The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-07 00:00:00

PROPOSED MONUMENT TO THE PRINCE

CONSORT ar MANCHESTER.

A meeting of some of the principal citizens of
Manchester was held yesterday in the Mayor's Parlour, to
promote the Kudos of • roonansest of the late Prince
Coro& Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Onedeby,
the Mayor ; the Ifishop d Manchester, Mr. Barley, M.P.,
Mr. L POUR, Kt., Mr J. Wale, Sir E. Armitage, Mr.
W. B. Wood, Mr. J. hither, Ni. B. Nicholls, Mr. M. Roo,
Mr. J. Platt, sad Mr. H. J. Leppoc.
The Bishop of Maikelnern• proposed the first resolution,
end spoke brialb, of some of the more promioeot cha-
racteristics of the lamented Prince. He (the bishop) had
recently testified hi another place his opinion of the worth
of his late Boyd Highness. He now bore testimony once
again that we hod seirteined no common loss, sod if we
really knew our position, we ought to feel no common grief.
!ha YymM
.oWW4_,Pfirtßtidocill Atom jie
weffars of Abs people of that gnat city, 41,411114116111114
now show that, high as they were in prosperity and external '
eireemstances, they were net ins high-minded and warm-
hernid la TIVOINSIL (User.) flu suselsiisa was :—"That
this meeting, ezpreeslng their profound regret at the great
national loss insmaly sareasta, resolve to erect within
this city a Anis( and sadmigmosamient, to perpetuate the
memory of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort."
Mr. Iltniy, M.P., *wooded the resolution.
. . .

Mr. HORSFALL proposed • •elaslviip, sad an investment
for annual purchase of books far the Pies Library. This
would be • memorial quite as perpetual and enduring se
any monument of broom.
The resolution warn carried unanimously.
Mr. Porrna, M.P., moved the appointment (which was
agreed to) of a committee to raise the necessary funds, and
determine the best mode of carrying out the previous rano-
lutioo. He was rather in favour of a magnificent granite
colons, sad had • strong feeling against dark metal statues
in as atmosphere like that of Manchester.
Mr. Hems, the town clerk, remarked that he was rather
sick of temases, and proposed • statue of Parian marbles
protected by enclosure in a temple.
TM MAYOI4 who highly approved Mr. Heroo's suggestion,
said be bed determined beforehand the amount he should
be peepers:l to subscribe. If it was decided to fwd
Kiallanladvs, or anything similar, he would give 1001. ; if • '
atonnioent al bronze or marble was to be erected, he would
give 5001. (Agpisose.)
Mr. C. 811110 spoke in favour of the erection of reds
matey, as • meet graceful tribute to the memory of •Prises
who bid Aram so great an interest in the canfarle of the
working dams. _ • .

W. LORq the limited States mond at Mao-
elowAwr, aosszod the raestiag of the deep sympathy with
which hie follow-couatrymeu would mud the national low

tots Braila people. (applasse.) -
The eiesiisi skied with a vote of thanks to the sayer,
aad 6111aaaereenasat ci several subscriptioas d Kt About
7001. was raised to the room

CONDOLENCE WITH HER MAJESTY.

COUNTY YEITING AT CHTMTER.
A public meeting of the inhabitaute of the
meat, d Cbsdor, tailed by Lieutenant•ColonelGlegg, high

aerie of the oeuSty, is puresance of a requailioarigned,
swept elhem by the Marquis of Weelmisstim Me Mu,
Os of Cholmesdeley, the Marquis al Ca shman% Lord
de Tabley, Lord Erika (el Tats), sews! swab= of
parliamiest, and 11011110 of the most tdasatlal meldelle is
the meaty, was bold es flaisiday in the Shireliall, at
Meter, for the purples al adopting an address to her Ma-
lady expeemeiv• of their einem at ths death of hie Royal
Highsess the late leasested Prises Cremort, and of their
sympathy sad dmotioa is this Mir hear of Mislaid deep
allietiom Lieutenant Colonel Mau, the high shard, pre.

Wed, and among the ariblerses awl gaitlemeo present were
the Marquis of Wakeful', (Iced-lieutenant of the county),
Lard Richard Oreerersia, ILP., the Lord Bishop of Chester,
Lard Egortwa, lard de Table'', Sir Philip de Maps. Grey
Egerton, Bart., /LP" Jobs Tollemache, Esq., M.P., Wil.
lam Jackson, 111. E.,, John Laird, Esq., M.P., the
Ear. Canon IllorafielL the Mayor of Chester (J. Trevor,
Esq.), ke.
The CHAIIIIAX bevies nod the requisition which had
been forwarded to him, and stated that he had received
letters of apology for non-storodsoce from the Marquis el
Cholmonda6y and Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Rat,
The adoption of the following address was unanimously
Kew:

" To her Most Gracious Majesty
_Queen Victoria. km
"May it pleas your Mejesty, —We, your Majesty's duti-
ful and loyal subjects, of the essuity of Chester, in public
ams Mag assembled, are dearer of ezpressieg the diapason
thma we feel, in corneae with all our oountrymen, of the
irreparable less which your Majesty has sionmend, and
which is readied still more grievous by the alliance of
last wing hating deprived you of your royal pawn's syn.
pony and eossolatios. It may afford your Majesty some
nodal to nisei as the grateful sense univenally ester-
Wald sf no nn qualities sad great virtues so remarkably
conbind in the character of his Royal Mignon; the
late lantatted Prase Conon, from which the oenatry bee
for the bast Sweaty years derived .0 much benefit and adman-
loge. We orgoesely lama that Davis. Providesos will help
yen Majesty to amppert with resignation, for the sake of
year fondly and your pereple„a calamity which presses so
severely span aU, sad Mat your Majesty may be keg
spend to raga one a loyal and devoted people.

The following addressee of condolence to the
Queen, es the dears cf bar Illajeuty's Ral Consort,
have Mesa forwsedied be Ye becretary far prospeats-
two

- THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
"May it please yaw Majeety,—Wei, the President and
Casual of the Royal Geogniohical Society. respectfully
tender the expression of our heartfelt coadolenal to your
Majesty as the mournful occasion of the dooms of your
illustrious Consort. Profoundly grieved as the heart of the
mime has been by this lad calamity, we, uniting with the
multitude of his Royal Highness's admirers, urgently
desire to testify our deep sense of the irreparable loss
which mimes sad art have sustained by the death of
our gifted sod miliglitmal vice-patron. As men enabled
from the nature of our pursuits, to take a wide retrospect of
the many good deeds of his Royal Highness, we specially
advert to the woll.kriuwn and gratefully acknowledged
facts, that your Majesty's lamented Consort largely pro-
moted and diffused icientiac knowledge both by precept sad
example, and, to the great advantage of your people, emir
°irefully applied such knowledge to the iruprovement of the
various admirer of Britain sal her eulogies. Repreeent,-
ing a anon& society of which your Malectim is the gmeharis
patron, we repeat the =premien of our ad sympathy,
sad earnestly pay that with the aid Divine Providence
your Majesty may be asslind se to gluten your heavy
bereavement as long to eontinue to be a biennia to your
fsitbful and loyal pie. •
" For the Prsi President and Council of the Royal Geogra-
phical Society, " Anasuaroa.
"Jim. 4.”

THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
" We, the elliowy sad council of the Geological Society
of Loadwa, approach your Majesty on an occasion whioh
Buhr ell your faithful people with profound sorrow, to
some year Majesty of our destined attachment and our deep
in the = boreatement eimensmesdkeyt your Hufmkr b7the leeeswiwl dna of We highness the
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4 ad, cm behalf of the President and Ceessil,
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