The Sun. — London, England, 1861-05-06 00:00:00

BANQUET AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY. pany to say the people of this country entertained —of an atrocious crime, which, if it had passed On Saturday afternoon the President and Council unpunished, would have placed in jeopardy the of the Royal Academy of Arts gave a sumptuous life of every European in China (cheers), I felt that entertainment at their rooms in Trafalgar-square, the time had come when I must choose between to inaugurate the opening of the exhibition. The the indulgence of a not unnatural sensibility and distinguished company, which was larger than on the performance of a painful duty. (Loud cheers.) a ny previous occasion, began to arrive shortly after The alternative is not a pleasant one; but I trust 2 o'clock, and spent the interval till dinner was an- that there is no man serving the Crown in a nounced in viewing the gems of British art by responsible position who would hesitate when it is which the walls of the Royal Academy are adorned. presented to him as to the decision at which he Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal should arrive. (Cheers.) And now, Sir, to pass Academy, oficiated as chairman, to another topic, I have been repeatedly asked The cloth having been removed, whether, in my opinion, the interests of art in this The PRESIDENT, after the usual loyal toasts had country are likely t o b e i n a ny degree promoted by been given, said the toast which I have next the the opening o f Chi na . I m ust say, in reply, that I honour to introduce to y our no ti ce i s it The Army do not think that in m atters of art we have much and Navy and the Volunteers," connec ting with the to learn from that country, but lam not quite pre- Army the name of hi s R o y a l Hi g hness the COM- pared to admit that even in this department we mender of the Forces, with the Navy•that of the can gain nothing from them. The distinguishing First Lord of th e Ad m i ra lty, an d with the Volun- characteristic of the Chinese mind is this—that at teers, that of Viscount Bury. (Cheers.) all points of the circle described by man's intelligence The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said—Sir C. Eastlake, it seems occasionally to have caught glimpses of a my lords, and ge ntlemen, I rise to respond to the heaven far beyond the range of its ordinary toast which has just been given from the chair, and ken and vision. It caught a glimpse of the in doing so I feel considerable diffidence in address- 5 path which leads to military supremacy when ec ially it invented gunpowd er some centur i es be iug myself to a society so eminent, an d sp assembled this evening to celebrate and e njoy the fore the discovery was made by any other feel as- nation. It c aug h t a g li mpse of the path which leads arts of peace. (Cheers.) B u t, gent l emen , I sured that the fact that this toast has n ot been over- to maritime supremacy when it made, at a period looked may arise from the conviction that the very equally remote, the discovery of the mariner's enjoyment o f th e ar t s an d bl ess ings of peace must c om p ass . I t caught a glimpse of the path which in a great measure, in a great country, depend on leads to literary supremacy when in the 10th cen of its defence, and is thus t ury it i nvented the printing press; and, as my the facility and security identified with the service with which lam myself illustrious friend on my right (Sir E. Landseer) connected. Gentlemen, this fact must be evident to has reminded me, it has caught from time to time sta te here t h at even many of th ose all, and I mayglimpses of the beautiful in colour and design. connected specially and eminently w ith th e cu l t i va- (Cheers.) But in the hands of the Chinese them tion of the arts of peace have come forward as selves the invention of gunpowder has exploded Volunteers to shoulder a musket and attend to in crackers and harmless fireworks. (Cheers.) their drill, in order that should the time The mariner's compass has produced nothing better of need arrive they might lay aside those charming than the coasting junk. (Cheers.) The art of arts which we see delineated aronna those wells, printing has stagnated in stereotyped editions of and assist the regular army in the defence of the Confucius, and the most cynical representations of country. (Cheers.) There are other circumstances the grotesque have been the principal products of which cannot but associate in our minds the army Chinese conceptions of the sublime and beautiful. and the fine arts in an assembly like the present. (Cheers.) Nevertheless lam disposed to believe lam happy, in looking around me, to see that you that under this mass of abortions and rubbish there have not neglected to delineate some of the impor- lie hidden some sparks of a Diviner fire, which the port personages connected with the service of which genius of my countrymen may gather and nurse lam the representative. Ot course I do not pre- into a flame. (Loud cheering.) tend to be so competent a judge as most other gen- The PRESIDENT next gave" The Health of Lieu tlemen in this room, but I venture to think there tenant-General Sir Hope Grant." is not a picture in the collection more to be appre- The toast was drunk with all the honours. elated than that of my gallant and distinguished Sir HOPE GRANT, who was loudly cheered, said, friend, Lord Clyde. (Cheers.) It is painted by a —lt is a difficult thing for me to return thanks to very distinguished member of your society whom you, Sir Charles Eastlake, to his Royal Highness I am happy to see sitting near me, and the circum- the Duke of Cambridge, and to the noblemen and stance recalls to my recollection a fact to which I gentlemen whom I now see before me , for the ventured to allude the last time I had the honour honour now done me, —an honour far higher than of dining in this room. I then took occasion to say I expected to receive—far greater than I deserve. that the army and the fine arts had many social and (Cheers.) During the Indian mutiny I was so for personal connexions, as well as more general rela- tnnate as to gain the confidence and approbation of tions of goodwill and friendship, and a better illus- that great man Lord Clyde, and it was owing to tration of the fact I could no t fi n d tha n i n the fact the kind manner in which his lordship presented that I now see sitting side by side one of your most my name to his Royal Highness that distinguished members who delights in the name he was pleased to give me the com of Fran]; Grant, and his gallant brother, Sir Hope mand of the force in China. (Cheers.) Grant—(loud cheers)—who has recently so emi- To his Royal Highness and Lord Clyde, there nently distinguished himself in China. (Cheers.) It fore, lam indebted for all that has since followed. It is to me peculiarly gratifying that I should be able would have been difficult for me not to succeed with on this occasion to point to so remarkable an illus- the magnificent army which was put under my tration of the truth I ventured to enunciate on the command. (Cheers.) You are aware of the great last occasion I addressed