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. , GEORGE BRADLEY, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer.
" Gua.rdiau" Office, Newcastle upon-Tyne.

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•
.ADY- FRANKLIN'S FINAL SEARCH.—
The Government having come to the con-
clusion that the fate of the crews of her Majesty's ship Erebus
and Terror requires no further investigation on their part,
Lady Franklin, inaccorda,nee with her sense of what is due
to tiv,l lost navigator's, is now fitting out an expedition at her
own cost.

As a preliminary measure she sought assistance from the
'Admiralty, by asking for the loan of the Arctic ship Resolute,
which had been restored in perfect order to our Queen by the
American nation, and also for the gift (as granted in her for-
mer private expeditions) of such stores from her Majesty's
dockyard as are available for this special service only,
Compliance with-these requests having been declined, Lady
Franklin is now devoting her whole fortune to this final
search ; and a large screw yacht (the Fox) lying at Aberdeen,
has been purchased, which the distinguished Arctic officer
who has accepted the command of her (Captain M'Clintock,
R.N.) iaas pronounced to be perfectly adapted to this employ
men t.

Not repeating the arguments we formerly made use of to
indnee the Government to undertake a final and exhaustive
search, we hold to the opinion that it is the duty of English-
men to examine that limited area whence the traces of their
missing countrymen were derived, which, though it lies to the
south of well-searched tracts, and has been approached by
vessels that returned without loss, has never yet been ex-
plored.
Supported by the advice of those experienced Arctic sea-
men, in whom she has every reason to confide, Lady Franklin
makes this last effort to 'clear away the mystery that shrouds
the fate of her husband and his crews, and possibly to rescue
from their isolated icy abode among the Esquima.ux some of
his younger companions, who may still be prolonging a dreary
existence.

On such an occasion we, whose names are hereunto sub.
scribed, feel confident that this our appeal will not remain un.
answered by the British people, who will, we doubt not, ten-
der to the widow of the illustrious navigator that sympathy
which his fame and her devotion must call forth, and will aid
her in carrying out an enterprise involving, as we believe,
the honour of the nation.

We earnestly, therefore, entreat our countrymen to unite
with us in contributing to this noble object.
(Signed) Roderick I. Murchison, Prest. Rl. Geographical
Society, F.R.S. ; Francis Beaufort, Rear-Admiral, F.R.S,
and F.R.G.S. ; Wrottesley, Prest. RI. Society; Edward Sa-
bine, Treas. RI. Society ; Robert Brown, KR S , V.P.L.S. ;
Richard Collinson, Captain R.N., F. It.G.S. ; John Barrow,
F.R.S., F.R.G.S.
Subscriptions already received.
Sir Roderick I. Murchison, President Royal Geo-
grfiphical Society, F.R.S. 2lOO 0 0
Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B ,
F.R G.S.
Lord Wrottesley, President Royal Society
General Sabine, Treasurer Royal Society 25 '0
0
Robert Brown, V.P. I .S. F.R.S. d lO 0 0
C ,aptainrollinson R N..1C.8., F.R.G.S. r2O 0 0
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Rear-Admiral Swinburne
M. De La Roqnette, V. President of the Geogra-
phical Society of Paris, I,ooof.
Sir Thos. Dyke Acland, Bart. ' lOO 0 0
The Hon. Mrs. Fairholme l5O 0 0
—Le Fenvre, Esq, - 5 O 5O 0 0
William Tite, M.P., F.R.G.S.
John Brow; F.R.G.S. „ 5 5 0
W. F. Sadler, Esq. ' lO 10 0
Lady Inglis
John Barrow, F.R.S., F.R GS.
Hon, Mountstu art Elphinstone, F.R.G.S.
Joseph D. Hooker, M.D., F.R.S
John Arrowsmith, F.R.G.S. ' 5 0 0
Thomas Holdsworth Brooking, F R O.S lO 0 0
Count P. E. de Strzelecki, C.B , F.R.G.S.
Colonel Sykes, MP, F.R.S., F.R.G.S.
0. o.borne Smith, F.R.G.S. 2 2 0
John Hickg, Nt.R 1
Lord Dufferin
The Hon. Fred. Byron
Capt. Washington, R.N., Hydrographer to the
Admiralty 2l 0 0
Subscriptions to be raid to Messrs. Coutts and Co, bank-
ers, for " Lady Franklin's Final Search Fund."

