The National Register. — London, England, 1814-05-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 31 AY I . I'l2ti E ARTS. lIIE FORTY-SIXTH EXHIBI I lON OF THE ROYAL ACATEMY SUMEttsEC HULsE. Many of the visitors, who are not acquainted with the language of Homer, and Demosthenes, will suppose, we are afraid, that the Greek motto on the title page of the catalogue contains some mystetious maxims, which may be a sort of key to the Paintings which the rooms exhibit, and they will grieve at the i r not understanding indeed, why should the motto be in any other tongue than our own %—however, the purport of Philostrates, the younger, in this quotation, is to invite us most earnestly to respect, but not to over-rate, the inerit.of the cntigue, and with him, every one who feels sincerely' intelested in the welfare of the Fine Arts, will na turally co i ncide. It is a melancholy supposition, that we can see nature and her works much better through the eyes of in r predecessors, than through our own ; yet we. must confess that the closer we tread upon their steps, the neater we are to peifection. The present exhibition will give us ()fen oc c asion to recur to this principle; but, to-day, as the of important and uitpusipo, - m&e 'natter has necessarily con , en r .te3 our limits, we will present our leaders with a general view splendid display of British talents in the chromatic a' t. The temple of Janus is shut, at last, and the splendor of tne Aug , sun age blazes again under the Regency of a P ince who has always evinced himself the warm and libeial patron of the Fine Arts. The Academicians have certainly exerted themselves, to give a niagn fi,euce to this exhibition which we have not witnessed for wativ years, and, if we except a few pieces which ci aw I humbly along the floor of the diffeient rooms:, it seen s as it blind and groping Mediocrity had not easily found the erera cc of the t.m; le %%hoe the Muse of Painting sits so majisitcally, surround, d with a bright llalo reflected at once ftom neatly a tl'o ...Ind pallets. The historical de partment exhibits but few specimens, yet the performance of E. Bi an, It. A. 2acen Philippa supplicating King Edward to spare the lic,s :if the .tile Burghers of Calais, No. 122, would be sufficient to immortalize any artist. The mytho logical subjects of T. STiyruArtD, It. A. Nos. 71, and 219 ; the Cupid, stung ky a Bee, and complaining to his MothCr, by B. Wt.ST, the venerable PRESIDLNT or II: r. ROYAL ACA DEMY, No. 16; the Heroic Landscape of T. M. W. TURNER, It. A. No. 177, are worthy of the best attenCoin and dtherve a great dial of praise. The two h • ce t and finished cabinet Pictuies of D. WILKIE, It A: Nos. IS and 1,`;.5 ; several whole leitgth Portraits, among which we will select that of the Mar. of AGereorn, by T. LAl:vv. ragce, It. A. No. 146; the animated composition of C. DAwc, R. A: Elect, No. 1, representing Mrs. S. IV. Cow.ley and her Son, in a most graceful attitude, and painted with uncommon fresh ness of colouring and truth of likeness; Vic Cottage Girl, a i a Window, No, 22, by S. ‘NOODTORDE, R. A.; the for c ibl e expression of 2%as,- No. S 9, and the enthusiastic. pie ce o f Euridice hurried back to the li ! fernal Pin-ions •o N 17 No. b y 11. THOMSON, R. A. all these, and several others which we have not mentioned, will be the objects of our attenti on in succeeding numbers of the National Register. It is stated in the French Papers that more than 10,000 passports have been already demat;ded by Englishmen, who have an intention of visiting France. . _ A peat reduction in the naval department is immediately to be carried iutu effect. Prepa!'ations are making for Paling off twenty sail of the line ; and - all the hired armed cutters, tenders, and schooners, ate to be disciarged flow the seryke. TAIL Ci)LiliT. Thursday the Prince Recent held a Court at Carlton HOLIPC which was attended by the CiMinet Ministers anti Great °Ricers of State. The new 'Sardinian Ambassador was introduced to his Royal Highness, and debveied his credentials; as was Brig.-Gen. Camp ht.ll, who had teceived the honour of the Order of the Tower and Sword, in consequence of Ids gallant -conduct in the command oft a Partilgue-e regiment ; when the Prince was pleased to confer on him the hotioitr of Lidgiithood.