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IiFIC SUN, -LONDON, FRIDAY EVENI:NO, JULY a. 1857

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1853 thee pictlike: was valued at 12,000/ , which sum the
'wrier set lterant it, en whic , the trustee-, reconinetided
.ehe.g.wee.r onieiet to give 10.5001.. he eotly eayeng at the
sair4einee.thht it was worth 12,0001. Now that was a
'•eirfoos ben y of eking busines'. (Hear.) In his ( Ar.
Henley's opinion, if they thought a, man use asking a
:Air price for an article it was better to give him his own
money, for if they a tempted to take him down they were
sure to make him raise his price. This bad been theca.°
.sit h this pictu ere. Tee price asked for it in 1843 was 12,
0001, but the torice paid for it in 1853 was 13,6501. That
was what was g, et by offerirg 10,0001. for a work of art
admitted to be w,'irth 12 0001. (Hear.) Then came the
question how this vote was to be dealt with. The amount
by which it was pro Posed to be reduced was larger than
he could approve of,- Net if the proposition was to reduce
it by the aunt overpay,' last year, he should be glad to
give it his support, upon the ground that if the house
agreed to give 10,0001. a -year for picturee,it was a pretty
clear indication that they did not mean the Government
should go and spend 15,000/. (Cheers.) To the amend-
ment Po altered he sheul I be happy to give his assent.
Mr. LABOUC HERE deprecated the violent and in-
temperate language which head been imported into the
discussion ; for about matters' of taste gentlemen might
proverbially differ, and that without imputations of in-
capacity, much less of jobbery and dishonesty, being
cast upon any one. (Cheers.) He was surprised at
hearing the objection of Mr. Henley that the Govern-
ment had spent 5,000/. more than the amount granted—
as if they must confine themselves within a limited sum,
whatever the opportunities which presented themselves
of purchasing valuable works of art. With regard to
this particular picture, he bad never heard till then the
expression of a single doubt as to its being a work of as
established a European reputation as' any picture that
could be mentioned. But he should not have risen on
this occasion 11 it were not to do justice, not so much to
a distinguished Dian, as to his own feelings. He regretted
that they could not discuss a question of this kind with-
out going into personal attacks. He bad had the honour
of the acquaintance ,of Sir C. Eastlake for many years,
and he was confident I;bere was not a man of higher in-
tegrity, purer character, and a more accomplished mind
in the country. Indeed, he believed him to be one of the
most accomplished artiste the nation possessed. He
was sorry to hear his hon. friend (Mr. Coaingham), than
whom there could be no better judge of art, indulge in
personal attacks upon Sir C. Eastlake. His hon. friend
said Sir C. Eastlake had shown his incapacity by the
mode in which he managed the National Gallery, and
overlooked the cleaning and preservation of the
pictures. He appealed from his hon. friend, however,
to his noble friend who had introduced this ques ion
first. He had stated truly that there .. as not a great
public collection in Europe which was not far worse
treated than the National Gallery—daughter)—and be
(Mr. Labouchere) would refer especially to the two most
celebrated—the one at Madrid, pereaps, the noblest
collection of pictures in the world, and the other the
great gallery at Dresden, in both of which some of the
Ibest works had suffered in the greatest degree from the
system of cleaning that hied been adopted. He believed
that Sir Charles Eas lake deeerved the credit of being a
most careful director of the National Gallery alike in the
cleaning and in the restoration of pictures. True, there
might have been cases of i, judicioue cleaning ; but,
taken as a whole, he thought they had reason to rejoice
at the care, vigilance, and caution exercised. Feel ng
confident, then, that they were safe in the hands of a
man of the high honour and integrity, pure and en-
lightened taste and judgment of Sir Charles Ea Make,
he should deeply regret if the house did not support the
vote.
Mr. STIRLING did not think that if the vote were
wisely and properly administered 23,0001 a year was
too much. As to the suggestion that agents should be
employed all over the Continent, hew did they suppose
that would work ?, He believed the , r finery per ten-
tage which a picture dealer expected fur undertaking a
commission of the kind was 10 per cent. Now, as
13,0001. had been expended on the Pisani picture alone,
the commission would have amounted to 18001., or con-
siderably more than had been paid for the whole year.
His hon. friend (Mr. Coniugharn) had reflected with
seine asperity on the National Gallery; but what was
his main accusation against the director of that institu-
tion ? The " head and front" of Sir Charles Eastlake's
" offending," as stated ey his hon. friend, amounted to
this, that having in the purchase of some picture made
a mistake, he ha I had the candour and the manliness
to own it—(cheer:)—and on several occasions to ex-
press considerable diffidence in his own judgment.
Well, these were two errors into which collectors of
pictures were not very apt to fall—(a laugh)—and he
rou=t say that his hon. friend (Mr. Conine ham), and
his noble friend (Lord Elcho) had never to his knowledge
done so. (Laughter.) He beggeu to ask the Secretary
to the Treasury by whose advice the purchase of the
Kruger collection was made for the National Gallery ?
Mr. WILSON—That collection was purchased in
1853, and paid for in 1854 ; but in consequence of the
absence of his right hon. friend (Mr. Gladstone) he was
unable to state upon whose advice—professional advice
—the purchase was made. It was certainly not bought
by the trustees of the National Gallery.
Lord ELCEIO said if the G ivernment had been offered
4001. for their bargain of the Paul Veronese, he thought
