The Alderman In Art
Manchester and Liverpool are rival cities. They have matched themselves one against the other, and the prize they are striving for is--Which shall be the great art-centre of the North of England. The artistic rivalry of the two cities has become obvious of late years. Manchester bids against Liverpool, Liverpool bids against Manchester； the results of the bidding are discussed, and so an interest in art is created. It was Manchester that first threw her strength into this artistic rivalry. It began with the decorations which Manchester commissioned Mr. Madox Brown to paint for the town hall. Manchester‘s choice of an artist was an excellent and an original one. Mr. Madox Brown was not an Academician； he was not known to the general public； he merely commanded the respect of his brother-artists.
The painting of these pictures was the work of years； the placing of every one was duly chronicled in the press, and it was understood in London that Manchester was en

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