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If anything were wanting to prove how unbe comingly Mr. GLADSTONE and his friends had taken advantage of the recent crisis of the Government, it was afforded last night. We really du not remember any previous occasion when so much ado was made about nothing, or such an indecent haste exhibited for office. In the excitement of their feelings and the strength of their indignation these cavillers have quite forgotten themselves, and are really guilty of dis respect to the QUEEN. The fact is, they have wound themselves up to such a pitch that they cannot bear the thought of failure, and are therefore showing themselves to the House in a most undignified attitude. There was not a sentence in Mr. DISRAELI'S remarks or in those of his colleagues either that was not per fectly intelligible to those who were willing to understand; but we all know the proverb about the deaf adder, and surely Mr. GLADSTONE illustrated this most forcibly, and he had many to imitate him in the task. Why cannot they let things alone, and to what purpose do they weigh each word and ponder over every possible interpretation that can be put upon the Premier's explanation? lie might have spoken for ten hours, and yet not have pleased them ; and, again, by one brief word, he might have caused them to rejoice, and hail his language as the choicest rhetoric and the most brilliant elo- quence that was ever heard. The omission in Mr. DISRAELI'S speech was the word " resign," and it was not the sin of commission that offended the Opposition, but the want of the magic sign that he would vacate his post and leave it for those who are so ardently longing for it. It is really quite contemptible for Mr. GLADSTONE to go on after this fashion, and we are surprised and sorry to find him so perverse and untractable. One thing is very certain, that if he cannot exercise more self-restraint and keep a better command over his temper he will henceforth be unfit for the office of Prime Minister. He made a distinct failure of leading the House of Commons, and his vaunted majority soon dwindled away in consequence of the arbitrary manner in which he dealt with the House and dic tated terms to hon. members. Those who aided and abetted him in the guerilla mode of warfare which took place yesterday only showed the truth of what had been said before, namely, that the Irish Church had been made a pretext for the at tack upon Govern.neut. We would corn neud the speech of Mr. GrmEAVES to th 3 attention of all who give heed to this affair ; it is manly, honourable, and consistent, and is positively a relief after the mean and unworthy tactics some have displayed. The ordinary business of the country is put off night after night, as he truly said, in order that these personal discussions may take place. The epitome of affairs which Mr. GREAVES put before the House was indeed impressive. Half of the session has gone, and yet the Estimates have not been passed, the Scotch and Irish Reform Bills are nearly untouched, the Bribery and Boundary Bills have to be considered, and the Education and Bankruptcy Bills also. Ou this some called out, " Oh," whereupon the hon. member very properly retorted that these might be small things compared with the " tactic 3 of party warfare," but neverthe less he felt it his duty to mention it. We wish that more independent members had answered the appeal thus made to them to denounce this wretched system of " party warfare." He did not wish to " impute motives, or he should allude more specifically to the wilful obstruction which had been offered to the course of business." Mr. GREAVES was perfectly justified in the strictures he passed upon the conduct of the faction-party; and, he said, it was of no use to appeal to Mr. GLADSTONE, because he had entered on his unexpected course with an impetuosity and an impatience that made it futile to expect anything from him. He spoke to those who last year saved their party from ruin and disgrace, and who by their combination with the Government had passed a Reform Bill. At any rate it is satisfactory to find a speech like this, and it goes some way to atone for the paltry course followed by some. It is really quite absurd to see the way in which some spoke last night. As for the charge preferred by Mr. BOUVERIE, that the Prime Minister had sheltered himself behind the Throne, what is a more direct contradiction of it than the fact that Mr. DISRAELI has resolved to appeal to the country as soon as possible. Nothing is more usual than for some little time to elapse on ordinary occasions when a Minister has resolved upon disso lution in order that the pending affairs of the House may be adjusted, and the public business put in a proper form. Why, then, this outcry ? Mr. DISRAELI said most truly that the circumstances in which he was placed were peculiar, and so they are, undoubtedly ; but it is not a peculiarity of his making. On the contrary, the onus of the affair rests solely with Mr. GLADSTONE. We can assure the right hon. gentleman, and those wbo are with him, that they are causing, deep and lasting regret to the independent n_embers of the Liberal party, and that those who look upon affairs without prejudice tnust recognise that the attempt now being made is in every way unworthy of English statesmen and politicians. The attacks ou the Government night after night are quite discreditable, and it was an unheard-of thing for the right hon. gentleman the loader of the Opposition to have introduced the question of the Irish Church at all this year. He bas chosen to do So, however, and he must aside by the consequences; but he has made bad worse b y the manner in which he has followed up the attack. Those who carry on this attack on the Ministry night after night are preventing the Government from proceeding with public busi ness, and so putting off the