The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-21 00:00:00

'111N,: ESS:S THEATRE.

of the Hunch -
ucrck mila, itt
ler l'il'''44lltllart on Saturday, ap,peaTte,yd. in the charac-
b I and Sheridan .1
-Pori n. 4 More admirable
scenes of the play,
the the 1,0 - earlier
Julia has never appeared
erq w arts. In the
444 was a mingled tone of heart of
the slaceful
t simplicity that at once
scenes,.e
warm-hearted
s
Itliethe't°rs, while in the
ll'to/Caving sacrificed her love to her
impassioned vanity, sli
more
11A(.411-3 fully aware of the fate which she
the verge o
k „ erg elf
were, on , a,e, her
Free. , and stands, as it has broughtf
no eDc r
11(13,,,iiic'' from which she can see Her Julia
,Ivill ,-' dtispair was perfectly appalling. high fame.
14411ftailllY add much to her already Edit,-
‘iti,Rcigh Murray, from the Theatre
Focal,'
audience for
the ti made
his bow before a London au Clif-
ktd.tal,titne in the character of Sir Thomas features,
1„11(1 ilL'e ha's a oorl figure, expressive
evident
‘iqkt r earriageg is gra eful. It
4tB. let, wai sff • it. ,ifill.f
u *ring c...es
he
Vent but not •, . N• hi i nerv-
ousness
why throe , witn,tanaing , ,
declamation
1 fromlvas nervous
ah heaus,,gu, the part admirao.','• •
subdued wi,s
-41•4/4c." Lit, and his action, though au
evidently
Os ,
, gettiate and graceful. Mr. Murray is .
V€1.14,,er1111 and a scholar and he is certainly an °xl,4Ast4l`\clv.tlit:r the
vtneertrofipuOel,itaan,s,ibot
" a',lodus
~,,r,(l,,si).tnn,s
11M :ee'sively quaint. yMrs. Stirling was the Helen,..
acting it is
kare 1 1.114 e lively oq ttish piece of
itiiit,.;rrntl)oißsasiib_le
_ttriitiag
all called before
new
Tnee. At the end of the play
farce ttit'eLaie n, andr rePeceirvied ertsh werehe
k,e /3(a,L .4dalitatiun from thet the usual
entitled Wh
vaithrr. F fOllOWel
...„41
old
honours. A___o,.i
ttlq,nr, whose '" wllich Compton, as an a
Wa very
infant wh;
con'iforti have been invade y
~,
-—4 ch some one has left inhis be
!
,ttit, Y arilusilig. The h was very well attended.
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%qt. t-3ITY OF NANKING, AT
Tt,,-- 0it1),,-,
"41-S ' ROYAL PANORAMA, LEWES-
We QUARK Ilkn - Nre
1i,,,, tna, and
-(111"
ThuradaY admitted to a private view of thisn
t,:t.Thlical
i;in,whether considered in an artistical or in a
Itt "g pail " of view, it is certainly the most
_jute-
tilt eatiuit erarna that has been exhibited ears.
tr4_lll.atlifiYe!n its extent, the beauty of.
the
its environs,
t,, u'l tan , e e °f its far-famed porcelain pagoda.._ n -
%tlcit'!kagft:wwish,it,h runs under its walls, thefmeriver I a
.g
t4l'`ailkin 'nen flows in its immediate vicinity, all point
Itills, the 48 the city, of all others, in the Celestial
44,1' vtl, e 111%1 worthy the attention of the artist, but
1107.1 it ,f-ti,tecolleet that this far-famed city was also the
l'ktrl a 111.1 trio
mPh of our countrymen—that it was on
f
,'llkit, lbell han-of-war, moored under the very walls.
(6,,, R, that „ .
t1,17' that
thekue Chinese Were compelled, for thee .first time, to
nor to their
pits,'iiiti treat Power of the British was t)
ktNty. its 'With the " outside Barbarians " on terms of
pktelkl am 4 claims on the attention of the British
/ t,,r4 t°fthe Britishpublic must be acknowledged to be
I.'
