The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-13 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

RAY OF SPEZZIA.
As a work of art, our praise of this engraving must
I'v moderate. It is harsh and stiff, particularly as re-
gards the woods that droop down to the water's edge,
whose branches seem fashioned out of cast-iron, and as
if
bn,°thing short of a west Indian hurricane could pos-
tlPrevail on them to stir. The shadow, too, thrown
the castle, which is built up on a bleak crag, on the
awater beneath, is dull, and wears all the appearance of
hard massive substance. The fleecy look of the
clouds, which are touched with a light and graceful
hand,l, is the only redeeming feature in the engraving.
~.!te Original
b painting, from which it has been taken,
Joennington, a promising young artist, who, like
&dye
liquidand morn" of his health.

THE PRINCESS VICTORIA.
ori, highly finished engraving by Bromley, from the
ial painting by Hayter. The countenance of the
yor
%hang Princess has a sweetness of expression about it
et reminds us of the late lamented wife of King
°P°l4, as we see her in Lawrence's painting.
figure is a full-length, somewhat over tall, we
sect, but
remarkable for its grace and freedom. The
to]gh , arm) which bangs carelessly by the side, and is
I,i,h-ing a slight silken scarf in the hand, has been
fi—
ed with the most scrupulous care. It is the most
Itatle I'4l part of the engraving, which we doubt not will-
IterPular, first, from the attractive nature of the sub-
secondly, from the attention that is visible, even
the minutest details. The pillar, which is half
*tense's
by rich hanging draperies, is an imitation of
*tenee's favourite back-grounds in his portraits.

LITERATURE,

• OCIIITECTURAL DIRECTOR. No. IX.

Bennett. London : 1834.
tit John Billington, the architect, is the author of
tit w°rlc, (which appears in monthly parts, and has
h.,..ea(11' reached a second edition,) and shows in every
e that he is a thorough master of his profession.
" birectot" is of a very comprehensive character ;
.14 ng not only an approved guide tobuilders, draughts-
txen, students, and workmen, in the study, design, and
tabelcntion of Architecture, but containing also detailed
e 2, presenting the dimensions of every moulding in
orders of Vignola, together with plans and eleva-
ons
of various edifices. Such a production was
461 Wanted, for though we have treatises without
toumber on Architecture, yet we have none that enters
th Minutely, and with such scrupulous accuracy, into
he
details of the science, as the one before us. At the
he of the volume a copious architectural glossary has
ten affixed, and the whole is illustrated by nearly one
'lnched plates.
.1 Jr"

ISTORIA TECHNICA ANGLICAN/E.
BY T. Ross.

Bennett, London, 1835.
8 llefore Mr. Rose had resolved on his present task,
should have borne in mind the observation of Dean
iseft, that c, in order to write well upon a subject, it
always necessary to know some little about the
utter..
had he done so, he would not have corn-
the errors which, on a cursory inspection of
l►ts
we find to be of no unfrequent occurrence
i 4
he it. ,
His very title-page betrays his ignorance, for
„pus
his history, " Historia Technica Anglicanw,
„s converting an adjective into a substantive. He
t gently meant to write " the Technical History of
111-g`ande" but from knowing nothing of the Latin
I'illage, he has substituted the word " English" for
so that the passage actually reads, " the
History of English"—or rather it has no
s.ani
da 4g at all. It is a pity to see an author, in these
Ys Of
fiheneral education, volunteering such a display
s-leftpetency at the very threshold of his book. Mr.
Samuel Drew, (late ediiOr of the " Irnperial Maga-
Whose good opinion of his history he has pre-
40etd' and apparently with infinite satisfaction, does
lecot to be much wiser, for he repeats the blunder,
=whence we infer that a gentleman may edit a ma.ga-
e very respectably, and yet be by no means a miracle
4081 gar, city. We wish that Mr. Rose's errors had
. hoped with his title page,' but unfortunately we find
1,6_4, few, in the body of his work. Thus, in a brief
• ""n to the Crusades, he says
:1111e Turks who are descended from the ancient Scythiass,
ng established themselves in Asia in the early ages, were
qnstma,titlY, under successive Caliphs, adding some new c?n-
-420 their empire. About twenty years after. the taking
jusalem by the Turks, Pcter the Hermit, a native of
Nittil!lsi in Picardy, visited the Holy Sepulchre, and beheld
%r, Indignation the injuries and oppression to which the
istian name was exposed in Palestine."
tin:l\l°w in these two sentences occur not less than
111:e proofs of consummate ignorance. In the first
c, the author implies that the Turks had gone out
Of c
their
native country, Scythia, in order to settle them-
41ves in Asia, apparently not knowing that Scythia is
sia. He means, we presume, to say that they

