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THEATR E—R OYA L, DRURY—LANE, Managers. Jilessrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, Shakespere's Play of HENRY THE EIGHTH, te; minating iss Atk nson. with the fal of Wolsey. Messrs. Phelps, w atter Lacy ; Ml Aft er which, on a scale of grett splendour, Milton's Mesk of CO: Messrs. Waiter Lacy, Si illaye Cooper, Li en i Drayton, Miss roole, Miss Augusta Thomson, and Mrs. H. Vezia. T HEATRE-ROYAL,HAYMARKET. Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. Tilts EVENING the performance will commence with THREK WEEK'S ArTER 3IA UtIAGE. Mr. Chippen e ale. Mr. VV. Farren, Mr. Gordon, &c ; Mesdames Fi zwilliam, Snowdon, &c. Atter which, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Meseta. Sothern, Compton, Howe, Farren, Braid, &c ; Mesdames Stuart, Lovell, Buckstone, &c. Followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND DONE FOR Dundreary, Mr. Sothern. And FAMILY JARS. Mr. Compton, &o. To commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.— ~ele Proprietor and Manager. r. B. o sonar. THIS EVE \TING (by (1. sire), MASKS AND PACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webster, 3lessrs. Paul Bedford, Billington, Ashley, Stuart, C. Smith, Mrs. Stirling, Miss H. Simms. and Mrs. Billington. Atter which, 17th time, a new Extravaganza, entitled PAN ; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, J.„J. Smith, H. homer, Miss Woolgar, Miss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce, and Miss A. Seam .n. To conclude with THE STEEPLECHASE; or, In the Pigskin. Mesa's. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. l"echter. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFrEIL THE WEDDING. Messrs. C. Horsman, Collett, M'lntyre, &o. ; Mesdames C. Horsman and G. Leigh. After which, at halt-put Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK Belphegor (the Mountebank). Mr. Pechter; Paul (his s Master Pechter; supported by Messrs. Widdicomb, Ryder, B. Emery, Fitzpatrick, E. Garden, C. Horsman, Raymond, Moreland; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. 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ALEXANDER (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Oavendisn- street, Oxford-street. THE LAST EDITION of " THE SUN " supplied as soon as Published. containing all the LA TEST NEWS ant SPORTING INTELLIGENCS, by 11. W. HARRIS, Nesspaper Agent, 4, Blacklriars-road, London, S. TIME LAST EDITION OF " THE SUN," 11 Containing the Cutest sPOILTINU IN TELLILIEA Sun be bad Every Evening of U. ft. GIANIE, Navra AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. certainly deserve to expect. A PHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY. A grievance affecting a considerable body of public servants was last evening brought before the House by Mr. HENNESSY. No practical result came of it, for though, when the motion for a select com mittee was pressed to a division, the Chancellor of the Exchequer only secured a small majority, yet it was sufficient to postp one a t l east inquiry into the cir cumstances. Mr. HENNESSY has, however, done good service in bringing the question forward, and we hope it will not be suffered to be entirely overlooked in more pressing questions. The motion of Mr. HENNESSY was for the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the grievances complained of in " the petition of the mayor, merchants, shipowners, and commercial trades of Liverpool with respect to the out-door officers of Customs," but the number of. members representing different parts of the kingdom who supported the motion, and had already interested themselves in the subject, proved that it was no trifling or fanciful grievance. It appears from the statement of Mr. HENNESSY, sup ported by numerous petitions, and even by the Commissioners of Customs themselves, that these gentlemen have really hardships to complain of. Their work has considerably increased of late years, while their pay has not been raised, and their chance of promotion is taken from them. Formerly they had the hope of rising from their small income of £9O per annum to £l3O ; but owing to certain changes in the departments they have no longer that prospect. There are several minor points of which they complain, more especially the competi tive examination for men who have been for some years in the service. On this head Mr. GLADSTONE observed that he admitted as a general rule that the test of competitive examinations should only be applied to those entering the service ; but that when a man was transferred from one department to another it was necessary to ascertain whether he was fitted for the higher branch. This is true enough, but in such cases the examination might be a little different. It should be more practical in its nature, and refer rather to the actual busi ness in hand than to those obsolete and intricate pieces of information required to be furnished by the examination papers. It is most likely that a first-class schoolboy could distance considerable proportion of our merchants and men of business in the dates and names, the _bars facts or rote With a copy of the Suit PRICE 4D. ; STAMPED, SD. ; is presented GRATIS (with a Supplement) A MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPHED FAC SIMILE of the FRONT PAGE of THE SUN of MONDAY, the 2d January, 1865. *,* For the convenience of Subscribers wishing to preserve the Photograph, a suitable frame is pro vided, and may be had at The Sun Office, price ls. The Photograph, ON CARD, 6d.; or mounted in frame, ls. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tm DAY.—Morning, 4h. 30m.—Afternoon, 4h. 54m. 10)-310Ritow.-Morning, sh. 16m.—Afternoon, sh. 34m. 44 l i - Ann LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1865. The Courts of Justice Building Bill was read a second time last night in the House of Lords. The Lord Chancellor, in proposing the second reading, Observed that 'there had seldom been a measure of legal reforin of greater importance before the House. There was great truth in his lordship's strictures on the inference that has been mani fested in this count ry as to the condition of the Courts of Law, which has for so long been a stand ing disgrace to the metropolis. No one who is intimate with them can fail to acknowledge the justice of these remarks If the construction and locality of our Law Courts and Offices had been wantonly designed on purpose to i mpe d e and justice render difficult the administration ' o f it is impossible to imagine a stat e of things more calculated to promote that view, ,, This exhibits most certainly the necessity that exists for a change being introduced, and it is to be hoped that no obstacle will be put in the way of the speedy