The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-10 00:00:00

THE ALBERT MEMORIAL FUND.

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The subacriptione in sad of the above fund seem
to be generally on the dearesee. It a to be the general
opinion that an obelisk can be raised at a
small expense, but it moat be understood th:Teatifen
quite the contrary. In the filet place, although an obelisk
has been decided upon, it has also been decided it shell be
nos of such grand proportions as totally to eclipse anything
of the kind hitherto erected in this or any other country.
It must be remembered that the expeneeof obtaining a great
monolith must of necessity be very great ; for although in •
great measures blasting is resorted to in q , still far
such a purpose it is necessary that the stone should be en-
trely perfect, and there should be no flaw or imperceptible
injury, which might affect, as might happen, its durability
if the use of gunpowder were resorted to. That article
nowt therefore be entirely dispensed with, and the stone
will have to be cut away, an operation which must neon.
eerily involve a large amount of manual labour, and con.
eloquently increase the expense in a vary large degree.
Again, from the enormous weight of such a stone its
removal will be • work of great coat. It is also intended
that the base of the obelisk shall be ornamented with sta.
tuery, and different devices in stone work illustrative of the
fine arts. Taking all these circumstances into consideration,
the expellee of railing such a structure se is proposed will
be considerably more than most people have any idea of,
and far exceed the amount of the present contributions.
The total amount received up to Saturday afternoon was
39,3001., of which about 1,6001. came to hand during the
week.
The following are a few of the principal amounts received
in the course of the week:—From the Duke of Devonshire,
1031 ; Viscount Castlerosse, 601. ; Lord Chief Justice Erle,
504 ; the Right Hon. Edw. Cardwell, M.P., 506; Earl of
Warwick, 601. ; the Lord Chancellor, 501. ; the Marquis of
Northamptoo, 506; Earl of Darnley, 501.; Earl Beverley,
501.; Earl of Verulsm, 301. ; Viscount Sydney, 50/4 Gay-
thorns Hardy, Esq., M.P., 306 ; Marchioness of Ely, RN •
Earl of Ifalmesbory, 251. ; Major-General Sir R. Amy,
266; Lady Forester, 251.; Earl of Sandwich, 256 ; J. R.
Gardiner, Esq., 251.: Dal of Tankerville, 211.; Lord
Loraine, 20/4 Lord Bolton, 211. ; Lady Mazy Vyner,
W.; Slr Hugh Hill, 201. ; "The Frie&rcranz German
Glee Club," 371. ss. 6cl. ; 190 children of the Orphan
Asylum, Realism, 21. Gs. 2d.

DEATH OF THE REV. J. HAMPDEN GURNEY.

We regret to have to announce the death from
low fever of a typhoid oh/wetter of the Rev. J. Hampden
Gurney, Rector of St. Mary's, Bryanston-squaw, which
took place on Saturday morning at hie residence, &I, °lon-
meter-place, Portman-square. He was eldest son of Sir
John Gurney, who was one of the Barons of the Exchequer,
and was born in Serjeants'-ion, August 15, 1802, and wee
ooesequently in his 60th year. He was educated at Trinity
College, Cambridge, and took his bachelor's degree in
1824, being third classic, Eva to the Chancellor's medal-
lista, in the first classical tripes. In 1848 he was presented by
the Crown to the district rectory of St. Mary's, Marylebene.
He was the author of two volumes of Demons on " Old
Testament Histories," and " Texts from the Epistles sod
Gospels for particular Sundays ;" of three volumes of his-
torical sketches entitled "The Age of Discovery," "St.
Louis," and " God's Heroes and the World's Heroes;" also
of pamphlets "The New Poor-law," and "The ootch
Church Question," and of "Pour Letters to the Bishop. of
Exeter on Scripture Readers." In Hr. Gurney the parish
has lost a most earnest and popular preacher, and the church
one of her stanchest and most faithful ministers. During
the 14 years that he has been rector he has so won the
esteem of all who knew him, that his loss will be deeply
felt.

Yesterday morning the Rev. Robert Rutland, the senior
curate, preached a very solemn and impressive sermon on
the death of the late rector, and the whole congregation ap-
peared to bo deeply affected at his sudden (Incase.

The Indian government purposes erecting a
second telegraph wire between Calcutta and Bombay, in
consequence of the large amount of tragic on the present
single line of telegraphic communication between the two

According to the last adrices from India, the
Ant of the line of French man steam packets intended to
mu between India and Suer was espocted at Point de Gallo
the latter cud of last month. From Galls she wu to pro-
ceed to Calcutta, and commence her first voyage to Suez
the end of the present mouth. This pioneer steamer is
3,500 tons burden and 500 horse power, Lord Canning has
assured the French Mail Packet Company's superintendent
at Calcutta of cordial support and assistance.

Mr. W. C. Sergeaunt, of the Colonial-office, has
been appointed one of the ..kqents.Goneral for Crown Colo-
nies, in the room of Mr. E. tkirnani, deceased.
Mr. Loftus Hughes has been appointed a Clerk
in the Foreign-office.
The total amount of subscriptions received at
the Mansion -house up to Saturday afternoon in aid of the
Hartley Colliery Fund, wan 20,2777., of which about VOL
came to hand during the pant week. The donations re-
ceived in aid of the Merthyr Tydfil Fund only amount
to 188/. _ . .

HIIILALT OF MR. Cut's, M.P.—We are glad to
hear that the Under-Secretary for the Home Department
is steadily progressing towards recovery.
THE PROP:MED OBELISK.---Considerable miscon-
ception appears to prevail as to the size of existing ancient
obelisks, and it may be useful if we give a few dimensions.
The highest in Rome, and, we believe, in the world, is that
of San Giovanni, in Is-Arena°. This is 10'2 feet in height,
exclusive of the pedestal on which—rightly or wrongly we
' will not now discuas—it is mounted. It is nine feet four
inches square at the base, diminishing to six feet four Males
where the pyramidion commences. It weighs 43; tons.
The total height with pedestal is 147 feet. The second in
order of height is that now in front of St. Peter's. The
height of the shaft is 81 feet ; the width at the base 8 feet
4 inches. The third in height is the Flaminian ; its present
length is 75 feet, and its width at the base 74 feet. That
of Monte Citorio is 69 feet in height ; nod that in the
Piazza Savona is 52.1 feet long. The obelisk from Luxor,
now is Paris, may be called 78 feet long, and is S feet 2 inches
square at the base.—Buitiltr.
Fox CLrn.—The second meeting of the Fox Club
this year took place on Saturday evening, at Brooks''.
Present: Marquis Townshend, Colonel T. C. B. Challoner,
E. K. Trachea, Esq., Colonel the lion. Weisman Coke, M.P.,
Frederick Dttedas, Esq., M.P., Hoe. Hamilton H. Duman.
Lord Llanover, General Sir Henry Ferguson Davie. Batt.,
M.P., Earl of Ceeperdown, Hon. Edward S. Russell, Hon.
Frederick W. Cadomin, Lord Cretnorne, John St. Aubye,
Faq., M.P., John Cotes, Esq., Lord 8 Indy*, Edward Oboe,
pin., E M.P., Earl of &Baud, Edward Ayshford
Sanford, :xsq.,, Sir Thomas B. Birch, Bart., Bart of Fife,
Viscount Bromley, Viscount Falkknd.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, KING'S-CROSS....
Number of patients for the week ending March 8, 957, of
which 334 were new cases.