Monday, theremainsof Signor Vignale, late Cousitl-General for "Italy at this port, were interred on the Roman Catho= lic side of the now Cemetery, 'The rem were brought from the deceased's residen in Hongkew to the parochial Church of St. Toneph, a-little before the time appointed for' the' commericomunt) of the. funeral service, and placed on a canopied bie hung with black and white sil, the ovftin being covered with a pall of black velvet, bordered with silver: The deceased's hut, sword and insignia were displayed on the Numerous lighted candles were placed on the platform and pillars of the bier, body of the Church itself being hung rets and curtains, bore dered with white, the faneral tout ensemble thus presented showing in' singular -contrast to the appearance of the altar and te surroundings, which were gay with the usual Christmas floral decorations and brightly coloured bannerets, together with the exhibition of the bambino, or Child-Christ. Aw the time drew near for the commencement of the service, a party of about thirty seamen of H.B.M.S, Thalia, with two officers, all in full uniform, were marched into the church, and took' up a position in two ranke, facing each other, in the contre aisle; while in the immedinto neighbourhood of the bier were grouped the C Vice-Consuls of tue different ted in Shanghai, all woarlarge concourse of spec: tators: oecnyying the remaining portions of the Church, Shortly after three o'clock, the organist commenced playing " dirge, almost simultaneously & procession was seen making its way from the rent of the altar into the railed space in front, the procession and also the ceremony which were precisely similar to th we deseriied only a month ago, on th ion of theobsequies of the late Spanish, Minister to China. At the conclusion of the service in the Church, the procession of the priesthood wended its way slowly along the aisle, and was shortly followed the coffin, borne by several of the sailors, 8 embers of the Consular body wi n each side, the other behind. Un ranching the hearse in waite ug, the coffin was put inside, a largo wreath of evergreens with white fowers being deposited on the top. 'The priests, with cross-bearer, acolytes, and thurifers, having gone to their places in front, the sailors were moved up in single file on euch side of the carse, and the members of the Consular body' having arranged themselves in the rear, the route to the Cemetery was commenced, the priests as usual, alternately reciting and responding to the Penitential Pealms, in Latin. A detachment of French police were in advance, and kept the way clear through the crowds of Chinese that lined the Rue-clu Consular, along which the procession passed, Although the mass of spectators included a large leaven of very low-class people, it was gratifying to observe their decorous and quiet behaviour. the Cemetery having been reached, the last solemn rites were performed, and in afew minutes afterwards the large assemblage had dispersed,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.