The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-25
OBITUARY.
MATHEW NOBLE, SCULPTOR.

MATHEW NOBLE, SCULPTOR.
The telegraph announces The death OF Mathew Noble,
English sculptor of some emincncc. He was born
the year 1870 and studied under tho late Mr. Fran
els Although very successful in his professional
reer he has lief, behind him works Of a very high
order His talent best passed beyond respect
able ncdocrity Bya strange freak of fortune Mr..
Noble obtained the order for the Manchester Yelling
ton Monument while yet young and unknown man,
whio the designs Of artists vastly his superior
rejected frivolous excuses After this award scup
tors like Foley Benes and Mcdowell discouraged tho
idea OF competing for public statues, as it was made
clear that ignorance favortsm rendered this sys-
tom OF selection wholly unreliable tests Of value
OF designs submitted to committees in many instances
wholly ignorant OF and possessing even
elementary art culture Mr.. Mobiles monument proved
much better than il was expected 10 be- and without
rising TO any height IN art IL satisfied the public From
this moment Mr.. MOBILES popularity established,
and up TO the time OF his death no continued
TO receive public commissions OF Importance
The Manchester Wellington Monument consisted OF
colossal statue in bronze Of the Iron Duke surrounding
Gsares. REPRESENTING Wisdom. valor. Victory and
Peace This work was inaueuraed In 1856 IL
about $50 600 In gold He also executed statue OF the
Duke Of Wellington for the East India Company which
placed in their court room in Leadenhall street.
statue by the artist OF Dr Isaac Barrow has bce
up in the chapel OF Trinity College, Cambridge. and
in the church OF Ashley, Staordshrc he has raised
monument 10 the late Mr. Thomas kynncrscy typiy-
ing Lite. Death and Resurrection. HIS best known
for the Art Union Il is very and in ex-
precision, and viii probably do than any other Of
hi, works to recommend the artist iavoraby TO poster
ity. Mr.. Noble was man oil aniable manners, and
generally esteemed by his brother artists
REAR ADMIRAL BENIC, OF THE FRENCH NAVY.
The above named distin guishcd officer OF the French
Navy died at ST. Thomas, W. L., on the 9th OF June
when In command OF the irigate Mnerve on his way
to Philadelphia to attend at tho American Centennial
Exhibition. On the day named Admiral Benic was
seized with Mt OF apopexy and died the evening
Next day the flags Of all the shipping In the harbor
were put half mast well the tort flag and tho
flags OF the private residences The Mnerve fired hour
guns nil day aud her yards crossed So also, were
the yards OF the German corvette Victoria. The
funeral took place sunday morning AS the corpse
left tho ship the Mncrvc fred seventeen guns. the
Victoria red and lastly the tort similar
number The corpse received nj the wharf by the
French consu the Governor and all the Danish oci-
ais guard OF French marines from the Nincrvc, and
a squad Of Danish soldiers.
large PROCESSION formed which proceeded TO
tie Cslho,c church and from thence 10 the grave.
where salute was nreI both by the French marines
and the Danish soldiers The funeral services were
conducted by the Archbishop OF Baracss. Venezucla
WAC had To ~. thomas for the purpose OF ele
graphing report 10 the Pope. The Mincrvc proceeds
10 philadelphia where new admiral will joan her.