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Masonic Services In Belfast.
MASONIC SERVICES IN BELFAST .
In accordance with time-honoured custom , the Freemasons of Belfast commemorated the festival of St . John by attending Divine worship in St . George ' s Parish Church , the use of which for many years has been most generously granted for the special services by the incumbent ( Canon Mcllwaine ) , the churchwardens , and select vestry .
In the afternoon ef Sunday , the eve of St . John , the sacred edifice was thronged to overflowing , many having been obliged to go away for want of room ; the congregation consisting chiefly of the brethren , augmented by their friends . The Rev . E . Maguire , rector of Bangor , Co . Down , a distinguished member of the Masonic body ,
was the preacher on the occasion . The subject was " God's Temple , " as alluded to in i Cor ., iii . Chapter , from which he delivered an eloquent , earnest , and truly evangelical discourse , which was listened to with intense interest , concluding with an affectionate arid urgent appeal to his hearers on behalf of the funds of the Masonic Charities of Belfast and Dublin , which elicited a liberal
response . On St . John ' s Day ( Monday ) the same pulpit was occupied by Bro . Rev . C . E . Tisdall , D . D ., Chancellor of Christ Church Cathedral , and Rector of St . Dolough ' s , Dublin . At this service , the Lord Bishop of the United Dioceses of Down , Connor , and Dromore took a prominent part , as also the Revs . Canon Mcllwaine , J . Byrne , E . Maguire ,
J . A . Kerr , R . C Oulton . The text selected by Dr . Tisdall was taken from Luke vii ., 31 , 34 , who opened his subject by directing attention to the determined opposition with which our blessed Lord and his forerunner were met by the people of their day . They were not only rejected but wickedly maligned . John came neither eating nor drinking , and he was accused of
being possessed of a devil . Christ himself , mixing freely with the people , manifesting a kindly interest in their joys and sorrows , tec , was designated as " gluttonous , and a wine bibber , a friend of publicans and sinners . " Having expounded the passage under consideration at very considerable length , wherein the preacher pointed out many of the ways with which God deals with men , and the
instrumentalities which He uses , said , "The poor by Divine appointment' never ceases out of the land , ' and the command of Him who has willed diversity of earthly allotment is , that we should open our hand wide unto our brother , the poor and needy in our land . " Dr . Tisdall then proceeded with his acknowledged eloquence and ability to advocate the claims of the Belfast Masonic Charity Fund ,
and the Orphan Schools in Dublin , paying a very handsome tribute to those brethren who took an active part in the promotion of these benevolent institutions ; at the same time calling on any of the Order who had hitherto kept aloof from contributing thereto to throw their mite and influence into the laudable work . Before concluding this most practical and appropriate sermon , which rivetted
the attention of his numerous hearers , the Doctor alluded to the action of the Grand Lodge of Ireland towards the Grand Lodge of France , with regard to the alterations made in the Constitution of the latter , as to render admissible to lodges under its control persons denying the very existence of God ; observing that it should be put on record that the Irish
Masons were first m protesting against the daring violations of the first great principles of the system ; and seeing that they had taken the initiative in this regard , doubtless they would be true to the obligations inseparably connected with the fundamental one of loving and reverencing the Supreme—namely , that of renderring their brethren any kind office in their power , which justice or mercy may
require , by relieving their distresses and soothing their afflictions , shewing that love to man which must exist where love to God vvas sincerely felt . Alluding to the beautiful monument in the borough cemetery erected to the memory of deceased brethren there buried , the preacher declared his assurance that when the dead had been so feelingly commemorated he had no doubt but that
the living would be tenderly cared for . As on the preceding evening , thire was a hearty and liberal response to the appeal , so pathetically made . The collectors on the two occasions were Bros . Sir C Lanzon , J . P . ; Thomas Valentine , J . P . ; John Coulton , Dr . Ball , E . G . Dickey , J . M . Fordyce , Francis Johnstone
W . J . Wheeler , Charles Stewait , Robt . Thompson , J . G . McGee , Andrew P . Cowan , John Arnott Taylor , F . Watson , J . Giffanl , and E . N . Banks . Amongst the most energetic promoters of the Belfast Masonic Charity Funds , the names of Bros . Thos . Fisher , John Adrain , John Ireland , James Allen , James Scott , H . Dovvic , W illiam Seeds , tec , stand foremost .
