The Express.
London, England, 1857-02-28 00:00:00

FOSTERS' SALE OF PICTURES.

There was great competition at the sale yesterday for thepk.
twee we noticed in an account of a private I iew of ay
sale. The whole proceeds were 4,033 i. The follow*
is a list of the prices obtained for the principal pictures, will
the names of the purchase» when we could obtain them :

Maclise—" The Spirit of Chivalry.," 11l guinea..
Spirit of Justine," 300 guineas (Hoboes). " Forma if
Mrs. Norton so the Muse of Poetry," SO guineas (Gee.
bort). "Ye Ladyc 31argarct'a Page,' 111 gUilltall (Do.
locker).
Etty—" The Golden Age," GOO guineas (Wallis). .174
Fleur de Lys," 600 guineas (Hoboes). Eleven espial d
the Venetian Masten.," 725 guinett. (Wallis). " The I*
Priest," 165 guinea (Lloyd).
Constable—" The Opening of Waterloo Bridge,"
guineas (Wallis).
Danby—" The Advent of Spring,' 210 guineas (Gm.
bert).

David Cos—. Scarborough Castle," 10 guineas (Gas
hart). " Bettye Church" (in oils), &I guineas (Lint,
"Landscape at Betters," 39 guineas (Gamburt)„.,Casa
Some, 39 guinea's. "Road Scene," 16 guineas (Hogank,
"Bolsover Castle," 14; guineas (Gaubert). " Marais
Bridge," 10 guineas (ditto). "A Coast Scene," 10i Ono
(ditto). "A Village Scene," 11 guineas (ditto). "Sold
Drovers," 13 guineas (ditto).

Copley Fielding—" fiune;t at Sea," 21 guineas (Gamboa),
Frith—" Vicar of Wakefield," 20 nines. (Holmes).
Bozell—" Rebecca," 10 guineas (Lloyd).
Denning—" Raphael's Greece" (a copy), 38 pine
(H0S02111).
J. R. Herbert—" Nimrod the mighty Hunter," 130 pi.
nose (Holmes).
Grilnland—" A Group of Gram," Ste., 31 guineas (Willa),
"The Companion." 30 guineas (Beet).
Starke, sen.—" A Wood Scene," 74 guineas (Greys).
John Leis—" Spaniel. l'ilgrims," 40 gateau (Hobo).
Cattennole—" Venice," 71 guineas (Wallis).
J. H. W. Turner— " Scene on the Nile," 68 Om
(ember°.
W. Hunt—" Rustic Devotion," 31 guineas (ditto).
Geo. Barret A Classical Composition, I 2 plata
(Wallis).

Yesterday evening the theatre of the Royal Insti•
tution was crammed to °meowing eensidembly before Mos
o'ekeit to her a lecture from l'rofemor Faraday On the
Ceemervatka of Force." Hie Royal Highness Prince Al•
beet honoured the lecture with his presence, and among tht
distinguished persons present was Mr. Dallas, the American
Minister, who nit on Prince Albert's left hand. Profane
Faraday, watery to his usual mewl, read a great portion
of his lectors, the importance of the subject hosing induce!
him to pat it Into writing.
The members of the Cavendish Society hold their
tenth ennieereary meeting on Monday next.
The Council of the Royal Academy meet thti
everting to elect a Travelling Student for three rens from
the Academy pupils. _ _ .

The annual meeting for the election of officen d
liiss Royal Medial and Chirargioal Society will take place a
Monday. Mr. Caesar Hawkins will deliver his usual mitre
on retiring from the chair.
We (Atheneum) hear that the flavor and on
potation of Birmingham, in recognition of the valuable rr
vim nadaral to all chasm by Mr. Sheepshanks in his gift d
*tame to the nation, and in gratitude for his exprewei
lade. that they shell be useful to the provincial totem
have pseud a vote of thanks, which has been engrooeed an
tatianoland to Mr. Sheepahanka in the poetical enclosure o

