The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

Uncovering of the Memorial of the Exhi-

bition of 1851.

The ceremony of uncovering the memorial of the Great
Exhibition of 1851 was performed yesterday afternoon in the
gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, in the presence
of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
and the Royal Family.
The guests invited to take part in the ceremony com-
menced assembling shortly after one beneath the western
dome of the International Exhibition building, South Ken-
sington. Between two and three the scene presented was one
of great beauty and magnificence. Among those present were
the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Overstone, Lord Eversley,
Mr. Cardwell, Sir J. Pilington, Sir M. Pete, Lord
Lianover, Col. Sykes, Lord Taunton, the Hon. B. Die-
Mr. Baring, Mr. Lowe, Earl Stanhope, Sir S, Nerui.c ,te,
Professor Owen, Sheriffs Jones and Lawrence, IL
Cowper, Earl St. Germans, Lord Mayor of Lor_do:. &c.
There were also the mayors, provosts, and chief magistrates
of those cities and towns which formed local committees in
1861, the Council and Officers of the Society of Arts, her
Maje,ty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 and
1862, the. Corps Diplomatique, the Council of the Horti-
cultural Society.

The attendance of the company was brilliant in the ex-
treme, and the greatest interest was manifested by every one
present.

To enliven the long "wait" the council engaged several
of the most celebrated bands, and notwithstanding they dis-
coursed most eloquent music, the hour of the royal,party's
arrival was anxiously looked for. A few minutes
before four o'clock her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Cambridge arrived, and a few minutes after, pre-
cisely at four o'clock, their Royal Highnesses en-
tered the building amidst the cheers of the assembled
company, the united bands playing severally the National
Anthems of England and Denmark. The Executive
Committee of the Memorial Committee were then pre-
sented to their Royal Highnesses. His Grace the Duke of
Buccleuch introduced the principal members of the Hor-
ticultural Society, and then a flourish of trumpets was the
signal for the procession to move. It consisted of the fol-
lowing bodies, who took their places in the order
named, and four abreast.,
Trumpeters:
Mr. George Eyles, the Superintendent of the Horticul-

tural liar dens.
The Sculptor, Mr. Joseph Durham.
Memorial Committee.

Mayors, Provosts, and Chief Magistrates of those Cities and
Towns which in 1851 formed Local Committees.

Lord Provost of Perth, the Lord Mayor of York, Lord
Provost of Glasgow, Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Lord
Provost of Edinburgh.
The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex.
Lord Mayor of London.
Council of Society of Arts.

Presidents of Societies of which H.R.H. the Prince
Consort was a Member.
Members of Works and Fine Arts Committees.

Her Maj-sty's Commissioners for the Exhibitions of 1851

and 1862.

The Household of his H.R.H. the Prince Consort.
Corps Diplomatique.
Viscount Palmerston, K.G., and other Members of her
Majesty's Government and Household.
Council of Royal Horticultural Society.
Executive Committee of Memorial Committee.
Their RR.HH. the Prince and Princess of Wales.
His Royal Highness the Prince Alfred.
Her R3yal Highness the Princess Helena.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Louisa.
His Royal Highness the Prince Arthur.
His Royal Highness the Prince Leopold.
.Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge.