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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS. The following is the tenth report of the Commis sioners on the Fine Arts, recently presented to Parliament by command of her Majesty : To THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. We, the commissioners appointed by your Majesty for the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of your Majesty's palace at Westminster, wherein your Majesty's Parliament is wont to assemble, for the purpose of promoting and en couraging the fine arts in your Majesty's United King dom, and in what manner an object of so much impor tance might be most effectually promoted, beg leave to report to your Majesty the progress of the works re commended by us, in accordance with the duties pre scribed to us. The series of eight fresco paintings in the upper waiting hall is now completed. In first proposing that the apartment should be decorated with paintings executed in that method, we observed—viz., in our re port of the 7th of August, 1845, that we were "desirous to afford opportunities for the further practice of fresco painting, and for the cultivation of the style of design which is fitted for it, * * * provided the architectural arrangements and the light should, on the completion of the apartment, be found to be adapted for the purpose. The room was found ultimately to be but scantily lighted, but we conceived that, as the paintings would admit of being closely inspected, that objection was in itself less important ; while on the other hand, it might not be without its use experimentally, by suggesting a treatment adapted to such a condition. We have now to add that, apart from the important objects more or less attained in the designs referred to, of appropriate conception and expression in reference to these subjects, these experimental works will be of use in showing what are the external qualities generally essen tial in fresco-painting, and especially so under given local circumstances. It will be for artists to consider, in witnessing the effect of these works, to what extent the great requisite of distinctness, as resulting, in its perfection, from intelligible forms, perspicuo us arrange ment, and the judicious distribution of light and dark masses, has or has not been kept in view, subject to the local conditions of light, the size of the apartment, and the dimensions of the paintings; and subject to the ge neral technical conditions of fresco-painting—a method requiring-, from its comparatively limited resources, an especial attention to simplicity and significance in repre sentation. In the House of Lords eleven of the eighteen metal statues of barons and prelates are now placed in the niches intended to receive them. The seven remaining statues are the only works, coming under our superin tendence, now to be completed for this chamber. In St. Stephen's Hall, without as yet contemplating the execution of the frescoes intended for that locality, we propose that the series of 12 marble statues of emi nent statesmen named in our fourth report, bearing date the 25th of April, 1845, should be gradually cornplet,d. Accordingly, in addition to the three already ex.: , cnted and placed in the hall, we have given commissions to five artists to execute each a statue of one of such per- sunages. With regard to the prince's chamber, which we pro pose to decorate with statues, bas-reliefs, and other works, as detailed in our seventh report, dated the 13th of July, 1847, we have corninissioned John Gibson, R.A., to execute a statue of your Majesty, with fizures of justice and clemency, and with bas-reliefs 014 the pedestal, to be placed in the recess on the north side of the apartment. We have also employed Mr. William Theed to prepare a series of bas-reliefs, to be subse quently cast in metal, for V.e panels on the walls. Of the frescoes intended tor your Majesty's rob'ng roJin, undertaken by William Dyce, R.A., and illip.tra tive of the legend of King Arthur, as proposed our seventh report, four have been completed. As it ap pears that the artist will now be enabled to devote his whole time to these works, they will, it is hoped, in future proceed more zapitily. With respect to the fuur paintings referred to, we consider them alto gether satisfactory, whether regarded in their general treatment, or as examples. of the method of fresco painting. We have commissioned John Rogers Herbert, R.A., to prepare a series of designs for frescoes, to be executed in the Peers' robing room, according to a scheme also indicated in our seventh report. Tile room itself is not yet built, and it is therefore expected that the artist's designs will be completed by the time the walls are in a fit state to receive frescoes. We have also given our attention to the decoration of the principal corridors connecting the central hall with the two Houses of Parliament. We have accordingly commissioned E:lward Matthew Ward, A.R.A.., to un dertake the Commons' corridor, and Charles West Cope. R.A., to undertake the Peers' corridor. The subjects intended for these localities are enumerated in our seventh report, in which it is also proposed that the pic tures should be painted in oil. We further propose to commission Daniel Maclise, R.A., to paint in fresco, in the Painted Chamber or Conference Hall, the subject of the Marriage of Strong bow and Eva, the subject being one of the series se lectei by us for that apartment. The design for the fresco so proposed to be executed will be adapted, ac cording to the requirements of fresco, from an oil pic ture of the same subject, executed by the artist on his own account, and which he has treated with great -ability.- In our last report, dated the 11th of March, 1850, , Re numbly stated to your Majesty that the Lords Cormaim sioners of your Majesty's Treasury had consented to propose to Parliament an annual expenditure amount ing to four thousand pounds to defray the cost of the various works recommended by us. Since that period we have, with the sanction of their lordships, continued. to submit to Parliament an annual estimate accordingly. The limitation of the expenditure as stated may how ever be regarded as a cause of delay in the prosecution of some of the works. We humbly subjoin as an appendix to this report some details connected with the subject of our inquiry. ALBERT. CARLISLE. NEWCASTLE. WILLOUGHBT D'ERESBY. SUTHERLAND. C. J. LEFEVRE. LANSDOWNE. J. R. G. GRAHAIf. ABERDEEN. ROBERT HARRY J. RUSSELL. B. HAWES. PALMERSTON. S. ROGERS. CANNING. Palace of Westminster, July 8, 1584. APPENDIX. No. 1. VARIOUS DETAILS RESPECTING WORKS OF ART REFERRED TO IN THE REPORT. UPPER WAITING-HALL. Lighted from the north and south sides. Dimensions from wall to wall, 32 feet 4 inches square. Dimensions of the compartments for fresco-painting, height, 3 feet 11,, inch ; width, 5 feet 94 inches. Height from the flour to the lower edge of each fresco, 4 feet. SUBJECTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF EIGHT BRITISH POETS. Chaucer. Griselda's first Trial of Patience.—The Marquis causes her child to be taken from her. " Canterbury Tales."—The Clerk's Tale. Part 111. Painted by C. W. Cope, R.A. Spenser. The Red Cross Knight overcoming the Dragon, " Faerie Queene." Book 1., Canto 11. Painted by G. F. Watts. Shakspere. King Lear disinheriting Cordelia. "King Lear." Act I. Scene 1. Painted by J. R. Herbert, R.A. Milton. Satan touched by Ithuriel's Spear, while whispering evil dreams to Eve. " Paradise Lost." Book IV. Painted by J. C. Horsley. Dryden. St. Cecilia. " Song for St. Cecilia's Day," 1687. Painted by John Tenniel. Pope. Personification of Thames and of the English Rirors. " Windsor Forest," line 330. Painted by Edward Armitage. Scott. The Death of Marmion. " Marmion." Canto IV. Stanza 29. Painted by Edward Armitage. Byron. The Death of Lara. " Lara." Canto 11. _....... .....___ __. Painted by C. W. Cope, R.A. See th e Appendix t o th e S event h Report, p. 11. The names of two poets, Scott and By ron , were a pbs e q uen tl y added to th e list there proposed. OUSE OF LORDS. Lighted from the east and west aides. Dimensions fromwall to wall, north and south, 84 feet 4 inches ; east and west, ic 44 feet 73 i nc h es . Heiht of statues i n n in hesto 6 feet. s 'varying from 5 feet 10 H h eigt from the floor t o th e base of each statue, 24 feet 10 inches. Dimensions of the fresco-paintinr N t Occupyi ng corn. partmenta terminati n g in a Got hic arch and south walls, heig ht, 16 feet .q inches , . o wid n th, he nort 9 feet 43 inches. Height from the floor t o the lower ed ge of , paint ing, 25 feet 5 inches. each For a list of the metal statues and for th e iiati,„ the artists, see the return t o the House of Co,:onosi printed February 7, 135 4 , No. 23, P . 6. For th e indi'. cation of the places to be occupied by the statues in the House of Lords, see the appendix to the eighth report, p. 0. For the subjects of the fresco paintings, and for the names of the artists, see the return. ST. STEPHEN'S HALL. Lighted from the north and south sides. Dimensions from wall to wall, east and west, 93 feet ; north and south, 25 feet 4 inches. Height of marble statues varyivg from 6 feet 9 inches to 7 feet. Height from the floor to the base of each statue (the two statues at the east end of the hall excepted) feet 4+ inches. Height from the floor to the base of the two statues at the east end of the hall, 6 feet 8 inches. For a list of the personages to be represented, and the names of the sculptors hitherto commissioned, see the return, p. 7. THE PRINCE'S CHAMBER. Lighted from the east and west sides. Dimensions from wall to wall, east and west, 45 feet ; north and south, 26 feet. Dimeaaieng of the reams, terzeinatiug in a Gothic THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1854. arch, on the north side, height to the point of the arch, 17 feet 51 inches; width, 11 feet 21 inches. Average dimensions of the smaller compartments for bas-reliefs, four on the north side, and four on the south side, height, 2 feet 6 inches ; width, 2 feet 8 inches. Dimensions of two larger compartments for bas-reliefs on the south side, height, 6 feet 3 inches ; width, 2 feet 4 inches. Height from the floor to the lower edge of the larger and smaller compartments, 8 feet 21 inches. Average dimensions of two larger compartments for bas-reliefs, one en the east, the other on the west sid e , inches. Height 2 feet 5 inches ; width, 7 feet 3 1 Height from the floor to the lower edge of th e l ast inches. Dimensions compartments, 8 feet 2 1 Dimensions of compartments for portraits of the Tudor family, height 6 feet ; width varying from 2 feet 5i inches to 3 feet. Height from the floor to the low er e d ge o f t h e com partments, 12 feet 5 inches. For the subjects of the bas-reliefs, in the course of being modelled b . y Mr. Willi am Th ee d , preparatory to their being cast in metal by Messrs. Ellington, see the return before quoted, and the appendix to the seventh report, p. 12 ; the subject of the death of Sir Philip Sidney having been substituted for that of Raleigh land. i n g in Virginia. THE QUEEN'S ROBING-ROOM. Lighted from the south side. Dimensions from w a ll t o wa ll, east an d west, 54 feet 6inches ; north and south, 37 feet 4A inches. Dimensions of the 4 fresco paintings now completed. West wali ; f resco next t h e window , height, 11 feet 21 Inches ; w idth , 5 f eet 101 inches. Centre fresco, height, 11 feet inches ; width, 14 feet 6 inches. Fresco next the door, h e i g ht, 11 f eet 21 i nches ; w i dth, 5 feet 92 inches. North wall : fresco at the east end, height, 11 feet 21 inches ; width, 10 feet 21 inches. Height from the floor to the lower edge of each fresco, 9 feet 74 inches. _.... The subjects, consisting of incidents from the legend of King Arthur, illustrate "The Virtues of Chivalry." The subject of the centre fresco on the west• wall is " Religion," of that next the wimlow, " Courtesy," of that next the door, " Generosity." The subject of fresco on the north wall is " Mercy." A more de- tailed description will be furnished when the series of subjects shall have been completed. THE PEERS' ROBING-ROOM. For the general dimensions of the compartments, and for the subjects, see the appendix to the seventh report, p. 11. THE PEERS' CORRIDOR. Lighted from the east and west sides. Dimensions from wall to wall, north and south, 53 feet 9 inches ; east and west, 14 feet 41 inches. Dimensions of the eight compartments for oil pictures, height, 7 feet 21 inches ; width, 9 feet 41 inches. Height from the filer to the lower edge of the com partments, 4 feet 21 inches. For the subjects see the return before referred to, p. 10. THE COMMONS' CORRIDOR. Lighted from the ea,t and west sides. Dimensions from wall to wall, north and south, 47 fee 6 inches ; east and west, 14 feet 31 inches. Dimensions of the eight compartments far oil pictures, hen ht, 6 feet 91 inches ; width, 7 feet 93 inches. height from the floor to the lower edgt of the corn partme;ats, 4 feet 31 inches. For• the subjects see the before mentioned return, p. 10. THE PAINTED CHAMBER OR CONFERENCE HALL. Lighted from the east side. Dimensions from wall to wall, north and south, 51 feet fit inches ; east and west, 27 feet 6 inches. Dimensions of the first compartment to be painted in fresee on the north wall, height, 10 feet 6 inches ; width, 14 feet 11 inches. • Height - from the floor to the lower edge of the corn• partment, 7 feet 1 inch. - For the cost of the various works above referred to, and for other details, see the return to the House of Coin. mons befOre quoted. No. 2. ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF A SOLUTION OF STARCH IN FRESCO PAINTING, BY MR. DYCE, R.A. The Oaks, Norwood, Nov. 21, 1853. Sir,—ln some observations on fresco addressed by me to the Commissioners on the Fine Arts in 1846, and printed by them in the seventh report, I bad occasion to refer to the difficulties experienced by fresco painters in the use of ultramarine and some other pigments ; and I suggested that if a soluticin of starch or of the caseous element of milk were mixed with the colours, their adherence to the intonay.o might probably be reckoned upon with certainty. This was a mere suggestion based on the known fact that both these sub ) Jstances form, with quicklime, a com pound which, whr.at it is dry, is insoluble in water. Since that tine, however, I have had ample opportunity of submitting one of the suggested expedients to the test of experime nt, and the result has been so satisfactory that I think it desirable to put the commissioners in pos session of the fact, to be recorded for the benefit of future paint•lrs in fresco. 7.1 either of the suggested expedients was likely to answer, it seemed to me that the use of starch would pre sent fewest difficulties of _manipulation ; I accordingly tried it first, and with so successful a result, that I have thought it useless to attempt the employment of caseine; but I may mention that since my suggestion respecting it was made, a Scottish gentleman has discovered and obtained a patent for a process of calico-printing by , -means of a vehicle prepared from canine and quicklime, which probably might be employed in fresco painting for the purposes which I have attained by the use of a solution of starch. This vehicle is prepared by dissolv ing caseine in the liquid ammonia of commerce, and adding to the solution a certain proportion of quicklime, the mixture then being diluted with water to any required consistency; and the inventor of the process (who entered into communication with me partly in consequence of the suggestions I had made in the paper referred to) thinks that if this vehicle were employed in fresco paint ing, and mixed with all the colours, it would not be necessary to prepare the intonaco day by day, and pro vided some expedient were adopted to keep it in a damp state, that ev ,. .,n large pictures might be executed with out, or at roost with very few, joinings in the plaster. This, kowever, I have not tried ; partly from want of time, b'at chiefly because the more simple vehicle of a weak. solution of starch, if it would not answer the same purpose, at least accomplishes the more limited object I h A d in view so perfectly as to leave little to desire. The use of ultramarine in a nearly pure state, hitherto the crux of fresco painters, presents, when the pigment is combined with a weak solution of starch, no difficulty whatever. It may be applied with tolerable certainty of effect even when the intonaco has become, as it does at the end of a day, hard and partially crystalised at the surface. These conditions, however, must be attended to. In the first place, the solution must be so weak that when cold it shall scarcely assume the form of a jelly. Secondly, it must be used on the day on which it is prepared. On the second day it ilude.rgoes some change (I do not know what), which bus the effect of causing the colours mixed with it to dry in streaks or blotches. If the same tint, therefore, has to be used on consecutive days, it must be prepared beforehand with water, and the vehicle added only to so much of the pigment as may be required for the day's - work. Thirdly, the effect of the s ehicle in fixin,g the colours cannot be depended - upon with certainty unless the pig ments contain a, small portion of lime. This may seem to Le an obst-scle to the empl o y men t o f co l ours in a per fectly pur.e state, but in p ract i ce t hi s i s of little conse queltramrnce: - in the fi rs t p l ace, b ecause such a pigment as Anne (with u • which I am chiefly now concerned) can l'zarcely, except in minor details, be used with good effe et in a pure state ; and, secondly, becanse the quan- W a y of lime sufficient to insure the combination oa which 'she action of the vehicle depends, is so small as hardly to affect the purity of the tint to any appreciable ex tent ; and, besides, the trifling loss of depth occasioned by the admixture of white may be easily corrected by the addition of black, which, though it imparts a certain grey ness to the tint when it is wet, does not affect its blue ness when the plaster is dry. In preparing a tint of ultramarine in which the pigment is to be used in as pure a state as may be, I first make up the required tint with the least pos sible quantity of water ; it is then diluted with the solution of starch to the proper consistency, and a small portion of lime added to it. The addition of the lime has the immediate effect of curdling or imperfectly solidifying the mixture. To remove this it must be triturated in a mortar, worked with the palette-knife on a slab, or, which generally is sufficient, stirred for some time with a stiff brush until the consistency of cream is attained. If the proper degree of fluidity should not be restored, a little water may be added. It ;,s, of course, desirable that the adherence of pig merLts with which starch has been mixed should in all ce.ses depend on the chemical combination of the starch and lime ; but it is certain that to a limited extent the glutinous quality of starch is sufficient of itself to secure the adherence of the colour under circumstances in which little or no chemical action can take place. As, for in stance, at the end of a day when the intonaco has b e . come quite hard on the surface, I have found small touches and washes of pure colour (Inch as ultramarine or the transparent oxide of chromium unmixed with white) to adhere perfectly if applied with the solution of starch, which, if applied with the water only, would have dried on the surface of the intonaco in the form of powder. On the durabi'Lity of the process it is premature to express any 'opinion, as my experience only extends over three o r f our y ears ; b ut as yet I am unable to trace i n th ose port i ons of the frescoes in the Queen's robing-mom painted by means of it th e least symptom of that, whitened, bleach e d, an d inharmonious look whi e b makes its appearance in blues, painted in the old o ur s f i a r ith c ful L. servant,Eastlake, . a .V, alm os t b e f ore the paint has become dry.