The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—It is refreshing, after the inanities of a Parlia-
mentary debate, to read the vigorous attack, by Mr.
Morris Moore, on the jobbing and mismanagement at
the National Gallery. In the absence of any attempt
to refute the very serious charges brought against the
director of that institution, it must be impossible for
even Lord Palmerston to set public opinion at defiance,
and uphold Sir Charles Eastlake in his present position.
Our " used-up" House of Commons may tamely submit
to the jibes and jeers of the lively patriarch of Downing-
street, but the nation will never allow itself to be thus
made ridiculous in the eyes of every man of cultivated
taste, or of even ordinary intelligence.
It the "press" do but its duty, Administrative Be-
furm--" The right man in the right piace"—is inevitable
at the National Gallery.-1 am, sir, your obedient ser-
vant, F. IL S.
Bond-street, April 17.

THE GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, APRIL 16.

The whole of the men-of-war Were under weigh again
to-day, and will be daily until the grand display of
Wednesday next. A great deal of company is expected
at the Royal Yacht Squadron-house, and a great many
houses and lodgings have been taken. The line of ships
is expected to reach from the Nab Light, by Osborne
and Cowes, to Egypt Point. All the steam-vessels be-
longing to Cowes, Ryde, Southampton, Portsmouth,
and neighbouring ports are advertised to take company
through the fleet. Such a fleet was never before seen,
and it is to be hoped will never have cause to assemble
again in our time, and it is therefore not to be wondered
at that it creates such an excitement.

THE PROPOSED ILLUMINATIONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sfit,—For what are we about to expend a large sum
of money in illuminations ? As we are not properly re-
presented in the House of Commons, there is the greater
necessity that you should listen to the appeal of, and
assist those who, notwithstanding the payment of such
au enormous income tax, are otherwise unable to make
their voices heard. Do not, sir, let the public be blinded
by such trumperies, for it is considerel by the class to
which I belong, that it is more necessary to hide our
diminished heads for very shame. Now, what with the
tin e.tt of a dowry to our Princess, the prospect of a
larger army than usual, the income tax remaining at
sixteenpenc,, extravagances on all hands, and reform
nowhere, it is high time we should look about us, as a
people, and create " a pressure from without."...

NOT A GERMAN.

HAYMARKET THEATRE. The laughable farce of
" Grenshaw, Bagshaw, and Bradshaw " was revived
last evening, for the purpose of introducing Miss Talbot
to a Haymarket audience. Her finished manners and
elegant appearance have been so often eulogised during
her engagement at the Lyceum Theatre as to render
any rer etition of them unnecessary. The reception was
most flattering, and we hope to see her soon in a cba-
raeter more suited to her lady-like acting. Mr. Buck-
stone played his original character of Grimshaw, and
produced so endless a variety of comic points and effects
as kept the audience convulsed with laughter from the
b?ginning to the end of the piece. The house was ex-
tremely well attended.
There is some reason to believe that the Emperor of
the French will be present at the great naval review at
.pithead en Wednesday next, and that our Admiralty
have placed three steamers at the disposal of his Impe-
rial Majesty and his suite.
Among the great fetes which will distinguish the year
1856 will be that of the coronation of the Emperor of
Russia, at the end of the month of August, perhaps on
the l=loth, the day of the patron saint of the Emperor
Alexander. This solemnity, which is to take place at
11loscow, will, it is calculate 1, cost 3i million of silver
roubles, or 14 million francs.
THE RECENT ESCAPE FROM THE SOUTHWARK POLICE
COURT.—Up to the closing of the Southwark Police-
court yesterday no clue had been obtained to the when-
abou's of Mary Leonard, although very active exertions
had been made by the police.
A STRIKE.—The ship-painters of Liverpool have bees
on strike since the 7th inst., claiming wages at ss. in-
stead of 4s. 4d. a-day. Some of the masters have given
the advance.

We (Plymouth Journal) regret to state that during the
past week our learnt .1 and respected representative, R.
P. Collier, Esq., has been prevented from attending the
House of Commons by indisposition.
ALICE GREY'S VICTIMS.—Randall and Perry, the two
boys convicted on the testimony of Alice Grey, having
been released, are now working at the Shrubbery Iron
Wm ks, Wolverhampton, Mr. Hartley having given them
employment with the view, if possible, to lead to their
reclarnation.—liirmingltant Gazette.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following are the names
of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science
and practice of medicine, and received certificates to
Prawise, on Thursday, April 17 : —M. Cockcroft, Heb-
den Bridge, near Halifax; R. H. Wood, Wood House,
Eaves, Leicestershire ; M. E. B. Nicholson, Cambridge ;
G. D. Hunt, Preston, Lancashire.
GREAT SCULLERS' RACE.—The attention of rowing
men will shortly be directed to the great match in per-
spective between Henry Kelly, of Fulham, and John
Mackinney, of Richmond, for 2001., which is to take
place on Thursday, May 22, from Putney to Mortlake.
Both men are in sharp training, Kelly at Mr. H. Salter's,
at Wandsworth ; and Mackinney at Richmond. The
men were pitted against each other last autumn, when
Mackinney capsized before he had rowed a hundred
yards, and his opponent of course won. They, are both
fine powerful young men, and complete masters of the
art of sculling.
BANKRUPTCY COURT, April. 18. The bankrupts
Stranan, Paul, and Bates, the bankers and navy agents
of the Strand and Norfolk-street, were again brought
up in custody from Millbank Penitentiary to he exa-
mined, but the meeting was so strictly "private," that
the object of the examination could not be ascertained
At the close of the inquiry the bankrupts were again
emoved back to their old quarters.