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Transcription	THE DEATH OF LORD JOHN B. THYNNE . THE INQUEST AT YORK . At the Military Hospital , Fulford - road , York , Mr. J. R. Wood , city coroner , held an inquest on the afternoon of Friday , the 20th inst . , concerning the death of Lord John Botteville Thynne , lieutenant of the 9th Lancers , who died , as reported last week , from the effect of injuries received by a fall from a runaway horse . The Marquis of Bath was the first witness called . He said the deceased was his son , and aged nineteen years . Witness knew nothing about the accident . William Fitzgerald , corporal of the 9th Lancers , said that on Monday last , about five o'clock , he was on duty at the barracks . Lieut . Thynne came gal loping out of the drill field opposite the barracks , and rushed across the road , where , on the tram lines , deceased pulled the animal up sharply , and then the horse made another bound forward , slipped on the lines , and fell with the deceased underneath . Witness could see deceased was severely hurt , and called for assistance , the injured officer being con veyed to the hospital . By the Coroner : The horse did not appear to be running away , for the rider had it quite under control . By the jury : Witness believed that the horse did not slip upon the line itself , but upon the stones of the tramway . Private John Magle said that he saw the accident . When the animal fell deceased was dragged along the ground for several feet . Sergeant - Major William Meates stated that on Monday afternoon , between four and five o'clock , he was in company with Corporal Grant , practicing tent pegging in the drill field , and Lord J. Thynne joined in the practice with them . runs at the peg , and after changing horses he made another attempt , when the animal bolted with him . There was nothing at all to frighten the horse be He yond the excitement , the animal being compelled to gallop as fast as possible . The animal rushed out of the field gate , and witness did not see him again . The horse belonged to the deceased , and was his second charger . The deceased knew the horse per fectly well , having ridden it at steeplechases , but had never used it for tent - pegging previously . The animal did not bolt until he had passed the tent peg some distance . It was the first time the horse had been ridden that day ; it was very fresh , and that perhaps had something to do with the accident . George Romans , smith , of Layerthorpe , also saw the accident . When passing the barracks he heard someone exclaim " Look out , " and immediately the deceased came galloping into the road with a spirited horse from the drill field . He evidently had perfect control over the animal , but when it got on to the sets of the tramway the horse commenced to flounder about . It became greatly excited , and in trying to recover itself , threw the deceased on to the road . Witness did not believe that the horse fell on top of the deceased , but close beside him . Surgeon - Major Cogan , of the Army Medical Staff , said that when the deceased was brought in he was evidently suffering from concussion of the brain . There was a small wound on the forehead , and the skull was fractured . Death was due to hemorrhage . He had had consultations with Dr. Jalland ( York ) and Dr. C. Allbutt , of Leeds , and also with Sir James Paget . The Marquis of Bath remarked that when in conversation with Sir James Paget , the latter said that everything that it was possible to do had been done for the deceased . The Coroner , in summing up the evidence , referred to the melancholy nature of the accident , and said it appeared to him to have been purely accidental . The tramway was probably more slippery and dan gerous than the other parts of the road , but tram ways were laid down by the sanction of Parliament , and were no doubt of great public convenience . He was not aware that it was possible for anything to be done to render them less slippery than they were at present . of affectionate respect to the deceased's memory . Among the wreaths , which were made of beautiful white flowers , was one from his brother officers , one from the non - commissioned officers of the regiment , one from the men of the A Troop , to which decensed belonged , one from the Dean of York and Lady Emma Purey - Cust , one from Captain and Mr. W. Haweis James , and one from Mr. Keyser . By the side of the gun carriage , acting as pall - bearers , were Lieut . Lord D. J. C. Compton , Lieut . the Hon . L. F. King - Noel , Lieut . R. McFarlane , and Lieut . W. R. W. Jenner . Immediately after the gun carriage came the deceased's favourite charger , led by two troopers , with his boots spurred and placed in the stirrups reversed ; next came the following officers of the 9th Lancers : -Major Gough , Captains J. H. Lamont , F. H. Reynard , M. V. Little , C. Bishop , Surgeon - Major Cogan , Major Maunsell , and Quar termaster Forsyth . There were also present Major General Daniell , commanding the Northern Dis trict ; Captain P. Farrar , Aide - de - Camp ; Colonel H. P. Montgomery , Assistant Adjutant and Lieutenant - Colonel G. W. Smith , Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General ; Lieut - Colonel Farewell , Major Knollys , and Major Cooke - Collis . The 14th Regimental District was represented by Colonel T. Phillips , Captain A. W. St. George , Captain G. W. Swaine , Captain Bingley , and Quartermaster F. Pye . From the Leicester Regiment there were present Colonel A. H. Utterson , Captain and Adjutant W. Liardet , Lieut . Pearson , Second Lieutenant Hussey Walsh , and Quartermaster Ganard . The following officers of the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment also testified their respect for the deceased by being pre sent : -Colonel Bates , Majors J. W. Hoole and B. T. Lasson , Captains F. H. Seymour , N. E. C. Ellis , W. G. B. Tomlin , W. J. Manley , Lieutenants C. H. Farrar , Hon . A. H. Willoughby , Hon . G. A. Lascelles , H. H. Lamb , G. S. Bayley , W. H. Dent , J. H. Benyon , and O. R. Fuller . Next came the Dean of York's private carriage , in which rode the Dean , Lady Emma Purey - Cust , and Miss Cust , and they were followed by the men of the 9th Lancers , numbering about 250 , in command of Col. Abadie , the rear being brought up by the Archbishop of York's private carriage , and Mr. Jallard , surgeon , in his private carriage . The route taken was along Fishergate , over Skeldergate Bridge , Prince's - lane , Nunnery - lane , and Queen - street . When the pro cession reached Queen - street the Lancers ' band played the Dead March in " Saul , " and continued to do so until the procession had reached the station , which was entered by the side door . The coffin was placed in a guard's van , and Lord Weymouth , M.P. , brother of the deceased , travelled by the same train . Immediately after the coffin had been removed from the gun carriage and placed in the van , the officers marched slowly past and un covered their heads in respect to the memory of their departed brother , who had during the short six months he had been amongst them made many friends . Mr. John Taylor , of Coney - street , York , was the undertaker . The verdict of the jury was that death was due to compression of the brain , caused by the deceased being accidentally thrown from his horse . The Dean of York caused the ininute bell at the Minster to be tolled from half - past eight to half past nine o'clock on Friday morning out of respect to the memory of the late officer . MILITARY OBSEQUIES . The remains of the late Lord J. B. Thynne were removed on Saturday from the Military Hospital , York , to the railway station , and thence by rail to Frome , Somerset , en route for Longleat . The military obsequies were in every way similar to those that would have been observed if the funeral had taken place in the city of York . Although the morning was cold and showery - more resembling chill November than " a bright May morning the streets were crowded with spectators . In con sequence of the unfavourable state of the weather the military were " cloaked , " thus increasing the mournful appearance of the procession . Many of the residents in Fulford - road and Fishergate drew " " their blinds while the cortège passed , and general sympathy was expressed for the relatives of the de ceased . The procession left the Military Hospital at half - past ten o'clock . The troop of which the deceased was subaltern formed the lance party , and in the unavoidable ab