The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

tilgiatlo4 Pitt+. diii'attalt. Oountrl.a the warty
of which are here eN.hibited to us, and of the influence
which they have exercised upon each other.
" In comparing these works with those of our own
age and country, while we may well be proud of the
immense development of knowledge and power of pro-
Auction whico we poigess, we havei reason a:so for humi-
lity in contemplating the refinement of feeling, and inten-
sity of thought manifested in the works of the older

" 1 trust that you may reap, in the approbation of the
public at large, and in the remunerative concourse of the
people, the immediate reward of your labours ; and that,
like the Exhibition of 1851, to which you so flatteringly
allude, you may thus alio find toe means of closing your
operations without having recourse to the Guaran tee Fund
which this district has so generously put at your disposal.

4.4 Beyond tnig, however, I trust that the beneficial
effects upon the progress of art and taste in our country,
which we may confidently look to, may be a lasting me-

morial of your vast enterprise."

It is hardly necessary to say that not a single
word of either addresses or replies was heard a few
yaids from the dais. In so large a building it was
impossible that all could hear ; but the addresses

were real in so low a tone that even those nearest
the dais could with difficulty catch two consecutive
sentences. The cons:,quence was that everybody
was glad when this part of the ceremony was over,
and all felt sensibly relieved when the orchestra
performed " The Heavens are telling," b) Haydn.
That done, the Bishop of Manchester offered up
the following prayer, invoking a. blessing upon the
undertaking—
" Almighty God, in whose works we see combined all
that iq most grand in conception, skilful in adaptation,
and beautiful in execution, who hast given to us, thy
.zeatures, the power in some degree to recognise and
adore thy infinite perfeCtions, bless, we beseech Thee, this
work in which we are engaged, and prosper this our un-
dertaking to the advancement of thy glory, and the in-
tellectual, moral, and spiritual good of thy servants.
Grant that this undertaking may be made available to
the exalting our national character. the chastening
and elevating our taste, that, in all that is good
and beautiful, acknowledging Thee, the author of
all good gifts, we may the more reality obey with wil-
lingness thy laws, aid walk in thy commandments. And
as this undertaking is intended for the good of many, so
may it too c-mtribute to draw them together in mutual
love and kindness—the wealthier who have provided
here the means of instruction and improvement uniting
in seeking to promote the common good ; the less favoured
in estate joyfully receiving and thankfully participating
in the opportunities and advantages accorded to them in
this place. While we behold the various degrees and
kinds of exceil3nce which the imagination, learning,

alti!l, or industry of men have at any time attained to,
let us ever remember that all that is good is of Thee dont.,
that without Thee nothing is strong, nothing is holy.
'Not unto us, 0 L(1.I, not unto us, but unto Thy name
give the praise "
At the termination of the prayer the orchestra
performed the Hundredth Pzalw, aft .r which a
procession was marshalled in something like the
following order :
The Chief C instable of Manchester, Captain Pallin.
Messrs. Young, W. Dredge,
Contractors. Engineer to the Contractors.
E. ealomons, J. Crace,
Architect to the Executive Director of the Dec rations of
Committee. the Building.
J. C. Deane, Esq., Lieut.-Col. Hamilton,
General Commissioner. Secrets,' y.
HEADS OF DEPARTHENTS.
G. Scharf, jun., Esq., F.S. A..,_Dir3ctor of the Gallery of
Ancient Masters.
J. B. Waring. Esq., Director of the General Mnsaum.
Augustus Egg, Esq., A.R.A ~ Director of the Gallery of
Modern Masters.
Peter Cunningham, F.S.A., Director of the Portrait
Gallery.
Edward Holmes, Esq., M.A., Director of the Water Colour

and Engraving Galleries.
J. F. Royle, Rig., F. R.S., Director of the Oriental Court
Members of toe Minchester Corporation.
The Mayor of Salford.
Subscribers to the Guarantee Fund. •
_ _

The Members of the City of Manchester and Borough of
Salford.
The Members for the County of Lancaster.
The General Commanding the District and Staff.
. _ .

