The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-29 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1869.

PINE ABTA

THE PRIVATE VIEW OF THE ROYAL
ACADENT.-(TH18 DAT.)

The exhibition of the Royal Academy, which was
opened this morning to the pompoms of private view tickets,
ia not one of those in which use picture predominating over
every thing else is the picture of the year. In this respect it
differs greatly from the last mesa *how, where Mr. Frith,
though pressed hard by Mr. O'Neil, was yet master of the
Gebl, and rote his Derby" to the atoning-poet, a length
er two ahead of all competitors. As far as can be known
balm the admission of the public, there Is no picnic this
year likely to require a rail round it, nor has any artist sue-
ended in producing a work over which it le necessary that a
nenber of the police force should mount guard.
spits et this, thine are ht the present exhibition, besides
a esselierebis rwmabw of pictures of great merit, some one or
two, white tended by the stamp of genius pass at once into
another grebe frees even the beet works by whirls they are
surrounded, sad join the ranks of tholes productions of the
than arta of which the schools that glee them birth are justly
proud, for they know that they will lies for war. To this
class belong the two pictures which Mr. Millais, after a
twelvemoath's absence, exhibits this year on the Academy
walla. Aa Mendelesohn wrote map without words, so has
Mr. Millais given us without muds two poems which with
all their depth of meaning, are yet mad without difficulty,

understood without /fort: TM trot (298) shows us s group
of young girls between thaws °flight and townies, couched
upon arum sad wild towels, aai oaring syllabub, or cards
aad whey, or soma aad Minikes °Propound, in on orobord
oboes blowout oak's • bower oboes their beads. It is •

some of childish happiness, a gorgeous blaze of colour like a
diadem of jewels. Such is the one picture. Now lot us
tarn to the other (15). What is this that strikes tut iretf—a
rave ! a gram pawning at one's very feet. The scene is a
mama btu7ing-place, and here in the evening, when the
sus is sinking, and tte darkness mady to demised upon the
mirth, two of the misdeed have moue to dig a grave. One of
the muss is is the pit, and lifting with womanly efforts shovel-
-61 earth. The other is resting from the work, or waiting
to relieve her sister. The expression of this women's face
Is the key to the picture, and a thing of high and singular
Meaty.

W. are far from being insensible to the faults of them two
p'citures, but we believe them to be only such as are Insepa-
rable (rem human achievement; sad limited as ars an Is
as article such as this, we should grudge the space that
would be required to point them oat. Mr. 8211 W. has a
third picture. representing The Love of James the First of
Scotland" (482), which is scarcely worthy of the artist's

It will be uessresary to read to our Nadas the picture
oallsi " likatwerd, ho I" with which Ile O'Neil startled the
wield hat par. This work is flesh is anybody's ernory,
. . .

and la the short space of tiros which has aligned since It ago-
peered, *seethe has produced s Niguel (400), which repteeents
the Mum, is the former pkture did the departure, of our
Indian army. The generally 107101 character of this

oubjeol elfaquered wlth smug. hOf sorrowful Incidast to
wake the toms what it undoubtedly 1., exceedfngly trusarstl

good. In the midst of the rejoicing which the return of the
troops awakens, there are not wanting evidences of maimed
. . .

host; and wasted tram, and besides time traces of sickness,
blsoditad, and haldahlp, there la saggettion that death _ _ . . . .

not =Maid to the battle field. It bu bees busy too at

home, sad has tams swxy the wife of ons of the soldiers,
who is dissending the ship's rids, and whose little daughter
greets Wu with the sews. This picture is well composed,

rd drawn sad executed generally in a muterly manner.
Kr. O'Neil, they ham wotivd laud, and to good purpose,
sad is los Ills. Egg, whose " Cyr:swivel before Naseby " (40)

loess of the artlei;hest worke. The Milieus of the lenee,thio

pease be the baft`e, the glimpse of the distant temp
Wised i• the quiet moonlight, and the hero himself praying
la the shadow of his tent, all them things combine to form
• picture fall of high and eves religious sentiment.
Mr. Philip gives as • glimpse of • lover.' quarrel (63),

We predict:- iowever, no-long continuance to the airife.
The half-tearful indignation of the lady Is charmingly
azgelomd, and the *tun is an exorllent optima of one of
Mr. Philip's eras of Spanish son-light.

