police Magistrates, that in future, in all
attacks of this sort upon the police, the parties are to be
fully committed for trial.

FUNERAL OF HER ROYAL HIGH-
NESS THE PRINCESS SOPHIA.
(THIS DAY.)
At an early hour this morning the remain: of the late
Princess Sophia were removed from the residence of her
Royal Highness, for interment in the Cemetery at Kensal-
green. As early as five o'clock a guard of honour was drawn
up in front of the Vicarage (the residence of the Princess)
at Kensington ; and shortly afterwards the funeral proces.
sion was formed, the Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of
Ormonde, Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Lady Carteret. the
Earl Howe, the Earl of Morton, Lord Edward Howard, Lady
Caroline Murray, and the ether personages selected to attend
the obsequies, having previously assembled. The mournful
cortege, proceeded at a slow pace in the subjoined order :
The Undertaker.
Four Mutes on horseback.
Then followed eight mourning coaches, each drawn by
four horses, suitably caparisoned, and attended by two pages
on each side. The two first carriages contained the principal
domestics of the deceased Princess.
3d. Dr. Hawkins, Dr. Watson, Mr. John Merriman, and
Mr. James Merriman.
4th. Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Cooper, Lady
in Waiting and Equerry to the Duchess of Kent; Lady
Augusta Cadogan, Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Cam-
bridge; and the Hon. Colonel A. Liddell, Equerry to the
Duchess of Gloucester.
sth. The Marchioness of Ormonde. and Lady Charles So-
merset, Lady in Waiting and Bedchamber Woman to the
Queen Dowager; and Lady Georgiana Bathurst and Lady
Caroline Murray, Ladies in Waiting to the Duchess of Glou-
cester.
6th. The Earl Howe, Lord Chamberlain to the Queen
Dowager; the Earl of Morton, Sir Frederick Stovin, and
Colonel Buckley, the Lord, Groom, and Equerry to the
Queen.
7th. Lady Carteret and Miss C. Vyse, Lady in Waiting
and Bedchamber woman to the deceased Princess, and Sir
Charles Thornton.
Bth. The Coronet of the Princess, Lord Edward Howard,
Vice-Chamberlain to the Queen ; and Sir W. Martins.
THE 111::AIISE,
containing the body of the Princess, drawn by six horses,
sumptuously caparisoned, and decorated with emblazoned
escutcheons, supported on each side by ten bearers, with
truncheons.
9th. Mourning coach containing the chief mourner (the
Duchess of Nortolk), attended by Lady Couper.
In accordance with the expressed desires of the late Royal
Princess, the funeral was conducted in the most private
manner, none of the carriages of the Royal Family or the
nobility following in the rear, as usual on such occasions.
The route to the cemetery was performed in about an hour
and a half, and was the same as when the Duke of Sussex
was buried. Shortly before seven o'clock the Lord Cham-
berlain, the Earl Spencer, the Bishop of Norwich, the Mar-
quis of Abercorn, the Rev. Dr. Merewether, and the Rev.
Evan Nepean, arrived at the Cemetary at Keasal-green.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at seven
o'clock, attended by Lord George Lennox, Colonel Wylde, and
Colonel Beuverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge and
Prince George of Cambridge came attended by Baron
Knesebeck and Captain E. St. John Mildmay.
His Excellency the Count Kilmansegge (the Hanoverian
Minister) was also present as representative of the King of
Hanover.
On the arrival of the funeral procession at the Chapel, the
noblemen and ladies alighted from the mourning coaches,
and the coffin was taken from the hearse, and was immedi-
ately followed by the Duchess of Norfolk as Chief Mourner.
The Bishop of Norwich, the Clerk of the Closet to the
Queen, advanced to meet the corpse, accompanied by the
Dean of Hereford, the Rev. Dr. J. Merewether, and the
Rev. Evan Nepean.
The body of the deceased Princess was placed on the bier
in the centre of the Chapel, and the Mourners and Royal
personages were then conducted to seats as follows :
The Lord Chamberlain (the Earl Spencer).
Lady Augusta Cadogan. I:3 Lady Augusta Bruce.
Lady Caroline Murray. re' The Marchioness of Or-
Miss C. Vyse. lee monde.
Lady Georgiana Bathurst. g Lady Carteret.
to Lady Charles Somerset.
The Chief Mourner (the Duchess of Norfolk).
Prince Albert—H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge—
H.R.H. Prince George.
The Domestics of the deceased Princess.
In pews on the right and left were the Earl Howe, the
Marquis of Abercorn, the Hon. Colonel Liddell, Lord Edward
Howard, Lord George Lennox, Sir Charles Thornton, Count
Kielmansegge, Colonel Wylde, Colonel I3ouverie, Sir George
Couper, the Earl of Morton, Colonel Buckley, Sir Fe Stovin,
&c. &c.
The Bishop of Norwich performed the solemn service for
the burial of the dead in a deeply impressive manner, and the
remains of her Royal Highness having been lowered in the
vault beneath the Chapel the funeral service was concluded,
immediately after which those attending the obsequies
retired.
The mortal remains of the Princess were temporarily de-
posited in a catacomb until such time as the tomb is com-
pleted which is to be prepared for the reception of the
coffin, when the body will be transferred to its final resting
place.