The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-16 00:00:00

H E QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. ccxxx., will be Published on THURSDAY NEXT. CONTENTS. I. Prospe'ts of the Confederates. 11. Pompeii : P, st and Present. 111. Empire of Mex co. IV. Sir Wiliam Napier. V. Sh tkspeare and his Sonnets. VT. The Privy Council Judgment. VII. The Foreign Policy of England. John Murray, Albemarle-street. _BONNET'S SILKS a LYON. --Every Article of commerce takes its title either them the inventor or ianufacturer, and the more perfect .!d the greater is the credit which attaches to the originator. BONNET'S SILKS are said to be incapable of identifica tion in England ; but the fallacy of such an assertion is ex pos .d by the very trade mark of the firm, as exhibited by Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street. The following interwoven mark may be seen at the end ofeach piece :—" Manufacture de C. J. Bonnet et Cie., a Lyon e Injurieux." We%r guaranteed. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. From this time until the end of the season there will be four nights in each week, yiz., every Monday, Tuesday, Thurs day, and batorday. Signor Wachtel—Sidt or Graziani—Herr Schmid. THIS EVENING (SATURDAY), 16th April, wii be performed, for the first time this season, Rossini's grand opera, GUGLIELMO TELL. Matilde, Mdile. Marie Battu ; Gw.r.lielmo Tell, Signor Graziani, is first appearance in that character ; Jemmy, Madame Rudersdorff; Melcth ci, Signor Polonini ; Walter, Herr Schmid, his second appearance in Enc.: and; Ge,sler, Signor Ta.gliafico • Ua Pescatore, Signo r Teri- araldi ; and Arnoldo, Signor Wachtel, his first ap pearance in that character in England. Conductor, Mr. Costa. La Tyrolienne will be danced by Mdlle. Salvioal, Mdlle. Carmine, and Mdlle. Navarre. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre. 2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. THEATRE ROYAL DRUR Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. G. Belmore. Alter which, will be produced the Grand Stage Revival of Shakspere's Chronicle or Historical Play, entitled the First Part of HENRY THE FOURTH. The new and characteristic scenery will be entirely de• signed and painted by Mr. William Beverley. The cosinmes, armour,be fashioned from desigons by R. W. Keene, Esq., taken from illustrated MSS. of the period, and other authorities. Concluding with MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, April 15, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN: Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale, Rogers, Clark, Gordon, Braid, &c. ; Mesdames Angel, Lindley, Rill, Harris, Snowden, &a After which, the new Easter piece, entitled VENUS AND ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farrell, Coe. &c. ; Mes dames Louise Keeley, Snowden, Nelly Power, Hill, Wright, Rogers, &c. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, PAUL'S RETURN. After which, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Two Dromios, by the Brothers Webb. To conclude with, 20th time, a new Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled DRAWING-ROOM, SECOND FLOOR, AND ATTICS. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence With THE DAY AFTER THE FAIR: Messrs. Widdi combe, Garden, Moreland, and Miss E. Lavenu. A liter which, at Eight o'clock, the 133 d Night of BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhal's "Italian Chronicle , ." Principal characters by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, J. Brougham, Emery, Morton, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Oollett, Sims ; Miss Nate Terry, Miss E. Lavenu, .31rs. Lee, Miss Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to take notice that No Charge is Made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either for play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, ar.d teat the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities whatever. Box-of f ice open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. MEW THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELPHI.-.* Solo Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON FABLE FRANCAIS : Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, and Miss K.Kelly. At 8, LE ATI : Miss Bateman, supported by Messrs. A. Stirling, R. Phillips, Billington, Stuart, Eburne, Stephenson ; Miss 11. Simms and Mrs. Billington. To conclude with T FIE AREA BELLE : Messrs. J. L. Took, P. Bedford, tt. Homer, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. MISS BAT E M A N.—L E A H.—THIb EVENING and EVERY EVENING.—Miss Bateman will re-appear in her great impersonation of the Jewish malden until further notice. In order ,o give due effect to tuts most remarkable success of the se,son, eutirety new scenery by the celebrated artists Messrs. Danson and Sons, and Thompscn. New dresses and appo'ntments have been prepare.i for its production.—N. H. in consequence of the xlressinE, , and numerous applications at the Box-offi e, ar angements have now been made by which Seats m y be ob a Fortnight in Advame. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with Rank and Fashion. —The greatly successful aew Comedy every Evening.—Re-engag - ement'ot those cele brated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews. —Amongst the artists engaged are Mr. Benj.Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. J. L. T vole, Mr. J. Clarke, 3lr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Frank &fatthews, Mr. F. Robinson ; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. F. Robinson and Miss Her,„ert, her Gth appearAnce this season. At a quarter before 8, the successful new Comedy, by L. Buckingham, Esq., entitled THE SILVER LINING Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. After which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE : Mr. Ashley and Miss A. Cottrell. Commence at 7. 11;OYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. 11. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, MY PRESERVER. Alter which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYOICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, iesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, dm Concluding with TURN HUI OUT. Commence at 7. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 265. per ton. Double.. ..21s. per ton. Top 255. „ Nuts ... l9s. „ Deep 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, ?addin g ton, W. Best Core Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. rUHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING LNTELLIGENCE, Ala be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, April 16, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 6O Barometer-29.66. Wind—N. ; cloudy, with rain. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuffs DAY.—Morning, 9h. 44m.—Afternoon, 10h. 24m. To-monnow.