you. (Cheers.) My gal- perfection of the Armstrong guns ; the precision of lant and distinguished friend has just returned from their fire and their great range are indeed wonder- India, and it is one of the great characteristics of ful. The infantry under my command were fine this country that the moment he returns he reverts t soldiers and well disciplined, the artillery and to his usual social position ; however eminent his cavalry all that could be desired. The whole force military services may have been, he remembers was such as any General officer might be proud to that he is an English citizen. That feeling never command. It was more especially an.honour to me leaves him, and we are all delighted to see him to have the command of such an army in conjunc among us this day. (Cheers.) In presence of tion with our noble allies the French. It may be Sir H. Grant it would ill become me to say more supposed I had a difficult part to play; but from than that, from the highest to the lowest in this the urbanity, the cc rdiality, and the good feeling of country, every individual has heard of his prowess General Montauban and all his staff no difficulty and his success, knows that he has eminently and , occurred—(cheers)—and I trust the French General zealously performed his part, and is justly proud can say the same thing with regard to the British that the country possesses such a son. (Cheers.) army. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, a peace has been On the part of the Ariny I beg to thank you for made, thanks to the talents, great decision, and drinking their health. I can assure you I h ave great determination of his Excellency Lord Elgin—(loud pleasure in bring present at these anniversaries, cheers)--i n conjunction with Baron Gros. Let us for, though Ido not set myself up as a judge of the trust it may be a lasting peace. (Cheers.) The fine arts, I cannot help thinking that, a s progress Chinese have now found out that we can fight as in everything is the law, we have progressed in the well by land as by sea—(cheers)—and I trust we fine arts too. (Loud cheers.) shall have no difficulty in treating with them in The Duke of SOMERSET—My Lords and Gentle- future. With regard to what Lord Elgin has said teen, it is my privilege on the present occasion to about the destruction of the Summer Palace of the offer you my thanks on behalf o f th e Navy, and to Emperor of China, I must say that I do candidly express to you my acknowledgments for the mark of think it was a necessary act of retribution—(cheers) respect you have paid them. The changes that are for an abominable murder which had been cora taking place in the building of our ships and in the mittpd ; and the army, as well as myself, perfectly armament of our vessels of war will make great concurred with him in what he did. (Cheers.) alterations, probably, for the future; but there is The PRESIDENT—The toast which I have now one thing that among all these changes I trust and the honour to propose especially recommends itself believe will never change—the character of British to the members of the Royal Academy. That toast seamen. (Cheers.) I trust they will always dis- is, " The Health of the Noblemen and Gentlemen play and be animated by the same feeling of loyalty who this day honour the Academy with their pre to their Sovereign and of duty to their country— Bence." (Cheers.) (cheers)—and that, as in times past, they will con- The LORD CHANCELLOR on rising was received tinue to merit and to receive the approbation and with loud cheers. His Lordship said,—Mr. Presi honour of their countrymen. (Cheers.) dent and Gentlemen of the Royal Academy, it falls Lord BURY—Though the Volunteer service of the t o my lot this evening to respond to the toast which country is now on almost all public occasions con- 1 has just been given. For many years I have had netted with the toast of "The Army and the Navy," ' the high gratification of attending this anniversary I feel that it would not be right to accept that posi- meeting. I have always looked forward to it with tion otherwise than as an exceptional one—that pleasure, and I ever keenly enjoy it as a short re we should not attribute the c , mpliment you pay spite from the cares and turmoils of the world and the Volunteers to anything but your courtesy, of politics for men of all parties in the State, who and not to their merits. While acknowledg- assemble here in the calm regions of art amid bright ing the toast on the part of the Volunteers, I hues and enchanting forms of beauty. (Cheers.) cannot help observing that the body whom I I must confess that one reason which thade me pre now chiefly address has contributed more than fer this to all other public meetings throughout the their fair share to the Volunteer force of Great year was that, on this occasion, I encountered no Britain. (Cheers.) There is no better corps than risk of being called upon to make an after-dinner that of the Artists in this country, and they have speech—(a laugh)—the President's list of toasts, worthily associated the arts of peace with the arts happily for me, not containing any of those to of war on the walls of the Royal Academy by per- which I have been required to respond, such as, traying incidents of Volunteering life, the artistic e the Attorney . General and the Bar," or "the Lord records of which when hung up in ances t ra l halls Chief Justice " ce and her Majesty ' s Judges." (Cheers.) will mark an epoch just as the state of a Rembrandt I have a Painful o f my inadequacy to perform rtehing shows the particular date from which it is properly the Sense - task which now devolves upon me. taken. (Cheers.) In presence of the illustrious But this does - not arise from insensibility to the Duke I may be allowed to say that not only has hi, beauties of painting and sculpture , nor want of ad- Royal Highness b een a patron o f t h e V olunteers, miration of those who have excelled ave excelled in high art. but a most judi c i ous adv i ser. (Cheers.) On all Adopting the distinction lately, that, madeg by no mea ns a • - - y Yen , Mr fitting occasi ons h e h as given us most admirable President I may say although . advice, which in the n ame o f t h e V olunteers I will connoisseur, I am a lover of fine arts, and willing t o cheers.) tell him we are at all times read yto follow. (Loud acknowledge the homage which is due to them. The PRESIDENT. —Th e toast which I have next (Cheers.) I would by no means disparage my own •to propose is in some d egree connected with the 13 pieces of R a ph ae l, C orregg i o , an d Reynolds therofession but I must admit that in the master ' last. It is, at all events, connected w i t h a universal feeling of admiration and respect. Th at toast is turns divini o r s hin es ou t more b r i g htl y th an i n th e finest judgments of Lord Holt, Lord Hardwicke, or " The Health of his Excellency the Earl of Elgin." (Loud cheers.) The President, after referring to a L or d ,u. Mansfield. (Cheers.) I feel that any ',pinion Elgin's return recent interesting account of to his els I way express on works of art, or any praise which I might be prompted to bestow on the