Star.
London, England, 1829-10-03 00:00:00

FUNERAL' OF WILLIAM HUNT, Esq.

Yesterday, the funeral of William Hunt, Esq. whose munificent
donation to Guy's Hospital, has been already recorded, took place.
Inds will the deceased expressly directed that neither pomp nor os-
tentation of any description should prevail at his interment, and
accordingly, those individuals who had the superintendence of the
ceremony complied with the injunctions of the deceased gentleman.
At eight o'clock in the morning the hearse, which was adorned
with plumes of black feathers, drawn by six horses, and contain-
ing the body of the deceased, inclosed in a leaden coffin, which was
incased in one of oak, set out from the late residence of the de-
ceased, at Petersham, in Surrey, followed bt two mourning coaches
and the private carriages of the three executors. In the first
mourning coach were the Rev. hlr. Bean, the Rector of Peter-
sham, Admiral Scott, and Benjamin Harrison, Esq. the Treasurer
of Guy's Hospital. The other mourning coach contained the four
domestics of the deceased.
At eleven o'clock the funeral procession arrived at the outer
gates of Guy's Hospital,within which were assembled the Govertir
ors, and the whole strength of the medical and surgical staff,
belonging to the institution. The coffin was then taken from the
hearse, and borne by eight men to the hall of the Hospital, the
men and women servants all neatly dressed in black, forming as
avenue on each side of the court-yard, through which it passed,
followed by the thief mourners, the Governors of the Hospital, &c.
In the Hall of the Hospital the'coffin was deposited on trestles,
where it remained for some time, and from thence it was borne
into the Chapel of the Hospital, where the first portion of the Bu-
rial Service was read in a most impressive manner by the Rev. Ur.
Bean, who officiated on the solemn occasion. The Chaplains of
Guy's and Sr. Thomas's Hospitals were also present during the
service. From the Chapel the coffin containing the remains of
the deceased was borne by mutes round the spacious court in front
of the Institution, followed by the chief mourners and the other in-
dividuals forming the procession, ..nd passed close by the statue of
Mr. Guy, the beneficent founder of the Hospital. The coffin was
then borne into the vault, which was lit up on the occasion, and
placed next to that of Mr. Guy. The remainder of the Burial
Service having been read, the funeral then concluded.
The inscription on the deceased's coffin is to this effect; K Wm.
Hunt, Esq of Petersham, Surrey, died 23d Sept. 1829, aged 78
years." In the same vault, which is a very spacious one, are also
deposited the remains of nine other persons, besides the founder of
the Hospital and that of %Ir. Hunt, and from the inscriptions on
their coffins, it seems that they had been all connected with the
Institution in their lifetime. The coffin containing the remains of
Mr. Guy, is inclosed in one of stone, and the inscription describes
that he died on the 27th of Dec. 1724, aged 60 years, and was
buried in the vault of St. Thomas's Church, from whence it was
removed to the present place of interment on the 4th of Sept. 1780.
By his will, the late Mr. Hunt bequeathed a sum of 5,0001. to
each of his executors, namely, B. Harrison, J. B. Heath, and F.
Farr, Esqrs. Besides the princely donation left to Guy's Hospital
by the deceased, the sums of 1,0001. each to St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, the Refuge for the Destitute, and the Philanthropic Institu-
tion, he has also settled annuities on his four domestics, to one of
whom, his cook, who, it appears, met with an accident while she
was in his service, he has settled 1001. per annum, and on the other
three annuities of 301. each. In his will he has directed that no
hatchmenc shall be placed upon his house, neither bas he men-
tioned that rings or any other description of presents, in remem-
brance of the donor, should be distributed amongst his friends and

acquaintances.
The deceased accumulated his immense fortune in the silk trade,
whirls be followed for several years, and resided formerly in
Bishopsgate-street, near the London Tavern. He has been a
Governor of Guy's and St. Thomas's liespital for a period of
nearly thirty years. It is rumoured that he has not a smile rela-
tive living.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL
,leas Crotwde► was charged with having stolen divers articles, the
property of her master.
The prisoner was cook in the family of Mr. King, a shoe con-
tractor, in Castle-street, Holborn. That Gentleman had recently
died, and it was during the period his ►ody was lying in the house
that the depredations were discovered. The immediate cause of
the discovery was her having been found several times in a state of
intoxication, and from what she threw up ft was meet twined that
wine was the liquor with which she had solaced her leisure
moments. The con of the deceased, in consequence, entertained
suspicion as to the manner in which she could procure wine in such
large quantities, and On Sunday evening, when she was in a state
of vomitation, as it is now termed, a search was made, and the re-
suit such as to cause inquiries to be made in the neighbourhood,
when it was found that several articles belonging to the deceased
had been pawned at various pawnbrokers. The prisoner was given
into custody and searched, and the duplicates taken from her.
The prisoner, in her defence, said that she had pawned the arti-
des is order to defray the expenses of the house, and to pay her
own wages.
It turned out, however, on a comparison of dates, that the arti-
cles had been pledged some time before her quarter's wages were
due.—She was fully committed to take her trial.