AMERICA.

New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 685, 6 November 1852, Page 3

AMERICA.

Dkatii or Tjik Hon. J Junky Cr-AY. — Henry Clay, the cniiucut American statesman, breathed his Itibt on Wednesday, 1 lie 29th of June, at his rooms, iv the National Hotel, Washington, lie liad been rapidly sinking- for some days previously, but the vciy near appioaoh of his death was not anticipated, and his physician was absent at the time of his dissolution, His eldest son Thomas Iltui Clay, and Governor Jones, of TeneShoe, were ihe only persons present at the time. Mr. Clay had long been aware that he umld not recover, but not a nuivinur. was over heard to cross hi.s lips beyond the rcgiet he felt iit the trouble he supposed he gave his friends. His mimi retained its cleai-iKss to the lost, but his body was fco Availed th.it he lay Jbr weeks as helpless as an infiint. Tlie funoi.il obsequies of the late distinguished statcsr.i.in weio celebrated at Washington on the Ist July. The Senate Committee of Arrangements, the mourners, tho members of the Senate and [louse of Representatives, the City Councils of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria, the Baltimore delegation, and an immense ooncource of citizens and strangers, asaembeled at the National Hotel, whence the funeral procession moved at twelve o'clock. The coffin was placed on a gorgeous funeral car, the main body of which was covered with black cloth, tastefully festooned at the ba.se, from which hung rich silk tassels. At each corner of the upper mnface was the representation of a torch, gilt, and enveloped in crape. The duis was covered in a like manner, and was six feet from the ground : tho sides of it were ornamented with silver .stars, and the edgos of the structure were trimmed with lace of a similar inalciiul. On ihe plane of this the coffin rusied. The car was drawn by six white horses, each attended by a groom, filso clad in white. At twvnty minutes past twelve o'clock the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and other members of the Cabinet onteied the Senate-chamber. A lnr/je uumbv'i of the diplomatic coips were in attendance, together \\»th General Scott, .and several officer-; of the army an.l navy. Tn a low minutes tho procession ariived find o'nlered the chamber, pieceded by the Senate Committee of nirangemonts, and that to accompany the coips f ; to Kentucky. The coip.se was encased in a patent metallic collin, bhrouded in crape, withsiher handle') and mounl

ings, a woveaMc silver plato over the i.wo, and a maVivc silver plate bcarim; the simple inscription, "Henry Clay." During solemn silence the tlev. C. M. "Butler, chaplain oi the Senate, delivered mi impressive sermon. After \»hieh the .silver j)late covciinj' the ftlass over the i'ace of the corpse, lvmovcd, juhl the I 'resident, Cabinet Senators, representatives, diplomatic corps, oilicers of the army and navy, clergymen, and physicians, and all present, diew neur, imd took ajast view of the featurea of tlie f>veat«nd illustrious deceased. This ovei, the corpse, was removed to the iiotund«j, uhero, andbub&eqiienlly «t the railway sliilit.u, v.ist erowd.s assembled. The coHin was placed on a speei'd car, trinnned with lnournin». Mong the route to New York the funeral coiic()G vi. xa received with )nuch solemnity. At New Yoik ujtwaids of 00,000 people viewed the body as it 1 ly exposed in the Govcinmcut-housc.