extraordinary event; but recent manifestations
have prepared the public mind for the phenomena of statue moving and
statue talking: and this convention of sculptures created more interest
than astonishment. The object of its attendants was to take into
consideration the proposal for the increase of their number by the
addition thereto of a monument to His Royal Highness PRINCE ALBERT.

The STATUE OF FERGUS MAC IVOR--from the shop-front of MR. SANDERSON,
tobacconist--having been voted into the chair, stated the purpose of the
gathering. Of course the costume of the PRINCE'S statue would be
determined with reference to the associations of Balmoral; and he should
hail the introduction of the illustrious new member to the clan. The
only question was, where to place the Statue? For his part he should
have much pleasure in affording it a site by vacating his own post at
the door, and retiring into the shop.

The STATUE OF GEORGE THE THIRD would willingly resign to the new comer a
position which was painfully conspicuous, and withdraw into an obscurity
where a pigtail would cease to attract perpetual derision.

The STATUE OF GEORGE THE FOURTH, equally with the effigy of his Royal
Parent, would be glad to abdicate in favour of the Statue of the PRINCE
CONSORT. He was nervously sensible of constituting, together with his
quadruped, something very unlike one of the Elgin Marbles. It would
delight him to dismount, and let the PRINCE get up instead.

KING CHARLES THE FIRST'S STATUE at Charing Cross said, perhaps the taste
of the Committee would determine that His ROYAL HIGHNESS should get up
behind.

The DUKE OF YORK'S STATUE felt that there were peculiar reasons why, if
any site were relinquished in favour of the intended testimonial, it
should be his own. The country owed something, anyhow, to PRINCE ALBERT;
but whatever PRINCE ALBERT owed the country, he paid his debts, and his
representative would not be exposed to continual banter on that score.

The STATUE of the GREAT DUKE, from BURTON'S Arch, said that he had the
honour to represent FIELD-MARSHAL THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. FIELD-MARSHAL
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON had been awarded by the country a Statue during
his life. The same tribute was about to be paid to FIELD-MARSHAL PRINCE
ALBERT. The Statue of FIELD-MARSHAL THE DUKE had nothing to say to any
estimate the country might think fit to form of the comparative
necessity for a Statue of FIELD-MARSHAL THE PRINCE. But that po