LITERARY AND ART GOSSIP.
Three thousand pictures were rejected -Burlington Hom this season,
The Taking of Bams by the Gamis is the subject given for the Prix de Roms th painting ibis year.
Ms. Charles Deschamps has been appointed to ist Me. Cunliffe Owen, in English Fine Art Section, of the Paris Universal Exhibition of
1878.
THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF ASIA
to the island of Patmos atates that a smoggas A letter recoivod by the Western forsing News
Enl tour has just been completed in the districts in the interior of Arts Miaus by Dr. Phane, tho utiquary, who has also beon pagaged in a careful examination of all the orenvations and discoveries nude by Dr. Schlimmann in Grease and Troy. The journey to theas of the seven olmrthes not accessible by railroad or any main roate is most Lurḍaons,"sud" attended with a good deal of risk frem fewer and even robbers. No Englishman now living has visited all saven charbor as well na the time-honoured island of Patinos. ¿Dej Phonanda special object, that of examining
The Russia puiter Verestobaguins bas un sent officially to the Russian army in Asia Minor, to paint the principal events of the cam paign.
The Daily Chicle Ins now dropped its second title of Clerkenwell News, ul comes out sa contemporary and rival of the other grost daily penny rapora.
the prohistoric moments in the district of those churches, some of which are referred to by Homer and come by Herodot and it in romark * fable that some of them are similar, to the hill
M. Tormos, deputy for l'Airs, has roentgenlptures of which there are examples at Cerne parehased for 30,000t (E1200) the magnificent painting of M. J. Paul Laurens representing the body of Marscan saluted by the Austrian staff,
The Communal Council at Antwerp hava voted 10,000f. For the purchase of a colossal bust of Kebons in white marble, the work of Peeler. The bast is destined to be placed in the new "Masevur of Fine Arts.
The Academy ays the Council of the Art Union are having prepared a medal with n hond of Stothard, the, artist, on the obverse; and on the reversa's group taken from his pistars of the "Canterbury Pilgrims."
Miss Thackeray is about to take to herself a husband, of whom fame says that he is twoaty goare her junior. It will be remembered that her sister was the wife of Mr. Leslie Stephon, and died a few months ago. .
The Allumeun says think the Serjeants' Inn pictures, twenty-five in ieber, and comprising some aceptable portraits of lawyers and judge; have been presented by the judges and serjeanta at law to the Natimil Portrait Gallery.
Mr. Serjeant Cox was to prosident tho Festival of the Newsvendors' Institution. at Willis's Ecomo, Loudon, on the 10th of Jaly, when the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayores and a number of the friends and supporters will be present.
A discovery of marble statues has lately been imade in the island of Milo, en the property of Me. Noatarki. WeAcademy) hear of four, in- elading a statue, of Poseidon, almost complete, and it is reported that others also have boon
found.
Allas, in Dorsolshire, and another in Sussex. The inspection of the valuable ancient mana- scripts in the monastery at Patmos was requestoď for Dr. Phene by the Archbishop of Smyrna, and the diffeal visit to that land-Dr. Phone having to charter a result his own best-was most successfully accomplished. This result of these investigations will bo ogmmunicated to the British Association at Plymontbix August next.
Two Welsh bobool gi:ls were maulously trading put their pedigroes through endles Aps," when one of them, bent on the assertion of ber supor claim to long dearent, said, "My oticastor was in Noch's çek." It was only for an insinot thy other was induced to waver, "Ah," sald she,
my ancestor had a best of his own,
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Brugsch Boy, the eminent Egyptologue, has. laid historical, as hieroglyphic scholars under graut obligations by the almost simultaneous publications of two important works--one in German, describing the history of Inel ginder the Pharoahs; the other, a geographien dio tionary in French, containing more that 2,000 names of places in Egypt derived from the Egyptian monoments. The former work is comi plete; it will we nulerstand, ultimately agqune in a French translation. The geographicalUTLER PALMER & CO,': dictionary contains many passages from the inscriptions never before translated, and also presents the whole availablə material for the oz- planstion of the names from non-hieroglyphio as well as hieroglyphic sourses. The publisher of (both works is J. G. Hilariels, of Leipsico.
