The Sun. — 1868-04-27 (London, England)

THE LATE THOMAS D'ARCY M•GEE.  The obsequies of the late Thomas D'Arcy 111‘Gee took place on April 14 in Montreal. All accounts speak of the event as one of the most remarkable in the history of Canada. At an early hour in the morning the people living along the line of procession draped their houses in black crape and cambric. The emblems of mourning were visible on all the public buildings. At nine o'clock the procession formed, and the coffin was taken from its temporary resting place and deposited in the car. The car was drawn by six grey horses enveloped in black. It was 16 feet high and 12 feet long ; the roof, which was of elegant design, was supported by six columns. On the roof there was a large silver cross, draped with black velvet and crape ; there were also six large plumes. On the *sides of the car were the words, in white letters upon a ground of black velvet, " Miserere Domine," " Consummatus in brevi explevit tempore multa," and on each side of the picture of an ostrich the worth " Fac et spera." The soldiers of the British garrison lined the streets and kept a clear passage; they fell into line at the rear of the procession. The troops on duty were the 100th Regiment, the 16th Regiment, the 78th Regiment (Highlanders), the 60th Rifles, the 13th Hussars, and a section of artillery. In the procession, which was made up of about 25,000 persons, were Sir C. Wyndham, K.C.8., and staff, the representatives of the Governor General, and of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Quebec, the Mayor and Recorder of Montreal, the legislative councillors, senators, members of the House of Commons, members of the local governments, foreign consuls, the Chief Justice and the several judges and magistrates, members of the Privy Council, members of the corporation of Montreal, municipal officers, officers of the army, the militia commandant, militia officers, officers of the courts of law, Major-General Russell and staff, the clergy of Montreal, representatives of the bar and the medical profession, students of the university, students of law, medicine, and the arts ; the professors of the colleges, the various benevolent, temperance, and working men's societies ; all the national societies (including the New England and St. Patrick's Societies), the Government and local police, &c. The procession passed to St. Patrick's church, where the funeral ceremonies took place. The coffin was received at the door by a procession of priests and azolytes, who preceded it to the altar. The church and altar wore lighted with tapers and heavily draped with white and black crape. After the mass the Catholic Vicar General of Ottawa delivered an appropriate sermon. The vicar general took occasion to inveigh in strong terms against Fenianism. " If," said he, " this dead statesman was guilty of a crime in opposing Fenianism, that is a crime of which I too am guilty. I call upon you to stamp out secret societies:, A tremendous burst of applause followed these words, and the preacher found it necessary to say, " Remember that this is the house of God." At the conclusion of the sermon the procession reformed, and the coffin was taken to the cathedral of Notre DatIFIC, where a libra was sung by the seminary priests under the direction of Monseigneur Bourgot, the CaLholic Archbishop of Montreal. The procession again took up its march throng.' the principal streets, and finally passed out to the Catholic Cemetery (some two miles from Montreal), where the body was interred. It is estimated that from 60,000 to 100,000 persons assembled in the streets through which the cortege passed. During the day Gen. Averil received a telegram from Secretary Seward, expressing the American Government's detestation of the murder, and sympathy with the Canadian public.