The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-29 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

The Marquis of Granby and Lords John and George
Manners were prevented from voting on Mr. Disraeli s
motion last Friday night by the death of Lord Charles
Manners.
Yesterday evening the Countess of Kinnoul gave a
grand assembly at the family mansion in Green-street,
Grosvenor-square.
Yesterday evening Lady Hogg held her first grand
soirée dansante this season at the family mansion in
THE BALTIC. Grosvenor-square.
DANTZIC, MAY 25. Last evening Lord Londesborough, as President of
The Vulture, 6, Captain Glasse, arrived in the the Numismatic Society, invited the members to his
roads last night with mails and despatches. She various
nl e inar n Cedaretcoinetgleasrdaennod, tohe meeetbtchrse
of councils
Royal
o oa fl
left the main part of the fleet lying off Nargen, a a(lm y. The visitors amoixoternd into 'more than ;rlO,
small island on the east coast of the Gulf of Fin-
land. By her we learn that the general state of and for their gratification his lordship had assembled in
his room a variety of antiques of A very recherché kind.
health in the fleet is very satisfactory. The small- The mater cutler of• Sheffield (1. Moulaon, Esq.), has
pox, which has been confined to two vessels, the been appointed by the Board of Trade as the principal
Duke of Wellington and the Arrogant, was, in juror of steel goods shown at the Paris Exhibition.
consequence of the active measures taken by Ad- Yacht seamen's wages have advanced this year from
miral Dundas, effectually stopped. . 4/. to 51. a month, notwithstanding the few yachts which
The Princess Alice lately got on shore at Faroe- are fitting out this season.
Sound, but was soon hauled off, having sustained The nightingale (says the Sheffield Focaniiner ) has for
but ver slight damage. some days been in the vicinity of Dodworth Bottom,
y
It is evident from all accounts that the Russians Barrnhsley.e success
have been far from idle during the last six months, Russiani of theoifrthe expedition to Kertch• deprives the
principal depots, as it was from Kutch
but have endeavoured to make as secure as possible
all points liable to be attacked. At Riga, for in- in particular that they drew their most important sup-
plies They will now have to bring them along the
stance, they have sunk huge masses of rock and impracticable route of Perekop.
immense stones in the channel, so as to render the A bill nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law passed to7a
approach to that place very difficult, if not impos- third reading in the Massachusett's Senate on the 10th.
sible. . The entrance to Revel is also defended by a RAILWAY ACCIDRNTEL— The reports of the inspecting
quantity of large iron spiked piles, driven firmly officers of the railway department of the Board of Trade
into the ground, and so arranged that no gunboat upon certain accidents which occurred on railways
(luring the months of January and February were pub-
whatever, not even one of the smallest, can pass
lished yesterday. The number of accidents reported on
between any two piles without striking.
i o Another not unimportant fact is, that the Rus- Charles Manners, whose health has been failing
sians have succeeded in removing the greater part for some time past, died on Friday, at his residence in
of their fleet, which was, during the whole of last Sackville-street, in his 74th year. Lord Charles was a
summer, shut up in Sweaborg, from that place
general in the army, colonel of the 3d Light Dragoons,
to Cronstadt ; the few ships left behind are corn- and a K.C.B. He entered the service in 1798, was in
pletely dismantled. It is supposed that this move- the campaign of 1808 in Spain, and, as aide-de-camp to
ment was effected after our fleet left the Baltic last Lord Chatham; accompanied the Waicheren expedition,
year, and before the communication between Swea- and was present at the siege of Flushing. In the Pen-
borg and Cronstadt was completely cut off by the insula he was actively engaged from 1811 to the conclu-
ice. There are also some very strong earthworks sion of the war in 1814, during part of the time as aide-
erected at Sweaborg. de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, and was decorated
with the gold medal and two claps for Salamanca,
Prince Adelbert of Prussia, Commander-in-Chief Vittoria, and Toulouse, and the silver medal for Bene-
of the Prussian navy, arrived here last night, from
vßeunttio.nd. Lord Charles was brother to the Duke of
Perlin. The main object of his journey to Dantzic
is to inspect the Thetis, the frigate given by our Droxford forest, in Hart', about 1,500 acres in ex-
Govern ment in exchange for the two gunboats Nix tent, is enclosed, and is about to be cuitivated. Capital
and Salamander. The Thetis is now lying in the reads are now being made through it ; hedges are di-
roads waiting for orders. The Prussian naval viding it into fields, and numbers of labourers are em
officers admire her very much, and seem very well ployed in ploughing and manuring the soil. Curdridge
satisfied with the exchange. common, in the same neighbourhood, comprehending
NARGEN, May 22, 10 a.m.—On the evening about 700 acres, is also enclosed, and Waltham Chase,
of the 15th inst. (the date of toy former despatch) a royal forest, notorious as the resort some years ago of
the Cossack, 20, Captain E. G. Fanshawe, anal a troop of poachers called " Waltham blacks," is about
to be ene.osed and cultivated.
Esk, 20, Captain T. Birch, parted company, under
Teen RAILWAYS AND 110 Vi HITSIINTIDE HOLIDAYS.—
orders to keep up a strict blockade of the entrance
to the Gulf of Finland until the 18th, when they The directors of the various railways who*, termini
to return to the rendezvous off Nargen for abut on the metropolis have afforded every accommo-
weredation to the holiday folks, by means. of return tickets,
further instructions. Between nine and ten p.m. to enjoy themselves, by paying visirs for a few days re-
indications of a sudden change of the weather spectively to their friends, in town or country, cr in
were evinced. A dark mass of cloud appeared in other ways that may be agreeable to them. The following
the north-west quarter, and gradually extended are the arrangements entsred into by the South-Westeru
itself over the anchorage. The air became sultry Railway :—First and second-class ordinary double-
and oppressive; vivid flashes of lightning in rapid journey tickets, issued at all the stations on Saturday
succession ilium:nod the scene. The barometer and Monday, were available for the return journey this
falling rapidly, the ships struck the topgailant- dpay. By the London and North-Western and Midland
, secondyork claLseseeda:ripagems,
masts in expectation of a storm. A fall of rain, London,it.i.uit:dvaivrsomday tickets,
however, merely took place, after which the threat-
ening aspect of the sky passed away, and a fine caster, and other lidlandinCnannoludnnty towns, &c. ; for