time wheu a dissolution can take place. In conclusion, it may be said that it is better to avoid direct allusion to honour and self-respect in making comments on z tie conduct of THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 6, iA6A. public men, but it really is ridiculous to speak of the Conservatives clinging to office in an indecorous manner, and to overlook the fact that the Opposi tion are making a life-and-death struggle for place. A more mortifying spectacle of public men for getting themselves in the excitement of the hour was never witnessed than that which took place in the House of Commons yesterday, and long may it be before we have a repetition of it. It has been the boast of this country that our public business can be carried on in a far superior manner than that which distinguishes foreign States; but really we are beginning to lose this in common with may other relics of the past. We have had enough in all conscience of Mr. GLADSTONe9 interruptions. Let the business of the country be ranked higher than the gratification of mortified vanity, and the House of Commons not degenerate into an arena for the display of party tactics. The legislation respecting our Friendly Societies is confessedly a difficult matter. On the one hand, it is highly desirable that every encouragement should be afforded to such genuine and solvent associations as will enable the working man to lay aside what money he can spare as a provision for the time of sickness or distress, while it is even more desirable to exercise some supervision to put a check upon those ill-managed or dishonest societies, which only squander the money they have gathered without profit to the subscribers. There are many minor points which demand attention, and many difficulties connected with the working of such societies which do not affect the insurance associations of the middle classes, while there exists a very great obstacle to satisfactory and compre hensive legislation in the strong jealousy with which the working classes themselves regard any attempt at interference. Thus we find that a number of petitions have already been 'presented against the Earl of LICHFIELD'S Bill; but the facts to which the noble earl referred last evening show that, in the interest of the members of such societies them selves, there is much need for a change. The prin cipal features of the proposed measure are reason able enough, and the clause to which exception has chiefly been taken—the third clause of the bill— does not interfere in any way with the provisions of the Act already in existence. Some of the points touched on by the bill call loudly for improvement. One of the most prominent of these is the transfer of members from one society to another, without their own express consent. This is often the cause of loss and inconvenience to the members, because they are unaware of the transfer baying been made, and as the collector who has been in the habit of calling for their subscriptions does not come, they get out of benefit with the new society. This indi cates great negligence on the part of the new society, whose managers, one might suppose, would be anxious to secure the adherence of fresh members, but there is often great negligence in the administration of such affairs. Another point is the forfeiture of benefit, which often occurs owing to the collector not calling at the right time ; and the bill intro duced by Lord LICHFIELD very justly and sensibly provides that no member shall forfeit his claim on his society without having had distinct notice that if his arrears were not paid by a certain day he should forfeit such benefit. Provision is also made for obtaining more speedy redress iu the case of dis putes between members and the societies. There are great difficulties attending the settlement of such disputes at present, especially in the case of burial societies, whose members are spread all over the country, while it is specified that the arbitration must take place where the society carries on its business. Under Lord Lrcir- FIELD'S bill a member may proceed against the col lector acting iu the 'lace where the member resides, and thus the almost insurmountable difficulties hitherto attending such arbitration thearbi cotratliloenctowris. m will be removed, embers and i a check put upon sometimessoficinedty has be that without comea theircom pacny, onsent Friendly their and that have consequently l os t a ll th e pr i v il eges t o which they would be en ti t l e d . I t i s wor th y o f they notice that the opposition to the measure has not been got up by the most influential societies— like the Foresters, with their 40,000 members, and the Odd Fellows, with their 400,000 members. Those most instrumental in petitioning against the bill are the Royal Liver, the Victoria Legal, and the United Legal Societies. When we come to look into their affairs, however, we shall find that some changes are very desirable even in their own inte- The income of the Liver Society is, it LATEST INTELL MENGE. (REUTER'S TELEGRA.II.) (13y Atlantic Telegraph) WASHINGTON, May 6. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued the usual monthly statement of the public debt of the United States. The total amount of the debt on the Ist of May was $2,639,500,000 against $2,642,000,000 on the Ist of April last, being a decrease of $2,500,000. The cash in the Treasury on the Ist inst. was $139,000,000 against $122,500,000 on the Ist ult., being an increase of $16,500,000. (Per the City of London, via Queenstown.) NEW YORK, April 25. At the cuntinuation of the Impeachment trial yesterday, Judge Nelson, on behalf of the defence, delivered a long argument, in which he sketehed the life of Mr. Johnson, cited his loyalty during the rebellion, and claimed for him honesty and integrity of purpose. The Tenure-of-Office Law was uncon stitutional, but even if not it.was not violated by Mr. Johnson, who only sought to test the matter in the Courts. Furthermore, Mr. Johnson's case did not come within the provisions of the law. The speaker quoted the opinions of several Attorney- Generals in justification of Mr. Johnson's interpre tation of the right of removal and appointment by the President. He agreed with Mr. Johnson in thinking that Congress, with ten States unrepre sented, had no constitutional right to attempt an impeachment. The Senate was sitting as a legal Court, and be urged Chief-Justice Chase to charge it as a jury, and expound to it the nature of im peachable offences under the Constitution. The officially announced majority for the new Constitution in South Carolina is 43,000. Mr. Johnson has:nominated General Sell°lfleld Secretary of War, vice Stanton, to be removed. General Soho Meld has postponed the election in Virginia until Congress makes an appropriation to defray the expenses. Governor Brownlow has postponed the Tennessee election at the request of the candidates for Con- gresg. Governor Pierrpoint, of Virginia, has preferred charges to General Grant against General Schol field of allowing rebels to hold office without taking the test oath. The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of London arrived at Queenstown at 4.45 a.m. to-day, with $175,000 in specie. After landing mails and pas sengers she proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. CORRESPONDENCE TROM PARIS. ( mom Cull OWN 'CORRESPONDS Wit) • PARIS, TUESDAY, May 5.. The sittings of the Senate recommenced yesterday, and M. Maupas opened the debate with a severe attack upon the new Press Law. This senator was formerly Prefect of. Police. Ile was appointed reporter of the commission on the Press Law, and had ',determined to present a report unfavourable to the bill, when the Government, wishing to avoid the :awkward complications in which its ultra. Imperialist supporters would place it, succeeded in Wincing one of the corolnissioners to change his mind, and thus convert M, Maupas's majority into a minority whereupon he resigned. But he was not to be prevented from =4414 . a Litfer speech against the bill. Trp de loved that he could not see any reason why fresh liberty should he given to the press. For sixteen years Wad been under restraint, and daring that time there lmd been no barricades, no street fighting; but if the present bill became law we must expect a renewal of disturbances. Moreover, now was a very bad time to place greater power in the hands of the journal ists. The Emperor himself had said that there were black spots on the horizon, earnmerce and industry were in it had stmo, aild there was a general mpipise, tending to make men's minds peculiarly open to evil excitements. To make the proposed concessions was dangerous to liberty itself, for the Government would certainly, like the Governments of July and the Restora tion, be compelled to take back again by violent means the license which it was now going to bestow. The pro posed law ought to follow, not precede, other reforms. As long as these were not granted, the press would take advantage of its new liberty to deal severe blows at the Crown itself. M. Maupas then made the astounding statement that the English press law was a hundred timed more severe than the French, only the Government had by little and little forgot its power over the press just as the press had improVed in manners. He urged the Senate to subject this measure to a second examination, and concluded with an impassioned warning against the dangers which the country would incur by sanctioning the bill. On descending from the tribune, M. Maupas was greeted with warm congratulations from a large number, of senators. M. Hubert Delisle, who was appointed reporter of the commission in the place of M. Maupas, replied to this senator. The point of his argument wasl4, that the Government of the Emperor strengthened itself by allowing controversy, and would profit by the good sense, the eloquence, the truthfulness, and the efforts of all pat ties. He pointed out that in Russia and Austria', ,and even in Prussia, " where there is a Print* so little generous, so little liberal towards the princes whom he has conquered," the liberty conferree • by this bill was already enjoyed. He concluded by saying he should oppose the motion for referring the bill to a second deliberation. He was followed by Count Sdgte d'A guesseau, who was as fierce as M. Maupas was serious: The count, no less than M. Maupas, opposed the bill. He said that there had of late risen up a third party who demanded their necessary rights," but who omitted to add "in order to overturn the Government." lit declared that to give the journals fresh liberty was to deliver up the State to charlatans and quacks of all kinds—to expose the most precious principles both of government and religions morals to the attacks of subth and perfidious men. He went on, amid frequent interrup tions from M. Baroche and M. Rouher, bo describe the frightful evils which would, according to his acconnt, follow the proposed change, and concluded by declaring that there would be an trneute among the electors whoa. the press would have corrupted and converted into " a vile multitude," and that the Emperor was now handing over the Government to his greatest enemies. This last assertion caused considerable sensation, in the midst of which the Senate adjourned until to-day. M. Baudrillart's long article in the Conseituti anne/,whiqp I summarised two days ago, has, as I expected it would!, caused considerable sensation. It was not written in con, sequence of any specific inspiration, but the writer hal received a letter of thanks for it from the Emperor] Cabinet. M. Alfred de la Guerronniere is following in the footstelt of his well-known brother, the viscount, by writing s political pamphlet. It is entitled "L'Esprit du Temps et - t l'Avcnir," and it argues strongly against personal, am in favour of parliamentary government. It also denounc, centralisation. It is also rumoured that the Viscount a la Guerronniere will be sent to Brussels as Ambassadoi He is at present a senator. A farewell dinner was given at the Trois FrZ;res, in the Palais Royal, on Sunday, to Baron Budberg, the Russiax Ambassador. The Marquis de Moustier presided, ant the Princess Metternich, wife of the Austrian Ambas sador, and kcidedly the most spirituelle woman in Parig. was present, and made one of her neatest compliments ti the Baron's wife. Letters from Constantinople mention that Genera. Ignntieff, the Russian Ambassador at that capital, hat been treating M. Bournle, our Ambassador, with marke' rudeness. This, I suppose, is all of a piece with the sudden and diplomatic illness of the Russian Minister in Italy when he was about to pay his respects to Prince Napoleon at Turin, and with the equally sudderi and diplomatic illness which prevented the Princess Clotilda from receiving the Minister's wife. Clearly, there is no love lost between Paris and St. Petersburg just now, in spite of the ostentatious alliance between the Emperor and the Czar last summer. Another vacancy has been caused in the Corps L4gi: latif by the death of a deputy. He was a supporter the Government, and was clectod without opposition I have not heard if the Opposition mean to start a candis date to fill his place. They are very well pleased with the result of the elections so far, and the Avenir National pub. lishes some statistics in parallel columns to shew how great is the progress made by the Opposition since 1863, when the general elections took place. In the district where the Government candidate did not obtain a clear majority, a second election will take place on the 16th. Both parties profess themselves confident of the result. Four elections have just taken place for the provincial councils. In two the Ministerial candidate was elected, in one the Opposition candidate, and in the other case the Government did not :rpose. Patti has gone to England, and so has the Marquis de Caux. Rumour says that Patti is in truth the Marquise de Caux. It is believed that the fair, or rather dark cantatrice has actually given her hand to the noblemar who has so long aspired to it, and that the civil marriage has taken place, but not the religious one. With the sudden accession of heat there has been quite an epidemic of suicides. No fewer than six took place 011 Sunday, in Paris alone. I am sorry to say that the more favourable report of the crops which I gave some days ago must be understood of only a limited district. There has been rain in the south-west districts, but in the south-east the drought continues, and in the Rhone valley and on the Alpine frontier the wheat is growing yellow, and actually withering for want of water. The farmers are in some places cutting down the growi corn for litter. The fruit has been nearly all destroyed by the frosts at the end of last month. In Algeria there have been torrents of rain, which have been welcomed, but unfortunately, owing to the famine, sowing has been neglected, and it is believed that not more than a third of the usual crops will be forthcoming this year. Some idea of the cost which the " bloated armaments " of the Continent involve may be gathered from the fact that in the little State of Hesse Darmstadt the war budget was before the war of 1866 1,800,000 florins, and is now millions. Trains are now running on Mr. Fell's railway over Mont Cenis. The distance from St. Michael on the French side to Susa on the Italian side is forty-eight miles, and this distance has been accomplished in five-and-a-half hours, including an hour of stoppages. The working of the engines was very satisfactory, and it is expected that the authorities will sanction the opening of the line at once. The Avenir National says that the Turkish Government, finding itself supported by France and Austria, is accu mulating faults. In Bulgaria the Ottoman Government has pronouncA its intention of levying the capitation tax upon every male, even upon infants ; the Bulgarians declare that their misery is such that they cannot pay the impost. The Turkish troops, being very irregularly paid, take to ravaging the country, and a serious collision occurred between them and the people some time ago. Both the Montenegrins and the Servians are w aiting only for an opportunity to rise against the Porte. A correspondent from Annesley Bay, in a communica tion dated March 26, gives in the Times an interesting account of the making of the Abyssinian Railway. The writer recalls the manner in which the authorities in India sent off for use rails of different make and sizes, old engines already condemned as useless, bad fish-plates, and the like, almost causing a failure of the whole thing at the outset. Yet against this, Captain Darrah , Lieutenant Pennefather, and Lieutenant Wilkins, struggled so effectually as to make the work push on well. Seeing that neither of these officers had ever had anything to do previously with railway engineering, their efforts are most praiseworthy and the result satisfactory. The manner in which the Engineer officers worked reminds us of the manner in which they are paid. In . the Indian Commissariat Trans port Train and Army Works Corps, captains draw 500 rs. a month and subalterns giOrs. In the Adjutant-General's and the Quartermaster -General's departments more is earned; while in the Engineers, who hold more responsible positions, captains only get 240 rs. and lieutenants 112 re. Seeing that they are older men for their rank, this is s most substantial grievance. HUNGARY. PEST; May 6. The negotiations now going on between the Hun garian and Croatian Delegates promises to be at tended with good results. The Funfkerchen-Bares Railway was openel yesterday. The new law of the Chamber of Commerce has received the Royal sanction. The Emperor is expected to return here on the Bth inst. JAPAN. PARIS, May 6. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the fol lowing from Japan, under date of 11th March On learning the massacre of ten French sailors, the English, Prussian, Dutch, Italian, and United States Ministers met at the residence of the French Minister at Osaka, and decided by common accord to leave Osaka, haul down their flags, and withdraw their Consuls until satisfaction should have been granted. On the following day the Japanese authorities came and declared the massacre to be inexcusable, and the murderers were placed at the disposal of the French Minister. All the Ministers of the other Powers supported the French demand for reparation by energetic notes." INDIA AND CHINA MAIL. GIBRALTAR, May 5. The Syria left at noon yesterday—all well. She may be exceeted at Southampton about the 9th inst. MALTA, May 5. The Massilia, from Southampton on the 25th of April, arrived at noon yesterday, and left at 6 p.m for Alexandria. MESSINA, May 6. The Pera passed Messina at 1.30 a.m. this morn ,ng en route for Marseilles—all well. MALTA, May 5. The Ripon, with the heavy portion of the Bom bay mail, leaves at 6 a.m. to-morrow. She may be looked for at Southampton about the 15th inst. FRANCE. PARIS, May 6. The Moniteur de l' Armee of to-day publishes an article commenting on the observations of the New Prussian (Cross) Gazette, which, in giving the particulars of the Prussian military reductions, ex pressed the hope that other Powers would follow her example. The Moniteur states that France had already taken the initiative by sending to their homes 14,000 men at the end of March. Conse quently the Prussian reductions were subsequent to those of France, and in proportion smaller. BOURSE, May s.—Three o'clock.—The marker closed as follows : 4} per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 324 Credit Mobilier 238 75 End of month 241 23 Credit Foncier 1475 End of month — Orleans ,---- ..---- Account 864 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 5771 Western Eastern • • 000000000000000000000000 -- Sardinian Austrian 566i Lombard 372i North of Spain Saragossa 43 Roman Bank Shares - Its Pan Loan End of month — - Mexican Loan - Do. Bonds - Spanish Threes - Home Debt...- — Deferred — - RAILWAY HERB BANDMANN has recently appeared, with great success, at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, as Hamlet. ROSSINI has just received the Grand Cordon o the new Order of the Crown of Italy from Victor Em. manuel. VERDI has been made Commander of the new order. lIOUSEIIOLD WORDS—now being reprinted by the Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Tyler, as a cheap monthly serial, Sixpence an Instalment—has just begun making its reap pearance—with the flowers of May—and just as welcome ! DEATH OF M. VICTOR HUGO'S HEIR. —We regret to announce that a heavy affliction has just befallen M. Victor Hugo and his family in the death of his only grand child and inheritor of his name in the second degree - a child of something over twelve months—the son of M. Charles Hugo. The poet's hops and affections were con centrated with all the intensity of his nature on the little creature who has, after three days' illness, been called away, and ha fools his bereavement with a depth of sorrow that claims from all who know him, either personally or by his works, a large measure of that constant sympathy which le himself so bountifully extends to all who need it. —Guernsey Star. TILE SHAKSPERE LIBRARY, at Birmingham, was formally opet.ed to the public on the 23d of April, the an niversary of Shukspere's birth. The Mayor, Mr. Avery, gave a dinner in honour of the event. All the books have been presented to the Town Council as the permanent custodian, and a handsome room has been provided, with a panelled ceiling, carved oak cases, and plate-glass doors. The collection already includes more than 1,000 volumes, many of which are costly, curious, and rare. rests. appears, £140,000 ; the management expenses, £53,000 ; and the funds in hand, £117,000. The working expenses absorb far too much of the in come, and the result is seen in the unsatisfactory state of the balance, which falls considerably short of the year's income, which actuaries always allow as the reserved fund of a sol- T e e h n e dtioe, Victoriat the eLiengeaol income islasttill snore in for a 8 v u e n n s t at s i o sf c a ie c t t y o . ry having been a little over £24,000. It must be borne in mind, however, that the whole of the returns are not given, and also that last year hardly affords a fair test of any society as the general depression of trade was severely felt by the working classes. It has often been found, however, that such societies, however well meant or honestly conducted, are managed imprudently. The managers bein g inex perienced in such associations, are very apt to for get that the first few years are not to be taken as evidence of their income. Naturally at first money keeps flowing in from the subscribers while hardly any goes out. Few men would join such a society unless they had reasonable prospect of life and health, and were in possession of a pretty good income. The managers do not reckon on the losses of the coming years when they are called upon to pay out perhaps more than comes in, or when their old members drop off, no longer paying in money, but actually drawing out through their families what they have put in. A bad year, too, may compel many subscribers to give up their membership, or an epidemic may play havoc among the families of those insured. All these con siderations are borne in mind by the experienced actuaries who conduct our life associations, but the working men in their anxiety to manage for them selves do not profit by the