The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

INSTITUTION OP CIVIL ENGINEERS.

Last evening the annual festival of this institu-
tion was celebrated at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Mr.
HAWKMIAW, the president, in the chair, supported on the
right by Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein, the Earl
of Ceiainess, Mr. Massey, M.P., Admiral Robinson (the
Controller of the Navy), Dr. Graham (the Master of the
Mint), Colonel Yollaad, RE, Mr. Juland Danvers, the
Mayor of Preston. Mr. Andrew. Mr. Vignoles. Mr. llamas,
go.; and on the left by the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Lord A. Paget. M.P.. the Lord Mayor, M.P., Colonel
Taylor, R.A., Professor Donalden, Mr. Julyan, Mr. Fair.
bairn, Mr. F.. Chad with, C. 8., the Rey. J. C. Clutterbuck,
M.A., Mr. W. Hamilton, Mr. Leith, Mr. T. E. Harrison,
&c. There were also present all the leading members of
the profession ; the company numbering ix all upwards of
150 guests.

Par:mien°Ns OF THE CLERGY.—The following
appears en en advertisemeot in the Dorset Ccninsy Chro-
aide of June 4 :—" Slierborne, June 2, 1863.—We,
the undesigued. absented ourselves from the club dinner on
Whit Tuesday. is °mammon*e of having received informs-
tic, that the meal toast of 'The Bishop and Clergy of the
Diocese' would be deported from on this occasion, under
the presidency of Dr. Williams, and that the health of the
Ministers of all Denominations,' would be coupled with it,
, which we have niece sacertaieed to have been the nose. As
max INVIGORATPirE NERVINE ESSENCE. thin alteration appears to cell on us to recognise the teaching
T
eared eciecenebity preps bd sod none powerful nate. of say of the manifold forms of error, all of which we
OM medial ever totrodacod ratan to their normal condition pledged ourselves in ordination to do our best to banish
ell the secretions, on the In -tty of which perfect health de- sad drive away.' we feel called upon to record our disappro-
=lt te • specific for debility of all Wade. old from Room' hation of the present innovation of Dr. Williams, and we
among other ingredienta, repine sad PherPhateof "Iv consider it disrespectful to the Whop wed clerk, of the
will prove highly beneficial to the Demme sea draelHac•— •
• as. per bottle, or (nu es in (H. for chorea* to which we belong.— EDWARD Hstorrog, Vicar of
man
Mews. Raunigarten sad Co.. Hp, Oxfordebreet, Bherborne ; GEORGE PRILIrPe, W. H. WERT, . Curate* ;
sad LeedeshalSetreet, LC., London. E. One mg IiUSSAIID, Clerk la Holy Orders."

LONDON. THURSDAY EVENING.

MEMORIAL OF THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.

Among the solemn or iteuve celebrations in which
it has been the function or the pleasure of royalty
to participate for some time past—and they have
not been utifrequent or uninteresting—them has
not been one which so thoroughly combined the
record of a great national triumph and a great
national sorrow as the uncovering of the Memorial

of the Exhibition of 1851 and 6; Statue of his late

Royal Highness the Prince Consort, which event
took place yesterday at the Garden of the
Royal Horticultural Society, in the prcsenoe
of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Princess Helena, the Princess Louisa, Prince Alfred,
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Duchess of
Cambridge, the Duke of Cambridge, the Princess
Mary of Cambridge, and as splendid an assemblage
of spectators as ever congregated together to witness

any ceremonial.
The name of the late Prince Consort is indelibly
associated with the first great international exhi-
bition, in which it may be said the whole world
participated. By him the idea was first conceived,
by him it was nursed into vigour, and by his advice,
influence, and se-o4riotsion it was matured into a
splendid success. t appropriately and most,
gracefully was the nuteto his memory associated
with the record of one of the great events of his
time. And most appropriately and most gracefully
also was the ceremony of inauguration presidia'
over by the Prince and Princess of Wales, and so
many other members of the royal family.
It will probably be remembered that the idea of
erecting a memorial to record the success of the Ex-
hibition of 1851 was started in 1853, in the lifetime
of Prince Albert ; and so little .lid he then contew-

plate that the memorial would be so personally as-
sociated with him, that he was himself actually a
contributor to the fund for erecting it. In his life-
time it was intended that the Exhibition Memorial
should be surmounted by a statue of the Queen.
But when that event, which plunged the whole
nation in sorrow, took place, the Queen, with
exquisite feeling and judgment, countermanded
that part of the arrangement which would crown
the monument with her statue, and expressed her
will that a statue of the Prince Consort should be
substituted for her own. This intention was con-

