Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-21
THE ABBEY.

russiem Chamber, the arrival Of the melancholy
procession. Ihe greatest attention had besn paid
10 the outward tokens of that mourning, which c.
vidently dwell within the bosoms of those who
rnet together 10 pay the last tribute of respect TO
the distinguished add higbly-silted Statesman,
whose Death l. scarcely greater grief to HIS
country than TO every nation OF tie civilized Globe.
ABOUT O'Clock the gentlemen who had remain Cd IA
the Jerusalem Chamber, enter ed Z arrsngei Them
selves along the north sle the opposite aisle having
oeen set apart for those WHO had prev iously uccu
pied the nave OF the Cathedral
Among the former we noticed, the Earl Of Ola
rendon, the Earl OF Fife, Mr.. c. Grant, Sir 10
bert Wilson, The Attorney General, the Solicitor
General. Mr.. Caleraft, hIr Hume. Mr. William
smith Sir J. Macintosh. the knish' Of Kerry
Mr. ". Horton, Mr.. Lsiublon Lord Cs.anthan,.
Mr.. Spring Rice Sir Thomas Lawrence S.r H.
PaFn-il, Gen. Fhipps, Mr.. F. Fitzgerald. Lord
hensington and some other Members of both
houses Si Parliament. Soon afterwards the Fo.
reign A.nbissaiors, and their respective suites
were conducted aioaS the have, aud passed throu sh
The gate mLich I'D the appoint ed place OF s.pul-
taie.
Al twenty minutes past one o'clock the Funeral
PROCESSION arrived at the great entrance 10 the All
oey' aud AFTER few minutes, proceeded slowly
0nwaTds, the venerable Dean of Westminster
reading the beautiful service or the burial OF the
dead.
Al the moment that the coffin arrived in the
centre a ray ,of light came through the long win
dow, and shone directly upoE II, and The Ine!an
choiy group that followed IT was a sinsuI.r, and
not unInteTesting circumstance fer the morning ha
wing been somewhat gloomy. this was the frsu
Su"bssm that gled the walls OF Vie inteior Of his
venerable buildins
The proce moved in the following orier:
One oil the W esinisieT Al men habited in black
WIN blue cloth tunic, anI DO dag a funesa! staff
Two muies holding slaves. - mute bearing a
large black plume. STA mutes, VITA slaves, tmo
and two.
THE BODY.
Borne on shoulders, without pail bearers, or sup
port ers Immediately folio wing the coffin, as
en- ell nouTneTs, came the Dukes OF Clsteuc. AID
Sussex and between theiI Royal Hghne s.es the
y youngest son of Mr.. Can 1ns. On the rjsh, of
The Dnse oi Sussex, was the Duke OF Portland
lie Other mouTneTs then followed. FIRST tie
Marquis Of ClanIicsTde, then the Lord Chahc.I-I
lor, Lord GoderCb, The Duke Of Devonsbife the
Marquis Of Angesea, The Viscount Dndl.v and
Ward, Lord Gsrvash, Sir. J. Niackntosl,, Mr.
i!!ieis, MIR. Bro4!ll, the MsIqIiJ of Coaynahaua
the Earl Morley, Nj. Tierney, lhe Earl Spencer.
L'Td Bexley, Palmerston, Mir. y. Bathurst, Nir
PIanta, Mr. Backhouse, and Nj. Stsp,e,on- next
me me servants OF the deceased MiD-te'. (Lofd
w eliington'5 name does not appear ia the liz, \
When the Dean Of Westminser was reading
the burial service, the cofn mad been low cred IN
to the vault and around IT God the Dukes Of
Clarence, Sussex, Portland, Deronshire, the Fo-
reign Amhassad rs and the iainediste relations Of
the deceased. Immediately on the conclusion OF
the service. the various individuals arpro.cb.d
and looked for the last time upon-he coiin " hicb
Contained the clay that had enVeloped lie being
y no was the personal r.end OF almost all OF them
as it lay quietly in the tomb
WI %here .,n a5k' o. malice where swell,
NO nose nnl silence and eteinal slice -"
There were few among the melancholy e,o,ir,
whose eyes were not flled with tears The p.ke
OF Dsvonshire and Lord Goderich -obb-d audibiy.
