The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

PIHALR SCHOOL OP ART.

Last night Professor Donaldson delivered an
address at this institution on the occasion of the opening of
the new class-rooms sod the general renovation of the
building, iu Queen-square, Bloomsbury. The institution,
which was established in 1843, in connection with the
e.iance and art department of the Committee of Council on
Education, affords instruction in geometrical drawing and
perspective; elementary freehand drawing from the flat
and from the round; shading from the flat and from the
round ; drawing from solid models ; figure drawing from
the flat, from the round, and from the life, including
anatomical studies and drapery ; wood engraving ; painting
io water colours, tempera, fresco, and oil, from examples of
ornamental art, from nature, landscapes, animals, foliage,
flowers, fruit, &c. ; exercises in composition, and original
design. for decoration. The teachers 4.1 the solsool hold
full certificates from the science ►nd art department.
Students have the privilege of copying specimens of plants
and flowers from the !loyal Gardens at Kew ; the managers
of the Royal Botanic and Zoological Societies also grant free
admission to students in the advanced clamps, to sketch in
their gardens. Examinations for Art Certificates are held
annually in March, and are open to all, whether taught in
the school or not. Free studentships for one year. renew-
able on expiration, are granted to all who obtain the first
certificate of the third grads. To enable competent and
eligible students to have the benefit of a continued course
of advanced instruction, they may compete for the Queen's
scholarship of 2201. per annum, tenable for one or two years,
in accJrdance with the conditions on which the scholarship
is granted. In addition to considerable alterations and im-
provement. in the large and numerous class-roams hereto.
fore in use, a lofty sculpture gallery, 47 feet long by 26
feet wide, has recently been erected, and supplied with the
beet models, and other appliances for study, ample amoral-
modatioa being thus provided for an increased number of
students. At the present time there are about fit) @torts:tots,
and, with the recent addition., therein now accommodation
for IA

Professor Wrsvu,sectrr having taken the chair, opened
the proosediuge by presenting cert.ticates to two of the
students, Hiss Webb and Miss Marron ; after which he
briefly intro ,uced to the meeting
Professor DONALDSON, who proceeded to read an eloquent
address on the principles of art.
The CHAIRMAN followed with a few complimentary
remarks, iu which he stated that not only had Professor
Donaldson delivered as admirable address, but bad pre-
sented the institution with some very valuable casts.
(Cheers.) He moved a vote of thanks to Professor
Donaldson,which was cordially responded to, sod the meet.
lag separated.

THE FIRE IN Sr. KATHAELNE'S DoCIL.--AbotH
daybreak yesterday the fire brigade, after Dearly fifty
hours' incessant and laborious exertion; with the aid of the
largest force of steam•eogines and water power ever
brought into operation in London. succeeded in
stopping the ravages of this destructive fire. There cer-
tainly remains a considerable body of tire over the large
area of ruins, and it will probably be so for a week to
come, but there is nothing to create apprehension of any
further mischief. A strict watch is kept day and night
throughout every department of the dock; Some of the
land steam engines were withdrawn last evening, but there
still remained three or four, and the liver steam tloatiog
engine continued in the import basin of the dock to play
on the ruins, and the company's hydrants were still throw-
ing up tons of water. A large number of brigade men were
told off by Captain Shaw to be on guard is the docks for
the night, and everything was in readiness in cage of •
sudden emergency. Yesterday the water of the import
basin was covered with melted tallow and oaf, to the extent
of several inches. It had flowed out of the various doors
of the warehouses while on fire, and bad run down the
quay into the dock. Labourers were lest night engaged
in skimming it off and throwing it into barge; The quan-
tity of tal.ow stowed in the four warehouses that were on
fire was between 2,00.3 and 3,000 casks, but sot more than
600 auks are believed to have been destroyed, the
value of which varies from 3.1. to 401 per cask.
Several hundred casks of palm and cocoanut oil
are included in the loss account, end the quantity
of jute, flax, and coir fibre burnt was very great.
A report was current yesterday that the wine and
spirit vaults under the I) stack of warehouses were flooded
with the water which had been thrown on to the fire, and
that much damage had been thus occasioned. This, how-
ever, is not the case. Some of the water found its way
down the grating at the early stage of the fire, but that
difficulty was quickly got over by banking the gratings up
with clay, and in the course of yesterday the dock people
succeeded in pumping out all the water. During the raging
of the fires, Mr. Banded, of the London Dock; Mr.Sbeppy,
of the East and West India Docks; and the officiate of the
other docks were present, and aided the authorities of the
St. Kathariures all in their power. As yet no account can
be obtained as to the names of the merchant owners of the
property warehoused in the buildings and destroyed, and
until they are procured it is impossible to say whether it
was insured or otherwise. A statement has gone forth that
the total loss of the fire is at least 400,0001.; this, however,

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is said to be an exaggeratioo; it will not, it is baieved, ex-
ceed the former estimates, 200,0001. Two of the steam
fire-engines engage' were those manufactured by Merry-
weather and Soos, one named the'' Prince," used by the
Brompton and Chelsea Volunteer Pare Brigade, and the
other a new engine for the Spanish government. They
worked most effectively.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 3.—The extra Inman steamer
City of Dublin, from New York on the 21st ult., has
arrived.

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ference now awarded to Dr. de Jongh's 14bt-brown Cod Leer
Ott barn naturally led to many Inquiries u to the causes of We
high estimation. A reference to the testimony of the most
eminent professional authorities affords an rxplanation of the
great celehrity of this oil. Dr. lAnkester, coroner for
Crntral lffiddlesez, observes: "I deem the cod liver oil sold
under Dr. de /antis guarantee to be preferable to any other
kind as regards genuineness suit medicinal efficacy." Bold only
in capsuled imperial balf.pints, Pa. 6d. pints, ern Pd. guar*
its., by Dr. de Joaglis sole consignees. Amer Hayford, and Co.,
77, head, Liam ; aid cheadia.—(Adradiamant.)