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'JTii Dlamondi, Pnclnu Jewelry
Ac., at the Oreat IxUMtttn,
f From the London Observer, May 17
We bltould require a diamond pointed pen, dipped
, - ? unbow, to
in the prismatic colon of the rainbow, to describe
appropriately the departments of bijouterie, jewelry,
and gem? displayed i "
_ . ,.Jui various parts of the building.
Tho oollcetiou is a complete epitome of the mine*
of I lolconda and the Brazils. Foremost stands the
great Koh-i-noor, " the Mountain of Light," the
woight, dimensions, and appearauee of which, in its
gilded cage, we have already described. The posi
tion chose i for it is a happy one; it is nearly in tho
centre of tho building, and placed in the full blaze
<>1 the mid-day suii, wiiicb throws its unobstructed
light upon this rnrt of the interior. It is the first
object which ut! the \ isiters rush to huve a peep at;
and after having feasted their eyes und imagina
tions upon its sparkling splendor, they turn away
disappointed at the apparently insignificant sue of
picoo of crystal, vario'isly estimated, at from
Never! 1 '
jL'l,."sMi,iasi to ?'3,<HX>,<itiO. Nevertheless, at every
"iiececding visit, owing to soine lalismnnic influence
it posiwecs, the great lidiuu diamond is again aud
again sought out: and thus it has continued, sinee
:he day the Exhibition opened, tho central sun
round which a crowd of worshipping satellites ro
vulvs. JSNxl to this, in point of value atid beauty,
is the Dcrrin-noor, " S>ea of Light," the great Lo
'lore diamond; which is beautifully cut, aud of the
purest water. It stands as the centre ornament of
an armlet, among a mass of smaller gems, in the
Indian collection, and is jealously guarded by a
d brass railings and plate
t riplc protection of iron an
glass; the value of this gem is said to be jC30i>,00<?.
Near it are enormous pearls, separately and strung
together?a hunch of the latter, thrown carelessly
on the counter, is valued at six thousund guineas.
There is also a very magnificent display of emer
alds, which fetch a high price in India, and
some of them, which have maxims from the
horsn engnved on them, are inestimable in the
eyes of the Indian princes. A dozen of the largest
emeralds, surrounded by pearls, form a girdle of
great magnificence. A state coat, richly embroidered
in gold, the shoulders of which are loaded with large
pearls and emeralds in the form of epaulets, is one of
the marvels of Oriental magnificence. Among the
trophies of Indian conquest are some housings and
bridles for horses, also glittering with gems, aud the
state trappings for olepnants and cutuels, which are
a maw of gold embroidery. The great bulls of this
collection, which includes also the crown of tho late
King of Oude, is the property of the East Indii
' ompany, and displays aa extent of barbaric pomp
and splendor such as has never before been revealed
to the eyes of England As our business to day is
chiefly with gems, we shall pass over the state um
brella?, with massive carved silver handles; the nu
-nv??ous Indian cashmere shawls, each of which takes
mvrtiy native hands seven years to manufacture, and
any one of which is worth the ransom of a provinoe;
the "mul iuul," a peculiarly exquisite Indian tissue,
<o fine that a large square will pass through the
3m o I winn T 4 t.? , ?1 .1 V i* III ?...M ?#? ?,I V .. ?? s S#.
smallest ring. It is valued at ?10 per yard. Next to
the Mountain aud the Sea of Light, is Mr.
? . . _ Hone's
treat diamond, which weighs one hundred auu se
venty-seven carats. It is in the south central gallery,
among the British jewelry, enclosed in a massive
casket, the top of which is secured with plate glass
and bars of brass. It has u delicate bluish tinge,
like the sapphire, is cut in small facets in the
hapc of a medallion, surrounded by twenty large
diamonds of tho purost, water, and from its size and
color ii said to be unique. The fourth greut gem
of the collection must be sought for iu one of the
most remote corner! of the faixhibiticn, on the
ground floor near tho western entrance. It is in
Air. Tennant".- well arranged collect on of minerals
and gems, and is a large crystal of pure emerald,
only partly cut. tho property of the Duke of Devon
shire, who without regarding the risk placed it in
Mr. Pennant's case, l'o those who are curious in
nineraloglcal specimens this little visited corner will
jirovo a rich treat. Mr. Tennant has suae large
specimens of < 'riental ruby, cylindrical crystals of
bcrryl from Siberia, crystals of topaz, onyx, and
opal. There is also here a small mountain of crys
tals of Brazilian amethysts aud many specimens
>fgcm* in the rough state.
\ve shall now ask our reuders to return with us
again acres? the transept t> the foreigi depart
ment. Here is a huge lump of native silver,
weighing 17 lbs , from one of the Peruvian mine?,
lying in our path, which we cannot stop to notice,
so eager are wc to form one of the pushing, pant- 1
iag, gaping crowd, who fret aud toil arouud M.
I.imonierc's Parisian glass case Here are dis
played the jewels of the Queen of Spain; and we
?caiif knew which to admire most, the site and
beauty of the gems or the exquisite taste with
which they have been arranged. In the centre i? a
bouquet of large diamonds arranged as flower* on
clastic spiigs; the buds are enormous petrl.-. und
the green foliage which surrounds and sets ofT their
beauty is a mass of emeralds. Above this, and
only exhibited for the first time to-day, is a tiara of
sapphire?, surrounded by diamonds, and graceful
festoooi ol diamond* and pearls depend from it over
the hair. There is also a circlet or chaplet of dia
monds, to be worn on the head: necklaces, and
bracelets, and stomachers studded with brilliants;
and a brooch und pendant, the central ornaments of
which arc two enormout rubies. The value of this
magnificent collection must be something astound
ing. llouvcnat. another French jeweler, has iust
opened near this case ad splay of jewels prepared for
the I Impcror of Hayti, of great beauty, aud models of
the crown,sceptres, stute swords, fiso., are also exhi
bited. The icfloct of much of the jewelry dis
played in the French depai tuionts is impaired by
ihe light color aud highly burnished surface of the
gold in which it is set. 'i he forms, however, are
novel, and -ome earrings, in which seed pearls are
worked in upon dend gold, arc not open to the ob
joction wc bu ic stated. These loiter are intended
fur Porto Jvic?. Ou the other side of the nave, in
the r*panl h compartment, stands a tabernacle in
?lull d for the t'uthcdialof Midi id, and dc?ign-d
? >T Mcratilli. It Is upwards of six IVel high, and i?
of massive gold, with silver ornaments aud figures.
\t tin base arc four kneeling angels, of large size, in
dead silver, and above are the four evangelists. The
central ccnil?rtiuenl at the top, in which the bost
j? di?Til;?jcd, is surrounded wub large diamonds;
"h" my- pnd stars diverging from it ire also studied
with diamond ! aud surmoonting the entire is a
?re a, composed of amethjtU m^nsnaraalsetting.
caeircicd w.lh dintnon Is. A> s piece oT Artist tv ,
(VorVtCHiiddp, arart from it, value, which is said 1
4 be it Is well worth the in->)?e?'tion of all
who admire .iudicious arrangement and grouping,
md cxi|nivito chasing. kioTlund di-play* ? very
elegant , itruie of large diaium, I?, intended to bi
worn a- a stomacher, with a medallion partrait of
the U tie en in the centre. In the tlertnan colltc- 1
tiwi 11 nUsui is the largest contributor of jewelry
I 'nc of I ho most elaborate production* is a set
?f cbe-.Lnvn and hoard, in vlver and gold, in
the rnvi "'tire style; the board is cruuuientcd
enamel, precious stones, and pearls; the chief
?ignres are portraits of the l.mperur Charles V?
his daughter, Margaret ha id I'aiiua. a Mtadlhilder
? ?f the *'cthcr!aii'l?, French I of Francst and UP
isti r. Margin rite of Yaloie. 1 tie chess hoard I
loother-of pearl, and the figures are curved with
with g ca" utinatcMss ol detail. A flower, coin
po-c*] of rul ics ami brilliants, with leaver of eme
rald in enamel, and set in a golden vase. ha? too
crowded nn appearance. The jewels might, by a
more judiriou- anang no nl, lia.e been much more
? fleet ivelv dcplaynd. The ?rnoehes, bracelets.antl
ring% an", in uiany -ases, made mors ornamentsl
l>y the introduction of colored enamel.