Tho,e who see is the catalogue (210) that Ilsere:tria
the exhibition a portrait of Charles Dickens,- by—'lll.
Frith, will beaten to compare It with the hoe which
the recent readings at St. Martin's Hall have sew given
so large a portion of the public opportunities of seeing.
Wig say who examine this portrait wish (with as)
that Mr. Frith hid given m a more elevated version of this
popsies author than we Had in the clever picture under our
camdderatios, and that the trans which thought and study,
and the hardest of all hard work have left on Mr. Dickens'
meantetaance, had been more carefully studied and more
faithfully reproduced P
This I. a year of sequels. Not only has Mr. O'Neil brought
back the troops which he despatched to the Haat a twelve-
month since, but Mr. Solomon (667) bar put us out of our
misery with regard to the Jesse of the " Verdict," which we
have been two years waiting for. He has done this and done
It well, producing s picture of touching expression, telling
Its story thoroughly, and which would have aided greatly to
Mr. Solomon's reputation had It been placed in a position In
which its merits could have been sem, sad such as this
artist might legitimately have laid claim to.
Thus is one picture in this year's exhibition which is of
more importance than the smallness of its diatomitee would
at first sight lead one to suppose. We epoch of Mr. E. M.
Ward's " Marie Antoinette lira:deg to the act of accu-
sation" (125). It is not 'lmply on account of the great
twit which Ude work exhibits that we regard it as important,
bet blame we see in it evidence of renewed rower in the
artist, end promise of More brillisat deeds. We hail wAtt on-
feigned pismire lb. Ward's tutors to his own familiar walk,
and while we bid him headily welcome, we venture to pre-
dict that the reamed mane of " hard labour" in fresco in-
dicted by government upon the artist will send him heck to
his favourite studieswitbrisewed energyand wills a strength-
ened eye and hand.
Assockitei with this gentleman's name is that of a lady
already well-known to the frequenters of exhibitions. Mrs.
H. M. Ward Is here we ors glad to me with one of her
bright pictures of &Web life (30), representing the first
dawning of military teem Is Frederick the Great.

The veteran member. of ths academy are well represented
this year. Sir Edwin Landster, • veteran in art mote than
in pan, ii in good force, exhibiting sot only some admirable
specimens of his favourite deer studies, but also one work
(426) in which the supernatural element is Introduced in
connexion with animal life in • manner new to his pencil.
It is pleasant to sea (167) Mr. Mulready, • veteran
In art aid In years too, labouring still with his accus-
tomed loving care, and Mr. Leslie (211), whose name is asso-
ciated with such brave deeds in his own peculiar line, is still
at work, and showing that innate love of beauty and of
graceful compoeition which characterises this artist, perhaps
as strongly as evin the polished humors which has won foe
' him such triumphs in former days. Wean glad too, to find
there pictures by Mr.Storitleld on the walls, and this, not only
bemuse they form • charming festers in the exhibition, lent
because the preemies of such works gives, we true, an
ample refutation to the reports which had reached us, of the
impaired health of this distinguished artist.
Mr. Seek appears on this mimics with some good nem.
piss of that " new style" in which his success has been so
great. Mr. Willis, the accomplished painter of " Clatter-
ton," the picture which almost moeopolised public attention
at the "Art Treasures," Manchester, and of that most touch-
ing sad thoughtful work " The Deed Stoatebraiker," which
be exhibited at the Academy • twelvmaonth since, is not
this year is his accastonard force. We are tattiest with Mr.
Wallis, because be has taught us to expect great Wags, and
bee established his ewe standard as a very high oat. Mr.
Peed has • mesposhion (310) likely to win great favors with
the public. 'Mere is much feeling in the expression of the
salrriag yam ; but there I. about the whole aspect of the
week a saute eommonplece look, which at Bret sight daunts
cos, sad tibia hr to be gut over beim use can enter into
the ..Its of the *lam
Among lir works by artists whose saws have hitherto
boa Slue haws, as e picture strikes us se deserving of eve
del matelista. We alluvia to (634) " Fria* Noma, dad-
* dirk ilisisa cbsc" by P. H. Cada*. The story (a
we sal) i wad told, sad these me Ids sad podia L the
west.
Ica the basis of • mottos written aseraisilly miry rapidly,
we bin ataYM4 to meatiat • Alois in sills ton Um rat of

