The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-30 00:00:00

CATLIN'S INDIAN GALLERY.

This interestb, g collection has just been renovated
and re-opened. Its well-known curiosities consist of a
bellicose-looking collection of North American Indian
chiefs, arrayed in real costumes, with the addition of
landscapes, portraits, and costumes. The landscapes,
perhaps not exactly intended to be works of art, are
nevertheless valuable illustrations of unexplored
regions, and seem remarkable for their fidelity of,
execution. When the Chinese Exhibition opens
an additional interest will be afforded in the
comparison of the two opposite stages of bar-
barity ; first that which struggles for its ex
istence amid toilsome privations, and with cun-
ning hand:.; the other the typo of gorgeous and self-
contented splendour. It is pleasing to follow the rude
impulses which led these American Indians to decorate
their dresses with their quaint figures and to inlay their
clay ripes with figurants. Those figures of wild Indiau,s,
carved under the bowls of the " calumets of peace,
seem the picture of happy contentment; evidently the
artist had himself thoroughly relished the fumes of the
pipe before he thus indulged his fancy. The instru-
ments by which mothers torture their little infants to
render them worthy the denomination of "Flatheads,"
are perfectly exquisite—thumb-screws fado in the com-
parison. Skins, dresses and weapons, and other accoutre-
ments, arrest the attention.

GUILD OF LITERATURE AND ART.—The following
is the arrangement and cast of characters in Sir Edward
Bulwer Lyttn's new five-act comedy—Not so Bad its we
seem; or, Many Sides to a Character—to be produced under
the direction of Mr. Charles Dickens, at Devonshire House,
on Friday, the 16th of May :—The Duke of Middlesex, Mr.
Frank tone ; the Earl of Loftus, Mr. Dudley Costello ;
Lerd Wilmot, Air. Charles Dickens; Mr. Shadowly Softhead,
Mr. Douglas Jerrold; Mr. Hardman, Mr. John Forster;
Sir Geoffrey Thornside, Mr. Mark Lemon ; Mr. Goodenough
Easy, Mr. F. W. Topham ; Lord Le Trimmer, Mr. Peter Cun-
ningham ; Sir Thomas Timid, Mr. Westland Marston ;
Colonel Flint, Mr. R. H. Horne; Mr. Jacob Tonson, Mr.
Charles Knight; Smart, Mr. Wilkie Collins; Hodge, iyir. J.
Tenniel ; Paddy O'Sullivan, Mr. Robert Bell ; Mr. David
Fallen, Mr. Augustus Egg, A.R.A. ; Lucy Thornside, Mrs.
Compton (late Miss Emeline Montague) ; the Silent Lady
of Deadman's Lane, Barbara Easy ; Loungers, Newsmen,
Watchmen, Drawers, &c., &c. Scene—London, in the reign
of George the First. Time supposed to be occupied from
noon to afternoon of second day. The performance will com-
mence at nine o'clock precisely, and the delivery of the play
will occupy about three hours.

EADVERTISEMEET.]—A gratuitous stamped 20
column supplement will be published with the Observer of
Sunday next, May 4, and Monday, May 5. Price of the
Observer and Supplement (together 60 columns) Sixpence.
The extensive publication of the Observer commences by
Mr. Clement, junior, at No. 170, Strand, at five o'clock on
Sunday mornings, in time to be forwarded by all the Sun.
day morning railways and steamers.

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[ADVERTISEMENT.]—" BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON,
MAY 4.—Chester Meeting, Incidents and Influences, the
Cricket Season, Meeting at Lord's, and matchesanici fixed.
Hunting, Coursing, Aquatics, Salmon
sporting varieties. Average sale of Bellsls
isbirilli 30,000.
Price of Bell's Life, Sixpence. Bell's Liftpublished at
five o'clock on Saturday morning in time for all the morn-
ing mails and early railways.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Offices of Bell's Life in
London, No. 170, Strand, April 5. In the past sixty weeks
Bell's Life has used over 1,800,000 stamps, being an average
each
publication. The countsy
publication of Bell's L
sale of snore than :50,0Z0 forcmmences at four o'clock on Sa-
turday mornings,
timeife o
for all the Saturday morning mails I
and early railways.in Pricel
of Bell's Life, 6d.
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Exhibition excites
the more interest on the Stock Exchange, as the Ist of
May is always observed as a holiday there, on account of
the half-yearly balancing cf the books at the Bank ;of
England. The holiday at the Bank, however, is one to the
clerks and not to the employts, who will have a hard day's
work at the books. The Stock Exchange members will he
able to attend the Exhibition ceremonies with the lighter
hearts, as Wednesday is what is called a settling day, and a
number of accQuits will be closed tip.