artist, home in Fifeshire, and to his Lordship's instructive must be of little value. Y e t I canno t re f ra i n f rom speech on that occasion, quoted a passage from the alluding to - have had an opportunit sive of welcome and congratulation. The toast was modern sch oo l s yo f comparing the different of paint ing. I will not rashly say drank with much enthusiasm. that you equal or nearly approach to the excellency Theßarl of ELGIN, who was loudly cheered, spoke of the ancient masters; but I am bold enough to as follows a--Sir Charles Eastlake ,my Lords, a n d express my opinion that the E n glish . Gentlemen,--I am • school is especially gratified by the great now superior to that of any of the Continental and very unexpected honour which you have done nations. (Cheers.) I have seen exhibitions of to me in drinking my health, because I trust that I paintings at Paris, at Brussels, at Milan, may infer from it that in your judgtnent, sir, and in and at Naples, and I have as often thought and said that of this company lam not so incorrigibly barbar- " How inferior are they in originality, i n ' compo ons as to be incapable of feeling the humani • • ' ' • land in colourin zing in. sition, in spin , g, to what I h ave of which fall upon us from .thenoble •-. works seen in Somerset-house and in Trafalgar -square." of art by which we are surrounded. (Cheers.) A nd , (Loud cheers.) I may likewise say that I should as I have ventured to approach so nearly to the be proud to introduce any foreign connoisseur —the margin of a burning question, I hope that I may b e more knowing the better—(cheers)—to the South allowed to take one step more in the same direction Kensin ton M useum , where he would see, perhaps ... and to a ssure you t h at no one regre tted mo re sin- with se a rpr . ~ and perhaps not without envy, a se cerely than I did t h e d estruct i on o f th a t collection noble ' no e specimen of the English school—(cheers) — of summer -houses and kiosks, already and previ- I venture to predict that in the grand national Ex ously to any act of mine rifled of their contents, hib-t -i ion of 1862 which i s to embrace the fine arts, , which was dignified by the title of Summer Palace and to which all foreign artists are invited, the of the Chinese Emperor. (Cheers.) But when I English school w'll Imaintai n its superiority. (Loud Lad satisfied myself that •in no other way except, cheers.) What we beh ld indeed, by inflicting on this 0 h ere to-day gives strength country and on China to my anticipations, (Cheers.) Allow me to eon the calamity of another year of war, could I mark gratulate you on the improved the sense - which I entertained,which the arrangement of the British "ctures, and still more on the t p ictures, transfer of the sculp army entertained,—and on this point I may appeal Lure from a dark-cellar to well-lighted . t o my gallant friend who is present here this rooms, in even- which its merits maybe duly appreciated. (Cheers) ing, and who conducted that army triumphant I can as yet only speak from a hasty glance, but I to Pekin with so much honour to himself and to those under his command (cheers),—and which might be allowed to say that an exhibiti on must be moreover I maize bold in the • ch , D highly prized which contains such pict ures as " The ,prssenee of this own- eath of Charles II.," by Mr. Warcl., and " The THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1861. severer taskmaster still that he bore within in his own mind and heart ; and each of them has given, or is about immediately to give, the whole of his achieved labour to pitiless destruction in order to begin again something that may approach more nearly to his ideal perfection. (Loud cheers.) The state of art cannot be other than promising when such a spirit of resolute self-sacrifice and chivalrous devotion distinguishes its professors—men who have aTtained the command of unlimited public confi dence—men whose very name is enough, indepen dent of criticism, to give circulation to whatever they produce. (Cheers.) I trust that as literature, so art may continue to pursue its for ward path and prove a blessing to mankind. (Loud cheers.) In the last toast the PRESIDENT expressed his ckcowledgments to those possessors of works of art who have the liberality to open their galleries at convenient seasons to artists and the public. With this toast was connected the Directors of the British Institution. M Scottish e d _ P Peasant's by my countryman, belong in the scale of civilised nations. (Cheers.) a s )!w am h i o ly flready rivals the fame In fact, the office of art is higher even than that. of our immortal Wilkie. (Continued cheering.) For not only does the artist promote the intellectual Mr. President and gentlemen, lam sure that we all enjoyment of his contemporaries—not only does he feel most grateful to you for the honour you have raise them in the scale of social existence, but he done to your country by your genius and for the perpetuates the records of the age in which he lives, enjoyment we have derived from your achievements and even of those ag es which have preceded, and in art. lam afraid that in return most of us can i hands down from generation to generation those only tender you sincere but barren thanks. The memorials of great events, those records of distin lawyers can now hardly ever hope to supply you guished men which, being subjected to the faithful with a subject which by your skilful treatment eye, are more instructive and more permanent moni might illustrate these walls—for now a days such tors of the greatness and glory of a nation than even stirring events do not recur among us as the trial those traditions which may be conveyed sometimes to of Lord J. Russell for high treason, or the commit- the treacherous and forgetful ear. Allusion has been ment to prison of the Prince of Wales by Lord Chief made during the evening to one most remarkable Justice Gascoigne. (Cheers.) When I was Chief Jus- incident of the meeting which has taken place to tice of England, the Prince of Wales whom we day—an incident which cannot be too often adverted all regard so hopefully, twice did me the hon- to, and which I trust will long be recollected. The our to sit by me in the Court of Queen's Bench; incident I mean to mention is this—that we have but on both occasions His Royal Highness here before us living examples of the manner in was courteous and condescending—(a laugh)— which art may be connected with glory, and glory and set an example of respect for the admi- may be connected with art. (Cheers.) We have here nistration of justice ; so nothing historical occurred. before us one of the most illustrious of our military (Cheers, and a laugh.) I rejoice, however, to think commanders, who has carried the glory of the Bri that the world has lately seen a proof of the tish army to the antipodes—(cheers)—who has amicable relations subsisting between law and raised the reputation of our military prowess by the painting in the fresco which adorns the hall of the judicious and high-minded manner in which he has Inn of Court to which I belonged near half a cen- directed the success of our arms ; and