The funeral of Col. S.K. FOSTER was largely attended yesterday afternoon. The body arrived with his son, George I. FOSTER from Ottawa. Rev. Canon Brigstocke readthe burial service in Trinity Church. After the service the body was borne by five members of the vestry Simeon JONES, James McNICHOL, C.P. CLARKE, G.F. MATHEW, J.H. McAVITY and R.W. CROOKSHANK of the vestry of St. James Church. The late Lt. Col. Stephen Kent FOSTER was born 8th March 1811. Early in life he took an interest in military affairs and on 22nd Nov. 1836, at the age of 25, he received his commission as second lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, St. John militia, Lt. Col. Charles WARD commanding. Besides this battalion there were at that time the 1st Batt. St. John militia and the St. John Co. Regt., the latter commanded by Lt. Col. Charles SIMONDS. To each of the latter corps an artillery company was attached, uniformed and drilled to a greater extent than the remaining companies. By militia general order, 26th April 1834, Col. Ward was directed to form an artillery company from his battalion. To this company the following officers were appointed:Wm P. RANNEY, captain; Wm HUGHSON, Newton W. GALLOP, Frederick A. WIGGINS, and the subject of this sketch, lieutenants. Shortly after this battalion was known as the St. John city rifle battalion, the artillery company retaining its distintive uniform. In addition to the three companies of artillery already referred to, other like companies were in existence and became organized in different parts of the province. On Feb. 28, 1838, all the companies were formed into one organization under the name of The New Brunswick Regiment of Artillery to the command of which Capt. Richard HAYNE, father-in-law, of Major W.C.DRURY, late of Royal Artillery, was appointed with the rank of Lt. Col. The corps consisted of ten companies distributed as follows: Fredericton and St. John, each two; St. Andrews, St. Stephen, Woodstock, Richibucto, Westmorland and Northumberland, one each. On 21st March 1841, Lt. Foster was promoted as captain vice W.P. HANNEY, resigned and on 14th Aug. 1848, he received his majority vive Major Thomas L. NICHOLSON, deceased. He was appointed to the rank of Lt. Col. Dec. 6th, 1857, Hazen having been previously appointed adjutant general of N.B. The corps continued under the designation of regiment after Confederation until May 28th, 1869 when the name was changed to the New Brunswick Brigade Garrison Artillery, nearly all the batteries and officers remaining as before. Early in 1884 Col. Foster resigned, having been in command nearly 35 years. During the period the corps, or a part of it, was on various occasions under arm, for example at the time of the Papineau rebellion, the Aroostock war, the Trent Affair, St. Andrews Railway riots, the Fenian scare, Labor riots, the Orange trouble and after the Great Fire of 1877. - Friday's 'Telegraph'