sence of Major Chisholme , was under the command of Captain Johnson , and , with lances reversed , occupied the foremost place in the procession . Next came the band of the Leicester Regiment , of which Mr. S. J. Plant is the bandmaster , closely followed by the band of the 9th Lancers , the drums being draped with black striped with white in token of the deceased's youth . The bands played alternately along the route- the Leicester band playing Beethoven's " Resurrection March , " and also the funeral march by the same composer , which intro duces the hymn " Brief life is here our portion , " and the Lancers playing Chopin's Funeral March . The coffin , in which were enclosed the remains of the deceased , was placed upon a nine - pounder gun carriage , drawn by two horses , the dark harness and trappings of which were so trimmed with white in token of the deceased's youth that they presented a checkered appearance , which had a very pretty effect . The coffin was covered with a Union Jack , and upon it lay the helmet , sword , and belts of the deceased , but they were almost hidden from view by the numerous beautiful wreaths which had been laid on the coffin as tokens taken from a closed hearse , being thence conveyed on a hand - bier to the churchyard . On emerging from the Vicarage gates , the funeral procession was augmented by many local clergymen and residents of the district , besides tenants on the estate , who brought up the rear . Thirteen of the officers of the 9th ( Queen's ) Lancers were present in full - dress uniform , and the coffin was literally covered with magnificent floral designs , the de ceased's sword , helmet , and sabretasche being deposited on the top . The bier was accompanied by eight of the deceased's brother officers , and im mediately following were the chief mourners - The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath , Lord Weymouth , M.P. , Lady Alice Shaw - Stewart , Lady Beatrice Thynne , Lord Alexander Thynne , Lady Katherine Thynne , Lord and Lady De Vesci , Mr. M. H. Shaw - Stewart , M.P. , the Hon . Miss De Vesci , General the Hon . Percy Feilding , K.C.B. , and Lady Feilding , the Rev. Canon Jackson and Malle . Baup . A continuous line of spectators flanked the roadway to the church , while many awaited the funeral cortège in the churchyard . The scene was most picturesque , the black and white plumes and brilliant uniform of the Lancers , and the large majority of persons present attired entirely in black , rendering it impressive in every way . Following the principal mourners came another group of officers of the Lancers , and then the servants of the house . The following officers of the Lancers were present : Colonel Abadie , Colonel the Hon . H. Legge , Major Scott Chisholme , Captain Reynard , Captain Little , Captain Johnson , Captain Bishop , Lieutenants Lord Douglas Compton , Hon . C. Willoughby , McFarlane , Jenner , Colvin , and Duff , and Second Lieutenant Stanley . Among those connected with the estate we noticed Mr. H. P. Jones ( Lord Bath's steward ) , Mr. H. Fry ( farm steward ) , Mr. W. Buckenham ( clerk of the works ) , Mr. Scott ( house steward ) , Mr. Price ( late house steward ) , Mr. W. Pratt ( gardener ) , Mr. French ( coachman ) , Mons . Gaillard ( chef ) , Mr. Tebby ( mas ter drainer ) , Mr. Stockley ( head gamekeeper ) , Mr. R. Philip ( woodward ) , Mr. Lucas ( park keeper ) , & c . Among those also present , most of whom joined in the procession , were Colonel Alfred Thynne , Lord Charles Bruce , Mr. Algernon St. Maur , Mr. John St. Maur , Captain A. P. Tucker , J.P. , Captain R. P. Henry Batten - Pooll , the Hon . and Rev. A. F. A. Hanbury - Tracy ( vicar of Frome Selwood ) , the Rev. Sir James E. and Lady Philipps , the Rev. Canon Beadon , the Rev. E. Eliot ( Norton Bavant ) ; the Rev. W. Hickman , the Rev. H. L. Arnold ( rector of St. James's , Great Yarmouth , and for merly tutor to the deceased ) , the Rev. G. H. S. Atwood ( Bishopstrow ) , the Rev. S. Cornish ( Cleve don ) , the Rev. R. Z. Walker ( Boyton ) , the Rev. J. F. Welsh ( Warminster ) , the Rev. J. H. Pearson ( Imber ) , the Rev. E. B. Merewether ( Chicklade ) , the Rev. W. Greswell ( Horningsham ) , Mr. J. F. F. Horner , J.P. ( Mells ) , Mr. W. Stratton ( Kingston Deverill ) , Mr. T. K. Harding ( Codford ) , Mr. W. G. Davis ( Heytesbury ) , Mr. R. Elling ( Sutton Veny ) , Mr. P. W. Cruttwell ( Frome ) , Mr. T. Ponting ( Warminster ) , Mr. F. W. Bayly ( Warminster ) , Mr. T. Parham , Mr. S. Wiltshire ( Monkton Deverill ) , Mr. J. Pope ( Horningsham ) , Mr. Benjamin Allard ( Corsley ) , Mr. F. I. Flower ( Warminster ) , Mr. J. Bothwell ( Horningsham ) , Mr. E. S. Mackrell , Mr. G. Wakeman , Mr. G. B. Mundy , Mr. P. Grubb , Mr. F. J. N. Glass , Mr. G. Barber , Mr. W. J.O. Hayes , Mr. T. C. Millard , Mr. T. Marshman , Mr. G. S. Manley , Mr. G. Knight , Mr. J. Collier , Mr. S. Collier , Mr. W. P. T. Wyld , Mr. B. W. Coates , Mr. John V. Toone , Mr. W. Hurlstone , Mr. W. Gibbs , Mr. H. Bailey , Mr. J. M. Rogers , Mr. W. Summers , Mr. J. Foreman , Mr. R. Everett ( War minster ) , Mr. G. Chinn ( Horningsham ) , Mr. Miller ( Horningsham ) , Mr. J. Maxfield , Mr. H. Maxfield ( Monkton Deverill ) , Mr. W. L. Fulford ( Shute ) , Mr. Stiles E. Jefferys ( Rye Hill ) , Mr. R. Butcher ( Crockerton ) , Mr. W. Ball ( Corsley ) , Mr. H. Hicks , Mr. G. Wilton ( Crockerton ) , Mr. J. Randall , jun . , ( Sutton Veny ) , Mr. W. Cutcliffe ( Horningsham ) , Mr. W. H. Atkins , Mr. C. J. Daniell , Mr. S. Fatt , Mr. J. C. Harding , Mr. W. H. Hardick , Mr. J. Lucas , Mr. S. J. Haden , Mr. J. L. Foreman , Mr. J. Low , Mr. J. Sly , Mr. J. Smith , Mr. E. Harris , Mr. F. Curtis , Mr. U. White , Mr. G. George , Mr. R. White , & c . We are asked to etate that the following repre sented the Warminster Local Board : The Rev. Sir James E. Philipps , Bart . , Dr. Alcock , Mr. R. L. Willcox , Mr. J. Doel , Mr. E. Lewis , Mr. H. Ling , Mr. G. Trollope , and Mr. Wakeman ( clerk ) . REMOVAL TO LONGLEAT . The body of the deceased lord arrived at Frome by the train due there at 8.30 on Saturday evening . Large crowds had collected , great sympathy being felt in the town , where the young lord was ex ceedingly popular . The remains were conveyed by hearse to Longleat . By a later train the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath and family arrived at Frome , the former looking exceedingly haggard and cut up . The body reached Longleat House about half - past nine . The family and the household at once assembled in the Chapel , into which the coffin was carried , and a short service was said by the Rev. Canon Jacob . On Monday , by kind permission of the Marquis , the inhabitants of the village were allowed free access to the chapel , and a large number availed themselves of this throughout the day . Around the bier there was a lovely mass of wreaths and crosses , which were afterwards used in brightening the vault at Deverill . These were of the brightest and most fragrant flowers , including arums and lilies of the valley , roses , orchids , stephanotis , marguerites , narcissus , clematis , geraniums , rhododendrons , aza leas and spireas , while devices in the humble , but not less pretty , forget - me - nots , primroses , and wild violets lay side by side with girdles of immortelles . These lovely tokens were accompanied by expressions of the strongest love and affection , many of which were most happily worded , one beautiful cross being in remembrance of " a bright life which shall hence forth be brighter ; " this was sent from Horningsham Vicarage . Wreaths arrived from his brother officers of the 9th Lancers , " in affectionate remembrance , " also from the non - commissioned officers and men of his troop , showing that the deceased though he only joined his regiment some six months ago , had en deared himself to his comrades in arms . " " The Funeral . The procession was met at the lych gate by the Rev. Canon Jacob ( Vicar of Horningsham ) , the Rev. J. D. Morrice ( Vicar of Longbridge Deverill ) , and the Hon . and Rev. Sidney Meade the officiating clergymen - the surpliced clergy also including the Rev. R. E. Coles ( Corsley ) , the Rev. H. H. Duke ( Brixton Deverill ) , the Rev. J. Con stable ( Marston ) , the Rev. W. Moore ( Kingston Deverill ) , the Rev. W. A. Meakin ( Brixton Deverill ) , the Rev. W. Jacob ( Leigh - on - Mendip ) , the Rev. W. McGowan ( Longbridge Deverill ) , and the Rev. W. J. Williams ( Longbridge Deverill ) . Owing to the limited accommodation in the church , few of the Amid every