The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-14 00:00:00

MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.

Monday.—Royal Academy, 8 p.m.—(G. Gilbert
Boat, Esq., A.R.A. on Architecture.) Chemical, 8 p.m.-7

tending to Dittguine the Proronoe Acids

and Num in Chemical' AiUlysia. By Mr. J. Sviller.)

nerds!, —Royal lattitution, 3 p.m.—(Prof. Ihniley on
the Principles at Natural History.) Pathological, 8 p.m.
Linmean, 8 p.m.—(Dr. Colthuld MI a emirs of idednin now
to Britain ; and Dr. T. Thompeon on the Structure of the
Seeds of liarriugtonie end Careys.) Statistical, 8 p.m.—
(On the Pay of the Ministers of the Crown. By Dr. Farr,
F.It.S.) Civil Engineers, 8 p.m.—(Discussion upon High.
Speed Steam Navigation end the Relative Elfdency of the
Screw Propeller and Peddle Wheel,.)
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ll'edneo;loy.—Society of Arts, 8 p.m.—(Dr. Lotheby on the
Economy of Food.) London Institution, 7 p.m. IL S. Li-
terature. 41 p.m.

77.1ersel;y:—R.oral, 61 p.m. Royal Society Club, 6 p.m.
Royal Institution, 3 p.m.—(Prote..or Tyndall on Sound.)
Antiquaries, 8 p.m. M 11.1,4111 of Geology, 2 p.m.—(l'rote.-
..or Owen. Pliocene and Pleistocene 'peens of Fossil Mem-
malio.) Numismatic, 7 p.m. l'hilological, 8 p.m. Royal
Academy, 8 p.m.—(S. A. Hart, Er.q., 8.A., on Painting.)
Friday.—ltuyal Institution, Eti p.m.—(J. Watkins Brett,
Esq., on the Submarine Tekgrapb.) Museum of Geology,
2 p.m.—(Profossor Owen. Pliocene and Pkistocene
of Fosail

Saturdny.—ltopdlngtitation, 3 p.m.—(Professior Phil-
lips. Limits of Variation in the State of the Glube—ln-
ternal Heat.) Asiatic, 2 p.m. Medical, 8 p.m. Botanic, 4

TILE ART TREASURES EXHIBITION, ISM:

The office of President of the General Council of
the Exhibition, which became vacant by the lamented death
of the Earl of Ellesmere, has been offered to and scarped by
the Right lion. the Lord Gemstone. As the attention of the
executive committee is now almost exclusively directed to the
reception mod arrangtanent of the various contributions, and
within a very few weeks the palace, containing the moat
precious and nioet notable tmaaures of art in Great Britain,
will Ist formally opened to the public, we shall not have the
opportunity of further noticing the offers made to the exhi-
bition. It is therefore with pleasure that, sa the last, though
not least, incentive to the curiueity of the general public, as
well as of connoismeurs and theme who are even deeply veered
in the error& of the groat sales of Mown. Christie and Man-
son and others, we can announce the following magnificent
contribution of forty-two pictures by the Marquis of Ilert-
ford, E.G. The forty-two pictures enumerated below—
which in round numbers cannot be worth lesa than 100,000.1.
would form as exhibition in themselves which would attract
thousands of visitors to Manchester from all parts of
England.

i;ICTVIAES CONTkIBUTED CV THE MAllialla O► 11E111,
rottu.—JosephOti his Brethicu (from the Otway C.V.
Collection), Murillo; The adoration of the Shepherds,
Murillo; The Assumption of the Virgin, Murillo; A
Holy Faintly, Murillo; St. Thomas, Murillo; The famous
Rainbow Landscape (bought at Lord Orford's sac fur 4,530
guineas), Ruben,; A Holy Family (rt celebrated picture
from the Monceau' collection), Ruben.; The Re-
lenting Steward (from the Stowe Collection), Rembrandt ;
three portraits (from the King of Holland's collection), Rem.
brand'; four pictures (from thu collection of King Louie
Philippe end Mr. Rogers), Vela,quez ; A Holy Family
(burn the King of Holland's collection), Andrea del tierto t
A Holy Family (from Rogers'. collection), Sasso Ferrato ;
two fuU•length portraits (from the King of Holland's gal-
lery), Vandyke ; the edef donne of this master Oran the
collection of Cardinal Fmch), Adrian Vandervolde ;
Sea View, with Shipping, W. Vandervolde ; large
Landscape (Feick collection), Ilobberna ; Landscape
(King of Holland's collection), llobbenia ; Grand Lind-
say's (a chef desert, from Lord Ashbumhanee colleetion)t
Selvator Roan; Allegorical Figure Subject, Nicolas l'oureia;
The Cascade of Tivoli (Lord Ashborithana's colloction),

Gaspar Pourain ; Adoration of the Shepherds (King Louisa
Philippe's collection), Philip de Champagne; A Fete (e largo
picture bought from the Count de Horny), Wat-
tmu; Dead Game (Fowl collection), Weenis ;
Two Pictures from the Fcreh Gallery, °mum;
A Fete (King Louis Philippe's collection), Littered; A Fete
Champetre, Pater; Landscape and Waterfall, Huy/sisal;
Nelly O'Bricn, Sir Joshua Reynolds ; The Strawberry Girl,
Sir Joshua ltcyliulda ; Mir. Itowlesa, Sir Joshua Reynolds;
Foil-length Portrait, Giiinaliorough ; Vanua Bathing, Mil-
ton; A Mother and Child, Paul de Laroche; Camp Scene,
Horace Vernet ; Scene in Algeria (figures), Decamps.
Mr. Planche is at premut is Manrboster, classifying,
grouping, and cleaning the far-formed Meynck collection
of ancient armour.