the best thing they could do would be to acoept the offer.
i The defence of his hon. friend reminded hint (Lord
Elcho) of' a joke of the Secretary to the Admiralty last
year, who said, when the discussion on this picture was
going on, that he did not believe it to be a Paul Vero-
nesebut a Wilson. (Laughter.) Be (Lord Etchoe dia.
claimed any intention of disparaging Sir C. Eastlake ;
he believed him to be a thorough gentleman and an ac-
complished man, but his perfict fitness fur the situation
which he Leld was another question. He (Lord Elcho)
suegested that the hon. gentleman should limit his um-
thin to the re ucti ,n of 5,0001 for civil cot tingenciee.
The C fl ANGEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER maid it was
admitted that it was a mat ter of national policy that there
should be a National Gallery, and Parliament bad not
only provide I a place for the reception of pictures pre-
sented to the nation, but had acted on the principle that
pictures should be purchased to add to this collection
from time to time. 10,0001, a year was placed for that
purpose at the disposal of the Government, eho were ad-
vised in their disposal of it by the board of trustees of the
National Gel:ery, composed of noblemen and gentlemen
well acquainted. with art, whose names were before the
public, and by the eecreeary of that beard, who was
likewise the president of the Royal Academy, a first-
rate artist, and moreover a historian of art, Usti
mately acquainted with the Italian schools. If the
Government could not act on such authority their
functions in regard to the disposal of the sums voted
by Parliament would be complet: ly paralysed, as it
wasimpossible that any Government as such could have
special knowledge on the subject of art, more than on
Mr. SPOONER and Mr. Cox,
medical or
aorfeowthwerorsdusljfer.oetnie. .
The motion was withdrawn accordingly ; and another
motien was put that the vote should be reduced to
16 6041.
Mr. CONINGHAM denied having made any attack
on Sir C. EAS!lake's character ; he simply impugned the
judgment of that gentleman ; and he suemitted that he
ha I established his case. The committee came to no
other conclusion than that the sum paid for the Paul
Veronese was in •netrous and extravagane and he hoped
the hou e w“uld COME) to the same conclusion.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the contrast between
this discussion and the scene he had just left produced a
painful impression on his mind. He had just come from
the city of Manchester, where the voluntary contribu-
tions of a set of enlightened merchants, at the expense
of 100,0001., had procured for the people of that neigh-
bourhood, and for the people who chose to come there
from other parts of the world, the temporary gratification
of witnessing a magnificent collection of pictures; and he
came to that house, where lee found the representatives
of the United Kingdom haggling and squabbling about
a matter of 13,000/., and censuring the Government for
having gia en what his noble friend thought an excessive
amount for a picture, which the Secretary for the Colo-
peg national
Ilc uen Veronesenroe,
tnotlir iacenoi liklwolbensaecoers.
Colo-
nies and the Secretary for the Treasury had properly de-
nominated a picture of world-wide reputation. It was
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collection where instruction as well as gratification was
the oeject. And now that the house had had the
amusement of tee levities of the noble lord the member
for Haddingtonshire, and of the personalities of the hon
member for Brighton, who had probably now vented
that long stored up spleen by which he was sorry to
say he was animated against that amiable, accom-
plished, and distinguished man, Sir C. Eastlake, he
hoped that after they bad bad their swing on their favou-
rite topics, the house would come gravely and seriously
to the de,cussion of the- question before them ; and if
they thought that it was proper and right that this
country should be in possession of a gallery of pictures
worthy of its reputation' and that Parliament was right
in placing at the disposal of the Government a sum for
that purpose, he trusted they would remember that the
picture now in question was one of great value, that it
had long been an object of attention to everyboey in the
country where it was placed ; that it was one that the
Government of the country was very much indisposed to
part with, and the possession of which would be honour-
able to this country, and conduce to the objects of a
national gallery so desirable, and for whioh it was useful
that Par iarneet should vote money. The question
really involved in this vote was whether the country
should have a national gallery or not, and whether Par-
!lament would continue the policy it had for a long
tune pursued ; or whether there should be a total
change of system, and that henceforth there should be
no addition made to the national gallery of pictures
that we possessed. (Cheers )
The house then divided, when there were—
For the amendment B9
Agaiest it
Maj irity
Lord ELCHO was sorry to trouble the house to di
vile again, but the last was not the question on which
he wished to take their opinion. His motion spec:ally
referred to the salary of the secretary and travelling
agent. He thought that the salary of the secretary was
'no high when fixed at 7501., and should be reduced to
500/ , and that the appointment of the travelling agent
was altogether vicious in principle, and that the amount
of his salary should therefore be struck out of the vote
altogether. In order to carry out that view, and to
effect the reductions which he thought desirable, he
would therefore move that the vote be reduced to
22,616/.
The comrnittse divided again, when there were—
Fer the amendment e 128
Against
• Majority ---38 •
5001. for the Geographical Society was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN announced some other votes in a

