The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-04-19 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

(From tho ihmepshire TekgropeLl

FINE ARTS.

THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE SOCIETY OF
ENO 'ASH ARTISTS.
SUFFOLK-ITIEKT, PALL-MALL, UST.

The following is an inteiest'n! extract from a letter
which we bare received from our Correspondent at Callao:
--
it is six weeks later date than his communication contained! An inextinguishable emulation is the true characteristic
in our paper of the 22d ult. We need only add, that the of genius, and this emulation cannot be more effectively
eatimenu of the letter are those of a navel officer em- milled forth than by giving it every means of contending;
ployed on the station : fur the prize of public favour. It is under this conviction
" Callao. Dec. 12,1023. : that we hail the present new Imititutioo—en Institution
I send this by a mere chance opportunity--a vessel bound to not set on toot in the spirit of hostility, but arising out of I
Ries i and as there is nothing new here of importance, I shall only
circtunstancos which have long rer.dered it indis ble,
owe you a few hasty lino, just as the thoughts occur to me mind.
Nail the different persons, during the protracted stroggle l'or nide. Ifni have at length led to its completion. The rooms at
dence, that have been placed at the head of the Government of Somerset House have too long discredited our national
ePru, his Excellency General Rohrer, the Libertador, is gene- • rank, and dishonoured our national taste. Foreigners ae-
on, acknowledged to be the best calculated to conduct the affairs I custained to the magnificent galleries which are the 1
if the republic. He possesses many advantsges over others, equally ,
denositcries of painting and sculpture abroad, have be-
is kis general acquaintance with the fundamental principles of a
/ues
Matinee] government, and his abilities as a military command- ! held with astonishment a house-full /of paintings, form-
er. His Excellency appears to be charsceeviaA by a spirit of ever- ing an annual exhibition of the works of the first Artists I
gland undeviating perseverance that will overcome evety obstacle.' in the first City in the world, and found themselves
&awes, there is a boldness in all his measures, and an integrity of ' obliged to follow the foremost visitors up a tedious stair- I
coodact iti his proceedings, that cannot fail to subdue party
feelings I case from the ground-flour to the attics, and to con-1
and prejudices, and perfecdy to unite the Peruvians of every clan •
and condition. ' Indeed, the Libertador (deliverer), I have every i template, in it -contrived and crowded rooms, all the I
reroeto hope, will renve to be the deliverer of the Peruvian em- i specimens of British Art, to which, " cooped up and I
pin, by ultimately establishing its independence upon a firm, wise, cebintsl in "as they were, the directors could afford admission.
ad liberal ba...i.. The government of the republic is yet in a very Itt The Rov AI. Academy," from its very title, raises an ex-
imperfect, and, lam sorry to add, impure state. I have lately wit- I pectation which renders this disappointment snore intense.
nessed an instaece that justifies me in the assertion ; and sonic time .
if not magnificence, at least accommodation.
must elapse before things can be so well organised as to lead to a' lit promises,
detection of corrupt proceedings, and to check then, effectually is What must an admirer of the arts, fresh from the Louvas
the cominamment. flowerer, upon the whole, affiits begin to! and the Le me m seseito, think of the half-dozen rooms, all
eseume a consistency that will soon give them a very favourable as- of them of dwelling-house dimensions, assigned to the
pee', and especially since the discovery of Riva Aguera's Jelin-I
rA u.
NGLISH SCHOOL or PAINTING and SCULPTIII(I.? What
quency. lam two sufficiently acquainted with the circumstances I
to ha
with the guilt
of Rive Agues to • powive opt., ardent love of fame , which generates Ti ri ANA and SAL-
connectedniaoupeo the subject in regard to the extent if his crime ; bat. as IvAT 0 as —what excitement can it receive, where so little
far as my knowledge of the facts goes, I do not hesitate to say, 1 account is made of its exertions, and where the best per-
that he has committed a gross departure from duty, at a period formances of the best artist may be rejected from the want
