The Sun.
London, England, 1814-07-08 00:00:00

OFFICE OF WiII:VANCE, June .1,4, 1814.

TUE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His. MA-
JESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice,
that they will sell by Pahlie duetron, at the Tower, on niers-

day, the 14th day of July ne.tt, between the hoars of Ten and
Four o'Cloc4, sundry Lots of OLD, and UNSEKVICEABLE
STORES; consisting of Hanes, Collars, Bit Halters, Rope
Traces, and various other Artiel(s-of Sadlery and Harness ;
Leather, Accoutrements, Clothing, and sundry Articles of
Bedding-1 Powder Horns, Tents, Musquet, Carbine, and
P;stul Stocks, and Flints, Cast Irun, Steel, Copper, Pewter,
au d Mixed Metals, 'fools of Sorts, Spades, Shovels; Bellows,
Lantherrn, Standing Vices, Bottlestands, Wheelbarrows,
Empty CitsliS and Barrels, and Cartridges and -old. Match,
Canvas, Fire Engines and Hose, sundry Old Building Mate-
rials and Oak Taps; top:ether with a variety of other Articles;
the whole ol.;which may be viewed, upon application at the
Honourable Principal Storehecper:s Ogee, in the Towcr, and
nt flee Royal Arsenal, at 11-Foolg'!iell, anti! the day rj" Sate, at
wAick. Places. printed Lists of the Lets will be ddierre.d to
those Persons who via?! applit,, Ar the strum

By Order cftkelloarff,
R. H. CREW, Secretary.

FINE ARTS.

Now that the bustle of Fetes and Courts has
somewhat subsided, we have more leisure .to turn
to equally pleasing contemplations, and devote our
atteetion more peculiarly to the, Fine Arts.—
Attiong tie numerous ExhibitiZms at this moment.
open to the public, the Gallery of the B'ritisji In-.
stitntion stands eminently high, and we cannot
but rejoice that the Allied Sovereigns had an op-
portunity of seeing, in one collection, se p.(4Tnira-
ble a specimen of the produCtions,.;f
tists. Admirable we may well term it ;
as this country is in the annals of- painting.,. this
rood displays a grei,tcr variety
,of exquisite, works
than (Italy excepted) could ;be matched by any na-
tion in Europe. Had ont• REYNOLDS been • there
also, we would scarcely have'thought it necessary
to make any exception.
As it is not our intention, in this article, to
enter into critical remarks upon anypartictihir pic-
ture; we may, as briefly' as possible, illustrate
our assertion respecting the almost unrivalled va-
riety OT this Exhibition. IIoGARTFI, 'WILSON,
GAINSBOROUGH, and*Zoir,m, are the painters
whose works, to the number of about 200, adorn
the Gallery. HoGARTH stands forward as an
artist not peculiarly great, but peculiarly Eng-
lish—He is himself alone only :--a sehoOl in one
man. There is no artist, dead or living, in this
or in any other country, who has pursued the
same tract. His compositions are satirical and'
moral Dramas. Like HoaAcß, he amuses while
be reforms : you laugh at his 'hUmour, but you
are instructed by his lessons. His richness of
fancy, anti exuberance of imagination, are too
universally acknowledged to require notice; but
his merits in the manual and executive part of
his profession, and his skill and knowledge as an
artist, have been raised by this ExhibitiOn, to a
degree infinitely more elevated than they before
posSessed. Many of theSe pieces boast 'a handling
_not to be suipassed,- and a brilliancy of colouring
certainly not excelled by the finest specimens of
the best Masters.

WiLsoN, We imagine, has not risen in the
satire .proportion hi popular- estimation as Ho-
•QARTII. His classic elegance—his sober tints—
his lovely aerial perspective, are not .calculated to
attract and fix the common eye. The connoisseur,
however, will dwell on them with delight, and
we may safely pronounce that the more minutely
they are scrutinized, the inure highly will tiny be
esteemed.

GAINSBOROUGH took another course. Nature
was his study ; and its simple representation, and
not. the perfection.of art, his aim. Most sweetly
and gracefully has he represented it ; and at the
same time displayed an extraordinary power of
execution, a softness of touch, a fidelity of ex-
pr2ssion, and a delicacy of taste rarely found corn-
bintA in one artist. . •

ZOFF.kNI, 0101.10 less celebrated than the other
three, yet affords a striking exomple of that excel-
lence which industry may attain. His pieces pos'
sess considerable character, and Some of them a
surprising quantum of successful labour.
When we add the various nierits of this eXhi-;.
hition, therefore, to that of last year in. the same
place, we may well be 'proud of the British
School, and speak of it in bolder terms of praise
than 'could have been thought
.just by those who
had only seen these works insulated and' rare in
separate collect ions.

