The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-05-04 00:00:00

ENTEUTAISMENT. nu Satanlsy evening the Duke and Duchiss of y o sg gave* Krand entertainment at York House, James's Palace. The Qticer and Princess A vo usra went from the Oueets's Palace its sedan ,iisirs, escorted by a party of the 'fewness of the I ;ward, &c. at i quarter before too o'clock. They sere received by the Royal Duke and Diachess, et truiled by their suites. Besides these illustiasus itersooaves at the diluter party, there were torestrest Thr Pa iHre !Leavitt. the Doke aatt Ditches, of Okuscester, thr Proorr.otd Priisci,..of Hearne Illombutsor, the Doke of tlareacr, ilw Doke of Item she !Mamas Sophia of Gloat. ersirr.the Manion and 31a:thitosese of Hertford, the Mar. - sad Olarettlerkees of Cholatoottele7, the Doke awl Umbra' of Adisatthar, the M.rs ais sod alarehlosees of Mae...seer, Ike Earl of Wistebilses. the Earl aad Coulees Harasort, the Lade to unites's us the Qom, ke. The bend df the Duke of Yoan, belonging to the first 'velment of Foot Guards, in their uniform, aleudwl in the garden adj g the dining -rheum, so a onstrysate pitched ou the lawn fur the occasion. Th e y played tome charming piece*, but princi pally marches awl some key bugle pieces, which are favourites of hit Royal Highness, from • little before Kyr') till about ten o'clock, with it short inter mission. At half pest nine o'clock their Royal Highnemcs h a d a nu m e rous and splendid party ; among them were the Duke anti Duchess of Mention (she farmer arrived its England the preceding dal) ; the slsrchioness of SALISSUP,Ir ; must of the Furriest Ambassadors and Ministers, who came there after _ . dming member* the Royal Academy, iu then' Great goons or Hill iu Somerset House. 'Alisst of the Cabinet Ministers were present, Who alio came from attending the annual feast giSeu by tile Royal Academicians. THE QUEEN. We are extremely concerned tb say, that her 1 31susey was suddenly taken ill on Saturday night, about ten o'clock, while taking tea with the even tog 'tarty at the Duke and Duchess ► of YORR's, and she felt herself so very unwell that she wish e d to go home to her Palace instantly, but neither her hair nor her carriage were in readiness, her MA. JEsTY not hoeing ordered them till eleven o'clock. However, Lord and Lady eseneesson arrived ;sod set WWII at the time, and on their being its irmed of what had happened, they offered the use of their carriage, which was accepted, and the Quetta got into it—she was accompanied most affection ately by her daughters, the Duchess of (Atm. Cv.STER, the Prince", AUGUsTA, and the PfllletlP4 of Urns Hoesoutta. The carriage wag attended by two of the Duke of YORE'S footmen. Exonerate oere pent off by special messengers to rail Sir Fitaacts MiLststs and Sir HENRY HAI.. FORD to attend upon the QUEEN, and they wept to the Palace iii a short time. They remained wish the ()nevi till past twelve o'clock, when, we are to say, the Doctors pronounced her MA MTV better, and Sir HENRY HALFoRD was &- puled to convey the agreeable intelligence to the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House, lijo Royal Highness having reined from the party at York House in consequence of the indisposition of his Hovel mother. _ The whole of the party broke up much sooner than was expected, in consequence of the illne►a of' the Quilts. The Duke of GLOUCLSTER and the Princess SoPHIA of GLOUCEsTIiII called at the Palace, to make their affectionate inquiries after she Qtfeett's health, on their way home, as did several of the Royal attendant•, and the particular friends of her MAJESTY. The indisposition with which the QUEEN was so suddenly seized, we Un derstood to be a spasmodic attack. Yesterday morning early the PRINCE REGENT, and all the branches of the Royal Family rent to the Queen's Palace, to make their affectionate in guinea after the health of their beloved and Royal Mother. in the course of the day the PRINCE REGENT, the Duke and Duchess of YORE, the Dukeand Duchess of GLOUCESTER, wild the Duke of