The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-17 00:00:00

BERMUDA.

BERLIN. Nov. 13.
The proceedings in the Second Chamber yesterday
after the dogleg of my despatch were of some interest.
Tney referred to the 11-16 articles of the Constitu-
tion. To one of thee* articles the Upper Chamber
bad added this amendment "Tae principal confensious
of the Christian religion are acknowledged as the
relig,on of the majority of the inhabitants
of the state, and are regarded as the
foundation of all civil religious regulatiots, but
without detriment to the religious freed .m of that,
professing a different faith." This amendment was
rejected by a large majority. A similar amendment'
in which the words, " the religion of the majority of l,
the inhabitants of the state," were omits d, was re-
jected by a majority of 166 strike 131. The follow-1
mg amendment, however, was adopted by 220 agaiut
93,—" Tne christian religion is regarded as the basis
of tall those regulations a hich are connected with the
exercise of religion ; but without detriment to the
freedom of religion guaranteed in article 11 of the
essiedtntles.•
I my remark here that the two ministers, Vetter
Heyde end flobleieitz, voted against all the used-
imam which were rejected.
The Upper Chamber has to-day commenced the
diseassise of a new game law, which will provost the
total demolition of the game in the country, a remit
that was not improbable from the abolition of all
game laws by the legislature in the past year.
This new law provides that only landowners of
compact estates, comprising more than three hundred
acres, shall possess the right of killing game in their
awn lands; the remaining lands of a perish are to be
created ',anal hunting districts. Every person pos-
sessing the privilege of killing game mutt take out a
Segue, which is to cost a dollar (2s. 7d.) annually.
The sums accruing from the purchase of linos a are
to be added together, and it is to remain for a future
law to determine whether and how far they shall be
employed in compensating the former poesesces of
this privilege for the, damage they have suffered from
the abolition of the law.
This bill will no doubt pats both the chambers
without any important alterations.
Herr Venedy, the well-known author end deputy
at Frankfort, was compelled to leave Berlin on the
10th by the police authoriles, who assigned no
ground but " higher orders" for this extreme
IMINBUTIS.
The Worse Casette announces the formation at
Berlin of an easeciation for promoting German emi-
gration and colonisation. It is promoted chiefly by
members of either chamber. Their chief object will
be an endeavour to remove the evils resaltiog from
the present system.
HAMBURG, Nov. 13.
The free-trade tinkle bad a general meeting last
Saturday. The committee gave a printed r"port of
its proceedings since the last meeting, in which the
adhesion of Hamburg to the imperial confederation,
without any commercial enervation, was complained
of. The question of Me trade in relation to the
d fferent political systems proposed for the union of
Germany could gain nothing by them. It was clear
that it would be sacrieed to the selfish policy of
government, which, knowing very well that it got
the best share of the prey extracted by the reactive
system, was quite agreeable to have the support in
this ye Aim of that party of the people which are
foolith enough to fancy that the state could and
ought to guarantee "fair wagesfor a hie day's work."
The new plan of Austria for a commercial ant m with
the rest of Germany was no bad stroke of policy on
the past of that government ; the short period that
has elapsed since it was proposed gave ample expe-
rience of the sympathy Austria had gained
by what, after all, might only be another
apple thrown by bar crafty statesmen to prevent
the salsa of Geruseg, without ineludirg Auvtria.
The real proteetbeiteds who, in spite of their liberal
polities' tesderedes. bad waited with longing eyes to
see the blade of the imperial constitution as proposed
by prods, would no doubt now turn round to the
plan of Anvtria, and might induce Fronds to support
a higher tariff not to loos their support ; and it was,
therefore, to be lamented the more that Ham-
burg, the leader and the moving elemeet of
free trade, bad joined a confederacy which
—if it started into life, or was involved
with another political union with respect to
the question of free trade offered a precedent,
to the most &karma is won. The report
further gives a full account of the negotiations on the
part of the committee with such members of the
union as did not agree with the agitation of the com-
mittee against the imperial constitution. and which
ended with the meressoe of 132 members. These
documents certainly do not speak in favour of these
dimenters, who wanted the committee to act secretly
against the policy decided on by the majority of the
union, which of course was declined. The committee
further proposed sew statutes for the onion,
which were assepted by the meeting and by
which the whets esermittee retiree—the new one is to
be sheeted in the teeming of December. It seems
tallith peecof thsilareaters who, on account
of the athlrelesee, wanted Hamburg to join
the imperial seshimation, and get the support of the
Premise troops now quartered here to suppress the
libsesl constitution of the Constituent Assembly, see
clearly that they have ht the satisfeetton of test-
beg their political at too dear a prior, and
that the now osolodsrations the ism es se lionovet

The ecclesiastical affairs of this island are in a
comical enough position. For thirty years the epie-
copalian clergy have had stipends out of the treasury
under an act of the legislature. Latterly one presby-
terian clergyman has had a stip2nd allotted him.
The act settling salaries on the clergy expirts in
March next ; and the bill introdu• ed last session to
renew it contained a clause granting 1201. per annum
in furtherance of the Wesleyan mission in the island.
The high church party violently. opposed this clause,
and failirg to strike it out, joined with the volun—
taries, and rejected the bill in loto ; and what they
have gained by this may be briefly stated : the Wes-
ley.ans are not to get a grant which they have never
enyled ; the episcopalians will loss in March next
the salaries of which their clergy have been in receipt
for nearly thirty years. The high churchmen have
shown their high spirit, and are doubtless delighted
with the result.

