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part with them in doing honor to her beloved
Prince;* and the Council, believing that
the women of England especially will rejoice
to work in concert with their Queen, intend
to invite Ladies to be members of the proposed
Committee.

2. Should more funds be realised than will
   be required to carry properly into effect the
   Monument "on a scale of sufficient grandeur,"
   as stated in the communication made by the
   Queen's command to the Lord Mayor, it will
   be for Her Majesty, who has already pointed
   out the character of the intended Monument,
   to decide on the application of any surplus
   to some object of comprehensive utility which
   the Prince Consort had at heart.

By order of the Council,
P. LE NEVE FOSTER,
Secretary.

Read a letter from the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, of which the following is an extract:

I shall be ready to concur, as far as I am able, in
whatever measures may be thought desirable for pro-
moting the object which we all have so much at heart,
and which I am sure needs only to be generally made
known, in order to elicit the ready sympathy of every
class in the country.

• The following is a copy of Her Majesty's
  letter:—

Osborne, February 19, 1862.

My Lord,—The Queen wishes me to add a few
words to the answer to your letter, which you will
receive with this, expressive in a more special manner
of Her Majesty's personal wishes.

She is aware that she could not with any propriety
contribute, as a wife, to a monument to her husband,
but she is also the Sovereign of this great empire, and
as such, she cannot but think she may be allowed to
join with the nation in the expression of a nation's
gratitude to one to whom she owes so much.

Who has a dearer interest than the Queen in the
well-being and happiness of the people? And if it
has pleased God to make her reign, so far, happy and
prosperous, to whom, under Divine Providence, is this
so much owing as to her beloved husband, in all mat-
ters of doubt or difficulty her sure counsel, her unfail-
ing guide and support?

No one can know, as the Queen knows, how his
every thought was devoted to the country—how his
only aim was to improve the condition of the people,
and to promote their best interests. Indeed, his un-
tiring exertions in furtherance of these objects, tended
in all probability to shorten his precious life.

Surely, then, it will not be out of place that, fol-
lowing the movement of her people, the Queen should
be allowed to consider how she may best take part
with them in doing honor to her beloved Prince, so that
the proposed monument may be recorded to future
ages as reared by the Queen and people of a grateful
country to the memory of its benefactor.

I have the honor to be,
Your lordship's most obedient
and faithful servant,
C. GREY.

The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.

Read, also, a letter from the Bishop of Ox-
ford, expressing his desire to promote the
object of the Meeting.

Lord Henry Lennox, M.P., moved the
following resolution:—

That this meeting cordially agrees with the report
of the Council, and heartily concurs in the proposal
that arrangements be made to afford to every one who
desires it, the opportunity of taking part in the in-
tended National Memorial of affection and gratitude
to the Prince Consort.

This was seconded by the Hon. Arthur
Kinnaird, M.P., and carried unanimously.

Mr. Henry Pownall, Chairman of the Mid-
dlesex Sessions, moved:—

That a General Committee be appointed, which
shall represent all interests and all classes in the
country, to give effect to the foregoing resolution by
their collective and individual assistance in the forma-
tion of local sub-committees, and in the receipt of
subscriptions.

(See list of Subscriptions enclosed.)

This was seconded by Mr. Kelk, and car-
ried unanimously.

The Rev. G. R. Gleig (Chaplain-General)
moved:—

That a Central Executive Committee be appointed,
whose special duty it shall be to make known to their
individual residing either in the parishes and hamlets
of the United Kingdom, or in the colonies, the cha-
racter of such Memorial as may be approved by her
Majesty, and to obtain the subscriptions of all who
desire to contribute to the fund; and that the Com-
mittee be instructed to appoint a chairman and a
vice-chairman, as well as a treasurer, and that such
Central Executive Committee have power to add
names to the General Committee, and to their own
body. The Central Executive Committee to consist
of—

The Duke of St. Albans.
The Marquis of Salisbury, K.G.
The Earl of Derby, K.G.
The Earl of Malmesbury.
The Hon. F. Byng.
The Hon. Colonel Talbot.
Sir Thomas Phillips.
Mr. M. H. Marsh, M.P.
Mr. Henry Cole, C.B.
Mr. Harry Chester.
The Honorary Secretaries.

This was seconded by the Rev. Samuel
Martin, and carried unanimously.

Mr. Henry Hoare moved:—

That Mr. John M. Clabon, Mr. Le Neve Foster,
and Mr. Samuel Redgrave, be the Honorary Secre-
taries.

This was seconded by the Rev. Canon
Lonsdale, and carried.

The Earl of Malmesbury proposed the
thanks of the meeting to the Marquis of
Salisbury for his able conduct in the chair.

This was seconded by Mr. W. H. Bodkin,
and carried by acclamation.

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