CLARENCE, paid their dutiful and personal re• spectr. Early in the morning Sir FitAlitts MILHAN and Sir HENRY HA I.FORD attended her MAJESTY, and a little before twelve o'clock the following Bulletin wit. issued for the satisfaction of the public:— . The gin' was a good deal indisposed yesterday even. Om, bat her Majesty has passed a good night, and is bend , Ibis numbing. " F. MILMAN. " Sunday, May 3." " H. HALEORD. The Queen's Palace was th grit from the middle nt the day fill tiw rrening, with persons of rabic making their dutiful inquiries and leaving their names. The bustle attrgried a great number of persons who surrounded the Palace as spectators. Saturday, about twelve o'clock, the Prince of HUSE HONDOURG. attended by Baton O'NActt. TEN and Sir HENRY CAMPBELL. sent oil board the Admiralty barge at Whitehall-stairs, which had been prepared for the reception of lois Serene High r.ess by order of Lord 111ximi.l.E. His Semite flightless proceeded to Grreinsich Hospital. and was conducted over Hutt splendid and Immune mw firma! establishment. From thence his Serene High• slew, proceeded to Woolwich, where be was con .lucted over the dock-yard, and the extensive Go vernment establishments there. His Serene High !less and suite fel unitti to tows' by laud, so a royal turrmigr. The e.t - if.• Or Oakwood. Hants, lately purchased by Mr. A KMI rata, uf Yorkshire. is again sold. and uuw in the too...elision of Sir GEORGIC HILARO BAR- Luse, recently Governor-Grimm! of India. who in tends making it his permanent residence. The late Lieut. WVITON, R.N. who au thrown from his horse and killed, at Exmouth, the dry sifter the interment of his father (the Rev. Miami. Wta 'rum,, lost a sister, by sleuth, a week before, in the 14 year of her age. ridsy afternoon the remains of Mr. Montt., late midshipman of the Tiber, were interred in the garrison chapel , at Portsmouth. Six young gentle men. midshipmen, bore the 'fall ;..-11.111EPH HASSELL. Ebil. (his torutlirl). with T. Wownstricrosi, Jou* MuacutT, Esq. of Warwick-square, and a :vie friends. followed. The der:rated wur it re usatkobly floe young malt, and most deservedly .sireined i•! KIAG. O. Saturday the Members of the Queen's Council assembled at Windsor, to rtc,-Iv e tlw Re port of the'Doetorr appointed to attend the KING, agreeably to the direct of the Reeeinry Act. After the Invoking op of the Council, tlw An:l'l)6lmi) of , Causaaiust, the President, left Windsor fur London, and 'arrived it the Queen's Palace about four *'clock, and laid the Monthly Report before the Qualm. Yerterday the following Bulletin wa. exhibited at St. .lames'* Peirce he Lord Aohy.t4 and Sir HENRY CAMPBELL. the Ktna'a I,ned and Groom iu waiting, together with thy pages, &c. in waiting, to the Nubility, Gentry, and public at latge:— Windsor Castle. May 2. " The King has Passed the last mouth in great lrencnillity. and remit:ins its goud health if body, bad his Pilitiesty's disorder is nmultered. " H. HALFORD. S. W. HEBERDEN. " 31. BAILLIE. " It. WILLIS." PUBLIC 1110 4 1'UNENT to tag MEMORY OF THE LATE LAMENTED PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES AND SAXE COBURG. The Cenotaph Cossissittee after nsatneelv considering the elisions consinunistations shry have rreriviii, and Its c o nfer. deity wish what they have rrawn 101 belicre is she nods of she Public. bei leave to state th a t it is t h eir i ntent i on . should their Public, be adequat e , t o construct the proposes; Trotple of the Cenotaph nu a orate sufficiently vitensive to admit of Its being appropriated be the porpoise of Divine Wursbii, sad assimilated • Free Church. (Fur Lisa Committer) BENJ. BOTCH, Jen. The three per cent. consols left off on Saturday st et 4 nodose)+, soul ror the secount it HI, thus in. (heating an impruvement of about It per eent, in the last few days. The New 0 ,or Oistioos on the Exchequer Bills. bears premium of per cent. in the monied market. The Duke of RICHMOND, Governor-General of British North America, mild suite, will go out to Quebec, from Plymouth. in the