The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-22 00:00:00

FINE ARTS IN NEW YORK.

The second notice of the Winter Exhibition of the Aca-
demy of Design brings us to the oil paintings. This de-
partment has been open to the public more than two
mouths, and the time draws near for closing, preparatory
to the annu d Spring Exhibition, for which our space will
be reserved. At sonic future time a moro extended ac-
count of the Academy, and its man(igenient, may be given.
A hasty glance at a few of the best pictures, irrespective
of the catalogue arrangement, must suffice at present.
There are in this collection meritorious works by noted
foreign painters, among whom may be mentioned A. D.
Schreyer and A. Achenbach ; but the object iu this
article is more especially to review the productions
of American artists. Conspicuous among them are
two Architectural Interiors, by David Neal (a young
Californian, now a resident of Munich.) The first is
au " interior of St. Mark's, Venice," with figures in
costumes of the sixteenth century, in which the
young artist has displayed great talent, and a technical
skill in execution that must place him in the front rank in
his peculiar department of art. The second picture is an
" Interior of Westminster Abbey," and is very nearly, if
not quite, the equal of the other in artistic excellence.
" On the Tramp" is the title of a fine landscape by George
Inness, N:A., who, in despite certain peculiarities, almost
always inspires his pictures with fine poetic feeling. In
"Joy After a Storm" Mr. Inness is not so happy. " The
Rocking Horse" is a large and well-painted group of chil-
dren, by H. Peters Gray, P.N.A., but this artist displays
higher qualities in a "Portrait of an Old Gentleman."
Thos. Le Clear, N.A., exhibits one or two heads of old
men painted in a masterly manner ; and E. D. E. Greene,
N.A., has two of his very highly-finished female heads.
" The Autumn Twilight" is a fine landscape, by Jervis
liEntee, N.A., and "Melancholy Days Have Come," by
the same artist, possesses some merits of a high order.
Daniel Huntington, N.A. (ex-President), has several good
portraits on the walls ; also a picture entitled " The Fair
Student," by no means a fine specimen of this artist's
power. Sandford R. Gifford, N.A., one of our most popu-
lar landscape painters, shows a clever painting of "Mount
Mansfield"—a bit of Green Mountain scenery. A " Scene
Among the Andes" is by F. E. Church, N.A., and S. Col-
man, N.A., exhibits a pleasing landscape, in his usual
style. J. F. Kensett, N.A., is out with ono or two land-
scapes. E. Johnson, N.A., one of the strongest figure
painters of this school, has an unimportant little pic-
ture here entitled " The Art Lover." William Hart
has a neat little picture called " Twilight." There is
an elaborate head of "Jane Jackson," by E. Ved-
der, N.A., and one of J. 0. Eaton's portraits. W. L.
Sontag, N.A., contributes his "Lake Winnipiscogee ;"
C. P. Cranch, N.A., his "Venice, Santa Maria della
Salute, and San Georgio ;" and W. Whittridge, N.A., a
"Study from Nature ;" J. F. Cropsey, N.A., a "Coast
Scene ;" R. W. Hubbard, N.A., his "Twilight ;" and A. B.
Durand, N.A., a "Landscape." A. F. Bellows, N.A., has
" Echo ; or Home, Sweet Home," and J. IV. Casilear,
is represented by two pictures, a "Swiss Scene," and a
"Landscape." T. Addison Richards, N.A., exhibits a
view "On the Hudson ;" Clinton Ogilvie, A., a "Farming-
ton River Scene;' H. Feuchsel, "Lake Placid ;" and Miss
Mary Kollock, a "Sunset, Coast of Cape Ann." Miss
Virginia Granbery gives us some of her choicest "Pears"
and " Flowers ;" W. H. Beard, N.A., shows a fine "Deer's
Head ;" Wm. Morgan, A., "Iris." H. A. Loop, N.A., ex-
hibits the "Arch of Titus and the Coliseum," also a "Por-
trait of Eliza Greatorex, A." Thos. Hicks, N.A., Wins-
low Homer, N.A., Geo. Hall, N.A., and other clever artists
worthy of mention, have also pictures here. Among the
notable names in the Sculpture Gallery are those of Hiram
Powers, H. (who shows nothing new); John Rogers,
N.A., a young sculptor of great originality and genius,
" The Fugitive's Story," a statuette group in plaster, is
his contribution ; and Launt Thompson, N.A., has one of
his masterly busts (in heroic size) of the late C. L.
Elliott, N.A.—Correspondent of Anglo-American Times.

Tile mediation of:Lord Wharncliffe and Mr. Stan-
hope in the case of the Thorneliffe Colliery dispute seems
likely to lead to beneficial results. An agreement has been
drawn up, and the men object only to the minor condi-
tions proposed, so that it is expected the difficulty will
ioon be got over.

The Globe says :—"There is a rumour current
tnat Mr. Montague Bere is not to bo appointed Chief
Justice of Bombay, but that the Government intend to
economise by promoting onC.nf the present puisue judges
of the High Court of Bombay, and not filling up his
place. We believe, however, that nothing is definitely
settled."

It appears that M. Darn, the French Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has been exchanging a number of de-
spatches with the Prunch Embassy in Russia. A Russo.'
French Alliance is confidently talked of. It is stated that
the Czarewitch and his wife are strong partisans of such
an alliance, but that the Czar prefers to maintain the neu-
trality of the Empire, apprehending difficulties in Germany.

The Vienna correspondent of the Standard tele-
graphs under date February 2011:—Consequent upon the
King of Prussia's recent Speech on opening the Reichstag
of the North German Confederation, Count Darn immediately
took diplomatic action at Berlin, whiCh as promptly elicited
from Count Bismarck tranquilising—nay, rather deferential
—assurances to France. This is authentic.