The Cleopatra s Needle obelisk , in its horizontal position , raised Oft . and pushed forward 25 ft . —such is the total result of the operations at the Adelphi-steps , as reported on Friday last . The apex is now within 7 ft . of the top of the steps , but the monolith ' s under-side is still 4 ft . ° r 5 ft . below the level of the platform . The manipulation is now almost out of the reach of disturbance by the tides ,
and the elevation of the monument another yard will place it wholl y so . Among the names inscribed in the visitors ' book in the course of the day was that of our most eminent E gyptologist , Dr . Birch , of the British Museum . A copy of the famous Mentz Bible , the first book printed , has been sold in Paris for /" 2000 .
NATIONAL RIIXE ASSOCIATION . —We notice that the proprietors of the popular " Specialite" Wines and S pirits ( Messrs . Feltoe and Sons , Albemarle-street , London , W . ) have again contributed , in addition to their usual prize ( a quarter-cask "Specialite" Sherry ) , a 3 dozen case " Specialite " Saumur Champagne for competition at the forthcoming Wimbledon Meeting .
Reviews.
Reviews .
HALLECK'S INTERNATIONAL LAW ; OR RULES IN PEACE AND WAR . New Edition . Revised , with Notes and Cases , by Sin SHEKSTON BAKEU , Bart ., of Lincoln ' s Inn , Barrister-at-law . Two vols . London : C . Kegan Paul and Co ., 1878 . The new and revised edition of the late Mr . Halleck's well-known work on International Law , ably edited by Sir
Sherston Baker , and dedicated by him to Lord Coleridge , is an important contribution to literature . The historical account of the subject has been continued to the present day ; the most recent cases are fully gone into , and the various decisions are commented upon at some length , and in addition to frequent references to authorities and numerous notes , the editor has supplemented the original
text with some interesting remarks on the questions of slavery and extra-territoriality of ships of war . With regard to privateering , the case of the " Meteor " is given as an illustration of the working tf the American Neutrality Act of 1818 , and the judgment is reviewed in a long and interesting note . The case of the " Alabama , " the " Trent , " and the " Huascar" are also dealt with .
A copy of the instructions for the government of armies of the United States in the field , dated 24 th April , 1863 , is set out , and the editor points out that these instructions are , with certain exceptions indicated by him , almost similar to those for the Prussian army . In the appendix ( which
contains some important matter ) the Foreign Enlistment Act , 1870 , is given verbatim . The division ofthe work into two volumes , one containing matter relating to peace and the other to that of war , is a decided improvement , and the addition of an index greatly increases the practical utility of this carefully revised and valuable text book .
THE MAGAZINES . We have seen "Temple Bar , " "All the Year Round , " and " Scribner , " for July , and very readable things they all are . Mr . Trollope ' s "Is he Popenjoy ? " in "All the Year Round , " is very interesting , and promises to give us a sound and healthy moral just now . We cannot say , however , that we think " Temple Bar" is quite up to its
average . "Dolly " is a very painful . story , and the Wicked Lord is very uninteresting , and has not , as far as we can see , one redeeming point . It is simply sensationalism of a low type , as what good ou earth can any one possibly derive from reading or knowing about Lord Ferrers ? " Scribner" is as usual very agreeable reading , and as a
Magazine seems almost " sui generis . " It says a good deal for our American Cousins , that such a Magazine is appreciated properly ( as we trust it is ) by them . The " Chapter on Oxford , " the " Account of the New York Police , " " Bird Architecture , " and " A Few Antiques , " are thoroughly agreeable , and valuable papers .
ART . Part III . ; Cassell , Petter , and Galpin . Maintains its high character , and is likely , we think , to prove a permanent success . The engravings are not only very artistic , but very pleasant to look at . We have received from the publisher , Bro . George Kenning , through the courtesy of R . W . Bro . Charles E . Meyer , of Philadelphia , the American agent , a copy of the above
named volume , which we take great pleasure in commending to the attention of the American Craft . The work is mainly due to the skill and perseverance of Rev . Bro . A . F . A . Woodford , the well-known Masonic scholar , and editor of the London Frcc > . \ ason , assisted by Bro Hughan , and others known to Masonic literary fame .
This differs from most other works of a similar character in the evident desire for condensation , and the large number of persons named . The woik itself is really meritorious , and bears evidence of careful painstaking in its creation . We presume that it will have a large circulation among the Craft . —New York Dispatch .
