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's -umber of special constables at Tweedmouth, rnr he preservation or the peace on the occasion. To s:teviate for the" present the distress that may be felt To want of coals, it was agreed upon by the Msgirtrates and a select vestry, at a meeting held tiny day. at .the Town Hall, that a proper supply should be immediately procured, by having them freighted from the nearest poet, and sold out to the public at prime cost. LEEDS, JANUARY S. • The inhabitants of this town were a good deal rorprieed end alarmed by the assembling of a de. tachment of horse soldiers, at about ten o'clock I. b at. Thursday night. On inquiry into the cause of this nocturnal master, we find that strong indica tions of riot had manifested themselves at Stasi. ititseey. • clothing village in this neighbourhood, owitly to a dispute about the rate of wages, between Nit. ono limetwir, one of the principal manufao •orers in that place, sod the work-people. It ap pears that for many months past 'ME...VARLET has employed a great many journeymen clothiers, ulid others. at what was considered very low wages. The consequence of this has been that a kind of Combination Society, called the Clothier's Union, has been brought to bear upon him, end Ow mess have all struck work. To supply their place, Mr. Farley has applied to the parish officers in the neighbour. tog villages, telling them that the clothiers who ap plied to them for relief from want of work, might have employment at his mill. On this representation numbers of work people from Morley. Brantley, and other placer, have resorted thither, but the iiihabi iiitits.of Stanningley;:feeling indignant at these iu terluperr, as they call them, have risen and driven them out of the town; and hence a riotous and. ie. subordinate disposition was menifested. which M . . . •• Thursday last wore so comicincan .appea rance to induce the Mayor of this borougbto direct the Chief Constable to repair to the place, at a late hour of the bight, accompanied by a' military force, to twin readitiesa Ia earetlie 601 authority should I, e found diarqttal to Ittipreservatimi of the public peace, V.re d arehappy..to add. that the night past aver oitliout any disturbance, -though the entire of tbo prevailing disquiet •efiets.;—if Leidy Nereus _ Fusta.iux",ol 7 RA.Liciaf •:• • AIrWIPO6OI !RPM- • • ' stisTow, DEC. 6. The Macedonian aillf Lied tochratie.—We take pieastire inforiningAg,itpblic that Mr. John S. Flirty, owner of the Aforezienitut, received a.letter yesterday movning - frotesplcOn.John Q. Adams, Secretary of State, infornslitt.that he had submitted Mr. El Irry's lette r, , and kite do cuments accompany irg it, to the Pre sideot, mid that the President had directed him to inform Mi. Ellery; that a public send of war would be dispatched immediately, to demand justice' agreeably to the law of 'siatiOns. Thus will foritgrinations be t..ught, whether they belong to the bld World or the New, whether they atyy . themselves. Royalists or Patriots, that justice to .tier ciiizeus, and respect td our flair, is what the .United Stakes will enforce end command. 10111131 AT, ALABAMA, NOV. 10. As MOM) at vioces, aud the cool weather re tertdcirre are happy 'tb.see trade and navigation re visit psi waters, void give additional vigour to the raidstatry of all classes of people. Already have seven or eight vessels arrived from Nor north with merchandise for this port, and seve ral others lie below for wind. Our wharves begin to exhibit a brisk nets . of busi sieis that angora favourably to the commerce of lthikeley for the ensuing siker.. Though no cotton of the new crop hasas'yet de scended the rivers, yet we may expect to see inafew weeks our market crowded with this valuable staple of Alabama. I . Although the August rains, as well al the early frosts of last month, have greatly diminished the quantity which the flatterincbtate of cotton in July promised, yet owing to the remarkably favourable it,ll fur its ripening, and for'gathering it,' the yield wall he getirrslly very hanthome. Albert Gallatin, El. Mittiater to the" Court of France, has resigned his office, and will morn to tins country inJune • Mafiosi' . • -.el • GERMAN 'PAPS'S' • 1 . , - • • nfit..zB. necestsza 28... It is stated -in some German Journals .heat the Deputies of she. Association of Gerin'm Merchants and Aaulact rers have received a favourable lin: . saver fr om our . GireernVirent in reply to their petiliop is rssliur of the commerce idh6 adostiy of Ger: ustoy. • This statement is Perfeilly correct. They were •.wellgeceived, as well by his tlighdess the Printe duincrltor, ns the Ministers of the Interior, of Torninerce, and Of Finance, and •obtaine4: (he agreeable aaiiirsoce that the'rrussianAlovernment, tar frons,de:iiioi to injure the welfare of the origh ."