The National Register. — London, England, 1812-06-28 00:00:00

JUNE eB. and foreign, more easily felt than described. The miniature under our inspection, represents nothing more than a Gipsy woman suckling her child ; but the conception is line, the ex pression admirable, and the execution surpasses what we have noticed of the kind for several years ; the jet-black of the hair, the well-arched eyebrow, and long eyelashes, the life blood that seems to throb under the healthful skin, catch the eve of every visitor, and gather a crowd of admirers before the performance. The national character is masterly ex pressed, and we understand that these two figures are por traits of a mother and child now existing. Maternal affee tion, that complacency, that ineffable happiness which the mother feels when nursing her child cannot be better ex emplified :- 4 , Su speaks affection, ere the infant eve Can luuk regard, or brighten in reply :" lint %%lien a cherub's lip has learn'd to claim A in .ther's car, by that enciriti lag name, — How looks admiring hope the while ! C 01PREI L. The Governors and Directors of this most liberal and use ful establishment for the promotion and encouragement of the Art of Painting in its noblest pursuits, have given to the public in general, to the subscribers, and the artists in par ticular, a solemn proof of their unbiassed and sincere zeal for the improvement of this branch of the Polite Arts en trusted to their impartiality. Not satisfied with many of the candidate pictures sent to the gallery before the sth of Jan uary last, they, according to the power which they have reserved to themselves, granted only the last of the three proposed premiumi (that of the one hundred pounds) and assigned it to the performance of \lr. JOSEPH, for the Pro cession to Mount Calvary. We arc proud to find that their determination upon this and the rest of the candidate pic tures coincides so exactly with the opinions delivered in the correlative numbers of our papers when we passed our pri vate judgment upon them. We understand also, that the handsome compliment, and consolatory gift of 30/. has been bestowed upon the disappointed competitors as an indem nity fur their frames and other expenses. This effective means of bringing the art to perfection, of exerting the ar tists and of preventing any trash getting a name from blind indulgence, deserves and has obtained the approbation and praise of every one who feels for the glory of this country. It is said that, wishing to encourage talents wherever they Thine, they have bought the famous picture of Mr. RICHTER, " Christ restoring Sight to the Wind," now exhibiting in Bond -street, and that they added to this proof of their ge nerosity that of allowing him to exhibit it as long as it may be advantageous to him. CHRIS I' NM LING TILE STK. It is with great F. ati,factioit that we have seen the two proof ) of the e!ching . .alter Mr. NV E=T's celebrated picture, exposed before it as a test te, iud4e, even at this early period, of the truth of outlines and faithfulness of resemblance — it is one of the boldest efforts of the power of aquqrokis on copper, and, although the parts re , ,erved for tilt. nicety a the engraver, are left blank, and consequently produce chasms in the toutensemble, and break the harmony, yet the accustomed eve is soon able to peiceive, in these, the pro mising rudiments of a Print, which, vve doubt not, will be, w hen finished, worthy of the Picture, of the Artist, aDd of the Subscribers. TIM REGENT'S VIM . 10 THE ROYAL ACADEMY, On Saturduy the ExhiSitem at Somerset House clu3rd, but eve:) , vras retained in t h e same state, with' additionll preparations , tor ' a te recepti on o f a Itiv al visit and inspection trorn tho NCE aLC r• /Us ;loyal Illtiut•harm 4 4 i l:iti , !ti his command . .. , tV . THE NATIONAL LEG ISTER. it ; on Monday morning, in consequence, a calrtain'• guard, in white Llaiters, marched to Somerset House. About halt-pat two o'clock the PRINCE limir.sr, accompanied by the Dukes of YORK and Com alltLA ND, attended by General 're n. t r,, arrived nt the entrance at Somerset House, where they were received by Mr. WI - sr. the Pre.i dem, Mr. Fu6P.t.r, and Mr. How A Tic, the officers of the Some:v, who ote , ented them with calalognes. Tile PR IN cr•. wa% received wlh the •ante honour, and eel - monks as the KING Well to be. 'Hie ►t,,,al P,ity were ei:nduch.d by the worthy Pte•idrnt ancl the other Akers. The Pita Net: continued his ileyeetion. expres-ti:g iris Iti:lt iivr..bati:ln of 11,e Exhdiition, to.d the gratification and plea,are ht•, kit at the improvement and state of tie gli,!► Att... A great crowd wa% ossenibled an the occusi ,n, and (111 His Ito,> al nighties, rctiring, he was received with three lou I huizas. PROCEEDINGS OF THE A lIIRDER CLUB ! The Admirers of the Constitution, the Patrons of Pa triotism, the Friend: of Humanity, the Lovers of Charity. and the Advocates of Reform, bad yesterday a grand meet ing at Slaughter's Coffee-house. (OLD WHITE-Whi . o in the Chair.) Mr. 11---T (a lamplighter) o: erred the business. He thought it unnecessary to remind the company of the hint he had formerly given respecting the utility and necessity of exhibiting Sir `ICARY Clans on a Lamp-posi. They must feel that it was no small gratification to him to see the spirit in which that was thrown out, bad lately exerted itself in the most glorious manner and with the greatest effect. To encourage that spirit wag, he knew, an object dear to the? hearts of all present, and it was needless for him to say that it was the pu,-pose for which that meeting had beet% called, In order effectually to do this, they all knew that a subscrip tion had been set on foot for the family of the individual who had unfortunately .fallen in their cause—the immo , tal, Bellingham ! Their laudable exertions had, however, been baffled by his widow, who had refused to accept of a public subscription. Thus circumstanced, as the sums ahead , / subscribed could not be applied to the purpose originally intended, that ofrewardiog the last murder, it was his inten tion to propose that they should be kept to give a bounty on the next. As he could anticipate no opposition to that measure he would detain them no longer. lie should, there fore, first move, '' th a the sums subscribed to rewx - d BEL LINGHAM'S glorious deed, he kept in the hands of the vene rable Chairman, fur the purpose of rewardinA the next pub • lic murder," intending to follow this moion up with a ieso lution for establishing a fund for the benefit of all future murderers !" The Lamplizrhter then moved his first resolution amidst shouts of universal applause. Mr. J. KtiTc u ((fthe (Ed flails ; ') regretted, that owing to the unexpired confinement of some of the staunchest. hien& which the caue possessed, it should dc%olve upon him to second this important motion. Not that he did not perfectly agree with the Ilon. Mover ; but bee.iuse he al ways considered his humble talent, rime suited to at., ican than public sixaking. 11c had, however, the saristlietion know that he only expre;sed the opinion of those abseni. patriok, whose day of liberty wac., he rejoiced to announce, near at hand, when he assumed the h:~rrl:l, re , peetatie meutiog • that he bad never heard of any proposition that furaishi ft -eyli a pro , pect of aikaub:.re :IS that submitted fur their adoption by hi.• p4tliotic fliend. Ile conceived that nothiai.. l was more esspnth: to the I.;e:fr in and pros::crity vf the cocui.. /iv/ than that those by whom it WA-; formed, shouid all ha /J. , fo:ret,icr, which Ae hoped they would do. He knew most ti the ;.*.entlonen pre-cut, having often icen their faces be ore, and indeed he IniAlit add the Backs of many of them, Ile puked he should often sce them agilia. To say he piped was cold c,lne icrh uhe wat confident he must be ranspertil 4 ~~ • . X #;") - . ~_ 399