Election of Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . —Thej next issue of the Freemason , which will be published at 8 . 30 on Friday morning next , will contain a full report of the proceedings at this election and the RESULT . Brethren desirous of obtaining a copy at the earliest moment should send 2 id . in stamps to the publisher , 108 , Fleet-street , with their name and address
plainly written . ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . —A special general meeting of the Governors and Sub - scribers of this Institution will be held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Wednesday next , at 4 p . m ., to consider the propriety of substituting in several of the laws of the Institution the word guineas for pounds .
A meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be held at the Assembly Rooms , Highstreet , Aldershot , on Wednesday next . Grand Lodge will be opened at 2 o ' clock p . m . The case of the " Merchant Banking Com ; pany of London , Limited , " v . the " Merchants' Joint
Stock Bank , Limited , " has been before the Master of the Rolls , on a motion to restrain the defendants from using the name under which their company was legally registered , on the ground of its similarity to that of the plaintiff's , and also " as being calculated to deceive . " His Lordship decided against the plaintiff company on
every ground advanced by their counsel , and in an exhaustive judgment refused the motion . The case is of terest , as it may bc hoped it will finally settle the estion of the right of companies to use the name u der which , after all the formalities prescribed by law n ve been complied with , the Registrar grants their tificate of incorporation .
Notes On Art, &C.
NOTES ON ART , & c .
The National Portrait Gallery at South Kensington received eighteen additional pictures during the year ending in May last , seven of these being presented and eleven purchased . The donations consisted of heads of Queen Caroline , Bishop Morley of Winchester , and R , P . Bonington , portraits of Francis Horner , M . P ., and Lord
Chancellor Somers , painted respectively by Sir Henry Raeburn and Sir Godfrey Kneller , and busts of Thackeray and Earl Stanhope . The purchases were a panel painting of Henry VIII ., a life-size half-length figure , one of the latest likenesses of Henry ; a small copper oval half-length of George I ., corresponding with a full-length picture by Sir G . Kneller in St . James ' s Palace , and a companion
picture of his daughter , Sophia Dorothea ; Sir Kenelm . Digby , by Vandyck ; Louise dc Quorouailles , the notorious Duchess of Portsmouth ; the great Duke of Marlborough , by Clostermann ; Bishop Juxon ; Edward , Lord Herbert of Cherbury ; Ralph , Lord Hopton of Stratton ; Archbishop-Boulter of Armagh , and an Indian ink drawing of Kirke White , which was presented by Southey to the poet
Bloomfield . During the first four months of this year 22 , 239 persons have visited the Gallery , there being 35 60 visitors on Easter Monday . There are now 494 portraits on view . It is said that Lord Dufferin will , on his return to England , publish a work based on notes made in the course of his travels . The Shah of Persia is evidently an accomplished artist , to judge from the Paris Figaro . When
recently at Enghien , the Shah visited the house of the Princess Mathilde , who was absent , and found on the easel in her studio a blank piece of paper . He immediately filled the space with a capitally executed drawing , putting his autograph beneath , and so pleased vvas the Princess on her return , that she has sent his Majesty a charming painting of a girl clasping in her arms a pigeon that died in bringing her 3 message . A NEGLECTED GALLERY . — It is a remarkable
fact that , whilst the paintings at the Royal Academy can seldom be seen in comfoit on account of the crowd , a gallery under the same roof , and which contains a far finer though a smaller collection , is left almost entirely without visitors . It is called the " Gibson and Diploma Gallery , " one end being occupied by Gibson ' s sculptures , whilst the rest is gradually being filled by the diploma pictures
deposited by Academicians on election . In pacing this deserted gallery the eye is attracted by the names of Reynolds , Lawrence , and others of almost equal note , and so desolate is the aspect of the place that it would not bc difficult to imagine it haunted by their spirits ; who , as they contemplate their neglected works , must realise the fleeting nature of popular admiration . But perhaps it would be more charitable to suppose that the public are not generally
aware of the existence of this beautiful collection . The notice in the right hand corner of the Academy is not very conspicuous ; and the matter is seldom alluded to by the press . Surely , if it were widely known that such a gallery is open every day , from eleven till four , without charge , the custodian's book would show a better total than ten or a dozen visitors per diem . Dr . D . G . F . Macdonald writes : — "The heat is
