, 1877-10-06

llsnMlcHt ol FfoLesfOtthtI1e IN tic Yale BctU0l
bis tlcatf, twelve yrars aro, bcqucathcd s200,OD
for tho crcction Of tho Att~Euifdinp tn the col-
icgc.Erounls Of New Haven. Also, from n
London Journal. Ia given an account VI an
carried to Lnntion. and Il exhibiting, gronps in
rlay representing the more prominent animals
u tue western prafrjca anil ln0untains.-thc
opossutn, the panther, the deer, thu coyotc, the
raven, The bison, and the rattlcsnakr, all
modelled FROM, Itfc, sitter long and often dangcr.
Gus study. This exhibition is sald to bc one Ut
tho artrattractions Ut the season.
MIR. LESSON's TURNER.
The history Of The manner In whicl, Mr. James
Lcnnux, of New York, secured his first picture
by Turner for Ills gallery u paintings IL related
In Leaflets Autobiography, aud repeated Ia Mr..
Ihornbury's l!fc OF tho celebrated nrtls., As
the account will have an Interest for many read.
ers, we venture to copy II. "lt felt to nv lot.'
writes Mr.. Leslie, ITO select tho first Of lls
pictures that went to America. Air. James
lcnno1, Of New York, who knew his pictures
only from engravings, wished vcry nuch to pos
sess one, AM! wrote to the to that effect. re.
plcil that Ills rooms wers full ot unsold works,
and tad nu doubt he would part with one.
MI. Lenno1cxpressclhisw WILLINGNESS tog give ElU0,
md left the cilulce to inc. called ou Turner,
and askcd II he would lct picture gu to Amer
!cu' 'Nos tHey "oh'L come up 10 Tie scratch
! Knew what he ncatt: FUR another American
had offered hin low price for the 'TcnlcraIrc.'
told him friend Of mine would
give :ElO0 for anything he would pnrt
with His colntcnance frightened, anh llo said
at nncc, Tic may haso that, OF that, or that,'-
pointing to three not small pictures. ! eloso
'Sunsct View Of Statfa.' which hatl admired
moro than most Of his pictures, from the ttmc
wien Il Was tIrRt exhibited 1t was In MI old
frame. tut Turner would have ver' handsome
new oDc made f0r It. Wien 1t reached New
York, Mr. Ltnnu1 was ont Ut town, aud we weru
IN suspense snn'c ting about its reception.
About fortnight attvr tts arrival he returned 10
New York, but only for an hour; pntl wrote tn
live, af!er fasty first ,Elanee. 10 express his
great disappointment. lie said he cuuii nltnost
fancy tac picture lad sustained sumo damage On
the VOYAGE, It apruarcd to hin 50 indtstiuet
thruuEhonk Still he did not doubt ita being
very tlne, aud he hoped to see It's merits un
further acquaintance; but. for the present, he
could not write to MIR. Turner, Us he could only
etat' lls present impression.
"unfortunatc!y met Turner at the ACADEMY
& night or two after ! received tho LETTER; md
lie asked me II lad heard from Nj. Lennox.
WIS Obliged 10 NY ?es. Well, aud how
docs lla Ake the ptcturcl' 'uc thinks IL inlia
tinet' you should tell him. he replied that
fnlfst'nctncss istnr fortc.'
"In tho meantime had answered Afr, Len
no1's letter, pointing out, ~ well VI coad tho
.1f, tn record View, II Rains your estimation.
It VI assurcdly gain nire and more every tliIo
w. aoph ns ~ ~. ~. Lenn1' ~ 9eplf, sai!,
nor" INV n,l,nir,. thc ni.,,r. n1.n,tr % .n.i
have brought 0ue t,r two u nv friends ID hce It
as do; but It will never bc fayorttu With the
mn'tit,t1e. san n1w wriie tu Mr. Turner and
iuh, i'll ~ ~. s,,' II y, Nv" ""ea NH oe-
CHINESE PUBLIC GltASAnIEs.
There has existed system uf public grana-
rfes In China bipec date lunr lmfurr tho htrtt,
of Christ. They are cstnb,,.hr,, hv pr;vo,a cinr.
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~. n"a w.. so. 'n.1 W. ~. luz sse's
ffoV!!lec VI Cnsl ao lever tnat l,uG1 art 'natn-
tnr,,t ordained thu erection Of a rranarv In cg-
crv ,,5.trirt ~ ~, M.trnno,,tun p,nvinoa 49,,
a.,,t,"I ..r,s,, ,aws ,ot ,,.s,. oss, va"
pio''eeu easetu' 'a"s !or e"c'l s'aHaeetnehl'