The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-20 00:00:00

DIORAMA.

1 b first question that offered itst4f, of course, was, bow.
is this mass of superfluous paper to be rztlueetl, at:.l what
are the menu Of NM effeciusily getting rid of it ? The

THE INTERIOR OF ROSLYN CHAPEL, AND TIIE
• CITY OF ROUEN.

The Chapel of 11nsie-erinksanong the most curious
and beautiful remains of antiquity, it is of Gothic con-
struction, being the only part finished of an intended col-
legiate church. The representation of the interior is given
in , the present Diorama with an effect that is perfectly
magical ; not only is it admirable as a correct delineation
of the object which it professes to place before the spectator,
but it unfolds the true principles of the art of painting,
and from its great excellence in this respect we would re.
commend it to the diligent observation both of the mist
and the amateur. There is a management throughout the
whole that marks a feeling truly poetical in the mind
of the fainter. Tfie deep and sombre tone of colour-
ing which pervades every part is finely suited to the repose
of the scene, while at the same time the different effects of
light as itifalls on the different parts of the building, are
I given with an exactness that cannot be excelled.
M. Dane zees has shown himself a perfect muter of
his art in all its details—his tints arc the colouring of na-
ture—there is no attempt at embellishment--no straining
after eff.Tt—he leaves the skilful disposition of each part to
work out the harmony of the whole, and his success is
complete. He seems to exercise an entire dominion over
the powers of light and shadow. The evanescent intro-
duction of the sun's rays through the open door on the
right, the lively and animating hue with which the trees,
visible through the window, are illuminated, and the dis.
tinctures with which every part of the interior is enlivened
to the very end of its perspective, is inimitably executed.
It called forth from the spectators an instinctive and unani-
mous expression of applause. The dull cobweb tinge
of the glass window which surmounts the door at the
extremity of the chapel is one of the finest pieces of
colouring we ever witnessed. IThen locking at the
transverse beam of timber on the left, and the
cord thrown carelessly over it, the eye is deluded
to believe it real. The artist has here shown great
judgment in thus introducing thisobject for the purpose of
drawing off the light, and relieving the depth of shadow
in which the rope is made to disappear. The architectural
parts are executed with great precision • indeed the whole
representation exhibits such a proof Of the power of art,
as we think is never likely to he exceeded.

The View of the CW.y 1?). Rouen. painted by M. BOLTON,
far excels any of the rural scenery which the Diorama has
yet presented to the public. It is painted with great force,
and finished with extraordinary eare.and capacity. The
tone of colour is rich, mellow, and well contrasted. The
introductidn of the rainbow is happily managed, and the
correspondent distribution of light and shadow is uncom-
monly well preserved. The transparency of the attno-
sphere is among the prominent beauties of this paintin;
as are likewise the dense rainy clouds, which are coloureti
with so mach truth as to appear actually surcharged with
electric fluid. The surrounding country of Rotten is so
highly picturesque, that the artist could Hardly have chosen
a scene better suited to his powers.
The room was crowded on Saturday throughout the day,
and we have no hesitation in predicting that this will be
the most profitable Diorama—excellent as the former have
been—which the proprietors have yet exhibited.

NEW BVIII.DINOS AND limeys's stem—The building
speculations in the suburbs of the metropolis are still con-
tinuing to an unprecedented. extent. The whole of Mill-
bank, from Vauxhall-bridge to the Waterworks at Chelsea,
will, in the course of two or three years, be covered with
houses, a contract having been entered into fur the erection
of 5,000. The embankment of the river has already com-
menced, and the ground is raised, and hollows filled up to
a height of five feet above the oil level. This has been
found necessary on account of the marshy nature of the
ground, RR also to secure a ;Too.' drainage. awl the work is
now carrying on at great labour and expense, the rubbish
necessary for the purpose being brought in barges from
distant places. At Chelsea considerable improvements are
in contemplation, particularly in the vicinity of Lord
Grosvenor's new canal, adjoining to which a basin or reser-
voir for the Water Company is in agitation, and the site of
the once celebrated Renotagh Gardens willabortly he cover-
ed with buildings. On anti about the Five Fields several
new streets are formed, and squares and crescents will
speedily appear about this spot. From thence through
Kensington many thousand howlers are built, and as
many more in progress. Towards Hammersmith, Chis-
wick, and adjoining places, the same extensive preparatii.tis
are going on. These alterations wiil increase to a great ex-
tent the properties of Earl Grosvenor, Lord Holland, and
Lord Kensington.

