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Officials of the Corporation. The Member for West Hull. Wardens and Brethren of the Hull Trinity House. Foreign Consuls. The Borough Justices of the Peace, and the Judge of the County Court The Borough Coroner. The Clerk of the PE'ace. Admiral of the Training Ship. Captain and Officers of the" Audacious." Commandant and Officers of the Artillery Volunteers. Commandant and Officers of the Militia. Commandant and Officers of the Rifle Volunteers. Civil Servants: Collector of Customs, Receiver of Inland Revenue, Surveyor of Taxes, the Postmaster, Board of Trade. The Governor of the Prison. Chairman and Members of the School Board. Governor and Guardians of the Hull Incorporation of the Poor. Chairman and Members of the Union. The service was of a special memorial character, and was conducted by the Rev. Canon McOormick, the vicar. The church was densely crowded, and held but a small portion of the vast multitude who desired to be present. The scene was, indeed, a remarkable one. The serried mass of people, here and there relieved by the bright tints of a civic gown, or military or naval uniform, or the glinting gold braid of a consul, or the simple white of a chorister surplice; the fading light through the beautiful stained glass window, the violet and white drapery of the pulpit and choir stalls; and the fantastic and weird effect produced by the two burners in the midst of so much darkness as it were a ray of hope in a sea of sorrow quite harmonised with the spirit of the occasion. THE TOWN. Hull is a large and populous town, parliamentary and municipal borough, and seaport, situate on the northern side of the , in latitude 53° 45' N. and longitude 0° 16' W. Its geographical position renders it a place of considerable maritime and commercial importance. It is the English port for Northern Europe, and is, as the Customs Returns show, the third port in point of importance in the , and Liverpool alone surpassing it. The town is entered by three railways, viz., the North-Eastern, Hull, Barnsley, and West Riding Junction, and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railways. The Mid­ land, Lancashire, and and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire railway companies have also running powers over the lines of the North-Eastern Railway Co. Hull is 20 miles from the sea, and (by railway) 40 miles from Don­ caster, 42t from York, 45~ from Lincoln, 51 from Leeds, 53§ from Sheffield, 89 from Manchester (via Leeds), 120 from Liverpool, 132 from Birmingham, 196 from London, 223 from Bristol, and 247 from Edinburgh. The more ancient portion of the town that which was formerly fortified­ stands upon the point of land at the western angle formed by the junction of the rivers Hull and Humber. From the point where these two rivers meet, the town extends about two miles east and west, and in a northerly direction the extent of the town varies from two to three miles, and the total area covered is 7,901 acres. Although it is within the boundaries of the county of York, Hull is a county of itself, and has a sheriff of its own. It is also a county borough under the Local Government Act, 1888. The borough, municipal and parliamentary, comprises the parishes of Holy Trinity, St. Mary, Garrison Side, Newington, Newland, and Sculcoates; the townships of Drypool, , , and Mar:fieet, and portions of the several parishes and townships of Hessle, North Ferriby, Cotting­ ham, and Sutton. The town is divided into 12 wards, viz., Albert, Alexandra, Beverley, Botanic, Central, Coltman, Drypool, Newington, Paragon, Park, Queen's, and Sutton wards. Its government is vested in a corporation, consisting of a mayor, 14 alder­ men, and 42 councillors. The borough has a commission of the peace and a separate court of quarter sessions, and also a local civil court of venire. Hull returns three members to