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EOTAi academy . —( Second Hotice . ") The success of Mr . Solomon ' s " Waiting for the Verdict" last year has very naturally induced him to paint a companion— " Not Guilty" ( 557 ) , in which he has not been so successful . The head of the acquitted man ' wife is very intense and telling . The sturdy little Briton who stands with back to the spectator , is well set up : ; but the principal figure does not look his part , while his father has rather the air and bearing of an acquitted innocent . The importunity of the dog , who is determined to
represents the composition of such a sermon bv « country curate , Mr . J . C . Hook attracts us now W his-Imff Boy » ( 369 ) . This picture , andThe S by the same , are all painted in an extravagant W but have features of merit , as well as some coarsf ' ness ; We admire very much the " Ophelia " ( sm \ of Mr . A . Ercole , vhich is as refined a version of if ^ subject as we can conceive . This Ophelia is a Mr full-grown woman : from a lovely bosom sp rihesna shapely head of equal loveliness , and a sweet buf melancholy countenance , stamped with absence of reason , without ofiensiveness or exaa-s-eratiVm No . 388 is one of Mr . E . W . Cooke ' s grant marine "
pieces . 405 is a fine portrait of Augustus i > e the Associate , by Mr . J , Philip '; and inthis corner hansrs Mr . O'Neil ' s " Home Again—1858 " ( 400 ) , the companion picture to his " Eastward Ho ! " shown here last year . This picture is so prominent and so popular , its merits have been so thoroughly recognised and appreciated by every contemporary and every one of our readers must be so well acquainted with it by name and fame , that we need hardly say more than that it represents—and , considering the technical difficulty involved , represents most successfully—the descent of a military detachment from
a transport ' s deck into the shore-boats that have waited their arrival . It is a domestic picture of high merit , and a worthy pendant to its predecessor . A very remarkable performance is the "Barley Harvest" ( 390 ) , by Mr . II . C . Whaite , a work-which the noble-minded academicians , from considerations best known to . themselves , have abased in the most marked and undeserved manner . Those who ¦ will kneel to its examination will be repaid . A fair river runs its chequered course between a richly-wooded steep on one side ; a field of cut barley glitters on the other , say in the foreground ; and a mountain summit towers in the background . These are all
faithfully and elaborately done ; but the marvel of the . work is the passing cloud through -which—we say through advisedly—the further bank is seen . We have no painter at hand to enter into a sound technical description of this exquisite production ; but we have no hesitation , on the evidence of our own inexpert eye , in pronouncing it one of the genis of the gallery , and in drawing from it an augury of the painter s great future success . The pleasure Mr . Whaite has given , and the admiration he has won , may possibly injure him for a tiine in the eyes of the " Hangsmeh , " but we trust , in time , to welcome him in a better position . Such truth should and must prevail . ———
DEATH OF C . B , LESLIE , S . A . We regret to observe , that ere the ink of admiring criticisms upon the " Hotspur and Lady Percy , " and the " Jeannie Deans" picture , by the above honoured hand is well dry , he has left the large circle of which he was no unimportant part . An American by birth , Mr . Leslie studied his art at the feet of his countryman , the venerable West , lie became an Associate of the Academyin 18 a l > and one of the forty in 1826 . In 1833 he tried America , having received a fine art appointment under that Government ; but he soon returned to England . He was for some years , we may almost say , the centre of a talented and influential party in the fine art worlJ , comprising ttijitw * TniTT * mt teachers , both by pen and pencil .
With the former of these , he 'himself wrought a labour of love , in the life of Constable , wInch . was warmly received by the thousands who admire the works and honour the memory ot that truei art worthy . Mr . Leslie was at ono tni ) e l ' rofessor ot Painting , at the Academy ; it was , wo be he o ftom 1848 to 1851 . He quitted that ofhee , we- hac heard too , on grounds so conscientious that hey deserve record . He had exhausted his flicts . they . tel J and unfolded his doctrines to hie own wtiafciction , so , rather than servo up rcchaitfto , or rcsor <« W zr ^ s&wvsr ? . $ sg * si tsss- " «^^ Ts" ^ S £ and attractive feature of the South kensmgwu Gallery .
