The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-23 00:00:00

TRANSLATION.

My Lord and Gentlemen,—The toast which you
have just proposed to the Emperor and Empress
will be particularly agreeable to them ; and my
conviction of this ies based on the sympathetic words
Sovereign when I had the Ito-
pronounce I by my
nour of parting from him to approach the shores of
01,1 England.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE next proposed " The
Le dth of the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales,
and the rest of the Royal Family," which was
drunk with all the honours.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, on again rising, said he
must now, after the fashion of the toast-master, call
upon them to drink a "bumper toast"—" The
health of their illustrious guest, Marshal the Duke de
Malakoff." (Applause.) It would be needless for him
to dilate upon the reasons why they were assem-
bled on the present occasion to give a dinner to the
illustrious warrior who sat on his right hand. The
fact was, as officets of the united services, they were
anxious to take the earliest opportunity of showing
their estimation of one who had been associated
with themselves in recent events which would oc•
cupy so grand a page in European history. (Loud
cheers.) It was their desire to show how English
gentlemen—soldiers and sailor:—acknowledged, re-
cognised, and sympathied with those great quali-
ties as a soldier and a general which had elevased
the illustt ions marshal to the eminent position he
now occupied. (Cheers.) He was persuaded that
his Excellency was already well acquainted with
the ,appreciation in which the members of the
united services held his great ability and genius,
and he
was sure his gratification would be great in
renewing in this country the associations and
friendships which he had formed in hours of mutual
peril in a distant land and in a most difficult ser-
vice. (Applause.) It would not become him to ven-
ture upon any lengthened detail of the services of
their illustrious guest. He could boast the honour'
of having known the marshal's great predecessors
—St. Arnaud and Canrobcrt—and that knowledge
satisfied him that no one better thah Marshal Pe-
ltssier could have conducted to a successful termi-

nation the grand operations which had been ini-
tiated by the allied generals. (Hear, bear.) Their
distinguished guest had been for a long time asso-
ciated with the British army, and had learnt with
himself to value the advantages of the alliance.
That alliance, he was prepared to contend, would
be as fortunate to both nations in peace as in war,
and it was their duty to both countries to avail
themselves of every opportunity to cement an al-
liance which tended so much to advance the into-
r,s.s of the whole world. (Applause.) Entertaining
these sentiments himself, and believing they weze
reciprocated by the whole empire, he was only too
happy to fill the chair on an occasion when the
members of the club came forward to do honour to
whom honour was due. (Loud cheers.) He should
not detain them by making a long speech, but he
thought it only respectful to give utterance to
the sentiments which lie individually felt, and
in which he was sure they all sympathised. He
gave them the health of Marshal Pelissier, Duke
de Malakoff.
This toast was welcomed with loud acclamations,
and drunk with great animation amid general
cheering.
His Excellency responded to the toast as follows:
—Monseigneur et messieurs, Je vous sais un gre
infiui des bienveillantes expressions que vous ma-
dressez, et je vous en remercie en touts siucerite.
En apparaissant au milieu de vous, j'ai la confiance
de rappeler aux deux pays le souvenir le plus glo-
rieux de lour alliance, et mon plus vif desir, croyez
le biers, est d'etre accueilli comme le symbole d'une
politique loyale, digne et ferme. (Cheers.) Ma
canduite toujours sera degagee d'arriere-pensee ; et
je ne cesserai d'en puiser la mobile dans cette
grande idee, qu'apres avoir eu taut d'occasions de
stirrer en face ou cote a cote, une alliance solide
et durable. entre deux grands peuples implique
la condition necessaire que l'honneur de l'un
ne soit jamais sacrifie a Phonneur de
I'autre. (Renewed applause.) Je viens a vous
vous tee dant une main ben amie ; j'y viens plein
de respect pour vos institutions et pour votre
gracieuse Souveraine ; et c'est de tout cceur que je
m'associe de nouveau au toast ports a sofi august°
psrsonue, et que je bois a la prosperite de l'Angle-
terre, eta la perpotuite de son alliance avec le
noble pays que je represente parmi vous. (Con-
tinued applause.)__

[TRANSLATION.]
My Lord and Gentlemen, I am infinitely
grateful for the kindly phrases you have
ad tressed to me, and I thank you in all since-
rity. In appearing in the midst of you lam con-
fident that I recal to the two countries the in( st
glorious recollection of their alliance ; and my most
vivid desire, you may beliove, is to be received as
the symbol of a loyal, dignified, and firm policy.
(Cheers.) My conduct will always be devoid of
hidden meaning, and I shall always find its motive
power in this grand principle—that, having had so
many occasions to value, side by side, a solid and
durable alliance between two great peoples, it im-
plies the necessary condition, that the honour of
one should never be sacrificed to the honour of the
other. (Renewed applause.) I come to you, hold-
ing out a friendly hand. I coma hither, full of re-
spect for your institutions and for your gracious
Sovereign ; and it is with all my heart that I par-
ticipate anew in the toast proposed to her august
person, and that I drink to the prosperity of Eng-
l-nd and to the perpetuity of her alliance with the
noble country which I represent among you. (Con-
tinued applause,)
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE next proposed the
" Armies and Navies of England and France,"
formerly gallant f.es, and well conscious of each
other's merits ; but now having stood together, he
hoped they would long and always continue to do.
so. (Applaus9).
His EXCELLENCY acknowledged the compliment
as follows :—Vous venez d'accorder de loyanx
elopes a l'armee et a la marine frascaises ; elles
seront sensibles, n'en doutez point, et sauront re-
trouver dans les nobles souvenirs que vous evoquez
Out ce qu'elles portent de cordiale estime et de
francho consideration a l'armee et ala marine
britanniques.
TRANSLATION.

