The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-07 00:00:00

_ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, King's-cross.

Patron—Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN.
Vice-Patron—llls Royal Highness the Prince of WA LES, R.G

President—[lis tirace the Duke ot,BUCCLEUCH, K.G.
Phis Hospital, founded in the year 181, the first to estab-
lish the principle of free adrn;esion to the sick poor, without
he delay and difficulty of Governors' orders, is wholly de-
pendent for support on voluntary contributions and t 4actes.
It afl'Grds relief to a large number of in-patients, and, in
addition tl this, the average number of attendance of the
lestitute sick hug for a considerable period averaged between
1,000 and 4,000 weekly.
The Committee earnestly solicit the ASSISTANCE of the
benevolent, as the premises of this Hospital are capable of
co,taining several hundred more beds, had the Conan:a:4.-o the requisite] unds to maintain them.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward Mars
erman• Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and Co.;
Drummond and Co. ; Glyn and Co. ; Harries and Co. ; Ransom
and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ;
Barclay and Co. ; W Blame, Deacon, and Co.; Overend, Gnr
;ley, and Co.: Nisbet and Co,, Berners-street ; I. Barned and
C 9" LivetP°oli and at the Hospital. from 10 till 5.

OTAI(IT9RD SMITIA Beactin.

PROVIDENCE ROW NIGHT REFUGE,
FO
HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
14A, Providence-row, Finsbury, E.C.
Sixty Thousand Nights' Lodgings with Suppers and
Breakfasts, have been given in this Institution to the
destitute, who otherwise would have had to pass th©
nights in the bleak streets or under railway arches.
At present nearly 500 Nights' Lodgings, with Suppers and
Breakfasts, are given gratuitously every week. The poor
from all parts aro admitted, the only condition being that
they are homeless and starving. The Manager, &c.,
receives no remuneration whatever. Notwithstand-
ing the provision made by the Poor Houses, each
night numbers of young women, children, and orphans
ire, for want accommodation, refusedadmittance, andhave
to spend night after night in the cold, wet, and sleet. To
meet this evil, and to provide more ample accommoda-
tion, £2,000 has been raised, but to accomplish the
work a sum of at least £l,OOO more will )ie required.
Besides providing shelter for the homeless, this year it
is proposed, as far as the donations obtained for the pur-
pose will allow, to give bread and coals to poor families
in want. Will you, in your charity, help to carry on and
accomplish what has been begun ? Will you help to give
shelter to the really homeless, and food to the really
starving ? The smallest donation will be most welcome,
and, night and morning, the prayers of the destitute will
be offered in your behalf.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are earnestly requested, and will be
gratefully received by the Rev. D. GILBERT P.D., No. 22,
Finsbury-circus N.C.

TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY.-
The fear of pain and dread of operation inherent to all
deter very many to whom ARTIFICIAL TERTH are of
vital importance from availing themselves of the services of
a dentist. In a practice founded in 1830, and now ex, ending
over greater past of the kingdom, an experience unequalled
has been obtained, enabling us to offer even the most sensi-
tive sufferer a bystem of dentistry perfect in its absolute
freedom from pain, a specialite muffling only to our prac-
tice, and for which her Majesty has granted her royal letters
patent. This system embraces the non-interference with all
stumps, however decayed, the supporting instead of extrac-
tion of loose teeth until they become firm and useful in mas-
tication, and the utter absence of all and every operation, so
that the most nervous person can be supplied without fear of
pain or inconvenience. These teeth are cheaper, more dur-
able, natural, and comfortable than any yet produced.
Consultation free, Teeth from ss, bets from sto 25 gs.,
warranted.

For the effieaoy, utility, and success of this system, vide
"•,Lancet."

Messrs. LEWIN and SIMEON MOSELY and SONS,
30, Berners-street, Oxford-street, and 448, Strand,
East-parade
Opposite Charing-cross Railway Station.
Daily attendance at 15, Whitefriargate, Hull; 10, Norfolk-
sattrredeett, Sheffield;Soarbro ; ' 4, . Leeds; 14, St. Nicholas-
street, and 33, Coney-street, York.