take part in the rejoicings , is very nicely delineated ; and the picture altogether , if it exhibits no advance , is by no means retrogressive . The same artist ' s "Foxand Grapes" ( 293 ) is superbly painted as to the hands and faces of the characters , the silk brocade , and the usual accompaniments ofhighheelSj silk-stockings , &c : An elderly lover ' s mortification as he sees his Dulcinea carried from under his nose , under the escort-of . a young and handsome rival , is fairly shown ? though there is something unmistakeably wrong about the lady ' mouth , which has been spoilt in the attempt to get some recondite expression out of or into it , The Breton interior " Icionrase "
( 243 ) , which we noticed on its appearance some time since at the Graphic Society ' s rooms , does not exhibit in its present gay company the crudity that then distinguished it . It is a comic piece , true and hard enough , but of no peculiar thought or power . After a longing , lingering gaze on Mr . Oakes' " Marchllyn Mawr " ( No . 525 ) , a- true botanical study of ' a solitary pool fringed with rushes wild / ' we turn into the middle room . Here , passing by Mr . Solomon ' s " Fox and Grapes , " just noticed , and Mr . Millais ' " Vale of Rest , " we light on a miniature gem , by Mr . Gale , called " Guard your Queen . ;•" . it represents a game of chess between an old and a young gentleman , while the pretty wife of the former leans on his chair , arid studies less her husband ' s moves than the is Faed
eyes of his antagonist . Hard by Mr . ' s " Sunday in the Back-woods " ( No . 31 G ) , one of the half-dozen ( for there are not more ) great works in this exhibition . A Scottish emigrant family are at worship outside their log-hut—three generations of them ,. A stalwart woodsman- ^ a noble specimen of man—reads the Bible , and all around is peace and holiness . The element of sadness is strongly introduced ( in addition to the loneliness expressed by the forest background ) by the presence of a sick girl " Poor Jeanhie , sadly changed , whose only song is , ' Why left I my hame . ' " It is , indeed , a picture to weep over at twilight ; but simple as is the effect , the mechanism is masterly too . The pyramidal group of figures on the right of the picture is
no less complicated in its construction than successful in its effect ; and in point of colour and texture wo could see nothing in tliis work to desire . The next work of mark , which also is the head of its class , is " Felice Ballarin reciting Tasso to the people of Chipggia , " by BY Goodall , A ., a noble picture . Why Felice recited 'JTasso to these particular people is unfortunately not explained , though the locale of Chioggia on the Adriatic xb known . He , at all events , Beems very oxcited . He has the appearance of one who addresses his countrymen in the " Hereditary bondsmen I" style , and his countrymen are , with one or two exceptions , about as indifferent to his ravings as our own generally are to such addresses . They are , however , a noble set of people ,
splendidly drawn , solidly painted . It does one ' s eyes good to see such a legitimate and successful work on the walls of our exhibition , and wo must compliment the painter accordingly . Wo have no time to catalogue the manifold beauties of this masterpiece , but wo object to its alloy with one prominent souvenir of an older master , which had been better avoided . The " Evening Song" ( 868 ) , by Mr . A . Rankley , is a ridiculous affair . A quotation from , one of JDr . Watts ' s hymns , " And now another day is gone , " Us sacrilegiously illustrated by four little girls running about on a common with twice as many geese at their heels . We should like to know by what favour or affection this performance was admitted here , though we can almost excuse it , for the sake of his very touching " Farewell Sermon " ( No . 271 ) , which
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seat for Buteshire , of which he would have been certain , has been filled up while he was busy canvassing the Yorksbiremen , who preferred Mr . Grossley . At the Middlesex election , out of 15 , 000 voters , only about 3 , 600 polled for Hanbury and Byng ; Mr . Haig had 1 , 147 votes . At the declaration of the result , on Wednesday , the two successful candidates addressed the usual amount of twaddle to the mob , who did not give them a very patient hearing . Mr . Haig , who was far more favourably received , said that ' all the most independent of the electors had voted for him , and denied that such an election could be called a contest .