execution of this scheme. The inconveniences that are experienced at present are most numerous, and it seems really extraordinary that, long before this, something decisive was not done. The Lord Chan cellor briefly enumerated some of the difficulties that now imped e d the administration of justice in will HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY a fitting manner. The atmosphere of these crowded T now be prepared to give the to lowingßenefits : courts is so oppressive that many find it diffi -Ist. In order to enable the Insured to receive the benefits of the Reduction of Duty at the earliest poo Government), comp ssib!ep ni D t y h m re o sent rate cult to remain in them long ; and those who are will at olive grant Annual Poli cies, charg compelled to do so feel the effects more delete of duty to Midsummer only (as r• q and for the year born that date at tue ui f d i,eeduced rate of Is. 6d. rious, and are often prevented thereby from per cent. 2d. It will grant Policies without ch rge for stamps, no giving proper attention to the case before them. matter how small the amount insur ed. PERCY n. DOVE, Man ager. The scattered condition of these courts is also JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. R oya l I n surance -buildings , L ombard-street, E.C., the cause of great loss of time to those who April 26,1865. . can ill spare to waste their hours, and the access in many instances is so bad that another impediment obtrudes itself. Unless there were very great objec tions in the way of the proposed scheme, all minor considerations should be put aside in order to further the object in view and to forward the pur pose of those who are essaying to effect a work of great national importance and social convenience. The idea of having concentrated in one part all the various courts and offices now scattered far and wide, and of presenting ample accommodation . to the numerous persons assembled there, is a very ad mirable one, and yet one that is not incompatible with the requirements of a community like ours. The fact is, that instead of setting forth the diffi culties that lie in the way of accomplishing this scheme, we should be too glad to find it proposed and only too eager to accelerate its progress. It is now forty years since it hasbeen admitted on all sides that the plan of concentration was desirable, but not until now has any attempt been decidedly made by the Legislature to carry resolutions into effect and put designs into execution. The site now pro posed is admirably adapted to the purpose—in the centre of the metropolis—and the legal locality par excellence. Another advantage in the choice of this spot is, that it is now crowded with wretched tene ments, the removal of which will be an advantage to the metropolis in many respects, and especially in regard to sanitary matters. It is proposed to carry out this bill without touching the public money ; and the Lord Chancellor stated that the necessary sum would be derived from three sources. In the first place, there is a sum of £200,000 which the Government will advance as the price of the buildings and grounds, which the Government would have received when these Courts have been erected. The sums received from these sources will in all probability greatly exceed this specified sum of £200,000. The piece of land now occupied by the Courts of Justice to the west of Westminster Hall has been valued at £86,000 if sold for building purposes. Another source from which tJe money is to come is the Suitors' Fund in Chancery. The profit which has grown out of the dividends result ing from the investments of the suitors' money belongs to the State, and it is this sum which it is proposed to apply to this great work. Lord ST. LEONARDS strongly disapproved this part of the scheme, but the noble lord's objections were not very tenable ; and, indeed, it may be argued against him that most of the suitors whose claims he advo cated were now dead. The Duke of ARGYLL very truly said that his noble and learned friend enter tained extreme opinions upon this point. The noble Duke declared that Lord ST. LEONARDS had not drawn a proper distinction between two parts of the subject, namely, between " objections taken to the system under which this fund had arisen, and objections to taking possession of the fund now it existed and was at the disposal of the House." These objections are merely technical, and it was clearly shown by the Lord Chancellor and the noble Duke that this sum in question had always been considered as belonging to the State, as the Duke of ARGYLL said " How could suitors in the Court of Chancery be defined as a class ?" It is not now necessary to determine whether the money should have been taken from the suitors under a system which dates back from the early part of the last century, but the noble Duke expressed his conviction that Lord ST. LEONARDS was right in condemning the course alluded to. The third source from which the money is to be derived is by the imposition of a small tax on suitors in the courts of law, and on those who prove wills and take out letters of ad ministration in the Probate Court. The trifling sum of is. 6d. on every writ issued in action, and 2s. 6d. on every grant of probate or administration - , min 'u ..meient to proauce more than the sum of £16,000 a year. The Lord Chancellor effectively concluded his speech by expressing a hope that no lasting opposition would be made to this Bill, which was " full of the greatest promise, calculated to effect the greatest amount of benefit, and with re gard to which no sincere and true Reformer would desire to see his name in opposition." It is, of course, impossible for any scheme to be proposed which is not open to objections on some score or other, and some captious critics and particular indi viduals will aways discover some flaw in the affair; but it may fairly be said that the Government have come forward in this matter of the Courts of Justice Building Bill with unwonted energy and determi nation ; and it rests with Parliament to afford them that support and assistance which they require and rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 186 a, mand scrupulous honesty from its agents, it should at least secure them from harassing anxiety. The scantypay of the Post-office employis was, we know, at one time a grievous temptation to dishonesty, but, even without such an argument, it is too bad, when our merchandise is the chief wealth of our kingdom, that these officers should be paid at so shabby and scanty a rate. The difference of £2O or £3O per annum would be very great to those hard-worked clerks, but, as in all public affairs, those who do the most work often get the least pay. We hop; in spite