Star.
London, England, 1828-02-18 00:00:00

FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.

The funeral obsequies of this Right Reverend, vene-
rable. a d much lamented Prelate took place on Tours-
day, in the Catholi: Chapel, and weir performed with
all the solemnity peculiar to the Catholic worship. The
remains of_the deceased had been removed the pievious
day from his late residence ac joining the Chapel, and
the Church service for the dead was recittd that day by '
his successor and late coadjutor Dr. Paterson, assisted
by eleven of the Clergy in his diocese. in presence of a
large assemblage. So intense was the anxiety even on
the part of those persons who had obtained tickets, to
procure an early admission, that the Chapel doors were
crowded before the time fled for opening them on
Thursday, and shortly after every part of the Chapel,
unappropriated for the service, was literally crammed
with spectators nod individuals belonging to the con.
gregatron, amounting to-upwards of 1.600. The seats
on either side of the altar were exclusively appropriated
to the special friends of the deceased. The choir was
very numerous and effective, some of the eminent pro-
fessional musical performers of the city having, from
respect to the memory of the worthy Prelate, volun-
teered their services (41 the present interesting occasion.
The front of the gallery and pulpit weie hung with
black. in float of the altar, and nearly opposite
the pulpit, lay the body encoffined, supported upon a
bier. The coffin was covered with rich purple velvet,
and upon it lay the deceased's sacerdotal robes. mitre,
Crook, crosier, &c. Four lights stood close by the coffin,
ene at each corner; four more at a little distance; and
at 11 mere remote, forming a square around the whole,
at aad four vases filled with spirits of wine, which kept
b irning during the service. The effect of the whole
wastertaiuly imposing. The company assembled were
of all grades, toe greater past of whom sere dressed in
suouraing. Many of the member* of the ooegrqation
manifested-symptoms of sincere wad*. •

At a quarter before twelve o'clock. Bishop Paterson,
habited in a superb black velvet cope, richly ttinimcd
with silver lace, and in his mitre, attended by his clergy,
dressed in albes and stoles, entered the Chapel, and took
their seats round the coffin of their deceased Ebelate. A
solemn Mass of Requiem for the dead was then begun
and chaunted by the Rev. Mt. Reid, one of the resident
clergy, attended by the Rev. Mr. Murdoch of Glasgow,
05 Deacon, and the Rev. Mr. Lee, of Donde; as Sub-
Deacon. The music consisted of a selection of pieces
of the most esteemed composers. Mozart's celebrated
Requiem was the first in order, and the mode of its
natation was most effective and impressive. The Kyrie
Atlases sad Dies has also by Mozart, the Sanctus, the

iDead Mirebal and the Agnes Del followed in succession,
and were much and deser vedly.admired. ,_ ~ •
After Mass, the Reverend Mr. :Bremner ascended
the pulpit, and delivered a funeral oration. Be dwelt
on the great loss which thecause of religion in general
and the congregation in particular had sustained in the
loss of Bishop Cameron, who had but few equals and
. still fewer superiors in knowledge and general informs .
ti6n. As to his qualifications as a pastor and father of
a flock, the high esteem in which he was held by hi.
people would in itself be conclusive; but that esteem
was not confined to them, for men of other creeds also
bore evidence of the estimation in which he was held
by all who knew him. They (the congregation) knew
and felt how he loved them—how he dischwrged his
duties--how be provided for their wants; and they
now felt, in his death, that they had lost a steady
and disinterested friend, who in his own person
set them an admirable example. Under his care
the cause of rligion had prospered. A number of
new places of worship had been erected through his
instrumbotality, particularly at Glasgow ; and the edi-
fice in which they now stood, and where his (13i•hop
Cameron's) ashes would find a resting place, rose under
his superintendence. Thus no inconsiderable degree of
' splendour had been reflected on the church ; while
through him the whole Catholic body had been brought
I into respect with men of other creeds. In this city there
were now as many thousands as there were hundreds 1.4
' Catholics when he was settled in it; and they were
now enabled to worship the Goo of their fathers after
the manner of their fathers—for which generatious yet
unborn would call down blessings on his memory. His
leading principle was" peace and good will to all men."
This seemed to be a motto constantly before hi: eyes.—
Thus, though ever ready to give a reason for the faith he
believed in, he acquired the respect and friendship of
those with o horn he differed in rel.lions opinion. His
flock lived in peace and amity with their fellow men of
other creed,, and he (Mr. B.) trusted they ever would:
continue to do so, though it had not always been the
case, in other parts of the empire. This good feeling'
was to be attti`soted principally to the respect in which
the Bishop nal held, and the lustre which his fife cast
upon religion. Tlie Bishop was not rich, but he was a
liberal giver, not only to his own fl ck, but to the poor
of other creeds. He was neither selfish nor narrow-
minded, and only viewed a poor man in the light I f an
image of his Max Itlt, in distress. His manner, too, of
giving relief was in strict accordance with the gospel;
for his left hand did not know what his right had done
—whilst the act was performed with a delicacy that
enhanced the value of the gift.
The funeral service commenced after the sermon,
and was performed by Bishop Paterson, who had as-
sisted at Mass as Chief Mourner. The Benedictus (or
Canticle of Zacharias) was chaunted admirably by the
choir. The remains of the lamented Prelate were de-
posited in a creek on the gospel or right (dexter) side
of the altar. The whole service lasted upwards of two
hours, and was conducted throughout in a manner
highly creditable to all concerned. The present, we
believe, is the first celebration of the kind which has
taken place in Scotland since the era of the Reforma-
tion.—Coledonion Mercnry.