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VERTICAL DOZZMİt, vide HNTINE design of M Hasselruss, and comprises a status Hadibros" was greeted with almost universal attached, & Horse-Power, Fitted with of Andersen on a granite podestal, having at its neelamation of applause and Lord Dorset ex-Governor, and ploto in all its parta. fest three smaller figures in braze-can repro.pressed a wish to be introituced to the author,
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The Society for the Promotion of Christion Knowledge has dotorining not to publish Mr. George Smith's "History of Babylonis," edited by Mr. Sayen, until the autumn, when two other volumes belonging to the same series will also appear. One of these will be "History of Asia Minor," by Mr. W. 8. W. Vaux,
The death is announced of Mime. Boissonas, aathor of "Une Famille poydant la Guerro and Un Vainen, of M. "Edmond de Manne, bast known by his monographs en the tronpes of Voltaire, Talna, Nicolet, and the Comédie- Framosiso; and of M. Tazilo Delord, author of the "Histoire du Second Empire."! -
The et proft derived from the sale of the History of the Franco-German War of 1870-71," published by the general staff et Berlin, already amounts to more than 300,000 marks, or about £15,000. Permission has Seon, vecutly obtained from the Reichstag to devote this money to the farthersnes of the study of military science in the German army,
The director of the Dacal Archives at Zila (Anhalt), Prof Kindnoker, has (says the Asade P) just discovered the second part of Luther's Old Testament translation in the Reformer a own handwriting. This addition to the barliest Lather literature dates as for back as 1523, and of 216 quarto pages gives a translation of nearly the whole Bible text from Joshua to Esther, while Part L contains the Pentateuch,
Mr. Houry Weekos, R., the celebrated sculptor, died on Monday at his residence in Backingham Palace-road, in his seventy Erst year. He was a pupil of Chantrey, and anong bis most distinguished works are the statues for the Martyrs Memorial at Oxford; of Lord Ba- con, for Trinity College, Canbridge; and of Charles II. for the Hense of Cards. He also executed one of the groups for the Albert Mo- morial
By the death of Mr Lothrop Molloy, on the. 29th May, Amories loses its best historical writer: Born in Massachusetts in 1814, Mr. Motley spent nearly all of the last thirty-six years in Europe, chicly in the diplomatto service of his country. His aployment in the Netherlands helped him to write his History of the Dutch Republic" and his. "History of the United Netherlands." He had latterly lived with a 800-in-law in England.
The grand prizes of the Paris Salon havo beon awarded as follows:-The Prix de Salon to M. Henri Points, for his statue of *4 Serpoden;" the Priz de Paintura to M. Jean-Paul Laurens, for Iris painting of the Astelin Staff before the Body of Marcenu; and the Pra de Boulpture of M. Henri-Michel-atvia Chapa, fhis statues of "In Pensdo "intended for the mo- mmment of Banjat Stern and of Berryer, in tended for the Palata or Justics.
He therefore prevailed on Meetwood Shop herd to introduo» hím into his company at. tavern in the character only of a common friend. The meeting took place, and during the drinking of the first bott Butler appeared very fat and heavy but with the second be warmed, waN brish and lively, full of wit and learning, and a most agreeable companion; but before the third bottle was finished, however, ho vaak again into auch Reap stupidity and dulness that hardly any cas vonld have believed him to bo the author of
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M. Adolphe Viollet-le-Duc writes from Milan to the Journal des Débats "I Lave been dis- tressed at my visit to Santa Maria delle Grazio to see the Frces of Leacordo da Vinci completely disfigured by restorations. The three Apostles at the end of the table, on the right of Christ, have been entirely repainted. And then this fine painting is in its last stage of decay. The wall is incumbly damp, and the plaster Ankes off in small pieces, which gradually become larger?
Høgen, in Nassan, is known to be óra of thờ. towas which clain the honour of boing the Wo to traveling trades, birthplace of Balas The shabitants have formed a committes to amange for the celebra-Wo to travelling truder. tion of the three-hundredth anniversary of his birth by a festival in the Rathhaus Soal, a marble ,tabled con the pxterior wall, and, if the funds are sufficient, u bas-relief of the artist in the interior. The Dresloraus, the ali Burgatrusse, la aondoaly pointed out is the place in which he first saw the light, in the your 1577..
