The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY

Deat, MARCH 24.—Wind W.S. NV., fresh breeze.—Came down from
the River, and remain, the Mumford, Cleveland, for Hobart Town ;
Queen Victoria, Booth, for Waterford. Arrived, and remain, the
Enlus, Thureley, from Sunderland to Cherbourg, with loss of part of
bulwarks, having been on the Deeps the 20th ; Henetz, Clcet, for St.
Vallier ; Windham, Hudson, from Sunderland. 25. N.N. W., mode.
rate.--Arrived, and proceeded for the River, the Hare, from Patros ;
Pearl, from Dublin ; Rosanna, Peel, from Newcastle. Came down
from the River, and remain, the United Kingdom, Allen, for Jamaica ;
Westminster, Molison, for Sydney; Union, Temperley, for Malta;
Louisa, for Quebec; Essex, Roxby, for Grenada.
PORTSMOUTH, Matson 24.—Wind S B.W. to W., tine ; 25, Wind
W., fino.—Arrived her Majesty's ship Modeste, and her Majesty's ship
Lilly, from a cruise. Put back the Mediator, Champlin, for New York,
having been in contact with a ship in tho Channel, carried away head,
eutwater, and bobstays.

LivaarooL, Mauls 24.—Wind variable, and light ; 25, Wind N. W.,
!Yeah —Arrived the Garrick, Palmer, from New York ; Waller, Foulk,
from New Orleans; Comet, Marcy, from do. ; Garonne, Kendal, from
do'; Limena, from Nassau; Jessore, Janvrier, from Notches; Suaque.
hannah, from Charleston ; Woodman, from St. John's, New Bruns
wick ; Ward, Mutsu, from do.; Damariscotta, Apalachicola, and
Mischief, Jones, from Cephalonia; Lady Middleton, tram Lisbon. Ar-
rived off port the Tennessee, from Savannah; Monongahela, from
Charleston ; Napier, from Mobile.

Weirmorra, Maatctt 24.—Arrived off port the rhiladelphla, from
New York.

PLYstourw, }faxen 24.—WindN.W.—Arrived the Royal William
steamer, from Dublin; Black Cat, Chesser, from London to St. Michael's.
FALMOUTI, MARCH 23.—Wind W., moderate breezes and fine.—
Sailed the Joren Necacas, Barena, for Cadia ; and Zwaantietia, Schuring,
for Nantes. Maacn 24.—Wind S. to W.N. %V., fresh gales and squally.
Her Majesty', packet, Ranger, Lieutenant Turner, which was
stranded on Trefusis Point, in the gale of the 15th ult., was got CY yes.
terday,. and placed on the blocks alongside My lor Quay.
Jnasav, MARCY 23.—Arrived oft' port, the Flora, Bray, from Cadiz.
BRISTOL, Mancn 25.—Arrived the Cambrian, Paul, from the Mauri.
tins. The Lynx, Rees, put in here leaky, bound to Cadiz.
WATERFORD, Masten 23.—. Arrived the Maria, Smith, from Demerara.
HULL, MAUR 24.—Arrived the Robin Hood steamer, Rotterdam.

The Conceisan Felis, Pedro, from Fayal to Liverpool, sailed the 28th
November, and has not since been heard of.
The Industry, Atkinson, from Whitehaven to Dublin, was totally
lost off Castletown Day, 21st inst. ; master, mate, and three of the crew
drowned.

The Mermaid, from Gourdon to tools, sunk near Holy Island, 17th
inst. ; crew saved.

The Lord Saltoun, Chambers, from Lynn to Montrese, sunk of Tor.
renshaven, 21st inst. ; crew saved.
The Agues, Quaile, from Dublin to Liverpool, grounded in Dublin
River, 23d inst., and is very leaky; cargo discharging.

The following has been received at Lloyd's :
" Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade.

Whitehall, Mrch 24.
Si a—l am directed by the Lords of the" Committee of Privy Ceun-
cil for Trade to acquaint you, for the information of the Gentlemen en-
gaged in the South American trade, that the Government at Peru Boli-
via have addressed a circular letter to the Chief Authorities of the Mari-
time Provinces of the Republic, directing them to deliver to the MAs.
tors of Merchant Vessels arriving at the Ports of North Peru, a Printed
copy in English, French, and Spanish, of such articles of the Commer-
cial Code as specially relate to the conduct of Masters and Vessels, with
the view of removing every pretext for the violation of the Articles of
the Code, whereby Foreign vessels are prohibited entering certain Ports
of the Republic, under penalty of confiscation. The only Ports into
which Foreign or Whaling vessels may lawfully enter from a Foreign
pert are Callao, Huauchoes, and Payta, save and except some Creeks
which have been opened provisionally,
under a Decree of Oct. 8, 1638.
(Signed)
" DENTS LE MERCHANT.
To the Chairman of Lloyd'S, Sic.me,,,

FINE ARTS.

SUFFOLK-STREET GALLERY.

