The mourning of Dunedin on Wednesday, like the mourning of a mighty nation," was eminently solemn. The most conspicuous figure in Otago was laid to his rest amid the lamentations of an entire community which loved him as he also loved it. The remains of the Rev. Dr Stuart were committed to the dust, and the whole of Dunedin—and not the whole of Dunedin only, but large contingents from various portions of the province—assembled to do honour to his memory. With a unanimity that afforded striking testimony to the public appreciation of the doctor's worth and to the feeling of sorrow at his death the business people of the city closed their warehouses, their factories, and their shops at midday so that the fullest opportunity might be given to their employees to join in the last tribute of respect to one whose removal involved what nearly every man, woman, and child in the community regarded as a personal loss, and the bulk of the establishments so closed were not reopened at all on Wednesday. It was a remarkable demonstration of grief which the afternoon witnessed—a demonstration in which all ranks and classes of the citizens with one accord took part. The weather was favourable to the assembling of a large crowd, and full advantage was taken of it, the main streets of Dunedin being thronged as they never have been before on such an occasion. Upstairs windows, balconies, the roofs of houses and verandahs along the line of route from Knox Church to the Southern Cemetery were occupied by great numbers of people, but there was no hilariousness in the crowd, the prevailing tone being one of sadness at the falling of a great man and a prince in Israel. The bells of Knox Church and First Church were tolled, and the visible signs of mourning were numerous.

Knox Church.

The scene in the church was most impressive. From the hour at which the church doors were opened until the commencement of the service crowds of citizens quietly entered and left the building, passing along under the pulpit and looking for the last time at the composed and peaceful countenance of the departed pastor. The coffin, with the exception of the crystal face-plate, was loaded with wreaths of white flowers. Over the pulpit and the railing in front of it floral designs were displayed, and a number of large ones were fastened above the pulpit, extending along the face of the [unclear: ch] gallery. The heavy drapery was everywhere almost concealed with flowers, the pulpitis platform being a dense mass of floral offerings. A number of the ladies of the congregation were present all the morning receiving the flowed that continued to come in from all quarters, arranging them with affectionate care, and doing all that could be done to mark their veneration and love for one who had been so page 29 much to them, and who for long years had been solicitous for their welfare.

Among the numerous wreaths sent there was a very handsome one from the Hon. T. W. Hislop, Dr Chapple, Messrs Campbell, Glasgow, Lambert, M'Kerrow, Reith. Scoullar, Young, Smith, Jenkins, and Wright (old members of Knox Church now resident in Wellington). There were also wreaths from the following office-bearers of First Church ("In kindly sympathy with their brethren of Knox Church"), St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (Invercargill), East Taieri Presbyterian Church, the Port Chalmers Presbyterian Congregation, the rector and senior boys of the High School, the rector and junior boys of the High School, and the masters of the High School, the rector, staff, and pupils of the Girls High School, the East Taieri Christian Endeavour Society, the Kaikorai Presbyterian Young People's Christian Endeavour Society, the High street School, the Union street School and the infant class of same school, the Leith Lodge, I.O.O.F., the North School (Oamaru), the students of Otago University (with "an expression of deep grief at the death of their dear old chancellor "), the lady students of Otago University, the Knox Church Ladies' Association, Knox Church Young Women's Society, Knox Church Sabbath School teachers, the choir of Knox Church, Mr Chisholm's Bible class, Knox Church infant class, the children of Miss Smith's sewing class, the lady prioress and community of Dominican nuns, the hospital nurses, Sir Robert and Lady Stout ("in loving remembrance of a kind and faithful friend "), Mrs Hely and pupils, Mr Justice Williams, Mrs W. N. Blair (Wellington), and Mrs James Gardiner (Queenstown).

The Service in the Church.

Shortly after 12 o'clock the members of the congregation began to assemble in the church. Nearly everyone was in black and many of the ladies were in deep mourning. Certain seats were reserved for persons who were expected to attend as representing various bodies and organisations. The members of the Ministers' Conference attended in a body, and so did the Mayor of the City and the members of the City Council. Some time before 1 o'clock the church was crowded with adults. Among those on the platform were the Rev. Messrs Sutherland (Kaikorai), Bannerman, Will (Taieri), Gibb, Gibson Smith, Chisholm (Milton), W. P. Brown, Finlayson (Waitati), Greig (Peninsula), J. M. Fraser, D. Borrie, J. M'Kerrow (Mosgiel), Spence (Clinton), Wm. Gillies (Timaru), M'Cosh Smith (Naseby), A. B. Todd (Oamaru), Kirkland (Taieri), Christie (Waikouaiti), R. Waddell, A. H. Stebo, Ferguson (Invercargill), Wright (Ote-popo), Dr Copland (Gore), Dr Watt (Green Island), Dr Dunlop, A. North, R. J. Porter, H. Adamson (Port Chalmers), D. Dutton, A. Don, J. S. Reid (Strath-Taieri), J. M Davidson (Mataura), J. Kilpatrick (Warepa), D Ross, Mr W. H. Ash (Ravensbourne), Ven. Archdeacon Edwards, Hon. W. D. Stuart, Dr Hislop, Messrs Glendining, E B. Cargill, E. Smith, C. M'Kenzie Gordon, and Wm. Stuart. There were also among those present in the body of the church the Revs A. R. Fitchett, J. Ryley, W Ready, E. Walker, W. Saunders, A. H. Wallace, A. Cameron, and W. G. McLaren (Owaka).

This having been sung, the Rev. Mr Borrie read a number of passages of Scripture such as are usually read at funeral services, and prayer was then offered by the Rev. A. B. Todd.

