The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-18 00:00:00

THE SITN, LONDON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1836.

Gallery should be dedicated to the perpetuation and exten-
sion of the British School of Art. Pictures by living Bri
tish artists of acknowledged reerit might, after they have
stood the test of time and criticism, be purchased for the
national collection ; especially such paintings as are more
adapted, by their style and subject, to a gallery than a cabi-
net. A room might also be devoted to such engravings as
have undergone a similar probation of public criticism. This
encouragement appears to be due to the higher branches of
engraving.
It would be a great public benefit if the celebrated Car-
toons from Hampton Court could be deposited in the Na-
tional Gallery. That they could be preserved there with
safety is the opinion of several eminent artists.
Your Committee observe with regret that the great pic-
ture of Sebastian del Piombo has been exposed to the ha-
zard (from the incursion of insects) detailed in the evidence.
With respect to the future extension of the national col-
lection, it has been suggested that individuals might be
encouraged to bequeath to it money as well as paintings,
by inscribing over the works purchased with their bequests
the names of the donors. It has been recommended by
more than one experienced witness that the pictures particu-
larly sought for in our national collection should be those o f
the era of Raphael, or of the times just antecedent to it ; •
such works being of a purer and more elevated style than
the eminent works of the Caracci. Paintings of the Raphael
era, form the best nucleus of a gallery ; they have been
sought for on this account as the basis of the new National
Gallery at Berlin.
The capability of the persons appointed to make pur-
chases for the National Gallery is a very important question.
It would seem that the majority of trustees ordinarily
selected for such purposes in this country are chosen rather
on account of their elevated rank and their possession of
pictures than for any peculiar professional ability. A private
collector may be an excellent judge of cabinet paint-
ings, but he may not have the comprehensive knowledge
required in the choice of a national collection. In the
Committees appointed to purchase paintings for the Na-
tional Galleries of France and Prussia there is a greater
admixture of artists and of experts, or persons who have
devoted themselves to the study of the value of pictures.
A similar admission of practical and professional critics is,
in the opinion of the Committee, desirable in this country.
The composition of our Commissions for deciding on plans
for public works has also been, with great apparent justice,
complained of. In France, the tribunal which decides be-
tween competing artists is less limited and more professional.
The opinion of the public is also there called in aid of the
tribunal. It appears from the evidence of Mr. Cockerell
that, on occasion of a recent concours for a public Com-
mission in Paris the plans of the different artists were sub-
jected to general public criticism for eight days; after which
a tribunal, consisting of artists in general, as well as of those
belonging to the Institute, assisted by persons professionally
acquainted with the subject of the work, pronounced a final
opinion on the merits of the different designs.
It has already been submitted by the Committee that
an occasional outlay of public money on British works of
art of acknowledged excellence, and in the highest style and
purest taste, would be a national advantage. It has also
been suggested that in the completion of great public build-
ings the arts of sculpture and painting might be called in
for the embellishment of architecture, to the advancement
of the arts and the refinement of the people. The habitual
contemplation of noble works in fresco and in sculpture is
worthy of the intelligence of a great and civilised nation.
It will give your Committee the sincerest gratification if
the result of their inquiry (in which they have been liberally
assisted by the artists of this country) tend in any degree to
raise the character of a profession which is said to stand
much higher among foreign nations than in our own ; to in-
fuse, even remotely, into an industrious and enterprising
people a love of art, and to teach them to respect and ve-
nerate the name of" artist."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Td T TER SALL' S— YESTERDAY.
TIIE DERBY.