`" ball- the panoramaP ispainted by Mr. Burford, as-
‘'al 1 4 11
Capful' S e lous , fromp drawings taken on the spot ;
ptiDl4l4 s G. G. Loch, R.N., Captain Fitzjames,
ilbtt nflt,clart, R•lg , Captain Troubridge, R•N"
'it '-`ll of th ' •
watched the work du.-
and several;
Ikti 4 ptofrr e expedition have
dor-
ykssit;t4et6B, and furnished Mr. Burfordwith much va-
C,Ligettir.
3ne,
relied
information,: ey of the view
l't‘_
Ile ti,v.e,l, lie on. Th_ee , thvei-acalrean from a consi-
ttlit‘e tlitt:Zei
Ina etxhteefnesrieNgrsoulibineuNdr,b 'of the city, situated on
towards the south, the
tittNlltlitlitektn the opportunity of introducing a meeting
1,111. q e tritish plenipotentiary, Sir H. P 4 it tin ger, General
kitierielgb, Admiral Sir W. Parker, and the Chinese
t• ikk °llirnissioners, and although the meeting did
t'kits e Place
tt, at at the exact spot, the spectator cannot but
it ha. 116 liberty the' artist has taken, inasmuch
Nittkrkits.
„Wordd him an opportunity of introducing
tf (\Nett °1 those celebrated men of whom we have
04,2° blueli. They are surrounded by a group
h t tri .'
e d 'r ritt Ait
ill- Tartars- and the groupings and costumes
l'kkLitekluePa-e_tursque and beautiful. On the north in a
14 t,1144, N,,h._°ci beautiful suburb is the far-famed porcelain
ittl,'t tilt, I'll. stands boldly out in the foreground, and is
bOigd,_Dr.incipal object in this part of the picture—in
Virits idle distance is the old city of Nanking, surrounded
444, Nsill•rti by the grand canal which is crossed by several tit;tiit,l4, e native boats of every variety and size add life
kt II th,l°l:l tl, the picture. In the distance beyond the
hltteellot tiv,,er Yang-tsze-Kang, with the British fleet
kitt'll• tf *N0.."11 the right is the Tarter town,. one
440 ;11y ''ell is hidden by ri-,.1-.y picturesque eminences,
hazy N W°tded. The tombs by the Ming dynasty
eittlattik,Ni situated on the distant hills in the
% t , t.llllll , and the eminence, on which is
N 44- ti ,f, ninddhist Convent, towers magnificently
arc itit gkit of the city.' The' groond beyond the
toe ;•;(7.4:7ent becomes flat aid marshy. These
CI ~,I the —,. liCrniuids. The city stands in a beautiful
-ts, I, ill'ertility of which gives it the appear-
and 410441:g% garden. The panorama itself is very
ins 4 Ost 't ill executed in a manner beyond all praise.
,)it 00,4 of the picture is beautiful—the lights
"al 5,,-` eon, are
admirably managed, and after view-
4illtp to 114;4 time is almost impossible not to imagipe
4 is-1
kitzl4been bY somemaeical co ntrivanc`a transported
fki•• f 9f the eel . . git,„l,ft estial Empire, so complete and per-

ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT INS [I-
TUTION.
Tse usual annivea,aey dinner of the Artists' General
Benevelent Institutio '
i was la 1 on Saturday last at
the Freemasees'-hall, Great ()l:am-street. About
eighty persons sat doe n to the ;limier which was laid
on the table at halt- pest six o'clock.
The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, M.P., presided:
On his right were Lloyd Jones, Esq., and Mr. Baring
Wall, M.P ; and on his left Mr. Thomas Baring,
M.P. Great credit is due to Mr. Bacon for the style
and elegance with which the dinner was served. The
wines were of excellent flavour,and the promptitude
and zeal nian:fested on the part of Mr. Bacon, and
those under him, to meet the wishes of the guests, de-
serve our highest commendation.
After the cloth was removed and grace said,
The CHAIRMAN gave as the first toast—" Her
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen," which was drunk
with enthusiasm.
" Prince Albert, the Patron of the Institution,"
" The Queen Dowager," " The Prince of Wales, and
the other members of the Royal Family," " The
Army and Navy," were given in succession.