In the l'riti*h depart uieut, among the gorge-m
ind crstly display of jewelry and gold and silver
plate. lh?r? is a small ca?e which attracts consider
able attenti'in. It contains imitations, in crystal,
? ?f all the largest diamonds in the world The
largest and most valuable of this* is the ugliest
und m?-?t uninriting in its apfw-uianc. : it is'uue of
the Portuguese crown jewel.', aud from its a?tound
ing value, which is set down at A5.fill.OUO, it has
never been entrusted to any diamond men haul to
cut or roll-k. In site it resembles a Urge tu'kejr
egg, witb s | ice notched owl ?-f the side; it is
wimi-tran^parvnt on the surface, and weighs l.teVt
earnts. I he gnat Kussian sceptre diamond is
next in pcint of site and value ; its weight is 77!*
carats and it* value, bring without a flaw, rod of
very fine water, I I,H54,Imi. Tie great Mogul
lose diamond is estimated at iKtl.OKi, and the
Portuguese round brilliant at JCHW.000. Kanis
has also an other ovoid biilliant. Worth ?97.000; and
there U a little flat .-mooth-faced Persian diamond,
with the f.inriiul name of "Tin M>-a of Olory," sot
down at A'ltt.imo. There Is also Mi? great Herman
irilliaid, valued at A'luik.tatO; and another inely rut
i Vr.-inn g "n, called t he ** Mountain of Mob-odor,"
alurd at i 145,000. The Pigot diamond, sold bv
iiindell A "-ri'lge. for 43f),t*si, U cut in vtry suiail
facets, and is of an oval form. v'ranee pos->emr<
thr grcst Pitt or Urgent diamond, worth Al.Vt.lSSt;
? n l.nglvh gem railed the Hornby diamond, sold
to Persia lor I'W.tatO, and anerwards obtainod by
ranee; a .| I he thiid great l-'rrneh diamond is of n
-ky-blao color, and is sslimated at A I.50,(* Hi. Two
mailer, route! Perdan d a mood* are set down at
Al'?,"tst and A'iH.tSiO The Kit *l-in cone diamond
> T'dvod at A'ln.twsi, and a Kw?*i?n table dintnoud,
-erfcetly flat, and with very little rutting,
' die of thr smallest, but not the 'east intere-tioc
peeimcn in this -dngalar collection, i* a little round
fiamood. valn? d at CAWt; it, mt-re-t eentre? in th
'act that it - finding obtained the freedom of the In
ban d*v< 'y whom it wn< U.seovered in one of the
'raritiar mine*, in the l.nglPb collection of jewel
"ft "re some very elegant design* and bracelet* and
Lroochcs. by llcstsll, of Croydon?rubies arranged
in r!n<ters i f grapes, with foliage ?f emeralds, are
xtrciaely rnh and in good taste A carhuuel ?
ml diamond bracolet, by v.asv, is also a very novel
Joslgn, arid contains in the centre portrait* of ho
Majvty and the Prioec of Wale*, after Thorburn.
cgrouted in niello, a revival of nn art of die eleventh
mtury. 'I here is also a silver gauntlet nielb.
bracelet, deigned bj Maeli #. A jewel bioc-eh
after tl e rin'.ue ectdo period, is a very unburn and
t spiral de? go it contains in the centre a figure
. f Hrttamia, composed of "2? small diamonds; the
voJowia* on cither side of the figure are carbancles
?cd a Urge brilliant U acraaged M ? Mac orifbead'
Zimmerman turn a nry ezqoiiiU pvrphjry and ma
lachite caskat, mounted in ormulo and nodded with
gems. On the top are ailrer atatuettea, well exe
cuted, of the Quoen, Prince Albert, andFranoil the
First. Several manufacturers exhibit a new stjle
of broochea, in pearls, arranged as bnnehee of
grapes, with colored gold foliage, the effect of
which is chaste and elegant. Although not strictly
within the department of jeweliy, we cannot past by
a superb medallion, displaying the heraldic devices,
in incised enamel, in gold antf silver, of all the na
tions whoso productions are displayed in the Exhi
bition. Phillips has soma ingenious and pretty
conceits in bracelets. One contains, on enamel, in
very minute und musical characters, the introduc
tory bars of the leading operas or musical composi
tions of Bellini, Bootboveu, Donizetti, Weber, Mer
oadante, Mozart, Rossini, and Meyerbeer. A set
of shiit buttons, eauh of which contains a large
Coloonda diamond of the lirst water, is valued at
tbrco hundred guim-us. A beautifully engraved
cameo, surrounded by large biiltiants, with an
eagle iu brilliants at the top, is designed for the
Emperor of Austria. Harvey and Company have
some suits of jewelry which are remarkable for the
number and sixc of the pearls and sapphires they
contain. Garrard has several suits ot opals itud
brilliants; the tiaras and neiklaces are peculiarly
splendid, the pearls being arranged in graceful
hanging clusters. A set of chessmen, representing
the meeting of llenry V111. and Francis 1. in the
Field of the Cloth of Gold?the costumes after Hol
bein and Titian?is a very elaborate aod well-exe
cuted production. Among other curious and fanci
ful designs by Hancock, is a large ebony cigar
chest, mounted in massive silver, presented by
Prince DAidoff to Col. Maulo, of the TOthregiment.
The colors of the regiment arc painted on the lid in
Dresden china; a craretttdt 'hvpcav, richly embroid
ered in gold, with the arms of the Emperor of
Austria, the C' untesa Trupani, and Prince Deia
dotl'. designed for the Austrian regimeut of the
Archduke J1'ranci- Charles. Atteriborough has some
cordage brnceli ts of pearls set in green enamel, the
effect of which is elegant und striking; and there is
a large collection of oriental agate capi* lazuli, and
other cups set with gums, and mounted in gold aad
enamel, by Morel, the shapes and cha-dngs of
which arc exceedingly elegant and tasteful. The
same house exhibits a large and magniicent bou
quet , composed of diamouds and emeralds, prepared
egprcssly for the Exhibition. The group consists
of convolvulus and roses, the foliage being formed
of emeralds and the buds of rubies ot enormous
size. The design and workmanship are in the very
best taste, and the value of this unique specimen of
British jewelry is ?15,000. There is an interesting
display of Irish jewelry, in harps, fibulas, and other
antique Irish ornaments, computed almost entirely
of Irish materials, including black bog oak, Irish
gold, pearls, emeralds, Ac., carved cups with de
signs from the celebrated Dounybrook hair, brace
lets, and brooches, iu arbutus wood, mounted with
Irish diamonds. One of the most elegant articles
in this collection is a fibula of fine Irish gold, set
with large emeralds, with a figure of Antigone, in
relief, in the centre, presented by the citizens of
Dublin to Miss Helen Fuucit- The SJcotch display
contains, among many other curiosities, a ITigh
!aodcr's full costume and accoutrements, with rich
silver mountings, studded with carbuncles and
ci irngorunis. The display of jewelry by Hunt it
Jtoskell far transcends that of any other manufac
turer in extent ai.d magnificence. It has only just
been arranged, and the number of v isiters around
; lie large glass cu-e in which it is displayed is so
great, and the difficulty of inducing the fortunate
possessors of front rank places to move forward, is
-neb, that many have spent an hour in a vain at
tempt to obtain a close view of these inatchle-iS
gems, And hundreds have given np the attoinpt in dc
-jiuir. The exclamation "f w >nder anddelight from
those who catch a glimpse of them whet the public
appetite -till further, and a more animated fashion
able mob than we were hustled and pushed about in
for nearly an hour to-day, we do not remember to
have encountered upon any public or state occasion
of the present century In tne centre of the case is
a magnificent diamond bouquet, the flowers compo
sing which arc the anemone, rose, carnation, lily,
A'- . and nil of them modelled from nature. The
<>ri.?iuent is divided into seven different sprigs, on
clastic stems, each pertect iu desigu ; und the com
plicated flowers can be separated by a mechanical
contrivance- It contains nearly 6,000 diamonds,
the large ones weighing 10 carats ; and it would re
quire 1,000 of, the .-mailer to weigh one carat.
Above this is a large enamelled portrait of her Ma
jesty. in gold, by Hnsleui. after wiuterhaltcr. The
portrait is surrounded with a wreath of oak, en
amelled in pure gold, set with pearls and diamonds.
Near this is a novel and beautiful ornament for the
hcid. composed of branch coral connected by leaves
of enamel anil gold, enriched with brilliant s Sfcve
rul brooch is and bracelets in enamelled gold, set
with diamonds, to represent (lovers, sua to en
amelled ]>ortrait of the Queen in gold, set a- a
bracelet with carbuncles and diamonds, are of
the mMt gorgeous character, and display great skill
and taste in the arrangement. Earrings in erne
raids, diamonds, and carbuncles, after tne marbles
from Nineveh, indicate the introduction of anew
style of ornamentation. Port raits of Shakspeare, the
late Bir Hubert Peel, and other distinguished per
sonages, set in rings, and surrounded with diamonds,
and a variety of other costlv ornnments. to display
peculiarities or workman-hip in diamonds, are also
exhibited. In the saiu?- ease is a large number of
diamonds and ether pre iou* stones, fiointhe collec
tion of the late Henry Philip llopc. Esq A
Golconda brilliant of ot> ong .-h*]>e, and crystal
line water, is evidently ot immense value?it
weighs 5? grains. Pink, apricot, and lemon
colored brilliants, are also to be found here,
of -malic: sue; another, table-shaped, is of the
very purest water, and varieties of the same gem
in chry-elite, green, and cyinopliane, whieb nre ex
c<"'Ungl v rare una almost priceless. I'm- diamond,
ft in it gold ring. pr< sua- an engraved portrait
of ihe l.mpcrut i-tupoKl the Secoud, in whose poa
?m -.ion it >orini:ly waa. The engiaviog ia highly
jk listed in all ila parts, and those who know any
thing of the cutting of diamond*. will umlrr-tniid
tho difficulties the artiat had to contend with.
