The Sun. — 1842-09-12 (London, England)

NATIONAL GALLERY.—The Gallery was closed on Saturday for the usual vacation of six weeks. Two valuable and interesting additions have just been made to the collection of pictures: these are " The Murder of the Innocents," by Raphael, properly speaking, a cartoon: it is placed at the top or the staircase, beside the cartoons of Agostini Carracci, the Triumph of Galatea, and the Cephalus and Aurora. The cartoon by Raphael was oriel.nally presented by P. Hoare, Esq., to the trustees of theFoundling Hospital; they however, hare found it a more appropriate " abiding place" in the National Gallery. By the will of Mr. Hoare, the trustees of the Hospital could not sell the cartoon; they have therefore lent it, but the loan is as good as a gift. This cartoon is framed, and placed', behind two large sheets of plate glass. The other addition is a fine portrait of the late Sir D. 'Wilkie, painted and presented by Mr. Phillips, the academician. This por• trait is placed over " The Village estival" of Sir David. He is drawn with a cloak gracefully thrown over his shoulders, and he holds in his right hand a crayon and paper. During the season, which terminated on Saturday, there has been an unprecedentedly great number of visitors to the Gallery. There are now between 300 and 400 prisoners in, Whitecross-street Prison, 200 in the Queen's Prison, and' about 85 in the Fleet. Several alterations are shortly expected in the Queen's Prison, which has been visited 1.; twit- by the General Inspector of Prisons, by the authority of Sir James Graham. It is understood that there will be " four classes," the chief of which will be for persons remanded, and who refuse to file their schedules under the -compulsory clause of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. A place with iron bars is to be erected for the latter class, and it is said that in the Bench, by a regulation to be made, no person will be allowed more than a pint of wine a clay. The coffee-room in the prison is to be pulled down, and all extravagance prevented. The rules are shortly expected to be issued. Lord George William Loftus, now a prisoner in the Fleet, applied a few days ago to the Magistrates at Guildhall for a peace warrant against Major Willan, and a gentleman named Tolfrey, both also in the Fleet. Lord Loftus stated in his application that on the 6th instant he answered a knock at his door, when he saw Tolfrey, who said to him, " I'll settle with you." The, same person came on the second visit • Major Wilkie was with him, and they both used die same phrase that Tolfrey used before, viz., "I'll settle with you." His Lordship states that he considered these expressions to be threats against his life, and he told the intruders that he should appeal to thehigher powers. The Major then said "If you refer the, matter to a Magistrate, I'll cane you ;" and Tolfrey said,. "If you do, I'll post you." Upon these, and other representations, Mr. Roe, the officer, was sent to the prison to make inquiry whether it was a case which required the intervention of a Magistrate. The result was that on Friday afternoon Sir G. Carroll and Mr. Payne went to the Fleet to hear a viva voce statement. his Lordship repeated the same threats which he had communicated by letter to the Justice-room, and declared that he was apprehensive of personal violence. Major Willan, in answer to a question from Sir George Carroll, said, " That by the words I'll settle with you," he alluded to a sum of money which his Lordship owed him. After a lengthened inquiry, Sir G. Carroll said, that as Lord Loftus had sworn that he was in personal fear, he should order the warrant to be lodged at the Warden's office, against Major Willan.