The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-25 00:00:00

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exposed,
The forgery of antiquities, whi4 fraM fre-
quentlyand denounced at the meetings of
archaeological societies, formed the subject of the
lecture at the Royal Institution last evening, by
Mr. John Evans. The practice of counterfeiting
and forging antiquities is by no means a modern
one, some instances of it having been known in the
16th century, but it has been carried to such an ex-
tent in more recent times, that of many kinds of
antiques there are more fraudulent than genuine
ones. Mr. Evans noticed the different forgeries in
various materials, commencing with those in
earthenware, and proceeded to describe the pro-
cesses adopted to impose on the unwary. The
frauds consist not only in imitating antique
models, but in inventing objects that were never
made by the ancients, and also in giving fictitious
value to real antiques by altering them so as
,to
appear of more ancient date. Very high prices have
been often given for these forgeries, as much as
£2OO having been paid for objects that- arc quite
worthless ; but the attention that has been drawn

to the subject by Mr. Syers Ciuning, Mr. Gunstone,
and others, has tended to diminish the trade and to
reduce the price. Mr. Evans mentioned the manner
in which the dealers sometimes contrive to dispose
of their wares. A respectably dressed man calls on
a country collector of antiquities, and tells him that
a " maiden lady" lately residing iu a neighbouring
town, who had a very valuable collection of ancient
china, had died and bequeathed the whole to a rela-
tion at some distance, who did not care for such
things, and was willing to dispose of them for le.ss than
their real value. The man then produces some speci-
mens having the figures on them which the country
collector knows indicate great antiquity and rarity,
and the sum for which they are offered is so
low that he is tempted to purchase, and thinks
he has got a great bargain, though they arc
really worth nothing. Mr. Evans said he had in
his own possession one of these " maiden lady's"
collections, and a friend of his has another, on
which he greatly prides himself, Mr. Evans not
having the cruelty to undeceive him. In some in-
stances really antique porcelain is altered by having
the glaze scraped off and introducing words and
dates to give a greater appearance of antiquity, and
in other cases earthenware is manufactured, the
number of Roman lamps being prodigious. Coins
afford fine scope for the counterfeiters, who either

cast from original coins, or forge them, or alter the
dates. A great variety of images and medals of all

kinds may be purchased, which the vendors allege

have been found in various diggings in and about
London, the Thames embankment having been a
most prolific source for the production of antiquities
of all ages. Mr. Gunstone, for the purpose of de-
tecting some of these frauds, went to a vendor of
images, said to have been found in the mud of
the Thames, and asked to see the image of a bishop
which he said he had heard the man possessed. The
fellow said his brother was not within, and asked

Mr. Gunstone to describe the kind of figure he

meant. He then drew a sketch, and said he would

call again. The next daythe image of the bishop, an

exact counterpart of his sketch, was produced with
the word " fabricator" impressed on it, that having
been the name Mr. Gunstone had given the bishop
in his sketch. From the forgeries of works on metal,
Mr. Evans next proceeded to consider those of stone
implements, of which he exhibited many specimens.

The forgeries of this kind, he said, are often so well
executed that it is difficult to detect them, but a
practised eye can generally distinguish the forged
from the genuine by their general character. It

must not, therefore, be supposed that practised

archaeologists may be deceived in their estimation of
the antiquity of stone implements and other articles.
He admitted, however, in the case of the bones and
implements found in the river-bed deposits that the •

numbers of these had vastly increased since it was

known that they could be sold. On the lecture
table there were placed a great variety of forged

antiquities of all kinds, and others were exhibited

in the library.

HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF
THE CHEST, BROMPTOII.—The quarterly court of
the governors of this splendid charity was held yesterday
at the hospital ; the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., V.P., in
the chair. Among the governors present were Sir Peter
Van Notten Pole, Bart., Lieut.-General the Hon. T. Ash-
burnham, Capt. the Hon. Francis Maude, Colonel Frederick
Paget, Samuel Whitbread, Esq., M.P., Dr. Dickson, Beau-
mont Hankey, Esq., H. A. Bosanquet, Esq., T. P. Beck-
with, Esq., John Ball, Esq., and J. H. Wilson, Esq. The
minutes of former courts, &c., having been read, the secre-
tary proceeded to read the report of the committee of
management, from which it appeared that little had trans-
pired during the last quarter calling for special remark.
The governors were assured of the undiminished demands
upon the resources of the charity, and of its continued
usefulness both amongst the in and the out patients. The
largest number of beds that could be made available in the
present building was 210, and the whole of these were in
use, but were far too few to meet the pressure for admis-
sion. Tho " Home" at the Manor House, Chelsea (the
original Consumption Hospital), proved a useful auxiliary,
by admitting some of the applicants whilst waiting
to be received into the hospital. The committee
noticed with much gratification the steady increase
in the annual subscriptions. This very important.
source of income, even when added to the revenue from
ground-rents, did not yield enough to meet the yearly
expenditure by nearly £4,000, so that the committee had
no option but to invoke the continued assistance of the
public in order to supply this large deficiency. The com-
mittee had received information of the following legacies
since the last court, viz. :—Colonel Onslow Baker, £lOO
(duty free) ; Miss Maria Harman, £l9 195.; Mrs. Charlotte
Gell, £2OO (duty free); Mrs. Morgan, £5OO (duty free) ;
Mrs. Ramsden, £5O. The numbers of in-patients admitted
since the 24th of November was 231; discharged, many
greatly relieved, 174 ; died, 64 ; new out-patient cases,
1743. The report having been adopted on the motion of
the chairman, seconded by Sir Peter Van Notten Pole,
Bart, the proceedings terminated by a cordial vote of
thanks to the chairman.