The room was again thinly attended, nor was there any im-
provement in the character or amount of the business transacted on
the Derby. The favourite at present would appear to be Jereed,
as an offer was made to take 9 to 1 about him, while those odds
were betted to a small sum against the other two. Dardanelles, so
many weeks stationary at 16 to 1, sprung a couple of points, the
highest offer against him yesterday being 14 to 1 (an offer was made
to take 16 to 1 i❑ conjunction with the one about Jereed). Clifton
and Wintonian are precisely as quoted in our last, and Mungo at 30
to 1 (bidders), the same price at which he has stood since his de-
feat at Newmarket. Sambo (the Itosalia colt) and Miss Clifton
were each backed at 40 to 1 at small figures, and 40 to 1 offered
against Critic. Closing prices :-
7 to 1 offered agst Lord Exeter's lot—take 8 to 1
8 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—take 9 to 1
9 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—taken
9 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler 's Defender—taken
14 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—take 16 to 1
20 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintonian—take 25 to 1
25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's Clifton—take 30 to 1
30 to l agst Mr. Greville's Mungo—offered
40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo (Rosalia)—taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Miss Clifton colt—taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Critic—offered.
10 to 1 offered agst Lord Chesterfield's Nomination.
No others were mentionod

Our letter containing the latest quotations from Manchester show
a few variations from the London prices. There Jereed is backed
freely at 8 to 1, a point more offered against Brother to Bay Alid-
dleton, 10 to 1 agst Defender, and only 25 to 1 agst Sambo.

ST. LEGER

10 to 1 offered in town on the field ; and offers to take 600 to
500 that Henriade beats Cardinal Puff.
At Manchester they take 9 to 1 about either.
CHESTER CUP, P.P. (COUNTRY I' RlcEs.)
Offers to bet 10 to 1 on the field.

We are enabled to state that the Portland Handicap, which
created so great an interest this year, will be continued, his Grace
the Duke of Portland having announced his intention to place 3001.
at the disposal of the Stewards of the Jockey Club, under the same
conditions as before (a free handicap of 100 sots. each, h. ft.,
three miles for four years old and upwards). The Jockey Club,
following his Grace's munificent example, will give 2001., to be
added to a handicap, ditch in. Both races to come off in the
spring. Besides making sport, these stakes are materially calcu-
lated to improve the stamina of the race-horse, as there can be lio
complaint now of want of inducements to train horses forlong courses.
The Steeple Chase for which we gave the entries and riders in
our paper of yesterday, will come off about noon on Saturday, seven
miles beyond Barnet, on the Hatfield road ; the ground chosen is
nearly four miles in length, and includes a large number.of fences.

COURSING.
NEWMARKET (NEW CLUB).—WEDNESDAY.
Allington Hill Stakes, for Bitch Puppies.
Mr. Dobede's bk. Delia beat Mr. Baildon's by Liska.
Mr. Finch's bk. Guess beat Mr. Edwards's w. Ann Page.
Captain Daintree's br. d. Kathleen beat Mr. Vipan's bk. Vivid.
Mr. Dobede's bk. Dirce beat Captain Daintree's r. Kindle.
Mr. Fyson's bk. Faithful beat Mr. Dunn's r. w. Bellona,
Mr. Inskip's r. w. Ivy beat Mr. Gillett's 1. Gem.
Mr. Saberton's bk. Smart beat Mr. Vipan's w. Violet.
Mr. King's bk. Rachel beat Mr. Saberton's Susan.
For the Cup.
Mr. Carter's r. d. Cardinal beat Mr. Edwards's bk. d. Assassin.
Mr. Saberton's bk. d. Sovereign beat Mr. Thorpe's bk. b. Niobe.
Mr. Finch's r. b. Gavotte beat Mr. Moody's br. b. Miss Junket.
Mr. Dunn's bk. d. p. Baronet beat Mr. Gillett's f. w Glee.
Mr. King's r. d. Royalist beat Mr. Inskip's bk. b. Imogene.
Mr. Baildon's w. b. Dyra beat Mr. Fyson's br. d. Farmer.
Mr. Vipan's Vanish beat Captain Daintree's r. b. Kate.
Mr. Vipan's w. b. Verity beat Mr. Dobede's br. d. p. Dillatnore.
Chippendale Stakes for Dog Puppies.
Mr. Fyson's r. Francis beat Mr. King's f. Regent.
Mr. Dunn's w. Balloon beat Mr. Gillett's f. Go-Cart.
Mr. Saberton's bk. Sulky beat Mr. Finch's bk. Granby.
Mr. Baildon's r. Levitt beat Mr. Inskip's r. w. Jupiter.
Mr. Baildon's bk. Lunardi beat Mr. Dobede's bk. w. Duncan.
Mr. Dobede's bk. Dolphin beat Mr. Carter's f. Clinker.
Mr. Vipan's r. Valiant beat Mr. Edwards's br. Adam Brock.
Port Stakes.

