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it is capable of performing any operatic music, however
difficult. The arrangement of the keys is most ingenious,
and whether as a beautiful musical instrument, or as an in-
genious piece of mechanism, it is well worth attention and
inspection. The stones from which the notes are produced
were brought from the mountain of Skiddau, in Cumberland.

' IRELAND.
__"„____-- DUBLIN CORPORATION.
a_
LIN, MAY 10.-For a considerable time the Corpora-
artCon
of Dublin have been trying to obtain a reform of
%mutt of Conscience (which had grown into an intolerable
nil under the old Corporation); but the Irish Government,t_e
1; whom the patronage of this Court had been given by the "zunicipal .A.ct, had taken no steps for altering the arra laletita of Use Court. The matter having been pressedupon Till: 6 attention of Lord Heytesbury by a deputation fromte
athe.
tril Donnell, his Excellency has NVisely yielded to
the
P
past
eLlitioa. The result is that the Lord Mayroersioefntt
L._ Oilr, Timothy O'Brien) will become
~,,grt of-Conscience until the end of the present F dear. The
y the next
eofthe
tlfent Lord Mayor will succeed to the office.for '''''', Unless the
alms t Corporation should deem it advisable
a ointmentb
of a
a,,,L, o the Lord-Liutenant for the His .
eans
lair aa permanente president ; but that yno m
At a • .
this day, the
L 0,.., .... aPecial .meeting of the Corporation that, before
tham,ayor,presided. Mr. O'Connell suggested,
proceeded
with the lor which they were assembled wa
Pf
n the
, „._ . letter which the Lord Mayor had received from atiteLlentenant should be read.
isttretar3' then read the following letter :-
u try T
"Dublin 45.
Castle, May 9, IS .
to in-
Bur yo -6:;-1.arii directed by the Lord-Lieutenant
nted to
him by k-,,..501P, in answer to the memorial prese n
an _
Burke's., Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldernre , d
the
Co -es of Dublin • for the total suppression of .
urt of Cofisci , praying_ ,
does not deem it
expedien, . ence, that his Excellency
of the inhabi-
tant. ss With a view to the general interest ,
Curt
whia,Partieularly of the lower orders, to abolish a
t into
it, is
th notwithstanding the abuses that may have crepa
turn ° 9213' Court constantly open to them, exercisingin
A jurisdictiontruin dispute
"fisa not
u ii, °lceed the value of 40s. .
tion, so°,f however, to meet the wishes of
the Corpora-
to the
pto; ,ar as it can be done consistently with a view .
that
lc "e Interest, I am directed by his Excellency- to sa3 ~
1 to
11e will be ready, with the consent of the Privy Counci, 0(1 1 ' pret„,,e• and reform the present Court in the mannerl.
tiesse''d ha- the Municipal Act ; and, under the regir aet lire contained therein, the Lord Mayor for the time being,
to bettektaY regularly appointed, to be in the first instancelia.ake t_eJudge of the newly-modelled court, without
to
re-
tie Eneu..thY subsequent application by the town-councilas per-
t* anto",,eney to nominate and appoint a barrister,ec
am.
leered Juuge, pursuant to the powers in that respect _ c
Von him by the Aot.-" I have the honouriltei,lic. •,
hire tight lion, the Lord Mayor."
O'oarrs •
that
the letter must be
lietentahl ELL said he was sure
He
weetti eto every man in that assembly.-(Cheers.)
on sn tr. notice of his intention to move that it be inserted.
°II the --"nutes•-(Cheers.) He then moved for a Committee
14. Le sUbject of municipal reform. In doing so, he said. that
the felt ths n
ase„„,,- /Lightest apprehension of party spirit gaining
-"(U -""aat. he would abandon the motion at
Lone.
