The Sun. — 1869-02-12 (London, England)

EMIGRATION. indeed patience, with a mind like Mr. Gladstone's , which A conference was held at the 'Mansion House on is so powerfully influenced by religious motives. The Wednesday on the subject of emigration, • with espoarticle in the Quarterly on Ritualism is attributed to Canon cial reference to the chronic distress at the East-end Robertson, of Canterbury, the author of "Sketches of of London, and the condition of the unemployed Church History during the First Six Centuries." Captain workmen at Woolwich. The Lord Mayor presided, Byng Hall, who was said to be the editor of The Queen's. and in opening the proceedings said that Messenger, the new weekly spoken of in a former letter, all the palliatives which had been made to has publicly denied it. It was a connection of which he deal with pauperism at the East-end of London had could scarcely feel proud. failed, and some large scheme of emigration must Artists are now deciding upon the pictures which they be adopted. He thought that efforts should be madeonly to stem pauperism but to put a stop to it. will send to the Royal Academy, M not r. Frith has several in He had met with an instance of the costliness of the hand, among then a modern subject called "Hopes and ordinary modes of relief, for one famil bad cost the Fears," a scene from "Don Quixote,"and another studyot Jewish guardians no less than £400.y The Lord Caroline times (though very different from his famous Mayor concluded by saying that motives of picture of 1867), Nell Gwynne selling oranges. Both economy should induce people to aid in schemes Mr. and Mrs. Ward will exhibit. The first win of emigration rather than let the unemployed have the Introduction at Court of Grinling Gibbons, continue burdensome to the parishes which they inhabited. Two resolutions r, ere passed at the the wonderful woodcarver whom Sir Christopher Wren brought from the Netherlands, in order to do the emeeting,te pledging the Igsenitlesrf a present niteoti the stall work at St. Paul's. Mr, Ward's other picture will oir) relieving ersitgrreassionanw; , d the other decLiug that be "Luther .First Studying the Bible." Mrs. Ward's a subscription should be entered into with a view of subject is "An Incident in the Life of the First Pre- extending the operations of the East-end limigratender." Mr. Pettie has selected a very notable subject, tion and Relief Fund. Mr. Torrens, M.P., said "The Fall of woasey.e Mr. Calderon has two pictures-- it would be wise to send the empty mouths to the 1 one has for title the first line of Marlowe's well-known Wasted food in Australia. A discussion took place song, " Come live with me and be my love," and represents as to the merits of pauper emigration, and some two figures in fifteenth - century costume. The other becauseof gentleman observed that if failure occurred it would poor-law administrathe error in the represents an incident in French history—the widow of the ,be • on, by which all men were ticketed as paupers on Duke of Guise persuading Clement to murder Henrylll. ti r hinthe 1 which • 1 eac g and to they =get be sent. Mr. Armitage has a scriptural subject, and a picture of Hero and Leander. Mr. Leslie has two pictures—one a