The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-21 00:00:00

FONTHILL ABBEY, OcT. 19.

dire understand that among the rarest and most
splendid of the articles of furniture, ornament, and art, which
are to be disposed of on 'Wednesday next, is the niagni-
fieent Bronze Group of the Lawton, modelled from the ori-
ginal marble when in the Louvre, cast and chased by
Carbonneau of Paris, and for which he was awarded the
gold medal by the National Instititte. This superb cast '
of one of the grandest works of ancient art, preserves all
the vigour, the noble proportions, and elevated character
of its great original ; the accuracy of the contour, and the car.
rectness of the anatomical detail, are not more remarkable than
the animated fidelity of the action and expression. Nothing can
exceed the beauty and force of the execution, which affords a
specimen of modelling that, for firniness, variety, anti deci.-
lion, can never be surpassed, as it is distinguished both for
closeness of finish and baldness and freedom of general effec
d-
t.
The material in which this fine group is executed has the a
vantage of allowing it to become an embellishment of either a
gallery or a lawn, as it is capable of resisting the effects of wea-
ther and climate. If any thing could enhance its valne, it is
that there is no other bronze cast of the Luocoon of similar
dimensions in existence. On the same day will be sold the
Statue of the late Mr. Beckford, which now ornaments a
niche in the hall in the great w;:stern entrance of the Abbey,
This Statue was sculptured in marble by Moore, the artist,
who executed the statue of the same distinguished cha-
racter in Guildhall. The likeness it very striking, the action
easy and appropriate, and the whole character and expression
full of spirit, intelligence, and dignity.

GIBRALTAR.—Extract of a letter anted Octo-
ber
4:—" We understand Anou 4 I- r.r. a and r:weral other
members of the Cortes are now in our bay. having hastily
escaped from Cadiz, fearing ;ie retaliatory disposition of the
Royalists.
GIBRALTAR, OCT.s3.—The Themis French
frigate brought from Cadig 260 of the French (boards to garri-
son Algesiras, which have been lande there, whichindicates
an intention of occupying the sea-ports.d
The Crimea has, it is reported, been devas-
tated by a plague of locusts, covering the whole
int!) its wells. Every thing
face of the country, its rivers, castles, ponds, and
even descending
would have been destroyed, if the inhabitants had
net instantly set about exterminating these for-
' inidable insects by means of fire. • ,
Tunxism Cntir.Vrt AGAINST CHRISTIANS.--A
French Journal relates 4 fresh instance of the
none. After having thus fury of the Turks against the Greek Christians.
A priest, called CunisT, has just been crucified,
in mockery of his
rigid paraded him through
tor-
tured him several hours, after having reviled him
With pitch, and he ivas then
in the grossest terms,
the streets in the dress of a 1"4"", his body
was daubed over
burnt alive.
sister and brother of the Gene-
in humble lodgings In the
We revs/ to learn that the wife of General
Rtrao, as also a
in circumstances far
Gene-
ral; are now rasidin,
vicinity of the City°ll,o2(l,
1 from comfortable.