The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

PINS ART'S.

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1 we . OBENSiMITITUTION. PALL-MALL •
1%. sint9K4l# tins of Works of British Art erns
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is-asy ; b mie spabspsny , were admitted to a previous is-.
sped ion ea listerda7. The general character of the subihi. •
dam Is that of techalcal improvement. The Landscapes,
4 allyNre of nosstudly high finish. The subjects chosen
MlS.Mileminstanicto alcikirsg.. 80100 of than are too °Wi-
wi, borrowed from the designs of the Flemish Authors;
Mt to Mose for that they have copied also she persevering
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japirit, the harmouising lute, and the chaste and lively
iessiousisi of their models. The historical .pieces are not
i speasils oar very eirskieg. There seems to be a dearth et
;yid rsodiog among exhibitors generally. A skilful painleV
Inhould read none hut the best authors, either in history eg;
poetry. He has not time for the speculatious of wooden
wits, sod must lose is the labour of reading thumb
more of the benefits of [metal exercise than theirsealleted
crumbs of intelligence can repay. One defect in the cattail.
lion, which is attributable to the exhibitors wholly and not
to the management, is the great °ember of paintings which
have been shewn is the spring exhibition of the Royal
Academy. There is something of unfair ploy in this. There
are et least a dose, large paintings which have been so es-
bibited. Mnat of theia occupy good lights, have already
been wet) spoken of, and are the works of highlpireputed
artists, who might, in conscience and without any loss in
fame or profit, care made way for some of the rejected
works of candidates less known. The managers, of course,
are not bound to charge an elitist with having exhibited a
good painting elsewhere before bringing it here; but the
;mutters themselves ought to hare a higher feeliag *lmo to
shut out competition, by repeated exhibitions of their own
works iu an establishineut intended fur the display of new
pieces alone.
Among the most inecessfal performances are those of
EDWIN LANDITIR. No. 94. The Larder Invaded, and
lit The IValehfal Sentinel, shear tile full fruitiou of his
talent in painting animals with the guest precision of pen-
ciling and colour, and with all the variety of spirit and ex.
pressioo of which the heads of cats and dogs are capable.—
In the latter there is something about the air of the dog (his
fore paw being laid on some of the baggage iu the inn yard
while the horses are changing), which approaches near to
the saucy dignity of a coach-office clerk lately pot in confi-
dential employment. His dogs have ao extraordinary air oj
amenity and cotiveriational capacity about them.
blo. 93.—Meg Marrilfee. The late E. BIRD —A small
picture, possessing his rich and deep sobriety of colour, with
an air of rural mystery in the setae, in flue hationny with
the subject.

No. 109.—e Vint of London, from Somerset-korai Stair..
T. C. HOISLAND.—A still and tranquil piece, with an effect
of summer light and warmth; of good drawing, and a pleas-
ing tone of colour, except that the aunabioe has caught
rather too deep a tinge from the reflection of the surrounding
brick-work, and the water is too white. The picture *ems
to be very fresh, and these defects will abate with time.
Nu. 206.—{isms on the Tkaneee, looking to Waterloo.
bridge. C. DISANB.—Tbia is an accidental piece of rivalry
in respect to the last-eased picture, of a penciling not quite
so bold nod happy, but of more correct colouring. This
gentleman goes on realizing the hopes eatertaioed of him
from the first. His views our and sear Wiudsor last year, are
far outstripped ►y ►is improvement in

440.—Prindror Castle, frees Eton, which has deep
woody colouring, breadth of shade, an atmospheric sky, and
fine water, with good distances, merged in aerial perspective.
No. 43.—Diogroas of Me halite of Waterloo, GEORGE
Jon b, 17 feet and a lila by 9 feet and a half —This is the
impel and most impoi taut historical work in the Exhibition.
The cluefmerit lies io the hist°. ical and topographical truth
of the description. The foreground is somewhat too bare.
It represents a swamp thinly occupied. The first fignres in
hunt are not worthily engaged, considering the business that
lies before them. They are flaunting in all the isantoooese
of youth, freshness, and military finery. Their faces are of
deep vermilion—their horses prance as if full of rest and
fodder. They look like any thing rather than English
troops twenty hours on the field. The middle ground atones
for these faults of specious description. The battle is the
centre is led up with sublane horror. The point of contact
is obscured by a cloud of smoke, but the retreat and coati-
lion of the foe thus obscured, is related by the onward
peloosity of the British line. The life-guards are preparing
to charge against the rally of Marshal NET on the left.
The effect is abat of composed and appalling resolution,
predicative of extensive havoc and horror. There are other
details, such as the arrival of the Prussians, the points of
observation and attack on the part of the french, which
are all given with corresponding accuracy. As a dia-
gram, the description of the ground, with the operations
of the battle, and the relative distances of the ob-
jeetr, this correctness is desirable. If the intention of the
artist bad been to paiut what is generally understood by a
battle picture, these delineations would have been too cor-
rect to suit the sublime of his subject.