establisiied themselves in the Saracenic States in
early ages_; but here also he is mistaken, for it was
the
e middle ages that the Turks overthrew the Sa-
' th_ Secondly,' he talks of Turkish caliphs. Now
th: -Curio had no caliphs ; the Soldan or Sultan was
yhead of their government. Thirdly, he tells us
hfderusalem was taken by the Turks ; but it happens
I)l:rtunately for the truth of his assertion, that the
u,ety was taken by the Saracens, and this at a
When the Turks were nothing more than nomadic
vagahondizing, each under its separate Khan,
Altol: desert. There are some other errors in the vo-
-11(it'l: "Peeially in the earlier portions, which we have
Qiitt er apace nor leisure to point out. The last few
(41,13ters are, however, material improvements orr the
i I.B' more research and pains-taking being evident
them.

Lastte week thirty men, _seventeen of whom were
to , attacked the police in the noon day near Thomas-
's*:
°bilg tbe latter, being overpowered by numerical strength,
41. iced to retreat, and leave these turbulent and self-
thnstituted authorities masters of the place. Three houses it
the aboveneighbourhood were attacked by armed parties on
that e Y. We regret to hear from our correspondent,
vi,ietinwhole barony of Clanwilliam is one universal scene of
disorder and agrarian misrule.—Clonmel Advertiser.
•E WHOLESOMENESS OF DIFFE-
:"T L
1 ,‘. "RS. ._professor Eaton states, that from the °User-
. ter Which he made on the effects of intemperance upon dif-
hli:c.,Persons, he thinks the following results clearly este-
eyti.e;_. Those who drink cyder wine, perry, brandy, and
• flee r•
present red, blotched, and highly inflamed sur-
Tho,4 'l', °se who drink gin become pale and debilitated.
6,714'n0 drink rum are at a medium in this respect. Hence
ky,:‘,4e1.3, that although alcohol is always the same, there is
10 itetre.ing combined with it which gives a different character
triiNsueet ; that alcoholic liquor from succulent fruits,t
towards
the tiVtPples, pears, and peaches, have a tendency ow
11e, ; that the juice from farrinaceous seeds, as wheat,
Ivardi°2l, oats, and barley, cause a recession of the flui
the
°f heart ; and that when alcohol is derived frorr hee
°f the 'e °I Plants, as the stalks of the sugar cane, its effects ar
Medium kind.—Oracle of Health.
At a
`-e Deri,„ great fair at Appleshaw last week, sheep ex-
d a reduction of full 3s. per head.
POWER-LOOM FEMALE WEAVERS' ASSO-
-4411".--At a raeeting of this body, held in the Mechanics'
ataterit" M"daY evening last and, after hearing a detailed
410101. Y e°l of the journeymen shoemakers' case} it was unani-
item resolved that this Association, consisting of 5,000
141.14 ,er3.gill
r. 110 cooperate with all the other trades in Scot-
o"'aYg to erect a ban* of their own, and
41„-",_°et,:c;ker„Perative shoemakers employment, till the master
" al; -- °°nle to a sense of their duty to the public. It
• kale 0° nloyed, and unanimously carried, that no unionist,
wourilemale, should purchase shoes from such employers
it,,,Proteet;:vish any man to sell his birthright by renou cing
.-Itaber:"° union, and that it be particularly impressed on the
liait 04.'00! this Association to be punctual in attending to the
la resolution.-- Glasgow Liberator.