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I mice. It may be that the beaten track is not the best English Maiket. Colombian Bonds reached 464 74; bat it unfolds the true principles of the art of painting, ships; .
and from its tercet excellence in this respect we would .
track ; but still where, as in the prment case, any wide Mexican 6 per cents. .59.1 60; Russian Bonds 77i 81; ' • • observation ofthe artist I Bombay 1
siz. Duchess of Atholl, Captain Edward Maxwell but they themselves were aware that they had not a good oppor.
,unity re. Daniel ; and Thomas Coulee, Captain Alexander Chrystie, of teaching— y Pc '
et^ wanted the eeriest means. There were . D,
borne of them urcuestionauly men of great talent; but without the LI
commend it to the diligent code
what could they effect ? If they confined the umber o: b;
and sudden deviation from it may put everything to the Greek ditto 17i D.' I. The rise in Spanish Bonds hasbeen There is a managementthroughout the The late Charles Incledon was a native of St. Kevern, mean' and the amateur.
harard, we bold that measure to be the most Prudent which more rapid and extensive than that in any other security, whole that marks a feeling truly poetical in the mind in Cornwall, and descended from. a respectable family in
pats least to the risk. It has been said—and we believe it The old Bends were (term yesterday at toi. This was of the painter. Ttie deep and sombre tone of colour- the %M et of England. At an early age he was placed in Bible.
ing which pervades every part is finely suited to the repose the choir of retieE Cathedral, and studied music under derived would be destroyed. The ran,:e should he as wide as psi.
(Applause.) The course of the College was the reverse o.
and, Won'.
this:
he would pick them out of 20 co 130 individuals. le
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--that the commercial distress in which the country is at their closing price; but they had previously touched atalent, they could not hope to) ni
of the scene, while at the tame time t e different effects of Jackson, the celebrated composer, which situation he find,o.thlteorfitoull
iest4tallate of human
resent involved is, to a certain degree, feinprmary ; but a higher quotation.
light as itifalls on the different parts of the building, are quitted ; and entered on board the Formidable man of war
The College allowed it to
number, one man of eminence. (Apol.use
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be ',opposed that they would mpoier a.
t,'• is we likewise believe, that if any improvident measure There is decidedly a more favourable opinion entertaiaed given with an exactness that cannot be excelled. of 98 guns, under the command of Captain since Rear-Ad- Persons m teach ; but he had asccrtu net that a Mr. Freer an, of a .
by way of remedy is introduced in the interval, it may with regard to Shares, and those that are formed on sound M. Denueane has shown himself a perfect master of tniral Cleland. On the West India station he changed his having beery long qualifyiog himself era teacher of anatomy, and nti
Z ).,e the effect of rendering that distress r.ermanenl, by bases are improving steadily but net rapidly. his act in all its detaiis—his tints arc the colouring of na- ship, and served on hoard the Raisonable, of G t guns, then finding himself excitulcd by there new regulations, applied ensue : et,
lure—there is PO attempt at embellishinent--no straining commanded by Lord Harvey, where his vocal powers and
haXoribufta.ell',:xaminene who re.fused to acknowledge
, hill,
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i• :mewing all those resources by means of which it might < n d natures se his favour from St. Dartho omew rII ,O• a
after effct—lie leaves the skilful disposition of each part to sprightliness of character endeared him to the officers and p
etal. The f the Lander h •• 1 . r the hoist ft '
. airgeons c *split s tie e
, 1. ' fig:randy Lave been surmounted. WINDSOR, SCraDar, Fen. 19. work out the harmony of the whole, and his success is men. Id this ship he attracted the note of Admiral Pi of to be withers of anatomy. Consistently with Own. other (bolls 'b 't 'l'l:at the piper currency of the country has been of late --swo-- complete. He seems to exercise an entire dominion over Commander of the Fleet, who frequently sent for Incletlon, they could not do it. they 'had to attend to the hormital..
Divine service was Memel this moruin at th Ro al
' el far beyond the amount reqnired by the Pe • g e Y the potters of light and shadow. The evanescent intro-
y mers increase and sang catches and glees with him anti Admiral Hughes. and their prominent situation generally secured them a greats prir; e
the
cal:in larrel on their time. From such scho swe e tt,
Lodge by the Rev. Dr. Sumner. duction of the sun's rays through the open door on the He returned to England in 1783, when Admiral Pigot, Lord tract it ,a 1
legitimate demands of trade, is a fact which all must
the moat dish - f these remit* tons destroyed, had proceeded st n
1 admit. That this exorbitant increase of paper lies Ind The Chaplain of the Princess Aa tperformed d• •
gus a divine
