The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-30 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

Mr. W. Llwellyn's (of Bristol) collection of English

Pictures.
This very choice collection of works of eminent
living masters was yesterday open for private ex-
hibition, at Messrs. Foster and Son's Gallery, 54,
Pall-mall. Among the more noticeable features of
the collection, are fine specimens by Danby, R.A.;
Stanfield, R.A. ; Creswick, RA.; Unwins, R.A.;
Poole, A.R.A.; Roberts, R.A. ; J. Martin ; Web-
ster, R.A. ; Stone, A.R.A. ; G. Lance, Sidney
Cooper, and O'Neil. The sale will take place on
Wednesday.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary left town on Wednesday, on a
visit to the Duke of Rutland, at Belvoir Castle.
The Marquis of Exeter leaves town this morning for
Burghley. The marchioness, who arrived in Grosvenor-
square a few days ago, left London yesterday for Lin-
colnshire. The fnAlly are not expected to come to town
for the season before May.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and family
return town to-day, for the season. The family have
been; at Ilatfield-house since last July.
The Countess of Hardwicke arrived in Portman-Square
on Wednesday morning, from Wimpole-hall. The noble
and gallant earl, we believe, purposes visiting Ireland,
in reference to the purchase of horses.
The Earl and Countess of Albemarle and the Ladies
Keppel have left Farrance's Hotel for Quiddenham Hall,
Norfolk.

The Rev. T. R. Brooke was presented to her Ma-
jec,ty at the Levee, on the 26th inst., by Mr. Wilbraham
Taylor.
PEMBROKE ROYAL DOCKYARD.—The Sutlej, a fine
50-gun frigate, will be launched here on the 17th of
April. She is about the last man-of-war of her class
that will be built without the steam auxiliary screw.
The other ships and works are progressing rapidly, as the
establishment is now employed from 5.45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
It appears from a Parliamentary return published
yesterday, that there are in the army 5,553 full-pay com-
missions, the total regulation value of which is
8,068,5351.

AUSTRALIA.—A nephew of one of our most respected
citizens has returned from Australia, after realising
100,0001., and holds lands there which enable him to
give 2,0001. to his brothers for conducting the estate.—
Limerick Chronicle.

Mr. W. P. Price, who resigned his seat for Glouces-
ter, in order to get rid of any disqualification that might
attach to him from the fact of his having accepted a
contract under Government for the erection of wooden
huts for the army in the Crimea, will, it is understood,
be re-elected without opposition.
The first half-yearly dividend on the Turkish loan has
been advertised for payment by Messrs. Palmer, Mac-
killop, and Co.
We have reason to believe that the Hon. James
Kenneth Howard will succeed Mr. T. F. Kennedy in
the office of Commissioner of Woods and Forests. We
have much satisfaction in stating that Sir John Herschel
will be succeeded as Master of the Mint by the dis-
tinguished Professor Graham, of University College,
now one of the Assayers.
RESTORATION OF POLAND.—A public meeting, IMMO
rously attended, was held in the Lecture-room, New-
castle-on-Tyne, on Wednesday lost, when resolutions
condemnatory of the war policy of the late and present
Administration, and asserting the expediency and justice
of the re-establishment of Poland, and the necessity for
Army and Parliamentary Reform (the latter to be
founded on universal manhood suffrage), were agreed to,
and petitions, embodying the above resolutions, were
ordered to be signed by the chairman, and forwarded to
Parliament.

LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—DEOLARATION OF THE POLL.
—March 29.—This day at 12 o'clock, his worship, the
mayor, attended by the town clerk, made an official de-
claration of the poll in front of the Town Hall. The
number of votes were—
For Mr. Ewart 5,718
For Sir S. G. Bonham 4,262

Majority for Evart 1,456
This announcement was received with loud cheers by the
Radicals, but the general result of the voting having
been so extensively known last night the formal an-
nonucement ereqtpl hut liqle int(re4`. Neither of the
' 'The mayor
.>t j,, • -ening; to :t i“:11)-
ber of the leading inhabitants of the town. Sir S. G.
Bonham and Mr. Ewart aro expected to be two of the
guest,.