Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-08

Embarkntion az tho neninins on BOARD
tho Monnrcl-Thc tluernl Ccftc.c.
Ceremonies on ncck-lsord "
Monument In tho Abbey.
Portsmouth dec. llth) Correspondence Of the
London News.
The remains of Mr.. Peabody were
.cinovcd from Westminster Abbey this
morning, brought here by special train
and received on board the Monarch
this afternoon, and conveyed this even
ing to Spitllead. where the ship now
rides ut anchor. IN Difference to the
wishes of those VINO have been charged
with the embarkation, the entire pro-
ceedinCs were conducted with as much
privacy as the nature Of the occasion
permitted. The coffin was taken from
Westminster Abbey in almost u secret
manner. At half-past seven this MORN
ing, before it was fully light, the Dean
of Westminster, accompanied by Lord
John Thyme, tiio s~ulldean, met MIR.
George Peabody Russell, the eldest
male representative of the family, Sir
Curtis Lampson and Mr.. Charles Reed,
NJ. p, the two executors, ut the tent
porary vault, near the western Ell
trance, and, without further formality
Of any kind, the coffin, which had been
inclOScd within n special case, covered
with black cloth, was transmitted to
the private station Of the London and
Southwestern Railway Company, in
Westminster bridge road, The Com
pany, with the London, Brighton and
South Coast Company, had offered to
place q special train mt the disposal of
the executors without cost, and the
offer first made was the one accepted.
During the morning numbers of per-
sons fingered around the approaches 10
the Abbey, expecting TO witness the
remains. the general idea being that 1t
would he open at noon. During the
temporary resting of the body In Its
place of honor, visitors III large num-
bers came to the Abbey to see the spot,
although all that was visible was q
large square OF black cloth, with few
immortelles, marking tho whereabouts
of the vault.
II was often noticed, ut least rs n
singular coincidence, that one of the
few monuments in the Abbey Tearing
reference to America was placed within
n few yarls Of tho philantlnOpist's re-
mains, and the singularity was hight
ened by the circumstance that the
tablet recorded events connected with
the history of Mr.. Peabody'S own
State--Massachnsetts. This monument
Is the memorial erected by order of
"the Province of Massachusetts Bay,
in New England, by M order of the
great and general Court, bearing date
February, 1853" to the memory of
BrigadiCr General Viscoumt Howe,
who In the July of the previous year
was slain while marching his Majesty's
forces to Ticonderoga. The gallant
officer was only 33 years old, aud dur
ing the troubles we had Mt that time
with the French he had done good scr
vice. not only to his own country but
the New England State. 1t was under
the shadow Of this tribute to the worth
of an Englishmnn by Massachusetts
that In the dim light of this morning
final homage was paid to the worth Of
a Massachusetts mar by England.
The special train to this town left
London at midday, under charge of
Mr.. Williams, and conveying, In addi-
ton to the relatives and executors
above mentioned, Mr.. Motley, the
American ambassador; Mr.. Morgan,
representing the Trustees of the Pea
body Fund, and Mr.. Sowerby, the
deccased's secretary. Along the line,
ut Guildford especially, crowds at the
railway station, as the train passed.
showed their silent sympathy with its
object. In Portsmouth. where the
rain had been pouring for some time,
few preparations had been made, will
ing as the Inhabitants were to manifest
their respect to Mr.. Peabody's memory.
The tempestuous weather, however,
did not prevent some hundreds of
spectators exposing Themselves to cold
and wet for an hour or two. in order
to witness the embarkation. The
Mayor and Corporation, in civic attire.
were present; otherwise there was
slight display beyond what was incl
dent to the mastering of the officers
and crew of one of the finest ships in
the English navy.