The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-28 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF PRINCE SIGISMUND OF

PRUSSIA.

POTSDA3I, June 26.
The official Staalsanzeiger recently published e
following account of the funeral of Prince Sigis-
mund, grandson of Queen Victoria :

" At 7 yesterday evening the interment took place
of Prince Sigismuud, third son of their Royal High-
nesses the Crown Prince and Princess. The Prince
died upon the 18th. As no special ceremonial for
the burial of members of the royal house is in exist-
ence, his Majesty the King, in accordance with the
wish of the illustrious parents, permitted the inter-
ment to be effected with all privacy.
" At half-past 6 the funeral procession left the
New Palace for Fredenskirche. His Royal High-
ness the Crown Prince's Master of Horse led the
way, followed by a mourning carriage containing
the sorrowing mother beside the coffin. Their
Royal Highnesses the children of the Crown Prince
followed in a second carriage. The remaining part
of the procession consisted of the two clergymen
selected to perform the ceremony. Field-Marshal
Count Wrangel, as godfather of the deceased, with
Lord Augustus Loftus, the English Ambassador,
and Baron von Schleinitz, the Minister of the Royal
Household, the suite of their Royal Highnesses, the
officials, all the male and female servants of the
Crown Prince, and the workmen and labourers em-
ployed in the gardens.
" The procession moved in perfect silence across
the empty park. Received by their Majesties the
King and Queen at the Friedenskirche, H.R.11. the
Crown Princess quitted the carriage, while the coffin
was lifted out and placed upon the bier. The proces-
sion then passed slowly through the church, which
was crowded with sympathising spectators—four
gentlemen of the Crown Prince's Court holding
the cords of the pall. The coffin was immediately
followed by H.R.H. the Crown Princess, leaning
on the arm of the King, succeeded by the Queen,
the royal children, and the general body of mourners.
"When the coffin had been deposited in the small
chapel appointed for its temporary reception, the
members of the Royal Family present repaired to
the spot, where a short ceremonial was performed
by Court Chaplain Hcym, assisted by Pastor Schuff-
mann. At the conclusion of the ceremony H.R.H.
the Crown Princess, accompanied by the Queen,
returned to the New Palace.

" As bitter fate had not permitted H.R.11. the
Crown Prince to be present at the deathbed of his
beloved child, sacred duties towards the Father-
land equally prevented his appearance at the burial
of his departed son."

Meeting at the Earl of Derby's—The New
Ministry—This Day,

This morning the leaders of the Conservative
party met the Earl of Derby at his residence iu St.
James's-square. Among those present were Mr.
Disraeli, the Hon. S. Walpole, Col. W. Jolliffe,
Mr. Adderley, Lord Naas, Sir John Pakington,
General Peel, General Forrester, the Earl of
Malmesbury, Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir Hugh
M'Calmont Cairns, Lord Chelmsford, Viscount
Cranbourne, the Marquis of Bath, the Marquis
of Salisbury, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. Henley,
the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord John Manners,
Colonel Taylor, and Lord Stanley.
The meeting occupied about an hour. At its con-
clusion Mr. Disraeli remained in consultation with
the noble earl for some considerable time. His
Lordship shortly afterwards quitted St. James's-
square for Windsor, for the purpose of submitting
his plans relative to the formation of a Ministry to
her Majesty.
It was expected that some members of the
" Adullamite" party would be present, but such
was not the case. Mr. Gregory drove past his
lordship's door in private cab while the meeting was
being held, and seemed somewhat pleased at the
scene the corner of St. James's-square presented at
the particular moment.

As Mr. Disraeli quitted his lordship's resi-
dence a cheer was given him by the crowd
assembled to witness the arrival of the gentle-
men from whom the new Cabinet is to be
selected. The baker's man and the butcher's boy,
however, who stopped like other people to see what
was the matter, expressed their disapprobation by
hooting and hissing the right hon. gentleman as he
entered his carriage. This expression of feeling on
the part of the minority of the meeting outside hie
lordship's residence provoked a great deal Of
laughter among the crowd.

Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the governors of the West India Islands;
and Canada.

DEATH OF GEORGE LILLIE CRAIK.—The death
was announced yesterday of George Lillie Craik,
LL.D., the distinguished Professor of History and English
Literature in Queen's College, Belfast. Ho was born in
Fife in 1799, and was the son of a schoolmaster. He never
officiated in the Presbyterian communion, for the ministry
of which he was educated, and in 1842 came to London
where he was employed by Mr. Charles Knight and the
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. He Ws°
favourably known by the " Pursuit of Knowledge under
Difficulties," written for the Library of Entertaining linov-
"
ledge ; then followed the "Pictorial History of England,
"Sketches of Literature and Learning in England, fro'
the. Norman Conquest to the Accession of Elizabeth,:
"History of British Commerce," "Spenser and his Poetry,
'
"Outlines of the History of the English Language," "2'b°
English of Shakspeare," and " The Romance of the Peer"
age." He had been professor in Queen's College, Belfast,
since 1849.
PLYMOUTH, Wednesday.—The ship Borealis, 920
tons, Captain A. Stenderson, belonging to Messrs. T. Vibe,.
and Co., of Rotherhithe, has arrived in the Channel, with
1,500 tons of rice. She sailed from Rangoon March /'
touched at the Cape of Good Hope April 21, crossed the
Equator May 13, and spoke, May 16, lat. 413 N., longi
25 10 W., the British bark Miranda, 27 days from LiverPrf
for Rio Janeiro ; May 17, lat. 57 N., long. 23 30 W., tif
French bark Belgique, 26 days from Marseilles for Muur,c-
tius ; June 8, the bark Astiea, of London ; and Julie
lat. 43 01 N., long. 24 47 W., the British ship Achunda, 9'
days from Otago for London, and the British bark Belale-
cam, 128 days from Brisbane for London. The screw stem"
ship West of England, Captain Wraight, from London for
t
Liverpool, arrived here last evening, and reports thetx
noon, on Monday, when off Portland in a fog, going Der,
speed, she ran into and sank the schooner Rachel, of Exell
90 tons register. Her master, William Tiller, was supPre
to be on deck at the time, but he, with all her rreve
perished.
EXTENSIVE FIRES—GREAT Loss OF PROPERTY,
During last night and this (Thursday) morning sev
fires happened iu various parts of the metropolitan distrloe
one of which was attended with great loss of property eoe_
almost fatal consequences to the inmates. This nrr.6oo
curred about 9 o'clock last night in the Prenll
belonging to Mr. Grizzle, a wholesale and re Prom tail
clothier carrying on business at No. 18,
road, Rotherhithe. The discovery was made by a P°-tof
constable of the M division by seeing smoke pouring et' 0
the shop windows. Ho at once gave the alarm, auds:ia
for proper assistance. The Royal Soaiety's esoP° f
1 nd
Rotherhithe station promptly attended, and numerous AOO
steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co. followed, as well es
en
Surrey Volunteers, under the command of Sergeant -Re dor
and Lieut. Thompson. The London Salvage Corps'''. es of
Mr. Cooper, arrived about the same time. The ru'll,e
of
the water companies having yielded a good suPPilaila
water, the land steamers were set to work,
copious streams of the antagonistical element were th.r:t'in.
upon and into the midst of the burning building,
spite of all the firemen and escapemen could do, the 1;4.,
of the valuable contents, including stock-in-trade, 110
ture, fixtures, and other effects were destroyed. 570
origin of the disaster is at present unknown—but th gn,e
ral impression is that it arose from an escape of gas.
0'1;
other fires, although they created great alarm, were
attended with any considerable damage.
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