The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-09-05 00:00:00

THE PRINCE CONSORT'S MEMORIAL.

" Alen die, lint their deeds live after them." is a
truism which should not be forgotten in everyday life.
Amought England's worthies, few have left behind
them memories n.o:e fragrant with the " beautiful and
the good," than the lamented " Albert the Good,"
whose loss was not only severely felt by our widowed
Queen, but by her devoted subjects also. Although such
a life as Prince Albert's " requireth not the sculptor's
hand" ti perpetuate its memory, still it is gratifying to
know that a beautiful monument is being raised in
testimony of his worth. Nor could there have been a
more suitable site chosen than the spot on which stood
the Exhibition of 1851, illustrative as it was, of the
Prince's desire to see all nations united in the bonds of
peace. The following description of this beautiful and
costly Memorial Cross is taken from The Times :
This great Memorial Cross, the most elaborate and beau-
tiful in its details that has yet been erected to the memory
of any one individual, however illustrious, is fast approach- ,
ing its completion as to structure. Before Christmas a great ,
part of the heavy scaffolding will be removed; before this '
time next year all the gilding will be completed, and all the !
timber-work taken away. In fact, as an edifice, it may be MARK LANE.—MOriner
said to be complete even now. It is only its adornments of I'here was an increased supply of English wheat on sale
statuary, of gilding, of colour, and of mosaics that remain in our market to-day, in excellent condition. At the com-
to be finished. The groups of statuary will take a long tinie, . niencement of busiuess factors hell all kinds if wheat at
no doubt, and, unless a little gentle pressure of public
opinion is brought to bear fully Is. per quarter more money compared with Monday
upon the subject, may take much last. Sales, however, progressed slowly, and no change of
longer than in actually required. It is said that the blocks importance ohk place in the quotations The show
of marble tor some of the great groups have not even yet of foreign wi eat was extensive, whilst the demand
been purchased, and, if this muss, some three years must yet
elapse before for lioth red and white qualities ruled inactive at
the Prince Consort's Nlemorial stands out in about stationary prices The transactions in floating
all its finished beauty, unrivalled of its kind by any other
memorial cross in cargoes of grain were unimportant, on former term.
the world It is almost needless now to Fine barley was scarce, and in request at full quota-
enter into the history of this great shrine. It is raised Lions, but inferior foreign parcels were the turn cheaper.
almost entirely from voluntary contributions made in honour .
fliere was a fair sale for most kinds of malt, the supply of
of the memory ;if the great Prince who was so suddenly whitit was only moderate, at very full prices. Oats were in
taken iron us While the subscriptions were still flowing •
ii for request, on former term. The supply of English was
Vie terrible disaster of the Hanley Colliery occurred, and limited ;of foreign, very extensive We have no change to
turned the great tide of public benevolence to those Who were notice in the value of beans. Peas were quite as dear as
lett destitute by that catastrophe. Nevertheless, more than last week. Very few samples of English v ere brought for.
x.i0,001) wasraised. Theestimated cost of the Memorial, so beau- a :int Conntry and foreign fur wits in improved request
tifully designed by Mr Gilbert Scott, was gloo.ooo, and when
Majesty un at full quotation. Cakes, linseed, and rapeseed moved off
the .übscriptions closed herited.; lok to def ray out of slimly, but at full prices.
her own purse the X 30,001) or £40,000 deficient. Since then
much haa been added to the details of the design, so that e supply of new English wheat
the cost of the whole is likely to be about .3•.,tivo, of which MARK LANE.—WEnNESMIY.
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sum the Queen as ill of herself pay at least half. s met a dull inquiry, at the rates
Ihe. on sale at Mark-lane to-day, u
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contract for the works was intrusted to Mr. Kelk, M.P., for ; w.s C.o.'.
_All
,!le.-1.44.!„,...m.a was a
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of foreign
£lOO,OOO, exclusive of all sculpture of curse; alai beyond icm 'rent on ..b. mr .ost s"
the honour and credit or having roost perfectly finished the
work intrusted to him, Mr. Kelk will not make a single ' forward is excellent. The demand, however, ruled
1 saniples, mil the quality of the mew Ilaltic chests now coin-
-1 in value and demand fidlmth malting and grinding qualities.
the least idea of profit, and designer, contractor, and artists .... .. . . trade was very quiet, and ' •
are alike content apparently with the honour of contributing ; 111e,„Ibiatupgram cargo.r, . in cargoes
penny profit. In fact, very few' have entered into it with linactive, at about stationary quotations. Barley was steady
d was altogether at a Maud-still
to its erection. The cost tit the sculpture will Inc very great, 1 i_deetleiLateineilisestageeff trade ecoast changed hands slowly, on
but the expense of these magnificent groups will, save have Y
I, f, rm. er terms. All spring corn afloat was quiet. but un-