vented the nation from getting valeable pictures in cen-
esquer c of the squabbles arid differences of opinion la -
twee!' the direct .r and the trove ling aeenteee.Meertitt9.lt•
recel , cted toe b:un.ier made last year in theVerie.hte
Paul Veronese, which war worth about 3701, but which
travelling agent thought proper to Jetty ler 1,9701,,
and he need not go into that. ; but the house Would be
urpriined that in the Austrian Official Gazette it was ac-
tuaty stated that when the church from which it wa-
taken was restored all the pictures were taken down,
and permission was obtained from the Pope to sell them
to assist in paying the expense of the restoration. After
the sale there remained some paintings, and among them
this very Paul Veronese, which was appraised by the
official officer at 3001 That was the picture which the
travelling agent gave 1,9701. for. He admitted that they
bad bought a better Perugino, but the result of the outcry
against the Paul Veronese was that they were deter-
mined to rectify the mistake next year, so they went to
Venice, where it was known to all the world that there was
another Paul Veronese in the Pisani palace, which they
determined to get at any price, and for that picture they
paid what 1 Why, no less than 13,6501., a price per-
fectly ridiculous for a Paul Veronese, who, in the first
place, was not a first rate painter, and the picture itself
not beingone of his best. Well, the coneequence was,
that by giving this enormous sum they exceeded the an-
nual grant of 10,000/. forthe purchase of pictures, and now
an extra 5,0001., which was obtained from the civil con-
tingency list, was charged in the estimates. He really
thought the house ought to refuse to vote that 5,0001 ,
which would, perhaps, teach these gentlemen better. The
noble lord read a list of the items paid on the purchase of
the picture for the National Gallery, alleged to be a Paul
Veronese, as the chambermaid 101., the cook 61. Such
was the way in which the money was expended. Now
as to the picture itself. Sir C. Eastlake said in his report
that sovereigns had contested its possession, but his
(Lord Elcho's) opinion was that Sir C. Eastlake had been
' foolishly, wastefully extravagant. (Hear.) When at Ve-
i nice he heard that the seller bad refused to part with the
frame to Pisani, which it turned out exactly fitted a
picture retained by the seller. Our agent having beard
this, of course suspected that the picture retained was the
original by Paul Veronese. (Laughter.) The noble lord
then went on to propose to reduce the vote, He did not
object to travelling expenses, but the director should be
his own collector and traveller; and there need be no
travelling agents. During the London season the best
place to collect pictures was London, at the sales of the
great l.icture auctioneers, Messrs. Christie or Foster.
(Hear.) Then after the season the director should travel
in a private manner—(hear)--as it was our travelling
agent had spoiled the market by raising the prices.
(Hear.) Why the Austrian government had actually for-
bidden his admission into public places. (A. laugh ) The
sum charged for expenses was high, mad ought not to he
allowed as compensation far a poor salary. (Hear.) If
the salary was too low it should be raised ; but the
director should be the traveller. On the whole he moved
that the vote be reduced from 23,1501 to 22,6151. ; that
is to say reducing the salary of the secretary from 7501.
to 5001., &c. The noble lord added an observation directed
against the removal of pictures to Ireland. If they were
bad, we ought not to have them ; if good, we should not
lose them. Irish memb re would not approve of making
the Dublin Gallery a refuge for the refuse of the National
Ga lery. (Hear.)
Mr. COX denounced the whole system of the National
Gallery purchases as a system of jobbery so gross that he
would not be content with the amendment of the noble
lord, and be should be prepared to refuse the vote alto-
gether for that head. He disapproved altogether of a tra-
velling agent, and of travelling expenses. He objected,
above all, to the grant of 10,0001. for the purchase of pic-
tures. The case of the picture in question was truly ruon-
s•rous. Why, from inftraiation he bad received (which
was confirmed by the noble lord's statement), he bel eyed
that the picture was only a copy. (Hear.) Such was the
fooliill way in which the public money was expended
He should oppose the vote, and moved that the vote be
reduced to 4 9001.
Mr. J. WILSON said the statements made as to the
picture in question were a tissue of misrepresentations.
Many months before the purchase the consul was em-
ployed through the Foreign-office for the purchaee.
Therefore the responsibility rested upon the Government.
Marl years ago the picture had attracted the attention
of Lard Aberdeen, and offers had been made and refused
until 12,0001. had been demanded for it, with the addi-
tion of compensation for the loss of money which might
have been received by its exhibition. The total price,
therefore, was 13,6501 , and as to the distribution of the
money, it was a matter with which we had no concern.
The agents of our Government had no negotiation with
any one but the owner. As to the value of the picture,
it would be more satisfactorily discussed after it bad been
exiiihited in a gallery. (Hear.) It was of world-wide
celebrity, and would give a character to any gallery. .
Oue gentleman had declared it worth 20,0001., and when
the Government ha i purchased it, that very gentleman
was the first to accuse them of extravagance. (Name.)
As the gentleman was not a member of the house, be
would not name him. As to the constitution of the Na-
tional Gallery, it was settled when the noble lord (Elcho)
was a member of the Government.
Lord ELC/10 —I had no concern in it, and knew
nothing of it.
Mr. WILSON went on to declare that there was
great advantage in having a travelling agent. As to the
secretary, he was also keeper, and made a great sacri-
fice of income on accepting the appointment. That
gentleman was now u-etally oceupied on an historical
cateloeue of the pictures in the gaqory. There was no
i divided responsibility, and the travelling agent had no
