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

_ • _ . . Tin SITI`i, LONDON_ , , a b e s h g o o a t 1 o n ff e a a r g t a h i n e • , / MONDAY MENING, MAY 6, 1861, . Ar1.M....+••• ..,....•••.......................................••••••......... - _llllllllllll-11ftwommossos sANQUET AT TR E RoTAL ACADEMY. ' pany to say the people of this country entertained Scottish Peasant's Fa mil y ," b y m Y countr y man, ' belong in the scale of civilised nations ' (Cheers ' ) 1 severer . n ta d sk an m d as h t e e r r r s t t . ill an t d ha e t ac h ; o b f o t r h e em wit h h a i s n g in iv h en is , ' t N h e e ed n l o e r s t . h i e t a w st as en e a xp o e f e t t h e e ds t in w g o l u l d , CO UNTR Y MARKETS. ....,.. 4 , -of an atrocious crime, wbich, if it had Passed Mr. Faed-(cheers)-who already rivals the fame In fact, the office of art is higher even than that. l own mi . , s 4 , - On Saturday afternoon the President and Council unpunished, would have placed in jeopardy the of our immortal Wilkie. (C 3 ntinued cheering.) For not only does the artist promote the intellectual or is about immediately to give, the whole of his by l as t n i g hts, tid e. unani- The trade was du 9 ll, X a F n O d ß w D h - ea M t i A n Y l 4 im . ited supply ; sales of the Royal Academy of Arts gave a sumptuous life of every European in China (cheers) , 'felt that Mr. President and gentlemen, lam sure that we all enjoyment of his contemporaries-not only does he achieved labour to pitiless destruction in order to The Cy c l o p s , 6, paddle, Capt. W. J. S. Pullen, ence but he begin again something that may approach more arrived at Spithead yesterday at 415 ~, at previous rates for fine samples ; otherwise quotations had entertainment at their rooms in Trafalgar-square, the time had come when I must choose between feel most grateful to:you for the honour you haie raise them in the scale of social exist . , p.m. - .1. ne a downward tendency. ?wk l ,h C se H raat - t we l: a l ds A e v ienl i 4 ns . to inaugurate the opening of the exhibition. The the indulgence of a not unnatural sensibility and done to your country by your genius and for the perpetuates the records of the age in which he lives, nearly to his ideal perfection. (Loud cheers.) The Cyclops has been employed chiefly in the Red Sea, a s A lo t w th s i a s le m , a a r n k d et l t N a o s - O t d ß a 7 y W e nd state of art cannot be other than promising when - where, in the affair at Jeddah, the credit ' aistinguished compeny, which was larger than on the performance of a Pa inful duty. (Loud cheers.) eajoyment we have derived from your achievements and even of those ages which have prece . ded, a of &Am- devotion distinguishes its professors-men who have and firmness on that very trying occasion will be The supply of barley limited, and late p h r i e d o c r e l a s s any previous occasion, began to arrive shortly after The alternative is not a Pleasant one ; but I trust in art. lam afraid that in return most of us can ) hands down from generatio h n to gene d ration t . ho . se such a spirit of resolute self.sacrifice and chivalrous mously awarded to Capt. Pullen for his judgment 2 o'clock, and spent the interval till dinner was an- that there is no man serving the Crown in a only tender you sincere but barren thanks. The memorials of great events, t b o . se recor s , . d t flounced in viewing the gems of British art by responsible position who would he s itate when it is ' lawyers can noW hardly ever hope to supply you guished men which, being su iected to the faithful attame he command of unlimited public confi- fresh in the remembrance of our readers. supported. with a subject which by your skilful treatment eye, are more instructive and more permanent moni- de . nce-men whose very name is enough, indepen- The War Department steamvessel Lord Panmure White wheat 58s to 62s I Red wheat 54s to 58s which the walls of the Royal Academy are adorned. presented to him as to the decision at which he w uppe e pr re lgyua ba l r yt e ietil l r y . • Malting barley....4ss to 47s 1 Chevalier barley 41s to 44s f criticism to ive circulation to whatever T Moore M Sir, to pass might illustrate these walls-for now a days such tors of the greatness and glory of a nation than even dent o , g . , aster, from the Thames, with powder, Distilling d0......31s io 34s I Oats. Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal should arrive. (Cheers.) And now, 26s to 30s to another topic, I have been repeatedly asked stirring events do not r e cur among us as the trial thosetraditions which maybe conveyed sometimesto they produce. (Cheers.) I trust that as literature, ammunition, &c., for the magazine on Bullpoint Flour, 43s to 43s 6d per sack from the miller. Academy, officiated as chairman. ______ whether, in my opinion, the interests of art in this of Lord J. R usse ll f or hi g h treason, or the commit- the treacherous and forgetful ear. Allusion has been so art may continue to pursue its forward path and and the gunwharf at Devonport, arrived at Ply- The cleth having been removed, LEICESTER-Mav 4. degree promoted bY ment to Prison of the Prince of Wales bY Lord Chief made during the evening to one most remarkable prove a blessing to mankind. (Loud cheers.) mouth on Friday. The PREsIDENT, after the usual loyal toasts had country are likely to be in anY The supply of wheat of a tolerable character, and prices I must say, in reply, that I Justice Gascoigne. (Cheers.) When I was ChiefJus- incident of the meeting which has taken place to- In the last toast the PRESIDENT expressed his The following appointments were made on we r re the same as last week. White wheat, from 74s to 7tes been given, said the toast which I have next the the opening of China. ed, 65s to 72s per 36 stone; a rather slow demand for atters of art we h ave muc h ti ce o f E ng l an d , th e p r i nce of Wales whom wa day-an incident which cannot be too often adverted ecknowledgments to those possessors of works of Saturday at the Admiralty :-Edward C. Smith, honour to introduce to your notice is " The Army do not think that in na barley, grinding, 30s to 348; malting, 36s to 40s p ' er qr., ' h the t l f th t country, but lam not quite p r e_ all regard so hopefully, twice did me the hon- to, and which I trust will tong be recollected. The art who have the liberalit to oen their alleries y p , g master, to the Rinaldo ; Richard E. Pym, master, oats, 32s to 368 per 24 stone. Beans-old, 56s to 58s; and Navy and the Volunteers," connecting wit o earn rom a . . new, 38s to 40s per 38 stone. • that even in this d e pa r tment we o ur t o s it by me in the Court of Queen's Bench ; incident I mean to mention is this-that we have at convenient seasons to artists and the public. to the Challenger ; George Patterson,master, to the Fine Army the name of his Royal Highness the Com- pared to admit flour, 50s I S d 47 1 Third econ s, s s, 45s per 20 stone. from them. The distinguishing but on both occasions His Royal Highness here before us living examples of the manner in With this toast was connected the Directors of the Driver ; William Towns and John Jenkins, acting _ mander of the Forces, with the Navy that of the can gain nothing d with the Volun. c h arac teristic ef the Chinese mind is this-that at was courteous and condescending-(a laugh)- which art may be connected with glory, and glory British Instituti • OD. third-class assistant-engineers, to the Asia, as YORK-MAY 4. First Lord of the Admiralty, an The market was poorly supplied with wheat, and last t s of the circledescribedbyman's intelligence and set an example of respect for the admi- may beconnected with art. (Cheers.) We have here The comPanY then Partook of tea and coffee in supernumeraries ; Thomas Seott (D.), ac ti ng . t hi r d_ teers, that of Viscount Bury. (Cheers.) all poin week's rates were supported. ccasionally to have caug ht g li mpses of a n i strat i on o f j ust i„ ; so no thing historical occurred. before us one of the most illustrious of our military the middle room, and separated I efore 11 o'clock. class assistant-engineer, to the Fisgard, for service Wheat, red 45s to 56s I Oats.... 27s to 29s The Duke of CAMP.RIDOE said-Sir C. Eastlake, it SCCIDS 0 White do .58s to 64s 1 Beans heaven far beyond the range o f it s or di nary (Ch eer s, and a laugh.) I rejoice, however, to think commanders, who has carried the glory of the Bri- , in the Widgeon ; James B. E. Warrington, actin 48s to 58s my lords, and gentlemen, I rise to respond to the . . g Barley .38s to 42s I Peas 4• . . ...8 tO .....1 3 t oast which has just been given from the chair, and ken and vision. It caught a glimpse of the that the world has lately seen a proof of the tish army to the antipodes-(cheers)-who has THE NA V/. third-class assistant-engineer, to the Cumberland, Malt, 70s to 72s per qr. ; rye. 36s per qr •fl 48 . , our, s - path which leads to military supremacy when amicable relations subsisting between law and raised the reputation of our military prowess by the - - for service in the Adder ; James Stocks, acting to bOs per sack. in tieing so I feel considerable diffidence in address 'nded manner in which he has _ lf to a society so eminent and. specially it invented gunpowder some centuries be- painting in the fresco which adorns the hall of the judicious and high-mi Letters from the South American coast, received third-class assistant-engineer, to the Cumberland, ing neyee , NORTHAMPTON-IkLAY 4. njoy the fore t he dis covery was made by any other Inn of Court to which I belonged near half a cen- directed the success of our arms ; and we have also by our Southampton correspondent, state that her for service in the Wildfire ; and Archibald D. assembled this evening to celebrate and e At this corn-market wheat was in average supply, with I feel as - nation. It caught a glimpse of th e p a th w hi c h l e ads tury. (Cheers.) The example set by Lincoln's - before us an illustriou s Painter caPable, bY that Majesty's ship Leopard, with Rear-Admiral Sir Johnston, assistant-paymaster, to the Edgar. a dull business doing-prices ranging from 65s to 69s for arts of peace. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen , sured that the fact that this toast has not been over- to maritime supremacy when it made, at a period r eminence he has attained in his own profession of St h Lh' t KC B boa d '1 df " inn will, I trust;be speedily followed in all othe ep en us ing on, ...,on r , sai e rom - - -- old, and 42s to 62s for new. Of barley a tolerable show malting 38s to 43s grinding 29s to 32s per qr. Oats in looked may arise from the conviction that the very equally remote, the discovery of the mariner's public buildings ; for we can no longer be content art, of handing down to the lateit posterity a memo- , Montevideo on the evening of the 15th March for SPORTING NOTES. moderate show, and prices as before-quoted at 22s to 380 sings of peace must compass. it caught a glimpse of the path which with gazing at bare and cheerless walls when, by rial of that distinguished commander, allied to him Rio de Janeiro, where she remains until relieved. •• per 24 stone. Beans, old, 51s to 56s ; peas, 40s to 50s. enjoyment of the arts and bles The Two Thousand this year maintained all its ancient Rye, 37s to 42s ; malt, 68s to 72s ; flour, 83s to 34s per ntry, depend on leads to literary supremacy when iu the 10th cen- the exercise of your talent, they might be made to by the ties of consanguinity, and allied t o hi m a l so The contract f or b u ildi ng t h e t wo large batteries prestige, and never, perhap great cou . sack in a great measure, in a s, has it been speculated on. to •of its defence, and is thus t ury it i nvente d t h e pr i n ti ng p res s ; and, as my present to us never-failing delight and instruction. by the connection between the Iwo professions to which the Government has decided on having the same extent, or has the betting on it been marked by .. the facility and seeursty identified with the service with which lam myself illustrious friend on my right (Sir E. Landseer) (Loud cheers.) I likewise hope that by a bill which they severally belong. (Cheers.) We have erected at Folly Point and Bishop's Marsh, for the the same extraordinary fluctuations. There were net, to be .RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. n this fact must be evident to has reminded me, it has canght from time to time which will soon, be subMitted to Parliament, "To the satisfaction of feeling that the exhibition of this protection ofChatham Dockyard seaward, has been sure, any of the mysterious movements nor the " knockings connected. Gentleme , _____.a. tate here that even many of th ose g li mpses o f the beautiful in colour and design. establish Copyright in Art," we may be enabled to year must be gratifying to every one who takes a taken by the firm of Mr, G. Myers, builder, London, out which characterised this race last year, but there were ali, and I may s enoush of trials, and rumours of trials, to cause uncertainty TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. specially and eminently with the cultiva- (Cheers.) But in the hands of the Chinese them- protect you from pirates and impostors-(cheers)- deep interest in the progress of art in this countrY. who will commence the construction of the batte- ' • connected to prevail to the very last, and never was the denouement of lion of the arts of peace have come forward as selves the invention of gunpowder has exploded and to secure to you a just remuneration for your (Cheers.) For I will venture to say that there are ries forthwith. The contracts for the formation of any great drama Miles Opened. Receipts. looked forward to with more intense Railways. , , ~...._....-....,,, v o l un teers to shoulder a musket and attend to in crackers and harmless fireworks. (cheers.) illustrious labours. (Loud cheers.) Mr. President hung ulna these walls examPles of unrivalled merit the additional line of fortifications which will interest. The quadrupedant ac t ors i n th e conc l u di ng „„ e 1861. 1860. 1861, 1850, ._ ___....- . -..-...--,-. their drill, in order that should the time The mariner's compass has Produced nothing better and gentlemen, I now conclude by thanking you, which must attract the admiration of all who have encircle Chatham have not yet been taken. numbered sixteen, one more than last year, and it took some 4 X of need arrive they might lay aside those charming than the coasting junk. (cheers.) Th e ar t o f in the name of the guests whom you have honoured the good fortune to see them. (Cheers.) You have The principal batteries of the sea defences at the time before all could tread their way through the cloud of I t 3amie a n n a d a i r c P o ort u ß es ush. : , 1 - 00 100 - 1729 1, - 791 arts which we see delineated areund these walls, printing has stagnated in stereotyped editions of 'cith an invitation to this splendid banquet, and for heen pleased, Sir Charles Eastlake, to allude to the entrance to the river Medway are all to be armed horsemen Vnat covered the entire space between the old and lylast and County Down.. 39 i ag -- 629 571 new saddling stables. The greater number made their Birkd., Lane., &Ches. June. - - and assist the regular army in the defence of the Confucius, and the most cynical re p resen t a ti on s o f whom you have mentally and materially provided improvements which have been made in regard to a with the 100-pounder Armstrong guns as rapidly as Blyth and Tyne 2O - - 13 2,033 2,035 toilets in the for ' mer, but the Whitewall trio, as usual, occu- Bristol and Exeter 125 125 6,303 6,681 country. (Cheers.) There are other circumstances the grotesque have been the princiPal products of so rich a treat. (Cheers.) In return, I beg per- portion of the building appropriated to the displaY these can be supplied from the Government facto- pied the latter, whilst Oates prefei red to put the Kettledrum Caledonian me 21 15,286 14,794 which cannot but associate in our minds the army Chinese c o nce p tions of the sublime and beautiful. mission to give a toast which lam sure will be re• of the works of art. Why, it is quite true that, r i es , which will be mounted in lieu of the 68- to rights on the far side of the Ditch, where he was sur- , 0 0 c r l i t , erna d oi j i 3 th If Workington 2 ti 8 188 275 and the fine arts in an assembly like the present. (Cheers.) Nevertheless lam disposed to believe ceived by all your guests with enthusiasm-" Pros- though we afford, I will not say adequate, but toler- pounder 95 cwt. guns with which the batteries at rounded by an admiring crowd, the majority of whom pro- Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 20 61 329 337 231 203 to the Royal Academy, and long life to its able space to the exhibition cf those who distinguish . 26 - _ lam happy, in looking around me, to see that you that under this mass of abortions and rubbish there PeritY the Nore are at present all armed. The new fortifi- nounced his condition to be' perfect. Klarikoff, who was =l l Youghal 2lB have not neglected to delineate some of the impor•• lie hidden some sparks of a Diviner fire, which the distinguished President." themselves in the art of painting, the place in which cations which the Government has ordered to be preceded by the Clarissa colt, and had The Knight of St. Deeside 5 34 534 1,233 1,155 17 17 334 244 port personages connected with the service of which genius of my countrymen may gather and nurse The toast was drunk with much cheering. sculptures were exhibited was really a disgrace to erected at Garrison Point will shortly be commenced, Patrick as his attendant, also looked well, though scarcely Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,364 1,266 63 1,585 1,537 lam the representative. Of course Ido not pre- into a flame. (Loud cheering.) The PRESIDENT-I beg leave, on the part of the the c y ountr . We have amon us scul tors who are •1 g P the building of which wid be proceeded with -day grown or improved anything since last year, except, per- g u a li la a rckt r w og (i h n e l i tingst.) 401 401 1 774 1 haps, that he has thickened a little. 