starlight night supervened. • ordinary trains on Saturday, and the intermediate
trains to Friday inclusive, will be available to return
The small pox which broke out in the Arrogant a by ordinary trains lip to and including Saturday. By
short time since has made its appearance among the the same line, the London and North-Western, ex-
crew of the Duke of Wellington, 15 of whom, up to press day tickets will be also issued on the same days,
the 13th, were attacked by it. The number of cases available to . return by express trains. Day tickets,
having considerably increased during the subse- likewise, will be issued from all the stations to Lon-
quent three days the Commander-in-Chief put to don. From the station of the same Company, at Ens-
sea at 4 a.m. of the 16th en route for Faro Sound, tote-square, Marcus' cheap excursion Owns started
,yes-
terday for Dublin and back, the passengers being al-
for the purpose, if possible, of preventing the
lowed to remain there till Saturday. By the London
spread of the contagion, by landing and placing in
and Brighton Railway, express trains leave every '
day
tents on the . island those affected with the during the holidays, for Brighton, starting at 9 a.rn .
epidemic, which then amounted, it has been front London-bridge, and returning the same day at 7 30.
stated, to upwards of 40. The command of the By the Eastern Counties Railway, return tickets taken
ascot being vested pro. tem. in Rear-Admiral Soy- on Friday, Saturday, and Sunda-, by any train except
mour, the ships comprising the weather division the express, will be available for the return journey,
changed their ensigns from white to blue. At noon up to and including Tuesday ; and by the preat
the Amphion, 34, Capt. A. C. Key ; and Firefly, Northern Railway, e
tations to all parts of the lixpress and oidinary day tickets
the ts
Capt. H. O. Otter, sailed on a cruise to the west- issue s
on Saturday. the 25th, and intervening days to Friday,
ward. The Euryalus, 50, Capt. George Ramsay ;
Merlin, 4, Capt. B. J. Sullivan ; and Magicienne will be
.avalilable to returnd byteoxapnredslnoorlutojndinsarytutirdains
16, Capt. Vansittart, got up steam, and weighed r„eusfeeettree2yd,. onTialeny London ay u
to
Blackwallig. Railway have
at 2 p.m., with directions to proceed up the Gulf J
trains every quarter of an hour; to Blackwall, Bow, and
of Finland to reconnoitre Cronstadt. Scarcely Hackney ; with trains taking passengers who can be
had these vessels started ere one'of those storms conveyed to Greenwich, Gravesend, Margate, Rams.
incidental to a change of season in high gate, &c. ; and the London, Tilbury Fort, and Southend
latitudes, but whose duration is fortunately in Railway, convey passengers at numerous periodical
inverse ratio to its violence, butst over the an- times of the day, to places along the line, and also to
chorage of the fleet. The electric fluid was dis- Gravesend.
eorr3irserGkAiGbHuootel.. -
charged by the clouds with great rapidity, followed LADVERTIMMENT.I Tug WAR IN THIS EAST. ---POWRRFITh
by continuous peals of thunder, while hailstones of P2oTuropßtiEZtriNhNs suilse—stMesst Messrs. E
B. Solo-
rßeye ,
here Piccadilly. Observe
the size of marbles fell so thickly as to envelope in moos, opposite
obscurity every surrounding object for the period Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements
of a quarter of an hour, when the storm ceased, but in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-
was followed by heavy rain. A dense fog came on course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances
of objects
pvo,iewawneeandottthhhiozu.gh them—of great importance to the
in the evening, which continued for 24 hours,
communication with the ships was pre- soThese leilnesechoepses,p6othsseassn extra-
wherebyseufthra
aordiytjainga
eye-
vented. At 10 p.m., the paddle-steamer Vulture, piece, will show diStinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring,
Captain Glasse, arrived from Faro Sound. and the double stars; with the same telescope can be
On the 18th, at 9 a.m., targets were laid out at seen a person's counter anee three miles and a emendetynt.:lo,.
aliniiizgclesfa,rnewmo.btik4ecittnecfrr6ocamisnielnLt.oii,e2weoaebii,ineialeucese.o They are ohfillar. all
distances of 1,000 yards, and the crews of the various
e
ships went to general quarters. The firing was re-
above and the Georgian, with his 61;dlitdeilsllyeitoevse,r&m.c.o—rthieThe Royal
markably good, and the various evolutions apper-
taining to the exercise of the great guns were per- Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small,
powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,tho size of a walnut, by which
Eieten
ate oBpteora houses,
Admiral person can be seen and known 1 miltes distant ; they answer
fBoor,mceadpwtaiitnh
Jra.pHi rapidity ande .Bp. precision. ci si on . The Majestic,
eclaussenss,e:itoift
twhoendgie.erafttd.
Admiral Seymour, in the forewnaosoinn.splencttehde beyveßnienagr-,
ecvo,eilly) purpose on tatedeashciei-lcseaurie.sec, e
10 miles.
They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to.
the Dragon, Captain W. 11. Stewart, and Bulldog,
g sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera,
Commander A. C. Gordon, hove in sight, having
several eunboats in tow. On rounding the north ,
perocwee-Newly
point or Nargen Island the steamers cast off the satnra,detpeedrsis)epeetcitvaecl
est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived
gun-boats, seven in number. The whole flotilla
from this invention is, that vision becominc, impaired is
came to an anchor close in shore at 8 p.m. I preserved and strengthened, and very aged* persons •
enabled to
t 0
surpass sni me :int forthi
anything
deafness,
employ their sight at the most minute ocalene
At 4 a.m. of the 19th the Cossack sighted ;he
flag of Rear-Admiral Seymour, and then stood off ; pation—can see with these lenses ofivniabtim.autacih., laenss
magnify-
again for her cruising ground. The Euryalus,Magi_ rag power—and they do not require the frequent changes
cienne, and Merlin returned from the eastward, to the dangerous effects oTfhfurther powerful assistance. Deaf-
and anchored off Nargen at noon. The Com-1
i gees
y—New-bOivi.genauteide
mander-in-Chief, in his flag-ship the Duke of Wel- I entirely different from all others,of the
e xr a o r di-
lington, returned from Faro at 7 p.m. of the 20th ; i kind that has been, or probably ever can bye, prgodneed.
enables. deaf personsth to hear distinctly at church and at
y ereumltiipolveeadsr
at
nsdenistaatiffoonr
affords
sf
asilln gtinneg
assist-
on
of the eases of small pox have terminated I Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible ; it
fatally, and two more of her crew have been at- ;
tacked by the disease. Measles also are prevalent Er tili,c, acs:resnisbeinetsir; el
on board the Hogue. . race that possibly could be desired. 39 Albemarle-street,
Since the last year the Rwalaus hate displayed Piccadilly. Observe —opposite the yed Row,
. _ __ _..