A NOVELTY IN SHOPLIFTING.—On Monday even-
ing a gentleman entered the shop of Mr. Thomas
Lawrence, Queen-street, Wolverhampton, who keeps a
tailor's and draper's shop. Lying on the counter were
three overcoats, ready for packing. Mr. Lawrence ob-
served that his visitor carried a square black box, such as
commercial travellers are sometimes seen with, and he
also observed that the black box wag deposited on the
counter. The stranger, anxious to proceed to business,
produced a card indicating that he was a traveller in
the shirt collar and tie line ; and, immediately after
producing the card, he opened the one side of the box,
and pressed Mr. Lawrence to make a purchase. That
gentleman was not inclined to speculate, and told
the stranger so, when a second person entered the
shop. This second visitor speculated in a collar, and then
inquired the price of an article in the window. The first
visitor drew back from the counter, at the request of the
shopkeeper. As the latter, however, reached for the
article in the window, the sham commercial man advanced
to the counter, turned his box round, lifted it on his arm,
hoped for "better success at his next turn," and retired.
Mr. Lawrence's " customer" soon followed suit, leaving
that gentleman an opportunity of observing that his three
coats had disappeared also. Outside of Mr. Lawrence's
shop the "traveller" and the " customer" changed Place! ;
the "customer" entering a second shop as traveller. Again
a card is produced—this time the business to be transacted
is in the wadding trade—again the box is produced, and
again one of the sides is opened, exposing a few samples of
wadding. A "neat thing"
haying been picked up in the
wadding establishment,
the pair visited a house in which
mourning jewellery is sold. Here they opened a third side
ignorance of how the theft
of their box—and after transacting some business they
and plundered, too, under his
again retire, leaving the shopkeeper to make the discovery
thatheyahas
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tendh
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nTboa-covers
work on a pivot, and by
he in plundered,
entire
I a neat arrangement of the interior, on being pressed down
the side next the articles to be received gives way, and by
an easy turn of the box the article is safely caged. The
strictest observation would not detect the mode of working.
BREAX.FAST BEVERAGE.—Homoelpathio practitioners,
and the medical profession generally, recommend cows
as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doe-
trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country
there were to be obt fined no preparations of cocoa either at•
tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut
was either supplied is the crude state, or so unskilfully
manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London,
llomceopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 1819 to turn
his attention to this subject, and at length succeeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first
to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined
by the perfect trituration it receives in the process it passes
thro•igh. as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach.
For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a most deli-
cious aroma. Dr. Hassell, in his woi k, "Food and its
Adulteratio :3," says -"Capon contains a great variety of im-
portant nutritive principles—every ingrediset necessary to
the growth and sustenance of the body." Again : "As a
nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than either coffee
or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a
breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. secured
in tin-lined alb., alb., and 11b. labelled packets, and sold by
all grocers, Confectioners, and ohemists.--EADrAI

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Second
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the
BRITISH NATION LIFE ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION
will be beld at the Offices of the Association, 316, Regent-
street, London, cn MONDAY, the 6th day of March,
1565, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, for the purpose of
tor& m'ng the Resolutions passed at an Extraordinary
General Meeting of this A ssocia ion held on Saturday, the
25th day of Febru try, 1865, empowering the Directors, under
the 2224 clause of their Deed of Settlement, to effect an
Union of another Assurance Company and this Association.
By order of the Board.
HENRY LAKE, Manager.

