The Express.
London, England, 1857-05-05 00:00:00

(Stamped hi. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

Mr. Uwins ban only three pleasant little " bite" in
this exhibition, well painted, though somewhat out
of his usual manner.
The picture with which we intend to close our
present notice is " The Waiting for the Verdict,"
by Mr. A. Solomon, a work admirable alike in
design and execution. It represents a family
waiting in the ante-room of the court for the
decision which is to give them back husband, son,
and brother, all in one, or blight their happiness
for ever. The attitude of the old man stoop-
ing forward, the drooping head covered by the
trembling hands, is full of feeling • the old mother,
with her swollen eyes, heavy with tear, yet striving
to smile at the infant she holds on her lap, whose
little arms are stretched towards a woman who is
crouched down in the front, and who, at a glance,
you recognise as the wretched wife and mother,
while a boy is quietly sleeping the " sleep of inno-
oenoe," his head pillowed on her knees—all are
touching and powerful. The grouping. is natural
and most skilfully managed—nothing is wanting,
yet nothing is obtruded; you sympathies with the
unhappy family, share foe the moment their terrible
supense, and turn with eager eyes to the opening
door, through which just a glimpse is caught of the
Jodie yea nixes lip their matemas hanipsi it ia
picture that only pommies the merit or toning a
good subject, but the still greater merit of having
that subject most effectively handled.

ART TREASURES EXHH
MANCHESTER.

(110 X ova SPRCIAL
Cariosity, it is known, stirs up the gastric juice,
while promenades through long galleries and pro-
tracted standing before wonderful sights whet the
appetite, and thus at last the overstrains' mid
turns naturally and by en easy tranaitios lice
collected triumphs of the painter to the allsoslory
combinations of the cook. The sagacious owlEwa
tical men who got up the Art Traumas
became alive at an early period to thiefa pry-
chological fact, and while ca the ass bassi ureic
emimaries were out, north, used, sads smil most,
petitioning for the pictures, they themselves viers
carrying on at head-quarters laws and serious diseoSl
dons as to the best means of presiding promise
for the million. It is a mime sad sistaworthy
tare in the history of Basil* wpm that *very
great movement, whether raided at social,
up its own men, who spring fatly as it were, rag:
call of the necessity from the octoroon crowd, and at
once go to the work to be done with an energy and
aptitude which is as astonishing as it is invariably
successful. When we wanted reform, how soon we
had a crop of staunch reformers; when we wanted
corn-law repeal, its advocates popped up their heads
through • thousand platforms, like stage sprites
through a trap ; and, now that we want great
national festivals of art and science, to which mil-
lions are bidden as guests, we find the I)eanes and
the Donalds alighting like twin Minervas from the
Jevian cranium, the one collecting such en amount
of attractions as will turn all Europe into Manches-
ter, the other arranging to feed 20,000 people daily
with as much facility as if it were a London waiter
handing to his solitary customer his underdone chop.
No man but Mr. Deane could have coaxed the
owners of such pictures as are here collected to allow
them out of their sight for a moment ; no other man
would have had the modest confidence to ask them;
no other man would have inspired such confidence
as to get them. In the same way it would be host
to find a caterer—except he had graduated in the
commissariat of Xerxes—who would not have started
back appalled at the bare notion of having for six
months to feed daily whole armies of pleasure seekers,
and that, too, not with common food, but with
such varieties and dainties as people are wont to call
for when they are out for a holiday. This Art
Treasures Exhibition, be it remembered, is no ordi-
nary case of supply and demand, and it will, I think,
be an important aid to our great educational move-
ment if I attempt to explain in some little detail the
dietetic arrangements at Old Trafford. It is doubtful
whether Mr. Donald was acutely alive to the fact
that in old times a palladium meant a statue, but he
knew that in the present day, and in modern Eng-
land, it was deemed to imply a round of beef, and
therefore he felt, with the intuitive quickness of a
great general, that a sufficient supply of rounds of
beef was the first element of success, or, in military
parlance, the key of the position. He forthwith
palled to council the local butchers ; but his first de-
mand created an absolute panic, and he was obliged
to start off at once to Aberdeen, where, in accepting
the contract, the greatest of the naval contractors
tasted the first of the blessings of peace by being able
to turn his attention from Sebastopol to Man-
chester. From this northern paradise of juicy sir-
loins a constant supply is guaranteed from week
to week, and so the local pantry is relieved
from the apprehension of being plundered by
the foreign barbarian. Three Irish counties
have pledged themselves to the maintenance
of the fowldepartment ; while the new Western Deep
Sea Fishing Company finds Manchester amongst its
earliest patrons, and promises legions of lobsters
which are at this moment unconsciously disporting
in the sands of Galway Bay. The greatest house in
York has been monopolised for hams, and Cumber-
land and Westmoreland have courageously under-
taken the butter. As for the milk, the contractor
has wisely refrained from any extraordinary efforts.
There is a good supply of water at Old Trafford and
a fair stratum of chalk in the immediate neighbour-
hood, and long experience tells us that, in sight of a
pump, such a thing as lacteal deficiency is never
known. The town will supply the bread, or else Of
what use Manchester spending so much money to
repeal the corn laws? And from the great metropolis
itself will come those innumerable extras, without
which a modern English dinner would be incomplete.
Next to getting all these supplies together, was the
putting them into a digestible form, and to effect this
a kitchen was at once built, which, although only
60 feet long by 2i wide, is guaranteed by the
makers, Deane and Dray, of London-bridge, to cook
daily for 60,000 men. Through the ingenious con-
struction of the improved kitchen-range--I beg
pardon, the batterie de cuisine—two small fires roast
at the same time some fifty quarters of lamb, with
fowls innumerable, while steam and gas arc con-
temporaneously called in to dress the pieces de
resistance. In this temple Mr. Randall, a chef of
wonderful promise, a pupil of the London Tavern,
but having subsequently graduated in Paris, glides
about in jacket of spotless white and cap of purple
velvet, and, armed with a delicate trident, which an
unimaginative person might mistake for a toasting-
fork, placidly watches the sure projection of his
culinary alchemy. lie opens one iron door, and you
see a single jet of steam playing gently as a fountain
on huge rounds of beef, and another discloses a
brilliant circle of gaslights, over which the great
sirloin himself revolves tranquilly to his martyrdom.
A kitchen of the olden time was like the forge of
the Cyclops, and took only a little longer time to
roast the cook, than to cook the provisions; but a
modern cuisine, such as is now in full action at
Old Trafford, is cool and pleasant, and might
pass for a chemist's laboratory, but that the odour
it distils communicates sensations much more
agreeable to the uninitiated nostrils. Taken alto-
gether, I look upon this kitchen as by no means the
least important of our art treasures ; and if the visi-
tors could only see it in action, they would carry
away many new ideas, which would be of immense
advantage to them in the subsequent arrangement of
their domestic economy. From solids to fluids is but
a step, and here we find that the great question of
beer has been looked after with foresight and vigour.
The old familiar names of Albiopp or Bass will not
be seen within the building, but en equally raw
rated high priest of the British Bacchus, Mr. Salt of
Burton, teas thrown his energies into the service of
art, and supplies the national bevengs in all ths
popular varieties of sweet and bitter. Ilia efforts
have already resulted in several lofty pyramids at