-Morning, 10h. 58o:4—Afternoon, 11h. 32m. 4 LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1864. Men prayed for rain and Jupiter sent a flood. We asked for legal education, and the council de puted to consider the subject have published a scheme of examination which makes us shudder at the bare recital of the work which the unfortunate students are required to "get up" ere they can aim at the honours of the profession. To be sure, the quiet souls can slip through, as in bygone days, by attending during one whole year the lectures of two of the readers, or else passing a year in the cham bers of a barrister or special pleader. And, still more lately, young men entering as students on and after Hilary Term 1864 are required to pass an exa mination in LAtin) the English language, and general history. As far as it goes, the alteration is an improvement. One would be inclined to say a priori that there was a better chance of learning something of law from an attend ance of two courses of legal lectures, as also from one year's attendance in the c h am b ers of a barrister or pleader, than from eating ten or twelve good plain dinners i n an ancient rjothic hall. Still all m en who have had a length ened experience of public schools and universities are sufficiently aware of the injurious character of certain minds. Speaking from our own knowledge, we could quote instances in which the whole period from ten to twenty -two years of age has been spent in the nominal study of the classical languages, and aayoung man has come out of the process latterly Viable to construe two verses of the Greek Testa ment or half a dozes lines of Virgil in a creditable manner. The passive power cf resistance to instruction which lies in idleness and inca pacity is inconceivably great. We conclude, then, that as long as such a loophole is left open to idlers, and to young men who aim at the degree of barrister purely as a matter of social distinction, but very little change from the old system will in reality have been effected. Under that old fiery-port and leg-of-mutton method the young men who regarded the study of the law as a means of obtaining their future subsistence, or who were inclined to enter upon it from still higher motives, did their best to obtain a competent knowledge of the subject. The changes of the system can scarcely be intended exclusively for their benefit. If we understand arght the motives which led to the alteration in our forms of legal education, they may in the main be summed up in this one sen tence—that it was a scandal that a young man should be admitted to the honours and practice of a liberal profession, when there was no security that he was in the slightest degree acquainted with the simplest rules of the science which he possessed. We examined our young candidates for holy orders, our surgeons, our physicians, our attorneys, our sea officers, our graduates in the various facul ties in the universities, why, it was asked, should " barristers " constitute the solitary exception ? There is really no reason to be urged in favour of this singularity, which would not apply with equal force to all the other castes. Twelve years ago, in Trinity Term, 1852, a new system was propounded, which made it compulsory upon all students who had not then kept more than four terms either to submit to an examination, or else to attend one year's lectures of two of the Readers duringifourconsecative terms. And, later still, fresh regulations have been propounded by the Benchers of the Inns of Court, commencing as they did to all students entering for the Bar on and after this last Hilary Term, but alas, under it we find that the door is left as wide open as ever to all idlers who would come into the feast unprepared. It may be that the authors of the scheme trust to indirect influences, but in such matters the plainest and shortest way is ever the best. There surely could be no hardships in requiring from all candi dates for the degree of Barrister at Law, some little proof that they are acquainted with the rudiments of English Law. A smatters have stood for the last 12 years, and still stand, they may at their pleasure undergo a public examination at which such posi tive proof is required, or they may if they simply give their attendance at a couple of lectures, or even avoid doing this provided they pass one year in the chambers of a Barrister or Special Pleader, and so slip unnoticed—through. It would have been by far a more obvious course to have made it incumbent upon all to undergo a moderate but sufficient examination, and then to make any farther arrangements which might seem fit for the encouragement of more ambitious and distin guished students. Such an improvement in the sys tem cannot be much longer delayed, Once admit the principle of testing capacity as the condition of admission to the degree of barrister, and who shall remain unexamined ? As much as the arrangements are too laxly conducted in one respect, so do they appear to be constrained in others. We know not of what metal the young students are made who are aiming at forensic distinction, but we are very confident that some 30, or even 20 years ago their predecessors would have stood aghast at the bill of Fare which the Council of Legal Education are in the habit, three times a year, of preparing for their scientific sustenance. For example, the more aspiring candidates are generally to be examined under the head of constitutional law and legal history in the following books, or rather works : —" The state Trials, The Parliamentary History, Clarendon, Burnet, Millar, Rapin, Tindal, and Blackstone Commentaries." 'T.hey arc to be intimately acquainted with the pro gress of our institutions and the changes in our con stitutional government. They must make them , selves so well acquainted with the history of the I period that they shall be as though they had lived through the reigns of HENRY VIII. and ELIZABETH, and had taken share in the great constitutional struggles which were acted during the dominion of the STUARTS and in the reign of WILLIAM They are to have more—particularly the stormy discussions and open air contests during the reigns of EDWARD 111. and RICHARD IL—at their fingers' ends. They must be ready to give an account of any point which arose in the coarse of the State Trials down to the reign of Queen ANNE, as though they had been in Court taking notes of the pro ceedings. Surely any one of the subjects named is enough to exhaust the efforts of an industrious and well-spent life. Bat, even so, the subject of con stitutional law constitutes but a section of the mul tifarious matters to which the law student must direct his attention. Let us presume him to have mastered the Parliamentary History, the State Trials, and the other little works above mentioned, he must then remember that the reader on juris prudence and civil law will have something to say to him. For this gentleman, he must prepare himself in the Roman law of persons of real, verbal, and consensual contracts, and in the course of his studies upon this point, he may, if he will avail himself, " Commentari Juria Prevail, Romani" of Warn koninz. He must then freshen up his Grotius on ownership, promises, contracts, and oaths, not forgetting the little treatise, "De jure Peels et Belle," Dr, Whewell's edition. He should next turn his thought to the digest, and when tolerably familiar with this little work he may relax his mind with "Kent's Commentaries on the Law of Nations." For fear this somewhat antiquated law should at all interfere with his future utility, he must consider the knowledge he has acquired in connection with the modification introduced into the general inters national law by the