'With ' ' good quarters Dundalk and Enniskillen 130 122 1,682 1,649 tend to be so competent a judge as most other gen- The PRESIDENT next gave! , The Health of Lieu- members of the Royal Academy, and expressing ble of roducin statues of men scarcel less cape p g y and night, in order that the works may be com- and loins, he has a short fore hand. with not the best r u n n (r e e e ap e d Arbroath l7l 171 745 648 tlemen in this room, but I venture to think there tenant-General Sir Hope Grant." my own feelings together with theirs, to return our alive than they ; but fortunate it was they were less pleted as rapidly as possible. shoulders in the world, and his galloping was so far from East Anglian , rth & Aber. Jun 3l 31 1,159 1,002 674 674 941 1,006 is not a picture in the collection more to be appre- ..' The toast was drunk with all the honours. respectful thanks to his lordship and to this alive than the persons they represent, otherwise I The steam floating battery Thunderbolt, 16, 200 being the " poetry of motion," that he was universally dis- Ezv7,alk th rlyvon m 499 24,670 26,453 142 6,351 6,104 ciated than that of my gallant and distinguished sir HOPE GRANT, who was loudly cheered, said, assembly for the honour they have conferred am bound to say, the place where they were kept horse power, having coaled up and taken in the re- liked; surprise being universally expressed how it was Edinbursh,Perth,Si s punde • e . 78 78 3,631 3,634 friend, Lord Clyde. (Cheers.) It is painted by a -It is a difficult thing for me to return thanks to on the Royal Academy. (Cheers.) His lordship's being on y p l com arable to the Black Hole in Cal- ' mainder of her stores, left the Nore at 12,.30 on possible that a horse of his action could have beaten The Wizard at 181 b., as reported ; snd it does indeed s e ' Forth & Clyde Junction Furness 31 1,618 1,426 very distinguished member of your society whom you, Sir Charles Eastlake, to his Royal Highness favourable judgment of the English school and of cutta, the'r liviug existence would certainly not Saturday afternoon, and proceeded up the Thames ing strange. He appeared somewhat fractious era pass at first, and 14 Glasgow & h Bouth-Western IV 1 , 21 7,915 7,858 reat Nort ern 26,275 25,783 I am happy to see sitting near me, and the circum- the Duke of Cambridge, and to. the noblemen and the present exhibition is the more gratifying as it have been of long duration. (A laugh.) I can only as far as the Lower Hope Reach, to take up her if not of a nervous temperament, certain appearances indi- gr t T o t 111 1 o in rth & I,S e c a tlaa ci: 3 tt 58 1 1,759 1,630 stance recalls to my recollection a fact to which I gentlemen whom I now see before me for the is the opinion of a practised observer, who, on add that we are most thankful to you for inviting position off Shornmeade, on the Kentish side of the cated that some -1 ' o. his friends (?) had treated him to a Great Weshern 4 ) 5831 ggi 38, ( 7 ) 76 AV ventured tO allude the last time I had the honour honour now done me,-an honour far higher than many former occasions, has been pleased to take an us to this feast, and the honour you have done us in river. The armament of the two floating batteries seidlitz powder, or perhaps something stronger in that way. In ri vlrrAe o s u s ti nb as ef e d r e n en June. N 55 251 974 872 212 02 of dining in this room. I then took occasion to say I expected to receive-far greater than I deserve. interest in these annual displays. The labours bf drinking our health. I can assure you that these the eEtna and the Thunderbolt,now anchored in the Preceptress looked in blooming condition, but not Lancashire & Yorkshire... . 394 395/ 34,744 33,230 t hat the army and the fine arts had many social and (Cheers.) During the Indian mutiny I was so for- the artist throughout the year-and there are works Periodical meetings are among the most agreeable Thames at Coalhouse Point and Shornmeade, for the F . rown in the least ; nor has Sweet Hawthorn, who Leominster and Kington " , Limerick and Ennis.. 24d 241 152 17S days of the year • and seeing as we do on these protection of that r' ' personal connexions, as well as more general rela- tunate as to gain the confidence and approbation of requiring more than the year-are inspired by the , . iver, is most powerful, each bat- d 1 in size and colour appeare a most an exact matcn Limerick and Foynes 2 261 240 216 176 194 for Russlev. Overton's action pleased everybody Llanelly 4 46f 651 478 etions of goodwill and friendship, and a better illus- that great man Lord Clyde, and it was owing to hope of your and the publie approval ; and although walls the works of living genius-meeting as we do tery being provided with 16 6tapounders, e - tch of but his appearance few, and The Struggler " took" in no Lo o n n r o n n & an, logh- k Ttgern tration of the fact I could not find than in the fact the kind manner in which his lordship presented the individual exhibitors May vary, the same re- at this social board a company of the most distin- 95 cwt. Of this armament two of the gun 3 fire 51 1 498 1 484 way, while it was evident that Gardener was too under- London & Soutt-Western . 389 339 17;972 18:335 that I now see sitting side by side one of your most my name to his Royal Highness that sponsibility and the same legitimate am bi t i on s ii_ guished celebrities of all kinds, we feel that this forward, and two aft, leaving six each for the star- sized for the course. Both of Lord Stamford's horses I , 23. c zN i 2e n ts ,; mt . ag 223 i 15,410 13,621 194 998 277 distinguished members who delights in the name he was pleased to give me the com- mulate the efforts of those who appear in succession ' day deserves, if I may use both a classical and board and port broadsides. If required, however, looked in magnificent form, the greatest share of attention r o i r. ii ,il2l.7l,tPionuctohlenlcl 42 40 1,137 1,102 of Frank Grant, and his gallant brother, Sir Hope mend of the force in China. (Cheers.) on the arena. (Cheers.) The present exhibition artistic expression, to be marked with weite chalk. the whole battery of broadside guns, 12 in num- being bestowed on Imaus, his little stable companion, Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham l " 9 n gt i N g st 44f Grant-(loud cheers)-who has recently so emi- To his Royal Highness and Lord Clyde, there- has, in one respect, a more than common interest, (Long cheers and a laugh.) ber, can be brought into action on either side of the Diophantus, who, like The Wizard last year was under the ma port and Carlisle cloud of being beaten in his trial b ' • • • 6144 61.1 y the Himalayan, at- Midland (incl. N.-Western) , 1,147 1,220 3 38,997 40,250 nently distinguished himself in China. (Cheers.) It fore, lam indebted for all that has since followed. at in consequence of the altered conditions of sPace, The PRESIDENT-The toast which I will now floating battery, each having been constructed with tracting but little notice. Not grown an inch since last Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind. 177 177 4,442 4,360 d to the exhibition beg to ProPse is ." The Interests of Literature " that view The broadside of the Thunderbolt as year he has thickened and round din h's p 'nt 3 ' 1 4 "klan t i h hßil & C 1 ' 6 12 iS to me peculiarly gratifying that I should be able would have been difficult for me not to succeed with particularly in the room allotte , . • , , eiois, an is now onmou B. a . ana . 54 1,369 1,432 2,426 2,52+ on this occasion to point to so remarkable an illus- the magnificent army w hich was p u t un d er m y of sculpture-an improvement to which his lordship (Cheers.) A title so comprehensive supersedes the she lies off Shornmeade, will bear exactly with the a perfect pic•ure of strength and durability in a small com- N e o v r r t e h as irrTtn? gc r l is eelkirk 78 78 3,836 3,855 tration of the truth I ventured to enunciate on the command. (Cheers.) You are-aware of the great has alluded in gra tifying t „ ms . p oi . t h a t i mprove _ necessity of any introduction ; all that can be de- lower Hope Reach, and the two fore and aft guns, pass. Aialverp and Copernicus appe,red to be notling and Galashiels) changed since last seen ; and thence, with Anthem, Knight North Devon 35 35 465 460 last occasion I addressed you. (Cheers.) My gal- perfection of the Armstrong guns ; the precision of ment our best thanks are d ue t o th e no bl e l or d at sired in addition is a worthy name by way of illus- as the case might be, will bear up Gravesend Reach. N-Eastern(Bedale&Leybrn) 761 764 38,095 38,087 of St. Patrick, the Clarissa colt, Russley, and Jan us North London 9 9 2,40 t 2,382 lant and distinguished friend has just returned from their fire and their great range are indeed wonder- the headof the Government. (Cheers.) In approach_ tration. It is not easy to single out a representa- The eEtna is moored about half a mile below the made up the sixteen runners. Great difficulty was expe. North Staffordshire 246 233 7,799 8,20 s India, and it is one of the great characteristics of ful. Tbe infantry under my command were fine ing this subject lam reminded that on a f o•mer ec - tive wiiere distinguished examples are so numerous. Thunderbolt, on the right hand side of the river, at rienced in giving the horses their preliminary " opener," ftwestry and Newton r i l - 420 ..._ 19/ 871 605 this country that the moment he returns he reverts soldiers and well diseiPlined , the artillery and casion, when the " Health of her Majesty's Minis- I might select one of those literary benefactors c os ihouse point, on the Essex shore, in a line with as th e y wer e scarcely able to wend their way through the St. iiel e il's Canal & Railway 52 1 52 