The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-07 00:00:00

LORD AYLMER.

Auto, the diatinguiahedperetoutgesi recorded as
having been presented to the Prince of Wales at quebee,
we see at the heed of the list the name of Lord Aylmer.
Considering his own petition and the fortuum and character
of his house, there wag • peculiar blase ie this readiness of
his lordahip to welcome his Prime. Lord Aylmer, though
an Irish peer, her beets fur years a resident in Canada : an
early pioneer of that progress and proem rity which British
North America has realised, rod proving in his own person
that the 116 n of =illustrious house pummels as largely the
true dere and, of • hardy colonist as any of that clam for
whom the title of working men is often exclusively assumed.
The present Lord Aylmer is the seventh lord. His ameetral
lincege stretches back far into Saxon times, but early in
the twelfth century the family settled in Ireland. In 162.1
Sir Gerald Aylmer was made Chief Justice of Crinimou
Pleas in Ireland. In the seat Oen:airy • baronetcy was
conferred on mother Biz Ilienalilylamer, Knight. (This
title of 1)04100, in the peerage, and
is enjoyed by the preemie pear.) n the reign of James H.
tier Matthew Aylmer (an armies bi the direct line of the
present Lord Aylmer) wee high in the naval service, and
was ade Rear-Adadeal of the Red after the Revolution.
He was one of the heroes of La Hogue, and was Governor
of Greeuwich Howie= He performed • special and
trio= service in races to this country the Bret sovereign
of the Home of Bru•Mdi. is his journey from Hanover to
take peaseasion of the Vilna& In 1718, in co nsidemUon of
his long service., this pllsst °Meer Admiral Matthew Ayll-
leer, was raised to the peerage oflreland, and in 1720 he
was made Itear-Admiral of Great liritain. In tracing
his iliteceut from this awed= the prompt lord couata
in the line inany other =restore in the naval Lod milt.
tary services of the crown. There is certainly nothing
oars nitertetatig than to Bost the mole pliant nce who, in
other times, served their sovereign in ramp. in council, and
on quarterdeck, now repreaeutal by one whose energy has
helped to create a nation spreadiug over the Wide territories
of F..agland in America. While the Prince of Wales nails
is Canada million. remanding the artiraus and tillers of
thin soil d Oil Eughind, it is gratifying to Sod that the
upper alum are not uurepreeented. Noblesse oblige, sad
=me were powerfully than when the inheritor id a doe old
title earned well in odd days and happily illustrated from
generation to gcueratioe, mum= the fortunes of his house
acme. the Atlantic, .Lowing to our younger moos of all de-
gre. the path to honourable emilience. Lord Aylmer
Les given hostages to fits tune ;" he ha. a family of sone
who, we hope, will one day rise high in the service of the
crown.- Glam.

JOIN Heitria.—Tbe council of the Royal Cul-
lege 04 kinrgione have caused a beautiful meniciaial tablet to
be Armed over the site of the pave of Hunter, now resting
in Westminster Abbey, with the following umuriptios
"Beneath are detonated the remains of John Hunter born
at long Calderwood, Lanorkshire, N.H., on the 13th of
?Awry, 172 n. Died in London the 16th of October,
1193. His remains were removed from the church of 81.
Martio'odu.the-Yial.la to this Abbey on the 2flth .f March,
la'OJ. The Royal College of Burteons of England have
placed this tablet over the grave of Hunter to named their
aboinitioa of his pains as a tdted interpreter of the
lamae power and wisdom at work in the laws of organic
i talc, awl their grateful veneratioo for his service. to man-
, lied so the founder of scieotille surgery." This inacriptiou
is deeply rut in liens of a gothic design, inlaid 10 • slab of
palioLal red gr.mito, and presents a chaste and elegant ap-
ppmr.nce. Mr .Weeks., the soulpior, is progressing borrow.
' ably with the oposirl the statue, which is to beuf marble,
.Lai to he phi. ml it. the liuntcrian MUSCILM. Mr. South,
the preddrot .4 the college, still oontinues to receive sub-
Inriptious weenie the fuuudation ne a ocholarahip, after the
payment for the statue, is order to perpetuate still more
the immortal poly. of Hunter. Our Transatlautic 'methane
, have already scut A limoloome *mu to Mr. South as dent
imlalroeut towards the dews/Aide object. It is right the
subecribero to the statue should kern that 11.. portion of
their autos nytious have gone towards defraying the ea-
tatmes of the above beautiful taidet, or the bury fees you-
orypient on the removal of the remain* .4 Hooter from the
thurris o.f St. Martin's•intlii•Fieldo atrl their re-interment
it. Weal iii iii strr .t 1.64 ; the whin? lb.. CAIA.UAC. a iiiii out•
iryg 1.. • ousidesaide moo, LAS I.-.0 tood from the funds of
the Hoye., CoLlgte of burgewic

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