so intense that great care should be taken to prevent sunstroke . We have already had early warnings . If outeloor labourers would put fern or cabbage leaves inside their hats , or wind bands of rushes , vetches , or green herbage of some sort around them , there would be no cases of sunstroke . By this means the heat is strained through herbaceous substances , and is much less oppressive . "
Mr . Thomas Stevenson , food analyst for the parish of St . Pancras , has reported to the Vestiy that he has examined eight samples of violet powder , and found five of them to be genuine , consisting of farinas only and scent ; while three of the samples contained from 16 to 33 per cent , of teira alba or gypsum , which he states acts injuriously on delicate skins . There being a doubt whether
violet powder comes within the Adulteration of Food , & c , Act , as being a " drug , " the matter has been referred to the legal adviser of the Vestry to advise on the matter . Dr . Stevenson states that the genuine samples were purchased from chemists and the adulterated samples from perfumers . It would appear from the last number of the
Telegraphic Journal that the telegraph officials of the Post Office have succeeded in applying the " duplex" method to the WheaUtoneautomatic instruments , the practicability and importance cf which was pointed out in an article on " Telegraphic Progress , " in the Times of the 22 nd of November last . Thetrial would appcarto have been made at the recent Epsom race meeting , when there were , of
course , a great many telegrams of all kinds to bc received anil despatched , and it is stated that in one hour 219 messages were sent in one direction , and t 39 in the other —35 8 in all -, more could have been sent in the latter case had there been more to send ; and from this it would seem not unreasonable to hope that the speed of the Wheatstone system may one day reach , or even exceed , 400 messages
an hour , the messages are said to have been of the ordinary kind and of the average length , and the number transmitted is believed to have been the largest ever sent on one wire in the same time . A large number of Roman coins have been
found on the estate of Mr . J . I . Mott , at Baconsthorpe , near Holt , Norfolk . The diseovcry was accidentally made by a labourer while at work . The coins , of which there are some thousand , were found enclosed in a broken urn . They are in an excellent state of preservation , both obverse and reverse being perfectly distinct .
Mdlle . Gemna Luziani , the Italian child pianist , who has been playing with great success in a varied classical repertoire at the Salle Erard Paris , has atrived in London .
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Masonic Services In Belfast.
MASONIC SERVICES IN BELFAST .
In accordance with time-honoured custom , the Freemasons of Belfast commemorated the festival of St . John by attending Divine worship in St . George ' s Parish Church , the use of which for many years has been most generously granted for the special services by the incumbent ( Canon Mcllwaine ) , the churchwardens , and select vestry .
In the afternoon ef Sunday , the eve of St . John , the sacred edifice was thronged to overflowing , many having been obliged to go away for want of room ; the congregation consisting chiefly of the brethren , augmented by their friends . The Rev . E . Maguire , rector of Bangor , Co . Down , a distinguished member of the Masonic body ,
was the preacher on the occasion . The subject was " God's Temple , " as alluded to in i Cor ., iii . Chapter , from which he delivered an eloquent , earnest , and truly evangelical discourse , which was listened to with intense interest , concluding with an affectionate arid urgent appeal to his hearers on behalf of the funds of the Masonic Charities of Belfast and Dublin , which elicited a liberal
response . On St . John ' s Day ( Monday ) the same pulpit was occupied by Bro . Rev . C . E . Tisdall , D . D ., Chancellor of Christ Church Cathedral , and Rector of St . Dolough ' s , Dublin . At this service , the Lord Bishop of the United Dioceses of Down , Connor , and Dromore took a prominent part , as also the Revs . Canon Mcllwaine , J . Byrne , E . Maguire ,
J . A . Kerr , R . C Oulton . The text selected by Dr . Tisdall was taken from Luke vii ., 31 , 34 , who opened his subject by directing attention to the determined opposition with which our blessed Lord and his forerunner were met by the people of their day . They were not only rejected but wickedly maligned . John came neither eating nor drinking , and he was accused of
being possessed of a devil . Christ himself , mixing freely with the people , manifesting a kindly interest in their joys and sorrows , tec , was designated as " gluttonous , and a wine bibber , a friend of publicans and sinners . " Having expounded the passage under consideration at very considerable length , wherein the preacher pointed out many of the ways with which God deals with men , and the