Heavy weights arc rvjuiiod to prcta down the gem
uh m the turning mill for the purpose of poliahing
"tear tt
the n graver u;es long thin Heel tool# with a tnin
tdgc; tbc-( tool.- run iu w lathe, and often break,
aiot ar< continually blunted frotn the extreme hnrd
X<cs| il the gcur?physical power cannot he employ
ed. and it ia only oy the moet persevering assiduity
nnd patience that he can succeed. Another curio
? i tjr le a port rait In relief of Lou I* the Sixteenth,
?>*eu of " *
composed of iibiU roac vbittnoudi. Two eireuiu
tarn-en In connection with thie beautiful pice of
w rkluaaabip are deserving of notice- first, the di
minutive aire of tb< diamonds, which are nil regu
larly '-lit into faeeta, some being so small, that it ,
weald require 2.'M? to weigh u caiat; and, second- !
]y, the -kill of the artiat, who haa Witti them repre- ,
-en!- I a cane# |-ortiuil. nnd maerted thr dinmonda 1
? admirably, tnat they repreaeat u unifoiiulr erea
surface, Harctlj ahowuig the silver in which they
nre aet- Tl e collection of oriental ruble- i large,
and < me of tkiui of great sue. t'ne of aa oral
hnpc is i-ngravat in m.a-'- ? It repn<ent* the
,'gure of Amik i?a, preceded by two *erj?ent.-'with
t\- irtcd taila. and i- ihc work ot eotne ingenious ar
ti-t of the fifteen!!! century. The sprc'tniii-' of
-ii| pbire are the largo,i exhibited in the exhibi
tion: one (if tbein, of a light blue steel color and "I
gltat Intrr, weigh !?*' grain*, and another, of n
uutiful indigo hue. IIM gian.a. Many of the
,apj hires are set iu gold swivel ring-; an engraved
erieuial topm ia evidently a rj?*< iuicn of early an
ti tue cutting. It rcpn -.ate a bul iu rafngf>o. with
a ? ?r? ? k vase and some t>rexk lettc.* Tlti* i* al-o
-it a a gold-?ivel rii g A apa ennen of aqua to a
lii t we unierstard, the iargest in the world : it
weighe icailyi-ix ounces, ia of a beautiful tea
gr- n color, and extremely well cut, with seven
ws c#f tort11 in front. Many of the-o done o;'
a -mailer due are onri-u ly t ograxed, and tln-re
nr al?o nuai-rou- sped uveas of jargoonr, hyn
e i tl . chrysolite.-, oriental garniIs, toper, t"ur
main , Mexican and Hungarian opal.', and other
gt u. , which indicate the vast extent of the
< ? lleetion, and the cuornieua sums that hare
lw en expended in bringing it together. The
whole \? rendered complete by the exhibition vt"
oydef shell* containing the pearls, rough diamond
from the Biarila ttfi mbling bite of duty glass, and
? iiuilai fpecimcna li<-m the uiinet oftioleonda and
Hone*. The Wnndit us j? wcrs of htmau art and
up unity in nothing these insignificant looking
I bbli , and bringing out tbrir brilliaucy and lus
tre, i- strikingly exemplified in the contrast be
tween the native, or "tough diamond,'* nnd the
highly finished and daraling gem* that adorn the
regnl looking coronet ? beside them Like the tame
- h. I bants, which, in fi.din, are made -onserrienl
to the capture of the wdd onea, the powder or dud
ot the fini-bed or polished geia, ia applied to the
-lexiloiment of the benutie* o: the native diamond:
iv-n trie friction of two rough diarnonda ia resorted
to to get rid of the preliminary ronghoesa on the
will known principle of ?? diamond cut diamond "
The pioeeaa of pub-hing ia then proceeded with
The diamond is firmly imbedded in a piece of metal
? a irenlar ?>late of inetal, called the skive, is then
charged with diamond powder and oil,and by
steam or other power ia made to revolve about two
thou<and times tier minute. The diamond ia ap
jdirtt to thia rapidly-p volv ing surface : great care
bring and to place It at the required angle, ar.d
for every facet the diamnn I haa to be removed, and
again imbedded in the imtal. With this aketeh of
the preparation of diamond", we eb- e onr notice oi
thc.jfwelery of the (treat Kxhibition. There ar?
a large number of very beautiful -peeimers o'
workmanship which we have been unable lo par
ticularise ; but we doubt nut the aketeh we hiv*e
given will induce manv of the visiters to kf'tw
m?te than a rnrroty ginnee upon this gi-rgeons and
titil-|Ue collection, ."hi vast a di-play of gem- were
ih Tir before collected under one roof-an large a
conventional amount <4 wealth was pre ha hi y never
before beheld In so coMentmt* d a enMWs, and thi
whole is it lientive of the pitch of refinement and
lutnry at which we hare arrived ami of the artis
te resources which have be u oalhd inte a- tlon to
?uiuiatcr to that luvry.
MwUwiW1?b<
T1U UMDEttB OF THX EMOLISH MOBILITY?Tit*
D1SFLAY OF rAINTl.NOS.
2'rom tbr Luudou Times, May 16.1
e of Northumberland has followed the
example set by other noblemen at this season, and
opened hie two mansions, Northumberland house
and Sion house, to the public. The puklio are
being admitted (by ticket) to Northumberland
house ; and many persons availed themselves of the
privilege thus extended. To all Londoners whose
wont it is to pass and repass Churing-cross, Nor
thumberland house, with its imposing front and
rampant lion, has always been a great mystery,
which the commonality never hoped to penetrate,
us being something too awfully and uusteruly grand
for the familiarity implied in u visit. Wo recom
mend curiosity to gratify itself with all expedition.
ot tho Northumberland family cer
Tho town houso <
tainlv doe5 not present so muny points of attraction
as others of the great metropolitan mansions of the
nobility. Neither in respect touruhiteeturc, urt, or
upholstery, is it one of the modern models Hut is
exactly the palace which h great Knglish nobleman,
not running alter the lust fashions, might be expected
to inhabit, uud though not claiming to be a
" sight.*' it is a place which ail persons of tuite will
desire to bo acquainted with. In point of antiquity,
the lixatf is very interesting. On this site bus been
the Loudon residence of the Porcies (for ages they
were the most fashionable of the aristocracy, for
they were the most west) since the Percles were
first famous. The house, it appears, has bcon re
built hall a dozen different times ; and, now, its
?? latest improvements" are a hundred years old.
The oldest portion of the present building is the
portal towards the Ktrund; but even of this, accord
ing to Peter Cunningham, there is a good deal that
is new. The date, 17IH, on the facade, a-- it at
present stands, as we learn from the present author
ity, refer- to the most recent reparation, which
commenced in that year. Whcu the stranger
passes the demi-fcudal outer walls, ho finds hiia
self in a quadrangle which b the court yard
of a handsome, comparatively modern build
ing. That portion exhibited to the publio
consists of the reception-rooms?a suite on the din
ing-room floor, and a second suite on the drawing
room floor. The costly, beautiful, and elegant
furniture?the cabinets, mosaics, embroideries, and
hangings-the whole combined to give an impres
sion ot graceful and complete comforts-will utiract
attention. Hut it is to the paintingg trie risitorwill
refer for the reasons which have suggested the
course taken by the noble and accomplished owner
in inviting the public to an invusiou of his pemttes.
The collection is of a value euhanccd by the fact
that very few have suspcctel it to exist. It cannot,
undoubtedly, compete, iu Claudes, with the Grosve
nor gallery, or iu ltaphacls, with the Hridgewater
gallery. It is exceedingly limited as to the number
of its treusures, and it comprises hardly a single
" ? |. Mrs.
picture out of the Italian and Flemish schools.
