The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-27 00:00:00

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THE BRIDGEWATER GALLERY:
It affords us no small gratification to announce the
fact that this princely collection of the ancient and the
modorn masters has, within the last few days, been
opened to public inspection by the liberality of its noble
and munificent owner, the Earl of Ellesmere. Notwith-
standing the incomplete state of the magnificent
mansion now being erected at the back of Stafford
hou.e by thelgenius of Charles Barry, the distinguished
patrician already mentioned has determined to afford our
ioreign visitors the opportunity of witnessing the trea-
sures of art accumulated in his possession. Perhaps the
Bridgewater Collection may be termed without exagge-
ration the most complete and really inestimable of all
the private collections in England, Mrs. Jameson,
among other eminent authorities upon the subject,
having eulogised it in the highest terms of admiration.
Such landscapes of Bobbima, such battle scenes of
Wouvermans, such boorish festivities of Terriers, and
Dutch interiors by Ostade, and meadow nooks
by Cuyp, and dog groups by Schnyders, such
glorious specimens of the Carraccis, of Corregio,
of Claude Lorraine, of Raphael, of Paulo Vero-
nese, of Parmegiano, of Guido, of Titian, and of
Velasquez, cannot, we are bold to say, be seen
sery readily in this country or elsewhere. Among
the more remarkable pictures in the gallery will be
noticed by visitors with espt °lel interest, a splendid
specimen of our own Turner in his noblest style, the
celebrated Chandos portrait of Shakspere, the famous
painting by Paul de la Roche, in which' he depicts
Charles I. being insulted by the Covenanters, a glorious
storm of Vancervelt, a lovely Venus of Titian, and,
conspicuous even among all these, Guido's divine pro-
ductions, the Sr. Michael and the Assumption.

HAYMARKET THEATRE.
Lust evenivg the recently engaged operatic corps, con-
sisting of Miss Louisa Pine, Bibb. Harriette Cawse, Mr.
Corri, Mr. Donsld King, Mr. Weiss, to whom were
added Mr. Caulti, ltl ar,d Mr. James Bland, who have
been long attached to the Ha) market corps, waie their
first appearance here in Auber's ever-delightful opera
The Crown Diamonds. The laminatitg Caterina found
a most anmirebto representative in Miss Louisa Pyne,
who fully entered into the spirit of the part,
and sang the music txquisitely. Mr. Donald
Kindg gave a kpirittd version of Don Henrique;
an W.iss, who was in excellent voice,
sang and acted the Rebolledo admirably. The opera
was excellently put on the stage, and the orchestra and
choruses, under the admirable direction of Mr. Alfred
Mellon. lett nothing to be desired. Great credit is due
to Mr. Webster for having tainted the English opera a
home, and we have nu doubt but that the enterprise will
prove most succees'ul. fur since the Princess's came un-
der its p• esent management there has been no theatre in
the metropotis in e hteh English opera has been repro.
sen ed. no holisr was crowded.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
The following notice was posted at this theatre last
evening:—
" Suowribers and the public are respectfully informed
that n accidet4 having prevented the arrival of M. Ravel,
it is unavoidably necessary to change the performances
announced fir this evening."
In cons, (pence ot this disappointment we had Lea
Deux Vieux Papillons, in which Levassor, appearing al-
ternately as an old mun and a young man, kept the house
convulsed with laughter; and a monologue, Tite ala
Representation de Robert le Diable, in which the same
Levassor, as Tite, a gamin, gives a most amusing account
of his visit to the re-presentation ot Robot le Diable, at
the Grand Op-ra. The idea of this monologue is not
new, but it is admirably worked out.