letare°4!•) Tile English Municipal Act passed the irss,-
before Btli Tears and the scotch Municipal Act four ye
gape!LAN • e Irish'lneasure, and that was given in the mutilated
__ar _
in it was brought into operation.-(1-
ere.) Were. we till was brought into the House of Lords, there
55 clauses struck out by. Lord Lyndh
urBßill
tlutt .74 R• Peel has engaged to give us as good a
.11
4raland ''N'ea to grandEn and Scotland. One party 1 t
ef wealtllf.as deficient pot of numbers, the other in poine
ixtended‘,,al.,l he asked was that the English Bill should b
ti°flyei...harla-- -itottad Under the English Act, the corpur,-
(4
'-'
The
"Qf • ' the sheriffs aud other civic
(ch.___:ena he
oi„._ appointing
right for the Irish.-
eindX) The si"unied the same
d Gentleman con-
the 'V rnov,„• '',_°l3onrable and Learne . Petition -UnlitCommittee be appointed to prepare
the . 8 to the 410 a
praying for a reform in
dri h /4,1„, . use of Commons,
Sir jci,lN ripe' Act.
fallDr` Rates "'Ea, Bart., seconded the motion.
en fin -slits, • .
word that had
~, said he concurred in every
!the 6.!!' the rlonourable and Learned Alderman opposite.
Loluitmittee
MA A, was appointed, and the Council adjourned.
111° Lo -4"1.-OR'S DINNER-QUEEN'S VISIT.
tlea and rd Mayor
ent • i ',I h Members of the Corpora-
ertaines. t. e
f.._.4 4 Select eir Ifiends at dinner, yes-
i7;4l,l4lsening, in ell: ofhur prihvatee.
us On the right of the
Chief Por sat slr. O'Connrieellr i.i.°Percy Nugent, Bart., the
Com„,. aron of the Ex h a Sir'Richard Nrosle, Bart., Mr.
h._ ..'"lsaioner p e e i"' Ennis,Mira Fetherstone-
Reegn, 14._ arrell, Mr. John
4k0i,,,, Fre„ll Brochaza,&c. • and on his left Lord Stuar de
.""P., 8: "el% Power, Mr.'George Roe, Mr. Smith O'Brien,
The cloth
The , haying been removed and thanks returned.
the he
MAYou rose and said he had now to propose
, toast
aPon his list-a toast which he felt confidently
in atria be received by such an assembly es the present
had
.anner becoming the character of Irish gentlemen: He
Q4._"! Propose the health of her Most Gracious Majesty the
teo;vow.,--(Loud cheers.) She was the first Sovereign of her
%s at who ever entertained a friendly feeling towards this
reeo4; and as her virtues no less than her exalted station
• sete „ end her to the admiration of her subjects, he was
etta..otuat h
LI h -er name would be received with every demon-
. ..„,,,,„ef affectiomate loyalty wherever Irishmen were as-
' 1.44 the--(Cheers.) Her Majesty, was be trusted, about to
Le.. shores of this That very evening he (the
'u ka • country.
1411,theats.3°0 received a piece of intelligence from
that most
er
.41'reh dab quarter, which left it beyond all doubt.
theirh ' keer;i'w.le,ets Would have the happiness of seeingr....
( en in •
eliter , this country during the course of the summe .
tiler 8.) Whenever she came she would be welcome, and
the &ption she would receive would be one becoming alikem.e
fitsloonarch and the people.-(Cheers.) The cead
land, d 1
sahi' , r the Irish heart would resound throughout the
h the
I)6o4nerever she tu dch would be greeted with
af.
n_f(ftedt„," a gratefulr,naettaCheed, and loyal ple•_
Pe° of her Most
"The health
racionl..! great pleasure to propose 1. Alajest th
i_ -he to. Y e Queen. ' of
with every demonstration Vlty, I:.**‘ !ma received
applause. Song by
4„.41tei11113e times nine and enthusiastic
1, aoke LO„,, " God save the Queen."
" The health of the
aittaha d
nPLMAYOR next proposed-
" The toast
Wall 1.0 -..- tueir gracious Queen, Prince Albert.
7,Lec,ePred with enthusiastic acclamations.
t, The health
of il'i';,,,l..,onti MATon again rose and proposed--"
rest of
the Ro'"_,Yel Highness the Prince of Wales, and the
tumour& warmly." The toast was drunk with all the
tie Lonn II
op a ~_ _ Mron said he had now to propose-" The health
Irekiiiiir? ee,l,7lrY the Lord-Lieutenant, and the Prosperity of
The Lostri resin was warmly received.
