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

ROYAL ACADEMY.

No. tR4. Portraitof the non. T. Erskine—T. LAW xtscE,
R. A.

This seems to be considered as one of the best
Portraits in the Exhibition. It is certainly a bold,
spirited performance, and chews the hand of a
Master. It is very exact in point of resemblance,
but the complexion is of rather too cadaverous a
hue. The head is, indeed, deadened by the glaring
red of the curtain. But perhaps the Artist in..
tended by this glowing tint to typify the fiery elo-
quence of the original.

No. Ho. Fishermen
-upon a lee-shore, in squally weather.—

J. W.M. TuRNER:R. A.

We rxther admire the productions of this Artist
for the capabilities which they imply, than for what
he really executes. He seems to be always at-
tempting something. extraordinary bold and sublime,
and, therefore, generally leaves poor Nature behind
him. There is an„appearance of Scotch) force in
this work, but it is much too indeterminate and
wild. The water is by no means a representation
of the element; it wants transparency throughout,
and the waves are ail chalky. The sky is not in
harmony with the general tone of coLDuring. The
best ,part of the piece is the beach, and that is ad_
mirable.

No. 73. Portrait of Miss Alderson.—l. 01,1E_, R. A.

We last year noticed the improvement of this
Artist in the representation of female chara6ter ;
and we'are glad to find, that he has been progres-
sive in that improvement. There is a softness, de-
licacy, and grace in this picture, that place the Ar-
tist upon a level with any of his contemporaries, in
the exhibition of feminine elegance.

TROTTING MATCH.-Yesterday morning, at 20
minutes past o'clock, the Mare Phenomena, and
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the Kentish Panty, started from the 9-mile stone,
near Woodford, in Essex,-to decide a wager of z5O
guineas a side, which they "ere matched co trot for.
"1 he Mare being engaged to perform 18 miles in the
same time tha: the l'oney did 17. For die first three
miles the i'oney kept pace with the Mare, but the
latter then began to gain ground, which its rider
perceiving, pushed the animal sl hard, that he forced

it several times into a gallop, and was obliged to
turn round, which considerably impeded its way.
On the Iloney arriving at the nineteen mile-
stone, it turned about to pe*for►n the remain-
ing seven miles back, which would have corn_

Meted its whole distance; but it had hot proceeded.
more than two miles, when the Mare came up along-
side, having gone a half mile beyond the nineteen
mile stone, in order to make up the distance of eighteen
miles. Finding the Poney had no chance of winning,
the Rider pulled up. The Mare then slackened her
pace, but continued to go on till she had gone the
eighteen miles, which she executed in one hour, five
minutes, and forty seconds.
On 'Thursday evening, Miss MARY BLANDFORD,
a young Lady about sixteen, the daughter of a very
respeaable widow Lady, at Walworth, died sudden_
ly at Mr. MARTINDALE'S Subscription House, in
Bond-street. She had left her mother's house in the
morning, under the proteaion of a friend, to see
the ceremony of the Proclamation of Peace, and in
the evening remained to gratify their curiosity ,vith
a view of the illuminations. About ten, as- they
were walking sip Bond-Street, he perceived her to
let go his arm, and lean againt the railing she.
immediately fainted, and Mr. MARIA ND-ALE's
house being the first that presented itself, lie car-
ried her in, and sent for immediate medical aid, but
in vain ; and she expired in an instant. On Satur-
day the Coroner's Inquest sat on the body at the
Blue Posts, in Bond-Street, and returned a Ver.
dig—Died by the visitation of God.
On Sunday se'nnight, whilst the family were at
church, an insane young woman set fire to the

thatch of her father's house, at Kingsland, near Leo.
minster ; the flames of which unhappily communi-
cating to the adjoining premises, consumed five other
houses, four barns, &c. The principal part of the
dwellings in Kingslandbeing thatched, and the wind
—happening to be high, it was at one time feared that
the whole village would have been destroyed ; but
by the 'arrival of the engines from Leominster and
Shohdon, the conflagration was prevented from ex-
tending fa; tiler than as above-mentioned.
On Wednesday last William alias Thomas Brown,
was secured at Portsmouth, on suspicion of belong-
ing to the Hermicue at the time of the mutiny on
board that ship. It appears on his own testimony,
and that of several other persons who know him,
that he has belonged the last eight years and a half
to the frincess Royal and Prince, from which ship
he his lately' been discharged ; and consequently
could not have belonged to the Hermiote at the time
of the mutiny, which was in September 1797. He
is however detained on koala the Puissant for a fur.
Hier examination,