, 1876-05-27
GREAT BRITAIN,

a VALUABLE IlEIIuE bIGLENs
LONDON, Alay l0.-Tho painting OF the Duch-
Csc Of Dcvonshire, by GainBborough, which was
recently purchased for S., 500, was last night
$5, 600 has been offered for the apprehension Of
tlls pusson who stole the portrais-
TIN EMMA MINE.
LONDON, May o0.-1n tho House Of Commons
this afternoon, Philip Calan, the Liberia! mc1n-
bcr for Dunlalk, gave notice TINT on Mondayhe
would ask Dtsrnell whether, IN view Ut tho grave
disclosures mado before tho Foreign Affairs
Committee Ut the House Of Representatives. ut
showing Observation-Disclosures fnsts Ss sna nis
representations In tho prospectus Of tho Emma
M!nlng Company, tile Government intend to
ask tho law officers Of tho Crown for an opinion
regarding tho propsiety of tnatituttng criminal
proceedings ngninst the pcrsons implicated
TIE nALAncE.sllEaT. ~ ,
pe tae TnG Rnsom n s vssl ana
ending tile 8lst Of Marcll 16t0, Inns boon 10 a
great extent anticipated by the Budget speech.
The tncolns Of the pear comp1tsod A!7,.iG, ,0o0
from customs and excise duties; E17,Go7 ,Ooo
taxes; t7,i05, ,oo, 900 from tho poat- -oiilce ind
te!cg1ap!ls; making E72,44S0 0O0 thus raised
from and paid ly the public during the year.
Adding ssa goo Eeeelyed from The Crown la,ds,
Inaia, 6ales Of old rtorcs, interest on publIo
loans, fees received III public Offices and courts,
etc., tl,s total income WAS 4:T,l9l ,Ga3 Tie
ordinary expenditure IL statol at E1b, Oh, EOS.
Tho ehasHc for the debt WIS 4a7 Hi 75o, the odd
rnrposee. tic army ab.orheti El1.577,ios, b.
Sides which there was G5o1, ,o;ss expended BY tho
settling ~ old account With the india Olics In
tnrs on tbs nayy va, Iii, l,oo5, 40. 1hs eivi!
services, including thu expenditure charged
on tho consolidated fund, took G4, sc, it,
ihla includes sou,e pensions fur culncnt
military services, and also 4.300, 600 n respect of
loeallzatlun OF the military forces. The cost oi
collection Of custoina and inland revenue was
g, 8oi 1888; and the expenditure Of. the Post
to n. .698 o6i, Of wlicl the sum Ut R1,G2A3 LOCO
WA for tho telegraph setyics, lta income being
only El,H5,on Tho ordinary expenditure,
would bc conYertc, Into deficit u e, I'D. .os0,
II we include e. 07o 55 paid for the purchase of
the suca Canal slaFcs, and ESQ, 100 for fortist
cations but neither Ut these two Is Ecally pay.
ahlu In lump SUN out OF lcslTnc.
CHEAT PICTURE 2ALE.
One OF tho most remarkable auction shles o.
pictures Wligh have occurred recently was held
On tile 9TH Of May In the well-known rooms VI
Messrs. Christie, Manson d Woods, In London.
aWynn Ellis Collection" Tho pictures wcro
chiefly Of tho early English school. There weEp
thirteen paintings by Galns1orougtI beYcntecn
by Reynolds, tou!teun By Wilson, seventeen by
nsr. TLesc wcIu stngle pictures, also, by yas!.
GUS other artists-:for instance, ANAL sketch1
"pen.huxst,," by Land.ees, which xas knocked
wis sold for $345, etc. Thc most notable pcturs
In the collection was Gainsborough's celebrated
portrait ct tho Dutchcsa ot Deyopshtse, I'll 4
white and hlu0 SILK dress, and large black hat
With = feather; thu sort Ut . has which l. once
agMn coming into fayor, ..ad which Is now called
Tia " "uains6oreugh IIa..n THIS picture, which
|. ono Of d9insboFough's best works, was e1hlt-
| tied In the Kuyal Academy In 1888. Mr. Wynn
Ellis bought it for sas5. The auytloncsr sud- III L
was the dlest portrait that had ever COIN, Under
| Ills hatnmrF.. Tbs Arst BID was $i50 00o: utnsr
bids failowsd rapidly until the amount seuched
t305D was bid. Mr. Wood sa}i that was "sta IT,
| highest price eyer paid for picture tn that
so0n. Ta!n spp!susu wyA ~ great when the tcts
u1e MA knocked down for thu sun lto iii. tA A..