The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-09 00:00:00

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We noticed this elegant work on the appearance of the
hilt number. fit's taproom! ourselves in onus of strong '1
admiration of its excellence, and could we find terms still
MOM eXPTeLiive we should feel incliner! to employ them on
the present occasion. The pencil of ('optain Batty has done
ample justice to the sublime, picturesque, anti romantic 1,
..emery which be has here undertaken to describe. The
first view, in this stood number, is the Blain of the ('astle
of Itttentri sr se is. Ate alsnost intuitively exclaim, on .
contemplating its outshoot! solitude,
111 Inch n scene the soil oft walks shroul,
For Silence is the energy or lid !"
Olt, alai. we find, on turning to the description, that this
:oily was built to enable its proprietors, the elrevaliersl
/.drams, to spring forward from its heights and levy con-
nitrations on the poising passengers, and that this lovely
spot, in which
" MI Notate seems to 'Pep in tranquil smiles,"
seas a spot on which robbery and murder were always
awake. system of pioneer, we lore learn, continued
till the formation of the eeleltrated Ilaisseatir League, to-
yards the core of the thirteenth century, when the Coatk
Reiclienstein way taken anal burnt, and its proprietor;
banlsil 11 order of the Emperor Rudolph.
The view of MAN Cat is drawn with great spirit, and
togromd with a clearness and strength oft Hill which dots;
the highest tmdit to the artist: the disposition of the light ,
is admirably managed. Nlayetice is renowned birth-'
plow of the art of printing, a discovery which must forever
throw an interest over it. The house of I;utteoburg, its
inventor, Is rhrwn as one of the curiosities of the city.
The great square at Tor "NAY, with " the towers of the
Cathedral rising in grandeur shove the other buildings,"
is drawn with a distinctness that places the scene before
the eye in the liveliest tstaener. Touniay is described as
possessing some car Rent manufactures, the ehief of which
are those carpets usually called Brussels carpets, and which
gine employment to a great portion of the inhabitants.
The fourth view, of the hurley Hoek, token from the
Mt hank of the Ithiste, is one of those scenes of romantic
retirement whit+ seem to speak
itirtose, and loneliness, and fancy gone,

And bno• deray'd 14 env."
The clouding is finely characterized, and the abrupt and
broken surnice of the rock is given with great accuracy,
awl in a manner that conveys fully to the imagination the
burthos rage with which the ocean lashes in: haw.
The fidelity of Captain ilatty's pencil is well known,
and in every one of the views before us, the skilfulness and
talent of the engraver have sccomhd hit eWotta in a man-
ner that must ricounneitel this work to the patronage of
every lover of the line arts.

CMPU rAIrERSITY.

Coen. ALA• 31

Our I7niversity is now finally established, and the
number of students already amounts to I.So. Within a
few months ft•ntn this tome, courses of lectures will be com-
menced on all the branches of the sciences and 11,1Irs
Lritrra, in the same manner as in the best organised rni-
versitits in Europe. At present there arc pniforsors of
mathematics, divinity, metaphysics. logic, ethics, botany, I
rhetoric, the Greek, Latin, and English languages, and
Watery. A botanic garden, planted a few months ago,
thrived admirably. The modern Greek language, the
beautiful and legitimate daughter of an incomparable
mother, is exclusively used in the University.
The University of Cambridge, in England', has presented
a considerable number of excellent bias to our young
institution.

Besides this ntiablishment, and the elimientars schools
is the several islands. the limeasterisn system of mutual
instruction has been introductil in the city and suburbs.—
l'iedrionirse Ga=rtle.