manifestation of mourning , shared in general public were admitted . The service was fully alike by the bereaved family and their friends and choral , Mrs. Morrice presiding at the organ . As the inhabitants of the district , the mortal remains of the mournful procession entered the church Mrs. the deceased lord were consigned to their last resting Morrice played Beethoven's Funeral March and a place on Tuesday afternoon , in the family vault in impromptu composition , and the bells were tolled . Longbridge Deverill churchyard . The weather being occupying the front seats . The coffin was placed in the nave , the mourners The servants from fine favoured the presence of a very large concourse Longleat House were accommodated under the of persons desirous of showing their respect to the tower , the other parts of the edifice being crowded . deceased and his sorrowing friends . In Warminster The Rev. Canon Jacob read the opening sentences , and Frome the bells of the churches were tolled ; the Rev. J. D. Morrice the lesson , and the Hon . many of the tradesmen partially closed their business and Rev. S. Meade the concluding portion of the establishments ; and flags floated at half mast , while burial service . The first hymn was No. 479 , " On on every hand there was evidence of mourning the resurrection morning , " and the second No. 517 , during the day . Arrangements were made with the " There is a blessed home . " The psalms were railway officials for a special train to run between chanted , and the anthem , which was effectively Swindon and Warminster for the conveyance of the given , was " I heard a voice from Heaven , saying . officers of the 9th Lancers - the regiment in which The east end of the church was tastefully decorated , the deceased was lieutenant - some of whom were many of the flowers having been gathered by the staying in London and wished to be present at the children of the parish . On the super - altar were funeral . The train arrived at Warminster just after strewn white blossoms , a lovely cross composed ex twelve o'clock , and the passengers drove in convey - clusively of lilies - of - the - valley and Marechal Neil ances provided for the purpose to Longbridge Deve- roses fringed with maidenhair fern , rising from the rill , where luncheon was prepared for them in the centre , having on either side bouquets of narcissus , National Schoolroom . The interment was fixed for wild hyacinths and marguerites . The altar rails two o'clock , and the body of the deceased and the were covered with roses , lilies - of - the - valley , rho chief mourners were driven from Longleat House to dodendrons and other flowers , while below the Longbridge Deverill . As the funeral passed chancel steps and around the base of the pulpit was Horningsham Church the bell was tolled , and on laid a bed of moss and fern fronds , brightened with arriving at the outskirts of the village the cortège primroses and forget - me - nots . While the service was stopped , many persons of all classes here joining in proceeding in the church those who were unable to procession . After reaching Longbridge Deverill obtain admission congregated in the graveyard and Vicarage the mourners alighted and walked through in the road overlooking it , about two thousand the village to the churchyard , the coffin , having been persons being assembled . After leaving the church VOTES OF CONDOLENCE , & c . At a special meeting of the Warminster Local Board held on Friday evening , the chairman , Mr. W. F. Morgan , said that before they proceeded to the business for which the meeting was callled , he thought it would be fitting on his part to allude to a matter which , he was sure , was uppermost in the minds of everyone . That morning some very dis tressing intelligence - probably the most distressing intelligence that ever reached Warminster - came announcing the death of Lord John Thynne , and he was quite sure that every Warminster person and every man of intell rence must have felt a strong desire to have expressed to Lord and Lady Bath their personal sympathy in the sad loss they had sustained . ( Hear , hear . ) That , of course , would be impossible as far as many of them were concerned it would be an intrusion and would not be warranted on the part of most of them . At the same time it appeared to him that representing as the Board did the people of that town , it might not be altogether unacceptable if at that meeting they passed a resolution expressive of their sincere con dolence in the loss which not only Lord and Lady Bath and family but the whole neighbourhood had Those who knew Lord John Thynne PULPIT REFERENCES . References were made to the deceased in several of sustained . the neighbouring churches and other places of wor ship on Sunday . The Rev. Sir J. E. Philipps , Bart . , before his sermon at the Parish Church on Sunday evening , said he could not refrain from saying a word about the severe and unexpected sorrow which had fallen upon a family so closely connected with the parish and town of Warminster . It was a great mystery that young and vigorous lives were some times cut short while the infirm and aged lived on . best knew him as a most promising nobleman , ex ceedingly popular , and a general favourite amongst all his friends , and he ( the chairman ) was quite sure that , invited as they had been on many occasions to share the joys of Longleat , an expression of their sympathy would not be unacceptable to Lord and He had pleasure Lady Bath at the present time . in asking the Vicar to move a resolution in accor dance with their feelings . - The Rev. Sir J. E. Philipps , Bart . , said he was very glad that the chairman had brought the matter before them . All , he was floral array . At a meeting of the Jubilee Committee on Mon It is nearly forty years since the last interment took place in the vault , which is very large , extend ing some distance beneath the chancel of the church . There are two closed catacombs , each containing It was one of those mysteries which would never be eight adult coffins , the seventeenth and last inter- clearly understood in this world , and so we must be ment taking place in December , 1847 , when Lady lieve in the words Our Lord addressed to St. Peter , Alice Thynne , the youngest sister of the present " What I do ye know not now ; ye shall know here Marquis , who died in Queen - square , Bath , at the after . " We walked by faith and not by sight , and He was sure that sorrow filled all their hearts that age of eleven , was buried there . Before the funeral of two things we were certain that God was love , the vault had been visited by numbers of people . and the Lord had love for every man . Many of morning when they received the intelligence of the Under the superintendence of Mr. W. Pratt it was them had doubtless prayed , and he was sure they death of Lord John Thynne , an honoured neighbour , decorated in a most elaborate and effective manner . would pray , that God the Holy Ghost would console and a young man of great promise , and who was a The walls and roof were completely hidden from the hearts of the mourners , and that God in due general favourite among those who knew him . The view with moss , affixed to which were large floral time would wipe away their tears . present was not a time or occasion for many words , squares and circles , composed principally of prim- sure , felt the deepest sympathy for the sorely- and being sure that all the members of that Board roses and wallflowers , whilst here and there ferns afflicted family . - At St. John's Church the same desired to weep with those who wept he would move and palms figured conspicuously . The coffin , having morning the Vicar alluded to the sad occurrence , the following resolution : - " That this Board , on been put in its final resting - place , was re - covered asking for the prayers of the congregation on behalf behalf of the people of Warminster , desires to tender with the magnificent wreaths and crosses which had of the bereaved family . to the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath its deep and On Sunday , preaching at Longbridge Deverill heartfelt sympathy in the distressing loss which to be temporarily removed whilst it was being taken into the vault . The large iron gates of the vault Church , from Titus i . 