The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-04 00:00:00

MR. DISRAELI.

It seems good for Mr. Disraeli in the House of Commons
to put on a mask, and to veil his thoughts under a heavy,
impassive, not to say wooden look. It does not do for a
party leader to "wear his heart upon his sleeve for claws to
peck at." An orator upon the other side, whose glance fell
upon a kindling eye or a meaning smile, would anticipate
the coming retort, and ward off the shaft. So the Conser-
vative leader in the Commons bag cultivated a slow and
and solemn look with so much success, that he might be
taken for a country gentleman whose soul is in his beeves,
and who has no higher earthly wish than a little more rain
for his turnips. This is the mock, factitious Disraeli. The
real Disraeli was painted years ago for the title•page of his
love-novels, when he was
" The wondrous boy
Who wrote Alroy."
He was then a dreamy, impulsive, poetical enthusiast.
Afterwards came a later stage of development, when he
adopted a political career, and made a late first Minister
writhe under his brilliant lampoons. Mr. Phillip has with
consummate skill combined these two phases of Mr. Disraeli's
career. The eyes and upper part of the face indicate the
poetry and pathos appertaining to the imaginative faculty,
while the mocking smile on the lips betrays a Voltairean
faculty of satire and sarcasm. Just such a smile was seen
on his face one night before the Whitsuntide recess, when
the Premier, alarmed at some defections behind him on the
Churchward contract, summoned his Chancellor of the
Exchequer and Frederick Peel to his side, and seemed
to be hinting his doubts that their position was untenable,
and had better be abandoned to avoid defeat. Disraeli, with
curling lip and Mephistophilean expression, watched by
turns the astute Premier and his earnest but indiscreet
Chancellor of the Exchequer, who loves conflict, and ap-
peared to argue against surrender. Such a face as Mr.
Phillip has painted will illustrate many a biting and scathing
passage in "Hansard," while it will give the political bio-
grapher a key to a certain excess of imagination which has
been the cause of many of Mr. Disraeli's party failures, but
which may yet be schooled down to success by the bitter
practical lessons of experience.
SIR BULWER-LYTTON.
Sir E. Bulwer- Lytton here appears with a face as hand-
some and picturesque as a Spanish portrait by Velasquez,
and as intellectual as any man of ancient family ought to
look.

MR. CARDWELL.
onder is Mr. Cardwell, blue-eyed and of red whiskers
—who, composed, sedate, but not too courageous, lectures
the house with the gravity and sententiousness of a pro-
fessor, who never made a joke, and rarely seems to enjoy
one.

MR. GLADSTONE.
Yonder, too, is the thoughtful and eloquent ,features of
the great orator of his time—the Achilles of the Ministerial
bench—the n ble advocate of Poerio and of Italian indepen-
dence—the exponent of Homer and the Homeric age—the
scholar, statesman, financier, and political philosopher—
Mr. Gladstone. At Eton he was known as "the handsome
Gladstone," but time, study, perpetual conflict, and the
incessant activity of a mind that wears out its scabbard,
base cut deep lines of thought and care upon the earnest
features, so that in broad daylight he seems like one of
those grim stone faces which look down upon you from arch
and buttress as you pace the aisles of some old Gothic
cathedral.

MR. HENLEY.
Here, finally, is Mr. Henley, in his high coloured buff
waistcoat. The lace is radiant with shrewd sense. It is
eminently English—the incarnation of practice as op-
posed to theory—the embodiment of the right honour-
able gentleman's favourite exclamation, " That is all very
well, but how will this bill work ?" Mr. Henley is looking
at a bill, and if, when he rises, he is heard to say, " What
do I find in this bill ?" the author of the measure, if ate in-
dependent member, may as well withdraw it at once. No
living speaker excels Mr. Henley in homely, nervous, idio-
matic English. In committee on a bill nothing escapes his
microscopic eye, and he is evidently scrutinising the clauses
of the measure before him with wolfish and eviscerating
intentions.

UNITED STATES MAIL.—
York The Liverpool, Ne, and P w
The
Steamship Company's screw
steamer City of Manchester, Captain lialcrow, sailed yes-
terday from Liverpool for New York, with the United
States mail. Besides the mail ehe also took out a fuh
cargo, and had 25 cabin pauengers.

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, June 2.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and
Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday morning,
and in the afternoon Walked and drove, accompa-
nied by Princess Helena.

Princess Helena went out riding in the morning.
Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince
Arthur went to Invercauld.

Dr. Caird left the Castle yesterday morning.

The Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cam-
bridge, and the Princess Mary leave town this morning for
Ascot, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
Princess of 'Wales at the Royal Stand.

The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Staf-
ford House, St. James's, on Tuesday, to pass the Ascot
race week with the Duchess (Dow.) of Sutherland, at
Cliefden House, near Maidenhead.
The Prince and Princess Bandini have arrived
at Claridge's Hotel, from Rome.

The Earl and Countess Warwick and family
come to town on Friday, from Warwick Castle, for the

season.

The Earl and Countess Spencer returned yester-
day from Clifton, near Bristol, and for the present are
staying at Viscount Clifden's villa at Roehampton.
The Earl of Westmoreland has arrived at the
Bedford Hotel, Brighton,

The Earl of Essex was married yesterday at
Trinity Church, Chelsea. to Lady Louisa Boyle, the eldest
daughter of the Viscountess Dungarvan. The earl had been
previously married, having espoused, in 1825, Lady Caro •
line Capel, daughter of the eighth duke of St. Albans, but
was left a widower in 1862.

