The Sun. — London, England, 1830-07-10 00:00:00

FINE ARTS. MARTIN'S ENGRAVING OF THE FALL OF NINEVEH. Among the artists of modern times Mr. Martin has long held a foremost station. As the founder of a new tera in painting; as the 6rst man of genius who dared boldly to set himself in opposition to the old tame mechani cal school of scriptural illustration, by casting aside the trammels of common-place, trusting to his own feelings in preference to established rules for effect, and thereby infusing life and spirit into his productions, and shedding over them the full vivid radiance of an imagination unequalled in its range and sublimity, be has rendered himself equally conspicuous. We ha zard little in asserting that Mr. Martin is essen tially the most poetical painter of his age. As little do we hazard when we express our convic tion that even among the artists of an older and better period, few will be found to rival him in the grandeur, and none in the lavish variety, of his conceptions. When we say that he is the most poetical painter of the day, we mean that he has evinced the creative faculty—that first grand requisite of genius—to a greater extent than any of his contemporaries. He takes a hint, let us suppose, from the Bible or from Milton. His syMpathy is instantly roused ; he seems to feel the exact way in which it should be treated ; his invention quickens as he proceeds ; rises to the dignity of its subject ; and embellishes it with so many original excellencies, of so natural and appropriate an order, that from being a mere crude meagre hint, it gradually expands into a new and matured creation, teeming with life, and grace, and beauty. But the main feature of Mr. Martin's pro ductions is the sublimity of their imagination. He is the Milton of painters. "He dips," AS Shelley finely observed of some other artist, " his pencil in the gloom of earthquake and eclipse." It is not that he simply pourtrays a rock tumbling down—a vast city in ruins—an ocean in convulsion—an atmosphere charged with lightning and the elements of divine ven geance ; but that he throws an awe—a reality— a force of sentiment—a stern harrowing spirit of truth into such scenes, that none can look on without emotion. His triumphant and per feet mastery over space completes the illusion. His knowledge of perspective is wonderful. The eye ranges over an apparently boundless expanse in his productions ; and in his " Satan's Temptation of our Saviour in the Wilderness" takes in not provinces merely, but the immense reach of one half the kingdoms of the earth. In his well-known 4 4 Belshaszar's Feast," the effect produced by this consummate acquaintance with perspective is equally extraordinary, When the eye quits the awful mystery of the hand writing on the wall, it glances with similar astonishment along the far-reaching extent of the palace, and sees pillar after pillar stretching away to a distance, whose remote boundaries it vainly strives to pierce. In the " Fall of Nine veh" too, the immense sweep of the walls, as well as the general dimensions of the destined city, are brought vividly before the mind, as it were, with an enchanter's wand. Another characteristic of Mr. Martin's paint ings is the cure with which even their humblest and minutest portions are finished. It is but too often the habit with men of genius to be slovenly and imperfect in their productions; to elaborate soiree one favourite point to the utter neglect of all the inferior ones. In this respect, as in every other, Mr. Martin is a painter sui gencris. Every part of his works, no matter how trifling and insignificant it may be, receives fair play at his hands. He labours at the goblets, the tapestry, the marble floors, and velvet couches in Belshazzar's Hall, or the minute niceties in the " Fall of Nineveh," with as much zeal as the mysterious handwriting or the coun tenance of the horror-stricken king in the former picture; or the warning heavens, the falling city, and the paralyzed multitudes in the latter. Mr, Martin's colouring is equally characte ristic and original. He imitates no one. He scorns to take a hint either from his predecessors or his cotemporaries. His style has the rare merit of being vivid without being extravagant, and gorgeous without infringing the limits of taste and propriety. The absence of simplicity is its chief defect. It is picturesque but not 'natural. Still it is adapted to, and in perfect keeping with its subject, for it should be borne in mind that Mr. Martin chiefly selects for the display of his peculiar genius, not nature in re pose, such we are usually in the habits of wit nessing it ; but nature in a state of extraordinary convulsion—ocea»s heaving their gigantic billows on the land—skies pouring down their vials of wrath—rocks and mountains whirled aloft by the force of hurricane or earthquake—man in i the last agonies of dissolution—creation itself rocking from pole to pole under the visita tion of supernatural vengeance. It is evident that subjects like these require a colouring of their own to illustrate them. Hence Mr. Mar tin is as much justified in forming for himself a style that may adequately display his genius, as Milton when he framed a dialect for " Paradise Lost," such as no other author, whether an cient or modern, has been able to equal in originality, grandeur, richness, and variety. Our artist's knowledge of the effects of light and shade, though great, is not equal to his co louring. Nevertheless, it has redeemed the painting of " Curtius leaping into the Gulph," and rendered it, despite a few minor incon sistencies, one of the most remarkable produc tions of the day. That Mr. Martin is a man of the very first rate talent, destined to be remembered in after apes, is abundantly proved by the fact that he is, more the subject of imitation than any other painter of his time and nation. Denby, Walker, and a whole host of minor artists have derived their inspiration from him. He has furnished them with