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MR. HUSKISSON'S LETTER.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Grafton-street; terkele.y-square, April 27, 1.62.4.
SIR—I. beg to state, that the copy of Air.
rluskisson's letter to me, dated the 2d November lust, taken
from a Jamaica Newspaper—(See THE SUN of the 26th inst. )
=bas been surreptitiously ob,ained, and sent fur publication, to
my astonishment and painful regret. As yet I have not been
able to discover the author of this gross act. - -
I hdpe the Editors whether in town or country, who have
-published Mr. Huskisson's letter, will also take the trouble to
insert this in their respective Papers.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, . _

JOHN GLADSTONE.

Til 1.1 ARMY.

THE NEw LETlES._.Orders were issued on the
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27th instant to the different recruiting parties in Great Britain,
to discontinue the enlistment of any more men for the 97th Re-
giment, it appearing by the last returns, that the quota, allotted
to be raised for that corps in that portion of the United King-
ale' last returns which have
been received recruiting
gparties throughout Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, it appears that the total of the recruits raised
for the 98th Regiment amounted to 170, and for the 99th, 290
King-
dom,
hasc eivebdee tn.rom wtmhPe reetee
men. _ • _

The Colonelcy of the lat Regiment of Madras Native In-
fantry has, in consequence
of the death of Major-General
Gabriel Doveton, become vacant.
The detachment of Royal Marines, of 250 men, under Col.
Tremenaire,- that has been at Sheerness for six months past,
has returned to Chatham, having been relieved by a part of the
ad Veteran Battalion, which arrived there from Cork on Sun-
day last, 26th inst.

FINE ARTS.

M. DAVID'S NEW PICTURE

•
BRUSSELS, APRIL 24.-.—The Picture by DAVIT),
mentioned in my last, now exhibiting at the Museum, attracts
crowds of visitors. It represents the disarming of Mars by
Venus, assisted by the Graces. Mars is represented reclining
on a couch, with Venus hanging over him ; she is naked, with
the exception of a crown or tiara on her head ; and the snowy
whiteness of her skin contrasts finely with the sun-burnt hue of
the God,

" Who bathes in blood, and shakes the embattled wall."
Upon this occasion, however, he is shorn of his beams; all his
fierceness is gone, and be is represented gazing at Venus with
looks of the fondest love, and perfectly resigned to his fate.—
She has nearly achieved her victory. With one hand she re-
ceives his sword, while the other is employed in placing a chaplet
of flowers on his head.

The Graces are differently employed. One holds his helmet,
another his spear, while the third has succeeded in placing his
massy shield at the foot of the couch, apparently fatigued with
the performance of her arduous task, yet looking toward the
god with an expression of conscious triumph. I had nearly for-
gotten Cupid, who is lying at the foot of Mars, and amuses
himself with uhbuckling his sandals, apparently not the least
satisfied of the party. The prominent figures are of course Venus
and Mars, and I hardly know which toadmire most; but the chief
attraction to the English visitors is the face of one of the Graces,
which is the exact representation of that of a beatiful English
girl, who is the belk of Brussels. The resemblance,is so striking
as to fix the instant attention of every person who has seen the
young lady ; and whether it has been the result of design or ac-
cid tnt, it does honour to the taste or imagination of the
painter. The picture has already been exhibited about ten
days, and will, in the course of a week, be transferred to Paris,
having, it is said, been purchased by the French Government
for 800 Napoleons. David has been employed for nearly three
years on it, anti certainly, if lam any judge, the time has not
been ill-bestowed, and the production adds greatly tq the fame
of this celebrated artist.