The Rev. Dr Watt, addressing the congregation, spoke as follows:—My dear friends, I scarcely need to add anything to what has been said, and said so admirably elsewhere, in commendation of the character and work of the great and good man whose mortal remains we are to-day committing dust to dust. The universal wail of regret which the news of his death awakened throughout Otago, and may I not add throughout the length and breadth of our colony, indicates what a strong hold he had of the affections and esteem of the people of this land—the land of his adoption, the land he passionately loved, and in the soil of which he is now finding on honoured grave. It may be my melancholy privilege to say a few words about Dr Stuart in this place on a future occasion. Let me now simply say that he has gone from us; we shall no more see his stalwart form passing our streets, nor hear the ring of that cheerful, manly voice we all know so well. Well, we would not recall him though we could. To use a favourite phrase of his own he had done yeoman's work in his day, and he has well earned his rest. To depart and be with Christ is far better. He is now at home at last—at home with the Lord. We cannot add anything to him by our praise or take anything from him by our blame. He has heard the "Well done" of the Master, and any accent of ours, either in concord with or discord from that Great Voice will not disturb the profound peace of the presence into which he has now entered. Still we owe it to ourselves, and it is a distinct encouragement for these who are still with us in the flesh battling with the trials of this lower arena, to let them know how those who survive them will regard them when they have fought the good fight, and how gladly we would have retained them with us for some time longer if it could be done consistently with their own best interests, and with the holy will page 30 of the Supreme. Let me detain you for a moment when we gather up two or three lessons of the life and death of our departed friend. I would remark that the death of a good man suggests with irresistible force the belief in immortality. The secret of the grave has been well kept. Of the countless millions who have passed to the other side few indeed have given any sign—furnished survivors with any distinct evidence of their continued existence after death. The grave has been well named the bourne whence no traveller returns. And yet as we stand by the bier of a man of distinguished worth, a man who has served God and his generation, according to the will of God, we shrink with one of the strongest repugnances of our moral nature from believing that the great spirit taken from us has lapsed into non-existence the moment it has passed beyond our ken. Science tells us that the smallest atom of what we call matter is never annihilated; it only transmigrates from old into new forms—but remains at the basis of its being, ever the same. Can we believe that those moral qualities which are the very crown and flower of human life, the so-called fruits of the spirit—the love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, which constitute the very image of God in man, are at death dissipated into nothing along with the soul in which they inhere. Such a fact, if it were a fact, would introduce purposelessness into a universe otherwise, as we feel, most wisely ordered. God would have been ashamed to be called the God of His people if he had not prepared for them a city. The Christian hope of immortality is a plant which flourishes best in the congenial soil over a good man's grave. But may we not gather from the great lite that has now been extinguished as another lesson what someone has termed the sum less worth of a man? Useful institutions confer benefit. A good book continues to minister stimulus and inspiration long after the hand that wrote it is cold in death. But of all foci raying forth wholesome spiritual influence commend us to a living man, full of faith, of love, of hope. I never left the presence of the friend whose loss we mourn to-day without feeling myself better, spiritually richer, than when I had entered it. I believe this was the experience of many. He had great faith in man's capability of being redeemed from evil, because he had still greater faith in the love and power of the redeeming God. His faith in the power and wisdom and love with which God rules the universe and orders His dealings with individuals never faltered; and many who sought his counsel in great mental depression he comforted—he sent them away cheered, to begin the battle of life anew, having succeeded in infusing a portion of the indomitable courage and hope with which his own spirit was filled into theirs. He was pre-eminently a man like Stephen, full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. Let us come for strength and inspiration to the same Great Fountain Head from which he drew his. But should not the removal of so faithful a worker in the service of God and mankind pledge us who survive him to greater diligence in the work from which he has now for ever retired. When David Livingstone died the other year, in the swamps of Lake Benguela, his death [unclear: lent a] mighty impetus to the cause of the [unclear: chiristianisation] of the Dark Continent; many [unclear: voluntee] to help the work in the midst of which [unclear: he] gloriously fell, and we may say that the great missionary explorer accomplished more for the object which he had at heart by his death than he would have accomplished even if life [unclear: had] been continued to him. You know the indefatigable ardour with which our deceased brother flung himself into three great causes—the cause of philanthropy, the cause of education, and, above all, the cause of religion. And would he not look down from the altitude at which he is now standing and rejoice to think that he had not died in vain if he saw that his death had been the means of awakening [unclear: m] profound interest in those great causes in this community in which he considered it a privilege to have lived and laboured so long? Let me not make end, however, without, in a word or two more, attempting to point out to the young people here present this afternoon the moral of the bight they are now privileged to witness. Some 70 odd years ago a boy was born on the banks of the Tay, in a [unclear: home] doubtless humble enough, but a home which had the fear of God in it; and this boy, now full of years and honours, is being laid to his final rest in this far island of the Southern Seas—a whole city, one voice, making lamentation over him. How did the [unclear: boy] of such humble antecedents, when become a man, win such great love? By the use of [unclear: arts] which we make bold to say are within the reach of every boy and girl here to-day. He lived not for himself. He looked not at his own things only, but at the things of others also. He rejoiced with those that rejoiced and [unclear: we] with those that wept. He was indefatigable in doing good, his charity was boundless, his courtesy unfailing, his kindness uniform, his love unfeigned. After the example of the great Master Himself, he delighted to be among his fellows as one who served. Go those and do likewise. And now to bid him a long but, thank God, not an everlasting farewell. Some of us have reason to bless God that we ever knew him, and we shall preserve his memory fresh in our hearts while life endures. We thank God that He bestowed him as His gift in this community, in which he has done noble work and brought forth fruit that shall remain; and we thank God, when His servant's work was done, that He recalled him, saying. "Come up higher. 'The Lord gave; the Lord page 31 hath taken away; blessed be the name of the lord.'"

The Rev. Mr Sutherland then pronounced the benediction, and the congregation left the church while the "Dead March" in "Saul" was played on the organ.

The men of the congregation formed four deep in the church ground, and thence marched to the place assigned to them in the funeral procession.

The Procession.

