The Sun. — London, England, 1865-05-13 00:00:00

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D/E . 41;1, 41,kti& k ,' • lit-1,0,-. •, , BRUT . . t A-- ' 44p ',Jo gives ty at L t the 3 and > f the e fate Lble to some rernor RINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC ALlLtsariCH BRANDY, celebrat e d BRANDY. IRISH WHISKY rivals the lines • Old e iu nt ß s o in ttl ' t t nre, Mild, M e ll ow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. th o e m id st tr3s. Bdat the Retail Houses in London; by e l prinoijo al to wns in England ;or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL -STREET, LONDON, W. o blierve , the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded s LL Whisky." PRICE STAMPED 51 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1865. No. 22,745. ;reet mated mew's nearly re ❑court D spec w pri ose of _ 3 chief he un it wog de of Xtd- / 1 ° 110 ), and re 01 cog,' [IOUS° aectOr les of • au ill clay's which make eager. ,d, 3 90 4s per 7 qr. arlon , 541} Av of y . last Malt- u) .ell thout ' ion. iown' lowa* SECRETARY. B. A. Smith, Esq. . OFFICES. 85, Cannon-street West, E.C. r, and pass- I arti ceded L arket pg. 5 5 es.trit t an l ,ts a" turn ' 11. • 6. I'2. 5. 24. ) 5. , 15. 1. 7. z 9. ,••• __.--, out*" re O f )f t& w ilt, ge:t ,tO O / 10 5 + • tbe 'toot ger - 10: r MUTUAL LOAN FUND ASSOCIATION ( Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1850), ofpl4, RU SSELL -STREET, COVENT-GARDEN, twoO tsOn_, DS MONEY on Personal and other Security, in sums to be repaid by instalments extending over . Mot; ,or three years. The large C tpital of this Associa -1,10 enables it to complete Its transactions without delay. direciun bi mo n quirY or office fees, and strict secrecy observed. Bills ,l•heted at short notice. Form sent free on receipt of a ed stamped envelope. ho'un_ Association also lends Money for the purchase of a terms DY tenant, or for the liquidation of mortgages, on "-L8 most advantageous to the borrower. EDWARD HARPER, Secretary. The NATIONAL BANK is authorised to receive SUB SCRIPTIONS for the SHARES of the PERUVIAN RAILWAYS COMPANY on the terms of the follow ing , 13E, Iteljru RAILWAYSGovernVIANnTen (Limited) Guarantee ted pvian.of Interest COMPANYtet at With the " le o f £7 per cent. p er annum, as h ere i na ft er se t f o rth, orta Total Capit a l o f £3,340,000. i P resent Is in 66,800 Shares of £25 each. sue—£l,67 1 per Share on Application, and £2 per Share on Allotment. Zuture Calls of £2los. per Share will be made at intervals "sy t e ru n c Pe tio r n ce , r , .of not less than three months between each Call. Con tract Company a n n t d p i e s r annum will be paid during the 'con (Lgiumiartaendt)e.ed by the International Con- DinEarons. W illiam Latham Bailey, Esq. (Bailey Brothers and Co.), I tEPOOI. - al. Carter, Esq. (Joseph Robinson and Co.). Laurence ountney-hill. J olla Ennis, Esq., M.P., Director of the Bank of Ireland. „ Ring' s S. Pletcher, Esq. (Alexander Fletcher and Co.), 10, Arms-yard. S. G. Getty, Esq., M.P. for Belfast, Onslow-square. W. Lindsa Esq. (Messrs. H. H. Vivian and Co.), 13 inningh am. Y' L. lioe, Esq., Bowling Ironworks, Bradford. Alb ert Ricard o , E sq ., A nge l- court, Th rogmorton - s t ree t , D irector of the National Bank. c_ lt° bert Simpson, Esq. (F re d er i c k L ev i c k an d C o .), uarlotte-row, and Cwm Celyn Ironworks. BANKERS. London—The National Bank. ve rPool—The National Bank of Liverpool. M anchester —The Manchester and Liverpool District Bank. Ireland —The Bank of Ireland, and its Branches. The Branches of the National Bank. CONTRACTORS. The International Contract Company (Limited). ENGINEERS. George Parker Bidder, Esq., C.E. John Mortimer Heppel, Es.q, C.E. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Bircham, Dalrymple, Drake, and Co., Parliament street. Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and Co., Victoria-street. BROKERS. London :—Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle street. lifessrs. Seymour and Co., Throgmorton-street. L iverpool: —Messrs, Thomas Tinley and Sons. Manchester :—Messrs. Warner and Page, Stamp Office ng buildis. :—Edward Fox, Esq., Dame-street. p his Company is formed for the construction and work- Uk g Of two lines of railway in Peru—one to connect the Bea Port of Pi sco w i th the town of Yca ; the other to con the city of Arequipa with the port of Mejia. 1 Por the construction of these railways the Government Peru h ave granted special concessions, and a guarantee ill e°me, which would appear exorbitant, if it were not that l th ee statistics of the existing traffic have satisfied the ~rilvlan Government that the railways, when at work, "`" Yield returns which will not only relieve the Govern : ra ent of the charge for their guarantee, but far exceed the required for that purpose. twenty-fivelhe Peruvian Government guarantees for the period of a iov er years —or until the railways have produce i 'er and above the cost and provision for repair, renova y.„lsll, and maintenance for the space of two consecutive an-41A dividends at the rate of 7 per cent. per annuna r neome of £233,800 per annum, charged upon the public ,vexus of the State, and further secured by hypotheca nni of the uano shipped to European States. The con fisions fort he railways contain the usual provision for el robursi n g gto the Gov ernment ( out o f any surp l us exceed °h et 10 per cent. per annum dividend to the shareholders) their guarantee sums, if a y , as may have been paid by them to cover The concessions of these lines of railway from the Go- Men t of P gof the eru is fo r a per i o d o f 9 9 years f rom th e open railways. A su ffi c i ent sum will be set apart to t i n a sinking fund for the redemption of the whole capii aft'erasa Premium of £lOO per cent., to be operative yeary "I° first 20 years of the working of the railways. The tends Go redeemed to be altogether cancelled, and the clivi n_ecymes:shtichho would otherwise be payable on such shares to Su Lo and form part of the sinking fund. After the first Price at which shares shall be redeemed and than £lOO shall bo regulated at such higher or other price fund 4100 nt premium as the state of the sinking shall w e dwh e nt. n it is borne in mind that the Peruvian Govern ,;t._i•Loark, b e ari n 4 4- per cent. per annum interest, pre- Zreusiy borrowed on the same security, is rapidly in course thextinction, it will be quite evident that, irrespective . of P r Miect of a much higher rate of dividend being reapedsee. from the working of the railways, the nature of the Come NY should obtain a ready market for the shares of the any. ...a T he a prospects of revenue f rom th e wor king of the rail u.'“e37,anutee,e ho wever, so gr ea t as t o ren d er th e Government sec onds (in other respects so important) a feature of but The ary consideration. Ilepublic of Peru has a seaboard of nearly 1,600 ZfaPand an area of about 50,000 square miles. There is, s, no country in the world in which the elements of proiedMuercial prosperity are more complete. The mineral abo u , c , ta of all kinds with which its interior provinces combined with its long stretch of coast, give it an 00 th e t unrivalled facility for the development of commerce obst Most extensive scale. To this develoment one of acle—and one alone —exists the want of propermeans try7lnnunication between the ports and the interior coun- Q l5- In • i e s of this obstacle the large existing trade of the proved by its Custom returns • and that under are l it 'laving for their object the remedy for this defect, th e 0 "'Y to be remunerative, is shown by the work:mg of at a alio() and Lima Railway, which now pays dividends givariate aPproaching £3O per cent. per annum on the on cost of construction. 