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London, England, 1819-03-29 00:00:00

Sill JOHN LEicEST

Sir JOHN Ltrenerra's patrioti(7 vie* in nisei).
int; ■ gallery fir the works of Itritidt Ai mt.. hie
been received It% it deserved. troththy the irsolthr sod

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err srlislo. Mr. BOP E, the rrkirriited iminter in
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ermine!, as a tribute of his respect to the diditi-
guisliert proprivtor of this Roe rollreliou of Ptet•rrs.
hits presented to Sir Join LEICESTER • besutifal
copy iii enamel—nut ss some of tltv pawn have
stated, from s picture of GAIKIMOROVGM'iI—but
from Sir JomiltJ A licYsimus's favourite pietism of
" The Broken Pitcher." 'l'hr esiimple of Sir
JOHN rtga is, wi• ere glad to Rad. shoot to be

followed by otter Perron« iu foxitionoble life, end
Mr. ‘VALTEIL FAWRIVI will, next month, throw

open his collection of Work, of Art to the Public.
We undetatand it is r:ch in drawings, particulatly

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by Mr. J. M. W. TURNER.
We have already alluded to the admirable pic-
tures by Mr. HILTON and Mr. COLLINS. in Sir
JOHN ',TIMM'S Gallery : and it is right to erfd,
that the Artists were left unrestricted in chaise of
subject. and of coo►ae in every thing else, by the
lion. Proprietor. Three works will not, we pre-
smile, be exhibited in the ensuing Exhibition at
the Royal Aearleiny—it is fortunate for the fame of
the Artists; ibet they are In be seen in the Gallery
in whid•h they are placed, and seen under so many
fay, unable circum.tanct s.

The Sleeping NV?hph—By the late Mr.
" As on her arm reclines the sleeping Fair,
Mud with her breath the loitering gale perfurne'r
Love see*, or thinks he sees, his mother them,
And nearer Earth dire. is his glittering phinica;
Howers will, fond (Wight around her {rower,
And swells the fragrance with a rove.tte shower."

If Nlr. 11-loPPoilt had not painted all other pic-
tu►e than this, it would have been sufficient to
establish his fame. However paradoxical it may
appear, this picture mny be said to be a triumph
over smite of the best rules of art. The drawing of
the figure is very had, part►cularly in the arms and
upper part of the body, but there is it delicious
charm of colouring about it, " a chastened and
soul-subduing look of perfect innocence," which
irresioibly affects the heart. There is what Mr.
Fusun %.,irstl(l call a Tusinirsque tone" ill this
picture, which would render It a fit companion for
any *yolk of the Venetian school, even in all the
glories of its prime. The deep blue streaks of co-
lour iu the back-ground *shed a delightful rt lief to
the delleac% of the figure.

Pope's Villa on the l'humes—By J. M. W.
'LUNN Eft, R.A.
Mr. TURNER has in this picture given a sera
Glee and correct landscape of Pope') Villa, before
the late alterations elossegrd its original appraratice.
The situation of the Volta allorded the Artist a good
npportuoity of exercising his arlinirable sktil
landscape painting. Poets are in this respect large
contriostors to Painters—our fustier', *tier At least
are eof found like Got.ttssitTo and CUATTERTON.
A OUR Score resides on tae nosst romantic and
bellows't spot in Fletrick. Nessi•leall Atehey,.. the
usemorabl. abode oil
oldest, must venerable,
and ; and Sotistitv
Itpot in Cumberland
'Landscape a calm
low colouring,
.trisich
There are kw Isicto:__
Witsou's beautiful Landscape
lunch ;al vauitpt,,,ri•.
The Proposal—By the late G. U. HARLOWE.
There is a late print from t;.l* picture which has
much of the spend of the original, It consists of
a group of three very pretty females, archly'
cau-
va•sing one of those proposals which spring from,
sod go to the heart. 'there is great life awl tet-
te-rest in this picture. It is impossible to Pet this
Picture, and that of the KEMBLE family, without
feeling a deep !egret for tile premature lus* of
this gay and tasteful
(To be continued )

'lathe sea weed, mud the poorest of diem' from three is the
1111011111 g to nine at nigh', labonred, carrying it on their
backs without any change of cloth. a, for which many of
the in are now suffering in their health.
At this seiesou his Majesty's Goer. omen., plt)ing their
wretchedness, generously transmitted htini. he be dirt, ibuied
in clothes soul food among them. Deeply affected at what I
had seen on the ;'lands, I published lost June "A Report 4
the traceries' of the Maeda of Scalp." Public attention
was r7,ttrd. A ile potation of ales from this 'Nigh.
boor hoot suiti d the isles, and pubh.hed " A hteport of the
Strrte of the I ohnhitemle of Scalp," and the plan previously
suggested being confirmed and adopted, the Prince Regent
gave three hundred pounds towards it. A public Meeting
has sinee !wen held iii Loudon, and subscription* raised to
promote this plan. While contributing. all possible incur-
motion to the Committees of London and Penzance,
nevertheless found It essential to devote my duel attention fo
the pees. ni sustenance of the people. In this pahiful, but
pleasing • Nercise, recur; the most intern ceding, and deco a.
stances the moat affecting, have frequently occurred. Iluppily
a kind Providence has given so favourable an impulse in some
parts a this kingdom,that we do now humbly venture to hope
the distressed islanders will nut be allowed to perish by their
generous cloudily. It was very recently my lot, in coin.
pany with Messrs Childs and Jenkins, naval officers of
this place, to witness the gratitude, and to hear and see the
distress of the afflicted families on there isles. Hitherto
their opportunities of slating their miseries had been very few.
Al t roue tied to their merit rucks in the We atecu Ocean,
they had, generally r peak hey, pitied away in gloomy solitude ;
hot when they learut that some iii•Etwiiis had arrived whg
Nought their good, they versed around us from every
island—we heard their cries—we saw their lioyels—sued we
shed many tears of pity over their miseries. The last
day we were there, they crowded from every isle to St.
Mary's; they spread before us their wants; they sup.
plicated our tompassioll, HMI they affected our hearts.
They were 'oilseed greatly di.irresed—sticted mo-
thers, sus rowing widows, and bereaved orphans, pleaded
fur help. Numerous written papers were pot into our
heads, which I have this day been exutnining. They are

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1..0i (I l.;\ RON, lb OOP of the i .
too lessitolv fur ihr mud to .10.11 alum, kept alive merely
ri antt II calk {eats In Elig- ' by the rata a y limpet fl 001 the roulo, and exhibitlng a
Y boa pitelocd upon the finest. cospee.litie appearance, dispirited, desponding, mid 'appaiird
fur his reliiden,m,.. Togs • at approach of another winter. In yam did the beauties of
I) elfralitlY• "3610 . nortirplC-011101081.rie Of Itinetrynormatute.
. • tit r ales—h Ibitt've nayyterraded Ontprople.
'lt 19 extremely exhtlr•rrlug• The tooter and kelp seasons were 6114041 It) cutup ; but faint
Arrs could be ',limed so 'War I indeed sat the hope of relit! Oni t( from m. Ibe ke-lp season
Landscape on fete Arno with so i armed—men, wunien, and diddle°, !lilt In the rocks, tore