The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-01 00:00:00

THE BRAZIL MAIL

IN, Jun 1.

The royal mail steamer Shannon, with the above
mail, has arrived here. She brings 198 passengers,
13,1001. in specie, four packages of diamonds,
value not stated, and 2,282 packages of cargo, con-
sisting chiefly of coffee and tobacco.
On the 17th ult. the Shannon spoke the English
ship Yorkish, from Melbourne for London ; on
the 20th the steamer Seine, and on the 29th the
ship City of Benarea.
The British war ships Narcissus, Niton, Gleaner,
Linnet, and Spider were at Monte Video, and the
Sharpshooter, Dotterel, and Industry at Rio.

BUENOS AYREEI, APMIL S.

The war in the interior was at an end, and the
National troops having defeated the rebels in
decisive battle, the latter, 6,000 strong, fled
across the Andes.

The Paraguayan war was without change. The
enemy showed no signs of exhaustion, but on the
contrary was becoming more troublesome to the
allied army.

Cholera had broken out at Curuza and Port
Alegre. The deaths in Buenos Ayres reached one
day to 100. Sixty persons had fled from the
town.

Business was dull. Money abundant ; first
class bills were done at 6 to 7 per cent. per anima.
Exchange on London, 49. The weather was
favourable.

RIO DE JANEIRO, NAT t
The Assembly was to be opened on the 15th
instant.
The mediation of the United States be•
tween the belligerents in Paraguay had been
formally declined by the Imperial government.
There was nothing new from the seat of war. Bom•
herding was kept up at the new works, making
commerce dull. Exchange on London, 221 to 23.
Freights for the Channel, 50a. Coffee had declined
100 rein.

THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
LIVERPOOL, Jun 1.

The African mail steamer has arrived in the
Mersey. Her dates are—Fernando Po, April 29;
Cameroons, 28 ; Old Calabar, 26; Brass River, May
2; Benin, 3 ; Jellah Coffee, 6 ; Bonny, 2 ; Lagos,
5 ; Accra, 7 ; Cape Coast Castle, 8 ; Cape Palmas,
10 ; Monrovia, 11; Sierra Leone, 15 ; Bathurst, 19;
Teneriffe, 24 ; and Madeira, 25. She brings 40
passengers, 1,700 one. gold dust, and 1,339 sove-
reigns in specie.
At Fernando Po trade was dull. Two of the
Spanish political prisoners had escaped, and are
on their way to England. At Accra trade was
dull, the Awooulahs still being discontented. Dir
turbances had occurred at Gores between the
native chiefs and the French, the latter having,
according to last accounts, been defeated. Hosti-
lities were still going on.

OVERLAND MAILS.
BOMBAY MAIL.

MALTA., MAT 31.

The China left at 8 pm. yesterday, and the
Euxine at 10 a.m. to-day. The former may be
expected at Marseilles on the 2nd, and the latter
at Southampton about the 9th or 10th June.
OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN

EILINO OF THE STAITE OF LORD

Iik:RDERT OF LEA.-(THIS DAY.)

ne.rning, at noon, a distinguished company
at the War-oftiee, Pall-mall. and a eowitlerable

out,ide the courtyard, to witness the unveiling by
goyal Highness the Duke of Cambridge of the statue
cid.. Lord Herbert of Lea, erected in memory of his
t., services in the office of Minister of War. The