of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's opposition that the subject will not be wholly for gotten. A meeting was held yesterday at the Mansion House, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, with a very useful and interesting object. A new society is being formed, with the view of providing an asylum for merphant seamen, something on the principle of Greenwich Hospital. It is proposed to select for its site the mansion of the late Sir CULLING EARDLEY, which is situated near Erith, and is in every way a most appropriate and advan tageous position. It is further proposed to increase the utility of the plan that the merchant seamen should themselves be enabled to contribute to the asylum, which will serve the double purpose of encouraging them in provident habits, and of in creasing the revenues of the establishment. Our merchant navy is so large, that if only a portion of the men contributed regularly to the institution it would derive a handsome income from that source alone ; but there is no doubt that so popular and sensible an object will receive a cordial support from the public generally. The sailor, in old age and infirmity, has an especial need for a home, and the years which he spends in public service render his claim well founded, not only on charity, but on right. No class is more popular among us than seamen, and we have no doubt that this new plan for their benefit will meet with hearty encourage ment. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. WAKEFIELD. The sitting member for this borough, Sir John [ Hay, has issued an address to the electors announc ing his intention of again soliciting their suffrages at the close of the present Parliament. He states that it was not his intention to have alluded to the coming election until the date of the dissolution had been definitively fixed, and that he is averse to agi tating the borough by a canvass until the legitimate time for its commencement ; but the efforts which he says are being made by the so-called Liberal party to obtain a candidate, and to prejudice the Conservative cause by asserting that it is his inten tion to- withdraw from the representation of the borough, render it incumbent on him to speak. Sir John then goes on to say that during the four years he has represented Wakefield he has assisted in maintaining that just union between Church and State which, in his opinion, was of advantage to the interests of Religion and good government, for warded as far as possible the cause of education, and every measure which seemed to him likely to advance the moral and material interests of the poorer classes of the community, endeavoured vainly, as yet, however, to adjust the incidence of taxation more evenly, and constantly laboured to advance the cause of administrative reform in our great public departments, a reform which he firmly believed would make our army and navy more efficient and less costly to the country. In all matters relating to the well-being of Wakefield he had, too, striven assiduously to fulfil his duty to the town, and without distinction of party had given his services, as in duty bound, to all who required them. Sir John trusts, under these circumstances, the majority of electors will feel that he has fulfilled every pledge he has made .to them, and that some of his political opponents will continue that cour teous forbearance and kind encouragement which he has hitherto experienced from all classes of the community. The Liberals, it is understood, are seeking to obtain the consent of Mr. W. 11. Leatham, of llemsworth-hall, who had several times contested the borough, to come forward in their interest. RAFFAEL'S CARTOONS.—These invaluable works were removed yesterday morning from Hampton Court to the South Kensington Museum. A special carriage, drawn by six horses, and an enormous case were prepared. The removal was personally superintended by Captain Fowke, RE., and Captain Festing, RE., with a detachment of Sappers, and the operation was carried out with entire success. COMPOUNDED PENSIONS.—A statement was laid before Parliament yesterday by the Marquis of Hartington, showing the sums which have been paid, during the year 1864-5, to the relatives of deceased officers of her Majesty's army, in lieu of pensions, &c. The total sum disbursed for this service was £2,566 17s. The payments were made on account of four officers, two of whom were killed in action, and two died of wounds received in New Zealand. In each instance the money was paid to the father of the • deceased officers. know . ledge which is requisite for successful com pe tit ion ; but that is no proof that when put to the practical business of life he will show him self really able ; and it by no means follows that the: young clerk who may eclipse his senior who h as forgotten his book learning will be as good a pub lic servant as a man who has learnt more by hi:3 years and experience than books will ever teach him. Mr. GLADSTONE further promised that if on receiving the Customs' Report the Govern ment found that the out-door officers had really lout by. the changes of 1860 they would adi nit their right to compensation. At the same time the right honourable gentleman as usual rese cited the interference of the House, assured hon. members that they were. establishing a most dan gerous precedent, that if they once began altering the emoluments of the public servants, they would have to reconsider all salaries and perquisites, civil, naval, and military that the results of their oAciousness would be to disorganise the public service at large, and lower the character of the House of Commons. Truly " great events from little causes spring" if all this is to follow from the appointment of a select committee of in quiry. As for the interference of the House in monetary matters we have had a notable instance this very session, and we have to thank that interfer ence for the reduction of the fire insurance duty. If the functions of the House are to be limited to a mere acquiescence in all the Government chooses to do, what is to become of us if the Chancellor of the Exchequer does not right upon the particular point required ? If he cannot take a hint or listen to a suggestion, then one of the great supports of con stitutional Government is seriously weakened, since the command of the national purse strings is one of the all-important duties of the Commons. But Mr. GLADSTONE refuses to permit a committee of inquiry, which surely could do no harm, and would at least satisfy the complainants that their grievances would be fully and fairly inquired into. Nothing rankles so bitterly as a sense of injus tice, and it is always a great pity for a Govern ment to give any occasion for such a feel ing among