we have also tury. (Cheers.) The example set by Lincoln's- before us an illustrious painter capable, by that inn will, I trust, be speedily followed in all other eminence he has attained in his own profession of public buildings; for we can no longer be content art, of handing down to the latest posterity a memo with gazing at bare and cheerless walls when, by rial of that distinguished commander, allied to him the exercise of your talent, they might be made to by the ties of consanguinity, and allied to him also present to us never-failing delight and instruction. by the connection between the two professions to (Loud cheers.) I likewise hope that by a bill which they severally belong. (Cheers.) We have which will soon be submitted to Parliament, "To the satisfaction of feeling that the exhibition of this establish Copyright in Art," we may be enabled to year must be gratifying to every one who takes a protect you from pirates and impostors—(cheers)— deep interest in the progress of art in this country. and to secure to you a just remuneration for your (Cheers.) For I will venture to say that there are illustrious labours. (Loud cheers.) Mr. President , hung upon these walls examples of unrivalled merit and gentlemen, I now conclude by thanking you, which must attract the admiration of all who have in the name of the guests whom you have honoured Oho 6 ,7ua rortune to see them. (Cheers.) You have with an invitation to this spleaasa banquet, and for been pleased, Sir Charles Eastlake, to allude to tho i whom you have mentally and materially provided improvements which have been made in regard to a so rich a treat. (Cheers.) In return, I beg per- portion of the building appropriated to the display mission to give a toast which lam sure will be re• of the works of art. Why, it is quite true that, ceived by all your guests with enthusiasm—" Pros- though we afford. I will not say adequate, but toler perity to the Royal Academy, and long life to its able space to the exhibition ef those who distinguish distinguished President." themselves in the art of painting, the place in which The toast was drunk with much cheering. sculptures were exhibited was really a disgrace to The PRESIDENT — I beg leave, on the part of the the country. We have among us sculptors who are members of the Royal Academy, and expressing capable of producing statues of men scarcely less my own feelings together with theirs, to return our alive than they; but fortunate it was they were less respectful thanks to his lordship and to this alive than the persons they represent, otherwise I assembly for the honour they have conferred am bound to say, the place where they were kept on the Royal Academy. (Cheers.) His lordship's being only comparable to the Black Hole in Cal favourable judgment of the English school and of cutta, their living existence would certainly not the present exhibition is the more gratifying as it have been of long duration. (A laugh.) I can only is the opinion of a practised observer, who, on add that we are most thankful to you for inviting many former occasions, has been pleased to take an us to this feast, and the honour you have done us in interest in these annual displays. The labours of drinking our health. I can assure you that these the artist throughout the year—and there are works periodical meetings are among the most agreeable requiring more than the year—are inspired by the days of the year; and seeing as we do on these hope of your and the public approval ; and although walls the works of living genius—meeting as we do the individual exhibitors may vary, the same re- at this social board a company of the most distin sponsibility and the same legitimate ambition sti- guished celebrities of all kinds, we feel that this mulate the efforts of those who appear in succession day deserves, if I may use both a classical and on the arena. (C'ieers.) The present exhibition artistic expression, to be marked with svelte chalk. has, in one respect, a more than common interest, (Long cheers and a laugh.) in consequence of the altered conditions of space, The PRESIDENT—The toast which I will now particularly in the room allotted to the exhibition beg to propose is, " The Interests of Literature." of sculpture—an improvement to which his lordship (Cheers.) A title so comprehensive supersedes the has alluded in gratifying terms. For that improve- necessity of any introduction ; all that can be de ment our best thanks are due to the noble lord at sired in addition is a worthy name by way of illus thebeadof the Government. (Cheers.) In approach- tration. It is not easy to single out a representa ing this subject lam reminded that on a former oc- tive where distinguished examples are so numerous casion, when the " Health of her Majesty's Minis- I might select one of those literary benefactors ters " was proposed, another noble lord, a distin• whose exclusive or chief occupation it is to minister guished member of the Government, possibly under by their writings to our delight or instruction ; but an impression that the toast had reference to politics, having appealed to them on former occasions, and was disposed to question its fitness on these occa being unwilling to tax them too often; lam now sions. Nothing, lam sure, can be more consonant disposed to take a wider survey. I am the more with the feelings of such an assembly as this than induced to do so from a conviction that the political the understanding that allusions of the description fame of many gifted writers, occupying as it must referred to should be here altogether proscribed— a prominent place in public attention, has a some (hear)—and frequent have been the occasions when, what unfair tendency to eclipse, at least for a time, in proposing the toast, I have distinctly prefaced it their literary excellence. lam therefore desirous, with such an explanation. (Hear.) But the ex- on the present occasion, to offer our tribute of re planations were hardly necessary. The truth is, spect to those writers—to those authors who are the enlightened men of different political opinions members of Parliament ; and, is so doing, vindicate who, while holding the reins of Government, have their literary, in contradistinction to their politi at various times honoured us with their presence cal, celebrity. No sooner, however, does this idea on these occasions, have all been zealous for the pro- suggest itself than lam again compelled to acknow motion of art and education. (Cheers.) I, therefore, ledge the difficulty of selection—in consequence of submit that we may, without at all trespassing on the number of those who command alike " the forbidden ground, be permitted to thank them. applause of listening senates" and the admiration (Cheers.) In doing so we desire to retain our of the solitary reader. Exercising as I best can, privilege of ignoring any political meaning. If like a well-known hero in the " Arabian N . h " Nights," ts, there be a remote connexion between the hope that the short-lived despotism of a chairman, I beg to her Majesty's Ministers may continue in health, propose, in connection with " The Interests of and a desire that they may continue