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the waterfall, and the eagle upon the rocks, gr( atly
heighten the interest.
The Saloon for the exhibition of Works of Art
contains an interesting collection of works of mo-
dern Artists, native and foreign, with some casts
from the most celebrated statues by Michael An-
gelo and others. In the "Moses " and the "Say
viour " of this extraordinary man we see the vigour
and beauty of his conceptions, where his inventive
powers were called forth; and in a cast from his
statue of " Lorenzo de Medicis," the impress of
accuracy is stamped upon the representation of an
individual subject. We observed two small groups
of the same subject; " Cupid and Psyche," one by
Canova and the other by Thorvaldseu, in which it is
curious to ol.Ferve the different modes in which two
culptors of undoubted genius have treated the same
subjects. Both have their merits : the Italian dis-
plays tile transport of the passion—the German
shows the placidity of mutual anction. Two marble
busts of Napoleon, and one of Murat, are finely exe-
cuted. Among the busts of eminent living charac-
ters, we were much pleased with one of Mr. Charles
Butler, the venerable advocate of the Catholics, by
Sievier, which is highly creditable to that artist.
Some models of the Pantheon, the Temple of Feats,
the Arch of Adrian, and the Temple of Demos-
thenes, by Mr. Whitley, are interesting specimens of
his ingenious art.
The want of space admonishes us that we must
not advert to many other objects in this collection
equally worthy of a particular notice. We cannot,
however, conclude without alluding to the small
groups of Italian banditti, by Sangiovanni, in which
the habits of that extraordinary race are illustrated
with admirable spirit and fidelity.

When many virulent libels were brought to
CROMWELL, in the hope that he might be induced to
prosecute the authors, his reply was " If my Government
is made to stand, it is not these paper-bullets that will
throw it down."

CONSOLATION.—On Sunday evening, after
the collision between the Venus and Firefly steamers, by
which the latter was rendered a wreck, an elderly gentle-
man, a passenger on board, having been landed, and re-
covering from the alarm occasioned by the accident, re-
marked to his spouse, " My dear ! what a narrow escape
we have bad, I wonder we were not drowned." " I ex-
pected nothing less," replied the spouse ; " but there is one
consolation, if we had met with a watery grave, that more
than 500 would have shared the same fate."

LIVING OURANG OUTANGS.—TWO of these
extraordinary creatures have arrived in this country, and,
from their apparent good health, are likely to prove ex-
tremely interesting to the scientific and curious. They
are distinct species, the large brown one (simia satyrus)
from the island of Borneo, and the black or champanzee,
from the river Gambia. Zoologists have long been de-
sirous of comparing these two animals, assimilating as
they do in their external appearance to the human form.
The manners of the animals in question are extrem tly
mild, they being wholly devoid of that disgusting ferocity
characteristic of the larger monkeys and baboons. They
have been purchased at a great cost, and are, we believe,
intended for public exhibition.

LADY CLARE.—Among the many amusing
anecdotes which recent disturbances has elicited, we beg
to mention one which we attest on good authority. A
few days since a friend of ours in Clare, sitting in quiet in
his own drawing-room, perceived apparently a lady riding
up his avenue, followed by a servant, both well mounted.
On reaching the door the servant alighted, and having
knocked, one of the domestics attended the summons, and
was desired to tell her master that Lady Clare had
honoured him with a visit. Her Ladyship forthwith was
' shown up stairs, wine and refreshment ordered, which hav-
ing tasted sparingly, her Ladyship went to busine.s. She
stated that the landlords had grossly oppressed her family,
looking solely to their own benefit, without regard to general
claims—that she had been informed our friend had lands
to let in con-acres, and that she wished to know what
price he fixed upon them. The answer was that lie had
fixed no price, and he requested her Ladyship's opinion
how much be ought to ask ; she said 41. would not be ex-
orbitant. He stated in reply, that three would pay him
fairly; whereupon ber Ladyship produced a pair of
pistols, suiting the action to the word, and said his life
was spared in consequence of the expression. Having
waited sufficient space for rest, she told our friend that
she had ridden a long journey—that she bad further to
proceed—requested his carriage to convey her, and that
her horses should in the interval be taken care of. Her
request was, of course, complied with. The carriage was
ordered to the door, and after two hours' absence her
Ladyship returned, ordered her servant, who stayed behind
to mind her horses, mounted, and rode away. This story
is not exaggerated ; we have the facts before us.— Western
Argus.

A public meeting of the Unitarian Association
took place yesterday evening in the Unitarian Chapel,
South-place, Finsbury. The reports of the Treasurer and
Secretary were read, and various other business transacted.
From the Treasurer's report it appeared that the society's
expenditure had exceeded its income for the last year by
seventy pounds, but at the same time it was stated that
the society possessed books to the value of two thousand
pounds, and a considerable augmentation of the subscrip-
tions was expected. Among the company was the cele-
brated Indian Brarnin, RAMMOHUN ROY, who lately ar-
rived in this country, and who is reported to hold opinions
on religion conformable with the Unitarian doctrines.
He was congratulated on his arrival in the chapel by Dr.
Bowaixo, who passed a high compliment upon his ex-
ertions in behalf of his fellow-countrymen. RAMMOHUN
Ror stated himself to he much flattered at the welcome he
had received, but confessed his ignorance of what he had
done to deserve so much applause. He said that he be-
lieved moat of the gospels for the sake of his own salvation;
but he found that his opinions upon the subject were op-
posed in India both by the natives and the Christians.
These, and a few other words to the same effect, were
spoken by RAMMOHUN ROY in the English language,
without difficulty or embarrassment ; but the weakness of
his voice, arising from bodily infirmity, must have pre-
vented all but those immediately around him from hearing
what he said. RAMMOHUN ROY was dressed in his
native costume. His countenance is very handsome ; but
there is an expression of feebleness and suffering about it
which denotes that he is still labouring under the effects of
indisposition. After an hour and a half's stay, during
which time he bad listened to the proceedings with the
most perfect gravity, he complained of exhaustion, and
requested permission to retire ; but he was so much over-
powered by weakness, that while leaving lie was obliged
to stop to recover his strength two or three times in the
space of a few yards.
PAINTING THE LIKENESS OF THE EM-
PEROR OF RUSSIA.--i bad to act decidedly against his
judgment and wishes, and to make a total alteration in the
picture, changing entirely the action of the legs, and con-
sequently of the trunk. You will readily imagine that,
circumstanced as I am, I work with the utmost vigilance
of eye,—l never exerted this with more certain effect than
in drawing in that very action. The process was new to
the EMPEROR, and the accuracy with which it was done,
surprised and pleased hint. All seeing in it an unusual
action of his MAJESTY, gave it their unanimous appro-
bation, and I, only on the day after saw its defect, and
at all hazards determined to amend it. He stands always
resting on one leg—(you know what I mean, the other
loose on the ground, like the figures of the antique)
—and he stands either with his hat in his hand or with
his hands closely knit before him. The first figure was
thug. You perceive that he here seems to be shrinking
and retiring from the object of his contemplation, deter-
mining at the same time to preserve and hold fast one
certain good from the enemy, whatever be the issue of
the battle. These were my objections, and the vexatious
thing was, that, before an audience of his friends, I was to
commence the alteration, by giving him four legs, and,
though gradually obliterating the two first, still their
agreeable lines were remaining in most complicated con-
fusion. What I expected took place : during almost the
whole of it the attendant Generals complained, and the
EMPEROR, though confiding in my opinion, was still dis-
satisfied. However I accomplished the alteration, and
the vessel righted.—Life and Correspondence of Sir
Thomas Lawrence.