a body of public servants. Its exist ence should never be disregarded, since, if well founded, the cause should be removed, and if causeless, the grumblers should be shown their error. The merchants of Liverpool, Shoreham, and other ports complain, with reason, that it is very unfair to the public to place these men in positions of great temptation, and that with their small in come, and, perhaps, with families to provide for, they are constantly entrusted with large quantities of valuable property. Such a system is extremely unfair since, while a Government has a right to de• LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. All civil, military, and naval officers have been ordered to wear mourning for Mr. Lincoln for six months. The Foreign Ministers have sent a deputation to convey to Mr. Lincoln's family expression of their sympathy. The Governor of New York has ordered the 20th inst., which had previously been appointed as a day of thanksgiving, to be dedicated to the services ap propriate to a season of national bereavement. The British and French residents in New York have held a meeting, when resolutions expressive of deep sympathy were passed. The greatest order continues throughout the Northern States. A universal feeling of sympathy prevails through out the British provinces. The Governor of Nova Scotia announced on Saturday that in consequence of Mr. Lincoln's assassination he would postpone his intended visit, and recommended the adjournment of the Legisla ture as a mark of sympathy. General D ent has permanently superseded Weitzel in command at Richmond, and the latter commands at Petersburgh. The order permitting the Virginia Legislature to assemble at Richmond has been rescinded by Gen. Ord, and delegates who had arrived were directed to leave within 12 hours. General Grant reached Washington on Saturday and held a conference with Johnston and the Cabi net. Immediately afterwards the arrests of Judge Campbell and ex-Mayor Mayo of Richmond were ordered. General Lee has arrived at Richmond, where he was enthusiastically received both by the Unionists and Confederates. Lee's farewell order says that after four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage, the army had been compelled to yield to over whelming numbers and resources, and had sur rendered to avoid useless sacrifice of life. It is reported that Kilpatrick's cavalry had cap- tared the Governor of North Carolina, while bear ing an offer from Johnston to deliver up the State to Sherman. Johnston was subsequently visited by Davis, under whose direction the proposition was countermanded. President Davis was reported to have reached Macon, Georgia, on the 10th. Butler, who is now in Washington, was reported on Thursday to have resigned ; he has since with- drawn his resignation, and it is supposed that Johnson will give him a command. The Confederates have destroyed their navy yard at Halifax, North Carolina. General Anderson formally replaced the United States flag on Fort Sumter on Friday (14th), when the Rev. Ward Beecher and others delivered pat riotic addresses. General Dix, commanding at New York, has received information that an organised band of 150 men were in Carolton county, Canada, prepared for a raid upon Rochester and Ogdensburg. The New York Herald, in its correspondence from the city of Mexico, states that rumours were cur- rent that a large number Of Confederates propose shortly to cross the Rio Grande, and march to the assistance of Juarez. It is reported that a Federal force has crossed the Rio Grande near Pelo Alto, Resaca, and Depalma, and has destroyed 4,000 bales of cotton, which were stored on Mexican soil. The Kangaroo, Germania, Baltimore, Belgian and Persia have arrived out. NEW YORK, APRIL 19, 11 A.M. Stanton reports that Canby captured Mobile on the 12th. No particulars of the capture had been THE ROYAL ACADEMY, The Private View—Yesterday. Great though the expectations excited by rumour in regard to the Exhibition this season at the Royal Academy, those expectations have not, upon the whole, been disappointed. They have not, at any rate, been disappointed in our own view. And we hardly think it likely they will be in regard to the general public. One or two radiant expecta tions, it is true, have not been realised, but these are, it should be said at once, purely exceptiOnal. Mr. Maclise, for example, abstains after all from placing on view on the walls of the Academy Gallery the replica of his great water glass painting just now completed at the Houses of Parliament. That distinguished artist, as it is generally understood, having refrained from exhibiting the work mainly by reason of his picture being so large in its dimen sions, that he most generously shrank from occupy ing so much space, upon a superficial area for ex hibition in itself necessarily restricted. Most of I the other Academicians, however, it is grati fying to know, are among the band of actual exhibitors. The three most pro minent names among the list of absentees being —two of our greatest living Sculptors, John Gibson and John Foley, and one of the most accom plished among our living Painters, the President himself. Of Sir Charles, however, it should be borne in mind that he has of late years accustomed us overmuch to his being in this way an annual de faulter. Six R.A.'s contribute a single painting each to the present collection—Cooke, Elmore, Goodall, Herbert, Charles Landseer, and the two Pickersgills. Seven contribute two respectively M'Dowell, Calder Marshall, Philip, Poole, Stan field, Webster, Ward, and Weekes. From three we have three a-piece—Creswick, Frith, and Jones. From seven of them four each—Boxall, Cooper, Cope, Grant, Sir Edwin Landseer, Lee, and Red grave. Three of them contribute as many as five each —namely, Hart, the Academy's Librarian, Hook, the sea-painter, and Knight, the Academy's Secretary. Turning to the smaller band of Asso ciates, we find that two alone among those abstain from exhibiting—namely,Calderon and Baron Maro chetti. From three we have one a-piece—Frost, Faed, and Stephens. Three have two works of art each in the collection—Horsley, Lewis, and Le Jeune. Four have three each—Cooper, O'Neil, Ansdell And Barry. One has four—W. C. T. Dob son. Two have five—Thorburn and Leighton. The distinctive characteristic of the whole exhibition, however, is this—that it yields so much of fair, bright, exhilarating promise in regard to artists hitherto unknown or unnoticed. Hardly one of the famous artists already particularised, whether Asso ciates or Academicians, comes up to the full height of his reputation. Exceptions there are, of course, to that—but, upon the whole, they can really hardly with justice be said to have done so. With several of the young exhibitors, however, it is quite otherwise. One or two of them have, at a single bound, sprung forward into the very front rank among the most rarely-gifted of the exhibitors. One of them has done so, in fact, so very conspicuously that we may at once mention his name and particularise his achievement without running the slightest hazard, as it appears to us, of being invidious to any one else among the numerous throng of new exhibitors. Around a picture that will be found in the Middle Room, numbered 304, and entitled in the catalogue " Bravo, Toro !"