The Royal Dublin Society has this week Itesly conaented
to lead all its tressurss--aod it has may—but has wieldy

allowed Mr. Kimble (the Kimble) to make the selection
required. Mr. Kimble hue retorted seventy-nine articles;
and Mr. Petrie Lam placed his large and very fine collection
of Irish antiquities at the diviioail of Mr. Kemble and the
Art-Tremiuree Ethibition.

The Chancellor of tho Exchequer has appointed
Mr. George &hart jun., to the punt of permanent secrvtris7
to the Notional Portrait Commission, under the presidency
of Lord Stanhope. As Mr. Scharf. engagements in pre-
paring the collection of ancient pictures at Manchester sill
occupy him until the beginning of May, Mr. William Car-
penter, jun., has undertaken to discharge the duties up to
that period.

The anniversary festival of the /loyal Literary
Fund will be presided over Ude year by Earl Granville, an
eidoemed patron of man and lottera, and member tithe com-
mittee of the Guild of Litcreturo and Art.

The subscription lista for the Art Union of London
will dome on the last day of tho present month. Each sub-
scriber for the current year will receive, on payment of his
guinea, two prints, "The Clemency of Ccenr-do-Lion ;" by
H. C. Shenton, horn the picture by John Cross, whkh
gained the government premium of 300/. ; and "The riper,"
by Edward Goodall, from the original picture by Frederick
Goodall, A.R.A. ; and also the chance of obtaining one of
the prises to he allotted in April next, which will include the
right to select for himself a work of art from one of the pub-
lic exhibitions, statuettes in bronco and porcelain, medals,
mezzotints, and lithographs.

The commission for the portrait, to be painted, of
the munificent friend of the Liverpool Free Library, Mr.
Brown, M.P., has been entrusted to Sir Watson Gordon.
The new meeting-room and library for the Royal
gaiety, which have been formed under the direction of the
Office of Whieliedl, la the western wing of Burlington
House, are user ready he dee decormor. The meeting-room
is as *pelmet of Lep die, 71 feet long, 42 wide, and
Awl le HA bask. Hen the fine collection of portraits,
isheabg b es misty, wN bo open to the public at
doted daft. It will be heated by hot water. The
liteery Is a room of good elle, but comparatively low.

The Fothergillian gold medal has been awarded
by the Medical Society of London to Mr. Edwin Canton,
F.R.C.S., for hie omay "On the Discame of the Spine, their
Pathology and Treatment."
The Roe. R. Church, late Fellow of Oriel,
al Her. J. E. Bode, late of Christchurch (author of the
translations of the Ballads from Herod:due), and the Rev.
Mr. Arnold, of University College, are said to be candidatee
Sr the Profeerionhip of Poetry at Oxford, in room of the
Be►. T. Legh Claughtan, of Trinity, whose period of oMee
has ssoirwl
The meetings of the Architectural Association
sae continued with regularity, and sumo Interesting papers
have been read. The condition of the finances has been
brought before tb • metelation, and it ham been shown that at
the and of the eamion it will be in debt SW. The expensss
et the archltectnrel exhibition first =eat the deficiency, and
On eon of the asrisersanesi given during the resent session
lms award it.

The Rev. J. R. Major, M.A., of Ring's College,
LEM" his Semetary of the Photographic Society, and
edam dilegemmal, hes been appointed to the head master-
ship after mar school et Thetford, Norfolk.
The Omura papers report that Dr. David Strauss
(author of the midiesied "Life effects") is about to write
• leeringly of Mich von Hunan, the Imight-poet and
slimpisa of the Reformation. The last work of litmus' was
aloof Nioodemus Frischlln, the Soabian poet, who, in
malty respects, may be looked wet es a spirit akin to Hutton.
The veteran Alexander Von Humboldt has had
• very severs attack of illness, the consequences of which It
was at lest feared would be fatal.

Amongst the foreign exhibitions of the works
of living artists which are to take place in the course of the
relent year are these .—Those of the United Amor:Lake
of Fine Ade of Germany, at Halberstadton the kb April ;
Halle, the 24th May; Gotha, 13th July; Cassel, tech Sep-
tember ; and those of the Rhenish Asseciatice of Friends of
the Arts, at Friboeg in Brisgan, on the 15th April ; Stria-