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London, England, 1825-05-20 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE,
Almsek's Ball on Wednesday evening. was very numerously at.
toed ; among other distinguished fashionable present were--
Asko—Brun...iv:eh and Wellington.
F),cheeses-31ontrniY, Bedford, and Wellington.
Princess—E. Baraitinske.
Mitrquistre—Londonderry, Graham, nownshire.
Marrhiatressee—Cornwsllis, 'Waterford, E. Londonderry, Lon.
dondery, IVincheater,
Earls—Stamford, Cathcart, Halewood, Kinnoull, Rosalyn,
Leitrim, Tani:milk., Darnley.
Celaressee—Sefton, Melville, Cork, Roseberrv, Clonmell, Kin.
toulh Leitrim, Bclntore, Darnley, ilanowby, Beauchamp,
Nosy, Uxbridge.
I,o4„._sydney, Milton, Nugent, King, C. Paulctt, l)unlow,
fitsha 111antague, Forbes, Clare, Barnard. Henry, Thynne,
Noe. Coortown, Normanby, C. Paulet, IV. Paulett.
bikes-31iiton, Tullamore, E. Cornwallis, C Bulkeley, Folk.
oies pow.onby, B'aterpark, E. Fielding, E. Edgccombe, Nu.
Forteatue, E. Ihincombe, E. Wood. Pringle, Dynevor, G.
Oreille, C. T. Hatton, E. Stanley. F Graham. 3111elmay, E.
pods*, Besuclerc, M. Cote*, L. Boyle, Ravensworth, E. Camp-
bell. K. Palk, J. Grey, 11. Ca heart, J. Howard, Simbourne.
F. lemeelles, A. Milbank, 111. Stnpford, A. E. Elliott, A. and
t. Paulen, M. Dune° jibe, E. Stew art, C. Gray, Lovinr, E.
Stott, Forbes, L. (live, Greville, Ellenborough, Dowager Lady
Warwick, Codrington, St. Clair, Clements. Duncannon, Rosa,
. Stanhope, E. Remsden, A. Vane, Rose, Normanby, Stewart,
ratlor, Bereaford, Long, 31. Ashby, E. Campbell, Alwlyneux.
Count de !Annoy, Chevalier di Loa Rid', Colonel trEete, and
Mr. Ilaxwell.
Greville, T. Cochrane, A. Chichester. 0. Gibbs.
Afestss.—Maxwell, Brown, Cavendish, llornby, 31olyneux.
Mims—Cavendish, Wood; Campbell, Baring, Dundas, Pon
rah, ae.

THE isatußlrioN OF TlI! SOCIETY OF
BRITISH ARTISTS,
SUFFOLK-IT UEET.

[Concluded from the BSigh Press of April 30.1
2&. Portrait of Miss Mityl)rd.—}l. K. IIAYDON.

