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London, England, 1819-03-24 00:00:00

Lectures at that Institution.

Lcd by thy hand, instructive Sage, we trace
The Matchless works by Greece and Rowe design%
Sublime Achieeethents of et eatire mind,
That ART and Gtstus bad eimibin'd to grace,
And Tiiu seems still reluctant to deface !
Where votive Zeal may noblest models
While GRANDEUR, though in ruins, sits enshrin'd,
And FANS delights to borer o'er the Aact.

Thy taste and learning-teach as how the whole
Of these majestic wonders shone of yore, .
As first they issued troth her pregnak soul
When ARCIIITECTURe all her honours bore—=
Proceed, my friend, her classic page unroll.
And with her tow'rings emulously soar.

}'UR fHti. SUN.

Al ED A LS,

- Ma. EDlTon,—Having frequently been gniti-
fied by the occasional strictm es on the Fine Arts
iu }your 'valuable and truly indeperident Journal,
I am induced to trouble you with a few obseiva-
lions on'a branch hitherto neglected in thti'couu-
try. We may he thought to rival Greece And Route
in Aims- and Arts, -yet in Medals we have been
greatly inferior ;• but I trust that this inferiority
'has not proceeded from a want of that -descril►-
•tion of `talent, but from the little patronage he-
'.
Hstowed on it, as may he evinced from the works
of-the ceiebrated TuoliaS SIMoN, in CRoNfw ELL'S
thine, and by a-series- of Medals- now publishing,
in which I :am happy to find au union of high
'poetic fancy in the allegorical designs, and a mas-
terly style of execution, peculiarly gratifying to
.the feelings of a Briton, by the most glorious
achievements of our Navy and Armies being re-
corded in the most imitable and durable material,.
and handed down to future ages, with the por-
traits of the heroes who commanded, by which
their sons' sons may not only be incited to enatt-
late the bright example of their ancestors, but
contemplate the animated lineoments, nnimpair-
ed by those ravages of time to which-pictures,
and even statues, are subject, and thereby prove a
perpetual memorial of the successful valour of the
present era. The Historian,.Poet, Sculptor, and
Artist, ar•e greatly indebted to the exquisite coins
of ancient-Greece and Rome, so many of the
rites, 'civil,• military, and religious, are present-
ed on the reverses, with buildings, deities, sym-
bols, and portraits, which are absolutely requi-
site to illustrate the larger but more mutilated
remains of those justly admired natiOns, France
displays a most numerous and complete medallic
series, while in England very few good medals
have been struck, and twilling like a series until
the present, which is the offering of an indivi-
dual, with no reward for his patriotic exertions,
but the patronage of a liberal public, which I trust
he will receive, for the honour of our country.
I cannot but express my surprise on looking over
the names of the subscribers, to find that, though
graced by Royalty, Nobility, SenatorS,' Mer-
chants, and the Numismatic Collectors, how tew
of those are included in the list whose very busts
are given in the series; and the Publisher inform-
ed me, that in no one instance had any number
of a Medal which bore a portrait been ordered by
the family or friends of the party so distinguished.
What this indifference can proceed front I am at a
loss to account, unless it be that the series is not
yet sufficiently known—as it need only to he seen
to excite admiration, and may be placed by the
Napoleon series, without suffering by a compari-
suet arid in the hope that an undertaking, which
combines so much genius and executive talent,
will eventually be properly appreciated,

I ant, Sir, -
Your very obedient Servant,
PHII.O-GRAPIIIA.