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,do hereby give_ notce -that the 'YEARLY GENERAL 2E11: LING
,of Proprietors will tu held', pursuant to the Deed or setthoient, on
TUE ,DAY, tlickd June ti,xt, at the (Mice of the Corporation, 7,
St. Ilelett's•place; rishopsgAte-street, at 1 o'eloci: precisely, when
the Election of Thrte Dir,tors,-In the room of those going out by
the previsions ot the Deed, will takeplace.
Also the election of a new Director, in the place of John Stewart,
E 1., resigned.
London, sth, May 1557.

By order of the Court.
C. 111'..1A.11, Secretary.

rrAE SALOON DINING-1100A1 of "the
1_ IVELLINGTON, Entrance, E;a, St. James•street, is OPEN
to Gentlemen for the SEASON ONLY, from Six until Eleven p.m.
The Dinner (French) of the day is served at a minute's notice,
betwe,n -six and nine o'clock, at a-charge of seven shillings. This
includes dessert antheit: endance.

DICK CLOTHS, with _roles, Sc., complete
both New and Second-hand.—A large quantity of canvas
intended for the Crimea has been made Into 'tick Cloths, to be sol
as second-hand at greatly reduced prices. A list forwarded by post.
Addre‘s in full, BE"JAMI N El)(IINGTON, 2, Duke-street, South-
wark, opposlie the Brightotaltallway. •

ppl1"11817ANT to an Order of the High Court of
Chancery, made in a cause wherein James Mc Vlahon is
plaintiff, and William .McMahon and Charles Mc Ashon are defen.
da4ls, the creditors of ELIZ A ( otherwise E LIZ lii ET11) Mc 11AHON,
formerly of the Island of Saint Kitts in the We=t Indies,-but late of
filomfield-terrace, Harrow-road, Paddington, in the county of Mid"-
,ci:esek, Spinster, who died in or shoat the month of February, 1856,
are; by their,solicitors, o.s oe before the Oth day of November, 1857,
to come in and prove their,sdObtroLl the, chambers of the Vice•
.Chaiiceitur;.• Sfr RIMS rd Tol4rlc In I ersrey, No. 3, S ton e-1,, lid' figs;
Lincoln's-inn, Middlesex, or in default thereof they wit' be pereum-
toAly-excluded from the benefit of the said order.
Monday, the 9th day of November, 1837, at 3 o'clock in the after-
noon, at the said chambers, is-appointed for hearing and adjudicating
upon the claims.
Dated this 23.1 day of April,-1837.

THE CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION
QUESTION.

The following statern,mt 'of this very hard case
has been sent us for publication :
"1. In 1811 and 1812 the officers of Customs and
Excise were in possession of a superannuation fund
amounting to 334,0001., all of which Was .appropri-
ated by the 51st Geo. 111., c. 55, and the 52d Geo.
111., c. GO and 81, to the wants of the Government
on condition that the officers of thoie departments
should nt,wr be required to pay any contribution's.
towards their Superannuation.
_ _

" 2. In 1822 the compuct of 1812 was departed
from by the impogition of a tax on the officers of
the Customs and Excise, as well as on the other
civil servants, to provide one moiety of their super 7
aiinuations (3 Geo. IV., c. 113). This, hOwever,
existed only two yeaiz., for in 1824 (5 eo. IV., c.
I 04) the, tax was repealed and thesums levied under
it wore re,,aid to the officers. The principle and po-
licy.of 'free superannuations' were thereby in the.
most substantive form reaffirmed by_Parliament.
"3. In. 1828 the Government broughtin a Bill
to re-enact the main features of 'the Act of: 1822 ;
lmt the feeling of the houie waA- soistrOng against it
that it was withdrawn.

