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supporting the gallery ; but most unfortunately , and to the extreme regret of the large concourse of mourners , it had not been dug long and wide enough to receive the coffin , and nearly half an hour was consumed by the bricklayers in remedying the disastrous result of their own ancl their employer ' s carelessness . The clergymen present , amongst whom werebesides the archdeaconthe Rev . Messrs . Keays ancl Pigottand
, , , many others , expressed the great pain they felt . One gentleman ( Mr . Holland ) spoke his sentiments aloud , and said that such a proceeding was disgraceful , and that it was not to be tolerated . The coffin , although but a small one , hacl to be taken up out of the grave twice , and at length the archdeacon was obliged to finish the funeral service while the grave was as yet unfinished . The feelings of the assembled congregation , during the long space of time which the bricklayers took to remove some
large stones , may be well imagined . A mournful silence prevailed . After the Venerable the Archdeacon had concluded , many withdrew , and the coffin was again taken from the grave , which , after repeated attempts , was at last lengthened and widened sufficiently ; and the remains of the late lamented chief justice were consigned for ever to the quiet of the tomb . It now remains for us to state that the ceremony or the funeral
concluded at about half-past six in the evening . The place was crowded to excess . AVe never remember to have seen the cathedral so thickly thronged as on this occasion . Sir David Pollock was a reli gious man , and had been several times visited by the clergymen during his illness . He had the last consolations of religion administered to him .
The archdeacon delivered a most eloquent ancl pathetic discourse on the following day in allusion to the melancholy event , and in the course of it he repeated a brief but feeling prayer in which he hacl been joined by Sir David Pollock when he partook of the sacrament a few days previous to his decease . The text of the discourse was taken from the 24 th chapter of Matthew , 44 th verse . The character of Sir David Pollock was not unknown at Bombay on
his arrival , and probably no judge was ever received with more respect from the legal profession , or with greater warmth by society at large . His kindly disposition , his affectionate manners , his thoughtfulness of the feelings of others , his hospitality , his general benevolence , were characteristics of the man at home from an early age , and in the short sojourn amongst us of eight months , he gave ample proofs that iu changing his climate he had not left his many virtues behind him . For many years Sir David Pollock held a high place amongst the Masonic fraternity , which brought him into frequent and close communication
with the late Duke of Sussex , who highly prized and estimated bisworth and character ; the charities of Masonry were developed in his heart , ancl liberally dispensed by his hand . Sir David died in his sixtyeighth year . A very diseased state of the liver was the immediate cause of death . The disease must have been of long standing . Every effort of skill and attention was directed by able ancl experienced physicians , unremittinglytowards his reliefbut without effect . He suffered
, , scarcely any bodily pain , was conscious until the day preceding his dissolution , and expired without a struggle . Sir David Pollock was born in 1780 , and educated at the Edinburgh College . He was called to the bar in 1802 , and for many years went the home circuit , and practised VOL . v . x x
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Obituary.
supporting the gallery ; but most unfortunately , and to the extreme regret of the large concourse of mourners , it had not been dug long and wide enough to receive the coffin , and nearly half an hour was consumed by the bricklayers in remedying the disastrous result of their own ancl their employer ' s carelessness . The clergymen present , amongst whom werebesides the archdeaconthe Rev . Messrs . Keays ancl Pigottand
, , , many others , expressed the great pain they felt . One gentleman ( Mr . Holland ) spoke his sentiments aloud , and said that such a proceeding was disgraceful , and that it was not to be tolerated . The coffin , although but a small one , hacl to be taken up out of the grave twice , and at length the archdeacon was obliged to finish the funeral service while the grave was as yet unfinished . The feelings of the assembled congregation , during the long space of time which the bricklayers took to remove some
large stones , may be well imagined . A mournful silence prevailed . After the Venerable the Archdeacon had concluded , many withdrew , and the coffin was again taken from the grave , which , after repeated attempts , was at last lengthened and widened sufficiently ; and the remains of the late lamented chief justice were consigned for ever to the quiet of the tomb . It now remains for us to state that the ceremony or the funeral
concluded at about half-past six in the evening . The place was crowded to excess . AVe never remember to have seen the cathedral so thickly thronged as on this occasion . Sir David Pollock was a reli gious man , and had been several times visited by the clergymen during his illness . He had the last consolations of religion administered to him .
The archdeacon delivered a most eloquent ancl pathetic discourse on the following day in allusion to the melancholy event , and in the course of it he repeated a brief but feeling prayer in which he hacl been joined by Sir David Pollock when he partook of the sacrament a few days previous to his decease . The text of the discourse was taken from the 24 th chapter of Matthew , 44 th verse . The character of Sir David Pollock was not unknown at Bombay on
his arrival , and probably no judge was ever received with more respect from the legal profession , or with greater warmth by society at large . His kindly disposition , his affectionate manners , his thoughtfulness of the feelings of others , his hospitality , his general benevolence , were characteristics of the man at home from an early age , and in the short sojourn amongst us of eight months , he gave ample proofs that iu changing his climate he had not left his many virtues behind him . For many years Sir David Pollock held a high place amongst the Masonic fraternity , which brought him into frequent and close communication
with the late Duke of Sussex , who highly prized and estimated bisworth and character ; the charities of Masonry were developed in his heart , ancl liberally dispensed by his hand . Sir David died in his sixtyeighth year . A very diseased state of the liver was the immediate cause of death . The disease must have been of long standing . Every effort of skill and attention was directed by able ancl experienced physicians , unremittinglytowards his reliefbut without effect . He suffered
, , scarcely any bodily pain , was conscious until the day preceding his dissolution , and expired without a struggle . Sir David Pollock was born in 1780 , and educated at the Edinburgh College . He was called to the bar in 1802 , and for many years went the home circuit , and practised VOL . v . x x