14 e ord inary char ge f or th e conveyance o f goo d s per lik e c , Pe attit ru is eq ua l t o t h e charge for the carriage o f a y in Great Britain 14 miles. this Construction of the railways to be undertaken by po rta Val:ly will establish communication between nt centres of commerce in the interior and the proper —ap on the sea coast. t,..,lshe line from Mejia to Arequipa is laid out to serve the Ctl,o Which at present takes the route from the latter city of eon Port of Islay, a route which forms the main channel qui lllll cation from the coast to the districts of Are 13,:dr;aPuno, and Cuzco, and the northern portion of Th e ta,‘, connection with the last mentioned State is impor t,,;‘, as the establishment of a system of railways suitable r a t i f,,, B °lva wants is now a subject of serious attention. The f ; Ta Y now proposed would form one of the main outlets s tance such system to the coast of the Pacific, a circum "llee the alone must secure it a considerable additional traffi, aq, - " a " . ` „ most remunerative description. ra nwaY from Pisco to Yca is proposed to be con flicted under conditions analogous to those of the Callao and Lima line already referred to. YProm the easy character of the line, and a large existing affio in the district to be t raverse d , it is ev id en t th a t th e ne t revenuemust greatly excee d the guaranteed amount. The lengths of the proposed lines are as follows : Mejia to Arequipa Pisco to Yea .............. 46 miles. Total .. ............................ 136 miles. A contract for tho construction of the lines has been entered into with the International Contract Company (Limited) according to the estimates of G. P. Bidder, Esq., E., and J. M. Heppe], Esq., C.E. In accordance with the terms of each concession the Com pany will be converted into a Soci6t6 Anon 0 the shares to bearer, or, if necessary, into two Sociftes Anwoin • The capital of the Socidt6 Anonyme, or Soc'dtYdisnelno nymes,will be £3,310,000--to be issued in shareslandbonds. .The present Company has been formed as a Limited Liability Company, the shares in which will be exchange able for shares of a like denomination in the Societd •Anonyme. Copies of the Articles of Association, of the Contract, and roeOf the Acts of Concession, with translations, aro open, at s Vices of the Company, for inspection by parties desi become subscribers, so that they may make them selves acquainted with all the provisions and conditions of such concessions. felted deposit paid on application for shares will be for ii,and the allotment cancelled in cases where the fur -8r and on allotment is duly made in accordance with the term s of the allotment letter. 4PPlications for shares must be made in the annexed forn, addressed to the Directors ; but no application will of be eo n • „ _ sidered unless accompanied by the receipt of one I the Bankers of the Company for £l. per share on the num ber o f shares applied for. This sum will be returned in the event of the application not being acceded * to. for Shares Porms of Application and Prospectuses may be had at— The National Bank, London ; The National Bank of Liverpool ; r-UThbe e Bank o f I reland, and its several branches, Ireland; Branches of the National Bank, Ireland ; At the Offices of the Brokers of the Company , ; and .. -4 -t the Offices of the International Contract Company, °°) Cannon -street, West, London, E.C. FOR M OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. Pt-n TT (To bo left w ith th e B an k ers. ) --"-IVIAN RAILWAYS COMPANY (LIMITED). No 10 the Directors of the Peruvian Railways Company (Limited). 1i Gentlemen, 4 "'big paid to the Bank the sum of r equest , being £1 per Share on Shares, I Irt the zo u to allot me Shares of £25 each for i o. r eruvian Railways Company (Limited), in con agree with the Prospectus issued by you, and I hereby Aati n e , t° become a member of the Company, subject to its .9. est that bare ...,,es m A y ss n o a c m ia e ti ma on 3 a r n be d Regulations, and to accept such t n s, or any less number that may be allotted to me, and. - u PaY the further sum due on allotment thereof, and I re placed on the Register of Item- De r's in respect of the Shares allotted to me. I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant, Name in full Address in full Reference Date t•OVE YOUR POOR TEETH, and Emomi33 your Cigars.—BUTCHER'S PATENT CIGAR. NIP PER,6 are sold everywhere. Price id. REMEMBER, YOU WILL SEE YOUR FRIENDS at " EVANS'." After the Opera we ab..tl Sup there! APHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY.-- The Photographed fac-simile of the First Page of THE SUN now publishing, and may be had On Paper at Os. 3d. On Card . . (a. 6d. Ditto, framed ..., ls. 6d. By order of all Booksel:ers and Dea'ers in_ Photographs, and at THE SUN OFFICE, 112, Sti and. " 'The Sun' evening newspaper has just issued a photo graph, 9 inches by 7, of its first page as it appeared on the 2d of last January. The card forms quite a literary cur i osity, acd is one of the best specimens of minute typography ever published."—London Review. T HE EAST INDIA IRRIGATION AND CANAL COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that the EIGHTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the East India Irrigation and Canal Company will be held at the Company's Offices, 8 and 9. Queen-street -place, South wark-bridge, in the City of London, on TUESDAY, the 30th day of May instant, at One o'clock pr,cisely. The Transfer Books o! the Company will be Closed from the 20th to the 3at•h inst., both days inclusive. Notice is Hereby also Given, that the Offices of this Com pany have been Removed to and now are at the address above-named. By order of t':e Boa d of Directors, JOHN WESTWOOD, Secretary. 8 and 9, Queen-street -place, Southwark-bridge, London, E.C., May 8, 18f5. T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited).. Authorised Capital Capital Subscribed . 2,000,000 Capital Paid-up. - Reserve Fund...—. ............... Dividend Reserve Fund 70,000 DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. JAMES STUART WORTLEY, Governor. JAMES LEVICK, Esq., Merchant, Ring's Arms-yard, Deputy- JAMEa, NUGENT DANIELL, Esq., CANA. Governors. man of the Alliance Bank (Limited), James Childs. Esq., London. Alexander Dunbar, Esq., Old Broai-street, London. Chaves Ellis, ESQ., Lloyd's. Adolphe Hakim, Esq. (Messrs. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and Co.), London. he Son. T. C. Haliburton, M.P., Chairman of the Canada Agency Association, London. William Harrison, Esq. (Messrs. Young, Harrison, and Bevan), Director of the Thames and b/lersey Insurance Company. Richard Stuart Lane, Esq. (Messrs. Lane, Hankey, and Co.), London. Charles E. Newbon, Esq.. London. Henry PownalL Esq., J.P., Russell-squara, London. Joseph Mackrill Smith, Esq. (Messrs. J. Mackrill Smith and Co.), Old Broad-street. London. Edward Warner, Esq , M.P., London. John Westmorland, Esq. (Director of the Royal Insurance Company), London. Albert Grant, Esq., Managing Director. BANKERS. The Agra and Masterman's Bank (Limited). Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths. The National Bank, London, Dublin, and its Branches in Ireland. The Alliance Bank (Limited), London, Liverpool, and Man chester. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane, E.C. This Company negotiates Loans for Colonial and Foreign Governments ; Co-operates in the Financial arrangements of British and other Railways ; Makes Advances to Corporatims, Town Councils, and other Public Bodies; Negotiates Loans for Public Works ; Assists in the introduction of Industrial and Commercial undertakings ; Makes advances upon approved Stocks, Shares, Bonds, Makes temporary Loans upon eligible Freehold and Lease hold Securities. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, May 4, 1865. T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILIER OF ENGLAND (Limited), ISSUE OF £500,000-DEBENTURES WITH INTEREST PAYABLE QUARTERLY. The Directors have decided to issue Debenture Bonds of the Company for the amounts and bearing interest as under, viz. : In sums of £lO, £ .0, £5O, £lOO, £250, £5OO, and £',oo l , with coupons att .ched. INTEREST. For three years 6 per cent. per annum. For five years For seven years Interest paya".l quarterly—viz., on the 30th March, 30th June, 30th September, and 30th December in each year, at the Company's Bankers. The first payment of interest will be made ( n the 30th June next. , The distinc , ive feature in the eebentures issued by this Company is their perfect securi , y ; the amount of the capital subscr , bed, paid-up, and uncalled, and the general invested assets of the Company, as well as the large reserve fund. miing the most ample security to the investor. Forms of Application can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all communications must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, May 4, 1865. T HE CREDIT FONCIER AND MOBILLER OF ENGLAND (Limited). RATES FOR MONEY ON DEPOSIT. - - This Company receives MONEY ON DEPOSIT, in sums of £lO and upwards, on the fo:lowing terms, until further notice, v:z. : At fourteen days' notice FOR FIXED PERIODS OF Not less than.... ...... 2 months, 51 per cent. per annum. Beyond 2 and up t0....4 months, 51 per cent. per annum. Beyond 4 and up t0....6 months, 5-1 per cent. per annum. Any period beyond ....6 months, 0 per cent. per annum. Forms can be obtained of the Secretary, to whom all com munications must be addressed. By order of the Court, ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. London, 17 and 18, Cornhill, May 4,18'_ 5. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AM ARE LL Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 12, Three King-court, Lombard-street, London, _Perfumers to her Majesty, respect fully offer to the public this truly marvellous flutl. which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue -no matter at what age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of dyes; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and wren the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour. Pace one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, ios. 61. Testimonials from ariistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Goanell and Co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. JOHN GOSNELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOO 111-PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; dyes the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the the breath. Pr,ce Is. td.—l2, Three King-court, Lombard street, London. DR. SCOTT'S LIVER AND BILIOUS PILLS.—A -NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre )ared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who -tiller from bilious and liver complaints, in4l g estlon, wind. spasms, giddiness, dizzin ess o f the eyes, dm For habitual :ostiveness, as a family ape r i en t medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent ; mild in their opera tion and grAteful to the stomach, they create appe cite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times the quantity in one, 25. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine arc a square green package. with " William Lambert," engraved on the stamp. SCIENTIFIC AND ORNAMENTAL PRESENTS. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, a id Dining-room, consisting of a new and eAegant assort ment if VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, 'peautlful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., in Italian, Alabas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire Spar, &O. Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to her 31Westy, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of ROCKS. MINERALS, and FOSSILS, to illustrate the new edition of Lyell's Elements of Geology; they will greatly facilitate the ►nteresting study of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY, and can be had at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENXANP, at tig, Strand.. W.C. SAILORS' ORPHAN GIRLS' SCHOOL and HO SIE, Hampstead. Offices. 77, Cornhill. YA.TRON —The QUEEN. TRUSTEES. Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, The Rev. Canon f hanarpga R. N. I Thomas Baring, Esq., M. TREASURERS. R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. I Robert Hanbury, Esq. This Institution is designed to supply a great national want, viz., an asylum for the orphan daughters of sailors in the Royal Navy and Merchants Service and of Marines. It clothes, maintains, and educates them for domestic service and provides a home free of expense for former inmates while out of situations, thus shielding them from the temptations they might otherwise be exposed to. The Committee earnestly APPEAL for CONTRIBU TIONS to meet the increasing applications through the recent storms and loss ••f life at sea, and to enable them even' ually to obtain premises more commensurate with the necessities of this great maritime country, which loses 2,000 saqors annually by casualties alone, without including those who may . perish by war . Subscriptions th thkfully received by the bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., Lombard-street, and by the Secre tary, at the Offices, No. 77, Curuhill. R. SWEEPING, Hon. Sec. • CHARLES NASH. Sec. THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another home to ihr. 12 now in operation. Last year no fewer han 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected from want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have be, n sent away in fire years. Here are brief details of a few of the most recent cases: F. v., aged 16. fallen, mother dead, deserted by her father. M. A. F., aged 13, L t omeles., both parents dead. &. 8., aged 17, fallen, father dead, deserted by her mother. 3. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead. C. D., aged 15, fallen, mother dead, A. 8., a4red 16, fallen, both parents dead. M. S., aged 14, timeless, deserted by her parents , '-i. 1 1.• aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. C. 11.. aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. A. G.; aged 18, faUen, father dead. E. K„ ag e d 18, fallen, both parents (lead, have S T h B e: eneeabed lehdoi'm:setfratalhyl e e f n cro , o both parrots dead. 31. A. w ., aged 17, fallen, both parents dead. • Ira r C r . oc Danieln ayan a t l o c n o s . . 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Madame Lemmena-Sherrington:has taken it under her wing, and sings it with immense effect. We shall, therefore, soon find it one of the most popular songs of the season."—Vide Bayswater Chronicle. London : Robert Cocks and Co., New . Burlington-street T o QUADRILLE PLAYERS.