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CONSCIENCE STRICKEN.--About four months a
paragraph in The Sun detailed the robbery of the
foot postman carrying the mail bag between the village of
Tarband, Aberdeenshire, and the Deeside Railway Station
at Aboyne. The event happened early in the morning,
the postman, an old man, being thrown down on the road,
and his bag stripped of a bank parcel containing 878 notes.
Suspicion at first rested on the postman himself, and he
lay in gaol for a week. H e was then liberated, and the
police constable of the district apprehended and put in
confinement, where he remained till Saturday last, when
he was placed at the bar of the Circuit Court, before Lords
Ardmillan and Neaves. Meantime, although the closest
search had been going on in the woods and fields about
Tarband, not the slightest clue could be got to the missing
money. Milne, the policeman, pleaded not guilty to the
charge. After a whole day's trial, during which 30 wit-
nesses were examined, he was discharged from the bar, the
jury giving an unanimous verdict of not proven. Yester-
day (Friday) the stolen parcel, with the seals unbroken,
and the money untouched, was mysteriously returned to
the head office of the bank in Aberdeen, whence or by
whom no trace whatever has yet been obtained.
Farmers throughout the -United States are en-
gaged this spring quite extensively in the manufacture of
maple sugar, and it is estimated that the amount produced
this season will be double that of last.

The Provost Marshal General has completed a
careful compilation from the muster rolls of all the, deaths
in battle, from wounds, and from disease, in every regi-
meanptprs andea that 280,739 officers company9fl3veryloyal State during the war.
It and men have lost their
lives in the service. Of this number 5,221 commissioned
officers and 90,886 men have been killed in action, or died
of wounds, while 2,321 commissioned officers and 182,329
enlisted men died of disease.

was received with loud cheers, said—l thank you
most sincerely for the very kind manner in which
you have proposed my health and that of the
Princess of Wales and the other members of the
royal family. I also thank this company for the
very kind manner in which they have received the
compliment. I need hardly assure you that it is a
source of sincere gratification to me to be present
here a second time at the anniversary dinner of the
Royal Academy, especially on this occasion, when I
am enabled to have the opportunity of supporting
you when you first take the chair as President of
the Royal Academy. (Loud cheers.) On this oc-
casion I cannot forbear to refer to the memory of
one whose loss we all must deplore. I allude to
your late president, Sir Charles Eastlake. (Cheers.)
You, the royal academicians, knew him so well, and
know how justly popular he was, that it would be
superfluous in me to pass any eulogy on his name ;
but I cannot forbear paying my small tribute to his
merits, considering him as an old friend of mine,
having known him from my childhood. I now take
the opportunity of thanking you, Sir Francis, for
the very kind manner in which you have alluded to
my name. I need not assure you that I shall always
be ready to do my best to assist in promoting the
welfare of art and of science, and in that way fol-
lowing the bright example of the public career of
my lamented father. I thank you for the manner
in which you have referred to me as " a brother of
the brush." I shall never be able to compete with
you as a painter, but I hope, at the same time, I
shall be able to enter the lists with you asna follower
of foxhounds. (Loud cheers.) The pictures in this
exhibition certainly record the times in which we
live, and the subjects of them in general lead us to
congratulate ourselves that our country is at peace.
There is one picture, however, to which I would
beg to refer, and it is one of a distinguished
countryman of yours, Mr. Ross, who is represented
as a rifleman shooting for a prize. This, I think,
is a picture of no ordinary interest, especially in
connection with the volunteer movement. His royal
highness again thanked the company for the dis-
tinguished manner in which he had been received,
and resumed bis seat amid loud cheers.

The next toast was " The health of the army,
navy, and volunteers," to which
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE responded, followed by

His Royal Highness Prince ALFRED, who
thank you for the way in which you have been kind
enough to drink my health. I can assure you I
am very proud to have my name associated with
that of the royal navy. It is the first time I have
ever been called upon to answer in the name of the
profession to which I belong, and I am sure you
will think it has the same claims for respect and sym-
pathy as it ever had. It gave me great pleasure to
be able to accept the invitation of the President and
Council of the Royal Academy to be present at this
dinner, and also to have the opportunity of making
myself acquainted with the many beautiful pictures
exhibited here. Among the pictures connected with
the profession to which I belong there is one which
must have struck every one with the greatest admi-
, ration. I allude to the historical picture of " The
Death of Nelson," by Maclise. (Loud cheers.)
There is also " The Burning of the Bombay," by
Captain Brady. The first, represented here, and
still more grandly in the House of Lords, is a scene
that will ever be memorable in the history of Eng-
land; and the second, though depicting a lament-
able calamity, will also be remembered with a cer-
tain pride and satisfaction by all Englishmen, show-
ing, as it does, that British sailors are made of the
same stuff as they were at the battle of Trafalgar.
I beg to thank you again for the honour you have
done me in drinking my health in connection with
the navy. (Loud cheers.)

