The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-31 00:00:00

nered, though painstaking renderings of Hollo-
way., and Burnet's rough and ready, but
spirited combinations of . the work of the linear-
machincand etching-needle, we are compelled to
turn with a painful sense of insufficiency and in-
completeness. .'Dorigiry's work is the best ; but a
good set of his cartoons at the present day is both
rare and costly. Ilollavay spent the best part of
a lifetime on his series, but they satisfy us, for all
this labour, even less than the dashing reproduc-.
tions of John Burnet, which, up to this time, have
stood unrivalled as vehicles for cheap and general
dissemination of a knowledge of the cartoons. At
length the sun and science have been set to work,
and the result is the remarkable publication' which
gives occasion to this article. By this work Messrs.
Colnaghi and their associates, Signors Caldcsi and
Montecchi, have fairly earned the credit of having
made the most important application as yet seen of
photography. to the fine arts. Even the reproduc-
tion -by-this means of the drawings of old masters
in the. Louvre, the Uffizii, the _Royal Gallery of
Vienna, and our own Museum does less•for the
noblest
.class of art than what has. at length been
done for the cartoons of Itaffaelle. In them we
have the master's combined and completed ideas set
before us ; in the drawings we have but rudiments
and detached-parts and first intentions. The point
in which photography is at fault—as in its more or
less unfaithful rendering of certain colours—in the
case:Of cartoons is 'of minor ImPortance. Their
colour is their least charm- now;whatever it may
have been when they came from Raffaelle's studio ;
and after a detailed comparison of the photographs
with the cartoons weareable to saythat in very few
and altogether unimportant cases have the photo-
graphic mutations of colour materially affected the
balance of light and shade, still less interfered with
the expression of heads, or impaired the distinct-
ness" with.which.the,agvis told.
• Those photogrtept'S'are lit-three dimensions-t-the-
lar*est,:abbist
.44" by 28 inches (a size, however;
which varies.with the different scales of the origi-
nalali the middle size, about 29 by 18 inchei.; and
the smallest, 14 by 9. The largest set is soled. at 14
guineas, or al 21- guineas for a separate plate ; the
middle at 7 guineas, or £l.ss. separately; and the
smallest at 355. the set, or 6s. separately. These •
priees are lbw enough to bring the cartoons 'within .
the:reach of even light purses. Indeed, ,considering
at, once merits of execution and dimensions, the
publication is not less remarkable for cheapness
than' for excellence.
To have . these photographs is to have the ciir-
teiiiis themselves, .minus their colour, which' must
alAtays have been of secondary importance, midis
(lOw. both faded and falsified. Ivor professional
s.tudents,of art the usefulness of this publication
Cannot be exagp;erated. Besides the photographs
of v;ii-old.cartocms the portfolio includes about 31)
studies of separate headi or portions of groups, for
the most part of the same size as the originals: Of
:the vahte.of these to Livers' and learners of art we
need say nothing. •
As pieces' of- photographic manipulation these
reproductions appear 'to us among the most re--1
markable plates yet made public. . By the Use of
the iron instead of the pylogalhc process softness
of shier oscura has- been secured without loss of
strength, and even apparent yellows.seem to have
been imitated with but little deepening. So with
reds. In the case of both these colours there is
probably a large intermixture of white in the light,
which has rendered the tipts comparatively manage--
*able. The greens have, as usual, presented the most
insurmountable difficulty. But, allowing for .every
-abatement due to the laws of light, these reproduc-
tions of the cartoons still remain in all 'essentials
immeasurably above any possible engravings( We
may look at them till the sense -of dimension dis-
appears, and we feel as if we had Icaffaelle'S own
-work before us.

All other copies become flat; stale, and-unprofit-
-abler in comparison with these untouched products
of the chemical science and mechanical ingenuity
of our time.. I •
._. The:well-known and worthy publisher's, among
all the—good and gieat art that they have helped
to disseminate from PaWmall east, have :even •no
Set .Of prints to the, world at once so great in their
subject-matter and so perfect in their reproduc-
Km. of the miginals as this portfolio of photo-
graphs- from the Cartoons of Raffaelle. If thif
are not- rewarded for their enterprise by a large
and permanent sale we should recommend them to,
renounce art alto gege for dog.§.. an4
Rd a7` and the other'Wfire Nt:Ercla mirtalies
publishers, if it leaves the level of public taste un-
raised.—Times.