—a picture by one J. B. Burgess (a name wholly strange to us) there will surely be gathered during tthe course of the season that is now about to commence on Monday next, the May Day of 1865, as numerous a throng of observers (or we are very much mistaken) as will be collected together round any other picture in the Gallery. Even, let us say, though that other be Mr. Frith's magnificent Court painting of the " Royal Marriage !" Yet the sub ject selected by Mr. Burgess for delineation is simple enough in itself—the theme • being nothing more remarkable in its way than a cluster of spec tators at a Spanish Bullfight. The Bullfight itself you, the spectator of the picture don't see ! But you do see those who are supposed to be looking at it. And you can recognize at once that the fight—that must be going on (unseen by you) down below in the amphitheatre —must have reached a point marked almost poignantly, may we not say it, by a very climax of excitement. Look at those faces ! Look at that motley cluster of human beings visible within the four lines of the framework of the picture ! Veritable effigies of real flesh and blood human beings—look at them ! Creatures about each of whom you might write a life's history —every one of them having their vivid shadowing forth of an in dividuality, of an idiocyncrasy, at once, instanta neously, and perfectly distinguishable ! For its ex pression of character, we have seen no such realistic picture as this for a very long time. It is as true, in its way for what it purports to be, as the laughing audience, or the singing choresters of Hogarth. The excited fellow who has just snatched his cigarette from his lips to clap his other hand to the side of his mouth, bawling out at the utmost pitch of his lungs the words giving the title to the painting, Bravo, Toro! What a creation that one head alone is in itself i Then the old man in the background to whose dull hearing the girl is screaming hurriedly an account of what 's going on in the arena below —the girl herself looking askance out of the corners of her eyes at the progress of the incident while she is describing it ! And the child above her, who is turning away from the sight in evident alarm, an alarm that her mother endeavours to dissipate by her caresses—at the very moment that the middle-aged spaniard above them, looking down at them on the broad grin, showing all his teeth, is luxuriating in some sly joke of his own at their expence ! And the three ladies in the box above, each with her distinctive character, one with her kid-gloved hand raised and. her deli cate nostrils distendedin an eager exercitation, that almost partakes of the anguish of sus pense ! And the insouciante blase air of the lavender gloved fop lounging in the slips, yet higher up in the grouping of the picture, carelessly permitting his gaze to fall, through his half-closed eyelids, on what is going forward, as though really for once, in a way, there seemed to be a something within the range of his vision worth looking at perhaps for the vestige of a moment ! Altogether it is the production of a veritable student of human nature, as well as of an artist quite safe and certain, if he will but go on as he has here commenced, of winning for himself a high and honourable reputation. So well do we think of the work he has here done, of the gifts of art and powers of observation he has here evi denced, that in regard to his future career we have now at once formed the very highest expectations. In the North Room, again, there is noticeable a pro duction contributed to the walls of the Academy by another artist whose name is as yet unfamiliar to the public, the painter of No. 603, " Hamlet and Ophelia," namely, one W. L. Orchardson. In a homelier way, too, upon the opposite side of the same apartment, there is no ticeable a picture of which similarly kind and equally truthful words might be spoken, No. 514, painted by E. Nichol, and entitled, simply, " A Departure." A production, this last s evidently the work of a skilled humourist. As for tfle productions of the more famous artists who exhibit on these walls, while the majority of them are hardly, as we have already remarked, quite up to the height of the re putations those artists have long since won for themselves, there are many of them that are works of singular beauty and excellence—works reflecting the highest honour---some few among them —upon the name, even, here and there, of an illustrious aca demician. Sir Edwin Landseer, it is true, appears to us this season to have frittered away his great powers upon four pictorial jeux d'esprit, as we might term his contributions this year to the Gallery, instead of applying those powers of his, by pre fer .ence, rather, to the production of one solitary painting of genuine importance. Mr. Herbert has contented himself with a single Scripture piece delineative of ancient customs and oriental scenery, but it is one—(46) " The Sower of Good Seed"— worthy, if only by reason of its astonishing truthfulness, of one of the most gifted among the great artists of our generation. Else where in the Exhibition there are evidences of other spoils from the East won, so to speak, at his elbow, during the course of his recent Oriental wan derings by a student of art inheriting from him more than merely an honoured name in that same art of his—ex. gr. No. 495, " Sundown," with its purpling violet clouds, as sketched in the desert, by W. V. Herbert, junior. The briny blue-green seawater pictures —coast views all of them—by J. L. Hook, still win for themselves the admiration of the dis cerning. Thomas Webster has in No. 77, " Village Gossips," a notable group that looks for all the world like a scene from the " Mill on the Floss." So true it is to provincial women and their small-talk—and in No. 87 "My Back Kitchen" opens up to view a cool delightful homely perspective of an interior through an interior. Frost's, No. 107, " Death of Adonis" only recalls unsatisfactorily to mind the days when his graceful pencil depicted upon a scale and in a manner worthier of himself, the sylvan revelries of the old poetical mythology. Between . Poole's con tributions to the Academy Exhibition this season, commend