The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-20 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MIL. Eorrort—ln your Paper of last evening, I
observe the following paragraph : •
"• We understand that Mr. TURNER, the celebrated Ma-
rine Painter, has nearly finished, for his MAJESTY, under the
superintendance of Mr. JAMES. the Naval Historian, a beauti-
ful Picture representing the Victory, Lord NELSON'S Ship,
breaking the line in the Battle of Trafalgar."
Truth and falsehood are here so blended, that
I am tumble to meet the statement with an un-
qualified denial. The facts are these :—Upwards
of a twelvemonth ago, through the recommenda-'

tion of some one who knew that I had devoted
considerable attention to the subject, I was ap-
plied to by Mr. TuitNEn, to point out, amidst
the conflicting accounts furnished to him, the
real position of the Victory and the ships around
her, at a particular period of the battle of r.rra-
falgar. Mr. Tun,Nr.adid me the honour to call

here. I showed bim the position of every ship itt
the group, the sails and the flags she carried, and
the state of her masts and rigging, as proved bj
the concurrent testimony of several Officers pre-
sent in the battle; and Mr. TuttNcit departed
with the apparent conviction, that the sketch I
had enabled him to. make came as near to the
truth as it was possible to arrive at. This dis-
tinguished Artist did not think, however, that a
strict adherence to truth would afford scope
enough for his talents ; and those, I believe, from
whom he had received the directions to paint the
picture, subsequently coincided with him in
opinion. • •

Proud, therefore, as I should have been to have
contributed, in the slightest degree, to add value
to a picture, the work of an Artist so capable of
giving life to canvass as Mr. TURNER, purporting
to represent an epoch so glorious in the national
annals as the battle in which NELSON fell, and in-
tended to occupy a station, among other great
national monuments, in a place so sacred and im.
posing as the Council-Room of the King's Palace,
I am bound to disclaim all pretensions to that
honour. In order, however, that the public,. or
those who may be favoured with a sight of this,
as it undoubtedly will be, " beautiful picture,'''
may have the opportunity of judging how far
historic truth has been sacrificed .to pictorial-, ef-
fect, I have, in a note at p. 295 of the third
volume of Naval History, explained the more im-
portant of those particulars which I communi-
cated to Mr. TURNER. I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM JAMES.
12, Chapel-fields, South Lambeth, March 19, 1824.

WINDOW TAX.—At a meetinv of the Ward
of Bridge yesterday, it was resolved to petition Parliament for
a repeal of the Window Tax.

PALPITATION OF THE HEART.—This disease is
sometimes in the heart or its great vessels, or in
all—a remedy for which it is scarcely in the
power of medicine to offer, although a temperate
regimen (avoiding the excitement of violent exer-
cise or spirituous liquors) and wholesome air may so
far palliate,as to give a chance to the diseased parts,
if not to recover their tone, at least to become no r.
worse. But the disease known by " palpitation
of the heart," vulgarly called 44 a beating about
the heart," arises far more frequently from a de-
bilitated state of the nerves, and a vitiated state of•
the digestive organs. The heart is a muscle,and
like others, is itself liable to nervous tremors.--
This disease is a frequent attendant upon females
and those young men who indulge in excesses.
Ir'To remove it, the patient cannot expect that
physic will be competent, although it will most
materially assist. All excesses must be left off,
and habits of health adopted ; nourishing diet, a
small portion of wine, early rising, cold bathing,
gentle exercise, and air

PA 111,1 A:11E Ni.

!MUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 19.

A person from the Treasury presented an Account of the
Spirts manufactured in Ireland, pursuent to the Order of the
:House. . .

Lord CLIF.DEN presented a petition from two parishes
in the County 'of ;Kilkenny, against the Tithe Composition
Bill. . _ .

Lord KING presented petitions from Croydon and Taunton,
praying for the abolition of Slavery.
Read a third time and passed—The 4 per Cents. Bill, the
County Ga,lls Bill, the Army Mutiny Bill, and the Marine
?Mutiny Bill.
The Irish Court of Exchequer Bill, and the Sugar Duties
Fill, were cJinmitted.—Adjourned to Monday.