2,034 2,155 to his usual social position ; however eminent his cavalry all that could be desired. The whole force ters " was Proposed, another noble lord, a distin• whose exclusive or chief occupation it is to minister Wrest Tilbury Church. This battery's broadside of vast body of horsemen that crowded the running ground, g eo colg s s i ll N e o n r t tri a - l Eastern ll5 111 3, 4 611 g: 2 ltl m ilitary services may have been, he remembers was such as any General officer might be proud - to gnished member of the Government, possibly under by their writings to our delight or instruction ; but 12 guns will have a direct bearing up Gravesend as well as every other part of the Heath. Nobody liked Shrewsbury & Birmingham - - - - that he is an English citizen. That feeling never command. It was more especially an honour to me an impression that the toast had reference to politics, having appealed to them on former occasions, and Reach, and her two fore and aft guns will sweep Kettledrum when he took his first sleepy canter, but when Erreew w s s tu u r4 Eft C er h: l s o t r e c r 51 51 - - he was wakened up the second time it was 1,940 1,793 leaves him, and we are all delighted to see him to have the command of such an army in conjunc- was disposed to question its fitness on these occa being unwilling to tax them too often, lam now Lower Hope Reach in conjunetion with the 12 evident he shropshire Union 291 291 1 025 1, 90 ould travel almost as strong and as swift as a steam engine South Devon amon,g us this day. (Cheers.) In presence of tion with our noble allies the French. it ma y be sions. Nothing, lam sure, can be more consonant disposed to take a wider survey. lam the more broadside guns of the Thunderbolt, so that - every • South-Eastern V? 302 19,094 17,9 M Overton's going was, however, better liked than any ; and South Wales Sir H. Grant it would ill become me to say more supposed I had a difficult part to play ; but from with the feelings of such an assembly as this than induced to do so from a Conviction that the political vessel attempting to push up the Thames from the after him Preceptress and Diophantus showed, by their S. Yorkshire and River Dun 118 1 EP ME NO than that, from the highest to the lowest in this the urbanitY, the ctrdialitY, and the good feeling of the understanding that allusions of the description fame of many gifted writers, occupying a 3 it must Nore would come under the close and heavy cross bounding elastic action, that the little-uns could go as well miC e and Darlin,gton 5,104 5,038 country, every individual has heard of his prowess General Montauban and all his staff no difficulty referred to should be here altogether proscribed- a prominent place in public attention, has a some- fire of both floating batteries. as the big. Klarikoff's galloping pleased nobody, as he ap- Ulster 5l 51 1,880 1,873 and his success, knows that hie has eminently and occurred-(cheers)-and I trust the French Generel (hear)-and frequent have been the occasions when, what unfair tendency to eclipse, at least for a time, Two of the large boilers for the screw steamer peered to labour, and seemed very heavy in Fordham's F. ,;erstone and Lancaster vLe of Clwyd. 10 781 674 147 123 hands. Klarikoff displayed staying_ qualities of the first Vale of Neath . 35 35 2,018 1,595 zealously performed his part, and is justly proud can say the same thing with regard to the British in proposing the toast, I have distinctly prefaced it their litera'ry excellence. lam therefore desirous, Bombay, 81, at Chatham, each weighing 23 tons order to finish where he did for Foraham had to sit down Waterford and Kilkenny... 3 1 31 326 297 that the country possesses such a - son. (Cheers.) army. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, a peace I-as been with such an explanation. (Hear.) But the ex- on the proc.ant occasion. to offer_ our tribute of _re- 12 cwt., were on Saturday taken out of the gunboat Waterford and Limerick ... 7 2 ; g 11,584 1,697 and ride him long before ;eaching the Bushes, to which ~,,i 788 697 On the part of the Army I beg to thank you for made, thanks to the talents , great decision, and planations were hardly - necessary. The truth is, spect to those writers-to those authors who are in which they - arrived at Chatharrr Dockyard from point or a little bo 7 ond Preceptragst It-Inked no fm.....trlalaa ao Z:T re- P - I t A C rro t t V 2a§..rbratlt an 39 " C 534 3.865 drinking their health. I can assure you I have groat determination. of ills Excellency Lord Pilgin-tiond the enlightened men o f diff e rent political opinions rneeabera ur Yarnament : and, In so doing, vindicate the factory of Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant, and anything. The success of Diophantus is thus again con- VVl s i t av 3 e i n id k a l n ea a jor,&Egnant . 16 7 16 7 "88 "34 pleasure in b: ing Present at these anniversaries, ' cheersi-in conjunction with Baron Gros. Let us who,- while holding the reins of Government, have their literary, in contradistinction to their politi- Co., and placed on board the Mariner, 12, in firmatory of public running, which, if stuck to, is certain to Whitehaven Junction l2 12 538 454 693 751 for, though Ido not set myself up as a judge of the trust it may be a lasting peace. (Cheers.) The at various times honoured us with their presence cal, celebrity. No sooner, however, does this idea Chatham Harbour, by means of the powerful shears, prov t e correc t t v n t ir t :irs in i len, a i l i l private trials to the Whitehaven & Furness Jun. 35 35 703 031 fine arts, I cannot help thinking that, as progress Chinese have now found out that we can fight as on these occasions, Lave all been zealous for the pro- suggest itselfthan lam again compelledto acknow- where they will remain until the Bombay is ready e De n i i 3 nr7 J . ,,0 . 1 . 3. g. 7 t e i!sue will affect the FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. in everything is the law, we have progressed in the well by land as by sea-(cheers) -and I trust we motion of art and education. (Cheers.) I, therefore, ledge the difficulty of selection-in consequence of to receive them on board. A force of 60 labourers seemy it is, at this time, almost impossible to say • but it sto me that Klarikoff will see a much shorter rice Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian 52 995 988 828 673 37,522 27,412 fine arts too. (Loud cheers.) shall have no difficulty in treating with them in submit that we may, without at all trespassing on the number of those who command alike " the was despatched from the dockyard on Saturday to before man y days are over, and start first or second fapyou- hie u wln a E n ti l s r a t JAnuertoinon 161 4 X 1 2 4 9 2 27 4 9 8 The Duke of SOMERSET-My Lords and Gentle- future. With regard to what Lord Elgin has said forbidden ground, be permitted to thank thena. applause of listening senates" and the admiration work the heavy capstan used in lifting the boilers. rite. He will prove a good investment at the present odds, Demerara (fortnight)„ .„„ _ _ •._ 1,.....1 men, it is my privilege on the present occasion to about the destruction of the Summer Palace of the (Cheers.) In doing so we desire to retain our of the solitary reader. - Exercising as I best can, The cylinder for the Bombay, weighing 22 tons, and if he does not win his backers will have good hedging. Be u t t r e ig tad ni M s rankle lB5 185 2,752 3,020 1081 1081 3,582 3,229 offer you my thanks on behalf of the Navy, and to Emperor of China, I must say that Ido candidly privilege of ignoring any political meaning. If like a well-known hero in the " Arabian Nights," was shipped on board the Mariner the previous The Chester Meeting commences to-morrow. There are c i ; . .s a st n e c l•ll4 . )l 7r i gmada s . even races o . n the first day. T express to you my acknowledgments for the mark of think it was a necessary act of retribution-(cheers) there be a remote connexion between the hope that the short - lived despotism of a chairman, I beg to day, and the condenser and some other of the heavy ...he first of the closed items Great Indian Peninsula 3501 2 7 77 1 N 7 66 1. 3,1g5 9 is the Palatine Cup Rakes, the weishts for which stand Great Luxembourg l2B 128 2,987 2,248 respect you have paid them. The changes that are for an abominable murder which had been coin- her Majesty's Ministers may continue in health, i propose, in connection with " The Interests of portions of the machinery were landed at the dock thus :- Great Western of Canada 345 345 11,168 9,69 5 taking Place in the building of our ships and in the mated ; and the army, as wen as myself, perfectly and a desire that they may continue in,office, that Literature," but without the slightest allusion to yard. The Bombay, since her conversion from a Lyons and Geneva . 142 142 5,315 4,669 Age st lb Age st lb Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 301 284 13,500 12,614 armament of our vessels of war will make great concurred with him in what he did. (Cheers.) connexion may be regarded as inherent in the the paper duty-(a laugh)-" the Health of the sailing ship to a screw steamer, is now one of the Duneany' ~ 47 7 Northern of Canada .. alterations, probably, for the future ; but there is The PRESIDENT-The toast which I have now form of the toast, and, therefore, excusable. (A Right Hon. William Gladstone." (Loud cheers.) finest two-decker;in the British navy. The work Mdlle. de Chantilly a 8 11 Angelo NorweTan Trunk . 