The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-15 00:00:00

ME.MORLIL TO THE LiITE PRINCE

CONSORT:

MEETING AT THE MANSION HOUSE.

Yesterday, a public meeting, enlivened by the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor, was held in the Egyptian hall, at
the Mansion-house, for the purpose of adopting measures
for the erection of a testimcnial to his late Royal Highness
the Prince Consort.

The hall was crowded, and among those present were :
The Lord Mayor, who presided; Lord Stratford de Red-
cliffe, the Earl of Coventry, the Bishop of Loudon, the
Marquis of Breadalbane, Baron Rothschild, M.P. ; Mr.
Western Wood, M.P.; Lord Elcho, M.P. ; Mr. Seymour
Fitzgerald, M.P. ; the Hon. G. Denman, M.P. ; Mr.Tite,
M.P.; Mr. Gregson, M P. ; the Hon. Stuart Wortley, Mr.
Crawford, M.P.; Dean Milman, of St. Paul's ; Alderman
Salomons, M.P.; Alderman Wilson, Alderman Sir John
MusgroNe, Dart.; Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Bart.; Al-
derman Rose, Alderman J. C. Lawrence, Alderman Gabriel,
Alderman Phillips, the Sheriffs Cockerell and Twentyman,
the Common Sergeant, Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Mr.
George Godwin, Mr. Le Nova Foster, and Professor
Donaldson.

The proceedings having been opened with prayer by the
Rev. Michael Gibbs, the Lord Mayor's chaplain,
The LORD MAYOR said—My lords and gentlemen, I have
convened this meeting to consider the propriety of erecting
a lasting memorial to his late Royal Highness the Prince
Consort, and of recording, for the information of future ages,
the deep grief of all classes at the irreparable loss which the
Queen and the nation have been called upon to suffer. The
death of the illustrious Prince. whose enlightened and
active mind was continually employed in labouring for the
improvement of all our social institutions, and ameliorat-
ing the condition of the working classes, is a calamity of
which at present we can hardly form an adequate estimate.
(Hear, hear.), I summoned this meeting in the conscious-
ness that my request would be responded to as it has been
this7day. There would have been a great number of highly
distinguished personages here if there had been more time.
(Hear, hear.) I have many letters from noblemen and
others excusing themselves on the score of distance and
engagements and obligations which could not be deferred.
We have, however, quite a sufficient number in this hall,
and we have all classes here represented in a manner
which will satisfy the public mind that this is a proper
movement. (Cheers.) I will not occupy the time of the
meeting by reading any letters, but there is one so impor-
tant that I think I should fail in my duty if I did not make
some reference to it. The letter is signed Le Neve Foster,
the secretary of ~the Society of Arts, and the pith of it is
that that society will subscribe one thousand guineas
towards the erection of any monument to the memory of
the late Prince Consort the design of which may be ap-
proved of by her Majesty. (Hear, hear,) I may add that
if, in addition, it should be thought fit to extend the
memorial beyond erecting a national monument—if it
should be found desirable to do anything further in order
to carry out those great objects which it is well known his
late Royal Highness always had at heart—then the So-
ciety of Arts will again give its assistance to the work.
(Hear.) I will not detain you longer, as there are many
eloquent and distinguished persons present to address you,
and I will conclude by calling upon the Right Rev. the
Lord Bishop of London to move the first resolution. (Loud
Applause.) _ _

The Bishop of LONDON, who was greeted with loud
cheers, said—My Lord Mayor, I have been requested tc
move the following resolution :—" That this meeting,
deeply deploring the irreparable loss the country has sus-
tained by the lamented death of his late Royal Highness
the Prince Consort, whose powerful and well-regulated
mind and great abilities have for more than 20 years been
unceasingly devoted to improving the condition of the
humbler classes, and to the development and extension of
science and art, and to the judicious education and training
of the royal family, is of opinion that a lasting memorial
should be erected commemorative of his many virtues, and
expressive of the gratitude of the people."
The resolution was then put to the meeting by the Lord
Mayor and carried by acclamation.
_ _

Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE then came forward to
move the next resolution, and was received with loud ap-
plause. He said—lt was, my Lord Mayor, with ready sub-
mission to the kind request which you addressed to me, that
under a deep feeling of the importance of this meeting I
came up from the country to be present at it. (Applause.)
I could not come with the hope of adding anything to what
has been said by far abler persons than myself, nor can I
hope to embody in any satisfactory manner the sentiments
which the whole nation has expressed on the los which we
have sustained in the death of the late Prince Consort, but
I do feel that at a meeting of this kind it is the duty of every
person not to neglect the opportunity of expressing their
desire to re-echo the national feeling by supporting any
testimonial which it may be proposed to adopt. I beg to
submit the following resolution :—" That the memorial re-
commended should be of 3. monumental and national cha-
racter; and that its design and mode of execution be ap-
proved by her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen."
Mr. WESTERN WOOD, M P., seconded the resolution.

the resolution having been carried unanimously,
Baron ROTHSCHILD, M P., moved the next resolution,

" That committees throughout the United Kingdom be
formed to raise subscriptions to the proposed memor al, and
that her Majesty's subjects be invited to subscribe,' which
was carried unanimously.

Mr. HARVEY LEWIS, M P.—l have great pleasure in
moving the re'olution which has been placod in my hands
for the purpose of carrying into effect those which have
gone before, namely :—" That a committee be formed,
consisting of the following noblemen and gentlemen, to
carry into effect the foregoing resolutions, with power to
add to their number, and that the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor be president of the same, and treasurer of the fund :
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the Bishop of London,
Baron Rothschild, MP, Mr. R. W. Crawfurd, M P, Mr.
Western Wood, MP, Mr. T. Hankey, MP, Mr.
Thomas Baring, MP, Mr. Abel Smith, M P, the Hon.
George Denman, QC, M I', Hon, A. Kinnaird, MP,
Mr. S. G. Smith, M.'', Mr. G. Cubitt, MP,
Mr. S. Gregson, M.P., Mr. Joseph Somes, M.P., Mr. W.
Murray, M.P., Alderman Salomons, M.P., Mr. G. Moffatt,
M.P., Sir Morton Peto, M.P., the Dean of St. Paul's, Sir
T. Phillipps, Bart., Sir Moses Montsfiore, the Recorder, the
Common Sergeant, Mr. Sheriff Cockerell, Mr. Sheriff W.
H. Twentyman, Alderman Moon, Alderman Rose, Alder-
man Phillips, Alderman Gabriel, the Rev. M. Gibbs (chap-
lain to the Lord Mayor), Mr. Henry Cole, C. 8., Mr. John
Dillon, Mr. J. Frith, Mr. Lo Neve Foster, Mr. Harry
Chester, Mr. W. H. Bodkin, Mr. S. Morley, Mr. H. Ghinn,
Mr. R. N. Foster, Mr. George Godson, Mr. R. N. Phillips,
Mr. W. Tite, Mr. C. Hill, Mr. T. Sopwith, Mr. H. Roberts,
Mr. P. Graham, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Foster White, Mr.
W. Spottiswoode, and Mr. J. Alger."
The proceedings then terminated.