—Now Ready, A. F. GODFREY'S UNITED SERVICE QUAD RILLE for Quadrille Band. Post free for 20 stamps. Also COO l'E'S ROYAL BOUDOILI QUADRILLE, introducing "God bless the Prince of Wales." Fost-free for 20 stamps. London : Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street, W. The BOOK of the DAY and EVERY MAN'S BOOK. Just published, price Is. 6d , by post, free, ls. Bd., . _ WVELATION of QUACKS and QUACKERY. By D&TECTOR. For notices of this startling work see the "Saturday lie view" of April 1, entitled "Quacks and Quackery ;" the "Weekly Dispatch" of April 9, "The Quacks and their Crimes ;" "The Sun" of April 12, " 'Detector's' Broadside on Quacks and Quackery." GUIDE TO THE QUACKS Or LONDON. A Series of Papers relative to Quacks, which appeared in the " Medical Cit miler," with the signature of "Detector," has been republished in the form of a short pamphlet. 'l'hc reader of " Punch" should read this pamphlet also. He has often read, in the pages of "Punch," of certain Quacks, frau dulent and noisome, who obtain money by false pretences, and more money by menaces and extortion, from green young men. For their names, which "Punch" would not advertise, he has referred his readers to the lower corner of the advertising columns of low newspapers, amongst which too many of Mr." Punch's" contemporaries, especially in the country, may still be enumerated. lint now he begs to pub lish the information that a nominal list of these miscreants, with cvies of their pull's and other particulars concerning them, n edfut to be anown, will be found in the pamphl t above referred to, which is entitled " ltevelittLns of Quacks an 1 Quackery," and is to be had at the " Medic it Circular " Office, 20, king William-street, Strand, W.C. The vile practices, the monstrous impudence, the cruel 'rapacity, and the enormous g,..ins of the obscene tribe of Quacks, the mischief they do, the ruin they work, even to the causation of suicide, are fully set forth in " Revelations of Quacks and Qackery." And mark espec'ally that, as aforesaid, the names of the Quacks are puhlisliel. The pamphlet i.i question thus constitutes a regtVar Quack Di rectory, by c.m.ulting which every young man may know where he may go if he wi,hes to get plundered and destroyed. Buy, therefore, reader, by all means buy " ltevelations of Quacks and Quackery." Its contents will astonish and ant , se y•Ju, whi e they invoke you - indignation and disgust. 01 course you c.o not want it on account of its warnings for your o wn sake, but you doubtless do for that of the many simple ions with whom you must be acquainted, if your acquaint ance is large. " Who are the Quacks that 'Punch' means ?" Consider what it is to be ab!e to answer tad question of the young and inexperienced, and, for charity's sake, if for no other, go and provide yourself with " llevetations of Quacks and Qaackery," by Detector.—Punch, April 12. TEET H.—No Fancy Names or Advertisi n g Chicanery. 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Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN. Vice-Patron—llia Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G President—His Grace the Duke of BUCCLEUCII, K.G. This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to estab lish the principle of free admission to the sick poor, without the delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de pendent for support on voluntary contributions and legacies. It affords relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in addition ti this, the average number of attendance of the destitute sick has for a con iderable period averaged between 3,000 and 4,000 weekly. 'the Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are 'capable of containing several hundred more beds, had the Committee the requisite funds to maintain them. Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mu )erman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. 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Honorary Secretary--. Mr. A. 0. (..harles, 26, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East, S.W Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard street, E.C. The mode of admission to the House is twofold, Ist. By election of the subscribers. B )ys thus admitted are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till they are 11 years o' age. _. . With the View to sure the election of the most deserving cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers. l'he voting papere contain a description of each case, as care ful y investiv alert by the Committee, and with this informa tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to those most eligible for free admission. 2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance. All children must be under 10 years .of ago at the time of admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any time as soon as approved by the Committee, Elections of chitdren to be admitted free will take place as frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will admit, tilt the Home is f ; they will then be held periodi cally Forms of application for the admission of children may be had at the Home, and of the Honorary secretary, GREAT HANDEL FESTIVAL._ CRYSTAL PAL ACE.—RE BE ARSAL, FRIDAY, June 23; MESSIAH, MONDAY, June 2A; SELEt,T lON, WEDNESDAY, June 28 ; ISRAEL IN EGYPT, FRIDAY, June 30. - ---- --- Stalls, Plans, and Programmes at the Crystal Palace, and at 2, Exeter Hall. Rehearsal Stalls and admissions shou d be taken without delay. NOTE. --A Photogrk h, carte de visite size, of the Orchestra of Four fhouso.nd Performer?, will to sent free by post on receipt of two postage stamps at the Crystal Palace, or at No. 2, Exeter Hall. EVERY ONE SHOUIp HAVE THE CRYSTAL PALA( E NEW 'SEASON TICKET. Unparalleled Att.actions for One Guinea (nly. See Pro gramme. , HR. and Mrs. GERMAN REED, with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear in their new entertain ment, entitled A PECULIAR. FAMILY, by William Brough. New scenery by T. and W. Grieve. To conclude with MRS. ROSELEAP AT THE SEASIDE, by Mr. John Parry. Every Evening, except Saturday, at 8. Wednesday and Saturday at ernoons, at 3. ROYAL GAL LERY OF ILLUSTRATION, 14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 28. ; stalls, es. ; stall chairs, ss. May be secured in advance, without lee, at the Gallery. OPERA. DI CAIIERA, every Tuesday and Thursday at 3, and Saturday at 8. T"OXF 0 R D, 6, OXFORD STREET, NV. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). ORPH Ell AUX ENFERS, LA. CIRCASSIENNE, and the BROTHER AND SISTER, by Sir Henry Bishop, will be performed during this week. Principll artistes : —Mona. Lavessiere, signor Spagnoli, M. Marini, Mr. Green , Misses Ellison and Barrie, and Mdlle. D'Auria, with lull Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. MIRIAM (l'Eniante Pianiste, aged 8 years) will play "Blue Bells," par Oesten, and "La Prier d'une ViUrge," par Leduc, This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. George Hodson (the celebrated Comedian and Mimic), Little Bob, Miss Kate Balfe, Les Freres Talliott, the Grotesque, D'Aubans, Madame Ramaden, and Les Freres S tonetto. . "- • Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Every Evening at Half-past Seven. Admission—area, 6d.; stalls and balcony, is.; private boxes, 10s. 6d. - - CANTERBURY HALL. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). HODGE PODGE, (According to Act of Parliament). CANT E URhalf-past BY II A L L.—EVE RY EVENING at Nine o'clock. In addition to the other attractions of this wonderful establishment. MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION.- E s t a blished 30 years, at the Bazaar, Baker-street, • Lindon. Full-length Models of the late President LINCOLN, basely assassinated ; also President DAVIS, of the Confe derate States; the late lamented ►tICHARD COBDEN, Esq., and JOHN BRIGHT,Esq , may be seen at the Gallery. NEW ADDITION. —A full length Portrait Model of JOHN WILKES B')OTH, the reputed assassin of the late President Lincoln, taken from a likeness presented by him self to Mrs. Stratton, wife of General Tom Thumb. Open from 11 a.m. till 10 p.m. Admittance, One Shilling; Extra Rooms, Sixpence. ARGYLL ROOMS.