• leoliriirg Slates of Germany by selfish -measure;, wotild replier if the Governments of Germany could • agree Witon the-principles and general slatern of corn mere,. firvinatind the welfare of the whole, and that the l'ideqarit eravernment wquld willingly contribute iis•pitirfo-pyrieure fur ell Germany the adialitsges of a free trade, founded upon priticiplei of justice. At the same tune it - was not concealed front them, 11.ai - the sitiiutiou and the constitution of the several Gcrinwn StatesieeMed 10 be by no means prepared for the' Arcloptitin` or 'dbinoson measures, to'which it was esilecintry necessary that each individual State storilit'hirrethe guaremee tiplt the jdisal Ordinances dliverved by all hill* Sartre 'spirit. It aPl:earcd. therefore, theist pretreat the brat sort listf would be for'eaeli of the'gblies who thought iheurdefres sgtrieved'by The present system, should enderfaistir to make 'irmogetoeuts with those mean hers of the Confederation *Wore' tonsidered the caul, of this grievance, and in this runner to intro: since coiitcidiug Ordinances by degrees, from hon . tier to frontier, and thus remove more add more the normal obstacles to " free tradr."--(Prussian Gritetle.l The 'Police has seized in all the booksellers' shops • eat this city the work of M. Brenneck, which was inivertesed some time ago in several Journals—" Peoif from the Bible that ('heist, apes his ersici. fixion, - remained 27 years upon earth, and promoted iu silence She good of hatnanity.' RITYGARD, JANUARY 1. A monument to the late Queen Catharine has di been erected in the town of Tiddiogen. • TO-MORROW MORNING LOTTERY DRAWL-FOUR OF TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS! TWO OF THEM IN THE' FIRST FIVE MINIMS. TH 4111'11Si - I PRES& -- LONDON, TUESDAY, Jamiaav 11. MO. A very important case, utfecting in • high degree the interest of humanity, was tried yesterday in Guildhall*, 'before Chief .1114tice Assort' and it Special Jim's. the Plaintiff, ManiaGo, who is a Spaniard, was proprietor of a Spanish ship employ ed in O K slave trade off the coast of Africa. The Defendant, Captain WILLES. is an Officer in the British navy, and in December 1817 commanded the CAtrob ship of war, forming a part of Sir Jim* 'xso's squadron, cruising off that coast for the 'toterruption and prevention of this de-. testable traffic. In prosecution of what Captain , Wtt.t.as conceived to be his duty, he seized opera. MADILAOO'S ship, which was freighted with stereo,' landed the unhappy cargo at Sierra Leone, and afterwarda took the ship to Jamaica, where she was detained for some time and subse- • quently dismis►ed. To obtain compensation for his lossea k MADRAGO brought his action, end laid his damages at 34,000/. The Counsel for the defetceconaned themselves principally to obteid. a tnitigetiou of damages, but Chief Justice As- BUTT suggested a doubt whether a foreigner could bring an action in a British Court of Law for de wages sustained in the prosecution of a truffle which the .Legislature of England had interdicted .and. rendered illegal. A verd►ct for 18,0001. was Balt Wien, subject to the opinion of the Judges epee' this interesting point. • • It perhaps may be deemed presumptuous in as to express as opinion upon a subject which remains to be decided by the combined «Wow of the *ogee of the law, and more particulitrly if that opiniutil should be opposed to what may seem to be thelnws:, prrs.ion entertained by so able Of learned • Judge us Chief Justice Atmore. Bufrisaweeer desirable he it may he to discountenance the isitaxisissi.iiallic in ' slaves by every means, we cannot forget thilt it*, Legislature of Great Britain hal- interdicted I traffic only to British subjects, and .withits &Well. territories, and that such an its.erdict can haiie.* effect upon the subjects if foreign states; by, which the trade is yet continued.. The • traffic its 'slaves was, in December 1817, authorised by the Spa nish Government within' Viitaiu de " or, lona _... tude, and consequently";R a stas , . 1 taproliii , 4: - speaking in the strict 'caeca:ll4'4op . , toe .Sp*. se niurd to pursue this infans4h.:triitll, passidofi lie observed the requisites peeserffs . 