The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

DON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1867.

MEMORIAL TO THE LAVE LORD

lIL]WEI~T

On Saturday a statue, To commemorate the late
Lord Herbert, was unveiled by the Duke of Cam-
bridge, in presence of a large assembly of noblemen
and gentlemen, friends of the deceased statesman.
The site appropriatsly chosen for the statue is the
open space in front" of the IV-an Office, Pall-mall,
immediately contiguous to the scene of the lamented
statesman's last great services to the army and to
his country. The memorial consists of a bronze
.statue 9 feet high, placed on a granite pedestal
bearing three bas-reliefs, likewise in bronze, and
illustrative of the chief subjects to which Lord Her-
bert devoted his attention while Minister of War.
The pedestal also bears the armorial bearings of
the family, the name Sidney Herbert, and the date
of birth and death. llis lordship, robed as a peer,
is represented standing in a position expressive of
deep thought, and conveying to tke spectator an
impression of the all-absorbing attention which he
gave to the principal subjects with which his name
was officially associated. The attitude, must be
familiar to his friends as one in which he was fre-
quently seen. The head is cast down, and supported
by the right hand, the elbow resting on the left,
which holds a roll of papers ; and at the foot are
some books, which, while assisting to explain the
motive of the design, serve to give variety to the
composition. In the panel on the south side is a
bronze tablet, insctibed " Erected by public sub-
scription, 1867." Oa the opposite side, and there-
fore lacing the street, in another tablet in the same
material, presenting a scene in the Herbert Hospi-
tal, Woolwich. On the east side is a tablet repre-
senting the establishment of the volunteer force,
and on the west one portraying the casting of the
first Armstrong gun, both of which events occurred
during the War Ministry of Lord Herbert. The
statue is the work of Mr. J. 11. Foley, R.A.
Amongst those present, when the Commander-
in-Chief arrived shortly before 12 o'clock, were the
Earl of Malmesbury, Earl Granville, Lord Harris,
Lord Houghton, Viscount Eversley, Lord Elcho,
M.P., the Bishop of Oxford, Sir J. Faking ton, M.P.,
the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. W. E.
Gladstone, M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. Corry,
M.P., Earl Grosvenor, M.P., Sir R. Peel, M.P.,
Mr. W. Cowper, M.P., Mr. Hehdlam, M.P., Sir 11.
Verney, M P., Colonel North, M.P., Sir W. Cod-
rington., M.P., Mr. T. Hankey, M.P., Sir 11. Storks,
Sir J. Burgoyne, Count Strelitzey, and Mr. Foley.
Mr. GLADSTONE spoke as follows :—May it please
your Royal Highness, it devolves upon me as hav-
ing been the chairman of the • executive committee
appointed to give effect to the wishes and plan of
the subscribers to the statue to the late Lord
Herbert,- to acquaint your Royal Highness, in a
very few words, with the manner in which we pro-
ceeded to execute our commission. You -were
pleased, with that courtesy and that interest in
public matters which distinguishes you, and like-
wise, I may be permitted to say, with that special
regard which we all know that you bore to the late
Lord Herbert, to take upon yourself the most pro-
minent duty in the commencement of this under-
taking, by presiding at the public meeting held in
Willis's Rooms for the purpose of establishing the
subscription for the erection of a statue to the late
Lord Herbert. When the committee was appointed
we proceeded to consider the questions which it was
our duty to take into our views—the choice of an
artist, the choice of a site, and the determination of

a. design. We have now to submit to you the result
of our labours on these several particulars. As re-
spects the choice of an artist, I am quite sure we
shall enjoy the honour of your approval in having
selected fur the execution of this work a man whose
name has long been famous in this and in other
lauds. I mean Mr. Foley. As respects site, we
think ourselves-particularly happy in having been.
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enabled, by the kindness of the authorities, to make
arrangements to plae3 the statue of Lord ller-