ideas, warmed their fancy, and been the chief, if not the sole means of lifting them up into something like celebrity. In a word, he is the creator of a new school in painting, of the wildest and most magnificent character ; as completely as Sir W. Scott is the founder of a new school in romance, or Wordsworth in poetry. The engraving of the " Fall of. Nineveh," which has suggested these preliminary remarks, is incomparably the finest that Mr. Martin has yet produced. It is rich to profusion in variety of excellence, and bears traces of Herculean energy 4 It is full of character, description, and sublimity. The dark male figures in the fore ground, contrast forcibly with the distracted females robed in gorgeous white tunics immedi ately behind; nor can any thing be finer or more dramatic than the expression pourtrayed in the countenance of the young girl who stretched on the ground, with her hands clasped in front, is looking up beseechingly to Heaven, as if implor ing its mercy on some dear friend or lover. It is as true a touch of simple, artless pathos as we have ever seen. So far as richness of effect is concerned, nothing can surpass the glittering mir ror-like transparency of the white stainless marble terrace on which the King stands surrounded by his concubines and courtiers ; or the gorgeous heips of treasure, piled up for the funeral pyre. The dim shadowy indistinctness of that part of the Imperial city, which stands in the back ground, and over which the sulphureous clouds are brooding, like a funeral pall, frightfully illu mined here and there by a flash of lightning, or by the red splendour of the cor,flagration that has already commenced in the more distant quarters of the city, have a truly awful ef fect, and lesve just enough to the itnagi nation to excite its intense curiosity to see and know more. Nor must we omit the magni ficence of the stupendous columns which sup port the range of palaces in front, and convey a lively idea of the wonderful extent and architec tural grandeur of the rest of predestined Nineveh. Altogether the engraving is a chef d'ceuvre of its kind. It is like nothing, except some of Mr. Martin's former productions of the same stamp, we have seen before. Whether we look to its richness—its variety—its sublimity of effect— its startling contrasts—its display of charac ter—its bold imposing originality—in each, and all of these, we shall find such ma terials for admiration and astonishment, as we may vainly hope to meet with in the engravings of any other artist of the day. Mr. Martin, we learn, is on the eve of producing a series of illustrations from Scripture : we shall watch the progress of these productions with more than ordinary interest. UNDER THE IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE OF HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE KING. A NEW EDITION OF THE BIBLE, WITH ILLUSTRA. TIONS BY J, MARTIN. The favour with which the public has received the various prints from SACRED HISTORY, designed and engraved by Mr. MARTIN, has encouraged him to com mence a publication upon an extensive scale, which be shall task himself so to execute as to prove that he is grateful for the approbation bestowed upon his past labours, and anxious to produce an entire work still more deserving the general support. His intention is, to publish SERIES OF PRINTS TO ILLUSTRATE THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT: for though he is aware that the BIBLE is a source from which many artists have drawn subj sets adapted to their individual styles of treating them, he is nevertheless satisfied that the supply is inex haustible ; and he is induced to hope, that his own pecu liar mode of representing the events recorded in SACRED HISTORY, is one which will be found to possess advantages that have hitherto been overlooked by his distinguished predecessors. No attentive reader of the BOLE will fail to observe, that it abounds in subjects singularly fitted for graphic tration. The grandeur and importance of the events de scribed,—the awful and mysterious character of so many of the incideuts,—the romantic scenery of the countries in which they occurred,—the picturesque costume of their inhabitants,,--and the extent and majesty of their public buildings,—form altogether a muss of materials particns larly calculated for pictorial display. If indeed the painter fails to fix thiattention, to raise the imagination, and to satisfy the judgment of the spectator, he fails certainly from lack of power, not front a deficiency of materials, and those of the very highest orde-. The truth is, that in by far the greatest portion of the SACRED Marrows there is scarcely a page that does not seem to afford a subject for a picture ; and the real diffi culty lice, perhaps, in making the best selection. In the early books especially, they abound in almost every kind. Some of them, indeed, may not come within the proper sphere of the painter's art ; but the more extended field of action adopted icy Mr. MARTIN,—his method of availing himself of all the objects afforded by inanimate nature, as well as by the passions anti ingenuity of man,—of bring ing before the eye the vast and magnificent edifices of the ancient world,—its forests, wilds, interminable plains,— its caverus, end rocks, and mnuntaine,—of freely employ ing the aid of those powerful and primitive elements of air and water, which, when agitated by their ALMIGHTY Drirosea (using the language of the poet).