The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-10 00:00:00

IMPORTANT SALE OF Nll5

PICTURES.

400
We have experienced more than ordinary grat-
in inspecting a,-number of first-class English Pai_:lcho
by some of the most eminent modern masters, 0.°;50,
now on view at the gallery of Messrs. Foster Ito°ol
Pall-mall, and which are intended for public 80,4
that firm on Thursday next. Twenty of these Pt
ch, ,
formed a portion of the collection of Charles Bir ne
of Edgbaston, near Birmingham—a well
noisseur and liberal patron of the fine arts-°o
-minder being part of another property ; hnt,'o.ool
together, they constitute quite a cabinet of these to tio
schools of Brit'sh modera art, the talented reprelell jt3ol
of which have earned for themselves so Osler'''.
enduring a celebrity.
Whilst there is scarcely a science 10°1°1111°1:
the exercise of so great a degree of mental refuti4
and at the same time affords such an unliniited.nvo
for the indulgence of inclination, or Wl' .tied
choice of subjects, as well as of Peccii:aric,,llo
style in their treatment, as that of Poictf'resio
is, probably, none with regard to which tg.
so much diversity of taste and opinion on the pi: in t!
admirers. It is therefore not to be wondered v't'foi
present day, when we can boast of so many aAltfelt
standard and unquestionable merit in its traris.,it,
ysi
ments—each distinguished by some leading trs,t
each illuming the path in which he treads--ts•
should command a particular -reference. Ileth„:001°.,
Con, then, to which we allude,' there is aroll„.1)-404
the gratification of these individual prejudices, 110100
be so termed ; whilst, at the same time, thcs6:fill°
descrbe',
no predilections of the nature we have
cover many works which present attraction/at:tol'
eminent order, and which are stamped ifith t:01,1
characteristics that have established the Prc'e
of those by whops they were produced-
~ fhe cl?'
Without pretending to notice the slui°- je 6111019
ponent parts of this recherche collectioet *rooo,oider;
criticise—which, where so much excellerice.Boll)ci'
would be quite an act of supererogation'ir,eit see
P:,
endeavour to convey an idea of 01013;
Amongst the pictures belonging to gr. P..11-.11 it to
nificent composition by Maclise, 10401-141 fr:
hibited at the Royal Academy in 18'""A; relPi'
Saxon King in the Danish Camp,"
nently. This is undoubtedly one of the cm," 0 00a
the great historical painter. Its cencePleiguili;
much grandeur, the sto. y it embodies is Ice:- for y
yet powerfully told, and the whole, frog, 41,6 001
indolence of Guthrum, the wanton grouP POl ea
is surrounded, the watchful yet seifT°Bs-ted 2.1
Alfred, and the knots of riotous and intoPc°:at
tio
by whom the tent is surrounded, to the
beauty of the spot itself, affords food for ettav
the eye can almost never tiro. Indeed
lose
knows etoloi
knows whether most to admire the roatell,l-00Y
power of the artist, or the vast amount 0' firj
devoted labour, both in detail and accogo fit)!
has bestowed upon it. Than there is a ergrid°ll
landscape by F. Danby, A.R.A., his AN;
story of Peleus—a rare production-111%704i
glowing pencil ; a charming beau Mc°
ll
lipped, rosy-checked, roguish-looking ``po •
in the wood, by W. P. Frith, ; roP
humorous,
Hogarth-like studies from itivelPe ,01
Webster, R.A., called "Beating for :11;0$1
was originally painted for Mr. F. R. Len' g a'ee#o,
J. Linnel's truthful rustic scenes, °
the Wood ;" a bright, sunny marine Qs°ciole.i or
Bay," by Sir A. Calcott, ; and w-I,ofrolllll
" Fleur-de-lis," by Etty, exhibited at the 0
demy in 1818, a sweet specimen of his !JO'',
and genius in the delineation of female gr°: 1Y
There are also characteristic pictures fr°:,
of Sir E. Landseer, the late J. Collet; P-'l4
late J. M. W. Turner, R.A., W. elfeonti
Stanfield, R.A., J. R. Herbert, R.A" I1,107;0,
wJ. B. Pyne, and G. Lance ; and fri111;
of Sir David Wilkie's life-like stories
"The First Ear-ring," and Paul de la 13°13;
"oil
of the World," from which the well
by Blanchard was taken. Amongst the 6 1
,;8.
part of the collection are three marine 1.-11 k;
Cooke, A.R.A., a Shaksperian
A.R.A.., "The Quarrel Between Dorothea
'V)
—an admirable picture—a pair of river Se.'o,ll
Lee, R.A. ; two of Frank Stone's plesi4.,
" The Lattice," by Etty, and admired o°oloo6 I
Cooper, A.R.A., David Roberts, R.A., );04?
cott, Faed, J. D. Harding, T. Creswielgtloo
Leslie, R.A., J. want, W. Muller, and C1.0,,b1i0
The collection, we may ald, will bo op°°