in office, that Literature," but without the slightest allusion to connexion may be regarded as inherent in the the paper duty—(a laugh)—" the Health of the form of the toast, and, therefore, excusable. (A Right Hon. William Gladstone." (Loud cheers.) laugh.) We profess rather to dwell on The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir Charles these attributes of Statesmen which have re- Eastlake, my Lords, and Gentleman,—l certainly ference to permanent and universal interests—attri should be the last man to question the propriety of butes which, assuredly, lose nothing of their value the toast which you have given. Anything which and dignity because, being independent of politics, connects politics with literature is acceptable in the they have been happily common to more than one highest degree to all politicians. With respect to Administration. (Cheers.) An exhibition of sculp- the name you have appended to it, I must say that ture, under the direction of the Commissioners on if this were a place of controversy I should be much the Fine Arts, took place in Westminster-hall in disposed to question your judgment. (A laugh.) the summer of 1844—nearly 17 years since. My And in rising to return thanks for the toast in be- Lord Palmerston, referring in the House of Com- half of many worthier and more distinguished per mons, in July, 1844, to the success of that exhibi- son s I assure you I do it only on those principles of tion, expressed his regret that the space allotted to unreasoni •ng obedience by which on these occasions the display of sculpture in the Royal Academy was we ought to be gui • ded. As for me, sir, the process so inadequate, and his hope that the subject would youhave adopted reminds me of what happened in receive consideration. In consequence of that re- the great case of Lord Straffo d' r s impeachment. mark the late Sir It Pee], who was then at the head The charge against him was that of high treason ; of the Government, gave some attention to the but it was admitted that no act he committed tak question; but, alth oug h most willing to effect a singly amounted to high treason; while it en way change,hisglans, whatever were afterwards unavoid a bly l a id as i de. Thus, after together, however incongruous the mixture , em xture, they so many years, it has been reserved for his lordship, might contrive to find him guilty. Y ou have framed with whom the suggestion originated, to carry into in my case a treasonable indictment for '' • poatical effect an improvement for which the sculptors of and other activi • 't y, and by a process somewhat dif this country have reason to be, and are, most grate- eren f t , perhaps, from that of the Earl of Strafford, ful. (Cheers.) I will only add that, considering certainly more graceful and humane, you have sue the difficulties with which the architect had to ceeded in connecting my name • with the represen con tend, the result, on both sides of the building— tation of politics and literature. ln behalf of the I had nearly said on both sides of the house—may class of whom lam a very unworthy represents - commission. be regarded as highly satisfactory. The rapidity tive I feel that you have placed me thereby upon a By letters from Madeira, we learn that Her Ma with which the work has been executed has taken very dangerous eminence, and I think the best thing • jesty's paddle yacht Victoria 'and Albert, Captain many by surprise. A doubt, I believe, existed I can do is, with your approbation, to get down the Hon. Joseph Denman, arrived at Fueehal among th e sculptors whether the room could pes- again as soon as possible. (A laugh.) The connec- Roads on Thursday, April 18, in five days and five sibly be ready in time, and this may have induced tion to which you have adverted is one, I trust, hours from Spithead, the yacht going at half speed some to postpone the completion of their works. In which will ever subsist, and it is one to which al- all the passage out, the machinery working ex proposing the toast, " The Health of her Majesty's most every page of the catalogue in our hands bears ceedingly well, and the passage having been made Ministers," I beg leave, on the part of the Royal witness; f or no small number of the brilliant works under fine weather and smooth water. The Osborne, Academy and on the part of the sculptors of this which we see on these walls have had their first Master Commander G. K. Bower, arrived out the country, to offer our respectful and best thanks to itleu suggested by one or other of the works that same morning, having left Portsmouth on the 12th the noble lord at the head of the Government, who, adorn our literature. (Cheers.) Perhaps, if I might of April, one day earlier than the Victoria and as I have explained, has for so many years been de- go so far back, I •Albert, but had called in a t Li s b on , w h ere s h e t oo k shouldsay it never was more beau- sirous to carry into effect an improvement in the tifully illustrated in than the group of the famous on board 140 tons of coal. It had been anticipated sculpture-room of the Royal Academy. Laocoon compared with the not less famous descrip• that the Empress of Austria would embark imme- The toast was drunk amid loud cheers. tion in the poem of Vi rg il, and with regard to diately on the arrival of the yachts, but, according Viscount P - ALMERSTON, who was greeted with which literary men for ages argue d w hether it was to the arrangements at the date of our advices loud cheers, said,—Sir Charles Eastlake, my lords, the group suggested the p oem , or th e poem that sug- (April 22), her Majesty would not emba i ik before and gentlemen, I can assure you in behalf of gested the idea tothescuipt or . Modern criticismhas the 28th, when it was expected the Royal yachts, my colleagues and myself that we are extremely resolved that controversy, an d has determined that accompanied by her Majesty's steamer Argus, Corn thankful for the honour you have done us in pro- both were original, and that the treatment of each mender Ingram, would first proceed to Cadiz, of Posing our health, and I beg to a ssure you that we was strictly in accordanc e w ith the principles of each their arrival at which port the public have already labour under no mistake as to ,the sense in which art—the name of the poet well known, that of the been informed by telegram from Madrid. From that toast has been proposed. V;,•e are quite aware sculptor unknown, but not less ill us trious ; each re- Cadiz it was arranged that the Imperial squadron that you, Sir Charles, in proposing, and this dis- lying on his own inspiration, each pursuing the path should proceed to Gibraltar, Malaga, and Palmi, tinguished company in drinking, our health did not of his own distinct o r bit o f h uma n excellence, the latter in the island of Majorca. Thence they mean to imply a wish that we might retain our parallel to each other; each one entire, varying one would proceed to Malta, Corfu, and, lastly, to offices as long as retain our health, but only that from the other; independent of each other, yet never Trieste, where the Empress and suite would disem we may retain our health so long