service at her Royal Highness's residence at Frogmore right, the lively and animating hue with which the trees,
, visible through the window, are illuminated, and the dis- hlulgrave, and Lord Harvey, gave him letters of recommen-
dation to hlr.Sheritlaa and the late Mr. Colman. His first guished mtn
the. e 1V hat would the meeting think of a proscription f
Worts Of such a man as Dr. Hunter ? An individual fro:, il
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ex may the same effect in raising prices as an influx of this morning. fineness with which every part of the interior is enlivened appearance on the stage was at Southampton, in Alphonso, whom the world had derived immense adrantagee, and on allow • a
of .'n land might be said to rest. talents the anafcmical. fame L g
in c
1. . gold anti silver to the same amount would have bad, to the very end of its perspective, is inimitably executed. in The Castle of Astfalusia in 1784. In the next year lie i
, (Applause.) I*.t his invidualile exertions were made sorb a 1
Prince Leopold arrived in town on Saturday from Clare- It called forth from the spectators an instinctive and unani- './ ti/ in ./S •
first appeared at Bath, as II re e, arima, on the same is likewise a fact
which cannot be doubted ; and it has
sebum as was re. ogore were t_ ts ‘t moot. His Royal Highness honoured the Italian Opera mow expression of applause. The dull cobweb tinge night that Miss Brunton, afterwards Mrs. Merry, made
ani,,,,ny roundnow thenot country rnised. which The ttis regulationlis would n
trorcovcr this particular evil, that it makes this rise of
• House with his presence in the evening. of the glass window which surmounts the door at the her first dramatic essay in Thc Grecian Doughler, and his operate most urjustly : there were el these gentlemen mere •
prices focal, and the effect is therefore more exclusively On Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Court- extremity of the chapel is one of the finest pieces of subsequent career as a Mutter at Vauxhall, and at Covent- than 100: many or them men of great science. There we., f
f.i! and deeply felt. If the augmentation of prices had arisen oil was held at the Foreign Office, agreeably to summons, colouring we ever witnessed.. %Then locking at the g
which was attended by the 'a s arden Theatre, is too well known to need relation.
from the produce of the mines, that produce would have _ • • 4lerl of Harrowby, Westmor- transverse beam of timber on the left, and the New Beientwos AND Istenove it ENTll.—The building be they
1 Mr. Hodson, of Birmingham ; Mr. James, of Excite; and nu-
inennte others, who were men as well qualified as any pnnestiors.
whom they might. (Applaure ) The injury thus done tr, a
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land Liverpool, and bailment the Chancellorof the
, . . , Ex- curd thrown carelessly over it, the eye is deluded speculations in the suburbs of the metropolis are still con- double. The regutation was injurious.—first to these gertlemeo, '* r
41s:ft-Muted itself more or less throughout the whole corn-
chequer, % tecount Moselle, Mr. Peel, Mr. Conning, Mr. to believe it real. The artist has here shown great Unuing to nn unprecedented extent. The whole of Mill- and secondly to theatudents. The schools of the former had ere I
mercial Continent of Europe, and this augmentation of the Huskisson, Mr. %%rpm, anti Lord Bexle The Cou '1 judgment in thus introducingli. b. for the r bunk,from V l
y. na
,1! ! precious metals would have occasioned a similar and pro- sat full three hours in close deliberation. drawing off the light, and relieving the depth of shadow will, in the course of two or three years, be covered with theatres from the crowds_ which
_now obstructed therce-lur,had. I. t
laded to the illitimum. Ile could not suppose but that tic sk. t
psttional rise of money prices in all the articles of protium Yesterday afternoon the Earl of Liverpool, the Chan- in which the rope is made to disappear. The architectural bonitos, a contract having been entered into for the erection
tivt industry, and the general level would thus have been Misr of the Exchequer, Mr. Huskisson, and Mr. Secretary parts are executed with great precision ; indeed the whole of 3,000. The embankment of the river has already feelings of gniernment which suggested this rich donation, Mum:.
tom- eel that it should be open to the use of the general body. A, dt 1
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preeerved; whereas this creation of artificial wealth, owing
to the over-abundant issue of country bank /arts has had
the effect of raising the price of
Air country beyond the excessive disprop
goods and commodities
ortiou which they
alread bore to those of other countries—an effect which Fie', hail a long consultation with Mr. Secretary Canniim, representation exhibits such a proof of the power of art,
which hutted between two and three hours'. as we think is never likely to be exceeded.
Saturday, at twelve o'clock, several Members of the The View of the My of'
in House of Commons waited upon Mr. Secretary Canning, far ex
ich anti had a long interview.
. yet cels any of the .
