FUNERALF THE LATE BISHOP VIARD.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1223, 29 June 1872, Page 4

FUNERALF THE LATE BISHOP VIARD.

We copy f m the Wellington IndcpewkntjLha foxing account of the cere* mqn&™t the ; ne ral of Bishop Viard :— ' r~J» P*°ce«aia was in the following ordey-^Oleantoije way came two troopers unmounted, 'fo we d by the Artillery Band - m fu L st^ngtli, and all wearing mourning. The v, ntr al Volunteer Fire JBrjgadte, about 30 ong> un der command of Captain Moss, m^ hed next . Foliowwgtbatf lame the cMdren of St. Mary's School, nicely jJa*«l m 4 dacd a^dfa* to their sizes,; ant kept ih line, and o™** W-flewlyn, the stwolmaster; Cod* ■pwaou* in blue, cashes c*ri e the members °L ! S? ungMensChr^*n Association, about 60 strong. A train of ladies and girl* m monrmng-about jL-came next. Close oir these came thechtiiren of the convent headed by two Sisterkof Mercy. T *>9» ,W about 20 chife | n all, aoylßrßlbftheiribeing Maoris ; but aicheerfulandhealthy, having little of thewbdued expression attached .to convent life aave what : tfok coßtujne iwpwted to them. Bringing up the rear of the children •'ere ten Sisters of Mercy. The interesting aud picturesque detachof the solemn cortege now followed. ' iSSßMttted of about CO young girls, 1 ■ . young misses downwards to Wj&Hdren. and all dressed in half to^"Jtoiag. Tho sacerdotal portion of the H&mblage now appeared, preceded by a -'priest bearing, the, professional cross, and foot whtte-Bbrpliced boys bearing lighted candles^ following these came eight priests in .robes, missals in hand, and intoning prayers fQß.the dead. Tho Bishop in his robes, wftli Father PetifJean in a purple outer garment, on one side of him, and the prjest .on the other, completed the division. The Mute (Mr Pagan, who acted undertaker) preceded the coffin, wmfcn was Dome By ejght ,bearers. The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers A— On . the right- aide— "Mr fi. Bnriny J ;s !ftlr* W; Johnston, Mr- o, i Johnston, and Dr Grace ; on tjie left side— Mr C. E. Haughton, Mr Ceminq, Mr O'Shea, and. Mr 1\ A. Buckley. A train of about one hundred or more, carriers was following, which furnished fresh batches of fresh carriers from time to time. A long train of citizens now appeared, headed by the principal members of the CityvCouncU, with nis Worship the Mayor at their head. Amongst those present were noticed the. Colonial Secretary (Mr Gisbtottfe),/Mr <: Justice Johnstdn", Mr Justice Chapman^, Messrs .George ' Hunter, Edward Fdktce, W: Seed; R. Hart. Thos. Buchanan, E. W. Mills, A.S. Allan, J. G. Allan, J^.. Goring, H. S. WJardeU, W. Lonn,'and iome 200 ' other gentlemen, citizens of tfie town and reqidents in the rural districts. The feminine element again became conspicuous, the long trainof gentlemen being followed by about'-40---ladies. Then came a long string of Maori mourners— nlen, 'and' women — who had signified their wish to Hake part in the procession. They numbered some 25 or 30, and were accompanied by the chief WiTako and Mr Halse, of the Native Office. : Bringing up the rear was the carriage 'oi his Excellency the Governor and a fer other vehicles. The lino of march was — down Hill street to Moleßworth street, byKnmototo street on to the Terrace, along which progress seemed tp be slow. Arriving opposite the Catholic Chapel, Father O'Riley joined the" other priests in the procession, and the cortege slowly made its way back to the Cathedral by the beach. An exceßent^tmd" perhapß the only—opportunity offered for ascertaining the length of the prooession' was after it rounded the vacant corner opposite tho Duke of Edinburgh Hotel. As the last of the procession was making its appearance on the Beach the: head of the cortege might be •een at M'Dowell's corner ; and that part of Willis street seemed literally to be a moving maw of humanity. The Artillery Band played during the time appropriate music, consisting of Handel's March from Saul, and a March from Beethoven, arranged, by Kuchner. - -The boffin' was then arranged, aud tlie priests stood "on either side, the prayen being chanted by them, in the Decani aud Ca»Ums manner. A review of the deceased Bishop's life wa» then delivered by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin. The cqffin was then lowered into the vault, Bishop Moran performing the last ceremony for the dead. The priests assembled round tfie gtave then formed prooesalon, and, repeating prayers, passed through the Sanctuary on their way to the Vestry. Previous to the commencement of the' service for the bnrial of the dead, the teats had been removed from the Cathedral! so that the dense . throng must have nuratered from 1300 to 1600. A?

soon as the ceremony was concluded, the people-began io disperse,- butr it war at least an hour before the building .was cleared. There wr s a dense crush in entering the building, but fortunately no accident of any kind occurred.