Jameson has never taken any notice of it In her
" private galleries," and Wuagen has only one or
two lines about it. It is, nevertheless, well worth
seeing, if only for one or two ehrfs-d'auvrt. The
drawing-room suite of rooms is principally filled
with j>ortraits, some of them by eminent masters,
tho majority of those being of the forgotten heroes
and heroines of the family. Among the minority is
a marvellous portrait of Napoleon?marked, as by
Philli]>s. Defaroche never put on canvass so im
pressive a face?it is the " Child of Destiny," un
mistakable in the likeness, delineated with won
derful power. The lower rooms aro well filled with
excellent subjects. Here will be found conspicuous
the" Cornaro Family" of Titian, one of the most
celebrated of his paintings by description, and
perhaps one of the least accurately known in
Kuronc.
iuropc. This is the same pi'-ture which Ere
lyn saw in ItsiM, and which he mentions as
"The Venetian ."senators." There are ono or two
othci^rorks by the same master, all suffering from
cleanings. There arc also pictures by llubens, Van
dyke, ^nyders, Salvator Hosa, Caravaggio, Cana
lctti, Dotncneehino, Tintoretto, l^anceite, Cuyp,
others of less eminence, but most of them of great
omitcncc. Wan re n (quoted by Cunningham)
says:?"Among the other pictures, some of which
are much damaged, the following are the most dc
wtrviug of notice: St. Sebastian, bound on the
ground, in tho air two angels; a clear, well executed
picture by Gucrcino, with figures as large as life;
n small Adoration of the Shepherds, by Giacomo
Has-aDo; three half figure portraits in one picture,
by Vandyke; a well executed aud delicate picture
of his middle period; a fox and a deer hunt?two
ndmirable pictures, by Franz Ntyden. A genuine,
but ordinary Holv Family, by J- Jordacns; a pretty
girl with a candle, before which she holds her
hands, by G. Nhulkoii, of remarkable clearness
and good impa.-to." The largest room shown is the
ball room?built by the lute duke This is su|>crbly
fitted up and adorned. In the centre is placed au
enotinou- vase, pre?cntcd to the late duko by
Charles Dix. Around the rt?>iu are full sized copies
of some celebrated paintings, wbicli may be pro
nounced as probably the next best things to the
original. Hue of these is a copy or Kaphac!'*
" Nihool of Athens," done by Mciigs, in 1775 ; it is
a very bcautiiul woik. The others are:?the
" Hacchn* and Ariadne" of Aunibal Caracei, copied
by Const nytil; the "Marriage Feast of Cupid and
I syehe" of Kaphad, copied by Pompfio Pattoui:
the " Aurora" of Guido, copied by Massueeio; and
the "Presentation of Cupid and Psyche," after l!u
phacl.by Hultoni. There arc numerous other ob
jects entitled to examination; aud what we have
thus briefly stated will cvidtucc that the Duke of
Northuinb'crland, in his courtesy, has profcrrcd a
general gia'.ifieatiou to connoisseurs in art.
Fori lgn Mule and tlie Dm ma.
>11>^ CATHERINE HAVE-.
[ from the London t'hrontrle. May lit).]
This gifted voting lady gave a mtit'nre ww.wru/,,
yc.-lerday, at the llaDovcr r^juure Houm*. in anti
cipation of her d< parture lor the new world, on a
pn fcrsional tour. Aa a proof of the high raspect in
which her talanta are held, we may observe that
the Mucin's Concert Koom was filled with a fash
ionable andcritieal company, whose frequtnt plan
dita attested the gratification they espericnccd at
the t ntutniomcnt provided The fair beneficiare
wasmvtr in better voice, and many of those high 1
qualifications in execution and tiui*h, which are tim i
trcquciitly lo.-t in the vast area of a theatre, amid |
the nctiun of the -tage. the transition* of scenery, ?
and the overwhi lining crash of operatic iiecoiupuiii
lucnts, were, in the more circumscribed limits of a
concert room, With a carefully selected orchestra,
brought out in inch pi rfcctionus to cau-e regret thut
" ri ahII
a lad; i I uclirnri utilities v*u? toon to be lost to our
musical n uviim'. Weber's overture to "Obtten,
flood oats d by Mr. I.uienu, went admirably, nr.
from siicb an orchestra, containing in it- ranks the
Hilt of the operatic and the 1'hifhaiuionie in-tru
mcalaliits, m igbt be expected. Hi rr Keicbart,
whojio-'cs cs a finely controlled and educated tenor,
though mmewbat bard in tone, sung i fleetively Ho
tel*'* ariu, "My lloyhood's llouie, ' t<>ok a port in
HHcttn quartette, " I l'ovcrctti," aod sang atCUM
to Mi s Catherine Have" In I
to Mi < fatherim- I lay e? in t he duct, " I ?a qu< 1 di,"
fn m "l.inda di Cbainouni." The Mlri IMMM
of the cooecit weie, however, rmndl for Mis
Catherine llayes herself. Meyerbeer's exqui
site cava iua, "Ah. mmi file." one of the gems
of " l.e Prophet*," with it# deep eontiallo de
re* nls, it- sc'entific hravuia, audits pathetic ea
dct.si. wi ie niver beard to greater advantage.
TT?c aj.|!nu-c waa warm and spontaneous Of
a nolle r ? idtt, but not lem powerful, was the "t. asta
IHvn," from Norma, with its slow ami -ubsepi.nt
andante movement. Miss llayai's vocal rerources
were bete -ururi-ingly and delightfully manifested.
, 'ITic dud witn Hcrr Kelvherdt, befort mentioned,
two ballad#, "<V hy do I weep for thee (Wal
.... - - ?p
l?.' .)snd "Cone where the sweet toned Zsphvrs,
f Mori i with the roprano part of the lively"! Po
veftti, ' *?i re alsosung br Mi-s Hayes. Bellini's
csvatini " Tutto 1 seiolto.'' introduced a
an interest
ing '/#/?'. that of Mr. Augustus Pro ham. son of the
rem wn<d lohn. The memories of vanished Tear''
compel us to ?i< tlac flnc bearing a nam,, which for
mere than half a century has h ,!d suprvatleT ih the
realm vf '?c long. , Z? ?? xiblc o.gan .. I*?4
? bam adds a ?ar- fill uin- ical edfleatli n, a discrimina
ting ear. and considerable national ta?te. l'he run
tTig pa age- of the aila. ?o Well known in the Lng
liiTi \ ii-Is n as ".?'till so gently, 'were given with re
markable smoolhne s, <h.?pit, somcuiuount of th
nervous IromulouMMss rarely sepirable from a first
appaflranca before a London audience. I >ur flivof
aii'e impression of his "'I'utto I selolto," wa
j stu ngtbeiicd by the taste and fei ling with ?bi%di
Air. I'.iiharn ang, In part II . a favorite Scotch
| ballad, by Madic: he here rote into falsetto. With
1 remarkable swiotncs*. and with an absence of
| " break'' that proved bis voice to Ire of considerable
regi-tcr. ' >n the whole, Mr. Bnham mar be pro
neuacod, if not pot a great vocalist, a delightful
singer of music in which sweetners and fentimeat
' prevail. Ilerr Muigis gave 1 Hmirotti's rotnaaru.
" Ah non avi a piu lagrime." with good depth and
elect, nnd rendered valuable asshtanee In the eon
eer'ed pieces. Mdlle Ana Zero, a young < lermaii
lady, in Mosart'a " iVb se piacrr,' and another aria
<<f the -am* immortal composer, drew down ap
plause, firstly for surprising agility of voice we
kn<>w no other pl>ra?? that will eaprc** her style
and secondly for a mo-t amusing, ami we believe
unconscious pantomime, in which be seem- to "suit
the action to the sound}" using bar head much a?
Monn, .In'lien does hi* baton, swinging it from sid ?
to side, nodding it In a descending passage, elevat
ingher merry face to throw up a note in alt, and
lastly, ierking a curt-eyas though *hc was about to
" set " her partner in a country daanfl. W ith alt
this oddity, which I# mere hah!', and ri'hor amus
ing than oth.-rwi?c, Mndemoi-cllr Zero is an ace1 im
phshed ringer, HerrLrnst play-'d thot'rjheus in
bras, if s dog on the violin, hla mlrt< and exit
bring greeted with demon drat ion* of the estcctn In
"deb his
hieb hi- abilitle* are held by Ihe maslr it publb
Maddfli Parish Alvars gave n brilliant fsn-a-ia on
the harp. The most r> mart able piece of iri'trn
mentatioo, ,nd <na that w a< enlcnlntcd n-only t"
excite wonder, but to dctigbt evety admlr- r c*
sweet. ti nods, was a solo on that umvietdy Inst re
menl, Iho eoatra bas=o, by !*ignor IJottcsini ; ail
the swectac-i, with mvje than the toundners ol a
sacond riolln and of a vlolinoello, wore extracted
from Its huge cords with surprising skill, and all
the rapidity of manipulation so oommon on smaller
scaleboards, came in aid of the quality of tone.