bert in immediate contiguity with the scene
of the most interesting among all his la-
bours—those upon which he spent the last
and failing energies of his life. As re-
spects the design of the statue, that will speak for
itself when it is uncovered. We are sanguine enough
to anticipate with confidence that you will not be
disappointed in the result of the undertaking to
which your royal highnass has so kindly given your
countenance and your aid. It remains, then, sir,
only for me to say that this statue will now long
be regarded with deep interest in London as a
memorial, not of regard and friendship only, but 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
indeed combined in the same individutal, and which,
when they do so meet, it becomes not a pleasure and
a satisfaction only, but a duty to mankind to com-
memorate in the most permanent form that any ma-
terials at our command will permit. And, finally,
this statue will also remain, we trust, as a record of
those remarkable efforts and exertions for the bene-
fit of the army which, no doubt, have heightened
on of the late Lord Herbert. We
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trust that for this, even more than on account of the
general claims, this visible record may stand in the
eyes of men, and that it may say, though dumb, to
those who come after him, " Go and do likewise."
(Hear, hear.)

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c thebly as follows :—Mr. Gladstone, my lords, and gen-
tlemen,—Having now performed the act of unveil-
ing the statue of our lamented friend Lord Herbert,
it becomes my duty to express to you, and to those
who have acted with you in the management and in
the preparation of this statue, my assurance that I
consider you have been most fortunate- in the suc-
cess which has attended the labour of the artist
who has executed the work. As regards the object
with which the statue has been placed here,
the fact of the large number of gentlemen I see
around me, of all shades of politics and of every
class of society, satisfies me that the determination
to erect this statue has met with universal andsde-
served assent and commendation. The statue we
are now beholding strikes me as one which is well
worthy of the object with which it has been here
placed. I should also to remark of the bas-reliefs
that to my mind they reproduce in a remarkable
degree the character of the statesman and the friend
whom we have been desirous to honour. We there
have the improved hospital arrangements for
which, in connection with Miss Nightingale, the
late Lord Herbert stood conspicuous. We see there
a memorial of the introduction of the volunteer
force, with which his name is so much associated.
We see there, too, a reference to the martial cha-
rrcter of the position he filled in the construction
of the new and terrible materials of war which have
been gradually and generally introduced. Ido

think that the happy conception of these three lead-
ing features in the eminent life of this illustrious
statesman are creditable to the artist and very gra-
tifying to the friends of the late lamented Lord
lierbert. (Hear, hear.) I can only, in conclud-
ing my few observations, express the gratification
which I feel, and which I belive I may say every
one around me also feels, at the success of the ob-
ject which we have had in view. (Cheers.) His
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Royal Highness having then congratulated Mr.
Foley on the success of his work,
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a part in the ceremony of to-day, which I under-
take haveGT o N b id
with the most sincere and cordial pleasure.
Indeed, let me add that it is to me a great gratifi-
cation to be called upon to take any part whatever
in a ceremony so deeply interesting. It was my
good fortune to be acquainted through many years

of public life with the late Lord Herbert, and
though not always acting together, a ceremony
of this sort, as has been well sail, admits
of nothing like considerations of political differ-

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and throughout the whole of my
acquaintance with him I shared deeply
and sincerely in that admiration for his high cha-
racter, his great ability, and that devotion to the
public service'which at last brought him to a prema-
ture, grave. With these feelings, it is to me most
gratifying to be permitted to take any part in the
ceremony to-day, and I can take no part more
gratifying to myself than to express that which I
am sure must be the feeling of every one who has
attended this ceremony, and to beg to tender our
sincere thanks to your Royal Highness, as Com-
mander-in-Chief, for the part you have so kindly
borne, and for the able address which you have de-
livered. (Hear, hear.) I need not say more than
that I am called upon cordially to convey our
acknowledgments to your Royal Highness.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in reply, assured Sir
John Pakington that he was deeply sensible of the
compliment that had been paid to him, and the pro-
ceedings terminated.