The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-26 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

WELLINGTON AND NELSON.
Acktrmann, London, 1839.
This clever Plate, which is engraved by Reynolds
from an original painting by Knight, represents the ealy,.
interview which ever took place, in the waiting-room °`
one of the Secretaries of State, between Sir Artbt
Wellesley, shortly after his return from India, and the
illustrious hero of the Nile, just previous to the latter's
closing triumph at Trafalgar. " The views of Sir Ito'
bert Calder's action," says the Edinburgh Review, ru
which the anecdote is recorded, " had then just been re-
ceived. and this naturally formed a principal topic of
their discourse. Sir Arthur said to Lord Nelson,
' this
measure of success won't do now-a-days, for your Lord-
ship has taught the public to expect something more
brilliant.' Shortly after this remark, Lord Nelson left
the wailing-room, evidently to find out who his new
friend was, and returning in a minute, renewed the con-
versation on a fresh footing. Nelson had at that time
some project for occupying Sardinia, and he wished Sir
Arthur to take charge of the troops on the Pccasioo.
But he replied that he would rather not—that hp had
just returned from India—in short, he did not enter ik:t° -
that view. Soon afterwards Nelson sailed—the battle
of Trafalgar was fought—and they never met again."
is the anecdote on which this very interesting
picture is founded.- Lord Nelson is represented stand-
ing near a table, on which lies a map of the Spanish
coast ; and Sir Arthur Wellesley stands within a few
feet of him, with his face turned towards the spectaor,
and not as if he were in conversation with the great
naval hero. It is to be presumed, therefore, that their
brief dialogue has come to a close, and that both are
eagerly awaiting the approach of the Secretary of State.
The likeness of Nelson is, without exception, the most
spirited and the most like life of any that we have seen
of him. The attitude too, is full of ease and dignity.
Sir Arthur Wellesley's is a skilful portrait ; but it is
altogether, we think, on too large a scale—the counte-
nance especially ; the calm, resolute expression, how-
ever, which is so characteristic of his Grace's physiognomy,
is admirably preserved ; and by this, if not by the figure,
tb,,:nectator at once recognizes the first military com-
mander of his own, or any age, The engraving is
mezzotint is finlied with the trrnost care, even (lowa
to the minutest details ; and cannot fail to become
favourite with the public, if only from the nature of the
subject.

TIIE NEW POLICE LAW.—MOSt of the 1,07 I
licans in and about the metropolis issued printed notices
that, conformably with the law, their houses would be
closed precisely at twelve o'clock on Saturday night, and
not opened until one o'clock on Sunday ; and many cr_f
them impressed upon their customers the necessity of pro:
curing on the Saturday such supplies of liquor as they
might require for Sunday forenoon. One victualler, pro-
prietor of a Urge gin palace in Somer's Town, had the
following addition to his printed notice It app:earse
that the envy of surrounding nations, and wonder of to
world's Legislature, has, in its wisdom, neglected to repeal
the Act 9th Geo. IV. c. 61, which requires licensed
victuallers to close their houses dining the afternoon ser-
vice on Sundays ; and it is doubtful whether they will not
still be compelled to shut up at the usual hour of three
o'clock, so that there will be only two hours allowed for
such vast numbers of people to get a drop of beer for their
dinner." The streets were of course free those indecencies
arising from the turning out of groups of drunken and
half drunken persons hitherto witnessed at the closing of
the gin palaces just before church time on Sunday mcrnivg;
but here and there might be seen a few melancholy look-
ing figures smoking a dry pipe, and regarding with a
mournful expression the closed temples in which they had
been accustomed to procure their drops of comfort.
We should conceive the following advertisement,
which recently appeared in a provincial paper, rather dif-
ficult to be answered :—" If Catharine Morrison, who was
supposed to have died at Hull, in Yorksh.ie, ie the 3,e4(
1834, should meet this notice, by calling en Mr. Crawferd
barrister, in the Temple, she will bear of some-
thing to her advantage."