The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-17 00:00:00

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Yesterday tee tne tt00.,'...--se.- .----. et the late John Ren
mie, Req. the celebrated civil it ngineer, were conveyed
to their place of interment is St. Paul's Cathedral.—
The funeral was understood to be, by the wish of Lis
friends, in the nature of a ' . one, and the jets,.ar-
rangements were made acco gly :tat the talents and
AIM, which baciebisinedirroi Mr. Rennie the estisna.
tion of his coantrif ,while living, caused an immense
concourse of respectable persons to follow his body to
the grave. At an early hour ID the morning carriages
commenced driving into Stamford-street, and setting
down the Gentlemen who were to form part of the im-
mediate promotion, at the house of the deceased. At
twelve o'clock the mournful cavalcade sea out in the
following order :
Beadles of Christ Church Parish in their Liveries, with
their Staves of Office w,rapped in Crape,
Plume of Feathers.
Mutes.
Hearse drawn by six horses, containing the Body in a
Coffin covered with black velvet, ind richly ornamen-
• ed withlrilt nails.
Sixteen Mooning Coaches and Four, containing the
Familyood Friends of the Deceased, distinguished
Official Persons, Scientific Characters, and the Gentle-
men in Mr. Rennie's Department.
Workmen on foot, clothed in decent Mourning, closed
by Twenty Private Carriages.
It was expected th..t the cavalcade would have passed
over Waterloo-bridge, that great and splendid monu-
ment of Mr. Rennie's powers, but such a route. as it
Would give somewhat of a triumphal cl•aracter, even to
the scene' y of death, by the grandeur of the association,
did not accord with the intention of conducting the i
fOneral on a private plan. The procession moved there-
tare slowly along Blackfriars'-road, over Blackfriars'-
toidge, through Bridge-street, up Ludgate-hill and
l'Adgate.street, to the principal entrance to the Cathe-
dral. At the moment of the arrival of the hearse at the
gate, the crowd was so dense that much confusion en-
siled before tiospesfaire could be cleared for the arltnis-
:Hos of the orkgein that quiet and solemn manner
tiftieb•titioines a funeral procession. The funeral, as it
Arioac ed the Cathedral, was a highly impressive
spectacle. But the morning or evening would have
been more in unison with its solemnity, than the broad
gl ire of day, with its noisy streets and bustling circum-
SNIIPM 1t is to be regretted too that officers were not
stationed in sufficient number, or were not sufficiently
on the alert to prevent the disorder occasioned by the
ruler portion of the crowd attempting to breakthrough
ti.e line of the funeral and force their way in a tumul-
tuous manner, regardless of place or propriety. At
this moment the crush was tremendous, and the situa-
tion of many respectable females, who screamed, in
the effort to extricate themselves, was very . alarming.
This confusion was much increased by the ruffians who
infest every public place at present, with a view of de-
predation ; one of whom bad the audacity to tear a
hat-band from the hat of one of the gentlemen of the
procession. The gates were at length closed with great
ill:Unite, and we understood that nu serious accident
occurred. The body was met at the entrance by the
Rev. Mr. Hayes, of the Cathedral, and the Rev. Mr.
,i,!apleton, of Christ Church, in their canonicals. Mr.
Ilayes read the first part of the burial service over the
cello, near the Communion Table; after which it was
conveyed, the relatives and mourner following, along
the great aisle. and through the craw,' which formed
on each side, to the southern crypt. There the coffin
o as deposited in a grave not more than three feet deep
and lined with masonry. The concluding part of the
foleral service was then read by Mr. Mapleton, and
that sublime and affecting portion of the Liturgy was
rendered still more interesting by the circumstances
which aided the Rev. Gentleman's impressive delivery.
It was the place of the illustrious dead—of the men
e Lose works contributed to the greatness of the nation,
or advance'', the civilization of their age, and which
cow received another inmate worthy of mixing with
their ashes, as he is joined to their immortality. This
grace is or the South side of the building, near the
btontunent of Lord Collingwood. On one side of the
vault, in which Mr. Rennie's remains are deposited,
lie those of Sir Christopher Wren ; who, while he
erected a temple to the living God. raised the mauso-
leum of his own genius. Oa the other side, the
inscription points out Mt. Milne, the architect of
Blackfriars Bridge. Opposite are entombed the great
painters, Barry, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and %Vest.—
The inscription on the coffin of Mr. Rennie was simply
as fellows :

JOHN RENNIE, ESQ.
Died

4th Oct. 1921.
In the 61st year of his age.

A marble flab was placed over the opening, on
which we presume another inscription will be en-
graved. The following gentlemen were among
,those
who attended in mourning coaches, and followed the
body into the crypt :—Mr. C. Rennie, the eldest son.
as chief mourner, with the three other sons of the de-
ceased ; Sir Humphrey Davey ; Sir Ueorge Cockburn ;
Sir Thomas Laurence; Sir James Shaw ; Sir Ryan'
Martin ; Sir R. Seppings ; Sir J. Uraham ; Sir Jos.
Yorke ; Mr. W, Crofter; Mr. Abercrombie ; Mr.
Barrow ; Mr. Harrison ; and other official gentlemen ;
Mr. Pond, Astronomer Royal ; Mr. 'kande, F.R.S.;
Mr. Proughtou ; Mr. li. A. Robiwion, Chairman, of,
the East India Campany ; Mr. Hamilton, Under ;Se-
cretary of State; Mr. Chantrey ; Mr. Smirke, and sy-
yeral Royal Academicians; Mr. Steuart ; Mr. Stew-
art ; Mr. (files ; Messrs. Bolton and Watt ; and other
distinguished engineers; also the gentlemen in Mr.
Rennie's department, among whom were Mr. Jones ;
Mr. Hollingsworth; Mr. Knight ; Mr. Walker; Mr.
Townsend ; Mr. Richards ; and Mr. Thomas.
Thus has the grave closed over another of those in-
dividuals whose public and private qualities combine
to make.them dear to their cotemporaries and memo-
rable with posterity.

A Court of Inquiry is now sitting on board the
William and 31ary yacht. in King's•town harbour,
fur the purpose of ascertaining all the circumstances
of the unfortunate mistake of the Redwing brig of
war having fired into the Harriet schooner.
A Meeting of the Gaol Committee for Westminster
took place yesterday. to consider the propriety of
erecting a new prison in the place of the Tothill-fields
Bridewell. This prison. which was originally intended
for $0 prisms. bas sow upwards of 200 within its
itteUs. Me amity gaols, we regret to state. are in the
"me onssation, there being 300 prisoners in New
toss.