-NOTICE.---RE ENGAGE WENT of J. LEVY, the celebrated Paga nini Cornet-a- Piston, will appear EVE KY EVENING, at Nine, Ten. and Eleven o'clock, and perform on Distin's Patent Light-Valve Cornet. Conductor — M. LUIGI CURTL Manager—M. GREN ET. Institute of Civil Engineers. ~--~- The anniversary dinner of the Institute of Civil Engineers was held last night at Willis's Rooms, St. James's. The chair was occupied by Mr. John R. M , Lean, C.E., the president. The customary loyal and national toasts were drunk with the usual cordiality ; that of the Army, Navy,• and Volunteers was acknowledged by the Duke of Somerset, Sir A. Waugh, and Col. Erskine respectively. The Noble DUKE referred to the great advantages which accrued to the navy as well as the merchant service from the labours of engineers in the construc tion of docks, lighthouses, &c., without which appli ances commerce could notbe carried on nor civilisa tion spread in different parts of the earth. He said that it was doubted by some if much or any un - provement had been made of late years in literature or art, but there was no doubt that rapid strides had been made in engineering, and the influence of the latter was more widely felt and more generally ac knowledged ; for in places where our language was not known and our religion was repudiated, the works of our engineers were to be seen and appre ciated. Major-Gen. Sir 1. WAuou, in returning thanks for the army, adverted to the importance of engineer ing science in warfare, and trusted that engineering might be made a still more prominent branch in the service. Colonel ERSKINE, in responding for the volunteers, referred to the connection they had with the engi neering profession in the formation of a volunteer staff of traffic managers and officials for the speedy and safe transit of troops in case of invasion. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN next gave "The Houses of Lords and Commons," associated with the names of Earl Granville and Mr. Roebuck, M.P. The noble EARL, in acknowledging the toast, said that although since he had been a member of the House of Lords he had not had so much acquaint- . ance as formerly with the business in the railway committees, yet he recollected in his younger days being very greatly amused at the different sides which lawyers and engineers took upon the same question, and no doubt the same diversity of opinion existed now as in former days; but it was gratifying to see that in the face of these differences of profes sional opinion so many great works were carried to a successful issue in this and all parts of the world. (Cheers.) He remembered on one occasion a con versation which was related to him by Sir James Hudson, our Minister in Italy, which showed in a striking manner the opinions held by engineers that nothing was impossible. Count Cavour, in his plans of improvement for the North of Italy, was desirous that a road should be made across a portion of the Alps, and asked Mr. Brassey, our eminent contractor. his opinion on the subject, telling him at the same time the physical difficulties that existed in the way y, of the road. H e sa i d there was a grea t d e al of water. " That," said Mr. Brasse " is generally found on the sides of mounta i ns. " " Th en , t oo , there was a quantity of mud." " Th a t," sa id the contractor, " must be s coo p e d out. " " B u t there are many clefts in the roc k . " " Th e y," r eplied the un daunted engineer; " can be biidged over." (A augh.) Co un t C avour as k e d if h e then thought the work possibl e . " If , " sa id M r . B rass ey, " you will find the money I w i ll un d er t a k e t o do the work." (A laugh.) The noble earl thanked the company for the compliment they had paid to the House of Lords. Mr. ROEBUCK also acknowledged the great debt of gratitude which the country owed to the engi neers, and more particularly with regard to the great and important works which they had already carried out in India, and which he hoped would be still further extended, not merely with respect to railways, but also in regard to that important means of communication which was afforded by means of the electric telegraph to India. He relied for the protection of that telegraph on the fear - which England inspired among the natives of the country through which it passed, and that influence was hi no small degree due to the House of Com mons, which so liberally provided the means of enabling it to support its power and influence all over the world. The CHAIRMAN next gave the toast of " Our Visitors," coupled with the name of Lord Stanley. Lord STANLEY, in reply, adverted to the impor tant effects of engineering enterprise, and mentioned three undertakings at present in progress as instanc ing the vast influences of this field of labour—viz., the American Telegraph, the Mont Cenis Tunnel, and the Suez Canal. He claimed for this branch of science a greater influence in general improvement than any other ; and maintained that the private individuals who had constituted, as well as at pre sent constitute, the Institution of Civil Engineers, did more for the world than any soldiers or states men could accomplish. His lordship proposed the toast of " Prosperity to the Institution of Civil Engineers." Mr. BIDDER, in returning thanks, said that it had been in existence exactly half a century, and that he himself had been a member of it for 40 years. The members at the commencement numbered only 110, and out of that number taut 11 were now living. At the outset it required much fostering, but under the prudent management of the first president, Mr. Telford, it attained about 1845 a prominent posi tion, and had attained a prosperity which he was happy to say had gone on increasing until at present it numbered 1,200 members, and counted among its honorary members the Prince of Wales, who had taken the place of his lamented father in the insti tution. (Cheers.) He deemed it essential, however, to say that part of the large funds of the institution should be devoted for the rising portion of the pro fession. More extensive buildings were also re quired, and he had no doubt that with the con tinuance of the patronage of the noble lords pre sent the great desideratum would soon be attained of a capacious building near the classical region of Great George-street, where the institution might have more room to flourish. In conclusion, he pro posed the " Health of the Honorary Members," who counted among their numbers many distin guished persons, and coupled with the toast the name of Sir Charles Wood. Sir C. WOOD, in reply, referred to the great in fluence exercised by engineers in the civilisation of India, believing that it had done a great deal in doing away with the demoralising distinctions of Caste. The remaining toasts having been duly responded to, the proceedings terminated. The Irish International Exhibition, MAY 12. - By coming through the city in an open carriage yesterday the Prince of Wales completely removed the only shade of dissatisfaction that rested on the public mind with respect to his visit. The way in which for the first day he apparently shrunk from observation seemed to imply distrait, whielt-reany hurt a people whose loyalty is as sensitive as it is ardent. It was therefore with a feeling of positive delight that the people of all classes saw his Royal Highness driving in an open carriage, first to the Exhibition and then to