The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-31 00:00:00

ME BRITISH INSTITUTION.

Ou Saturday the private view of the exhibition
of the works of British Artists of the British In.
stitution, took place, preparatory to the intended
public exhibition this day, which is of coarse now
suspended in consequence of the lomented death of
his MA/KETT, who was patron of this establishment.
The gallery hos undergone considerable impasses
as since the last exhibition—it is entirely wpm I
moiled, a greeter body of light is admitted, and'
distributed in so judicious . manner es to give the
best effect to the pictures.
The exhibition consists of 316 pirtenrs. sod but
seven works in sculpture. The former comities
some admirable specimens of the powers of our
most distinguished Artists, as well as some very
promising examples of the growing taste and skill
of many students, who owe no small share of their
proficiency to the fostering potrenege of this valu-
able Institution. and the excellent arrangements
which the Directors have provided to promote their
studies and encourage their efforts.
The venerable President of the Royal AcadlitilOyi
hes sent five pictures to this exhibttiou—amstele
them is the noble sketch of the White Horse • dad
his Legiwes, who overthrew the old Beast and/aloe
Prophet. The design of this sketch is considered
superior to the altered one in the great pictuse at
Mr. Wavr's gallery. His other pictures ere
lilijah raising the Widow's Son—the figure of
Elijah is noble and grand; The Stolen Kiss (Goa
GOAltillee Pastor lido). Elisha raising the Shat-
Palliate's Son, an 4 Moses wed Aaron before Pharaoh.
Mr. WILKIE, R.A. has three stoves in the
'Gallery—the finest is A Highland Whiskey-still, at
• Lockeilpheisd. Araykshire; it is an admirable
'twenties& of Mr. %V unrivalled power in the
delineation of familiar character. His pencil. like
the pen of his friend, IV•LTER SCOTT, pourtrays
with the genuine touch of uature.

ANECDOTES or NAPOLitoN.—When the well.
• known hook, called the Maumee.* de St. Heletse.,
' reached that island, sad he wag hardened that it was geoto-1
,voltv believed le Ewer to be his own work, he amused ibiso.i
self by vesting reseals why so well-isfornwil person
ail fall into the error • sod Mentioning setae of these IV!
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treat visits of nr.ollllll/111ls that Gnash/an.
the propriety of amemeitthig dins to writing, to whi
Nixon aseested, gal paced the apartment theist' n
Fres* while the Surge= wrote diem in English. The
several mown expanded Is ewe hundred and eve, and being
dictated is reply so falsehoods. they &Mope sway is.;
Mat hers sad emery, sissy vulgar errors. Thor 101 manes
shy the MIMMKTii de At. licks* is the fabrication of a co-
vert escaty.out baring yet bees published. it has been judged
proper to subjoin them to the &Wish Eddins lathe Mat
work of rilearogines, whose authenticity moue will presume
Se question.
The approach of the sitting of Parliament has
stimulated the activity of the farmers and land•
owners in their exertions to procure some legislative
measures for the improvement and protection
of their interests. In consequence of a requisition
to the Sheriff of Huntingdonshire, a agreeing of
the laud-owners and farmers of the county took
' place on Wednesday the 26th instant, in the Shire-
ball, and • petition to Parliament was resolved upon,
praying both Houses to belie into consideration
the present distressed state of the agricultural
population, and the consequent injury to all the
other cheeses of society. 'I lie petits was mo'ed
by Lawititxr Era. air-
' by Gen. 01151 I.

(one of the
TORCINOTOI
LINTON, Esq.,
spoke in its fs
posed it. The
Under-Sheriff,

held up spinet

A meeting
Lincolnshire
the 11th of
Parliament
tont interest.

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stt, Esq.. Sir .1 AMES DUBMILCY, Joan 671 .f En.8.11.,4.,.5apr.
Coq., read THOMAS A w.to UTT, Esq.. 31 per Cod..
.6 771 I Dote Coinivel co 41
la favour: SAWIJEL WELL., Esq. op.
41per Cents.. B6ki Listtery Trebel' ft 3/ it%
The question then being put by the 5 per Ct. N. Ann: 104 ii Lon.. for
AL it was carried. only sue hand being J Bank L Anti. 1-16 67168' • •
newt it. i •
'g of owners and occupiers of lands in - - - - - • - - - -
to Lincoln oa LONDON: *Wed and TrAiishild et the 41614; lt7
!illlll")°inied be held armed oboe AdirerusellinalMs Ole tromilide ask &Mir
February, to consider of r-ristion to MOT N.. 1
for the better protection of the agrictil. No.r, ssil
st. pebrighop r. et • • )

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