experience of such societies, and begin dividing profits when they ought to be saving up for a rainy day. THE IRISH CHURCH ESIABLISHMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - _ SIR,- If anything were wanting to show the utter failure of the Protestant Church Establish ment in Ireland as a " Missionary Church," I think it is the fact that she has not only failed to convert the Catholics, but has actually been unable to hold her own in that country. Witness the following list of converts of note from Protestantism to th.; Roman Catholic religion in Ireland within the last few years, viz. :—Earl of Dunraven, Earl and Coun tess of Granard, Lord Louth, Marchioness of Lon donderry, Countess of Portarlington, Sir John Bradstreet, Bart., Sir Aubrey de Vere, Bart., Sir Charles Domville, Bart., Right Hon. W. Monsell, M.P., S. Ram, Esq. (Romsfort), A. Cliffe, Esq. (Bellevieu) ; besides numerous other converts to the Church of Rome in every rank of life. Can the defenders of the Church Establishment show similar results on their side? I am, Sir, faithfully yourd, Al ay sth. G. T. L. THE ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION' As if in compliment to the Prime Minister of England, the motto selected for the Catalogue of this year's [The One Hundredth] Exhibition of the Royal Academy has been taken from Isaac Disraeli's work on " The Literary Character." The passage chosen is one inculcating the truth that Poet and Painter are only truly great by the mutual influence of their studies"--Milton, Michael Angelo, and Handel, according to the argument of Disraeli the Elder, belonging to the same cite gory, " the same imaginative powers and the same sensibility, only operating through different mate rials." The distinction is just and the motto appo site. Since last season, the Academy has lost three great names—now sorely missed from the new Catalogue and the new Exhibition. Clarkson Stanfield, the painter (among other great marine pictures) of "The Abandoned"—Baily, chiefly famous as the sculptor of " Eve at the Fountain"—Marochetti, to whose hand England owes, among other noble art-trea sures, that kingly and knightly effigy of " Coeur de Lion," which in 1851 was conspicuous among the glories of tie first great International Exhibition, as it is conspicuous, now, among the few endurable adornments of the London Streets under the shadow of the legislative palacedown at Westminster. These threeare, now, looked back to with mingled regret and admiration, as we had formerly occasion to look back, regretfully and admiringly, to Turner and to Mul ready. But—as if in compensation to us for our re grets over the more recently deceased Academicians of eminence—the living Academicians have, as a body, greatly distinguished themselves in 1868 : some among them, indeed, by successful manifesta tions of their genius entitliug them to the profoundest admiration. Webster, for one, it is true, contributes nothing whatever to the wall of the gallery, but he is happily abe::„..t the only conspicuous defaulter : and he b ' . - es a Homeric i right to slumber, for once in awhile, w o h f e h , i s when he having so pleases, if only byreason so often before now sunned •us with the llomeric (otterwise " hiextinguishable ") laughter awakened by the lirnnings. of his homely and humorous pencil. Millais, who has five pictures, here, is chiefly remarkable fOr two among the number, namely (6), " Sisters, " and (70) " Rosalind and Celia." Admirable though the latter is, espe cially in the humour of Touchstone —commend es to the former as one of the choicest gems of the whole collection, mere-portrait group though it is, namely, as a delineation of three sweet little maidens clad in white, with blue ribands tying up their bonnie brown hair, and binding their girlish waists, as they stand clus tered together in the garden, among the green and lowering branches of rose and azalia. Meaning e e lisparagement whatever to (22) " Felice," one of Sant's blooming chili-portraitures, Millais beats Sant on his own ground, as a glance will convince any ono who cares to make that invilioui com parison. Herbert, in (138) " The Valley of \loses in the Desert of Sinai," is still in his element, as if, with the great Mosaic Lawgiver, ha, too, were fresh from the Holy Mountain. The sandy wilderness, the blinding sunshine, the arid per spective, the pink hill-tops, the lights and shadows, the men and the camels, the broken fragments of marl and litter in the foreground all its 'details, this landscape is truly wonderful. Stand ing before it we are far away, there, upon the instant, upon the sacred soil of Pales tine. Feed, in (172), " Worn Out," has produced another of his choicest masterpieces. A picture never told its story more swiftly or more elo inently. A labourer (if ever yet a labourer has oeen depicted by the painter's art) is depicted, there, to the life, to a hair, to at. The poor Lilo w— atterly " worn out" with watching all through the light by the bed of his sick child—has now, himself, ;alien as soundly asleep in his chair as the little sufferer, who lies, there, near him, on the humble pallet, hard-by, comfortably tucked under poor •‘ faither's" coat for greater warmth. The horsy right hand of the father still laxly holds the .pectaeles with the aid of which he has been reading out, we perceive, for the enjoyment of the wee bairn, from the child's story-book dropped on the floor near the " clouten shoon" on each poor outstretched limb. The fag-end of the dip is burning; down towards the socket. The early laylight is gleaming in through the windows. It is a home scene of the homeliest character that goes straight to our heart, and that lives afterwards rividly in our remembrance. Not far removed from his is the picture of the year (188), a dream of the Father of English Poetry, realised at last by a living English