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art. The whole scene is suffused with the nocturnal I
splendour—the stars are paled by it—and there trails
across the sea that broad flood of the glory of the moon-
beams, which we remember one of our most poptilar
ing writers lets said, very beautifully, appeared to him
in the day dreams of his childhood, to be the veritable
pathway up to heaven. One can hear, in imagination,
on that calm summer night in Provence, under the walls
of that grey old castle, in the midst of the lustre of that
divine moonlight, mingled with the sound of the surges
not far off, and with the rippling strings of the lyre
played in accompaniment to the war song, the grand,
vibrant, sonorous tones of the voice of Bertrand de
Boru, chaunting to the winds of night his triumph as a
troubadour. In (403) 'The Last Sleep of Argyll," by
E. M. Ward, we have an affecting historical incident,
realised with all the vividness of reality. This picture,
we learn from the catalogue, is one of a series painted
for the Commons' corridor, by order of the Royal Com-
missioners. It is a work in every respect worthy of its
destination ; and cannot fail, we believe, materially to
enhance Mr. Ward's already high but still rising reputa-
tion. Unlike the majority of his productions of a similar
character—such, for example, as his representation of
the " Execution of Montrose," or of "Napoleon signing
his divorce from Josephine," or of " Louis XVI. and
his Family in the Temple," or of "Charlotte Corday on
her way to the Scaffold," wherein Robespierre, Danton,
and Desna-mlins were portrayed as almost within arm's
length of the "Angel of Assassination "—unlike those
paintings, in all of which so many contrasting figures
were introduced, the production contributed to the
Royal Academy Exhibition for the present season by
Mr. Ward contains only three figures altogether—the
form of the recumbent Argyll, that of the gaoler, and
that of the renegade privy councillor. The incident is
taken from a passage in Macaulay's " History of Eng-
land"—a touching incident here, most pathetically
treated. Sir Edwin Landseer contents himself with
two contributions to the gallery—one (360) being an-
other of his inimitable dog-portraits, " Dandie Dinmont,
the favourite old Skye terrier of ber Majesty the Queen,"
and the other, the more important work of the two (63),
a large painting representing " Royal Sports on Hill
and Loch," a picture in which the Queen, the Prince
Consort, the Prince of Wales, and Viscountess Jocelyn
are cleverly introduced. Prince Albert is assist-
ing her Majesty out of a boat- both gazing at
the same time with evident satisfaction at the
pile of slaughtered deer in the foreground, the
heir apparent on a pony to the left, and the Viscountess
unobtrusively in the background. Although Clarkson
tanfield has three other pictures in the collection, (315)
will be regarded as the only one of an importance worthy
of hi- reputation—a wonderful glimpse of snowy moun-
tain scenery, being a view of the " Pic du Midi d'Ossau,'
in the Pyrenees. Mr. Webster indulges his many
admirers with three pictures—all of them small—but one
of them (85), "The Villager's Offering," capital as a
limning of rustic childhood. Mr. Roberts has contrived
to be almost as industrious as ever, though the loveliest
of his Venetian scenes cannot compensate for the lack of
another of his marvellous interior views of cathedral
architecture. Mr. Jones preserves to himself his pre-
eminence as a battle painter by his inspiriting memento
(13) of the victory of Hyderabad. There is another of
those luscious sunrises of mingled crimson and gloom, in
(34) "The Departure of Ulysses from Ithaca,"
which Mr. Danby pints as with the pencil of the
Magician of the Landscape. For all the picture tells us
to the contrary, however, the hero of it might be the
father of Gulliver quite as well as the father of Tele-
machus. The happiest product this year of the easel of
Mr. Uwins, is (79) " A. Cabin in a Vineyard," a charm-
ing view, brought from the land of the grape, not a
hundred miles, we fancy, from Bordeaux. A graceful
embellishment to one of the daintiest passages in the
most delicately elaborated of all the poems of Pope, is
given, we are rejoiced to observe, by Mr. Leslie, in
(192) his well-selected scene from the " Rape of the
Lock." Sir Plume is the very perfection of empty-
headed foppishness, precisely the 'man in all the world
to be—