The Countess Apponyi will have a bail at Chan
dos House on Tuesday next, the 9th inst.

Viscount Marsham, the eldest son of the Earl of
Romney, is about to be married to Lady Constance Hast-
ings, the youngest daughter of the late Marquis of Hast-
ings, and of Barbara, Baroness Grey de Ruthyn.
Lady Edith Abney Hastings has arrived in town
from the Lord Warden Hotel, Dover.

Lady Bailey has left her Mansion in Beigrave
square for her country seat in South Wales.
_ _

Lady Catherine Alien's ball is fixed for the 23d
of June.

The Count and Countess Coudenhove have ar.
rived at Claridge's Hotel, from Perla.

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.

The society's second grand fete and flower show,
or what may be termed the first summer exhibition,
was held yesterday in their picturesque gardens in
the Regent's-park, and was truly a glorious summer
display of Flora's favourites. In the vast amphi-
theatrical marquee, arranged on grassy banks, were
splendid roses, dazzling azaleas, curious and beauti
ful orchids, gorgeous pelargoniums and cinerarias,
and many beautiful and rare plants too numerous
to mention. The roses were very fine and well
grown. Among them were some varieties called
Auguste Mu, Paul Perms, and Lmlia, all delicate
coloured and very fine ; a pretty little white noisette
called Miss Gleg ; and among the tea-scented, Ma-
dame Villennor and The President. There were
also some very beautifully variegated petunias,
some fine large flowered gloxinias, and curiously
marked mimulue, bizarre pansies, very fine verbenas,
a dwarf peach tree, full of fruit, a fine specimen of
the lattire plant with leaves like skeletons or lattice
work ; splendid grapes, good cherries, strawberries,
&c., and many more beauties and curiosities.
The American plants exhibited by Mr. Waterer
are now in full bloom, and form quite an exhibition
of themselves, rivalling the general display.
The bands of the Ist and 2d Life and the Royal
Horse Guards (Blue) were in attendance, and played
numerous selections.

The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary of
Cambridge honoured the garden with their presence.
Subjoined is the list of prizes :
EXTRA GOLD MEDAL-16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants :
Mr R. Peed, gardener to Mrs TreAdwell, St. John's Lodge,
Norwood. 30 Exotic Orchids Mr G. Baker, gardener to
E. Bassett, Esq., Stamford-hill.
LARGE GOLD MERAL —l6 Stove and Greenhouse Plants :
Mr J. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Lower
Cheam, Surrey. 20 Exotic Orchids : Mr W. Mitford,
gardener to E. M. Morland, Esq.
MEDIUM GOLD MEDAL-16 Stove and Greenhouse
Plants : Mr R. Baxendine, gardener to H. Smallpiere,
Esq., Guildford, Surrey. 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants :
Messrs Fraser, nurserymen, Leyton, Essex. 10 Stove and
Greenhouse Plants : Mr H. Chilman, gardener to Mrs
Smith, Ashtead, Ep-om. 10 Roses, in pots: Mr W. Paul,
Waltham-cross. 20 Exotic Orchids : Mr E Peed. 12
Exotic Orchids : Mr C. Penny, gardener to H. H. Gibbs,
Esq., Regent's-park.

GOLD MEDAL-10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants : Mr 0.
Rhodes, Sydenham, Kent. 10 Stove and Greenhouse
Plants : Mr Wheeler, gardener to J. Phrlpot, Esq., Stam-
ford-hill. 10 Cape Heaths : Messrs Jackson and Son,
Kingston. 8 Cape Heaths : Mr B. Peed. 10 Roses, in
pots : Messrs Lane and Son, Berkhampsteed. 8 Exotic
Orchids: Mr S. Mosley, Cheshunt, Revs. 12 Exotic Or-
chids : Mr T. Page. 12 Pelargoniums : Mr C. Turner.
12 Pelargoniums : Mr T. Bailey, gardener to T. Drake,
Esq., Amersham.
LARGE SILVER-GILT MEDAL-10 Stove and Greenhouse
Plants : Mr W. Cutbush, Bernet, Herts. 10 Stove and
Greenhouse Plants : Mr Wm. Kailo, gardener to Earl
Lovelace, Ripley, Surrey. 6 Stove and Greenhouse Plants:
Mr T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq. 10 Cape Heaths .
Mr 0. Rhodes. 8 Cape Heaths: Mr T. Page. 6 Roses,
in pots : Mr T. Terry, gardener to C. W. Puller, Esq. 6
Azaleas :Mr C. Penny, gardener to H. H Gibbs, Esq 6
Azaleas : Mr C. Turner, nurseryman. 12 Exotic Orchids :
Mr Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus. 6 Exotic Or-
chids : Mr J. Wiggins, gardener to W. Beck, Esq., Morton
Cottage. Oak Lodge, Clapham-park, Isleworth. 6 Fuchsias:
Mr Gardner, gardener to J. Stoller, Esq. 12 Pelargoniums :
Messrs J. and J. Fraser. 10 Pelargoniums : Mr J.
Shrimpton, gardener to A. T. Doxath, Esq., Putney-
heath.
LARGE SILVER MEDAL,— 6 Stove and Greenhouse
Plants : Mr Tegg, gardener to Baron Hambro, Roehamp-
ton, Surrey. 6 Cape Heaths : Mr H. Chilman. 6 Exotic
Orchids : Mr G. Smith, gardener to the Duke of Northum-
berland, Sion House. 6 Fancy Pelargoniums : Mr C.
Turner. 6 Fancy Pelargoniums : Mr T. Bailey.
Above 15,000 tickets were sold.