The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-22 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS.

On Saturday a private view of this exhibition took
place, which was very fully and fashionably attended. The
number of pictures and drawings amounts to 776 ; of
prints 52, of sculptures 43, making a total of 891. Of
this number 26 were sold on Saturday; among which
were, No. 40, " Welcome Friends," by J. Knight, for
100 guineas ; and No. 61, " Choir of the Church of St. _
Pierre at Caen," by D. Roberts, for 80 guineas. In the
number of exhibitions we recognized the names of Messrs.
Davis, Noble, Beechey, luskipp, Wood, Lance, two Land-
seers, Middleton, Taylor, Smith and Lewis.

BRITISH DIORAMA-OXFORD-STREET

BAZAAR.

The celerity and surpassing elegance with which this
fashionable resort has been re-erected and fitted up, strike
the visitor with an effect almost magical. Among the re-
stored attractions of the place is the Diorama, which now,
as before, comprises four excellent subjects. The present
views are— The Inter for of Durham Cathedral, The
Pass of Briancon, The Thames Tunnel, and a View
in Venice. It is in interior and archi•ectural subjects
that dioramas usually produce the happiest effect, and, ac-
cordingly the Cathedral ranks first in the present exhibi-
tion. The level of the floor is completely illusive, and the
light is managed in the best style. The Landscape is
more to be admired as a fine and correct painting than an
ingenious deception, for, if we except the pathway on the
right, the whole is as perpendicular as an ordinary picture.
The Tunnel boasts more dioramic attractions, but the light
is defective; it appears to be that of day rather than arti-
ficial light. The accessories in this view are very perfectly
executed. It is difficult to believe that the sleeping work-
man, the ladder, &c. are not bond fide the objects they so
cleverly represent. Venice opens beautifully on the sight
after the foregoing view. The variety in the colouring
awl the glare of light produce a beautiful effect. The
qualified commendation, however, which we have bestowed
on the Pass of Briancon applies equally to this view. It is
a correct and beautiful picture, but little else. The size
of these views is seventy feet by fifty. The immense
American Walnut Tree, evidently damaged by the unfor-
tunate coufl %ration, is still gratuitously exhibited. The
greatest satisfaction was experienced by the fashionable
crowd who were invited to the private view of the Bazaar
and Exhibition on Saturday.

The late Mr. KEMBLE acted Shylock with
consummate ability; indeed, it was considered by the
critics of the day, one of his most successful characters.
CHARLES KEMBLE intends to personate " The Jew that
Shahspeare drew," on the evening of his daughter's
benefit, after the manner in which it was so faithfully de-
lineated by his brother JOHN.

On the 21st of April ALMACK'S Balls will
commence for the season ; and the approaches thereunto
will be much more commodious for carriages than hereto-
fore—by the opening of King-street into St. James's-
street.

A gentleman named GOLDSMID, we believe
a son of the opulent money-ehanger, who resided at Roe-
hampton, where many years ago he gave the moat magni-
ficent banquet in modern times to his present MAJESTY,
when Prince of Wales, will shortly make his first appear-
ance upon the stage at one of the Metropolitan Theatres.
This gentleman's comic talents are reported to be of the
highest order, especially in the personation of mimic life,
in which, we understand, he will prove a powerful rival
to our greatest and most favourite Comedians.

It is stated that the Right Hon. Lord
LouTn will shortly be married to Miss BURTON, daughter
of the Hon. Mrs. BURTON. Cork 131ercantik Chronicle.

PERU.—The real state of this most interest-
ing portion of South America is at length made known to
the pub in by the important publication of Sir Ensrown
Tastrt.E's Travels. The author, from the official situa-
tion which he held at Potosi, has been enabled, we under-
stand, to collect much important information relative to
the celebrated mines of that city and of the country in
general. Persons, either of large or small capital, pur-
posing to emigrate from the over-stocked hives of the Old
World, will doubtless find valuable hints in these volumes ;
the future geographer will be indebted to them for the ac-
count of a province not hitherto described, and the histo-
rian for the first authentic details of the insurrection of the
Peruvian Indians about fifty years ago, the circumstances
of which were studiously concealed from the public by the
Spanish Government.

The Meeting of the Freeholders of the
county of Surrey, to take into consideration the distress of
the cour,try, took place on Friday at Epsom, according to
advertisement. Mr. Hem. spoke at great length, and
moved a string of resolutions, all of which were carried.
Mr. DENISON, Sir THOMAS TURTON. Mr. PALLMSR,
Mr. WzrA,s, and Mr. DRUMMOND, also addressed the
Meeting at some length. Sir THOMAS TURTON moved
several resolutions, to the effect that persons of property
should sacrifice a portion of it to enable Ministers to re-
deem a part of the national debt, to the amount of
200,000,000!. These resolutions were not carried. The
petition moved by Mr. HUNT, and founded upon his reso-
lutions, was opposed by Mr. MAIIERLT, on the ground of
its containing much extraneous matter, and another
moved by Mr. LEAcir was adopted.
DREADFUL MAIL-COACH ACCIDENT.—
On Saturday evening last, as the Manchester and Hud-
dersfield. Mail was returning from the former to the latter
p ace, the horses broke out into a gallop in coining down
the bill by the plantation of JOHN HORSFALL, Esq.,
Thornton-lodge, and grew quite unmanageable; and the
coachman became apprehensive that the coach would hs
upset on Lengroyd Bridge, which is situated at the foot of
the hill, and before gaining which there is a sharp and
dangerous turn. His forebodings were fearfully realized,
for on arriving on the bridge the mail came violently in
contact with the curb-stone and the battlements, and the
coachman, Mr. S. STATHAM, of Huddersfield, a Mr.
BenuT, of Almondbury, and a person of the name of WIL •
sort, were precipitated over the battlements OR the rocks
and being entangled in the
and gravel below, a fall of eight or nine yards. The
horses then broke the pole, and proceeded with it at
course
he breathed his last
let streets
to theof
careerwhich two
thoef
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other
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convulsive
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jured ; h
lower than that of his companions in ruisfottune, had
sustained scarcely any externid injury. Two other pas-
sengers, and the guard, were providentially thrown on the
road, and were but slightly hurt. A Mr. SHARFE, of
Mirfield, had a very narrow escape—he was partly thrown
over the battlement by the shock of the coach against it,
hut with great agility and presence of mind lie clung to
the iron rail of the coach, and thus in all probability saved
his life.—Doncaster Gazette.

SINGULAR FACT.—Among the bibles voted
to persons in indigent eircumwances at the Committee
meeting of the Elginshire Auxiliary Bib'e Society held on
Wednesday Jas.., was one to a poor woman upwards of 80
years of age, who had learned to read within the last
three years.--E/gin Courier.

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Corn WILLIAM JACOB, Comptroller of Corn Returns.
iiePartment, Board of Trade, March 13, 1830.

Return of the Amount of the Duties of Excise paid into
the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks commencing from
the sth January, 1830 ; also a similar Return of such
Duties, so paid into the Exchequer, in the Eight
Weeks commencing sth January, 1829.
The Amount of the Duties of Excise paid into
the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks com-
mencing from sth January, 1830 £1,430,868 1 2
The Amount of the Duties of Excise paid into
the Exchequer, in the Eight Weeks com-
mencing from sth January, 1829 £1;770483 13 0
GEORGE R. DAWSON.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, March 6, 1830.