The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-27 00:00:00

ness the ceremony received their sovereign with
cordial acclamations.
Several valuable paintings recently purchased
with the civil list funds have just been hung in the
picture galleries of the Louvre. In the Spanish
Museum is now to be seen close to Murillo's Birth
of the Virgin Mary the Sainte Appoline of Zur-
baran, which, as I stated a few days ago, was
bought for 600 fr. at the sale of the paintings which
belonged to Marshal Soult. In the modern school
of the French Museum, three small pictures by
Chardin and the portrait of M. Denon, director of
the Museums of the Louvre, under the First
Empire by Prudhon, have been added. In the pas-
sage leading to the salle of Joseph Vernet there is
also a very beautiful portrait of a lady by Madame
Handebourg Lescot, which was presented to the
Museum a few weeks ago by Madame Buttner.
On Saturday there was a tremendous storm at
Vezelise, in the Department of the Marthe. The
lightning set fire to the summit of the parish church
and carried away the spire, which was 70 metres
high. The flames rapidly made progress, but were
subdued by the exertions of the firemen. The
damage is estimated at 12,500 f. On the afternoon
of the same day the lightning struck a farm. The
flash descended the chimney, broke the china, and
tore away the nails from the boards. It entered
the window of a stable and killed a goat. It also
shattered several trees, but happily no personal in-
jury was done. There have been violent thunder-
storms in other parts-of France.
The strike of the tailors continues, with, perhaps,
less hope of an arrangement than before. The mas-
ters, however, have made various proposals to the
men, but the latter say they are of too insignificant
a character to merit acceptance.
On entering the Exhibition by the beautiful
avenue, ornamented with flags and statues, opposite
the Pont de Jena, and proceeding onwards to the
right, you may form almost as good an idea of the
wonders of the East as if you were to disembark at
Alexandria and wander through Egypt and Turkey.
Strange buildings of all sorts of architecture, but
chiefly of the Oriental type, meet the eye at almost
every step. There is a taper minaret, with its slight
balcony, and turbaned Turks, Greeks, Armenians,
and other picturesquely dressed foreigners are
parading about, looking at every thing and chatting
as much at their ease as if at home. You pass the
Mosque of Broussa, called the Green Mosque, its
dome surmounted with the crescent, its fountains
playing, and its Mirah which points out to the
faithful the way to Mecca. Of course, it is much
smaller than the Mosque of Broussa, but all the
details are exactly imitated in miniature. Not far
from it is a beautiful kiosque, or summer pavilion,
such as you may see on the banks of the Bosphorus.
The chief characteristics of Turkey, a mosque, a
kiosk, and a bath, are all to be witnessed here. In the
garden you may go from Turkey to Egypt with but
a very slight wall through an alley strewn with
sand and then you have the temple of Edfou before
you. You may see a sphynx of large dimensions
and a mass of mysterious hieroglyphics in all the
colours of the rainbow. The illusion is complete,
for so various arc the accessories that you might
think you were standing before a temple of the
time of the Pharoahs. The bas reliefs, it is true,
are of plaster, and not of granite, but the illusion
is nevertheless complete. In the interior of the
temple are exhibited the Egyptian antiquities dis-
covered by M. Mariette, and that venerable statue
dating from 6,000 years, a marvel of art which has
faded away, but which may well compete with
modern art. Some years ago the late M. Belzoni
exhibited some Egyptian antiquities at the Egyptian
Hall, Piccadilly, which I often visited, but these
antiquities are more interesting. Close to the
temple of Edfou is the Okkel, or Arabian caravan-
sery, with its high yellow walls. The interior is
composed of a patio of two storeys, surrounded
with shops, where in Arabia all sorts of
merchandise may be bought. The beautiful
white maharas, or dromedaries, of which I
spoke, are in their stable in the vicinity.
