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London, England, 1859-02-10 00:00:00

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Tnc Government has got rid clammy troublesome
question, which it undertook to solve daring the
IMAMS. What shall yrs do with the National Pic-
tures ? Common senile long ago suggested a ready
answer—Pat them in the National Gallery. Ia sharpy
moment common sense has been listened to, sad to
the National Gallery the British pictures at Marl-
borough House will before very long be removed.

The CILINCILLOR of the Ricacirri has dis-
tinctly announced that the Royal Academy will
Tante the half of the building in Trafalgar-pus",
which that body has occupied since the completion
of the edifice in 1813, and to which it was trans-
ferred from Somerset Home. Space will thus be
afforded for placing the pictures of the British
school, the munificent donations for the most part
of the late Mr. Vrxxine and our illustrious artist
nano', in immediate proximity with oar already
emilowing wealth of foreign and old master
thereby Nearing for the general public, COBTINIMMOS
of access and every facility for study and compari-
moo. The recently formed National Portrait Gallery'
Woo will probably be ultimately placed under the
Mme roof.
This is as arrangement for which we have always
costesded. Is fact, no other course wee open, far it
was plainly that which was alone agreeable to the
general opinion and feeling of the country, notwith-
standing the lOCOISCIUSITO deductions and oonlictieg
conclusions of Select Committees and Royal Commis-
Moue. And public opinion did no injustice to the
Royal Academy in requiring its withdrawal from a
particular suits of rooms which it only occupied as
• sufferance. The original purpose in erecting the
building in Trafalgar-equate was to obtain a proper
receptacle for pictures which were to form the
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national collection. The Royal Academy has had
no right whatever to prevent the aooompliab%
mint of this purpose, as it has dose ever Bina) the
pictures accruing to the nation became too numerous
to be contained in the portion of the National Gal-
lery unoccupied by the Academy. Whether this
body have a claim or virtual right to accommo-
dation at the expense of the State is a separate (mo-
tion.

The thief grutificatios we derive from the &s-
-wam:omen' of Mr. DisllA CLI is, that the productions
of our native artists will at last inset with proper
consideration ; the more especially so from the cir-
cumstance that by far the greater portion of these
pictures have been presented to the nation. It is
highly satisfactory to know that a plat* will be
provided for the advantageous display of the gifts of
Vaa.vox and Trwrait—and within the ten Tan
allotted for the purpose by the provisions in the will
of the latter. Other similar donations will also be
Invited by this manifestation of an appreciation of
their value. Wherever, indeed, other works had
found a home, the pictures of the British school
should always have formed the primary element of a
gallery styled " National."

Bat this desirable change cannot be im-
mediately effected. It will require, as is
stated, two years (and we fear a longer
period) before a building can be erected for
the reception of the Royal Academy. And a sum-
mary ejection of that body, after so mach courtesy
(whether deserved or not), was not to be expected
from the Government. But the precedent eats-
blisbed in favour of the " Cumulate Forty " has put
the public to some expense. Marlborough House
bas been placed by her MAJESTY at the service of
the public for several years, and has been hitherto
almost entirely occupied by the British portion of
the National Collection. The authorities have, how-
ever, given notice that the evacuation of Marl-
borough house is, without delay, required, in order
to prepare it by next November as a midgets
for the Prince of Watt,. In this emir-
genii, it was for a moment contemplated
to place the pictures in a mazy, dilapidated strew.
tare, know n —or rather, little iteawn--as the Carltoa-
ride. But the objections to this were too grave, and
It was decided to erect a gallery adjoining, and in
ecenezion with that containing the Smxtruttsas
Collection, on the land at Kennington Gore which is
trotted by the Guverement Oahe Royal Csminissiosets
of lasi. Here the TURNER sad Vinsote Collections
will he deposited, and remain till the Natiosal Gal-
lery in Testsige,r..,iggre is ready to receive them.
The expellee incurred in the erection of a building
for es temporary a requirement is sought to be pal-
liated by the assertion that it will always be useful
when a want of accommodation opting. up in any
similarly accidental and casual way. The gallery at
Booth Kensington is, we believe, almost completed.
One hint we trust we may whisper without acme—
namely, that in the interval Mr. SIREPSHANkI may
be induced to alter the " letter," not the " spirit," of
hie deed of gal; ; so that, when the other British
pictures are rimmed to Traulgaruquare, the choice
collection which, with such rare liberality, has been
presented during the donor's lifetime, may secook-
tany them.

Tii r Banbury 'hetes has terminated in tho raters
of Mr. J4lll. LOON, the local Liberal esedidate, by.
majority of ooly esteem Mr. HANDY, his Tory oppe.
nett, alt►esgh the Liberal mad recorded yesterday
*zoned by 119 these girls to the latter
was. At the clod of the peU the embers deed
thus: SMIt'LLAON. 1;7; titer, 17$; MLitt, 114,
With 11d votes to spare, the Liberal party has
allowed iaternal dimension' to place it withia two
voles of defeat. We hare neither the desire ear
the means of accarately ado igoing blame to either