— " Between the green sea and the azure vault sets roaring cor ;" with the aid, he repeats, of all such available agencies, the artist may perhaps be enabled to select subjects that have been hitherto set aside as impracticable, and an" give new featurei to hie ILLUSTRATIONS, that may not be without their attractions, and which, in his judgment,— whether he can successfully employ them or not,---ere absolutely necessary to the due display of tl e great anti supernatural events related by the Sacred Historian.. That act of the CaxaTon, so simply and sublimely de scribed in the brief sentence,—" Let there be light, and there was light,"—will be among those first attempted ; for the artist is nut afraid,—as some of his works may pOssibly evince,—to grapple with difficulties of this de scription,—especially believing, as be does, that peaphr of taste will be more disposed to pardon a boldnets of this kind, than they would be inclined to tolerate a spirit of timidity that creeps along in the safe and well-beaten com mon path. The ILLUSTRATIONS or THE BIBLE Will be published in Parts, containing three hints of the imperial quarto a;z! accompanied by letter-press descriptions of the subjects ; and the Work is designed to form a SUrPLEMENT EVERY EDITION Or THE HOLY SCRIFTURES EXTANT. The price of tech Part will be, unlettered Proofs, Five Guinees ; lettered Proofe, Two Guineas and a Half; Prints, One Pound Five Shillings,—to be paid far on delivery. The Parts will he delivered to Subscribers according to the or:ler of their subscription.. ENGRAVINGS BY MR. MARTIN. LIST OF THE PRINTS ALIIICADIr ZNORAVEI) ON &Tula, AND PUBLISHED BY MD. MARTIN, OP. NOW IN HAND AND CONTEIMATZI. BY MIL No. 1. BE LSH AZZ AR'S FEAST.-Dedicated, by Command, to the King's most Excellent Majesty. Size 28 inches by iBt4: Price, unlettered Proofs, Sixteen Guineas ; lettered Prootli, Eight Guineas ; Prints, Ph fee an d a Half Guineas. No. 2. JOSHUA COMMANDING THE SUN TO ST ND SPlLL—Dedicated, by permission, to his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg, &c. Sic , and to the Honoured Memory ef his Con sort . Si ze 2tik by 17 inches. Price, unlettered Proofs, Fourteen Guineas; letteml Proofs, Seven Guineas; Prints, Three and a Halt Guineas. No. 3. 'I 1 - 11:1 DELUGE.—Dcdicated to his IMperial Majesty Nicholas First, Emperor and Antocrator of all the RussisY, &c. &c., as a humble tribute of the Artist's gratitude, for the high honour his imperial Majesty has been ;mei! , ously pleased to confer upon bim. Size '2'7 inches by IN. Price, unlettered Proofs, Twelve Guineas; lett ere d Proofs, Six Guineas; Prints, Three Guineas. No, 4. ((In hand) THE FALL. OF NI NEVEII.--Detlicated to his most Christian Majesty, Charles X. King or France, &c. &c., as a humble token of the Artist's grateful feeling for the high honour his most Christian Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer upon him. Size S 6 inches by Price, unlettered Proofii, Twenty Guineas] letteriti Proofs, Ten Guineas ; Prints, Five Guineas. This Le. graving will appear early in the Spring. January Ist, IK3O. London : Orders and Subscriptions to be addressed to Mr. Martin, 30, Allsop's-terrace, New-road from the country, with a reference to the Agent In town. LONDON. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1830. A report is current in town that Algiers sur rendered to the French on the sth instant The communication is said to have .been re. ceived by telegraphic despatch. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock We are now enabled to confirm the report above, respecting the fall of Algiers. Despatches have been received by the French Ambassador, from which we learn that the city surrendered at discretio►►, at noon, on the sth instant. At the date of General BOURMONT'S despatch, com mu►►icatiug the important news to the French Government, the flag of the victors was waving over the Palace of the DEY—the troops had taken possession of a great number of brass cannon, and, indeed, of all the stores of every description in the City. In addition, twelve ships of war had been captured by the French troops. It is gratifying to learn that the lives of all those unfortunate men who were shipwrecked in the brigs Sylene and Aventure, with the exception of those massacred by the Arabs, had been respected by the Algerine au thorities. The Lords of his MAJESTY'S Most Honour able Privy Council sat this morning to hear ap peals from the Colonies. There were present the MASTER of the ROLLS, Sir GEORGE ROSE, and Sir CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON. Their Lordships heard further arguments in a part-heard case remitted from Berbiee, the par ticulars of which were not of the slightest public interest. It is said that Parliament will not be dissolved till the middle of the week after next. We are enabled to state that his MAJESTY will hold LeveeS on the following clays, namely, the 21st and 28th of July, and 4th of August. The following a•e extracts from the Germai Papers received this morning : CONSTA NTINOPLE, JUNE 11 . E—It was on the 4th that Count Orloff had a private audience with the Sultan at Terapia, at which no person was present besides an inter preter, a distinction by which the Sultan desired to give the Count a mark of his esteem and confidence in the amicable sentiments of the Russian Cabinet. The Sultan is said to have spoken of p affairs very freely, and particularly to have commended the generous conduct of the Emperor Nicholas. Ha presented the Count with a valuable ring, saying to him, "Accept this present as testimony of my cratitude for the services which you have rendered in the difficult negociations, and let it serve to consolidate the convention made with your Court." The value of this ring is estimated at 50,000 rubles. The persons in the suite of the Count received snuffboxes en riched with brilliants. The emigrations to Bulgaria are not quite so frequent, but many Greeks and Armenian* who are settled here intend to leave this capital, and, as well its many Greek families from the Archip. lago, are preparing to settle in Russia: an Ames. aion of population that will be the more advantageous to Russia, as almost all these emigrants have property and industry. The Sultan's guards ar e t o b e inereared to the number of 50,000 men : they are richly cl o th e d and well exercised. The Sultan generally commands them in person, and lately asked Count Orloff to be present at u review which be attended on horseback. It is said th a t part