The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

THE GOODWOOD PLATE.

We often hear complaints urged by artists in precious
metals of the difficulty of obtaining a continuous supply
of subjects at once novel and fitting. In the present
case, however, Baron Marochetti, who designed and
modelled the work which will be carried off by the
winner of the Goodwood Cup, has been fortunate in hit-
ting upon a story new in itself, appropriate in its sub-
ject, and picturesque and chivalrous in its character.
The scene represented is founded upon the fine old legend
of the king of Bohemia, who, at the battle of Crecy,
when he heard that the day was lost, ordered the bridle
of his horse to be tied to the bridles of the horses of the
two French knights who had accompanied him—the
three so linked charging headlong into the ranks of the
English, where they speedily found their fate. The
helmet of the King of Bohemia, it will be remembered,
was decorated with three ostrich feathers, and bore the
motto of " Ich Dien," since famous as having been
assumed by the Black Prince, and having continued the
recognisance of the Prince of Wales down to the present
time.

In Baron Marochetti's composition the King is alone
represented as mounted, and in his agitation and impa-
tience waving his battle-axe. The appearance of age
fired and invigorated by the enthusiasm of the moment
is finely given. On each side of the monarch are the
two pawing steeds of the knight, who are in the act of
remounting after having fastened the bridles as indicated.
The horses are admirably modelled, frill of life and mettle,
and the treatment of the knights, in the difficult postures
imagined for them, although only one has his foot actu-
ally in the stirrup, shows Baron Marochetti's command
over drawing in the figure. All three personages are
clad in mingled chain and plate mail. The links of the
former are very deftly imitated, and, indeed, the mi-
nutest details of the work are wrought out with great
elaboration, while the pawing and prancing horses, the
old king bursting with impatience, and the two dis-
mounted knights engaged with their unruly chargers,
constitute altogether a clever, significant, and picturesque
representation.
The work is to be seen this day in the show-rooms of
Mr. C. F. Hancock, No. 39, Bruton-street.

EMIGRATION OF JEWISH YOUNG WOMEN.—A com-
mittee of Jewish ladies has been formed for the purpose
of sending to the Australian colonies poor Jewish young
women who may have friends there whom they may be
desirous of joining, and arrangements have been made
for the purpose of forwarding twenty such young women
under the charge of Mrs. Chisholm, by the ship Caroline
Chisholm. The Committee also afford their
to poor Jewish families desirous of emigrating assistance
to the
Australian colonies.
RESPITE.—The sentence of death passed upon George
Collinson, at the recent High Court of Justiciary, at
Edinburgh, for the murder of his wife, will be commuted
for some secondary punishment, and a respite has ac-
cordingly been forward to the proper authorities for
staying his execution.
BATHING CASUALTIES.—Last week a gentleman'
named Pitt, a resident of Jersey, visited with his
family one of the bathing establishments in that island,
and seeing apparently something the matter with two
bathing machines that were in the sea at some dis-
tance, took up a telescope, by means of which he dis-
covered that the machines were filling with water
from the flowing tide, and that the boys and horses at-
tending them were vainly attempting to drag the latter
to shore. Mr. Pitt rushed into the sea, andf met one
of them, which had been dragged out: immediate
danger. It contained two ladies, one of whom jumped
into the water, and reached the shore in safety ; Mr.
Pitt went to the assistance of the other lady, but as she
was out of danger she begged him to go to two ladies in
the other machine, which was filling, and likely to topple
over. Mr. Pitt accordingly walked and swam towards
the second machine, which contained a mother and
daughter. At the request of the latter, he saved the
mother, by swimming and dragging her out of deep
water ; and then returned to e assistance of the
daughter ; he was, however, too exhausted.
her to shore, but other assistance was ipt:nswobim ittaiwnedh,
and the whole party were got safe on land,