said, be defrayed from another source. The Memorial
chirged in value. There was scarcely any Inquiry for malt,
stands as nearly as possible in the centre of the site of the
old Crystal Palace of Irbil, it faces the site of the building of i i led downwards Inferior oats were dull of
na prices ow'ii' soimd eon) being
I cub,buti: n
were . 1
t, scarce, c..mmanded late
sleticie2.,
canesdwhiskahlm:sotowfullbiitniefrroet.olf
etheemiel,atlplerofeeAdrtsetaetenle
rates.
At.
in s lei supply, and the quotations were
:, finely supported. Peas changed hands slowly on former
eins,Tttetalt iitenntirit-a,l azalyeti,ol- I
twe.
inactive.
n . Bye and :nitre were unchanged in value. The trade
To d r unt marks tended downwards
eleigetillillietteedLieeleen;:ite;rieetibialeeegrn:ep4,hePprgeiteeekieg
In value, but town-made w ere nualtered.
richness .4 its colour, decorations, and mosaics, of the
Renaissance Gothic style. It was begun just about , METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.--MoNner.
four and a half years ago, when a great deal was I The supply of foreign stock on sale here to-day was very
somewhat, in the 1 as
qualities ry ,
said in favour of a monolith, which would have %seen moderate, from the circumstance that it is now compulsory
more dill It to get, and far less artistic when reared, than 1 to slaughter all lor,-igut sheep at the place From .4 landing.
the beautiful temle which is being complete
r d now. Vie , our own graving districts, the arrivals of besets fresh up
whole height of thp e !slemonal from e oadway . 176 tin nigh, feet, s mor
few pri
were rather extensive, Mit in very middling
mid it may be said to stand on three th
basements. 'l'lie first , condition. The me breed. on offer Were, therefore,
of these, lacing towards Prince's gate, is a ill e flight of 1 in Mealy re,mest, at very full price.. Inferior stifili was
granite steps of is, less than 212 ft. wide, with massive abut- I inactive at late rates. A few very superiorneral re Scots, crosses,
ments of solid granite. Beyond this huge pediment conies.ola Sdper at ss. . alb. but th ge e top flgu was
what may be called an upper base of granite ste.pa, each race ' fa. i3d. The arrivabs from 'Lincolnshire, Leice,tershire, and
of which is 133 ft. wide, and each corner ends in a gigantic I Northamptonshire compriscul about 2,6,0 shorthorns ; from
square mass of carved granite, 111116, 1, t,/ 1. OsSlll,ls,lllllll 1 ,aber parts ~f England, 600 ..f verb I. breeds ; from Sr Aland,
colossal groups of -culpture. One, emideniatical ot buroPe. • as scids KIII i crosses , and from Ireland, 90 oxen, it,•.
is to be by Macdowell, that of Asia by Foley, Africa by The was about an average nuridier of sheep iii Cle pens, in
Theed, and America by Bell. Above this, wter another melee hat improved r mdition. Nearly all breeds niet a slow
terrace, rises the super base of steps, which is 76ft. square, inquiry, at, compared with Monday hist, a decline in the
and iti the centre ot Lid* last, amid a bea on utif ully inlaid pave- quotatio of 241. per 811). The best Downs and half-hreils
merit, the Merin-Alai stands. dimmed bands at Ss 40. per Sln The lamb n now
Such a pile of granite as these three great quadrangular over. The few lambs in the market sold seam is
at mutton prices.
g
ranes of stes resent has seldom been seen in any ai.clii- calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request, on
tectural workp p , and some idea ..f the nix. used may be rather lower terms,
g lnimue sinall pigs were ltria 1,1 price,
ained rom tile fee. tlie Idocks of grail it ei fur
te m seps but larg e h ogs were e vry dll. The supply was liy no Means
alone wouf in length 111.
extend nearly two and a lath miles.
The terrace, so to speak, between cacti flight is paved with
slabs ot fr bit t,, nine tong weight, so it need carcely be
added that the foutida bar tor such a mass are 44 Ills Itiolit
massive kind r mint, 171 t thics of eoncret, was 1 iid on the
hard gravel, and on this was built a most pecudar kind
of vaulting, or rather a arries of cellular arclies, very much
like the stricture of the outer walls of the colosseum at
Rome. On this the great s.alis of stone have been laid,
and no settlement of -my kind, even of the most trivial,
which levels could detect, has occurred. The weight almost
of London might be put on the follialationS now m Rhein
affecting them. Above this the Mentors, may be generally
described as a very lofty groused square canopy, supported
on four clusters ol polished granite columns. Above this is
a gabled metal roof, and above all a wrought-iron canopied
spire, terminating in a Latin Cross. Snell, in brief, is the
rough outline of the design, but it is roost difficult to convey
In plain terms an adequte idea of the richness; of detail of all
its c anporeant part. Many may think that it is almost
overlaid with ornament, but, in truth, it is not till the
whole design is looked jute carefully that one sees that (0 45
sway with any of its bold and delicate embellishments would
Injure all the rest.
The base is formed of the Row of Mull red granite,
polished and fitted with the neatness of cabinet-work.
Above this is the podium, a marble frieze, running round the
entire base. This is to contain nearly 200 figures, life size,
and all more or less carved in high relief. Mr. Phillip is
intrusted with the ex, cution of one half an i Sir. Anustead
with the other uf this iirent work. Sahli of it has beer