—l remain, 8 y W. DYCE. f Secret.,.. P.R.A., ry to the Fine Arts Commission. STEREOCRROM No. 2. AND SOME E PAINTING. " ON SILICA AitT OF ITS APPLICATIONS TO T HE SubstariSce of a lecture delivered at the Royal Institu -1854, by the Rvv. J. April 7, resident and Secre tary ca of is t o h n e e ß o o f y t a h l e ln m s o ti s t t ut a i bounr; Quartz, common sand, &c., flint, &c., an d a variety of sand described byJ. T. Way, m ` respectively be taken as examples Mr. f' T. talised nd uncrystalised silica. Under all these forms silica is capable of combining with bases as an acid 's Heat is, however, essentially necessary to effect this combination, a combination of which all the well. known silicates, whether natural, as feldspar, mica, clay, &c., or artificial, as glass, &c., are the results. The common forms of insoluble glass are produced by the union of silica with more than one base ; but, when combined with an alkaline base only, silica forms a soluble glass, the degree of solubility of which de pends on the proportion which the siliceous acid bedrs to this alkaline base. This soluble silicated alkali (or water-glass) may be prepared by various processes. If sand be used, 15 parts of fine sand, thoroughly incor porated with 8 parts of carbonate of soda, or with 10 of carbonate of potass and one of charcoal fused in a fur nace, will produce a silicated alkali which is soluble in boiling water. Messrs. Ransomes obtain this silicated alkali by dissolving broken flints in a solution of caustic alkali at a temperature of 300 deg. Fah. And, more recently, Mr. Way has observed that the sand which he has described will combine with caustic alkali at boil ing heat, also producing a water-glass. This water-glass has been applied to several important purposes, three of which were specially noticed. I. To protect building-stones from decay. The stone eurfaces of buildings, by being exposed to the action of the atmosphere, become liable to disin tegration from various causes. Moisture is ab sorbed into their pores. The tendency of their par ticles to separate, in consequence of expansion and contraction, produced by alternation of tempera. ture, is thus increased. Sulphurous acid is always pre sent in the atmosphere of smoke-burning cities, and can not but corrode the calcareous and rnagnesian ingredi ents of oolites and dolomites. It is true that good stone resists these sources of injury for an indefinite time, but such a material is rarely obtained. As a preventive of destruction, whether arising from physical or chemical causes, it has been proposed to saturate the surfaces of the stones with a solution of the water-glass. It is well known that the affinity of silica for alkali is so feeble that it may be separated from this base by the weakest acids, even by carbonic acid. According to the expectation of those who recommend the silication of stone, the carbonic acid of the atmosphere will set the silica free from the water-glass, and the silica, thus separated, will be deposited within the pores and around the particles of the stone. The points of contact of these particles will thus be enlarged, and a sort of glazing of insoluble silica will be formed sufficient to protect the stone against the effects of moisture, &c. This cause of protection applies chiefly .to sandstones. But whatever carbonate of lime or carbonate of ina,c.rnsia enters notably into the composition of the building. scone, then an additional chemical action, also protec tive of the stone, is expected to take place between these carbonates and the water-glass. Kuninian re marks—" Toutes les foil que l'on met en contact un sel insoluble avec la dissolution d'un sel dont l'aeide petit former avec la base du sel insoluble un'sel plus insoluble encore, it y a dehange ; mais les plus sovent cet 4change n'est quo partial." In consequence of this " partial change' an insoluble salt of lime may be looked for whenever a solution of water-glass is made to act on the carbonate of lime or carbonate of magnesia existing in oolitic or dolomitic building-stones. This expectation, however, has not been altogether sanctioned by experiment. A gentleman, eminently conversant with building materials, immersed a piece of Caen stone in a solution of silicate of potass in the month of January, 1349. This fragment, together with a portion of the block from which it had been separated, was placed on the roof of a building, in or der that it might he fully exposed to the action of atmo sphere and climate. After four years the silicate , ' and the unsilicated specimens were found to be both in the seine condition—both to be equally corroded. These specimens were exhibited in the theatre of the insti tution. But whatever ultimate results may en sue from the process, the immediate effects on the stone are remarkable. Two portions of Caen stone were exhibited, one of which had been soaked in a solution of water-glass two months before. The surface of the unsilicated specimen was soft, readily abraded when brushed with water, and its calcareous ingredients dis solved in a weak solution of sulphurous acid. The sili cated surface, on the other hand, was perceptibly hard, and resisted the action of water and of dilute acid when similarly applied. 11. Another proposed use of the water-glass is that of hardening cements, mortars, &c., so as to tender them impermeable by water. Four years since Anthon of Prague proposed several applications of the water-glass. Among others he sug gested the rendering mortars waterproof. He also sug gests that this substance might be beneficially employed as a substitute for size in whitewashing and staining walls. It was demonstrated by several experiments that carbonate of lime mixed up with a weak solution of water-glass, and applied as a whitewash to the surface, was not washed off by sponging with water, and that common whitewash, laid on in the usual manner with size, was rendered equally adhesive when washed over with water-glass. 111. The Stereochrome of Fuchs. The formation of an insoluble cement by means of the water-glass, whenever the carbonic acid of the atmosphere acts on this substance, or whenever it is brought in con tact with a lime-salt, has been applied by Fuchs to a most important purposs. The stereochrome is essentially the process of fresco secco invested with the capability of receiving and perpetuating works of the highest artistic character, and which may be executed on a vast scale. Fuchs' method is as follows : " Clean and washed quartz-sand is mixed with the smallest quantity of lime which will enable the plasterer to place it on the wall. The surface is then taken off with an iron scraper, in order to remove the layer formed in contact with the atmosphere, the wall being still moist during this operation. The wall is then allowed to dry ; after drying it is just in the , state in which it °mild be rubbed off by the finger. The wall has now to be fixed, i. e., moistened with water-glass. (An important point is not to use to use too much water-glass in moistening the wall.) This operation is usually performed with a brush. The wall must be left in such a condition as to be capable of receiving colours when afterwards painted on. If, as frequently happens, the wall has been too strongly fixed, the surface has to be removed with pum mice and to be fixed again. Being fixed in this manner the wall is suffered to dry. Before the painter begins he moistens the part on which he purposes to work with distilled water, squirted on by a syringe. He then paints; if he wishes to repaint any part, he moistens again. As soon as the picture is finished, it is syringed over with water-glass. After the wall is dry, the syringing is continued as long as a wet sponge can remove any of the colour. An efflorescence of carbonate of soda some times appears on the picture after its completion. This may be removed, either by syringing with water, or may be left to the action of the atmosphere." Not to dwell on the obvious advantages possessed by the stereochrume over the real fresco (such as its admitting of being re touched and its dispensing with joinings), it appears that damp and atmospheric influences, notoriously destruc tive of real fresco, do not injure pictures executed by this process. _ _ The following crucial experiment was made on one of these pictures. It was suspended for 12 months in the open air, under the principal chimney of the New Mu seum at Berlin ; "during that time it was exposed to sunshine, mist, snow, and rain," and nevertheless " re tained its full brilliancy of colour. The stereochrorne has been adopted on a grand scale by Kaulbach, in decorating the interior of the grand national edifice at Berlin already alluded to. These de corations are now in progress, and will consist of histo rical pictures (the dimensions of which are 21 feet in height and 24 i❑ width), single colossal figures, friezes, arabesques, chiaroscuro subjects, &c. On the effect of the three finished pictures, it has been remarked by one whose opinion is entitled to respect, that they have all the brilliancy and vigour of oil paintings, while there is the absence of that dazzling confusion which new oil paintings are apt to present, unless they are viewed in one direction, which the spectator has to seek for. Mr. A. Church has suggested that if the surface of oolitic stones (such as Caen stone) is found to be pro tected by the process already described, it might be used, as a natural intonaco, to receive coloured designs, &c., for external decorations ; the painting would then be cemented to the stone by the action of the water glass. Mr. Church also executed designs of leaves on a sort of terracotta, prepared from a variety of Way's silica rock, consisting of 75 parts clay and 25 of soluble silica. This surface, after being hardened by heat, is very well adapted for receiving colours in the first instance, and for retain ing them after silication. No. 4. LETTER FROM THE RIGHT HON. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT. Whitehall, July 20, 1854. Sir,—l have received the Queen's commands to notify to you that her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the tenth report of the commissioners on the fine arts transmitted in your letter of the 13th instant. Her Majesty has directed the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to submit to Parliament estimates in con formity with the recommendations contained in the report.—l am, &c., (Signed) PALMERSTON. Sir C. L. Eastlake, Palace of Westminster. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—A. distress warrant was issued by Mr. Henry to Enforce the payment of a fine of 40s. and costs, which had been imposed,upon Mr. E. Lucas, coal and flour merchant, Millhank-street, Westminster, under the following circumstances : A few days ago the defendant, Mr. Lucas, was sum moned before the court to answer the charge of having refused to supply a horse and waggon to convey a por tion of the baggage of the Ist battalion of Scots Fusilier Guardr from the Wellington-barracks to one of the rail way stations. Other tradesmen had promptly obeyed the directions given to them in her Majesty's service, but the defendant, being a member of the Society of Friends, and also a conscientious adherent to the Peace Association, had resolutely refused to assist the military authorities i❑ any way whatever. The magistrate (Mr. Henry) intimated that the penalty for disobeying orders of that kind was 51. Eventually the mitigated penalty of 2/. and costs were imposed, and three days allowed for payment, at the expiration of which (yesterday) the money being still unpaid, the distress warrant was di rected to issue. The officers who executed the warrant reported on their return that they found Mr. Lucas absent from his place of business. One of his clerks suggested that the officers might help themselves to a sack of flour, but seeing some loose money in an open desk, they preferred to take the amount they required, and accordingly did so, the clerk in attendance declining either to sanction •r to oppose their mode of satisfying the claim of her Me.j esty. MANSION-HOUSE.- -Sir R. W.. Carden, in ac knowledging the receipt of further subscriptions on be half of the emigrants at present on board the Jane Green, observed that it was gratifying to himself to be enabled to state, as he believed it would be satisfactory to the public S tu learn, that out of the 198 destitute passengers 148 had, through the liberality of the public and the assistance of the Government Emigration Com missioners. proceeded to their destination. Tae cases of the remaining emigrants were equally deserving the sympathy of the public. He regretted that the amount of the subscriptions in hand was quite inadequate to the effectual relief of the remaining emigrants, the funds having been, necessarily diminished to the extent of up wards of 50/. in providing food for them during the time they were to remain on board, and until a passage could be obtained for them. He (Sir R. W. Carden) earnestly hoped that he expectations of the remaining sufferers would not be disappointed, feeling, as he did, that they were objects worthy the sympathy of the benevolent and charitable. GUILDHALL. James Brebner, a respectably dressed person, about 30 years of age, with a cork leg, a stroig Scotch accent, and an impediment in his speech, was placed at the bar upon a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. Mr. Beard, from Mr. Buchanan's office, appeared for the prisoner, who was described in the police sheet as a solicitor. Mr. Kendeth McLellan said : I am a mechanical en gineer and generally reside at Liverpool, but at present lam staying at 83, Aldersgate-street. About the latter end of February last I was in Edinhurgh with my mother, when I first saw the prisoner. He told my mother in my presence she was the right heiress to the personal property of the late Mr. Macrae, of the Island ofJaniaica, amounting to 7,0001., but he afterwards stated it to be as much as 30,000/. He asked me for money to enable bins to COlll5 to London, as that was the proper place where it should be settles - i. Shortly after wards I remitted 41. to the prisoner at Inverness per post-office order, and he wrote to me acknowledging the -receipt of the letter, but did not mention the money. He, however, subse queutly wrote to me at Liverpool, promising to be with rue there in the first week in Jule. He did not come at that time, but I received instead a letter from him, stating he was at Glasgow,and requesting a furtheradvance of 51. to enable him to co rne to London. I went to Glasgow,and gave him 51. more to enable him to go on with our busine is. Ire turned with him to Liverpool, he paying his own expenses, and on arriving there he said he had spent all his money in defraying his expenses at Glasgow, and requested me to give him more money to proceed to London. I accordingly gave him 2/.4and accompanied him to Lon don, where he represented to me that there were certain documents required in the matter, such as certificates of baptism, &c. We then returned to Liverpool, and I paid all the expenses except the last week's bill and the travelling expenses to Liverpool, which he paid. When there he said he should be obliged to go to the north of Scotland for the necessary documents. Before he wen t away he spoke to my mother about requiring more mosey, and I saw her give him another 41. to enable him to prosecute his journey. I went with him to take out his ticket for Edinburgh, and a few days after he wrote to me stating he bad been unwell. On the Bth of August I received another letter, stating he had returned from Ross-shire, and that he had foun the papers quite cor rect. He hinted- a request for more money, but did not ask directly for it. He merely said he wished to be in possession of 101. to enable him to proceed, but that he bad called upon his friends in vain. I sent him no money then, but I shortly after received another letter from him, in answer to a request of mine that he would join me in Liverpool, in which he said he would return 1001. in three days, if he could get the amount (101.) that he required to enable him to come to London and settle the business. I received another letter, dated the 10th of August, requesting if I Lad any money, to send it to him in Bank of Eng's id notes, and not by Post-office order. All those letters were addressed from Aberdeen, but I found on proceeding thither that he liad been staying all the time at Fraserburg. I saw the.prisouer at Fraser burg, and gave him 41. We then went to Aberdeen, and he there said his money was all gone again, and that lie had none to take him to London. I therefore paid his pas sage, amounting to 305., and accompanied him to London, and on last Saturday week he said he had called on Mr. Martin, o.: e of the agents he had employed in the matter, but was unable to see him because he was at Chatham. At his request I then gave him 55., to enable him to go to Chatham, and in the evening I saw him again, when he said Mr. Martin would be up in town on the following Monday. I have never seen Mr. Martin at all. On Satur day last, prisoner desired me to write to my mother, who was in Liverpool, requesting her to allow me to act for her. I did so, and she came to London in conse quence. He said it would be necessary to have an agree ment, which he drew up himself, and he and my mother signed it in my presence. He said he wished for the agreement for his own protection. He always repre sented himself to me as a solicitor of Invoirness, but he has told others that be is a solicitor of Aberdeen. I ad vanced the money to him upon that representation, and his statement that he could put us in possession of the 7,0001. He always led me to believe that three or four days in London would complete the business. There were several persons of the name of Macrae that went out to Jamaica, but I have not heard of the death of any of them, nor have we received any benefit from them. Cross-examined—l gave him into custody because he promised to complete the business by Monday last, and, failing to do so, I asked him to satisfy me if he was in a position to recover the money he aleged we were entitled to, and he then said he required 201. to defray the broker's charges, and that having rased 121. he wanted to know if I could assist him with the other Si. I declined and lie then said he could not complete the business for us ; and on my calling upon him to prove to me that his representations were not false, he refused to do so, under the pretence that it involved a penalty to him of 2,000/, to disclose certain particulars relative to the proceedings. The prisoner was then remanded, there being other cases against him. WORSHIP-STREET.