2 , " The hope of eternal life , ' both they and the neighbourhood have sustained by were closed immediately the principal mourners left , the Vicar , the Rev. J. D. Morrice , said that Lord the death of Lord John Thynne . The Board ventures but for fully two hours afterwards visitors were John's death had caused universal sorrow in that to hope that as in the past those whom it represents allowed to descend the steps and see the beautiful neighbourhood . Though he had naturally been have been often invited to participate in the joys of much away from them at school , it was astonishing Longleat , so now in the time of sadness and trouble The wreaths and crosses were mostly composed of to find how many knew and loved him . They loved this assurance of oneness in sorrow may not be white roses , eucharis , arum lilies , lilies of the him because of the fulness of the life of the whole unacceptable . " - Mr . A. Long Brown seconded the valley , lilium candidumn , spirea , etc. They were man - body , soul , and spirit . They liked to see or resolution , which the Chairman said he was sure he about a hundred in number , but as many were with hear of him enjoying bodily life in the cricket and need not put to the meeting , as it expressed the out signatures , we were unable to ascertain from hunting field ; his bodily life made him loved . feelings of everyone of them . The Clerk was in whom these were sent . A wreath was sent by the They loved him for the life of his soul , his quick structed to send a copy of the resolution to the Hon . Colonel Byng , Equerry to the Queen , on sympathy with all ; even the beaters told how he Marquis of Bath . behalf of her Majesty . A splendid cross of arum had talked to them and entered into their interests . lilies , eucharis , gardineas , and the lily of the valley , And above all they loved him because they believed day , reported under our local news , the Rev. Sir J. was from the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath . that his spirit spoke to God and heard God speak to E. Philipps , Bart . , also referred to it , and in our report of the large Conservative meeting , held on the The other wreaths and crosses were from the follow- it . He came from a religious home , and they be ing : -Lord Weymouth , Lady Alice Shaw - Stewart , lieved that he was a religious man - spiritually alive . evening after the funeral , sympathetic allusion to Katherine Thynne , Lord Alexander Thynne , Lady Why then was this life cut short ? Might it not be the occurrence will also be found . We have already alluded to the reception of the Lady Beatrice Thynne , Mr. M. H. Shaw - Stewart , in order that in our sorrow we might take a truer M.P. , the Duchess of Buccleuch , Officers of the 9th view of life and see that the life here is only a part news at Horningsham , and it should be added that At first faintly trusting the Rev. W. Greswell , preaching in the Parish ( Queen's ) Lancers , Officers of the York Hussars , of the whole life of man . Officers of the Wiltshire Yeomanry , the Primrose in the larger hope we should in time come to see that Church on Sunday , made appropriate allusion to the But when we event . League and Conservative Club ( Frome ) , Non - com- the life unseen was the real life . missioned Officers of the 9th Lancers , Countess of thought of this " eternal life , " how deeply we must Cork , Lady Isabella Boyle , Lord and ' Lady Head- feel the responsibility that lay upon us to prepare cleuch ) dinner on the Queen's birthday did not take ford , the Dowager Lady Wenlock , Countess of for it . The Rev. H. G. Hastings , in his sermon at the place , in consequence of the death of Lord John Lady Middleton , Lady Louisa Feilding , the Hon . Congregational Chapel on Sunday morning , said of the 9th ( Queen's ) Royal Lancers , announced for Constance Elphinstone , Mr. and Mrs. St. Maur , that they all regretted to learn that on a nobleman Monday last , was also postponed . A Liberal Officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards , Captain and and his family a very heavy calamity had just fallen , Unionists ' dinner , which was to have taken place Mrs. Aylmer , the Hon . and Rev. and Mrs. Hanbury- and in a beautiful home , upon the exterior of which on Thursday at Radstock , was also postponed on Tracy , the Hon . Henry Dundas , the Hon . Mary they had often gazed , there was the greatest sorrow account of Lord Weymouth being unable to attend . Ilchester , the Hon . and Rev. Sidney Meade , the How painful it must have been that such an accom Hon . Miss Emma Purey Cust , the Hon . Mrs. plished , esteemed , and promising son was cut off in De Vesey , the Hon . Elsie Grosvenor , the Hon . the morning of life , and the bereavement was all the G. N. Dawney , the Rev. Stephen Cornish , Mrs. more overwhelming on account of the circumstances Long nee Hume , Adjutant Captain R. H. Sadler , attending its occurrence , no opportunity having been Mr. Walter and Lady Doreen Long , Mr. Wilton given for a word of farewell . Mowbray , Mr. S. Lane , Mrs. Seymour , Mr. N. F. parents and family they must all feel the deepest Barton , Mr. H. P. Jones , Mr. Arthur Koyser , Miss sympathy , and pray that they might receive the Singer ( Frome ) , the Hon . Mrs. and Miss Dickenson ; support of Him Who said , " I will not leave you wreath of violets from the children of Maiden Brad- comfortless , I will come to you . " ley , etc. , etc. The violets used in decorating the vault were gathered by the children of Horningsham and Longbridge Deverill . The Mistress of the Robes ' ( the Duchess of Buc the Thynne . For the same reason the regimental dinner For the bereaved the procession wended its way to the vault , which is erected under the north side of the chancel . A large semi - circle having meanwhile been formed by the public , the chief mourners stood at a little distance from the entrance of the vault , on one side of which the clergy and choir took up their position , and on the other the officers of the Lancers . The coffin was then carried into the vault , and as soon as the service had concluded , the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath , who were evidently deeply moved , led the way down the steps of the vault , followed at brief intervals by the other mourners , all of whor left in the same order as they entered , Lord Weymouth carrying out the sword and Lady Beatrice Thynne the helmet of the deceased . As soon as the solemn ceremony was over the bells of the church rang out a muffled peal , and the vast assemblage gradually dispersed , most of them visiting the vault before leaving the churchyard . The coffin was of beautiful polished oak , pannelled , and the remains of the deceased were enclosed in a shell of pine , encased with lead . The mountings were of brass , and on the coffin plate was the crest of the Lancers , and the following inscription : JOHN BOTTEVILLE THYNNE , LIEUTENANT OF THE 9TH LANCERS . BORN MAY 27 , 1867 . DIED MAY 19 , 1887 . RECEPTION OF THE SAD NEWS AT HORNINGSHAM . The sad tidings that a most sérious accident had happened to Lord John Thynne cast a gloom over the whole parish , and when at length on Friday the bell tolled , and it was known that this had termi nated fatally , the grief which was felt was shared by all . Everyone , especially those more immediately connected with Longleat House , had something to say of the young nobleman's courtesy and affability which had won their affections , and the most sincere sympathy with the Marquis and Marchioness and their family was expressed . On Tuesday , the day of the funeral , the bell tolled at intervals throughout the day , and muffled peals were rung in the evening . All who could found their way to Longbridge Deverill take part in the funeral service . It will be very many years before the recollection of this sad event will pass from the memory of the neighbourhood . Messrs . Webb and Co. , of Warminster , were the undertakers , and the whole of the important duties devolving upon them were carried out most efficiently . We ought also to add a word of praise with regard to the arrangements at the church , which were ably superintended by the church warden , Mr. Thomas Parham . The hearse and carriages for the mourners were supplied by Mr. T. Wall , of Frome , and a few other conveyances by Mr. Snook , of the same place , and Mrs. Down , of Warminster . A body of police , acting under the direction of Mr. Superintendent Perrett , of Warminster , was in attendance during the afternoon , but the very quiet and orderly conduct of the immense crowd rendered their presence in any but a private capacity entirely unnecessary .

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THE DEATH OF
LORD JOHN B. THYNNE .
