The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1865.

GREAT _HANDEL FESTIVAL._
CRYSTAL -PAL ACE.—REREARSAL, FRIDAY,
June 23-; MESSIALI, MONDAY, June 26; SELECTION,
WEDNESDAY, June 28 ; ISRAEL IN EGYPT, FRIDAY,
June 30.

Stalls, Plans, and Programmes at the Crystal Palace, and
at 2, Exeter Hall. Rehearsal Stalls and admissions should
be taken without delay.
NOTE. -- A I'hoto2ra, h, carte de visite size, of the Orchestra
of Four fhousand P,rfortnen, will te sent tree by post on
receipt of two postage stamps at the Crystal Palace, or at No.
2. Exeter Hall.

living. At the outset it required much fostering, but
under the prudent management of the first president,
Mr. Telford, it attained about 1845 a prominent posi-
tion, and had attained a prosperity which he was happy
to say had gone on increasing until at present it
numbered 1,200 members, and counted among its
honorary members the Prince of Wales, who had
taken the place of his lamented father in the insti-
tution. (Cheers.) He deemed it essential, however,
to say that part of the large funds of the institution
should be devoted for the rising portion of the pro-
fession. More extensive buildings were also re-
quired, and he had no doubt that with the con-
tinuance of the patronage of the noble lords pre-
sent the great desideratum would soon be attained
of a capacious building near the classical region of
Great George-street, where the institution might
have more room to flourish. In conclusion, he pro-
posed the " Health of the Honorary Members,"
who counted among their numbers many distin-
guished persons, and coupled with the toast the
name of Sir Charles Wood.

Sir C. WooD, in reply, referred to the great in-
fluence exercised by engineers in the civilisation of
India, believing that it had done a great deal in
doing away with the demoralising distinctions of
caste.

The remaining toasts having been duly responded
to, the proceedings terminated.

The Irish International Exhibition,

DUBLIN, MAY 12.
By coining through the city in an open carriage
yesterday the Prince of Wales completely removed
the only shade of dissatisfaction that rested on the
public mind with respect to his visit. The way in
which for the first day he apparently shrunk from
observation seemed to imply distrust, which really
hurt a people whose loyalty is as sensitive as it is
ardent. It was therefore with a feeling of positive
delight that the people of all classes saw his Royal
Highness driving in an open carriage, first to the
Exhibition and then to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Now all is sunshine in our recollections of his Royal
Highness. Had it been known that he was about
to pay -this visit the Exhibition building would
have been inconveniently crowded. As it was the
doors of some of the smaller rooms had to be shut
while he was examining the pictures, although
everything in the demeanour of those present was
most respectful, and if they pressed too much oc-
casionally it was only from the eagerness of affec-
tionate interest. The following noblemen and
gentlemen were present to receive the Prince, who
was accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant and Lady
Wodehouse, and the gentlemen of their respective
suites :—The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the
Duke of Leinster, the Earl of Meath, the Earl of
Charlemont, the Marquis of Drogheda, Viscount
Powerscourt, Viscount Southwell, the Marquis of
Kildare, Mr. Gilbert Sanders, M.R.1.A., Mr.
Francis W. Brady, Q.C., D.L., Sir Edward
Grogan, M.P., Sir Percy Nugent, Sir J. J. Coghill,
Sir Bernard Barke, the Hon. Judge Berwick, the
Hon. St. John Butler, the Hon. J. P. Vereker,
Major-General Colomb, Mr. J. E. Vernon, D.L.,
Mr. B. L. Guinness, D.L., Mr. Henry Andrews, Mr.
William M‘Kay, Mr. Catterson Smith, P.R.H.A.,
Mr. G. F. Mulvanny, Mr. David Drummond,
Major-General Sir Thomas Larcom, K.C.8., Sir
Ralph Howard, Mr. M. Brooks, Mr. W. Foot, J.P.,
Mr. J. Fry, Sir R. Griffith, Sir George Hodson,
D.L., Sir R. Kane, F.R.S., W. R. Le Fanu, C.E.,
Mr. Lentaigne, J.P., Mr. Pim, Mr. W. Stephens,
Mr. Switzer, Mr. Vance, J.P. ; Mons. G. Livio,
French consul ; Signor Marani, Italian consul; Mr.
Brady, Mr. Doyle, Captain Taylor, Mr. Lemons,
and Mr. Wright.
His royal highness was conducted through the
building by the Duke of Leinster, Mr. G. Saunders,
chairman of committee ; Mr. Parkinson, control-
ler ; and Mr. Bagot, secretary ; and Mr. Jones, the
architect of the Palace. He inspected all the de-
partments with much attention, and asked ques-
tions about anything which particularly excited his
curiosity, and expressed much gratification at what
he saw. He expressed some kind words to Dr.
Adamson, the commissioner from Canada, who had
been his guide in Canada, and who .spoke warmly
of the loyalty of the Canadian people. Great num-
bers were assembled outside the building to witness
the Prince's departure, and when he took his place
in the carriage the cheering was loud and general,
accompanied by waving of hats and handkerchiefs.
The Prince remained uncovered for some time, bow-
ing to the people while the carriage drove off. At
St. Patrick's he was received by Mr. Guinness, the
Dean, the Rev. Dr. Marks, the Rev. W. C. Plun-
ket, and other dignitaries. Here also there was
loud cheering and shouts of " Long live the Prince !"
His royal highness was conducted through the
cathedral by Mr. Guinness, with whom he warmly
shook hands, congratulating him on the noble work
he had accomplished in restoring the cathedral.
In consequence of the notice taken of the pro-
gramme of the music in the House of Commons, I
give the following from Saunders of this morning,
from which it appears, as I informed you, that
no Irish music was " expunged" by Lord Wode-
house :

