The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-14 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

ROYAL ACADEMY.

RtSIGNATION OF THE PROFESSORSHIP or ANATOMY.

The Lectures of Sir ANilloNY CARLISLE on
the Anatomy of the Human Body, as far as regards pictorial
expression, terminated yesterday evening. Sir ANTHONY
took a general' review of his former lectures, for the purpose of
calling the attention of the students to those points to which he
wished it to be particularly directed. He illustrated his obser-
vations on the living figure, one of the models of the Academy,
who proceeded afterwards through a variety of gymnastic exer-
cises, taught him by one Clias, a Swiss, whom the Council had
liberally engaged for that purpose. He has certainly not done
justice to the liberality of his master, for instead of being the
fine figure we recollect him, and which. by a constant practice
of these exercises, he would have preserved and improved, he
appears bloated and fat. Instead of practising two hours
each day, we should suppose that he does not practice
two hours in twelve months. Sir ANTHONY. ever alive
to the gratification anti improvement of the students, had
procured the attendance of two of the Life Gards. who,
having retired to undress, now appeared on the plat-
form. Under the direction of Mr. ANGELo they went
through the broad-sword exercise, and excited the admiration
of the audience by the celerity and precision of their move-
ments, the elegance of their attitudes, and the consequent va-
riety and play of muscle. At the conclusion, Sir A NTtIONY
CARLISLE, with considerable feeling addressed the President
and Members, and formally resigned his office of Professor to
the Academy. He said that for eighteen years, the time he had
held the office, it had been his constant endeavour to promote
in every possiblel way the views of the students. If he had
chosen to have continued in the dull track of his predeces-
sors, his task would have been easy, but a season had
never passed without his revising and adding to his Lec-
tures such matter PS he thought was necessary for their in-
itruction. Having, as he conceived, now performed the duty
to which he was elected, whether his exertions in the cause of
Art were well or ill received by the Members he did not know,
he now felt that his professinnal attendance upon his fellow
creatures was a superior duty, and to which, as the cause of
litunanity, he meant to give for the future his undivided atten-
tion. lie particularly apostrophised THOMAS LAW itExcE,
the President, and Mr. II °want), the Secretary; as his public
and most esteemed private friends, and, bidding a general
farewell to all, he retired.
This is an event greatly to be deplored no one since the
establishment of the Royal Academy has exerted himself more
for the benefit of that Institution, and for the Arts generally,
than Sir Awroolcr CARLISLE. He has been unremitting
in his attention, and he will retire in full possession of the gra-
titude of the students for the information and real benefit they
have derived from his instructions.

His resignation appeared to be quite, unexpected by the Mem.
hers, and was received with evident regret by the audience.

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.—The Association met
on Thursday. The sum received for the Catholic Rent in the
week ending December 9, was 7001. O. &l. Mr. O'Connell
announced that he, Mr. Shell, and Mr. Niroulfe, had undertaken
to go to England, for the purpose of conferring with the various
Catholic Associations in that country.—Mr. O'Connell gave
notice of his intention to add another 1000/. to the purchase of
Government Stock, now amounting to 50001.
ORPHAN CATHOLIC CHILDREN.—The Anni-
versary Festive Meeting was yesterday held at Freemasons'
Tavern, when a satisfactory report of the state of the Institu-
tion was innde. The children were introduced, and presented
an interesting spectacle.

,„,
i The Rev. IJISCOMRE CLARKE lint been pre-
latrriteti. by the Warden and Fellows of IVinchester College, to
the Vicarage of Downton, Wilts, void by the resignation of the
Rev. THOMAS LEAR.
l'ho-'llTtivntion of Hemp is totally neglected
in Catuuliiigthongh the soil and climate of the province are so
favour:o,l6 to its VC/WOOLS to be capable of producing a suf.
tieient supply for the. English market; and upwards of 100,000
dollars in specie are paid to the United States for Salt, every
shilling of wbich might be kept in the province if the mantifitc.
ture wo.e encouraged, the country abounding in saline springs.
—(ilanipshire Paper.)
'lt is confidently 'stated, that Miss M. Tntx,
the pleasing singer at Covent. Garden, is to be
married to Mr. BaAnstlAw, of Grosvenor-place,
who is a son of Lady PEYToN.—t-(MorningPvcr.)
MADAME CAMPAN.-;-The French Edition of
the JOURNAL ANECDOTIQUE of Madame CAMPAN,
1)0)114Pd this day by Mr.COLDURN, contains va-
rions Anecdotes that have been suppressed in the
Paris Edition, besides extracts from her Corre.
' spundence, her Thoughts on Education, &c. The
Public should, therefore, be particular in giving
their- okiers for the complete Edition.
WONDERFUL Cow.—There has been exhibit-

