§ MR. COOPEasked the First Commissioner of Works, Whether the destination of the statue of the Duke of Wellington, recently removed from the arch at Constitution Hill, is arranged; and, whether he can assure the House that there is no intention of replacing it on the arch on its reconstruction?
§ MR. SHAW LEFEVREIt has been definitively settled by Her Majesty's Government that the statue of the Duke of Wellington will not be replaced on the Arch at Constitution Hill when the Arch is reconstructed. No decision has been arrived at as to its ultimate destination; but I have nominated a Committee to advise the Government upon the subject. The Duke of Wellington, Lord Hardinge, Sir Frederick Leighton, Mr. Boehm, Mr. Fergusson, and Mr. Mitford have kindly consented to servo on this Committee.