"4. On the 4th of August, 1829, the Govern-
ment, by a Tr..a,ury minute, imposed upon civil
servants who entered after that date, a Superannua-
tion tax of 24 per cent, on all salaries not exceeding
1001. a-year, and 5-4)er cent. on all other salaries ;
and it was not until 1834, that that tax was con=
firmed by Parliament-4th and sth Will. IV. c. 34.
"5. All civil servants *139, entered prior to the
4th of iugust, 1820, are not only exempt from that
tax, but hare a far better
.scale of pensions than
those who pay, it. High. political, judicial, Sand
diplomatic functionaries, although they have en=
tered the public service after the 4th of August,
1829, as well es about 24,000 workmen and others
in the dockyards, arsenals, and the Post-office, re-
ceive pensions from -the State, but do not pay any
tax in contribution thereto.-

." 6. The tax is at present upwards of 66,0001.•
per ivinum, while the pensions paid to those who
have been tubjecte4 to it amount to about 11,0001.
per annum, The*otal'amount contributed by rho
officers since the tax was imposed (27 years ago) is
about 900,0001. The total amount returned to the
contributors in sujilkytmnuation .+llowances during
that period, is about 80,000/., leaving, a net sur-
plus of about 820,000/- That surplus, if it had
been funded on thempririciples of an insurance-
office,- would have amounted to about one million
sterling to the credit of the contributors, of whom
it is found only about one in seven will ever attain
superanntiltion,-the contributions of the other six-
sevenths of the officets being entirely absorbed by
the State, to the great privation of the families of
deceased coutributors.

"7. In February, 1856, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer brought in a Bill (No. 37).- improving
the scale and system of superannuation,' but con-
tinuing the tax.
"8. Mr. Roebuck subsequently pTesentel a peti-
tion,. t-iguf d by 10,000 of thecil it servants, praying
for a repeal of • the tax, whereupon the bill and
petition were rdierred.. to a select committee to the
house.

" 9. The select committee condemned the tax,
and resolved that it sh,uld cease on the Ist of April,
1857, on condition that the .salarie3 of the civil ser-
vants be previously revised, ' with. due regard to
the amdunt of deductions remitted.' •

" 10. The Chancellor of the. ExcheqUer there-
upon, in July, introduced a bill (Nu:, 223), which,
being 'destructive of the whole principle of his first
bill (No, 37), gave such universal dissatisfaction that
it was withdrAwn i i deference to the geueral wish
of ihe house.

"11. -Tile reduction of salarie3 contemplated
under the proposed revisi.(!n would have placed the
officers in a worse po-ition than they are at present,
seeing that under t. (No. 223) the supezannua-
tions would have been calculated ou reduced sala-
ries.

" 12. The prestnt scalesof salaries has been fixed
(after several reductional!) 1821, 1828, 1834, and
subsequ' ntly) in consideration of the value of the
Work to be done,' without contemplating any abate-
ment f,r superannuation ; and those salaries, if
paid in ftil!, as vote by Parliament, would be,
but a proper' ai,d moderate remuneration for the
work and responsibility of each „nice, as was clearly
shown by Sr C. . Trevelyan, ,Mr..Stephensoo, and
Mr. Broi.iley, in their valuable evidence before the
select committer.
" It has also been shown that the nominal Baia,
ries of the 16,853 civil servants, averaging.only 141.
a year (two-thirds averaging only
.861. a year), are
inadequate to boar this erievowly partial tax with-
out entailing doMestic distress.
" The civilsetratits of the Crown, therefore in
general committee,' sustained by the res(dutions of
the select committee of the , House of Commons,
That it is desirable to do away with the sys'em
by which a portion of the Palaries of the civil ser=
vant.i is deducted on account of superannuation al-
lowances,' and ' That the prac!ice of providing
superannuation pensions for members of the per..
nvinent civil service, is based on the sound princi-
ples of policy,i have adopted as their prayer,
on. this import t questiou, the re introduc-
tion of the C ancellor of the Exchequer's ori-
ginal bill (N. 37), of last session, further
amended by an -tension of the scale of yearly in-
crements there: contained to three-fourth's of the
officer's salary a period of 40 year's service, and
the abolition o ho superannuation tax, by the re-
peal of the 27t Wien of the Act of 1834.
"By order o tits Ganeral, Connnittei of Civil
Servants,
et ILLIAM OWEN, Chairman,
" ENRY ANOELL, Hon, Secretary.
"Registrar-Go rays office, Somerset-
bons% Fob. 27."