tastefully arranged bottles, tfid acvnrnl laner'""
butts and barrels. An old London house, Elliot
and Watney, of Pimlico, have contracted for the
stout, and have sent down already some seven hun-
dred butts as a sort of sample to begin with.
Interminable rows of Mr. Elkington's brilliant tea-
pots glisten like the helmets of the garde a Anal
at a review, while the piles of forks and spoons from
the same eminent firm recal the unloading of one of
Anson's captured galleons. For the luncheon of the
Prince on the opening day an entire service of gold
plate has been provided by Messrs. Hancock, of
London, and this is a bona fide purchase, not a
loan for a special occasion. Possibly, these details
have already gone far enough for your patience, and
very probably for your credulity, but I can ware
you they are rather under than over stated, and that
from a careful inspection of Mr. Donald's arrange-
ments I am convinced that never were the want/
of large masses of people more providently
or completely cared for than will be those of the
expected visitors at the Art Treasures Exhibition
during the ensuing season. I shall conclude my
letter with some extracts from the bill of fere pro.
vided for the opening day, premising that it is ex-
clusive of the Princes dejeaner, which, it is darkly
hinted, is to be scrosthing whisk Lunglins =Oka's*
envied. We are tet have lee of 'Aberdeen rent -
beef, weighing 261 be. each; 66 rounds of ditto, 421bs.
each; 100 fore-quarters of lamb, 200 ox-tongues, 100
York hams, averaging from 16Ibe. to 18Ibe., 600 roast
capons, 600 raised pies, 200 galantines, 600 lobsters
for salad, 4 boars heads barbecued, with cheese,
bread, jams, and jellies, proportionable to this im-
mense amount of the more solid nutriment. Lastly,
for the serving of this bill of fare Alderman Cope-
land has manufactured 20,000 dinner plates, and •

Manchester house has specially prepaied an enor-
mous amount of glass. One point more must not be
forgotten, and that is the tariff. It has already been
published here, and has been universally pronounced
as moderate as is consistent with good and substan-
tial entertainment.

