The Sun.
London, England, 1815-05-16 00:00:00

ORIGINAL rOETP_Y.

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On the 'Order issued- by BUiyvArnaTt for the Defill:e of
Ifti:f.4' by litaAdat,m.
. : 'Tit a desperate nu:l:sure, the l'aris folks Allinii,
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To inundate them and tilie.Couutr; arguod
But 1;otv1.1'. wlllswitp, though-the.Cipital sir,k,— . ' ...
For those harp to he banked at.epire neer to be ilto..rti'd!
, Thus, secure of a fate liighand dry in. the air, •
l'he Rebel, from water kith nothing.to fa. 4,..
Bids in justice to sink the goo(' Cit!, prerAtre,
As amends for the blowing up n,eant it list, year., !,
w. j.

THE FINE ARTS.

(No. XIV.)
TfrlE ROYAL ACADEMY.

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No,. 158. Dida building. Carthage; or, the Rise
of the Carthaginian Empire; J. M. VV. TURNER,
4. A.—Without
,inquiring too. hypercritically into
the catalogue description of -this Picture, or it),
vestigatin,., iri what way "•the Rise of the Car-
thaginian Empire" is superadded in its details of
'the-building of Carthage, we may pronounce that,
however deicribed, it is an admirable production.
It is in the grand style, and the effects produced
correspond with the classical dignity of the sub-
ject, -without departing from some of the most
beautiful appearances of nature in the department
.of Landseape., When we first saw this Picture,
the yellow predominated to an excessisf degree,
and though the Artist has since glazed i: down in
the water, it still prevails far too much in the
sky, where such a mass of ochre, in combination •
with the. vivid blue, is not only injudicious but
unnatural. We shall diSMisSOur notice of defects
by chserving that tire mountain on the right
wanes perspective, and se ins on the top of the
building on the fore-ground, Itrother respecO,
this work possesses Many exeellencieS of the high-
est rank in paiuting. , It is magnificent in'-colour,
'firm in pencilling, and exquisite in disposition
. and execution : upon the whole, one of the chief
ornaments of this year's e,xhibirion-7 , •
• No. 94, Crossing The Brook; 192,, The Battle of
Fort Rork ; 258, the eruption of Soupier; 281,
292, and 316., Views in =Switzerland,--are, by the
same hand : of these, NO. 94 contests. the palm Of
merit with the Picture upon which we have just
remarked, and, without its pretensions, is also
without its faults. In a word,_ we prefer
,it to
t=urning other. Thet=urning Mountain is altogether
unworthy of the Artist—the other views are more
congenial to his high .reputation. .
No. 66. Passage and Luggage Boats; .A. W .
CAbLCOTT, K. A.Mr. Calicott has but 'thiS one
Picture iii the Exhibition, and it causes us riceply
to regret that he has not more, for we never saw
a sweeter production from his 'easel. But we
have-been gratified by this work, not Merely from
its intrinsic heautieS, which are very_ great, but
front 'its character with reference to the Artist:—
For time last three or four years, we had noticed,
with pail', that he wa, becomiug a complete wan-
net ist. his Landscapes were -lovely, it •is true;
his Skies' fascinating ; and the breath of Nature
floated over his canvas; but his trees became all
brothers of one family ; his heavens invariably
took the same tinge ; and his atmosphere es:apo-
rated in similar mists and grey distances. The
production' before us is free front all these, and
proves that Mr. Callcott can take different views
of a snbject. boundless in variety—that he hai
emancipated himself from the habit of copying.
himself, and- is no longer the Narcissus enamour-
ed-of his own reflected likenesses --We shall only
add, that the colouring is appropriate; and the
whole Picture enchanting. .
No. 29, The Reluctant Departure ; No. 246, •
A Harvest Shower ; and 307, Halpholiday Muster ;
W. COLLINS, A.—Of these three Pictures by 114.
Collins, whose style is of an order calculated to
make him a general favourite, we may say that
the first is a very indifferent, the second an excel-
lent, and the last a very pleashrg pr•orhictinn, in
the hest known Inatome' of the Artist. As it is our
wish rather to dwell on Pictures of merit titan on
those of which we can only speak unfavourably,
we shall, without reluctance, depart from the Re- •
luetant Departure; to ' say that the Harvest
Shower is an exquisite production, replefe with
the truth and feeling of nature. The shower, the
water, the landscape, are all finely managed :
the figures aie also introduced with great judg-
ment and effect. The whole Picture, indeed, is
of a grade above the general aim of its Painter,
and raises hint higher in our opinion titan he
ever stood before, tjmough we have not failed to,
acknowledge his very captivating powers. The
last of these Ntaubers deserves great commenda-.
tion. ' The .character of time boyish Commander,
of his recruits, and of the unit band, is truly
autusing ; the landscape part is good, but we can
here only praise the peculiar taste of Mr. C. while, i
in the preceding Nmriber, we are forced to tie-.
knowledge, generally, a Master's hand.

•
On the 17th of April, a 4readful conflagi'ation'
broke out in Madrid, at the gate the Puerto-
del-sal, when upwards Of 11)0 houses were eon-
sumed.—lt was reported that preparations wete
making to receive the POPE at Valencia.

DR. JOHN FLEMING.—ThiS Gentleman, whn
was well known in the literary circles of the me-
tropolis, closed his mortal career on Tuesday last.
He was a native of Ireland. He was sent in
early* life to the College of Douai, and was a con-
temporary of Mr. JOHN KeMOLE at that place
he 'afterwards placed himself at the University of
Edinburgh, where" he took the, degree of Doctor
of Medicine. He, however, had long renounced.
the medical profession, if indeed, lie ever carried
it into practice. Though an excellent scholar and
a man of taste and judgment, it is Hot known that
he ever published any literary work. 'Tlic pubh,
jounos of the Metropolis however werg much
•indebtecl to him for effusions of lot moor 'end po-
liiical animadversions,. which evinced a lively
fa'ney,aeute penctratioti, and extensive
,Itticlwledge.
!-(e had for many mohths precedihg his death been
affected by an indisposition that did not merely
infpair his bodily strength. He good hu-
moured as well as intelligent, and in the vigoar
of Ws powers Was esteemed as an agreeable com-
panion, god cOolideutial frieod.