STATE OF TRADII).7STANCEEETEE, May 6.—The mar-,
ket has slightly; improved since Friday last, and for
India goods there has been rather more demand. For
cyarnsline tnhpe
prices
ehsa has
has
m roeinquiry, and the late de-
iewn.iia morecheck
NAPOLEON HOUSE IN SWItZERLAND.—A. letter
from Constance says :—" It is stated that the visit of
M. Visconti, governor of the Chateau, d'Arepenburg,
to Paris, is connected with the great alterations about
to be iotrocisced into the-, residence. The nest wing iS
to be entirely rebuilt; nuinercus offices are to he-
c-mstru cted, and a large theatre is. to. be - erected and
inang,u rated in autumn, if we are to believe report, in-
premen.ce of the Emperor Limself, the Duchess St4pbanie
of Bad en, And the Kings of Wurternberg and, Bavaria."
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PRINC. ALBERT'S VISIT TO S4LFORD.

MANCHESTER, MAY 6.
According to the programme originally laid doWn
his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, after the
opening of the Art Treasures Exhibition, was to
have presided at a grand inaugiiral concert at the
Free-trade-hall the same evening. The lamented
death of the Duchess of Gloucester frustrated th'S
arrangeinent, greatly to the disappointment of tee
Manchester amateurs, who hadjjustly ri3garded-t.ie
musical entertainment as forming the most appro;-
priat t fin,* to the Art inauguration of the day.
flis Royal Highness passed the evening quite Pri-
vately a Abney-hall, -and the con :ert, thus shorn
of. its chief attrlct.On in the eyes of the-public, had
nothing t) rye -‘inmend it but its -Music, and .cense-
qtientla excit donly. slight .attention compared to
what was anticipated.
The Prince's visit to Salford 10-day was one of
the most thoroughly popular displays We have ever
witnessed.• The interest excited by it among the
populace was is no respect inferior to that taken in.
the opening of the Art Treasures Exhibition it:elf.
In order that his Royalllighuess might been Ned
to leave Manche Aer at 12 o'clock all the proceedings
*ere fixed to take place at unusually e hours.
Visitors who had the good fortune to be previded
with tickets were requested to be in their places at
the premeiture- hour of 830 a.m., and punctualitywas insured by the Albert-bridge a ling to Salford
Hein; cloied at 9 o'clock precisely. Perhaps, under
these 'circumstances, it .was-quitC as well that any
great • demonstration, such as the' concert was in;
tended todiate been, did not take' place the even-
ing,heore, or • a considerable number .of the rank'
and fashion of Manchester would have lead." to wit-
ness the proceedings-at Salford the I.l,4t,thiugbafore
they went to bed. .
With the ordinary street crowd the early hour
seemed to make no difference, anal all the various
thoroughfares leading to Salford werethronged long
before the hour fixed for his Royal Highness to
pass. Nearly every ,house was,. decerated with !a
profusion of flags and streamers, the weather was
magnificent, and all looked as gayand cheerful and
as animated as could possibly have been wished.
TheiSalford Museum and Free Library stands al-
most in the centre ofPeel-park—a fi n piec 3 ofground
32 acres in extent. It is called after, thegreat states-
man in consequence Of his havingcontiebui oti 1,0001,
towards its purchase for the people of Manchester.
finebronze statue of Peel hinisAf by Nohle, stands
in front of the portico. .The. Free Library attached
to the Museum was instituted "under Mr. EWares
:Free Libraries ACt, on the 7th of January; 1859.
The late Lord Ellesmere and the presentßishop ,Of
Manchester were, we believe,themaincontributors
of books and money towards its institution. It
starte.d wit& 7,000 volumes. Since th 4
time the building has beep considerably enlarged, it
an expen-Se 0f9,0001., and the number of voluweshas
been increased to upwards of 20,000. At preseot
there- are 3,000 -regular 'borrowers on its books,
800 of whom are women in thehumble ranks of.lite.
Slice its fohnclatioti a s: eadily progressive improve
ment leas taken place in the Class and character of
the works most used,. A new wing to the building
his been added, which the present exhibition of the
.paintings of local artists most worthily inaugurwes.
'lt was-arranged that the address from the Mayor
and Corporation of Salford should be presented to
Prince Albert in the reading-rem-II of the Museum,-
after which, and having been conducted through the
various rooms of the collection, and inspected the
works of local artistrtlie inaugurition of the-statue
Of her Majesty should take place in the park. The
reading-room was filled with a select party of visi-
tors, anicing-sihoin E arloof Burlington,
the Dean 'of Manchester, Gen, SicH.Smith Sir J.
Potter, M.P., Mr. A. Turner, M.P. Mr. N.
Money, M.P., the Hon. N.-Dow, Mr. LalikwortilY,
Aldermen -It6se and Higgins, Mr. Wanklyn, Mr.
C. Bradley, Mr. J. Wri;ht, Sir B. Heywood; dTc'.
At a little after hallpast. 9 o'clock his Royal.
Highness, aceempanied by 'the Mayor, of Man-
chester, the Marquis of Abercotn, :Viscount Tor-
rington, • Major-Gen. Gray, Gen.- Seymour, and
Pdnsonby; arrived in roypl carriages at
Albert-bridge, the botindat.y of the borough of Sal-
ford, where Mr. Heelis, 'the mayor, was waiting
to .receive him. The royal procession then pro-
ceeded to Peel-park, and the distinguished visioora
alighted at the main entrance of the Library and
Museum, woere a guard of honour was in attend-
ance. Thence his RoyalHig,huess was immediately
conducted through the handsome library to the
reading-room. His reception here was perfectly
enthusiastic' and the cheering was prolonged for
some time. His Highness, who was dressed in deep
mourning, appeared much pleased and struck with