an oaken boa.
On Thursday, Professor Owen commenced a eerie
of twelve popular lectures on Palcoontelogy, at the Muse*
of Practical Geology. The price of admisaion to the seri
is merely nominal, and we learn that gratis tickets ate is
refused to any respectable applicant. We trust (observes tl
Lancet) that it will not be long before the Natural lists
Professor will deliver a series of clinical Itlctures in it
British Museum itself, amongst the specimens from the fat
bode whit& are there deposited.
Among the students and pupils now in Mien
awe at the University College, London, are foreigner. to'
all parts of the world, including several Parsecs, of 4*
race there had already been members of the tunvenity el
had taken distinguished honours.
We ( Gardeners' Chronick ), are glad to kor
from the report of the Gardeners' Benevolent batistes
that its finances are la a very satidactory state. The we?
for 1866 are 1,2161., including the munificent donstios
2421. from his Orate the Duke of Northtunberbad.
=Jayne of the stibuription list shows that it include/ *
names of 2 royal peesonages, 4 dukes, 9 earls, or Mimes*
persona, 151 gentlemen, 153 horticultural trwlesmen.
960 working gardener..
A French translation of Dr. Limber's Mums!
Seines and drts is advertised at Paris, to appear in putt
three mum each.
An Exhibition of Photography is now °pet:
Paris, and a not inconsiderable number of foreigners**
contributed to it. We (Literary Gazette) hear that the'
&mittens of the English exhibitors challenge couiporisot."l
the beet.

Paris le shortly to have two Moharnmedas
Swore' chairs. The Turkish Government is going tti
there two of its moat distinguished Scholars—Husseielou
and Waldman Efendiorbo Intend to lecture publicly, ail I
on the Arabian and Persian languages for blobasel,
and the Lateran the Toridsh Isaguage for Christian, "I:
lee chars, it la weird, will be established by orde'''.
Sultan at London, Vienna, and Brussels
While travelling northwards last week, we I**
tested LOANS News) had the &arm of foisg,
gerticair courtesy of the committee, the Art Trowel,'
Widths Building at Manchester, which Prince Altste.!
open 'apemen on natality, the6th of May. As vegetal."
this temple of the arts we were particularly struck rat de
unpretending character of the building. It is smell*
than a rough shell for so sweet a kemel. It is totaled
boat; it is not a barn. We must describe it w `lO
has always been defined, that is, by somethior erlUck
sat
Well, it is not the Louvre se restored by Nark° ".";
but it will prove a Louvre as ailed by "14
It lnot a Hyde-park Exhibition Building of ls6l 0
a Sydenhem Crystal Paws of 1564 ; it is not • tioralir
singles plea atavism crwartsetlon, nor a Briarate
.
damn tar a Phstrglima lbsomm--ladh so badly 1,1"*
bat • saliiik sad, therefore,maible, erection for wietLi
mend tessalanamleshibit to the best advantage. it 6°7
awed eassilan, air doss it provoke criticism. In d 'Po
sped 1t to Ike a nelly well-dressed person you do
that the pews is 'any well-dressed until you begiu"l...
minutely, road then you see that the eye was pew'

there way nothing on which the eye a
lar pleasure, or with the least appears'
we enteral (a more courteous commit
difficult to namable north of Trent),
reseed utterance of delight at the
building, so especially adapted as it
wants of the works of art it Is des
were pleased, t•'o, with the pyrr role
green, with a waked but appropriate
Agnew's noble loan of 5,000/. word
admirable advantage un the day the I
upon its trial. We may add that tt
work in this buildinr ; that Messrs.
Edinburgh, have been the contract
Dredge has hewn the engineer throng
wud Salomons Ina been the advisit
Mittel) in all architectural and decoro
A cummin' .ion, headed by M.
sod composed of M. Chevereul. M.
sad other distingualud members of tl
antberined by the Trench goveinn
whkh may be made for the prise o
by the Emperor, for the dissovery
soonomieully the voltaic pile ap
bating, to cheini.try or mechanics,
'We observe that Mr. H. Ott
Illustrated lecture, "An Hour with
given at the Marylebone Literary al
on Wednesday evening next. It •
history of painting in Italy, from tl
viral in the thirteenth oratory do
Career i, and will 1. illustrated bye:
masters.