4.. , The Government, by Treaty with istsia;rikersuistifihs. legality of the trade so pursued by Span: ' .. jests, and consequently MADRAGO . ti ti* lekAttir the faith of that Treaty, and the proteetioreef; law of nations, which form a part .of•• th"e"listri i , England. Iu a question of this nature; we 444. suffer our judgments to be influenced by thaah' warm and kindly feelings of humanity., which; thank God ! are readily eseited in this *miry, whenever the distresses of our felloW-men deassand our attention. It is a question of strict law, and the seizure of the vessel is to he considered as an occurrence totally distinct from the question of humanity and feeling, and merely as a point af fecting the commercial rights of a nation with which our Government maintains the relations of amity. In this view of the question, it would seem to us that an action can be maintained by the Spaniard in • British Court of Justice, even thotigh his damages were sustained in the prosecutionof the infamous traffic in human misery. The decision of this case in the negative, Ostia, denying the right of a foreigner to bring an action, for compensation in • British Court of Lim, wing& not, however, we are inclined to thinks iceMlllo any salutary influence upon the state of ilie‘tia'sa;:, because in such • case. a foreigner ssistaitfinglo injury from a British officev, instead ofliiiing'.X,,, course to a Court of Ls*, would apply for re to his own Goveruthent, by wins the ciiif':Vr . ' be referred to the British Weiner, end eitherim. pensation must be granted to the indiiidnsl frog . the purse of the nation. in pursuance of the spirit. of good faith and justice, or the Government must prepare the cousitiy to inert an appeal to arms, is the only means left for deciding the question. We learn with regret that many of the manufac turing labourers of Leeds sod its vicinity, and also the pitmen in the collieries hear Berwick, are dia. contented with the present rate of their wages, and have refused to work until the masters and proprie tut s have seceded to their terms. Discontents of this nature are usually accompanied with vio lence, sod we are sorry to find that the present instances do not form exceptions. The tumultuous proceeditigs of the labourers at the msonfacturing village of Sta aaaa i l %ley, steer Leeds, have required the 'active. interfereoce of the 'Magistrates. and several 'of the rioters have been arrested sod committed to pritipa. Sod). Asti, has beru the case at Berwick ; , but although vigorous measures may restore tran quillity. they cauntst curvet that bitterness of mind which generates the discontent that leads to the disturbance of the public peace. The rate of wages in most parts of the country is et present very low, lint we readily believe Dot lower than is consistent with the 'slate of the trade its general. When tli.e masters rod proprietors of mmitsfactior'es obtain but little if any profits, the labourers can not expect high wages; but unfortunately poverty end dist rei.saredstit robe reasosters, and great lenity ought to be 'hewn to ignorant mud (Jimmied men, whose minds must .be keenly imbittered by the pinching penory of their families. There are, we believe, mony bad spirits at work among them, and these men ought to be rigorously punished. It seems that when the workmen employed at Stanningley struck for wages, several mattufacrorers from the neighbouring towns aud villages offered to supply tip* plod," but were assaulted in a croedunitto 4 ile by .flit farmer. The flocking of so many perseisu; to take the work and wages which the tithe d. WINO, ought to have apprised them of their own comparative good fortune, but they had folioed an illegal combination to deter work amen from etigaging to labour at a price lees than Plej themselves had proposed, mud seemed resolved .to carry their point by terror and violence. The new-trousers, however, have been protected, and are tusked *Wine the premises in which they work. Every than has au undoubted right to set whatever price lie pleases upon his own labour; but the moment •lte proposes to regulate the wages of others, he assumes • power which belongs to no intl . :l44ord in society, whirls is a flagrant injury to ethers; And which in this country exposes him at cure try the severest penalties of the law. The la bouring classes of the people seem not to be aware of this troth, amid it perhaps might be advisable to just/act some : of the most prominent leaders of these riots in it:through the inedinsi of a Court of Juts. lice. Fears are entertained at Leeds that the tur- Waist spirit of these mat is connected with none schenies . of • seditious nature, and 300 of the most respectable of der inita6itsats have. in consecpsesice, enrolled them/glees is • corps of yeomanry cavalry. We read with a snide the grave annossucement of 17 111, radical disorders at Seiceptca ; Null the pre. *Wails taken to meet the seiprathrodod iossorreseu• tion there. We dare say the ammo af the sootter given by The Patriot, has, ere Ibil, brcisighl Brampton into greater Notoriety 111311 it by enjoyed since a certain Corporation went thither toehrliver ti the keys. of a certain city to the Pier, in 1 .. ; ‘ ,5 We should not be ow Applied Wit were to r, . rgarbsle in dishouow T ' n before the it 4• •iisibiejst, Commons. Bat y this truonneling rterr:th the radicality of Brampton is too lwsvy e draft upon the credulity of the couch'''. Au none. section at Brampton I.