The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-11 00:00:00

citor-General is in the Law Directory, Cv le
Officers of State, and Official Index ; and Mr.
Malins, the new Vice-Chancellor, gazetted Dec. 4,
is inserted in Law Directory, Official Index, and
taken out of List of Queen's Counsel. We can only
again repeat that which we have had the pleasure of
doing so frequently before, viz., our congratulations
to Messrs. Kelly upon the successful completion of
the " Post-office Directory for 1867"—a book of
reference without an equal in the world.

Institution of Painters in Water ColourF.

The winter exhibition of sketches and studies by
the members and associates is now open, and offers
as usual many attractions to the visitor. There is
variety enough in subject and in style to suit all
tastes, though the tour of the rooms may be veri.
quickly made if we look merely to their size. There
are landscapes, figures, pieces, sea-pieces,
flowers,
and fruit, in short, every description of • " Sketches
and studies," some evidently intended as the designs
for larger and more ambitious works ; others con-
taining promise and performance all in one. There
is every variety of treatment, too, from the careful
finished picture to the mere outline; every degree,
also, of taste and talent. -Some ri_tures, imperfect
in themselves, give promise of higher excellence,
others leave little to be desired, while, naturally
enough, there are others which afford neither pre'
sent pleasure nor future anticipations. The Presi-
dent is liberal in his contributions—taking his sub'
jects, as usual, from the far East, to whose gorgeous
scenes and figures he owes so many of his earlier
inspirations. Two of Mr. Warren's pictures,
especially, are in his best style. "The Prayer of
the Fedgr " (No. 462)' shows us a desert scene by
night, with the camel standing in the foreground,
and the Fedgr bending at his prayer, while the
eastern moon is rising in all its radiancy in the
distance, contrasting the brilliancy of the back-
ground with the shadowy group that stand in front
of the picture. Such scenes realise the poetic aspect
of Oriental life, " when the caravan halts in its long
course over vast deserts, and the turbaned travel-
ler bending in the sandpnys his homage to the sacred
stone and the sacred city." " Shade" (No. 3)1
which hangs on the opposite side of the doorway
from No. 462, is another beautiful painting by the
same gifted pencil. Louis Haghe contributes but
two pictures (Nos. 83 and 100), both bearing the
same suggestive title, Interior of an Artist S
Studio." They are in Mr: Haghe's characteristic
style, and even without his name could not fail to
arrest the gazer's attention. Edmund Warren,
who inherits his father's talent, has a Pic:
ture which cannot certainly be overlooked,
if only for the gleaming holly berries that
surround it, reminding us so pleasantly that
ChriStmas is at hand. " Bringing Home the yule
Log," No. 48, is a snow scene in the woods, no veil
easy subject, but delicately and effectively treated'
Of landscapes in all styles there is indeed no lack,
and they have as a whole the advantage over the
figure pieces, an incident not uncommon at the
Water Colours. No one, however, can pass un-
noticed Mr. Augustus Bouvier's charming beans'
which smile upon him from all parts of the root`'
This young and gifted artist, who has already oh;
tamed a promising reputation, has eight pictures, °f
which "La Bella Procitanon," No. 309, "Grey
Eyes," No. 195, in the inner room, and " La Sere'
lina," No. 386, are perhaps the best. " The fuse
of Comedy," 498, and " Thoughtful," 502, are &se
excellent. "Is He Coming?" 299, by W. Lucas'
is admirably painted. " The Reverie," No. 437, ,„
John Absolon, is a somewhat similar subject-4
girl standing in a country scene thinking of her ab-
sent lover, though the one is passively musing, the
other anxiously expecting. The difference between
the two does not end here, for in Mr. Absolon s
" Reverie" the corn might as well be meant for
wood. It is only fair to add, however, that this s
a " study," not a finished picture. Of sea pieces
and coast scenes we have several good specimens'
No. 434 is a set of clever sea sketches by Edwiet
Hayes, and the same artist's " Blowing Fresh," 31';
is very spirited. Mr. Skinner Prout's •' Coast
St. David," No. 78, is good, and Mr. Campion':
" Scarborough Castle—Mist Clearing," 77, which
hangs next it, is effective, but must not be looked 3t
too closely to catch its effect. No. 97, " Heavy
