The National Register. — London, England, 1812-04-26 00:00:00

-am. MIII A=ll --- , ~ e.n4 the msurczents have been defeated in several engagements by the King's troops, and that a speedy restoration of tranquillity was expected to take place in that part of the Cot.tinent of South America. The troops lately sent there by the Mother Country has been of the utmost ser• vice. They arrived soon after the defeat of RoYAN, which enabled the Viceroy Vei FGAE to follow up the blow with the greatt.st possible effect. FINE ARTS. EXHIBITION OF MR. WILKIE'S PICTURES. Whenever we enter a public or private Gallery of antiew and modern I Pictures, if we loosen the reigns of nut imagination, we a n o n f anc y our- 1 Delves on the Parnassus ; and, in a temple consecrated to-the muse of i Painting, we see the Goddess placed on high upon her rich and varie gated throne, surrounded by all the worthies she ever inspired. Led by Calliope and Clio, the historical Painters stand on the highest steps ; there we find RAPHAEL, MICHAEL ANGELO, TITIAN, THE CARRACI, DOMENICHINO, Ruacus, and all those high-minded Artists, who con. secrated their lives to the study of the loftiest themes which human skill, In delineation, could ever imagine or execute. Next to them, appear, under the guidance of Pales and Pan, CLAUDE, Pons six , and 'WILSON, BERCHEM, CUYP, and LOUTHERBOURG, with their eyes fixed upon the verdure of the eircurnjacent landscapes, and the azure un dulations of the surrounding hills. A step lower, the Genius of Flanders and Holland, accompanied by Moms, Erato, and Terpsiebare, points out to US TErns as and OSTADE, 1:IERIS and MsTzu,and many others, whose steadines4, and freedom of pencil, patience of mind, and sedu lous attention, art: still so conspicuous in the high finished, and never fairing performances of their hands. Their subjects were simple and homely, but the difficulty of reducing the common size of familiar oh pets, without substracting any part of natural expression and Colour ing, ought to compensate, in the balance of Impartiality, the deficit which might be complained of as to Invention and composition. Con scious of this, the muse has always shown herself as partial to these Masters as to any others in the highest walks of the Art, and Taste has bestowed most willingly her substantial rewards upon them. Whether it is owing to a peculiar turn of mind, or to some accidental I , circomsvnces which may have thrown in the way of Mr. WILKIE AilleLpeaaistiopeajenens4 ,l I.2..utch and Fibiribikperformances, we cannot """"r" -- 4,eid - e, - but certain it is, that their sweet tone of colouring, the humour of the subj:xts which they generally represent, and their felicity in ex hibil ing nature ccluti in speculum, correctly and strictly as she is, seem to have attracted the earliest attention of this extraordinary Artist, and to have.been the occa4onal causes of the brilliant and rapid success he has made in this department of Painting. We do not believe, that because Holland beats on the map nearly the same degree of latitude as Caledonia, the Muse was pleased to fly f-om the one to the other, as if a special mode of painting was exclusively affected to certain cli mates ; however it cannot be denied (and it is a curious fact well worth our attention) that no individual of any nation, except the Dutch and Flemish painters, ever succeeded in conversations, drolls, interiors, &c. half so well as Mr. WILKIE ; and we congratulate the nation at large, and the s ßoyal Academy in particular, on their being possessed of a•young Artist, who is certainly, at this moment, most ex cellent in the species of Painting he has embraced. Let him proceed steadily In the agreeable career he has )ntaneously entered, and lose no time, as - too many have done, in flattering inconsistently from one branch of painting to another. We were happy to witness the numerous company which frequents his Exhibition Room, and intend to give, next Sunday, our opinion upon several of the sweet pieces exkosed th , !r e. Let those buy now, who never bought before, And those who always bough, now buy the inure, in the LOT TKRY all to he Drawn the 30th of this MONTT - T., April ; it containing Prizes of as meat magnitude with others of wine never before known, and on:y 11: . ,000 Ti..kets. These cupe-:ior advantages will no doubt cati , e a scarcity (tf Tickets and Shares : an immediate purchase is, they. fore, nspeofully advised by LADY BRANiCOMB, Widow of Sir .1. Brmt , comb, No. 1, Holborn-bari, enrner of Middle-row, being the only (Ake licensed by aud ig the Valais of lig TTIF, NATION AT, 11171114'rr.11. APRIL 2fil INDEPENDENT LIVERY OF LONDON. At a GENERAL MEETING of the COMMiTTEE of the LOYAL and INDEPENDENT LIVERY of LONDON, held this 18th Day of April, 1812, at the LONDON TAVERN, Ald. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, in the Chair, Resolved unanimorusly, That the following -I.DDRESS be presented to his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT. . TO HIS ROY kl, HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT. MAY ll' PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS, We his Majesty's dutiful and loyal •-;ttlejects, the undersigned Livery men of the City of London, beg leave to approach your Royal Highness with the strongest assurances of attachment to your Person, and of our resolution to support your Government with zeal, constancy, and firmness. While we sympathize most deeply with your Royal Highness on the lamentrd indisposition of our venerable and beloved Sovereign, we eagerly seizethis opportunity to convey to your Royal Highnes the ar .!ent feelings of gratitude excited in our breasts by the numerous blessings which we have enjoyed, during the long and glorious Reign of your Royal Father; and more especially by the unequivocal proofs so repeatedly afforded, under circumstances of peculiar difficu'ty, of his sacred regard for those fundamental principles (if the Constitution which seated your Illustrious Family on the Throne bf these Realms. Most cordially do we congratulate your Royal Highness on the brilliant success which has distinguished his Majesty's arms, during the short period of the Regency, in different quarters of the globe, by s e e and land; success not less beneficial in its immediate effects than in its remote consequences, since it affords a strong ground of hope, that by a continued display of the same consummate skill and braver y on the part of his Majesty's Officers and men, and A' the sam, , wisdom and vigour in the Councils of your Royal Highness, you will be enabled ultimately to bring the arduous contest in which we are engaged to an honourable termination. At the same time, we reflect with pride, on the measures pursued by your Royal Highness, for the support of the National Character, by the preservation of the National Fei th with his Majesty 'e Allies for the determination to persevere in that glorious struggle for Indep endence on the Peninsula, which is the common cause of all who enjoy and appreciate the blessings of National Freedom ;—for the anxiety manifested by your Royal Highness, to support the Commercial Credit of the Nation, and to promote the general welfare and happiness of the country ; and while et e deeply lament the pressure of the times, caused by dificulties in Trade and Manuf tctures arising from the nature of the present contest, and partly from the dearness of corn, we cannot hut express our indignation at the attempts which have been made to indispose the People against the Government, for events which have so evidently been beyond their control. From our experience of the past we are led to congratulate the country on the existence of a well-grounded hope, that the Civil and Religious Liberties of the Nation, as finally settled and firmly established at the memorable Era of the Revolution, and the Protestant Ascendancy, to which, under Providence, we are indebted for the inestimable blessings we are permitted to enjoy, will he maintained inviolate. Relying on the goodness of the Almighty, for a continuance of these blessings, we ardently pray that your Royal Highness may long be pre served to the Nation, in health, prosperity, and happiness. Resolved unanimously, That the ALDRESS be left at the 1.0 NflON TAVERN, Bishop eate-streez; and at the I.ONDON COFFEE HOUSE, Ludgate-hill, for the Signatures of the Livery. Resolved unanimously, That these Resolutions and the Address, signed by the Chairman, be inserted in the Morning and Evening Papers. Resolved unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman. The ANNIVERSARY of the LOYAL and TNMEPENDENT LIVERY, will be celebrated at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishops gate-street, on the 22d May, 1812. Ald. CHRISTOPHER SMITH, in the Chair. RICHARD CLARKE, Secretary. The Manchester Square Cattle Shew is the subject of the Caricature engraved for . the Fourth Number of that popular publication " vex 'EA tac,” which will be published on Friday, the first of May, c ontaining much curious matter, and many interesting anecdotes of pub:ic charac ters. Ihe public are respectfully informed that the First Volume, and Nos. 1,2, and '3, of the new series, may be had of the Editor, at No. 357, Corner of Exeter 'Change, and of all Booksellers of respectability. The Attractive Scheme of the Lottery to be Drawn Next 'Thursday, presents a Chance greater of obtaining Capital Prizes than was ever known, being only 12,000 Tickets, and countring Prizes of Xt30,00 0 • zet.5,000, .£lo,ooo, £5,000, &c. 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