The CHAIRMAN then gave as the next toast—
" Prosperity to the Artists' General Benevolent Insti-
tion." Ile sail he was sure that was a toast which
scarcely needed any remarks from him to recommend
it to an assembly of aetists wh.ase very presence, in-
deed, showed the interest they felt in it.—(Hear,
hear.) He was glad to find that a society
like that which had such sacred and benevolent
objects in view was in a state of prosperity, and
in a condition to carry out, to a considerable extent,
its beneficent purposes. That was a society founded
by persons who were artists themselves, ard they
could not devote themselves to a nobler purpose than
that of relieving the wants of their brother artists,
who might, from ill health or caprice in the public
taste, or some other cause, not have been as success-
ful as themselves.— (Hear, hear.) Though they
might not see the cases in their details, there emit]
be no doubt that the funds of the Society had .alle-
riated the distress and mitigated the sorrows of many
an artist, whom ill- health or ill-fortune had struck
down. But it was not alone upon artists and the
patrons of art that this Society had claims. This
Society hed strong claims upon the public at large,
for the arts were intimately connected with the na-
tional proseerity, and there were many important
branches of manufacture in which a knowledge of art
was indispensable.—(Hear, hear.) The arts were
then a matter of national concernment, and as such
ought to receive :rational encouragement—(Cheers)
—and he was glad to see that they were every day
assuming a !kdgher consideration in the national mind.
It was a mistake to suppose that the man of much
education and of much leisure—the man of cultivated
taste or the experienced-connoisseur could plane apa
preciate the beauty of art. The sphere of art had a
far wider extension—the sympathies of art reach
from the highest to the lowest in rank, for the love of
a.t had ealsenco in human nature itself.—
(Cheers.) Its vocation was to delight, to elevate, and
refine, not one class, but every class.—(Hear, hear.)
But, as he said before, it had also its more material
uses, and he was glad that from the situation he once
had the honour of filling he was enabled to contribute
something to its extension in regard to manufacturea.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then alluded to the
School of Design, and the benefits which were likely
to accrue from it, and concluded by proposing " The
Prosperity of the Society."
Mr. P. LLOYD JONES then prop sed the health of
the Chairman, who had, after a week of arduous
and harassing duties in the House, consented to pre-
side on the present occasion.
The CHAIRAIAN, in returning thanks, said that it
was a repose to him, after listening for the previous
portion of the week to the dull debates, and the ex-
hibition 1.
of angry and acrimonious feelings, to be
called on to preside on such festive occasions as the
present.
"The Royal Academy," to which toast Mr. Etty,
R.A., spoke, " The Royal Commission for the Pro-
motion of the Fine Arts," "The British Institution
and the other Societies for the Promotion of the Fine
Arts," to which Mr. Baring Wall, M.P., spoke, were
then proposed from the chair.
Mr. THOMAS BARING, M.P., proposed the health
the Treasurer, C. R. Cockerell, R.A.
Several other toasts were then proposed, after which
the party broke up.
In the course of the evening the following sub-
scriptions were announced:—
The Queen £so 0 0
Right Hon. Henry L sbouchere 2O
10 0
0 0 0
Duke of Northumb,rlAnd (13th den.)
Duke of Norfolk (4th don.) 5 5 - 0
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone lO 10 0
Lady Chantry (4th don)
0 0
0 0 0
Miss Burdett Coutts
10 10 0
Duke of Sutherland (9th don.)
Lo.d Franci Egerton, M.P. (Bth don.) lO 0 0
George Jones, Esq., ILA. (23d don.)
Thomas Phillips, Esq., R.A. (27th don.) 5 5 0
Robert Vernon, Esq. (lath don.) 5 0 0
Miss Higham
Charles Barry, Esq., R.A. (7th don.)
New Society of Painters in Water Colours
(2d don.)
E. R. Turner, Esq. (sth don.)
Sir W. C. Ro,s, R. A. (14th don.) 5 5 0
J. H. Mann, E,q. (16. h don.) 5 5 0
A. R. C‘,cktrell, Esq., R. A. (20th don.) 5 5 0
Lord A3hburton (13.'i d-n )
B. Bond Cabbell, Esq. (18th don.)
Sir Richd. Smith, R.A. (13th don.) lO 10 0
David Roberts, Esq ,R A. (6th don.)