44 44 - - Comfoi ter one thing that among all these changes I trust and fhe honour to propose especially recommends itself laugh.) We profess rather to dwell on The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER-Sir Charles of sheathing her will be commenced this Ben Wb t e ser .. 4 8 6 York Minster .... 3 6 7 Paris and Orleans Paris, yons, & Mediterrn 879 840 87,331 69,875 922 922 53,821 48,560 believe will never change-the character of British to the members of the Royal Academy That t o ast these attributes of Statesmen which have re - Eastlake, my Lords , and Gentleman, - I certainly morning, and as this is the only wor k now First Lord 4B 3 Lupus 36 2 Paris and Strasburg - - - - seamen. (Cheers ) I trust they will always dis- ie " The Health of the Noblemen and . Gentlemen ' 2 ference to permanent and un i ver sal interests_attri s h ou ld b e th e l as t ma n to question the propriety of remaining to be acc implished, she will be read_ _W a eatherbound .... , 4 4 / 3 3 Cantatrice YF. ultless 3 5 1 3 Sambre and Meuse South Austrian 69 68 69 771 490 68 1,178 1,348 904 826 52,831 32,872 play and be animated by the same feeling of loyalty who this day honour the Academy with their pre- butes which, assuredly, lose nothing of their value the toast which you have given. Anything which to be floated out of dock by the date ordered- Oxford to their Sovereign and of duty to their country- sence." (Cheers.) and. dignity because, being independent of politic°, connects politics with literature is acceptable in the viz., the 23d inst. With the view of testing As Ben Webster may be reserved for the Cup, I give the Welland .. 25 - - - (cheers)-and that, as in times.past, they will con- The LORD CHANCELLOR on esing was received they have been happily bommon to more than one highest degree to all politicians. With respect to the newly•invented sheathing known as Muntz's preference over the others to OPTIMIST and YORYMINSTER. West Flanders ... 75 75 913 901 W. and N.W. of France.... 742 730 39,668 37,649 The Chesterfield Stakes ought to go to FLIRTATION; the lir tinue to merit and to receive the approbation and with loud cheers. His Lordship said,-Mr. Presi- Administration. (Cheers.) An exhibition of sculp- the name you have appended to it, I must say that patent metal, the Lords of the Admiralty have di- W nstay Handicap to WATERIVITCR ; and the Mostyn honour of their countrymen. (Cheers.) dent and Gentlemen of the Royal Academy, it falls ture, under the direction of the Commissioners on if this were a place of controver s y I should be much rected the hull of the Bombay below the water-line stakes to Mr. Merry's EXPRESS, even with his 51b penalty. AI • • Lord BURY-Though the Volunteer service of the to my lot th" is evening to respond to the toast which the Fine Arts, took place in Westminster-hall in disposed to question 3 - our judgment. (A n rishman lust from the sod was eating men k,. laugh.) to be covered with it instead of copper, in order to The principal race on Wednesday is the Cup. From the old cheese ' ' ' , when he found to his dismay that it containec country is now on almost all public occasions con- has just been given. For many years I have had the summer of 1844-nearly 17 years since. My And in rising to return thanks for the toast in be- ascertain whetherit possesses the advantage claimed opening, scarcely any but animals in one interest have been living inhabitants. "Be jabers " said he, " does your chae4 lEcteti with the toast of "The Army and the Navy," the high gratification of attending this anniversary Lord Palmerston, referring in the House of Com - half of many worthier and more distinguished er- for it over co per sheathing, and should this prove backed for money, and the race, which in former years used in this country have childer ?" ' I fecl that it would not be right to accept that posi. meeting, I have always looked forward to it with mons, in July, 1844, to the success of that exhibi- sons I assure you Ido it onlY on those princi 13 - • 13 ' 1 b d d 11 th h ples of the case it wil e a opte genera y roug out to engender such spirited and extensive speculstion, is now r L ADVERTISEMENTI-We quote some more interestini tion otherwise than as an exceptional one-that pleasure, and I ever keenly enjoy it as a short re- tion, expressed his regret that the space allotted to unreasoning obedience by which on these occasions the service. The rudder of the Bombay is alread scarcely ever mentioned in betting circles without evoking cures without medicine by Du Barry's delicious revalenti y bitter allusions or an imprecation. The field will scarcely arabica food. Cure No. 49,832.-Wortham Ling, mai 'We should not attribute the cemplimcnt you pay spite from the cares and turmoils of the world and the display of sculpture in the Royal Academy was we ought to be guided. As for me, sir, the process covered with the new metal, which has much the exceed 16 - , to be selected from the following :- Diss t Norfolk-Fifty years indescribable agony from dys' the Volunteers to anything but your courtesy, of politics for men of all parties in the State, who so inadequate, and his hope that the subject would you have adopted remin ds me o f what happened in appearance of brass, and is somewhat heavier than Age st lb Age st lb pepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flata and not to their merits. While acknowledg- assemble here in the calm regions of art amid bright receive consideration. In consequence of that re- the great case of Lord Strafford's impeachment. copper ; the workmen also speak of it as being Wallace 4B 2 Millionaire 46 12 lency, spasms sickness at the stomach, and vomitings, hav , ing the toast on the part of the Volunteers, I hues and enchanting forms of beauty. (Cheers.) mark the late Sir R. Peel, who was theneat the head The charge against him was that of high treason ; tougher and more difficult to work than the copper Schism 3 6 8 1' 3 , e ent revalenta arabici 4 7 10 Birmingham 5 6 7 food-Maria Joly. Cure No. 3,906.-Thirteen years cough Faultless cannot help observing that the body whom I I must confess that one reason which made me pre- of the Government, gave some attention to the but it was admitted that no act he committed taken sheathing. Owing to the circumscribed space of Light now claiefly address has . contributed more than fer this to all other public meetings throughout the question ; but, although mos t w illi ng t o effect a singly amounted to high treason ; while it was the fourth clock, in which the Bombay is lying some First Lord .. 47 8 Herne their fair share to the Volunte ' Ben Webster .... 47 8 Horace er force of Great year was that, on this occasion, I encountered no change, his plans, whatever they may have been, contended that by putting a great number of them difficulty will be experienced in shipping the rud- s a t e llite Britain. (Cheers.) . There • 47 2 West End 35 7 extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, lov is no better corps than risk of being called upon to make an after-dinner were afterwards unavoidably laid aside. Thus, after together, hewever incongruous the mixture, they der, which weighs no less than five tons, and this Predictor that of the Artists in this country, Man-at-Arms and they have speech-(a laugh)-the President's list of toasts, so many years, it has been reserved for his lordship, might contrive td find him guilty. You have framed can only be accomplished by removing the caisson a 6 12 beth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool: a cure of to worthily associated the arts of peace with The Brewer the arts hap ily f me not containing any of those to with whom the suggestion originated, to carry into 'in my case a treasonable indictment for political at the entrance of the dock, Light and Black Prince constitute the Freneh division of war on the walls of the Rayal Academy by por- - • P - °r ' Avoid Pills and Medicines : they invariably aggravate am which I have been required to respond, such as, effect an improvement for which the sculptors of and other activity, and bY a Process somewhat dif. The Sparrowhawk, 4, screw, Commander J. T. the former I should say being the intended, looking at the perpetuate diseases ; their annoyance, disappointment traying incidents of Volunteering life, the artist' c l• ense may be avoided by using Du Barrsss Fool lc this country have reason to be, and are, most grate- ferent, perhaps, from that of the Earl of Strafford, Byng, was officially inspected at Spithead on Sa- support he has . rec h eiv!cl in the market. He is a horse of n ( 2x " the Attorney General and the Bar," or " the Lord a a' a P at a few pence per d 5 • • - • records of which when hung up in ancestral hall • , e wic , , ay, saves C times its cost ii will mark an epoch just as the state of a Rembrandt I h s Chief Justice and her Majesty's Judges." (Cheers.) ful. (Cheers.) I will only add that, considering certainly more graceful and humane, you have suc. turday mOrning, and afterwards went into Ports. fair average ment, aving only started twice last year, wn n he ran fourthfor a sweepstakes at the Newmarket Houghton; other remedies, removing effectually, w thout purging aye a painful sen the difficulties with which the architect had to ceeded in connecting my name with the re resen- mouth harbour, w here she will be dismantled and constipation,. indigestion (dyspepsia) nervOus bilious an' etching shows the particular date from which it is aassee-is, 4 se of my inadequacy to perform . . . p his seeond attempt was a great improvement, running liver complaints and all their consequences ' . Certificat - _ ront end. ihe result. on both sides of the buildin ff--- tation of politics and literature. In behalf of the return stores, pay off her crew, and be put out of the No. 36 418 We fin ' second, carrying 7st 131 b, to Brewer, aged, 7st 11b, f ‘ or _ A mD.. i,.R. . 