•
the hearii cOilli;ility of his reception. -
Having taken his place on a raised dais,
Hee!is, the Mayor of Salford, accompanied t)3r, the
Chairnian of the Library and Museum Committee,
advanced, and in a clear and impressive voice read

the folhs;ing address : ,
"TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE ALBERT, CON•

SORT OIL, lIER NIQST GRAbIOITS MAJ4STY Tab; QUEEN.
" We, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the
borough of Salford, in the county pal-itine of Lancaster,
in council assembled, log leave to approach your Royal
Highness with feelings of profound •respect awl devoted
attachment. We embrace the opportunity afforded by
your Royal Highness's visit to this neighbourhood of ten-
dering our hearty Congratulations on the recent bjrtb of
It princess; and'the prospect of her Majoi,ty's speedy re-
storation to her usual health and strength, and we would
add our earnest hope that this addition to the Rnyl
family circle may not only prove a source of happiness
the august, parenty but. may conduce to the cwnenting
more firmly, if that be p,ssible, the ties and obligations
of a loyal, devoted, and affectionate pr ply t,. their iie
loied Sovereign. We deeply regret that her arjesty and

your Royal 'Highness save to ,n,,urr: the loss of btr
Royal Highness the Duchess of Glucester, the list of a
new bygone generation of the Royal faTily 'of Englan. ,