Poet-Painter. Chaucer's Cus ttaunce sent adrift by the Constable of Alla, King of Northumberland—lepictel iu a flood of wonderful moonlight in an open boat on the waters at midnight 1 Custaunce, ms she appeared, when-- " Mr litel child lay wepying in hir arms, And unto haven hir eyghen up sche caste," as Geoffery Chaucer wrote of her with his pen 01 light, and as Paul Falconer Poole has here deli• aeated her with a pencil to the full as luminous. It is :an exquisite work of art, and takes rank at once among the painter's greatest achievements. O'Neil's (247) " Before Waterloo" realises to us the distinctive peculiarity of the artist's composi tions, namely, that his figures are, as a rule, grouped on an inclined plane, and are either always going up or coming down. Here, for once, they tre doing both—the scene depicted being the stair mse after the ball at the Duchess of Rich .nond's. Goodall has two companion pictures lelineative of the Blessed Virgin—one (267), "Mater eurissima," the other (284), "Mater Dolorosa"—the former being wonderfully beautiful in its virginal purity. Hook has three of his green, briny sea pieces, the best of the three, to our mind, being (270) " The Morning after the Gale," the senti ment and feeling of which are most happily ex pressed. The little sailor boy balancing himself on the rail in the foreground is charmingly drawn in every tint and line. Richmond has never been in greater force than he is this season but, admirable though all seven of his portraits this year are without one :xception, the happiest achievement among them dl, evidently a labour of love with the artist, is (59) that of the Bishop of Oxford. It is a breathing likeness. And among all Richmond's works is only surpassed to our mind by his noble crayon head of Dr. Newman, produced many years tgo, and now in the possession of Mr. Henry Wilberforce. The Hogarth of our Day—meaning Frith—has five works in the gallery, all of them good, one among them a masterpiece. The last nentioned is, as a matter of course, the Johnson Ind Garrick picture (87), representing that mmortal incident, in Boswell, of Goldsmith trrayed complacently in the bloom-coloured .;oat made by John Filby, of the Harrow in Water-lane. Johnson, Garrick, Goldsmith, Rey molds, Murphy, and Boswell, all are there, with Davies and Bickerstaff. The place, in fact, is Bos vell's Lodgings in Bond-street. The time is 1769. Che central figures in the group are those of • 1 Garrick playing round Dr. Johnson with a fond vivacity, taking hold of the breasts of his coat, and ooking up in his face with a lively archness, compli .nenting him on the good health which he seemed hen to enjoy, while the sage, shaking his head, meholds him with a gentle complacency." Leigh , nu's chief success this year is (328) " Ariadne tbaudoned by Theseus"—the dead, white, lovely ;imbs, and the flowing, delicious drapery being very triumphs of art. Though Sir Edwin Landseer has t much larger picture in the place of honour in he chief apartment, his happiest eff art, to our mind, is (347) a delineation of a dead deer just shot down among the snows on the hill top, with a deer-hound couched beside it. Bur gess, Spanish Eurgess, as he is called, contri butes to the Gallery, in (391) " Stolen by Gipsies," the most important work he has pro duced since the memorable Bull-fight scene that first fixed attention upon him as a marvellous delineator of character. Maclise has two pictures, both worthy of his great powers, but neither to our surprise in the principal room. One (439) is "The Sleep of Duncan," from Macbeth ; the other (585) "Madeline after Prayer," from the Eve of St. Agnes. Marks has one of his quaint mediaeval pictures (494) " Experimental Gun nery in the Middle Ages "—Stone, a most effective group (639) entitled "Au Interrupted Duel ” Orchardson, a Shaksperian scene, in which (400) Falstaff, Prince Henry, and Poins are introduced — and Crawford, a capital sketch (365) of Rousseau in Mrs. Garrick's box at the theatre. The Presi dent's battle scene (64) representing 11.R.H. the Duke of Cambri,lge at the Alma is, of course, one of the great attractions of the Exhibition. And it would be ungrateful not to record the, fact that Cal deron wins approving smiles with his gay, riant pic ture c.f (316) "The Young Lord Hamlet" riding over the greensward perched on the back of the King's jester, Yorick. Cope has a most impressive deli neation of (288) "The Disciples at Emmaus"—the only defect of which is the se inty, almost spectral proportions given to the glorisded body of Our Lord. One of the great peculiarities noticeable in regard to the whole of this year's Exhibition by the Royal Academy is this—that so many foreigu artists have their works displayed upon the walls, several of them, even, upon the line, as, for example (10), the Baron Lys' large paint ing of the Belgian Burgolnasters—a picture so hard in its outlines as to be suggestive of the de sign upon a stained glass window. So that or is almost fain to look for the thin lines of lead run ning like veins among the interstices of the group ing. Signor Rapisardi is conspicuous anion , t h e foreign exhibitors by reason of his con7 iftnion lif e _ size portraitures of (93) . "ll^ . . ailet ,, an d (151) " Ophelia," the Hamlet and very fine and effec tive. Altogether th . : Exhibition for 1863 is worthy of the AcAtle , - s Centenary. r Cant f HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, May S. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Louise, drove out in the grounds this morning. The other members of the Royal Family also went out. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE The First Lord of the Admiralty held his first levee yesterday afternoo❑ at the Admiralty, White hall. Private letters received by a Chatham corres pondent announce that her Majesty's armour-plated ship Zealous, 20, 800 horse-power, Capt. L. Daw kins, flagship of Rear-Admiral the Hon. G. F. Hastings, C. 8., Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Squadron, and the Sparrowhawk, 4, 200 horse power, Commander E. A. Porcher, were at Esqui malt on March 17th. The Reindeer, 7, 200 horse power, Commander E. Nares, arrived at Esquima3 on the 27th of February, 44 days from Panama. Her. Majesty's screw sloop Caineleon, 17, 200 horse power, Commander W. H. Annesley, from Hono lulu, was under orders to leave on the 10th of Apri l for Mazatlan, thence to Panama, and her Majesty's screw sloop Reindeer is to proceed to the Islands and afterwards to Valparaiso. Yesterday detachments of the Ist Battalion of the 15th Regiment, 50th (Queen' s Own Regiment), and the 109th Bombay Infantry, to the number of 5 5 non-commissioned officers and men, in charge ° f Lieut. J. E. C. Doveton, 50th Regiment, proceede d from Chatham garrison to the Isle of Grain, for the purpose of being employed with the Royal Engi neers and other troops in the construction of the defences now in progress for the protection of the entrance to the Medway. Detachments of 50 1 11 ° 3 of all ranks from the 4th and Bth Depot Battalions at Colchester will also proceed to the Isle of Grain, to be employed with the other troops at that station. Fifty-one non-commissioned offic.:rs and men of the 29th Regiment have been placed under orders to proceed from the depot of that corps at Chathal-a to join the service companies of the regiment in Canada. The half-yearly inspection of regiments coal' menced at Aldershot on Friday, when the 2d bat talion Bth (King's) Regiment, Lieut.-Colonel A. C. Robertson, was inspected on the general parade , South Camp, by Major-Gen. H. Renny, command" jug the Ist brigade. The regiinenty.which was 1 , complete marching order, received the Gene ral with the usual salute, and, after he had made a clo se scrutiny of the ranks, broke into open columfly right iu front, and marched past in slow and °1 quick time. On wheeling into line it was P °o through the manual and platoon exercises by 111al cr Hamilton, V.C., and through the bayonet exerc ise in slow and iu quick time by Adjt. Jones. CaP te ,, * Whitting, Bannatyne, Tanner, and Stebbing th e " put the regiment through a variety of field alcye ments, and after being exercised in light infantar movements by Col. Robertson, the regiment ad ' vauced in review order, and gave a general salute. The books, quarters, kits, &c., were afterwards lc . - spected, and the regiment, b o th under arms and . 111 regard to its internal economy, was found to be 1° a highly satisfactory condition. On the same d °l a the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards were inspec te „ by Major-Gen. 11. D. White, C.B. The regime% which is under the command of Col. C. Camer on Shute, displayed the highest proficiency in ca valry drill and movements. The inspections will be ccir, ._ tinued during the present week, and, on their nil elusion, it is expected that the field-day season W commence. EXTENSIVE FIRES THIS DAY. . _ _ _ • dal) Three serious fires occurred this (wedne s A i s , morning in different parts of the metropolitan "13 trict, each attended with great loss of properq , a 0 had it not been for the timely aid afforded th ere n ia little doubt that over a dozen human beings W°- have been hurried into eternity. 0 0 One fire took place about three o'clock 0.133' a d the premises of Mr. Rest, licensed victualler a; proprietor of the New George Tavern, Drat -I % ll ov Upon the arrival of Conductor King, from Chal/ the street, he found the building on fire frora o °4 bottom to the top, and the inmates unable to a a Fortunately he managed to raise his eseaP":oo , succeeded in saving the whole of the in°3- 00 ,) Several land steamers (by Shand, Mason, an d the quickly attended, and plenty of water fro° t he New River Company having been obtained bu t firemen went to work in admirable manu e f' o ptit they were unable to get the fire ex tinguishe u t° t oy the premises and the contents wer e destroyed. ' g t i rfi At the same time a fire broke out in the 011° 01 - Furniture Warehouse, Cloud l e y- r oad, Li ver road, Islington, which nearly destroyed th°ooo' wises and their contents. In this case the CO 00 ° tors of the fire-escapes saved not fewer thatrib. individuals from meeting with a horrible a° node, At the same hour a fire took place in n 30,000; Southwark, at the side of the Plicenil Gasod The powerful steam floating engine by 51:10 Mason was called into requisition, but tb ° r aing; not entirely extinguished until noon this In trie Mr. Bridges, the chief officer of the 1) cl is tiO joy, the Metropolitan Brigade, and Mr. Sorg t ea ' superintendent of the London Salvage "Ps dered essential aid to the firemen. . 4 s til l ---__ --=---------------- LORD BROUGHAM, in his ninetieth Ye ar ' 1- l t° able to take his nival walkin . . ercise. .tea g and carriags c o ,pou is in the enjoyment of as good li..mlat as exu ii ` 3 from his very advanced age. fai 0 De Mir. C OMMISSIONER -GOULBURN is 1411 0. :01 I , r°' still very ill, and the Law Times adds it is no t ' - c,o w balk) that he will appear again in the 1 3311kr"Ptcl o v t ' ju° lie has beau long so infirm that he was Un 3DW t 00 Wl° the stairs to his court without repeated logo . d D e attained the venerable age of eighty-one. , . 1)5 01. ; . 0 OUR ENGLISH RAILWAY SYSTEM Ow d a j:,s l' ao nearly £ 00,000,000 of capital—has 0 1 ; 1°11de ,, - ,11Y ° .. e r P ie o arteries over nearly 14,000 linear aiiles-10=13.-'4,-cs'4o o gle. to 0. 00 its trains over more than 140 millions of nearly 300 millions of passengers every Yeftrx—,:lo,oo°l° from the public a revenue amounting to uoar l Y no v. much more than the interest of the Natiol lill ...- / 41 41 Ai, ' very gen( Pap bro 2 De or t gen for whe natty: War, and Thri 11i 13111; Bon hill are 33 1 lie n Tel Tel OcE and i r a