Iphigenia, 46, Capt. HYDE PARKER. The Iphigeaia will be ready for sea in about a fortnigh t On Saturday the dispatches tor Bombay were closed at the East India !louse, and delivered to the purser of the *hip Lady Laihiagsoa. Passengers per Lady Laskington— Fur Bundary—lJeatenaut Colonel F. %V. Gifford end Nina Gifford ; Captain Mow, lady and child; Lieut. H. New. ton ; Mr. J: R. Blake, free mariner ; Mr. W. Roy. ; Misses E. Clan's, E. Sandwitb, It. Comings, and M. Carter; Mks tresaes J. and F. F. Sandwich, and M. Erskine ; Messrs. Mathison Kensington, Fiulay, Measuring, Luken, Bina inure, Halloos, suit Snathrith, cadets. The Liverpool, So, Captain F. A. Cart:i.tE4, and Curlew, Is. Captain W. WALPOLE. Illit shortly sail front Portsmouth, and the 7:opoze, Captain LUMLEY, such Eden, 26, Carlini) Locm„ from Plymouth, for three yearn service on the East India station, to relieve the Orlundo, Alugicienne, Torrey, vial Butane. The Curlew arrived from Chatham on IVednesday. The Fly is to lie raid off, and the Scout. at Deptford, commis-iotied Inc the Newfoundland station. The !I'etreas►!c, 60. at Chatham, is or dered for commission. The Curroa 1111.1 Mace horse, at l'ortsn ttttt th, are °Merril to be prepared for commission ; the Leveret to be eomniissiotietl slid stored for foreign service. The Curnatic, 74. to be built of teak, wits lOW down on Fritlmy. The Esre►ald is to be timed to receive two hundred convicts. The Iphigenia Spanish frigate, from Vera Cruz to the Ilavastatili mid Cadiz, put into Compereby ?d Febtuary, leaky, and has been condemned as not seu.worthy. About 3,000,000 of dollars, landed. The Diana, of London, after bring plundered of part of her cargo ; and the Union, Titomas, of London. after having been plundered of anchors and cables, had arrived at Siera Leone, on the .20th February. The briir Alicia, Hat., from Sierra Leone, ar. rived at Co. k uu Sunday last ; and the Essex, WaLkett, from Pernambuco, arrived at Liverpool on Friday, both having been 'plundered by pirates under Spanish colours. They took the entire car go out of the Alicia, with the must of her stores. provisions, &c. A letter from Kingston (Jamaica), dated the 14th March. says— " The Buenos Ayres privateers are again becoming mt. merous in those 14 . 411. Between the Isle of - sad St. Domingo there are no less thee seven of them, all Ameri cans, but sailing 'loader She protection of the above flag. One of them is the Republica, Commodore Leis, which lately came into port to refit. Au insurgent ship privateer, of 4 guns sod !Omen, fitted out in America, commanded by Browni was creising off the Hilvanush on the 14th ult. Two other inarrgeni privateers were cruising in the neigh hoofbeat of the lisvannah ; one of them called the Ma gian., from Amelia Island." The transport IVylnn, sailed from Portsmouth on Saturday morning fur Cue k. to take part of the Bth regiment to Catusda. The Atom. for nodde'', with part of the 6tith regiment on board, sailed from Cowes on Saturday ittoruiog. The officers and crew of the Russian squadron lately purchased by the Spanish Guyer 1111 l rut, from the Downs on Thursday, in ten Spanish IMP/- ports, on their return to Crusistadt. A company of royal sappers and ruiners, her Capt. HUILIME and Lieut. BOLDKRO. I. to eisilkirk at Portimwouth, in the ship Williams, fur Aloha. The first division of the 51st regiment 'march for Plymouth this day. when the first division of the 21st regiment will gu into Firehouse Barracks, from Colchester. Very early after the first appearance of the " Monthly Gazelle of Health," me exureaseol our opinioa of the great tecutfit that the commuiiiiy wuulsl de. rive from a ruck conducted by men uf science mid tegrity.