—SaraIt Smith, a middle-aged married woman, living in Vincent-street, Shoreditch, was placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt, charged with feloniously cutting and wounding her infant son, two years old, whereby his life had been seriously en dangered. Police-constable Kennedy, K GO, stated that shortly after nine o'clock that morning he was hastily summoned to proceed to the London Hospital, on reaching which he was ushered into one of the wards, where the prisoner's child was pointed out to him by the house surgeon, who informed him that he was suffering from a dangerous wound in the thigh, which had evidently been inti.eted with a knife. Having ascertained, upon questioning' the boy, that he had been stabbed o❑ the previous night by his mother, who was the wife of a stableman in Vin cent.street, where he found the prisoner, and acquainted her with the nature of the charge, to which she replied that she had not the slightest intention of iejuring the child, who had been accidentally struck with a knife which she had thrown at her husband in a moment of sudden excitement. The prisoner, who appeared to be greatly afflicted at the occurrence, and exhibited exces sive agitation, was then conveyed to the station-honse. Emma Smith, the prisoner's daughter, an inteli;,;rent child, about 10 years of age, s tated that after she had retirod to rest on the previous night, a violent quarrel tool: place between the prisoner and her father, who occupied another bed in the same apartment. After an angry altercation between them, on account of his net having supplied her with money, the prisoner suddenly caught up a sharp-pointed knife from the table and flung it at him, but missed her aim, and the point of the weapoe lodged in the thigh of the injured child, who was lying asleep at his side. Her father immediately started up and pulled out the knife from her brother's thigh, who bled dreadfully from the wound, and with the assistance of her mother, who cried bitterly, and repeatedly ex claimed, " What have I done ! " he was afterwards re moved to the London Hosnital. A certificate from Mr. Frederick Poulden, house sur geon at the hospital, was handed to the magistrate, which stated that the child had received an incised wound in the thigh, which had punctured one of the arteries, and that he considered its life to be in danger. CLERKENWELL—Edicard Dent, alias Edward Challis, a respectable-looking young man, of good ad dress, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, ehatged by Mr. William Lovell Phillips, of No. 9, Camden-cottages, Camden-town, with obtaining money tinder false pretences. The prisoner, on SaturdzLy evening last, at a quarter past seven o'clock, called at the house of the prosecu. ter, and represented that he had coma -on behalf of a poor family who had had a severe attack of cholera, deaths had - nsued, and a poor blind orphan had been left destitute; and having read the account of their affliction he had taken the matter in point of charity, to get the child into he Institution for the Destitute Blind. Witness advanced 55. Gd. to the prisoner, but in consequence of his conduct and hesitation he was suspected and given into oustody. On searching the prisoner a list of names of respectable indiv , doals was found upon him, which left, pi. no doubt thal:, he was carrying on a system of fraud upon the charitable and humane. A if Court Guide" was found on the prisoner and the • cards of some respectable persons, with one belonging to Mr. Eyre, 5, Gray's-inn-square. Mr. Tyrwhitt said be should remand the prisoner for strict inquiries about him, as other charges might be brought forward against him. THAMES.— Wm. Caulfield, 50, a powerfully-built ship-carpenter, residing at 3, Rosetta-street, Limehouse fields, was charged with violently assaulting and wounding police-constable Merritt, 246 K, by striking him on the head with the butt-end of a pistol. Both the men's heads were bound up in bandages, which ap peared as if they had been steeped in blood, and the constable particularly seemed much exhausted. There was a good deal of contradiction in the evidence pro and con. Merritt stated that on the previous night the prisoner turned his wife out and locked the door on her. She continued knocking at intervais until nearly one o'clock, to the annoyance of the neighbo•::rhowl. Witness then knocked and requested the prisoner to let her in, but instead of doing so, he came to the front window, and began to abuse witness. He had something in his hand, and said to witness, " If you do not go away I will give you the contents of this." Witness still entreated to open the door, on which he jumped out of the window and presenting a pistol at witness's head, swore he would shoot him if he did not quit the street. Witness seized the pistol, and a struggle for it ensued, in the course of which the prisoner wrested it away, and struck wit ness with the stock of it on th head upwards of a dozen times, inflicting several wounds.. Witness fell from exhaustion, and the prisoner made his escape into the house. Up to that time witness had not used his staff. Brough, 338 K, then came to his assistance, and they forced the door. They found the prisoner in a shed behind the house, and when they approached him he attempted to strike witness with a heavy log of wood, but the latter avoided the blow, and struck him on the head with his staff. The prisoner broke the pistol on his head, and portions of it were subsequently found in the street. Mr. Ingham said it was too serious a case to be sum marily dealt with, and ordered the depositions to be taken, committed the prisoner for trial. Caulfield—l hope. sir, you'll take bail, as I have a contract to fulfil at Black wall. Mr. Ingham—Yes ; but I must make further inquiry respecting you. I understand you are known before to the police, let me hear what it is. Bevard, 117 K, said that he was sent some time since with an officer of the county court to serve some process on the prisoner, who, on that occasion, brought out a pistol and a hatchet, and used most terrible threats. Mr. Ingham—Well, I'll take good bail ; yourself in 801. and two sureties of 401. each. The bail was not tendered up to the time of our re porter leaving. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY. On Saturday the settling upon the Doncaster event commenced, and has since progressed in a very satisfac tory manner, and large amounts have changed hands. Book-makers in a general way are winners. Specula. tion at present is confined to the two great events to be decided at Newmarket, viz., the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Stakes. The handicap for the former event has, ever since its appearance, been pronounced bad, and the meagre acceptance has to a great extent proved it to be so, although out of the few it seems dif ficult to find the " Pea," 100 to 8 being now offered on the field. Calamus has been backed for a good deal of money, 2,0001. to 1001. being taken in one bet. The Star of Surrey is very fishy. 500 to 30 was taken once about The Early Bird for the Cambridgeshire Stakes, and 100 to 3, to win about 3.0001., about Monie Moses. Orinoco has many friends. The following are the latest quotations : CESAREWITCII. 100 to 8 agst Rilrownie (taken and offered). 100 to 8 agst Muscovite (offered). 15 to 1 agst Cahtmus (taken and offered). 20 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (taken). 20 to 1 agst D. 0. (taken). 25 to 1 agst Poodle (taken). 25 to 1 agst Kidnapper (taken). 100 to 3 agst Burlington (taken). 100 to 3 agst Ptolemy (taken). . 100 to 3 agst Ammonia (taken freely). CA.MBRIDGESIIIRE. 500 to 30 agst Early Bird (taken). 20 to 1 agst Orinoco (25 to 1 taken freely). 30 to 1 agst Eulogist (taken). 100 to 3 agst Monie Moses (taken). TAKING OF SEBASTOPOL.-20 to 1 has been laid to lose about 1,000/. that Sebastopol is not taken in this month, and even bets that it is not taken in this month or next. 20 to 1 has been laid that a fire from land is made at Sebastopol in the present month. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 19. - - - - The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Edmund Walker Head, Bart., to be Captain-General and Governor in-Chief of the Provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and of the Island of Prince Edward ; and Governor-General of all the Provinces on the Continent of North America, and of the Island of Prince Edward. TIM SCOTCH BROTHERS. tale of two Scotch brethett---tnore moving by far than that of the Corsichn trothet.slias reaChid They met in London ; the one rapid!, ,, winging his way homeward from the Conticttt, the other rushing in hot haste to India, One night only had they time to inter change endearments—to talk over old times—toeonjec. ture the futu re —t o " ta k e a cup 1 3' ItihdtlS yet tor auld fang syne." But the ;ligliat or their meeting was Sun day, and they lodged at different hotels. TOuclied by the peculiarities of their pcsitidt4 WA , of the tonifaces Iventured nevertheless to AA a bottle of wine before them. tut at The 'Witching hour of night Policeman X entered vitt the Beer Act in his hand and found them hobnobbing with the last glasses. The tbudei'4ienriefl publican was su mmone d t o the, polide wnere the magistrate laid dewts the law as follows :—" The inn keeper had ne.7rred out refreshments to two persons of a Sue,d4.4,y night after ten o'clock. But one of the parties VAS a ledger, and did not count ; the offender must, however, pay for the other." If only the mident brother had partaken of the wine—had the other been a teetotaller and looked on—the innkeeper might• hays escaped. What a pity the two brothers did not drink after the fashion of Sir Adam Ferguson and John Kemble. One morning Sir Adam called upon Sir Walter Scott, and in the course of conversation in formed him that he had sat up till four o'clock with John Kemble drinking wine and water. " Wine and water l" exclaimed Scott in astonishment, who had never suspected his friend of being addicted to such thin pitations. .