Feb. 25,1565.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
Sole Manager and i,irector, Mr. W. Harrison.
T I lIS EVEN IN(x th; performance will commence with
the new °per., LARA. .PralCipal characters by Nessrs.
Swift, G. Honey. Forbe4, Teri ott, and Iterivvick; M secs
Lou.sa l'ync, Ccttrell. But riugton, and Uomtr.
Conductor, Signor ARDIT I.
A I ter the o;lera will be given the Burlesque, entitled THE
I lON AM) THE UNICORN. Diincipalcharacters, Messrs.
Rouse, Anderson, &c. ; Misses E. Cottrell, Furtado.
To conclude wth the ,UKAI,.II) Tli.A.ziOßlidll lON
SCES E.
Doors open at Halt -past Six. Commence at Seven.
•

ROYAL ENG-LISli OPERA, COVENT-
G ARD EN.
(Opera Company. Limited.)
THIS EVENING a new Opera. in one act, entitled THE
RIVER. seurrE. The music by Frank Mori, the words by
George Linley. Charaa,era by Messrs. G. Perrin, Weiss, A,
Cook, Lyall, E. Dussek, and Mdme Florence Lancia.
Conductor, Mr. A. MELLON.
Alter which, at a quarter-past 8, the Grand and highly
successful Pantomime, CINDERELLA. Magnificent Ice-
ncry and gorgeous accessories.
Commen:e at Seven.

THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,
&tanagers, Messrs. E. Falconer and 1. B. Chatterton.,,

THIS EVENING, Sir E. L. Buiwer Lytton's Play of
RICHELIEU: Messrs. Phelps, Waiter Lacey, H. Marston,
E. Phelps, Neville, Sinclair; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, &hits H.
lloward, ttc.

Alter which, the Grand Christmas Pantomime, HOP O'MY
THUMB AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS; or, Harlequin
and the Ogre of the Seven-League Boots : Messrs. G. 13 el-
more, Tom Matthews, G. Weston, Master Percy Roselle, Am.
Misses Lydia Thompson. B. Lcclercq, ac. ; Messrs. Boleno,
C. Lauri, W. A. Barne,,, T. Morris, Cormack, Saville ; Mdme.
IMeno, the Misses Gunniss, and Signor Tescano.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Lessee. Me. .
THIS EVENING, FISH OUT oFßuckstone WATER. Mr. Comp-
ton ; Miss Caroline Bill, &c.
To be followe 1 by DAVID GARRICK. Messrs.
Chippendale, Sothern, Isuckstone, Rogers, Clark, Coe, Wea-
the: sby, &a ; Mesdames Moore, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, &C.
After which, LORD DUNDREA. RV MARRIED AND
DONE FOR Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Braid, Gordon,
Clark, White, Coe, WeAthersby, &c. ; Mesdames Snowdon,
11111, &c
With PRINCESS SPRINGTIME. Mr. Compton, Miss L.
Eseley.
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To commence at 7.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELP
rroprhstor and MAnit4or. air. Is. Of
MIS EVENING, ICI ON PAELE FRANCAIS. Mr.
J. L. Tool, Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, bliss K. Kelly,
Mrs. Billlngton, Mrs. IL Lewis.
Alter which, the Cemic Drama of MASKS AND FACES ;
or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webster,
Messrs. Paul Bedford, Biilington, Ashley. Stuart, C. Smith,
Mrs. Stirling, Miss 11. Simm±. and Mrs. isillington.
To conclude with DARK DOINGS IN THE
BOARD BY TRIG KNOT rING'E it BROVIIERS. Messrs.
J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford; Mrs. A. Mellon.

Commence at 7.

--n OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
_11) Under the Sole Management of Mr. rechter.
THIS EVE'NINti, SI3IPSON AND CO. Messrs. S.
Emery, C. llorsman, C.,llett ; Mesdames C. Horsman, It en-
rade, E. Boyce, and Elswortay..
Alter which, at halt-past 8, a New Drama, entitled THE
ROADSIDE INN. I{,bert lida:taire, Mr. r eehter. Messrs.
Widdicomb, C. Horsman. l itzpatricic, Garden, Moreland,
Raymond, Vollett; Mesdames Escorthy and R. Percy.
To conclude with TWO IN THE MORNING. Messrs.
Ilriadleomb and Eme y.
Doors open at Hall-past Six.
The Box-office open daily from El,v n till Five.

I`YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
ti Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
t'HIS EVENING, a new Extravaganz', entitled THE
MAGIC HORSE AND THE ICE MAIDEN I ItINCESI.
Atter which, THE STREETS Ote LONDON. Messrs.
Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. 3lurray, J. Nelson, H.
Forre,icr. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Maiston, Miss Emma
Barnett, and Miss Fanny Ciwynne,

IOYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough.
T lIIS EVENING, at 7, THE WILFUL WARD. Mr.
Belfold; Miss Palmer.
After which, the great Comic Drama, MILKY WHITE
e.ers. Craven, Stoyle, Jame»; antid Swan borough.
To conclude wthT dE " GRIN" BUAI : Mr. Fenton,
; Mesdames Laynham,Simown, Johnstone, Sze.

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