We resume our notice of the last Concert given
by Mr. and Mrs. (Btamscut) LACY, preViOuS •to
their embarkation for Calcutta, on Monday night.
The Viscountess HAMPDEN, as we yesterday
stated, opened her splendid Mansion, and nearly
all the Fashionable World were present, to pay a
tribute of respect to talents so eminent, and so
long employed in the service of the Public.—M.
LACY sang Mozaar's floe Air. Non piu undrai
with great spirit, and its a chaste and legitimate
manner. His Duets with Mrs. L. were also given.
with theedelicacy, precision, and expression which
con,titute time peculiar excellence of vocal art.—
Mr. and Miss NALDI and Sig,nor 13EGREZ lent
their powerful aid. Miss NALDI'S execution is
exceedingly brilliant and finished, and her Duet
with Signor REGREZ exhibited at once the high
natural and scientific endowment of both. There
were some very dill:knit instrumental Pieces by
Messrs. SPAGNOLETTI, &c. ; and amongst others,
a Quartette of BERTHOVEN Was mist admirable.—
One of the highest treats during the night was
the Rondeau of Mr. KELKBRENNER. He had 'not
played in public for many years. His prodigious
command of the instrument excited deep atten-
tion, and was displayed to abundant advantage.—
The PRINCE REGENT had signified his intention
to be present, and places were reserved for his
Royal Highness.—We cannot close till; article
without expressing our regret at the cause of
their quitting England (Mr. L.'s health), as
weil as at the loss the Music of the Country will
sustamn. Mrs. L. has not only continued to us
the genuine style of singing the Compositions of
our old• Masters, but she has blended in her stu-
dies the purest .and most perfect manner of the
Italian School. As a Teacher, her place will not,
we had almost said cannot, be soon supplied ; and
at this moment such models ai they both afford
are more than ever necessary to the support of
good taste.

The largest Prize drawn yesterday was One
Thousand Pounds, No. 3718. It was sold in
Shares by HAZARD and Co. the Contractors, who
also sold 9,504, a Prize of '2Ol. and entitled to
Six►een *indrawn Whole Tickets. The Wheel
still contains Three Prizes of 20,0001., Three of
2,0001.. &c. &c, all of which must be drawn Sa-
turday, the 3d April, being the last and only day.
HAZARD and Co.'s Offices, 93, Royal Exchange ;
26, Cornhill ; and 324, Oxford-street, corner of
Swallow-street.

PAR LTAME T.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAR'cli 23.

Lord Chief Jitst!.:::. Asßo''3' sat for the Lord
Chancellor, as Speaker.
The Royal Ass,nt tvas notified by Commission to
the Exchecluer Bills Bill,' he Mutiny Bill, the Royal
Marine Mutiny Bill, the Indemnity Bill, the Steam
Vessels Tonnage Bill, lite Plate Glass. Company's
Bill, and others, in all 23.
The_ Commissioners were, the Earl of Liver-
pool, Lord Viscount Melville, and Lot d Redes-
dale.

Petitions were presented by the Bishop Of CheS-
ter front Macclesfield, against the Insolvent Act
by the Earl of Carnar6m, froirs Saffron Walden,
for a Revision of the Criminal Laws ; by the
Mike of Wellington, trout the Prisoners in the
Gaol of Ninnagitatt, for.a continuance of the Insol-
vent Act ; and by the Earl of Morton, from
Cupar, against any alteration in the Coal Ditty.
Ordered to lie upon tit!. table.
Elalford's and Trelawny's Divorce -Pi Is were
read a second time and committed for to-Morrow.

The House proceeded in Clitherow's Divorce
Bill. Mr. Warren appeared as- Counsel for the
Petitioner. Witnesses were examined, and the
further proceeding postponed till to•morroW.
The Royal Household Bill, the Consolidated
Fund Produce Bill, the 'Exchequer Bills in Aids
Bill, the Trial by Battle Abolitioo Bill, the Hus-
bandry Horses Bill, the Ne!herlands Slave Trade
Bill, and two Local Bills, were brought up trom
the Commons, by Mr. Browlei), Mr. S: cart Wort-
ley, Mr. Byng and other Members, and read a
first time.

The Fifth Ili,port of ihe Commissioners of
Highland Roads and Bridges was presented, and
ordered to lie upon the table.

The -Nassau Salt Bill, the British Plantation
Wool Bill, and the East India Goods (Ireland)
Bill, passed through 'Committees, and were re-
ported without Amendment.

The Commitment of the Poor Laws Amend-
ment Bill was deferred till to-morrow.

ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BILL.

On the motion of the Eat! of LIVERPOOL (who
allo moved the first reading), the Royal House-
hold Bill was ordered to he printed, His Lord-
ship gave notice of his intention to move the
second reading on Friday.—The Lords to be
summoned.