Show ENGLAND MOURNS in honor of late archbishop of canterbury whose remains were laid to best yesterday royalty Is represented canterbury ene oct 16 there is general mourning throughout england today taft balla have been tolling almost everywhere and memorial cervices in honor of the late bishop of canterbury and primate ot all england most Ee verned ward white benson D D who died suddenly at IIa warden church sunday last attending divine Bervi coe bave absen held in hundreds of churches lying in state the remains of the deceased prelate in canterbury cathedral was watched throughout hy the clergy of canterbury bisters of st peter and boys of st augustine school and was the occasion for the wending around the aisles of the vast edifice of a continuous stream of clergy notabilities and members of all classes of society bent upon a farewell glance at alie casket containing the body of the venerable and well loved priest the doors 0 the cathedral were besieged early today iu baite of the rainy weather and a strong police force reinforced by a squadron of the sixteenth lancers ehu did sentry duty around the old building while the ceremony lasted religious services began at 8 in the morning when the dean of canterbury dr batar celebrated holy communion the second service at 9 consisted of prayers for the dead after the coffin was removed to the martyrdom chapel empanelled in white and gold empro idere upon which rested como superb floral offerings by this time the sky had become darker and the interior of the building which was bung with violet velvet was gloomier than ever the effect of which was intensified by the flickering of countless tapers etc the principal began at 1230 p m with a crowd of distinguished people present the funeral procession rendered more imposing by the presence of a guard of honor from egyptian lancers formed in the cloister ers it was composed of the clergy cf the dio cebe of canterbury in fall robes of turalf deans a delegation from the diocese of the house of lords and house of commons church dignitaries represent atiles of cambridge university the lord lieutenant of kent and twenty bishops i efty canons archbishops of dublin archdeacon farrar archbishop of york and of the province and diocese eight pall escorted ahe body to the tomb the family of the deceased followed behind the casket then came alie duke of york representing queen victoria berr second secretary of the german embassy at london representing emperor william and others representing the prince and princess ot wales other members of the royal family princess louise the duke aad and duchess of fife ahe marquis of salsbury etc the funeral vices wro fully chord sentenced Sen tencel at the grave were eaid by canon ma son the committal of tha sentence a were uttered by the bishop of winchester atie lords prayer was eaid by rev hugh benson and the concluding prayers by the archbishop of deblin archdeacon farrar and the archbishop of york officiated respectively at the grace and blessing the casket upon which rested mr and mrs floral w as then lowered into the grave |