sif the guards will be sent to Adrianople, which city the Sultan intends to visit in the course of the summer. The accounts from Albania are unfavourable, and it ;a highly probable that some serious engagement has by this time taken place between the troops of the Grand Vizier 'and the Albanian insurgents, as the latter have assembled a considerable corps on the frontiers of Macedonia, and have rejected all the conciliatory proposals of the Grand Vizier. It is to he presumed that the superior numbers of the Grand Vizier's troupe, which amount to 15,000, while the insurgents have only 6,000 on the frontiers of Albania and Macedonia. will obtain the victory at that point; but the Grand Vizier may find it difficult to penetrate into the interior of Alb min, and to suppress the insurrection. The flower of their troops is said to be ass:mailed near Janina, and to he commanded by a very enterprising and experienced Chief, who formerly served under Redachid Pacha, and distinguished himself on all occasions. The A b miens place the greatest confidence in their Prince, and appear to intend to choose him for their Prince. Though the Bosniaks have net usually been treated with much friendship by the Albanians the insur gents aim at gaining them over, and have commenced neva ciations, which promise to lead to a satisfactory reaulrf All depends on the first operations of the Grand Vizier Great apprehensions are entertained here, especially as thus insurgent* are said to have abundance of money. TurEsTE, JUNE 25.—The continual robberies that take place in the Austrian frontier towards Bosnia are now to be repelled and put a stop to by the most decided mea sures. Four battalion', of the frontier troops are ordered to enter Bookie, and to destroy all the retreats of the banditti. Before this extreme measure is carried into effect the authorities in Bosnia will be in-. formed of it, and called upon to act with rigour against the banditti that infest the frontier, and to put an end to these violations of the territory of a neighbouring and friendly power. If this application should have no effect, the order given to the fair battalions will be immediately put into execution. The insurrection of the Albanians i$ very selious. It is known tlizt a corps of about 8,000 men is auembiefl new Janina, and draws all the incur. gents to it, in order to mach and tneet the Giand Vizier. VIKNNA, JUNK 28.--Metalliques, 1001; Four per Cents., 96; Bank Shares, 1 347}. Dazaniar, JUNE 28.--The fete for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the delivery of the Augsburg Confession, which was favoured by the finest weather, was unhappily disturlnd in a very unpleisant manner by a riot. Some o f th e c h urc h es , an d severa l pi i va t : h o uses, were illuminated, hut not the Scu tte-hause. The people were much incensed at this, and at the Ma gistrates having taken no notice of the solemnity : some persons near the house of Ludwig neck having put up transparencies representing Luther and Me• lunethon, a tespect4ble citiz n, himself a Lutheriaot it said to have abused either the two Refirrmers or the people as *outdid. lle was attacked by the populace and fled into a h ouse , the witylows of which were speedily demolished. The police and a company of soldiers were repulsed, and the mob did not disperse, till a whole battalion marchtd against them. This was on the 25th. The r iots have nut yet wholly sulisided. No blood appears to have ken shed; but we hear that several persons were arrested last night, and the populace was in great agitation. Other wise the fete wits in some vats very Ituulsome, the churches were richly adorned, and the prot•ession of 400 young girls looked very pretty; they were all diesse4 in white, with garlands in their hair, and wore a medul with the bust of Luther, suspended by a green riband. We have advices from Chili of a late date. Things remained in a very disturbed state there. Nearly all the wealthy natives had left, owing to the heavy contributions that had been levied by one party or the other. Every thing was at a stand at Coquimbo ; not a keg of copper to be had. The muleteers had driven all their animals over the mountains, from fear of impressment, and the consequence bad been a complete stoppage to the working of the mines in that province. General FRAZER, with a force of 1,200 men, had taken possession of Coquimbo, after a slight skirmish, but as he could not possess himself of the interior for want of ca valry, and his supplies being cut off, he evacuated the place and re-e►nbarked, with the intention, it was supposed, of returning to Valparaiso, and make a sudden march on St. Jago, with the hope of capturing it. One of his transports, with 100 men on board, had been captured. We have Newfoundlind Papers to the 17th ult. His MAJESTY'S ship champion had at. rived from Halifax. It was understood that her Commander had instructions to accompany the Governor to the French shores and St. Peter's whither his Excellency intended to proceed in about a fortnight, for the purpose of obtaining correct information with respect to the relative rights of the English and French Fisheries. The Rev. EDWIN M'BEAN is appointed Arch deacon of Newfoundland by the Lord Bishop of the diocese. Letters from Toulon state that a pert of the French fleet have proceeded to Algiers, to second the attacks going to be made against the batteries on the coast between Cape Cuxine and the Faubourg de Babalouet on one side, and on the other between Cape Matifour and Fort Babazour the division of reserve is expected to sail on tl:e 15th inst. for Africa. Accounts from Rio Janeiro state that the Duke of SANTA CRUZ, brother to the new EMPRESS, sailed in a Brazilian frigate for Ant- werp between the 15th and 30th April ; 7,000 slaves were brought to Rio Janeiro from the coast of Africa. Letters from New Orleans say that tobacco was looking up in consequence of the low state of the waters up the country, and that 10,000 hogsheads at least were expected to be detained the same cause would detain the cotton in the upper countries. By advices from Washington we have the following Message from General JACKSON to the Congress, respecting the negotiations with Great Britain GENTLEMEN,—I think it my duty to inform you that 1 um daily expecting the definite answer of the British Government to a proposition which has been submitted to it by this, upon the subject of the colonial trade. This communication has been delayed by a confident belief that the anstver referred to would have been received early enough to have • admitted of its being submitted to you in sufficient season for the final action of Congress at its pre snit session, and iv now induced by en apprehension that, although the packet by which it was intended to be vent is hourly expected, its arrival may, nevertheless, he delayed until after your adjourntnen , . " Should this branch of the negotiation committed to our Minister be successful, the present interdict would nevertheless be continued until the next Session of the Congress, as the President has no authority to remove it. " Although no decision had be e n ma d e at t h e d ate of our last advices from Mr. M , Lane, yet, from the general character of the interview between him and those of I is Majesty's Ministers whose particular duty it was confer with him on the sublet, there iv at present reason to ex pect a fAveurable result to justifydpe in submitting to you the propriety of providing for a decision in the recess. g. Thi s may be done by authorizing the President, in cave an arrangement can be Weeks' on such terms as Congress would approve, to carry the same into eff et on our part by proclamation, or if it should be thought ad visable to execute the views of Congress by lik e m eans , in event of an unfavourable decision. " Any information in the possession of the Executive, which you may denim necessary to guide your delilteration4, and which mew, 'under existing circuntstmces, be proper to communicate, will be promptly laid before you, if required. (Signed) " ANDREW JACKSON." We have accounts from Porto Rico, by A hiCil -we are informed that the crop on the south side of Porto Rico had suffered very e much from heavy and unseasonable rains. Whole planta tions had been swept away by the flood, and, in several instances, negros and cattle washed into the sea. The oldest inhabitants never knew such devastation at any season. ►Several vessels, with cargoes ready, had been detained by the rain. The Whig ATTORNEY-GENERAL met with severe but richly merited treatment last night, at the Itemisation! No it NI A NBY, who asserted with truth and justice .that he had, by his absurd tyrannical libel prosecutions, rendered_the party with which lie was connected, odiouS both in and out of the Rouse. Sir JAMES SCA RLETT is, indeed, the most unpopular Attorney-General that ever yet made himself' conspicuous in a b.:d cause. To make matters worse, be is, though a shrewd lawyer, a Statesman utterly destitute of abilities. Ile has no grasp of mind ;no force of argument ; no fertility of illustration ; no wit —no eloquence —no any thing, in short, to throw a gloss over the defects of his arbitrary public character. And this is the man who presumes to set himself up in oppositi on t o a F ree P ress ! And h ow does he hope to succeed ? By com pelling all Newspapers that may be published hereafter to pay an additional hundred pounds, as a security against any libel that they may put forth! The idea is perfectly ridiculous, and, what is worse, it is unjust, for it proceeds on the assumption, that all Newspapers • must of neces sity contain libellous matter, and punii! , es before conviction, it is nut much to the credit of the house that such a clause was allowed to pass the majority, however, who supported it wik numerically speaking, us contemptible as tilt enactment itself. The Fife borollobs aro to be disturbed by ;1: offer nn the putt of Lord Lountinottotimt, the Earl .1 ItosurN's son, to represent them in Purina - tient. Nr• doubt whether this offer will be well received by it Ili*ttir' "'Melt Juts been r e p resen t e d f ur t wen ty-f ou r years, wit' their entire sstisfaction, by Sir ilotrAbn CitAwrouu Cakd ou inn Mere u ry. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FIMAI LLOYD'S. DitAL; Jtrr.v 9.—Wind W.... Arrived the James Har ris, from Jamaica ; and Top 2, Sturm, from Antigun. PonTsalOUTrr. J ur.Y 9. —W n N. W.—Sailed his Majwy's ship Pearl, for Ireland. Ltvicaenot, Jove 6.-.. Arrived the Pacific, Cors.bill, from the Cape of Good Ilope ; Favourite, Nelson, from Maranhao]; Arcturus, Arektill, and Robert Qum], Roper, from New Orleans; Union, Mason, and Wan derer, Moran, from Mobile ; Cabotia, Smith, and Ella. Clark, 'from Savannah; Virginia, Bowers, and Tuscan, Mayhew, from Vb.:Aida ; Ringwood, Smith. (ram New foundland ; and William M'Ley, Mackie, from Stettin. SIIIMDS, JULY B.—Arrived the Martha, Ritson, front Sierra Leone, The George the Third, Wateritse,, from Jamaica, wes on shore . yesterday,_on the 1, wer port of Gravesend reach. The Neptune, M'Gowan, from Domfrie4 to Marypt rt, was wrecked near Whiteh.ven on Monday The Maria, 'Yowler, from Aricat, arrived at Antigua, experienced on the I lth of May, in lat. 20., long. b(3., violent burticatte, which lasted several hours. The Maxfield, Brotvn, from Bristol to Quebec, Iva , lost on Flint islmd, Cape Breton, May 31. The Nimrod, --, and United Packet, Baker, of Liverpool, and Commerce, Cooper, of London, have ar. rived at Periunauco. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. There was a good supply at this morning's tnartet, hut the trade was dull. Potatoes, Turnips, Cauliflower's, foree:l English Grapes, Pease. and B any, Avere cheaper, Gooseberries, Onions. and Apples, dcarer, than on this day se'nnight ; prices of other things about stationary. s d. I. d Potatoes (cwt.) '2 6105 9 Cauliflowers I 6 4 0 Cai:bages (12 heads) 0 11 1 (i Horse Itadisli(bund:e) 16 .3 0 (lro. oil 0 0 0 0 Rhubarb 0 O 0 0 Celery 'romps 12 b inches).. 16 4 0 oung Carrots 6 0 19 0 Coloworbi or Greens I 0 1 9 itadishe.4 You❑g Onions 1 0 2 (I Leols 1 0 1 0 Cos Lettuces (score) 0 6 1 6 Cabbago ditto 0 3 0 9 Cucumbers (brace) Small Sallad (basket) 0 1 0 3 Sea.kall (pummet) 0 1 0 French Beans 0 9 1 0 French White Plums 1 0 2 sd. Ld Sinage (half-sieve) 0 4 toil 6 Green Pease Broad Beans 0 8 1 4 Young:Apples 2 0 sry4 Goosvbernes Currants 2 0 4 0 Sweet Orange. , ( 0) Seville Oranges $ n l 14 Lenvais Asparagus I 0 2 6 Span. CheNnuts (peek) 6 0 10 14 French ditto Swish Hazlenuts 014 iu 0 French Walnuts 5 0 8 Eng. Grapes (per 1b.)... 2 6 4 0 Foreign 0 8 I 0 Wall Cherries (lb) 0 9 1 0 Cherries (12th.) 3 0 8 0 Strawberries (pottle) 0 6 0 Raspbertles HAY SIARKETS.—(At per Load 3, Intows.) ST. JAMES'S. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay ,f 3 0 to 43 10 New Meadow 114 3 0 4 10 Useftil Old Ditto 31(1 '4lO Nine Upland Meadow and lip-grass Hay 4lO ,It n Clover Hay 3 15 5 10 Oat straw .leo oto £0 01 Wheat Straw... 2 15 5 8 A moderate supply, and a steady trade; prices as last quoted. VIMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay .C.) 10 to ill 0 New Meadow flay 2 15 4 0 Useful Old Ditto. 3 15 4 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Ilye.grass Hay 4 5 5 10 Clover Hay (extra 1itte)....00 o...oenerally Oat Straw ...... .1:0 0 t'o £0 0 1 Wheat Straw 2 14 3 3 Hest Clover Hay fis. per load higher than last quoted; prices otherwise stationary, Supply rather limited, and trade dull. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, 7'IV.E'L VI? 0' CL 0 CK. We have but few arrivals this morning, and they are of tninor i►uportance. Consols, which left off yesterday at 941 for the account, opened at 93 buyer~, any) are at peseta 93U, with little business doing as yet, as the sperulators are waiting the arrival of an Express from Paris. The report which prevailed yesterday. of the surrender of Algiers to the French, is not as yet confirmed. G LISH NI DS Bank Stock, 217 g 18% 34 per Cent. 10014 India Stock, P. 41 48 fl}i per Cent. new, 101 % to 3 per Cent, Cons. 924 4 per Cent. IVA, 105% % Do. for Account, 113 i ji India Benda, $6 $7 Ditto Reduced, 113 % Exchequer Bills. SI WI TWO O'CLOCK. Gumbo have remained steady during the whole of tl e morning at 931 i firr the Account, with. not a feature worth the least observation. \%'c are very dull in the city for want of intelligence. The Foreign Market is in the came state as that of the British. Greek Stock has rather improved. In Sharea— Anglo•Mexiean, 861- B htnor, 180 190 ; 13razilian. 8 9 ; Imperial, 70 1 ; National, 28 9i ; Colombian, 9 10 ; Real del Monte, 01 S ; United Mexican, 14 15 ; South Metropolitan Gas, 2i prem. .7 /IRE E O'CLOCK. Consols, 93i A. LOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 112 j Danish Do. for Ac, 04 (rvek, 1825 39,E Brazilian Ponds 74j Mexican, 1825 Buenos Ayres Peruvian -- Milian Do. 281 Itußsiao —. Co:umhian, 1824. k Spanish MALVERN WELLS. juts 9..--At length this delightful rotnactic retreat his attracted the notices of Royalty, twenty workmen having been lousily employe! at " Holly Mount" for these last these weeks, 'making preparations far the reception of her Royal Higtne.s the Duchess of Kent and the young Princess Heir Apparent. ' Among the late arrivals may be noticed —Loid and Ludy Clifton, family, and suite ; Lady Henry Moore, Miss Parnell. and J, Purnell, Esq. ; Howager Lady Clonbrock ; hasty Louisa Ruske ; Loly C. Mansfield ; Major Mucks ; Captain Hall; Gloster Wilson, Esq; and fa. mily;.Mrs. Culet tisnith; Mrs. Longiion ; Gordon, and family ; the Dean of Lichfield, family, and suite, &v. FASHIONABLE INTIi4,I4I.IOENCE. ARRIVAL& The Duke of Manchester, ftorn his seat, El mbolton Castle; Le Prince Michael Gala two, and Nlotisieur fileomoloff, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jerinyii.strect,• Boni Russia; the Bistup of Olotteester, at ditto, from Peterborough; Captain, Mrs., and ?digs Willis, at the Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from Bath; mr. and Mrs. .1 Cox, at ditto, Mon Hants Capt. Bird, at ditto, Flom Bath; .1. H. Bird, 'Esq., at the :: shish !Intel, Jertnye. street, het' o a tour; Colonel Davis, at Ellis's Hotel, St. James's. street, from Lewes, Sussex; Robert Allan, Esq., and Dr. Moody, at ditto, from Scotland; Mrs. Purvis, at the London llotel, Albemarle-street from the Coat pent; Mr. end Mrs. Forbes, in Pall.mall, Foto the Continent; Earl of 'Wiltshire', at Flatlto..g's Hotel, Oxford-street : from a tour; Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, at ditto; E. Odell, Lsq., at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Ntarqls of Hastings, from the Burlington lintel, for Ton. bridge Wells; the Marquis of Camden, tor his seat, the Wil. trness, Kent; Colonel Hughes, M.P., on a tour; Mr, and Mr.. Maxe, and family, from llarkeley.square, for the Isle of Wight; S. S. Prime, Esq., front Penton's Hotel, st. James's -street, on a tour; W. Hawkins, Pitq., tYom ditto, for Bri g hton' It. 'West, Esq., for his scat in Warwick...him ; Viscount do ilanslonvilk., twin; criadey's Hotel , Albemarle.stroet, on a tour; fie,, g, flarcourt, Esq,, front ditto, for ditto; Cri;:t. Barret, front the Ilatti Hotel,. Arlington-street, flu Cheltenham; S. Bevels', ERI. , from ditto, tor Ba th ; Major and Mrs. At ac kensi e from Biook. street, for thu Continent ; Count do la l'aittitre. ti Gloucester sh'.re ; Major Lewis, to ditto; David (PConnor, and Miss O'Connor, on a tour; Colonel and Able w otruiton, to 'Buckley; John Otalley, Esq., tt. Cheltenham ; /ter. Mr. to ditto; W. Hammond, Esq,, to Emit; W. Mussenden, Esq., on a tour; J. F. Brickdalo, Esq., to Dorset; Henry Saunders, Esq., mid Manwcorl, Esq., on tours ; Capt. Laurence, R.N.,ditto. ESSEX.—Mr. Lover NVULLISI,EY continues to meet tinhountled )veleotne in his e4tiV,Ol of the eout.ty. At 'flawed, Halsted, and I.l.lingdoti, the fredlohlers ap peared 4.lvvrjoyeti to see him, and 111;001100y tasheil en ina6se to offer hull their votes and ttipport. It is said that he got every vote in Tintsqed, bdore he had time to ok for them. No sooner is it known that Lo No Lusr.ze is coming than every house berornea empty, and ail rush f rwatti to meet kiln, and give him a hearty re , erption. From the boo information tt at WV can obtain, Mr. LONG WPLLEST.HY'S rert4o, neverthele*s it is said that he inte I 184 to canvas every pelt of the roomy. Remembering the Wiltshire elonion, end eousidering the man, )40 must indeed be bold in Inert And prodigal in purse, who will nun dare stand ins tit to oppose Low WELLULEY in the representation of the county., It is HOW arranged that the ',mai are to ad , journ clam Wednesday till Friday nest (tile Royal funttal being on Thursday), and that the piorootion itt to be on the Tuesday or Wedmado 11.,wing. The pt orngation will be by commission, and the tk: [Nu «i l nut the at Rilliament. There will Ito a now thin) ti 14 1.1 MAJ EhTY in the House of Lards; tinier. for it I aye already n The tflp iy t) he an oldong *quart', s;toi:er Gu that 4lt Jaineti's, sad more in the " plain. old English fashim.," than tl:e present circular-fro n ts d, fotnewd, and ornamented ;dere of tyhol , try, , VAUXtIALL t./ . /111111:40•-•*-111 0011Setitictice of , the favour:file state or. the WI 4ther t_rcens were well it tt, n .l..d last OM with suitors, tunnwst whom we notify.' orversi is:rip:Ds of dittinction. The valideelle ,„, repeated with groat anacess. The cor,:rt in the .n orchestra, in which Messrs. SrANtuultv, C A T tir , Fosruit, ItoniNsox, Wtt.t.it'ats, and 'AI , • s d mitts ;ITzwit.- Ayt, INGUILO, ata,l Afart.E soN , too k P I ", WO hi t I,ly mterMining. the voilg-i 4 being entirely .'": vir" . eluded with a splendid di s pl ay of Est e - w' whi c h was well e„ettte.l, and btu forth g r eat 13" tby -8°""". ug it applause.* IMIrA OLD BAILEY.—(THIS DAY.) ow COVET. henry naafis Bisphant, aged 15, was capitally in dicted for forgery, in . having stamped, with a forged stamp. certain spoons made of base metal. Ile was further charged with having in iit possession a furgrd stamp made to imitate the stamp of the Goldsmiths' Ilan Gnu puny. There were several other county in t' e indictmenr varying the chArge......-The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, Mr. 0 unaftv, in stating the case for the prosecution '4;l ill the present indictment &pito. the prisoner was brough tinder the Acts of Patlitment passed in the reign' George 111. and IV., relative to forgery, The Lear , tt Counsel then writ into A detail of the circumstances of ti rare, as afterwards proved by the following witoesol. Gentgi Thomas Iluthven examined—l . am a i}s l l , " officer; in consequence of information that I received from a brother officer, ' , went on the 2 frit of June to emus , ' eto the. prisoner; I found him at his lodgings, New-court. Cow-cross; he wars sitting at a bench, his wife was in at the room at the time; there were several took used in it manufacture of watches on the bench when- 'the m isro r was sitting, he gave his name "Tatlatv." I told him be was my prisoner, avid put on a pair of handcuffs ; I then searched the lodging ; I found several stamps and otl et articles which I now produce ; whilst I was searching th• prisoner's lodgings there was a versos named Merchant came in. Croce-examined by Mr. C. Petteetra—l did not know %reliant before. I received my inforthation, in the first instance, from Ellie ; did not know whether the prisoner wits a watch-ease or a watch -movement maker. Ido lit 1 recollect the prisoneer wife asking Merchant, " husband mark that speon?" Merchant replying in it t negative. After the prisoner: had been handcuffed, anotle'r person of the name of Kay came ie. I have never healt that th e G o ld sm i t h s ' C ompany or the Stamp Office ale, rewards or convictions of this nature. JanieS El ant officer belonging to the Itt.w street Office. I went with the last witness to the lodgine of the pi leerier in Cow-cross, The evidence that he I ::, given is quite entrect. I wish, however, to state itt WIC i tion that there wag a baton on the table containin.: used in the manufacture of base metal ; I also found sever:, punches or stamps. Mr. CHARLES Perteetrs cross-examined the witnes: t considerable length as to the question put by the prison: wife to Alarehant, soil the latter'e reply, but no huts wit . elicited. I received my first informet on from the S. 1 citor of Stamps, or from some one in his offlee ; Willy had had a commuuication with AL:rchion, and person named P'or, before the prisoner was apprehended !Wort Willi Ams examined--I know the prisoner; lied lodged in my house for a length of time previous t, his apprehension. Joseph Neil examined—l tun a mulicakinstiumcii.. maker; have known the prisoner since April lose ( the Saturday previous to hie apprehension I ordered sett t spoons of hint ; they were not finished at the tint he :;;, pointed. I afterwards went out with him, and saw 1,:, purchase a metal pot. I went immediately to the critic, !‘ who were waiting in the neighbourhood, and gave the it formation. The prisoner's wife was sent out to purel„e•e the punches. This witness was croweramined at very great length , . He stated that he gave information of the prisoner acting in' the way he did from a conviction that he was deity, wrong. He (witness) had been a wind-inatrtunet,;.. maker ; at the time he gave the information he was a pus boy at a public, house ; was not discharged for stealing 9. - b4cco and sugar; had never been charge,' at Mato garden with attempting to stab his mistress, or for con' e 6• element; he had never stumped spoons himself, in the soaer'a presence ; bad ',ought base spoons of the prisoo.H. at the suggestion of persons connected with Somerset house. After a great number of other questions, dori: which the witness beettmegreatly embarrassed, he dregs;: that he had been induced to take a part in the west,. transactions p tray from a feeling of loyalty to his King nn country—(Great laughter).,.