DISTRESSING CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA,

CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A FOX.

Some weeks ago a pat agraph appeared in most of
ske public journals announcing the death of John
Chandler, the ostler at the Derby Arms Inn, Croydon,
who died from hydro' hobia, occasioned by the bite of
a fox, kept in the stables of the Derby Arms. No
symptoms of the vial .dy being evinced by the fox, it
was supposed by Mr. Moreton, the landlord of the lan,
that the poor man's death hid been occasioned by a
fall from a horse which he had a Omit time prior to his
death; but, for tbp oene al satisfactivn of all parties,
the fox was destroyer, nit, however, until he had bitten
several persons. Among others injuied was Robert
Kemp, a man known in Croydon by the nick name of
Devon, and generally env!, yeJ by Mr. Moreton as a
helper in his hunting stables. A small subscription was
raised for the man at the time of his being bitten, and
by that means he was provided wiih medicine; but it
is supposed that he only took one or two doses, so
strongly was he impressed with the idea that the foa
was not in any way affected pith hydrophobia. He
enjoyed gold health until Thursday last, when he
'hewed strong symptoms of that cheadful malady, and I
was conveyed to the Croydon poorhouse, and attended
by Mr. Bottomley, the house surgeon, who immediately
thought it necessary to call in the assistance of other
medical Gentlemen, among whom were Mr. Fletcher
and Mr. Stunstall ; the poor know was sensible of his
situation, and on seeing several persons standing round
him ready to secure his arms in case of a fit suddenly
coming on, he assured them that he had no wish to in.
jure them, and that he would not butt a hair of their
heads, at the same moment exclaiming, " here's an end
for me to come to, a strong healthy man of 24. Oh, the
poor for—give me a razor or a pistol—knock nut my
brains with a hammer—pray destroy me!" In this state
be continued until night (during which time he received
religious tonsolation from the Rev. Mr. Cole, the Curate
of the Parish), when death put an end to his sufferings,
notwithstanding every exertion on the part of the medi-
cal'Gentlemen who attended him.

The body was opened on Saturday morning by Mr.
Bottomley, in the presence of the other medical Gentle-
men ; they all expressed their opinion as to the general
healthy appearance of the body, and had no doubt but
that the bite of the fort was the cause of his death.

Fate.—Early yesterday morning a fire hi-4e out in
a house in Carlisle Street, Soho, which entirely destroy-
ed the sense; but owing to the great exertions of the
titemen its ravages happily extended no further.
Wednesday night some thieves, finding the front
window of Mr. GALLOWAY'S house open at No. to, Pariah-street,
Borough, let themselves in very quietly, and walked off with about
half a dozen gown pieces, .tbe family being below stairs at the time
the robbery was effected.
la the High Court ofJasticiary, Edinburgh, on Mon-
day last, a person named Ewart, was tried our the mur-
der of Henry Pennycook, a weaver, on the 4th of De-
cember last, in the churchyard of Lilsberton, a village
near Edinburgh. It appeared in evidence that the pi I
sorter and the deceased, who were intimate friends
were employed by the parish officers to guard the
churchyard of Libberton against resurrectionists. The
prisoner and the deceased having, during the night,
taken different dirceeons on their watch, the deceased
WAG shot by the prisoner in the dark, under a belief
that he was a resurrectionist. There was no evidence
to show the result to have been other thin accidental ;
but the judges having charged thiJury that the use of
fire arms in such cases was illegal, no private indivi-
dual, under any circumstances except to protect his per-
son when in imminent danger, or his house from the
midnight robber, being entitled to use fire arma, the
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was
condemned to death, with an understanding that he
would be recommended. in the proper gushier. •