Thanks to the arrangements which had been made for the funeral and to the manner in which they were conducted under the direction of Major Callen, Captain W. D. Milne, and Captain E. R. Smith, who discharged the duties of marshals, the procession was started very shortly after the appointed hour. The police, who in the vicinity of Knox Church were under Sergeant O'Neill, preserved a clear passage for the cortège, notwithstanding that George, Pitt, and London streets were densely thronged with people, and it was in large measure due to the valuable service rendered by the police that no hitch of any kind occurred here. The procession was headed by the Engineers' Band, who, immediately on the word to march being given, struck up Handel's famous and solemn "Dead March." A large number of children from the Industrial School, with Mr G. M. Borlinson, the master of the institution, were next in the order of procession; and they were followed by a picked number of children from Knox Church Sunday School, under Mr W. T. Todd, their superintendent each of whom was entrusted with the carrying of a wreath from the piles of floral tributes in the church. The male members of Knox Church Bible class—which for over a quarter of a century was conducted by Dr Stuart—were allotted the next place in the order of procession, and then came the Highland Pipe Band, consulting of Pipe-major M'Kechnie, Pipers Adair, Gray, J. and D. M'Kechnie, and three drummers—the pipers playing appropriate Scottish airs—and a strong representation of the members of the Gaelic Society, of which the deceased was the chief, prominent among them being Messrs John Gunn, J. Ogg, A. Math son (mayor of Roslyn), T. C. Matheson, and A. M'Gregor. Then came the hearse, the coffin within it being concealed from view by the mass of flowers offered by sorrowing friends. Walking on either side of the hearse were the pall-bearers, who were flanked by the Highland Rifles, under Captain Gillies—the company in which Dr Stuart always took a lively interest, and of which he was the chaplain. The pall-bearers were eight in number—Mr William Stuart (only surviving son of the departed divine), the Hon. W. D. Stewart, M.L.C., and Mr Edmund Smith (the executors), Mr Colin M'K Gordon (clerk of Knox Church session), Dr Hislop, Mr E B. Cargill, Mr R. Grendining, and Mr J. M. Fraser (elders of Knox Church). Walking with Mr Stuart were the three grandchildren of Dr Stuart—Master Willie Stuart, the son of Mr W. Stuart, and Masters Donald and James Stuart, the two sons of the late Mr D. M Stuart. The late doctor's buggy—a buggy which had been presented to him, and which, with himself in it, has been commonly seen at funerals in the past—followed the hearse, the groom driving; and the sight of this buggy, loaded, as it was with wreaths, affected many people as powerfully as any other spectacle in the imposing procession. A mourning carriage, engaged for the executors, had for its occupant Dr Coughtrey, the medical attendant of Dr Stuart, and then came the office-bearers of Knox Church. Some of the elders and deacons of the congregation are mentioned as having been in other parts of the procession, but in order that the list may be complete the repetition of a few names may be pardonable. The elders present, so far as could be ascertained, were Messrs E. B. Cargill, R. Chisholm, G. L. Denniston, the Rev. Dr Dunlop, Messrs G. Dutch, D. Ferguson, J M. Fraser R. S. Gardner, R. Glendining. C. M'K. Gordon, W. B. Harlow, A. Herdman, Dr Hislop. Messrs Walter Hislop, W. Hutchison, M.H.R., J. T Mackerras, John Reid, John Roberts, C.M G., W. Simpson, Edmund Smith, A. Stewart, the Hon. W. D. Stewart, M.L.C., Messrs W. D. Sutherland. G. M. Thomson, W. T. Todd, and J. A. Torrance; and the deacons included in the procession were Messrs A. Bartleman, A. Burt, G Calder, John Campbell, William Cowie, H. Guthrie, R. A. Johnston, Colin Macandrew, G. M'Carter, S. M'Donald, John M'Farlane, jun., John M'Pherson, W. D. Main, James Mann, T. Moodie, J H Morrison, J S. Nugent, P. G. Pryde, F. Shaw, E. R. Smith, R. S. Sparrow, William Stevenson, R. Sutherland, J. C. Thomson, William Wright, and T. G. Young. Following the office-bearers of the church with