-wad without the least exp, Winn of profit it reward for his exertions. Ile afterws.:‘,.. ' however, admitted the be expested to get 2s. 6d, a Irmo Somerset-house, the sum they paid hint during • affair until tl e prisoner was apprehended. He always it ten led from the first to giro information against the t . saner, although he professed the pea`ett friendship for ',in John Marchant corroborated the evidence of the h, witness: he saw the prisoner put the stamp ran t spoons on the day named in the indictment. Who, had lost three months of his time shout tha affair, bus. ' did not think it would ultimately prove a lost, as it trot, have the effect of re-numinst his character. Mr. Cases PHILLIPS—This certainly is the age of i: Wies, but really what do you mean by the term re nioni. —pray do me the favour to explaiu it ?—(luttghter.)— W:tness slid be meat it would clear Ids el:Amcor, ter appeared highly indignant at the ignonwee of the Learb,,, Cooneyl in nut understaoding the term. Mr. Pitztarvs—Now, pray me this qiwAtior,— ", What induced, you to become a s py,?" Loyalty."—(Laughter.) -1 114VO toed fur the good my E.;ng and country. Air. Pritt.t.,tcs—istul pray, Sir,hasyour King rewarden your meritorious exertions ? IVituess-1 have not ttal had an interview with his Afajesty.—((;reas laughter.) Mr. Ptitt,t.tps—Well, perhaps your country has warded you ? Witness—Yrs, my country has reward me with the sum of Si. Mr. Putturs---lteally it it truly astonishing that learned a man, and au respectable a cabinet-InAer, slot, have deigned to have accepted a reward fot hia trvit• , for the public goudt—(Laughter.) Witrouts--1 took mane, to purchase saute cloths, that IL might appear tit cent in Court. Mr. Plitt.t.iPs—Oh 1 . then appose: than An to nulnine your persou,—(Laughter.) The witnepa afterwards admitted receiving sever:4l $l.l from Someraev-house, but acid that he hrtil lb h.,. p ihl, that he ahouhl not 'opin h,r iocluevd from feeling, td loyalty to leave hia hminess to terve either his Majesty of the country... 4 Laughter.) James 'Whittle, an inspector of stamps, yirtieed that ci atatops found in the posaession of the risome % %Tee e fi t , tet fusty of the Ilnyal stamp, and that the liquid found in t. , room was what was ;mil in the manufacture of countt.;, feit coin. The July returned a Verdict of Not Guilty. rittcEs OF STOCKS THIS ttialc Slack — 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons, MU% 3:4 per Cent. --- ilia ‘ ital. InOU% New 3j4 per , ent. . NI % 4 per Cent. 111.3 Bank L. Ann. In% 7..11n Ditto 83 3eara ~ ... 19% 1-16 Ditto 30years JO India Mock — Att. lionds ....,... pth. ?RACES or SHARES TM Brazilian Mining Company Brazilian Imp. 'Min. Co. (las. at 54 Ditto St. John Del Rey DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Paid. rer Share. £3 8% 9 r. pm ) £2O --- fAX AT ONIE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities Nipw Ditto. Kx. Bills, .£l,ouo 21. 81 82 pm, Ditto lid. 81 82 prn, Ditto.... .300 Id. 81 82 or . • lid. $1 8? pin Ditto .. 24. 81 82 ptn. Ditto lid, 81 ft 2 Bank for Account India tor Account Cons. for July 21 34 rot *tilt NEW COURT. 44 1 9 iii, D.ged 52 ) W 441 itP!;ieted for stealk on the 12th of Deventber, 1i writcl.. l value 1188, t' prope l ty of Lewit I,acs. Tits prosecutor tiaLl, I Italtleat No. PS, Ilotinvisditch ; am 4 watchmaker, and the prisoner was my town travelk-, 311uwed bitn per rent. commission, hut strictly ci. joined him never to Make any tales without lint conint , . Meeting with me. I aim) desired him to give no orodi but always linvnedlatily to hind over alt monies he mie receive to -me. The prisoner received the watches i question in December last, and his net return* areor.i ing to in - unlit.* my ettapieimie were **cited., and Cans,' him to he apprehended in February last, at Stemere-too t,, and when he Whll examined at ilittlort garden he rattled to give, any accottut 1.1 the watches. Mr. Serjeant AttAsix, in charging the Jury, said that this intlictmunt could not be supported la the prisoner war. an agent, and cons e qu en tly en t rus t e d w i t h the property t diip se of. Verdict —Not Guilty. 4014 Jima, aged 17, was indicted fax .stealing a watch, a gold ring, u pair of ear-rings, anti *SI. in money, the property of itlattha Hayward. The proveentrix stated, that oa tins 4th of .tune last the primmer WilA employed at the hones where alas lodge I, in Somers.town, to do mond repaint in painting, and, ant aiming her eto4ence fiu s few minutes, she hod from her Apartments the property stated in the indictment. The primmer absented himself tinting thist itstaral, arid never returned. A Polio effirrr• (Alit ka the mottling of the Sth of Jove, Imind the priooner asiPep in a system is lliortirner. tantke., an I took hint inter euxtody ; on examining. kith at the watch-home he few ad a 4hiplieste4,f a watch, a pair et oar-rings, end some silver; thus watt the rubbery diseoveted. Meet, pawnbroker, liridg,iow, Landu raid the pritonce ‘ittos the pateou who pledged the watch, t ear.ringr. l 'i ti l i o m it t, ::: d t-nt t r i ia ut it: h et: Li t:l l e: BrlVatit AltA DIN up, 1111t1 the Jury irun e the eatir 41;hidy eruNi verdict of Guilty. teat young ut years )et be wa, au adept in crim e . The Coo ttT ik llll (tliately Renttmeta him I toe tranipn ell for seven years, The Com/ Journal of this day (No. 63) conta'm social Influence of the New Court (a Conye,,,. thin in ti Elthiillll;b:e B011(1010 ; Fact-simile of an Orifewl Letter written by Gloant W. at the age of ' , Oa y, ;.t., --Original Litter of Gr,ottax IV. to the Dodo N , 1 1 E' V° t° .ll l vof Reigning Sovereigns— ell the New Appointineuts—Court of Wit.t,tAtt IV,..—Original A114 . 1`- '1o1 " "f Crottuu, W.... Festivities of Foreien Coto-- Quartel between Vsattowatin VII. anti kis Brother Doti • Osiginyi Cdurt Anecdotes of the nity—Sportiog iv geneo in k ; Dr4tri4tie, 40,1 Ati,weitaiwoor New , of the 'Work.