The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-31 00:00:00

SEER.

No work of Art of the stamp of that before us can be pro- 1
duced without of,
knowledge of the Art in its higher '1
branches, talent, and perseverance; when these great and eF-
sential requisites are brought into action they will never fail
of success, and that success we think Mr. Landseer has de-
servedly obtained. In the Hercules there is a spirited dis-
play of anatomical knowledge and nervous drawing ; the
attitude is boldly conceived, and adopted because its beauty
was felt in spite of all the difficulties which it pt., sented,
and which were to be overcome. The Prometheus is
equally fine ; and the expression, as far as we could see,
appears to warrant our hope that Mr. Landseer will at-
tempt some work in which expression will be as promi-
nent as artistial knowledge. The Whole of the scenery', parti-
cularly the back-ground, wears a solemn grandeur adapted to
the subject.—V% e did not think the colouring of the Hercules
as happy as the design ; and also thought there reigned rather
too poWerful a purple hue about the upper part of the centre of

the picture.
No. 37, A View on the Baleapatam River.—W. DANIELL,

A. it. A.

This is a very beautiful picture, in which the character of the
country and its inhabitants are so correctly delineated, that the
beholder is•convinced that they are pourtrayed by one who has
dwelt in the East. The figures are introduced with delicacy
and skill, the scenery seems delineated with great fidelity, and
the whole mass of wood tasteftilly arranged, and exquisitely
understood. The breadth of light and shade is happ4 distri-
buted, and.the serial perspective well attended to; we doubt not
but that it will be highly etsteemed and add even to the reputa-
tion of an Artist as highly appreciated as Mr. Daniell.
(To be continued.)

Srr.—Tut Scar of Niredn&liP (this moment:
received) presents me not only with a Second.
Letter of the FittEMAN of CORK; but what is of
far more iinpOkance, with the name of the Irish
Journal, whose columns I now have not a shadow
of dotibt first iMposed upon the humane and
charitable feelings of your Correspondent. If the
worthy Englishthan and Freeman was as well
acqtiainted with the principles and the politics
of the Journal you allude to, Sir, is I am, he
would, before he attached implicit credit to its
statements, have endeavoured to ascertain the
relative prices of all the articles of consumption;
-in -some of the-leading--Provincial markets
throUghout this Country. Had the Freeman
then acted as I have done since I last had the
houoUr of writing to you, he would have disco-
vered that grain and potatoes were selling at a
price scarcely sufficient/a remunerate the grower,
potatoes_ being under twopence in most, and not
exceeding threepence in the most riotous villages of
the very districts which are the most disturbed.
. And he would have hesitated before he perrnit.,
ted his-generous intentions to be transmuted into
a niediUm for confirming, through misconcep-
tion,- the very evil which he so generously
stepped forward to avert. For, Sir, although
as your Correspondent justly observes, I may
write rapidly, yet I wish to inform him that
I can judge rapidly as well as correctly also ;.
and the apprehension I entertained at reading
his first letter, that the idea of so horrible-a cala-
mity as-a GENERAL famine being admitted, would
stimulate selfish individuals in the different pa-
rishes to purchase and store provisions, (and thus
excluding them for a time from market; would
necessarily occasion a.' scarcity), and in come-.
quence, that GENERAL distress which at present
(thank God) only dwells in the fancies of a few
interested politicians in the city of Cork. For
in the North, which is as yet tranquil, potatoes
are even dearer than in the South, and yet they
don't dream of famine. Some individual cases
there may be of partial distress, as happens in all
countries, and in every season ; but as to any ap-
prehension of a .g•cileral famine throughout Ireland,
I deny the fact, and I deprecate, with mingled
alarm and indignation, the efforts •of The (lurk
Chronicle to disseminate and encourage so tian4e-
' rous and impolitic a delusion. The present dis-
turbances have originated in Popery, not in starva-
tion ; and I wish-the Government and the if)rlia,
ment to probe the evil in order to provide a reme-
dy, for nothing else will save this country, from
rebellion, should the Jesuits be allowed to remain
here three years longer. This artful and Popish
society has ever been more attached to Romish
-politics than to Irish potatoes, and it was well for
the vital interests of the British Empire that they
had such a Protestant Agriculturist as myself to
protect their purity and integrity in this•country,
'or ere this, be well assured, Mr. Editor, that
hundreds of thousands would have been mas-
sacred. Ido not charge these loyal gentlemen
in both countries with treason, or even of con-
niving at a religious intrigue. Such. a- abarge
would be a libel on all history ; but I cannot
help reflecting on this most important fact, that the
very same year which established this secret Society
I of Jesuits in Ireland, produced,on the testimonycf
a convicted conspirator a few weeks back at Lim-
erick, the present sworn organization of the
Popish peasantry in the South and IVestern ;Pry-
- vinces. • My only object in addressing you, Sir,
was to guard against tire dangerous delusion
being impressed upon the constitutional pari of
the House of Commons, that the Irish disturb-
ances
were occasioned by national famine,and
not by popish fanatieism; and if your worthy
Correspondent will only inquire into the priceiof
potatoes at the period at which he wrote his let-
ter, he may possibly be of my opinion also, al-
though I should not he surprized (for the reason
I stated above) if those prices should soon be
materially enhanced, by the hardened profligacy
of forestallers. If in the hurry of my last Letter I
should have said any thing-personally disagreeable
to the feelings of,l am now convinced,an honoura-
ble and a humane man, I beg he will pardon
'me, and attribute my observations solely to the
circumstance of his Letter being anonymous, aud
my decided conviction that though there might be
PARTIAL distress,there was not the least foundation
for dreading a GENERAL famine in Ireland.—l
' have the honour to remain, Sir,
Your obedient servant,.
fIARCOURT

P.S. Your Correspondent is also mistaken as
to the nature and object of Major CoLtrs'i
murder. Ile was attacked and his house plun-
dered, not by WhitebOys at all, as appeared iu
evidence.

YEAsT.—The following methods of making
yeast for bread are both easy and. expeditious :
Boil one pound of good flour,. a quarter of a
pound of brown sugar, and a little salt, in two
gallons of water, for one hoar. When milk-warm,
bottle it and cork it cloSe. It will be fit for use
in 24 hours. One pint of this will make 181 h. of
bread.—To a pound of mashed potatoes (mealy
ones are best) acid 2 ozs. of brown sugar and two
spoonfuls of common yeast. The potatoes.first to be
pulped througha cullender, and mixed with warm
water to a proper consistence. Thus a pound of
potatoes will make a quart of good yeast. Keep
it moderately warm while fermenting. This re.
cipe is in substance from Dr. Hunter, who ob-
srves that yeast so made: will keep well. No
sugar is used by bakers, when adding ti e l u 4) of
potatoes to their rising—(Yorkshire Gazette.)