The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-27 00:00:00

phantly has he painted the mere smooth, solid,
shining woodwork of the piece of furniture sup-
porting the basil pot—as well as the watering pot of
opalized glass, already mentioned by us as stand-
ing in front of it —together with the reflection of
that opalized glass watering pot in the shining sur-
face of the cabinet--that one is almost fain to lift up
and carry away the watering pot, and then expect
to see the reflection of it disappear from the side
of the cabinet These, however wonderful, are
merely subordinate parts, it should be remembered,
of a work of art, especially commanding our admi-
ration for its pathos, its passion, and its vital and
perennial beauty. It is a work pre-eminently
worthy of one of the greatest painters of the age—
an artist who ought years ago to have been what
he is not to this day—a Royal Aca lemichn. It
would now at last be a graceful, and, at the same
time, a strictly just and reasonable act on the part
of the Royal Academy to elect him—if only by
right of this one pictuie, and without requiring him
to pass through the preliminary or intermediate
grade of Associate—R. A. by acclamation.

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HER MAJESTY.

OSBORNE, April 25.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal High-
ness Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday aftcr-

noon.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Chris-
tian, drove out this morning.
The other members of the Royal Family also
went out.

APRIL 26.

Her Majesty has to-day received a telegram from
his Royal Iligline3s the Duke of Edinburgh, in-
forming her Majesty that' he is progressing most
favourably.

Her Majesty, Princess Louise, Prince Leopold,
Prince and Princess Christian, and Princess Bea-
trice, attended divine service at Whippingham
Church this morning.

THE SUSPECTED lENTANS AT BUCKINGHAM"

PAI ACE

At Bow-street, this day, the two men named
Barry and Keeffe were placed at the bar, charged
with having an .explosive substance in their pos-
session with intent to commit felony.
Mr. Poland attended on the part of the Treasury
th e prosecution.

Mr. Poland said on the present occasion he
should only call the professor of chemistry, who
had examined the tin case, and then he should ask
for another remand.

Dr. Henry Low said—l am a Fellow of the Royal
Society and lecturer on chemistry at St. George's
Hospital. On Wednesday Inspector Williamson
and Sergeant Sears brought to my laboratory a tin
case, 13 inches long and 6 in diameter. It was
brought in a bucket of water, and removing it from
the bucket a quantity of water came out of the
canister, in which some holes had been made. I
opened the case by removing the lid, which was
not secured in any way, and then found an inner
case, on opening which I found it to contain
phosphorus. This second case was 8 in. long and 5
in. wide.

Mr. Poland—You have examined the case and
you are quite sure it was phosphorus ?

Witness—Yes ; the box contained a large block
of phosphorus which would weigh about 51b.
or 61b. It is worth about 4s. a pound. I can-
not tell how it could be purchased in the
block. It is usually sold in sticks, and it must
have been melted to have run in so solidly. The
substance melts at 112, and if it had been placed
in the box and then immersed in hot water
at 120 it would dissolve into the state I found
it. I know the mixture ordinarily called Greek
fire. One of its chief ingredients is phos-
phorus ; the other is bi-sulphate of carbon.
'The phosphorus becomes a liquid, and when this
mixture is thrown against anything the bi-sulphate
of carbon evaporates, and the phosphorus takes fire.
I found no trace of bi-sulphate of carbon. I don't
know that phosphorus is used in any other trade
but by lucifer match makers, and then they
would not keep it in the form in which
I found it. When I removed the second
cylinder from the water, I placed it on a
stone slab while I went to the laboratory, but es
soon as I turned round the whole burnt
into a flame, and I had great difficulty in extin-
guishing it. This occurred twice. The friction of
the air was quite sufficient to make it take fire.
Mr. Vaughan—ls phosphorus itself explosive ?

Witness—Not explosive, but highly iutiaminable.
Mr. Vaughan—Do you know any trade by which
such a large quantity of phosphorus could be re-

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quircd.
Witness—No, I do not.

Mr. Vaughan—Nor any other thing of a lawful
nature where so large a quantity would be re-
quired ?
Witness—No, I don't. I don't know bow it
could be purchased in the state I found it. It is
sold ordinarily in sticks about the size of a tobacco
pipe.

Mr. Vaughan (to the prisoners)—Do you wish to
ask any questions ?

B ia4y--Yes. Was the phosphorus in the state
you recovered in an explosive state ?
Witness—l have stated that it was not explosive,
but highly inflammable.
Barry—Then I say I am charged with having in
my possession an explosive material. How can you
keep me in custody after that? I know
nothing further about this matter than that.
Keeffe said he was simply asked by a party its
Tottenham-court-road to carry a parcel as far ae
Buckingham Palace, and that having done so he
was taken into custody by the police, and never
told what he was charged with until he was brought
to the Court last Wednesday.
Barry—Do you think we are two persons likely
to carry out any such nefarious design ?

Witness—That's not a question. It's an opinion
Sergeant Langley was then called aad examined
in corroboration of the evidence given by Sergeant
Campbell.
Mr. Vaughan—Am I to understand that further
investigation is being made into the case ?
Mr. Poland—Yes, sir, and I expect to have
evidence to show a further development of the
case.

The prisoners were then remanded.

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION 0.
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

THE PRISONER SENTENCED TO DEATH•

COLONIAL OFFICE, April 27, 1868.
By a telegram, dated Sydney, March 31, 1868,
information has been received from the Earl of
Be'more that the prisoner O'Farrell was arraigned
on the 18th March, before the Supreme Court, ell
the capital charge of wounding with intent to
kill. The prisoner applied for a postponement of
his trial, which was granted. He has been tried,
and was found guilty on the 31st of March, and
was sentenced to be hanged.

IL S. BRYANT, Private Secretary.

REJOICINGS ON THE RESUL7 OF 711°
ABYSSINIAN" WAR.-(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the glorious news of the terrain:l"
tion of the war, and death of King Theodore, vacs
confirmed by order of her Majesty's Govern-
rnent by firing the Park and Tower gutt,
Thousands flocked to each place, but tu
greatest order prevailed, and at the end of the
firing the multitudes gave way to their fee e
ings in no unmeasured terms by crying 3/1:
" God save the Queen and her family." The
achieved by the British army, it is understood'be celebrated on a similar scale as that after tP,/
Russian war, viz., by a general illumination
an
display of fireworks, &c.