f Blythswood, Chairman of the Committee, by
being his guest on that occasion. The opportunity of this Royal visit
was taken for opening the new municipal buildings in George Square. It
was nearly forty years since Her Majesty, along with the lamented Prince
Consort, had visited the western capital of Scotland. No city in her
Majesty's dominions has made more wonderful progress than Glasgow, or
made more eager use of its natural advantages. The visit of the Prince
of Wales at the opening of the Exhibition, and the subsequent visit of
the Queen will make the year 1888 ever memorable in the annals of
Glasgow.

SIR BARTLE FRERE'S STATUE.

_June 5th, 1888._

Among the memorials of illustrious men in the gardens of the Thames
Embankment, no one will be honoured more than the statue to Sir Bartle
Frere. It was erected by public subscription, in memory of his private
virtues and of his public services. The grand bronze figure of the
patriotic Englishman is much admired. The likeness is good, and the
whole monument, with its pedestal of Cornish granite, imposing. Many
distinguished men were present to witness the unveiling of the statue by
the Prince of Wales on the 5th of June, 1888. He was accompanied by the
Princess, and their two daughters, the Princesses Maud and Victoria.
Among the company were the Duke of Cambridge, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Lord Napier of Magdala, and Sir Richard Temple, M.P., who
asked the Prince of Wales to perform the ceremony. The Prince said:--

"Sir Richard Temple, Ladies, and Gentlemen,--It gave me great
pleasure, after the lamented death of Sir Bartle Frere, to
accept the post of President of the Committee, especially when
we found that a Memorial like this statue was to be erected to
the memory of a great and valued public servant of the Crown,
and at the same time to a highly esteemed and dear friend of
myself." His Royal Highness then briefly recounted the chief
points in Sir Bartle Frere's long and distinguished career in
India and Africa, a career with which all present were doubtless
acquainted. Continuing, His Royal Highness remarked:--"For his
services in India, whither he first went in the year 1834, in
the service of the East India Company, Sir Bartle Frere twice
received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament. On his return
home he successfully conducted negotiations with the Sultan of
Zanzibar for the suppre