‘ Yes," replied Sir Adam, "I drank the wine and he drank the water." But perhaps water is a refiestinieiit " the .sense of the Ae - , :" in that MSC the act would ran counter to Scripture, which enjoins the chants. of " a cu p o f co l d water " without liroitAtioza of "3 14 .—baily New. BEDFORD RACES.-TUESDAY. The PREPARATION STAKES of 5 sous each, 3 ft, with 20 added ; three-yr-olds, lOst 51b ; four, list 71b ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12st 31b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 150 sous if demanded. Gentlemen riders. Professionals 61b extra. Once round and a distance. Mr. Robinson's Black Swan, 4 yrs, 1 Ist 41b (Mr. Beville) 1 Mr. Price's Gossip, 4 yrs, list 41b _ (Owner) 2 Mr. D. Lane's Apostate, 5 yrs, 12st 11b...(W. Smith) 3 Mr. Bloss's Pastrycook, 4 yrs, list 101 b ..(Wakefield) 4 Betting-5 to 2on Black Swan. Won easily by two lengths. A neck between the second and third. Bad fourth. The winner was claimed by Mr. Price, and goes into Daley's stable. TWO-TEAR•OLD SELLING STAKES of 5 sore each, with 25 added ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ; certain winners extra. The winner to be sold for 50 sous, if for 40 allowed 71b. Three-quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. 'Drew's Vulcan, (401.), 7st llib (Gregory) 1 Mr. Smith's c by Wood Pigeon—Silistria (401.), Bst (Sly) 2 Mr. T. Johnston's Miss Honey (401.), 7st 11Ib (G. E. Sharpe) 3 Mr. French's b f by Verulam, out of Calhita (401.), Bst llb (including 41b extra) (W. Abdale) 4 Hon. G. Onghley's Wave (401.), 7st 111 b ...(Norman) 5 Betting-5 to 2 on Miss Honey. Won by two lengths ; same distance between second and third. The winner was not claimed. The BEDFORDSHIRE STAKES of 20 sovs each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, &c., with 70 added. The owner of the second horse to save his stake. Extra weight for certain winners. Two miles. 29 subs ; 21 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Mr. Webb's f by Verulam—Jennala, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Prior) 1 Mr. G. Mather's St. Clare, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ...(T. Cliff) 2 Mr. Rogers' Miss Bolton, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (J. Steggles) 3 The following also ran :—Perfidious, Ilex, and John Bu 1. Betting-5 to 2 agst Ilex, 7to 2 agst Jennala filly, 4 to 1 agst Miss Bolton, 5 to 1 each agst St. Clare and Perfidious. Won by a head. Two lengths between the second and third, and a neck between third, fourth, and fifth. The TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES of 10 sous each, with 50 added by the Duke of Bedford ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b.. Certain winners extra. Last half mile, 10 subs. Lord Warwick's Gossip, Bst 41b (G. E. Sharp) 1 Lord J. Scott's Rumbling Katie, Bst 71b (G. Whitehouse) 2 Mr, Ward's Chelmerton, Bst 71b (Thorpe) 3 Mr. S. Scott's ch f by Sir Tatton Sykes— Caroline, Bst 41b Captain Lane's Thessaly, Bst 41b (Bartholomew) 5 Betting-5 to 4on Rambling Katie, .3 to 1 agst Thes saly, sto 1 agst Gossip. Gossip got a long start, was never approached, and won by three lengths. Four lengths between the second and third, and half a length between the fourth and fifth. The TOWN STAKES, of 3 sous each, with 25 added ; for two-yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. Three-quarters of a mile. 4 subs. Mr. Sare's Chorus, 6 yrs (401.). Bst 71b (Nightingale) 1 Mr. Ward's May-day, 6 yrs (401), Bst 71b (Wakefield) 2 Mr. T. Johnston's Miss Honey, 2 yrs (401.), sst 71b, (carried sst 10Ib) (Prior) 3 Mr. Knight's Speed, 2 yrs (401.), sst 71b (Bray) 4 Betting-5 to 4 eget Speed, 2to 1 agst Chorus. Won by a neck. Bad third. The winner was not sold. THIS DAY (WEDNESDAY). ENTRIES for the QUEEN'S PLATE ; three/I , oldg, 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 71b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Three miles. Yrs Ilex .. - 5 Lady Flora Rataplan Rackapelt Perfidious Pastrycook John Bull' 4 Yrs:. First race at 1.30. PONTEFRACT RACES.-TIIESDAY. PONTEFRACT HANDICAP. The Deformed Dr. O'Toole SCURRY STAKES. Whitlock Mistletoe Maid of the Tees SINGULAR ROBBERY IN A FEVER HOSPITAL.-- On Monday a woman, named Ellen Moore, was under ex amination at the Manchester citypolice-court on a charge of robbery, under the following singular circumstances. The prisoner was a nurse in the fever hospital of the Manchester workhouse. On the Bth inst. a wornan named Mary Gough was admitted into the hospital ao a fever patient, and placed under the prisoner's care. On being put to bed it was found that she had worn a gar ter of a peculiar description, composed of a piece of coloured silk stitched up at both ends, and along one side, so as to form a kind of bag. The poor woman placed this garter under the pillow, and as it appeared heavy it attracted the notice of the prisoner. The garter contained thirteen sovereigns.' About midnight, when the prisoner thought the patient was asleep, she stole the garter from her pillow, but in doing so she awoke the woman, who screamed for assistance. The prisoner ran out, but returned immediately afterwards, and said to the other patientsiu the ward, " Hark at that woman, how she's raving for money ; she must be mad !" She subsequently placed the garter under the patient's pil low, but the poor woman, on examining it, found that seven sovereigns had been abstracted. The prisoner escape] front the hospital by cliinbing over one of ill walls : but, on Ending the police were after site gave herself up, and confessed the robbery. the was remanded for a week, as the woman to how, 94 money belonged wee unable to leave the hospital. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 19. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir William Thomas Denison, Kilt., Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers, to be Captain-General and Goyernor•in-Chief in and over the Colony of New South Wales, and Governor- General in and over the Colonies of New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, Victoria, South Australia, and Wes tern Australia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, Kut., to be Captain-General and Go vernor-in-Chief in and over the colony of Van Diemen's Land. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 18. . The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Hamil ton Graham to the church and parish of Nenthure, in tho Presbytery of Kelso, and county of Berwick, vacant by the death of the Rev John Giffard. CROWN OFFICE, SEPT. 19. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of King's -Ly nn. —John Henry Gurney, of Calton Hall, Norwich, Esq., in the room of Robert Jocelyn (com monly called Viscount Jocelyn), deceased. BuARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, SEPT. 18. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have re ceived, through the Secretary of State for. Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Proclamation which has been published at Stockholm, and forwarded by her Majesty's Minister in that city, relative to recent alterations in the lighthouse of Holmouadd. (Copy.) PROCLAMATION. The Royal Administration of Marine announces, for the knowledge and guidance of mariners, that since the light house at liolmoga.dd has been rebuilt and arranged for the reception of an apparatus A reverberes, 14 pieces of strongly silvered reverberes have been set up in the same, and so placed as to illumine the whole horizon, with the exception of that part which looks to Holmoland, between N. 25 deg. and 55 deg. E., from the same height as the old coal light, that is, 72 feet above the surface of the water. With regard to the situation of the dangerous shallow, which stretches out half a geOgraphical mile from the south point of Holinogadd and ends in a shallow piece of flat rock, 5 feet deep, called Gaddsmyteen, S.S.W. 4 W. from the lighthouse, the light has been strengthened in that, direction, and therefore gives out the most intense lustre on that side. The light, in its present improved state, berm n on the 9th of August, and is to continue the nce f or th to be lighted similarly to the other Crown Lighthouses. Stockholm, Aug. 25, 1854. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 15. _ _ Corps of Royal Engineers—Second Lieutenant Charles John Darrah to be First Lieutenant, vice Burke, killed in action ; Second Lieutenant John Popham Maguey to be First Lieutenant, vice Chesney, promoted ; Second Lieu tenant Robert Nicholl Dawson to bo First Lieutenant, vice Wrottesley, died of wounds, Aug. 14. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Royal Perthshire Regiment of Militia—Charles Lennox Kerr, Esq. (commonly called Lord Charles Lennox Kerr), to be Adjutant, July 24. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Henry Magill, Gent., to be Paymaster, from the ISth August, Aug. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia-- John Blake, Gent., to be Ensign, vice George, promoted, Aug. 16. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—Lieutenant William Kenworthy Browne to be Captain, vice Pytn, resigned; Charles Buckworth Herne Soame to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice M'Cormack, promoted, Sept. 12. West Essex Militia—Henry Levett Boscawen Ibbetson to be Captain, Sept. 15. Cambridgeshire Militia—Edward Horlock Mortimer, late Lieutenant in her .vlajesty's 40th Regiment of Foot, to be Captain, Sept. 12 • Robert Ashley, Gent., t o b e Lieutenant, Sept. 11 ; deor , e Gilson, Gent., to be Lieu tenant, Sept. 15 ; W.' Alnutt, Gent., to be En sign, Sept. 14. Leicestershire Militia—Ensign George Walker to be Lieutenant ; John Mathew, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Aug. 11. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia--Hardress de Luttrell Saunderson, Esq., to be Major, Sept. 16. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. James Bragg, tile merchant Saint James's-wharf. William Dundas, house decorator and paper hanger, Celbridge-place, Weltbourne Pork-road. BANKRUPTS. Ebenezer Heath, leather and shoe mercer, Bridgehonse. place, Nowington-causeway, Surrey, to surrender, Sept, 27, at two, and Oct. 25, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Watts, Bor. mondsey-street. John - Clarke, surgeon, New Cavendish-street, Portland. place, Sept. 26, at eleven, and Oct. 25, at two, at t , le Courl of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; Abrahams, Southampton-buildings. Eliza kary Ager, baker, Kennington, Sept. 26, at half past one, and Oct. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Lawrance, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. John Swales, builder, Openshaw, Lancaster. October 9 and November 8, a twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Slater, Man chester. Charles Doody, tailor, Stoke-upon-Trent, Oct. 2 and 23, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Gammon and Lepard, Cloak-lane, London ; Motteram and Knight, Bir mingham. _ _ _ de . orge Gillatt, confectioner, Barnsley ' Sept. 29 and Oct. 27, at eleven, at the Leed s Di s tri c t Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Tyas and Harrison, B arns l e y ; Bond and Barwiek, Leeds. Crole, jun., Ea.stlndia, merchant, Rood-lane, City, Sept. 26 at half-past one, and Oct. 25 at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. William Rollason, the younger, tin plate worker, Sept. 29, and Oct. 26, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hawkes, Birmingham. John loats, sen., coal merchant, Spalding, Oct. 3 and 24, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Maples, Spalding ; Mottera,m and Knight, Birmingham. Henry John Steuart, hotel-keeper, Jermyn-street, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee; Jaquet, Clifford's-inn, Fleet street. DIVIDENDS TO BE DECLARED. Arthur Ryder Homersham, of Russell-street, Bermond sey, wool stapler, Oct. 10—Samuel Duke Pratt, of 47, New Bond-street, upholsterer, Oct. 10—Henry Pearce Baldwin, of Ironbridge, druggist, Nov. 6—Thomas Adkias, of Bed worth, Warwickshire, grocer, Nov. 6—William Henry Turner, of Brecon, innkeeper, Oct. 12—William Fowler, of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, grocer, Oct. 12—Stephen 'rotman, of Chipping Sudbury, Gloucestershire, corn dealer, Oct. 12— Robert Walker, of Staleybridge, Lanca shire, grocer, Oct. 13 Henry Swire, of Skipton, York shire, and John Lockwood, of Shipley, Yorkshire, worsted manufacturers, Nov. 6 (on the separate estate of Henry Swire)—Joseph Candell, of Sheffield, Yorkshire, car penter, Oct. 14—William Wild Foote, of Sheffield, York shire, sharebroker; Oct. 14—Joseph Flint, of Sheffield, Yorkshire, shoe manufacturer, Oct. 14. CERTIFICATES GRANTED. - - - - Robert Mott, of King's Lynn, Norfolk,l3tiilder, Oct. 10 —Robert Brown and John Burnham, of Potton, Bedford shire, common brewers, Oct. 10—George Wm. Merington, of Edgware-road, draper, Oct. 10—Desire Leblond, of 91, Southwark-bridge-road, hat manufacturer, Oct. 10—Wm. Ackland, of Salisbury-street, Lisson-grove, and High street, Portland town, and Frederick Goodwin, of High street, Portland-town, linen drapers, Oct. 10—Anthony Atkinson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, sharebroker, Oct. 17 —Robert Kirkpatrick, of Manchester, brass and iron founder, Oct. 11— Henry Swire, of Skipton, Yorkshire, and John Lockwood, of Shipley, Yorkshire, worsted manu facturers (for the allowance of the certificate of Henry Swire)—Wm. Armstrong and Wm. Olroyd Hankey, of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, drapers, Oct. 12—Charles Leake, of Crowland, Lincolnshire, grocer, Oct. 10. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Alexander Craig, of Liverpool, drapers' assistant—George Cox, of Brighton, Sussex, butcher—John George Barker, of Norwich, lodging-house keeper—John Edward Moon, of Norwich, grocer—John Gazley, jun., of King's Lynn, Norfolk, tailor—Thomas Hipkin Leader, of King's Lynn, Norfolk, policeman—John Frarer Simpson, of Byfleet, Surrey, schoolmaster—Samuel Pager, of Salford, Lanca shire, grocer—Alfred Rntter, of Bury St. Edmunds, Suf folk, baker—James Hayne Bessey, of Sprowston, Norfolk, out of business—Henry Pledge, of West Mailing, Kent, butcher—Jesse Barton, of Maidstone, Kent, printer— Charles Angel, of Chichester, Sussex, bookbinder - Wm. Meaden, jun., of Felphana, Sussex, brewer—Jeremiah Ward, of Sheffield, spring -knife manufacturer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Apelles Howard and Samuel Moorhouse, of Stockport, Cheshire, doublers—Charlotte Gaiton and George Morgan, of Bristol, halliers—Margaret Winram and John Winram, of Douglas, Isle of Man, rope makers—Samuel Bramall, John Bramall, and W. Buxton, of Manchester—William Johnson and Jonathan Butterworth, of Bradford, York shire, joiners—Sarah Large and Harriett Far, of Shrews. bury, eating-house keepers—John Scowcroft, Edward Butterworth, and Levi Collinge, of Tonge, Lancashire, silk printers (so far as regards Levi Collinge)—Robert Thompson, and Robert Thompson, jun., Joseph Lowes Thompson, and John Thompson, of Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham, shipbuilders (so far as regards Robert Thompson, jun.)—George Harrison, Thomas Matthews, and John Bishop, of Staff ord, grocers—William Henry Horn and William Ashton Nuttall, of 193, High Holborn, frame manufacturers—Meshach Hannam and James Hannam, of Portsea, Hamp shire, grocers—John Ridgway and Thomas Sanders Bale, of Stoke-upon-Trent , Staffordshire, manufacturers of china —George Knight a nd J ohn Caleb Adkins brick ue gter.s t makers—Robert ree t, Bay h a "W in - o s o t l r s e t o o t n , of Old bury, Worcestershire, and Georgo Jay, Camden land and William Henry Hewett, of Great Yarirrouth, Norfolk, chemists—Ann Butterworth and Sarah Hay worth, of Rishton, Lancashire, farmers—Thomas Mercer and John Mercer, of Liverpool, grocers—George Taylor and Miles Lord, of Boothfold, Lancashire, woollen manu facturers—William Dyson (deceased) and George Mason, Leeds, corn millers—Benjamin Ineson and Samuel Burn hill Rhodes, of Dewsbury, Yorkshire, wine and spirit merchants. ---- SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. and P. Bong, wool dealers, Leith. Stewart Murray Fullarton Blair, coal agent, Glasgow. George Bush, warehouseman, Glasgow. Barclay and Kennedy, plumbers, Glasgow. James B. Barclay and Company, slaters, Glasgow. FATAL FIGHT AT LEEDS.— On Friday morning last the Leeds police apprehended John Crooks, a work man at Whitham's foundry, in that borough, upon the charge of killing a fellow-workman named Joseph Fenton, in a pugilistic encounter, the previous day. Crooks and Fenton were drinking together at a beer house called the New-inn. They quarrelled, and turned into the street to fight ; there they four; ht several rounds, and than. adj.)urilt:d t.) ttp3l'e Ow battle was renewed, and carried on for .ot . ne t'une, until Fen ton became insensible and was carried home, where he expired in the night, never having spoken from the time of his somoyal from the field, COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-SEPT. 19. At this day's market there was a good attendance of the trade, and a brisk demand experienced for wheat and flour at 3d per 701 b, 6d to is per barrel, and sto 2s per sac k advance on the prices of thi s d a y week. Oats and oatm eal w ere in moderate request at late rates. Barley and beans 1,1 to 2d per 601 b, and Is to 2s per qr. under the prices of Tuesday last. Peas quite neglected. Indian corn brough t 1 . s per qr. more m one y, b e i ng wor th f rom 34 s to 353 for inferior, up to 37s per qr. for really prime. IPSWICH-SEPT. 19. We had a more liberal supply of wheat at to-day's ket. The growers were firm to their prices, and sales were made at 3s per qr. advance upon last week's rates. 0n1y.6 few samples of bailey offered us, and these very various in quality; on the whole the price, realised show an advance of is a qr. to hare been established. We saw neither beans nor peas. PER QUARTER. QUARTER i Wheat, red (old) 54s to 58s!Barlcy, grinding ... 26s to 27e Ditto (new) Ditto, white (n ew ) 58 s t o 61 s lP eas Ditto (old) Barley, malti ng ... 