The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-05-09 00:00:00

PCTMIOLTII, MAY 6.
Arrived the Lad', Wirrea hired armed ship, L.
Sy ilk frigate, of 36 guns, from Deal; and the Li.
/terry gun brig ; also ULgyptienne, of 44 guns,
Hon. Capt. Paget ; she left Rear Admiral Harvey
about a week since, cruising off Cape Finisterre wilt.
five sail of the line, all well, And Earl St. Vincent
on Sunday morning, off Brest ; also part of Sir R
Strachan's: squadron, to te-vielual.. Ste. consisting o
the ea,sar, of SO guns. Rear-Admiral Sir Richard
Strachan ; Beasna, of 74 guns, Captain Douglas ;
and Decade frigate; two other ships are in sight,
but their numbers are not visible.
Came in the Roll." gun brig, and Nnurod cutter.
The Sail Josef was paid wages yesterday, and to
day receives a number of bullocks, which she will
carry to the fleet off Brest.
DEAL, MAT 7.
Sailed the re-ll bomb, with the Flora,
for Cork, and two other vessels under convoy to the
Westward. Remain in the Downs the rest of the
ships as per list.,

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NA/AL INTELLIGENCE.

POLICE.
110W.STIMIT.
PICK POCKETS.
On Wednesday several respeetable tradesmen in
the neighbourhood of 8 n.1-street, exhibited a com-
plaint before Mr. Ov Ae A st. of the numerous de-
predations that were committed in that street, and
Piccadilly, daily, upon their customers, at their shop
doors, as well as upon those who were passing and
swpassing, by several gangs of pickpockets.
Tne Macrsr RATE dispatched Anthony and
Adkins in pursuit of the rill sins. The Officers went
into a shop, at the corner of Bond-street, to watch
for them ; they had not been in but a short time,
beforethey observed the CroUrre, Rill Senses's, and
';c6- Des's gangs ; they immediately went after
them ; the villains, observing the Officers, endea.
yenta to make their escape; Dew ran against An-
thony, who secured him.
TI officers contrived in apprehend six others,
viarwrive, Ssenet,
vans,
rafart

Bill Mod, DirX: 'Hilliard. Bill
and figeiy brotielford ; the latter made
; the other I.e, the officers brought be
fore . Giusti is, on Wednesday evening; when
no poison attending to make a charge against them,
the Magistrate discharged them with a reprimand.
Depredations upon the pablic are committed to a
much•greater extent, and in a more daring manner,
by these villains, in the middle of the day, than
used -to be committed by Riga Heed, and similar
I gaagh, in former times. The M • iST It AT ES reqUire
stronger s, under the Police and Vagrant
Ads, to tr dwieefpnblic el these depredators.
Aehong those who escaped from the officers, were
the two Wheelers and Ned Ellis.
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EXHIBITION OF THE Ronft. ACADEMY.
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• We have already noticed, in a general way, the
principal exhibitors, we shall now proceed with
more particular remarks upon such of the Names
:es appeared to us most worthy of attention, prais
ing, wiemut partiality, wherever we discover merit,
and dealing our censures with a %paling hand, from
a convidion of the great difficulties which are to be
encountered in the pradice of the chat ming art which
is the su jeQ elf nor (moque.
No' 1' P6'fr.4f If a Lid. alhd Child. H.
Howano, H. A.—Designed with,great delicacy, but
dvfitirro in colour and etre&
No. 5. Lore tilseltera. H. Tnossesov, R. A.

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—this pilhare has a very forcible etfet, and the
colouring is very harmonious and pleasing. but the
design is not happily conceived : is the first place
the hand of the female figure, which is holding the
open-casement, should have been employed to re-
ceive the child, whom it is not possible for her to
support with the kft hand only ; it is also wrong to
. make her standing on tiptoe, for the' purpose of
reaching what is evidently within her reach, without
such an exertion.
No, 12. A Girl evosiioa her Feet. R. WEST A L
R. A.—This is a work of great brilliancy and rich-
ness ; the child is beautiful, and the sunny glow
which pervadesthe piCture, is particularly propeefor
the subjea.
No. IS. Portrait of Lord Thorkev. T.
ties, A.--A most coned likeness of this distin-
guished nobleman.
No. 19. Ugaino. H. Few', R. A.—This
Isidore possesses :all the peculiarities of this master,
and is certainly oats of the best of his productions.
No. 92. Portrait of MusC?fird.• J. Osak Ashk.
—This artist, we presume, finished the bead before
he determined to give so Truth anion to the figure,
or he certainly would have given as much motifs,
to the hair as to the drapery ; this is n very glaring
defed, but very easily remedied ; the whole- will
then be very.&raceful and elegant.
No. 25. 1.6 e Ilarieor o.llin:est, in Arabia. T.
Da motet!, R. A. A fine scene, painted in a very
brilliant and agreeable manner.
No. 29. Portrait of Lord SArlirld. M A.
Slier, R. A....a10e/4i likeness, hut the folds of the
robes are too haw • and the whole inane is, in our
opinion, crude "unharmoeious.
No. 33. Portrait of Lord Elieroborouz4. T LAW.
AENCE, K. A.—A strong hkeness, richly coloured,
and painted in a masterly %city.
No. Eres,iag. J. P. De Lour it eh nougat!,
P.. A. I'encil'd with all the lightness peculiar to this
master ; the sky is too fiery for nature, and much too
violent for the hues of the temainder of the piaore.
No. LO. new bridge, Durham. W.
A piffure of considerable merit, but painted rather
t 0... tenderly for ail exhibition room.
No. 77. Porer.,it if Earl Conoden. J. Horrman,
R. A. A very finely coloured pidure; the right
arm of the figure appears too short, the lights are
rather too much !cattered, and the architecture ap-
--iirels ithout plan; the pillars are
ranted them for light
'ern of each other. In
eht to state, that this
rks, but abundantly
our portrait painters.
' Mrs. &Aar,. H.
and simplicity dis-
places it LS the best of

pears to be entirely without pia
• placed j•ibt where the artist want
and shade, and quite independent
, justi ikayl.4ll. La. p%tit, we pug}
is. 4 • 1161.er to his work
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