power to purchase pictures. The subject had been abun-
dantly discussed last year, and as to the picture particu-
larly in question, the Government accepted Its rasp tnsi•
bility for its purchase. The reduction of the vote now
proposed would include the price of the picture and that
cattld not be withdrawn, although a vote of censure might
be moved. If the grant for the present fear were with-
drawn many important purchases would be interfered
with, and he ( en Wieoo) htptel that hen. members who
were anxious for a pod National Gallery would not sup-
port the amendment. Tne lion, member said the picture
was a copy, but nothing could be more groundless. Oar
agent had seen the copy, and it was a perleet wreck—a
stretched performance of a wretched artist, and utterly
spoiled, such as it was. With respect to travelling ex-
penses, the director travelled yearly to confirm or to
make purchases, the agent not being authorised to per-
chne e pictures. The expenses were regulated by the Trea-
sury and anti-ter] by the dir,ctore.
Mr. CONINGHAM admired the cmrage of the hon.
member for endorsing the acts of Sir C Eastlake and the
directors of the National Gallery. Sir C Eastlake was
clearly responsible tor the purchase of the pictures. With
regard to having a purchaser abroad, if the Eaelish Go-
verimasht only wade it known that they would purchase
first rate works of art, they woul I soon have good pic-
tures sent to this country from ell parts of the world.
Whil-t Sir C. Eastlake flied the keepership of the Na-
t:anal Gallery a number of works of art were purchased,
one of the first being a portrait of a medical gentlemen,
by H, lbein, for 6301. This was a spurious daub. Another
libel on a great ma-ter was what was called "The Youth-
ful Saviour," by Guido. Sir C. Eo-tlake after wards be-
came trustee ; in that capacity he made the signal mis-
take of purchasing " The Tribute Money," by Titian,
from Marshal Soult's col ection—a picture pronounced to
be spurious by the most competent judges in Europe,
but for which Sir C. Eastlake paid a sum of 3 683'. 3,.
2d. He (qr. Coningham) would not dwell on the
spurious Albert Durer. (Hear, hear.) He did- not
knew how far Sir C Eastlake was reepoesible
for the purchase of the Kruger collection ; bat who-
ever was retpoesible for it seas responsible for the pur-
chase of one of the worst c dlections that could have been
precured. (Hear.) It consisted of some sixty pictures;
the purchase money was 2,9151 ; and a considerable
portion of this collection was sold at Messrs. Ceriotie's
at an average of about 3/. a pic ore. (Laughter.) Toe
minimum sum obtained at the auction was 2/. 10a. and
the maximum 201. (Hear.) With the picture cleaning
in the National Gallery the house was familar. (dear )
It appeared to him that the National Gallery was a nest
of a number of intrigues ; who pulled the wires was a
mat ter which it would be difficult to discover. (Cheers.)
" The Adoration of the Magi," by Paul Veronese, was
one of the most recent purchases made ,by Sir C. East-
lake ; but it was not necessary to say much about it or
the price for it. (Hear) The system of purchasing col-
lections, and selling off the more villanous of i hem, was
a plan imported from Berlin. He (Mr. Coningliam)
would, in purchasing for the nation, wish to go heck to
the good models of the 15th and 16th centuries. (Hear )
It was quality and not quantity they ought to lay before
the people in exhibitions of the fine arts. (Hear )
(Mr. HENLEY said that, as he understood it, three
objections had been taken on the present vote. First,
as to the selections that had been made in the purchase
of pictures ; secondly, as to the employment of the tra-
velling agent ; and, thirdly, as to the spending of money
without the authority of Parliament. (Hear.) He
should say that the explanation of the Secretary for the
Treasury, in answer to those objections, was rather an
alarming one. (Hear.) The vote was objectionable
enough as it stood in the estimates ; but the e xelanation
given of it made the mater of serious cone-gueace to the
house. (Hear.) A. good deal had been said about the
increase in the civil service estimates ; but let the COM•
mittee consider for a moment the vote now before them
in comparison with what it was in former years. In
1848 the estimate for the NationalGaliery paintings was
5,0021. From that amount it had i, ceased till in 1854-
55 it was 6,600/. ; in 1855-56, 16,000/ ; in 1856-57,
12,000/. ; and this year it assumed the moderate pro-
portion of 23,0001. (Hear, hear.) From this it appeared
that the estimate was going on at a very comfortable
rate, to say the least of it. (Hear, and laughter.) It
could not be said that in this respect art was neglected
in England. But the most alarming feature in the busi-
nesswas that 60001. had been paid without the sanction
o't parliament. (Hear.) The Secretary for the Tree.
sury said it was quite a mistake to suppose that that
payment was not sanctioned by arliament, and added,
went. The argumentu
that parliament, could, it it wished,censure the Govern-
bands of the government 100,
upon the fact the House
steheoon. g entleman was based
ex,gencies ; but if this argutnertt6emfradwm.hiatttewdetrhee
's one placed in the
0001. (Hear.) He though the cas
might next year be called upon st7o grant a sum of 123,
chaolulesde
tto broad a way by the government.e was iu rather
Intent had
them see how what was called the t
worked. They bad been told that the agent
been rabbling at, a certain picture since 1853r.n
very clear from the negotiations carried on in respectseenaed
of
that picture that the country bad Lot derived much
ad-
vantage from this travelling agent on that ground, groave?lingNo w let
un-
less the advance of price which was the necessary con-
sequence of that nibbling process could be called
at,
advantage. (Laughter.) They were informed that the
picture in question had more than a European—that it
had a ten( rld-wide reputation; that everybody who had
been anywhere bad seen it. If so, it could scare ly
have been necestary to have a travelling agent at 6001
a year, with travelling exeences, " nibbling" at it for
(Hear.) It appeared that so far back as
four years.

