The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-22 00:00:00

NELSON TESTIMON

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN, i
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Sta.—Many elaborate designs have been sent in compe-,
tition for the above, and the Committee have recom-
mended a mere Corinthian column, with a figure at the top.
This is an ii.sult to the artists of the country, whose works
crowd the rooms.

I have seen the designs, and of course the three se•
lected by the Sub-Committee, and although I am an un-
pucessful candidate, I must ol n I am more grieved at
their recommendation than mortified at my own defeat.
A situation like the site chosen near such massive and
high buildings will require a work of some altitude, and
that the principal figure should be at the summit is also a
requisite feature ; but surely this can be accomplished by
sontetEng more than a post, a repetition of which is seen
in every town of importance.
When I saw the drawing of this notable column I easily
perceived how the Committee of Taste was taken by it.
It is represented towering into the clouds, and the stir-
rounding buildings exquisitely coloured by a masterly
hand, troops of soldiers passing by giving a brilliancy to
the effect, and the scene highly pictured by every incident
that might be called to its aid down to the itinerant dealer
in oranges, abstracts the column from this bustling and
pleating scenery, and what is it? There are several views 1
of this unique piece of art, all equally pictorial.
Again, the design is from an architect, and is the figure
of no importance—really the only work of art about it?
Let me ask who is to be hired to execute this? Why did
not the architect associate some sculptor with him ? Any
little boy or girl could have copied a Corinthian column,
and placed a figure on the top of it, but with less pictorial
offect, and would not the Committee have been as much
justified in giving the execution of it to them—they could
have employed Mr. Cubitt to have built the column, and
comissioned Mr. Sarte, or some other figure maker to have
executed the Ilero.

This recommendption of the Committee of Taste is to
be decided upon to-morrow, and as a humble endeavour to
rescue the Fine Arts from such prostration, I request the
favour of your insertion of this letter in your valuable
Journal.
ONE of the UNFORTUNATE CANDIDATES.

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Morning Herald of this day is again crowing over
the result of the late debates in Parliament on the Corn-
laws, observing " the Anti- Corn-law conspirators seem to
be somewhat paralyzed at the present moment. The utter
failure of their plot to enlist the manufacturing operatives
in their ranks ; and the crushing overthrow in Parliament,
and in the Pleas, of all their attempts to mystify the great
points at issue, have, undoubtedly, disconcerted for the
moment, our exporting manufacturers, and their choice
mouth-pieces." The phrase 44 crushing overthrow" is
here premature. The opponents of the Corn-laws are by
no means crushed ; their success is merely postponed for
awhile. Speaking, in another leading article, about Mr.
Gillon's motion last night in reference to the expediency of
taxing railroads, the Morning Herald remarks—" it is ab-
solutely necessary that some decisive measures should forth-
with be adopted by Government with the view of removing
or lessening those fearful evils which the railroad system of
travelling is already inflicting upon the public at large, as
well as upon certain moat important proprietary interests."
The Morning Post, alluding to Captain Berkeley's re-
signation of his seat at the Admiralty Board, observes in
its usual tart and sneering manner, "at a period when
open questions are so much the fashion, that every thing
relating to the protection of British agriculture, is made
an open question in the Cabinet, the remark naturally oc-
curs, that there would have been at least the merit of con-
sistency in permitting every thing connected with the pre-
servation and maintainance of tho British Navy, to be an
open question among the Admiralty Lords." In refer-
ence to the late Corn-law discussions, out Contemporary
says, " We may conclude that, for the present Session at
least, the very discreditable and abortive agitation of which
the Delegates were the prime movers, is at an end," and
then goes on ironically to congratulate the Times on its
" sudden and total desertion of the cause of anti- Corn-law
agitation." . . . .

-The Morning Advertiser, commenting on last night's
debate in the Commons, respecting Mr. Harvey's case, re-
commends " the electors of Southwark to meet at once,
and return Mr. Harvey free of all expense." In another
leading article on Sergeant Talfourd's Copyright Bill, the
Advertiser remarks as follows :—" The Bill protracts an
author's interest in the copyright of his work. It is in fu.
tore to extend from fourteen to sixty years. If it be bone
fide his property, why should it be limited ? If it be not,
why guard the property by any period whatever? Our
opinion is, that literary property ought to be, and is by the
common law, perpetual."
The Times has a leading article, the object of which is
to raise the question whether the recent appointment of
Lord Wriothesley Russell, to the Deanery of Exeter, be
illegal or otherwise. Without directly stating that the
appointment is illegal, the whole tenor of our Con-
tcmporar)'s article is intended to make his readers infer
that it is so. The Times has a second able article, on the
State of the Navy.

The Chronicle is engaged in a squabble with th Stan.
.Bard, respecting some arguments urged by Sir R. Peel,
in his reply to Mr. Villiers' motion. Our Contemporary's
article is of little or no public interest. lie has a second
excellent one on the subject of the Corn-laws.

The celebrated sculptor Chas. Rossi, Esq., R.A.,
expired yesterday morning, at his residence in Lisson grove, in the
77th year of his age.

Sir \Vitliarn Follett continues very seriously in-
dispost d ; though be was said to be something bettcr yesterday.
Sc, G;:or,;e Grey un Tuesday re-elected c'or
Dtvonport, without oppobition.

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