The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-06 00:00:00

MB VICTORY" AT GIBRALTAR.
BY CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A.

"Lustional picture of really extraordinary in-
12' and, happily, of no less extraordinary merit
,7,e'rlx of art, the production' of a rare and cul-,
th't'ne genius, is now, we are given to understand,.
eve of publication. The original painting
the hand of Clarkson Stanfield, the Royal
ket4ieisu, a masterpiece now on view at 23,
tiaPur-street, we ourselves have had the grafi-
t(r)e, Of examining very carefully. The engrav-
ti°4lit, an engraving in the highest style of art,
published,
of which may be shortly expected, will
Funshed, we observe, by the enterprising firm
Chester.
Agnew and Sons, of Exchange-street,
l:ester. Having, ourselves, as already inti-
-0 inspected within the last few days the ori-
tPieture from the easel of our distinguished
%we are empowered to speak of it, if not in.
,4e befitting its remarkable beauty and varied ex-
tizeqe) at any rate, in language expressive in some
tre of our unaffected admiration. The Paint-
klePresents " The Victory" as it appeared on the
40°f Oct., 1805, when, having the body of Nelson
it tail, it was towed into Gibraltar seven days after
Vile of Trafalgar. An incident, surely, in-
IC: With the charms of many moving associations.
'lt eeerrence the portraiture of which nearly
%tra:celitury afterwards cannot ba regarded with-
k&eeeliar emotion by any one bearing the name
re Englishman.
in his heart the historical memories
r,-P-;tglisliman. Seldom, if ever, has art
her nobly or more touchingly offered its homage
tli °ism than in this masterly tribute proffered
kt: genius of Clarkson Stanfield to the glorious
kii.ef the victor of Trafalgar. It is worthy of a sea-
-1,;:r who himself in his earlier years, before the
°I Colour had awakened his intellectual am-
Vserved. his country under the ocean-banner
i:.erereign. None but a sailor could have so
kift,,tlsed a sailor's apotheosis. According to the
i:lats of the most reliable of our maritime
Set tia:. we are told that within a , week
,4k
1i Jua linnymoorftatlhteriudmispahbleofd owuarr_varemsseslsat
wThirach-
"n part in the great battle—bringing
li‘t
‘4 t6lt them the only four prizes Collingwood
Nitiabled to rescue-from the fury of the gale
Nbbtaged immediately afterwards—dropped in
it Pile, and cast anchor as they assembled to-
,tt in the roadstead of Gibraltar. Gradually—
Last asserts one of these marine historians--
kt,te.,°lo anchorage became covered with these
n
vessels of ours—with no less than six dis-
q,4"l_ hulls lying within the mole, their
4, 'eaten in, their guns dismounted, their
'tlit°,les shattered when, at last, on the
0q day after the encounter on the even-
Vf,`,.the 23th of October, 1805, the glorious
IV: the Admiral's ship, " The Victory," having
tat,r'd the remains of Nelson was towed into
~ by H.M.S. the "Neptune." A fitting
tlen of names—Nelson, conducted by Nep-
'Vll the bosom of Victory, in the calm hour of
N11,t3 into the peaceful bay of the impregnable
WO As the " Victory" approached Gibraltar
k a proud moment"—writes Harris Nicolas—
shout
lit,l, of exultation was heard, no joyous
I wens were exchanged, for the lowered
ke'lPhich waved on the ' Victory's' mast
!tt, where the mourned hero lay, and
‘;', deepened shade over the triumphant
, Mr. Stanfield. has caught the spirit of the
‘l,', th the dyes of his magic palette—the sun is
cltou,lew on the horizon among cloudland, the hug heavily under the influence of the gale
tipee recently abated. At the moment selected
c," artist, the "Neptune" has just altered
R/qtt:ltse, the tow-rope is slackened, and the
1101. Y," in the apt and expressive words of
~,e4 ecluent prospectus placed in our hands
Iv
, We stood before the original painting,
-, a forward on the old track -with a
' ' ~,',,e helplessness." Everything is in keeping—
•'Z' and clouded sky ; the sullen rolling of the
01f,7; the distant glimpse here of the dismasted
Li b 7
rvPle mole, there of the disabled vessels. in
,Ikclnorae ; the seamen swarming about the
Ny the Victory, " Nelson's ship," healing her
Ive Wounds with cord, and nail, and hammer ;
t't,tatY flags flapping and snapping in the breeze,
Irbi t_ast 'ugh ; the smoke of the minute gun,
t'L'eni the rugged and sombre mass of the
,'kt,teek of Gibraltar in the background—nay,
.2(,11 groups introduced in the front of the pic-
V„ the fishing boats rockin.g, about on the bil-
-I).:eP, soma Africans, some Europeans, sugges-
NJ that contrast of the locality between the
:11,,0f Hercules, between the approaching points
'(11%,"‘10 vast continents. Nothing is out of place
11.,4,,,'Mant in these manifold ;accessories. E very-
oi4:,arnionises with the solemnity of the incident
Aika',") and this simply because everything is most
ktf, 'elyand most truthfully p, ntrayed. Rightly
't, °re may we speak of this remarkable pic-
K'4B iu fact, nothing less than a national
q Piece. - Engraved, in line, by Mr. John
ktt'eti., the work of art here mentioned, is secure
iith;aining, we doubt not, a wide and lasting
Vtity immediately the Messrs. Agnew and
''i 'tier Manchester, are in a pt,sition to announce
tcksteteumstance of its publication. For the
Ajlee of the picture the public are indebted,
,ikilLve, to a commission given to the artist by
,p el Peto, M.P. fox the Borough of
,Irish--a man whose name is already highly
,tested among his fellow-countrymeu as one
yl'ed with many acts indicathive of extraordi-
°,:llterprise and but-seldom -
paralleled munifi-

