FANERAL OF THE LATE SPANISH MINISTER, The remains of the late Spanish Mini to China, H. E, Senor Don Tiburcio Faraldo, were interred Friday afternoon on the French side of the New Cemetery. The body was removed from the General Hospital to the cathedral church of St. Joseph, where Preparations were nude to receive it rom each column was suspended a lon banneret of black velvet bord white silk, and in the arches were hung curtains of the same sombre hue and material. he coffin was placed canopied bier, immediately in front of the altar railings, It was covered with " rich pull of velvet and silver, while on the platform and pillars of the bier were plucod x large number of lighted exndles alternate gilded and bronze candle-1 being a candelabra The body lay thus 1 performed early funeral ceremony ed to commence in the church at three o'clock, and precisely at that hour the doors were thrown open, giving entrance to a large number of. Avectators, many of whom, however, had come lo pay respect to the memory of the deceased by joining the funeral process About fifty Manila men, attired clothing, were formed the centre of the nave, and to was handed " taper, to be held i haud during the preliminary service in the church and also en route to the cemetery. A Chinese acolyte having Tighted these tapers, the organist, commenced playing a dire, and almost at the same moment a procession entered the altar apace from the side, and wended its ways towards the bier. The procession was headed by three Chinese converts, the centre one carrying a large silver cross, the others, one on each side, bearing lighted candles, Next ca eight little Chinese boys, wearing purple and white robes, and scarlet caps with flowing silk tassels of the same colour. Following these, walked twelve members of the priesthood, including two Chinese, each wearing the biretta, but otherwise clad in plain black and white robes, Last of all came Father Jacques, in full vestments, and attended by two thurifers, All of these, except the two latter, also bore lighted tapers, and Father Jacques made two circuits of the hier, and incensed which the ordinary Roman Call wea proceeded with, being chanted nearly throughout, At its' termination, the procession was reformed, and proceeded down the nave, being now joined by the Belgian Minister, the Consuls or Vice-Consuls of the various nationalities represented Shanghai, the Chairman and several menibers of the Municipal Council, some British Naval officers in full uniform, The coffin, on which were the elect cocked hat sword, having in rece! ed "ff in the ord Ma men taking up position on ench side the hearse. A detachment of French police, in itary uniforms, led the way, others being stationed at tervals along the route. Frequently, the way, the priests alternately \d_renponded to, the Penitential very solemn, rough, and the procession then di The Chinese turned out in thousands to witness the spectacle, and behaved in a most orderly manner. Only toro instane were noticed of anything like unseemly conduct, and both occurred at tea-houses i the Rue clu Consular, In om Chinese ziped and Inughed passed by; and in the oth allowed to fall from the tunately, it fell between ti had it fall either, he would doubtless nously injured, but both had narrow escape.—However, the Consul General for France writes to say that he has enquired into the latter incident, an has ascertained that the fall was qui
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