270 UNCOVERING OF THE MEMORIAL. 
and of the efforts he made to promote the welfare of ve зе of this land by so 
happily brin ringing the Exhibition of e toa месат звес nt с 
In the gracious reply which HS yal Highness made i кеча — which we had 
the honour to present to him o the | 5th of J = 1861, His Royal Highness advised 
and directed the Council to in: course which should be ен. to bring the under- 
taking to a successful issue e prineip ра he then laid down we have carefully trea- 
sured up and are endeavouring to carry o 
Speaking of the union rot the Fine Arts in that science which it is more especially 
our province to promote, His Royal Highn 
= кы which, last гея. was still a vague иа is, to-day, a reality: and I, 
trust, will be accepted as a valuable attempt, at least, р re-unite the science сет art 
of Gardening to the sister it aer me qid Sculptur - Paintin 
им. зац existed in the of Art, when the me feelin ng pervaded, and 
the sam eue i rrt p um and i if the misuse ьа misapplication de ‘the зе 
prin ricis in late es have forced again upon us the simple dos an UE imita ad 2а 
Saus indivi dte ave suffered by their disjunction, and the seem 
arriv 
when they may once more combine, without the danger of ЫЕ uranpi” ty 
i es of taste.” 
The excellent collection of works of art which — decorate the conservatory and 
arcades, and which your Royal Highnesses have already done the Society the honour 
8 burns will show that we have not been Өл of the precepts of the Prince 
on 
_ You Royal H i that 41 faba а : £ vital 
rtance 
€ to А able to report to your opal Highness that this continues to grow. The 
number of Fellows is now 3450. The Committees of the Society continue eal Ee 
labours; the * Proceedings" gain in ridens com] .the —— and dist on of 
seeds and peoa among the Fellow 
в are in imp ; the тт is gro 
dually improving in beauty, and "Her Ma ajesty’s Cot: щи ‘of the Exhibition of 
1851, мы Кре will be able soon to add to its attractions by the completion of the 
The ; ows and promenades tain their success and popularity, and we trust that 
your Bove Highnesses may often T fad time to honour them with your presence. 
Whilst we t us endeavour to add to the attractions of the Garden and privileges of 
is Societ 
all its — = 4g eadily kept - veh. and every effort made to make the Society 
ме a = м эзы тм " ighness of the deep feelings of loyal 
devotion entertained b he Council and Fellows of this Society мк. rds our 
ran ef = Packers AY cw; we trust the Künighty will bless her with long-continued 
We also beg to express our loyal attachment to ний 
the Members of the Royal Fa ak s ent to yourself, the Princess of Wales, 
To this address His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales replied in а 
few gracious words, expressive of his satisfaction at receiving the address. 
After a pause, during which some music was performed by the united 
bands of the Guards, the Executive Committee Li the Memorial Committee 
came forward and read the following address : 
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS : 
AM ML ear 1853 a meeting, convened by the L 
ord Mayor of London, Te 
Ев, М.Р. +, and presided over b “him, ‘was held in the Mansion House, to con 
sider the ial of the Great Exhibi 
was resolved unani 1 €—— n Ld Ta |. 
аз noy the REA that the Exhibition “ Vrai Be ш of 1 d А i ker t 
the na bees by enabling them to obse e relative шры of 
e th 
ki upon production, Y furnishin means of 
a valuable review o и. the past, and by see ce tasting d етте dept future pro- 