delights our eye with a truly national laa;:.lscaPef as in
(326) he charms us with a glimpse of the sylvan st:..litude
of " The Mid-wood Shade." A curious effect of water)
air is produced by Mr. Creswick in (302) "The Pass-
ing Cloud," one of the most notable works in this de-
partment of the exhibition. Another of Mr. Anthony's
microscopic delineations of foliage (420), " Nature's
Mirror," cannot by possibility be overlooked.
In portraits the Gallery is for the present season pe-
culiarly rich—in portraits, we mean, of superior excel-
' lence. The most commendable among all which are un-
questionably two very noble paintings from the
master-hand of F. Grant, the academician (69)
" Mr. Macaulay," and (193) a full length of
" Lord John Russell." Both are wonderfully life-
like, and hit off exactly the character, or the intellectual
personality as it may be termed, of the two distinguished
statesmen. There are two other historical portraits, as
they may be called, which will be recognised by many
as having been already exhibited elsewhere in the galle-
ries of popular printsellers—(l4) " His.ltriperial Majesty
Napoleon III.," by J. G. Middleton—a surprisingly
good likeness ; and (247) " Nelson meditating in the
Cabin of the Victory, previously to the Battle of Tra-
falgar," a picture some months since mentioned by our-
selves in these columns eulogistically. Personages of
various note will be recognised in effigy in all parts of
the collection. Here (74) " Viscount Gough," by Grant,
in the dress worn by the noble veteran in his battles in
Hindostan. Here (133) the "Duchess of Argyll and the
Marquis of Lon]," by W. S. Herrick—neither mother
nor son, however, in this latter picture, painted very
pleasingly. There (206) " Lord Dufferin in his robes as
a Peer,' ;a production of considerable merit by A. Schyfer,
although marred in some measure by the hardness of
Pre-Raphaelisin. There, again (372), the brave old
" Earl uf Dundonald," by W. Ross. Yonder H. Wei-
gall's recollection (381) of the "Duke of Wellington,"
and, not far from it, T. N. Joy's well-known portraiture
of the gallant Sir Charles Napier, the Baltic Commander-
in-Chief. Several others might be particularised in de-
served terms of commendation. But among the many
meritorious portraits of private individuals scattered
through the collection, an especial word of praise is com-
manded for itself by (321) the exceedingly clever "Portrait
of a Lady," by T. Brigstock, an artist of already advanced,
but still advancing, reputation. It may not be forgotten
that it was to the brush of Mr. Brigstock the public
were indebted for that remarkable full-length painting
of Cardinal Wiseman, robed in his scarlet vesture, which
a season or two back arrested such general observation.
The present work from the same hand reveals in several
particulars an evident advance in the artist's already
recognised skill as a portrait painter. Without any know-
ledge whatever of the original, it is obvious at a glance
that the picture has the peculiar merit of a vraisent-
blance. Another portrait revealing particular ability in
the artist is (198) that of the Rev. E. Hearn, by E.
Kaulbach—a work of art full of thoughtful expression
and intellectual individuality. There are numerous
other heads hardly less ingeniously pencilled, several of
them, as, for instance, the portraits of "Dr. Forbes Wins-
low" (128), of " Colonel Sabine" (182), and of the late
" Viscount Beresford" (125), depicting men of celebrity
in various departments or professions.
A cursory glance is all we have yet been enabled to
take at the numerous contributions to the collection of
sculpture arranged in the downstairs apartment. It is
difficult, however, to pass over without allusion in this
division of the exhibition, to the exquisite bronze relievi
by Matthew Noble— (1398 and 1400)—illustrative of the
" Bridge of Sighs" and of the "Dream of Eugene
Aram," portions of the now famous monument on the
eve of being erected over the grave of Thomas Hood
in Kensal-green Cemetery. The former of these emi-
nently beautiful works of art is expressive in every
graceful line and swell of the metal of the pathos of
the poor poet's stanza :
"Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care,
Fashioned so slenderly,
Young and so fair l"
The latter relievo is, on the other hand, delineative of
the picture conjured up in those pensive verses—now
blithe, now sorrowful :
" Like sportive deer they coursed about,
And shouted as they ran—
Turning to mirth all things of earth,
As only boyhood can ;
But the Usher sat remote from all,
A. melancholy man."

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BRITISH RAILWAYS.

Closing Prises'
Saturday.

BusineMa done
Saturday.

-- of amber snuff-box justly vain,
And the nice conduct of a clouded cane."

We venture to predict a wide popularity for Mr,
Frank Stone's (258) version of "The Old, Old Story,"
whenever it shall be reproduced in an engraving. It i s
delicious. According to Mr. Charles Dickens "the old,
old story" is Death, judging from his account of little
Paul Dorabey's departure. According to Mr.
Frank Stone. " the old, old " z--- -if
we may guess from that coy maiden listening, half-
fluttered, half-delighted, to the whispered nonsense of
the comely young fisherman. In (330) eery one will
recognise at the first glance the delightful mannerism of
Mr. Frost—his chef d'ceavre for 1854 being a group sym•
bulical of "Chastity," as suggested by an allegoric pas-
sage of exquisite beauty occurring in Milton's masque of
" Comus.:' Mr. Goodall has had recourse to a more
modern poet for inspiration. A couplet in Mr. Rogers'
" Pleasures of Memory" exactly depicts the central
charm of his admirable picture of (50) "The Swing"—
round which we have watched the observant faces of the
urchins wondering at the little lassie as she

