ven to that of Mr. John
Steell, R.S.A., who was subsequently knighted by Her Majesty. It was on
the occasion of the great Volunteer review in the Queen's Park, in 1861,
that Prince Albert was seen by the largest number of Scotch people; and
it has evidently been the aim of the artist to represent him as he was
then--in his uniform of field-marshal, with his cocked hat in his right
hand, while he holds the reins in his left. The princely rank of the
wearer is indicated by an order on the left breast. In order that the
representation might be as perfect as possible, Her Majesty lent the
artist the very uniform worn on the occasion referred to. The modelling
of the busts was also done at Windsor Castle, under Royal supervision.
The horse was modelled from one lent by the Duke of Buccleugh. On the
pedestal are bas-reliefs indicative of the character and pursuits of His
Royal Highness. On one side his marriage is represented; on another his
visit to the International Exhibition. Again we see him peacefully happy
at home in the bosom of his family; then again as a rewarder of the merit
he was ever anxious to discover and befriend. In one part of the design
are quotations from the Prince's speeches, and classical emblems; rank
and wealth and talent, in all phases of society, down to the very lowest,
are represented as uniting to do honour to the dead. In this varied work
Mr. Steell was assisted, at his own request, by Mr. William Brodie, Mr.
Clark Stanton, and the late Mr. MacCallum, whose unfinished work was
completed by Mr. Stevenson. The equestrian figure is upwards of fourteen
feet high, and weighs about eight tons. The pedestal is of five blocks
of Peterhead granite. According to a contemporary, the Queen's emotion
was manifest when the statue was unveiled. The Scotch are a cautious
people, and are very slow in expressing an opinion on the memorial. All
I can say is, that I prefer it very much to that statue at the
commencement of the Holborn Viaduct, on which Mr. Meeking's young men
look down every day.

It was on the next day that you saw the statue and the preparations to
the most advantage, and such seemed to be the opinion of all Edinburgh
and the surrounding country. A cloudless sky and an Indian sun tinted
everything with gold, and a smart breeze set all the flags of the
Venetian masts waving all along the line in a way at once effective and
bewildering. Fashionable people filled up the streets, dash