us far rather to the lovely moonlit scene of farewell, No. 263, " The Parting Moment," with that clinging kiss of the sundering and saddened lovers on the shingly-shore, than to the ghastly represen tation of (No. 162) " A Suburb of the Roman City of Pompeii," a picture that by its distortion and general extravagance can hardly be deemed worthy of the painter of Solomon Eagle in the Plague of London. Ward's No. 258, " The Night of Rizzio's Murder," Philip's No. 156, " The Early Career of Murillo," Faed's No. 150, " The Last of his Clan"— the first of the three haunting us long afterwards with its glittering eyes, the last with the world of anguish visible in the old man's face, and in the bent head of the daughter by his side, are among the most remarkable pictures in this year's collec tion. So likewise, most assuredly, is Goodall's No. 8, "The Rising of the Nile," with its vicious looking camel's head getting soundly switched into obedience. Enough, however, has here been said in regard to what we have deemed to be the more salient points in this unusually brilliant collection of more than a thousand works of ar' in sculpture and in painting, works so very variously of the latter kind—scriptural, historical, genre, portrait, landscape. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the illustrated London Nets) Probate of the will of the Right Hon. George William Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle, K.G., P.C., of Castle Howard, Yorkshire; Naworth Gastle, Cumberland ; and Grosvenor-place, Lon don, was granted by her Majesty's Court of Pro bate to the Duke of Devonshire and Richard Du Cane, Esq., of Gray's Inn, the joint acting execu tors. The personalty was sworn under £140,000. The will bears date August 23, 1864, and his lord ship died on the sth of December, at the age of sixty-two, unmarried. Many liberal annuiti es are left by his lordship to his brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, and other relatives and personal friends. To each of his executors, £3OO ; to each of his agents, £lOO ; to three of his servants, £lOO each ; and legacies to his other servants, free of duty. Provi sion is made for the support of the schools founded by his lordship. He directs that his brother, Ad miral the Hon. Edward Granville George Howard, and his wife, may select any object which might not improperly be alienated from the family estate, as memorials of affection. Books, in sets and perfect volumes, are also to be given and selected by friends who are enumerated by his lordship in his will. The best horse in his stables is to be given to Lieu tenant-Colonel Frederick Marshall, 2d Life Guards, with right of selection. There are other specific bequests. All the furniture and effects, sculpture, paintings, books, plate, articles of virtu, &c., at Castle Howard, Naworth Castle, Grosvenor-place, and elsewhere, are to be held in trust as heirlooms for the person inheriting the title and estates. His successor thereto is his next brother, the Hon. and Rev. William Howard, now Earl of Carlisle. The will of Lady Ashburnham, relict of Sir William Ashburnham, Bart., of Broomham, Sussex, was proved in ,London, on the 28th ult., by the surviving executors and trustees, Charles James Palmer,• Esq., of Bedford-row, and Miss Anna Nouaille, her cousin. The personalty was sworn under £lB,OOO. The will is dated 1860, and a codicil 1862. Her ladyship died on Feb. 22 last, at Broomham. By her will she has devised certain estates, farms, and woodland in Guestling and Ick lesham, Sussex, in trust for her nephew, Sir An chitel Ashburnham, Bart., and his issue male ; she also bequeaths to him the family jewels, plate, pic tures, books, and furniture absolutely. Her lady ship has devised other estates, houses, and land to Lawrence Ashburnam, Esq., another nephew of her late husband. Several legacies are left to nephews, nieces, and others. To her executrix a legacy of £6OO and other gifts ; to her bailiff,- £5OO ; to a maid-servant, £lOO ; and legacies to her other ser vants. To the poor of the parish of Guestling and Seal legacies of £5O to each parish. The will of Ebenezer Trotman, Esq., of Park Cottages, Regent's-park, formerly of Furnival's Inn, architect, was proved in the London Court, under £12,000 personalty. The executors therein appointed are William Bennett, of New Park-road, Clapham-park, and William Perkins, of Canonbury park, architect and surveyor. The testator died Jan. 1, 1865, a bachelor, having executed his will June 19, 1852. To his sister, Anne Trotman, he has left a life interest in the whole of his property, real and personal, and, should she not leave any lawful issue, the whole of the property at her de cease is to be divided amongst the three following institutions :—The Magdalen Hospital, the Scottish Episcopal Fund, and the Incorporated National Society, and to each of them he has left a legacy of £lOO, free of legacy duty. The Attack on Mobile. -.- We take the following account of the Federal attack upon Mobile from the New York papers : New Orleans papers of the 6th inst. have been received at New York. The New Orleans Times contains corres pondence from the Federal forces in front of Spanish Fort, Alabama, to the 30th ult., and from Lakeport to' the 4th inst. Siege guns and mortars are mounted near Spanish Fort, so as to almost, if not quite, cut off all rebel commu nication by land or water. A rebel transport and hospital beat have been destroyed. The Union tin-clad No. 48 was sunk by a torpedo and one man killed. The True Delta has a report of the loss of the United States tin-cladßodolph, by the explosion of atorpedo,while participating in the attack upon Spanish Fort. The corre spondent states that two others (names not given) were blown up in a similar manner. Four persons were killed upon the Rodolph and 15 wounded. The grand attack on the rebel works was to have commenced on the 3d inst. Another correspondent, from the same locality, under date of the first inst., writes : " The military situation is very encouraging, although it has assumed the proportions of a regular siege. By private advices, not yet confirmed, the rebel loes inside Spanish Fort is 550 killed and wounded out of 4,000. Our total loss (an estimate of two corps) is probably the same. Proportion of killed small. Brigadier-General Mythe (a new man) is in command at the fort. The rebel communication with Mobilq is entirely suspended. Steele (7th corps) is investing Fort .Blakeley, six miles above Spanish Fort. Thomas, with the 4th corps and 35,000 cavalry, is expected in the rear of Mobile. Nothing definite has been received from him for several days." New Orleans, April 8, via Cairo, April 13. A despatch to the New Orleans Times from Spanish Fort, dated April 5, says:— "A furious fire was opened on the rebel forts last night from our entire line. During the bombardment a small ma gazine in Spanish Fortexploded. The damage is unknown. .Quiet prevailed on the sth. Deserters report from 18,000 to 20,000 troops in and about Mobile, including all the State reserves, and about 2000 in Spanish Fort. The loss outside Spanish Fort up to the 4th inst. amounted to about 500 killed and wounded. Adjutant-General Thomas arrived at New Orleans on the morning of the 7th. Mobile papers of the 4th inst. announce the capture of Selma, Alabama, with 23 pieces of artillery and a large amount of Government property." MUSIC AT ASTLEY'S.