f which unpleasantly
corroborated the private information: for it was barricadoed with carts
and waggons; and flanked, on both sides of the road, by parties of
horse and foot from the customs and the excise.

At this spectacle Mr. Dulberry immediately desisted from his
opposition; the line of march was restored; and again the solemn anthem
rose--filling the narrow valley through which the road lay. Meantime
the leaders of the company mustered behind the chaises which had now
been placed two a-breast in order to masque their motions: close
consultations were held: and from a sack, which had been taken out of
one of the post chaises, about a dozen cutlasses were distributed to a
select party of friends. These however were concealed by the long
mourning cloaks: and nothing was allowed to appear that could tend to
throw any colorable doubt on the pacific character of the procession.

The head of the train had now reached the gate: an abrupt halt ensued:
and half-a-dozen well-dressed persons went forward to demand the cause
of this interruption. High words were soon heard passing between the
parties; and numbers began to quit their stations in the procession and
press forward--some from secret orders to that effect, and others from
anxious curiosity. Among the latter was Bertram, who came up as one of
the spokesmen on the side of the funeral was exclaiming,

"So then you refuse to respect the order of the lord lieutenant?

"By no means," replied a revenue officer, "by no means: we have the
highest respect for the lord lieutenant and his orders."

"You mean to say then that the order is a forged one?"

"No: not forged, but granted perhaps on forged representations: the
lord lieutenant is no more satisfied with the truth of the allegations
which obtained that order--than we are."

"That is false, Sir: the lord lieutenant is perfectly satisfied, as
some here can testify: and it is a mere accident and owing no doubt to
the earliness of our departure from the shore, that his carriage is not
in the train."

"You deceive yourselves, gentlemen; it is no accident. Information was
given to Sir Morgan late last night which determined him to alter his
intentions in that point, or at least to suspend them. Satisfy us that
the body of Captain le Harnois is in that hearse, and we will
immediately despatch an express to Walladmor Castle; from which a
carriage and attendants will be able to join you in two hours by the
cross road of