Then you may see the charming palace of
the Bey of Tunis, which in some of its features re-
sembles the Alhambra. The glittering windows
give a good idea of Arabian art. The divans and
floors arc covered with rich tapestry. On the frieze
in the midst of flowers and fantastic ornaments is
a legend in Arabian letters form a verse of the
Koran—" Happy the country which is governed by
the just." This legend is curiously applicable. In
Arabic the word "Sadite" means " just," and the
name of the present Bey is Sadite. In another
Egyptian building is a plan in relief of the valley of
the Nile and a representation of the works iu the
Isthmus of Suez. In this sketch, I May mention,
the Mexican temple of Xochicalco, particularly as it
has a very Egyptian air. Some three hundred years
ago the goddess of this temple was the hideous idol
Witziputzli.
The French clock and watch department at the
Exhibition is eminently deserving of attention, and
it has been visited by many practical men with a
an
nim°Pinion whether England or
superiority in this branch
Pranceview t form
claim
c a n
of art and industry. English watches are ex-
cellent and keep good time. It is, however,
undoubtedly true that the art has progressed won-
derfully in France within a few years, and a watch
or clock which will go accurately can be purchased
in Paris as cheap, if not cheaper, than in England.
As to the clocks those exhibited by M. Detouche, of
the Rue St. Martin, are marvellous both as regards
beauty and the many peculiar improvements he has
effected. The medals awarded to him at former
exhibitions prove that his productions are appre-
ciated by competent judges, and justify the position
he holds as the first in rank in the trade in Paris.
The prejudice against French watches has de-
parted, like many other unfounded antipathies.
With respect to beauty, variety, and peculiarity of
construction, the most casual observer will give the
superiority to the French manufacture, and per-
sons well acquainted with the trade who have in-
spected the splendid specimens in this department.
It is nearly at the end of the gallery marked
3lobilier, on the left hand side. Along this gallery
are exhibited the most 'glittering and valuable trea-
sures and productions of French industry.

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ALTERATION OF STREET NAMES IN THE METRO-
POLIS.—The following alterations in the names of public
thoroughfares have been ordered to be made by the Metro-
politan Board of Works :—John-street, on the west side
of Tottenham-court-road, to be called Whitfield-street ;
Chapel-street, in the same locality, to be called Totten-
ham-street ; Ranelagh-street, Pimlico, to be incorporated
with Ebury-street ; York-street, Shoreditch, to be called
Ifowe-street ; Warren-street and Stanhope-street, Camden
Town, to be called Delaney-street ; Grenville-street,
Somers Town, to be. incorporated with Aldenham-street ;
Gloucester-place, Regent's-park, to be incorporated with
Wellington-street; Seymour-crescent, Melton-place, Cres-
cent-street, and Melton-crescent, near Euston-square, to
be called Euston-street; Brandon-row, William-street, and
L. Audrew's-read, Newington, to be called Rockingham-
street ; John-street, Newington, to- be called llerviu-
street ; Kennington Park-terrace, Kennington, tobe called
Chepstow-villas; New bridge-street, Lambeth, to be in-
corporated with Upper Kennington-lane; King-street,
and Stracey-street, Mile-end Old-town, to be called .Ja-
maica-street; Queen-street and Holmes-street, Mile-end
Old-town, to be called Dempsey-street.
Sixty guineas premium were paid on Monday
last to effect insurances on the ship Fi Chow, which sailed
from New York for London on the 11th of March. She
has on board 41,142 bushels of barley in bulk.
Low;ands' three great preparations for the hair, the com-
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globe. Their famous "Macassar Oil" has been o .unt r-
feited iu France, Germany, and elsewhere, but none of ihe
si urious preparations have possessed the extraordinary
properti s of the genuine article. Rowlands' " Ka:ydor"
for the complexion has retained its prominent place i.mong
fashionable cos.oetics, notwithstanding the nume.ous new
articles introduced for the conplexion. The " Odonto" fir
the teeth is highly prized by thousands who have used no
other dentifrice or years. Rowlands' great success durinz
the past two generations, and their present prominent
position as manufaAurers, may justly be attributed to the
excellent character of their articles, and to lie tact that,
unlike many other proprietors of established fame, they
do not allow their cosmetics to deteriorate in quality.—
"Borton Tran.crikt."