—Ire understand that the prospective engagements made by Mr. E. T. Smith include Mr. W. Harrison, who will appear at Astley's in the drama of " Rob Roy."—The Orchestra. MR. JOHN CAULFIELD died on Monday last, aged 56. He was for some years ago well known •at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, and was afterwards Chairman at Weston's Music Hall. For some time he fulfilled the same duties at the Oxford. He was buried on Thursday at Brompton Cemetery, when many professionals, espe cially from the Oxford, were present, and his father, now aged 93, was one of the mourners,—,Era, received. Sherman entered Raleigh on Thursday, meeting with slight opposition. It has been decided that Mr. Lincoln shall be in terred in Illinois. His remains will be carried ;hrough and laid in state in Philadelphia, New York, and all the principal cities on the route. They will reach New York on the 25th. Secretary Seward and Mr. Frederick Seward are better, and it is now thought that both will re- cover. A man, named Suratt, who suddenly disappeared from his home in Washington has been suspected of being the assassin of Mr. Seward. The female members of his family were arrested on Monday night. While the officers were in his house, a man, disguised and covered with mud, entered, and was also seized. Upon being confronted by Major Seward and the domestics he was at once recognised by them as the one who made the assault. Many other arrests have been made in Washing ton ; among them a number of the employes of Ford's Theatre. Therehave also been arrests at Baltimore and Fo rtress Monroe—one of whom confessed that he was privy to a plot to kidnap, but not to murder, the President, and convey him to the South as a hostage. It is reported that it has been discovered that the plot for the assassination of Friday night included the Vice-President, General Grant, and every member of the Cabinet. The Washington Republican states that ex-Mayor Mayo, Judge Campbell, and all the Confederate officers on parole in Richmond have been arrested, and will be held prisoners pending the investigation of the circumstances of the murder of the President. -No confirmation of the reported surrender of Johnston. President Johnson, in a speech to a delegation from Illinois yesterday, reiterated the sentiment that treason is the greatest of all crimes, and must be punished as such. SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 28, Evening. To-day in the Congress Senor Reos Rosasex plained his motion for a parliamentary inquiry into the events of _the 10th inst. kle said the Ministry could neither dissolve Parliament nor govern with it. Senor Gowzalez Bravo stated that he considered the motion as a censure upon the conduct of the Government, and called upon the majority to re ject it. The proposal was subsequently rejected by 154 against 104 votes. . FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 29. Prince Murat left yesterday for Nice in order to present the condolences of the Emperor and Empress to the Czar on account of the death of the Czare witch. REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICIL—A requisition is now in course of signature to Sir Charles Bright, the well-known telegraph electrician, requesting him to become a candidate for this borough in lieu of Mr. Angerstein, who has decided to contest West Kent in the Liberal interest at the next election. Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., one of the Lords of tho Admiralty, and formerly Commo dore Superintendent of Woolwich dockyard ? is also spoken of as a probable candidate, • br , HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, April 28. The Queen walked and drove in the inornig with Princess Louise, and drove out in the afternoon' attended by Lady Caroline Barrington. Princess Helena and Princess Louise rode ° II horseback. The Prince and Princess of Wales. • SANDRINGHAM, April 28 ' Their Royal High nesses th e P r i nce a nd Prin cess of Wales will te rm i na t e th e i r v i s i t to th e ir Nor i,°ik seat on Monday next, when they will return to tow By special train. The present visit to Norfolk appears to have be e II almo s t en ti re l y for the quiet and seci ,„ sion which Sandringham affords, and the excursic; of their royal hi g h nesses to the surroun di n g neig bourhood have been but few. On Wednesday the Prince and Princess of and Prince Alfred, with the gentlemen of their s ul ti ; paid a visit to th e celebrated ruins of the co: or and Priory at Castleacre, a distance of some 1 ' of 15 miles from the royal residence—the Ea rl . Leicester, who was on a v i s i t to S an dringh 3 ' , acting as guid e . Thi s was one o f the earliesi o d British stations, and was a ft erwar d s incorPer ,t by the Romans with their own.entrenchment s • the time of the Norman Conquest it belonged ft wealthy Saxon thane. The Conqueror gro'n r ' so to William Earl of Warrene, who founded her e o f immense castle and a beautiful priory, the ruins which have great arc h aeo l og i ca l i nterest. It is nod the property of th e E ar l o f L e i cester, w hose Pre:ll,, decessor, it is said, entertained the idea of buil cll ; here the mansion w hi c h was a f terwar d s .built e Holkham. Their roy a l hi g h nesses inspected the various ruins with great i nterest. There beingis°lo capital trout in th e P r i ory r i ver, t h e P r i nce a 1, engaged in fishing for an hour or two. The ir r : te r. highnesses returned to S an d r i ng h am in the a— noon. The principal 'diversion which their royal lilt e nesses have met with has been hawking Wi t ',„ A t Duke of St. Alb ans ' h aw k s, w hi c h ar e std Sandringham. the Several distinguished v i s it ors are stay ing a" t hall. - the The Hon. Mrs. Ed war d C o k e has succeecleo Countess de Grey in attendance upon the F rill of Wales. TAP' The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Cavendish have have arrived at Devonshire House for tile from Lismore Castle, Ireland. The Duke and Duchess of Grafton have ' 1 — fl in Paris from Nice on their way home. The Dowager Marchioness of Nermanw