The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-14 00:00:00

FOURTH RATE LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP.

On the lower deck, twenty-eight long 30 pounder guns.
On the upper deck, thirty short 30 pounder guns.
On the quarter-deck and forecastle, twenty 30 pounder
carronades, and four long IS poander guns.
For the boats, Sze. the same as for a first-rate ship.
*** The French 30 pounder is a little heavier than the
English 32 pounder.

We perceive by a notice in this number, that it is intended
to give Admiral CHAraSAN'S celebrated work on ships of
war, translated from the Swedish by one of the conduc-
tors, in the next numbers cf Papers on Naval Architec-
ture.--Hampshire Telegraph.

(From a Morning Paper.)
In the Miscellanies of the Hon. Dailies
Barrington, a quarto volume published in 17S1,
the author, speaking of the early proofs of mu-
sical genius exhibited by the Earl of Morning-
ton*, father to the Duke of Wellington, takes
occasion to mention the talent for a sister art
displayed by a boy in the ninth year of his age.
This boy afterwards became Sir Thomas Law-
rence. Mr. Barrington's words Are—" As I
have mentioned so many other proofs of early
genius in children, I cannot here pass unnoticed
Master Lawrence, son of an innkeeper at the
Devizes, in Wiltshire.

" This- boy is now (viz. February, 1780)
nearly ten years and a half old; but at the age
of nine, without the most distant instruction

from any one, he was capable of copying 'his-
torical pictures in a masterly style, and also sue-
.ceeded amazingly in compositions of his oist;i
particularly that of Peter denying Christ. L
about seven minutes he scarcely ever failed of
drawing a strong likeness of any person pre-
sent, which had generally much freedom and
grace, if the subject permitted. He is likewise
an excellent reader of blank verse, and will
immediately convince any one that he both under-
stands and feels the striking passages of Milton
or Shakspeare."
It is a matter of no little regret that Sir Thog.
Lawrence has left no resemblance of himself in
any shape. He never sat for his portrait or busf.,.
nor, we believe, did he ever make even the
slightest sketch of his own likeness.± He had
arranged with his townsman, Mr. Baily, • the
sculptor, to give his first sitting for a bust on the
11th of the present month, Monday last. Casts-,
we learn, were taken from the late Prcaident'ss
face on Saturday last, both by Mr. Bailyi to
.vhom he always promised to sit exclusively, and
Mr. Chantrey ; we may therefore indulge a hope
that a correct likeness of this admirable artist
and most accomplished gentleman will be ob-
tained, though necessarily bearing some marks
of his fatal illness.
The following traits of his well-known gene-
rosity have been sent us by another hand :
" The first is of a living artist, whose name,
from delicacy, we suppress : this artist, being a
man of considerable merit and without patron-
age, had submitted three of his pictures to Sir
Thomas's inspection. He called one evening at
Sir Thomas's house, anxious to gain his appro-
bation, and, at the same time, to take them
away. He sent up his name to the President,
who followed the servant down stairs, put a
paper, folded up, into the hand of the artist,
saying, I had left this, should you have called
whilst I was from home. I much admire your
productions, and wish you every success.' The
artist had only patience to get to the first lamp,
when he was anxious to know what the paper
contained : he unfolded it, and found within it a
301. note, which saved him from despair.
" The next anecdote is that of Mrs. or
Madame M., who was the widow of a highly
endowed engraver. Being in great distress, she
was advised to apply to Sir Thomas for his re-
commendation to the Artist's Benevolent Fund.
On her interview the President candidly told her
he could be of no service to her that year, as he
had given away all his recommendations ; but,'
says he, accept this in the mean time' (placing
a 51. note in her hand), and I think I can "
serve you with the council and body of Acade-
micians.' From that respectable body Sir
Thomas obtained for Mrs. M. no less than 50/.!"

While the too notorious Thurtell lay in prison
for trial, Sir Thomas expressed a wish that he
might be allowed without observation to take a
glance of the atrocious villain, as he took his
exercise in the prison yard. This modest re-
quest was not only refused him, but was after-
wards represented as an application to take a cast
of the wretch's face before he was even tried, and
information to this effect being actually con-
veyed to the reporters of several journals, who
were present at Hertford for the purpose of mak-
ing observations on so notorious a criminal, the
statement unfortunately appeared in this and other
morning publications. It was in a paper now
extinct, that the kind-hearted President saw the
gross impeachment of his humanity one morn-
ing, when he was going to paint that admirable
portrait of the King, in which his Majesty -is
represented in a blue dress seated on a sofa,
with his arm carelessly thrown over the end. Sir
Thomas was so affected that he could hardly
proceed with his work. The King observed his
distress, and listened to the cause of it. The
present Lord Stowell also consoled him, smi-
lingly, by representing the liability to which all
great men are subject, of having their actions
misinterpreted.

• Mr. Barrington's anecdotes of Lord Mornington,
which are very curious, are inserted at length in a memoir
of the noble Earl, jut published in tke " Harntoaicon."
f This we suspect to be erroneous; we believe he had
a likeness of himself by kis own hand, which he very
rarely showed to friends.

The late Sir T. LAWRENCE, when about
eighteen years of age, in the year 1788, came to Salisbury,
and waited upon the late Dr. HANCOCK, then an eminent
physician in that city, to whom he had a letter of re-
commendation. Dr. HANCOCK employed him to make
portraits, in coloured chalk, of himself and his daughter.
These portraits are now in the possession of a gentlernau
holding an official situation in London, who married a
grand-daughter of the late Dr. FlANcocx. He informs us
that they are executed in a style fully equal to any of the
lamented President's latest drawings. On the papoc
pasted at the backs of the frames is the signature 4. Tows.
LAWRENCE," and on one of them the artist has written—
" Be pleased to keep this from the damp and from the
sun." Dr. HANCOCK recommended young LAWRENCE to
go to Bath, and gave him several letters of introduction to
his friends there. It was then much frequented by per-
sons of fashion and distinction, who were all eager to em-
ploy him. After remaining there some time, and becom-
ing a general favourite, he left that city for London.

There is a sign at Hull, of the " March of
Intellect." On the board are represented three chimney-
sweepers—one just descended front a chimney, having a
cigar in his mouth—a second playing on a piano—and a
third singing " I'd be a Butterfly !"

Two unnatural monsters hare been appre-
hended, and are now in Warwick gaol awaiting their
trial, for starving two of their infant children, both
under eight years of age. The name of the father
&stout Bayms, a labouring man belonging to the pa-
rish of Alne ; the mother, who was married to him about
two years ago, has a former husband still living. The
wretched pair have latterly resided in a miserable cot, si-
tuated on the Moors in Aleester ; and the neighbours, who
had long been aware of their cruel treatment to their
children, were in the habit of secretly supplying them
with bread. For the three last months they had been
missing, and the most dreadful suspicions having been
excited in the neighbourhood, a police-officer was sent to
the dwelling of the inhuman parents, where the children
were found lying on a bit-of straw, with scarcely a cover-
ing to protect them from the inc!emency of the weather.
Their attenuated frames bearing ample evidence of the
want of food, and of the recent infliction, of blows, were
calculated to raise a doubt in the mind of the spectror,
whether the objects before him belonged to the human c.r
the brute creation. The eldest, a girl aged seven, weights
only 141 b., and her sister, who is not quite five years of
age, scarcely I Silb. Both children have received every _
attention which humanity and skill could suzerest. The
oungest girl is not expected to moven—Leamington
Spa Courier.