The funeral of Lord Roberts took place on Thursday, when
he was buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, near the tombs of Nelson and Wolseley. The body was brought from his home at Ascot to Charing Cross, and thence the procession moved to the Cathedral by the Embankment. The coffin was covered with a Union Jack, on which were placed the Field- Marshal's sword, hat, and insignia. Behind the coffin came his charger. There were enormous crowds in the streets, who showed every sign of profound respect and sorrow. The very moving service was conducted, in the presence of the King and many distinguished men and women, by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London. At the end of the service Garter King-at-Arms proclaimed Lord Roberts's style and titles, and the " Last Post" was sounded from a gallery by Artillery trumpeters. A strange fact, generally noticed, was the enormous preponderance of civilians over soldiers in the Cathedral. The soldiers who would have wished to pay their last respects to a beloved leader were, of course, where that leader would have wished them to be—at their dirties at home and abroad.
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