We could wish, for the credit of the artist, that this had
been "a deed trilhout a some." His reverence for the
critique has induced him to carry Miss Micron! forward on
the roll of Time "some sixteen years or so." But we can
readily forgive him this injustice, in the hope that this
amiable authoress will give many more of her productions
ta the public crc those years arrive which the artist's pencil
:•Isli:•re o ungallantly anticipated.
v:iS. A Study
.from Naturr.—J: M. Lerch.
This portrait is well elosen, an'l will maintain the fame
acquired by this young artist from his performances W 4.12
sal Y 36.
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90. i ieie nn the A,•nn.—W. R. East..
The upper part of' the picture is excellent, hut the hue
of the water is too mirky : this should be retouched. The
general effect would have leen greatly improved had the
trees to the left been kept more in shadow.
set. London from Waterloc-bridge. J. WARD.
This picture is in many parts perfect : the whole of the
atmosphere is delightfully managed ; the wherry; the
boatman's attitude coming on shore, the commencement of
the light ou the water—all are given with exquisite art.
The haziness which env..lops the cathedral of St. Paul's is
represented with great beauty of effect, but the shape of
the Cathedral itself is not comedy delineated; it is too
taper, and consequently loses that air of grandeur and
eagnificence which is its peculiar characteristic. But,
taken as a whole, this is an admirable picture. -
‘296. A Landwape. J. WA RI,.
This is an effort of truly original genius. The subject
owes every thing to the mode of handling it, and affords a fine
rpecimen of what an effect may be produced from the aim-
' rlest subject by these talents which ensure success, and
where nature is copied with the livid of a master.
I' 339. Oral: Clip, neer Fulkstone--Shakspeure Clif in
the distance.—W. LINT o re.
Th.: foregoing observation apply to the present picture.
The cliffs are at once massy and simple in their forms, and
the distant fihakspcare cliff is full of poetry in its associa-
tions. There is a rich roughness in the tone of colour, that
i well suited to•display it with topographical exactness.
Mr. Linton's knowledge of his art is apparent throughout.
In the room set apart. for Scut PTVAE there is much that
is attractive. Nos. 339 and 353, two stretues of a Cricketer,
the batter and bowler, by N. Rossi, are among the most
conspicuous samples of seceess in this department. No.
3to, the modelof an ancient house, at Lynn, in Norfolk,
by W. Wear, is a production of very superior skill, com-
bined with great coarseness of mind, and an utter
absence of good taste. We advert to the window scene :
what could Induce the artist to offend so grossly against
propriety ? In the old town of Edinburgh in days " Ling I
sync, a stranger who sallied forth atter dark was con-
mined to take p:t-hrek on a visit to his friend, whatever
might be the shape of his invitation ; but this Xnntippean
salutation was never the custom of Lynn, in any Meuse,
however ancient, that we ever heard of, and we would
advise Mr. iirest not only to withdraw the representation of
it in the present instance, but to abstain from all such
offensive vulgarity in future.
In the room appropriated to the water-colour drawings,
miniatures, and enamels, there are some very indifferent,
and several of superior excellence; but neither our leisure
am our limits will permit us to expatiate upon them in de-
tail. We cannot, however, pass without remark the
exquisite Fruit, No. 377, by W. J. Hiss Ear, which,
were but the leaves more correctly coloured, would ap-
proach as near to nature as the imitative powers of the
percil admit.
397. A View from Richmond Ifill—Enw.tans—is a very
clever performance ; but it has one remarkable defect,
which is, that the sunny part of the picture has less light
than the other side. In 401, Grapes—E. Swann—the
fruit is given with the transparency of real nature, but the
leaves are not Vine leaves: in spite of this defect, how-
eves, it is a capital performance.
.76. Portrait of a Gentleman—H. TR•VIII.
May rank with the very first specimen of its class; the
ear of the figure, the beautiful finish of the penciling, and
the firmness and freedom of touch, are strikingly observ-
able. There is another portrait of equal excellence, which
we should be inclined to attribute to the same hand, al-
tkoigh a different name is—u we apprehend by mistake—
nrfixed to it in the catalogue.
We cannot take leave of the Exhibition without advert-
ing to 311—Scene in Ifertfordshere, near Ludlow, plough
rig. S. Au STIN.—We regard this as picture of the very
Fret rate; the figure of the husbandman holding the
Plough is inimitable. The distribution of light is likewise
managed with an extraordinarily fine effect. The ducks,
we regret to say, are not judiciously introduced ; they are
te) large and too numerous, and tend to cut up the
?mere ; but notwithstanding this, there is no collection,
nowever distinguished, in which it might not worthily find
a place.

TRADI GREAT BRITAIN.—By the following official
ttatetnent, which has been laid on tbe table of the House
or Commons, it appears that the gross amount of the Lx-
pats for the last year has exceeded that of the Imports by
the urn of twenty-one millions sterling:—

YEAR ENDZI) 3th JAN t: MIT, 1823.
Total Official Value of Ina-

porta into Great Britain . £41,729,483 17 9
rnal Official Value of Ex.
ports from Great Britain ;

• is.—
British and Irish Product and
Manufactures . £5t,718,608 17 82 63,223472 7 6
Foreign an:l Colonial Ilter-
ehoodbo - 11,308,1166 910 - _ _

Hattie of a letter from Capt. Jamieson, of the Marquis
of !lunacy, dated Cape Coast Castle, 14th January :—" I
arrived here, all well, on the 24th December, after a long
Passage of 71 days from the Isle of Wight. We were V 4
lava becaltoed in lat. 7 deg. N. and long. IS deg. W. On
the lath November, in lat. 10 deg. N. and long. 19 deg.
~ we were attacked by a pirate schooner of about 250
tons, with one long nine-pounder in midships and six
smaller guns, and apparently so or 100 men ;she had a
blue and yellow flag at her gaff end. They fired four shots
irom the long gun through our rigging and sails before we
rook any notice of them. We rounded too as soon as we
. .!fought our guns would reach him, ran the guns to one
knocked away the bulwarks, and commenced our de-
which he found rather hot for him ; many of their
,ItL came tumbling down from oar shot cutting the ropes,
nd they seemed to be in some confusion ; the wind was at
'lie time quite light, and with the assistance ot' ten or
Twelve long sweeps on each side he got off from the reach
‘4.l:'l!T Runs. Fortunately we had no person on hoard hurt,
his shot was all fired high, which grazed along the booms
NI through the courses; however, he got a good thrash-
'lB, and steered off north-west."