districts." Equal electoral 'districts, I am convinced.
—and all reasoning men are equally convinced—
are impossible, and if possible would not be desir-
able. (Hear, hear.) 'We now come to aresolution
on which you had some difference of opinion—that
with reference to the ballot. And lam very glad
that this meeting has had the opportunity of hear-
ing all that can be said against the ballot—and
very ably said, by my friend Mr. Irving, who I
hope is still here—and by ether gentlemen who
'have addressed you. But if my friend has not left
this meeting, I would ask him carefully to consider
himself whether the premises on which he starts are
righfones. He says that a mini should Vote openly
because the non-elector has a right to know how the
elector gives his vote—that is to say, that the
frarielise is a trust for other people. (A laugh.) I
do not think so. I belivc it to be a right inherent
in the man himself. I, as a representative, hold a
trust ; and there is the greatest difference between
the elector and the representative. The . elector is
made the elector by law. The law confers the
right, and the law should protect him in its exer-
cise. (Hear, hear.) lam not made your represen-
tative by law, but by your free choice; and if you
return me to represent your opinions, and you do
so because you believe that there is a sympathy of
opinion and of principle between us, how are you
sure whether that is so or not if my vote is secret ?
(Hear.) The great difference, therefore, which I
would urge our friend, Mr. Irving, to recollect, is
that-the representative - holds the trust-, whereas
the .elector possesses the right. (Hear.) But I can-
not believe that any man like myself can have re-
presented a large town like this for many years—
that he can have gone through very severe and
exciting election contests, without being convinced
of the necessity of the ballot for the protection of -
some of its voters. (Applause.) This subject of
the ballot reminds me of the chief Liberal states-
man, who, I. 'inn sorry •to say, has alway been
opposed- to the ballot. "I mentioned him -before--
I mean Lord John Russell. Now, I wish never
to mention that name—whether in good report or
iii bad report as it may be among my hearers—
I wish never to mention that 'name without ex-
pressing all the gratitude and admiration Which
I. shall always feel for old services in
the cause of-reform. (Cheers.) I shall always re-
member his services—l am even willing to forget
his faults.....• (Hear, hear.) . _His name was once one
great,power with the people ; he for many years
led the Liberal party in the House of Cbmmons ;
he hoped to lead them again. But- tlie leader of
the popular party in the House of Commons must
be in sympathy with that party, and the popular
party must be in sympathy with the people. Now,
it is my belief that the great majority of the Libe-
ral constituencies of this country will not tolerate
their members in following. Lord John Rue Sell as a
'leader as long as he remains openly hostile to the
ballot.. • (Hear, hear.) I trust he may give way on
. another Toint. He does- not fully sympathise with
us itrour,feeling as to church rates. (Hear, hear.)
Now, these are the two Poirits'en. which, if Lord
John_Russell,wishes ever again to lead the Liberal
party, it is my belief, and I trust it is your belief,
that tlese are the two points on Which he must
roedify_his opinions. (Che:erS.) If he doe 4 so, we
inay,see the Liberal party once again following its
old leader. The Liberal party are at thepresent
moment without a "leader, and if they tat my ad-
vioe-,4 at least shall . get the .example—they will
take no leader until they very<precisely know the
journey' which' he means to take-them. (cheers.)
I will,say a word or two as to the reasons which in-
duced the members of the Radical party generally at
a meeting, and conference xvhieh you have heard of
in London, to consider that it • would be advisable
that they should themselves bring forward, through
one of their members, a reform bill of their own. I
am in no secrets as to the reforms to be proposed ;
and if I were I could not betray those secrets. I
do not know what Lord Derby proposes, but I do
•know that helis a very able man ; tend I do know
that he. has One at least most sagacious colleague.