5.. Dr m, d rv it tll l safest , remedj. Q Andrew Unre public buildings ; for we can no longer be conten with gazing at bare and cheerless walls when, by the exercise of your talent, they might be made to present to us never-failing delight and instruction. (Loud cheers.) I likewise hope that by a bill which will soon be submitted to Parliament, " To establish Copyright in Art," we may be enabled to protect you from pirates and impostors—(cheers) — and to secure to you a just remuneration for your illustrious labours. (Loud cheers.) Mr. President and gentlemen, I now conclude by thanking you, in the name of the guests whom you have honoured .vith an invitation to this splendid banquet, and for whom you have mentally and materially provided so rich a treat. (Cheers.) In return, I beg per mission to give a toast which I am sure will be re ceived by all your guests with enthusiasm—" Pros perity to the Royal Academy, and long life to its distinguished President." The toast was drunk with much cheering. The PRESIDENT—I beg leave, on the part of the members of the Royal Academy, and expressing my own feelings together with theirs, to return our respectful thanks to his lordship and to this assembly for the honour they have conferred on the Royal Academy. (Cheers.) His lordship's favourable judgment of the English school and of the present exhibition is the more gratifying as it is the opinion of a practised observer, who, on many former occasions, has been pleased to take an interest in these annual displays. The labours of the artist throughout the year—and there are works requiring more than the year—are inspired by the hope of your and the public approval ; and although the individual exhibitors May vary, the same re sponsibility and the same legitimate ambition sti mulate the efforts of those who appear in succession on the arena. (Cheers.) The present exhibition has, in one respect, a more than common interest, in consequence of the altered conditions of space, particularly in the room allotted to the exhibition of sculpture—an improvement to which his lordship has alluded in gratifying terms. For that improve ment our best thanks are due to the noble lord at the head of the Government. (Cheers.) In approach ing this subject I am reminded that on a f amer oc casion, when the " Health of her Majesty's Minis ters" was proposed, another noble lord, a distin guished member of the Government, possibly under an impression that the toast had reference to politics, was disposed to question its fitness on these occa sions. Nothing, I am sure, can be more consonant with the feelings of such an assembly as this than the understanding that allusions of the description referred to should be hero altogether proscribed — (hear)—and frequent have been the occasions when, in proposing the toast, I have distinctly prefaced it with such an explanation. (Hear.) But the ex planations were hardly - necessary. The truth is, the enlightened men of different 'political opinions whop while holding the reins of Government, have at various times honoured us with their presence on these occasions, Lave all been zealous for the pro motion of art and education. (Cheers.) I, therefore, submit that we may, without at all trespassing on forbidden ground, be permitted to thank them. (Cheers.) In doing so we desire to retain our privilege of ignoring any political meaning. If there be a remote connexion between the hope that her Majesty's Ministers may continue in health, and a desire that they may continue in.office, that connexion may be regarded as inherent in the form of the toast, and, therefore, excusable. (A laugh.) We profess rather to dwell on these attributes of Statesmen which have re ference to permanent and universal interests—attri butes which, assuredly, lose nothing of their value and dignity because, being independent of politics, they have been happily common to more than one Administration. (Cheers.) An exhibition of sculp -1 ture, under the direction of the Commissioners on the Fine Arts, took place in Westminster-hall in the summer of 1844—nearly 17 years since. My Lord Palmerston, referring in the House of Com mons, in July, 1844, to the success of that exhibi tion, expressed his regret that the space allotted to the display of sculpture in the Royal Academy was so inadequate, and his hope that the subject would receive consideration. In consequence of that re mark the late Sir R, Peel, who was thenat the head of the Government, gave some attention to the question; but, although most willing to effect a change, his plans, whatever they may have been, were afterwards unavoidably laid aside. Thus, after so many years, it has been reserved for his lordship, with whom the suggestion originated, to carry into effect an improvement for which the sculptors of this country have reason to be, and are, most grate ful. (Cheers.) I will only add that, considering the difficulties with which the architect had to contend, 'the result, on both sides of the buildin g I had nearly said on both sides of the house —may be regarded as highly satisfactory. The rapidity with which the work has been executed has taken many by surprise. A doubt, I believe, existed among the sculptors whether the room could pos sibly be ready in time, and this may have induced some to postpone the completion of their works. In proposing the toast, " The Health of her Majesty's Ministers," I beg leave, on the part of the Royal Academy and on the part of the sculptors of this country, to offer our respectful and best thanks to the noble lord at the head of the Government, who, as I have explained, has for so many years been de sirous to carry into effect an improvement in the sculpture-room of the Royal Academy. The toast was drunk amid loud cheers. Viscount PALMERSTON, who was greeted with loud cheers, said,--Sir Charles Eastlake, my lords, and gentlemen, I can assure you in behalf of my colleagues and myself that we are extremely thankful for the honour you have done, us in pro posing our health, and I beg to assure you that we labour under no mistake as to the sense in which that toast has been proposed. We are quite aware that you, Sir Charles, in proposing, and this dis tinguished company in drinking, our health did not mean to imply a wish that we might retain our offices as long as retain our health, but only that we may retain our health so long as we retain our offices. (Cheers.) Sir, it is quite right and natural that, apart from all political reference, separated from all party difference, a society like this, a society founded by artists for the promotion of art, should pay a compliment to the office-bearers for the time being, whose duty it is—and who must, I trust, if they are worthy of their position, always endeavour to p er f orm th e i r d u ty—t o g ive whatever ora (Cheers.) t o encouragement it may be the function of a Govern ment to a ff the promotion ruri n d indeed ed o t fb those s h e e arts m e u of mustb the country. e Tery unfit for the high offices which they hold who .31 - tould not be sensible of the great value and im portance to a great nation of progressive improve ment in the cultivation of the fine arts. (Cheers.) The fine arts are not only a source of intellectual enjoyment to the nation in which they flourish, but, they are also a measure in the estimation of other countries of the honour, of the dignity, of the rept. , tation, of the position of the country to which they year must be gratifying to every one who takes a deep interest in the progress of art in this country. (Cheers.) For I will venture to say that there are hung upon these walls examples of unrivalled merit which must attract the admiration of all who have the good fortune to see them. (Cheers.) You have been pleased, Sir Charles Eastlake, to allude to the improvements which have been made in regard to a portion of the building appropriated to the display of the works of art. Why, it is quite true that, though we afford, I will not say adequate, but toler able space to the exhibition of those who distinguish themselves in the art of painting, the place in which sculptures were exhibited was really a disgrace to the country. We have among us sculptors who are capable of producing statues of men scarcely less alive than they; but fortunate it was they were less alive than the persons they represent, otherwise I am bound to say, the place where they were kept being only comparable to the Black Hole in Cal cutta, their living existence would certainly not have been