The Ceremony at the Grave.

For a considerable time before the procession reached the cemetery large crowds of people had gathered in the immediate vicinity, some thousands viewing the spectacle from the high vantage point afforded by that portion of the Town Belt overlooking the burial ground. Into this the general public, however, were not admitted until after the arrival of the cortege, a large number of the police force and some of the corporation employees being told off to watch the gates and openings in the fences with the object of preventing people from entering the cemetery. When the procession arrived at the gates, owing to the excellence of the arrangements, very little crushing took place, and the North Dunedin Rifles formed an enclosure in front of the place of interment so as to prevent any crushing there. The coffin was carried to the grave on the shoulders of six members of the Highland Rifle Corps, and after it had been lowered into the grave by the pall-bearers, the Rev. A. Cameron read some passages from the Psalms and the New Testament. The Rev. W. Will subsequently engaged in prayer, the service being brought to a conclusion by the Rev. R. R M. Sutherland pronouncing the benediction. A couple of floral wreaths were then placed on the coffin by two of Dr Stuart's grandchildren; and when the grave had been filled in a large mound about three feet in height was formed on top with the floral offerings of school children and others who attended the funeral. When the burial service was over a very large number of people gathered eagerly round the grave to get a view of the last resting place of him whose death is now so generally mourned.