--Orie my important adamant', which we did not foresee, is the psblicatiun uf the Cumpwitiuu of Hruncilwa which love been transmitted (rum Parents to Sheer Off. springy as valuable legacies on account of their uniform effects in the core of rharaties. The our u Ntionvit published on theist ialt., coutaim a commensicstioa isf several valuable Itereipts frost Sir Juba Jervis White Jervis, Bart. or Gar buldsbaso Hall, which have been uniformly employed to cues of Drippy, Stone and 4:ravel, lailigistion, Itbeuma- Issu, and General Dtbility, with wunderful benefit ; also, a valuable receipt for Wrokunis of Sight in elstelly from Sir William Althea'. It alms contain. some valuable practicable remarks oil the union. of tar fever lerincil 7)iphsa, which we reC411111111 . 11.1 to the arriuosa monition of the Members of the Lagialatare.—;.Yee :Myrrh:ear:o is first Poise.) KING'S TNEATRE. The opera of Elisa!Petra, Regina d'lnghiltirra, which wes originally produced for the benefit of Mad. F ODOR, was represented ou Satin-day night. When a e first heard of this opera, its title gave us consi derable pain. The idea of Efixobeft—the Maiden Queen—the " fair vestal throned in the West"— soul of her sturdy and unbeirdistg patching the otftirs of state, iii UMW'S, and making a mere song (as has been the custom of these latter dull.) of great national question., discomposed our feeliiigs very considerably. But, when we wit ner,ed the opera, we were agreeably deceived. We found, indeed, wawa familiar to English litstory— but nut the slightest approximation to any event which the reign of Elisabeth produced. The plot may he given m a very few sentences. The Earl of Leicester hiss been sent by his Royal Mistress on an expeditor's against the Scotch. lie is suositiblul, No far its the enemy in the held is cosseerned—but lie is overcome by a lady, alto is nearly eon aected with those wlio_have created the insurrettion whicls lie has put down. Seeking shelter from the heist of the day. he happens to take refuge its the cot of a peasant. He there beholds Matilda, a female of excelling charms. Ile bectosiesienanroured of this beauteous wild.flower—wand, unlike must victorious Generals, espouses het. Ile ultimatelyabscovers that she is nut the daughter of the individual under whose roof he met her, but that she and her bro. thee Healy are the children of TRY, Queen of Scots—by what sire we are not informed. When Leicester, crowned with lastrelr, leaves Scotland. for the English Court, he is followed. loot he is urn acquainted with the fact, by his Wife Airni/t/44, divisive(' as s page, and her brother Henry. The secret ref his marriage is discovered by the Duke of Norfolk,.who, it appears, is desperately in love wills ctsicesi Hisabeth, and she no less essamonred of Leicester. The Peachery of Norfolk, alto, like souse of the spies of the rosin day, incites his friend to rebellion, is lineally laid optic—tlie Qmeen, after various attempts to shake Lei cester's faith, sanctions his oiling' with illatilda stud the piece closes with an amnesty to all, except Norfolk, who, threatened with the se verest vengeance, leaves the Royal presence. This opera, as ae are informed, was first represented at the theatre of St. Carlos, at Maples. If those who witnessed it were ignorant of English history. they must have folioed, ir they supposed the piece found ed on fact, an extraordinaiy irked Queen Elisabeth. and of some of the Statesmen by whom her reign was rendered glorious. Had the title, beets Catha rine. kinpress of !Cassia, it would have been more appropriate. That lady fell in love occasionally, soil took very little pains to disguise her paseion— bin, if Elizabeth loved, her feelings were so much concealed, that even history, whose searching eye penetrates the isimint retreats of Monarchs, is almost silent on the subject—and, where the Muse •dors speak, she speaks most doubtingly. The music of the opera is the composition of Ro tIN I. It is the *remit' production of tins composer a loch has been performed iss Euglaud. Perhaps no two pieces, the work of the saute matter, were ever snore decidedly opposed to each other, than are those two 'lke Barber qf Seville and (Jams kliza beth), which have been selected from nos:ars works for performance in London. The opera of The Barber of seethe is remarkable for its flo ridity—the opera of Queen Elizabeth is distin guished