veyed to the country in a letter from the Prince
of Wales, who at the same time made an offer of
the statue to be thus placed.
It was the unveiling of this monument and
statue, then, which yesterday brought something
like 20,000 persons into the gardens of the
Horticultural Society, including the great
and the powerful and the princely of
the land. Up to twelve o'clock there was an
ominously black pall over London, which seemed
to portend a heavy fall of rain, but fortunately the
dark cloud broke, and though the day could not
be said to be very fine, it was sufficiently so to
enable the spectators to enjoy the brilliant scene
with sufficient comfort and pleasure. There was a
single shower about 4 o'clock, which had the effect
of causing a tremendous " stampede " amongst the
ladies, who preferred to witness the procession in
the garden rather than to be.present at its forma-
tion inside the Exhibtion buudiug. But beyond
this, which after all created more fright than in-
jury, there was not much to complain of iu regard
to the weather. . _

As early as 1 o'clock, when the doors of the
Horticultural Garden were opened, there was a
considerable number of persons awaiting admission,
and from that hour till 4 o'clock, when the proces-
sion was to be formed, there was a continual in-
pouring of visitors. The spaces along the line of
procession were speedily occupied by the earliest
visitors, and retained during the hours the proces-
sion was forming with a steadiness and pertinacity
which at once proved their patience and their
loyalty. But the procession covered so much ground
that there was ample opportunity for all of seeing
it and the chief actors iu it. In this respect there
was not one amongst the thousands assembled who
went away disappointed.
The guests invited to take part in the procession
were to assemble under the west dome of the build-
ing, the door of which was opened at 2 o'clock.
At that hour there were not many assembled on
the dais where the procession was to be formed,
except those who were engaged officially in pre-
p-ring the arrangements, and seeing that the order
prescribed was kept. The dais was railed off from
the general body of the spectators, and none
but those invited to take part in the pro-
cession was allowed to enter it. There were seats
arranged all round, with tickets to indicate the
position the invited guests were to occupy. Thus
each individual belonging to the Memorial Com-
mittee, the body of Mayors, Lord Mayors and
Provosts, Society of Arts, Horticultural Council,
Officers of State, CorpsDiplomatique, Commissioners
of 1851, Works Committee, or Presidents of So-
cieties took his assigned place withouj the
slightest confusion or disorder. At the etnrof the
dais there were placed some dozen chairs covered
with amber-coloured satin, for the Prince and
Princess of Wales and the other members of the
royal family. During the interval between two and
four o'clock the interest of the spectators
was kept alive by the music of the bands of the
Grenadier Guards and the Scots Fusilier Guards,
which played alternately in the cave of the Exhi-
bition building, while the bands of the Royal En-
gineers, of the Second Life Guards, and of the
Royal Marines, entertained the visitors who re-
mained in the garden. Tue band of the Cold-
stream Guards acted as a guard of honour band.
The names of the distinguished guests who were
invited to take part in the procession will be seen
from the order of procession ; but the appearance
of one alone, before the arrival of the royal party,
was indicated by a cheer from those assembled in
the building—and that one was Lord Palmerston,
who entered the building a few minutes before four
o'clock.
The arrival of the Duchess of Cambridge, the Duke
of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary of Cambridge,
which preceded by some minutes that of the Prince
and Princess of Wales, was also the occasion of a
little excitemcut. Their royal highnesses were re-
ceived at the door by the Duke of Buccleuch, as pre-
sident of the Horticultural Society. The Duchess
of Cambridge did not remain on the dais, but
passed at once to the balcony in front of the me-
morial. The Princess Mary, however, remained on
the dais, and was presented with a splendid bouquet
by the Duke of Bumleuch.
A few minutes after four a flourish of trumpetaand
the playing of the National Anthem announced the
arrival of the Prince and Princess of Wales, with
the other members of the royal family. Hia
royal highness wore a Guard's uuiforni, with the
ribbon of the Garter. The Princess wore a mauve
coloured moire dress with a flounce of black lace, a
white shawl with black lace, a white bonnet with a
wreath of green. Prince Alfred wore a naval
uniform, with a blue ribbon. The Princess Helena
and the Princess Louisa were both dressed in white,
with wreaths of green round the bonnets ' • and the
two younger princes were dressed iu Highland cos-
tume. _

The royal party having been conducted to the
reserved places on the platform, the executive com-
mittee of the memorial committee were presented
to his Royal Highness by Mr. Alderman Challis,
who as Lord Mayor in 1853 presided over the
meeting at which it was decided to raise the memo-
rial. The Duke of Buccleuch then presented the
members of the Royal Horticultural Society.
The procession was then formed, and proceeded
down she nave to a balcony over the southern
entrance of the garden.
On the royal party taking their seats in front of
the balcony there was a loud cheer from those imme-
diately iu front, and the three bands of the Guards
united played " God Save the Queen." The
President of the Council of the Royal Horti-
cultural Society then presented an address to his
royal highness, which, however, was not read.