The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-15 00:00:00

Vbtrb Xbition

EXHIBITION OF THE NEW SO-
CIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.
—(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon the annual and fourteenth exhi-
bition of the New Society of Painters in Water
Colours was opened for private inspection. with-
out any question or reservation of opinion what-
ever, the collection for 1848 is the most excellent
within our remembrance of this Association. For
fulness and accuracy of drawing, for richness and
suavity of colouring, for poetry of conception, for
ingenuity of design, several of the productions are
almost beyond praise, and are certainly superior to
any water-colour paintings we ourselves have seen
during the past twelve months. Not that we are by
any means disposed to lavish this eulogium indiscri-
minately upon the whole abundance and variety of the
exhibition.
No. 253. " The Two Marys at the Sepulchre," by
Henry Riviere, for example, is at once meritorious
for the luscious depth of the hues, and execrable for
the awkwardness of the grouping.
194. " Returning from the Beach," by I. 11. Mole,
is almost worthy of George Cattermole for the per-
spective over a level scene, as well as for the do
mestic meaning imparted to the rustic figures in the
foreground.
127. " Sebastian Gomez, commonly called El
Mulato de Murillo, discovered by his master at
work," by E. H. Wehnert, is one of those bold and
capacious masterpieces which render the very name
of Wehnert attractive. Who does not remember the
story of Gomez, the mulatto-slave of Murillo—that
story which Georgio Vasari could tell with a zest
—of the helot being surprised one morning
at his artistic studies by the great Spanish
maestro e The daring and successful delineation of
this anecdote by Wehnert, will remind those of the
incident from whose memory it might have escaped.
The painting is harmonious in every respect, and tells
the tale of the biographer in an instant.
143. " Julian taking his Leave of the Hostess of
the Cat and Fiddle," by Edward H. Corbould.—Can
any one forget who has ever read " Peveril of the
i.Peak"—and who has not ?—that sly whisper of Dame
lNhiitsploroaHkftiinesrgein the ear of Peveril " Beware of tre-
pansdiso
wt hne
from whisper—visiblehiselevation
let. ! n o t Peverilhe him-
self
fore-
shortened horse, with a sort of roguishalo admiration at
.
oadmirable
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of the
the face of the sauc witch—thet hostess. There is
themLicodkiffi,,,cubl.ytiecshoaf.
Charles
lhees hwfor,esei.,
gall. One of the most felicitoussachine pieces in the gal-
Tschiessgoarsllainntt,hwe;ioththtehre,
is
an
ideacurfl in one hand,
esrsom Hogarth,
laenrdy.the
full of impudence, fun, and breathlessness.
Here, however, are '
the two gems of the exhibition •
they are a match in size, in conception, and in their
consummate expression of grace and delicacy, but
they are at opposite extremities of the catalogue.
No. 11. " The Lily of the Valley," and No. 342,
"The Water Lily," by E. H. Corbould. These are
literally and absolutely exquisite. When we looked
at "The Lily of the Valley," the naturalness of the
surrounding scenery, the; lithesomeness of the young
girl's figure, untrammelled by the whalebone broidery
of fashion, beautiful in the lip, the eye, the very parting
of the hair, bending too with such sylvan coquetry on
one side—we gave it the preference. When, on the
other hand, we turned to " The Water Lily," and be-
held that incarnation of loveliness, naked to the waist,
pedestalled by such inimitable waves of drapery,
suffused with such a golden glow of chastity, re-
minding us of that episode in, " Thomson's Summer"
of the virgin bathing—
"In youth wild throbbing on thy lawless gaze," &c.
when we looked upon all this, and remembered all
this, we felt that the brush of the true Artist is almost
as magical as the wand of the Poet. Edward Cor-
bould has evinced great genius in these two exquisite

pictures.
We shall resume this notice at an early opportunity.

WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.
We regret to announce the probable loss of the Eng-
lish emigrant ship Omega, 1,277 tons burden, belonging
to Stromness, Mr. David Carrick, commander, which
sailed from Liverpool un the 16th of January last, with
315 emigrants for New Yurk; and also that of the Bar-
bara, of Nova Scotia.
The subjoined details have been received at Lloyd's:—
The Omega, besides 315 emigrants on board, had a
crew of about 30 hands. During the first two weeks of
her voyage the weather was extremely fine, On the
4th of February she encountered the first of a succes-
sion of heavy gales, in which she lost her spars and
sails, and eventually her rudder. The vessel became
unmanageable, and for a week drifted at the mercy
of the waves. On the 17th of February she was
fallen in with by the barque Aurora, from Wales, bound
to St. John's, New Brunswick, in ballast. It was
decided that the passengers and crew of the Omega
should be put on board of the barque; about 130 of the
passengers got on board, but the weather became tem-
pestuous, and one of the boats of the Omega, containing
the second mate and four of the crew, was swamped, and
all in her perished. Fur several days more the Omega
continued to be driven about, when she was fallen in
with by the brig Barbara, of Nova Scotia, on her
passage to Cork from New York, with a cargo of Indian
corn. Tne master instantly offered all assistance in his
power, and, to render that assistance most effective, he
caused part of his cargo to Le thrown overboard to
make room for the emigrants, of whom 150 were
got on board, together with two casks of water. This
had hardly been accomplished when a gale spang up,
ar,d the Barbara, for her own safety, was obliged to
leave the Omega, with the master, mate, eight seamen,
and twenty-five passengers still on board. The Barbara
was soon lost sight of. Two days afterwards a third
vessel bore down to her assistance, namely, the British
barque Highland Mary, from Liverpool. With consider-
able difficulty the remainder of the emigrants, with Mr.
Carricks, the commander, and his crew, were rescued
from the ill-fated vessel. She was then in lon. 52. '24.,
and little doubt is entertained of her having afterwards
foundered.
The most distressing event, however, is yet to be
detailed. When the vessel Barbara met with the
Omega, the former had but a few days' supply of
water; and as they succeeded in getting only two casks
from the wreck, the large addition to the number of
her crew caused the want of this most necessary article
to be immediately and severely felt—so much so,
indeed, that many were compelled to eat ice and drink
salt water. At this critical period a homeward-bound
steamer hove in sight, when signals of distress were
made. The steamer bore down to within 10 or 15 yards
of the Barbara, when the master of the latter vessel ac-
quainted the steamer that there were 150:persons on board
dying for want of water. The reply from the steamer
was, " There is land—go there and get it." The
wind was blowing off the land so strongly at the time
that it was impossible to make it. She then bore for
the small harbour of Rencios ; but in the course of
ssecyceerdaeld
boats the night, in wearing ships, she lost two boats. On the
weather somewhdatthmeocdaeprtaatiinn,gsteeshineg
u in
near
requested
gaining
rtheqauheasrtebd the and
to obtain the assistance of some pilots, in,
order to place the vessel in safe anchorage. The boats
went ashore, and on their return announced the refusal
of the pilots to come off. The captain then attempted
a course for St. John's, and in doing so it is sup-
posed mistook Heart's Point (near Petty Harbour)
for Cape Spear, where they became becalmed, and were
carried by the current ashore. Twenty of the pas-
sengers contrived to gain the cliffs by crawling along the
bowsprit. The tide and the wind carried the vessel
further up the coast, she struck heavily on the hedge of
a rock, and stove her bottom in. Thirty more passen-
gers managed to reach the rocks in safety, but imme-
diately afterwards the vessel fell over on her side, went
down, and carried with her 115 men, women, and chil-
dren, all of whom met with a watery grave. Many
of those who succeeded in gaining the shore before the
vessel struck perished in the course of the following
frost.
About from exhaustion and exposure to intense rost
About 70 bodies had been found up to the time ofthis
information being dispatched.
n that
passengers, we ear
of the emigrant ship 130 of its
9 of February.
Respecting the Aurora, which took off from the wreck
she arrived at Halifax about the however,
the dreadful privations they endured,
Upwards of 70 of the emigrants had,
and
it
wdai:deofrnor.
who have thus
Most of the unhappy
dlcarnedacuounties. A list of the
dered impossible for several others to survive.
perished were from the Mi
ther om Liverpool,
previous to her depai
The Omega, prey by Government
examinations
underwent thorough
It is stated that she is insured to
survivors cannot be obtained for some time.
emigration ageutso.ol.
the extent ut 20,0

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—We have
an improved demand for wheatthis day, the, better qua.
fides of which have in some instances been sold at an
advance of ls. per quarter over last week's prices.
spring corn of all sorts remains unaltered in value, with
but a few sales made in any kind of it.
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, APRIL 14.—Scarcely
any business has been transacted,in our raw sugar:market
this week, owing to the want ofasu
goods ply; the stocks of
are dull of
importers being exhausted. Refined
sale, and rather lower.—Bristol Mercury.
Before Mr. Justice Williams left Chester on
Monday last, he directed the execution of William
Bates and John llawdeoslfe
St
oant r
tod of
k,
eptlh murder
onurdSearturday,
L..w..h0 were convicted on
_w William Wyatt, at Adling.
the 22d instant.-6'tock.
part Mercury,