The Lord Bishop of 31anchester, and the Lord-Lieutenant
of the County.
The High Sheriff.
J. Watts, Esq., W. Ent,,vistle, Ea q. E. Potter, Esq.,
Mayor of Manchester. F.R.S.
T. Ashton, E,q. J. Heron, Esq. S. J. Stern, Esq.
Tho:naa Fairbairn, Esq., Chairman of the Executive Com-
inittee, and
The Right Hon. Lord Overstone, President of the Gone-
al Council of the Exhibition.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT, K.G. !
The Members of his Royal Highness's Suite, followed by •
His Excellency the Earl of Ca,-lisle, K.G., Lord-Lieute-
nant of Ireland, end Suite ;
Members of her Majesty's Ministry ;
Foreign Ambassadors andllin sters;
The Heals of Learned and Artistic Societies and others
specially invited to take part in the Ceremonial, &c.
The procesion thus formed moved from the
transept to the right, and, amid most enthu-
siastic cheers from all parts of the building, entered
the gall ry of ancient pictures at the west-end.
-Here the walls are hung with all that is quaint,
ultra-Gothic, and pre-Raphaeli2e in painting. As
the procession advanced it reached the deparimeuts
devoted to the ma-terpieces of Italy, Spain, Ger-
many, wid Flanders, and beheld the best existing
ape-rimens of Riphail and Ruben., Vandyke and
Vela,qufz, Titian and Teniers, and of every great.
painter that ever lived. It then crossed the ma?n
Ilan and entered the eastern door of the modern
gallery. Here the paint ng4 commence with. the
. portraits el Gainsborough and Reynolds, and
continuing with the masterpieces of Mul-
ready, Unwius, Etty, Turner, Wilkie, and
others, terminate with the chniciest works
•of artists who fortunately are still spared to
continue their lthours. Having proceeded through
this gallery to the northern cher adjoining the
transept, the procession turned to the left, and his
Royal Highness was again conducted to the dais.
During the promenade the orchestra performed the
march from " Athalie," and a selection from the
"Ode to St. Cecilia," "As from the power of sacred
Inys," with beautiful effect, Madame Clara Novelle
singing the solo. The return of the precession was
hailed with loud cheers, which were renewed and
prolonged for several minute', when his Royal
Highness, standing in front of the chair of at
for malty rlecla,ed the Exhibition open. The orches-
Ir t concluded the State coremon;al by performing
the "Hallelujah Chorus." Prince Alb rt then pro-
ceed ,d to ins.rect in a more careful manner than be-
fore tie several departments of Vie Exhibition, and
when he left each gallery or court the barriers sepa-
rating it from the central hall were removed alai
toe public allowed to enter. His Royal Highness
left the palace before 5 o'clock, and at our e drove
to Abney-hall, where he was to pass the night.
Thus was ope9ed the Exhibition of Art Treasures
of the United Kingdom. A more auspicious com-
mencement could not have been desired. Not a
single hitch, so far as we know, occurred during
the day. On the contrary, all the arrangements
were carried out in the most satisfactory manner,
and the Executive Committ e have every reason to
be proud of the success which has thus far crownei
hair efforts.

There is a report that Major General Sir. W. Williams,
M.P., will have the governorship of Malta, which will
shortly be vacated by Sir W. ReiJ. This would leave
the seat for Caine °Dm,

.ATTEMPT TO MURDER NEAR 8UR!..711,13f, SOHERSET-
SHIRE.—A. "navvy " named John Hickea, employed on
the Central Somerset Railway between Highbridge and
Burnham, and residing at Berrow, a village near tke
latter place, having spent an hour or two with his fellow-
workmen after his day's work, went home in company
with two of them, about nine o'clock. His companions
left him at the docr of his cottage, but in a minute after-
wards heard a cry of murder and saw Hickes running
towards them and covered with blood. He had received
.a tremendous cut in the throat, and stated that on hi=
entering his cottage his wife bad advanced towards him
" as if to kiss him," and inflicted the gash with a razor.
The man's wife, it was found, had been for two days en-
gaged in packing up the furniture, and had given out
among the neighbours that they were going to leave.
In the garden a hole was discovered having every ap-
Pearanee of a grave, and with it a quantity of quicklime
by the side of it. She was taken before the magistrates
on Monday and committed for trial.
Paine OP GOLD —The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 6 per mills premium, and the short exchange on
London 1E125.221 per 11. sterling. On comparing these
rates with the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 30id per
ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly
4-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By
advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4241 per
mark, and the short exchange on London is 13 41 per
1/. sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price ie
therefore about 2-10ths per cent, dearer in Hamburg
t han in London. The course of exchange at New York on
London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent ,
which, when compared with the Mint par between the
two countries, shows that the exchange is aboutat par.
And after making allowance for charges of transport
and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a trifling
profit on the importation of gold from America.
The commercial advices from New York this week
show that remittances of specie may now continue to be
expected by each packet. The stock-market still pre-
sented a down ward tendency, the news from England of
the advance of the Bank rate of discount to 61 per cent,
h tying counteracted the previous effect of a better supply
was quoted 46. ; Reading.
of money. Erie Railway
81 ; Panama, 92 : New York Central, 871 ; and Ile.
neis Central, MI. The New York Tribune mentions
the successful negotiation in London of 225,0001. of the
bonds of the Panama Railroad Company. The last
nacket stated that 200,0001. had just been obtained in
like manner on the bonds of some Western line, and
thus, notwithstanding the pressure in our discount mar-
ket, we find capital being subscribed to be sent away at
the rate of nearly half a million sterling in a fortnight.
The construction f the Ohio and Mississippi Railway,
the shares of which are largely held in England, had
been completed on the 151) of April, and regulpr trains
were to commence running the entire distance between
Cincinnati and St. Louis on the Ist of May. The length
of the line is 341 miles, of which 105 have been COL.
strocted and stacked in the space of about nine months '
aid a half.