THE SOLAR ECLIPIE-OF-AUGUST 17.

The following telegram, addressed to the President
of the lfoyal Society, has been received from Lieut.
J. Herschel, RE., to whom the Royal Society had
intruited the carrying out of certain observations to
be made during the eclipse
Frequent clouds, one flame caught, the bright lines seen,
moue of comma none of corona?, ; polarization solar.—Bel-
gaum, August 20 "

POTATOES.
The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets are good.
On the whole, a fair average butness has hero transacted,
at our quotations. The import into London leo week con-
sisted of 7,16.)9 sacks, 4,186 bags, 32 baskets, Donkii k ; 52
seam, 100 bags, Boulogne ; 20 sacks, •'stead ; 240 sea, 32
tons, Caen; 40 tons, Pont Labbe ; 40 bags, Amatel.dam ; 21
casks, Rotterdam : and 783 bags from Cronstadt. English
Regents, Gs. to 10s. ; Shaul is. to 7s ; Jerseys, 53. to Gs. ;
French, 54. to 65.

BOPS.
Some progress has been made in picking, and the arrivals
at market have been on a more liberal scale. The demand
for them, however, haa not, as yet, assumed important
dimensions, being, in fact, mostly confined to actual wants.
Yearlings sell quietly, at irregular currencies. The importg
into London last week consisted of 176 bales from Dunkirk,
7 from Antwerp, 36 from Rotterdam, and 81 from Konigs-
berg. WOOL

There has been only a moderate attendance of buyers at
the public sales of colonial wool. ltkldii.n in all kinds have
progressed slowly, and a further decline of Id ner lb. lias
taken place in the value of Cape qualities, the total
reduction in the value of this description iv- ---b.; other
sorts are Id. to 2d. lower than last Udm wool has
been Vert' (inlet, on former terms. The --'utso Lout on
ter neck. crmeistc.l .4 322 toles fiom tile ,ape, 2115 from
frosts 'Montt

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