THE INQUEST AT YORK .
At the Military Hospital , Fulford - road , York , Mr. J. R. Wood , city coroner , held an inquest on the afternoon of Friday , the 20th inst . , concerning the death of Lord John Botteville Thynne , lieutenant of the 9th Lancers , who died , as reported last week , from the effect of injuries received by a fall from a runaway horse .
The Marquis of Bath was the first witness called . He said the deceased was his son , and aged nineteen years . Witness knew nothing about the accident .
William Fitzgerald , corporal of the 9th Lancers , said that on Monday last , about five o'clock , he was on duty at the barracks . Lieut . Thynne came gal loping out of the drill field opposite the barracks ,
and rushed across the road , where , on the tram lines , deceased pulled the animal up sharply , and then the horse made another bound forward , slipped on the lines , and fell with the deceased underneath . Witness could see deceased was severely hurt , and called for assistance , the injured officer being con veyed to the hospital .
By the Coroner : The horse did not appear to be running away , for the rider had it quite under
control .
By the jury : Witness believed that the horse did
not slip upon the line itself , but upon the stones of
the tramway .
Private John Magle said that he saw the accident . When the animal fell deceased was dragged along
the ground for several feet . Sergeant - Major William Meates stated that on Monday afternoon , between four and five o'clock , he was in company with Corporal Grant , practicing tent pegging in the drill field , and Lord J. Thynne joined in the practice with them . runs at the peg , and after changing horses he made another attempt , when the animal bolted with him . There was nothing at all to frighten the horse be
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yond the excitement , the animal being compelled to gallop as fast as possible . The animal rushed out of the field gate , and witness did not see him again . The horse belonged to the deceased , and was his second charger . The deceased knew the horse per fectly well , having ridden it at steeplechases , but had never used it for tent - pegging previously . The animal did not bolt until he had passed the tent peg some distance . It was the first time the horse had been ridden that day ; it was very fresh , and that perhaps had something to do with the accident . George Romans , smith , of Layerthorpe , also saw the accident . When passing the barracks he heard someone exclaim " Look out , " and immediately the deceased came galloping into the road with a spirited horse from the drill field . He evidently had perfect control over the animal , but when it got on to the sets of the tramway the horse commenced to flounder about . It became greatly excited , and in trying to recover itself , threw the deceased on to the road . Witness did not believe that the horse fell on top of the deceased , but close beside him .
Surgeon - Major Cogan , of the Army Medical Staff , said that when the deceased was brought in he was evidently suffering from concussion of the
brain . There was a small wound on the forehead ,
and the skull was fractured . Death was due to hemorrhage . He had had consultations with Dr. Jalland ( York ) and Dr. C. Allbutt , of Leeds , and also with Sir James Paget .
The Marquis of Bath remarked that when in conversation with Sir James Paget , the latter said that everything that it was possible to do had been done for the deceased .
The Coroner , in summing up the evidence , referred
to the melancholy nature of the accident , and said it appeared to him to have been purely accidental . The tramway was probably more slippery and dan gerous than the other parts of the road , but tram ways were laid down by the sanction of Parliament , and were no doubt of great public convenience . He was not aware that it was possible for anything to be done to render them less slippery than they were at present .
of affectionate respect to the deceased's memory . Among the wreaths , which were made of beautiful white flowers , was one from his brother officers , one from the non - commissioned officers of the regiment , one from the men of the A Troop , to which decensed belonged , one from the Dean of York and Lady Emma Purey - Cust , one from Captain and Mr. W. Haweis James , and one from Mr. Keyser . By the side of the gun carriage , acting as pall - bearers , were Lieut . Lord D. J. C. Compton , Lieut . the Hon . L. F. King - Noel , Lieut . R. McFarlane , and Lieut . W. R. W. Jenner . Immediately after the gun carriage came the deceased's favourite charger , led by two troopers , with his boots spurred and placed in the stirrups reversed ; next came the following officers of the 9th Lancers : -Major Gough , Captains J. H. Lamont , F. H. Reynard , M. V. Little , C. Bishop , Surgeon - Major Cogan , Major Maunsell , and Quar termaster Forsyth . There were also present Major General Daniell , commanding the Northern Dis trict ; Captain P. Farrar , Aide - de - Camp ; Colonel H. P. Montgomery , Assistant Adjutant and Lieutenant - Colonel G. W. Smith , Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General ; Lieut - Colonel Farewell , Major Knollys , and Major Cooke - Collis . The 14th Regimental District was represented by Colonel T. Phillips , Captain A. W. St. George , Captain G. W. Swaine , Captain Bingley , and Quartermaster F. Pye . From the Leicester Regiment there were present Colonel A. H. Utterson , Captain and Adjutant W. Liardet , Lieut . Pearson , Second Lieutenant Hussey Walsh , and Quartermaster Ganard . The following officers
of the 3rd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment also testified their respect for the deceased by being pre sent : -Colonel Bates , Majors J. W. Hoole and B. T. Lasson , Captains F. H. Seymour , N. E. C. Ellis , W. G. B. Tomlin , W. J. Manley , Lieutenants C. H. Farrar , Hon . A. H. Willoughby , Hon . G. A. Lascelles , H. H. Lamb , G. S. Bayley , W. H. Dent , J. H. Benyon , and O. R. Fuller . Next came the Dean of York's private carriage , in which rode the Dean , Lady Emma Purey - Cust , and Miss Cust , and they were followed by the men of the 9th Lancers , numbering about 250 , in command of Col. Abadie , the rear being brought up by the Archbishop of York's private carriage , and Mr. Jallard , surgeon , in his private carriage . The route taken was along Fishergate , over Skeldergate Bridge , Prince's - lane , Nunnery - lane , and Queen - street . When the pro cession reached Queen - street the Lancers ' band played the Dead March in " Saul , " and continued to do so until the procession had reached the station , which was entered by the side door .
The coffin was placed in a guard's van , and Lord Weymouth , M.P. , brother of the deceased , travelled by the same train . Immediately after the coffin had been removed from the gun carriage and placed in the van , the officers marched slowly past and un covered their heads in respect to the memory of their departed brother , who had during the short six months he had been amongst them made many friends . Mr. John Taylor , of Coney - street , York ,
was the undertaker .
The verdict of the jury was that death was due to compression of the brain , caused by the deceased being accidentally thrown from his horse .
The Dean of York caused the ininute bell at the
Minster to be tolled from half - past eight to half past nine o'clock on Friday morning out of respect to the memory of the late officer .
MILITARY OBSEQUIES .
The remains of the late Lord J. B. Thynne were removed on Saturday from the Military Hospital , York , to the railway station , and thence by rail to Frome , Somerset , en route for Longleat . The military obsequies were in every way similar to those that would have been observed if the funeral had taken place in the city of York . Although the morning was cold and showery - more resembling chill November than " a bright May morning the streets were crowded with spectators . In con sequence of the unfavourable state of the weather the military were " cloaked , " thus increasing the mournful appearance of the procession . Many of the residents in Fulford - road and Fishergate drew
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their blinds while the cortège passed , and general sympathy was expressed for the relatives of the de ceased . The procession left the Military Hospital at half - past ten o'clock .
The troop of which the deceased was subaltern formed the lance party , and in the unavoidable ab sence of Major Chisholme , was under the command of Captain Johnson , and , with lances reversed , occupied the foremost place in the procession . Next came the band of the Leicester Regiment , of which Mr. S. J. Plant is the bandmaster , closely followed by the band of the 9th Lancers , the drums being draped with black striped with white in token of the deceased's youth . The bands played alternately along the route- the Leicester band playing Beethoven's " Resurrection March , " and also the funeral march by the same composer , which intro duces the hymn " Brief life is here our portion , " and the Lancers playing Chopin's Funeral March .