when the republic required his best exertions in its favour. Vari-
„„„,, lof patrona,v or excluded from the want of room ? All
earn opinions are at present held as to his intentions,
so far as to assert, that he had a design of secriffeing thesn
~,W,h.,'"eajil this called loudly flu
r medy and " 7'he Soctevir or
. e ,
the parkas to 'heavily. Hooch was his pumose (and which I Buetrisu Aerial.." have accordingly erected an extensive
am Inclined to believe), he should certainly suffer lb. extreme p.- I Gallery, wsetby of themselves and creditable to the country.
nishment 4 the forfeiture of bia life. My senedu lhe -giving ere. !It consists of a snit of six rooms, and is executed by Mr.
dance to this report is, that, upon the elevation of Bolivar to the , Nash, from the designs of Mr. Elmes. The entrance is
supreme authority, he manifested a strong disposition of jealousy, C
and has since been guilty of treasonable practices by pursuing a by a handsome Doric file/tile ; the rooms are excellently
correspondence with the Royalism We understand that he has adapted to their purpose ; the pictures are placed well be-
many adherents at Lima, who are firmly attached to him, as well fore the eye, and the extent of the walls admits of their
as partisans in other parts of Peru ; but there is no apprehension being arranged to advantage • for, being well proportioned
that he will be able to do further mischief. His late disaffection throughout, the light is distributed with the best effect.
has already done considerable injury to therepubßmin cause, by
subverting the original plane that the illustrious park*, Bolivar, This Gallery is open to the reception of the works of all
bad !vaned for the operation of the next campaign ; sod it will un. living artists, in the various branches of painting in
deubtedly be the cause of protracting the war to a period beyoed oil and water colours, sculpture, architecture, and engrav-
that in which, a few weeks since, it was hoped it mold terminate. ing. This is as it should be. In an exhibition of the
There are many pastes even now, who vainly expect that the fine arts the principle of exclusive preference is not illi-
Spaniards will again gain the ascendancy; but, I am permuted, t
*at the time is not very remote when Peru will be completely bend oniy, but impolitic : it begets a spirit of hostile coni-
emancipated, and Great Britain will find it expedient to recognise petition, and creates a counteractive jealousy, in both
this country as independent of European control, in order to secure to their progress and to their patronage. The arts are
its commercial privtlmes. lam aware that, at present, sound poll- all of 0n..! family, and must flourish or full together. The
tical mesons exist against the /brawl recognition; but I think it
would not be wise to be too tardy in acknowledging it. improvement of the public taste occasions an increasing de-
" It is confidently reported that Admiral Guise (formerly a COM. mend for whatever attracts it ; and the more objects that are
mender in the British service), who lately sailed from Arica with offered to its excitement, the greater will be the wealth ex.
an expedition, had as intention of supporting the cause of Rica pendeel in obtaining them. The art of painting has ad-,
Aguera ; but I presume that he must now abandon every hope of vanced with rapid strides in this country within these bat
mating that General in accomplishing his designs. That Admi- twenty years. We need no stronger pool of this than is
ral has declared the coast from 8 deg. to 23 deg. South, to be in a •
state of blockade. Bolivar and his forces are on their march from contained in the works to be found in the present gallery.
Truxillo i and I.ima is, in consequence, considered to be safe from We have many artists amongst them whose productions
any incursions that the Royalists may be disposed to make on it, would not suffer by a comparison with the most celebrated
although some time must elapse before his Excellency can bring his of any other country. In the department of historic paint-
troops up. It is likely that the ensuinryear will be the most eventful
crisis during the whole Revolution ; for the Libenador seems de- "ft .. .
i"^! we are inferior to the French school. This cannot be
termined to surmount the common obstructions that have usually In ' department alone •and 'f - denied. But it is this , our in e