—rht. Right Hun. the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, Recorder, Sheriffs, Common 'Council. and Otlivers of the City of London, were then iiitrutlue , :d to the Prince Regent, With a congratulatory ad,iress. This alltircss is of uncommon length. contrlinltstits the A dies and the Prince Regent, applauds their liberal policy, enies - ies gi cat happicess at the glorious result of their. exert i -as, and the happy restoi.d ion ot the legitimate dynastlr of France, tinder a •conslitution possessing the advantages of that which Great Britain has so long enjoyed. The Address concludes thus:— " lite general prospects which the,e happy events have afforded us, are no less a subject Inr ciongratillation, and we sincerely trust a peri-d hariii4 now been put to that odious and revolting system ot military despotism and attempt at universal sway, so incompati ble with the right• and iiittres.b ut uati,ais, and ile4ructive of the happiness of se.all.i;ai, that with it a period is also put to the ra .. vagcs of w,-r, anti that we may liencelortli participate in the advan tages a guileriii, friend!), and uninterrupted intercourse with the nations of the woild, and that, no longer distracted by extern a l danger, the national energies may be threeted to the improvement of our internal resources, the eiiitivatiou o f tile acts, tile extension ut eollllllel cc, the (6111111116011 . our burthens, and the correction and prevention of aiiy inroad• and abuses which may impair our ex cellent Con•tittition, %the' eby we may transmit the inestimahic blessing pure awl unsullied to po,terity ; and may your Royal High ness long live in the hearts and atlections of a free and gratetnl people. REPLY OF ISIS ILOY.II, "I tliatik you tor your coNgratillat.o , s oil the spi,•nil;cl and signal victories v‘iiicti have so eminently dison the ain:m of his lii.- Jesty, and those ()Ch inagnAinnotis ,kiiies. " I acknowledge with devout giatitilde 11:c hand of a gr.-triune Providence, not only in these unrxampled events, but it: tile impor tant conseyiencvs to which they have led : wider ti lt se i in p vt .... siotti it is an inexlianstable gratilies,o.lQo to we to reflect , that ~ fi cr, Navin;; suffered ill succession all the cal imitits n 1 alai city, awl *Him:oy de.p'n ism, the pt ople ii Fra r eft are at II iuti: restori r 1 ti. the puteroal authority Iki titl . ll . liVlCeditary Sovereign, in the pri.„(:r, ct his 111ajest l y Lonis toe r,l2loeeotli 411;•1 tliat Il.c cst thus at ()riled Of1111111111( s, ..N and peospeutly to iheolscheo., ituf: icpobe to the other tiatioos KIAG OF FR_IACE. The PI ince Itezent and the K;ig of France arrived at Dove!. about Si o'cloel. on the evehio lf i t ;1,4: se'doight : they mi m .. diately weLt till board the Jason fri,.oe, %%hoc they ditir4t. It V.AS quite exhilarating to tritne:s the syniptoin of cileertie::.ess that town exhibi!e I : a pure 111;6th:el ell joy, milecompanied noise er revelry, prevails d tluotighont ; and the i himination-, tl,vit is c o nsistiag simply of eotionao c;odies, expt . essed the (tallest peop:e more intellizibly than finest decor,ltion4 which are on such occasion , : so silly scattered throt4li the prowl metropnli! , . Evei v house, ev - en t;:c :neanest, was tu'ei of lights froaa top to bottom, the olietire•t coritcrs did not Sliv:t Cieniseiveg tinder the possibility of hying ov,Thoked. but took care to shine as brightly as the largest st . ..cet. The inhabitants paraded the town with sthite cockades and e% ery enehmeit vho passed sins sure to receive a hearty salittation of eleoute. The appearance of the road from 1.91111011 t 9 I)oVcr Was, if po%sili:e, still gaver than Dover itself; it seetoed an universal In.IN flat. The day, in the early part, was remal k ably fine, and every town, vi;litge, and even hamlet, poured out itil its inliahitants dressed in their choicest at tire and their pleasantest sunies. A t Graveemt the Mayor and Cor- .. poration were ranged in the Market place, wearing the tal , i4r.sei the liourhons, and with The entrance et i,!t• town, amid that of I)artford„ was lined Kith di igo(ws arid toot soldiers. Bitt the most cplecdid wilitary spnet,ele wal . at Chatham, were se‘eral hundred% of the (guards %%, rr . stan:•tni: at their arms ; nest to them were statioueJ large I.,o; l tei leaky, partly of tine, and partly yeomanry and vol::n!ee Cantu Wiry seemed to be colL:et‘d lia:t the populattou of tuc V :1 of cd • !N. A count j, 4). ; • t .4 • ;•' 2,g7