Lord BURY returned thanks for the volunteers.
The PRESIDENT next gave the health of Prince de
Teck and the Princess Mary of \Cambridge, with
the expression of an earnest hope that every happi-
ness may attend their union.

The Prince DE TECK briefly acknowledged the
compliment.

The memory of the late President, Sir C. East-
lake, was next drunk in silence.

The toast of " The Guests" was responded to by
the Archbishop of CANTERBURY.

The PRESIDENT next said—My lords and gentle-
men, I beg, on the part of the Royal Academy, to
return their grateful thanks for the distinguished
honour you have conferred on them. For the kind
and flattering observations you have expressed to-
wards myself I beg to offer you my special grate-
ful thanks. (Cheers.) The position in which I have
been placed is one attended by much difficulty and
very heavy responsibilities. I consider that the
difficulty of the situation is greatly increased by the
circumstance !that I succeed to a president who was
so eminently fitted to adorn the post. I feel how
far behind I must follow in the path he trod
with so much honour. At the same time I shall
endeavour to recollect that in him I have a perfect
model to direct my steps, and I beg now to repeat
what I said when my brother academicians did me
the great honour to elect me, that I should en -
deavour, as far as lies in my power, faithfully and
conscientiously to fulfil my duty, not only to the
Academy, but to the general body of artists—
(cheers)—and, with God's blessing, I hope for suc-
cess. My lords and gentlemen, the academy has
this year met with another heavy loss in the death
of the late Mr. Gibson, the sculptor, whose reputa-
tion was European. It was observed of him by
his friend the late Sir Charles Eastlake, whom he
so quickly followed to the grave, that the union of
such great genius with such remarkable integrity
and simplicity of character was absolutely sublime.
In him the academy have lost one of their greatest
ornaments. (Cheers.) Gentlemen you are all
probably aware of the magnificent bequest Mr.
Gibson has made to the Royal Academy—leaving
the original casts of all -his works, some statues in
marble and also a considerable sum of money.
Turner also, and Chantrey, left noble bequests to
this academy, and its members cannot but feel that
these bequests, coming from such illustrious men,
educated and nurtured in the institution, is the
highest testimony that can be borne to its worth.
This academy has now existed nearly a century,
during which period it has given the highest art
education to 2,936 students entirely from
its
own'resources, without seekingtany pecuniary aid
from the Government, (Cheers.) dud there is one

' peculiarity in which it differs from all other public
bodies, which is that the heads of the profession, in
the most self-denying manner have devoted their time
as
and energies to the education of their students with-
out emolument. Now, this most praiseworthy duty
has been done by no other profession in the
world. (Cheers.) I observe with much plea-
sure in this room Dr. Watson, the distinguished
President of the College of Physicians. Will he
permit me to ask him what would the head of his
profession
caeyiaf,ryafetoernsheaqvuinengcoebotafintehdeirtheexdaliptalotiionna
of the College of Physicians, they were informed
that
say
they would in future be
expected for three months
every year, after the the toils and anxious labours
of the day,
receiving
and visiting patients, and after
swallowing a hasty 1 mea ,to repair to some medical
college to lecture and
demonstrate to their students?
(Cheers.) I think they would
consider it hard lines;
yet this is what the members of the Royal Academy
have been doing for the last century, which I be-
lieve has not been sufficiently appreciated because
not sufficiently known. Permit me now to
ask, has the Academy-failed in its • • mission, as has
been asserted ? Let me name some of
the artists
who have existed in our day, and some who still
exist—such men as Turner, Constable, Leslie, Mill-
ready, Callcott, Wilkie, Etty, Roberts, Chantrey,
Gibson, Eastlake, Landseer, Maclise7 Stanfield,
Herbert. There are several other names of artists
whom I will spare, but whose works, now adorning
these walls, speak for themselves. May I now be
allowed to ask, has the Academy failed in its mis-
sion ? Has it any cause to be ashamed of its chil-
dren ? Nay more, can I believe it is possible that
there is a man in this august assembly, who, whilst
he is proud of his country's greatness—its greatness
in arms, statesmanship, literature, and science, and
its vast increase of commercial prosperity—does not
also feel some,pride in the British school of art which
has been so honourably recognised and appreciated by
all foreign nations ? I must, however, with sorrow
confess that the Academy has not enjoyed that popu-
larity with the general body of artists which we so
anxiously desired it should possess. And I am glad to
have the opportunity of stating that I attribute it
mainly, if not solely, to the total insufficiency of space
to meet the requirements of the age. lam sure this
company will be surprised to hear that the annual
average of accepted works will have passed the judg-
ment of the assembled council as of sufficient merit
to have a place on these walls is 180, all of which
are returned solely from want of space. This pain-
ful necessity has, I assure you, been a source of the
deepest sorrow and pain to the members of this aca-
demy. We are thus compelled to go on year after
year accumulating enemies, for it is not only the
unfortunate artists who are offended, but there is
the indignation of their relatives and friends, and
the sympathy of the public, all of which this aca-
demy has to contend with. And may I ask what so-
ciety could exist as we have done under such diffi-
culties? We are every year compelled to shut up
our schools for want of space during the three
months .of the exhibition, and our fine collection of
diploma works, and other works of art which we
would be glad to exhibit, at this time are nailed up
between the wall and the outer planking on which
the modern pictures are hung. But, my lords and
gentlemen, I hope better days are in store for us ;
and that before long weshall possess a new building
with such increased space as will enable us in future
to hang every accepted work. When that day comes
I confidently expect a more cordial feeling between
ourselves and the general body of artists. Not, gen-
tlemen, that I am so sanguine as to expect that we