throughout by strength acid gravity. Some of the symphomes are admirable—particularly whet' the wind instruments are introduced—Nod the cliortisses (probably the snort difficult pad of an opera) are so arranged as to produce a very power ful effect. without breaking it' on the original strain of harmony, with which they are connected. This piece is infinitely honourable to Ruitat —it places hint, if not on a level with the poet, at least very near the first marten.. characters were filled with great ability. Madame Fonon supported the part of Queen tili- Love. jealousy, and pity, are the pilisions wl►ich she ►s called ou to describe—aud, in song, they were never more exquisitely pourtrayed. ileraddress to Leicester, in the second art, where she calls on hint to leave Ilia prison, and, by a secret pass, to fly from his accusers, was, we think, her greatest effort. The struggle between pride and feeling, which [toils t has admirably described in his 11'1114'; by frequent contrast of the minor and major keys, was correctly given. Signora Coaat, as Matilda, sang very expressively nod most sweetly. Son►e of our contemporaries have blamed her for want of auimatimt. Hail she displayed more anima tion thole she does in this character, we should have had very little respect for her judg ment. Her address to Leicester," Alti ! sposo," if the expression will be allowed, was full of tender energy. Signor GAttetA, us Norfulk, appeared to b e l e ss at hom e than lie was n► the port of C'oass Ahnualew lie is fond of or►wntent, and in tnis character there is little room for it. Signor Cat. VEI.I.I'S Leicester, was, we think, unexceptionable. He displayed not merely the abilities of a ►inger, but in his tarn:tipsl scenes with Efisksbeth, evinced great We'd* as Mn actor. His ail, Swag doi s is the desti," was beautifully eartuted. The opera MIS well received by a very elegant audience. The excellent comedy of John Bull will be per formed at the lisymarket Theat►e this evening. for the benefit of Mrs. flosn. late of brury-lisue.— The play is east with it. original strength—the part of Deirris Brulgruddery by Mr. J. JOH NSTONI, and that of illury Thurnberry by Mrs. HORN. Many fashionable parties are made for the night, in support of this very deserving and interesting actress. On Thursilsy last the freedom of the city of Win. elie&ter was presented in the Marquis of BUCKING HAM, Lord TEMPLE, CuANGuA Litott. Esq. sod -- Li.s. E.q. DIIIPIRATt Ihmt..—Vre received, at a lair boar this morsiimg, • snag ate lof an tateresliag duel, that took lilac. o n Sooday sensiieht, at Caen, is Nona••dy, between • professed Frruch Aurlhsl, sod the ma olfeapt. Pickford, trf the Royal bevy. The germ:mei Fratichisan bait provoked the me r i m g by every personal awl rational insult in his power. They met, and the I:machismo proposed the distance at 20 pass—bat p i cbrurd, thiukimg that gluiest certain death awaited him in either emir, insisted on two paces and a hall only. Thai was at last agreed to, and Nlr. Pickford had the good foldout to escape, and to lay his antagonist tread at his rect.-es( itath Heralt) • .r121r1 7 . ARTS. ROYAL ACADEMY. . . Thicilajr• the fiftieth Annual Exhibition of the Royal Academy will commence at Stinserset. Wove. 'ln our last we enumerated the Royal and digisiguished visitors olio honoured the private view with .their presence on Friday t. aml we also made a few general observ a tion ion .the works in the Exhibition. A Paper of yestirdiy, describes the present collection as being less numerouis than formerly. This statement, though • portant, lisp. pens nut to be the fact ; for the present Exhibition contains 1.117 works, while that of 1817 contained only 1,077. The increase is also obvert/able in each department of art. There were in the lest Exhibition 007 pictures, 139 architectural draw. hugs and designs, &c. anal 71 works in the Sculp. Lure-room, or Model Academy—nuking a total of 1.077. lbs the present Exhibition there are goi pictures. 