tone of voice which 5v',,,14,4t('151 init:n4itthr,in the izeiterrii.,_
as well as to-Many aiemberi flt th ea' is his-
iminedia,te neigiii,ourfto.?d, al...yrilaraii.tfr)tp the ob-
servation of - . -;
Mr. WILLIAMS'. who cpinflained berg utterly
una; 1-, to bear Mr. Fi.zroy, Irma the maner-.in which
be put the ipestions.
The CHAIRMAN then endeavoured to improve his
enut,ciation, but was a second time invited by the hon
member for Lambeth to rai,e his voice.
A. vote of 3,5411. wa, voted to cetray the charges of
tloii Indian department of Canada
The CHAIRMAN then reported progress,
The Attorneys' and Solicitors' Colonial Courts Bill
was read a second time.
The Summary Proceedings before Justices of the
Peace Bill was read a second time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND an-
nounced that in committee he should move the bill be
extended to Ireland.
The Municipal Corporations Bill was read a second

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TO-MORROW EVENING, SATURDAY, JULY 3,
I PURITANI.
Elvira, Madlle. Ortolani ; Ricardo, Signor Beneventano ;
Giorgio, S g. Belletti ; Arturo, Sig. Giuglini.
After which, will be produced the entirely New Ballet
Divertissement, by M. Massot. entitled
T,ES ROSES.
Principal dancers—Madlle. Boschetti, Afescilles, Salvioni,
Mollacchi, Karliski, P.squali, and Signor Boretti:
For particulars, see bills.
A limited number of Boxes in the Half-circle Tier have been
specially reserved for the public, and mey be had on applica-
tion at the Box-office. at the Theatre Colonnade, Haymarket.
Price One Guinea and One Guinea and a Half each.
On Tuesday will be produced a new Ballet, in which Mdle.
Rosati will make her first appearance this season.