MUSIC AND THE

The engagements reported
bare been made, gist promise of kl
kr. Clyc will be supported at Den
the operatic company which par%
Lyceum, including Madame Or*
retirement is an problematical aa err
esnoged Mdlle. and L
for the re-appearance of bidlle. Jot
eoprano, Maricria Spezia, who hat
Lion at La Scala and other kWh
ber ',Ant in England at her b
• tenor, Film with a high Italian rep,
In the concerts of the neaten the re
after several Team' cheerier, will
Brant, hi.. rival in fume no a violinix
don. Millie. Vitamin° lialfe,daugl
make her ti bat as a Finger, under tl
The cog ogement of Madame Ristur
fations, in connection with open nu
the Lyceum, will add to the attract
meats for Drury-lane.

Rumour assert/ that by wax
betwixt the music at Sydenhans
Handel Festival at the Cryatal l'a
Weeks later than was originally Mt,
The programme of the ev
Baster, of the Mmic Union, under
Is satisfactory. The addition doh
choir, under the direction of Mr
floptable variety t 2 the severity of
Music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethovi
The new drama, to be pe
theatre an Monday evening under
Iremd, ie an adaptation, by Mr
Paurres de Par it.
ltliss Catherine Itayes hat
in Manchester, with much cues
appear, since the time of Jenny Li
laity.
The smart American child
Eva, and her mother, Mrs. Hosea
to the Strad Theatre from the Mu
announces • new attraction in
Bart., who hem gained a good nan
land. He is to appear as Baiilie :
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Keeley re-1
as Monday evening, when the
PlillCell will be present. This wt
Oriental", to any European then
tendance of her Majesty by foam
condition of the royal visit.
We rend in the Buildin6
portion of the western side of Gee
southern aide of Little Vine-stroe
end the debris arebeing clearcal awe
In the foundation of the St. Jame
tenaive buildings connected with
to be erected by a company, on
and will occupy a very consideral
Regent-quadrant and
by the company is Mr. Owen
buildings will comprise a grand
wide, and 60 feet in height, tog
0101) 60 feet by 48 feet, and the
each 23 feet in height,"
The trusters of the new It
Shakeapeare, who devoted 2,60
needed with so much diligence
titian in which, there is eve
greatest dramatist was born is
other building. which formed;
rounding ground hoe been boug
L the question of conservation
to be employed. For the portge
log upon these points a mootis
called for an early day, inclu,
fund, subscribed by the nation
the purchase of the house, as w
fund supplied by the laudable 1
The Lord Mayor hat ki
Mr. tinder-Sheriff Anderson, a
fund now being rallied for dare
establishing the cheap concerts
Ball. His lordship, with sere
tended one of these popular
pleased with the re.ult, that, it
wishes of the managing eons
starlit-at opportunity, to pay m
Mayoress, and, ho hoped, the a
An inscription in the
Foundling Hospital records th
other princely benefactions, pre
Thin instrument is gill in co a
an officer of the institution, i
governors. These gentlemet
manuarript correspondence an,
charity to be burnt, and it
Queries) that all Handel'. Tette
The IVestern Times ea'
Alas for the good old 1
has succumbed in the atruggi
the sheriff has charge of Biro.
fns famishing state, and the 1
good Christiana, havecome to
another nigheeperformance f
company. As these benevolc
good players, as well as kind-
doubt whatever that their do.
and the straitened company
an overflowing home."
With regard to the firs
In Bowlea' Life of Ken :
Parliament, 1668, in the
Cloment Walker, John Wall
I am able to chew that, beef
Oxford, in the year 1658, '
This doctuncnt is singular :-
Lords being acquainted that,i
stageplaya and interludes, ye
end things of like tuartre, ra
of Religion and the Gover
cannot make out tho name
Claypole."
The plan of an opt
della Scala, at Milan, has 1
and speedy execution of the

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