The Sun. — 1849-03-16 (London, England)

PHARAOH'S CHARIO7' HORSES. En graved by C. W. Wass, from the original Painting by J. F. Herring.  Who does not re-member Herring's great painting of Pharaoh's Chariot Horses, which was the great painting of the British Institution of 1848 ? Who that visited the exhibition can forget those marvellous three heads of grey horses, exhibiting such power and such poetry ? The flashing and expressive eve, the floating mane, the dilated nostril, the foaming mouth, of those three marvellous horses, attracted all visitors to the oval picture which was pronounced the chef dceuvre of herring. That, however, which constituted the great beauty of the picture also constituted the greatest difficulty of the engraver, viz., the absence of all strong contrasts of colour—grey, blue, and white being the only colours which Mr. Herring had employed. This, which to an inferior artist would have been a difficulty insuperable, has become in the hands of Mr. Wises a source of triumph—his plate is perfect. lie has succeeded in completely reproducing all the spirit, and all the tone, and all the power of the original. It is one of the most spirited and forcible engravings that we have seen for many a long day. It is far and away the best engraving that has ever appeared from any of Herring's pictures, and we are almost inclined to consider it as the very best plate that Mr. Wass has yet produced. It cannot fail to add greatly to his reputation. We hail the appearance of this engraving as a proof of the progress which art is making in the provinces. It is the speculation not of a London house, but of a provincial publisher, Mr. Gilbert, of Sheffield, who purchased the original picture from herring, and gave Mr. Wass the commission to engrave it. We are happy to learn that his subscription-list is such as his spirited conduct deserves.  NAPLES AND SKILL —We are informed, upon authority, that certain steam-vessels are now in cour.,e of equipment in this country destined fur the service of the insurgent Government in Sicily; and it is reported that upwards of 1,200 men, fully clothed, armed, and organized, are ready to embark for the purpose of taking part in this conquest.—Morning Paper. SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S PAnx.—At the early hour of seven o'clock yesterday morning, James George, ode of the park constables, and Sergeant Hockaday, of the S division, observed a gentleman upon one of the scats in the park, near Hanover-gate, and he was in such a position as to induce them to imagine that something of a serious nature had taken place. They hastened to the spot, and there beheld a man respectably attired, and between 30 and 40 years of ege, quite dead and cold, his brains having been blown out by the discharge of a pistol, which had beyond all doubt been fired off in his mouth, so that his head was literally shattered to pieces, and the seat on which he reclined was in a complete pool of blood. The pistol lay at his feet, and he had in his pocket a quantity of gunpowder and percussion cape. He had also in his pocket a case containing two razors, and the supposition is that if the pistol had not effected its work, he would have resorted to the other instruments alluded to. The body, which has not yet been identified, was without less of time conveyed to Marylebone workhouse, where it awaits a coroner's inquest. ST.