THF FUNERAL OF THE LATE FATHER J. C. HOYNE.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 572, 20 January 1876, Page 3

THF FUNERAL OF THE LATE FATHER J. C. HOYNE.

IFuHUY last was a day that will long be iromembered by the faithful in this Diocese as that on which the mortal remains of one of the most estimable of their pnstors that of the Re vd Father Hoyne, were consigned to the tomb. The spot chosen for the sepulture was that where tho bodies •of 'Fathers Norris and Boibeau rest in peace, and St Patrick's Cathedral was draped in deep mourning for the solemn occasion. Indeed the church had been so ■draped since the previous Wednesday •when the body lay in state till the time •of its burial. During this period the church waa visited by largenumbors of sorrowing ifriends. On Friday morning at 10 o'clock -a solemn requiem mass was held in the 'Cathedral for the repose of the Rev Father iHoyne's soul. Tho service waa conducted Iby'the Very Rev Dr Macdonald, as Cele•bract; Rev W Macdonald, Deacon ; Rev <(sr P Simpson, Sub- Deacon ; and the Rev IJ O'Dvryer, Master of Ceremonies. The sfollowing clergymen also assisted in tho :- -Reverend Fathers M D O'Have, J Paul, Hallum and Grange. The ■church was crowded throughout the ser•vice, a testimony to the worth and eecel•lence of the deceased, whose ministrations •in -different parts of -the Province had earned for him a wide spread name as a /zeilous Priest and kindly and affectionate friend. When thesolemn tones of the officiating Priests ceased, the procession was formed tto convey the body to the cemetery, and truly it was a most imposing and solemn scene. JFirst came the children of St Mary's Institution to thenumber of nearly 100, followed -clowely by the children of the various •Catholic schools in the city of Auckland, than the carriage of the sanctuary boys, followed by the mourning carriage •of his sorrowing fellow-workers in tho vineyard of the Holy Church. The hearse came next, followed by a large •concourse of mourners among whom could be recognised the members of tho Catholic Benefit Societies. Arrived at tho cemetery, the Very Revd Dr Maodonald performed tha last sad obsequies of the Church, and the remains oi Father Hoyne were committed to the dust in the hope of the ever, lasting resnrrection and life immortal.

The District Coubt.— His Honor Judge Fenton sat Ute into the night in order to get through the casoi, bo as to get away by the large steamer Waikato this morning, and to got through the buaioesi, io as to leare the Court homo in poueision of the ft M who aits at 11 this morning to adjudicate in small debt cages, of which there are, we understand, 17 set down for hearing, " If all the world were blind," said an Iri«h clergyman, " what a melancholy tight it wouldbe!"