Yr. Lee, who apps with two large sempleete. Mr. Sidney
Cooper it represented by three *tams he hie lineal mannem
mid is like everything eke he has bass, that they look as it
they might have remitted on the wells else. Let year•

" &mini Summer" (96) la a good @pear en at Mr. Overt*
and Mr. Writ, sen., has • landscape (646), " Evening,"
is which be has painted the finest cloud we or saw an
°MOS.

The cAlection of portraits on the Academy wale, though
comprising some excellent rpeoimens, Is not a very remark-
able one. Selecting some of the ben, we would mention
among Mr. Great's, a lady (1133) in a most !aggravatingly
pretty ►at; cad among Mr. Knight's' a striking likeness,
(87) very powerfully painted, of Richard Lane, the
lithographic Wan. There is one especially choice head
by Mr. Boxell (76), and a charming figure (246)
In the Reny O'Brien style, and perhaps toe
much Imitated from that matchless work by Mr.
Mcßee. We should like to see the name of Mr. Watts' mon
powerfally represented. Our brief notice of the portraits in
the Royal Academy would be incomplete without some am-
flan of the busts of Bares Marothetti, a gentleman whose
high and well-merited reptstagon is se oompletely established,
that it is enough to say that the works which he exhibits this
year are worthy of his name.
The privets view was numerously attended, and at the
hour at whloh we left, many distinguished numbers ol the

failiionable world Lad begun to arrive.
Having thus given our readers tome idea dwbnt theymay
expect to me Wises, on Monday next, the collection In Tra-
falgar-mune is thrown open to their inspection, we We com-
pelled to leave the subject, regretting much that the limits of
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our article compel us to &gneiss, with a mere announcement,
many pictures Into whose merlin and demerits we would wil-
liagly have gone had oar space been lees conthaed.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

The following notification has been issued by the
Lords of the Admiralty
"With the view of improving the condition of the petty
officers, warms, and marines of the fleet, the Loath Com-
missiotere of the Admiralty ere pleated to direct that the
following !alterations shall be made in the scale of victualling
Of tie royal navy, viz. —The allowance of biscuit to be
Itemised from 11b. to lilb. per man per day, the savings
ptk being mimed from 2d. to lid. per lb. The allowance
or sugar to be also increased from if on to 91 oa. pecan per
day. Their lordships have further hem pleased to approve
an extra allowance of chocolate and sugar, to the extent of
oz. of each article, being issued aithez la the middle or
morning watches, at the diacretion at the captain, to sack
portion of the ship's company as may be mud exposed
during sevwe weather, or when, from OirellillilNlCOß of
sickness or climate, or for other mews, he may madder it
desirable. Their lordship', being a/so desirous that seamen,
on calming, should, as far se practicable, be freed from the
warily of incurring debt, see pleased to direct that the fol-
lowing regulations be observed from the date of the receipt of
this circular, viz. :
Beddin —All men and boys on first joining one of beg
Majesty's ships shall be supplied wash a bed, blanket, and
bedcover, free of charge. On removal from one ship to
another the men ere to take these article' with them ; and la
the cantor 'Lath or desertion they at to be returned to the
of the paymaster.
•' 'tithing.—To every man on his lint entering the navy
for ten years' continuous service, and to all boys on being
advanced to man's rating, a amt of clothes, consisting of
the following made-up articles, is to be furnished free of
charge

