The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-05 00:00:00

FUNERAL OF THE LATE THOMAS

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CAMFBELL.
(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
The public were admitted into the Abbey at the entrance
at Poets'-corner, and took their stations behind the spiked
railings used for keeping the body of the church clear. There
were many persons, however, in the recesses called, we be
lieve, "Nunneries," which-surround Poets'-corner, and from
that elevation they commanded an excellent view of the
funeral ceremony. It had been expected that the great
western gates would be opened, and the funeral enter the
cathedral through them, and proceed up the nave, as was the
case-at the funeral of Mr. Canning. The precedent of that
ceremonial was not, however, followed, and in consequence a
good deal of dissatisfaction was expressed by a large assem-
blage of persons'who were waiting on the outside of the
western gates, and who were obliged to hurry round at full
speed to get in at Poets'-corner, after the procession had
began to move from the. Jerusalem Chamber, to be in time to
see and hear the interment and the service of church.
• It was nearly twelve o'clock when the procession left the
room in which the coffin had been placed, and the gentle-
men in the Jerusalem Chamber fell into order, and followed ;
and here some little confusion occurred by a large party who
were in the Jerusalem Chamber not being immediately aware
that the coffin was already on its way to the grave. The
procession having formed, passed through a 'door opening
from the rooms adjoining the Jerusalem Chamber into the
south aisle, and along it to Poets'-corner, which, as is gene-
rally known, is in the south transept of the Abbey. The
following was the order of the procession :
The Rev. Mr. Millman, the officiating Minister.
The coffin, covered with a large.black pall, supported by
The Duke of Argyll Lord Morpeth
Lord Brougham . Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart
Lord Aberdeen Lord Leigh, and
Lerd Campbell Sir R. Peel
Lord Straagford
all of whom wore scarves and hatbands.
The Chief Mourners :
Mr. Alexander Campbell ; Mr. Whiss (nephews of the de-
ceased) in crape scarves and hatbands.
The Executors:—
Dr. Beattie and Mr. W. Moxon.
Mr. J. Richardson, Mr. W. Ayrton, the Rev. C. J. Hassells,
and Mr. E. Moxon, wearing silk scarves and hatbands ; and
atter these the great body of the mourners, walking two• and-
two, amongst whom we observed
Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bart., MP. ; Sir J. Hanmer, Bart.,
M.P.; Major-General Sir J. Macdonald, K.C.B. ; Sir P. F.
Shelley, Bart. ; the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, M.P. ;
R. M. Milnes, Esq., M.P. ; B. D'lsraeli, Esq., M.P. ; the
Right Hon. R. Shell, M.P. ; Emerson Tennent, Esq., M.P. ;
R. Chistopher, Esq., M.P. ; J. G. Lockhart, Esq., &c. A
deputation from the Literary Association of Poland, of which
the deceased poet was the founder; was also present, consist-
ing of the Chevalier B. de Wreicinski, Colonel Tevermer,
Captain Klecervneski, M. Kizmean, M. Olizarowski, and
Count Grabowski ; one of whom carried a small portion of
earth from the grave of Kosciusko, near Cracow, which was
cast into the grave of Mr. Campbell, and will mingle with
the dust with which he is covered.

The coffin, pall-bearers, and mourners having arrived at
the grave, which is nearly in the centre of Poets'-corner, and
within a few yards of the tomb of Addison, the Rev. Mr.
Dfilman read the service in a very impressive manner. At
the conclusion of the epistle, the coffin having been lowered
into the grave, the dead march in Saul was played by Mr.
Tulle, the organist of the Abbey, after which the remaining
portion of the service was read, and the last mournful office
having been concluded, the mourners retired, some through
the cloisters, and others through the door leading to the
Jerusalem hamber, and thence to Dean's-yard.
The whole was conducted with the solemnity and decorum
the occasion required.

• BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.
A Special Meeting of the Shareholders in this Bank was
held yesterday at the Office, No. 2, Moorgate-street, to con-
sider a proposition to be submitted to the Proprietors of en-
larging the property qualification of the Directors in the Corn-
YfraTrharl- ar2,`Trurr.h,A.,t, the Chair. Mr. 0. de
said that the present qualification for being a Director
was the possession of twenty shares, which were equivalent
to 800/. His reaon for submitting the proposition which he
now made was, because, as the capital of the Company had
been latterly much increased, he thought the property quali-
fication of the Directors should also be increased. A Pro-
prietor, in seconding the motion, said the whole amount of
property invested in the Company by the Directors was only
9,000/., and lie thought it was not right that they
should have the management c,f a bank, the capital
of which exceeded two millions sterling, and it was con-
trary to the practice of the other banks of the metropo-
lis. Captain Grover opposed the motion, because there
were only fifty-six Shareholders who held fifty shares
to qualify them as the Direction, and those gentle-
men for the most part consisted of old admirals, ge-
nerals, colonels, clergymen, and ladies. The proposed
measure would tend to make the management
a job, as it would throw it into the hands of a few persons.
He concluded by moving as an amendment, that it was in-
expedient to alter the qualification. The Chairman was op-
posed to the original motion for the same reasons as those
expressed by the Gallant General who had just sat down.
He did not think a large number of shares a good qualifica..
tion because Directors having them might be anxious for
declaring a dividend, when such a course would, perhaps, be
injurious to the interests of the Company. Mr. Farrer, a
Director, strongly opposed any alteration in the deed of set-
tlement. After a very lengthened discussion, the original
motion was put and negatived by an overwhelming majority,
only three shareholders having votep in its favour.