The Sun. — 1844-04-12 (London, England)

XVIII., were rendered remarkable. These portraits, or at least the very great maiority, of them, are exceedingly fine as works of art The miniatures and enamels, which are most exquisite gems when considered in reference to their execution, the persons they depict, and the anecdotes with which they are connected, are unrivalled both mclaedssa,lbs,yanwdhbierhonhziesst„otri,i7eshseoriulesd as objects of vertu and as illustrations of great personages and stirring events. re are amongst the recent additions to the collection a. fine half-length portrait of Frederick the Great, once in the possession of that monarch, and a fine porlinTglsmobfitihsthat, be studied, and without it cannot be understood, taann(il sal al all things have been re-arranged, and now afford the curious and time ot portrait coins,it ofS student an almost graphic view of the events to which they relate, and impress upon the memory, through the eye, the incidents which tradition and written narrative handed down. The very valuable collection of letters, both on public business and priN • ate affairs, of public documents and 'of. family records ha s also undergone a revision in its arrangement, by which a more easy reference to its contents is secured. Without making invidious comparisons between such an exhibition as this and some others by which the public are attracted, it must be said that it argues little for good taste to prefer the howling of semi-savages and the deformity of stunted nature to the treasures of art, the records of history, and the relics of great events and great men.—Times. INFEnNAL MACHINE IN SkiErnELD.--,About halfpast 'one on Saturday morning some murderous rascal threw a tin case loaded with gunpowder into the bedroom window of Mr. George Gillott, file-grinder, residing at 197, Granville-street Park, Sheffie:d. Mr. and Mrs. G Mott, with an infant, Caere at the time in bed ; but on juniping• out Mr. Gillott saw the fuse burning, and very w isely get his wife and child doe n stairs as quickly as possible. They had, scarcely however, crossed the lower room towards the door, when, :tbe explosion took pace, shaking down part of the ceiling of the bedroom; and breaking every pane in the window, with a part of the sash also. One panel of a cupboard in the bedroom was forced out, while a post and part of the wall of a large closet adjoining was blown from the upright. Even in the lower room one panel of a doer was broken, and in the garret the roof was lifted partly up. In this place two apprentices were asleep, but only one was awoke by the noise of the explosion. On hearing it he directly jumped up, and sagaciously observed to his companion, " Bill, Bill, get thee up, or else we shall be suffocated." Happily neither of the lads sustained any personal injury. So great was the shock that it shook the wall of a house next door, occupied by: Mr. James Barker. The flame from the powder came upwards of a yard through the windoW into the street. It i 3 time that such awful proceedings were officially- inquired into. The lamentable frequency of their occurrence is rapidly degrading the character of our town. It is a deplorable siste of society which permits innocent families to be at the mercy of the midnight assassin.— Sheffield Iris.