impeded the operations of the army. The late Supreme Director of riority here may be accounted for: the French students are
Chili, O'Higgins, is raiding in the city of Lima ; and I understand surrounded, in this branchief the art, with treasures which
that be stilt r..xitins the rank of Captain-General of Peru, as well the world cannot equal. They have constant and ready
as that of Chili. The General speaks the English language tole-
feebly well, and possesses all the manners and ideas of an English-
man.lest I could not fail to remark, that in his house the females museum of sculpture rich with the g!ef diravres of Greece
(his mother and sister) were employed in the usual domestic occu- and Rome, and this with every faillffity of accommodation
potions customary for females to do in England ; the only instance which the liberality of Clovarnment can bestow. The artist
of the kind I have witnessed in Lima, (*indeed in any foreign may here exercise his genius perpetually, "en ineitard
country. San Martin resides at 31endosa, but we seldom hear any
thing of him. I should have mentioned that It is not improbable the -ont.nent,
l'alwille et faisust sospgsde tort." On V i
that O'Higgins may be again called to the head of the Government moreover, the art of
dip...made auxiliary to the pur-
of Chili ; but I have heard him declare that he would accept of no poses of religion: the wag ng records of sacred his-
other authority than one in a military capacity ; and, on the tenni- tory are transferred to the Canvas, and appeal, in the deco-
ration of the contest, he would then retire to private life. The ration nof their chur to the devotional feelings of the
Government of Buenos Ayres appears to hare acted an
invi.. This* is t bat awakened all that enthusiasm
dious part. They have requested permission for their troops to pass pro
through Chili in their way home; but the fact is, there are no of the art which we • this country do not feel, and has it
troops here belonging to them. AU the boasted acts that that Go- called forth that se of conception which we cannot
aronient is said to have afforded in the geseval struggle, have equal. When Eng - • shall follow the same example, it
proved to be of the most trifling irnotte. will lead to the mine Magic. We Uwe pain capable
The Blossom 2U'al,ris ha 4his ww " iwe iwitalle• of eo nteulinc ter the prize with the best painters of modern
fee Valpandio, Rio England. be had upwards of two mil- -, ' -,
lions of dollars on beard when she sailed from Callao, sod it is ex- 11.11, were tar" talents emPloYea In do same field of ex-
Fated she will get a considerable quantity at Valparaiso. The ertion, and their genius stimulated by the same prospect of
Tartar, 48, Captain T. Brown teellies same I. the Pacific),is ly- reward.
fug at this pace. The Amen', 46, Captain H. Prescott, is at San England has now reached that advanced state of refine-
liks YID,e will not leave the Nettie before the end of July next. .
The lB, Captain Alain. is stationed at Val •so, 8, it is meat in which the value of works of ca
constantly necessary for a vessel of war to be there as well as here, ciated, and in which they will be coveted for their own
to protect the commercial interests. The American line of battle sake, and not merely from the impulse of vanity or from
ship. Franklin. Commodore Stewart, is on her way hither front motives of ostentation. Royal patronage has already done
Valparaiso. It is said that she will be shortly relieved by another much, and we may venture to predict, from his Majesty's
ship. There is an Amet.can schooner of war (the Hornet), always
lying at Callao. The Partridge whaler, Thornton, master, left known love of the arts, will yetdo more.
this about a furtnight ago, to pursue the business of her voyage. A devoted its attention to the subject, and its operative in-
few days since she took a very fine sperm whale, which yielded fluence begins already to be felt. Till now this protective
eight tons of oil, without the head, and she had previously taken and liberal spirit has been rarely manifested on the part of
about thirty-six tons."
those in power; and we rejoice that the time is at length
arrived, when those to whom the welfare of the state is
intrusted can discern wherein the legitimate pride and real
greatness of a nation consists. There is talent in the
English school of painting that will amply repay the
patriotic encouragement thus publicly extended to it.