ASCOT RACER.—Year by year, the acclamations
i which greet the winners of the Derby and Oaks on Epsom
Downs, are followed immediately by the busy hum of pre-
paration for the Royal meeting on Ascot Heath, which, this
year, from a combination of fortunate circumstances, pro-
mises to be the most brilliant on record. We hear that pre-
parations are making at the Castle for the reception of ,the
Court, and it is understood that the regal hospitalities of the
race week will be on a more extensive scale than has bsen
the case for many years past. With respect to the sport there
need be no misgivings. The winners of the Derby and Oaks
are both entered for different stakes at Ascot, and it is be•
lieved that Voltigeur will start for the Emperor's Vase. We
might add, that never, in any previous year, was there such
a general painting and decorating of the exterior of hous
es
as is at the present time going on in Windsor. The ancient
I:ts
town
Win w
dso r ill positivelExpressy wear a gay and holiday-like appearance.
—.
Piuscs HENRY OF THR NETRERLANDS.—LivER-
POOL, MONDAY.- His Royal Highness Prince Henry
Netherlands, accompanied by Captain May of the
Consul at this port), arrived at tjhaebAdelphi Hi even-
ing,bartoelthlasertofth
from the sear of Sir Hen
also in the suite , i his Royal
Chevalier Van RaPPard, an?' Chevalier Caen Croat, were
nson, at Gresford. The
august party visited the principalliig andmorning k
athe
f
hn e ss.
the town, accompanied buildi;T gshis
Moore. His Worship had the honour of entertaining the
party at lunch.
dined with n the evening the Prince and his suite
the In
Mr. May, and, we believe, will pro-
morrow
ceed to- '
__r_n . morning to Blanchester.
=1: e inhabitants of Derby have invited Mr. Fox,the
head of the house of Fox and Henderson, who is a native
of their own, to a public dinner, which is to take place next
month. They are naturally proud of their townsman, to
whose engineering skill and knowledge of construction the
successful realization of Mr. Paxton's happy conception is
mainly to be attributed.
NATIONAL AND FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.
—Last night a soiree of the National and Financial Reform
Association was bell at the London Tavern, when a leeture
was delivered by Mr. Bunting, an operative of Norwich.
Mr. Hume moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Bunting for the
address he had delivered, and in so doing, he explained the
causes that withheld from the working classes their in-
alienable and ancient right of voting. Mr. Luke Elmsley
seconded the resolution. Mr. Cobden then addressed the
meeting at great length. The Prime Minister, be said, had
promised next session to bring forward a new Reform Bill,
but it was for the people out of d, ors to say what was the
measure of reform they required. A number of gentlemen
having addressed the meeting, resolutions iu accoraance with
its objects were adopted.
The eieetion for Claekmannan and Kinross is axed
for this day week, the 3d June, at Dollar If a poll be de-
manded, of which there is every probability, the polling days
will be Thursday and Friday, the sth and 6th of June.

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(Before Vice• Chancellor TunNErt.)
ATTORNEI•GENERAL THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.
Tilts ota9 a wo,lon ri,,pectitig the Kidciet.miuster
Gumuiar School trukt, which seemtd likely to occupy
the Court the whole d4}'.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
This being the first day of Trinity Term, all the
Courts of Westminster resumed their sittings this
morning, shortly after ten o'clock. Lord Campbell,
assisted by Mr. Justice Pattesun and -Mr. Justice Erle,
presided in the Queen's Bench; but there was absolutely
no motion to be disposed of, nor were there more then
half-a-dozen members of the bar in attendance. The
Court intimated that it would give judgment to-morrow
morning in the cases of the Queen of Spain and the
Queen of Portugal.

COMMON PLEA S.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE EAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY CODIPANY V. THE
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY C..:IIIPANY.
Mr. CROWDER applied for a rule to show cause why
an interlocutory judgment, which had been signed in
this case on the 2tath of March last, should not be set
aside on the ground of irregularity, with costs. The
action was brought by the East Anglian Company
agsingt the Eastern Counties Company, on an agree-
ment entered Mt,' between the parties, by which the
Eastern Counties Company agreed to lease the East
Anglian line fur 999 years; and also, among other things,
to pi emote, at their own expense' certain sills in Parlia-
' men for extension branches. The defendants ultimately
retuied to ratify this agreement, and an action was ac-
cordingly brought, the penalties being laid at 21,1841.
S.,ver.:l pleas were pleaded by the defendants, which the
plaintiffs treated as non-issuable, and thereupon signed
judgareet. The only question involved in the present
appiication was as to whether the pleas were or were
not issuable. The Learned Counsel conten&d that the
pleas were good, and that be was entitled to a rule.
Mule granted.
After hearing two or three motions of cmirse, their
Lordships rose before twelve o'clock.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships proceeded with the new trial
paper,
but no ca.e of any general importance came before them
during the morning.

BAIL
COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Justice Wighttnan sat in Banco this morning for
a few minutes, and disposed of several motions of course,
none of which presented any mature of interest calling
tor a report.
WHITECHAPEL Co UN TY COURT.
(THIS DAY.)
THE CENSUS ENUMERATORS AND THE HOME SECRETARY.
COHEN EXPARTE V. Slit GEORGE GREY, BART.
This was an application tor a summons out of district
under the following circumstances:—The plaintiff is an
accountant, residing at Nu. 10, M, unt street, White-
chapel-load, and was engaged as au enumerator of the
Census iu the Whitechapel district. The emolument he
was to receive for these State services was 18s. for the
first 300 names, and Is. for each sixty names he re-
corded over the 300. The Home Secretary now refused
to pay them for the fractional part of the sixty names.
For instance, be had got ten names short of the sixty,
which fifty would amount to tenpence, and that was
disallowed. He now applied for a summons out of dis-
trict egain.t her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for the Home Department for tenpence, and which
would, he imagined, settle the question of his colleagues'
claims. Mr. Cohen then took his summons out, and to
ensure defendant's appearance a subpcena for Sir
George Grey, which if he tails appearing to, will entail
a fine of IW.