Mr. Dobede's bk. w. Diamond beat Mr. Edwards's f. b. Au Fait
Mr. Saberton's w. d. Sailor beat Mr. Gillett's br. b. p. Gaiety.
Mr. King's r. b. Regina beat Captain Daintree's r. d. Knapsack.
Mr. Baildon's bk. w. d. Luck's All beat Mr. Carter's bk. b. Crafty.
Mr. Fyson's br. b. Fanny beat Mr. Inskip's bk. d. Indian.
.Mr. Finch's r. d. Grenoble beat Mr. Vipan's f. d. Venison.
The coursing took place at Allington Hill.

ASHDOWN MEETING.—TUESDAY.
For the Cup and Sovereigns.
Captain Delme's br. Dormouse beat Mr. Pettat's Pedigree.
Mr. Fleetwood's d. Fitzalpine beat Mr. Chamberlayne's b. Coal.
Mr. Etwall's f. b. Esler beat Mr. Harris's bk. d. Hardwich.
Colonel Newport'a br. d. Nickbottom beat Mr. Goodlake's f. b.
Glee (two hares).
Mr. Cripps's bk. b. Confidence beat Mr. E. Cripps's d. Eagle.
Mr. Parr's br. d. Pilate beat Mr. Morant's br. b. Magazine.
Mr. Pettat's f. b. Preserve beat Mr. Fleetwood's d. Flapdragon.
Mr. Etwall's bk. d. Eilwagen beat Mr. B. Harries's bk. k. Holly.
The Derby Stakes for Dog Puppies.
Mr. Goodlake's Geoffrey Gambado beat Colonel Newport's Nym.
Mr. Parr's bk. Plymouth beat Captain Delme's bk. Dardanelles.
Mr. Chamberlayne's r. Champion beat Mr. Browne's w. Bumper.
Mr. E. Cripps's Ernodorff beat (by a toss) Mr. Harries's Hollyhock.
Mr. Neeld's f. d. Nebuchadnezzar beat Mr. Etwall's r. Eblis.
Mr. Fleetwood's Farmer beat Mr. Etwall's lEronaut.
The Oak Stakes for Bitch Puppies.
Mr. Goodlake's f. Destiny beat Colonel Newport's w. Nina.
Mr. E. Cripps's y. !Etna beat Mr. Etwall's y. w. Erne Nymph.
Mr. Parr's r. Primrose beat Mr. Cripps's bk. Chapeau d'Espagne.
Mr. Pettat's Philomel beat Mr. Fleetwood's Fancy.
Mr. Chamberlayne's bk. Curious beat Mr. Browne's y. Brisk.
Mr. Harries's bk. Planet beat Mr. Neeld's bk. No Matter.
Mr. Goodlake's Golden Plover ran a bye.
Mr. Etwall's w. y. Elfurtot beat Mr. Chamberlayne's
hi the fourth course for the Cup Glee ran the fresh hare and
killed her, closing her course without competition.
The Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl and Countess of Craven,
and many other fashionables were present. The hares ran stoutly

DIE GREAT METROPOLIS.—We are requested
to state that the new work, by the author of " Random
Recollections of the Lords and Commons," entitled " The
Great Metropolis," is now ready, and may be had of the
publishers, Messrs. Saunders and Otley, Conduit-street ;
of their agents Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh ; and
J. Cumming, Dublin ; and of the Booksellers throughout
the kingdom.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, several of
the Court of Aldermen, and the Under-Sheriffs, had an
interview with Lord John Russell on the subject of the im-
provements suggested by the Sheriffs in the Gaol of New-
gate. After some conversation Lord John acceded to the
proposed alterations, and the deputation retired.