We have great pleasure in calling attention to a pair
of very clever pictures, entitled " The Departure," and
"The Return," from the easel of Mr. A. Solomon, which
are- now on view at the gallery of Messrs. Colnaghi, Pall.
mall Knit, and from which those publi,hers are abou t
to bring out engravings. The paintings, taken in con.
junction, tell a most eloquent and pleasing story. The
first mentioned illustrates one of those simple yet touch-
ing occurrences'id common life—a family separation
and the scene is laid in one of the compartments of a
second-class railway carriage. This is occupied by a
sorrowful trio—a widowed mother, her son, and daughter
—evidently in an humble grade in the social scale. The
principal figure is that of the lad, a stout well-built
yaungster, attired in the plain but not unbecoming ha-
biliments of a sailor, and he is supposed to have just
entered the "service." and to be proceeding on his way
to Portsmouth, accompanied by the relatives we have
mentioned, to join his vessel. By the view of the
shipping in the distance, as caught through the carriage
window, the moment of final parting is apparently close
at hand, and the emotions to which this gives rise in the
breasts of each are most feelingly and truthfclly em-
bodied. The countenance of the boy indicates that,
whilst keenly alive to the impending separation, he has
braced up his nerves to bear it bravely, and has firmly re•
solved to do his duty afterwards. His p:de and grief-worn
parent, with his hand clasped in hers, bends fondly over
hito, as though eagerly tracing each darling feature with
as anxious fear that it may be for the last time, whilst
the poor little girl, sitting somewhat aloi.f, looks tearfully
on, scarcely yet fully alive to the painful void Itisabsence
will create in their domestic hearth. The minutely expres-
sive narrative which this picture conveys finds a respon-
sive chord in the warm corners of the heart, and herein
lies the true merit of the effort. In the companion to it
emotions of a very different, but no less inspiring nature
are called up. Here we see the self-same youth—after
the lapse of several years, which have bronzed his face
and added manliness to his form returning homewards
—but under what changed circumstances ! He now
rides in a first-class carriage, and has, by his bravery and
honourable conduct, attained the position of an officer,
whose gold-laced uniform he now wears. In the same
carriage are an elderly gentleman, unquestionably well-
to-do in the world, And his pretty, graceful daughter, to
whom the returned wanderer is speaking of