as we retain our servile one to the other. • Such may they ever con- bark, and proceed direct to Vienna. On the even offices. (Cheers.) Sir, it is quite right and natural tinue. (Cheers.) It is not for me to presume to ing of the 22d the chief officers of the British vessels that, apart from all political reference, separated speak of the literature w ith w hi c h you h av e con- at anchor in Funchal Roads, comprising Capt. th e from all party difference, a society like this, a nected my name; nor do I speak in the character of Hon. Joseph Denman, Commander Ingram, Master society founded by artists for the promotion of art, a judge of works of art, though you have hospitably Commander G. K. Bower, Dr. Minter, &c , had the should p ay a compliment to the office - bearers for ext ended to us all the title ; but there are things honour of dining with the Empress. the time being, whose duty it is—and who must, lof which we may speak. I should not venture to The N i mble , 5, screw gun vessel , Lieut. Common trust, if they are worthy of their position, always offer any opinion of ' the height to which English d er John D ' Arc y , lef t Funchal Roads on the 19th endeavour to perform their duty—to give whatever artists have attained, yet there are some points of April, under canvass, the little vessel exciting encouragement it may be the function of a Govern - which mark their p r oceedings upon which any m an, the admiration of ever y one who saw her as she ment to aff or d to the promotion of the arts of the as a m a n, ma y g iv e an opinion. He may judge of made her way out of the roadstead on h er m ission country. (Cheers.) For indeed th ose m en must be the spirit in which they wor k. I have before to meet and accompany the Narci ssus f r i ga te, flag very unfit for the high offices w hich they hold who me two men I need not na tne , eae h o f them most dis- ship of Rear-Admiral Sir B. W. W a lk er , K.C.8., should not be sensible of the great value and ime tinguished in one of the sister arts which are united bound to the Cape of Good Hope. pertance to a great nation of progressive improve- together in the Academy, and of whom I believe I The Boanerges and Robert Lowe, hired trans ment in the cultivation of the fine arts. (Cheers.) may say that at about the same time, they having ports, the last named an auxiliary screw, are ex- The fine arts are not only a source of intellectual received a commission for the execution of a great petted to arrive very shortly at Spithead with enjoyment to the nation in which they flourish, but work filo high authority, andeach having executed relieved troops from New Zealand. they are also a measure in the estimation of other the commission in a manner that must have satisfied Yesterday morning intelligence was received by countries of the honour, of the dignity, of the repu• the severest taskmaster, independent of himself, yet • Vice-Admiral H. W. Bruce, the Naval Commander. Wien, of the positiOn of the country to which they neithq the ono nor the o ther had satisfied the in-chief at Portsmouth, that the A'Foll had got en,. The company then partook of tea and coffee in the middle room, and separated , efore 11 o'clock. THE NAVY. Letters from the South American coast, received by our Southampton correspondent, state that her Majesty's ship Leopard, with Rear-Admiral Sir Stephen Lushington, K.C.8., on board, sailed from Montevideo on the evening of the 16th March for Rio de Janeiro, where she remains until relieved. The contract for building the two large batteries which the Government has decided on having erected at Folly Point and Bishop's Marsh, for the protection of Chatham Dockyard seaward, has been taken by the firm of Mr, G. Myers, builder, London, who will commence the construction of the batte ries forthwith. The contracts for the formation of the additional line of fortifications which will encircle Chatham have not yet been taken. The principal batteries of the sea defences at the entrance to the river Medway are all to be armed with the 100-pounder Armstrong guns as rapidly as these can be supplied from the Government facto ries, which will be mounted in lieu of the 68- pounder 95 cwt. guns with which the batteries at the Nore are at present all armed. The new fortifi cations which the Government has ordered to be erected at Garrison Point will shortly be commenced, the building of which will be proceeded with day and night, in order that the works may be com pleted as rapidly as possible. The steam floating battery Thunderbolt, 16, 200 horse power, having coaled up and taken in the re mainder of her stores, left the Nore at 12.30 on Saturday afternoon, and proceeded up the Thames as far as the Lower Hope Reach, to take up her position off Shornmeade, on the Kentish side of the river. The armament of the two floating batteries the .Etna and the Thunderbolt, now anchored in the Thames at Coalhouse Point and Shornmeade, for the protection of that river, is most powerful, each bat tery being provided with 16 68-pounders, etch of 95 cwt. Of this armament two of the guns fire forward, and two aft, leaving six each for the star board and port broadsides. If required, however, the whole battery of broadside guns, 12 in num ber, can be brought into action on either side of the floating battery, each having been constructed with that view. The broadside of the Thunderbolt, as she lies off Shornmeade, will bear exactly with the lower Hope Reach, and the two fore and aft guns, as the case might be, will bear up Gravesend Reach. The !Etna is moored about half a mile below the Thunderbolt, on the right hand side of the river, at Coalhouse Point, on the Essex shore, in a line With West Tilbury Church. This battery's broadside of 12 guns will have a direct bearing up Gravesend Reach, and her two fore and aft guns will sweep Lower Hope Reach in conjunction with the 12 broadside guns of the Thunderbolt, so that every vessel attempting to push up the Thames from the Nore would come under the close and heavy cross fire of both floating batteries. Two of the large boilers for the screw steamer Bombay, 81, at Chatham, each weighing 23 tons 12 cwt., were on Saturday taken out of the gunboat in which they arrived at Chatham Dockyard from the factory of Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant, and Co., and placed on board the Mariner, 12, in Chatham Harbour, by means of the powerful shears, where they will remain until the Bombay is ready to receive them on board. A force of 60 labourers was despatched from the dockyard on Saturday to work the heavy capstan used in lifting the boilers. The cylinder for the Bombay, weighing 22 tons, was shipped on board the Mariner the previous day, and the condenser and some other of the heavy portions of the machinery were landed at the dock yard. The Bombay, since her conversion from a sailing ship to a screw steamer, is now one of the finest two-deckers in the British navy. The work of sheathing her will be commenced this morning, and as this is the only work now remaining to be accomplished, she will be ready to be floated out of dock by the date ordered— viz., the 23d inst. With the view of testing the