THB NEFF CONVOCATION.

The following is an accurate list of the members
of the New Convocation of the Province of Canterbury,
who are to assemble for the dispatch of business on Friday
next:

n• Very Rev. onb;r7liiilit;-17.D., Dean of Bristol.

DEANII.
Canterbury, St. Paul's, Westminster, Winchester, Ban-
ger, Chichester, El 1, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford,
richtLid, Lincoln, Llaadaff Norwich, Oxford (Christ
Church), Peterborough, Rochester Salisbury, St. Asaph,
St. David's, Brecon (Christ Church), Worcester.
AECHDLLCONS.
Canterbury, Maidstone, London, Westminster, Middle-
sex, Winchester, Surrey, Morioneth, Bangor, Wells, Taun-
ton, Bath, Chichester, Lewes, Huntingdon, Sudbury, Bed-
ford, Ely, Exeter, Cornwall, Totnes, Barnstaple, Glou-
cester, Hereford, Bristol. Salop (diocese of Hereford),
Stafford, Derby, Salop (diocese of Lichfield), Lincoln,
Stowe, Nottingham, 'landed, Monmouth, Norwich, Nor-
folk, Suffolk, Oxford, Berke, bucks, Northampton.
Leicester, Peterborough, Rochester, Colchester, Essex, St.
Albans, Sarum, Wilts, Dorset, St. Asaph, Montgomery,
Brecon, Cardigan, Carmarthen, St. David's, Worcester,
Coventry.

Canterbury —The Rev. Dr. John Russell. St. Paul's.—
The Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A. Westraineter.—The Rev.
Dr. Christopher Wordsworth. Winchester.—The Rev. Dr.
Wilson. Bangor.—The Rev. Dr. Trevor. Welic—The
Hon. sad Rev. J. Brodrick. Ctichestar.—The Rev. C.
Pilkingtos, B.C.L. Ely.—The Rev. Canon Selwyn. Ens-
ter.—The Itev. Chancellor Martin. Olouoester.—The Rev.
Sir J. Hobut Seymour, Bart. Bristol.—The Rev. Canon
Banks, B.C.L. Hereford.—The Rev. Lord Says sad Set..
Lichfield.—The Rev. Canon Hutchinson. Lineotn.-71se
Rev. Dr. J. A. Jamie. Llandaff.—The Rev. C. S. A. Moroi.
Nornich.—The Rev. Dr. H. Phillpot. Oxford.—The Rev.
Dr. R. W. 'elf, reerhorough.—The Rev. Hersh.= Arnim.
Rochester.—The Rev. Dr. Griffith and Rev. Dr. Robinson.
Salisbury.—The Hon. and Rev. Samuel Waldegrsve. Bt.
Aseph.—The Rev. Henry GI me. St. Dark:Vs.—The Rey.
E. Melville. Worcester.—The Hon. and Hey. J. Forbear).

PROCTORS FOR THE CLERGY.
Cantabory.—The Rev. W. J. Chesshyre and the Rev. A.
Oxendon. London.—The Rev. Dr. M'Caul and the Rev. R.
0. Baker. Winchester.—The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Best and
the Rev. J. Randolph. Bangor.—The Rev. J. W. Vincent
and the Rev. Charles Williams. Bath and Wells.—The
Rev. J. S. Homer and the Rev. E. A. Ommanney. Chi-
cheater —The Rev. Sir H. Thompson and the Rev. F. Vin-
cent. Ely.—The Rev. P. C. Cleoghton and the Rev. J.
Fandall. Suter.—The Rev. Dr. J. D. Coleridge sat
the Rev. E. H. Browne. Gloucester and Bristol.—The
Rev. R. Dav!as and the Rev. W. J. Copluitons. He-
rtiord.—The Rev. J W. Joyce and the Rev. J. Jehb.
Lichtleld.—The Rev. 0. W. Money and the Rev. H. Bunco.
Lincoln.—The Rev. F. Massingberd and the Rev. H.
Mackenzie. Llandat —The Rev. Wiliam Price and the
Rev. John Harding. Norwich.—The Rev. J. M. Hopper
and the Rev. T. Mills. Oxford.—The Be., C. Lloyd and
the Rev. F. K. Leighton. Peterborough.—The Rey. Lord
Alwyn, Cowie= end the Rev. G. Gillett. Rochester.—The
Rev. C. St. John Mildmay sad the Rev. J. BlomSold.
Salisbury.—The Rev. 0. L. Lowther and the Rev. Dr. H.
Caswell. St. Amph.—The Rev. R. W. Erma and the
Rev. Richard Biisooe. St. David's.—The Rev. W. B.
Thomas and the Rev. J. Hughes. Worcester.—The Rev.
H. A. Woodgate and the Rev. ltd. Seymour.