a. d.
A blue cloth-jacket (No. 2 cloth) l7 8
♦ pair of blue cloth troilism (ditte) ll 7
A blue serge freak
*duck frock
A pelt of deck trousers 3 7
A black silk handkerchief 2 111
♦ pair of shoes 6 7
Or he will be credited on the ship's leeks with a air of
money equivalent thereto, at the !ongoing rates, to provide
imitable description of clothing es may be required in the
61issate in which he is serving • itcd is the ewe of a manias
being slready provided with clothes approved by his cap-
tain a oorreepoading amount in money ie to be plead to tab
credit.
Mess Utrneils—Arrangentents me being made to obtain
mess utensils suitable for use on board her Majesty's ships,
and as won as the articles which it is proposed to provide
shall have been duly tried, a gratuitous supply will be fur-
nished to etch chip on being put into dominion, under such
regulstions as maybe deemed expedient.
By i.onturand of their lordships,
B. Collar."

The 2nd battalion of the 4th Regiment, the 2nd
battalion of the 22nd Regiment, and the 100th Regiment will
roamed immediately to random the Meditensman garrimmta,

THE LATE GIORGI STIPERNSON.-1111 following
interesting letter chows the strong attachment of the Tyne-
side workmen to the memory of the late George 8
the railway engineer:—" Hong Kong, Feb. 26.—=,
—We are much gratified by the intelligence conveyed by tie
last mail (bearing the Newspaper date of December 4) of the
actual commencement of a subscription to erect a memorial
to the memory of our late master, Mr. George Stephenson,
and beg to enclose an order on the Commercial Bank of
India and China for the sums attached to our name,. We,
as Newcastle men, join heartily in this movement, as we
consider that Newcastle should be the first place to do this
public honour to ao illustrious an individual—on account not
only of the Tyne being his birth-place, but the great benefits
conferred on the town and neighborhood of Newcastle by
his talents and I..erseverimee. Bat we ale°, as servants of the
establishment of Messrs. It. Stephenson and Co., and mem-
ber. of that class of mechanics who have been moat benefited
by his &mover's.a and improvements, record thus oar grati-
tude for the lengthened employment we here had under the
firm of which he was the founder, and our admiration of one
of our own clam, who, by his suocessfal application of each
discoveries and improvements, had raised himself to the ouzo-
putionship at the highest of the nobility, and left behind him
a ease more durable than any potentate of the lest century.
We leave it to yourself to enter our eabsoriptions among the
weettmen of the manufstori, or in the list of subscribers,
whichever you think best. With best wishes for the health
of Mrs. Craw, yourself, and family, we remain, door sis,
year most obedient servants, Robert Fulton, chief engineer,
steamer Tocy Wan; Samuel 13pestor, chief engineer,
rummer Undine; Hugh Mactlougal, Victoria Foundry,
Hong-Kong; Edward Tato, chief engineer, steamer Sham-
' rock; Samuel Speechley, Victoria Fountry, Hong-Kong.—
, P.B.—We might have raised a much larger sum by soliciting
subscriptions, bat thought better to coeds, it to the five
=ma's mos in the colony." (The enclosure was•
a draught for 251. sterling.
THE NEW LAW RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ELEC-
Trose.—The Let sot of theist* parliament (22nd of Victoria,
ohsp. 85) ens posed " to amend the law relating to mud-
elpsl sheiks.," The object of the set Is to divide boroughs
Lento ward., the boandories of which ere to be filed and
councillors Seated. If two-third. of the council of • borough
shall agree to petition, and the council shall thereupon
petition her Majesty for the division of such borough into
wards, or for an alteration of the number and boundaries of
the wards, her lffejeety, by an order in council, may declare
the number of wards into which such borough is to be
divided. Notification of a petition is to be advertised in the
tendon Gazette one month at last before the game is to be
Oaks into consideration. The easier judge of the swim for
the simmer circuit next after the order in council has been
mode, is to appoint a barrister for the purport, of detee-
sallnlng the boundaries of such wards end apportioning the
Wet of councillors of the borough among such wards.
The terrister;eo to be appointed is e.npowered to set out the
boundaries of wards, and the costs and expenses thereby
occasioned are to be paid and diacharged, and the barrister
is to be remunerated at the rate of five guineas a•day he is
employed over and above his travelling and other expenses,
ant of the borough fried. After the declaration of the first
November election of councillors, site, the division or altera-
tions, all the councillors for the borough so divided, or for
the weeds.) altered are to go out of oast, and are eligible
to be re-elected, and in the find year after such election of
councillors for the bormgh so divided thos who go out of
°Hos are to be the councillors who were elected by the '
smallest number of votes at such election, and in the next
year !hove who go out of office are to to the councillors who
were elected by the next mintiest number of votes at such
election, the majority of the whole council always deter-
mining where the votes for any such person. have bees
equal, or when there was no poU who are to go out of dice.
Notice of the election isle be gives by the town clerk of a
borough, and any pert ,n entitled to vote may seantnate
hls-
selt or other person. Nomination papers are to be provided,
and direction. are set forth to be observed at the abalone.
For personating a voter the offender may be committed to
the House of Correction for a period of three months, with
or without hard labour, end • like penalty may be izud
for forging nomination or voting paptes. For bribery,
which is defined in the manner demnbed with respect to
elections for members of p aliment, a party is to forfeit 40e.,
to be recovered in a county court, and if convicted to be
expunged from the list for tie years. An appeal is gives
to the quarter sessions. All proceedings for pales and
realties are to be commenced within viz months. The sot
to extend to all the municipal towns and boroughs, and to
be cited as the lffunteicel Cooperation Ace, 1869.
jAdvortisenient.)—LOYPßL'd HYDROSTATIC TM
Clones Vase will make Inatainsuann7 fro,* I to 00 00.
at uartystlad aroma and ortstorwe. who ...Wt. treadle
tamales, tee clubs. Hanao.l Cnensonn imam ?tog= A.
Tail, apnea by an tnanmanmsp, .memessee. .
ems, duishinneSset, PaSslblillti* kW.