The coffin , in which were enclosed the remains of the deceased , was placed upon a nine - pounder gun carriage , drawn by two horses , the dark harness and trappings of which were so trimmed with white in token of the deceased's youth that they presented a checkered appearance , which had a very pretty effect . The coffin was covered with a Union Jack , and upon it lay the helmet , sword , and belts of the deceased , but they were almost hidden from view by the numerous beautiful wreaths which had been laid on the coffin as tokens
taken from a closed hearse , being thence conveyed on a hand - bier to the churchyard .
On emerging from the Vicarage gates , the funeral procession was augmented by many local clergymen and residents of the district , besides tenants on the estate , who brought up the rear . Thirteen of the officers of the 9th ( Queen's ) Lancers were present in full - dress uniform , and the coffin was literally covered with magnificent floral designs , the de ceased's sword , helmet , and sabretasche being deposited on the top . The bier was accompanied by eight of the deceased's brother officers , and im mediately following were the chief mourners - The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath , Lord Weymouth , M.P. , Lady Alice Shaw - Stewart , Lady Beatrice Thynne , Lord Alexander Thynne , Lady Katherine Thynne , Lord and Lady De Vesci , Mr. M. H. Shaw - Stewart , M.P. , the Hon . Miss De Vesci , General the Hon . Percy Feilding , K.C.B. , and Lady Feilding , the Rev. Canon Jackson and Malle . Baup . A continuous line of spectators flanked the roadway to the church , while many awaited the funeral cortège in the churchyard . The scene was most picturesque , the black and white plumes and brilliant uniform of the Lancers , and the large majority of persons present attired entirely in black , rendering it impressive in every way . Following the principal mourners came another group of officers of the Lancers , and then the servants of the house . The following officers of the Lancers were present : Colonel Abadie , Colonel the Hon . H. Legge , Major Scott Chisholme , Captain Reynard , Captain Little , Captain Johnson , Captain Bishop , Lieutenants Lord Douglas Compton , Hon . C. Willoughby , McFarlane , Jenner , Colvin , and Duff , and Second Lieutenant Stanley . Among those connected with the estate we noticed Mr. H. P. Jones ( Lord Bath's steward ) , Mr. H. Fry ( farm steward ) , Mr. W. Buckenham ( clerk of the works ) , Mr. Scott ( house steward ) , Mr. Price ( late house steward ) , Mr. W. Pratt ( gardener ) , Mr. French ( coachman ) , Mons . Gaillard ( chef ) , Mr. Tebby ( mas ter drainer ) , Mr. Stockley ( head gamekeeper ) , Mr. R. Philip ( woodward ) , Mr. Lucas ( park keeper ) , & c . Among those also present , most of whom joined in the procession , were Colonel Alfred Thynne , Lord Charles Bruce , Mr. Algernon St. Maur , Mr. John St. Maur , Captain A. P. Tucker , J.P. , Captain R. P. Henry Batten - Pooll , the Hon . and Rev. A. F. A. Hanbury - Tracy ( vicar of Frome Selwood ) , the Rev. Sir James E. and Lady Philipps , the Rev.
Canon Beadon , the Rev. E. Eliot ( Norton Bavant ) ; the Rev. W. Hickman , the Rev. H. L. Arnold ( rector of St. James's , Great Yarmouth , and for merly tutor to the deceased ) , the Rev. G. H. S. Atwood ( Bishopstrow ) , the Rev. S. Cornish ( Cleve don ) , the Rev. R. Z. Walker ( Boyton ) , the Rev. J. F. Welsh ( Warminster ) , the Rev. J. H. Pearson ( Imber ) , the Rev. E. B. Merewether ( Chicklade ) , the Rev. W. Greswell ( Horningsham ) , Mr. J. F. F. Horner , J.P. ( Mells ) , Mr. W. Stratton ( Kingston Deverill ) , Mr. T. K. Harding ( Codford ) , Mr. W. G. Davis ( Heytesbury ) , Mr. R. Elling ( Sutton Veny ) , Mr. P. W. Cruttwell ( Frome ) , Mr. T. Ponting ( Warminster ) , Mr. F. W. Bayly ( Warminster ) , Mr. T. Parham , Mr. S. Wiltshire ( Monkton Deverill ) , Mr. J. Pope ( Horningsham ) , Mr. Benjamin Allard ( Corsley ) , Mr. F. I. Flower ( Warminster ) , Mr. J. Bothwell ( Horningsham ) , Mr. E. S. Mackrell , Mr. G. Wakeman , Mr. G. B. Mundy , Mr. P. Grubb , Mr. F. J. N. Glass , Mr. G. Barber , Mr. W. J.O. Hayes , Mr. T. C. Millard , Mr. T. Marshman , Mr. G. S. Manley , Mr. G. Knight , Mr. J. Collier , Mr. S. Collier , Mr. W. P. T. Wyld , Mr. B. W. Coates , Mr. John V. Toone , Mr. W. Hurlstone , Mr. W. Gibbs , Mr. H. Bailey , Mr. J. M. Rogers , Mr. W. Summers , Mr. J. Foreman , Mr. R. Everett ( War minster ) , Mr. G. Chinn ( Horningsham ) , Mr. Miller ( Horningsham ) , Mr. J. Maxfield , Mr. H. Maxfield ( Monkton Deverill ) , Mr. W. L. Fulford ( Shute ) , Mr. Stiles E. Jefferys ( Rye Hill ) , Mr. R. Butcher ( Crockerton ) , Mr. W. Ball ( Corsley ) , Mr. H. Hicks , Mr. G. Wilton ( Crockerton ) , Mr. J. Randall , jun . , ( Sutton Veny ) , Mr. W. Cutcliffe ( Horningsham ) , Mr. W. H. Atkins , Mr. C. J. Daniell , Mr. S. Fatt , Mr. J. C. Harding , Mr. W. H. Hardick , Mr. J. Lucas , Mr. S. J. Haden , Mr. J. L. Foreman , Mr. J. Low , Mr. J. Sly , Mr. J. Smith , Mr. E. Harris , Mr. F. Curtis , Mr. U. White , Mr. G. George , Mr. R. White , & c .
We are asked to etate that the following repre sented the Warminster Local Board : The Rev. Sir James E. Philipps , Bart . , Dr. Alcock , Mr. R. L. Willcox , Mr. J. Doel , Mr. E. Lewis , Mr. H. Ling , Mr. G. Trollope , and Mr. Wakeman ( clerk ) .
REMOVAL TO LONGLEAT .
The body of the deceased lord arrived at Frome by the train due there at 8.30 on Saturday evening . Large crowds had collected , great sympathy being felt in the town , where the young lord was ex ceedingly popular . The remains were conveyed by hearse to Longleat . By a later train the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath and family arrived at Frome , the former looking exceedingly haggard and cut up . The body reached Longleat House about half - past nine . The family and the household at once assembled in the Chapel , into which the coffin was carried , and a short service was said by the Rev. Canon Jacob .
On Monday , by kind permission of the Marquis , the inhabitants of the village were allowed free access to the chapel , and a large number availed themselves of this throughout the day . Around the bier there was a lovely mass of wreaths and crosses , which were afterwards used in brightening the vault at Deverill . These were of the brightest and most fragrant flowers , including arums and lilies of the valley , roses , orchids , stephanotis , marguerites , narcissus , clematis , geraniums , rhododendrons , aza leas and spireas , while devices in the humble , but not less pretty , forget - me - nots , primroses , and wild violets lay side by side with girdles of immortelles . These lovely tokens were accompanied by expressions of the strongest love and affection , many of which were most happily worded , one beautiful cross being in remembrance of " a bright life which shall hence forth be brighter ; " this was sent from Horningsham Vicarage . Wreaths arrived from his brother officers of the 9th Lancers , " in affectionate remembrance , " also from the non - commissioned officers and men of his troop , showing that the deceased though he only joined his regiment some six months ago , had en deared himself to his comrades in arms .