in 4, since . Thursday, in the Horse-shoe-yard, Goma-street,
a hussex cow of exceedingly great beauty and fatness, whose
superior qualities are much and highly spoken of by graziers,
Am: who have seen her, by many of whom she is estimated
at the weight of 180 stones, of Mbs. The handbills posted
in the streets, state she was bred by Mr. Joint' RUTLAND
of NiTillingdon, Sussex, and fed by Mr. Robert Todd, of
fieddengham, in the same county ; and obtained a prize at
the Lewes Cattle-shew, November 30 ; and previously one
at the same place in April, 1822, when she was shown
lean. It seems to be the opinion of many graziers, &c. &c.
that exhibitions of lean cattle for prizes arc productive of
much more general good than the showing of them when
fat ; —this not only tending to promote, if it possibly can
be promoted, superiority of breeding, but affording many,
who are yet unacquainted with them, an opportunity of
learning to select cattle by what is technically termed their
points, which consist of their hips, loins, chines, bosoms, Fee.
the whole of which are almost entirely hidden in those beasts
that are made sufficiently fat to be shown for a fat cattle prize.
Hence it is said to be the intention of many agriculturists to
use their exertions to establish near Smithfield a lean cattle
show, to take place annually in the month of April.
SU 1 Cl DE.—Yesterday evening a Coroner's It

quest was held at St. Bartlilomew's BOspital, before Tttos.
g,
buy vrow, Esq., on the body of a person unknown. Thos.
Brumfield, a watchman, deposed, that on Friday evenin
about 9 o'clock, he observed the deceased leaning against the
railing of St. Sepulchre's church-yard, that he went to his assist-
ance and found him unwell. He said he had taken some stuff
which bad made him sick ; witness believing him to be intoxicat-
ed, left him, and went into the watch-house. On his coming out,
he saw the deceased sitting on the step of the door, surrounded by
a crowd of persons. Deceased then said he had taken poison.
Witness conveyed him to the above Hospital, and was fitl-
lowed by a person who had picked up a piece of paper, on
Oxalic Acid."—Mr. heeler,
ownheicohfwaths
the surgeons
Ptooian the' ;
Hospital, said, he examined
the decased when he was brought in, and inquired why
he had taken the poison, to winch he replied that distress
drove him to it. Witness went for the retnedies usually applied
on such occasions, and immediately on his return the deceased
expired, and before any assistance could possibly be redered
him. lie opened the body afterwards, and found the intestines
very much burnt. Those injuries were the cause of his death.
Verdict, That the deceased died from taking oxidic acid, being,
as the Jury supposed, in a state of tepporary insanity.
GRAVESEND, DEC. 12.—We..have been in a
great bustle during the last few days,arising.frous
a variety of public occurrences which have Lek"
plate in our town. On Thursday evening
we were generally illuminated with gas, (rein
the works 'lately erected by Mr. Hedley, the
gas cootraCtor. The first appearance of the
gas-light hero was received with acclamations
by all ranks, particularly by the juvenile part. On
tilt following day, the Directors, Shareholders,
811 d Commissioners for lighting the town, dined
together, to celebrate the event, at the Falcon
Tavern, witich was brilliantly illuminated with
gall. AMong the improvements about to take place
in this town and its environs, is a turnpike road
from this town to Tunbridge, connecting it with
Sussex, and, by means of the ferry at Tilbury,
with Essex and Norfolk. To carry this projected
plan into execution, a meeting was
,held here last
week,at which the, Earl of Darnley presided,
when the proposed undertaking received the ap-
probation of the meeting.' 1t will be supported
by the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and most
of ,itss
Leaning,
Personages, as it is expected to be
of incalculable advantage to this town.