—why • scamps see washltaissi. basin is a superlative object cf campithaiso with it. ..ussa(f.'orlisle Joartsal,l . .. It is known thist•the staple trade of iibniedre are bissisburgh and sheeting's, and sailcloth owl hog ioogr. According to a calculation we hew seen, cl:fflie kind of work. 2 Amity. consistact of the ...tribe', mother, and toe children, employed to .Cinding and weaving. coronet ut present earn move ,'illian 3... 81. a week, after paying deductions! Out . if ibis four persons have to hr clothed and led, and i'iwo +edgers to educate. Where this is the cs.e, • isw per week for clothes, and ed. for education, :70 Lot no overcharge; so that the four persons must lie" ' supposed to subsist each on lid. ausday !! !. • f earlisk Journal / • Tbe present winter is the coldest we hem had since 1814. The Clyde forms one sheet of lee as far down as Dungla.s, anti covered with broken ice to Parklee, * little above Port Glasgow. Loaded cnrts have passed for some (Lys at Renfrew, stud foot p.ss.reigers et Erskine. ' Out Saturday the Ist, ' end Monday the 3d instant, at eight o'clock iii the moroing, the thermometer at Freeland-house, Er. skine, stood at seven degrees. —l(;lasgoss Journal./ The weather broke on Tuesday night, at Dum fries; end the snow 1111 the hills. being dissolved, occasioned the Nith to be greatly swollen. By the floatutig of the ice shout tweirtyslive yards in extent of the bay, at Dumfries Millis, were earned away. HAZARD AND Co.'s confirmed Success!—HA ZAßD end Co. sold the first-drawn Prize of 20.000/. un the first duy, and another lirst.druwo Prise of 20,0001. on the aecund .lay of the lottery just ended, snaking Two Prime ' 110.0001. sold by them in the very last Lottery.— Two More Twenty Thousands nest li• drawn. crintilOs !nor Wien of 20.0001. Money and Con. .• i dt r ..4 s . 'HAZARD and Co.'s Offices Royal Exchange ter3ll, Coreihill; and 324, Oxfued.aireet, curuer of Swal. I -Law/. LO T TE XY the first drawn Prize was en. i t . 1 t 14 1 410 0033q0/., and woe sold by WF1113...... beArsedrawn priie will be entitled t o 20,000!. . iTile fortunate Ticket may 'yet be purchased at W.Alloes offices. R. Corn hill, or 17, Ludrtte.street. ''..111011 Lottery that betting to morrow, contains four of 0,0901. • Two of them, wilt be decided in the first fire 'ninnies. . • _ _ _ We are requested by Mr.BZETINAM, the Secre tory of the Eagle Insurance Company, to state, foe the security of such of their Friends as have omitted to renew their Christina, Policies, that it is seorsss►y the same should be attended to forthwith, which may be done by •p- Onetime at either of their Offices, is Corehill, or the Hay market, where Annuities are granted and purchased, said every deserip4iuu of Fire end Life Insurance effected 011 equitable teress.—N R. An allowance for rent of Premises destroyed by Fire, as heretofore. Monday week, as some young persons were amu sing themselves on the ice at Lochrod, near Editi burgh, it suddenly gave way, whereby five persons were plunged into the water, two of whom were unfortunately drowned. On Thursday last, a singular and unfortunate accident happened In a poor boy at the quay at Newcastle. He had been sent with a pitcher to get some water out of the river at the stairs opposite the Grey Horse, mid as lie was standing on the edge of the ice, in the act of doing so, the whole ice in that part of the river gave way, and the ships lalliogzlown about two feet. a wherry, which was lying frozen up about three feet from the stairs, was forced np against the bey, and crushed him must dreadfully against the comer of the rph.y. It required the united strength of three men with handspikes to extricate him from this dreadful situation. He was taken to the Infirmary with but little hopes of recovery. • Robert Ware was Clem Llama to Hoary the First; his grritsulfather aims at the battle of Flamingo. t Harold felt so coandent of •anquisbing the Normans, that he ordered round a fleet so the comet