which the late Dr Stuart was immediately connected came the clergy of the Presbyterian Church, and these embraced not only ministers belonging to the Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland, but also a few from the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, page 32 among those present being the Revs. Dr Elmslie (Christchurch), W. Gillies (Timaru), H. Kelly (Waimate), A. B. Todd (Oamaru), A. H Stobo (Invercargill), J. Ferguson (Invercargill), J. M. Davidson (Mataura), J. U. Spence (Clinton), W. P. Brown (Waikaia). J M'Cosh Smith (Naseby), W. Wright (Otepopo), R. R. M. Sutherland, J. Ryley, W. Will, W. Bannerman, J. M. M'Kerrow, A, Cameron, R. Waddell, J. M. Fraser, Dr Watt, J. Kirkland, J. Gibb, J. Gibson Smith, H. Adamson, R. J. Porter, D. Dutton, A. M. Finlayson, D. Borrie, J. Christie, A. Greig, and D. Ross. The clergy of other Christian denominations were also well represented, among the members on foot or in vehicles being Bishop Nevill, the Venerable Archdeacon Edwards and Venerable Archdeacon Fenton, the Revs. A. R Fitcbett, E. T. Howell, H. C. Frere, and B. M. King (Anglican), the Revs. Father Lynch and Father Murphy (Roman Catholic), the Revs. J. N. Buttle and R. Taylor (Wesleyan), the Revs. W. Saunders and A. H. Wallace (Independent), the Rev. A North (Baptist), the Rev. W. Ready (Bible Christian), the Revs. J. Chisholm (Milton), A. Don, J. S. Reid (Strath-Taieri), J. Kilpatrick (Warepa), aud the Rev. L. J. Harrison (Jewish), the latter being accompanied by his executive, consisting of Messrs D. E. Theomin, L. Mendelsohn, M.Joel, J. Hyman, F. Hyams, R. M. Marks, G. Jacobs, and F. Falck. Mr A. Blair and other shipmates of the late Dr Stuart occupied a prominent position in the procession, and after them came the members of the University Council, the High School Board of Governors, and the Education Board. The staff of the Otago University was present in full strength, Professors Sale, Shand, Ulrich, Black, Salmond, Gibbons, and Gilray, Dr Scott, Dr Brown, Dr Colquhoun, Dr Roberts, Dr Batchelor, Dr Ogston, Dr Lindo Ferguson, Dr John Macdonald, Messrs A. Dallas, A. R. Barclay, and D. Wilkinson, and Dr Findlay being all noticed in the procession. The members of Knox Church congregation, who were present in large numbers, and the office-bearers of other churches were next in order, and following them was a strong contingent of members of the Salvation Army, male and female, wearing white badges on their left arms. The University Students' Association, headed by Mr C. M. Mouat (the president), Dr Ross, and other prominent graduates supplied a contingent about 120 strong; and following them came the rector (the Rev. Dr Belcher), a squad of the High School Cadets, and the pupils of the High School. The members of the Burns Club—prominent among them being Dr Stenhouse, Messrs A J. Burns, J. B. Thomson, and J. R. Thornton—were assigned the next place in the procession; and they were followed by the Ordnance Band, whose excellent playing of the "Dead March" was generally admired. The North Dunedin Rifles, under Captain [unclear: Myes] and Lieutenant Johnston, were present force; and the representatives of the Independent Order of Oddfellows numbered over 100. About a dozen Chinese, belonging to the humbler class of the [unclear: Mong] residents of Dunedin, attracted a considerable amount of attention, but they had probably in common with the European section of the public, experienced acts of kindness from the doctor and not unnaturally desired to pay their tribute of respect to the dead, and there were also some Assyrians in the procession. A long string of children from the Union, George, and Arthur street schools, under their teachers occupied the next place in the procession, the Arthur street boys carrying wreaths, and the followed a large number of the general public on foot, the procession being ended with probably more than 100 vehicles and a number horsemen. Any attempt to enumerate the prominent citizens who were present would [unclear: be] hopeless task, but in order to convey some [unclear: idea] of the representative character of the funer[unclear: al] is necessary to mention some of those who [unclear: w] present. At