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A case of bribery at Bodmin has been made a matter of investigation before the magistrates . Mr . Belling , a watchmaker and silversmith , was charged trith having given Mr . Chapman , a farmer , ' the sum of £ 10 to induce him to vote for the Tory candidate . Mr . Chapman was examined at great length in proof of the charge ; and the proceedings resulted in Belling being committed for trial . Mr . Chapman , it should be stated , took the money from no corrupt motive , Mr ; Whitehurst , of the Ballot Society , conducted the case for the prosecution-At Dartford , on Friday , a party of roughs were enlisted , it is said , in the interests of the Conservatives , and as the polling there was favourable to Messrs . Martin and Whatman ; they employed themselves by going into the streets and assaulting every one they could lay their hands upon . It was with considerable difficulty that the riot was . suppressed , and many persons were injured during the conflict . The list of members returned to the new Parliament , already published in our columns , shows a total of 315 Liberals and 257 Conservatives . The following returns have since been made : — ENGLAND . Place . Name . 1 . C . BEDFORDSHiREGolonel Gilpin C ...... —• ' 1 Mr . H . Russell , L ....... 1 — Derbyshire , Mr . T . W . Evans , L . 1 — South Mr . W . Mundy , C . .... — 1 Leicester- Lord . / . Manners , C . .. — 1 shire , N . Mr . Hartopp . C . ...-. — 1 Merionethsh . Mr . W . E . Wynne , C-.. ; — 1 Middlesex . . Mr . G . Byng , L 1 — Mr ; H . Hanbury , L . .. 1 — Suffolk , East Sir F . Keliy , C ......... — 1 Lord Henniker , C .. — 1 Yorkshire , W . Sir J . Ramsden . L ..... 1 ; — Eipiso' Mr . F . Cro 3 sley , L . .... 1 ¦ " - — IRELAND . PIr . ce . Name . L . C . Armagh ( Co . ) . Sir W . Verner , C .. — I Mr . M , C . Close , C .... — 1 Antrim ( Co . ) . . Mr . Pakington , C .... — 1 Mr . Upton , C — 1 Carlow ( Co . ) , . Mr . Bunbury , C . —r 1 Mr . H , Bruen , C — 1 . Cavan ( County ) Hon . J . P . Maxwell , C . — 1 Hon . H . Anpesley , C .. — . 1 Clare ( County ) Colonel Vandeleur , C .. — 1 Mr . L . White , L 1 — Cork ( Comity ) .. Mr . Deasy , L 1 — Mr . V . Scully , L 1 — Dublin ( Co . ) . . Mr . J . H . Hamilton , C — 1 Colonel Taylor , C . — 1 Donegal ( Co . ) , Mi-. T . Copolly , C — 1 Sir E . S . Hayes , C .... — 1 Down ( County ) . Lord A . Hill , C — 1 Colonel Forde , C ...... — 1 Fermanagh Mr . E . M . Arcbdall , C . — 1 ( County ) Hon . H . A . Cole , C ... — 1 Kildare ( Co . ) .. Mr . W . H . F . Cogan , I , X — Mr . Moore Ferrall , i ... 1 — KiiRRv ( County ) Mr . H . A . Herbert , L .. 1 — Lord Castlerose , L .... 1 — Longford ( Co . ) Mr . H , White , L 1 - ^ Meath . Mr . M . E , Corbally , L .. 1 —> Mr . M'Evoy , L ...... 1 -r-MoNA . GHAK ( Co ) Mr . C . P . LeaUe , C ... — 1 Sir G . Forster , C — 1 New Ross ..,. Mr . Tottenham , C .... —• 1 Queen ' sCountyColonel Dunne , C .... — 1 Mr . M . Dunne , t .... 1 — TipperARv ( Co ) JCheO'Donoghue , L .,. 1 — Mr . L . Waldron , L ..,. * 1 Tyrone ( Co . ) .. Lord C . Hamilton , C ,, — 1 Mr . H . T . Corry , C ... — 1 Waterford Mi \ J . Esmonde , L .... 1 — ( County ) Hon , W . C . Talbot , C . —• 1 Wbstmeat uSir R . G . A . Levingo , L 31 — ( County ) Mr . P . Urquhart , L ... 1 — Wioklow CCo , ) . JuOv ( y Proby , L 3 — Mr . W . F . Hume , C ,. . — \ Youghal Mr . 33 utt , L 1 — Mr . S . F . Greville , L . 1 ¦—SCOTLAND . Place Name . L . C . Banpfshirb . . Mr . Duflfl-Gordon , L ... 1 — Ojiknetc aniI > Mr . F . Dundns , L ..... 1 —» BUJJTLAND Wiok ,.......... Mr . g . Lqlng , L ....... 1 >—Ihe Bright Hon . J . Stuart Wortloy h « s been defeated at the West Biding , nnd has also lost the chance of sitting \ n the now Parliament , pince the
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SOCIETY QV ARTS . At the last weekly meeting of the society Mr . Chorloy read a paper « On the liceognl tloi ot Musw among the Arts , " and drew attention to ^ ' ^ X notwithstanding the connexion of nius c aj m w arts , perfection in music , poetry , and i > alnttng ^» been anything but contemporaneous , At l" « highly civilised porioda of Grecuin an 1 » og « J history , music appeared to hayo boon 1 ^ o ™™ condition jand even in iojer times , ^ TiSwt al producing some of her greatest l "St 8 ' onlarging music wus still very imperfect , ^^ .. f ^ iuw upon the remarkable progress which his aj « - made in public approbation within tho iw * years , the author next proceeded to i f " ^^ V of the principle drawbticke which still ojo » « d gj unfavourable influence upon it , and conUuaca
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Leader (1850-1860), May 14, 1859, page 610, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2294/page/6/
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