St. Patrick's Cathedral. Now all is sunshine in our recollections of his Royal Highness. Had it been known that he was about to pay this visit the Exhibition building would have been inconveniently crowded. As it was the doors of some of the smaller rooms had to be shut while he was examining the pictures, although everything in the demeanour of those present was most respectful, and if they pressed too much oc casionally it was only from the eagerness of affec tionate interest. The following noblemen and gentlemen were present to receive the Prince, who was accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Wodehouse, and the gentlemen of their respective suites :—The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the Duke of Leinster, the Earl of Meath, the Earl of Charlemont, the Marquis of Drogheda, Viscount Powerscourt, Viscount Southwell, the Marquis of Kildare, Mr. Gilbert Sanders, M.R.1.A., Mr. Francis W. Brady, Q.C., D.L., Sir Edward Grogan, M.P., Sir Percy Nugent, Sir J. J. Coghill, Sir Bernard Barke, the Hon. Judge Berwick, the Hon. St. John Butler, the Hon. J. P. Vereker, Major-General Colomb, Mr. J. E. Vernon, D.L., Mr. B. L. Guinness, D.L,, Mr. Henry Andrews, Mr. William M'Kay, Mr. Catterson Smith, P.R.H.A., Mr. G. F. Mulvanny, Mr. David Drummond, Major-General Sir Thomas Larcom, K.C.8., Sir Ralph Howard, Mr. M. Brooks, Mr. W. Foot, J.P., Mr. J. Fry, Sir R. Griffith, Sir George Hodson, D.L., Sir R. Kane, F.R.S., W. R. Le Fanu, C.E., Mr. Lentaigne, J.P., Mr. Pim, Mr. W. Stephens, Mr. Switzer, Mr. Vance, J.P. ; Mons. G. Livio, French consul ; Signor Marani, Italian consul ; Mr. Brady, Mr. Doyle, Captain Taylor, Mr. Lemons, and Mr. Wright. _ _ _ His royal highness was conducted through the building by the Duke of Leinster, Mr. G. Saunders, chairman of committee ; Mr. Parkinson, control ler ; and Mr. Bagot, secretary ; and Mr. Jones, the architect of the Palace. He inspected all the de partment•s with much attention, and asked ques- Coils about anything which particularly excited his curiosity, and expressed much gratification at what he saw. He expressed some kind words to Dr. Adamson, the commissioner from Canada, who had been his guide iu Canada, and who spoke warmly of the loyalty of the Canadian people. Great num bers were assembled outside the building to witness the Prince's departure, and when he took his place in the carriage the cheering was loud and general, accompanied by waving of hats and handkerchiefs. The Prince remained uncovered for some time, bow ing to the people while the carriage drove off. At St. Patrick's he was received by Mr. Guinness, the Dean, the Rev. Dr. Marks, the Rev. W. C. Plun ket, and other dignitaries. Here also there was loud cheering and shouts of " Long live the Prince !" His royal highness was conducted through the cathedral by Mr. Guinness, with whom he warmly shook hands, congratulating him on the noble work he had accomplished in restoring the cathedral. In consequence of the notice taken of the pro gramme of the music in the House of Commons, I give the following from Saunders of this morning, from which it appears, as I informed you, that no Irish music was " expunged" by Lord Wode- house : "We have made inquiries on the subject, and have learnt that the programme submitted to Lord Wodehouse was as follows : The Hundredth Psalm, arranged expressly by J. Robinson Coronation Anthem Handel " 0 God, when thou appearest" (Motett) Mozart Hallelujah Chorus (°' Moui4,of. Olives") Beethoven " We praise Thee, a qoe-L- - t , All the Earth") Dettingen Te MIMI") Handel " Sleepers, awake" (" . St. Paul") Mendelssohn " All men, all things" (" Hymn of Praise") Mendelssohn " The Heavens are telling" (" Creation") Hallelujah Chorus (" Messiah") God save the Queen, arranged expressly by J. Robinson "The following pieces we re s t ruc k ou t b y hi s E xce ll enc y with the view of shortening the programme " 0 God, when Thou appearest" (Motett) " We praise Thee, 0 God"—" All the Earth" (" Dettingen Te Doum") " Sleepers awake" (" St. Paul") Mendelssohn Hallelujah Chorus (" Mount of Olives") Beethoven The collection of pictures at the Exhibition is large, and includes many works, ancient and mo dern, of the highest merit. The numerous specimens of Continental art of the present day, so different in many respects from the productions of the British school, give a novelty and interest to this depart ment of the Exhibition which must render it highly attractive as well as instructive. It is not so long since the Continental schools were almost unknown in England, and it was almost with a feeling of surprise that people in these countries became aware, through the medium of the Interna tional Exhibitions at Paris and London, of the wealth of artistic genius existing in France, Ger many,and Belgium. Dublin was the first, I believe, to set the example of inviting the contributions of foreign artists ; but the collection which the mana gers of the Exhibition of 1853 were able to bring together sinks into insignificance, both as 'regards extent and value, compared with the number of pic tures which the energetic gentlemen who undertook the management of this department on the present occasion have succeedad in obtaining from all parts of Europe. When we add to these over 100 pictures by Ancient Masters, nearly 200 by British artists, and a small but tolerably good shoW of Water-Colours, it will be seen that the display of art is entitled to a very respectable place among recent Exhibitions of the kind. The oil paintings are divided into three classes, for each of which a separate gallery has been provided—viz., the Ancient Masters, placed in the Northern Gallery ; the modern British school, for which accommodation has been improvised by con structing a temporary flooring in the centre of the smaller of the two concert-rooms — in fact, cutting the apartment in two, and leaving the u nder p ortion of it dark and useless for the present ; and the pro ductions of foreign artists, which are arranged round the galleries of the Central-hall. T he chief contri butors of works of the Ancient Masters are the Earl of Portarlington, the Marquis of Drogheda, Sir Charles Coote, the Earl" of Charlemont, and Viscount Powerscourt. Titian is represented by two fine works—" A portrait of a monk," from Lord Portarlington's collection, and " A portrait of Caesar Borgia," from the Charlemont Gallery. The catalogue does not affirm with certainty that this is an actual portrait of the Italian soldier and statesman whose name has come clown to us with so evil a reputation, but it is undoubtedly the re presentation of no common man, and is stamped with all those minute and characteristic signs that convince us it must have been an admirable likeness. Subtle intellect, sensuality, high courage, and an iron will are expressed in the linea ments of that handsome,sharply-chiselled, and olive complexioned face. A superb portrait of a gentle man, by Moroni, the rival of Titian, rivets the at tention of all who enter this gallery, by its reality, truthfulness, and individuality of character. The vigour of the drawing and the powerful colouring, as fresh and vivid as that of many a picture not a dozen years old, would be sufficipnt, even were the artist's name unknown, to denote the hand of a master. A few examples of Rubens, Vandyke, Rembrandt, Georgione, Guido, and Andrea del Sarto, and some early Scriptural pictures by Filippo- Leppi, Bottichelli, and Signorelli--the latter lent by the Marquis of Lothian—are among the best specimens of ancient art in the collection. The names of Canaletto, Teniers, Gerard Dow, Schnei