I believe that the present Goverment contains
many g
' ood 'and honest men. I wish to avoid any
kind of exaggeration, and I will net therefore say
-that Lord -Derbv's reforth bill must of necessity be
a sham Reform 'Bill, or a trick or delusion. On the
contrary I believe it very likely; that, as far as it
goes; itwili be an improvement-of the preset sys-
'tern., The present system is solaulty that the Go-
vernment' must be bunglers _indeed if they7do not
-produce.a measure which will, gore or less, amend.
it. -If Lard Deiby, or lord anybody else, will intro-
• duce all thaVthe Radical' party require, I take it
that I an'd every liOn est man will support them fully
—whether it, comes from him or any one else. (Ap-
.plause.) But Ido not think it is too much to believe
that aiirteform-Bill coining from,the present Go-
vernment must fall short of that which we conceive
N;v4a-have-a-right-ta-ask—New,ictherefore, if the Go-
' vernment brought in a Reform Bill—some improve-
ment On the present system—l do not quite see hew .
the liberal members of the House of Commons could
have voted agnideiFteat<hillies its .aecoutLeaawilirpk.,.,...... r.
when its principle came to' be discussed—presuming
it to be sonic improvement on the presenfsystem,
if they had no bill of their own to vote for. They
would have been obliged to vote for it and go into
committee. Once in committee, Heaven help us—
(laughter)—two or three months in discussing all
sorts of details, amidst which you forget its princi-
ples—spent in the hottest weather, with the Thames
in its most offensive state, and opponents Wily, care-
ful to take every advantage of the disunion which
would be sure, on some points, to prevail amongst
us—fighting one part of the party against the other,
the result would be, that after months of the hottest
work, and a vast amount of confused labour, we
might probably pass a bill which would be little
better, or perhaps worse than none at all. (Cheers.)
Now, if the Radical party throughout the country
meet as you have met—define as you have defined,
that which they require—if Mr. Bright, who is not
pledged to any particular principles in this matter,
but who is most anxious to collect the desires and
the wants of the country on the subject, embodies
in- his bill those your requirements, we then have a
proper
vernment
Bill,-if the Government Bill, although lino
improvement of the present state, doe's not go far
enough to satisfy us. 'We then vote against that
bill because we have had the courage to propose a
better of our own. (Cheers.) It was for that rea-
son that the conference in London selected Mr.
Bright, and requested him to prepare a bill. That
conference was called by the Parliamentary Reform
Committee—a committee of which I have the
honour to be a member, which has been in exist-
ence for about a year. Its dutyhad been to collect
from all parts of the country, and by very volumi-
nous correspondence, the opinions of all sections of
reformers as to the amount,of reform which they
thought it safe and best to ask for. The answers,
of course, have been very various, but from the
immense mass of correspondence that we have, we
decidedly made up our minds that the great majo-
rity- of feeling in the country was in favour of
precisely the measure of reform which you have
embodied in your resolutions to=night. Under these
circumstances, Mr. Bright honestly, and, -as I be-
lieve, wisely said, " I will bring in a bill, but
understand I do it on my own responsibility ; I will
not be tied by this programme—that which the
committee present me." My belief is that in the
end his bill will be found very much what that
programme was—that programme being, as I tell
you, as nearly as possible those resolutions which
you have passed. (Hear.) But I think it right to
mention that Mr. Bright considered himself pro-
bably free to bring in any bill of any sort or kind
he liked, in:order that. it may be remembered that
under these circumstances even those who asked
him to prepare the bill have the right to judge of
that bill when they see it, and arc not pledged
beforehand to anything which they do not know.
Now, you 'have decided on what you want, but I
should think you will hardly ask me in what way
you are to get it, for I have told you so frequently
that you must be tired of hearing me. (Hear.) You,
and you only, can carry a reform bill. (Hear, hear.)
You, and you only, carried the old reform bill.
You did that work yourselves •, and trust me if on
this occasion you: leave it to others to do for you,
it will probably not be done at all; or if it is done
it will be done in: an unsatisfactoiy Manner.
(Cheers.) Let your voice then be decided, and let
it be heard. It will be easy.to make
it heard in
the House of Commons, but let it al •n
such tones- of thunder that it shall mrkespitesakwaly
through the deaf doors of the House of Lords.
(Applause.) Remember you will be opposed-to an
enemy, excellent tacticians, careful to take advan-
tage of yoUr disunion. And listen to my earnest
prayer, that you will bury all small differences. Do
not,quarrel as to the more or less of reform—you
are all going by the same road ; some of you may
stop short, others may go farther; but you arc all
going in the same direction.

•
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