The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-26 00:00:00

The Works of the late John Leech,

Yesterday Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods,
by order of the executrix and for the benefit of the
family, commenced the sale of the extensive collec-
tion of sketches made by the late Mr. John Leech,
comprising; as the catalogue states, " the original
designs for the political cartoons and pictures of life
and character which appeared in Punch during the
last 20 years ; also the designs for the comic his-
tories, Ingoldsby Legends,' Jorrock's Hunt,'
' Ask Mamma,' ' Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds,'
and other sporting novels." Included in the sale
are some water-colour drawings and pictures in oil.
Three days will be occupied in the disposal of the
collection, which comprise about 650 lots. Many
of the sketches are mere outlines, while others show
a considerable amount of finish, yet all possess con-
siderable value as relics of the great caricaturist of
the age, and, as- such, will increase in value with the
lapse of years. The sale was well attended during
the day by friends of the artist and connoisseurs,
who took the earliest opportunity of securing a me-
mento of the deceased, but most of the lots sold yes-
terday were bought by dealers, either on their own
account or on commission. The first part of the
collection on each day consists of several small
sketches arranged on one sheet by Messrs. Millais,
Arthur Lewis, and Richard Doyle, and all framed
and glazed. The pictures and sketches, and some
of the more important sketches, are reserved for
Thursday, the last day of the sale. Amongst those
sold yesterday the following may be mentioned.
Many will be recognised by readers of Punch, either
by the mere names, or by the slight descriptions
appended :

Lot 1. "Brown (who is excitable)—Hi there, Jones, Net!
Net ! or I shall lose him," &c.; and two others, £5 ss. 2.
Private Theatricals; Valuable Addition to an Aquarium,
&c. (4), £4 15s. 3. A nice Game at Billiards, &c. (4) £5 ss.
4. Might is Right, &c. (4), £6. 5. Something like a Brother;
A Prodigious Nuisance ; La Mode, and one other (4), £5.
6. Filling up the Census Paper ; The Weather and the
Parks ; " Cabby—Let yer out ? that's a good un, not afore
you pays for breaking my springs," and ono other (4),
£6 10s. 7. Every Lady'her own Bathing Machine; Eng-
lish Darlings Reflected in a French Mirror, &c. (4), £6
16s. 6d. 8. Dramatic; The Invalid; A Deal, &c. (9), £B.
9. A Sketch at a Steeplechase ; the Brook Jump ; Poor
Fellow, &c. (6), £lO 10s. 10. " Thieves ! thieves ;" The
Rising Generation, &c. (9), £lO. 11. John Bull's Alien
Act—" Paterfamilias, with his usual prudence and fore-
sight, orders a quantity of beer of the October brewing,"
&c. (4), £5 ss. 12. Recollection of a Jolly Old Pater-
familias ; " False alarm, surely " &c. (4), £23 2s. 13.
Pluck—Master Cock Robin—" I tell you what, Uncle
Charles, if you're at all nervous about the garotters, I will
walk home, with you," &c. (4), £5 10s. 14. Private Thea-
tricals—" t4smay of Mr. James Jessamy on being told that
he will spoil the whole thing if he dosen't shave off his
whiskers ;" Officious Proctor, &c. (4), £ll lls. 15-
" Come along, Fido—a pet ;" Fly Fishing, &c. (4), £5 ss.

16. Recreations in Natural History, &c. (4), £5 ss. 17.
Observations Abroad (by a prejudiced man), &c. (6), £6
16s. 6d. 18. Taste—" That's a stunning pin, Frank—
Yaas, I've got a set of waistcoat buttons to match, look
jolly at night, I assure yah !" Scene in a Man's Rooms in
the Temple, &c. (4), £5 15s. 6d. 19. Arrival of those dis-
tinguished Lions, the Hippopotamus, and the great Tor-
toise, &c. (4), £7 7s. 21. Dress Circle at Punch and Judy;
Some like One Thing and Some like Another, &c. (4), £l5
15s. 23. Taking it Coolly; The Last Day at the Sea Side;
Paterfamilias has his Holiday at the Sea Side, &c. (4),
£lO 10s. 21. "Our friend Arry Belville is so knocked all
of a heap by the beauty of the foreign fish-girls, that he
offers his 'and and 'art to the lovely Pauline ;" " 0 dear !
that regular family next door are having their chimney
swept again," &c. (4), £l6 ss. 6d. 25. Some Foreigners
that Mr. Bull can very well Spare ; the Waltonians, &c.
_ _ _ _ _