BENEDICT'S LAST GRAND MORNING
CONCERT, at her Majf-ty's Theatre, on
WEDNESDAY, July B.—Rossith's STABAI MATER, by
Madlles. Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, and Madame Alboni ;
Sigs. Giuglini, Berralt, Beiehardt, Charles Braham, Benevon-
tano, Corsi, Vialetti, and Belletti, The " Brousil Family" will
perform `• Vi,uxtemps Fantasie Caprice." A Solo, by Madlle.
Eloise d'Herbil. A MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT, in which
Madlle. Piccolomini will sing Benedict's English Ballet, " I am
thine. only thine." To conclude with the Lesson Scene of " II
Barbiere di Seviglia." Rosina Mme Alboni, who will sing
Rode's Variations, "Il dolce canto ;" Bartolo, Sig. Rossi ; II
Conte d'Alma, viva, SI. Bottardi; Basilio, Sig. Vialetti ; and
Figaro, Sig. Belletti.
Boxes, 2,3, and 4 guineas ; pit stalls, V. ls. ; pit, 7s. ;
gallery stalls, ss. ; can be obtained at Mr. Benedict's, 2,
Manchester-square ;or at the Box-offi •e at the Theatre. The
Programme will be published this

ITER MAJESTY'S THEATRE
Mad.lle. piccoLomf NI
Has the honour to inform the Nobility, Subscribers, and the
Public that her BENEFIT will take place on

MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6th,

The Entertainments will comprise the Second Act of
LA EMMA DEL REGGINIENTO.
Maria Mdlle. Piccolomini.
La Marchesa Mdlle. Poma.
Tonio Signor Belart.
Sergente Sulpizio
The Last Act of
IL TROVATORE.
Leonora M ille. Spezia.
Azucena . _Madame Alboni.
Il Conte di Luno Signor Beneventanto.
Ferrando Si nor Vialetti.
Mamie() Signor Giuglini.
The Last Act of Verdi's Opera,
LA TRAVIATA.
Violetta Mdlle. Piccolomini.
Germont Georgio Signor Beneventanto.
Alfredo Signor Giuglini.
For the First Time, the Last Act of Donizetti's Opera,
I MARTIRI,

Including the grand duo, "II suon dell' Arpo Angeliclte."
Pauline Mdlle. Piecelomini.
Poliuto glici.
With various entertainments in the
BALLET DEPARTMENT,
embracing the talents of
MADAME ROSATI,
•
MDLLE. BOSCHE
MDLLE KATRINE,
MESDLLES. PASQUALE, MORLACCHI,
AND
MADAME PEREA NENA.

Applications for 13oses, Stalls, and Tickets, to be made al
the Box-office of the Theatre.

y ES BOUFFES PARISIENS—St. JAMES'S
THE xTRE. Triumphant Success of tht
FRENCH PLAYS.

THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, July 3, the entertain-
ments will commence, at half-pist eight preci ely,
the performance of Opera-Comictue, en un acte, L'OPERA
AUX PE NET RE -3. M. Leonce, M. Tayau, M. Charles
Petit, and Mdlle. Dalmont.
After which (3d time) Opera-Bouffe, moyen age, en un
acte, CR )QUEFER ; on, Le Dernier des Paladins.
To conclude with Operettc-Bouffo, ea an aete, LES
PANTINS DE VIOLETTE.
The Orchestra of the Theatre des Bouffes will accom-
pany these Representations, under the direction of the
eomposcr, M. Offenbach. Boxes, stalls, anil tickets may be engaged at Mr. Mitchell's
Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

T FIE AT R, 0Y A 1,, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.

OPEN EVERY EVENING,

GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL
COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella.
Prices—Pit and Promenade, Is ; Boxes, 2s. 6(1 , 25., and ls
64. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence
Li. Petite Wells, Signora Delavanti,
at 8.
First Equestrian Artistes in the
.Wells, Mdlles. Flora, Fabia, an,.
World : —Madame Schap-
aananiddn ;ICM° Newsome,
MissesNewsome, Moffatt, Delavanti, Potter. Jen
nines ; the Manchester Boy, Masters J. Wells, A Wells, E.
Moffatt, Ilenrico and Carlo DeNvanti, Sig. Felix Delavanti,
Mons. Becq, Mons. Ferdinand, Mons. Eugene, Mr. Tom
Swann, Mr. B. Fuller, Mr. W. Fuller, and the great Shaks-
p,-,-ian Clown, Wallctt, will appear each evening in a series of
Performances, original and unapproachable. Director—Mr.
Stokes, Acting }tanager—Mr.. E. Stirling.

OY AL 'PRINCESS'S THEATRE,
THIS EVENING will be performed
ShalresPere's Play of
THE TEMPEST.

Preceded by A GAME OF ROMPS.

S

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET
Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, to commonce at Seven o'clock. with
tke new drama in two periods, entitled THE HUSBAND OF
AN HOUR. Mr. Buckstone, Miss Reynolds, &c.
Yollowed by THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR.
After which the successfut Classical Love Story, un-
der the Apple-fation of A rAL ANTA ; or, The Three Golden
Apples : in which Miss M. Oliver will appear; also Miss M.
Wilton, and Miss Ellen Ternan.

TELE WEATHER—SUN OPEIOE, JULY 3.
THERMOMETER. IN THE SHADE.
65 —highest since noon yesterday.
58 —lowest this morning and during the night.
66 —this day at noon.
BAROMETER, 30.07.
WIND, S.W. ; light, with dull cloudy weather, inclin
ng to rain.

