rightest ornaments, and
Scotland one of its greatest men.

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On the Sabbath following Mr. Miller's death, sermons referring to the
event were preached in many of the churches in Edinburgh. Some of these
were reported in the newspapers, among which may be mentioned those by
the Rev. Drs. Hanna, Guthrie, Hetherington, Begg, and Tweedie.

On Monday, December the 29th, the Funeral Obsequies were performed. The
following account of the imposing ceremonial is from the _Edinburgh
Witness_.

FUNERAL OF MR. HUGH MILLER.

The mortal remains of this truly great man were consigned to the
grave on Monday, amid the most marked demonstrations of sorrow on
the part of the entire community.

The private company, numbering about sixty individuals, met at
Shrub Mount, the residence of the deceased at Portobello, about a
quarter to one in the afternoon. Amongst those present were the
Lord Provost of Edinburgh; A.M. Dunlop, Esq., M.P.; A. Black, Esq.,
M.P.; Professors Simpson, Balfour, and Fraser; Rev. Principal
Cunningham; Professor James Buchanan; Rev. Drs. Guthrie, Candlish,
Hanna, Bruce, Begg, Hetherington, and Wylie; Rev. Messrs. M'Kenzie
of Dunfermline, Cameron and Hunter of Nagpoor; Maurice Lothian,
Esq.; Geo. Dalziell, Esq., W.S.; W. Wood, Esq.; R. Paul, Esq.;
Francis Russell, Esq., advocate; M. Torrance, Esq.; Dr. Russell;
Dr. Geo. Bell; J.F. Macfarlan, Esq.; Archibald Gibson, Esq.; and
Councillor Johnston. The devotional exercises were conducted by Dr.
Guthrie, who was deeply affected during the prayer, and whose
feelings at times threatened to overcome him.

Thirteen two-horse mourning coaches were here in waiting to convey
the company to the place of sepulture in the Grange Cemetery,
preceded by the hearse, which had four horses.

The melancholy event, as might have been expected, cast a gloom
over the whole of Portobello; and the Provost and Magistrates,
anticipating the general feeling of the inhabitants, to whom Mr.
Miller had endeared himself by his genius and the modesty of his
demeanor, and also by the readiness which he ever displayed to
contribute to their intellectual elevation, by taking part in
several courses of popular lectures in the town, recommended the
closing of the different shops,--a request which was at once