three days prior to the sale.
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THE " PEN AND ili.' . f
title
°if
-.------- 'ate if j
Under this suggestive and appraPil nf a, ne:d if
lished to-day (Saturday) " number one - wee 0."
trated family weekly newspaper, of tbe,:eral39,
form as the Examiner ; and its first if'fo e ll*,/'
the public, judging from the specimen ~ee;rl.o9:o;j,
is alike creditable to its projectors, i'g b
...4,
publisher, is a decidedly successful one. 'icor
being, in the pointed and humorous line c* 'lf
if
- a happy work, ~ ip
Which not e'en critics criticise. otiglof
We presume all works of that description prri,
exempted from such a test of judginel3td° ffe4,
though there can be little doubt but that `-tedur
day the merits or demerits of a journal sr! v, if)/
decided by the standard of public estitaAjt: the
latter case there can be no doubt be.bighl
"Pen and Pencil " will at once take 1100
amongst the periodicals of the week. 115,2
ings in the present number are as exquisif Y
oi
as woodcuts can possibly be --inclee°' 't
to mention nothing else than that thes osl4/
artists engaged upon it are the /defer& Ifieflie
rantee the superiority of this departmeit' I,
on the first page, which is after Sir Thom oodtrif:fi
celebrated picture of " The Sisters," is befell., r.,
The other illustrations, particularly those,folitri
incidents of the war, are full of spirit and figroial/if,
the literary contents the public will of °ion(
best judges ; but we may notice, as a, toYA
novel feature, that a page is devote,' II jir
article for young people, which /re', 04/,
instruction with amusement. There is alge"o4:
pithily told narrative, after the typo of thoseifitteil
hold Words." As regards what is technicai,l'bliti
the "getting up" of the paper, it speal‘sliii/
publisher, Mr. J. Clayton, Crane-coort r
aid is an excellent specimen of novePethee ,
ino#o,'
printing. An advertisement, indicatiotrer eo
objects of the undertaking, appears at'etP-
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Till LORD MAYOR'S BAIN 1—
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THE BALTIC .FEEIP Jr
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The fellowing letter has bees addressecl . Ati
porary :
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Sir, —ln your account of the Lord -g".%or,i, )
it appears his lordship was pleased to P-;th wI,,S;
Navy and the Baltic Service," coupling:l,4S or",
the names of Sir Charles Napier and 4-I',,r lOW
R.N. Let us know, sir, in what M7boid,cl
high honour was responded to. Would iii' yri'v
that the late Commander-in-Chief of the v5,K40411,1
not one werd to say in its favour, but, on ;le ijo
cast a stigma, both en officers and men't,oolol!
served ? He says, " The fleet was yell t ,d 01.47
and worse disciplined." Does he WO ,;oleigirof
Willie believe that was a reason why he ir,:filibo ill,ll
the ships iato battle ? If such as unwerrtlel/10
intended, I feel certain the indignation 0 the 0 i
vice will be so great as to make the .0,0„, 4,1„/
never dare look a British seaman in the ial•poi, ev,,,0
fleet was not badly manned, some of the 13leJtir
cellent crews, and all of them had crews ffr.ifir d$
the average of those in our ships last 1"" ile?*
our most brilliant actions. A.0.913 , 0
As for the discipline of the ships, that L'.;" re; et"
the captains. And, I venture to ;ay, a, fore ye
efficient, and well-qualified set of officer' :jale',oo.4
found in the navy ; indeed, I heard an ger),
the 0 of
holding a high command, and know do gel' for.
his high professional acquirements fO4-ntAls 14
bearing) remark, that the selection of ciaLi alr tir;(01 so,
Baltic fleet reflected great credit on the .IS-L"-,eips;or
are the men to whom the discipline of the silo Si;cliijii
trusted—men who required no bonsbes,loo4 lei 0
sharpen their sense of honour, •r theirs'l'34 01' f 0
what was due to the country who Plac 11).37 lir'
ships in their trast.—l have the honour to Af
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obedient servant, Ili TiC irir
A CAPTAIN OF TAB ..---

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/ A Government commission is now sittiogosfavior
to inquire into the blunders of the war °I ice /fr
fvuictue,rea.ndTthoedceovinisme tishseiobneshtasplln for such mis:tha "I
days. ai.ilevlolk
The steam-ship Telegraph, Ca tainJacksenri 13'10;4
Liverpool, yesterday, for Con P t. oPle Wjfi-- cntri
via Portsmouth. She had on Btanboardin aboot
sariat drivers. At Portsmouthbe e,iri er*
and•
whicha numberahe wi l oflpr additionaloceed
didirect
tc otl;omeetnsnhi iess sistaetraiii:to.:wc.irt;, :It floc
PORTUGUESE CONTINGENT.-.--A r"°°tit.r IP-ortligs:o3eljg
arrangement is likely to be made wit'Arri'a---*.ci 14;
that
ogous to that litely concluded with Sarurnitev, 05)60
she rhould furnish a cont
ceive
in return a loan of one or twig?'e
n 1 33it1l :vl4
at the good reputation of Sardinia for tti
and the deplorable disgrace into wbic is'
plunged herself by her periodical coo
lasc„O
o-0000.
would be no similarity, however, in the 01
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Portsmouth, Jan. 8.