of long duration. (A laugh.) I can only add that we are most thankful to you for inviting us to this feast, and the honour you have done us in drinking our health. I can assure you that these periodical meetings are among the most agreeable days of the year; and seeing as we do on these walls the works of living genius—meeting as we do at this social board a company of the most distin guished celebrities of all kinds, we feel that this day deserves, if I may use both a classical and artistic expression, to be marked with write chalk. ',Long cheers and a laugh.) The PRESIDENT—The toast which I will now beg to propose is, ." The Interests of Literature." (Cheers.) A title so comprehensive supersedes the necessity of any introduction ; all that can be de sired in addition is a worthy name by way of illus tration. It is not easy to single out a representa tive wnere distinguished examples are so numerous. I might select one of those literary benefactors whose exclusive or chief occupation it is to minister by their writings to our delight or instruction ; but having appealed to them on former occasions, and being unwilling to tax them too often, I ate now disposed to take a wider survey. I am the more induced to do so from a Conviction that the political fame of many gifted writers, occupying as it must a prominent place in public attention, has a some what unfair tendency to eclipse, at least fora time, their literary excellence. I am therefore desirous, on the present occasion, to offer_ our tribute of re spect to those writers—to those authors who are Tu....beta uf rarliament : and, to so doing, vindicate their literary, in contradistinction to their politi cal, celebrity. No sooner, however, does this idea suggest itself than I am again compelledto acknow ledge the difficulty of selection—in consequence of the number of those who command alike " the applause of listening senates" and the admiration of the solitary reader. Exercising as I best can, like a well-known hero in the " Arabian Nights," the short-lived despotism of a chairman, I beg to propose, in connection with " The Interests of Literature," but without the slightest allusion to e c n u tl E —I certainly the paper duty—(a laugh) — " the Health of the Right Hon. William Gladstone." lTEi t(Lolsir (Loud cheers.) EaTsthleakCerl,AmNyCEnordaso, andfthe E Gentleman,--I eman, should be the last man to question the propriety of the toast which you have given. Anything which connects politics with literature is acceptable in the highest degree to all politicians. With respect to the name you have appended to it, I must say that if this were a place of controversy I should be much disposed to question your judgment. (A laugh.) And in rising to return thanks for the toast in be half of many worthier and more distinguished per sons I assure you I do it only on those principles of unreasoning obedience by which on these occasions we ought to be guided. As for me, sir, the process you have adopted reminds me of what happened in the great case of Lord Strafford's impeachment. The charge against him was that of high treason; but it was admitted that no act he committed taken singly amounted to high treason ; while it was contended that by putting a great number of them together, however incongruous the mixture, they might contrive td find him guilty. You have framed in my case a treasonable indictment for political and other activity, and by a process somewhat dif ferent, perhaps, from that of the Earl of Strafford, certainly more graceful and humane, you have suc ceeded in connecting my name with the represen tation of politics and literature. In behalf of the class of whom I am a very unworthy representa tive I feel that you have placed me thereby upon a very dangerous eminence, and I think the best thing I can do is, with your approbation, to get down again as soon as possible. (A laugh.) The connec tion to which you have adverted is one, I trust, which will ever subsist, and it is one to which al most every page of the catalogue in our hands bears witness ; for no small number of the brilliant works which we see on these walls have had their first idea suggested by one or other of the works that adorn our literature. (Cheers.) Perhaps, if I might go so far back, I should s a y it never was more beau tifully illustrated in than th e g roup of the famous Laocoon compared with the not less famous descrip tion in the poem of Virgil, and with regard to which literary men for ages argued whether it was the group suggested the poem,orthe poem that sug gested the idea to thesculptor. Modern criticism has resolved that controversy, and has determined that both were original, and that the treatm ent of each was strictly in accordance with the principles o f eac h art—the name of the poet well known, that of the scu lpt o r unknown, but no t l es s illustrious ; each re lying on his own inspiration, of his own distinct orbit of human excellenc e, parallel to each other ; ea c h one entire, varying one from the other; independent each pursuing the path of each of her, yet never servile one to the other. Such may they ever con tinue. (Cheers.) It is not for me to presume to speak of the literature with which you have con nected my name; nor do I speak in the character of a judge of works of art, though you have hospitably extended to us all the title ; but there are things of which w may speak. I should not venture to offer any opinion of the height to which English artists have attained, yet there are some points which mark their proceedings upon which any man, as a man, may give an opinion. He m ay judge of the spirit in which they work. I have before me two men I need not name,each of them most dis tinguished in one of the sister arts which are united together in the Academy, and of whom I believe I may say that at about the same time, they having received a commission for the execution of a great work from high authority, and each having executed the commission in a manner that must have satisfied the severest taskmaster, independent of himself, yet neither the one nor the other had satisfied the fore, I am indebted for all that has since followed. It would have been difficult for me not to succeed with the magnificent army which was put under my command. (Cheers.) You are-aware of the great perfection of the Armstrong guns; the precision of their fire and their great range are indeed wonder ful. The infantry under my command were fine soldiers and well disciplined, the artillery and cavalry all that could be desired. The whole force was such as any General officer might be proud - to command. It was more especially an honour to me to have the command of such an army in conjunc tion with our noble allies the French. It may be supposed I had a difficult part to play; but from the urbanity, the cc rdiality, and the good feeling of General Montauban and all his staff no difficulty occurred—(cheers)—and I trust the French General can say the same thing with regard to the British army. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, a peace I , as been made, thanks to the talents, great decision, and deternillnulou or his Excellency Lord Elgin—(loud cheers) —in conjunction with Baron Gros. Let us trust it may be a lasting peace. (Cheers.) The Chinese have now found out that we can fight as well by land as by sea—(cheers) —and I trust we shall have no difficulty in treating with them in future. With regard to what Lord Elgin has said about the destruction of the Summer Palace of the Emperor of China, I must say that I do candidly think it was a necessary act of retribution—(cheers) for an abominable murder which had been com mitted ; and the army, as well as myself, perfectly concurred with him in what he did. (Cheers.) The PRESIDENT—The toast which I have now the honour to propose especially recommends itself to the members of the Royal Academy. That toast is, " The Health of the Noblemen and Gentlemen who this day honour the Academy with their pre sence." (Cheers.) The LORD CHANCELLOR on rising was received with loud cheers. His Lordship said,—Mr. Presi dent and Gentlemen of the Royal Academy, it falls to my lot this evening to respond to the toast which has just been given. For many years I have had the high gratification of attending this anniversary meeting. I have always looked forward to it with pleasure, and I ever keenly enjoy it as a short re spite from the cares and turmoils of the world and of politics for men of all parties in the State, who assemble here in the calm regions of art amid bright hues and enchanting forms of beauty. (Cheers.) I must confess that one reason which made me pre fer this to all other public meetings throughout the year was that, on this occasion, I encountered no risk of being called upon to make an after-dinner speech—(a laugh)—the President's list of toasts, happily for me, not containing any of those to which I have been required to respond, such as, " the Attorney General and the Bar," or " the Lord I have Chief a Justice and her Majesty's Judges." (Cheers.) painful sense of my inadequacy to perform properly the task which now devolves upon me. But this does tot arise from insensibility to the beauties of painting and sculpture, bor want of ad miration of those who have excelled in high art. Adopting