(5), £l4 4s. 6d. 26. A Sketch at Biarritz ; Jones and his
First Born, &c. (4), £9 19s. 6d. 27. A Sketch at Ramsgate ;
The Moustache Movement ; A Son and Heir ; Romance
and Reality <4), £l2 Is. 6d. 31. A little Rowlands' Macas-
sar wanted Somewhere ; A Pretty State of Things, &c. (4),
£9 9s. 33. Major Aldershot returning from Parade ; At
Aldershot ; A Trump Card(igan), &c. (6), £2 7s. 6d. The
Volunteer Movement, &c. (10), £ll 6s. 35. The Steeple-
chase ; A Look at the Country, &c. (6), £l5 15s. 36.
Snowed Up, &c. (6), £l2 12s. 37. After Supper; A Strange
Admission ; A Brilliant Idea, &c. (6), £8 18s. 6d. 38. No
Confidence ; La Chasse, &c. (6), £34 13s. 39. None but the
Brave deserve the Fair; Under the Mistletoe, &c. (4), £l2
ls. 6d. 40. Rather Suspicious ; Our dear old Paterfamilias
takes his Offspring to a Pantomime ; Scene in a Modern
Studio, &c. (9), £l4 13s. 6d. 41. Home for the Holidays ;
" Hollo, Jack, who's that in the ditch?" "Only the parson."
"Oh ! leave him there, then, he won't be wanted till next
Sunday;" The Jug and his Juvenile Field, &c. (6), £2l. 43.
" Rootitoit, I've got cher;" Thames Angling; Well Brought
Up, &c. (8), X 22 ls. 44. Suburban Delight, the New Purchase;
Going out Cub Hunting, 5 a.m., &c. (9) £2l. 45. How Jack
made the Turk useful at Balaklava ; The Great Volunteer
Movement, &c.(9) £l6 ss. 6d. 46. "Really, Clara, I can't
think how you make such a pet of such an ugly brute as a
Skye terrier ;" The real original Round Hat, &c. (4), £9 9s.
48. English Dining-room, Perfidious Albion (4), £7 17s. 6d.
50. The Scene ; The Row, &c. (4), £8 18s. 6d. 51. Re-
laxation ; Jolly for Edward, &c. (5), £ll Os. 6d. 56.
Average Weight of the Foot Guards ; A shocking Young
Lady indeed, &c. (4), £9 9s, 59. Horrible Incident in
Real Life, &c., (4), £8 Bs. 61. John Thomas, the Bel-
gravian Flunkey, as he appeared while the Mob was break-
ing his Missuss's Winders, &c., (4), £8 Bs. 75. Remarkable
Occurrences, &c. (5), £7 17s. 81. The Close of the Season,
&c. (4), £ll lls. 84. Problem for Young Ladies, &c. (4),
£8 Bs. 95. The Soiree, £ll. 95A. "My eye, Tommy ! if
'ere ain't the Scotchman out of the Snuff-shop taking a
Walk," £3 3s. 955. The Duke of Wellington ; a sketch
taken at the opening of the Great Exhibition, 1851 (a pair)
£5 15s. 6d. 96. Shopping, £7 7s. 98. Hunting Hospi-
tality, £ll 1.1. e. 100. The Special Meet at Salt-hill, £9 95..
103. Foxhunters Carousing, £l2 12s. 105. A day in the
Snow, £9 9s. 106. The Meet, £8 Bs. 107. Throwing off,
£1 9s. 112. The Meet, £lolos. 113. The Road to the
Derby, £22ls. 118. The Burst, £7 17s. 6d. 119. The
First Day after the Frost, £8 Bs. 120. " Oh, dear ! what a
beautiful thing ; I wonder where Master can be ? "£8 Bs.
123. Papa-" Lucy ! here, here's a Gate," £l2. 124 A. Ir-
ritable Old Gentleman and Bluebottle ; a design for a
picture, £7 17s. 6d. 126. A Frolic Home after a Blank
Day, £ll Os. 6d. 127. A Freshener on the Downs, £9 9s.
132. Where Ignorance is Bliss, £9 9s.
The remainder of the lots sold were political cartoons.
With the exception of lot 140-The Stable and The Cot-
tage (a pair)-which sold for £ll, the prices realised varied
from £1 to £3 10s. or £4.

EXETER HALL. The last performance of the

" Creation" this season will take place on Monday, May 1,
by the National Choral Society, with a band and chorus of
700 performers. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Santley will
be among the principal singers, and Mr. G. Martin will
conduct.

SOMETHING LIKE A SPIDER.—A sudden panic
fell upon the worshippers on Easter Sunday in a
large church at Lisbon. An enormous spider was suddenly
seen to descend to an ancient web that is said to have
existed for many years. The creature was so formidable
that the women began to scream, and a scene of general
terror and excitement followed. When Arachne was cap-
tured she was found to be, with legs extended, nearly fivo
feet long. she weighed six pounds,

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, April 25.
The Queen, Princess Helena, and Princess
Beatrice took an airing yesterday afternoon.
Prince Alfred went over to Portsmouth, attended
by Major Cowell and Dr. Bernhardt.
To-day is the birthday of her Royal Highness the
Princess Louis of Hesse.

Yesterday being the birthday of her Royal High-
ness Princess Alice, the customary demonstrations of re-
joicing took place.

The Count and Countess d'Eu on Saturday left
Brussels for Antwerp, where they visited the monuments
of the city, and then took their departure for Germany by
way of Liege. They will first visit the Hereditary Princess
of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (sister to the King of Portu-
gal), and afterwards Gotha, Dresden, and Vienna.
The Duke and Duchess of Manchester, who left
Kimbolton Castle a day or so back to visit their Boys'
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandring-
ham, are expected to return to town early in the ensuing
week.

The Earl and Countess of Morton have arrived
in town from their seat in Scotland for the season.
The Earl and Countess Craven and family intend
to go to Ashdown Park shortly to remain in retirement for
a few weeks.

The Earl and Countess of Wilton are about to
give a series of parties at their mansion in Grosvenor-
square.

The Countess de Grey and Ripon arrived in town
yesterday from staying with their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales at Sandringham.
Lord Llanover has returned to Great Stanhope'
street from Llanover, South Wales.
_ _

Lady Blantyre will give dances at the family
residence in Grosvenor-place on the 9th and 11th proximo•
Mr. Hastings Russell, M.P., and Lady Elizabeth
Russell arrived in town on Monday from visiting the Earl
and Countess Delawarr, at Buckhurst Park, Sussex.