" Most disastrous chances ;
Of moving accidents by flcod and field;
Of hair 13, eacith 'scapes --."

The old gentlemln is listening with the deepest atten-
tion, and plainly spoken admiration of the young officer's
gallantry, but the sweet girl seems to be devouring every
word he says, whilst her maidenly blush and bright-
beaming eyes, turned full upon hiin, speak more for her
in favour of the youthful and laandsome hero than she
would trust her tongue to confess. Such an approving
look is indeed a reward which a brave man might feel
proud of. The executive portions of the pictures are be-
yond praise, and therefore need no further remark. The
• engravings are entrusted to the skilful hands of Mr. W.
H. Simmons, who will doubtless realise every expecta-
tion. There is no reason to fear but that they will be
eteeedingly popular.

MARKET DAY.

HAY MARKETS.

Swint:mt.:rm.—Meadow hay, 3' 03 to 51 5.3 Od ; clove'
ditto, 31 53 to 6' 6s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 lls per load.
Trade tolerably firm.
eDWIERLAND. Meadow 31 33 to 51 -8s ; clove'
ditto, :P 53 to 3' 63 ; and Earaw, 11 6e to 11 12s per load.
A fair average supply and a steady demand.
IV arrEcaiilm.—Nloadow hay, 3i Os to 5' ss; clovA
ditto, 3/ 5s to 61 6s ; a.nd straw, 11 5s to 1/ lls per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade firm.