The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-31 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

RYALL'S PORTRAITS OF EMINENT CON-
SERY ATIVE STATESMEN.—No. V.
_Fraser, London 1827.

This splendid work improves considerably as it pro-
ceeds, the present Number being by many degrees the
best of any that has yet appeared. The engravings,
which are three in number, and consist of portraits of
the Earl of klarrowhy, Sir Robert Fitzwygram, and
Mr. Sergeant Jackson, are executed in the very first
style, with a skill and elegance highly creditable to the
artists. That of Lord Harrowby, in particular, may
vie in excellence with any similar production of the
day. It is also a capital likeness, though, we cannot
help thinking, rather too juvenile for the original, who
must now have attained that age to which the un-
pleasant epithet of " venerable" is uniformly applied.
Sergeant Jackson is also a clever portrait, somewhat
flattering to be sure, but this is a fault on the right aide.
The literary portion of the work---that is to say, the
Memoirs—is remarkable for its easy, graceful, flowing
style ; there is no absurd attempt at undue panegyric ;
but, on the contrary, a temperate and equable tone
which, unfortunately, is not often to be met with in
political biographies. The writer of these Memoirs is
evidently a well-educated gentleman, perfectly conver-
sant with the subjects of which he treats.

EMBOSSED PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN.
Summers and Smith, London, 1537.
An excellent likeness of her Majesty Queen Vic-
toria, executed by Smith, from an original drawing, by
Lane. The portrait is an embossed one, and is on a
thick sheet of card paper, embellished with gold print-
ing. It has a truly elegant appearance.

ENGRAVINGS FROM NEWTON'S WORKS.

PART I.
Hodgson and Graves, London, 1837.

The present Part contains three Engravings, from
the works of the well-known artist, Newton. The
best is the portrait of Mrs. Lister, which deserves to
rank high as a work of art. The engraver is Phillips.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-( THIS DAY.)

DEAL, Auo. 30. —Wind W.—Arrived the Emma Eugenia,
from Canton ; and Goshawk, from the Westward. Sailed the
Mary Ann, from Madras.
PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 80.—Wind N. E. to N. W.—No ar-
rivals. Sailed the Dispatch, for Newcastle.
PLYMOUTH, Ave. 30. —Wind N. W.—No arrivals.

FALMOUTH, Auto. 29.—Wind S.W.—No arrivals. Sailed
the Brogans" (steamer), for Lisbon ; and Spinster, for
Antwerp. _ _ _

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BRIDGEWATER, Ace. 30.—Arrived the Copernicus, Witt,
from Memel.

BRISTOL, Avo. 30.—Arrived the Orb, Ritchie, from St.
Petersburg.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 29.—Arrived the Regatta, Blaney,
Unity, Cragie, Milton, Sinclair, and Courier, Al!sop, from
Archangel ; eclipse, Ritchie, from Konigsberg; and Trea-
surer, Lowie, from Dantzic.

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DUBLIN, AUG. 28.—Arrived the Sir John Harvey, from
Richibucto.

CORK, Auc. 28.—Arrived the George and James, Sto-
hard, from Odessa.

LIitERICK, AUG. 28 —Arrived the Emily, St. Petersburg.
NEWPORT, Auo. 30. —The New Holland, Gull, of London,
was broke adrift, and was driven against the bridge, carried
away her mainsail, stancheons and bulwarks, but has since
been brought alongside the Quay.

The Mary, Arbuthnot, from Archangel to London, was
totally lost near Pertsoy on the 26th inst ; crew saved.
The Bristol (packet), from Swansea, was on shore near
Bude on the 29th inst.
The Prince of Wales, Ruddock, of Whitby, and Amity,
Barnett (coal laden), are on shore near Wainfleet ; the former
considerably damaged ; crews saved.

DESCENT OF MRS. GRAHAM.—In our paper of
yesterday we gave an account of the ascent of Mrs. Graham
in her Royal Victoria Balloon, for the benefit of Mrs.
Cocking. After a most unpleasant voyage of nearly an
hour and a quarter, that most intrepid aeronaut effected
a landing in a clover-field at Barnes, in Surrey. At the
time of the descent it was raining hard, and it being very
dark, it was only by hallooing and making a great noise that
they obtained assistanee. In a short time Mr. Paget, the
landlord of the Red Lion Inn, and several other persons,
arrived on the spot ; and Mrs. Graham, leaving her com-
panion (Mr. Adams) to pack up the balloon, accompanied
Mr. Paget to his house, but not till she was completely
drenched with rain. Mrs. Graham remained at the Red
Lion till Mr. Adams had completed his arrangements for
their return, and th©y arrived in town between eleven and
twelve o clock,