As a whole, the concert didcredit to the taste of the
selectors, the talent of tho brnrfidurc, and the abi
lities of all engaged.
[from the London Times, May 2u ]
The first fashionable morning concert of the sea
son took place yesterday, in tho Hanover-square
Hooms, before a crowded and brilliant uudienae.
The programme was rich in novelty and interest,
and Miss Catherine Hayes had the good taste to
provide an efficient orchestra, instead of the meagre
pianoforte uccompiniment for which our benefit
concerts have, of lute year-, been so unworthily dis
tinguished. The baud, which wus numerous and
complete, performed the overtures to "Oberon "
an I " Zaiupa," besides a manuscript overture by
Al. Silas (a work of merit, though inferior to the
later works of this ri-ing young composer), under
the direction of Mr. Luvcuu.
Miss Catherine Hayes, whoso flattering reception
by tho audience was not needed to establish her
popularity, sang ".\h moil til-," from the "Pro
photo, " Cuts Diva," from "Norma," and a ballad,
"Come whero sweet-tonod Zephyrs," by Mr. Frank
Mori. In the roinnnco of Meyerbeer she displayed
a pathos in true keeping with the music, uud gate
the sustained notes with singular purity of intona
tion. ISut it was in the "Casta Diva" thut she pro
duced the greatest sensation, and on no former
occasion, perhaps, has' she sung with such force and
effect, lier expression in the largo was at once
graceful and correct, and the cubaUttn was vocalir.od
with a fluency that showed her a perfect adept in
tho Irutwr* school of the Italians. Mr. Mori's bal
lad is a very elegant trifle, and the young composer
was lucky in having such a singer as Miss Hayes to
do justice to it. \Ve shall not attempt to describo
the applause that greeted each of the performances
of tho fair conccrt-giver, which at tho end of the
"Casta Diva" wus quite uproarious. Among the
novelties must be cited the rft/wf of Mr. Augustus
Brahain, the youngest son, we believe, of the cele
brated English tuior. This gentleman possesses
one of the purest and most agreeable tenor voices
we have heard, rich and mellow in tho lower notes,
clear and telling in the higher register. Occasionally
some of his tones strikingly resemble the voice of the
elder Mr. Brahaui, who bus bequeathed a name to
his sons which it is not easy to support with
credit. Mr. Augustus Kruham sang the tenor
air from " La ^omnambula," and a Scotch ballad.
Id both he exhibited a great deal of taste and feel
ing; but he has still much to acquire in the study of
his art, which, with perseverance, under competent
direction, he will doubtless attain. Ho was received
with great favor and liberally uppluudcd. Made
moiselle Anna '/.err, (from the operas of Carlsruhe
and Vienna,) is a phenomenon in her way. Her
first effort, un atia from Mor.art's "Clctuenza di
Tito," made little impression, in spite of a curious
display of enthusiasm on the part ol tho singer; but
in the next, an air writ, by Proch, Mademoiselle
'/.err achieved sumo of the most extraordinary feats
we ever heard from a vocalist. Her voice is a to
jirano of three octaves in compass, and in the course
of her variations she executed arpeggios, ???tiui-nlo,
taking in the whole range of the scale, and touching
the K in alt, with a facility bordering on the mar
vellous. Without attempting to speak of all the
wonderful things performed by Mademoiselle Zerr,
we may at once say that, so far as mere difficulty
is concerned, we have never heard any singer effect
what she accomplish*-. Aided by a voice of such
unusual compass and singular flexibility, she exe
cutes traitx ar Irraeourr in almost as great variety
as Hcrr Ernst upon his violin. Whether her per
foimances be as agreeable as they are dexterous,
however, wc would rather decide uftcr a fuller ac
quaintance with her style and talent. What, as
well as we could judge from tho specimens of yes
terday, Mademoiselle Zerr appears to wunt, is
decision of accent, the absence of which produces
a certain vague and unsatisfied feeling in the
hearer; and what she would do well to modify is a
certain tthaittion, which, though on the stage it
might be acceptable, in a concert room hat the
stiuhlancc of exaggeration. Mademoiselle Zerr
was immensely applauded after the wr writ, and
forced to reappear on the platform. It is as well
to add that in Germany she enjoys tho reputation
of being the first hrumra singer of the day, and
that as the Queen of Night, in Mozart's "Zaubir
flotte," she has obtained a very great celebrity.
The other -ingers were Miss Bas-uuo, llerr Jlei
chardt, Mengiiis, and Jules Stockhau-en. We
can only find -pace to *ny that the last named gen
tleman sang two lu'lrr. by Mendelssohn and f^chu
hert. in a highly finished and artistic style.
As our limits confine us to the un ction of novel
ties, wc must pass over with a single word ofadmi
1 at ion Hcrr Ernst's splendid execution of his Otcllo
fantasiu, and his humorou '? delineation of the Car
naval do Yenite; be content to mention that Mad
ame Parish \lvart displayed a large amount of
facility, and more than ordinary taste, in her exe
cution of a solo for the liftrn, to which the name of
Alvars was attached; and conclude with a short
ajKistropho to Signor Bottcsinl, who is u marvel
even in this ngo of prodigies, and something quite
unprecedented oven at the time of the Great Exhi
bition, when tho wonders of the world would seem
to have mt t together by common consent. Signor
Kotteslni's instrument is the double bass. He will
be remembered, two years ago, us having played
once or twice in publie, but not often enough to
tnukc known bis remarkable and entirely original
talent. The double bass, wc need scarcely say, Is
the most cumbersome and unwieldy of instruments;
to play upon it ut all, i? not nn ca>?y matter, but to
play with it, as does JSigoor llottesiui, is something
? |Uitc unparalleled in the annals of musical execu
tancy. Jvgnor Hottcsini has not the deep and broad
tone of the late Dragouctti, but he has nearly twice
his powir? of execution: his tone is varied, but pure
and aingul ir y tweet for the strings of auch an in
stinuicnt; on the first string ho potte-sca what,
without absurdity, may he called a falsetto, which,
at times, is like the softest tones in the higher rc
fister of the violoncello, and at times closely resora
ling n flute, un oboe, or something between the
two. llis command of the finger board is aatonish
itig, and in hi? variation) upon a favorite Italian
tLi inr. he played passages which, hud we not heard
them, we should have eon idered iuj|M>?siblo on the
instrument hut, amid all this lavish exhibition
of manual dexterity, Signor hottcsini (oho is
known to l>e an excellent musician) h*s
<|uulities that giro Jiitn another claim to
adniirntion. To "sing" upon the double bus-''
sounds like a paradox; hut more tender and
graceful expression could scarcely have proceeded
from the lips of the most accomplished vocalist than
was den loped in hi - pertoimniicu of the simple run
It'jwt which formed the subject of his variations.
Indeed, his manner of phrasing, and his unaffected
. cntiinent ?i| p?iil ?? directly to the heart nr hi' pro
digious execution mrpriacs the car and perplexes
the understanding. Hgnnr hottcsini produced a
set ration coiumeiiiiirate wi'h his very remarkable
powers, and was enthusiastically applauded and re
called into the orchestra bv the whole audience.
What next phenomenon shall we have, in the musi
cal line, curing the time of the Great Lxhibition '
.Mr LtTftl rordurwd and Mr. Willy lnl the
band throughout the concert, which, though ? xcc?
sm-ly long gave gem ral satisfaction.
I from the Lomt<a Time s 19
i xivatt tiii \run vls ai hlvoxmiiri ik?i sr.
The first ps-rforiuanic for the benefit of the 'Tute
lary t litild" tookjplnce In one of the drawing room*
of the I hike of fli vonshirc's residence. The pro
scenium and arrangements for scenery were ooxi
plcte; a royal box we- erected far Her Majesty and
isrty on one ?ide of the room, and the rest of the
company were distributed on chairs and benches.
Not withstanding the high price of the tickets, the
! room was ignite full, and pcihap? so brilliant a the
atrical audience was nocr a*seinl>l"d out >f \Vin4*
i sor The receipts were about Xit'W
'IhenGec pfrfortned was a nr v comedy by Sir
l.dwsja fbilwcr 1.) ton, entitled "Not so t'iol as
i *e {'ectii t 'T, Many .sidt?to a L'htrader." Wf
j reprint from the piogramm- the (ft and the list of
. Ccnrrr
I "She Duke of Miii-th i x Mr frank Mine.
1 he fail of I sift ns Mr Durllry ('osteite
1 I ord \\ Moot Mr Cbnries iMrkrss.
Mr. Pbadowty MUli ml .. Mr P ilgfx .lerrold
I Mr llnnlmau Mr John foftrr.
