The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-25 00:00:00

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE
COMPANY,
No. 11, Lombard-street, London, E.C.
Established 1821.
Subscribed Capital, Two Millions.
DIRECTORS.
Sir MINT() FARQUHAR, Bart., M.P., Chairman.
CHARLES WILLIAM CURTIS, Esq., Deputy Chairman.
Fienry Hulse Berens, Esq., John Labouchere, Esq.
Henry Bonham Carter, Esq. G. Shaw Lefevre, Esq.
Charles F. Devas, Esq. John Martin, Esq.
Francis Hart Dyke, Esq. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
Sir Walter R. Farquhar, Bart. James Morris, Esq.
James Goodson, Esq. Henry Norman, Esq.
Thomson Hanker, Esq., M.P Henry R. Reynolds, Esq.
.Tohn G. Hubbard, Esq., M.P. Abraham J. Robarts, Esq.
Fredk. H. Janson, Esq. Henry Vigne, Esq.
AUDITORS.
Lewis Loyd, Esq. I Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
Cornelius Paine, jun., Esq. Noel Whiting, Esq.
Thos. Tallemach, Esq., Secretary I Saml. Brown, Esq., Actuary

LIFE DEPA RTMENT.—UrmEn TIIE PRovirsiows or AN
ACT OF PARLIAMENT, this Company now offers to new In-
tlrers EIGHTY PER CENT. of the Profits, at Quinquennial
Divisions, or a Low Rate of Premium without participation of
Profits.

Since the establishment of the Company in 1821, the
Amount of Profits allotted to the Assured has exceeded in
rash value £660,000, which represents equivalent Reversionary
Bonuses of £1,058,000.

After the Division of Profits at Christmas, 1859, the Life
Assurances in force, with existing Bonuses thereon,
amounted to upwards of £4,730,000, the Income from the Lire
Branch £207,000 per annum, and the Life Assurance Fund,
ndependent of the capital, exceeded £1,618,000.
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LOCAL MILITIA and VOLUNTEER CORPS.—No
Extra Premium is required for service therein.
LOANS granted on Life Policies to the extent of their
values, if such value be not less than £5O.
ASSIGNMENTS OF POLICIES.—Written Notices of, re-
ceived and registered.
MEDICAL FEES paid by the Company, and no charge
or Policy Stamps.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.—lnsurances are effected upon
every description of property at moderate rates.
Losses caused by Explosion of Gas are admitted by this
Company.