Daniel 09(.1 was warmly
pro ose .....44 health of
11
owns , the first L d P d The
~.,
r.
?oration ; long life and h •
WEBS at
-.Layor of the new Co
r•
with every de lies or
to him." The toast was
Imam. Nine m , demonstration of the warmest enthu-
lir ' "es nine, and
• 0 Coroorta, rose, great cheering.
plause. Ile did and was received with renewed ap-
leaeure _ not know that he land ever felt so much
__,.00
of
he had experienced that evening, from the re-
ZAt t!. his baying been once the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
.._,
to ime of his life, to be Sure, he could scarcely. have
bat
get credit
h..,•Qat he ab* for sanity were he to have said seriously
zenlin......laii awned to be one day a chief magistrate of
7.1 t Ideasur ..,(Hear, hear, and cheers.) And yet, though he
that he
woulde in having attained the dignity, he protested
of dee liedrer with no other feelings than those
that 0, sorrow, if thought that his advancement, and
.. Or ill his Party, could have the effect of creating ill-will
L, _
uereasing divisions and differ amongst his fellow-
., ;',!,11 trymen._(cries
0. . _ differences
mairnaph 1 " Hear, hear.") He sought no
• hie i. whatever, and if it was true that during part of
. more had - • men been struggling for one portion of his count-
non, he than another, the reason was that the section for
*ere tare .Nraa struggling, though multitudinous in number,
~,,,t4 _ error in political rights, and the object he bad in view
(14:4t- ascendancy for any class, but equality for all.-
Ilia 14,1 and eheers.) He had succeeded, but he would regard
Aart,..7n with deep regret if he thought that it could create
nsenge"lneour in the minds of any class of his fellow-country-
, Nis: t,,,be productive in any degree of a feeling of unkind-
to. 6; .11 he knew himself, the dearest twish of his heart was
bateZlßlrishinen of every creed and every class into one
tik;allion of fellowship, and Ith gh a neutrality of poll-
tltkl wti°,_bgerved a that bearad, owuhich he would respect,
attle, `.-1, Prevented him from alluding unreservedly to
ZeUl,,t7v,_euts, yet he would take leave to say that lie
i'ned.• wish to be unsuccessful in the struggle he was en•
klif 14, if it
enows . . was not to result in the benefit of all classes of
~Lopti
(~ enizens.-(Applause.)
4lEht OVART DR DECIEs proposed " The health of the
Lillieyon. the Lord Mayor.,,
14 4.orin xt
" The
qt "1 Peer Yon returned thanks, and proposed
heir ge of Ireland, and coupled with that the health
staid ted Lord Cheers.)
". des guest,. Stuart de Decies."--1 (s
by the
tbi,of in„Reins said, prevented as I have been
.c...
to,e Part iro"ealth, for sonic time past, from taking ai.y , n,etit for theubhc alrairs I really feel quite at a loss,- to flc-
-3. Lo - kind - -'"
flattering manner iu which von,
0.. rd )o._ and N ery , _ ..0a
rhtlese„ ItYor, have been good enough to propose, anq 3 ~,, hams:, "Ave had the kindness to l•eceive the mention O.
L_,-111141 8 7(1-lear, hear.) I can only attribute it to that
t'''Youd 4Lrit which, actuating Irishmen, distinguishes them
ikst, an'dalost all the people 4 every other country in Eu-
tuartshi 131.91insts then: to draw closer and closer the bond of
atleshellalldh those in whose society they mingle. But, • ",,tal ofn ! there is a common bond of union between us-a
t"Ii.t)troll°11 which I sure my Hon. and Learned Friend
rtar 1 1111e11) w
ealed-the com-
ve eve f ou damver wish to see rep
,reffte ,I, confess, found it a pleasant land to live in, and,
barged ' "aye consulted my inclination as much as I have
r*lter"ci a
~.., dutv, in malting it my home during the
ee4e part of everyduty,
' And I cannot help
*ere f, that, ne,s, Year.---(Cheers.)
kis ‘ not fol: perhaps, more proprietors would act . .
so likewise,
ortan that certain tone of acerbity in politics which
whit‘t _ ately
till, ap„ Pervades too often our domestic discussions ; but
mticalreel!ting political acrmony, I am no advocate. fort
a.
