Star.
London, England, 1828-01-05 00:00:00

DEACONS.

Edward N. Braddon, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge.
R. L. Hooper, B. A. Sr. John's College, Cambridge.
Henry Moseley, B.A. St. John's College, Cambridge.
- _ PR I ESTS.

J. Henshaw Gregg, B.A. S;..loliii7s College, Cambridge.
Thomas Blarriot, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge.
Caleb Rockett, B.A. St. Peter's College, Cambridge.

ENTERRUPTION OF THE FUNERAL SERVICE.

It becomes our painful duty this day to record one of
the mostdisgracefirl scenes that ever occurred of the
obsequies of any individual among a Christian people.
Our much respected townsman, Mr James Gannon, de.
patted this life on Wednesday evening, and as the dis-
ease of which he died was a contagious fever, it was
thought advisable that his interment should take place
at five o'clock on Thursday. His remains were attend-
ed zo tbe,grave by the greater part of the respectable
inhabitants, by whom he was much regarded; but as
he was a Bible reader, and had renounced the errors of
the Church of Rome, it was determined on by another
and a very numerous class of persons, that every pos-
sible contumely should, even after death, be heaped
upon him and the communion to which he had attach-
ed himself. Accordingly, the coffin was no sooner
lowered into the grave than a tumultuous shout and
hissing commenced. The clergyman in vain endea-
voured to procure silence—he commenced the service,
although scarcely audible to those who were near him ;
he w:s, however, obliged to .stop, and intreat that he
might not be ihterrupted, declaring that he would not
himself interrupt the religious rites of any church, or
the devotion of the humblest person among them.
In vain did the most respectable part of the Ito-
man Catholics endeavour to assist their Protest-
ant neighbours in procuring silence. A concerted plan
was evident, and the minister, who could be heard for
a few moments only, and at intervals, with difficulty,
and in danger, went through the service. When we
couple this scene with what occurred at the confirma-
tion, and the number of persons who were activelly en-
gaged in it, it appears to us, that a deeply concerted
plan is organized in this town to insult every thing Pro-
testant, and terrify those who, making use of that rea-
son with which Gon has endued them, may be inclined
to come out and separate from the Church ot Rome. if
the Protestants do not in time assemble, assert their
rights, and, if necessary, memorial the Governmeot
for protection, the panic already so prevalent will in
crease, and a few years hence our church doors may be
closed, a Roman Catholic rabble being arrayed on the
Loon's day to insult and intimidate those who otherwise
might be. disposed to assemble In- the purpose of Chris-
tian worship. As a specimen of what occurred at the
grave, we notice the following expressions reported to
us by as respectable a gentleman as any in the town—
when the coffin was lowered into the grave—" Well,
there he is gone to hell, where the rest of them will
follow." When the minister came to that part of the
service—" I heard a vace from heaven. saying," &c.
some r uffian or ruffians cried out—" You lie, you black-
guard, you never heard a voice fr o;n heaven."—Maly
similar expressions were uttered, which we will not
pollute our pages by mentioning.—Ennis Chronicle of
.Saturday.