The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-12 00:00:00

SOCIETY or Aters.—Ms. LEtcarroC oil COLOUR
Pluntina.—The subject of last evening** Weise WO the
norsoily interesting art of printing in oelseme. The shalt
we occupied by Mr. Wey[all. There wee • erewded
atteadamm. Mr. Leighton, after bespeaking the iedidgeace
of she audience, on the ground that he treenail ggehro
woo letterer, but merely an artist, petalled waft Minh.
too shah engraving shrived from thin an, by beim
esibled to present nature in its real oakum Wind or
Mating it to mere block and white. Colonr-grg=. be
Atoned, co ed, was nut modern as was generally ea ;it
WV almost coeval with the art of printing itself, and One
ria-ted specinteas of illemisated peahen as Nudist as 1467,
aisety four endures ago. After &writes, the mar
eptrod• of the easliest artists, which was at list noised
thiannosesro elate, la imitation of the Italian piston,
Mr. L 'Nerved that the earliest speediness of the an win
pemieeed ie this coentry la 1727, bot were ars ondood to
thannesewo. J. 13. Jackman, Skip, lei anon in
the lag ening had improved the art, their mast gess-
rally beim that of " cm copper-plate siersdnes by
• neon.. oft w Moats. One artist bed pridesed a
heasufel piece called Mercy," la whisk Owe wore so
in than 2a Friona's. Cawing down to saw dip, Ma ro-
tator referred to Mr. Battle's tabors. sole, he sbeemek
had earned the art beyond any of his pridess ines. Neagh
his later wovks did not bear that elaborate Babb poisoned
by has earlier OW In some of Ids works as many as 90
en,oirs were employed. Batter sometimes rearmed the
ordinary prone., by priating from the engraving after the
odours were impressed. Reynolds, Oregory, and One id
ectopinetion with Mr. Camden, towhees enthusiastic peewit
the art owed much, had preilemel ogee beautiful
in a mason different frees Baiter, or =s
t.
Many of 'heir works had been a ID the dossionea of
reatenals. Mr. Leighton than referred to bit yes pea
eft,. He had felt that all preen ding works MIN dallestive
ui showing too much the mode of their orodanna. To
remedy this the method had been meted to of proinday
a due balsam of colour by printing several upon nob olbse.
The, had also sought to divest their works of an atab.
aial appearance by introducing what in artists'
was called" accident," but which was really in
so is to imitate the freedom of nature. After describing
the materiak tioPloYed, both on wood sod stone, the lecte-
rn introduced vomit workmen, who, with the aid of two-
colour printing presses, gratified the audience by a preen
twat dleatration of the proems. The method of traasterriug
imprison:ma from paper to stone was also exhibited. At
the el'ae the thanks of the ouciety were voted to the
lecturer.
Ell'ErTil Of Simi an.—Yeeterday, an inquest was
hell by Mr. lietlionl, at the Steodard Tavern, Vauxhall-
hPdriesened, on the body of John Cloth, aged 49, who de-
stroyed him...lf with prumie acid.—Elisabeth Maud stated
that she resided with the deceased, who was a hair dresser
st S. Eaton-lane north, Pantie°. Ile war in arrears for
at, which preyed much on his mind ; and when he went
had ns Sunday night, he observed that it depended noun
whit hie 'mooed said whether he ever got u again. The
sett teeming he seat for Mr. Anton, the laaalad, who
tame and saw him in bed ; and when he left, the sea sew
him Co to the shop and take a bottle of essential oil of
almonds, which was used for scenting poesatene. and
'Son he returning home about half an hour afterwards
Ntrul him deal in the hed and the bottle by the aide of
ho head.—Mr. Anton, the landlord, said when he went to
Use deemed, he ejaculated "I hope you will forgive
are I have loot your money in making heta." Re said
"If he bad not done that, but if he had, to pay bin tibia
he meld. Ile went away, and the deceased seat ter bin •
mimed time ; but he did not go, as he supposedat was only !other excuse about the rant.—Vera , "Temporary
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CITY HRt WJI Sour ITCITENS.—W• amimbrid
that Nerve. Barclay, Bevan, and Co. have weetilhuled the
Nal of 2.5/. toward 4 than iastitstioss; and it le expected
'hat tinge benevolent ens* will be followed by the other
(..ty banking eatahliabasnls.
METZOPOLITAN RAILWAYS JCSCTIOX.—Yestem-
daL befero Muter Reeelybewf, &Met faewelmere of the
P^Thnonal awl swim imailelee ewe pima ea Ur Net of
fot and • t the ant nee*. Vet Ms Or Ni. MOW
MON. will be NoWskied.