Immediately e"er the ceremony, the two Royat
Dukes sho hands with the son of the daca.s,l
and also with the Marquis of CianricarJe The
coffin was covered with crimson velvet AMI bore
the following inscription:
EPOSTTU.l
The Right III noursble GEORGE CANNING;
one OF his Majes'y's most Honorable Pow
Council, FIRST Lord Contnissioue, of IIIs
Majssty's Treasury, Chancellor and Unler
Treasurer OF Great Br'0in cad ireland, and
Governor OF the Charter House s., Sc
Born llih April, 1870
Died g h August, 1927.
tunnc sympathy was much ,Xcjisd IA favor OF
Mr. Cannins's son, Interesting youth c.ho-e
feiaton,h 10 the illus'Ii. deceased placed hiu,
III the character OF ch eli inourner He supporf.a
himself with greet hrmHsss durng the solemn
ceremony, until he cast a parting glance AZ his IA
Tiers grave, when his eyes became -ulru -e.l win
tears, and he was borne away, suffsfiag apparent
ly, under much agitation The Other II. ,u,rc,.
withdrew separately.
The Liverpool Mercury Of he I7lh. ss-s
6 Yesterday being The dag fixed for The bnri.I
OF the late premier, the DiHdoy-s Of all the ,hon-
in town were closed, the higs o. .Ge shis i.
port, and on the public buiiling., aud On the
churches were h1isted half mast the bells tolltd
and every possible mark of respect wac paid to tia,
memory OF the decessed''
Cabinet council held on the l7h of
August, at O'Clock, at the Foreign Office.
Downing street, 4" hich was attended by tie Lord
Ch'ncelior, 'he Duke oil Por land, The Marquis OF
Lansdowne. the Marquis OF Angleses, Vl.count
5oderich, fiscount Dudley and Ward sroup
faimetsion, the Earl Of C,fli-le, Mr. s Bourne.
NJ wynn, MI Iiefney, and Lord B-Aley. The
Ministers rat in dsi'bcrstIon tili xix o'eIock.
Alter the bTe-king Mp OF ,he Csbinef Council.
de-Faicbes were sent Oh % the Eigh, Honorable
iiuskissoo, the President oil the Board OF
rade' who Is at present the Con'Insnt
MIR Herrie-, and several OF he Cabinet MIME.
tiers, had interviews with Yiscount Go.lef!ch. IRE
"ous to the assembling o. The Cabinet Council
ne appointment OF .,ir. Heines, 10 The ofTic4
OF Chancellor OF tie EVcheqner, asio,ds considefs
ois sa'IsIacton amongst tns OF business IN the
cry a. he 10 generally esteemed fully Efficient To-
what Is required from Chancellor.
Count CspO d'lsirIs arrived IN London On the
lO'h from Hamburg. having quilted the I{r--isn
service, and entered i0tO thIt Of the Greek .o,,
eminent. 1t was supposed to-. Ia va. ,l,s -,
OF some important commute lion from u,e Cahi.
net OF St PstefsLursh relative to Ito v.l.l,. sr,,
ia. enli0ns fe-pecuHg Greece.
he Nussisn iieet 90 kes q formidable arrears,re.
al opi'head. IL consists OF eshl saii oil ths lioe
oine ifigsies, aud t~0 cOryeues, &c. ali b, ,..,
noe cotdHIoo. OF Of tins iolce ttct, are ooi,
io'f me Of battle sh'p' and -four fris.t.s ail,y.
10 3" Out 70 Tie Mediterranean; all tbe rest are col
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