the same time it must be remembered that in such a large gathering it was inevitable that many persons of light and leading in the community passed by unnoticed, The Hon. J. G. Ward (Colonial Treasurer) was present on behalf of the Government, and besides the members of Parliament already mentioned the Legislature was represented by the Hon. H. J. Miller (Speaker of the Legislative Council), the Hons. R. Oliver, W H. Reynolds, S. E. Shrimski, W. M. Bo[unclear: lt], J. MacGregor, M.L.C.'s, Messrs D. [unclear: Pinkerton], W. Carncross, James Allen, [unclear: T.Macken] W. Fraser, J. Green, and R M'Nab, M.H [unclear: R] The Mayor (Mr H. S. Fish), Crs [unclear: Gourley] Gore, Hardy, Dawson, Wales, [unclear: M'Gregoe] Cohen, Swan, Owen, Toomey, Carroll and Solomon, the town clerk (Mr W. R Taylor), and the city surveyor (Mr S.B Mirams), represented the civic authorities Messrs E. G. Allen, and W. Murray, the harbourmaster (Captain M'Callum), the secretary (Mr J. L. Gillies), and the inspector of works (Mr D. G. Stephens), occupied carriages provided for the members and officials of the Harbour Board; Dr Hocken, Messrs G. G. Russell, D. R. White, M. Fraer, J. R. Sinclair, A. M'Kerrow (Hampden), and H. Clark (chairman of the Bruce County Council), represented besides the members already mentioned, the educational bodies; and among the general mourners were noticed the Hon. W. J M Larnach, the Hon. T. Fergus, Captain Thomson, Cameron, Dr M'Caw (Brighton). Dr [unclear: W] (Abbotsford), Dr Copland (Gore), Dr Closs, Dr Macpherson, Dr Gordon Macdonald, Dr Reimer. Dr Fulton, Dr Barnett, [unclear: Messer] F. R. Chapman, J. Horsburgh (Mayor of Mornington), A. H. Burton, G. Calder (North-East page 33 Valley), B. Sievwright, G. S. Brodrick, T. H. Dick, H. E. Williams, W. Henderson, J. Richardson, A. W. Morris, John Davie, F. Leech, Charles Haynes, F. Mallard, W. J. Moore D. Nicol, W. Elder, Keith Ramsay, John Duncan (Waikouaiti), W. Melville, P. Barr, A. H. Heycock, G. R. Hercus, A. S. Adams, J. Walker Bain (Invercargill), D. M. Spending, G. E. Eliott, A. D. Lubecki, T. R. Fisher, E. E C. Quick, G Fenwick, R. H. Leary, H. H. Inglis (Mayor of Mosgiel), J. M. Jamieson, J. Elmer (Waitati). James Hume Ashburn Hall), E. H. Carew, W. Somerville, W. S. Fitzgerald, W. Barron, John Sidey, T. K Sidey, A. F. W. Lorie, R. Campbell, J. Hazlett, F. Meenan, J. Liston, T. Cornish, A. Owen, John Golder, F. A. Cutten, F. W. [unclear: Perre,] E. H. Hart, James Mills, G. Joachim, E. C. Reynolds, James Macandrew (Portobello), A. R Ure, J. Sinclair-Thomson, C. B. Grierson, James Coates, G Mondy, H. North, B. C. Haggitt, J. M. Gallaway, W. M [unclear: Hodg]. S. Brent, W. Emery, James Todd, A. A. Finch, W. Fels, D. D. Macdonald, J. P Armstrong O J Hodge, W. M'Adam, R Hume, C. Ziele, R. Hay, J. Mollison, G. C. Matheson, A Sligo, H Wise. I. Selby, T. Scott, D Heenan, A. Lees, C S. Reeves, J. R. Monson, D Haynes, D. Baxter, W. Patrick, J. P, Maitland, W. Dallas (chairman of the Clutha County Council), A. Wilson, A. Mowat, James Hegg, T. W. Whitson, W. R. Perston, Hislop, G. Grant, P. Duncan, S. N. Brown, J C. Buckland (Strath-Taieri), J. Timpson, A. J. Barth, A. Hamilton, W. L. Simpson, P Keligher, C. Sonntag, J. P. Simon, A. M'Diarmid, W. Milne, J. Rennie, J. H. Chapman, P. Miller, J. Mathews. A. Tapper, Detectives Henderson and M'Grath, and many others. The cortège was fully a mile long, and the time it took to pass given points varied from 30 to 40 minutes. It is estimated that from 6000 to 7000 persons took part in the procession, while there must have been 15,000 people in George and Princes streets thronging the pavements as the cortège passed along, a dense mass garthering in the Octagon, and another large mass in Custom House square. The funeral was undoubtedly the largest ever seen in Otago, and most probably the largest that has ever taken place in New Zealand. A visitor to Dunedin at the present time states that he has only seen two funeral in the colonies which could compare with that of Dr Stuart, and both of these were funerals in Australian capitals of the victims of disasters which evoked widespread feeling of sympathy.

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.