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The Funeral .
The procession was met at the lych gate by the Rev. Canon Jacob ( Vicar of Horningsham ) , the Rev. J. D. Morrice ( Vicar of Longbridge Deverill ) , and the Hon . and Rev. Sidney Meade the officiating clergymen - the surpliced clergy also including the Rev. R. E. Coles ( Corsley ) , the Rev. H. H. Duke ( Brixton Deverill ) , the Rev. J. Con stable ( Marston ) , the Rev. W. Moore ( Kingston Deverill ) , the Rev. W. A. Meakin ( Brixton Deverill ) , the Rev. W. Jacob ( Leigh - on - Mendip ) , the Rev. W. McGowan ( Longbridge Deverill ) , and the Rev. W. J. Williams ( Longbridge Deverill ) . Owing to the limited accommodation in the church , few of the Amid every manifestation of mourning , shared in general public were admitted . The service was fully alike by the bereaved family and their friends and choral , Mrs. Morrice presiding at the organ . As the inhabitants of the district , the mortal remains of the mournful procession entered the church Mrs. the deceased lord were consigned to their last resting Morrice played Beethoven's Funeral March and a place on Tuesday afternoon , in the family vault in impromptu composition , and the bells were tolled . Longbridge Deverill churchyard . The weather being occupying the front seats . The coffin was placed in the nave , the mourners The servants from fine favoured the presence of a very large concourse Longleat House were accommodated under the of persons desirous of showing their respect to the tower , the other parts of the edifice being crowded . deceased and his sorrowing friends . In Warminster The Rev. Canon Jacob read the opening sentences , and Frome the bells of the churches were tolled ; the Rev. J. D. Morrice the lesson , and the Hon . many of the tradesmen partially closed their business and Rev. S. Meade the concluding portion of the establishments ; and flags floated at half mast , while burial service . The first hymn was No. 479 , " On on every hand there was evidence of mourning the resurrection morning , " and the second No. 517 , during the day . Arrangements were made with the " There is a blessed home . " The psalms were railway officials for a special train to run between chanted , and the anthem , which was effectively Swindon and Warminster for the conveyance of the given , was " I heard a voice from Heaven , saying . officers of the 9th Lancers - the regiment in which The east end of the church was tastefully decorated , the deceased was lieutenant - some of whom were many of the flowers having been gathered by the staying in London and wished to be present at the children of the parish . On the super - altar were funeral . The train arrived at Warminster just after strewn white blossoms , a lovely cross composed ex twelve o'clock , and the passengers drove in convey - clusively of lilies - of - the - valley and Marechal Neil ances provided for the purpose to Longbridge Deve- roses fringed with maidenhair fern , rising from the rill , where luncheon was prepared for them in the centre , having on either side bouquets of narcissus , National Schoolroom . The interment was fixed for wild hyacinths and marguerites . The altar rails two o'clock , and the body of the deceased and the were covered with roses , lilies - of - the - valley , rho chief mourners were driven from Longleat House to dodendrons and other flowers , while below the Longbridge Deverill . As the funeral passed chancel steps and around the base of the pulpit was Horningsham Church the bell was tolled , and on laid a bed of moss and fern fronds , brightened with arriving at the outskirts of the village the cortège primroses and forget - me - nots . While the service was stopped , many persons of all classes here joining in proceeding in the church those who were unable to procession . After reaching Longbridge Deverill obtain admission congregated in the graveyard and Vicarage the mourners alighted and walked through in the road overlooking it , about two thousand the village to the churchyard , the coffin , having been persons being assembled . After leaving the church
VOTES OF CONDOLENCE , & c .
At a special meeting of the Warminster Local Board held on Friday evening , the chairman , Mr. W. F. Morgan , said that before they proceeded to the business for which the meeting was callled , he thought it would be fitting on his part to allude to a matter which , he was sure , was uppermost in the minds of everyone . That morning some very dis tressing intelligence - probably the most distressing intelligence that ever reached Warminster - came announcing the death of Lord John Thynne , and he was quite sure that every Warminster person and every man of intell rence must have felt a strong desire to have expressed to Lord and Lady Bath their personal sympathy in the sad loss they had sustained . ( Hear , hear . ) That , of course , would be impossible as far as many of them were concerned it would be an intrusion and would not be warranted on the part of most of them . At the same time it appeared to him that representing as the Board did the people of that town , it might not be altogether unacceptable if at that meeting they passed a resolution expressive of their sincere con dolence in the loss which not only Lord and Lady Bath and family but the whole neighbourhood had Those who knew Lord John Thynne
PULPIT REFERENCES .
References were made to the deceased in several of
sustained .
the neighbouring churches and other places of wor ship on Sunday . The Rev. Sir J. E. Philipps , Bart . , before his sermon at the Parish Church on Sunday evening , said he could not refrain from saying a word about the severe and unexpected sorrow which had fallen upon a family so closely connected with the parish and town of Warminster . It was a great mystery that young and vigorous lives were some times cut short while the infirm and aged lived on .
best knew him as a most promising nobleman , ex ceedingly popular , and a general favourite amongst all his friends , and he ( the chairman ) was quite sure that , invited as they had been on many occasions to share the joys of Longleat , an expression of their sympathy would not be unacceptable to Lord and He had pleasure Lady Bath at the present time . in asking the Vicar to move a resolution in accor dance with their feelings . - The Rev. Sir J. E. Philipps , Bart . , said he was very glad that the chairman had brought the matter before them .
All , he was
floral array .