*SPORTING.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.
SUBSCRIPTION Rooll.—Wararzseett Mawr.
The pnaolpal battiest in the Chester Cup betting
_WU the
hcetWty which was armed against Polemist. Before the
diatim Lour tile had bionic tone at 26 and 20 to 1, bet on
trumetimbliag In the evening 1,000 to 30, sad 40 to 1 ware
betted against her. The favourite was km, bet we heard as
titration of Royal Sovereign. Batty in the taming 1103 to
100 was takes about The Promised Led kr the Two
Thoesand and for the Darby, 000 s•aa Ina betted on him
Nmsiast Mosjid. Trumpet*, was supported freely at 25 to 1.
The list of priors at mldnight wm as under :

cmairrsk CUP.
Bto 1 apt Leamington (t 9to I)
26 to 1 The Browse (t)
26 to 1 Rosablibi
26 to 1 Defender t)
26 to 1 Under (old)
26 to 1 Queenstown (t)
26 to 1 Herne (t 80 to 1)
Koster Bigot
33 to 1 PolestairA sad off)
1000 to 16 Sao (t)
1000 to 10 King Will (4)
1000 to 10 Antimt Briton (4)
TWO THOUSAND.
2 to 1 .gat The Practised Lead (4)
DERBY.
Bto 1 .it linajid (off)
25 to 1 Trompeter (t freely)
1000 to 6 Lord of the maser (t)
enciartee.
Kraut, 100, h ft. D.M. (2 furlongs 210 yards).
lir. Tim Broork4 Primus. by Poreriegu Mt ....tforderml I
(Moat Hottlayaor Olyereem am .. am) 9
The betting °perm& it 6 to 4 on Prioreas,......
and closed at 5
to 2on her. Woe, hard held." by ten lengths.
SUBSCRIPTION PLATE of 60 ion., for 3-yr-oldr and
upwards. The winner to be sold for 800 toys. if demanded,
des; if entered for 1501. allowed 71b. D.M. (7 ffirloolo
210 yards).
lamb's 0. Miaow. by Maga it 13MmialmOr4
n. Tea Bleedodimla.4ll. woo. bi •or Afria
Mr. J. Bei wade Netiekl. mu Tat theme I
Mr. Loolesr% Moods du VeL I ye. (MOLL Et 31)b..M Batool
Hotting :6to 4 on °Asada, Bto 1 *got Mimosa. Won by
a length; same diatoms between the mond and third. Tbs
winner was claimed by Mr. B. Tea Hroeck, and Mr. 7.
Barnard claimed Or a.
SWIZPATALIS of 200 sore. e&Ch, It ft; colts, Bst Hb;
llllss Bst 31b. Certain allowances. D.Y. (7 furlongs 210
rids •
Mr. e. by Cotheratome—Olambsom EA 4m...... Iflatmetti
Loefiemdmberou leamlal, 4lb olorft,
11.4161.11. OramterTa Pair easnb . .(Woom a
: to 6 «aim claspeuei:iald. Won by
• lime* ; • knish sad abaft between ths mooed sad third.
SITIZIOTALEII of 26 ram eacb, for two-yr-olds. colts,
fist 71b ; fillies, 8d 61b. Lest hall of Jib. IL (8 hmicZge 217