newly-invented sheathing known as Muntz's patent metal, the Lords of the Admiralty have di rected the hull of the Bombay below the water-line to be covered with it instead of copper, in order to ascertain whether it possesses the advantage claimed for it over copper sheathing, and should this prove the case it will be adopted generally throughout the service. The rudder of the Bombay is already covered with the new metal, which has much the appearance of brass, and is somewhat heavier than copper ; the workmen also speak of it as being tougher and more difficult to work than the copper sheathing. Owing to the circumscribed space of the fourth dock, in which the Bombay is lying some difficulty will be experienced in shipping the rud der, which weighs no less than five tons, and this can only be accomplished by removing the caisson at the entrance of the dock, The Sparroi,vhawk, 4, screw, Commander J. T. Byng, was officially inspected at Spithead on Sa turday morning, and afterwards went into Ports mouth harbour, where she will be dismantled and return stores, pay off her crew, and be put out of the north-east end of the Shingles, a shoal near the Needlos. It was expected she would be got off again by last night's tide. The Cyclops, 6, paddle, Capt. W. S. S. Pullen, arrived at Spithead yesterday at 415 p.m. The Cyclops has been employed chiefly in the Red Sea, where, in the affair at Jeddah, the credit unani mously a warded to Capt. Pullen for his judgment and firmness on that very trying occasion will be fresh in the remembrance of our readers. The War I )epartment steamvessel Lord Panmure, T. Moore, M aster, from the Thames, with powder, ammunition, &c., for the magazine on Bullpoint and the guna ►harf at Devonport, arrived at Ply mouth on Friday. The follow ing appointments were made on Saturday at Vle Admiralty :—Edward C. Smith, master, to the Rinaldo ; Richard E. Pym, master, to the Challenger ; George Patterson,master, to the Driver ; Willi. ttn Towns and John Jenkins, acting third-class assistant-engineers, to the Asia, as supernumeraries; Thomas Saott (D.), acting third class assistant- engineer, to the Fisgard, for service in the Widgeon ; James B. E. Warrington, acting third-class assistant-engineer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Adder; James Stocks, acting third-class assistant-engineer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Wildfire ; and Archibald D. Johnston, assistant-paymaster, to the Edgar. THE LEVEE. The Prince Consort held a Levee on the part of the Queen, at St. James's Palace, on Saturday afternoon. His Royal Highness arrived about two o'clock froni Buckingham Palace, and was received by the great officers of state of her Majesty's house hold. The following presentations to his Royal High ness took place, the names having been previously left at the Lord Chamberlain's office and submitted for her Majesty's approval:— Lieut.-Colonel George Ambrose, by Major-General Hon. Charles Grey. Lieut. Alexander George Anson, on appointment Royal Marine Artillery, by Major-General Wesley. Lieut. W. Arbuthnot, on his return from India and ap pointment to 14th Light Dragoons, by Major-General Sir Patrick Grant. Captain William Aubin, by Lieut.-Colonel Money. Admiral Ayscougb, on change of flag, by the Duke of Somerset. Mr. Thomas Barnes, M.P., by the Earl of Caithness. Mr. Slingsby Bethell, by the Lord Chancellor. Major Robert Biddulph, R.A., on promotion and return from service in India and China, by the Duke of Cam- bridge. Mr. John William Birch, by the Governor of the Bank of England. Lieutenant F. W. Boileau, by Sir John Login. Lieutenant Carey Barrer, on his return from India, by his father, Mr. Carey Bori er. Ensign Clifford Borrer, on appointment to 60th Rifles, by his father, Mr. Carey Borrer. _ Lieutenant Horatio Brand, by Colonel Viscount Chelsea, Lieutenant Brooke, by Colonel Goodwyn. Lieutenant James Brown, by Lord Raglan. Ensign H. Studholme Brownrigg, on appointment Rifle Brigade, by General Sir Geo. Brown. Earl Cawdor, on succeeding to the title and appointment to lieutenancy of Carmarthenshire, by the Earl of Elles mere. Mr. Thomas Chambers, on being appointed one of her Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Lieutenant Chaplin, on appointment Coldstream Guards, by Colonel Newton. Lieutenant Edmund Church, R.N., on promotion, by the Duke of Somerset. Mr. S. Yeatman Clark, on appointment to the 17th Lancers, by the Adjutant-General. Captain Clayton, by Colonel Goodwyn. Mr. Cleasby, on his appoir tment as one of her Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. The Venerable Chas. Carr Clerke, D.D., by the Very Rev. the Dean of Christ Church. Major A. H. Cobbe, on return from India and China, by the Duke of Cambridge. Major-General Craufurd, on his appointment by the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant-Colonel Hope Crealock, on his return from China, by the Earl of Elgin. Major-General John Crofton, on promotion, by the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant L. de Cetto, on return from India, and on appointment to Royal Artillery, by Colonel Charles Bingham. Lord Dolamere, on his marriage, by Sir Hamilton Seymour. Hon. George Denman, M.P., on his appointment as one her Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Lieut.-Colonel Hon. George Devereux, on appointment to Royal Horse Artillery, by the Duke of Cambridge. Rev. Dr. Dill, Moderator of the General Assembly, Pres byterian Church in Ireland, by the Bishop of Down. Captain Wm. Dowell, R.N,, by the Duke of Somerset. Lieutenant L. Downes, on appointment Royal Artillery, by Colonel Charles Bingham. Colonel Arthur Wyatt Edgell, by Colonel Baker. Cornet Charles George Elers, on appointment West So merset Yeomanry Cavalry, by Colonel Hon. W. Port man, M.P. Lieut.-Colonel C. E. Fairtclough, on his marriage, by the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant R. R. Franks, on his return from India, by Secretary of State for India. Captain Hon. Wm. Evans Freke, by Colonel Lord Burghley. Rev. Dr. Gibson, by the Bishop of Down. Mr. J. H. Gooch, on appointment as clerk of the Council of her Majesty's Duchy of Lancaster, by the Right Hon. Sir George Grey. Colonel Hope Graham, C. 8., on appointment Inspecting Field Officer, by the Adjutant. General. Lieutenant-General Sir Hope Grant, by the Duke of Cambridge. Major-General Sir Patrick Grant, on return from India, and being appointed a G.O 8., by General Viscount dough. Mr. Graves, the Mayor of Liverpool, by Sir G. C. Lewis. Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P., High Sheriff for Surrey, by the Right Hon. F. W. Cowper, M.P. Ensign R. Lovell Gwatkin, by Major-General Hon. James Lindsay. Lieutenant L. Gye, on return from China, by Colonel Charles Bingham. Colonel F. P. Haines, on his return from India and ap pointment to the Bth Foot, by Major-General Sir Patrick Grant. - _. . 1 Captain Frederick Hardy, by Brigadier-General D. Rus sell. Ensign Rowland Hill, on appointment 7th Fusiliers, by M jor • General Sir R. Airey. Mr. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, M.P., deputy-governor of the Bank of England, by the Chancellor of the Exche quer. Mr. Thomas Newman Hunt, by Sir G. C. Lewis. Rev. H. Huleatt, principal chaplain at Aldershott, on promotion and appointment to that station, by the Adju tant-General. Major •General Hutchinson, on appointment to command the western district, by the Ink() of Cambridge. Ensign H. M. L. Innes, by the Adjutant-General of the Forces. Major-General Sir Joshua Jebb, on promotion, by the Duke of Cambridge. Major H, Jones, on return from India, by the Adjutant- General. Lieutenant Owen T. Jones, on promotion, by Major- General Wesley. Ensign Henry Jones, by Major-General Hon. James Lindsay. Lieut. H. Kelly, on promotion by Major- Gen. Wesley. Col. Lambert, on promotion by Major-General Craufurd. Mr. Alfred Latham, Governor of the Bank of England, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lieutenant 0. F. Layton, on appointment Royal Artil lery, by Colonel Charles Bingham. Captain Charles Leckie, R.N., by the Duke of Somerset. Rev. Dr. Lester, by the Duke of Wellington. Major Levett, by the Earl of Denbigh. Rev. Adolphus Liddell, on being appointed one of her Majesty's counsel, by th e L or d Ch an cellor. Major- Gener a l H on. J ames Lindsay, on promotion to Major-General, by the Duke of Cambridge. Mr. Locke, QC., M.P., on appointment as recorder of Brighton, by Sir G. C. Lewis. Major-General G. H. Lockwood, C. 8., on appointment to the 12th Royal Lancers, by the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant-Colonel Lockhart, C. 8., on b e i ng appointed a Companion of the Bath , by Lieutenant-General Roderick Macneil. Captain E. Lowry, on promotion by the Adjutant- General. Commander Eyre daunsell, R.N., on promotion, by the Dnke of Somerset. Deputy Inspector-General IV. C. Maclean, M.D., on his return from India and on eppointment as Professor of Military Medicine in the Army Medical School, Chatham, by Major-General J. Campbell. Ensign H. P. Massy, on his appointment 22d Regiment, by his father, Mr. E. T. Massy. Ensign Samuel M`Caul, by Major-General Bell. Mr. Wm. Fraser 111• Donnell, on having received the Victoria Cross, by Major-General Sir E. Lugard. Colonel W. 11. Miller C. 8., on return from India and appointment as A.D.C. to her Majesty, :lid Companion of the Bath, by Major-General Sir Patrick Grant. Mr. Henry Mills, Q.C., on his appointment to be Q,C., by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Cicil Mitchell, on his marriage, by Mr. Richard Wildman. Lieut,-Colonel G. E. Money, by the Ms:Titlia of Lana dona. Mr. Morant, by the Duke of Beaufort. 1 he Bishop of Moray and Ross, by the Duke of Rich mond. Culonel Freeman Murray, on return from the Govern ment of Bermuda, by the Duke of Newcastle. _ _ _ Dr. Muir, C. 8., Inspector -General of Hospitals, by the Duke of Cambridge. Mr. Robert Newton, by Colonel Newton. Lieutenant T. Rose Nimmo, by Mr. Sergeant Goulburn. Hon. F. H. N rth, attache to her Majesty's Legation at Rio, on return from Brazil, by Lord Walsingham. Lieutenant G. T. Oldfield, by Major C. Wright. Lieutenant Charles Orme, by Colonel Lord Burghley. Sir Lawrence Palk, by Lord Raglan. Dr. Paul, by Lieut.-Colonel Money. Lieutenant G. F. Pengelley, on appointment Royal Marine Artillery, by Major-General Wesley. Mr. R. T. Pennafather, on appointment as Auditor- General for Ceylon, by the Duke of Newcastle. Major Pownall, on return from China, by Lieut.-General Hon. C. Grey. Mr. Edwin Plumer Price, on his appointment as one of her Majesty's counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Pritchard, by Mr. John Pritchard, M.P. Captain Ellis Reebe, on promotion, by Col. Newton. Colonel Reid, C. 8., by Major-Gen. Sir Robert Vivian. Duke of Richmond, by Viscount Sydney. Ensign J. V. Rigg, by the Adjutant •General. Ensign H. F. Rowley, by General Forster. Lord Skelm?rsdale, on his marriage, by the Earl of Clarendon. Lieutenant G. F. Smyth, on appointment Coldstream Guards, by Colonel Newton. Lieutenant Lewis Solly, R.N., by his father, Mr. Solly. - Captain Wm. Stewart, on return from China, by Lieut... General Hon. C. Grey. Mr. Mark John Stewart, by Lord Elcho. Mr. Stewart Sutherland, by Lord Elcho. Ensign W. Alexander Symes, by Lord Raglan. Colonel A. Thomas, by the Secretary of State for India. Hon. J. Thurlow, on his return from China, by the Earl • of Elgin. Lieutenant John Harlowe Turner, by Colonel Viscount Chelsea. Captain W. Henry Urqohart, by Lord Alfred Paget. Mr. Henry Wyndham West, on his appointment as At. torney-General for the Duchy of Lancaster, by Sir George Grey. Mr. Sergeant Wheeler, on taking the coif, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Charles A. Winchester, her Britannic Majesty'. consul for Hakodadi, by Lord John Russell. Captain Evelyn Wood, IT.C., on promotion, by Sir R. Airey. lion. J. Stuart Wortley, on his return from China, by the Earl of Elgin. Colonel Wynyard, on promotion, by Colonel Lambert. Cornet Yeldham, on appointment 18th Hussars, by the Adjutant-General. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—SATURDAY. Nothing occurred to-day to interfere with the position of Gadding's three - for Chester Cup. Ben Webster, against whom 25 to 1 was freely offered yesterday, was supported to-day as low as 9to 1, and Herne and Horace ran for some time neck and neck in the be•tting, but at the close the old one had the best of it, 25 to 1 being taken about Herne, and 33 to 1 was laid agst Horace, but we much doubt if these prices were not exhausted. Notwithstanding this, 6 to 1 was taken about Chere Amie, 100 to 15 was asked for against Wallace, and 7 and 8 to 1 were taken about Man at Arms. The Brewer at 20 to 1 and Millionaire at 33 to 1 were the only animals we saw any booking about. Flirta• tion and Satellite ranged themselves in the offered division. For the Derby, 4 to 1 was offered on the field, and it will appear from the quotations that several horses were sup ported, but the largest amounts were put on Kettledrum and Iraaus at their respective prices. CHESTER CUP. 6to 1 agst Chere Arnie (taken) 6to 1 agst Wallace (offered, take 100 to 15) Bto 1 agst Man-at-Arms (taken) 9to 1 agst Ben Webster (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Flirtation (taken) 25 to 1 agst Herne (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Satellite (offered) 33 to 1 agst Horace (taken freely) 33 to 1 agst Millionaire (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agat Light (offered) 40 to 1 agst Cashio (offered) 40 to 1 agst Optimist (offered) 50 to 1 agat West End (offered) 100 to 1 agst Schism (offered) THE DERBY. 4to 1 agst Dundee (offered, take 9to 2) Bto 1 agst Diophantus (taken) 11 to 1 agst Rouge Dragon (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 14 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 15 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 20 to 1 agst Imaus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Neighbour (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Bombardier (taken) 500 to 9 agst Royalieu (taken) 500 to 7 agst The Drake (taken) An Irishman, just from the sod, was eating some old cheese, when he found to his dismay *hat it contained living inhabitants. 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