137 drawings wish designs, &c. and 70 iu the Model Academy—making a total of t.ll7 — that is, an addition of 40 to favour of this year's Eitliibition. The number, we already said, is of little consequence, and quite diitinct from die merits of the Exhibition ; but ,as unfortunately so many o( our artists are only repaid fur their lauda ble Worts by the consciousness of their zeal and in dustry, it is right to corrett thii numerical ,'error, even trifling as it is, wheat the means are at hend.of at once setting the point at rest. In our last we stated that the historical pictures, though numerous, were yet not very conspicuous a' works of art. • Mr. President WEAT's prioripal work is the Nativity of our Suoitutr. The President represents the Angel coinisioniesting to the Shepherds the birth of the Seviour, owl directing their steps to the monger where the divine Wind is to be founts! with Mary and Joseph. lie has also a picture of the WOMeN at the Sepulchre; takeis.from the.2Blh chapter of St. Matthew ' • one of The Great *bumf presenting to the late Lord Clive the. Grant of the Driovinnee far the East India Company ' • , and a Sleeping Cupid. In the scriptural works, the designs are tree sisal well-formed—there is great simplicity of expression, and some excellent colouring. The Presenting the Grant to Lord Cure has, we believe, been painted many years; it it a calm and digni fied historical COlll 4444 1,111 of character and imposing effect. The Cupid *hews the powers of the President, when he relaxes into lighter and less grave studies—it is soft and fleshy, with much playfulness of expres%iuts. Mr. HOWASD has four pietism, three ,of which ure portraits, the fourth is in his true anal peculiar style of poetical conception—it represents, froth SHAIDPIABB'S Tempest. the Fairies— " That on the moils with or intim font Do chase the ebbing Neptune, said do tly Lint Whim he coasts back." This picture has exquisite grace and beauty. Mr. FUSEL! has two pictures: one front the sth chapter of Dante Inferno-- " E caddy come corpo mono cads " The other is Irons The Dario. The former re presents Dante in his descent to hell ; he discoters amidst the flights of hapless lovers whirled about is' a hurricane, the forms of Paolo and Francesca, of Kisseini—obtains Virgil's permission to address them—and. being informed of the dreadful blow that sent them to that abode of torment, at once overcome by pity and terror, drops like a lifeless corpse on the rock. This extraordinary picture *hall hereafter receive some more detailed observa tions than our limits will at this moment enable us to devote to its merits and peculiarities. It em bodies the mental sentiment of the learned and useful Deeper, and strikingly illustrates his rapid, vigorous, and extrautdinary style. SirJosisna REYNOLD.. when diicuoing the merits of Sal.. VATOR ROSA, judiciously obseries, that the faults of some men seem to become thesis when they up pear to be the natural growth, awl of • piece with the rest of their character. A faithful picture of a mind, though it be irregular, wild ? . end inorrect, yet, if it be marked with that spirit and firmness which characterise works of genius, will claiM at. trial's:), and be more striking thus' a combination of excellencies which do not seem to unite well tn. gether. These observations, we thinks . apply to the sty le of Mr. Finial ; his charactersare al ways strong. ly marked, and of a peculiar best ; he copies from nature with a bold and during hand ; and, led by a vivid and powerful imagination, cooties her into au ideal form mid track, which has certainly often a grandeur of effect, bnt in which sometimes the idea is not sustained and justified by the eiecti tum. This picture is certainly equal, if not sulk.= rim, in energy of character, to those from Bac. CActo and DAS Ntiet.OGENLIED, in the last Ex hibition. The Deluge is handled differently from Mr. Wen's former pictute on the same subject, and perhaps not with sr good an effect. The landscapes and views are extremely nume rous and full of variety: Mr. TURNER and Mr. Cater:krt. is we anticipated, take the lead. The former has four pictures, viz. Ruby Castle. the seat q/ the Karl of Darlington—the View of Dort (which we mentioned several days ago)—The field ti Waterloo. from Lord Exaom's beautiful de scription of that meet-stumble event—and • land scape Composition of :lied/. There are parts of these pictures finished with exquisite beauty, and which are well Calculated to sustain the Character of Mr. Toasts, as being decidedly one of the first landscape painters in Europe. Mr. tALCOTT'S Mouth of she Tyne is also an admirably tiiiished picture. Mr. ‘ViLillt has two pictures—one of them an Errand Boy. the other, iiiterestiog Sketches of the I omily of Walter Scott. Mr. COOPER and Mr. H. B. Curium have some beautiful pictures in their respective styles— the latter, who is animal painter to the Royal Family. has been this year extremely b u ccrs, tu I . sod his works are deservedly admired. A portrait of Lusa. u favourite spaniel, by this artist, attracted the at tention of his Royal Highness the PRINCE RE. GENT at the private view, and received great COM. mendatiou. The animal is drawn with much ania• tinuical correctness, and thy silken colouring of the skin is as hotly managed as any thing of the kind me have e'er see,. M. Cowles Isms a View is No►felk—■mi The Deperfasreof she Diligence fives Bows, both its use brit ►tyle. lit uur brief notice of the private view, we ml !uthil to a autk, liy IA Leh, of great nititt—uo mean the conipnsition of now?! .1) ow Nal& re, con• tamed tit a 'Pui trait of the suite presented to Eu noND KKAN by the Sub-Contwit lee awl Pet former!' of the Theatre Royal. Drury-lane, by CLARA MtatA PoPE. 'The talents of Mrs. Pure have fiequently excited,the admiration of the put,Gc, and • the she sujustly scipireir by her mature of the flower-basket, iii the Exhibition of 1816. had led us to suppose that the representatiou of those beautiful objects could scarcely bs carried to a I leere of mire polished perfec t i tttt . It is there ' fore with pleasure we contrinplAte the extrioidisiary pet forniatsce winds that loge tt itt u. Lily has now presented to the,allussrers of flower-paisitssig. this inter... Sting production, we are nut lest delight ed with the beauty and variety of the object. se. teeter!, than thetastetul end picturesque manlier hi wqiich they are disposed ; and it it. wily trtatletint n . pust tribute to,the exc ell en ce of Airs. Pope's pic ture, to assert, that it would not be disgraced be a cora I Mr s isoo With the 1111111111e4 I ' productiosss of lise aital. ltuescit and V• 111 lluirsust. Portrait-painting, as usual. iiredotnisistes, sod move than one-lhird of the Exhibition cutissisti works in this department of art—souse of tli'tnit are by our most eminent artists, and are inieusletl in carry down posterity the' portraits of Poi nt' of those illustrious individuals, whose names will for ever Ire associated with deeds of .renown anti virtue. Sic THOMAS . Ls4llllNce'S Eiptestrian Pothole ofthe Duke o f Wellington, in the dress and uu the horse he rude in the battle of 11'aterhas, is a spirit did work. Ali portrait of the Prince Regent, is alto admir t hly executed. Alr. OAWE'S portraits of the imperiled Princess Undone, and of the Prince of Saxe Coburg, are excellesit likenesses, and very well pointed. Sir W. BELCHEY'S, portraits ,of the Michas of Gloneester, Lord Erskine, and Airs. Cows, we very successful efforis.of this intelligent artist. Mr. Sitsitt's Bishop of Norwich is a flue por trait of this enlightened and distinguished PHILLIPs'S Burl SpOrictr, and Mr. JosErifit Dri e of Gloucester, ore also well-painted portraits. Mr. LUSSDALE's Duke of Sasses is well paint. id; and we were particularly struck with a hoe per.; trait by this artist of Sir Thurso, Raffles, whose mild and patiriaal edininistration of the Giver's.. Incur of Java, tind work descriptive of the nature and isilisbibuits of chat colony and its depeudencies,, geibeil him so much deserved reputation. Mr. RstasAY's portrait of Al,. Broughons.is also a Spirited and well-finished