~, oactivisy,...._
(Cheers.) And Ido trust, as my Mlle
kiber' "end has
hi 41 11
elms_ • eer chosen to connect my name with that of t
st• --,, eer of agel say Ido trust that, inasmuch as I am a
„...,14 know a branch of the Legislature, that that Legislature.
''-ea • the lea h • • • de those mea
tio °f uat• aof public opinion, and conce
414 ql Ice necessary to raise Ireland to her proper posi-
kr, e Beale
ce4t.-,at tzett uropean nations.-(lmmense cheering.)
t Funds
ttotlane to a ANGE, SATURDAY.-The Government . _
x.
with The it'r°,ol), although not as yet to any material e
zas alma..., -. .
Q„ eoneid
~, Share market was again ' heavy to-day,
eat Pest fluctuation • of the lines. Irish
/ %eh esterh (Dublin in some • 4,,. cie,ftd , to Galway) and Kingstown and Bral y
st,-,Lat egtem„seavilY, the former at 3%, the latter at 7A.
41 -"Y durio'" (Dublin to Mullingar) have been tolerably
_to No 4 the week, and opened and closed to-day at
Tl, vtaxkpa,ge of importance in the other lines.
i. jee.hrtd...:l\T FUNDS.-Three per Cent. Consols, 97k;
(a..e.ea t° 211. per Cent. Stock, 1001 ; Four per Cent.
1 rt. 441: z • 13s. 4d. sterling per annum, 47 1 ; Six per
tic, 3, ete„d_tO 41. sterling per annum, 71k; Royal Canal
lozaseaLtz'ativ.; Grand Canal Stock, 10.
1.40 X dir . 17,8,*--City of Dublin Steam Packet Shares,
11 lai." `Lknernian Bank, 31; Mining Company of
' la AkwAys
‘ib; thiblia.---Oreat Southern and Western Extension,
. ieblio to muend 15k
)i. -elfast Junction, 10i ; Great Western avatte__9o,,,a3,),l2
,gar), 44 A i:i i ; Irish Great Western (Dub-.
4-i 57terd and ~'?-1 a;. Belfast and Ballymena, 7i 14 i.i 8 ,
i. i • tee and
8 7{ 8 ; Dundalk and Enniskillen,
ha; Cork „„r",,and Carlow, 4i i ; Kingstown and Bray, 71
V„eftA 4; Newry' n
7i 8 ; Londonderry and Enniskile
ateine ,I„,s' and Enniskillen, 5; Dublin, Belfast, and
1.,....._"1, 31; Londonderry and Coleraine, 3i.
Ittre
it --_-,.._____,_l7_________________
43t
-31 i HARMONICAN AT
'lll Tut V
.4. e Nib_ BEE-TRADE BAZAAR.
In.onseen:"lahees of the Messrs. llarrison on the Rock
th7attis, havin at
the Anti-Corn-law League Free-Trade
• ant narmoni_t reatea quite a sensation, some account of
ileader ,: n itself may not, perhaps, be uninteresting to
e
)tOod it°°k liar •
to en fra,„ lean is composed, in the first place, of a
1.47 right"n yith four horizontal bars of wood crossing it
lace tones
left, which (being properl padded) are
to
al% ",!8 Or portions of cert •sorts frock, properly cut
eit ' 'e., and am 0
like
ate. •5 treef a . regularly arranged in musical order,
thetn._ , Pianoforte. The performers, of whom there
with waZ.o_each provided iswth two wooden ham-
the ,diseours I " they strike the tones and thus make
.... Ito., •atess,. elpnst c-xcelleot music. The manner in which
. ‘'eraZt.last they'arorrls°n perform is really astonishing, ai?d
:„ sh?oct.tlan We
priaciiipsteba e acconplished musicians, thoroughly
ei.