PROTFATANT REFORMATION SOCIETT.—Thin 90.
eiety held its anniversary meeting yesterday, at the Hanover-
square Routes, the proodent, Lord Calthorpe, in the chair.
The attendance was far from numerous. The Chairman, in
hi. opening address, claimed credit for the society as having
been the mean. of calling attention to the greet principle. of
the reformation, and of proving that those principles were
drawn from Gospel truth, and that there was no real liberty
but in the adoption of them. It had oppoeed the zeal of Ito-
mach= to extend its hatluence in these kingdoms, by ex-
citing • corresponding seal in the minds of the people in
favour of Proteetant principles—it had chocked infidelity, or,
at least, compelled its advocates to be more cautious and
guarded in the diseemiostion of their pernicious doctrines;
and its antagonism to Traetarisnism bad been so far success-
ful that we no longer heard from the Tractarians, as we used
to hear, that the reformation, if not positively a curse, was,
et
less; • thing to he regretted. If, therefore, the
operations of the society, which had existed thirty
years, were to terminate to-leer:vie, it would have
effected important results. He held, however, that the
necessity for such an agency was as urgent as ever, and that
• society which had accomplished so much was entitled to
the continued support of the Protestant public. The report
detailed the operations of the society in London and the pro-
vincee, and stated that the work ih which it was engaged
was progressing satisfactorily. The financial secount—which„
in consequence of a determioation conic to Let year to close
the financial year on 3let Dec., instead of 3110 of March, ex-
tended over a period of nineteenths only—showed =increase
of receipts as compared with the corresponding nine menthe
of 1855 of 2751., the total income, including a balance of
3841., at the beginning of the financial year, being for the
nine months, 2,798/. Admiral Vernon Harcourt, the Rev.
W. Robertson, the Rev. John Nash Griffin, and the Rev.
John Drury, in moving tied seconding certain resolutions,
delivered addressee in support of the society.
TILE CLERKENwRgE ItAGGED Sellool.s.—lrester-
day evening the twelfth annual meeting of the friends and
supporters of the Ckrkenwell Ragged Schools was held at
the Atuwell.street tiehool-rooma, the Marl of Curnarvon in
the chair. The report of the committee, after referring to
the circumstance that the City improvements in the valley of
the Fleet have had the effect of overcrowding the courts and
alleys of Clerkenwell, rendering both the worst and physical
state of the inhabitants worts, than before, went on to give
the following details of the working of the schools and their
socresoriew —There are at present on the hooks of the buys
day school 128 pupils, with an average daily attendance of
80; the girls' day school has 130 pupils, with 75 in daily at-
tendance; another infant school is at present required, es
there are upwards of 40 infants trying to got admission into
the existing one, which is already full ; in it
85 intuits are under daily care and instruction.
In tho weakly evening school there is an average
attendance of 50 boys and 80 girls. The morning Sunday
school is attended by 42 boys and 38 girls; that in the after-
noon by 67 boys, 88 girls, and 77 infants ; and the evening
one by 67 boys and 60 girls. The children educated in these
retools and Cent into the world to earn their own bread were
without exception conducting thewselve• well, and 31 of
them obtained prizes from the Ragged School Union in re-
ward fur their good behaviour. Attached to these schools
Me egaternity end relief society, which last year relieved 95
pme women, and afforded medical attendance to 11 in their
Inteefl. There are also • mothers' instruction C 628, with 85
mem on the books and 30 in attendance,. working mew'
Inellette, &Sabbath evening devotional service, with an aver-
age nitesdauce of 40, end • clothing fund forthe emoting,-
um* of provident habits among the parents of the children
attsallog the Wools, and in which they get • bonus of 3d.
an dialog they three; On the motion of the Rev.
Cama~RT the report was adopted. The
was elle addressed by the Rev. It. Maguire, Mr. Jca
Payne, and other gentlemen, and terminated in • vote of
thanks to the chatnnan.