In future the prices will be
Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the
evening), Cs. each. (No charge for booking.)
First Price, s. d. Second price, s. d
Dress Boxes,,, 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0
Upper Boxes '''' 3 0 Upper 80xe5.....•••
Pit
..•.. 2 0 Pit 1 0
Lower Gallery '''' .
1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6
Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery.

THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI.
Lessee Mr, Ben. Webster.
THIS EVENING, will be performed IRELAND AS IT
WAS ; or, The Middleman. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams
Followed by a new farce, LATEST FROM NEW YORK.
Mr and Mrs. Barney Williams.
To conclude with IRISH ASSURANCE AND YANKEE
MODESTY.

STRAND TELE kT RE. —Leisee, Mr. T. Payne.
—THIS EVENING will he Perforine,i
Douglas Jerrold's drama of THE RENT DAY. Messrs,
Stuart, Kinloch, dle., Miss Craven and Mrs. Weston.
After which, THE COMET will appear.
To conclude with TWO HEADS BETTER TH ONE.
Commence at half-past Seven. Stalls, 3s. ;BANs 2s.
Pit, is. ; ,iallery, 6d.

GREAT NATIONAL STANDARD
TIIEATRE.
Proprietor Mr. John Dow,las.—lmmense Success,
THIS EVENING. Professor ANDERSON, the Great
Wizard of the North:in his entirely New Magical Drama, A
!LIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD ; or, Magic, Mirth, and
Mystery. The Witch's Coffee-pot. A cup of coffee for
everybody, made by
magic and by invisible fingers. The
Superhuman Boy, who has the strength of a thousand men,
is the most astonishing phenomenon ever presented on the
stage. Presents for everybody.

-t)I C-7'N)

el A NTERBII tY HALL, Westminster-road.—
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow-
lig' company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of
elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses,
;lees, Duets, dtc.,
S!iss Brunell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta ;1 Mr. J.
viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. J. Caulfield,
Herr F. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Ferrara, S.
It
o )ec, J. Barkv, W. Melling,
P. Corti, Senor Antonio M.
le Solla, and E. L. Him° • Masters Bennett and Corri ;
Mews. Sam and E. Mackney. Pianoforte,
Mr. Cecil Hicks harmonium, J Caulfield, jun.; .iirector,
Mr. J. Caulfield. Commence at' Seven ,o'clock
: precisely.
suppers, dtc., until twelve o'clock

113 OY A L OLYM P IC THEATR E. Academy President. " Amiable " We are
Lessee, Mr.:' Alfred Wigan.
dot to •absoltitely to be quite sick of the
TFIIS 'EVENING „will be. revived Murphy's corn. dy
.of ALL IN TUE Robsol. is is draved in so incessantly and incipigruottly
To conclude with tbne)- au o iginal Extravaganza, by' in the way of deprecviet?. Jmi.Jible .1" A
It. B. Brcrgh, Esq., eAlle.l MAS,OIIELLO. Messrs, Rob-
eon, Gioke, Danvers, dac ; Svrauborougb, Thirlwall, General wastes a evelplign, ruins an ;rimy, causes
)3romley, and Mrs. M6lfont.
Commence at lia'f-bast Seven. it to be decimated frightfully by cold, and diseisir,
and famine—and then we are told to hold our
lzcanse, f irsooth ! he is to very "
!" A Fide-Arts Doec. r squanders tie pub-
lic moni-y up in a parcel of daub,,, and v s
aro bid not to complain by one syllable
—for precisely the irrelevant reason—be-
cause, forsooth, he is so very " Amiable !"
It was so with L ird RAGLAN. It is so with Sir
CHARLES EASTLAKE. When are we to have an
end of these "Amiable" Bunglers? Amiable,

! We actually begin to long at last for a
perfectly new race of Clever Curmudgeons !

Last week the Times hoped that tho Bank
Charter Committee "would not break up until

,hey had given ample latitude to every gentleman

anxious to unfold any idea on the subject l" We
cordially concur in the desire. Many intelligent
and clear headed men, whose views were at least
enti‘led to respectful consideration, were abso-
lutely refused a hearing by the Select Committee

of the C )morons of 1848. Seventeen witnesses

only were examined, and of these, no less than
thirteen were opposed to the Act of 1844.
Among the number was the late SAMUEL GURNEY,
whose great experience and sound practicAl com-

mon sense entitled any opinion of his to the
utmost weight, and with him were Mr. GEORGE
CARR GLYNN, and many others of the most
eminent merchants and bankers, including Mr.