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On Saturday afternoon the whole of 1,600 or
1,700 dogs entered for exhibition at the forthcom•
ing International Dog Show (to be opened to-day)
were received and placed in their allotted positions,
in the Agricultural Hall, Islington ; and there can
be no doubt that it is not only the most extensive,
but at the same time the most extraordinary collec-
tion of the canine species ever known in this or
any other country.
The show is separated into two divisions, first-,
" dogs used in field sports," to which the entire
area of the basement is devoted; and to the second
division, " dogs not used in field sports," to which
the galleries are appropriated. The animals are
placed upon platforms, in avenues extending the
whole length of the building, without being sepa-
rated into compartments, and the boards are deeply
covered with sawdust, which, at this period of the
year, is held to be better than straw. By this
means an uninterrupted view of the whole of the
lower area is obtained from the western gallery.
And when it is stated that the aggregate length of
the platforms exceeds two miles and a half, some
idea may be formed of the magnitude of the show.
The harriers and beagles, &c., are placed in
kennels surrounding the front of the orchestra,
whilst in the centre of the principle avenue there is
an enclosed kennel of large dimensions to be occu-
pied by the Duke of Beaufort's pack of hounds just
arrived from France. Each of these kennels is
surrounded by a light wire enclosure, in such a way
as not to impede the sight of the public. With
respect to the preliminary arrangements, consider-
abla difficulty in the outset was experienced in con-
sequence of a sudden break down in the health of a
gentleman connected with the Birmingham show,
whose assistance had been depended upon by the
secretary, Mr. Sidney, but fortunately Mr. William
Brailsford, head keeper to the Earl of Lichfield,
kindly came to his aid in the emergency, and thus
the difficulties referred to have been surmounted.
The show is divided into 66 classes, 40 being de-
voted to the sporting and the remaining 26 to dogs
not used in field sports, and the prizes will exceed
£l,OOO in money. The sporting division consists of
foxhounds, harriers, beagles, bloodhounds, otter-
hounds, deerhounds, foreign hounds, greyhounds,
pointers (large and small size), setters, foreign
pointers or setters, retrievers, spaniels, and Clamber
spaniels. The second division comprises sheep dogs,
mastiffs, Mount St. Bernards, Newfoundlands, bull-
dogs, bull-terriers, white smooth-haired terriers,
black and tan terriers, Skye terriers, Dandy Din.
monts, Italian greyhounds, King Charles spaniels,
Blenheim spaniels, and English toy terriers. Be-
sides these there are classes for British and foreign
lapdogs, monster dogs of any kind, for the smallest
well-shaped and healthy dogs, and for other fancy
breeds, poodles, pugs, Pomeranian, Dalmatian,
Chinese, &c.
First and foremost amongst the sporting dogs,
which will be sure to attract the attention of the
public, are the kennels containing the harriers, and
in which his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
is a competitor. The three couple exhibited by his
Royal Highness are described, in sporting parlance,
to be exceedingly " neat and clever" specimens;
they are, however, somewhat thrown into the shade
by an adjoining pen, which belong to Mr. Thomas
Colly er, and which are of such a size that they may
almost be taken for foxhounds. Earl Brownlow has
also a kennel in this class, and there are some other
very fine specimens of the breed. The deerhound
classes are exceedingly fine, as well as numerous,
but the pointers are stated by those who understand
the matter to be the best show of that class of dogs
ever exhibited. Lord Stamford has some extra-
ordinary specimens in both these classes. In the
deerhound classes his lordship's dog Bran is a truly
splendid animal, standing over 31 inches in height.
Brenda, the mother of Bran, for which Lord Stam-
ford gave 150 guineas, is in the same class, as well
as his lordship's celebrated deerhound bitch Ven-
geance, which has taken the first prize in her class
on two previous occasions when she has been ex-
hibited ; in the pointer class his lordship exhibits
his pointer Ben, aged three years and three months,
the muscular development of which animal is ex-
traordinary. Whilst the bloodhounds are in full
force and of exceeding beauty and extraordinary
power of limb, there is not so great a show of grey-
hounds. There is, however, an excellent collection
of retrievers, spaniels, and other sporting dogs.
To the public generally who are not so much
acquainted with the excellence and value of the
animals in the sporting division, there can be no
doubt that the upstairs or non-sporting department
will afford the greatest amount of interest as
well as amusement. Here will in all probability
be found not only the largest but the smallest, as
well as the shortest nosed dog in the world ; and to
read on the tickets the fabulous amount of value
which their owners attach to them, the visitors will
be led to believe that some of the specimens are
worth more than their weight in gold. In one in-
stance, a Skye terrier, revelling in the somewhat
Irish name of Garry, No. 1,297, in Class 56, is
ticketed up at the modest price of £1,500. There
are no end of tickets assessing the value of the toy
dogs at sums varying from £5O to £lOO and £500;
but of course it is understood that these are prohi-
bitory prices, and that the owners do not wish to
part with them ; bnt in other cases vary great value
appears to be attached to the specimens. In this
department there will be found serious dogs, comic
dogs, pleasant dogs, and surly dogs ; dogs with long
noses and dogs with short noses; dogs with long,
others with short tails ; some without tails at all;
and others of that peculiar class that it requires a
great amount of perseverance to discover which is
the head, or which is the tail of the animal. Some
of the pet dogs are not only indulged with cushions
of satin and velvet, but positively there are others
which are encased in mahogany and glass houses,
with perforated roofs, and who appear to be fully
aware of their superior and aristocratic position.
Colonel the Hon, Fulke Greville, of the Ist Life
Guards, has two specimens of this description ;
whilst Mrs. Delarue exhibits, it is believed, the two
smallest black and tan terriers in the kingdom,
either being able to occupy a pint pot for a dog-
house, with room to spare. There is an extraordl-
nary-looking King Charles spaniel, named Jumbo,
the value of which the owner fixes at £lOO. The
Italian greyhound classes are exceedingly beautiful,
and there is one little fellow, answering to the name
of Silvey, for which 100 guineas is also demanded.
The shows of mastiffs and watch-dogs are truly
splendid ; but the most noble creature in
the whole exhibition is a Pyrenean wolf-dog,
exhibited by Mr. S. R. Block, of Barnet. That
useful class of animals, the Scotch sheep dogs,
or collies, es they are termed, ere very numerous,
and are considered to be splendid specimens ; but
although the Newfoundlands are strong in number,
they do not appear to be either so fine or pure in
breed as we have seen them. Amongst the novel-
thieasTvehthaet hrenrtteee ised the Turkish guard dog of Trebizond,
the fish-hatching apparatus, and other useful and
interesting subjects-for inspection.
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of persons. An example of the saying of the French
philosopher had been seen in the late Sir G. C.
Lewis. That statesman, after having been for a
lengthened period engaged in politics, could readily
turn his mind to the study of astronomy and of an-
cient literature. But for recreation the great ma-
jority required a change of employment. The
grandson of Sir Thomas More had told them that
that great man had said—" Let virtue be your meat
and play your sauce." They all knew the proverb
that all work and no play made Jack a dull boy.
The application of all this was patent to their
minds. It was his desire to encourage them in the
prosecution of art, but they would not be surprised
if he said something which might seem to be dis-
couraging. He wished to guard them against the
danger of imagining that because they had a cer-
tain amount of skill in art they were therefore to
suppose they were possessed of genius, and under
that influence to neglect their ordinary calling. No
mistake could be greater than that. He would say
that the skill which enabled young men to excel to
a certain extent, and to elicit the admiration of those
in their own circle, did not necessarily constitute
genius. It might be compared to a meteor in the
heavens, whereas genius was like ttie sun,
which
feared nothing and overcame every obstacle. Ge
nius required no ftE sist an ce. It gave to the possessor
a calm confidence which did not cause him to look
with contempt on the efforts of others, but enabled
him to feel that ho had within him a spark of the
heavenly light which not only illuminated his own
mind, but disposed him to transmit that light to
those around him. The Cardinal then went on to
observe that genius, although placed in the most
unfavourable circumstances, would be sure to ma-
nifest itself in some way or other. In support
of the statement he adduced the names of men
who had been eminent in painting, poetry, the
knowledge of languages, mechanics, &e., and
among others those of Burns, Hogg, the Ettrick
Shepherd, Tynner, the professor of geometry at
Berlin, Elihu Burritt, and Cardinal Mezzofanti.
He next proceeded to remark that the students in
their ordinary calling would find that their know-
ledge of art would meet with commercial apprecia-
tion. He advised all the students to persevere, re-
iterating at the same time his argument that their
genius would, if they possessed it, find an oppor-
tunity for making itself known. He closed his ad-
dress, which was listened to with marked attention
throughout, and frequently applauded, by warning
the students never to apply their pencils to the pro-
duction of vicious works, but to remember that in
all they did their duty was to promote the well-
being of mankind and the glory of God.