shall escape with entire impunity, for I find from its
earliest days the academy has always been more or
less assailed. And I remember Sir Walter Scott, in
the introduction to one of his novels—" Old Morta-

lity," I think—speaks of a certain artist he calls

Dick Tinto, who was originally sign painter, but
who afterwards set up iu London, " where he was
getting on so well that now he got to damning .the
hanging committee at Somerset-house." I suppose
we shall always have our Dick Tintos, but I confi-
dently expect, when we have increased accommoda-
tion, we shall rally around us all the best artists in
the country. Gentlemen, lam shocked at having
detained you so long, but I cannot sit down without
correcting one small error. In speaking of succeed-
ing to the late Sir Charles Eastlake as president, I
do not think I am strictly correct. The president
whom I immediately have the honour to succeed to
is Sir Edwin Landseer. We all earnestly wished—
and none more than myself—that he should fill
this chair, on which his name would have cast
'so great a lustre ; and though he only could be
persuaded to retain the post for one whole week,
the academy have the proud satisfaction of knowing
that his name is registered among the presidents of
the academy. (Cheers.)
The PRESIDENT next gave " The Health of her
Majesty's Ministers." -
Earl RUSSELL, in responding, was understood to
say that although he had sometimes expressed a
doubt as to the propriety of giving the health of her
Majesty's ministers in that place, yet he could not
be so ungrateful on thepart of his colleagues and him-
self as not to acknowledge the toast which they
had just done them the honour of drinking. He
was most happy to see Sir Francis Grant occupying
the chair on that occasion, and felt sure that he
would occupy it most worthily. With respect
to these exhibitions he had always thought that
the art of this country had tended 'to improve

the mind, and thereby added to the highest kind of
gratification, but that they also tended to promote
the cause of literature and other interests which they
had all so much at heart. For instance, many pic-
tures were devoted to the commemoration of great
acts of heroism and valour—acts which were re-
corded on the page of history, and which would
ever be commemorated as part of the glory of this
country. It might verb well happen that young
men, not only inspired by what they had read, but
what they saw represented with so much talent, so
much art, and so much life, upon their walls, would
gather from them inspiration to serve their country
like Nelson, Wellington, and others, and enrol their
names in the annals of fame. With regard to other
illustrations, the literature of England, of which the
nation might well be proud, and which might com-
pare with any literature in the world, that, too, was
illustrated by art. The resources of art were em-
ployed to illustrate the immortal works of literature,
and thereby men became more devoted to literature,
so that art and literature materially illustrated and
commended each other. In this way the glories of
the country were enshrined in the art as well as in
the literature of the nation. The noble earl, in
conclusion, stated that it gave him great pleasure
to be present, and thanked the company for the cor-
dial manner in which they had received the toast of
" The Health of her Majesty's Ministers."
Earl of Derby," and referred to the recently op
The PRESIDENT next gave (6 The Health ofentehde
exhibition of national portraits.
The Earl of DERBY, who was loudly
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might add,
the same time he was bound to say that the part he
had performed in it had been from the first only a
secondary and subordinate one. It was quite true
he had the good fortune, in the first instance, dur-
ing a casual conversation with Mr. Samuel Redgrave,
on the subject of the miniature portrait exhibition of
last year, to suggest incidentally an idea which had
long dwelt in his mind, that such an exhibition as
had now been realised could not fail to be one of
the deepest interest. That casual conversation was
reported by him to the Committee of Council on
Education. They were good enough to entertain