The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-23 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

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TRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

Hodgson and Graves, London, 1837.
We have now lying before us a full-length portrait
„If
his Grace the Duke of Wellington, engraved by
G' e, from an original painting by Simpson. His
v-lrace is represented standing near a cannon, and lean-
rv.g on 'his sword. The countenance is an excellent
lean-
tbut the figure is rather too stout, and too
Youthf, ;
whence we infer that the portrait was painted
4°l-netirn e since. As an engraving, the work deserves
_4teat praise, for it is finished, even down to the mi-
nutest det 'ails, with singular care. Those who are ad-
-41114:ell of
Grace—and who does not admire him as
t ? —will do well to purchase this military print,
c! 't is one: of the best likenesses of the first warrior of
li
blage that. we have yet met with. We should not
°tint to add that it is appropriately dedicated to the
'cabers of t tie Junior United Service Club.
A.

s Irleetinq of the members of the Sacred Harmonic
wiZetetY -took place on Wednesday at Exeter Hall, Strand,
th.en 3,1 r. Harrison, the secretary, announced to the meeting
ssitt 'be had that day received a most flattering
1. . letter from
4.1
endelssohn Bartholdy, the eminent organist and
%well-
`ao''''o musical composer, expressing his gratification at the
tit Pee ier manner in which his oratorio of " St. Paul" had
%tee,h :performed by them on the night when he presided,
bg si. gnifying his intention of returning to London as soon
aßs ne could corn lete his engagements. This testimonial
re4ecived with loud cheers, and it was unanimously re-
t'alved that a valuable silver snuff-box, with an emblemati-
:c should be presented by them to M. Mendels-
v 43 a mark of the high sense they entertain of his
°te character as a man, and of the esteem in which they
41 h,s abilities as a musical composer.
'We read in a German paper that there exists in the
k thifleent garden of the Prince Philip of Bathyani, at
ntlana, in Hungary, an aloe, about 80 years old, which
%e:1 beached a height of about twelve feet, and hears at pre-
-1,000 buds, which are going to blossom.
4 "to visiters and inhabitants of Herne Bay were
the ly'aibly surprised on Wednesday afternoon by discovering
Cur teY al standard floating in the breeze from the City of
as, 'l'lll nry steamer. As she approached the pier it was
ed that she had on board his Royal Highness
Iva uelta of Cambridge and suite. The spacious pier
te, 800 n crowded with spectators. The guns on the bat-
:V th e pier-head poured forth a salute, and his Royal
tl:h flees: .and attendants landed amid the acclamations of
tle.taulti.tut:le, and with great condescension acknowledged
e; alut.stions. Having remained nearly two hours, the
1)1,01' ges 7ere ordered, and the Duke with his attendants
eded to Canterbury, on his way to Dover. The
t constitaites an interesting circumstance in the his-
-4,1 of Herne Bay. The Duke of Cambridge being the
44, royal personage who has landed on its pier, it is
bey erstood that, in honour of the circumstance, it will
eeforth be designated the " Royal Pier."—Kentish
"Val °Led at Amsterdam, on the 18th inst., Gertrude
widow of Francis Nicholas Andrau, who was
• the Hague on the 10th of January, 1735, and was,
°re, 102 years,
t- '8 months, and 8 days old. Till two
h.efore her death she enjoyed good health and all her
es unim paired; she has left four children, five grand-
t4f 0 Saturd
• ' 1, and tgreat grandchildren.
aY, about half-past five o'clock, wind
'Ps; "" E.S.E., the sloop Suing, of Limekilns, Loudon,
tic
tster,
, in ballast, was upset,i
and in a few seconds was
ap 'clut uPWards. The master and boy got upon the keel,
Lc d three men held on by the chai'ns, til relieved by the
be !re about
.ats of ti.e Adelaide
yacht,
and of another
sloop, which
PPened. 700 yards to windward when the accident
• Davi,p_ 11 has since been raised and taken into
o.—Edinthr.,b Journal.