The Sun.
London, England, 1802-04-05 00:00:00

FALMOUTH, JAN. 20.

A melancholy affair took place at the Grange
Estate, in this parish, last Friday afternoon. Some -
neighbours had been dining with the Overseer .of
that property, among whom was Mr. Domtruct:
BURKE, Overseer of Florence Hall, the adjoining
estate. After dinner IVIr. C called at the
Grange, and joined' the company, when a dispute
arose between Min and Mr. BURKE relative to the
latter having pounded the former's • horse. • The.
parties, after throwing glasses at each-other, got up-,
from the table, and closed in a scuffle for some little
rime; after which, Mr. BURKE, with loss of blood,
fainted, and was 'carried to bed, where he expired
at ten o'clock the same evening.
There being no Coroner in the Parish, the Over-
seer of the Grange sent to JOHN GAYNER, Esq.
one of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace, request-
ing him to summon a Jury, to hold an inquest °mile.
body of the deceased prior to interment, which was
immediately complied with. The verclift returned
is, " Accidental Death, occasioned by blows on
the body of Dominick Burke, by person or persons
unknown."

"ROYAL ACADEMY.—Mr. FUSEL! concluded bis
Ledures on Painting on Monday last at Somerset.,
house. The subject of his last Ledure was COM-
POSITION, which he divided into its main branches,
perspicuity,
without unity the Artist could not grasp his sub-
jed, without jterspicuity he could not tell his story,
and without perspeaive he could not place hi's ob-
jeas in a proper situation. He illustrated the dif-
ference between composition and apposition. by the
examples of distinguished Professors, upon whose
merits and excesses he made many learned and judi-
cious • comments. He again entered' into an ela,
borate critique, on the celebrated picture of Tr-
htArcrit Ei,,the subjeCt of which' was the immolation
• of IPHIGENIA, defending the Artist for veiling
the face of AGAMEMNON. Upon this subjel Mr.
FUSEL! was equally ingenious and ,conclusive in
his reasoning, .clearly proving that it was, the pur-
pose of, the Artist to excite compnssion,,not
and that the latter emotion must necessarily have
been raised, if the fulness of parental agony had,
been submitted. to the)-yiew' of the spedator. He
confirmed this view of the subject by observing,
that Irtircovi,i; and not AGAMEMNON was the
chief personage in the piece, 'whose situation was
to interest the affelions. Through the whole of
these ledures Mr. FUSELr has. manifested great,
knowledge of the history and excellencies of his
art, as well aS:correa taste, deep erudition, and,,a
philosophic. spirit. • . • .
Mr. HENRY HoPF., has followed the liberal exam-
ple of the late Duke.of BEDFORD, in presenting to
the Royal Academy, a very fine copy of the Descent
from the CrOd, which has generally been considered
as the Chef d'auvre of Rua ENS. This fine ropy
was painted at Antwerp by the late Mr. GUY
HEAD,
,an artist of considerable merit. It is to be.
placed over the fire-place in the Great Room of the
Royal Academy, and the Cartoons of RAPHAEL
will then be arranged with more uniformity.

Mr. MICHAEL SHARP, a young Artist of very
promising, abilities, bast just finished a portrait of
Her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ELIZABETH, '
which has tile merit olbeing very like the 'amiable
original, and of exhibiting no inconsiderable snare
of professional excellence. This,Artist was a pupil
of BEECHY, and he does honour to his master: •
It is to be regretted, that the" Constables :do not
pay proper attertaon to their duty, anpinmediately
suppress. any ricits that °cc qr. ,Weyesterdanyit.,
nessed a shameful one in PiceadillY; which Wiis per.
milted to last nearly ball an bout..