No. 65.—The Entbawhistelsl. .1. F. Eu.u. A piece of
fine gra-colouring, with a bold and fluent surge, upon which
• ship, gallantly raged, rides with daring buoyancy. The
castle and quay bare an air of strength and repose which
coot r finely with the disturbed swuio• or the waters.—
There is a depth and sobriety in the shadows and colouring
in very fine accordance with the subject.

No. 198.—Fiaherlsen howeroardlmend. J. F. ELLE,
She's, connecting it with the last, great versatility In the
same (the marine) class of subjects. This is a still and
snotty Pea, with a water sod sky of genial warmth, in the
style of VANDER CAPULLA, though not so strictly coloured.
The piece is not so well finished u this last-named.

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No. 79. Celsbrahom of the Coronaticm at Newcastle -wpm'.
Tyne. H. P. PAlSea.—This is an txcellest mob piece. The
scene is Sandhill, and the main actioo is the distribution of
wine through the point in the centre. The tumult is power-
fully described. There is the wavy fluctuation of au im-
meuse multitude reeling from its aggregate impulse, while
the skirts of the crowd are fringed with episodical groopes,
indulging their vulgar riot in strange varieties of character
and action. The piece is said to have a great many peer-
liarities in the characters of merely local interest. 1 he ge.
neral effect, however, is very happy, and she's that the
author would do well to choose subjects which are more ge.
nerally engaging. There is a great deal of the satirical die_
cernmeut of tioariaws in the conduct of the piece. The
colours are, upon the whole, a little too glowing for the moral
meanness of the subject, but the implied capabilities of the
painter are considerable.
Mr. Erre has been busy, and his supplies, besides Cho-
poirn'e large, which was beta of umerset House, liareAse
usual poetic spirit of design and voluptuous colouring. Whe-
th, t from iutcut or not, be is too negligent of drawing and

tbe et** Aware; bid there is a delleiess spirit is thee
which protiet!eo ea sect seasethteg. like that of OA
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The Leaki•gare of Ileums, the ?timers%
Lewis, Takes, laoAt.Tos, STVatt, Miss GOOfe"1"41all"P
.1. NINON, mod others, deserve more particular eouaideriai
ties than our present limits will allow. As was seaseeive
before, there is • general ad meat to this brooch of RP
art. The works of these artists comprise the main good
characteristics, which are, colours of a more distiect and
simple kind that" those heretofore prevalent, not only io
better agreement with nature, but brought into harmony
with each other by the labour of tint, instead of the old and
bad method of fusing dont in some geni rill nod vicious hue
of red, purple, or yellow, to save trouble to the artist. We
have now abundance of clear crisp skies, with a thin maw
apimee illuminating the edges of deep solid woods, sod Mast.
dile green casting a dark shadow upon water of a reilijit
colouring, and all is for harmony and perspective.. QM
this mote the public owe their thanks to the autaseffs4l4
the limitation for the judicious selection of the pieeel. '
company attendant on Saturday included manf persons of
high consequence. Among them we oliticell Lord STORIAM
mad the Cluictu.ort of the Exensquaa. it rest
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FiRES. ••
Saturday morning, between our and two o'clock, the weigh-
bourhood of ‘Vbiterhapel was thrown into great cualessiein,
in cons quence of a fire breaking out is the very vilest/Pre
premises of M . Major and Rhodos, sugar-bakers, at
Hooper's.aquere, Goodmau's-fields. The ire originated i•
the storehouse, a buddies apart from the sugar house, and
burned with almost incredible fury, soon extending its ra-
vages to the cooperage and stables ailjoiuilig, the whole of
which r bluffly became one body of fire. Great appre-
hensious were for some time entertained fur the safety of lb.
German Chapel, a beautiful heir buildiag, close by. Thera
were a number of engines on the ?Mi. but the ire could sot
be got under until it bad reduced to ashes the three aforesaid
buildings, with their contents. The loss is cousidered to be
very great.