' ..tlettk toe,Pr'nciPles of heafr their art, for unles.*they.uned is`,,ae.lt I,- Perform
....
.. mony it would be impossible for
perfect
';!ttal, 14.armomon '''';, tarkey do on this the most
...
,9) t,* L hEis a "k t .has ever yet been exin ' tins I,_ complete chroMati6 • settle -limn .the
uottona, and 1
1 5 compass is so great that

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(PROINI OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
The Newmarket Second Spring Meeting, against the
continuance of which so mach has been said and written,
commences on Tuesday, and will manage to "drag its slow
'length along" until Thursday. No country town in Eng-
land could have kept alive beyond one season a meeting
with a programme similar to those furnished by the New-
market Second Spring Meeting during the last few years.
But the Newmarket people are as bigoted to old customs as
Lord Eldon was with regard to the introduction of the Re-
form Bill, and I am afraid some years will elapse before this
meeting is (as has been so strongly urged) added to the July
Meeting, which is almost as weak. On Tuesday there are four
races. The Rowley Mile Plate will, as usual, I suppose, bring
out a new Derby favourite, or if the winner should at present be
in the betting, why he will of course mend his position.
Ever since Phosphorous won this race and the Derby, in 1837
every body has gone down to try and discover another Ep-
som winner ; but, although it has been the means to intro-
duce many good colts to the public, such as Rat-trap, Sea-
horse, &c., still I believe the sire of Lamplighter is the only
animal which can lay claim to have won both events. As
the entries close this evening at Newmarket, of course I can-
not speculate on the winner. In the match, which is be-
tween two very unfortimate yet spirited turfites, Sir Joseph
Hawley and Lord Exeter, I lean to the former. On Wed-
nesday there are four races. I say four, because in all pro-
bability Panther will walk over for the 50 Sovereign Stakes
for four years' old. The Suffolk Stakes will be the leading
feature of :the day. Eighteen horses are left in, but
I do not expect the field will be a large one,
Alice Hawthorne has, of course, the top weight assigned her,
9st. 41b., and if Heseltine thinks proper to send her, I cannot
fancy she will have any difficulty in winning. Young
Lochinvar, with ist. 51b., from not having been sent to Ches-
ter, where he was well in for the Free Handicap, has
been no doubt reserved for this stake, and looking to his run-
ning at Bath, where he beat Pug and St. Lawrence, will, I
conceive, in the event of Alice not going, be there, or there-
about. If Wee Pet did not belong to such an unfortunate
man as the Marquis of Exeter, with 6st. 131 b., I should say
she could not be far off winning. The Bishop's Cob will find
the distance too faryor him with 7st. 81b., if say faith is to be
placed in his past performances. The same remark will apply
to Minotaur. Khorassan, 7st. 111 b., is a useful horse, but I
imagine more suited to the hill at Epsom, than to the flat at
Newmarket. Queen Mab, 7st. 31b., cannot complain of being
hurt by the handicapper, and I fully expect to sea
her very forward in the race. The manner in which
she won the Goodwood Club Stakes last year, beat-
ing Quebec and eight others, showed that she
possessed speed and stoutness, two great requisites in
a race horse. Best Bower and Buzz will find the weight too
much for them. Ould Ireland, I should not imagine, will be
sent, as he is engaged at Gorhambury on far more favour-
able terms than he is here. Conrad cannot have recovered
from the accident he met with while running with Wee Pet
at the previous meeting, to:make it likely that they will send
him. Sir Francis, after having been beaten by Captain
Ph albus, I will not hear of. Fuzbos, Deodara, and Secutor,
have done nothing to warrant the public backing them.
Prologue will beat all the three years old, but I am afraid,
with sst. 51b., will be unable to get in front. In conclusion,
therefore, if Alice goes, I expect to see her the winner; if
she does not, why then the race will be left to Young Loch-
invar, Wee Pet, or queen Mab. The other races this day
are merely plates. On Thursday, old Garryowen, Sat. 71b., is
matched against Lord Exeter's once flying mare Celia ; as a
matter of course, I stand on the horse.