practice of the Crimean war. When he has done all this, he will be in a pretty frame of mind to " tip up," as our American cousins would say, with "Story's Conflict of Laws," so far of jurisprudence and civil law. When the diligent student has placed himself in a favourable condition to lay an intellectual backfall or two with the rea ders on constitutional and civil law, a third an tagonist awaits him, the toughest of the three. He only escapes from the clutches of the two dragons named, to fall into the talons of the griffin or harpy who presides over the knowledge more especially available in the High Court of Chancery. This knowledge, as all men are perfectly aware, is of a highly refreshing and delectable character. First, in order to get just a foretaste of future bliss, let the student take a snap at " Smith's Manual." When his palate hath been thus whetted, let him quickly degustato " Fonblanque on Equity," a delightful work. After so much mental relaxa tion he can scarcely complain if he be required thoroughly to master the "Act for the Improve ment of Equity Jurisdiction, 15th and 16th Vic toria." A bonne be uche, however, awaits him to make amends, in the shape of " Mitford on Plead ings in the Court of Chancery," a work of which it may justly be said that it is well calculated to superinduce a calm and contemplative frame of mind. " White and Tudor's Leading Cases," with all the notes, and Pothier's little trifle upon "yartner.ship," will conclude all that it may be necessary for the student to know under this head at his outset in his profession. Thus far of constitutional law, of the civil law, and of equity. The young man who aims at THEMIS'S more distinguished favours must not forget that there are such noble sciences in existence as the law of real property and the common law. We will suppose him, first to begin with real pro• party, as the subject is not very enlivening, and doubtless the student would be glad to wash his hands of it with all convenient despatch. Mr. JOSHUA WILLIAMS'S excellent little treatise, to be followed by " S tephens's Commentaries" and " Sugden on Powers," will well launch him into the subject. Then come the operative words : the student will be examined in the practice of con veyancing with reference to the framing of purchase deeds, mortgages, and settlements. Many excellent collections of precedents are in existence extending throughout divers portly volumes, and our young friend could not do better than give himself up to the copying and recopy-•j ing of these mystic forms, from eve to more, from 'torn to dewy eve, by which progress no doubt he will find his mind materially improved. It does not consist with considerations of space, which we must perforce regard, that we should follow the rising lawyer through the remaining subjects under this head to which his attention must be directed, nor upon his appointed excursions into the more flowery regions of the Common Law: Candour compels us to admit that the Common Law pro gramme is framed with a better regard to the capa cities of the human mind than any of the other sections it has been our duty to notice. The Council of Legal Education in right reason expect that any young man can attain a thorough knowledge of the subjects they point at so as to be thoroughly known without converting himself into an idiot at the end of the process of his labours, are attended with the most partial success. Possibly, it may be admitted by the public as no insane boast, if we say that we have in a certain slight degree turned our attention to the subject of Parliamentary his tory, State trials, constitutional struggles, &c., and we can only say, even now, when the best exer tions of our lives have been given to this single subject, we should most unfe►gnedly shrink from such an examination on it as is proposed by the Council of Legpl Education for the benefit of young men 25 years of age. We say nothing of the "Digest" and " Jarman," and " Bythwood's Conveyancing Forms," and "Fonblanque's Equity Jurisprudence," &c, ; a man who was well ac quainted in middle life, after 20 years of continuous study, with any one of these subjects must have lived the life of a recluse, in order to make himself a learned lawyer. The important case of Malt versus Sugar was argued at some length at St. Stephen's on Tuesday evening, with results that will be found satisfactory by most people. The question at issue concerns the personal convenience of a good many, but we appre hend that Col. BARTTELOT will find the number of his supporters out of doors to be as small in propor tion as his minority within the House itself, not withstanding the unpopularity of the Malt Tax and the repeated efforts that have been made to obtain its repeal, or at all events its modification: Taxes are at best unpopular things, and war taxes more especially so. There is probably no impost whose removal would not be strongly advocated by some parties, and whose absence would not be felt as a relief by some classes of the community. This is certainly the case with the Malt Tax, one of the few remaining Excise Duties, which presses heavily upon the farmer in one form, and the general public in another, and is accustomed in consequence to meet with hearty denunciations from all sides. Still in considering the point at issue on Thursday even ing it will not do to restrict ourselves to the con templation of the grievances and burdens imposed by the tax on malt. There is another side to the ques tion, and the spirit of the debate was very truly expressed by Colonel BARTTELOT in moving his resolution when he said "The question was, which would benefit the community most, the reduction of the Malt Tax, or that the of the Duties upon Sugar ?" To this query the Commons returned an unmistakeable answer by a majority of 248, and prominent not only in the list of the voters, but among the speakers who addressed the House on behalf of the Budget as it stood, were the names of such open and consistent advo cates of the total abolition of the Malt Duty as Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. COBDEN. The former of these gentlemen naturally represents the strong agricultural interest which suffers from the continuance of this impost, wbi e the latter op poses its maintenance in accordance with those principles of free trade, for whose advocacy he has always been so much distinguished. No single member was found to defend the continuance of the Malt Tax in its present form, indeed one gen tleman, Mr. WESTERN, opposed the motion on the ground that the reduction of only one-fourth of the Malt Tax, the sum proposed to b 3 remitted, would give no relief to the agricultural classes. It was contended by the opponents of the measure that, while costing the country £550,000 more than the reduction of the sugar duties, the proposed diminution of the Malt Tax would not perceptibly benefit the farmer, and would produce no effect on beer, which would not be cheapened at the rate of one farthing per quart, were it carried. Conse quently the doubt as to the relative advantage to the public, more especially as regards the working classes, is very soon disposed of. Labouring ram, no doubt, would hail with intense satisfaction the removal or diminution of any impost which keeps up the price of their