ders, Vandevelde, Jan Steen, Watteau, and Greuse, will be sufficient to indicate the nature of the works by those artists. Ther9 is one excellent Claude, " The Landing of St. Paula"—an Italian seaport bearing a strong family resemblance to some of the Claudes in the National Gallery of London, and we have also a really splendid Cuyp, the subject being his fairourite " Landlcape withlkstle," whiclik at tracts very general admiration. The section of this gallery, however, which is regarded with the greatest amount of interest is that appropriated to the works of Hogarth, Reynolds, Gainsborough, and Romney.' There is a charming portrait by Hogarth of Lavinia Fenton, Duchess of Bolton, almost as clear, as fresh-looking, and as bright, as when it left the easel. The Earl of Charlemont con tributes two characteristic pictures of Hogarth's —on, ";The Lady's Last Stake," representing a fair gambler staking her honour against the money and jewels which her lover and antagonist had won from her; the other the celebrated " Gates of Calais," by which sturdy Will Hogarth revenged the little indignities he had received on French soil. The portraits by Sir Joshua, of which there are some half dozen, are in excellent preservation, and the colouring has not suffered so much from time as, unfortunately, too many of his best pictures have done. The portraits of the Duchess of Leinster, of the Countess of Coventry, and of Mrs. Seymour Darner are admirable examples of the charming grace and modesty for which his female heads are re .markable. Sir Joshua's portraits of Kitty Fisher and Mrs. Jordan are even more brilliant illustrations of his power. There is a delightful case and abandon in the attitudes, great archness of expression, and a freedom and decision of touch not often to be found among our modern portrait painters. There are two portraits by Romney--" Lady Hamilton" and " Lady Edward Fitzgerald," the fair Pamela, whose fate is invested with so much of romantic interest. Both arc lovely faces, and therefore especially suited for the pencil of Romney, which was never used with so much effect as when its subject was a beautiful woman. The British section, to supply which the National Gallery and the South Kensington Museum have been laid under contribution, affords on the whole an excellent representation of modern English art in landscape, portrait, and historical painting. There is scarcely an inferior picture in the collec tion. We have specimens of Turner, Stanfield, Roberts, Cooke, and Anthony, of Wilkie, Landseer, Leslie, Mulready, Elmore, Philip, Ward, Maclise, Herbert, Egg, Leighton, Holman Ifunt, O'Neill, Dobson, Thomas, Sant, Macnee, Knight, and Phillips. Her gracious Majesty has kindly lent seven works, including her own portrait and that of the lamented Prince Consort, by Winterhalter, Leslie's fine pic ture of " Her Majesty's Coronation," and the " Dis tribution of the Crimean Medals," by Thomas, both objects of great attraction to the visitors, and two exquisite Mulreadys, " A Cottage Interior," and " The Wolf and the Lamb." These, as well as the majority of the other paintings, are so familar to your readers, that it is unnecessary for me to do more than mention their titles. Thus, we have Leslie's " Sancho in the Apartment of the Duchess," " The Widow Wadman," and " Les Femmes Savants— Trissotin reading his sonnet," Wilkie's " Penny Wedding" and " Maid of Saragossa," Mulready's " First Love," " The Village Buffoon," and " The Last In ;" Landseer's " Sleeping Bloodhound ;" Leighton's " Dante," exhibited last year at the Royal Academy; O'Neill's "Volunteer ;" Anthony's magnificent study of " Beach-trees and Fern ;" Stanfield's " Portsmouth Harbour ;" Maclise's Malvolio and the Countess" and " Noah's Sacri fice," admirable in their drawing, but cold and hard in colour. There are two landscapes by Turner — one a " Scene in Venice," painted apparently when his style was first becoming tinged with the eccen tricities of colouring which disfigured his later produc tions ; the other a small picture of "Allington Castle," in his earlier and better manner, with wonderful,. almost magical, effects of sky and water, upon which Mr. Ruskin might discourse eloquently for the length of a column without saying a word too much. There are two pictures, placed side by side, before which a group of admirers are constantly to be seen. Mr. Wallis's pathetic painting of " The Dead Stone breake," " Now is thy long day's work done," ex hibited a few days ago at the Royal Academy, and Mr. Holman Hunt's extraordinarily vigorous portrait of Mr. Wentworth Monck. The singularity of the background—a window formed of that de scription of green glass termed " bull's-eyes"—and the depth and vividness of the colouring first attract the attention of the visitors, whose curi osity is speedily converted into admiration at the marvellous skill of the artist. The head stands out from the canvas, the eyes are full of fire and expression, the lips seem to move as if he were about to speak. The subject of this fine portrait holds in one hand a Greek book and in the other a copy of the l imes folded up and tied with a piece of string as if for transmission through the post. The Irish artists do not show in much force, which may be accounted for to sonic extent by the fact that the exhibition of the Hibernian Academy is at present open. There is an excellent painting by Mr. M. A. Hayes, representing an annual custom in Dublin—" The Trooping of the Guard on St. Patrick's-day . at the Castle," which derives specia interest from the fact that i t was purchased by sub scription l f scription and presented to the late lamente affection o Carlisle as a testimony o f the e steem and with which he was regard ed by all c lasses of people in this city. Mr. Hayes's picture, w hich is a clever and artistic work, co ntains portraits of Lord Carlisle and of several of our local celebrities. A young Cork artist, Mr. Shiel, sends a „ picture entitled "The A n gel of Prayer Offering, which evinces striking art i s ti c ability. He was unsuccessful last year in getting it exhibited at the Royal Academy, an ob jection having been taken to its admissibility on the ground that it comprised more than eight separate pictures, thereby exceeding the number which any artist privileged to exhibit. The Angel is re presented standing on the steps of the Golden Throne (the idea is taken from a passage in Reve lations), and swinging a censer, from which ascends the prayers and supplications of mankind. In com partments round the frame are inserted pictorial representations of prayer in all the exigencies and circumstances of human life—the mother pleading that her sick child may be spared, the captive praying for release from his chains, the simple heartfelt thanksgiving for daily bread, the supplicating, that her husband perils of the - deep. Some of the in, dramatic, as, for example, the from Calle ; a ;light scene in Oxford wretched outcast, clasping a sickly child to her breast, passes a glaring gin palace, through the open door of which " gay" women and fast men are seen tippling; and, perhaps more effective than either, the meeting of a girl with her intended seducer, who points to the carriage in waiting and urges her to fly with him, while the chime of the village church bells calling to evening service awakens her better feelings, recals to her mind the happy, peaceful home she is about to' abandon, and prompts her to pray for strength to resist the tempter. The story is perfectly told. The foreign pictures are exceedingly numerous, but the imperfect state of the catalogue, and the fact that the