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of us—not one individual who had been brought into contact with him but could point with pleasure to numberless instances of his unottaitatious charity ; or to the fruits of that genuine kind-heartedness which so pre-eminently distinguished him . It was then with no ordinary feelings that the intelligence was received , which announced that the public would have an opportunity this day of marking their respect for the manly—almost chivalrous—sense of honour for which the colonial treasurer was remarkableand of that devotion which had sacrificed a life

, on the shrine of public duty . It was not the statesman that it was wished to honour ; it was not the position hold by the deceased—honourable and enviable as that position was—to which it was desired to pay a passing tribute of respect ; it was the friend that each of us felt he had lost , and to whom we desired publicly to show every esteem as we privately lament him . AVith a view to allow as many persons as were enabled to spa-re the time to be present at the mournful obsequies of the deceased statesmau on the Sth of April , the

government kindly resolved to throw the railway open to the public on this day gratuitously . The inquiries for tickets were unceasing throughout the day , not only from the general public , but also from the various branches of that ancient and honourable Order the Freemasons , which are established in Sydney . The deceased gentleman being a much respected brother of the Craft , it was resolved that all the brethren of each Lodge should be invited to attend in full Masonic costume , so that the highest honours the society was capable of bestowingshould be shown to tho

, memory of their lamented brother , Robert Campbell . The various Lodges agreed that they should all go in one body from the Sydney station , aud nine o ' clock , a . m ., was the hour fixed upon as that at which they should assemble there . Even by the very first train from Sydney , at seven o ' clock , an unusual amount of bustle was observable at the Redfcrn terminus . The station at Parramatta

having been fixed upon as the spot whence the procession should start , the town of Parramatta presented no unusual aspect this morning , nor was the dreary dullness of this dullest of all dull towns in any way relieved by the sad but exciting scene that was so soon to bo enacted there—though later in the day all the shops were closed . At the station , however , the scene was very different . After the arrival of the nine o ' clock train from Sydney , wliich brought down the Freemasons ) the station was in a state of bustle throughout the morning .

As will be seen from the subjoined list of the procession , the Masonic body took a foremost rank iu it , and they therefore adjourned to the Globe Hotel , to put on their emblematical costume , and to be nearer the post they would have to occupy in the procession , tho number of Masons being , at a most moderate computation , five hundred , and comprising many of our leading men and most respectable traders . As the hour named for the procession to start drew nearer , the assembl age in

the vicinity of the Parramatta station was continually being reinforced by the arrivals of trains both from Campbelltown and Sydney , whilst many persons also came by the road from the metropolis and its vicinity , as well as from the neighbourhood of Parramatta—the same tokens of genuine sorrow being visible on the faces of all . The attendance was both numerous and respectable before the arrival of the monster train , which , drawn by two engines , brought down his excellency tho governor-general and suitethe members of both houses of parliament

, , his grace Archbishop Polding , the Bishop of Sydney , the mayor of Sydney , and a very large body of our most influential colonists of all classes . Everything being iu readiness , the long and dismal line of black , from which here and there the dashing military uniform or the rich crimson of the academical costume stood out in fine effect , began to move forward in tho following

order;—The Masonic Brethren ; The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Sydney , and Chaplains ; Saint John ' s School ; TIIE BODY ; Members of the Family and Pall Bearers ; The Governor General ;