The Manchester people have done wisely in fixing their
meeting this week, as there are no races in that part of the
country going on to prevent horses being sent, and the -New-
market meeting will only draw down the old stagers, and not
the general frequenters of races. There are not a more sporting
race of people in the world than the good folks of Manchester.
The love of racing pervades equally the breast of the
humble weaver as the wealthy manufacturer. And it is
worthy of remark, that among no class of sportsmen are en-
gagements more honourably kept than among the Man-
chester men. I venture to say that there will be more
money depending upon one race at this meeting than will be
wagered at Newmarket during the present week. To the
Manchester Cup there were, 17 subscribers, the acceptances
amount to 10 (Semiseria being left in by mistake). Philip,
Bst. 21b., and the Best of Three, 7st. 121 b., are in the same
stable; therefore it is impossible to say which Dawson will
try to win with of the two, I should fancy the latter. Queen
of the Tyne, after her recent exhibition at Chester, I cannot
have. Cataract, of course, will not go. Agriculture might.,
I think, as well remain at home. The Old Maid can
have no chance. Sinbad will not be as fortunate
as his namesake. Marian Ramsay, I am afraid, will
be too sore from her recent running to be able to
win this race, which I leave to Hooton or Porto-
bello. The Filly Stakes on Wednesday, I imagine will,
through Marian Ramsay, go into the pocket of Mr. Sal-
yin. The only other that appears to have a chance
in the race is Lord Eglinton's Pythia. The Free Handicap
Ambition ought to win, if she is worth a hayband ; if she
does not go Lord Saltoun must win it. If the distance, in •
deed, was two miles, instead of a mile and a quarter, I should
stand on his Lordship, but 161 b. is a good deal to give away
in so short a distance. The Victoria Stakes, on Thursday-,
seems destined for Mr. Heseltine's Thalia. For the Race-
course Cup The Best of Three, Miss Holbrook, and David
appear to be the best on paper. The Rural Stakes will be a
race between Yellow Boy and Marian Ramsay; and the Best
of Three ought to be the best of all those engaged in the
Broughton Stakes.

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THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1845.

ROYAL ACADEMY.

The Royal Academy Exhibition of this year con-
sists of no less than 1470 works of art, so that what-
ever may be said of the quality of the productions of
English artists, no one can have just cause to com-
plain of their quantity. Among these, however, there
are a great number of portraits, of which, 33, Lady
Sale, by J. Sant; 81, O'Connell, by N. J. Crowley;
293, Sir William Nott, with Candahar in the back-
ground, by T. Brigstock ; 496, another portrait of
Sir. W. Nott, by B. R. Faulkner, and 452, Sir Ro-
bert Sale, by G. Clint, are the only portraits worthy
of observation, inasmuch as they possess an his-
torical interest—of the remainder of the portraits
we observe, in the words of the law reporters
to the newspapers, that " they are of no interest ex-
cept to the parties more immediately concerned."
Having thus disposed of the portraits, we will confine
our attention in the present notice to the pictures in
the east-room. On entering it, the spectator will
observe a crowd collected at the far end of the room,
immediately opposite the entrance. They are ad-
miring Edwin Landseer's only contribution to the
Exhibition this year.---No. 141, The Shepherd's
Prayer. This subject: is a shepherd kneeling before
a rude crucifix, his flock gathered around him,
guarded by his dogs, in the distance an open country.
The execution of the sheep is marvellous—as regards
the dogs, it is sufficient to say they are painted by
Edwin Landseer; the crucifix too is admirable, but
the shepherd has evidently assumed an attitude before
it for the purpose of having his picture taken. He is
clothed in purple, and his eyes elevated to Heaven, and
his hands stretched exactly in the attitude of a saint
expecting the crown of martyrdom. There is nothing
about the expression of the figure of
.‘ Let me with lowly voice a blessing crave,
On these my anxious charge."
The expression is rather that of one in the actual en-
joyment of the beatific vision, than that of a humble
shepherd craving a blessing on his flock.
