The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-01-13 00:00:00

RA UL ACADEMY.

• Lest night Mr. TuasEa (It-livered
Lecture WI the ;Him 'plea of l'erepectit LI at the
Royal Acallevt.
The leatligrobject c•f the Learned Prat ••or was
to enforce on the mind o he Student thut t prin-
ciples of Perspective, er varied in their u;•t.lt_
comm. oe'co►chug t rludv or taste 4.3. the
Painter, the Sculptor, or the Architect, were still
implicitly governed by the lifts of genntrtr. The
elements of this scieitteisiu.it, therefore, be fully
understood brfair the SI a. kat Could Heiltilre a a •
;orient kiiitolcit.ze of the pi tociples of rerspectite.
The I'rnies•or than presenter, an admirable collec-
tion of drawings, some in the outline sliesing the
lents of pelspeeti►e, and other folly shaded, to
establish the fundamental ininciple he 1.1141 down.
This aviontiAc knowledge he skewed übservub:e
in the work,. of ALBERT DUBE', Ismtverwhirnsi-
cally overloaded they were with the tapestry, the
ntivaic, su•l gilded drapery or the German bellos.l.
The some war to he found its the eax figures 14
llts:ii.tfit. ANGELO. hi both sculpture aud archi-
tecture three IffisiCipirS were regulated by particular
circumstances according to the elevati attach point
or vision. MICHAEL ANGEL O found the Monte
Cavallo figures correct according to a scale of to-
sem proportion ; and a *bailor rule may lie laid
down for the examination of other ancient out ks.
The Professor illustrated his principles by reie•rring
to his tine collection of drawings, which, we believe,
for every purpose of instruction, are unique in this
country. They embrace the whole proportions of
the psin,ripal architectual works of ancient and
tomb all half M.

The rtte•ndroce ut this Lecture eras us good as ire
+avr errs, where the discourse was scieutific, or, as
sowie would call it, technical.

iRELAND.

DUBLIN. JAN. 8.

lay his Excellency the Lord Lirutenaot re-
turned to the Vice-regal Lodge, from his (iruce the
Doke of Leinsltr's seat, at Carton.

•
Moodily 141 r. Secretary Gregory returned to town.
On Friday the Marquis and Marchioness Al
Downshire arrived in Belfast, line!, after dimm-
ing horses at Linn's Hotel, pass:ed on to Ba
the seat of Lord DitWenn; and, on Sunday, they
returned, and proceeded to their seat at Hillsbo-
rough.
0,1 Ss:splay last, after Divine Service, a number
of the tenants of the Marquis of Downshire assem-
bled its the Manor Cuurt.house; at Hillsboro Ugh.
and enteiril into a very liberal subscription in sent
of the fund fur erecting a Cenotaph, or 11 ttttttt new,
to the memory of the lamented Pliocene Charlotte.
!Ur. W. Farren's benefit will take place ut the
dos- of the present month. A very attractive hill
of fare is provided fur the occasion. The play aid
be The luccustaust, in which the debutante will per-
form Mirsibrl.

Sir JOHN LEACH war not sworn in as
Chancellor at Lincoln's-Imi, on Friday, by the
LORD CHANCELLOR (as err eously stared by smite
of the newspapers). Ile will he sworn into Ills
iodic'sl seat to-morrow, preparatory to his prec&
lug in his Court on Thursday, the first Seal.

Mrs. SARAH ELWES. who died lately, was the
widow of Mr. JOHT,4 ELISE*, son of the celebrated
Mr. ELwEs. Their union was iii consequence of
I.er advertising in the Papers fir the situminii of a
Governess. Hawing formed this marrage. Ole was
naturally led to believe she had made a fortunate
connection in point of wealth; but she found her-
self much deceived, from the very penurious mode
of hn. life, and from some suspicions of Isis. u kind
ul compromised divorce took place between them,
awl they never afterwards lived together. The
present inheritor of the estate was taut e son by this
lady.

BISHOP Or LANDAFF.-.-It was -unquestionably
owing to the chemical researches of this Prelate that
the luiprovernents were made in the strength of
rowiler. The burning the charcoal lii cylindrical
pots was immediately adopted by the moonier:torero
of the Dartmouth Gunpowder, Messrs. PIGON and
11'ILKES, by which they were enabled to menu-
(Koine the treble strong shooting powder, the su-
periority of which is so well known over every other
powder, that not only all the proprietors of other
works have purchased it thernsrlyee, but the we of
it has spread through every port of the world where
the pursuit of 'lune was an uhjrct either of sport or
soho.tence. They who deny to the Bishop of
LANDAFF the credit of this dircovery must du so
From unworthy motives of politics.
Tut: CAT OUT or THU BAn.—lt haul often been
sash], that the LOWTHER I•:stitily, whn 1nin441% or
ven Members into the [louse of (7oiliniori., did
too. on the most disinterested principles ; awl rig-
repiing the instances of Mr. IVitwa Firs, (1w late
Set Friary to the Treasury, soil his pew. 1111 l and ohs
raining' the office of the Ilirdroprie of Carlisle for
iluour Zroucti, they had never sully-lied from (;0..
%eminent any favour iii 'return. It now appears
that almost all the relatives of it have places sir
pelooinis, to nearly the antouut of ten Ilnnrsaiiili
pounds a-)ear—closed with an allow se of "Oile
hnudr
ed% a.year to a particular character on the
horse establishment ut Hampton Court.

Triolrrnn u, re. vs of the rank of merchants, know
%t-ty' well that th.ie is a toady-money price. and a
pnee for eredit ; raid that a reilitotion of tire per
tent. is tiilde for immediate payment. As WINO
tradesmen have been incautious enough to attempt
a c:nitge of INtrYeAt on a bill, it may be worth their
alotle to COaaltirr whether such an attempt would
not forfeit the demand on a charge or usury.
SliAtIlIG ATCII.-011 Thursday week a hat
watt skated lor at Carr Mill, in Aslitoit-orltbut-
31ackerstield, on the County of lnicas.er, by nine
skater,.. It s ott.i.ted of two heats, three I.lmr s round
to a isu,sl, Ilse distance of two o,iw. There were
Iwo excellent heats for this list, umiclst crowds of
Porviatore, who attended from all loins of that
bright tr. 0.1. 'Elie motels wisrotois by a young
nuts omit. d :11 %HSH, and an el.irrlY 131."1t no
irt tired a bottle of gin, having come%
Feeo belting before starting, but diet
••I ..it 3 to I on the winner.