daily beverage —a beverage too which, drunk in moderation, is no doubt a valuable auxiliary to their health and Comfort ; but the women and children of the poorer classes, even the artisans themselves, when sick or feeble, would find it difficult to replace the treasured cup of tea with any more stimulating bat less refreshing be verage. A high authority—Miss NIGHTINGALE — after speaking of the objections raised by some scientific men to the use of tea and coffee, very shrewdly inquires where they will find a satisfac■ tory substitute for the parched end weary invalid. To such a cup sugar is an indispensable adjunct, and in removing some part of the cumbrous duty upon it which has in some measure diminished the benefit of the welcome reduction on tea, Mr. GLADSTONE has given a very substantial boon to a very large and various number. Yet important as sugar is in its effect upon the comfort of the people, regarded in its one aspect as a concomitant of tea and coffee, there are dozens of other ways in which it is daily used, and in which its cheapness will be found of course a very great ad vantage. One of the strongest arguments in favour of this portion of the Budget, was, however, brought for word by the right hon. leader of the Opposition, when he reminded the House that they had entered into a compact with the public for its reduction se far back as 1855, and that such engagements should be faithfully kept. The sugar duty is a war tax It is a part of the benefits we owe to that disastrous Crimean war, in which England bought her ad ministrative experience at such a heavy cost. We need not thank it for the legacy, and it is now surely time that such a burden then imposed should be removed. It was on this ground alone that Mr. DISRAELI, one of the most strenuous and consis tent opponents of the Malt Tax, and one of the few who has had the opportunity of putting his peofes ,.. gees into practice during hie tenure of office, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1864. founded his support of the Government measure. On that ground alone it deserves to be supported since the concession has certainly been un war. rantably delayed, but more especially does it claim our adherence because it deals with an article whose use is restricted to no one class and no one interest, but lightens a burden which has hitherto pressed with wearisome weight upon those least able to bear it. Major O'Reilly on the Army Estimates, (From the Morning Herald.) In the debate on the army estimates the member for Longford has greatly understated the case as re gards the comparative strength and cost of the French and English armies. He and the Marquis of Hartington—glad, no doubt, to accept as truth a statement so favourable to his own views—take the estimated strength of the French tinily at 400,000 men and 85,000 horses. Now, the fact is, that, although that is the number of men and horses for which the vote is taken in the Budget, it is well known that there are sous drapeatz , at least 70,000 men who do not at all ap pear in the estimates, as it may be said they cost the country nothing, that number of soldiers being generally on six months leave of absence, during which time they receive no pay, and those leaves of absence are continually renewed for the men who have completed five years service, so that, while they are nominally dismissed, those soldiers are still actually available for the public service in case of war, and could join their respec tive regiments within 48 hours. Bat, indepen dently of this great addition to the numerical strength of the French irmy, which was admitted in last year's debate on the budget, the army of reserve amounts to at lust 200,000 well disciplined and fully equipped soldiers, who carry their kits and knapsacks home with them after the training, which occupies three months during the first, two months during the second, and one month during the third year of their service. And, in addition to this, the expense of the gendarmerie, amounting to 25,000 magnificent troops, are included in the French estimates. Now, those addenda make the real difference between the cost of the French and English armies much greater to our disadvantage then it would appear to be from the statement of Major O'Reilly. The member for Longford sets down the cost of the staff as about the same in each army— namely, at the rate of two pound per man ; bat the reserve, and men on leave, omitted in his calculation, would greatly alter the amount in the French army, if brought into computation, together with the 20,000 horses lent to the French farmers, which cost the Government nothing, and are always in a fit condi tion to serve—their frequent inspections adding, of course, to the expense of the French staff. So that, in truth, the real strength of the French army in horses is 105,000, and not 85,000. The cost of students at St. Cyr and the Poly technique is quite as high as at our military schools; it is in the regi mental schools that the great saving is effected under the head of education in the French army. They are superintended by a lieutenant, who is devoted to the service—and who only receives his pay—and he is assisted by monitors, taken from amongst the cleverest of the soldiers, his pupils, who are granted trifling remunerations; their services in the schools counting in procuring their promotion. Attendance at the school is compulsary on the French army. If Mr. O'Reilly, instead of taking the gross number of both armies into the account had confined his remarks to the number of soldiers attending the schools in both services, the superiority and cheapness of the French system would be more striking. The vast difference between the cost of clothing in the two services is still more remarkable, and is solely to be accounted for by the numerous and overpaid staff employed in ours. The French soldiers are better dressed in every respect than ours, although it is but fair to admit that the clothing of the English army is far b e tt er than it use d t o b. In the French army an officer employed in the War De partnient gets simply the pay of his rank on active service ; iu our service the superintendent of clothing, a certain in the navy, receives £1,400 per annum, or just double what he would touch if in command of a first-rate ship ; and that, too, for fulfilling duties which entail neither responsibility nor expense, and which secure him continual employment; while his deputy has 1700 a year—a post-captain's full pay— for performing duties w hich it would be difficult to define, now that the clothing of the army is manufactured at a depot belonging to the Govern ment and superintended by Government officers, who, it is supposed, need no official superintend ence. One of the great causes of the cheapness and efficiency of the French clothing system is that it is regimental ; a price is fixed for each article, of which a sealed pattern is sent to each regiment, and the committee of officers are allowed t) ffnd what is required where they best can, but ala ays at or within the specified prices. Each regiment, tco, has its depot of the eiaicles made within the regiment, such as the uniforms and boots, as well as of those procured from the manufacturers, such as knapsacks, shakos, and touches, which are under charge of the clothing captains, and are kept in one o f the barrack rooms under the care of a sergeant ; and thus the great expense of our vast stores, with the inspectors and storekeepers to mend and air the vast accumu lation of things lodged in them, is altogether avoided. In the clothing department a vast saving can be effected. It is ridiculous that in England, where cloth is cheaper, the cost of dressing a eoldier should be just double as much as it is in France. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Asiatic, at 3—Archi tects, at 8. Tuesday—Statistical at 8--" Resources of Brazil," Mr. Heywood—Anthropological, at 8—" Skulls from Annabom, Cr.ptain Burton and Mr. Blake"—" Two Principal Forms of British Skulls," Dr. Thurnam—Engi neers, at 8—" Santiago and Valparaiso Railway," Mr. 1 Loyd—Royal Institute at 3—" Conservation of Energy," Professor Helmholtz. Wednesday—Horticu ltural —Azalea show—Meteorological, at 7—Society of Arts,at 8—" Patent Laws," Mr. Webster—Society of Literature, at 4—Anni versary. Thursday—Royal Institution, at 3d—" Comer. vation of Energy," Prof. Helmholtz—Zoological at 4 General ; Numismatics, at 7—Linnean , at 8—" New Species, &c., of Annelids, in British Museum," Dr. Baird —" Eumolpidea Group of Phytophagaus ColcoPtera," Rev, T. A, Marsh a ll—R oya l, a t 81—Chemical, at 8— " Philoso phy of British Agriculture,''Mr. Way. Friday—Royal Institution, at 8—" Lycurgus," Prof. Blacki . Saturday —Antiquaries, at 8—" M e tallic Elements , " Prof. Frank:- land.-4theneeum. THE PICTURE GALLERY AND LIBRARY OF BRIDGEWA.TEIL HOUSE, with its Sh.akspere treasures, has been liberally thrown open to the public by the Earl of Ellesmere. —The Reader. SIR WILLIAM NAPIER must h a ve been a singu larly handsome man when young ; "six feet high, formed in the most powerful mould it is possible to con ceive as compatible with extraordinary grace and activity. He was able to jump six feet in height. The head of an Antinous, covered with short clustering black curls; the square brow, both wide and high, th e a q uiline nose, the firm mouth and the square massive jaw , indicating indomi table firmness and resolutiou, the eye cif that remarkable blueish grey so terrible in anger, so melting in tenderness, so sparkling in fun. In his youth his head and face might have served for a portrait of a god of war. In his latest years, with milk-white hair and beard, his appearance was that of a Jupiter. MR. JAMES GRANT, the author of "The Romance of War," has a new novel in the press, which will shortly be published by Messrs. It ou tledge under the title of " Second to None." INSPECTORS OF MINE s.--f a consequence of the resignation of Mr. Hadley, the Government Inspector of Mines for the Midland District, the appointment has been conferred on Mr. Thomas Evans, who for many years has been Inspector of Mines for the South Wales District. It is not known as yet who will be Mr. Evans's successor. CAPTAIN SPEKE is preparing a new volume on the subject of his great discovery, under the title of "What led to the Discovery of the Sources of the Nile." THE NUMBER of PABIAMENTARY ELECTORS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. --A parliamentary return issued yesterday states that the total number of electors for cities and boroughs in England and Wales was 468,966 in 1862-63, and 487,604 in 1863-61. The total number of electors for counties was 534,085 in 1862-63, and 535,7t8 in 1863- 61. DISTRESSING AND FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE HUSBAND OF LYDIA THoMPsON.—Mr. Tilbury, who married some 12 months ago tha favourite actress of Drury-lane Theatre, Miss Lydia Thompson, has met with his death under most painful circumstances. Last Thurs day some local steeplechases took place at Brentwood,' in Essex, at which Mr. Tilbury had entered some of his horses. In the second race he rode himself, and in attempting to r sp l o r k . e Tilbury after w afterwards, was r , ds never leap a hedge with a small ditch at the other side the animal and swerved and threw his unfortunate r i d e r w ith terrific force head, arm h n o d u t s h e e e n lo r s o e ll b e y d , over ve r him. A upontake h n to is a farm-house dying at 1 o'clock p,m. yesterday. His wife was soon made acquainted with the sad news, and immediately repaired to the spot. Her grief at the sudden calamity is most serious, and great anxiety is caused for the result, as they were very fondly attached to each other,—.Era, LATEST INTELLIGENCE LREITTER'S TELEGRAMS.] ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH STEAMERS AT AL SEN, The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes the following telegram : " BERLIN, APRIL 15. " Two war steamers, with transports flying the English flag, have entered the Bay of Hoerupp, Island of Alsen." THE SIEGE OF DUPPEL. COPENHAGEN, APRIL 15, 3.15 P.M. Last night the bombardment of the Duppel works and our position on the Island of Alsen was weaker, but was continued with great vigour at daybreak. Our loss was inconsiderable. The enemy has again set fire to some farms on ,he Island of Alsen. EXPULSION OF MAZZINI FROM SWITZERLAND, BERNE, FRIDAY. The Swiss Federal Council have resolved to put in force the decree of expulsion against Mazzini, on the ground that he has lately several times abused the right of hospitality. Orders have consequently been despatched to the different cantons to that effect. THE MEXICAN DEBT. PARIS, APRIL 16. The illonite!tr of this morning publishes a decree of the Emperor Maximilian creating a committee at Paris deputed to form a great book of the foreign public debt of Mexico. Relative to the Mexican loan of 200 million francs, 6,600,000 francs in 6 per cent. Rente will be inscribed in this book to the credit of the French Government, who will give in exchange a receipt for 66 million francs applicable to the diplomatic Convention of the 10th April. Another decree of the Emperor of Mexico orders that 20 half yearly coupons due to the Mexican bondholders are to be consolidated into new 3 per cent. stock, at an issuing price of 60 stock for each £lOO coupons. WEST COAST OF AFRICA, PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY MORNING. The screw steam gun vessel Espoir (5) Comman• der Sholto Douglas, from the West Coast of Africa, arrived in the Sound this morning. ST. PETERSBURG, APRIL 16. The Bank of Russia has lowered its rate discount on three months bills of exchange on St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Riga to 5 per cent., and on six months bills and advances on goods and securities to 5 per cent. FRANCE. BOURSE, April 16.—The market has shown rather less animation, and purchasers have not come forward so numerously. Previous price have, however, been well maintained, Threes, for the Account, being now unvaried, at 66fr. 70c. Mobilier have slightly receded; after having been done at I,lBof. they are now at 1,170 f. The market closed as follows :- 4t per Cents .. 93 60 Italian Loan 6B 65 Do. end month.... Do. end month 6B 65 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 60 Do. end month — Credit Mobilier.... 1175 Russian Do, end m0nth....1183 75 Austrian Bank Shares 3300 Spanish Threes.... 52 Credit Foncier l3OO Rome Debt .. Roman - RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 9Ol 25 902 60 Northern 9BO .. 