The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-18

ase only memories. Let us gratefully recognise
Ae hand OF an svenging Providence"
Queen Victoria A Germany.
FUNERAL " rhs D0wAoxs DUcuEss or sAxE o.
BURG oOrHA.
From ths L,pdca Post, Oct IL
Field Marshal Lieutenant Count AIsranasr
Mensdotf Pouilly has arrived at Coburg, charged
by the Emperor OF Austria to congratulate her "a
jesty on her arrival in Germany, and on her ne.y
approach To the Austrian domnions.
Already considerable preparations have been
made at Cob-ntz for the M seting between her Ma.
jesty and the Prince Regent of Prussia. and hume
rous sets Of apartments have been taken At ne
different hotels To afford accommodation to the
members II the suite by which her Majesty is &c
companied. A great number OF handsome court
carriages will arrive fro n Berlin in few days.
On Thursday many distinguished personages ar
rived at Gotha, from Coburg, TO attend the funeral
Of the late Dowager Duchess OF SAxe.CobnrgIio-
tina. and amongst those present were the reigning
Duke. the Prince Consori Of England Prince Ere
deric " lsm of Prussia, the Dukes Alexander end
Ernest of Wurtemberg, Prince Philip of Wurtem-
berg, the Prnae OF Lowenstein, the Government
President, and the Chief Ranger Of the Forests,
Won Ziegefar.
The funeral took place at seven O'Clock in the
morning. As the procession moved to~srds the
church from the apartments in the east wing II
the palace lately occupied by the deceased the
bells Of the church announced that the funeral
ceremony had commenced. The church. which
adjoins the palace. was soon reached, when tho
coffin WAS placed upon An estrada. aud Az soon a.
all present had taken their places, the chief
court preacher delivered a funeral Grafton After
This hymn WAS sung, when the officiating ma.
mister pronounced the blessing, and the coffin waa
placed IN the vault prepared for its reception.
Besides those already mentioned a. being pre-
seut all the official aud military officers and the
officials attached to the Court attended the mourn
full Ceremony.
At the conclusion OF the proceedings the reign.
ing Duke. the Prince Consort, Prince Frederic VIII
ham aud many OF the other monrners returned to
Coburg. where the rest OF the day was passed IN
entire privacy.
The guard or honor vas formed by the battalion
OF the ne in the service OF the Duchy and oy The
communal guard
The Court went into mourning on Wednesday.
for eight days
So numerous Is the suite in attendance upon her
Majesty that accommodation cannot be found for
ail IN the Coburg palace, and many are quartered
al the Lion Hotel, Ia the town.
CTAD sefsm In I.eIa OPtn-
tens
From the L,udou fines Oct
The papers Of this morning report at considers
bic length the proceedings at the adjourned IN
quest on the body OF Thomas Murphy. one OF the
men VINO fell iii the Conflict with the Oraneemen ct
Lurgan on the 18th OF July. The result Of the 10
quiry has already appeared in the Times Thrco
witnesses only were examined by Mr.. John hae As
agent for the father OF the deceased, one of them
Mr. Handbook, a magistrate OF the county Ar.
magh and a member OF the Established ChuroA.
This geDternau's opinion OF the Orange institution
kae:-
Mr.. Handbook was then sworn. He said I am
ma ave of the county Antrim | have been long
time resident in the county Armagh. and have
been twenty two years acting a magistrate N
this district.
Isl 3 tact that breaches OF the peace arising
from party feeling are more common in July thsa
at any other period of the year? | should say 20.
Except arising from extreme poverty,
does not the greater portion Of the crime Of the
country spring from party ieeiings very large
amount OF 1t.
Do you believe il Ia created 10 very great ex.
tent ard Ike ot up ny the Orange Association do.
DO you consider IL would tend TO the future
peace of the province al User il that Orange As
sociaiion were dssolvrdy | do.
Do you think. in point Of fact, that if il be in
tended to put stop TO the recurrence of such out
RACES as those which were lately the subject Of in
vestig cation II should he done by voluntary consen
or legislative enactment tank 50.
So far as regards the Riband Society, have you
had occasion TO suspect that It exists in the county
Armagh! Not ia this portion OF II. have never
heard of it,
So far as You know. the Catholics have no aso
citation. either for aggression OF delencey No, mol
in this Deighborhood.
Do you consider there il any pretext for "a yinS
that Orange associations are requisite for selfde
fence! Certainly not.
DO you believe that the magistracy and the DO
lice force nerally adeqate for the projections
OF OIL her Majesty subjects in this district
think so.
suppose but for Orange associations they
would have very little to do. great deal less IL
do.
The Coroner, himself an ex.member OF the
Orange brotherhood, was hTdly less enphauc
than Mr. Handbook in his condemnation Of the in
stitu'ion In charging the jury Nj. Atkinson OBJ
served
As tar as your verdict II eonceraed my duty
viii be very simple but, besides that, you are
asked to agree 70 resolution on the words ex.
pressed by me last Wednesday from this place re-
speeding the Orange Society am not going 70 vary
in the least degree what then expressed. Ibelevo
we should be much better without that society and
while differ much from what we're stated a. the
reasons for it, being abolished, entertain very
strongly the opinion that Christianity has suffered
more from that society being connected with the
Protestant religion than from any other cause. I
know nom personal experience In connection with
q Bible Class and Temperance Society that both
these causes do suffer from the Orange 80 iety; and
your personal experience leads you to know that
disputes. ill-will, and various other unpleasant
matters which We would ri IDLY avoid. have sprung
from time TO time out OF party professions and BY
the exhibition OF drums and flags, and other things
which. instead OF promoting peace and good will
the example OF which the professors Of religioe
Of peace and goodwill should show--haye had
directly the contrary effect
The jury then retired aud after an absence Of
ten minutes returned to court, when the following
brief discussion took place.
The foreman said he was requested by the rest Of
the jury 10 ask the Coroner II II was his wish to
have any resou ion appended TO their verdict. -
some of the jury were under the impression that the
Coroner usIucied them that they should give ex-
preston TO their opin TO the Orange society.
The Coroner sal he h ID not given any instruc-
ton. He left il altogether with the nselves whe-
Their they would or would not agree to any resolu-
ton on the subject.
Mr.. Rae only put Il to the common sense and
discretion Of the jury.
The Coroner only left It TO your discretion -
10 whether such a resolution might might not be
for the public benefit The recommeBdatio IL
any, will not be on your osths at all, IL will be
merely an expression Of opinion.
Mr.. Rae-You may act on your own knowledge
o. the country II Is To that ! am appealing. and IL
you think have stated what Is correct, agree with
me.
The Jury retired. and amer abou, a quarter At
an hours absence again returned 10 court when
the foreman handed In n verdict:-'That the death
OF the de 'eased. Thomas Murphy. was caused by
= runshot wound, inflicted on the 9Th Of July las
~ Derrymacash, by some person persons TO tho