His. Excellency acknowledged the compliment
as follows :—You have just accorded honest praises
to the French army and navy. Do not doubt they
will ba deeply sensible of it, and will find in the
noble memories that you awaken all that they im-
part of cordiality, esteem, and frank consideration
to the Britannic army and navy.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE followed with a few
brief and forcible sentences on behalf of the British
united services.

His EXCELLENCY presently rose and said.
Jo sus heureux de voir quo Votre Altesse
Royale preside la noble reunion que m'admet
aujourd'hui dans son sein ; je suis heureux d'y re-
voir, au milieu de tan 4.-, de fteres d'armes, un deg
premiers sold is de l'armde de Crimee, un amide.
ramie() franclise; et je me livre 4 l'espoir que ei
noun soratnes assembles sous les auspices de Puniony
cePe qui doit rgner entre nous sera desormais eter-
cello. PermetLz moi un toast sincere a Votre
Altesso Royale.

TRANSLATION.
His Excellency presently rose and said,--3,1i ti
Lord, I am happy to see that your Royal Highness
presides over the noble assembly that receives me
to-day. lam happy to meet again here, in the
midst of so many brothers in arms, one of the first.
soldiers of the army of the Crimea--a friend of the.
French army—and I surrender myself to the hope
that if we are assembled under the auspices of the
alliance, that which reigns among us will be hence-
forth eternal. Permit me to propose a sincere
toast to your Royal Highness.
The Duke-of CAMBRIDOS, in acknowledging *llO
compliment, said he felt extremely gratified at the
honour conferred on him. He could truly say that
no one had a higher admiration of the French
army and navy than himself. He had seen its gel- ,
lantry and devotion in war, and shared its good
feeling in the peac-ful vales of Chalons. The con'
eluding sentence of his Royal Highness's addreee
was lost in the applatve which acknowledged the
sentiment, and in the midst of this pleasant excite- • ,
ment the party retired to the Drawing Room.
Before leaving the banquet-room, the Marshal
observed that, although his ignorance of the Eng-
list' language prevented him from knowing exactly
the meaning of his Royal Highness's words, he had
understood them with his heart if not with his ears,
and he could not better express the sentiments with
which they inspired him thanby asking of the Duke
of Cambridge permission to give him "a hearty
shake-hands," as he could not do so with all the il-
lustri, us ocers then present. This extempore in-
cident produced a strong sensation of enthusiasm.

GERMAN GALLEBY.

In these times of 'Oast collections of valuabie
works of art, and at the time when "Exhibitions,
of all kinds are either opened or on the point 01
opening, it may seem strange to call attention t°
two pictures only, but their merits, and the pur"
pose for which they are submitted to public inspec"
lion, will at once explain the seeming mystery'
and command interest. To name Sir Edwin Lana' '
seer, and his celebrated picture of the Early Dar;
of ht r Royal Highness the 131iucess Royal, wotlit'
of itself suffice to insure ample satisfaction iu visit'
ing Messrs. Day and Sons' Gallery, 68, New Bona:
street ; but we would not urge this as an incentive,
knowing how few there are who are not familier
.
with that splendid work of our great artist. Bathe'
would we adze the opportunity of introducing enr
readers to one of our brothers across the Atlantic,
who deserves our attention the more, as he;takes
Nature for his guide and study, and boldly at"
tempts to pourtray her noblest works, and most
successfully too. Great as the credit is which 116
claim for our own artists in this respect, we are ip
duty bound to say that Mr. Y. E. Church deserves
our warmest praise for the elaborate yet masterly,
artistic yet natural, manner in which he has re'
sented to our eyes that great and wonderful scene,
the Great Fall of Niagara. The more we viewed
it, the more we admired the air of truth spread OVCt
every feature in the landscape, and the absence of
all attempt at " making a picture" of it. 16,111
clear that Mr. Church has adopted for his device
that Nature, like beauty, is, " when unadornof
adorned the most." Nor would we let it be guy'
posed that if he avoided the aid of meretricious
ornaments, he did se from any other motive theli
the conviction of their futility, for the picture
f,
itself contains abundant evidence of his 0.1 •
command, and viewing in that light his beautifli
introduction of the rainbow, (many visitors 11:10
not believe it is a mere effort of the pencil),
remain satisfied his naturalness of style is vlio
result fo
of a deep-seated conviction. But there
another feature in this exhibition, which calls I_o
our attention and merits our praise. of they_a
Iwo pictures, one cannot much longer be viewfr,
by the public, having been lent for a special P-0
pose by her most gracious Majesty—the other Jr •
shortly to return to its owner, and be lost to 01.1_
admiration. Not so, says art, which ever erre
bines with science for spreading a love of knowleTs,
and a taste for the beautiful, and by the acloP.ou
tion of a new process, with every stage of srtund
we became acquainted on visiting Mtssre. Day,eho,
Sons' Gallery, under the name of "Chrome-L'tio
graphy, these pictures will not only ren2"to
tier*
amongst us, but be accessible to us all, so me-,-.,13,
will be the cost of the beautiful reproduelit"to
But to become fully aware of the startling fact the
be made sensible how closely it approacheie
originals—we must see both ; and we stroog'Y,ol.
site the public to avail themselves of the opq:011
city now and for a short time to c- me offered tther-
to compare and judge. Tire result cannot be too
wise than gratifying to the artists, to the inverjo.
a the new process, and still wore to the y iSitOX