FURTHER PARTICULARS.

Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 77, 28 September 1898, Page 5

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

A REPRESENTATIVE IMPERIAL AND COLONIAL ASSEMBLAGE. (Received September 28, 9.5 a.m.) London, 27th September. At Sir George Grey's funeral the cortege, which included 21 carriages, proceeded from South Kensington, vid Westminster, to St. Paul's. „ It was awaited at St. rPaul's by MajorGeneral Clark (as representative of the Queen), Lord Selborne (representing the Government), Lord Monson (representing the Duke of Saxe-Coburg), and Mr. Frederick Graham (Assistant Under - Secretary, representing the Colonial Office). The coffin was placed on an open hearse, and decked with the Union Jack and the floral tributes from the colonies. The hearse was drawn by four black horses. The second carriage contained wreaths sent by the Queen, the Foreign Office, Wellington, Auckland, Bloemfontein (South Africa), Mr. Chamberlain (Secretary of State for the Colonies), the Agents-General, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Lord Sudeley, the Earl of Onslow, the Maoris, aud the Adelaide Register newspaper. The mourners included four of Sir George Grey's nephews, five representatives of Australasia, and also representatives of Natal and Cape Colony, who acted as pall-bearers, together with the Earl of Selborne and Messrs. North and Russell, of New Zealand. There was a great congregation at St. Paul's, which included the Lord Mayor, Sir Westby Perceval, the Secretaries to the Agents-General, Mr. A. E. Collins, Private Secretary to Mr. Chamberlain (whom he represented), Earl Grey, and Messrs. J. F. Hogan and Michael Davitt, M.P/s. Canon Scott Holland officiated afc the grave. The Agents-General for Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria were not present. It has been suggested that a subscription be opened for the purpose of raising*a monument to the deceased statesman. The Foresters' Court in Wellington which bears the name of the late statesman last night placed on record the deep sense of its appreciation of the many services of the late Sir George, and decided that the court go into mourning for three court nights. The motion was passed in silence, the members standing.