Besides these touching tributes from the genius of the
arubt, to Lunt or tile ueparted poet, Mr. Noble, we ob-
serve, has contributed to the Academy this year, besides
another bust, a vigorous and lifelike semblance (1489)
of George Stephenson, the Watt of Railroads and the
Newton of Engineering.
In the room devoted to drawings and miniatures it will
be seen that Sir W. C. Ross has proved himself, as so often
before, industrious. No less than eight of his graceful and
inimitable portraits are contributed to the collection by
Mr. Carrick—the artist fame I long since for his popular
and well-known drawings of such celebrities as the noble
Lord the present Leader of the House of Commons, as
the. great Italian Basso, or as the yet greater Irish
Liberator. Lance, of course, contributes another of his
gorgeous fruit-pieces (435) : and, though last, not least,
the distinguished President of the Royal Academy con-
fides this year to his one isolated picture of "Irene"
(129), the difficult but not overwhelming task of sustain-
ing his artistic reputation.

" Soared in the swing half pleased, and half afraid,
Thro' sister elms that waved their summer shade."

From Mr. Gooc all this season we are compelled to con
tent ourselves with this one production. Somowha
tantalising I
But then—how many are altogether absent from the
gallery this year among our more eminent artist-con-
temporaries ! Mr. Mulrea,cly, as usual, has nothing—
resting, as he well may at last, upon the ample laurels
of his reputation. Neither has Mr. Dyce anything.
Nor has Mr. Herbert. Nor has Mr. Elmore.
And we believe we might, with a little trouble,
still further extend the list of the defaulters among the
academicians. Conspicuous, however, among all the
more notable painters who contribute nothing whatever
to the collection of 1854 conspicuous, although only an
associate—is Mr. Millais, the leader of the pre-Raphael-
ites. His absence, for once, from among the number
of competitors for public applause, is sincerely to be
regretted. For of late his unquestionably high genius
has revealed the progress of a manifest and remarkable
' development. The school, or rather the revival-of-the-
school, of which he may be regarded as the chief origi-
nator, and as certainly the principal champion and
ornament—is but indifferently represented even by a
gifted disciple like Mr. Hunt, the most notable among
all the disciples of Mr. Millais—from the former of
whom we have this year (337) " The Awakened Con-
science," and (508) "The Light of the World," each in
its way astonishingly clever, but both wonderfully ex-
travagant. Although an academician, Mr. Cope, by
the way, has, particularly of late, shown himself some-
thing of a pre-Raphaelite. In testimony of which we
have simply to refer to (217) " The Friends," and to
(84) " Baby's Turn"—the latter especially fraught with
the graces of truth and tenderness.
- Several humorous pictures of more than common
merit shine out through all the surrounding seriousness
of the collection. Pre-eminent among then we would
at ?ace 1144011/61) alt titeZea'Side;"-i'birtori:
—an elaborate representation of the gaietio and oddities
of a watering place, pencilled with much of the fun of.
Hood, and' with some of the wisdom of Hogarth. Im-
mediately after this exceedingly clever performance, come
the companion paintings of Mr. Solomon—(314) "First
Class : the Meeting," and (361) " Second Class : the
Parting"—the last mentioned, however, mingling some-
what of the pensive also with the broadly humorous. As

THE CANADA WORKS, BIRKENHEAD.

The Canada Works are a thing of magic, in the rapi-
dity with which they have been constructed and brought
into active operation. Here it is that Messrs. Brassey,
Jackson, Peto, and Betts, the contractors for the Grand

Trunk Railway of Canada, are constructing their plant
and materials for carrying on that great undertaking.
The premises are very extensive and as complete as pos-
sible. The main building is 900 feet in length by 36 feet
in width, and there are also other erections. The yard

encloses a long water basin, where coals and other neces.

sary stores are landed at the very spot where they are
wanted. Besides this, the line of railway is carried from

the docks to all parts of the yard. The establishment is
divided into two distinct compartments ; one for the
manufacture of locomotives, waggons, carriages, and
plant, and the other for the construction of bridges ; for
all the large bridges on the Canada Railway are to be
tubular and one of them, over the St. Lawrence, will
he a mile and three-quarters in length, throwing into
the shade all previous attempts at tubing, the famous
Britannia Bridge included. The general management