instrumentalities which He uses , said , "The poor by Divine appointment' never ceases out of the land , ' and the command of Him who has willed diversity of earthly allotment is , that we should open our hand wide unto our brother , the poor and needy in our land . " Dr . Tisdall then proceeded with his acknowledged eloquence and ability to advocate the claims of the Belfast Masonic Charity Fund ,
and the Orphan Schools in Dublin , paying a very handsome tribute to those brethren who took an active part in the promotion of these benevolent institutions ; at the same time calling on any of the Order who had hitherto kept aloof from contributing thereto to throw their mite and influence into the laudable work . Before concluding this most practical and appropriate sermon , which rivetted
the attention of his numerous hearers , the Doctor alluded to the action of the Grand Lodge of Ireland towards the Grand Lodge of France , with regard to the alterations made in the Constitution of the latter , as to render admissible to lodges under its control persons denying the very existence of God ; observing that it should be put on record that the Irish
Masons were first m protesting against the daring violations of the first great principles of the system ; and seeing that they had taken the initiative in this regard , doubtless they would be true to the obligations inseparably connected with the fundamental one of loving and reverencing the Supreme—namely , that of renderring their brethren any kind office in their power , which justice or mercy may
require , by relieving their distresses and soothing their afflictions , shewing that love to man which must exist where love to God vvas sincerely felt . Alluding to the beautiful monument in the borough cemetery erected to the memory of deceased brethren there buried , the preacher declared his assurance that when the dead had been so feelingly commemorated he had no doubt but that
the living would be tenderly cared for . As on the preceding evening , thire was a hearty and liberal response to the appeal , so pathetically made . The collectors on the two occasions were Bros . Sir C Lanzon , J . P . ; Thomas Valentine , J . P . ; John Coulton , Dr . Ball , E . G . Dickey , J . M . Fordyce , Francis Johnstone
W . J . Wheeler , Charles Stewait , Robt . Thompson , J . G . McGee , Andrew P . Cowan , John Arnott Taylor , F . Watson , J . Giffanl , and E . N . Banks . Amongst the most energetic promoters of the Belfast Masonic Charity Funds , the names of Bros . Thos . Fisher , John Adrain , John Ireland , James Allen , James Scott , H . Dovvic , W illiam Seeds , tec , stand foremost .
The Cleopatra s Needle obelisk , in its horizontal position , raised Oft . and pushed forward 25 ft . —such is the total result of the operations at the Adelphi-steps , as reported on Friday last . The apex is now within 7 ft . of the top of the steps , but the monolith ' s under-side is still 4 ft . ° r 5 ft . below the level of the platform . The manipulation is now almost out of the reach of disturbance by the tides ,
and the elevation of the monument another yard will place it wholl y so . Among the names inscribed in the visitors ' book in the course of the day was that of our most eminent E gyptologist , Dr . Birch , of the British Museum . A copy of the famous Mentz Bible , the first book printed , has been sold in Paris for /" 2000 .
NATIONAL RIIXE ASSOCIATION . —We notice that the proprietors of the popular " Specialite" Wines and S pirits ( Messrs . Feltoe and Sons , Albemarle-street , London , W . ) have again contributed , in addition to their usual prize ( a quarter-cask "Specialite" Sherry ) , a 3 dozen case " Specialite " Saumur Champagne for competition at the forthcoming Wimbledon Meeting .
Reviews.
Reviews .
HALLECK'S INTERNATIONAL LAW ; OR RULES IN PEACE AND WAR . New Edition . Revised , with Notes and Cases , by Sin SHEKSTON BAKEU , Bart ., of Lincoln ' s Inn , Barrister-at-law . Two vols . London : C . Kegan Paul and Co ., 1878 . The new and revised edition of the late Mr . Halleck's well-known work on International Law , ably edited by Sir
Sherston Baker , and dedicated by him to Lord Coleridge , is an important contribution to literature . The historical account of the subject has been continued to the present day ; the most recent cases are fully gone into , and the various decisions are commented upon at some length , and in addition to frequent references to authorities and numerous notes , the editor has supplemented the original
text with some interesting remarks on the questions of slavery and extra-territoriality of ships of war . With regard to privateering , the case of the " Meteor " is given as an illustration of the working tf the American Neutrality Act of 1818 , and the judgment is reviewed in a long and interesting note . The case of the " Alabama , " the " Trent , " and the " Huascar" are also dealt with .