MADRID, JUNE 1814.—We are earnciitl:y 'ext,
pectin;; English Newspapers ; we wish tcitino.wr:3
the impression FERDINAI6'S conduct has made
non the 13ritish mind deny it the
merii of energy and decision': here all to tranqnil,
and the King appears constantly hi public; with
a very escort of his guards. i; impossible
. ••
to fOrm any estiniate of the real nature of bri Ma-
jesty's feelings to.waids Great Britain but his
intention to the bake of liiir,LiNG•rotz, and tci
the Representative of English Majesty, are cer-
tainly indicathe of 'eiitrenc grind Will; and seem
to shecif that he entertains a• due sense of his
Obligationi to England and het Heroes; the Deli-
verer of his Kingdom, and the ilestor-er of hii
Crown:

The kete given by Sir
upon the anniversary of --.l7EaniNANb's birth, was'
extremely splendid. In the wild labyrinth of the
garden a temporary paviliton was erected, which
was capable of containing many hundred people
it was adorned by beaetiful paintings; and thd
arms of the European nations; a consttint
lation was contrived, and the liOWers acrd the
shrubs threw a fragrance around ; at the Upper
end of the saloon a throne , was raised upon a
flight of steps, Co which his Majesty aml the In-:
fautos Don CARLOS and AsToNrd were cO•nducted
by the Ambassador, the Duke of V.:ELLINGTON',
and Mr. W. liot.z. The three brothers then,
arranged themselves on either side of the King.

The wbole entcrtai►.nnent Nvas conducted in the
best stvk of English triagnificefiro and hospitality;
The musics the supper, zinc! the Wines contributed
to the general festivity of the heart, and n►orning
had dawned several hours before the Assembly
broke up.

O:1 the 4th June the Duke of GTON
was installed a Grandee of Spain of the first Class,
with all the fcirms and ceremonies of the ancient
Curt. His Grace lOoked rent arliabl!;, well, and
was in excellent spirits. He left Madrid on the
sth. As he passed through the towns, villages,
and hamlets he was hailed with gladness and grate
titude. The name and memory df IiTELLIN Giost
is•embahned in the bosom of Spain.

Nf,thing.i.s yet known of the intentions of his,
Majesty \vitl► respect to the Spanish Americas
it. will, no doubt, require a very considerable
force to bring them to subjection ; but they are
too valuable a source of riches to be easily or
quietly surrendered. We -understand that the
rebels have adopted the Guerilla ►►ode of warfare,
which must dhvays prove dreadfully harassing'and
destructive of regular troopS.
The Duke de SAN CARL', wild is " the Power
behind the Throne," is a fiery elegant and accom-,
plished Gentleman. but be has yet to prove him-
self possessed of
.the general and profound mate-
rials of a great and enlightened Statesman. Et
is not very popular among the Nobles ; but Jea-,
lousy,• envy, and detraction are to be found in
great profusion in all Courts. There are very few
English here at present besides the Embassy ; We
have Lord STRATHAVER ; Mr. IrDENHAM, On his
way :to Lisbon ; Sir JOHN Dow= ; Colonels
SMITH, M'DONNELL, CoMAc, and CLAIM: ; Mr.
3o Vas, and Major BROTHERTON, of tle 14th
Dragoons. The Kiug is remarkably polite to all
the English who attend his Court ; his Majesty
holds a levee every day, and dispatches a great deal
of business.

•
,Every body at all suspected of being contra Fir-
nando is instantly arrested ; and no person who
left this country with iiiSEPH BLIONAPARTE is to
he forgiven, nor permitted to return ! !

TRANSLATION of Sir JOHN' DOWNIE'S Spirch to FEnDINAND
the= VII. on his presenting himself to do homage to his

Illnicst!", on his arrival at Kadritl.
" StnE,—He Wlinhas the honour of presenting himself to
your Majesty, is a Scotehman, who the instant Spain com-
menced to give proofs of that glorious energy with which she
has repelled the intaders, in defence of your Majesty's 'MrOne
—quitted his native soil, to contritite, by his individual

efforts, assistance to this magtmuiMOni nation, in such alt
arduous and, heroic struggle.---Four years of unremitting fa-
tigtie, the anxious attention of organizing a corpof 3,600 to en,
composed of every arm, and a trifling number of honourable
scars received in the field of aattic, defending the undeniable
right of your Majesty to the Throne of Spill, are amply recom-
pensed by the pleasure of beholding. your Ahijesty restored'
to your \faithful and obedient subjects, .and in being allowed
personally to make an offer of my humble services.
" Should your Majesty deign to accept My offer, regarding
rile as a Spainard, and ranking me among your Majesty's ino,t
cordial adherents, there will be nothing left fdr me to wish,

except that time would place -me in a site ation where
.by
actions I might girt new prods of my zedl and fidelity."
There was an anxious silence in the Court dur-
ing the delivery,. of the speech. The King was
much moved. Sir Joan Dow NI E dined with his
Majesty on the same day.
CADIZ, JUNE 1 o.—All quiet here ; no symptoua
of revolt. The Curtes are forgotteu