arrived at Paris from Florence. The Earl and Countess Delawarr come the week after next from Buckhurst Park, Susse%. The Earl and Countess of Durham has earri at Paris from Ni ce , on th e i r way home to England Car Viscount and Visco un t ess P a l mers t on left 0;11 bridge House on Thursday afternoon for Brockett Herts. pay The marriage of Viscount Chelsea an d /Ara Beatrice Craven, deferred on account of the death of Un Uffington, will take place privately at Coombe i tbbes the 16th of May. fr° Viscount Canterbury has arrived in toWII Paris. Civil Service Athletic Sports, PP' Yesterday the second annual meeting of t he of her Majesty's civil service who indalgy id 0 practice of athletic s p or t s an d past i me s Ivas held at Beaufort House, Walham-green, and `vasatte lding by a great number of ladies and gentlemen hc ' i high positions in the various departments (36 , 4 civil service, and by o th ers w h o were a ttract .e- y the reputation gained for themselves last year by re l q competitors in the various contests. Th e stew a ,, i were Mr. E. L. Bateman, of the Ecclesiastical OP: mission ; Mr. R. E. Lambert, of the Post -o' Mr. C. Cuy Pym, M r . W . G . H er b ert, o f t he /" - t ii office ; and Mr. F. Gossett. The prizes-- 3 assemblage of silver and silver-plated CUP S t ba goblets and other articles--were exhibited orderly-room of the South Middlesex Rifle Irc) ig e• teers, on whose ground th e contes t s took P Eight events, conprising flat races, high juinPlips ting the shot, throwing the hammer, and a : tea 0 match, were decided ; a n d th e competitors, ': be by the cheers of their male friends, and it 130 . 3 J 0r e by the presence of many ladies to whom 61 s o not unknown, struggled manfully to gain the P A r t io for which they contended. The events an winners were as follow : 0 100 Yards Flat R ace , i n H ea t s (39 C om Pe ,44. " r -r iot l, Brewtey, Master of the Horse's Department, 1; o)?' War-office, 2 ; W. Hignett, C our t o f P ro b a te, LiverP ° Time, 10 seconds. 000' High Jump, Running—First prize, a silver cup; t r ee a pewter pot—H. Murray,Treasury (sft. Bin.), 1; 11 ‘ well, Post-office (Oft.), 2. High Jump, Standing—prize, a silver-plated c a r Creswell, Post-office (4ft. 3in.), 1; R. Norton, 2. 4 00 Quarter Mile R ace , T r i a l Heats—First p r ize, °' goblet ; second, a silver-plated salver ; third, a P e'fte rt e —C. G. Pym, War-office, 1 ; W. Hi gnett, Cour t o f bate, Liverpool, 2. Putting the Shot (211b.)—Prize, a silver-plated ii c l j ta" Macnamara, Inland Re venue (29f t. Mr. m i. * Do t ran, of the Cust om -h ouse, tied with Mr. Macnan33l- in throwing off lost. lAt eci f Throwing the Hammer (211b.)—Prize, a silver-Poy. goblet—Mr. R. Norton, War-office (61ft. 2in.): 1, Macnamara (55ft.), 2. s eer A 250 Yards' Race (Trial Heats)—First prize; a ie rp° goblet ; second, a silver-plated salver ; third, a 1 3°1- j o g° —Five heats were run, the followinntlemen O al v igott , first in the final trial :—Mr. C. G. Pym, 1 ; Mr. 14 ' 2 ; Mr. Three J. Brewtey, 3. Time, 29 seconds. Miles' Walking Race—First prize, a silv er second, a silver-plated tank ar d ; thi r d , a pewter 13°.:00 This was a very exciti ng contest, and i t W as ", ads' Mr. A. Neighbour, of th e C ustoms, who kept the ' e f the through, and beat his only opponent, Mr. Chaplu all ' Go r War-office, by five yards. Mr. W. Bruton, of tbo d s e toms, was third, and Mr. J. Weddell, of the 1 01° venue, fourth. Time, 28 minutes 40 seconds. ,h The starter for a ll s p or t s was Mr. E. Page, of — a t 0 - office. Mr. C. Westl a k e was umpire. The baud -foooa South Middlesex Volu n t eers p l ayed during the °lteii-tOta in the centre o f th e groun d . A second series o f 0°- will be decided to-day. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS F l9/1 03 iO ENSUING WEEK. Mo n d a y. R oya l I nst it u tion O il ovi i , meeting), at 2 ; Entom o l og i ca l , at 7 ; Arc hit e cts 0 - 6 ,fl general meeting), at 8 ; A s i a ti c, a t 8 , ' Malagasy l'iLvkPlat4l by Dr. Van der Tunk. Tuesday.—Royal Institutie i3 ! ne erf / ' Organic Chemistry,' by Professor Frankland ; E°g i te " at 8, i ' Uniform Stress i n Gi r d er - wor k , ' b y Mr. C• ) 11 ' Anthropological, at 8, Missionary Successes, Ste• , It fP Owen, and The G'allinas, a Tribe of 'Si err a Leolle'',f-P'ts' at , Harris ; Photographi c , a t 8. Wedne s d a y.—Societi "*" at 8 ; Literature, at Thursday.—Royal Institutiop'at ' . Organic Chemistry,' by Pr o f essor Frankland 1113,4015 j ;O s ; Artists and Amateurs ( conversaz i one ) ; at 8 ; Chemical, at 8 ; Phosphide of MagnesiulD,' b iat 51 Blunt ; Antiquaries, at Bi. F r id ay. —A rc h fo ologic A , , ,' v . A' Philological, at 8, Portuguese Language,' by the fr°'' J. D'Orsay ; Royal Inetitution, at 8, Weilth and R s tit' s ' I S ducers,' by Professor Fawcett. Saturday.—B o 3 7 %;feo s°- tion, at 4, Physical Accompaniments of Mind,' bi - " Bain.—Athenfeum. if +I , THE FRENCH N AVY .—F rom recen t re-- rni ntilfr appears that France possesses at the present ra - 0 01 491 ships afloat and 18 in course of construction , c° ,l ° as follows:—lroncased steamers—Ships of the lioat if. n ri g ga b t frigates, batteries, s, an l d 3 3 , corvettes a b n u d il s din bu g a ; ding; b att,erli,e batteries building'w li li of oof 0 1 0 0 taken to pieces, 11. Screw vessels, not plated : oh i P s pc l g line, 36 ; frigates, 23, and 1 building ; corvettes, 11,%tigilli building ; despatch-boats, 43; smaller vessels, 1-`4iefipg; boats, 58, and 1 building; transports, 46, and 3 l' au ' d special constructions, 4; paddle-steamers, not P late ' s2 ,l „ l ' gates, 26, despatch boats, 34, gun despatch boats, 28. tte8 ing vessels: ships of the line 1, frigates 19, coryclisr brigs 12, smaller ships 65, t ranspor t s 29, and 1 1)11 8 9 fri' ps general total, 509, of whi c h 39 are s hi of the lin e ' Dck ,- L o ' h gates, 24 corvettes, 28 fl oa ti ng b a tt er ies, 77 (To tc pa spo rt 104 smaller vessels, 12 b r i gs , 59 gun boats, 79 t i r a 0 09 ' and 4 special constructi ons . Th e y car ry in all 6, W . 58 and the united force of their engines is 103, 29 „ j ute . power. Independently of the ships of war sho re ' o f 0 0 rated, the French navy a l so p ossess es 245 old shiPs 01,00 line, frigates, corvette s , b r i gs , bomb vessels, i113%,0111 schooners, eco., converted into barracks, guard e li r r itY store ships, towing ve s s e l s , an d others. Th e tuai-tion ° them, which have been set aside since the construe „croft the new fleet, might, h owever , in a 112.9 Went °f two render useful oervim ,E wi I-, D 4,gz D. Qu a I) tali M on Moo. New Dc 'Pan D a D c D c D c D o S w e( Da T urk D o D o D o D o D o Po D o b .D o Y e . 6: D ' D o, D o ' Do. b listr vugj P„ 4 . D o e 'tali oo.: