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()REIGN INTELLIGENCE. VIENNA, JAN. 18.— . 1n the latest accounts from Constantinople of the 28th and 29th Dec. we' find the following farther particulars : • " The Persian troops have retired at,all, points in consequence of orders from Teheran, .and by the intervention of a CountnisSidner from the Porte, who has already set out,. it is expected that all differences will be adjusted 'which have arisen, not so much- between the Governments as between the Officers on' the frontiers, and which have given occasion to acts of vrolence supported by a, military force. The Porte •has seriously disapproved of the. improper conduct of, some Pachas commanding upon, the frontiers on• this occasion. Chosrow Mehmed, Pacha of Erzerum, has been deprived of that GOiernment .and tranSferred to that of Trebisond. On the other ha sd, Ilauf Mehtned racha, who was formerly Grand Vizier, and has lately given the Sultan great proofs of his attachment and fidelity, has obtained the Governments.of Erzerum and Diar bekir, and the chief superintendence of the mines. In the European Governments. ,the most bit , portant changes were 'the removal of Malik Pacha to Lepanto; and of Ismael Pacha to The-utnick Oertions ere making in the. Arsenal of the 'Navy 'and,the Artillery to fit out a certain number of ships for thepnrPoSe of ' carrying provision and ammunition to the Turk 7 l isit garrisons in the Morea, of which they are in great want. The 'Turks have hitherto defended Napoli de Romania with great -bravery r but the Greeks—are said to have lately received Con siderable reinforcements.—They also keep the Castle . of Lepanto.closely bloCkaded. " The Greeks are now again in possession of Athens, after having been - obliged to give it up. fo.G oout . gix weeks. They make this time seri ous preparations to get possession of the Citadel (the ancient Acropolis) without which Athens is an untenable position, and have already blown up some of the outworks. !‘ The. Pacha of Salottichi, after the taking of the-Peninsula of Cassandra, has succeeded in con . eluding . a convention with the inhabitants of ,Monte Santo (Mount Athos). The Greeks lay • down their arms ; on the other hand, it is stipu lated that no armed Turk is to enter that district. 'l7lle Porte sets great value on this peaceable sub mission, because Mount Athos contains, as is, well known, the greatest relics, &c. of the Greek Church, and is considered as the seminary for the Greek Clergy. . • • 46 Nothing has lately occurred to disturb the tranquillity of the capital and its environs. Every body, whether Mussulman or Christian, follows his business. On the 20th December tbere was, however, a singular scene, in which the students were the actors. Oneof the teachers of the students attached to the Mosque of Ma homet 11. was lately banished for some improper expressions respecting certain Measures of the Government. The students, to the number of some hundreds, which soon increased to 2000, went to the Palace of the Mufti, loudly demand ing the recal of their teacher, but to shew their peaceable intentions, without arms and with the Koran and other books in their girdles. So nu merons an assemblage, however, created some alarm, and a meeting of the Council, which was to have been held in the Mufti's palace, was postponed. However, the Grand Vizier with his guards soon restored order, and the students quietly dispersed, on hopes being given them that their master should be restored to them." , MOLDAVIAN FRONTIERS, JAN. 7.—The head quarters of Count Wittgenstein, which were ex pected at Kischanoff, had not arrived there so late as the 4th January. The Russian artillery, it is said, has been obliged to halt on account of the badness of the roads. At Jassy the Turks are forming large magazines, and are entrenching themselves along the Pruth. ODEssA,JAN.2.—The news received from Con stantiuoplz of the end of hostilities with Persia, has caused a great sensation here, and will pro• bably excite attention at St. Petersburgh. The English agents in Persia have doubtless done their utmost to attain this object. What is es pecially lamented is, the tragical end of Prince Mirza, which was decided on by his fa ther, as some letters sty, but had been al ready carried into effect. lie was properly he next heir to the Crown, bat was ex cluded by his father. This promising Prince, who :was on the best terms with the Governors on our frontiers, is said to have been found dead is his tent, on which the Persians conclud ed•a convention; and hastily retreated.. As the Schad disapproved of his son's conduct, hostilities had of course ceased ; and he. would . have proved a powerful competitor to the Crown of Persia, he was put out of the way. Some reports say, that his mother and sons have likewise.pe rishedt in an inexplicable mann er , - iu his harem, near Schiraz. , LtriussEr.s, 28.