BIRKBECK, of the Craven Bank, Yorkshire, who
appeared as the delegate and representative of a
large number of Provincial bankers ! Against
their powerful testimony there were only four
persons—three directors of the Bank of England,
who were directly interested in maintaining the
existing monopoly-7-mid Mr. SAMUEL JONES
LOYD, now Lord OVERSTONE; the putative parent
of that most unjust and impolitic me tsure. It
could not for a moment be doubted as to the pr,-

ponderauce of the evidence. Bat, notsvii•hstand-
iag the convincing t7stimony advan,tetl, the 00ill-
mittee decided by a very numerous majority
that "it was not expedient to make
any alteration in the provisions of th
Act." In fact, it signifit'd little whet
facto arid arguments might have been ad-
duce,d, when the report was "a foregone conclu-
sion," the nature of which might have been prt.-
dicted the day the committee was app ;toted.
Even Sir CHARLES WOOD himself made au unfor-
tunate admission for his party, which clearly
developed the nature of the "d Age" resorted t
declaring that the Government would be culptble
in appointing any committee unless they were
previously certain as to the nature of their re-
port.

We cannot conclude without noticing the fact
that there has been no reduction in the minimum
rate of discount, although, as the Times admits,
" the stock of bullion and the reserve of Doles
are very much beyond the amounts at which they
stood in 1850, when the rate %v.'s 5 per cent."
It is clear that " the oil Ltdy" is striving to
make the utmost of her oppoi tunities. She sees
that they wit nut continue long, and must there-
fore turn them to the best account during the
brief harvest-time that still remains at her
disposal.

W 0 earnestly invite a, cention to a very able
letter, signed "M.P.," which will be found in
another part of this day's impression. We fully
concur in the views and opinions so clearly put
forward by the talented writer, and have already
so recently commented on the existing state of
affairs that it is not necessary to repeat our argu-
ments at any length.
The salient points are, Ist, that from various
closes, partly the results of religious views, but.
still more from specious pretexts founded
ou these views, a considerable portion of

On the other hand, the Lords' committee
unequivocally condemned the act, stating " that
the recent panic was materially aggravated
by the operation of that statute, and by
the proceedings of the B ink itself ;" adding,
"This effect may- be traced directly to the Act of
1844, in the legislative restrictions imposed on
the means of accommodation, whilst a large
amount of bullion was held in the c offers of the
bank, and during the time of favourable ex-
changes, and it may be traced to the same cause,
indirectly, as a consequence of great fluctuations
in the rate of discount, and of c ipital previously
advanced at an unusually low rate of discount !"
The Act, too, has been virtually condemned, from
the mere fact of its suspension—au imperative
necessity—for as the Committee declared, "Un-
less a step invelvieg such extraordinary responsi-
bility, and so undisguised a departure from the
were indispensable, it could not be justified.
l's absolute necessity was its sole justification !"
In support of that opinion Mr. G. C. GLYN declared
that " the letter of the G wernment stopped the
crisis, and abrogated the act," while Mr. BROWNE,
the distinguished representative of Seu:ll Lan-
cashire, considered that the letter " virtually con-
demned, and annul ;d the law of 1844." But
still the well selected C eiamittee of the Ceininons,
" after a careful review of all the evidence,"
thought it not expedient to mike any alteration
in the provisions of the Bill !
Under such circumstances there was, at all
events, a subst tab.! question at issue. The de-
/lesion, in which the Ltirds Committee, ten out of
twenty-t vo of the Cemminis Ceinintee, and 17
out of 21 of " the greatest adepts" that could be
produced as witnesses, participated, mast have at
at lea,t some better f madation ti to " the belief
in witchcraft," to which the bul.ienist org In is
this day pleased to assiind tt.3 ir. Toe " sewer,"
is however a favourite practice of the Times,
usually adopted as a dernier ressort. Never did it
so perseveringly'strive to ridicule the profess re of
any creed, as the opponents of the war 9,1., on the
eve of the last session, and its present spasmodic
effort, to laugh, or rat ier ti cough, down, the
opponents of the Bank Oearter Act—" whose
name is L-igion”—is of a similar character, and
may possibly meet wide a similar fate —when,
doubtless, the Times, as is its wont, will " con-
gratulate itself and the community on the auspi-
cious results produced by its labours" ! 1 !
It has, however, made another awkward ad-
mission ! It states that. " a correspondent
evidently a man of education,: and probably a
sound and intelligent man, in other respects—
writes to protest against his exclusion," or in
other words, against the refusal of a hearing by
the committee, and that, although his opinions
were put forward through one of their number.
It is, therefore, manifest that the blue book will
not contain " the whole arguments of the vari
ous sehoels ;" but that, according to custom,
only those will be examined, whose views have
already been ascertained. We may then an-
ticipate numerous " breaches of privilege,"
the publication of evidence that ought to have
Ibeen received, but was rejected, and which will
be brought before the public iu some form or
another !