987 50 New ditto Lyons and tledit(aranean 945 955 N ew. ditto .. 897 50 .. Saathern Western Eastern Sardinian .. 375 375 Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa 585 687 50 Ditto to Barcelona POLAND. The following circular has been addressed by the military governor of the Palatinate of Angustowo to the military commandants of his districts : March 5, 1864, No. 654. From information I have received it appears that in Gali cia, Posen, and eastern Prussia, insurgent bands are being formed, and that evil-thinking persons contemplate an ir ruption into the kingdom of Poland in the middle of March. Wishing to preserve the country from new misfortunes, I hereby direct you strictly to cart y out the instructions of the commander-in-chief of the country of May 24 last, as also the additional ones already communicated to you by me. I further direct 1. That all persons seized with arms in their hands be brought before a court martial, and sentenced to be shot within 24 hours. You are charged with executing the sen tences of the tribunals. 2. That all burgesses, magistrates of villages. nobles, foresters,and under-foresters, in the event of insurgentbands making their appearance, 'mmediately give information of the same to the nearest military commandant, either in per son or through their messengers. Should it appear that such information has not been given, or if the messenger has been so sent as to throw him in the way of the insurgents, or, finally, if it should appear that the information has come too late, and that notwithstanding all the efforts of the troops the insurgents escape punishment, the guilty are to be immediately arrested and tried by court-martial. 3. If in any village a murder is committed by the gendarmes, and the fact of such murder is confirmed, the whole of the property of the landowners, tenants, or their employes, is to be burnt, their land sequestrated, and them selves made personally responsible. If the peasants have been guilty of the murder, the whole village is to be burnt. 4. All proprietors, tenants, and peasants who could have captured insurgents and have not done so are equally made .esponsible. 5. should any individual, or person employed by him, give carts, money, clothing, or provisions to the insurgents on their requisition, he is to be immediately arrested, and his property sequestrated. G. If insurgents pass through a village, and the village authorities or some of the peasants do not inform the Go vernment authorities, or if the insurgents get carts in the village, the authorities and the guilty persons are to be ar rested, and the whole village fined from five to ten roubles per chimney. 7. From the 27th March all persons, with their employes, are to remain in their houses, and the issue of passports is to be suspended. Only those persons who are personally known to you as supporters of the Government are to be allowed passports. Every person without a passport signed and certified by the military authorities shall pay 25 roubles for the first time he is caught, 100 for the second, and is to be arrested on the third. The period for which the passport is available is to be stated at the time of its issue. Military command ants of sub-districts have the right of issuing passports for seven days only, 8. I have observed that in many villages there are no guards, and in others they perform their duties negligently. I, therefore, again direct you to order the peasants to esta blish guards. It is the duty of military commandants of sub-districts to inform the peasants what passports are really genuine. I beg that you will inform every one of this circular, that no one may plead ignorance, and also that you will make no concessions, as I ha'e decided to • omit no measures for pacifying the country. In order, how ever, to protect the persons and property of those who are unfavourable to the robbers against new misfortunes, I direct 3ou impress upon the troops under your command the necessity for increased vigilence, and to send as often as possible bodies of horse cud foot to examine the localities belonging to your district. I trust the troops will preserve order and continue to establish peace in the country, and thereby deserve your approval. (Signed) LieuN-Ganeral BAKLANOW. A CONSPICUOUS EXCEPTION.—The following letter has been addressed to the editor of the 7imes: —"Sir,—ln reference to the statement in your paper of this day, under the head of General Garibaldi,' that the Pen. insular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's board of directors had passed a complimentary resolution, con ceding of a free passage to the General and suite, unani mously,' I shall be extremely obliged by your inserting this declaration, that I, for one of the directors present, desired that my vote to the contrary effect might, at all events, be recorded.—l have the honour to be, &c., Count DZ TORRE•I)I4Z, 21, Devonshire-place, W., April 12," HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Vitali and Giuglini in " Marta," Flotow's sprightly four act opera "Marta" was given at Her Majesty's Theatre on Thursday even ing to a very meagre but apparently a highly de lighted audience. The extraordinary attractions drawing the bulk of the fashionable world to the great rival establishment in Covent Garden, that same evening, accounted completely for the thin attendance. While the exhilerant charm of the gay, vivacious music of Flotow accounted no less com pletely for the admiration, again yet and again ex pressed throughout the night by those who were in attendance, there, at Her Majesty's. The four lovers in this fantastic opera were, it should be said at once, admirably well distributed among four of the principal "stars" this season at Mr. Mapelson's establishment. Two of these four (i. e. the two male singers) being conspicuous among the accustomed favourites at Her Majesty's—the other two (1. e. the two female singers) being accessions this year to the old attractions of the company. Signor Guiglini's Lionel, the London public are already acquainted witb, yet never did he pourtray the character more charmingly than on Thursday evening. Mr. Santley's Plumkett, it should be said, on the con trary, was witnessed, then, for the first time, that being the first appearance of that gifted artist in the character. Aud, as an accomplished musician, endowed by nature with a noble voice, no less than as a capital actor, whose very appearance is greatly in his favour, Mr. Santley on Thursday produced an impression as satisfactory, we should imagine, as he himself could in reason have wished or anticipated. As for the Martha of Madlle. Vitali, it seemed to us, by reason, perhaps, of the girlish frivolity of the part, precisely adapted to the young cantatrice, and therefore one in which she could be listened to with the utmost satisfac • tion. Added to this, it should be said that the Nancy of Madlle. Bettelheim afforded that recent debutante the opportunity yet wanting to her for the setting off, by a pretty and picturesque costume, of her charming appearance, and for the display, throughout the score of Flotow, of the remarkable compass of her rich and resonant contralto. Be sides the artistes already mentioned another to whom the only remaining character of any importance in the opera had