—Letters from Weiss,. of January, confirm the news of the tragical c' ofthe Persiiii , Prike - Mahomet . who was" found ,dead in his tent. This extraor. &nary event has _given birth to numerbus, con, ec ,tnres, which time alone can clear up.- Mean time the Greets at Odessa; are in' conSternatiau, ' for they had built great hopes,on aPrince Whom they justly considered as a formidable enemy ,to Tu:key. . . . anitakiEi.n,, JAN. 18.-i---The Gazette de Nay ence had. laid a trap for those credulous Jo'tlrna . .. lists Who adopt, without discernmi!nf or eNaini 4ailon, all articles of news favourable to' the party• which they defend. It inserted in the principal part of its Paper, an article . from Ye- nice, stating that an Italian Captain named Bu giardo (in • Italian, Liar) had arrived , in ;that port, and brought news that a Greek vessel had taken the fort of the -Dardanelles, on the Asiatic: side, and had thence bombarded the arsenal, of Constantinople ; that, after this, negociations had been entered upon with the Greeks, &c. The wicked Journalist then placed at the end of the advertisements, and in the same type as they are printed, a notice that this article from Venice was entirely his own invention, and, a trial to know whether he might lie, like many others.--,-. `the Neckar Gazette copied this article.; ohserv ing,however, that " it seemed to • want confir mation." As for our Journal, it eagerly pub lished the article. Thus we see how well we are sUpplied with news. • We may'•place in the same class the informa tion given to-day by the • Correspondent of Ger many, that " on, the 17th of this month, a Russian courier brought'to Munich the Russian Declara tion of War against - the Porte." Later accounts say nothing of this Declaration, the official notice of which would cadte'agfeat sensation in Europe. HAmstractt, JAN. 22.--We learn that the Academia-Senate of the University of Upsal has been under the necessity of taking serious Mea sures to repress some disorders which have taken place among the Students. Baron Dalberg, who is at Aschaffenburg u has written to one of his friends at Copenhagen, that above 500 brave combatants, who are going to offer their services to the Greeks to defend their liberty, are at this moment assembled at Leghorn, where each of them receives, up to the moment of embarkation, two paoli and a half daily, from Mr. Warren, his agent in that ,city. These generous men,' whose_ only wish is to combat for the sacred cause of the Greeks, have a great be nefactor in the person of Mr. Wullweber, at the Hague, who has contributed for this noble pur pose the sum of 2,500,000 Dutch florins. COPY OF A MILITARY CONVENTION ENTEP.F.D INTO AT-INIAPLES•THE 28TH OCTOBER, 1824.• It having 'been stipulated itt,Laybaoortthe 2d:February, 1811', that themaintenanee . Of the Austrian arrny, which, .in the name of the three Courts of Atitria, Prussia, and R ussia , has be e n placed at th e di s p os iti on o f their 'Ally the King of the kingdom of the Two Sit:Hies, shall be de frayed by, that • kingdom, beginning to reckon froM'the paSt . age of the Po, during the period of the occupation, which ' has been fixed. at three years, audit having - been in like manner agreed, that every .. thing relative to this occupation should be determined by the principles arid rules observed in the occupation of France from the year 1815 to the year 1819, and that a Conven tion should be entered into between his Imperial Majesty arid his Sicilian Majesty, with the parti cipation of the Courts of Russia and Prussia, their said Majesties, wishing to regulate this sub ject, have named Plenipotentiaries for discuss ing, "resolving, and agreeing on the particulars of this Convention ; which, after communicating their respective powers,.&c. &c. Article 1. That the political situation of this kingdom, per rowing in no manner the reduction of the Army of Occupation to the number of troops which may be fixed when- the Govern ment has organised its army according to the terms stipulated in July 1821, its diminution can only take place.hereafter, and in the terms following : Art. 2. As it is be presUmed that in November the army in question shall be constituted in the manner agreed on, then the reduction shall be down to 42,000 infantry and 7,000 caval ry for the Provinces on this side the Pharo. Art. 3. His Sicilian Majesty having bound himself by the Convention of 22d May, 1821, to cause the Austrian troops to be relieved by the Neapolitan as soon as this new form shall have made sufficient progress to - permit it, and then the former should then leave the territory of his Sicilian Majesty. Art. 3. The evacuation of Sicily shall take place when. his Sicilian Majesty shall send the corresponding number of troops newly formed, which shall be from 5 to 6,000 men ; and three months from the de;parture of the last Austrian troops from Si cily the Austrian corps shall be reduced from 42 to 30,000. Art. 5. When the Neapolitan army shall be placed on the foot ing stipulated, comprehending the three foreign regiments mak ing a part of it, the corps 'of occupation s h a ll b e re d uce d to 25,000 men, w hi c h is to be the minimum during the three years of the occupation. Art. 6. The Neapolitan Government shall pay every month for the maintenance of the Austrian army, the sum of 476,000. German florins of silver; every day 42,000 rations for the in fantry, and 11,000 for the cavalry. Art. 7, Till the Corps of Occupation is reduced to 42,000 men, the Neapolitan .Government shall pay the excess in the same proportion, in specie and rations. Art. 8. In proportion as this number is diminished, the money and rations shall also be diminished. Art. 9. The rations shall be according to the Tariff; and the Government shall conform to the calculation made. . Art. 10. The waste in quarters, military habitations, and hospitals, shall also be at the charge of the Neapolitan Go vernment. Art. 11. The maintenance of the Austrian army being also to be. at the Neapolitan expence since it passed the Po, the Nea politan Government shall pay to the Austrian the expences which it incurred from the Ist of February; for the space of six months; reckoning to the Ist August. These arrears shall be liquidated between the Austrian and Neapolitan Adininistrations ; and in order that his Imperial MajeStymar not have to W alt long for the indemnification, his Si cilian Majesty; shall cause to be paid to the Imperial Treasury '500,000 florins for the quota of August a 700,000 in each of the mouths of September, .october, and November, and 1,400,000 ui Jarmaii , ,Making the. sup of four millions of florins. Art. 12. All the waste.oseasioned.by the- movements of eva guation, either by sea: tp.TOeste or-Leglioru, or by land to the beat t4e.charge ~of the Neapolitan Government. If the 4 4pstrip , 99yerMilPnt 1)a.11 be obliged to make any advances on this account, they shall be reitnbnised 30 days after present ing the accounts to the Neapolitan Ministry the advances ne cessary, fort the AUstrian ticveriiment, on account of the march, ..after passing - the Po, of the detachments joining the Austrian - army, to keep it oh the footing stipulated. Art: I.l' The' sick wil4 ; at the time of the evacuation cannot follow'the shall be conveyed after fileir cure to the Austrian States, the expence, of the Neapolitan Govern ment. • Art. 14. ThiS Convention shall be ratified by their Imperial Majesties of Austria and Russia, and his Majesty the King of Prussia, arid the King of the Two Sicilies. The ratifications shall be exchanged in Naples, within two months frOm the day on which the Convention was entered into, or before, if.possible. • . Note.—The maintenance of 42,000 men shall cost 9,200,000 ducats per annum. For the 10,000 .men of Sicily, 2,400,000 ducats yearly— total, 11,600,000. Thirty thousand men will cost 6,800,000 ducats ;,Twenty-five thousand, 5,466,000. CATHOLIC AGGREGATE MEETING.—A Meeting of the Irish Catholics is . convened for the 9th instant.. The Olive-Crop at Smyrna, and the neighbour hood., has'been utterly, destroyed this 3ear. FOREIGN LITERATURE. (No. LVI.) VOYAGES DE POLYCLEITE : i. e. Travels of Polycletus or Roman Letters by the Baron de THE is. 3 Vois. Bvo, Paris, 1821. [Continued from our Paper of the 27th of December.] • In our former article on the work of M.' de Theis, we noticed what appeared to be its de fects, and censured the selection of the period and the want of action. Though under the ne cessity of finding fault with it as a whole, we are yet enabled to praise its details, which pre sent many beautiful objects that repay us the trouble we have had in criticising so voluanle a production. The traveller is a young Greek sent to Rome by Sylla as an hostage. lie embarks on board a Roman vessel, quits with painful regret the beautiful shores of Greece, and is absorbed in sorrow on board the ship, like the exile whom every instant removes farther from his beloved country, when a pilot, struck with his grief, ad dressed him in. the Greek language. At these well known accents the young hostage leaps with joy, interrogates the pilot, and discovers him to be a Greek who is the victim of misfor tune, is now subject to the Romans, and resigned to his lot. He possesses that strong and conso latory philosophy derived from long and cruel trials, supported with fortitude. His words are soft and so(enanly religious; in the manner of the ancients.. If M. de Theis is sometimes superior to Barthelemy, it is on these occasions; he then excels him by the nobleness and verisimilitude of the tone. 44 I am a Greek," said the pilot, " and my name is. Nausicrates. I have long served the republic of Athens ; and its children are ever dear to me. Unfortunate events tore me from my country; I have followed a painful profes sion far beneath my birth, but I have always ho noured the Gods, have served with fidelity the masters they have given me, and have observed, in every situation and vicissitude of life, that the just and determined character is himself the ar biter of his own destiny. My Son ! your mis fortunes are great, lint there are many still greater. Youth always fancies it has reached the ultimate degree of misfortune or felicity, and experience alone teaches him how to moderate his grief and to cairn his transports." The young Greek ascends the Tiber with a Tribune who is appointed to inform the Senate of the submission of Greece. Their arrival at Rome is highly dramatic: We see the love of the Ro man for his country, his joy at again beholding it, and his indifference for his life, which is on the point of expiring, for he is mortally wounded. All these details are eminently beautiful. On his arrival off the Tiber, at the moment of stepping into a boat, " King of Rivers," he ex claimed, " receive thy soldier with his arms !" Then he takes a golden cup, and filling it with the purest wine, he pours out a libation in the midst of the waves. " Divinities, who preside over this river," continued he with a laud voice, " accept this trifling first-offering until at the most brilliant spot in its course I can present to ye more worthy sacrifices." At length they reach Rome. "-An immense concourse of people, says Polycletus, surrounded us. - What a glorious day for Rome,' I observed to the Tribune, and with what joy will the people be transported when they hear of their triumph.' ' You are mistaken,' replied he, and far from being transported with this victory, which you consider so important, our Romans will not even express joy at it. Yesterday they heard that the Lusitanians were defeated ; to morrow will bring some like tidings ; and it is long since that transports arising from fortunate successes have ceased to affect them.' But,' rejoined I, ' the conquest of Athens is so great an event that your fellow-citizens ought to glory in it for ever.' He looked at me, smiled, and made no answer." What an animated opening, and what an idea it gives of Rome, the confidence o her citizens, their easy grandeur and love o country. Whenever M. de Theis wishes to exhibit the grandeur of Rome, lie excels in that object, in a noble and touching manner, but lie possesses not the same felicity in entering on domestic de tails. His style is pure, easy, noble, but more beautiful in the declamatory then the narrative parts. We would particularly recommend cer tain chapters which are very remarkable for dra matic effect, descriptive merit, and truth of man- tiers: such as'those ou the game of the circus, the country-house, marriage, &c. and more es pecially one of the last where Sertorius appears for an instant and converses with the aged Se nators. We will make another observation, after'which we shall take leave of M. de Theis. It relates to Sy - 11a, who figures at the close of the work in a grand and terrible manner. The young Greek discovers a conspiracy, and for very noble rea sons, though.too long to be. inserted here, gives information of it toLthe Dictator anony - mously.--- His communication..conclndes in the following words ?-" Art thouliappy, Sylla ? thy friends' labour for thy glory-; thy enemies watch for thy safety.. Vain will be the attempt to discover me. I 'eXpect nothing from thee; 'I save and hate thee." The 'young Greek, however, is detected, land prdered to appear before the Dictator. *lie denies that the information came from 'him; but Sylla confounds him by- shewing hiM an inter cepted letter, which proves the fact, and finds fault with his expressions. " I honour true Romans," replies Polycletu4, " and I do justice to the others."—" Justice," exclaimed the Dic tator, in a tone of indignation; " What ! a pitiful being dare to judge between Marius and Sylla, and to condemn them both, and 'rashly presume to give his opinion• on those important questions which agitate the greatest of nations! Do you know what Marius was ? Do you know what. I am myself ? In the dust where thou Hest . . . . Return to your home instantly : this very day I tisill decide on thy fate." " I quitted him," adds Polycletus ; " and just as I passed over the threshold of the door, a sol dier rolled a bloody head close to my feet. recognized it for that of the perfidious Cleon. I turned awdy with horior. Great Gods, said I Internally, how dangerous is it to serve or to,of fend Sylla." A few days afterwards, Polycletus receives . the title of a Citizen of Rome, his liberty, and Lmagnificent presents, and Oturns to Greece.----; We have just pointed out some striking scenes, some beautifUl traits, but are they true ? Sylla, whom we know-to be cold ) cruel, proud, and despising humanity beyond every other man, Sylla flies into a passion, argues with an hostage, and affects even to he just, him who disdained to appear generous, and sent all his enemies to ex ecution ! The Sylla whom M. de Theis exhibits to us in. other places as restless, unequal, caprici.; ous,and even sometimes generous, is he the SyLla of history ? is as great without doubt; butls he equally calm, profound, and tremendous ?-"r We are inclined to think M. de Theis was dray-. ing another portrait, and that he has yielded to the dangerous attractions of alluSions. On the whole, the work of M. de Theis is' a great 'and meritorious undertaking. There is gratkieur, majesty, and vigour in his paintings, but not truth or action enough: the style is easy and original, it displays good taste, and con tains many passages of uncommon beauty., _ - FOR THE SUN. Ma. EDITOR-,—Sir HAREOURT LEES persists in thinking that I Lave attributed, or endeavoured to attribute, the insurrection in Ireland to the scarcity of potatoes.—l have done no such thing. --I have attributed - the'disfress of the Irish pea.. santry to the scarcity of . pOtatoes',,and to the ina bility of the Irish poor to obtain any other food, —I have, on information derived at first from your paper, and since 'Confiimed . - by intelligence entitled to credit,- from various quarterS, pointed out .that there is• danger even of famine in some districts of Ireland ;—and Sir.ll.lacouwr LEES has failed to convince me that I have either been mistaken as to matter of fact, or that I have acted wrong in appealing on such an occasion .to the benevolence of the public. It matters not that potatoes may be bought in Ireland at 2d. or 3d. per stone.—Men may be hired in the same country at 4d. per day !—Pota toes may be bought in London at less than 40s. per cwt., which is not quite 3d. per stone of 14 lb.—if the price of labour in London, as well as in Ireland, were 4d. per day, it would require no great length of argument to prove that the metropolis was overwhelmed with misery. I am, Sir, your obliged Servant, AN F I NGLISHMAN AND A fREEMAN OF CORK., UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, FEB. I.—On Monday, January 28, the follow ing were admitted to Degrees : IIIAsTE its or ARTS.—Rev. Joseph Palmer Griffith, Fellow of •Wadham College; Richard Bethell, Scholar of Watiliam College, and Vinerian Scholar of Common Law. BACHELORS OF ART s.—William Harding, Scholar of Wadham college ; Charles Candy, Scholar of Lincoln college. At a Private Ordination, held on Sunday, at the Palace, Gloucester, by the lion, and Right Rev, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the following Gentlemen of this University were ad- M itted into Holy Orders : • DEA,C4/X S. James Buchanan, A.B. and Henry Barrow EiTtms; A.;11. Watiham college ; Augustus Clissold, A.M. Exe ter ollege. PniEsTs.— Hely Mitchinson Smith, A. 8.. Bailin] college; William Samuel Brch, A. M. Oriel College ; John Hunter, A.lll. At a gdalt n college. • PnEFERMENTS.—The Rev. C. Collier, Curate of Shotley (late Curate of Thorineon), Suffolk, to the Livings of Ham bledon and Branston, Rutlandshire; patrons, the Dein and Chapter of Lincoln. The Rev. R. Lynam, A. %1. elected As sistant'Chaplain of the 'Magdalen Hospital. PREACHERS.— Rev. Dr. Smith, of Christ Church, on Sun day morning, at Christ church ; Rev. Mr. Turner, of Christ church, in the afternoon, at St. Mary's. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. YesterdayTHomAs PATTEN was brought up to b e h ear d 'on his petition to be discharged, and was opposed by Mr. HEATH', on behalf of Ann Hobbs, a young woman of very decent appearance, who was extremely deaf. Miss Hobbs'stated, that she was a straw plat manufacturer, and resided near Hempstead, in Hertfordshire; thatin the month 'Of :June, 11120; the Insolvent, whom she had known for some time, paid his addresses to her ; she objected to marrying him on account of her deafness ; but he said that made no difference with him, and he would gladly make her his wife if she would consent. She in consequence agreed, after, to u se h er own words, " not a long courtship." In August the InsolVent told her he .had pnrchased the stock of a public-house, at Hemp steadt. for 1001. ;' he had 801. himself, and his sister owed him 401. but lie could not get it from her ; and he asked the wit ness for a loan of 201. to make up the purchase money, at the same time telling her she should be mistress of the house.— " I considered," ,said Miss Hobbs, " that as things were conic to a point bet Ween us, r might as well give him the Money :before marriage as after, and accordin g ly gave hi m t h e 201." The Insolvent purchased the public-house, and continued to visit Miss, Hobbs, and to repeat his assurances that she should soon be his wife. On the Bth of O c tob er h e came to henhouse, and in her presence wrote her a letter, which was read in Court, very much to the amusement of the auditory. He commenced by expressing his hope that the few lines he then wrote would and her in good health, as he wag at the time of writing; and after repeated declarations of his determination to make her -comfortable in his new habitationt'ethicluded by telling her, thathe had been disappointed by a person who had promised him a loan of 201., and requested she ivoiad assist him with a loan of 101. Mis s -Hobbs on thatoccasion lent the ir,sol vent 51., and he - gave a 'rec e ipt for the 251. Heals° requested .her to write to have the banns of marriage between-them pub lished, Which she did. Ile never came to see her afterwards, and in two months he married 'another. Miss HobbS soon aft er sue d bins for the money she lent; he defended the action, and she obtained. judgment at an expense of 521. ' Mr. PoLLocx addressed the Court for the insolvent. ::The eopiti' - iai&the iniolvent's 'conduct had at once been fraudulent and cruel * , and.garejudgmtut that he should not be entitled to the benefit of the Act till he had been twelve months in prison at tha suit of Ann Hobbs. - EXTENSIVE FRAUD. - William Hart was opposed by Mr. Por..s.mt on behalf of several creditors.- •,. ; . - • It appeare.l by the evidence, that the insolvent was an attor ney's clerk,.and during the Queen's trial he professed- to be a professional man of extensive connections, and in constant com munication with Mr.- . BrOsigbain on • the subject of her .Majes ty's affairs, by which repres en t a ti ons a p;oldsmith, Mr. Moseley, of IlolbOrn, stated; - thaehe'Was induced to give bins credit for silver plate and-a gold watch, amounting together to 1001.— When he found - the insolvent was an attorney's clerk, he ob tained a warrant for him, and, got back the watch, but the in solvent still owed him CM, Two other creditors deposed, that the insolvent represented himself as a merchant of extensive commercial dealings, by which.means he obtained credit from them. The Coux•r ordered that the insolvent should not be dis. charged until he should have been fifteen months in prison from the date.of filing his petition. A celebrated Leader of Fashion having bor ros4d , some money of a City Beau, whom he patronized in return, was one day asked to re pay it ; upon which he thus complained to a iriend--." Do you know what has happened ?"-, " No." " Why, that fellow Tomkins, who lent me . life hundred pounds, has had the face to ask me for it ; and. yet .I had called the dog Tom,' and let myself down to dine with him." pitITISEI INSTITUTION. • (Continued from Thuraday's Su x.) PART M. We should weary our readers and overstep th e limits kescribed to a daily journal, if we we re to enter into a detail of each successive picture ; we shall therefore speak at some length of those only whiCh have particularly attracted our attfi l i tion, and then-end our observati ons w ith genera l remarks. N0..95, A .Boy extracting a .thorn from his foot.—T, BAR.s 5 g , . Though this picture is seen under two great disadvantag e ‘' namely,. the chilled state of the varni s h w hi c h o b scures it like ; veil, and its being contr as t e d w ith th e warm and powerful to r of :Mr. - Edwin Lands= beneath it, being itself rather a hold o " ' haired picture,. yet it is distinguished •by truth to nature,'e.le' fiance and simplicity of design, and a mare elaborate tinishini than. thegeneralityof Mr. Barker's - pictures. - The attitude an: expression of,the Boy. are eminently happy, his clothing aPP° 4I :, produced with great .reedom, anti possessing more of what ' called texture than any Picture we have seen of this Artisit• ---. . Among his smaller pictures, ,ave think-the Woolpicker is to be preferred nin it is a character of truth to nature, whit once deelareS that it coUld only be produ ce d by a man whose obse r i cation and quickness -of perceptionenablel him to discovers° delineate those nice discriminations, of character which paf4 " c " noticed by more superficial . observers. The WoOdinan is a fine sketch, but can only 'be appreciated by Artists and. b f Amateurs, who, by habit, have .become acquainted with th° 4- leading marks by which superior' talent in art is to be diren. lo- ed. This sketch, affords us an Opportunity of speaking eels` -, , what at length ofthi a di s ti ngu i s h e d A rt i st . W e d o not h ea i ts ic , affirming that Mr. Barker has claims to the high title of a of genius, a. word which has never yet been clearly defined, . t : which every dauber in art a nd e ver y d a bbl er i n literature.thiT'' he has a claim, which. every puppy who talks ineoherent'f' dresses like a fool,. or raves About poetry, persons, or picture!. like a creature deprived of jUdgment, 'wOultl•fain be eateeme°, 'but Which is to be attached to a chosen few, whOte prothiedon ° heir the stamp Of originality—,of being produced -with and then of being p - erfected with care. 'lf the worksof Homer! of Phidias, and Praxiteles, of Virgil and Tasio, ilficliar-4 " gelo, Raphael, Newton, 'Spencer, Shakspeare, :111ton . , their several departments ; h ave th e mar k s a b ove ment i one d, no man think that, for his eccentricities and the reasons bef 9 '"; •stated, he is entitled the name of Genius ; h u t l e t him ," assured that'he'eannOt justly possess it until he has proddc°-` something Which bears the true characteristics of Let him relhembef alSo that - the ',manners and chan':the` ' ters of these mighty spirit s bo re no resem bl ance to the` ' of the • praienders mentioned before.- We said that rilf' Barker has claims to this distinguished title; we found' ed our belief on , his celebrated pictures of the Maniac, rid the Woman perished in the. Snow, and also on the generai cl`s racter of the greater number of' his unfinished works, _and versatility of his abilities. The - Maniac - Cot:ld not ba . l oo k.ai without emotion. The Woman perished in the Snow sal -1 0.1 forth feidings of pity from the coldestbehOldet ; they were WI produced with facility and carefully-finished, and both evinces.. a thorough knowledge of his art, and bore decided marks Gr great originality ; but, even in these his best prodiretiont, great end of art was hardly obtained, namely, to delight by tt ,-, truth of the representation, and to instruct by the moral to drawn from that represented. We therefore cannot help V'" pressing our regret at seeing talents and kribwledge of the a' of the highest order wasted in mere delineations of heinga of tLc lowest order, in whom are to be found sOme.strongl y m arked useless features of character : and we sincerely hope that . Barker will be roused to greater exertion, and delight his coli" - trymen with some works which will class Mai where his taler.' can with exertion give him a wide spread and a lasting fame. No. 90, Lovers' Quarrels.—G. S. NEWTON. This picture is esteemed an improvement on the Importu nate Author," which was so justly admired in the gallery 10t year; we gladly subscrib e t o th e op i nion , t h oug h we do not thin,k that the subject contains as much point. Seated at her table 11 a pretty nymph arrayed in th e costume of France, two hundr‘' . . years ago, about to • return with a drawn back arnelier.lolier ,,4 miniature ; affected hauteur is expressed in her eyes, and s orrow .on her • lips which she is .unable to repress ; her lover stand s near with an air of pride in .his gait, and an affectation of trying to force its way through his chagrin, and is slowly de' . Ladling her miniature from hishosorn. In this line of art hardly any thing can exceed the difficulty of this complicated o;pr sion ; but Mr. Newton has triumphed over it, and produced picture which will never be hidden as long as a particle•of remains. Contrasted With the . loverS -is the waiting maid w'r r ' conscious of their mutual affection, is in the back ground flearti:Y giggling at their folly. O n th e groun d i s thrown the last . doux., a bracelet and a locket on the wedl is sketchal crous picture of a Perriwig paced Shepherd with a crook nleg , '','; love to a demoiselle as ludicrously -attired.. `j h e sistibly attractive, and in ahnost all its parts well •piente4 greater softness in the flesh tints, and the use of less opacl." colour would, we presume, improve Mr. Newton's style. No. 201, Cleopatra,' in the character of Venus, - sailing,dowo the River Cydritts.—Ti;ET.r. This picture was exhibited last year in Sonierset_rpOte• Our observations on Mr.. Etty's Works , WiiP be gerieril; . ex cepting on No. 128, a sketch from one of Gray's Odes, which appears to us a ridiculous caricature of • Mr. Etty's Style. Ai r ' Etty has as perfect an eye for colour as any artist that this coul' - try has produced. The details, separately considered, compeiso specimens, each of which might be cut from the picttires which • contain them, and preserved as gems. We will instance the figures, clasping each other in the air above the head of • Cleo patra. The two females standing with their faces towards the Queen. The Moor playing on the stringed inetrtiment, to these others might be added : but the general .composition in this and in his other pictures is, in our opinion, a total failure, the absurd'' ties and incongruities with which they are tilled excite sincere re gret, because the knowledge and power of Mr. Etty are evident to the most superficial observers. The subjech; are all hadlY selected and yield neither delight nor instruction;, but when die manner in which they are painted is examined, surprise is e-;• cited,. and from the beauty of. some detached pails, partial ac , - miration. In short, Mr. Etty shews the highest talent for the mechanical part of his Art, and also' superior sentiment, which is prevented by a want of reflection and knowledge from pro during works which would ensure him fortune, and establish him a reputation on a solid foundation. We trust that. we shall be spared • a repetition of these animadversions hereafter. No. 235, The Return,of the . Prodigal Son.--J. Cif ra se - si A 5. Last year. Mr. Christmas exhibited a Lion wounded by spear, which in some respects was Nitial . to the Lion exhibitft , by Sir. Edwin Landseer. This year he exhibits a picture- in 3 different line of art, and we doubt not but 'that he will eeenL nally.succeed. The figure of the rrodigal, his Action and oi pression, merit o ur approbation. 'The _Father is well ile& , riefei, and the character of the jealous Brother given with considenn ble force—the females we cannot praise, we anticipate next rear .improvement and suceess.. " • No. 103, Poor Relations,- , -.F..P. ST - EPIIAXOFF. This picture was last year an ornament to the Ac,idemy, and now holds the -same rank in the Institution.' Mr, stc• phanoff feels the value and utility of his art, and in this picture offers a severe moral" lesson' to 'those - whose feelings have been indurated by riches, then, alienated front natural ties by its attendant vanity. dr. Wilkse's picture of " - llittraining for Rent" has never ,been engraved, ~and will, we fear, be for gotten in the dark recesses of the British Institution, and Mr. Stephanoff's picture will probably not readily finds pun.thaser, because it would hang a monitor on the w a ll s . Seated on a ,cushioned 'chair with 'moroseness; and Undefined, and eli,oaking pride immediately depicted on her t'itw, is the. vulgar ; wealthy dame looking askance at the WidoW and her children ;• in her lap is a shorn French poodle, wba,saarns by , his, look to be in fected with the mean spirited inSolence of his mistress. Her amiable husband, with irritation delineated in every atom of his frame at the expected demand on his purse, is listening with his hand to,his ear to the :servant hurrying away the breakfast things. Near the door stands the poor wallowed mother with a letter of introduction in her hand, and with a tear trickling down her cheek at the.repulsive. reception nf,those who were boUnd by every duty to have consdled 'her in her distress by kindness and pecuniary assistance; anxietyand goodness are by the artist's skill depicted on her face; next to her stands her daughter, on whose lovely brow touching innocence and simplicity are beau tifully pourtrayed, and that beauty increased by her slight and graceful form ;• behind them is a ybUnger brother, whose vacuity of look is admirably given. The colouring, keeping, drawing, and finishing of this picture deserve 'high commendation, and Mr. Stephanoff may congratulate himself that if his picture is not sold it will alWays be admired. But we are transgressing too long on our readers, and must therefore hasten to a close by becoming gem ral in our remarks. Mrs. Ansley has a spirited pkture of Satan 'borne back to his chariot. The horses heads are drawn with great freedom and firmness, and possess much classic feeling ; there is strong ex pression in the face of Satan--but the subject is ahrsost beyond the power of art ; we are however surprised at the boldness of the attempt in a woman, and wish Mrs. Ansley suecess.-- Among the remaining pictures, we think the expression in sir. Bone's -Mother redeemed from slavery decidedly tine. Mr. %Vitherington has also a carefully painted picture con- , taming much character, called the " Courageous Brother."- -- Among the Landscapes Mr. Constable's Noon, No. 197, stands pre-eminent. Mr Linton has several very promising specimens; the.SkY,„ in his picture nf Edinburgh, we think beautiful ; but the' picture not a very great improvement on the one which or ettpietith.same place last year,' Mr.SaumerspictureOf Cheney,' ~' Po Ma TI th, rlol 4 1 3 1 not tra a l T ' 134 an CI of hi ( 6ei Vp 11 th,