At a meeting of the Jubilee Committee on Mon
It is nearly forty years since the last interment took place in the vault , which is very large , extend ing some distance beneath the chancel of the church . There are two closed catacombs , each containing It was one of those mysteries which would never be eight adult coffins , the seventeenth and last inter- clearly understood in this world , and so we must be ment taking place in December , 1847 , when Lady lieve in the words Our Lord addressed to St. Peter , Alice Thynne , the youngest sister of the present " What I do ye know not now ; ye shall know here Marquis , who died in Queen - square , Bath , at the after . " We walked by faith and not by sight , and He was sure that sorrow filled all their hearts that age of eleven , was buried there . Before the funeral of two things we were certain that God was love , the vault had been visited by numbers of people . and the Lord had love for every man . Many of morning when they received the intelligence of the Under the superintendence of Mr. W. Pratt it was them had doubtless prayed , and he was sure they death of Lord John Thynne , an honoured neighbour , decorated in a most elaborate and effective manner . would pray , that God the Holy Ghost would console and a young man of great promise , and who was a The walls and roof were completely hidden from the hearts of the mourners , and that God in due general favourite among those who knew him . The view with moss , affixed to which were large floral time would wipe away their tears . present was not a time or occasion for many words , squares and circles , composed principally of prim- sure , felt the deepest sympathy for the sorely- and being sure that all the members of that Board roses and wallflowers , whilst here and there ferns afflicted family . - At St. John's Church the same desired to weep with those who wept he would move and palms figured conspicuously . The coffin , having morning the Vicar alluded to the sad occurrence , the following resolution : - " That this Board , on been put in its final resting - place , was re - covered asking for the prayers of the congregation on behalf behalf of the people of Warminster , desires to tender with the magnificent wreaths and crosses which had of the bereaved family . to the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath its deep and On Sunday , preaching at Longbridge Deverill heartfelt sympathy in the distressing loss which to be temporarily removed whilst it was being taken into the vault . The large iron gates of the vault Church , from Titus i . 2 , " The hope of eternal life , ' both they and the neighbourhood have sustained by were closed immediately the principal mourners left , the Vicar , the Rev. J. D. Morrice , said that Lord the death of Lord John Thynne . The Board ventures but for fully two hours afterwards visitors were John's death had caused universal sorrow in that to hope that as in the past those whom it represents allowed to descend the steps and see the beautiful neighbourhood . Though he had naturally been have been often invited to participate in the joys of much away from them at school , it was astonishing Longleat , so now in the time of sadness and trouble The wreaths and crosses were mostly composed of to find how many knew and loved him . They loved this assurance of oneness in sorrow may not be white roses , eucharis , arum lilies , lilies of the him because of the fulness of the life of the whole unacceptable . " - Mr . A. Long Brown seconded the valley , lilium candidumn , spirea , etc. They were man - body , soul , and spirit . They liked to see or resolution , which the Chairman said he was sure he about a hundred in number , but as many were with hear of him enjoying bodily life in the cricket and need not put to the meeting , as it expressed the out signatures , we were unable to ascertain from hunting field ; his bodily life made him loved . feelings of everyone of them . The Clerk was in whom these were sent . A wreath was sent by the They loved him for the life of his soul , his quick structed to send a copy of the resolution to the Hon . Colonel Byng , Equerry to the Queen , on sympathy with all ; even the beaters told how he Marquis of Bath . behalf of her Majesty . A splendid cross of arum had talked to them and entered into their interests . lilies , eucharis , gardineas , and the lily of the valley , And above all they loved him because they believed day , reported under our local news , the Rev. Sir J. was from the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath . that his spirit spoke to God and heard God speak to E. Philipps , Bart . , also referred to it , and in our report of the large Conservative meeting , held on the The other wreaths and crosses were from the follow- it . He came from a religious home , and they be ing : -Lord Weymouth , Lady Alice Shaw - Stewart , lieved that he was a religious man - spiritually alive . evening after the funeral , sympathetic allusion to Katherine Thynne , Lord Alexander Thynne , Lady Why then was this life cut short ? Might it not be the occurrence will also be found . We have already alluded to the reception of the Lady Beatrice Thynne , Mr. M. H. Shaw - Stewart , in order that in our sorrow we might take a truer M.P. , the Duchess of Buccleuch , Officers of the 9th view of life and see that the life here is only a part news at Horningsham , and it should be added that At first faintly trusting the Rev. W. Greswell , preaching in the Parish ( Queen's ) Lancers , Officers of the York Hussars , of the whole life of man . Officers of the Wiltshire Yeomanry , the Primrose in the larger hope we should in time come to see that Church on Sunday , made appropriate allusion to the But when we event . League and Conservative Club ( Frome ) , Non - com- the life unseen was the real life . missioned Officers of the 9th Lancers , Countess of thought of this " eternal life , " how deeply we must Cork , Lady Isabella Boyle , Lord and ' Lady Head- feel the responsibility that lay upon us to prepare cleuch ) dinner on the Queen's birthday did not take ford , the Dowager Lady Wenlock , Countess of for it . The Rev. H. G. Hastings , in his sermon at the place , in consequence of the death of Lord John Lady Middleton , Lady Louisa Feilding , the Hon . Congregational Chapel on Sunday morning , said of the 9th ( Queen's ) Royal Lancers , announced for Constance Elphinstone , Mr. and Mrs. St. Maur , that they all regretted to learn that on a nobleman Monday last , was also postponed . A Liberal Officers of the 4th Dragoon Guards , Captain and and his family a very heavy calamity had just fallen , Unionists ' dinner , which was to have taken place Mrs. Aylmer , the Hon . and Rev. and Mrs. Hanbury- and in a beautiful home , upon the exterior of which on Thursday at Radstock , was also postponed on Tracy , the Hon . Henry Dundas , the Hon . Mary they had often gazed , there was the greatest sorrow account of Lord Weymouth being unable to attend . Ilchester , the Hon . and Rev. Sidney Meade , the How painful it must have been that such an accom Hon . Miss Emma Purey Cust , the Hon . Mrs. plished , esteemed , and promising son was cut off in De Vesey , the Hon . Elsie Grosvenor , the Hon . the morning of life , and the bereavement was all the G. N. Dawney , the Rev. Stephen Cornish , Mrs. more overwhelming on account of the circumstances Long nee Hume , Adjutant Captain R. H. Sadler , attending its occurrence , no opportunity having been Mr. Walter and Lady Doreen Long , Mr. Wilton given for a word of farewell . Mowbray , Mr. S. Lane , Mrs. Seymour , Mr. N. F. parents and family they must all feel the deepest Barton , Mr. H. P. Jones , Mr. Arthur Koyser , Miss sympathy , and pray that they might receive the Singer ( Frome ) , the Hon . Mrs. and Miss Dickenson ; support of Him Who said , " I will not leave you wreath of violets from the children of Maiden Brad- comfortless , I will come to you . " ley , etc. , etc. The violets used in decorating the vault were gathered by the children of Horningsham and Longbridge Deverill .
The Mistress of the Robes ' ( the Duchess of Buc
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Thynne . For the same reason the regimental dinner
For the bereaved
the procession wended its way to the vault , which is erected under the north side of the chancel . A large semi - circle having meanwhile been formed by the public , the chief mourners stood at a little distance from the entrance of the vault , on one side of which the clergy and choir took up their position , and on the other the officers of the Lancers . The coffin was then carried into the vault , and as soon as the service
had concluded , the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath , who were evidently deeply moved , led the way down the steps of the vault , followed at brief intervals by the other mourners , all of whor left in the same order as they entered , Lord Weymouth carrying out the sword and Lady Beatrice Thynne the helmet of the deceased .
As soon as the solemn ceremony was over the bells of the church rang out a muffled peal , and the vast assemblage gradually dispersed , most of them visiting the vault before leaving the churchyard . The coffin was of beautiful polished oak , pannelled , and the remains of the deceased were enclosed in a shell of pine , encased with lead . The mountings were of brass , and on the coffin plate was the crest of the Lancers , and the following inscription : JOHN BOTTEVILLE THYNNE , LIEUTENANT OF THE 9TH LANCERS . BORN MAY 27 , 1867 . DIED MAY 19 , 1887 .
RECEPTION OF THE SAD NEWS AT HORNINGSHAM . The sad tidings that a most sérious accident had happened to Lord John Thynne cast a gloom over the whole parish , and when at length on Friday the bell tolled , and it was known that this had termi nated fatally , the grief which was felt was shared by all . Everyone , especially those more immediately connected with Longleat House , had something to say of the young nobleman's courtesy and affability which had won their affections , and the most sincere sympathy with the Marquis and Marchioness and their family was expressed .
On Tuesday , the day of the funeral , the bell tolled at intervals throughout the day , and muffled peals were rung in the evening . All who could found their way to Longbridge Deverill take part in the funeral service . It will be very many years before the recollection of this sad event will pass from the memory of the neighbourhood .
Messrs . Webb and Co. , of Warminster , were the undertakers , and the whole of the important duties devolving upon them were carried out most efficiently . We ought also to add a word of praise with regard to the arrangements at the church , which were ably superintended by the church warden , Mr. Thomas Parham . The hearse and carriages for the mourners were supplied by Mr. T. Wall , of Frome , and a few other conveyances by Mr. Snook , of the same place , and Mrs. Down , of Warminster .
A body of police , acting under the direction of Mr. Superintendent Perrett , of Warminster , was in attendance during the afternoon , but the very quiet and orderly conduct of the immense crowd rendered their presence in any but a private capacity entirely
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