near Hastings, to lutes rept %Villiarn's metope, being unaware of William's in trusion of burning his Suet joss before the bottle, t• impress ea the naiads cabin elms that they Inuit congests Of perish. The bipenis, or double au IC A % >~ DESiRUCTIi)N OF MAGDALEN HALL, OXFolio, BY HUE. OX/ORD, JANUARY 9. A desolating fire was brat discovered to hare broken out this morning. about three o'clock, it ►he northern estreltlfity of Magdalen Hall, in this University. A greet proportion of the iiihsbitants was immediately roused ; slid in spite of the n o . reasonable hour of the summons, great unmbet• promptly came to the spot, mud contributed their seal's'', rid in working four engines, and thereby quenching the dames. About *even o'clock ohs fire was got under ; blot. unhappily, not ',ohl d considerable portion of this venersilde f.ilr I. 4 consumed to s cinder. Sixteen seta of gentler's.. , rooms were completely destroyed : sod as Ost ) were all tenanted (although, frost its being , senior time, the Members of the Society were almost all of them Amid from the University), the destrsicho t embraced a great deal of furniture, and mass valuable collections of books. Owing to the ex treme severity of the weather, many of the pimp., in the neighbourhood were locked up with frost, and there eat some difficulty et first in poocnrier au adequate supply of water. Tote accident, it is supposed, arose from the iisdisesolien of a young mats whip happened to be resident, mod who went to bed without extinguishing his candles. They af terwards cominuoicated with the furniture of lus room, and occasioned the cunfisgration. Re tors, however, luckily awakened from his perilous coo. doom, and no loses were lost. No praise esei be too great for the exertions of those who tome earl; to the spot. The Bishop of Oxford was ausorigth e 'somber, and wsa exceeded by no one p►e►ent anxiety and earnestness of his efforts to eetiogu n h the flames. lam happy to be able to add, that the house of the Learned Principal (Dr. Marbride., and the neighbouring lodgings of the Rev. Dr. Routh, * President of Magdalen College, though at oue period in the g►eatest jeopardy, remained th e rod untouched by the devouring element._ Both these venerable characters are now &dn't from Oxford. ACARE3I'LLS. (EXTRACT FROM ANOTRIR LITTER). 0170&D, JANUARY I have just time to inform you, that • dress:lid are broke out ise Magdalen HMII , which is 14t11.4ret 1110 , 111' Magdalen College. this morning about thre o'clock, which totally consumed the whole ranged buildings, consisting of about eighteen sets of rooms, in tisree hour.. Happily, by great exeitios... the lodgings of Dr. Hominid', the Proteins!, were saved fruni the flames, by pulling down the build ing which connected the two together. No Imo were lust. All the furniture, honk., &c. destroyed. It is 'opposed to hare originated in the rotas of a young WWI over the common rooms, and had it not been discovered by a guard of one of the mills on the toed leading to Oxford. the inhabitant* muss nice perished. To. much praise comma be be. stowed on the persons who rendered assistance. praticidarly the ttiallebe►s of the Uverritv amongst whom was particularly noticed the Ltoil Bishop of Oxford. aio was extremely active in supplying the engines with water during the hoe. MonsT-Enccuunc—The festivities at this noble 'mansion last week, were of the most 'Oti tis(' said magnificent deacripsion, sod were ottendrst by all the rank and Pathan t's that urighlsourhood. About 30 persons of distinction sat down to a sumptuous dinner; this was followed by a boll. The saloon was most brdliantly lighted; and, in short, the tamp d'teil was such no a seldom seen. The supper, consisting of every delicacy of the ”eason, was laid oat on two tables in the gallery. and had a very pleasing edict. The guests sat down about half-past one o'clock, but it was 11.4 of long duration, for the music having struck lily, moot of them were anxious to retire to the mei ry dance, which was sccordiogly renew e d, and ru„. tinned with great spirit till a late hour. The cool ',any then partook Or les. and other refreshment,, after which they retired highly gratified, and tow.. in the excellent suansgement of his Lordiship'i household. On Saturday imirnifig, before the parture of the guests, they partook of an elsgsot defame, which, it is scarcely necessary to add, was equally sumptuous with the former part of this magnificent fete. The Earl of CAILISLa has, with big usual good ness at this inclement season, distrilinteil 150 "po ke& of coals amongst the poor householders its Brampton. Mr. NATHAN. who