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• On Friday arrived at the Motherb4nk the Verne.
ANDREWS, from Trapani, with salt ; on Saturday
the Sw , CRAM, from Trapani. also with salt, for
Pool; Morwiwg Field, MELVILLs. from Zante,
with currants, for orders ; sod the Sisters, BISHOP,
from Messina, with fruit, also for orders ; all which
vessels are under quarantine.
The Nautilus, IS, Capt. (SHAM F. CHAPMAN,
arrived at Turk's Island the December, with a
piratical brig, which she hid captured after • chase
of 13 hours. She had 54 prisoners on board, and
was bound to New Providence with them, for trial.
The pirate was in the act of robbing au Autencao
ship, when the Nautilus hove in sight.
On Thursday the Rosario, Captaia MARyerr.
arrived at Portsmouth from Weymouth, and the
Starling, Lieut. Turn'', from Guernsey.
At Shithead—Euryoles, Rosario, and Itaeehorse.
The Arab, Captain Stumm, is ordered to Ports-
mouth to be paid off.

On Thursday the Go/cowries, Captain EDWARD!,
bound to Madre. and Bengal, put into Portsmouth,
and teaming wind-bound, with about fourteeu sail
of outward-bound merchantmen.
Sir ROBERT SEPPINGS last week made another
inspection of the alterations making in his MAASS-
TT'S yacht Apollo.
Mr. COWAN reappointed Surgeon of Portsmouth
black-yard, and of the Royal Naval College, vice
WALKER superannuated.on a pension.
Oa Thursday the Env:yobs frigate., Captain
AUGUSTUS W. J. CLIFFORD, C.B. went out of
Portsmouth harbour, fitted for the Mediterranean
station. Mr. HAMILTON, just appointed Minister
at the Court of Naples, it is expected will go out
in this ship.
The Owen Glendower frigate, Captain Hon.
R. C. SPIINCER, came into Portsmouth harbour on
Tuesday, to fit for Clutnuel service. The Shear-
wafer is paid off.
There have been an immense number of French
vessels at Southampton during last week, for the
purpose of buying up all the herrings, which they
salt and carry to their own country. Our fisher-
men obtain up-on all ge from 3a. 6d. to 4.. per
bushel ; and so great was the draught last week,
that one man is said to have cleared upwards of 50/.
The Havannuh packet has brought letters from
Hievannsh to the 13th December, and from Vera
Cruz to the 17th November. They assert that the
division of the Imperial army of Mexico had suf-
fered so much from the yellow fever, and by deser-
tions caused by the dread of the fever, that only
100 invalids were left in the town. In consequence
of this, Governor DAYILLA, who had retired to the
Castle of San Joao, in the harbour, on the approach
of the Imperialists, wrote to tlit Governor of Ha-
vannah that lie was about to leave the fortress, and
take possession of the city of Vera Cruz.
A letter front Havamish, dated December 10,
says :—" On the 30th of November we had a ter-
rible deluge. I was in bed, in a room considerably
elevated from the ground, and being awakened by
the noise of the torrent, found the water had entire-
ly covered the floor. 1 have never before heard of
so extraordinary a rain. For two days 1 could not
leave my house, the streets being full of water like
rivers. It is feared much havoc has been made on
the sugar plantations ; and it is Bald the canes are
so much injured se to ruin the prospect of the nest
crop. As to the coffee, all that was not gathered
from the trees bus been inundated and spread over
the ground."
Last market-day, at Reading, prime joints of
beef were purchased at four-peace-halfpenny per
pound.
A meeting of the connty of Suffolk is to be held
at Stowmarket on Tuesday (to-morrow), " to take
into consideration the propriety of presenting Pe-
titions to Parliament on the present alarming and
unparalleled state of ogricult oral distress." The
Requisition to the High Sheriff; PHILIP BENNET, ,
Esq. is signed by the Duke of NORFOLK, Lord
HUNTINGFIELD, Sir H. BUNBURY, Sir WILLIAM
PARKER, Sir R. FIARLAND, Sir Rowt.mr,
Sir WILLIAM MIDDLETON, and 45 other Gentle-
men, Clergy, &c.
On Tuesday night last eight large corn stocks.
°utile premises of J. W. CLOUGH, Esq. of New-
bald Lodge farm, were burnt to the grouod,
together with the lodge. There is no doubt but,
what the deed was committed by some incendiary
or incendiarive, for the apprelierisiGn of whom a
reword of 1441 guineas in offered. The fire was
perceived at Hull and at Grimsby.