Siz John Arnott, propristor of the Irish Toma. has determined to great in a healthy portion of Dublin, for the use of the printers canneuted with his journal, cottages which he will provide for them at aerely nominal rent. As soon a practicable, from torty to fifty smitablo housos will be completed, so that the steady and indue- #triona among the employer-will-shortly becomes oceaplers of well-built well-drained, and mode. rately rented cottagos, instead of residing in erowded and unhealthy tenement houses, where nethor comfort nor cleanliness orists.
Mr. Marshall Wood, the soulptor, is, says the Worli, on his way to Australia, prior to return- og home. He did not gat on too satisfactorily with the official world in India. It may by re- colhastod that he went eastward with the intention of erecting at Delai bis aintuc of the Queen, s a memorial of her Majesty's proclamation na Eprons of India. The Govoromont Calls to Find the puronaso-inoney demanded, so the Im purialolligy gone to Consutte, to be there supo destalled by pablie subscription. This opportunity. of exercising their munificence must have a salutary offect upon wealthy natives,
A type foundry in Bt. Paul has lately (av the New York World) furnished the (ypes fur the Framavi, an Iceland newspaper, to be pub- -lished in the Icelandio eology at Keratin, on
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Agents Hongkong, 7th July, 1877.
FOR FOOCHOW.
THE Steamship
"MECCA."
THE
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Phason & Co.
Hayti
Hawaiian Kingdom. Mexico
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Vogel, Hagedorn & Co.
Marvelis: to Saigon, Singapore. Diluvius, BLANCA PERTIOA, Italian bark, Tancredi Galle, Pondicherry. Madras, Calcutta, Bomboy,
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For Freight or Pasenge apply to
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STEAM TO YOKOHAMA, THE P.&O. S. N. Co.'s Steamship
THE
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"ADAM LIND,
Superintenden Hongkong, 3rd July, 1677.
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Superior and Pacific Fuse Company's Safety will leave for the above place plout 4
hur arrival with the next English Mail, ADAM LIND,
Superintendent. Hongkong, 3rd July 1872.
FOR LONDON HE A Britül. Bark
AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and
PORTER. DAVID CORSAR & SONS
CANVAS.
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Hongkong, 11th May, 1887, -
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NGLISH AND CHINESE
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* ' WITH THE FUNTI AND MANDARIN
PRONUNCIATION.
An Anglo-Chinese Mationary, published at the
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For comprehensiveness and practical service this Work standa nrivalled. All the new words which the Chinese love to late yours beed compelled to coin to express the numerous ob
"'STANFIELD,"
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hold, Karbery & Co.
DAPHNE, British ship, Arterup-Moyse Co. EDINBURGH CASTLE, British back, M. II. So.
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Order:
tors.
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& Co.
tered to Bangkok, at the naal ökarga of 8
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GEYTE, British slip. Roberts Douglas Lepi
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FOR NEW YORK
THE A) Aterkian Ship
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raik & Co.
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Faro, Russian ship, Moberg-Order. Jorvs, Norwegian ship, Haz-Molabers & Co KANDANGHAUR II, Dutch san, Wheelt. Mel
chors & Co.
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FOR LONDON. VHE-A1 British Burk
TH
-" ROBERT. HENDERSON.“ Hunner's WHITE ZINC VARNISH, injects it machinery photography, tolegraphy, Gunn, Master, will load for the shove Purt,
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Co
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Oo.
[900
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FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
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"QEYFE,"
BODERICK HAY, British back, Nicolson. Chi.
1984 STAWFIRL. Brit, hark, Dudlay Borneo Co WEALTHY PENDLETON, American ship Blan-
chard Eugins Laprak &
san & C
T. Roberts, Master, will had here for the BlavANTS, British steamer, Schaltze-Sims Fort, and will have quick dasputih,
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FOR NEW YORK. HE AI British Ship
"HANNAH-LAW,"
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En communicate effectively with intives whole SOUPS, &* VAN A
OILMAN'S STORES of all kinds,
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EE SUNG & 06,
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Address, care of Hoo-TY-LONG & Co., No. 43, Fraya, Hongkong
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719
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European rosiding in China, and to the natives
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$7 per oase of Fdoned quarts,
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quires examples to displey the various appli- cations and equivalents of different wards which have one general meaning," Of those examples this work contains more than five timAS NA many at any odber Dictionary hitherto pub-TE HOUSEHOLD COMP
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