28 s to 2r.1410ur, per sack AVERAGES FOR TIM WEER ENDING SEPT. 16, 1854. Wheat Oats Peas 00 Ong Od Bears Barley HULL—SEPT. 19. We had a large supply of wheat at to-day's market, for which farmers asked 4s to 6s ov er l as t wee k' s prices. Tl!er6 .joeg was a very good demand, but th e extravagant pr chocked business, and although 3 s t o 4 s a d vance was gl le o t early in the market, it could not be written more than r to 3s dearer at the close. Foreign more inquired after.. Barley is dearer. No alteration in other kinds of W rin i corn. Linseed dull, but a fair sale for ca k es . A lino te . business in rapeseed. Rape cakes saleable at our quota tions. Bones also good to sell. a- 0 Wheat, English, red 58 to 6 , Ditto white 6O to 62 Dantzic and Konigs berg Pomeranianaud Ham- IPeas, grey and black to Linseed, Black Sea 58 to uv,. Ditto Petersburgb ~. 56 to 5 5 Ditto Riga and Arch angel Ditto Konigsberg and Memel , burgh Danish, Holstein, and 45 t° 48 Per Ton. Lins. c., litill,lo/ 12s 6d to 010 g Ditto fine for. 91 5s 101 5s oa Ditto inf. for Ol Os Od to 010 0 Rapeseed OO/ Os to 001 0 , 1 Rape cakes Tares, English oos to 005 Ditto foreign Guano 4l 103 Si W19,10s Bones lo7s 6d to 1105 Os Rye Meal Friesland 4B to 54' Russian and Odessa to Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 23 to Barley, malting Ditto grinding 25 to 28 Beans Ditto foreign Peas, white and yel. 38 to 4 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day has been a vel e poor one, and prices have again d ec li ne d per cent. Th eta is a scarcity of buying ord ers a t p resen t. C a ledonian, 34 3; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 73 g; Lancaster and Cif lisle, 83 ; London and North-W es t ern , 1034 g ; Midi° 71 ; North Eastern, Berwick capital stock. 191 ; York capital stock, 28; ditt o , L ee ds c a pital stock, 151; Shrewsbury and Hereford, 2f 5.16 dis. ; South .Eastern, 19g. ditto, MANCHESTER, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—To-day the tr a nsactions in shares have been on a small scale, and prices ruled a shade lowe r. East Lancashire, 17i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , 7,', l A' London and North-West ern , 104 ; M anc h es ter, Sheffield' and Lincolnshire, 254 ; Midland Railway Consols, 7‘' South-Eastern, 19 11-16 f; BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—In the market to-day there ot is nothing of any importance transacted, and quotations re• much the same as yesterday. Grea't Western (Sbr ews ,i bury and Birmingham') were represented to be not so g°°"' as a few days ago. They were done at 76. BRISTOL, SEPT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day has been oom• pletely inactive, and without business. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAY. Amsterdam.. 11 15% Gibra , tar •• •• •• •• 30 50 Ditto, three months .. 11 170 L. gi orn .. ••••.• • • • • • •• "" 25 Aith Rotterdam ............ 11 17% Genoa ..... ......... •• Antwerp 25 30 Milan •• •••••• •• " Prus.els .............. 25 30 Venice.. .• •• •• •... •• ilamburgh •• ••••• • •• 13 6 1 4 Naples • 43 A Altona ..•• ............ Palermo ...• •• •••••• •• 129 Paris ........ ........ 25 7% Messina . ...... •• 1 , 9 g Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Lisbon ... ......... •• •• 53 ,, Marseilles ............. 25 30 Oporto ........ ..... .•• 53* Bourdeux. ............ Rio Janeiro ..... .•••• • • Ff ankfort on-Maine .... 118% Buenos Ayres.. •••• • • • • Rerun ................ New York, GO days' sight Vienna •• .... 11 45 !Philadelphia • . •••• • • •• •• 11 48 i PRICES OF BITIMICN, PER OZ. Petersburg ............ 36% ;Foreign Gol lin Boa's £3 17 9 Madrid ... •• .• •• 150 ,Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 Cadiz.......... Barcelona ............ ; New Dollars 0 0 O Seville•• .• •• •• .• —• ;Silver in bars • • .... 0 6 lil t SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General rest-010 by the night—and lii by the morning—despatch.) Day when made up From wha' When COUNTRIES. in General Pest. Port due in °Mee, London.* Dispatcheil, England. Imerica(bylirit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... America (by United Sts. packet) ..........N, •• . Liverpool .. 'Sept. 27 America (by U States! packet) ..........N' •• •••• • • • • Southampton Australia (via South ampton) • • • ...... Southampton Oct. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) NI .. Dover .... Ditto (via Cape of Goed! U nc ertal. Hope) ........ • ...N .. Africa (West Coast)..N 13d of the month .. Plymouth .. Sept. 13. Alexandria.......... N,B, 9, 24, & 30 of m. Dover ...• • • Alexandria_ „31 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Bahamas ........... M 17th of the month Southampton . Belgium >ally Dover .... • • Brazil M 9th of the month.. Southampton Oct. 16 Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. Southampton Cape of Good Hope ..N l l4th 01 the moat! Flymoutl • • Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......Nll4th of the mouth Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.• •• N 114th of the month Channel - Isles ........N Mon ..Wed.,&Frid. S ou th am pton iTu.Th•Sgt Cbtli ;2d & 17th of mont! ISsutharapto l, l China (see India) Constantinople .... N ,7,8,17,2 f,&27 of In. Dover ...... Constantinople '4th & 20th of mon. South Lrepton Cont. of Europe M & N'Twice daily ...... ,Dover ...... ,Twioe.'"" Egypt (see India) France ........ M & NiTwice daily Dover ...• • • •••• -- edailY Gibraltar ..........M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of M. Southampton Greece (see India) Greytown M,2rid & 17th of mon.,Soutin imp ton Hamburgh ....N, Tuesday & FridaylLondo• a ..... Havannah Ind of the month South(' .mptol• Holland 81, Daily.. .. .... Dover DailY Honduras Al' 17th of the montiLiSouthr anpton! 20 India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon.!Plym, uth • • Seln India (via Marseilles)M Bth& 24th of mont h 'Dover ..... lonian Isles (see India),7, i 7, & 27 o f monlDover..... •• Ireland & N Twice daily .....,.Holy h and .. Lisbon ..............M,7, 9, 17, & 27 o f m .'South t u npton'Sept. 2 6 Madeira ............3119th of the month Boutin 'wpm's Madeira ........ IC ;23d of month ....!Plymouth Malta (see India) Malta... 1 ......... N 7,17,19,27, 30 ofm. Dover Mauritius (see ndia) Mauritius ......„...N 14th of the month Mexico ...... .. M,lnd of the month. }SouthivalptonOet 1 Naples ........N6thifth2sthofmon.,Dover New Granada, '2d & 17th of month ,Soutluvreipton cert o New Zea1and..........18y private ship 'Various port% Un Papal States ........N 15t1t ISthZithoftron. Dover Peninsula ... . M i;thl7th2Bthollron.'Southal npton Peru id & 27th of mon.:Southa l npton s P i o c r i f y Na .. ta .. l N N 5 1 th 4th o o t f .,2 t s h t e ho w fm on o t n h'Plymouth .. Dover •.. •• •• Tuscany N sthls th2sthotinon. , ,Dover Venezuela .......• .• M 2cl& 17th of month I S"tlial Upton Van Diemen's Land (see Australia) West Indies ........ 2 d & 17th oi mo n th 31 Southarnpten Oct. 1 * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday th e malls w ill despatched on the following day. with the exception of the Southampton), and the Malta. both of which will be despatche d preceding da) , . India tb: NOT BIEN HIEN LATELY.—At the Falls of Clyde th e are youthful guides appointed to s h ow v i s itors throrg' the grounds, and point out the more remarkable leattu as of the locality. An English party were there a fe vr days ago, who were under the direction of a little boy' Woen being shown Wallace's cave, one of the psi); was disposed to draw the little fellow out a bit, an d asked him how long it was since Wallace had bees there. Sandy looked at his interrogator with as inn° cent a look as he could muster, and answered "I &WA ken, sir, but it is ten years since I hae been rot about this place, and he hasna been azia here in a' tbs . time."—Glaagow Daily Mail. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 12th ult., at St. George's, Bermuda, the wife of Lieut. Twiss, Royal Artillery. On the 18th inst., at Sydenham, the wife of Charlton J• Wollaston, Esq. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 15th inst., at Trabol gan , county Cork, the w ife of Edmund B ur k e R oc h e, Esq., M.P. On the 17th i ns t., a t 24, Cl arence - terrace, Is li ng t on , Mrs. J. S. Spence. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at All Souls, Langham-place, !SAW G. A. H. Falco nar , M a d ras Army, to Jane Sarah, eld er daughter of the late Henry Charles Richards, Esq., Glou cester-road, Regent's-park. At St. James' , Church. Piccadilly, Capt. Henry Thomas. to Emily Barbara, youngest daughter of the late Mr. W• Bourne, of Tenby, South Wales. DIED. On the 18th inst., at Eisentram Hall, Essex, William Rush, Esq., of Farthinghoe Lodge, Northamptonshir e, after a short illness. At Varna Bay, on the fid inst., Lieut.-Colonel the Hon• Robert Boyle, M.P., Coldstream Guards, second surviving son of the Earl of Cork and Orrery. On the 14th 'inst., at Grinton, the Hon. Mrs. Moral ' Stirling, widow of the late William Moray Stirling, Esc'' , of Ahercairny and Ardoch. On the 15th inst., at DuirlinT Margaret, relict of Pati ick Kearney, Esq., niece of the late Rev. Dr. John Barrett, vice•provost of Tr' " College, Dublin. ' On the 15th inst., at Bath, Charles Irwin, Esq., late of H.M. 83d Regiment, aged 59. On the 16th inst., Edmund James Simpson, retired ga jor 37th Grenadiers, Madras Army, aged 53. .1.40Nr,0s : Printed and Published by 2.1.U111)0 YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offic.s, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the multi og Utmos t Weduidors OMPSIldwr, 2Q Itred! 1