yards). (8 subs.)
Me J. Hawley's Sodom Eglantine. by CemL fat in ....13PRIM
Lett Cllfdres illy. by Loup Goma. out el Ben Set
(L. sy) 3
No betting. Won by twenty lengths.
HANDICAP of 601. A.F. (1 coils 2 furlongs 73 yards.)
Lord Coventry's MALL by Rem= PLOW. dyee. see 101
(W. Suttee) 1
bfr. B. WlDlame• Goad,4 Me. TM Bb ppetalu S
Mr. Tylooe Bellracid, 4 yr% BALED /Way) 3
Bettiog : Sto 1 apt Slims', 7 to 2 eget Oliver, 100 to
16 eget Gourd, 7 to 1 each eget Worcester sad Tielphons
My, Bto 1 (at first 6to 2) eget °hike. Wee by six lengths,
Gourd shutting up within • few riga of the chair, and
finished only a neck in mimeos of Belleflold ; Worcester,
Mimosa, and the Tbiphose filly headed the next lot.
SWLEMTAXES of 60 men each for 6.yr-olds ; colts,
8m 21b ; fillies, Bst 21b. Certain winaiss extra. A.F. (1
mile 2 furlongs 73 yard.). aubtm.
Maros BotMoMlde North Uhoo by *M(na lab
aura) MOO 1
Lad Ablei.intaret=l.,Areastltb. .........
Hotting 71to 2cm Nastr.
Lincoln, who won by lour
111:; IndiSmonce bodes if.
21Ctrime STA ne of 200 ton. each ; ft tor 4-gr-
olds ; oohr, 8M 711, ;Lethal, Sit b. D.I. Cl miles 119
yards). (6 mobs.)
lewd Obragerro Tommidlltm by keno% MI Ilb. (Alderettl 1
ler. Merry* margreem, lib (Welk) f
moonl: Me ring on thio fiat prior to North Lincoln's
it:li aad7 to 4 were betted ca Tomphilite. Oa re-
stmenablhig at the Doke's Stand 6to 4 was betted on Sus-
beers. TOrophilite waited upon Sunbeam. After passing
the Dokefa Stand, he quitted her and cantered in the • inner

by twenty lengthi. -
BWESTSTAILIS of lOn soya, each, h It, for 8-yr-olds ; oohs,
Sat 716; [Ulan Sat 41b. D.M. (6 subs.)
Bares liuttobbild's Crofton, by TOLICIMOIIe \:rgt 411h_welks4 over.
BWIII49TAKIB (ii.edibebti to Match of tau nes. moo!,
h ft; for mita, 8d OM; ISM., Bst fib. innerstra ex. D.K.
Mr. Payer's ooli by (ot ombs. out of Olraluoe—raceino;
Duke of Bedford Loa-rad.
BETTING
HEFTST AEER R THE RACES.
C CUP.
7to 1 apt Leam.
9to 1 Roya ington l
Sovereign (t)
20 to 1 Pensioner (t)
Prior/00)

1000 to 10 Prioress (t}
The wind was high sad cold and just before the last tea
idrenching shower of rain fell. Toe principal event was
the Claret Stakes co which there was nearly more betting
than on all the other races which hid been previously decided

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