The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-05 00:00:00

[Stamped. Id. AckptOW.]

HIAUGUEATION AT
BIBE OP JOSEPH
SPURGE AT INGHAM.
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Yesterday a monument of the late Mr. Joseph
Mune, which has just been erected ie Birmingham, wee
formally undraped. Mr. Bright and Mr. Scholefield, the
borough member,, were primed, as was also the Mayor
end many member, of the Town Council, and a large as-
=Eby of persons who had known Mr. Sturge well in Iffe.
lady after his death a public subscription for • mamma*
MIS viand& and the commission for the work gives to the
let..`.' dr. Thomas, the so:tiptoe, who died before the last
goalies bad been given to it. The Memo is lifelike,
audit' resemblance to the aired is, we believe, generally
allowed by those who have soma it to be highlysuccerdul.
The band rests upon a Bibie which is placed upon a
dwarf column, from which some carefully arranged drapery
descends. The lett band Is stretched forth as though Mr.
%imp was in the act of addressing an assembly. Upon the
bees to his right is a fame of Charity, her left arm seek.
lig ea biol, while is her right baud she holds • bowl,
sepleits ym.ThM negro aptly presses to his lips. To the
hit b seas Id • Leaks sambalical of Peace, clasping a dove
esi hat boas will bla rffild head, cad holding in her left
limed • palm lowish, an olive wrath encircling her brow;
beside Mg is • bobs sad at her feet are ears of corn. At
the treat and bock of the beats are two spacious taus-
4ffispal babas 'Mended for fountain., whitey*. Ma sides aw
skins, sod shove thew floral orifices Waist, wide/ is
linad elemeat may also issue. The plinth is of Carley
slow, the beam sad pedestals of Oreensill stone, and the
"shadiest* figura of Portland stab, the statue and hem
yf ikalian marble. In front of the latter is inscribed
.lasseph Sturp,lBs9,"andon the sides and beak "Charity,"
Ilesere," and "Temperance." The statue itself is nine
feet ix imam high, the height d the whole being twenty-
lea bet.
Tim was ta. amial " airsawdsl " rtgortla7 on the m-
ade" of such insugasstkma. Mr. Virmums XIDDIAMOII7.,
Obeilllllllll Of the committes, rend as address dedicating the
statue ton the town ; he also reed the following from the
committee :
To his Worship the Mayor of the Borough of Bimin-
i bun. —fikr, As chairman of the committee I haves the duty
beamed Me me of making over to you, so repreasities the
Towe Ommeil, the statue el the has Mr. Joseph Seems, le
beat be the public fee ever. The statue has be* wasted
lee megelmate.the name and virtues of one wholdpos.
esedeg ases of' the advantages of birth and and
ribresetil with so official dignity, made a ems
the good mend all lands by the purity of Me Ms,
the activity sod neatest:dims maims of a 'hike-
that embraced all the helpless and salmis, of our
rece, Of Mr. Surge it may emphatically be said that
he wad about continually :Meg goad. Uude-
tared by ridicule, earls:tutted bs physical efficul-
tim, he sodeavoused to everts dhasteses fad resslffism soar.
Hs we. a distinguished sear *in *beau* if 1101041=1.01.
melee, in the resiamatine el jerfeediseembel, is Masses,
et edusaticm, sad ifs ameherless Mho vows ta:
heal the wounds that sin lad Made hi Ma •el
society. While antibioses Lelia memeriele
warriors and eminent seideemsd, le gezeiXopsz, Ming
that the peso of befiembese smi se em-
bodied in the character el Me. fillasge, should held in
homer. With this view the sham of Kr. *urge has been
erected, and it is now entrusted to year care, in the fervent
hope that the example of his beasieset life, and this luting
reeopitioa of his Muss may MINIM geseratioos yet to
cams—Signed ea behalf of W Committal, WILLIAM Nur
DiAleolo, Ciatllloll. Birmingham, June 4, 1862."
The lL•rog male a suitable reply.
After a few remarks from Mr. SCHOLITIZLD, ex=vo
of his appreciates el the character of the late Mr.
Mr. BRIGHT addressed the amemblege.
Subsequently s luncheon took place at the Plough md
Barrow Ise, Idgbaston at whist Xr. Middleman, the
mambas of the commitlee, sad ethics if his bleeds. sod
the borough members, were prima.