A copy of the instructions for the government of armies of the United States in the field , dated 24 th April , 1863 , is set out , and the editor points out that these instructions are , with certain exceptions indicated by him , almost similar to those for the Prussian army . In the appendix ( which
contains some important matter ) the Foreign Enlistment Act , 1870 , is given verbatim . The division ofthe work into two volumes , one containing matter relating to peace and the other to that of war , is a decided improvement , and the addition of an index greatly increases the practical utility of this carefully revised and valuable text book .
THE MAGAZINES . We have seen "Temple Bar , " "All the Year Round , " and " Scribner , " for July , and very readable things they all are . Mr . Trollope ' s "Is he Popenjoy ? " in "All the Year Round , " is very interesting , and promises to give us a sound and healthy moral just now . We cannot say , however , that we think " Temple Bar" is quite up to its
average . "Dolly " is a very painful . story , and the Wicked Lord is very uninteresting , and has not , as far as we can see , one redeeming point . It is simply sensationalism of a low type , as what good ou earth can any one possibly derive from reading or knowing about Lord Ferrers ? " Scribner" is as usual very agreeable reading , and as a
Magazine seems almost " sui generis . " It says a good deal for our American Cousins , that such a Magazine is appreciated properly ( as we trust it is ) by them . The " Chapter on Oxford , " the " Account of the New York Police , " " Bird Architecture , " and " A Few Antiques , " are thoroughly agreeable , and valuable papers .
ART . Part III . ; Cassell , Petter , and Galpin . Maintains its high character , and is likely , we think , to prove a permanent success . The engravings are not only very artistic , but very pleasant to look at . We have received from the publisher , Bro . George Kenning , through the courtesy of R . W . Bro . Charles E . Meyer , of Philadelphia , the American agent , a copy of the above
named volume , which we take great pleasure in commending to the attention of the American Craft . The work is mainly due to the skill and perseverance of Rev . Bro . A . F . A . Woodford , the well-known Masonic scholar , and editor of the London Frcc > . \ ason , assisted by Bro Hughan , and others known to Masonic literary fame .
This differs from most other works of a similar character in the evident desire for condensation , and the large number of persons named . The woik itself is really meritorious , and bears evidence of careful painstaking in its creation . We presume that it will have a large circulation among the Craft . —New York Dispatch .
Election of Secretary to the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls . —Thej next issue of the Freemason , which will be published at 8 . 30 on Friday morning next , will contain a full report of the proceedings at this election and the RESULT . Brethren desirous of obtaining a copy at the earliest moment should send 2 id . in stamps to the publisher , 108 , Fleet-street , with their name and address
plainly written . ROYAL MASONIC BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION . —A special general meeting of the Governors and Sub - scribers of this Institution will be held at Freemasons ' Hall , Great Queen-street , on Wednesday next , at 4 p . m ., to consider the propriety of substituting in several of the laws of the Institution the word guineas for pounds .
A meeting of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of the Province of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will be held at the Assembly Rooms , Highstreet , Aldershot , on Wednesday next . Grand Lodge will be opened at 2 o ' clock p . m . The case of the " Merchant Banking Com ; pany of London , Limited , " v . the " Merchants' Joint
Stock Bank , Limited , " has been before the Master of the Rolls , on a motion to restrain the defendants from using the name under which their company was legally registered , on the ground of its similarity to that of the plaintiff's , and also " as being calculated to deceive . " His Lordship decided against the plaintiff company on
every ground advanced by their counsel , and in an exhaustive judgment refused the motion . The case is of terest , as it may bc hoped it will finally settle the estion of the right of companies to use the name u der which , after all the formalities prescribed by law n ve been complied with , the Registrar grants their tificate of incorporation .
Notes On Art, &C.
NOTES ON ART , & c .