the distinction lately made by you, Mr. President, I may say that, although by 110 means a connoisseur, I am a lover of fine arts, and willing to acknowledge the homage which is due to them. (Cheers.) I would by no means disparage my own profession ; but I must admit that in the master pieces of Raphael, Correggio, and Reynolds the wens dicinior shines out more brightly than in the finest judgments of Lord Holt, Lord Hardwicke, or Lord Mansfield. (Cheers.) I feel that any opinion which I may express on works of art, or any praise which I might be prompted to bestow on the artist, must be of little value. Yet I cannot refrain from alluding to the exultation I have ever felt when I have had an opportunity of comparing the different modern school s o f painting. I w ill no t rashly say that you equal or nearly approach to the excellency of the ancient masters; but I am bold enough to express my opinion that the English school is now superior to that of any of the Continental nations. (Cheers.) I have seen exhibitions o f paintings at Paris, have aso Brussels,is,atftenhtouah a t an tlk d id i s i a lan : 1 ~ How t Naples,inftrio and, are they in originality, i n compo -I:nd a sition, in spirit, and in colouring, to what I have seen in Somerset -house and in Trafalgar•square." (Loud cheers.) I may likewise say that I should be proud to introduce any foreign connoisseur—the more knowing the bett er—(cheers)—to the South Kensingtonsurprise, n M useum , where he would see, perhaps with not without envy, a noble specime n o f the h English sch ool—(cheers)— which is to embrace th e fine arts, i ap perhaps I venture t o predict that in the grand national Ex hibition of 1862 , and to which all f oreign artists are invited, the English school will • f maintain' its superiority. (Loutl cheers.) What we behold here to-day gives strength to my anticipations. (Ch - con gratulate you on the arrangementimproevered) pictures, and still more on the tra n Allow me to s e, t eodf therooms, oo mscalp tare from a dark-cellar to of the which its merits maybe duly appreciated. (Cheers.) I can .as yet only speak from a hasty glan ce , but, I might be allowed to say that an exhibition must be highly prized which contains such pictures as , . Th e math of Charles II.," by Mr. Ward, and ic The men, it is my privilege on the present occasion to offer you my thanks on behalf of the Navy, and to express to you my acknowledgments for the mark of respect you have paid them. The changes that are taking place in the building of our ships and in the armament of our vessels of war will make great alterations, probably, for the future ; but there is one thing that among all these changes I trust and believe will never change—the character of British seamen. (Cheers.) I trust they will always dis play and be animated by the same feeling of loyalty to their Sovereign and of duty to their country— (cheers)—and that, as in times.past, they will con tinue to merit and to receive the approbation and honour of their countrymen. (Cheers.) Lord BURY—Though the Volunteer service of the country is now on almost all public occasions con iEeted with the toast of "The Army and the Navy," I feel that it would not be right to accept that posi tion otherwise than as an exceptional one—that we should not attribute the cianpliment you pay the Volunteers to anything but your courtesy, and not to their merits. While acknowledg ing the toast on the part of the Volunteers, I cannot help observing that the body whom I now chiefly address has contributed more than their fair share to the Volunteer force of Great Britain. (Cheers.) There is no better corps than that of the Artists in this country, and they have worthily associated the arts of peace with the arts of war on the walls of the Royal Academy by por traying incidents of Volunteering life, the artistic records of which when hung up in ancestral halls will mark an epoch just as the state of a Rembrandt etching shows the particular date from which it is taken. (Cheers.) In presence of the illustrious Duke I may be allowed to say that not only has hioi Royal Highness been a patron of the Volunteers, but a most judicious adviser. (Cheers.) On all fitting occasions he has given us most admirable advice, which in the name of the Volunteers I will tell him we are at all times ready to follow. (Loud cheers.) The PRESIDENT.—The toast which I have next to propose is in some degree connected with the last. It is, at all events, connected with a universal f ee lie , of admiration and respect. That toast is " The Health of his Excellency the Earl of Elgin." (Loud cheers.) The President, after referring to a recent interesting account of Elgin's return to his home in Pifeshire, and to his Lordship's instructive spee c h on that occasion, quoted a passage from the address of the magistrates of Punfermline expres sive The toast was of welcome and congratulation. drunk with much enthusiasm. Theßari o t E LGIN who was loudly cheered, spokeas follov:—_Sic Charles Eastlake, my,Lords, and Gentlemen,—l am especially gratified by the great and very unexpected honour to me in drinking my t ; be h which you have done because I trust that I may infer from it that in sour • Jungment, sir, and in that of this company I am notso incorrigibly barbar ous as to be incapable of feeling the humanizing in fluences which fall upon us from the noble works of art by which we are surrounded. (Cheers.) And, as I have ventured t') approach so nearly to the margin of a burning question, I hope that I may b e allowed to take one step more in the same direction and to assure you that no one regretted more sin cerely than I did the destruction of that collection of summer-houses and kiosks, already and previ ously to any act of mine ,rifled of their contents, which was dignified by the title of Summer Palace of the Chinese Emperor. (Cheers.) But when I had satisfied myself that in no other way except, indeed, by inflicting on this country and on China the calamity of another year of war, could I mark the sense which I entertained, which the British army entertained,—and on this point I may appeal to my gallant friend who is present here this even ing, and who conducted that army triumphantly to Pekin with so much honour to himself and to thole under his command (cheers),—and which, moreover, I make bold in the presence of this corn- Oxford As Ben Webster may be reserved for the Cup, I give the preference over the others to OPTIMIST and YORY MINSTER. The Chesterfield Stakes ought to go to FLIRTATION; the Wynstay Handicap to WATERWITCR ; and the Mostyn Stakes to Mr. Merry's EXPRESS, even with his 51b penalty. The principal race on Wednesday is the Cup. From the opening, scarcely any but animals in one interest have been backed for money, and the race, which in former years used to engender such spirited and extensive speculation, is now scarcely ever mentioned in betting circles without evoking bitter allusions, or an imprecation. The field will scarcely exceed 16 - , to be selected from the following : Age st lb Wallace 4 8 2 - Schism Faultless Light First Lord .. 4 7 8 Ben Webster .... 4 7 8 Satellite 5 7 7 Predictor Man-at-Arms The Brewer Light and Black Prince constitute the French division the former I should say being the intended, looking at the support he has received in the market. He is a horse of fair average merit, having only started twice last year, when he ran fourthfor a sweepstakes at the Newmarket Houghton; his second attempt was a great improvement, running second, carrying 7st 131 b, to Brewer, aged, 7st 11b, for the Liverpool Autumn Cup (one mile and three-quarters), and a good field. This was a goof performance, as Brewer only won by a neck, and as the French horses are in great force at the present time he. will be dangerous. Wallace is in cluded in Godding's lot, which comprises a formidable string of eight—all possessing some form. Those that have ap peared in the market are Chere Arnie, Wallace, and Man at-Arms, the former from her favourable weight and the money that was invested on her last year for one or two of her engagements, was made first favourite on the appearance of the weights ; she then gave way to Man-at-arms, which he afterwards resigned in favour of Wallace, which he still holds, though his stable companions are very nearly on a par with him. Cashio will, in all probability, turn out the best of William Day's lot, and if backed in earnest will prove a dangerous customer to the favourites. Wild Rose and Predictor are both in the same stable, and both have been backed, the latter within the last day or two ; the former has shown racing powers of more than ordinary merit. Ben Webster has always performed well, and may secure a place. satellite, from his performance in the Goodwood Stakes, will run forward. Herne and Horace belong to the same owner, and from the favourable weight of Horace he will beat more than beats him. Faultless has run well on more than one occasion, and as she can stay, and has speed, she will run to the front The Brewer and Jealousy belong to the Epsom division, and the winner of the Liverpool Steeplechase will be near win n i ng . Flirtation, fr om a trial with Ho rror, has been backed for money , a nd ought to run forward. 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