-iriioSiiylh'-tr,?W" .Mr Mark l.rm <n
Vr <U? n"U,rh lioy ... Mr I W. Topfiam
I i t'l l.e Trtn.m' r Mr I'cteT t'unnlmjhkm
sir Thnmti TlmM .. Mr iVr-tlsnil M*r?ton
C? lout I Hint Mr It. II llorar
Mr. Jacob T? n-oo Mr Charts* Knlcht.
.-mart , Mr IVIIkfe folllw
ll<?lg? .Mr John Tcnnlsl
IV Id; O Pulllran Mr Robert Bell
Mr liarld Palh-o Mr Augusta* Keg
laird ftronglrfrw fir John Hruln. ('"(Tec House Louagcrs
ITiW'ix, Watchm-n. NVw?ro*n
bury Mrs llenrr Oempton
it?ri?ra Mir* KIWm Chaplin.
Tty* fillent Lady of l>< mlinan'- J
si rsrar.
Is-r.l iVilniot 'a Lodgings l'aiutt-1 l?j Mr. 1'itt
? 1 lie Murtllo ' .i Mr Absolon.
sir CeotTrcy Th'tn-lite"? t M.
Mbtary.. / Mr. Pitt.
\\ llt'sPi fiiehoios - Mr. Pitt.
lb- JMwets. and Head-j .. Mr Tb< mx-Orl-vc.
man s Lai e f
Tlt? Distressed Poet's I u u, wits
? ?arret - af-r Hognrth) i
The Mall In the Park..... " Mr Telbln
"r" "" } " Mr WaaiaW< n *
Tapestry (himk-r j, ? Mr Lords Haghe
t'c tdmsi a latn. /
fb>- Act Drop " Mr. Robert*. It. A.
'Hie action of the drama takes placo in the reign
of George I , and it is connected with history by a
Jacobite plot, and the introduction of Jacob Ton
-on, the bookseller. The plot, which is not of the
clearest, it somewhat as followr.?I<ord Henry do
Mowtirav, a eelebrnted lady killer, who ha* died
before tlie play begins, lias left some posthumous
memo in in the hands of Mr Ikatbl fallen, a < ?rub
-trrol author. These momidrs contain facts likely
to prove annoying to several peraons in high aociety,
and more especially to the brother of the deceased,
the pro?4 i>ukt ?( Ml441??t- Lor4 WUa?t, %
leader of fashion, who Is idull/ei Ly the rake* of tho
day, but who oonceals an excellent heart under a
mask of profligaoy, and Mr liardman, a plebeian
member of Parliament, who strongly supports the
Wah"'le administration, are rhal lovers of Lucy,
the daughter of Sir Geoffrey Thom.-ide, an honest
gentleman, who in early life has suspected his wife
of an intrigue with the deceased Lord llenry, und
ha- led an unhappy existence ever since. Laud
Fallen, though he is starring hiuiself, und has six
starving children to feed, is too honorable to part |
with the seandaloii# bequest, 'either for the price
offered by the renowned bookseller, Jacob Touson, I
or for that offered by Lord Wilmot, who assumes
the name and appearance of the equully renowned
bookseller, Edmund CurII. But when Lord Wil
mot, throwing off his disgui e, addre-.-c* 1 >a\ id as a
friend of the Luke of Middlesex, the man of Grub
street, remembering that he ha- be< n especially no- j
glectcd by the aforesaid I tube, give- up th ? mnnu
seript, by way ot taking (he noblest revenge on the |
haughty ari t mat. Now, this luauu-cript, though
excessively -tinging a- turn- the Duke is concerned,
is accompanied by a 1? iter which fully clears tho
ume of Lucy's mother; and liardman, uvvure of
this fact obtains the letter from the J>ukc by an
appeal to his honor. On the other hand, Wumot
ha- discovered that .Sir Geoffrey's wife, r- puted to
b>' dead, is living in an obscure residence, and pro
cures a meeting between the mother and daughter.
Thus the game of generosity is well played on both
sides and if liardman sa es the Marl of
I.oftu* (Wilmot's father), and the Luke of
Middlesex, from tho consequences of being
implicated in a dueobite plot, Wilmot has
been no le.-s magnanimous, lor he has purchased
from Mr Robert Walpole a government otfire for
llardtnan at the price of u Murillo. Advantages
being so great on either side, love alone can settle
where the balance is to be placed, and liardman, ?
discovering that Wilmot is really tho man after 1
Lucy's heart, resigns his pretensions. This is the |
main story, in which Mr. .Shadowly ."Softhead, jt
cockney worshipper of fashion, who takes Wilmot ;
for his model, and dr. Masy, a respectable city gen- i
tlensnn, who is, nevertheless, so proud of getting
drunk with a lord that his pride takes him to the
watch Louse, appear as secondary personages. In
the delineation of his characters the author has
kept in view ihe title of his work, "Not so Bui as '
we Feem.''and it is the peculiar faculty of llard
man to discover the many sides of a man's nature. ,
Thus, in accordance with the good humori d moral
of the play, tho proud Dukex superciliousness is
compensated bv his high sense of honor, Wilmot's
rakish abet rations arc excused by his excellent
heart and head, and Lav id Fallen, ttough appa
rently an abject hireling, is found to possess a strong
sense of virtue?and so on, as far as one may be
plessed to pursue the work of analysis.
The lateness of the hour at which the comedy
terminated prevents us from entoring into any mi- i
nute discus-ion of its merits. We would briefly ob
serve that it is a niece MN ol character than of
plot, and that though there are several strong
situation-, they are not closely connected by a con
tinuous interest. Tho language is often brilliant, |
and if in the serious characters of liardman and
l>avid Fallen it now and then becomes inflated, we
should bear in mind that their speeches may be
looked upon as orations in behalf of the class the
performance is intended to benefit. The circum
stances under which tho piece is produced should
also be taken into consideration, if we would fairly
judge of its merits. In nn amateur company every
body likes to do something of a distinctive nature, i
and benco an author, writing for su-h a company, i
would not to much aim at concentration as at dis- '
tribution of interest.
The amateurs j>erformed better, proba' ly, than
any other amateur- who could be collected together,
and tho decorative arti-ts produced a spectacle
which could not be excelled far completeness.
Her Majesty anil tho Prince arrived at 9 o'clock, j
and remained to tho end of the performance.
The last appearance of Fanny Elaaler at Moscow
wn- for the celebrated ilansniK the occasion of a
veritable triumph. On leaving the theatre she j
found the crowd -o great that it wa- with difficulty i
-he could reach her carriage. On arriving at her 1
hotel .-he found the whole of the interior, from the j
entrance to her apartments, lined with magnificent
tapestry.
At 8t. Petersburgh, concert- have been multiplied ;
in a most extraordinary manner for the close of the i
.sca-on.
At Bremen. Madame Ioigraiigi is performing in I
the part of Fides, to very crowded house-.
From the report just made of the French '1 hca- i
trieal Fund by M. Ferdinand Langle, to the annual j
general meeting of authors an 1 dramatic composers, |
it appears that during the past year the society ha
afforded relief to one hundred and one poor author- j
or invalids, widows and orphans. The totul amount
of expenditure in this respect was I",Odd francs. ;
The total receipts of the droits ffautrnr for lWSO,
for Pai is. was tiKi.lSH) francs; from the department". 1
francs. T-tnl, **95,:^ francs, being un ex- !
cc?s over the preceding year of about 12,1X10 franc*.
It is well known that the theatres of J ranee, on
each night of performance, as well as concerts, pay
one-tcutn of the net receipts to the hospitals for the
hern-tit of the poor : and another portion of the res
cripts goes to tho ilrauiatic author of the pieces 1
played. JVth these interest" have representatives
at the doors, in order to prevent fraud on the part
of the manager or his ?ervnnts. .Snce the passing j
of the law establishing this regulation, in 1TOI, it
appear" there hat e been MW e?"e? of fraud detect* |
cd. One was eouuuitlcd la.-t month, which cx
hihits great industrial merit. The female money
taker (lor this office is almost invariably performed
ly ieutal-v in France) at one of the principal
theatres of I'aris. had formed a degree of intimacy i
wiih th-' eh?ok-taker, a man employed hy the |
mansgement. Thir lady was very partial to snuff;
"he took it frequently, but never carried a box.
I he cheek-taker, on the contrary, possessed one of
those large sniilf-boxc* which, among the snuff
taking fraternity, are denominated depots. The
money-taker being forced during the whole time of j
the performances to remain immovable and clois- j
tered in her cupboard, the gallant .hock-taker, in
order that she might not undrigc- any prolonged
Eriration, foi warded to her every -punter of an
our his -uutf-bog \,y a bey in attendance. This
object wa- introduced into th- -anctuary, th lady
took her Virginia at her leisure, and thin very
graciously returned it to it" owner. At l.ngth,
this eonttnual going and coining excited the .->us
tdeion of the yt on the behalf "f the hospitals.