The National Portrait Gallery at South Kensington received eighteen additional pictures during the year ending in May last , seven of these being presented and eleven purchased . The donations consisted of heads of Queen Caroline , Bishop Morley of Winchester , and R , P . Bonington , portraits of Francis Horner , M . P ., and Lord
Chancellor Somers , painted respectively by Sir Henry Raeburn and Sir Godfrey Kneller , and busts of Thackeray and Earl Stanhope . The purchases were a panel painting of Henry VIII ., a life-size half-length figure , one of the latest likenesses of Henry ; a small copper oval half-length of George I ., corresponding with a full-length picture by Sir G . Kneller in St . James ' s Palace , and a companion
picture of his daughter , Sophia Dorothea ; Sir Kenelm . Digby , by Vandyck ; Louise dc Quorouailles , the notorious Duchess of Portsmouth ; the great Duke of Marlborough , by Clostermann ; Bishop Juxon ; Edward , Lord Herbert of Cherbury ; Ralph , Lord Hopton of Stratton ; Archbishop-Boulter of Armagh , and an Indian ink drawing of Kirke White , which was presented by Southey to the poet
Bloomfield . During the first four months of this year 22 , 239 persons have visited the Gallery , there being 35 60 visitors on Easter Monday . There are now 494 portraits on view . It is said that Lord Dufferin will , on his return to England , publish a work based on notes made in the course of his travels . The Shah of Persia is evidently an accomplished artist , to judge from the Paris Figaro . When
recently at Enghien , the Shah visited the house of the Princess Mathilde , who was absent , and found on the easel in her studio a blank piece of paper . He immediately filled the space with a capitally executed drawing , putting his autograph beneath , and so pleased vvas the Princess on her return , that she has sent his Majesty a charming painting of a girl clasping in her arms a pigeon that died in bringing her 3 message . A NEGLECTED GALLERY . — It is a remarkable
fact that , whilst the paintings at the Royal Academy can seldom be seen in comfoit on account of the crowd , a gallery under the same roof , and which contains a far finer though a smaller collection , is left almost entirely without visitors . It is called the " Gibson and Diploma Gallery , " one end being occupied by Gibson ' s sculptures , whilst the rest is gradually being filled by the diploma pictures
deposited by Academicians on election . In pacing this deserted gallery the eye is attracted by the names of Reynolds , Lawrence , and others of almost equal note , and so desolate is the aspect of the place that it would not bc difficult to imagine it haunted by their spirits ; who , as they contemplate their neglected works , must realise the fleeting nature of popular admiration . But perhaps it would be more charitable to suppose that the public are not generally
aware of the existence of this beautiful collection . The notice in the right hand corner of the Academy is not very conspicuous ; and the matter is seldom alluded to by the press . Surely , if it were widely known that such a gallery is open every day , from eleven till four , without charge , the custodian's book would show a better total than ten or a dozen visitors per diem . Dr . D . G . F . Macdonald writes : — "The heat is
so intense that great care should be taken to prevent sunstroke . We have already had early warnings . If outeloor labourers would put fern or cabbage leaves inside their hats , or wind bands of rushes , vetches , or green herbage of some sort around them , there would be no cases of sunstroke . By this means the heat is strained through herbaceous substances , and is much less oppressive . "
Mr . Thomas Stevenson , food analyst for the parish of St . Pancras , has reported to the Vestiy that he has examined eight samples of violet powder , and found five of them to be genuine , consisting of farinas only and scent ; while three of the samples contained from 16 to 33 per cent , of teira alba or gypsum , which he states acts injuriously on delicate skins . There being a doubt whether
violet powder comes within the Adulteration of Food , & c , Act , as being a " drug , " the matter has been referred to the legal adviser of the Vestry to advise on the matter . Dr . Stevenson states that the genuine samples were purchased from chemists and the adulterated samples from perfumers . It would appear from the last number of the
Telegraphic Journal that the telegraph officials of the Post Office have succeeded in applying the " duplex" method to the WheaUtoneautomatic instruments , the practicability and importance cf which was pointed out in an article on " Telegraphic Progress , " in the Times of the 22 nd of November last . Thetrial would appcarto have been made at the recent Epsom race meeting , when there were , of
course , a great many telegrams of all kinds to bc received anil despatched , and it is stated that in one hour 219 messages were sent in one direction , and t 39 in the other —35 8 in all -, more could have been sent in the latter case had there been more to send ; and from this it would seem not unreasonable to hope that the speed of the Wheatstone system may one day reach , or even exceed , 400 messages
an hour , the messages are said to have been of the ordinary kind and of the average length , and the number transmitted is believed to have been the largest ever sent on one wire in the same time . A large number of Roman coins have been
found on the estate of Mr . J . I . Mott , at Baconsthorpe , near Holt , Norfolk . The diseovcry was accidentally made by a labourer while at work . The coins , of which there are some thousand , were found enclosed in a broken urn . They are in an excellent state of preservation , both obverse and reverse being perfectly distinct .
Mdlle . Gemna Luziani , the Italian child pianist , who has been playing with great success in a varied classical repertoire at the Salle Erard Paris , has atrived in London .