ef Rotten, painted by M. Boterow, found'
menced and the ground • •
, ta rained, and hollows MI up to present conducted little benefit couttl be derived from it. The
a height of five feet above the oil level. This has been
necessary on account of the marshy nature of the
rural scenery which the Diorama has ground, as also to secure a good drainage, met the work is
presented to the public. It is palmed with great force,
Yesterday morning the Bishop of Bristol preached bee arid &lathed with extraordinary carmand capacity.
Y fore a numerous assemblage of the nobility and gentry at tone of colour is rich, mellow, inid well contrasted. The distant places.
could not fail to throw so much of additional diaieulty in the Chapel Royal. Court of
'make draa angle
now carrying on at great labour and expense, the rubbish some who might
The necessary for the purpose being brought in barges from
At Chelsea cons•derable improvements are were buil.' •
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introductidn of the rainbow Is happily managed, and the in contemplation, particularly in the vicinity of Lord Examiners should throw it open., that etudrits Mfg! t
and that foreigners, tolnaini 1,
iutn.i(Applause.) 1 lie objections I e i dit bo enabled to %P I%
jeCtolt
I I sneed were
versally Mt. It might, perhaps, be matter of surprise, th t
have been prevent were not now before the meet.
ing ; but It should be recollected, that thoegh all might agree they
might be sere
ring under grievances which oucht to be removed, dime
?siemens why many would decline upon such reca-
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mercy and to agoavatall
th, way of our foreign corn , e Mr. Latchford, the King's messenger, was scut off on correspondent distribution of light and shadow is ttneom- Grosvenor's new canal, adjoining to which a basin or reser- sions elating themselves forwarierr placing Memel% es in a roan.
those Ili sadvantages with which out merchants have to Friday night with despatches fur St. Peteraburgh.
. . On Friday night Mr. De money well preserved. The transparency of the attno- 'air for the IVater Company is in
yken, the King's messenger, an sphere is among the prominent' beauties of this ' •
who did not like to concur with the Members of the College ea
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contend. This ie an evil of great magnitude ; it ts one mutants the once celebrated lienetagh Gardens willsbortly he cover- these twcasion%- The meetirg knew that there were some who
rived at the office of the Secretary of State air Foreign Af- as arc likewise the dense rainy clouds, which are coloureti eel with
buildings. On and about the Five Fields several reit as rirgeon:mil,y; and otlit es who practised generally ; bu.!
that
could not but impress itself on the ureent attention of • •
fairs, with despatches Moen the Right lion. F. Lamb. with so much truth as to appear actually surcharged with new streets are formed, and SWUM'S and crescents will f
aiiike Menniobeariagro7 the ! , ismiction. (Applause.) They. were I,
( oltege; there was no distinction in any it ,
Parliament, and to lead, as at length it hiss done, to the The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings, and their electric fluid. The surroutiding
•country of Rotten is so speedily appear about this spot. From thence threugh Abe chancre; and the enrol intents should be alike accessible to all
an and se WM: COnSidastiOn tn the Ma.ma best calm- four dangliters, have now been eight days detained on highly pieta ue, that the sitiet could listed', it
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resq . aye chosen Kensington many thou any 411.
sand houses; are built, and as whom: mime gave them a claim. Ile was surprised there WIA • •
I:fi 14114440 remove it. board the Herald by
by strong south-west winds. The. a scene better suited to his powers.
Herald has made two attempts to get clown Channel, but The room was crowded on Saturday throughout the dry, w' . ;
many more in progress. 'Towards
Hammersmith,
. • chic- tinctinn made. The higher individuals were, the more likely
wens
Gentle.
led i' '.
Ila ; first question that off, .s.lf, of course, was, hom way compelledanchorage. S•h I Th d 1 iik and adjoining places, . .. .
toreturn to the at pit ear . ean we have no hesitation in predicting that this will be megoing 'These 1 I
the same extensive prep-autism 1
on. tese a tem ttops will increase to a rent ex_ nia I wished to be honoured with a personal interview, he thought he
is this mass of superfluous paper to be reduced, and what Egginton trawapart, also hound to Malta, with stores, is the most profitable Diorama—excellent as the former Holland have tent the properties of Earl Grosvenor, Lord , and . could euggest die means
, (Liliter. by which such a desire would be gratitieo.
me ii•
) It they would call and solicit their aid in 3 1"
iit! me means of most effectually getting rid of it? Tho likewise detiined.--uflampAite Trlegro,th. . . 1 been—wh:ch the proprietors hive yet exhibited. Lord Kensington. I cults:
aw, they would meet not only with a very polite, but a very
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