The mysterious Mmi' svixcJ on Its passage ; it
was found full of checks.
The privilege of n Third Lyrical Theatre has
just been grant-d to M. Fdinond Sneste, on con
dition thn' it op ns on the FHh of August, or at
latest the 1st of September next: tho Tb"atre His
torique will b< o-id for this p tri-oee. Its situation
(H' ul'-vart tin Temple) is considered a- unfavor
able for an opirathi theatre; all the theatres
which have "uceocdcd ar<< centrally situated, and
all the others sltual.d in remote localities hn?< in
.hi ial-ly failed.
M. de l.agravc, thi new tenor engaged at the
1 ,pv'r,,? has arrived in I'aris, and ml! Shortly make
hi* it but.
llipii ilytus," one of the tragedies of F.nripidts,
UpiH'IVt
from wnii-n some - f th-* Cnert scenes of I! acitie's
"1'hedre" were taken, ha" been produced at Bcr
lin at the Theatre lioyai, iu the term t?f a quu"i
oiiein. the inti'ic by vt. S-hul/c. It is ru-nored
that Meyerbeer him-. If is writing, at the present
moment, the mn-ic f"r -? mf (jr.ek drama-the
" Kumenidcs." a "-ni? avtrt, and " I'romtthcus,"
according to other .
At Antwerp, '.or tlcatr-al ?ca?on boi jn-t closed
with a perform a lie- which leave" biiliiant rcollec
tion<. Meyerbeer's thrf rfVwers, " 1 ?* Prophutc,**
*??" Ihc final piece. lie. Meiiuillet
appeared for
tbc last time, in the {.art of Fidos; in wbicti part,
and that of Norma, abe ha- been highly nee trfttl
? The furce of "Apartments" Produced at tbt Prin
c s*'s, profe'-- ? II v writti e t i f|4 \V, p;- : ?s t,,
suit th times." U ?"^rtlLmuly not a fit ((f( < trccn
??'iiw r, though it might have betn so if tho vi- iters
hild only flocked to Condon as had Keen anticipated.
The sad fact lint III t?WB BSTcr WM ? mptyat
this scas-D of the rear, anil that lodging-ni use
keepers, instead of Wing obliged to make up b< its
for their puc*t? in oven" and cho?ts of diawi rs, hare
their lewises vacant from the cellar; to the attic*,
make; the farce a satire rather than a hurles.juc
upon the pic-cnt state of London.
.Mr. Oaenfi rd's farce of ?? f wiee Killed," which
has been adapted to the French stags a; n musical
piece, has b'-en re-imported to London,and is about
being brought out at the Adelphi as an operetta.
Mr. Jame? \N atlaek ha." been unable, through
indisposition. to perform. The part of Lieutenant
Tackle, In Douglas JorroM'a comedy of " liftirrd
fioni business," iu which he played, has been taken
l>y Mr- Stuart.
At the lloyal Itvlian opera, the wonted -pirit and
vigor of the e?tablisbment seems to have returned.
The house" have been crowded, and exorbitant
price- have ben imid for stalls and ?eats. In " l.n
eir'ia Ilorgis," Mario was in admirable vciee, nnd
cxeifed himself with complete soccers. The Lu
ercsia of tirisi is an impersonation tie rrnvmbranee
of which must be co-existent with the fame of the
composer. In " I.n l*r>nna del I sgo." the remark
abh* featiir* wn i the n? eruption by Msdatne <'as
tel'sn f i rifi'? p;tu of l.icna, and her entire
Mirees".
Ttia Irlah llralfT for ?mfrlrnn RlMmtn.
pi rnr i hi r?i: ni mi:, rim (iRKt.tNi') tom.
May 1*1.
?T.- If mar be that through (he ineditwa .c>f
your eolutnn* the folio wtnjr ?ujrne?tion will attract
i hi- notie? of *omc of our eounirrmon in the I oited
Mate.*, and cnli?t in ite circulation and iuiprrrc
racnt too real of (how, who, fmbtlrfl, ranriiKr
with affection their mined country, and ?tll' triah
her pmeperity. if only for their ancient "brethren
and companion*'rake " It ha* been rtatedthata
?trainer. with Tidier* to the ffrcat l.ahibit'm, will
?ail week It dnring Ita continuance, from New \ erk
for the Priti*h *bnre? Ihoee who eroea the \tlan
tie on *urh *n errand, he they few or many, will not
willipfflT confine their intcreat to the one object;
n4Ub?J b| ttafiioBt'| antic;patfd that HRt
portion of thir enlightened curiosity will b? extend
| lo the I-ake-1 of Kularney.
Vftloncin lUrbor lie- about hi miles to the weak
of ivillarnev, which if about the .-nine distaaoo
westward of Mallow, a rtation of the < ire at 8onth?
I ern and western liailwuy; and is in the direct Una
oicommunication between the two places. Taking
the railway at Mallow, and allowing for some hours
in J>ul>liii, the traselli-r, at present, may easily
reach London in thirty hours aft.,- depart lift front
hillarncy; the Hrilannia Kriuge forming an object
of va-t inter f in hi- route , and being tlte mean*
whereby it is so lastly facilitated. \"alenelaii
the most western of Luropean harbirrs. and, to say
the least, is among the best, the safest, and most
accessible, The "Fkellig" tod the "Flaskets,'*
the tin-t la. <1 made by homeward bonnd shins front
the west, at >? lending marks or jxirtuls to this bar*
bor?on its waters, in one hour from breastitu|
these remaikablo rocks, the steamahip may rida
safely at anchor. Should lie he bound for Liver
pool, there are still before her some 100 or 150?
miles,and, under the most favorable circumstances,
some tliirty houis ?.f channel navigation of th#
me-t uncomfortable kind. This remark, in dueprw
pert: n, ij pit. to all the channel h?rlx>r.'; andeve*
with re-pcct to any other Jri h hurbor on the west
con.t it inoy 1-e stated, that teasels making for suoh#
and after passing, a* pu-s they must, the very doof
of Valencia, encounter currents, und ritks frost
headlands, and from the indraught of our dt epbays,
during needle hours that not seldom extend to
day. Tho point, therefore, of these observations
is, to .--tiggest V alencia as a convenient place of dis
embarkation, enabling the parties referred to to
take in, with iuu h economy of time, fatigue, ex
pense mil danger, several objects of world-wide
reputation. Those wbu should desire repose after
the sea, would Hot be disappointed in the simple ac
commodation* of a scrupulously neat and comfort
able hotel in Valencia Island; while the transit of"
any influx of passengers to hiUitrncy would be pro
vided for by Pinnconi'g elastic mail-ear establish
ment, travelling a road, in point of or<lcr, on a par
with any in the empire, and through scenery, of
which the grandeur only inspires misgivings, lest,
by contrast, the loveliness of Loch Lean may -eem
tame or insipid. The arrangements for the passen
ger traffic between KiHarney and Mallow uru ai*?
.-ueh a, to ensure the conveyance of any number of
passengers. 1 shall confine myself to just indicating
three eon-ddorntions, why we should wish that cur
American visitors might adopt this suggestion:?
1st. l or their own gratification and convenience
2d. That they tuny practically demonstrate how
naturally Ireland stands in the highway of the
earth, aud how unnaturhlly and foully sho is thrust
a^idc into isolation and "negbct. ltd. That they
may see with their own eyes the capabilities and
rosources of a country which they have heard, and
justly believe to be the most miserable on theCaoe
of the deep. It will be in the spirit of the groat
spectacle which attracts them across the ooeaa,
that World's Fair whose end is to promote paaoa
and just dealing, among mankind, if the opinion
thus formed shall rhumc and shall tend to reverie a
long course of sordid and tyrannous iniquity.
There are none unhappily but they, the citizens of
free America, whose opinions can have, or deservo
to have, that influence; and we will ,hopo that
when a certain Turkey carpet report on harbors for
transatlantic intercomse shall hare appeared, thk
commentary will be supplied by the personal orpo
rienco of men, whoso inspirations, not being Lag
lish, are not invct rately and hopelessly get against
Ireland. 1 am, sir, your obedient servant,
111 BSBM IOCS.
Appointment of Midshipmen*
Candidate* who have received permission to present
themselves at the Naval Academy. Annupolia, MuyUad,
'?n tbe first < fOctober next, for the purpuec of being H
/.mined ax to '.heir qualiflcaticn* for adiuhsion into ths
NaTy a* Actio/ Midshipmen
JfdttM. Sh'lri Cong. Dis
1. Edmund 8. AUt n Connecticut ... .8d.
3. Adolphus (? Arir.ini/ti u.., Indians 3d.
Newton II Gist do 8th
4. Samuel SlcKee Kentucky 8th
c John Cainpts'll do 10th
0. Christopher H. Hatha Louisiana 4th.
7 Tho?. O. 8elfrtdi/c. jr Massachusetts ..8th
8. .b'hn 8 Barn.^ ilo Oth.