The attitude is the attitude of triumphant resignation,
if we be allowed the expression, rather than that of
humble supplication. In supplication the hands joined
are uplifted towards Heaven—the face averted, is cast
down towards the Earth. The extreme of supplica-
tion is prostration. There is nothing of this expres-
sion in the figure of the shepherd. The picture, not-
withstanding, is one of the gems of the exhibition
but the shepherd is a mistake. Eastlake, like
Edwin Landseer, contributes but one picture, No. 222,
illustrative of the concluding lines of Comus.
This is an exquisite picture—the expression of the
features of every figure—the group is that of the
most serene calm—and albeit the expression of se-
renity borders occasionally upon weakness, yet upon
the whole the picture is exquisitely poetical—so har-
monious that it might almost be termed musical, for
as there is a harmony of sounds so is there a har-
mony of colour, and who shall venture to affirm that
these harmonies are not cognate. Etty has several
pictures in this room, all miracles of colouring, all
worthy the pencil of him who has been not unaptly
called the English Titian—No. 12, Aurora and
Zephyr, by Etty, is a magnificent specimen of colour-
ing, and of graceful beauty of design. The figure of
Zephyr, however, is not that of a youth, it is that of
a girl. In one who studies the nude figure as does
Etty, this mistake is surprising. His flower girl, 185,
is not unworthy of the pencil of Murillo, while 186,
the Votive Offering, is perhaps one of the most beauti-
ful specimens of colouring and drawing that Etty
has yet produced. In expression and form, how-
ever, his best picture is "the Indian alarmed,"
No. 97, an American Indian roused by a distant
noise. Every sense is awake. Sight, hearing, smel-
ling are acutely on the watch—the expression of the
features is that of anxious acuteness, and the muscles
seem all strung, so that he is ready to spring on a
being in a moment. The colouring is very fine.
No. 109, " Cupid interceding with his mother for
Psyche," by the same artist, is also a very beautiful
picture. In this room Turner has four pictures, 50 and
77 "Whalers"—the last by far the best picture of the
colouring,
and;ll7,
Venice,lastpicturesMorning—returningmiraclesoffromtheßall. These
them closely they are
existence--mere palettes on
aerialthe v veriest daubs
in Loo
ek x
which colours have been coarsely spread—but give
them distance; as you retire, the colours begin to
separate into masses. Now, they harmonise--order
arises out of chaos ; and now the picture bursts upon '
you as the most gorgeous specimen of colouring,
the most miraculous specimen of aerial perspective
that the pencil of artist has ever produced. To appre-
ciate Turner, however, the connoisseur should go
earl7y in the morning, before the exhibition is crowded.
It is impossible to attain the proper " point of
view" for his pictures after the rooms are filled.
In contrast to Turner, is Clarkson Stanfield,
the successor of Calcott, the painter, whose works are
so beautifully finished, that they will bear the closest
inspection. In this room we have three gems from
the pencil of Stanfield, 65, the Mole at Ancona, a
beautifully finished painting ; 205, Dutch Boats run-
ning into Saardam—Amsterdam in the distance—a
picture full of life and animation, as all Stanfield's
sea pieces are—and 254. The action and capture of
the Spanish xebeque frigate El Game, of 32 guns
and 319 men, commanded by Don Francisco de
Torris, and H. M. sloop Speedy, of 14 four-pounders
and 54 men, commanded by Lord Cochrane (now
Earl Dundonald), off Barcelona, on the 6th
of May, 1801. As a work of art this last pic-
ture is certainly one of the most exquisite pro-
ductions of Stanfield's pencil. As a historical pic-
ture—a pictorial record of the most gallant achieve-
ment of one of the most gallant officers of the most
gallant navy in the world—it is invaluable. This
picture ought to be purchased by the nation, and pre-
sented to Greenwich Hospital. 34. Ruins of Kar-
nak is a magnificent picture by David Roberts. The
subject is treated in a most masterly style, and the
manner in which the rays of the setting sun are re-
flected from the columns of the ruined temple is one
of the most splendid efforts ever produced. Taken
as a whole, this is perhaps the landscape of the exhibi-
tion. 87, Peter the Great, Teaching his Subjects the
Art of Shipbuilding,
is by Sir W. Allan. This pic-
ture has scarcely sufficient dignity to be called an
historical picture, although most likely it is a very
accurate portraiture of the transaction it represents,
as it actually took place. It would not, however, have
been the worse as a work of art,
if it had a little less
of the real, and a little more of the ideal. 131.