is announced for a debed at Covent-garden Theatre, is the eminent moonlit'. and the elegant composer (with Mr. BRAMAN) of the Hebrew Melodies. It would appear that eontredunses err revived :Li Paris, to the discountenaucr of quudrilles. A c•-1- lection of SOO eontredonses are about to be pub lished, says the Aroma/ des Modes. We •re informed that Mr. Swans, of Begfel , .. has purchased of Mr. Titans:TT, the I.erge-t blood horse in the kingdom, got by Sorcerer. &on by Sir Peter, for which he has since refused Gtr*. A masonic meeting was held on Thursday W. night, at the house of Brother Laaato, the Black Boy Inn. in Newcastle, Sir M. W. Rumex, 41.1 ) . and 13.P.G.N1. in the chair; when a company of $ masons sat down to a most exct Ilent direenrs after which many loyal anti uppropriale 10s$111 were drank and excellent songs sung. Tile evening was spent in that spirit of nutty and good fellowiehT which distinguishes the ft sterol, y. At the monthly meeting of the Literary noel Philosophical Society of this town.• on Tuemlo: last, the poem entitled " Dun Joao." and stns. buted to a celebrated and noble poet, was, after much discussion, ordered tut he removed from On library as an immoral puhticaoloo. As soon as doe decison took place, • notice wits given of a motion for the next month, to restore it to its place in the library.—( Newcastle Chronicle.) Within the last twelve ))))) robs, npwu.ds s f 1:14 sheep and lambs have been stolen tis the neiglithini hood of Shoreham. Some malicious incendiaries are at present gointt about gentlemen's houses, where warclwdogs are kept. and, by the cold-hlooderl inerwe of ads, iuis tersi poison to the faithful anittuds,. they hope to be enabled to commit their depredation* in seen. rity. Severe! gentlensen have lately Wee deprived by that tool istrom of some valuable dor, whose known fidelity enabled them to intrust their oat. houses to their protection.—(Glesgoat Paper.) ', , r~►-~tt~ • . .v V • - PICTUrir ef the TrLF: of HeISrINGS. A new historical Picture. on a very large scale (31 feet 6ns. by 17 feet 6 in.), was yessertley. fur the first time, exhibited to the public, at the Great Room. Spring-g Arden.. It represents the mono- Table Bottle of !lasting's, fought by wir.f.tAit the Comaustftoo. its the tear 1066. and the artist is Mr. F. W. ‘A'i Liu N. It is painted fir Sir GODFREY WFBitaft, Dirt. the proprietor of Bette' Abbey. built by the Conqueror on the spot where the battle was fought, owl the artist its some prefatory obser vations to the description of his picture, speaks ill terms of the warmest gratitude of the liberality of his di.tiosguislsed patross. An historical picture is as tire a prof luctiota i:i Art, as is the generous patro l s stel Mr. %V aKtM celebrates. The toast promote's' part of the picture is filled by an equestrian figure of William the Conqueror. leading a charge, at the head of souse of his Norman follower.. Tin. charge is supposed to have brought him to the 'pot where Harold lies dead. William Is represented its the act of checking hishorec. By the expire:4i it of his countenance. and Use action of his right hand, from which his sword has tins consciously fallen, the artist denotes the sense *ion the Conqueror feels at suddenly boding the consummation of his wishes burst upon him— the crown of Englaii.l within Isis grasp, and Ha rold sleesoing its death at his fret. A corrful dis tinction i. 'tide between the armour of the Nor. mans and Anglo-Saxons. N inist;to is liebited in wbst us termed "A !luster& Hauberk," with conical helmet. The shape of the hauberk, the thighs, and boots, are taken from the impress tun of William's great seal. The &Masi nierceisertes are not represented clothed its the armour of the epi rase, hut in a dress soot dissimilar to that MUM by the Romeo orinies. whets esservated by Iseury they threw aside the heavy weapons of their ancestor.. The Saxons are dressed in ass armour of prepared leather, of various colours, which produces a pie turrsiur, though nut a very martial 'firer. The other parts of the picture are thus set forth is the printed description of die Artist Ow she left side of the Conqueror is Ode, Bishop of Sarum, half brother to the Conqueror by the mother's side, rooting to the Crowe; he watches with Intensity the consuessoce of William, wishing to perhaps* (as it were M a husk) is the pkatmre he billows him so tool at the idea of hoeing obtained his object. This asniatioos warlike Prelate, who aspired to succeed Pope hlregisay, it poetieslarle meetissesed by Robert Wece, o is his Renee dr kw "ua Om left side of the picture is the dead body of