"We have made inquiries on the subject, and have learnt
Id the programme submitted to Lord Wodehouse was as
:ollows

The Hundredth Psalm, arranged expressly by J. Robinson
Coronation Anthem Handel

" 0 God, when thou appearest" (Motett) Mozart
Hallelujah Chorus (" Mount of Olives")
" We praise Thee, 0 God"—" All the Earth")
(" Dettingen Te Deum") Handel
" Sleepers, awake" (" St. Paul") Mendelssohn
" All men, all things" (" Hymn of Praise")., Mendelssohn
" The Heavens are telling" (" Creation") Haydn
Hallelujah Chorus (" Messiah")
God save the Queen, arranged expressly by J. Robinson
" The following pieces were struck out by his Excellency
with the view of shortening the programmo :
" 0 God, when Thou appearest" (Motett) Mozart
" We praise Thee, 0 God"—" All the Earth"
(" Dettingen Te Deum")

" Sleepers awake" (" St. Paul") Mendelssohn
Hallelujah Chorus (" Mount of Olives") Beethoven

The collection of pictures at the Exhibition is

large, and includes many works, ancient and mo-
dern, of the highest merit. The numerous specimens
of Continental art of the present day, so different
in many respects from the productions of the British
school, give a novelty and interest to this depart-
ment of the Exhibition which must render it highly
attractive as well as instructive. It is not so long
since the Continental schools were almost unknown
in England, and it was almost with a feeling of
surprise that people in these countries became
aware, through the medium of the Interna-
tional Exhibitions at Paris and London, of • the
wealth of artistic genius existing in France, Ger-
many,and Belgium. Dublin was the first, I believe,
to set the example of inviting the contributions of
foreign artists ; but the collection which the mana-
gers of the Exhibition of 1853 were able to bring
together sinks into insignificance, both as regards
extent and value, compared with the number of pic-
tures which the energetic gentlemen who undertook
the management of this department on the present

occasion have succeedad in obtaining from all parts of
Europe. When we add to these over 100 pictures by
Ancient Masters, nearly 200 by British artists, and
a small but tolerably good show of Water-Colours,
it will be seen that the display of art is entitled to a
very respectable place among recent Exhibitions of
the kind. The oil paintings are divided into three
classes, for each of which a separate gallery has been
provided—viz., the Ancient Masters, placed in the
Northern Gallery ; the modern British school, for
which accommodation has been improvised by con-
structing a temporary flooring in the centre of the
smaller of the two concert-rooms--in fact, cutting
the apartment in two, and leaving the under portion
of it dark and useless for the present ; and the pro-
ductions of foreign artists, which are arranged round
the galleries of the Central-hall. The chief contri-
butors of works of the ,Ancient Masters are the