TABLE OF FEES UNDER LORD ALTHORP'S

ACT.

There shall be paid

Fat every Plain:
Foe every Plea
For every Judg

'Forty Shillinl
and under.

men,
For every Precept
_ in Execution

For ev---er;Ricog-

There el
For every Plaint
For every Plea
For every Order
For every Jug•

Went
For every attested
Cop
For eyvery Sum-
mons of Wit.

Above
Five Pounds.

nag or Wit-

For every Attach.
meat, Precept,
or Execution
For taxing Conte
Foe. every Reoog-

nuance
Fla receiving 310-
ney. and enter-
ing it
For searching
Books
The ii

For serving s
Plaint and the
Return
For servin the
Order on Judg.
mem
Fur Execution

1 s.
r shall receive,
shall be pad,

Is.
Is. Id.

I is.
, fee reery
to the Bailiffs

Is. &I.

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2i.

2s. 6d.

Gd. ls.
3J. in the .C. 6d. in the .G.
The Crier of the Court shall receive :
For calling Plaintiff and Defendant, ..td.
For rwcanng a Wiuieas,
Prowkled alley., that no fee shall be denial dad for more than two
seders in r.ny one cause.

2s. 6d.
la. ia the Z.

In Marylebone Pope went for a short time to school.
Thera was a house and bowling-green there in his time,
si-
milar to the one in Piccadilly, which I suppose it succeed-
ed. It was frequented by the best company, bowls at that
time being a game justly held in estimation. Sheffield,
Duke of Buckingham, was so constant a visitor that be
was said to live there. Marylebone gardens afterwards be-
came celebrated for the same entertainments as the mo-
dern Vauxhall. They existed up to a late period. Chat-
tenon wrote a cantata for them; a burlesque (if I remem-
ber) of the quarrels and amoursof the Pagan heaven. The
Thrales had a house in Hanover-square, where Johnson
visited.—F.ramin,r.

Aloes SeNs.—On the 7th May, 1522, when the sun's
lower limb had just dipped the water's edge at the Cape
of Good Hope, the Rev. Mr. Fallow, observed several par-
helia, viz. four on the left and three on the right hand of
the sun, and all cut by the horizon, like the real sun.
They had the same shape as the real sun, and were as high,
but not so long. When the upper limb of the sun came in
contact with the horizon, it and the mock suns appeared
as bright spots upon the water's edge, end then one of them
instantly vanished.—.lfechailie's Magazine.
The piece of ground given by Earl Grosvenor, at Pim-
lieo, for building a church, has been lately inclosed with
boards, and the foundation has been digging for several
days past. The spot of ground is situated at the commence-
ment of the King's-road, on the right side of the entrance
from Grosvenor-place. It is the vacant piece of ground
between the houses and the enclosure for a new square.
When the Church is built, application is to be made to
Parliament to constitute Pitnlico, which has increased very
touch within these few years, a separate and distinct parish,
to be called the parish of Belgrave. At present it is at-
tached to the parish of Saint George, Hanover-square.
!also 3116T110D OP FINDING A VLIWICT.—To bring
about unanimity in a Jury at Wexford last Assizes, a stra-
tagem was resorted to. The evidence against Gribble (the
revenue officer charged with the robbery of tobacco from
the King's stores) appeared to be conclusive. Notwith-
standing the able detence of him by his Counsel (Mr.
Smith), it was the general impression in Court that he
could not escape conviction. Only one of the Jury, how-
ever, was under that impression. " Well, Gentlemen,"
said he to the others, " since you will not agree to adopt
toy view of the case, a thought strikes me by which we can
get over the difficulty. I'll write guilty,' and then I'll
retire, and you can act as you think proper." The expe-
dient was approved of—the fearful word " guilty" was
written dowy. Our readers, no doubt, picture in imagi-
nation the sword of justice, like that of Damocles, sus-
pended over the head of poor Gribble; but, as the proverb
says, " all is not lost that's in danger :" the conscientious
Juryman having stepped aside, his wotthy companions
added " Not!"

SCHEDULE OF DISTRICTS
To which his Majesty is empowered to appoint Amman by Lord
Althorp's Act.

lit. Hundrogs of Middlesex.
Id. County of Kent.
3d. Counties of Surrey and Sussex.
Ith. Counties of Ilampshire, Berkshire, and Oxford.
4th. Counties of Wiltshire and Gloucester.
oth. Counties of Somerset and Dorset.
7th. Counties of Devon and Cornwall.
&h. Counties of '.ll.mmouth, Hereford, and Worcester.
9th. Counties of Stalfoed and Salop.
19th. Counties of Warwick, Leicester, and Rutland.
11th. Counties of Northampton, Buckingham, Bedford, and

Hertford.
19th. Counties of Huntingdon, Cambridge, and Norf.()11.
13th. Cqunties of Suffolk and Ease:.
14th. Counties of Lincoln and Nottingham.
13th. Counties of Derby and Chester.
Dith. County of Loncastn.
17th. West Riding of Yorkshire.
18th. East and North ROlings of Yorkshire, County of Durham,
and County of the Ci.y of York.
19th. 0111110 es of Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmor-

We understand that Mr. Robert Bennett, the solicitor
to the el-decant Manchester oil gas project, is now in Lon-
don, endeavouring to obtain a Bill for the establishment
of a " Benevolent loan society" in Manchester. Who are
the learned gentleman's clients, or what is the real object
he has in view, we are not informed. Judging from the
title of the Bill, however, it may become the pawnbrokers
to look about them.—.2llancliester l'aprr.

land.
90th. North Wake.
llst. South Waks.