work. The great linos of the other portraits (many of which are excellent. ly painted) are intended as memorials. of private respect and affection, though smite of them are dtiubtless dictated by that insipid vanity which falls under the lash of Mr. FUSS:Les sarcasm in that branch of his Lectures, iu which lie toadies upon Portrait Painting. That this dePartaient of are receives more than its due share of patronage, we are ready to admit. but we cannot indiserithinately censure the desire for its encouragement. True, it cats of pretend to the first place in this elevated study, but yet it is imposlible to thick lightly of that branch of art which has the inestimable faculty of administering to our, deforest, must praiseworthy, and most consolatory affections—nor can we altoge ther quarrel with the motives which douse to it a widely-spead encouragement—its value has basest lfeatitifullidescribed by a living Poet— " Bat thou! serene) y silent Art ! By Htt ee arid Lhim was taught to lead A milder solace to the heart ; The sacred Image of • friend ! Na spectre fortis of pleasure fled, . Thy gofer - Mat sweetewitia aims rrstoro; Far thou cau'st give us beck the dead, Eves is the loveliest lucks they wore." ARCHItRCTURAL DRAWINGS; At. We shall take an curly °ppm busily of reviewing the architectural drawings and designs in this Ex• hibition—partly because they are in general unde servedly overlooked by the public press, and be. Cause they are at this moment, when nionumetitte or cenotaphs, and chinches, are, in psi blte content. plution, entitled to peculiar observation. At such a utomesst the encouragement of architectural de signs is of the first consequence, to prevent the intended public edifices from becoming as discre datable to the national taste as the greater part of the last coistage was, front the want of a proper competition for the work. Messrs. So A NB, Vt . YAW, G•NDY, Et.stes. COcKERELL, GAHACIAN. and • number of other Gentlemen well 'mown to the public for their talents and research, have coutti bated to fill this part of the Exhibition, and gene. rally with great success. SCIII.PTtiIt E. The Model Academy, us usual, contains some tine specitnens of sculpture, the principal of which area monument to Major General Sir B. Close. Bart.; and a Model of Charity, by Mr. FLAXMAII; ►model for a Statue of Mr. Pitt, a monninesstal alto reliefs° in marble, and Cupids. for a Temple of the Graces, at Woolson. Abbey. by Mr. It. West ma corr ; a marble statue of Flora, fir the Earl of DARNLEY, and a Cupid disarmed, by Mr. E. H. BAILEY; model for an Eqstestriass Statue If Me Max of Wellington, and a model for a Bast of Me late Princess Charlotte, by G. GABEAUD; M. ScouLaa's Choice of Paris. which obtained the gold medal at the late dixtributia r of the Academy prises; some monumental works by Mr. BACON ; and a whither of others, by artists of great merit. The hints of course, for the value reason HA the portraits, nearly fill the Sculpture-room, an•e Mr. CHANTRZY displays his usual pre.emmetice in this department. He has eight busts, the principal are of Mr. President West. Sir Joseph Books. and the late distinguished and much-lamented Francis Horner. The bust of the last character is a good likeness, but the upper part of the head does root appear as strongly marked as it was in the original. Mr. Homo had one of the broadest and most expansive foreheads we ever saw. its us pression was that of deep thought, and occasimiat sterness. The lower part of Isis face had little character ; it was certainly deficient in tho►e mark ings which enable a sculptor to bring out nadir.. geuce and life. As the bust of so deeply-lanseuted a character, this is certainly entitled to interest ; we believe it is also the only work of alt commemo rative of Mr. Hoax co. We never saw any pm trait or bust of I " before (these have berms some noun. tint scrstchrogs in magazintrs), nor do we believe he ever sat to en artist. Mr. GO3LkT hits, among others, a bust of the late Right liuu.GLosos PONSUNST. The stllts , ur r