14TER FROM CALIFORNIA.

kthpooL, Monday,—The telegraphic accounts
022rlifax report the arrival at New Orleans on
,11.1 t. of the United States from Aspinwall,
444„`lefo.rnian dates to the I.ltt ult. The Illinois
"q() (lAI,, a. for New York wi th the mails and
The' in specie.
b„ccounts from the mining districts were de-
most favourable. Colonel Fremont and
‘'/itirY,', only 20 in number, the .greater part
At° deserted, arrived on the 16th April.
' ote, Dillon, the French consul, having been
ciV„ and brought into court to testify in the
044,J18 Mexican consul, had struck his flag and
to; raise it without instructions from
silty The Mexican consul had been found
tl/1,'„Ilt recommended to mercy.
Z 04111°- steamer, the Gazelle, had exploded on
404:'1llia river, killing 25 and wounding E 0
Ajz„,,'. 1A
The barque; Walter Clayton, had been
TE and 13 lives lost by the accident.
learkets at San Francisco were dull, and all
ao 4 ling articles were depre3sed in value. Gal-
-4cl Hassall.flour sold at 412 per barrel.

27.13. E AUSTRALIAN MAILS.

lD','rzt
tar,4 MONDAY.—One of the most interest-
-4 htP)lnewhat unusual departures took place from
NI: Yesterday. The General Serew Steam-shipping
01, to magnificent steamer Lady Jocelyn, Captain
ek,,,°k her departure at 2 p.m.; a fresh breeze from
„144 'ward- enabled her to leave her moorings under.
f,4,li,,ithOut the aid of steam. Several of the direc-
tNd, the company, amid a large number of visitors,
Sr of the passengers, accompanied her down the
ttt4 43 far as the Brambles, where, amidst enthusiastic
tuna' heartily responded to on board, and enlivened
Astrains of the ship's brass band, this noble ship's
Ntt.ig_ re under full sail was novel and extremely in-
°g•
4
,„11%tr ,Lady Jocelyn, carries the usual bi-monthly direct.
&t!klian mail, has a full cargo, consisting of a large
I;tta!' of jewellery, and valuable assorted merchandise.
et,_,tes with her about 120 passengers, and has began
A ",Yage under the most auspicious circumstances.
'hirldsome dejeuner was laid out for the passengers,
,;'0„ °,1.8, and visitors, by Messrs. Copland, Barnes, and
iort /140 are the providers of this company's magnifi-
-4,, E,t of ships-
tf tl`4 sir of satisfaetion and comfort pervaded the whole
°ll e
Passengers on board, which reflects great credit
eumpany.

STOC K.--It p pears that the recent rise in
alt 'an sock has been appears
by an attempt on the
14R. the Government of-that country to induce the
lte-11v141 bondholder to permit 1,800,0001. of home debt,
NV created under circumstances of the most flagrant
Natiler,
.to be introduced on the London market, in
Phoe: ration of their being allowed to participate in the
Ilrie:o4% of an extra sum of 16s. per ton put upon the
„,110vf guano,
i'llizt4l4ll.—The letters from Rouen mention that the
for manufactures showed no material alteration,
Fiat the attendance of buyers had increased.
„sitlittt„i`TEAß GUILDHALL:—Last night, about half-past
cons:derable alarm was caused in the im-
-4);:e neighbourhoods of Gresham-street and Alder-
Zolio:17, the nucleus of the great Manchester ware-
t.ll":llco, and within a few yards of Guildhall, owing
js°lll;,Bndden outbreak of a fire in the extensive premises
1,710 "a the angle of the two beforenamed thoroughfares,
,`4ellot ,9g to Messrs. Wells and Haverson, stationers.
residentsrious ' in the upper rooms succeeded, but
et.,. ?tit considerable difficulty, in gaining the street.
da IP water having been procured, the firemen went
and by half-past, 10 o'clock the fire was sub-
-74 damage done, however is very considerable,
. ;Prega-roonis of Messrs. Wells' and Co. are burnt
bjth the exception of the ponderous iron presses,
,"eat, reduced
they are seriously damaged, and, indeed,
"eat r„,educed to misshapen masses by the tremendous
aye®
stook in trade in the front warehouse is like-
'4l4,l"..artlY destroed • land the back windows of Messrs.
fstlev. and Messenger, agents, are burnt out, and the
t4is, to trade, of course, is greatly injured. The pre-
411.it:r1Peupie,1 by .Niu:sr,. Wetly:nal are also similarly
t,144.._c`4, and those of Meagre. Cobden, the lace mer-
-1018." ; Mr. 'Willis, a boot-maker, has sustained great