a lady not more exalted in stationthangseneraly behved
and respected, and endeared to the nation by a r n g lrfli
of unostentatious virtue; We sincerely condole wish her
Majesty and your Rnyol Highness. on this bereavnnent.
Your Royal Highness's .visit to Manchester hari for its
object the promotion of an attempt made io the great com-
munity of which we are part to affkird a. pure, innocent,
and unprecedented means of refining and elevating the
tact:,, feelings, and intelligence of the people at large,
which attempt, with God's blessing. we teel assured will
be c owned with ooniplete suecesa.We are aware that when
your litoyalllighness first confoented:tobe4owyonr patr -
age, and to endeavour to procure that of her M ale sty, to the
exbibitien undertaken with such views, and now openeo
under 'se& favourable auspices, it was your expressed
wish that it might result in something permanent., and
that it h triad not he what its predecessors apparently
have been--ephemeral.. We* are therefore emboldened
to draw yout Royal Highness's attention to the build,
ing in which we are now assembled, and the library and
museum which it contains, and to put for ward—their
claims to be in some degree anticipatory of your Royal
Highness's desires. The original building, and the pai*
in which it stands were purcbased by voluntary r,uur
scription, aided by a slight anti iroi;gnificant grant out
of the fund which had been placed at the disposal of
Government for such purposes. Since that time very
considerable additions have been made to the fabric; at
the oust of this community. The library and museum
have been formed principally by individual contributions,
some of thern of a munificent_ Character in point of
amount, and we hope we may point to the facts that
since the opening .of the library and museum in Jar,.

1850, they have been visited by 2,362,619 persons; '
that the books lent out amount on au average to 72,000
annually, and the number of readers in the library to •
100,000 annual* as proofs of the estimation is
the insii`mtien is locally held, and the advantage taken •
of thafacilitieS which it affords. L may be proper also
to inform your Royal Highness that the estimat value
of the books and the articles in the museum is 15,0001.
We would recall to the recollec:ion of your Royal
Highness your former visit to this park, in October,
1851. On that occasion her Majesty was graciously
I:leased to receive an address limn us, in the presences
of 80,000 Sunday school children and teachers—au
assemblage without parallel in its character; and one
of which we believe her Majesty and your Royal
Highness have a pleasing recollection. To comuic.
morate that`visit there has been executed and recently
erected in the park a statue of her Majesty, which we
respectfully pray your Royal Highness to inaugurate
A substantial amount of the cost of that statue has been
defrayed by the voluntary small but h-arty contributions
of childrin and teachers, from whose minds the remem-
brance of what passed cannot be effeeed, but is ho have
been desirous of handing down to posterity the mettle,
rial of an event in which they were personally engaged,
which brought the n into the presence of their revered
Sovereign, and which forms a bright spot in their exist
ence. We tenst that your Royal Highnesee.will Oonvey
to her Most Graci,us Majesty the expression of what
we believe to be the feeling of the thousands of her young
Subjects who were present in October, 1851, and'our owe
cordial sympathy with that feeling, along with our we
euranceof devoted loyalty and attachment, and our
earnest piayer that she may long be epared by Prey:-
dence to reign over these realms and a united and pros-
perous people. •
" Given under the common seal of the:said Mayor,
Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said horeog this lth
day of May, 1857. " STEPHEN gEELIS, Mayor.'
As' the Mayor ceased there was again a long out-
burst of cheering, which having subsidei,. the
Prince read the following reply. :
" Mr. Mayor; Aldermen, and Gentlemen,—I thank
you with all my heart fbr the address which You_
have presented, and fbr your warm expressions of
'attachment to the Qaeen. It must', be very pleasing
I to her to find her subjects uniting with her in.joy

and sati f scticn in any event which tends to incre:oie
her happiness and that of her family, and, on the
other han-I, sympathising with her in her sorrow when
the inscrutable decrees of Providence have visited them
with affliction.
" My present:le here to-day may testify to you, in re-
turn,• that any object which may be designed for the
advance:neat of the prosperity and happiness of her
p, ople Commands her personal interest and solicitude.
i "I may be allowed to congratulate yoi upon the
achievement of a work of such usefulness to this va=t
c-,mmunity as the creation of this Park, Library, and
Aluseum, giving at once the means of healthful recreation
and mental improvement to a population employed day
after day, without relief, in the monotonous laboor of
'a3tory work.
"3 congratulate yon, however, particularly, upon your
succe 4s io proving to your fellow-citizens that these
tneaes of )63reation. and improvement ire objects worthy
of their individual exertions, and on the fact that they
have themselves made the sacrifices which were neeso-
sary to procure a blessing to them, which they wilt
doubly feel as their own. . .
'"The statistics to which you have referred, showing
the number of persons who have availed themselves of
tie boon, amply testify that this is the case, and that.