The
s
Heiress, by C. R. Leslie, is one of those delightful
illustrations of existing manners which Leslie alone
can produce. He is the Watteau of his age, and, as
illustrations of the costumes and manners of
the nineteenth century, his paintings will, ages
hence, be eagerly sought after. 200. Fetch-
ing the Doctor by Collins, is an admirable
painting of the Wilkie school. It is a night scene,
and a chubby boy has just knocked up the village
doctor, appears,
who half-dressed, to answer the
call. The bewildered expression of the doctor's coun-
tenance, neither asleep nor awake, is admirable. 105.
The Greeting, Worthington, is the return from market
of a Welsh farmer's wife, who is met by her husband
and family at the entrance to the farm-yard. The
grouping is very beautiful, and the picture altogether
is excellent. 277. The Water Cart, by Lee,.w of Caen,
is a land-
scape, in the true Gainsborough style. 125
by W. Fowler, is a small cabinet picture o f great merit ;
and 126. Ventner Undercliffe, Isle of Wight, W. Col-
lins, is a beautilful picture of some of the most beautiful
scenery in the world. We were turning to leave the
room, when our attention was attracted by a picture
close to the door—No. 11, The Governess, R. Red-
grave—a little piece of domestic tragedy that goes
at once to the heart. The scene is a school-room in
a gentleman's mansion, opening upon a lawn. The
governess sits at her daily drudgery, her attitude,
her features, betokening that despairing resignation
which springs from the utter annihilation of hope.
She is friendless and broken-hearted. Admirably
contrasting with this expression of passive grief in
the governess, is the expression of active grief in the
features of the little girl seated on the bench, who
is conning her lesson, and endeavouring to concen-
tratecare,
her attention to her book—her endeavours are
however in vain—her attention wanders to her
two sisters, who are leaving the school-room for
the lawn, and who in all the joyousness of
have quitted the
shavestoraylreitadiys.
school-room. This one picture tells the story of a
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We fear it is an over true one. We must defer our
notice of the other pictures of the exhibition to ano-
ther opportunity.
FLANDERS MAIL.

BRusstu, MAY dreadful catastrophe; which public report
however exaggerated, occurred on Monday lag about eleven o'clock
in the morning. it was an explosion of fire damp at Mons. The
workmen above ground were astonished at seeing a thick smoke
arise from the shaft, as they had net heard any explosion ; not
seeing any of the workmen come out, they gave notice to the direc-
tor, who immediately descended into the shaft with two other per-
sons; on arriving at the bottom they found a number of men more
or lees mutilated and burnt, but still alive, and a greater number
already dead. It was ascertained that ninety-four men had gone
down the shaft, of whom twenty-seven escaped uninjured ; twenty-
five were brought out mutilated and burnt, of whom two died im-
mediately, thirty-four were found dead, and it is certain that five
are still buried under the rubbish.
It appears certain from the testimony of the survivors, that the
odbiseaysedterthwea chief received. This workman hat
escaped unhurt.
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We learn from Captain
Spajin:ortt6:l.Bll3 litriticitaEtZsa:rTived fromMobilej that he was
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thelteh eko2nnoohtwhi
s
In lat. 50, lon. 35, be saw the skylights, bulwarks, and booby
hatch, painted green, g
ledge he has of our packets, he supposes that they belonged
to one of the missing ships. Indeed, he feels sure that they
did. At the time he saw them he thought they belonged to
a packet. ship. These facts have been in his possession since
the 20th December, but be did not have them published,
because he has been at sea part of the time since that date,
and because he did not wish to create any unneeessary alarm.
They were a part of one of the ill-fated packets, there i 5
WCltteAy a doubt.—Weiv York Herald.

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