The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-01 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF SIR JAMES GRAHAM.

The funeral of Sir James Graham took place on
Wednesday. By the special desire of the right
hon. baronet it was of a strictly private character, so
far indeed as a man can influence those charged with
the fulfilment of the last sad offices. But with the
public the case was somewhat different, and there
was a general wish to pay a fitting respect to the
memory of so distinguished a man. Yet, in the face
of Sir James's known request, there was naturally
a delicacy in giving full vent to the public feeling,
and therefore a compromise was arrived at. There
was no combined demonstration of sympathy; but
while, on the one hand, many persons from Carlisle
went to the funeral, on the othpr the shops were
closed in the middle of the day, at the request of
the mayor. Netherby, the seat of the deceased
statesman, is about twelve miles north of Carlisle,
on the banks of the classic Esk ; and Arthuret
Church, the rector of which is Sir James Graham's
brother, is about two miles and a half south of
Netherby. Between Netherby and the church is
i Longtown, which contains about 3,000 inhabi•
tants, and to which the Border Union Railway
was opened for passengers only on Tuesday. The
distance which the funeral cortege had to traverse,
therefore, was considerable, and, though it started
from Netherby about 11 o'clock, it was nearly one
before it arrived at the church. The body was con-
veyed in a plain two-horse hearse, which was fol-
lowed by four mourning carriages and six private
conveyances. The former contained the members
of the family :—Mr. (now Sir) Frederick Graham,
Mr. Malise Graham, the Misses Graham, the Rev.
W. Graham, and Mr. G. Graham, registrar-general
(brother of Sir James), Sir W. Lawson. and Mr.
Lawson, M.P., Lord Dufferin, Sir J. Campbell, and
other relatives. None of Sir James's palitical asso-
ciates were present. Shortly before entering Long-
town the cortege was met by the tenantry, who un-
covered their heads till it passed, and then fell in
four deep. These were followed by the friends from
Carlisle, and the leading inhabitants of Longtown,
the shops of which were closed. Though the late
Lady Graham was interred in the Isle of Wight,
Sir James's father, grandfather, and other members
of the family are buried in the vault inside the
parish church of Arthuret. Whether it is that the
family vault is full, or that it cannot be opened, we
do not know ; but Sir James Graham, the inheritor
of a famous name, now lies in an ordinary grave in
a country churchyard, amongst his tenantry and
the poorest of his neighbours. Not even a vault
received his remains. The coffin, too, was of plain
oak (with a zinc shell, but without covering), with
a ce,:nmon plate bearing the inscription, " Sir Jas.
B. G. Graham, born June 1, 1792 ; ditd Oct. 25,
1862."

The short-timo movement in Lancashire continues
to make progress. The spinners and manufacturers of
Bump have further reduced their work from four days to
three, and two mills have stopped entirely. At Rochdale
there are now seven mills, which lately employed 3,000
hands, entirely closed.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BERMONDSEY .—Last night
about half-past 9 o'clock a destructive fire broke out in the
premises belonging to Mr. Lunn, a fishmonger, &c., carry-
ing on business in Saxton -yard, Bermondsey-street. Ihe
building was four floors high, and contained a vast amount
of goods. The drying-houses and various ether structures
being close by, it was at one time apprehended that every
building near would bo reduced to ashes. The engines of
the parish and of the London brigade, with the large ono
from Messrs. Hodges' distillery, were soon in attendance,
and a good supply of the Southwark Company's water hav-
ing been procured, the firemen went to work, under the
direction of Captain Shaw, the superintendent, and Mr-
Henderson, the chief officer of the D district. Palmer, the
foreman of Messrs. Hodges's engine, as well as the conduc-
tors of three of the Royal Society's escapes, also rendered
great assistance. In spite of all exertions, however, the
work of demolition continued, and eventually the whole of
the building caught fire. An immense crowd assembled,
and it required the combined exertions of Mr. Superinten-
dent Branford, and Inspectors Redding and Mackenzie,
with a powerful body of the M division, to keep them out
of danger. At length the firemen managed to get the flames
confined to the building in which the disaster commenced,
but before that could be accomplished the warehouse was
burnt out and some damage done to the surrounding build-
ings,

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