The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-26 00:00:00

ENGRAVINGS.

The following Engravings from the works of
British Artists either are, or will shortly be ready
for publication -
May Day, in the • lickgn of Elizakth, from a picture by C.
R. LESLIE 3 which our readers will recollect was exhibited at.
Somerset House.

Lovers' Quarrels, from a very pleasing picture exhibited by
G. S. NEWTON, in the British Gallery. The subject is from
'" Le Depit Amoureux" of AloHere.
A,.Mew on the Thames near Battersea, with cattle and figures
in the foreground, in the style of Curl' and PAUL POTTER,
from a painting by DEANE.
The Murder of Archbishop Sharpe, from a picture by WIL-
LIAM ALLAN, Edinburgh, exhibited at Somerset House, and
suggested by the striking description of this event in the Tales
of my Landlord.
The Escape V the Mouse, painted and engraved by Burt-
NET.—This work appears to us to rival some of Wilkie 's small
'paintings. • _

Theletter of Introduction, from a Picture by WILKIE. ,
An Author reading his Play in the Green-Rbom of Drury-
la)th Theatre.—,-The picture was exhibited at Somerset-house.,
and must be in the recollection of the public. •It contains por-
traits of many of the best performers among "his Majesty's
Servants." •

The Three Marys; from the celebrated Picture by A NNIBAL
CARACCI.

THE CRATEN STATESMEN.'-The late Mrs.
CATHERINE CAPPE, in her interesting memoir of herself,
gives the following sketch of the statesmen of Crairen, a very
mountainous district of the western division of the county of
York :—The inhabitants, who did ,not earn their living by daily
labour, or by some little trade, were the small proprietors of land,
possessing property from generation to generation, to the
amount of perhaps from ten to one hundred pounds per annum.
These are denominated Statesmen, and are divided into 'two
classes, great and little statesmen,—the former of whom con-
sider themselves as amongst the first personages in the world.
The etiquette when a visit is paid to the lady of a great states-
man, is :—After inviting her guests to come in " and make
free," she dusts the chairs with the corners of her apron, desiring
them to be seated ; she next takes a brush to sweep the floor,
apologiiing all the titne that it was not done before their ar-
rival. She next adjusts her own apparel, and not unfrequently
goes through the whole ceremony of an entire change of upper,
garments, standing with her company with great unconcern.
Her dress being finished, she offers each of her visitors a glass of
brandy, assuring them tlrat they are as welcome as if they were
at home;' and this being done, she•fetches a chair and seats her-
self by them. Ido not recollect a single instance in which any
part of this ceremony was omitted.

CLEANLINESS A TEST OF CIVILIZATION.—The
Dutch and the English are the most industrious
and civilized of the nations of Europe, and they
are at the same time the most civilized. The
Dutch preceded the English in industry, and they
preceded them also in cleanliness. ErtAsmus, speak-
ing of the English in the reign of lIENny VIII. says,
" their floors are commonly of clay strewed with
rushes,under which lies unmolested a collection of
beer, grease, fragments, bones, spittle, excre-
ments of dogs and cats, and of every thing that
is nauseous." Even only a hundred years ago,
Lady MARY WORTLEY MONTAGUE speaks of the
dirtiness of the towns in England, as an English-
man now speaks of that of the towns in France.
The northern parts of England have but very
recently adopted cleanly habits from the south.
Fifty years ago a necessary was not to be found
in some of the principal towns of the west
Riding of Yorkshire. Industry is making such
rapid progress in Scotland, that in less than
twenty years its inhabitants will also pro-
bably have totally freed themselves from
the reproach of dirtiness. From the dirti-
ness of the French we can form a pretty ac-
curate estimate of their civilization. Many
people confounded two things, which are very dis-
tinct, courtesy and civilization,—and because the
French are extremely courteous, give them credit
for great civilization. But in this way the common
people of Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland,
who are also extremely courteous, would be
deemed more civilized than the common people
of England and Holland, who are both every
thing but courteous in their manners.