o say except to indorse what has been so well
expressed by his Lordship. He is a man whose name will go down
to posterity as a great philanthropist, and you, my Lord Mayor,
and the citizens of London in particular, can never be
sufficiently grateful to him for what he has done."

After the luncheon His Royal Highness was escorted to the site of the
memorial. Here Sir Benjamin Phillips, Chairman of the Committee,
addressed the Prince, concluding with these words:--"Let us hope that
this statue, erected by the sons of free England to the honour of one of
Columbia's truest and noblest citizens, may be symbolical of the peace
and goodwill that exist between the two countries, and that a people
springing from the same stock, speaking the same language, and inspired
and animated by the same love of freedom and progress may live in
uninterrupted friendship and happiness. Your Royal Highness may remember
the language so beautifully expressed by George Peabody, in the letter
that accompanied his last noble gift, when, speaking of America he said,
'I will pray that Almighty God will give to it a future as happy and
noble in the intelligence and virtue of its citizens as it will be
glorious in unexampled power and prosperity.' Your Royal Highness, these
are the sentiments uttered by a man of ripe age, and alike applicable to
the land of his birth and to the country of his adoption. May they
inspire us, may they animate us, and may they find an echo throughout
the length and breadth of our own free and happy homes."

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales than presented himself to speak,
and was hailed with enthusiastic cheers. He said:--

"Sir Benjamin Phillips, my Lord Mayor, Ladies, and Gentlemen,--I
feel sure that all those who have heard the words which have
just been uttered cannot but be gratified with what has been
said. Allow me to say to you that among the many duties which I
have to perform, and which I have the privilege of performing,
none could have given me greater pleasure than to assist and
take part in the unveiling of this statue on this occasion. The
name of George Peabody is so well known to all of you that
really I feel some difficulty in saying anything new of that
remarkable man; but, at the same time, it affords me the deepest
gratification to join in paying a mark of tribute and respect to
the name of that great American citizen and philanth