The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

INAUGURATION OF TEE PRINCE CONSORT
MEMORIAL AT ABERDEEN.

ABERDEEN, TussDAT.
The ceremony of inaugurating the memorial
statue of his Royal Highness the late Prince Consort
took place here to-clay, in presence of her Majesty
and various other members of the royal family. The
occasion excited great interest, as being the first on
which her Majesty has appeared in public since her
widowhood.

-risefititue, which was subscribed for by the city
and county of Aberdeen, is of bronze, by Maro-
chetti. It is placed upon a polished granite pedes-
tal, and represents the Prince seated and wearing a
field-marshal's uniform, with the robe of the thistle
over it ; is one hand he holds a roll, and in the
other the field•manhal'e hat.

Her Majesty arrived by special (train from Bal- ,
moral at L3O p.m. and war received by the Duke
of Richmond, the .ord Provost and the city and
!Amenity officials. Prince Alfred arrived from
IdMbargh by a previous train. Accompanying
her Majesty were the Princes Arthur and Leopold,
the Princesses Helena and L 01611% the .Priuee and
Princess of Prussia, and the Prince and Princess
of Hesse. Sir G. Grey was the Minister of State in
attendance. A procession of carriages was formed
to the centre of the city, where the statue steeds.
Pievions to the uncovering of the dates, Mx.
I Anderson, Provostof the city, presented as address
to her Majesty from the committee of subscribers
to the statue, in which they referred to the honour
conferred on this part of the kingdom by the annual
presence of the illustrious Prince in the county,
t and to the fact that the city a few years ago (1869)
was signally favoured by the exertion of his great
talents as president of the British Association, at
its meeting there.

The Queen, through Sir G. Grey, returned a
reply to the address as follows :
Ter loyal sod arectioaate address has deeply touched
me, ad I teak you foe it fens my hart It is with feel.
imp I should early seek wads to express that I drawled I
to abed fee to-day lie wiles the oreareing al the shame
wide will Nerd Whiten times the loco sad Vapor of
the peg& to fhb everkr sad city for my peat mad Word
hushed. he I seed ashrwasocele it to myself to nese at
Blamed while mach a elute was beleg paid to
arm, without makiag as aerie to seen
you parserally of the deep sad heartfelt ease
I estartaht of your Hader and agree, sad at the ens
the to proclaim is public the asheeded reverses sad
admirable sod the devoted is.. that all. my hear far him
whose less most throw a /rev gloom over all my elute
Ills. Never en I forget the aireuseasees to which you so
feelingly allude, that it was is this city be delivered his
remarkable address to the British Association only four
year ago. sod that in this county we had for so many years
bona is the habit of speudiag some of the happiest days of
eer 11•411.

After this address and reply the Queen was
pleased to wafer the honour of knighthood upon
the Lord Provost, thenceforth Sir Alexander
Anderson.

Prayer was then offered up by the Principal of the
Aberdeen University, and the statue was uncovered
in full view of her Majesty, who, along with the
members of the royal family, stood on • balcony
opposite. She gazed for a moment with earnest
emotion on the striking likeness of the deceased
Prince, and then retired.
Her Majesty left for Balmoral soon after three.
Unfortunately it rained heavily during the whole
y
da .
There was no cheering and no display of lags
except on the shipping ; but dense crowds thronged
the streets throughout the day.