Ground Sea on the Manacle Rocks," by Janes
Philp, is another good sea picture, but Mr. Mng.„-
ford's, 409, " Flowing Tide and Stiff Breeze,"
intended to commemorate a very extraordinary stal,
of things, if we are to judge by the desperate green
~:
of the sea. Mr. Hine has several good subjects;
mostly drawn from the sea coast. .« At Eastbourne",
No. 37, is perhaps his best, though the still beaus©
of. the scene does not at first remind us of th"
stormy coast close, by. It is a beautiful lsncit:
scape, and fully confirms the claims of Basto
bourne to an inland beauty exceptional
watering places on the coast. No. "
Twilight, Littlehampton," is another admirable,
though unpretending, study. It shows one a sunset
scene with a ship in the foreground. Several,'
01
r,
Mr. Hine's fishermen are very spirited. " Fis'e
man Mending Nets" (124), and " Study of an ,e
Brighton Fisherman" (362), are both capital, ILie.
latter especially is evidently drawn from
'
" Lugger on the Beach, Hastings," is a 5-kete
,e,
cleverly and effectively done. " Coasts near Litt'
311.'
hamptou" (No. 225) is among the best 0f
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Hine's contributions this year. " A "stVer
Fisherman" (638), by E. H. Welwert, is aunt
good piece of sea-life, and "An Angler" (51--v0) 'be
G. Kilburne, is well done. Charles Vacher has s°,od
admirable pieces, " Santa Croce in Jerusalenillio
the Walls of Aurelian, Rome " (425), is one °f fussy,
most ambitious and also most successful effeoa
" Old Palace, Linlithgow" (227), is another gc
et
painting by the same artist. 247, in the ~
room, represents a scene from the Lake of e°,315,
and is another of Mr. Vacher's best. It wants
the
tance to be seen to:advantage ; the blue hills ill he
backund are rendered with all the effect of the
back
softening. (lOu atmosphere. A Scotch landscape dgate
by Mr. Pidgeon, is good, as is also " Bra
dg
Park," by J. W. Whymper. " The Vale of 1,1
John
gollen," by T. Boys, cannot certainly be ra,01,0
among the best landscapes, nor can Mr. dole
Chase's very stiff and unattractive " Amalfi." ile•
same artist has, however, some much better P 0
Sel3
tures, his " Hadleigh Castle" (144), and eg•
of his architectural paintings being really nd
cellent. No. 254, " Study in Richtnaig,
Park," is very nicely done, and
" an the Shimna,Tullymore Park, Ireland," L'J set;
11. M'Kewan, is a very effective landscape. 511.„eitll
and moon-light are two favourite effects
painters, and we have two very agreeable ill over
tions of them in Mr. Maplestone's " Sunset Chas e'o
the ruins of Melrose Abbey," and Mr. Wrei
" Terrace at Haddon, Moonlight." Harrison- o
o"
,
represents the animal kingdom with all his a,
tomed skill and vigour. His' Pigeons," " r-rblic
and' Rabbits," are all capital. The ladies are est
represented, choosing their subjects for the
part
part from the gay and graceful studies most iog
genial to their tastes. Mrs. Duffield has lost 0,0:
rieg
of her skill as a floral artist, as her 23(i,
Flowers," 515, and her" Study of roses,
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and " Sketch of Roses," 439, amply prove' mere
colours in the latter group might have been '-eule
i
judiciously varied. Miss Fanny Harrsl,l,asiasse of
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excellent fruit, and Mrs. Harrison has a ud
giss
roses" very prettily done. Miss Murray an, ‘i
Corban have some nice paintings, the latter.:
very
Busy," 198, a mischief-working grey kitten, I ,flis
ph for •'-.0
cleverly done. We cannot say so mu,. doggi 1
Sarah Setchel's " Little Boy," a rough ,
dog a
who looks nearly as like a boy as tures 4
omitted to mention among Mr. Chases's IZigdale;
very beautiful representation of " The her th
Altoget
Tower, Oxford—Evening," 469. d offers
of
exhibition is quite up to the average, an lace
this unattractive season a most agreeable place
this
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THE FEN %. N RAID.—A memorial window • of
been placed in the Convocation-hall of the I:Tniversitier
Toronto bearing the namesof three young men—fir'
burn, Mr. M'Kenzie, and Mr. Tempest—metubers of
Janat)-1'
versity College, who fell at Lirneridge on the 2(1 of or
fighting for their country. The window was unvoileadio
four of their fellow-students, who were wounded 0: if
same occasion. The President, Dr. stated o'o,
these three young men had been spared they would VD°
bably all have obtained the highest honours Wbicli
college had to beetow.