The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-28 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.
To-day the mortal remains of Captain Harrison
were interred in the family vault in St. James's
Cemetery. Never since the remains of Huskisson
found a resting-place in the same cemetery was
respect paid to the memory of any man. From
the Lime-street terminus of the London and North-
Western Railway to the burial-ground, crowds,
disregarding a heavy rain, and streets :ankle-deep
with snow, paid their last mournful tribute of re-
spect to the remains of a man who conferred, un-
assumingly, an honour on the port. The name of
Captain Harrison in Liverpool was always received
with respect, but never until to-day was such deep
respect manifested.
The coffin, which was conveyed from the Lime-
street station of the London and North-Western
Railway at about half-past 10, was placed in an
unassuming hearse, drawn by two horses, and fol.
lowed by five mourning coaches, containing the re-
latives of the deceased and chief mourners. The
cortege was completed by about 200 gentlemen on
foot (belonging to the mercantile marine of the
port), and 40 or 50 private carriages.
The following directors, &c., of the Great Eastern
Company took part in the procession :—lt. J. Roy
Campbell, Esq., chairman to the company; Wm.
Jackson, Esq., deputy chairman; Thomas Bold,
Esq., managing director ; Montague Seanson, Esq.,
solicitor to the company • A. M'Lenuan, Esq.,
chief engineer; John 11. Dillon, Esq , London ; J.
Trotman, Esq., London; J. S. Oakford, Esq., Lon-
don ; Thomas J. Jackson, M.P. ; Wm. Jackson,
jun.; Thomas H. Bold, S. H. Bold •, Hedger,
Esq., harbour master, Southampton ; M. Westhorp,
Esq. ; W. Lyn, Esq., superintendent engineer
Portsmouth Dockyard ; Charles Gray, Esq. ; opti-
cian •, W. Woods, Esq. (Wood's Anchor Works.)
All along the line of procession the number of
spectators was immense, and not less than 30,000
or 35,000 people followed the cortege to the cemeterv.
The flags of the different public institutions and
numerous private establishments were hung half-
mast high, and the bells of St. Peter's church, St.
Luke's, St. Paul's, St. Nicholas, and St. James's
Cemetery church, rung muffled peals during the
day. In the river and docks all the vessels hoisted
the ensigns half-mast, and on board many of the
Spanish. and Austrian ships the crews, throwing
aside religious prejudices, sang the "Ave Maria"
and the " Portuguese Hymn." At the cemetery
the officers of her Majesty's ship Hastings and sea-
men, together with those of the training-ship Con-
way, joined the procession.
The grave of the deceased is close to the Huskis-
son Mausoleum, and around it lie the remains of
many men of celebrity. 1
The union jack which covered the coffin was, we
believe, the subject of some dispute between the
naval officers and the undertaker. The naval gen-
tlemen objected to the union jack being thrown
over the coffin, on the ground that the deceased was

not a membcr of the British navy. This interpre-
tation of the use of the union jack was, however,
very shortly decided, and the coffin passed from
hearse to the chapel, and thence to the grave,
covered with that emblem which is the signal of
Englt.nd's power and glory.
We have good reason to believe that a meeting
of the directors akd shareholders of the Great
Eastern Company will be held to-day (Saturday)
or o❑ Monday, for the purpose of considering the
propriety of paying some substantial tribute to the
memory of the deceased. His shares, we under-
stand, are to be purchased by the directors. Messrs.
M'lver, Littledale, Brassey, Jackson, and nearly all
the shipowners of Liverpool, have united in sub-
scription to a testimonial fund; and the sum up to
last evening reached £2,500.