aw`att to graft upon the Art Treasures Exhibition,
now attracting the attention of Europe to Manchester,
a permanent institution would be in accordance with the
spirit of the people, and would probably succeed in fur-
theting objects the benefit of which, for their wtlfsre;
they have Larnt to appreciate.
"It is with pleasure that I oomply with your request
to inaugurate the statue which loyalty has erected on the
spot where the Queen met for the first time your body,
in the presence of 80,000 children enjoying the blessing
of school tuition. That they may grow up an addition
to the active powers and strength of their country is my
aexious wish, and may succeeding generation, seeing
the Queen's statue in the midst, of this park, fin i in it 4
contemplatkon an assurance that where loyalty and at-
, tachineat to the Sovereign, as the representative of the
institutions of the country, are linked to an ardent love
of progress, founded upon self•rtliance and self-improve-
ment, a country cannot fail.to prosper, under the faiour,,
of the Almighty." - -
The Right Rev. the Lo.rd Bishop of MancheSter
then presented to MS Royal Highness the address
of the Institutional A'ssoziation of Lancashire and
Cheshire.
His Royal Highness then, accompanied by the
Mayors of SAlford. and Manchester, and attended
by his suite and official visitors, walked leisurely
through the various rooms of the Museum. For
those devoted to the re:mption of the different
stuffed specimens of natural history a very slight
inspection sufficed ; but his Royal Highness re-
mailed a cm,iderahle time in the new wing, where
a really fine collection of the works of local artists

was dis-plAyed. At ti►e door of this wing he was
met by Mr. Hamm°, sley, the Chairman of the Ex-
hibition, who, on the part of the local artists, pre-
sented the Prince with a brief address.

The party then proceeded to inspect the collec-
tion of paintings at their leisure, those most con-
spicuous for any particular feature either connected
with the work itself or the artist being printed oat
to the attention of the Prince by Mr. Hammersley.
Among the paintings which mtst attracted the at
teetion of his Royal Highness was '" a Family
Group," executed with much boldness of style and
iudividuality, by Mr. R. Crozier. , A wprk by
Mr. Bradley, numbered 112 in the catalogue, and
" The Peasants' Holyday," by Mr: Mark Anthony,
came in next tor admiration. • A portrait by Brad-
ley and another of Liverseege, by the same artist,
with a very carefully finished view in North Wales
by Mr. H. C. Whaite, received marked attention.,
A companion picture to the last-mentioned subject,
also by Whaite, and one by W. Keeling entitled
" Love's Messenger,"' were much admired. " The
Master is come and calleth for thee," a most perfect
and feeling realization of its subject, by F. Stone,
A. R.A., detained the Prince for some time.
" Spring," a light and genial little work by J.
Chapman, and a most' beautifully finished pair
of views of Derwenwater and Loch Katrina by
Mr. Royle, drew many. expressions of warm.
commendation from his Royal Highness.
Among the water-colour drawings the two that
elicited 'more admiration than any others in the
room were a family group by J. Bustock, a very
beautiful work, and an exquisite landscape by W.
Hull. Before these his Royal Highness remained
s me time. The inspection of the Local Arts Exhi-
bition being over, ,the party proceeded through the
Museum to Peel-pa, kto inaugurate the statue of
her Most Gracious Maj:sty. The statue is erect el
upon the spot from which, when, in 1851,
_the
' Queen visited Manchester and Peel-park, she saw
an assemblage of no less than 80,000 children from
the Manchester and Salford free schools. The statue
is placed to commemorate this event, and, as the
inscription ou i,s pedestal states, a large portion of
the expenses connected with its erection were met
by penny eentri butious from the little children
themelves.. The cause and manner of its erection
render it one of the most touching memorials in
the kingdom, and one of which both the people ( f
Manchester and their Sovereign may well feel proud,
and look upon with feelings of no ordinary emotion.
As the Prince emerged from the Museumihe-
fieure was enveloped in a long mantle of linen, which
concealed its fine proportions till the moment should
arrive for unve line it. A proper canopied platform,'
covered with scarlet cloth, was erected in front of
the statue for the Royal party. s On the west was
a platform for the privileged public, and ou the
east a large gallery accommodated upwards of
2,000 children fr.om the Sunday schools. Dra-
peried galleries for the accommodation of ladies
adjoined these, so that the statue was quite sur-
rounded, except on that side facing the Free 'Li-
brary and Museum. Beyond the galleries teas an
immense concourse of spectators, who pushed and
strove with laudable tenacity for the best places,
and who seemed fearful of missing even the most
ordinary deta;l of the proceedings of the day.- The
neat:- parterres in Peel-park suffered sadly by this
pert.istent loyalty. Tulips; lilies, and violets weie
Soon rendered literally as. " dirt under their feet,"
and the year's careful horticulture will hardly re-
move the, ruinous trac,s- of one day's extreme
loyalty on the part of the crowd.
The Prince Consort having taken biS place under
the canopy, the. Mayor of Salford, addressing eim,
said • _ _ _ _ _

