The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-24 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

WOOD ENGRAVINGS. Cundall and Addey.
Several of the noblest master-pieces of ancient art
have recently been produced as wood-engravings in
a manner that would have amazed even the powers of
&wick. Among these we must particularise Beech's
" Adoration of the Shepherds" from Rembrandt,
Johnson's "Descent from the Cross," from Rubens,
and Anelay's splendid transcripts from the " Last
Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci, and from the " Holy
Family," of Raphael d'Urbino. The engravers are
respectively Linton, Dalziel, Mason, and Measom ;
While the four plates have been admirably printed by
Leighton, Brothers. As specimens of wood-engraving
we cannot call to our recollection any works more
remarkable.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE QUEEN'S YACHTS AND THE ExnlaxTloN.—The
officers, eeanoezt, martues, and boys of the Royal Yacht
establidiment at Portsmouth, wiii all proceed to London
to visit the Great Exhibition, to-morrow (12l1cdneidq).
Iler Majesty the Queen has most graciously ordered that
a spiciat train sh,;.l be in readiness at 6 A at. on that day
to convey them to L .aidon via' South-Western Railway,
and that a return special train shall be al.to in readiness
at thu Waterloo Station, at 6 P,31., to convey them back
azain, thus affording them the whole day to inspect the
Exhibition.

ARRIVAL LT PORTSMOUTH or REAR-ADMIRAL FAN-
SIIAWE, C.B.—The Centaur, 6, steam-frigate, C.Autno-
dore (new Rear- Admiral) Arthur Fanshawe, C.V.,
Acting Captain Fatten, arrived at Spithead about tau
o'clock yesterday morning, from the coast of Africa,
having been relieved by the Penelope, 16, steam-frigete,
Commode)] eIL W. Bruce, Captain Lyster. Ott her
arrival the Centaur still had the broad pendant
but did not salute the flag of the Commander-in-Chief.
Captain Patten landed about noon pith the public dis-
patches and letters, but the Commodore did not land till
the evening, when he was met by Admiral Sir Byern
Martin and General Fanshawe, who have been awaiting
the arrival of the Centaur for the last two days at the
George Hotel.
The Centaur has had a quick passage home, having
been under steam nearly all the voyage; she left Ascen-
sion on the 24th of May.
The Penelope steam-frigate, Commodore Bruce ; the
Gladiator, 6, li:earn-frigate, Captain Adams; the Jackal,
tender to Gladiator; the Bloodhound, tender to Sacup•
Son; and the Alecto steam-sloop, Commander Lavie,
recently arrived from England, were lying there. The
Penelope was about to proceed to the south coast.
The Centaur left Sierra Leone on the 2d of June.
The Cygnet, 8, Commander White; Penguin, 6, Com-
mander Etheridge ; and Volceno steam-vessel were
there. She brought about a dozen prisoners from that
place, and landed them a few days after at the Grand
Canary Island, where, we are sorry to state, the cho-
lera was raging most fearfully ; sixty or seventy per
sons were dying daily from it. The
Centaur landed
the prisoners, but did not further have eny coma:mica-
tien with the island. She touched at Madeira yesterday
week, and came from thence, under steam, home.
She has brought home Lieut. John irevenen, late of
Firefly; Mr. J. A. Corbett, surgeon, late of the Ranger;
Mr. Main (boatswain), with about twelve invalided sea-
men, which the Sprightly conveyed to the hospital, she
having gave out to bring them on shore.
The islands and squadron were healthy. There was
scarcely anything doing in the slave trede ; no prizes
had been taken for some time past.
There were no orders down for the Centaur; but she
wilt probably pay off at Ponsmouth. The commission
of the Commencer-in-Chief, promoting him to the rank
of rear-admiral, was awaiting him at Portsmouth, and
we are sorry to say the distressing intelligence of the
death of Mrs. Fansaawe was also communicated to him.
Mr. Barnes, Master of the Firefly, died off Congo
on the 12th of February, and Mr. Biddle, Second Muster
of the Gladiator, succeeded to the appointment.
The Sidon steam-frigate, Commander Gardner, fitting
for troops for the Cape, hoisted the pennant and ensign
yesterday morning, and has since bent stile.
Wellesley, 72, Captain Goldsmith, late flag-ship of
Admiral the Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., was paid off
yesterday morning at Chatham. The clerks began
paying the people at nine in the morning, and by two
o'clock all bands were out of the ship in the most or-
derly manner. The Adder steam-tender, took the Ports-
mouth and Plymouth people to their respective homes.
The pay clerks took 8,0001, down, and brought back
5,0001, the latter aunt having been allotted by the ship's
company, another instance of the improved habits of our
seamen. The noble old Admiral was down on Friday
and dined with his officers, and never Ras a gallant ve-
teran better received than he was. The old Wellesle,t'e
ribs echoed again and again with the hearty cheers of
every one. She has been a most happy and comfortable
ship.
Magicienne steamer, having bad her compasses ad-
justed on Friday evening, sailed from Devenport
on
Saturday morning, in charge of Mr. Bidellecombe, master
of the St. George, and party, for Woolwich, to convey
Mr. Brown with his party to Pembroke, to navigate
the Valorous from Pembroke to Woolwich.
Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Warden, is ready
for service, but she will wait for the Sidon steam-fri-
gate, Commander Gardner, who has to receive provi•
stens, and both vessels will stow as much water as pos-
sible; for every gun discharged they have received one
of the largest class tanks. It is expected that both ves-
sels will go to Cork to embark the troops on Wednesday.
PLYMOUTH, *AEURDAY.—Her Majesty's ship Cale-
donia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter, which went up har-
bour on the 14th inst., has completed the delivery into
the dockyard of all her guns, masts, stores, &u. The
crew will be paid off on "1 ueedey.