works are not yet. numbered, prevents me from noticing more than a few. The French contributions arc small, but make up in quality what they want in numbers. There is a splendid dog by Rosa Bonheur, a large white animal, with a few brown spots, chained to an iron staple driven into a wall. The dog resembles a Russian terrier, but is huge enough for an English mastiff. He is sitting down, looking out towards the spectator, with a calm and placid aspect, but there is a lurking devil in his eye, which shows that at the slightest provo cation he would spring at your throat. The boldness of the artist in painting a white dog against an ex ceedingly light background is only equalled by the success with which she has made the figure stand out in the strongest relief. The foreshortening is admirable, and altogether this is as good a specimen of animal painting as has ever can A , his order, is a very good example of French ptbeenhoertAr portrait, e c b o yL m o i s . rj h d e aa d ni by rneo, t t lo h af d e Frenchhien teloquenthe L N v a h Dt d e o s e mr e o r linb . es of portrait painting, and in quite another style, but just as effective, is the figure of a monk, by the lady who paints under the name of Henrietta Brown. The " Widow's Mite," by Dubuffe, is a large picture, full of feeling, and handled with much delicacy and power. The gem of the French col lection, however, is a delightful little painting by Ecloufect Iliac. It tepreseata a group of French schoolboys dressed in military uniform, and fully equipped with mimic implements of warfare, rush ing tumultuously through a village street, while an old veteran, leaning on his staff, looks on with in tense enjoyment, and thinks of the days when he, too, was young. The grouping of the figures, the masterly drawing, the delicate discrimination of character, the life,variety, and movement which are depicted on a canvas not more than two feet long must be seen to be adequately appreciated. The Exhibition contains upwards of 50 Spanish pictures, the greater number of which come from the National Museum of Madrid. Three of these possess con spicuous merit—viz., "Isabel, the Catholic, dictat ing her testament," by Eduardo Rosales, a life size picture, painted with singular vigour ; the " Ancient Hall of the Cortes of the Kingdom of Valencia," by Pablo Gonsalvo, one of the finest interiors I have ever seen ; and " The body of Beatrice de Cenzi exposed on the Bridge of San ' Angelo," by Lorenzo Valles, a powerfully conceived and ably executed work. A monk in a black domino reads an office for the soul of the victim of unnatural lust, another seated at the head of the bier tells his beads with an expression of solemnity and awe, the Roman matrons and maids gaze with pitying eyes at the mournful spectacle, and sympa thising hands cast garlands of flowers on the corpse. Two or three of the gamins of Rome, perched on walls and on the base of the columns near which the bier is deposited, look on with the thoughtless curiosity of youth, and a " swell" of the period casts a careless glance at the scene as he passes by in his sedan chair. The picture is remarkable also for its good aerial perspective. I must reserve a notice of the German, Belgian, and Scandinavian schools. DVISLIN, Friday Night The Prince of Wales was entertained at a ball last night by the Lord Lieutenant and Lady Wode house at the Viceregal Lodge. _ _ _ He proceeded from the Viceregal Lodge at quarter to 1 o'clock this day to visit Lord Powers court at that nobleman's seat in the county of Wicklow, accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady Wodehouse, Earl Spencer, General Knollys, the Hon. J. Wodehouse, Major Teesdale, and Capt. Arkwright, A.D.C., in waiting. The distinguished party had accepted the invita tion of Lord and Lady Powerscourt to a dejeuner at the family mansion. Their Royal Highnesses, the Lord Lieutenant, and suite travelled by road, the distance being something under 14 miles, the Prince occupying an open carriage. Although no public announcement of the visit was made groups of spectators occasionally thronged the route, and by them the Prince was cordially cheered. Prior to the departure of the royal yacht from Kingstown, at 7 p.m., the Prince entertained the Lord Lieutenant, Lady Wodehouse, the Lord Mayor, the Commander of the Forces in Ireland, the Dul.o of Leinster, and a distinguished party at dinner. The Prince, who appeared on the deck just before departing, was loudly cheered, and an immense concourse assembled at the Castle Pier, the guns of the Black Prince, the Liverpool, the Royal George, and the coryette Thor firing a royal salute as the vessel steamed out of the harbour. There is a ball on a magnificent scale in the Exhibition Palace to night for the benefit of the Irish Academy of Music. Naval and Military Intelligence. Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, InspectorTGen.of the Royal Marine forces, has been engaged during the week in making his spring inspection of the Royal Marine Artillery and the Royal Marine Light Infantry at Portsmouth. On Tuesday and Thursday Gen. Stransham was engaged with the Portsmouth division of Royal Marine Light Infantry at the headquarters of the division, Forton Barracks, near Gosport, inspecting the officers and men on parade, in theirs quarters, at ship gun drill, &c., together with the schools and regimental accounts. On Thurs day the General proceeded to the headquarters of the Royal Marine Artillery, at Fort Cumberland and Eastnay Barracks, and made a close inspection of the men in quarters, and at practice with guns, mortars, &c., of different calibres. Yesterday the artillery and light infantry brigaded together on Southsea-common, for a joint inspection under arms the artillery under the command of Lieut.-Cols. A. Schomberg and C. Barn ard, and the light infantr y under the command of Col.-Com. W. 11. March. The artillery muste red on the g round in a stren gth a nd the light infantry in a st reng th and about 3 p.m. wer e f orme d i n on, parallel with the be ac h, M a j or - Gen.looiffn line 2 o companies,to ther an p am i es mi accompanied by Capt. J. C. Tra vers, A.D.C., and a staff of officers, arriving imme diately afterwards on the ground, and receiving the customary general salute. Aft er inspecting the force in line, the general, accompanied by his staff, gal lopped to the saluting point, and the troops, break ing into open column, marched past, first in open order of companies in slow time, and afterwards in grand divisions in quick time. A series of field ma noeuvres followed, comprising the usual infantry movements. They terminated between 4 and 5 p:m., when the troops were dismissed—the artillery march ing to their quarters at Eastnay and Fort Cumber land, and the light infantry to their headquarters at Gosport. The general appearance of both corps under arms and the individual smartness of the men was all that could be desired by the most fastidious military martinets. THE CLYDE PORTS.—The amount of Customs' duty collected at the Clyde ports Glasgow, Greenock, and Port Glasgow—during• April was £146,642, as compared with £141,135 in April, 1864, and £185,387 in April, 1863. The total for the past month was made up as follows :—Glasgow, 55,218 ; Port Glasgow, 4,217 ; and. Greenock, £87,207. The corresponding figures for April, 1864, were :—Glasgow, £69,157 ; Port Glasgow, 5,766 ; enoc, £66,122 and, for April, 1863, Gl asgow, £79 £79,988; Port Glasgow, £873 ; Greenock, £104,526. The increase at Greenock was attributable to the greater degree of prosperity prevailing in the sugar-refining industry of the port.