All who love English horses, and back English Trade, Should welcome the annual "Cart-Horse Parade." No function of Fashion on Racecourse or Row Should "fetch" our equestrian enthusiast so. First-rate English horses in holiday guise! A sight that to please a true Britisher's eyes. And then the Society--surely _that_ will be Supported by Britons. Ask good WALTER GILBEY (Cambridge House, Regent's Park). He will tell you no doubt What the C.-H.P.S. have, some time, been about. Fancy prizes to Carmen for care of their horses! That charms a horse-lover. To plump the resources Of such a Society--by their support In subscriptions--all friends of the horse and of sport Should surely be eager; so, horse-lovers willing, Despatch the gold pound plus the odd silver shilling! * * * * * HISTORY AND ART.--Doubts have been thrown on the genuineness of the story about St. ELIZABETH of Hungary as illustrated by Mr. CALDERON's well-known and striking picture in this year's Academy. Mr. CALDERON affirms, according to the best of his high lights, that he has simply portrayed the naked truth. So far, in a certain sense, the Court is with him. Still, historians are neither unbiassed nor infallible, and painters are inclined to sacrifice much for effect. For our part, we should be inclined to refer the situation, which this picture illustrates, to some incident in the life of the celebrated Miss ELIZABETH MARTIN, generally known as "BETTY MARTIN." The legend may be found in some work by that voluminous writer _Finis_, or by the oft-quoted _Ibid_, under the quaint heading, _Historia Mei et Beati Martini_. * * * * * THE PICK OF THE PICTURES. (AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY.) [Illustration: No. 164. Pilling Him. Affectionate wife insisting on the invalid taking a Bolus. Sidney Paget.] [Illustration: No. 259. "A Select Committee." H. Stacy Marks, R.A.] No. 278. "_The Fleecy Charge_." A title that suggests an attempt at extortion, but is here applied to _A picture in wool-work_ by the veteran, T. SYDNEY COOPER, R.A. Of course whatever the artist may ask for it, it will always be "sheep at the price." No. 388. "_Writing a Message to St. Helena_." Hope St. Helena received it. Probably forwarded by a winged messenger as suggested by the name of the artist, which is EYRE CROWE, A. No. 519. "_Gorse_." By DAVID MURRAY. Good? Why certainly, as a matter of gorse. No. 697. Rather mixed subject, being "_Eventide_" by KNIGHT. No. 1161. "_A Maiden Fair_." By G.A. STOREY, A. Never heard of such a thing as "a Maiden Fair," except in Oriental countries. She seems to be having all the fun of the Fair to herself. This concludes a series of Storeys in four numbers, 356, 704, 1043 and 1161, making up his "Tale." "And now my STOREY's done," that is, for this Season. SCULPTURE.