in his example--he died in honorable and
ennobling poverty, resulting from his disinterestedness, his integrity,
and his patriotism.[162] The public, we say, were pleased, were
gratified, were proud in seeing that their representatives and rulers so
promptly and so handsomely anticipated and fulfilled their wishes, and
they looked forward to the moment of paying to their departed
benefactor the last mournful honors with feelings in which complacency
was not unmingled with their grief.
"Some hours before the time appointed for the ceremony, the inhabitants
of the country parishes, mostly clothed in respectable mourning, were
seen thronging into town; and by eleven o'clock a considerable crowd was
collected in the front of Mr. Savery Brock's house, from whence the
procession was to issue. Punctually at the time appointed, (twelve
o'clock,) the authorities and other gentlemen invited to take part in
the ceremony, together with a large number of persons who attended
spontaneously to pay the last mark of respect to the deceased, were
assembled; and having been marshalled by the deputy sheriffs and the
special constables, in the manner laid down in the programme, the
mournful _cortege_, comprising nearly 500 persons, issued into the
Grange Road in the following order of procession:
Four Assistant Constables,
(each with his Staff of office.)
Two Deputy Sheriffs.--Deputy Greffier.--Deputy Sergeant.
Deputy, Harbour Master.--Postmaster.--Surveyor of
Works.
Receiver of Impost.--Assistant Supervisor.--Harbour Master.
The Principal Officer and the Comptroller of
Her Majesty's Customs.
Deputy Judge Advocate.--Barrack Master.--Ordnance
Storekeeper.
Fort Major.--Government Secretary.
Officers of the five Regiments of Guernsey Militia.
Officers of the 48th Depot.
Officers of the Royal Artillery.--Colonel Moody.
Clerk of the Town Parish and Clerk of St. Martin's Parish.
Rev. W. Le Mottee. Rev. Henry Benwell.
Rev. E. Guille. Rev. George Guille.
Rev. F. Jeremie. Rev. Peter Carey.
Rev. Daniel Dobree. Rev. W.L. Davies.
Rev. William Guille. Rev. W.J. Chepmell.
Rev. Thomas Brock. The Very Rev. the Dean.
Frederick Mansell, Jurat. Hilary O. Carre, Jurat.
John Hubert, Jurat. John Le Messurier, Jurat.
James Carey, Jurat. John Guille, Jurat.
Rev. R. Potenger.} Mourners. { F.B. Tupper.
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