of the Canada Works is in the hands of Mr. Harrison, a
gentleman of great experience in such matters ; and the
" bridge department" is superintended by Mr. Evans, who E
brings equal ability to the performance of his duties.
The main building is, of course, divided into separate Ec
compartments, the principal of which is the fitting, turn-
ing, and erecting shop, a noble room, 300 feet long. ,
There is, also, the boiler makers' shop, the smithy (wish
22 furnaces), the brass-moulders and copper-smiths'
shop, the pattern-makers' shop, the cast-iron foundry,
the warehouse, the store, and other smaller "shops."
The bridge department includes two "shops"—the
emitli,y..aed the plating-room. Spacious offices, and a
euitable houeielbr the, "foreman's' residenee, 'stand
letsel:Led from the other buildings. There is, also, sta-
bling for a number of horses employed in " out-door "
work. The premises include an eating-room and a read- ,
ing-room, for the use of the artisans employed.
The locomotives and their tenders are entirely con-
structed at these works, as also all the castings, mould-
ings, and forging—in fact, all the iron-work—for the
carriages and waggons of the Grand Trunk Railway ;
but the wood-work and fitting-up of the latter are, for
very obvious reasons, effected in Canada, principally
It Montreal. Two large stationary high pressure
engines, of 30-horse power each, supply the motive
power to the numerous slotting, planeing, punch-
b machines, steam hammers, and • other me-
obanical • contrivances for assisting the labour of
harelicraftsmen. These machines are constructed by
Whitworth and Naysmith, of Manchester, Shank, of
Johnston, near Glasgow. The locomotives are constructed
ten at a time, and the first batch often are now drawing
towards completion—five of them for passenger and the
other five for goods traffic. It is expected that steam
will be up, and the first five of these ready for delivery
at their destination by the end of May. It will be in-
teresting to many to state that the Grand Trunk Rail-
way of Canada is on neither the " broad" nor the " nar-
row gauge" principle. The Canadian gauge 5 feet 6
inches. The contractors have bought a large vessel to
be employed solely in conveying the locomotive and car-
riage work across the Atlantic, and her 'tween decks are
being opened up and fitted so as to give great stowage
for such heavy freight. She can lay alongside the yard,
where there it a powerful crane that will hoist her car-
goes on board as they are completed.
• Of the ultimate extent of the operations carried on at
the Canada Works, it may be somewhat premature to
speak just now, but the number of men employed now
is upwards of 300, and every week additional hands are
being taken on until the maximum of 600 is reached.
Che wages of the mechanics range from 28s to 34s per
week, the average being 31s. 6d. The monthly expendi-
ture in wages alone is now upwards of 5,000/. ; and,
when the works are in full operation, it will be more
than double that amount, or at the rate of 120,000/. per
annum—all, or nearly all, of which will be spent amongst
the shopkeepers of Birkenhead. It is calculated that
the works are capable of turning out 40 locomotives, with
their tenders, in the course of a year, which, at the mo-
derate estimate of 2,5001. for each locomotive (they are
very large and powerful ones), gives 100,002/. annum
for the work of that department alone.
double that
and mamisoceulalant, eaouuds woe:
of work turned out ye- beabclay.rrir carriage,
worth
Feat . •
The people or
as speedily as possible,
--ailway will becom.p,e,
• er-time, and the machinery
,v the Canada'.3ooWoooroklii
have 300,0001,
‘Jana-dala- alvier:tithleuds the assurance that their

illn,trativo of the manners and customs of England in

this age of railroads, love, and adventure, Mr. Solo-
mon's twin pictures of First and Second Class are drolly
awl delightfully characteristic.
Several attractive works of a somewhat less pretentious
description than those already mentioned deserve,
however, to be here especially particularised. The
visitor will not fail to remark with interest
the quaint little sketch (9) of " Cinderella," by
George Cruikshank—in which the crickets, and the
rats, and the pumpkin figure very prominently.
There is some humour too in (176) "Dr. Johnson at
Cave's the publisher," by 11. Wallis—at least in the
supercilious expression of the serving-maid, who brings.
the plate of meat behind the screen to the poor thread-
bare scholar. Considerable sweetness of expression is
thrown into the faces of the tiny toddling "Children
in the Wood," (344) painted by J. Sant, with colours
taken from the palette of the Pre-Raphaelite. We can-
not but recognise at a glance, moreover, in (390) " The
Lady Emily" of G. Landseer, abundant promise both
in skill of hand and in liveliness of imagination. The
thought is taken from the " White Doe of Rylstone."
We shall look for still bette shings from the young
artist when he goes in quest of his theme elsewhere
than to the rhythmical feebleness of Wordsworth. A
smile will, we doubt not, be provoked from the lips of
the majority of observers by R. Hannah's representa
tion
(426) of " The Countess of Nithsdale Petitioning
George L,"--a
picture distinguished by its preposter-
ously grotesque exaggeration.
Of landscapes; this year, there are but few ,in the
Royal Academy's collection deserving of any particular
comniendation. Messrs. Lee and Cooper, however.
still labour together in such wise as to command every
now and then our cordial and unaffected admiration.
As, .for example, in (362). that
;.lovely, perspective, ql
the boUgh-eanopiad road. with the flock- of sheep
scattered about it in shadow and sunshine. Mr.
Redgrave, in (212) "An Old EngliEll How
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