The private view of the fifteenth exhibition of the
Society of British Artists took place in Suffolk-street on
Saturday. There is great variety in the exhibition, more
so, indeed, than usual, but there is no one painting that
can lay claim to first-rate excellence, whether of design
or execution ; though there are very many that are far above
common-place. The historical pictures are numerous; the
landscapes still more so ; but there are fewer portraits—
which we cannot help thinking is an advantage—than has
usually been the case in this exhibition.

No. 56. The Hypocrite is by Prentiss It is a very
clever cabinet picture, forcibly conceived and as for-
cibly executed, with not a little of that effective satire
which we so much relish in Hogarth. A sleek, oily saint,
a compound of Maw-worm and Cantwell, who has, it seems,
been feasting daintily with a rich and good-looking ~idow,
is suddenly moved by the spirit—of course the half-emp-
tied bottle of old port on the table, has nothing to do
with such promptings—to start from his chair, and with
upturned eyes, make a formal declaration of love :o his
hostess. The hypocrite's expression of countenance is ad-
mirably characteristic. It is sly, and fawning, and adula-
tory, with one eye beaming devotion, and the other, lust.
This painting is one of the most spirited in the exhibition,
and does great credit to the skill and tact of the artist.

No. 117, The Ravine of the Desert, Mexico, is the pro-
duction of Mr. Egerton. The perspective of this highly-
finished, elaborate picture is most correctly preserved
throughout. On first glancing at it, we were impressed
with an idea that the colouring was rather too warm, and
not a little fantastic ; but on consideration we recollected
that the artist was borne out in his gorgeous tints by the
descriptions given of the splendid and glowing character of
Mexican scenery, unknown in the colder and more equable
climes of Europe, by some recent travellers in America.
Mr. Egerton's painting has a poetical charm about it, like
that which we meet with in some of Turner's earlier Italian

landscapes. The hills, the tallies, the distant mountains,
and the glittering lake, are all steeped in glory—" the
glory and the freshness of a dream." The scene, in fact,
represents rather one of Fairy-land than of this actual ex-
isting world of ours ; yet it would appear that it in no re-
spect oversteps the modesty of nature. 'Fbe motto, which
is extracted from one of Sir Walter Scott's poems—the

" Lady of the Lake, if we remember rightly—describes its
character exactly, and justifies its apparent exaggeration.
No. 121, Portrait of Mr. Charles Kean in Hamlet, by
Dawe, is scrupulously faithful as a likeness, and quite
sufficiently intellectual in its character. It is very chastely
coloured, and the attitude is elegant and unconstrained.
No. 69.—A Friend in Adversity.—This is another of
Prentis's works, but it is quite in a different style from his
former one, the Hypocrite. It represents a young and
lovely woman cheering her husband by her smiles and
words of encouragement in the dark season of disease and
sorrow. There is much pure and gentle pathos in this
picture, without any deficiency of spirit.
No. 279—Christmas in the Reign of Elizabeth is one of
the most striking, if not the most so, pictures in the exhi-
bition. It is by Buss, aid cannot fail to obtain him consi-
derable reputation as an artist. The painting teems in
every part, even down to the minutest points, with life and
vigour, and is, besides, full of character and expression.
It bears indications of much thought and study, which
have not been thrown away. Nothing can be more feli-
citous than the groupings in this cheerful, well-considered
picture, or more strictly appropriate than the various gro-
tesque personages introduced into it. It is in fact a veritable
representation of the old merry Christmas mummeries, as they
used to be enacted in the baronial halls of England. We have
the lieensed fool—the quaintly-accoutred jester—the party
round the " Yule Log" listening to the ghost stories of a
withered old crone—the obstreporous group round the
" wassail bowl"—the pleasant kissings under the mistletoe
—the well-known cushion-dance—the game at snap-dragon
—and the preparation of the delicious lamb's-wool. All
these various incidents are detailed by Mr. Buss with in-
finite spirit and freedom of touch. The colouring of the
painting throughout is excellent.
No. s.s—Portrait of Mrs. Nesbitt, by Middleton, is a
very graceful and expressive likeness. The artist has
caught the true expression of the original.
No. 138.—River Scene, moonlight, Autumn—is a clever
landscape, from the pencil of Childe. There is a deep,
mellow tone in the colouring, which we should be glad to
meet with more frequently in the works of our modern
landscape painters, who too often study only to produce,
not an effect merely, but a sensation. Mr. Childe has had
the rare good sense to adhere to the sobrieties of nature.
No. 316. An Allegorical Picture of the Queen is a cold,
formal work, wanting in expression, and all that gives life
and character to painting. The countenance of her Ma-

jesty is as inexpressive as wax work, and the colouring
generally is ineffective. The best portion of the picture is
the horse whereon the Queen is riding, which givea a few
indications of talent.

There are many other able paintings in the Exhibition,
but the crowd was so great, and kept increasing so rapidly,
that we were unable to examine them with the attentio❑
which they merit. Most of the distinguished connoisseurs
and amateurs of the day were present, and among them we
recognised Earl Grey, Sir Robert Peel, and Lord John
Russell.