Edmund O. Matthews Missouri 3d
10. d.orgv II 1'erUlne New Hampshire.3d.
11 MainuelA. Smith New Jersey, Oth
13 Hicbard M M Graham... New Mexico ?
13. litoni' H Cooke New York 33d
14 Montgomery Mcard do 3Uth
10. Carlton W 8eeley do 37th.
lf>. Ilenry B. I>r-t do 3fth
17. JneonC. I rwin North Caielina ... 1st.
I*. ,1o?eph Mcl>. C. Jay do lat.
IV. George J Sloan do 4th
20. Beverly Daniel do 8th.
31. Charles II. Crandall I'ennsy'.vanla..... 11th
33. J. Marx Ettlng do 17th.
33. Dai Id I>. Mclico l do 34th
34 E M Seabrook South Carolina.. .7th.
3.V Edward l.en Tennessee 4d.
30. John H. Steven* do 5th.
\ Mcnurii -. however, still eviat in the grade of midship
men, to ttll which application* will be received from too
following Cong regional district* of Stater and Terri
tories -
3d, Mb. an 17th district* of .. Alabama
. lat and 4th Connecticut.
1st 8d, 4th. 7th. fith and 10th Indiana.
let and 3d Iowa.
l?t, 3d. >th. Oth. and iith Kentucky
3d nud >'d Louisiana
1st end ."111 Maine.
3d . Ma-vichu-ctU
.'Id t Michigan.
1-t ard 3d Mississippi
3d. 3d. an l Ith New Hampshire.
Htii eu.l JMh New 1 erk.
3th, 11th IMh iMh.atid2l?t .Ohio.
3th. I'.'th. and IVnn?y'vaul*.
l?t. 3d. 4:h. th and 7th 8?. utb Carolina
1-t. 4tli. *'th.7th tub. 1' th. and Itb.Tennessee
3d 3d.aud 4th Vermont
:id It i-eonein
T-rritory of Minnesota
New Mexico
do <?reg.?B.
do Ctah
State of Elorida.
do Arkansas
do California.
The number < f mi b-hipun n aulhorv.-i by law it 44^
to ? be appointed from each Stat" and territory, with ro
tc-cnce and in protection, a* near a* may be. to lha a am
is r of repr> ?"ntstiv.s nud dt legates to Congmaa,'1 whlah
gives to each C< ?igr< ??loual district and Territory fro?
which ai plications are received nrarly two midsbipaaoa.
It I-al?' provided " that no midrliinuiau in th" Navy
shall be npp *nt. If *u nor ('? i. ;re* ioua' district having
at the time of appointment u? re than two ottct r* of thai
grade in the Naty from auch diet net ; and. wheucwr an
appointment ahull be mad> fr> m nc Mute, the person a*
apjsdnt'd shell he an aclnal tesldeul of the Congressional
district In in wlil 'h th- appoint maul purports to ba
made;' an J fu-tlier "that auch Congressional dletMil
of any Slot v may not bav-atiy mldsb'|>nicn In the Navy
at the t '.me an ippointiucnt uiay be ma te from -aid Slain,
?dm 11 Is antitlrd to at least one appointment before any
other ahull be made from any district of the State having
on" or m"re "Tteerr of that gr-vio in the Navy."
"Application, ad lrt "-e l to the hecrrtary of the Navy,
can be ma It at any time by the andidate himself, or by
bi? par-nt gna* Hiati or any of his fr'cu.l*. aud bia name
will he placed on the -eg 1ste" The registry ot a name,
hewerer, U ? uot pi >e any v-uraii e id a" appointment,
v prefeiem - i : 1. gi an < I ar? nut ( f | rientv of an
plication N application will be consH. rod wuare the
eandi I ite I* under or ab ve the prrrenl 1 age ; what*
the precC* age ifn lual and II>ad residence are net
si ate i ; and where the appliraul ts n< t a re-ident of th*
C >ng' ? utnal district of the state from wb. btirep|dUen
i ' Al-TK AT'OIII.
Candidal an t be nvc thirteen, an I under ait to?
years of age. a'the time of the primary ? xniuinauoaj
must he Jr-' frtui let railly and Biseare- and tinpecf"*
llcti of th- n?"? They tim?t i ? of go. t moral charao
Irr. aide *o rea l arid write we'.l. wruing fr-rn dictation,
an i spelling with e -rwc I near and t' perform with ao
ru-ncy th- ra'i' a op. catb ns tf Ih-- pnmary rulea tt
a "iihmet|. v'r . numeration nnd the c i.lttiou. -ubiraa
tte I. inultlplieatl'm aud dlviaiou ?I oh' le nuoiboia.
ltll.l.lAM \ UKAIIAM S crel y f. llie Navy
* , , p. Af s,. * , J- a? 2. "8.M
The Onatu of Oregon.
On* .. ". I',,.. Arrll U. It* I
J . ?ft the ptevure tf furm-lnn* ytm wub a lew mat*
In tegard I ?> the iturn. of Oregon territory ?
The i. ii \ vf Wn.hlM;t"ii "i ntaina n population tf
tl 'tft"; II? kvium :?>4 nndrf ("I'llmtoii. 6 nulla*
sort the-i W'-r> l'"l II drnlh- tinr?i>-r IN' ye?r
Vim lll'l i'"ttniT?t'opulattra I. I -, Mil hruati; ?M
fhrin-, I mill-, an- 1 - death*.
Un Omnij?1'ifnhiMi ?(? IT 1>< tie ?, !'1far?*i
6 tuill-; 2 dtalti
1Mb (V.vt-'jr?r ti'afh ? 1 Ml; ' 10 I eu-?l; in? farina;
'i mi!! >; f> death*
M?ut"uCmnt'- Pejm'aU 'n ^11, ! i ? iw?, 1t? farrai;
1 mill a
The sbo-e Jin rounth* ?-t fatten hy myrelf. Tha
f'Mowing, taken hy Jo-'ph I >*? ek I atted Mate-.tlnr
al.al antl M"?r? ? uleer and !????? a--'-t?nt-, I (It- yog
from th?'r Ii I ?
t'laekoroe-1 ? untj?fopt'allon !.H'- ; ,'>Pi heu-e*, 'i3/
faim-i 12 ml'la; ant f hath
Marlon |V"inte ? Population '.'TIP, .'.01 hru*e?, M4
farm*; 0 mil!#; l;t d.?th
t lar'r County ? !'? putath n C4I; 9' hotter.; MO farm.- t
will*; 1 death
lewMI'Mnl} ? 0? II" hou*e?; V farao, 4
m'll*; 1 ilrath.
('!at?op ('"unty?Population Irt.'; tl hctt???, 21 farma;
2 tnllb; r 4rath?
Total Population. . -i't; " '.'T- boueri, 1 X'O farma, 4*
nlllt, 41 death*.
I am atrry L -ante-l r!r? eo-i a rtatement of the auan
I ir 'if nial*/ and fcn?*le? In the territory, and a Lao a Itah
??f the marriageable lalle?. ft- the hen.-flt of the rt.lag
HfB -rtt!' n Allow mo to ay. bowoear, that out of thn
?trr ennatlaa ta'ten by pie. ' aw hut two ladle* whorouid
ri am t'tolt-r the h'-xt"f r'd maM* The population of
tier?i >n !ar aliott of the pi?tat Ion* of moat of tho
Inhabitant*; and many are ungru?towa enough to think
that it wna ta'ten Pi>rele?*!y All that I can *av In re
ply I*, that the eouiitt-eof W n*?\lngt< o. Yam II ii I. Poife,
J .inn, aod Pentou. worn takm '.y myeelf and ! u?ed erety
i irrtloo and '.neo - 'n my power t" aerertaln the -**r4
popuMlen and ether e'ati-ti-al InhrmatHai. aeeonllnk
:o my cath ?'"! !n*trt?rUae* *t?d If Oregon will ou?
netti' - i'-v' -alt tb *n. It 1- not m* fbult
p trinnua
>?v?l latelllfraft.
lb I njf vl Plate- Nnrreytej hteamer f.**ar*. .'ohn T.
At nr. I.tenteaaht C P'-nandliW. arrie?-d at Norfolk r ?
Today, from haeh The ft-Uowing I. a Itot of
lief oOle r- ?I.U 'feoar* <'? mmamllng, .'ohn J Aim/;
1.*eiitHiiaut. T. M froiwrn "??t.-r. W h larrhou.
A--ld??t Nntjeon. J. P. OlHJain, rnaef IMI|IM|
I w Ja ? ani -? ? .'?"?:* '-f?