been allotted (for " Marta" it will be remembered has no more than five leading dramatis person for its four acts) yet requires to be particularized. And more especially does this other singer require to be so particularized, for the simple reason that his, Signor Mazzetti's, appearance on Thursday evening in " Marta" was his debut as Lord Tristano. That part, however, is so utterly nonsensical as to afford him, neither as Singer nor as actor, the opportu nity of making anything at all like a sensation, or even an impression. We must wait, therefore, until he shall have bad some such opportunity before venturing to pronounce an opinion as to Signor Mazzetti's capabilities. While we say this of the character of Lord Tristano, we should in reason say identically the same of all the characters, of the whole of the plot, of this musically pretty and graceful, but dramatically absurd and ridiculous opera of " Marta." In the story of it, in the characters working out that its story, the libretto, we would say, is simply and utterly non sensical. Librettos generally are, of course, far re moved, as a rule, from the rank of intellectual per formances. Bat the libretto of " Marta," just frankly let us say it at once, bears away the palm from all others by the very excess of its feeble and silly ex travagance. It is, for all the world,as if the outline of a plot, intended originally for the ballet-master, had by some ludicrous mistake, fallen into the hands of the musical composer. And as if the latter, accepting the sketch (intended for the bal. let-master) as if seriously designed for himself, M. Flotow had thereupon set this preposterous story in an extremely graceful . and ingenious score—the wretchedest of little flies in the most translucent of amber—all this of course during a period, for M. Flotow, of profound hallucina tion. Has any one ever seriously thought this, we wonder—about" Marta!" Wnat—among other things—the period, the locality, the personages, the incidents of this ridiculous opera really import ! England is the country supposed to be peopled by those exceeding absurdities : to wit Plumkett, Martha, and the rest of them. The particular locality in England, where the scene lies is situated not a hundred miles away from us here in London, neither in the direction of the Land's End nor of John o'Groat's—but at Richmond ! Not Richmond in Yorkshire, but Richmond within easy view—it should be said within extremely easy view—of *Windsor Castle. So close to it, indeed, that the Castle (not the hotel but the palace) seems to be actually in Richmond. "The Queen," moreover, is repeatedly referred to in the course of the opera—has a very important part in deed to play (behind the scenes) in the working out of the plot. But whether Queen Victoria, or Queen Elizabeth, or Queen Boadicea, is left entirely to our imagination. The " Period," t should be observed, is in no way arbitrarily "fixed." We can settle down at any point in the centuries, past, present, or for that matter, future, that we may please to select. The plot of the story may be told in a very few words indeed —almost in a sentence. A frolic is entered upon by one of the Maids of Honour, or Ladies in waiting at the Court of the Queen of England—this frolickeome Lady-Courtier being the Lady Henrietta, who goes masquerading as a servant girl, under the name of Martha, to the village fair or mop at Richmond. Going thither with her vivacious companion, Nancy, and with that absurd Tristano—the two latter also, in their costumes, masquerading ! Here, at the village fair, a couple of farmers hire Nancy and Martha as their maid servants—the (bass) Farmer, Plumkett—such a name for an English farmer!--a sort of a fantastic combination between " Plunkett," a tame net unfamiliar on this side of the Channel, and " plum cake"—and the (tenor) Farmer, Lionel. This last mentioned, that is Lionel, turning out, before the story is finished, to be—(quite as much to his own surprise as to everybody else's)—of all people in the world—the Earl of Derby! A ring that he has worn (we presume an expanding ring) ever since his infancy revealing the fact, when it comes to be shewn to the Queen (as already said " behind the scenes") —namely, this very astounding fact that Farmer Lionel is really and truly, somehow or another, the Earl of Derby. Whereapon—shall we confess it—we have a sense of chagrin, as the curtain falls at the close of the - last act, a certain inerradicableTregret that, by some other novel stage device (say a strawberry mark) the other Farmer (Plumkett) has not, for his part, turned out to be—Viscount Palmerston. However—as it is —here, in " Marta," are good thing enough to render us grateful, without greedily wishing thus for more ! Yet, oven as it is, while we are luxuriating in the enjoyment of these good things, we can't for the life of us help wondering, rather curiously, what possilLe period of our social state, here in England, could have been floating through the mind of M. Flotow,or rather of the ingenious poet who furnished him with his outrageously absurd libretto—what conceivable period could have been referred to, when even " an idiot " of a servant could announce a nobleman thus "as a lord and peer of England, a baronet and great squire"—" Sir Tristan di Mickleford, d'lnghilterra pari e lord, e gran scudiero !" However—we are in the veriest fairy land of absurdity all the while we are sitting look ing at, or listening to, these four acts of " Marta." And so—let poet and musician have their way completely—while our English villagers caper in pink tights to the prettiest dance-music ! Farmer Plumkett, in red velved breeches, sing. ing a glorious drinking song, in Italian of course, about beer " grata a ber"—Mr. Santley giving it superbly on Thursday and gaining thereby a ringing encore! Farmer Lionel going out of his mini in a scarlet fez and peril coloured drawers and a shell-jacket, while warbling over a flower of Martha's to the tune (literally)— and, by the way, this borrowed melody is the love liest in the whole opera—ot " The Last Rose of Summer !" Guiglini sang deliciously, however, on 1-1 - Eday—ti - .e audience appearing to be delighted with " Marta," plot rind all ! And so, in spite of Lae thin hour: (col s'i'quent on GAribAidi's atf'aeiiog most of the " cream" of the Upper Ten Thousand to the rival opera at Covent Garden) everyone pre smt on Thursday night at hfr Majesty app ebrad to be charmed with the whole performance. rankr gi nir t 10 HER MAJESTY. -.- WINDSOR CASTLE, April 15. The Queen went oat twice to-day for a short ride in the grounds. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, went to London, and returned 10 the afternoon. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, left the Castle for Greenwich-park. The Hon. Emily Cathcart and the Hon. Luoi Lyttelton have succeeded the Hon. Caroline Caven dish and the Hon. Emma Las3elles as Maids of Honour. Postponement of the Queen's Reception. %Yo are requested to state that her Majesty th e Queen is obliged to postpone the Reception at Buckingham Palace, announced to take place this day, in consequence of neuralgia in the face, from which her Majesty has beensuffering acutely dura the week. THE PRINCE OF WALE AND THE JOCKEY CIO' —The remarks which we made last week may hav e prepared many of our readers for the announcement of the Prince of \V ales's election to the Jockey Club. A becora' ing reticence, which we trust never to transgress, forbade any more distinct allusion to the hopes we must all have entertained, and induced us merely to comment upon the extreme satisfaction with which such a step would be viewed by all who have the interests of racing at heart. NO' when official reserve is broken, we can venture to indulge is congratulations to the Earl of Coventry upon the fact that the auspicious introduction of the Heir to the Throne to the ranks of the Jockey Club formed the last and crowning ac t of his three years' stewardship, Elected into a body, within whose narrow limits the inquirer will find the names of the past and present Premiers of England, the leader of the House of Lords, and more than twenty noblemen an d gentlemen who have been either Cabinet Ministers or hel d high office under the Crown, the Prince feels a natura l pleasure in returning the courtesies he has invariably ll' ceived from the Club, and adding to his already well-earn ed popularity. We are in a position, however, to state that the present event must not be locked upon as conveying the idea that his Royal Highness will take any active part in racing, as the Prince has no intention whatever of keeping racehorses.—Sporting Gazette. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by his equerry, Lieutenant Haig, yesterday honoured the stitute of Painters in Water-colours by an inspection of their 30th annual exhibition. Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington, paid 8 visit to the ex 'Queen, Marie Amelie, at Claremont, yester' day afternoon. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi entertained the Earl and Countee6 Russell and Lady Georgiana Russell, his Excellency th e Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, his Excel' lency the Portuguese Minister, the Countess (Frances) Waldegravo and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescuer Viscount Chelsea, Viscount Sudley, Viscount Wimpl l4, Count Kalnoky, Prince Ysenburg, Prince Paul Eaterhaat and Count Alexander Apponyi at dinner on ThuradSY evening, at Chandos House. His Excellency the Count Kleczkowski, French Ambassador at Pekin, with the Countess Kleczkowski (ne g Tudor) and family, have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendoli o St. Maur arrived at the First Lord of the Admiralty's ef 6 ' cial residence at Whitehall yesterday, after passing a O vi weeks in Paris, The Duke of Newcastle is going on favourably . His grace has regained his appetite, and appears to ha ve recovered his strength. Prince Dmitry Soltykoff has left Long's Hotel. The Marquis of Bristol and Ladies Hervey hav e arrived at the family mansion in St. James's-square frola Brighton. The Earl and Countess Nelson and family hail arrived at 14, Portland-place, for the season. Lard and Lady Colcb.ester received at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Berkeley-squar e, Lord West, Lord Redesdaie and Hon. Miss Mitfordt Dowager Lady S.ielley, Colonel and Lady Jane Dallas, Si r Walter and Lady Caroline Stirling, &c. Lord and Lady De Lisle and Dudley have arrived at the St. George's Hotel. Lcrd and Lady Londesborough are shortly e 7 ' petted at their house in Grosvenor place, from Grimstoll Park, for the season. Lady Annaly had an evening party yesterday AG her mansion in Belgrave-square. Sir Thomas liesketh, Bart., M.P., has left Long's Hotel for his seat in Lancashire. Sir Philip Duncombe, Bart., and Lady Dun• combs have left the St. George's Hotel. THE CONFERENCE, The preliminary meeting of the several diplomat ° representatives of France, Austria, Russia, Prussia; Denmark, Sweden, &c., parties to the Treaty 1852, is to take place on Wednesday next. It 0 0 originally intended that the Conference would b 0 held at the Foreign Office in Whitehall-gardea °9 but it has now been determined that the meeting s are to be held at the First Lord of the Treasury ° official residence in Downing-street. The 801 l Russell and the Earl of Clarendon will represent this country. RAPHAEL, FREDERICK OVER.BECK AND lIIPPOLYO FLANDRIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I trust that you will grant space for the accompanying document, valuable at once 8 0. tribute to the memory of the eminent French W s ' torical painter, M. Hippolyte Flandrin, from al l a e in the foremost rank of coatemporary artists, a ll as attesting their perfect and fervid concareal upon a subject of signal importance to Art that 110 . excited throughout Europe, and that stiil lti tains, a keener interest than any other of its kind in our time. M a guarantee of its fidelity, I enclose NO the translation a copy of the Italian text.--I sir, yours obediently, MORRIS :MORE. Rome, 9th April, 1864. Eil a Pregiatissimo Signor Morris Moore,—Avendomi esternato desiderio, che io con alcune righe le o°3; conservato la memoria ai quelle poche parole, ale/ - 0 presenza sua, furono scambiate nel mio studio, Del gior. 6 del prossimo passato mese di marzo, fry it teste e °6e dolorosamente rapitoci egregio pittore francese, M. kl i Pr o lyte Flandrin e me, sul prezioso quadro " AP° 4° ,, Marsia" di B.affaello di cui Ella 6 l'invidiabile possessor attesto, che avendo io dimandato a questo celeberrimo ort iBt h - : se aveva veduto quel capolavoro, e se conveniva con el b io ne aveva lasciato scritto, con effusione di cuore rie - ; che no conveniva pionamente, e con gesso molso espressivo mettendo la mans sul petto, soggiunse, che quelle parole me scritte avevano prodotto in lui una viva emoziorte• Ecco cio che in omaggiu alla verity davo certificare'ai che la prego di voler unire all' interessante raccolte tto attestati che Ella va formando sul suo cramai da to l'Europa riconoscinto quadro di Raffaello, mentre sot° c" distinta stima.,—Suo Devotissimo, FEDERICO OVEIIDCS' Roma, il2 d'Aprile, 1864. All' Illustriesimo Signore, Il Signor Morris Moore. (TRANSLATION.) Most esteemed Mr. Morris Moore I—ln accordance lc° ~j a d your desire that I would commemorate under my own': f the few words exchanged in my study, on the 16,14.:t March, in your presence, between me and the 011°11 French painter, M. Ilippolyte Frandrin, but now fe s ta re snatched from us, concernaig the precious Plc are of "Apollo and Marsyas," by Raphael, of which Y° u " c 'tt' re the enviable possessor, I attest that on my asking this nowed artist if he had seen that masterpiece , and it be curred in what I had written of it, he replied with ef fuEi°l3' that he did concur in it fully, and with gesture most the pressive, placing his hand on his heart, he added, thatt onotiem° words by.me traced* had produced in him a lively • This is what, in homage to truth, I in dut y certify, begi u ging of you to kindly add it to the inte resting collection attestations which you are forming respec ting a pictu re acknowledged by all Europe to be b y Raphael. --Iry meanwhile, with distinguished regard , y ours very devoeut li t FREDERICK OVERBE C uow Rome, April 2, 1861. To the most Illustrious Signor, Signor Morris Moore. 4 ' Published in the Times of Jan. 10th, and Athet2ettaA of Feb. 9th, 1S61; in the Tablet of April 4th, and sag Herald of May 22d, 1863; and i n the leading Montt' nental journals.