Handel i e supported by two Normans, who are supposed to hove ,tested it op from among the dead at the approach of William, fur the purpose of sheltie' it to their chief. The warrior supporting Harold us the left aids, is maleavoirelor to call the attention of the Conqueror to the fetal shaft which pierced him thrimagh the eye into the brain, and soused his 41eash. The vow warrior hotelier at the feet of the Cos. wooer is net menet ma formally priniestior the Crown, es that world automat to a more Attica as occurriag at that time; be is merely premsting to his Chief, as a glorious trophy of the day, the Cy shoes helot, or King's helmet , Herold wore, which being areordiag to the costume of the period, sorroisaded by a asses Crams, way carry with it au atlissies so obtasoiag the Crowe of Illoglamst This figure, with his helmet them hock, showing that the hair on the crown of Ids heads shore., so also to the iostasees of Teatais, and two dead Horatio, limier horse, are /Weeded to illustrate the singular carcase solace of the Mesa of sharing the head, foe. among the Normans. " By the left side of Bishop Ode mambo Tomah', celled The Fair, from his osatiitrzion. To him was inhumed the roosters ted hawser presented by Pope Alexander to the Conqueror. He hails his Chief with • freline of triumph, and his action is iateaged to imply his conviction that Ibis boom was the immediate cause of their sweets. " Behind him is a group of Norman soldiers of various rank, who hare accidentally collected near Harold, area. live ',the impression of William's brio; made music of the importaut event. " Ballot the Coss/weer is pert of the troop of Normsses he was Indium on to she charge The principal figure in ibis pomp, mounted on a dun horse, represeuts Count Enstace whom Witham ordered to attack a body of Knauss, wh o , swabs to resew the combet after she death of Harold, by setior the Norma; while in permit, freeform ly checked by the brutes rsaimisd--ibis Bowe is clad its a male of trellis moor, sock as was used by the Sarocess shoot the period of the Cimarest. It is iutrodoced here for the pike of variety, and is appropriate on account of the armour is use in the Wetter, parts of the Contineut,.al that lime, beiog in annoy instances of Asiatic origin. _ _ "Oa so masiteinee idthe eZireabe ritgin of the picture is a Norman trumpeter, seated ow a dark gimlet hone ; lie blows the slugborne (or trumpet) of victory, sornmoning the chiefs be gather round their leader, W witness the deci sive catastrophe. “ Wounded, dead, and ilyiugSoxons and Normans occupy the fure-gronnil of the picture. The Saxon in front is in. tended to represent an arced chief, filled with mental and buddy awguish, fur while he is nearly exhausted from his %woods and from fatigue, he is mos.-Woe of the Clovis a hi. late King being presented to the Culoielor. " The figure behind the Chief is a Saxon of ordinary rank. He r.sts upon his axe: in sullen silence. He represents one who is ccccc ume but nut subdued ; one who my be sup posed to have fought handily and bravely Gun the dawn of that day, which he feels is terinivated by the rola and dis comfiture of hiseuuntryineu." There are a variety of other groupes in the pic ture engaged in different actions. expressive of the various events of the battle. They are .well ar ranged. and produce appropriate effect. This is the first historical pointing which Mr. WILKIN has presented for public inspection. it is therefore entitled to every critical indulgence. There is, however, a strength of conception in the work, a bold effort of the mind, which shows that the Artist aspires to the highest department of his Art, and a ilevelopeitient of executive capabilities in many parts, which justi v y his laudable ambition. It would oe unjust towards an Artist who displays so minty of the essentials of his profession to enter into any detailed reanimation of his work. upon the lissty glance of a first exhibition. We announce it merely as an historical work to which the public attention is solicited, and give the principal !parts of the Artist's description of what it was his aim to accomplish. We tepest that lie has evinced consh. &Wile powers, hoth iii the composition and vie con ve parts of his work. 01 the colouring, with which considerable pains stem to have been taken. we do not wish on a first view to pronounce an opiw nioo. as the impression it in some parts produced upon us may out have been iiiiinfluruced by the state of the atmosphere. and the snowy objects which it has every where diffused around iis. We shall make this picture the subject of further observations.