The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-29 00:00:00

TIER MAJESTY'S OPERA.

Ile. Kellogg appeared in a new character on
Saturday night—that of Maria in Lalia del Reggimeito.
Of the merits of this bright and sparkling production of
Donizetti (originally produced at the French Opera
Comique in 1640, as La Kite de Regiment) we spoke re-
cently in reference to ite performance at the Royal Italian
Opera, with Mdlle. Patti in the principal part. Mdlle.
Kellogg gives a lively and spirited representation of the
Vivandiere, the pet of the regiment, who afterwards turns
out to be of noble birth, but yet cannot forget her early
military associations.

TEE COBDEN MEMORIAL AT CAMDEN-TOWN.

On Saturday afternoon last the ceremony of
inaugurating a Cobden memorial took place in the parish
of St. Pancras, when Mr. Harvey Lewis, M.P., unveiled a
statue which has been erected to the memory of the great
coin-law reformer. The site upon which this statue has
been placed is at the entrance to Camden-town, where the
old toll-gate used to stand. The position is an excellent
one, as several streets converge at this point. The history
of the memorial is simple, and may be briefly told. In
1866 a number of the admirers of Mr. Cobden in the
parish of St. Pancras, finding that upon the removal of
the toll-rate this site was vacant, resolved them-
selves into a committee for the purpose of col-
lecting public subscriptions with which to erect a
suitable statue. Funds were soon obtained, and the vestry
of St. Pancras readily granted the site, and on Saturday
afternoon the ceremony of inaugurating the work took
place. The statue is of Sicilian marble, 9 feet in height,
standing upon an emblematically carved pedestal of Port-
land atone 16 feet in height. 'With the foundation and
steps of granite the total height is some 27 feet. The like-
ness of Mr. Cobden appears to be highly successful, and
at the suggestion of Mrs. Cobden her late husband has
been represented in his favourite attitude when speaking.
The whole design has been carried into effect by Mews.
Wills, sculptors, of Euston-road, and their work has
given general satisfaction. The proceedings of Satur-
day, though rather long, were of an interesting
character. The memorial committee, Mr. Harvey Lewis,
and a number of gentlemen prominently connected with.
the parish met at the St. Pancras Vestry-hall at three
o'clock, and thence walked in procession along the Crown-
dale-road to the statue, around which several thousand
prisons were congregated. An address was first pre-
sented to Mr. Harvey Lewis, detailing the origin and pro-
mos of the movement for the erection of the statue, and
stating that this was the only public memorial in the me-
tropolis to the memory of the late distinguished statesman.
Mr. Lewis then, at the request of Mr. Thomas Rosa, un-
veiled the statue amidst the loud cheers of the multitude.
At the conclusion Mr. Lewis delivered an address in which
he referred to the eminent services which had been rendered
to the country by Mr. Cobden, and said that he was over
the warm friend of peace, retrenchment, and reform, and
the opinion which his grateful country bad formed of
him might be taken from the fact that they bad sub-
scribed 80,0001. for him, and that he declined a further
gift of 40,00 W. Mr. Row, in the name of the committee,
presented the statue to the parish authorities, and pro-
posed a vote of thanks to the committee and subscribers.
This was responded to by Mr. Thomas Chambers, M.P.,
and after an address in eulogy of Mr. Cobden and his
principles from Mr. Henry Vincent the proceedings
terminated. Mrs. Cobden and her daughters, and also a
number of other ladies, witnessed the ceremony from the
drawing-room window of Milbrook-house, the residence
of Mr. Claremont, which had been placed at their dis-
posal for the occasion.