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,•. •of interesting monument is in front of the build.
„ltiv Lord Herbert passed so much of his time in the
.'_,roe of bis public duties, and sufficiently near the
wilt to enable all who arc peening through Pall-mall
eldaiu en excellent view. The memorial consists
, bronze statue 9 feet high, placed on • granite
1,1, ..La la...ling three bas-reliefs, likewise in bronze, and
LI of the chief subjects to which Lord Herbert
d ted his attention while Minister of War. The
ail also bears the armorial bearings of the family,
mane sidney Herbert, and the date of birth and death.
Ills 1..1 &hip, robed as a peer, is represented standing in a
position expressive of deep thought, and conveying to the
...eectamr on impression of the all-absorhing attention
he gave to the principal subjects with which his
„„e se,e, officially associated. The attitude must
familiar to his friends as one in which he
frequently seen. The head is cast down,
supported by the right hand, the elbow resting on the
b ft, which holds a roll of papers; and at the foot
..re some books, which, while assisting to explain
motive of the design, serve to give variety to
the composition. In the panel on the south ride is
A broom tablet inscribed,)" Erected by public subscription,
On the opposite side, and therefore facing the
stmt. is another tablet in the same material, presenting a
scene in the Herbert Hospital, Woolwich. On the east
side is a tablet representing the establishment of the volun-
L‘r force, and on the west one pourtraying the casting of
the first Armstrong gun, both of which events occurred
.luring the war ministry of Lord Herbert, and directly or
indirectly were closely connected with his arduous official
di:ties. The statue is the work of Mr. J. H. Foley, B.A.
Wben the Duke of Cambridge arrived, shortly
More twelve, the following, among others, were
observed to surround him as be took up his po-
sition opposite the statue:—The Earl of Melina-
bury. Earl Granville, Lord Harris, Lord Houghton, Vis-
count Eversley, Lord Elcho, M.P., the Bishop of Oxford,
sir Pakington, M.P., the Speaker of the House of Com-
moos, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr.
rry. M.P., Earl Grosvenor, M.P., Sir R. Peel, M.P.,
Mr. W. Cowper, ILP., Mr. Headlam, M.P., Sir H. Ver-
ney. M.P., Colonel North, M.P., Sir W. todrington,
np., Mr. T. Hankey, M.P., Sir H. Storks, Sir J. Bur-
mot, Count Spoelits, and Mr. Foley.
Ms. GLADATONE, addressing the commander-in-chief,
said—l have, your royal highness, on behalf of the execu-
tire committee who were appointed to provide a statue in
:nen:l°ly of the late Lord Herbert of Lea, to acquaint you
sith the manner in which we have fulfilled our commission.
Your royal highness was pleased, with that courtesy and in-
terest in public matters which distinguish you, and likewise,
may I be permitted tosay, with that special regard which we
all know you bore to the late Lord Herbert, to take upon
yourself a most prominent duty in the commencement of
this great undertaking by presiding at the meeting held at
Rooms, for the purpose of establishing
a subscription for the erection of a statue to
the deceased statesman. When the committee was
appointed we proceeded to consider the questions which it
was our duty to take into our view—the choice of an artist,
the choice of a site, and the determination of a design ;
and we have now to submit to you the result of our
labours in these several particulars. As respects the choice
of an artist I am quite sure we shallenjoy the honourof your
approval in having selected for the execution of this work
a nine whose name has long been famous in this and other
lands, I mean Mr. Foley. (Cheers.) As respects the site,
we think ourselves particularly happy in having been per-
mitted, by the kindness of the authorities, to make
arran;;ementa for placing the statue of Lord
Herbert in immediate contiguity to the scene which
is associated with the most interesting of all his labours,
and in which he spent the last and failing energies of his
life. (Hear, hear.) As respects the design of the dates,
that will speak to you for itself to-day when you proceed
to uncover it ; and we are sanguine enough to anticipate
with confidence that you will not be disappointed at the
result of the undertaking to which your royal highness has
so kindly given your countenance and your aid. (Cheers.)
It only remains for me now, sir, to say that we trust that
this statue will long be regarded with deep interest in
London as • memorial, not of regard and friendship only,
bat of warm affection on the part of those who have con-
tributed to its erection. It will be also a record of
virtues, of graces, and of talents which are rarely
iudeed combined in the same individual, and of which it
may be said that when theydo meet it becomes, not • plea-
sure and • satisfaction only, but a duty to mankind to com-
memorate them in the most permanent form that any
materials at our command will grant. (Cheers.) Finally,
this statue will remain, also, we trust, as • record
of those remarkable efforts for the benefit of the
trmy which have no doubt increased the interest felt by
year royal highness in the name and reputation of Lord
Herbert, and we trust that for this reason, even more than
on account of the general claims, it will long be • memo-
rial visible to the eyes of all men, and saying, though
dumb, to all those who come after the deceased, " Go thou
and do likewise." (Cheers.)
The statue was then unveiled, and his royal highness,
who was accompanied by Sir John Pakingtoo, Mr. Foley,
the sculptor, and other gentlemen, examined it for several
minutes.

The Duke of CAMBRTOGIC having returned to the spot
where he bad stood previously, addressed Mr. Gladstone as
follows—Having now performed the duty of unveiling
the statue of my late lamented friend, Lord Herbert, it
becomes my duty to maim you that, in my opinion,
the executive comn.ittee have been most fortunate in the
moans which has attendsdtheir labours. The object of this
&I's proceedings hasattracted around me &large numberof
gentlemen of all shades of politics and of everyclasa of society ;
and this is sufficient to satisfy us that the decision which
was arrived at to erect this statue was one deserving of =l-
ama sweat With regard to the effect produced by the
memorial which we now behold, I must say it appears to
me well worthy of the object for which that memorial has
been raised. The tablet, reproduce to my mind in a remarka-
ble degree the character of the deceased statesman. We see
him there in the first place in association with Miss Night-
ingale in the hospital arrangements, for which our
lamented friend stood conspicuous. We see there the in-
troduction of the volunteer force, with which
his name was so much associated, and we also
we the martial character which he filled in
relation to the construction of a new war material which
is now generally adopted. Ido think that the happy con-
intim of these three leading features in the eminent
life of that illustrious statesman are creditable to the artist
and must be gratifying to the friends of the lamented
Lord Herbert. In closing these few observations,
I un only express the gratification which I feel, and in
which I am sure every one around me must share, at
the success of the object which we bad in view. (Loud

Hu royal highness then shook banils with Mr. Foley,
tile sculptor, congratulating him on the success of his
work,

Sir J. PAKINGTON expressed his admiration for the high
character of the late Lord Herbert, his great abilities, and
that devotion to the public service, which, alas ! brought
hin to an early grave. The right hon. baronet concluded
bf expressing the thanks of the assembly to the Duke of
f:trubridge for the handsome manner in which he had
tikes part in the ceremonial.

Tim terminated the proceedings, but the inspection of
lie statue was subsequently prolonged for • considerable
enad, and was prosecuted with great interest on the part
d Dutcher' who were assembled.

In the House of Lords, on the 24th instant, Earl
;uwll will move—" That an humble address be presented
Vner NlA)e4ty, praying that her Majesty will be graciously
to give directions that by the operation of a corn-
4-Nov, or otherwise, full and accurate information be
le,.v.irv.l as to the amount and nature of the property and
iv...lmes of the established church in Ireland, and as to
ti mesas of rendering that property more productive."
I'e John Pakington has decided (says the Army
4"11v0,., Gazette) that the three battalions of infan'..ry
'Oct were last year added to the Irish establishment, in
e""elleace of the Fenian disturbances, shall at once be
•
Yawn.

4.
nuvay paper states that 37,000,000/. have
1.. el ion that preaideney by insolveneies during the last
114' /e us.