Lewis Loyd, Esq.
Jones Lloyd (3d don.) lO 10 0
E. 111. Eddis, Esq. (2d don.)
Baring Wall, Esq~
Messrs. Graves and Co. (6th don.) 5 5 0
Thos. M'Lean, Esq.
Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P.
W. Etty, R.A. (7th don.) 5 5 0
Thomas Unwins, Esq., R.A. (10th don.) 5 5 0
The total amount of Lontributions was 4731.

METROPOLITAN DRAPERS'
ASSOCIATION.
A public riv>eting of this Association which had
been previee ly announced was held on _Friday
evening in the National School-room, Marlborough-
road, Chelsea, for the purpose of appealing to the in-
habitants of that neiehbourhood for assistance in the
object the Association has in view, via., the earlier
closing of shops. The Rev. Richard Burgess, 13. D.,
rector of the parish, teak the chair, supported i.)y the
most infhential clerey of the district, and other gen-
tlemen favourable to the cause.
Mr. Owen, Mr. Peters, of Sloane-square, Mr.
Young, and other ( minent employers were also
present. the
The Rev. CHAfamme -opened the business of
meeting with an address of much eloquence and feel-
ing, explaining the objects of the Association, which
he characterised as a branch of that great movement
for the amelioration of the condition of the industrious
classes of this country, which is now exciting so much
attention among humane and reflecting men. He
dwelt in terms of commendation upon the mild and
conciliatory manner in which the members of this
Association sought to carry out their views, and
spoke earnestly of the necessity, and the duty f co-
, operation on the part of a Christian public in the
laudable efforts of these young men to procure them-
selves more time for mental, moral, and religious im-
provement. In the course of his speech, he stated
that he should be happy to afford them all the assist-
ance in his power, and would gladly de-
vote a portion of his time to giving lectures
upon interesting and instructive subjects during the
winter evenings, which might be one mode of spending
the additional hours of leisure they were struggling
for.—(Loud cheers). Bodily health, however, he
considered to be es essential as health of mind, and in
summer time ha should like to see them recreating
themselves in the green fields, and inhaling the pure
invigorating breath of Heaven, rather than passing
from the heated shop to .the crowded and equally
heated lelture-room.
The Rev. J. C. MILLER moved the first resolution,
which was as follows :
"That this meeting is of opinion that the present
custom of keeping shops open in the evening until a
late hour, is fraught with the worst results to the
health and morals, and wholly at variance with the
mental discipline olthese employed therein; and that
by affording them litle or no opportunity for social
intercourse, or other recreation during the days of
business, it is calculated to lead, in numerous instan-
ces, to an utter neglect of the sacred duties of the
Sabbath; and this meeting desires, moreover, to ex-
press its deep sympathy with the young persons so
situated." . . . .
In the course of an impressive speech, the reverend
gentleman observed, that he so entirely approved of
the ohj, cts the Metropolitan Drapers' Association
had in view, and felt it so incumbent upon him to
further them by every means in his power, that if tho
Association thought proper to hold another eating
in that neighbourhood,- he should be happy to allow
them the use Orhis—Chiperr,--iind Would willingly
side on the occasion, or tale any part in the proceed-
ings the committee night desire, for heconsidered the
question to he intimately connected with the religious
welfare of the community.
The resolution was seconded by LEGGETT, Esq.,
who dwelt (.% ith much ability upon the scientific and
medical details of the -subject, showing the fatal
effects upon tho human frame of over-toil and bad
ventilation, and was unanimously adopted.
The Rev. WILLIAM NIVEN moved the second re-
solution, which was to this effect :
« That this meeting desires to express its high ap-
proval of the measures hitherto adopted by
the Me-
tropolitan Drppers' Association, and its conviction
that it is the duty of all persons, especially those pro-
fessing the Christian religion, to co-operate .-for -the
attainment of the object of the Association."
The reveeend speaker made a forcible appeal to
the meeting tosupport the Association upon Scrip-