" The statue which is now before us, and which I have
now the pleasure to ask your It 'pa Highness to inau-
gurate,• was erected_ to commemorate the visit of her
Majesty to this place in October, 1851, and her recep-
tion on that ocerision by a concourse of Sunday-school
teachers anclieligjars,- to ttie number of at least 80,000.
Many of these are now here present, and I ant sure they
join with me 'in fervent prayer and cordial wish that
this tiiaY, long, remain a statue to our Sovereign's
honour, living aesbe does in the hearts of her affection-
ate subjects, and that she may long continue to reign
over a proFperons, united, and loyal people."
After these few remarks his Royal Highness
bowel, aud,, giVing the signal. the figure was is-'
stanrly unveiled, and amid a Royal salute from
artillery And that best of all Royal salutes; the tre-
mendous cheers of a loyal people, a noble figure of
the Queen was displayed. The statue is decidedly
one of the best of the many of her Majesty which
we have had °cession to remark upin. It is
col-s3al, relatively speaking ; that is, tie actual
statir) appears nine feet high. It represents
the Queen in her robes of State, and in the
bloom of womanhood. The likeness is perfect,
aztd its attitude portrays with surprising fidelity
that, calm and unaffected dignity which so dis-
tinglijs:llo3 the sovereign. The artist appears
to nave .shunned coldness as much as exaggera-
tion in stiiving after effect; and in avoiding
b nth extremes has 'attained the difficult medium
which secures' Auccess. The taste and skill of
Mr. Noble in both design and execution have
never been more > conspicuously displayed. At
the base of the figure is the following inscription
in gold letters :--
October the 10th,
Majesty to the Peel-park, Salford,
“To commemmorate trio visit of her Most Gri;cious
bByo,tolloco
Sunday-schoolcontributions
aided by
tbhyi s
publicme r leael
present to welcome
occasion.—Taces A
AB
her Majesty on that joyful occ
swcarispet foenc,t eodf
teachers and scholars, who were
Mayor of Salford."
His Royal Highness then, accompanied as before
by the Mayors of Salford and Manchester, and
a..tfeoded by his suite, took his departure, escorted
by sevrral of the 7th Dragoon Guards. The
cheers. as he quitted the park were almost deafen-
ing, and more hearty and continued acclamations
could not have been bestowed upon the sove--
reign herself. The guard of honour followed the
cortege, and the procession closed with the field
battery of artillery which had fired the salutes. The
whole route through Manchester was a continued
ovation. The great thoroughfare of Market-street
was completely blocked up with thousands of spec-
tators who made the very air ring with their in-
cessant cheers. In this manner his Royal Highness
proceeded to the London and North, Western Rail-
way Station, London-road, whence, at 12 o'clock,
he started for the metropolis in a special train.

The very in' eresting nature of the proceedings of
course attracted to the elite of Manchester to Sal
ford, and in so far affected the first day's attendance
at the Art Treasures Exhibition. Nevertheless,
"the number of visitors was very considerable under
the oircumptanceq. In conkequence of a consider-
able time being rerixed to remove the benches,