FINE ARTS.

WILLIAM ETTY, H.A.
Though Mr. Etty was some time since warned by
premonitory symptine of the malady under which he
succumbed, to seek his native air, the telizraphic
message, conveying the intelligence of his death, at
Yak, on Tuesday, the 13th inst., smote all in-
terested in art with sorrow, as all felt that one
of its greatest °temente, and one who bad shed a
splendid and brilliant lustre on his country for half a
century, was withdrawn, perhaps sower again to be
replaced. For, though having many things in com-
mon with the illustrious Rohm., who lived two hun-
dred years More, he has left no pupils to develop the
ideas, and perfect the style, which he originated. With
him is lost the nrxvs which bound us to the genuine
coluurists of old.
In any other age than ours Etty would have formed
an epoch in art history, but in the peculiar forma-
tion of the art of the present day, which avoids
clecticismion the one hand, and schools of art on the
other, genius, in all originality and eccentricity, is
allowed more scope, and the result is a marked and
distinct character in each. For instance, Collins,
Et y, Haydon, and Wilkie all started together in the
race of fame, and yet nothing can be fancied vibe
apart than the path chosen by each. The name et
Rubens has been mentioned as having a secret ana-
logy with that of Bus ; it was not that of imita-
tion, but of genius. They bth were captivated
by Vtnice and its Etty merely dipped into
the same sJurces, being those of Titian and Paul
Veronese. With equal skill in colouring, Etty's
mind dwelt on more cheerful subjects—was never
compelled to look to the horrible foe interest, toe
often the ale with Peter Paul. Whilst the latter in-
dulged in the wondrous contortion of fallen angels or
frantic Amazons, Etty's nymphs glide on the waters
with " youth on the prow and ptomain at the helm."
His gcldsa galliot, with its nude and poetic crew,
and their wined sail flapping is the azure sky, ere
a singular mixture of truth in colouring and of the
artifisial in composition, a perfect as well as beautiful
illustration of Gray's poetry.
It was, however, but seldom that he borrowed
thoughts from the poets, di-playing in this the
jealousy of genius. His triple pictures of " Judith •
and those of Joan of Aro are the finest of epic poems,
and develop the chivalrous stories of the two heroines
more forcibly than any amount of cantos could pos-
sibly do.
Colourists are not generally considered good
draughtsmen, but all who have visited the Adelphi
exhiuition will acknowledge that few compositions
have attained the energy of invention of the Judith,
or more sombre and melancholy poesy than is to be
found in the conchant attinCe of her hand-maid.
These, and the two side figures in " Joan of Arc,"
sufficiently refute those who maintain the everlesting
separation of the draughtsman from the colourist.
W hat a host of buxom spirits and kirtled naiads,
what exquisite botsny ; we had almost said, d
wt
natural mitre ! The wondrous pulp an richah
brilliancy of his flesh and draperies defy the fancy
to recall.
There was formerly an Academy in Martin's-lane,
now broken up by the erection of more modern struc-
tures, which was long hallowed by Etty's presence;
and there was always a tacit struggle on the part of t
;Ardente to get seated close to the colourist ; bat
though he hid not his mode of working,
with an absorbent ground—to which, by-the-by, he
has bequeathed his name—though these boards were
wad, all attempts at imitation were gross failures.
There are, perhaps, few geniuses with so decidedly an
original style who have had no imitators, thou para-
sites who follow in the wake of great painters, but
never reach the substance.
Edinburgh is happy in poeKssing Etty's larger
works, to the increased value of which since they
came into the possession of the Scottish Academy,
Mr. Etty in his life makes playful allusion. York,
his native place, where he spent his last days in a
house purchased a short time before, contains two or
theme collections of the richest stores of his fancy.
His fertility slowed him to supply the ample
demand foe his beautiful works, and happy are the
powwows thereof.
" Joan of Arc," like the " ion" I
Transfigurat ef
Raphael and like the " Dement from the Croes• OYI
Rabens, was the last effort of a mind wounded by
unwarranted shire of puny detractors. How twiny
be answered them it is needless here to urge, but it
perhaps ooloared his last days with bitterness.

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