The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-16 00:00:00

THE ARTS.

,_ 12r. W. Dsiqrst. ha recently produced some
ueautiful representations of Asiatic scenery; but one
'gibe most curious and interesting of his- wodts is
view in that province of China wherelbe tea is
prepared entirely for the British market. The se..
Veral st,iges through the whole of the process are
t iy strewn, and the various buildings necessary
lor the pUrpose;.the multitude of natives employed
~_ll the regular gradations, the face of the country;
r`e. &c. constitute a very beautiful picturesque and
oteresting work.
The brother of Mr. WHSTALL, -who- has often
V.Own his conneaion with that ingenious artist by
"Indrecl talents, is..prepalng for the ensuing an-
el display,' a view of part of the continent of
The
South Wales; and the contiguous Islands.—
he subjeel fs grind itt itself, and has beta :well
treated by the artist. The work is well calculated
t° awaken reflections in the :Mind as -to; mare
t
-1 tate of that country which, in this view of it, ap-
: gears in all i'ts native grandeur, and %hich wilt pro-
ably in a few years exhibit tliebeauty of Europe-in
aild th.e embellishments of civilized Lie.

The ebllL'Zilen of Pictures which. belonged to the
late Mr.. WALSIS Powrelt were- so'd m 6:irth:), I;i4t
AMr. CII:t1STII:r., for uX) Ir3S a sum than 30,0331.
Picture by CLAUDE went toe 27501. Another) by
‘-:(iREG-cilo,, was sold for ‘2.0:7,01. Tile latter Picture;
N'("aTicictrstan,t, was 4,nce s.,kl .for 70001. It was
"o"gett.er 3—good .314 well•-clto:3en

XING.'S THEATRE.—The opera of. 4,falida was id-
Dr,
t ,sented again at (ilk Theatre on Saturday list,
"etc-t, a veil; numerous airld fashionable audience.—
liou-e. was, inileed, trill iii all parts. The chief
-.‘t;i).it-ct of •ai traCilon was probably the ballet of
slyfize,hraught forward for the benefit of DESHAYES,
?,,nq repeated on Saturday for the advantage of the
rianager.. The performance of the Opera was de-
4)'ed for a considerghle time on account of an ac-
id.-nt Which happened to the stage-lights,, several
tf which were destroyed. CATALAN" exerted her-
with her ti,nal success. The ballt>riVas admi-
rably supported .by the dancers, but L(nittcicily the
._
'ulemn hour.of twelve happened to arrive at the
414 st interesting period of the plot, and the dropping
tf the curtain at such a critical moment excited
great dissatisfaaion a..iong the audience) who vented
time after
in a. very emphatic manner for some
after the iwrformances which were on this ac-
ci)unt unavoidably closed, •

BANISTEIt opened his Budget bti Saturday last at
e Haymarket Theatre, where he has so often
'tuned his‘talents with success. The house was
vrawded, and . his entertainment Was so well re-;
iv€4zi, that the audience, who filled the house,
erohably felt much regret that so very pleasant a
"'
,111,eciley, and which was so ably supported; was-on
Is occasion given for the last time in the Metro-
-144- The Budgetteer, it seems, is going upon a
excursion with this pleasant melange. It
.7001 d, ho-.: ever, be doing injustice to his talents, if
°f the
were not to acknoWledge that in the description
Zi the Shipwreck he displayed pathetic powers,
h.hich operated as strongly upon the sensibility of
audience as the general contents of his Budget
td upon their risible faculties.

A duel was lately fought at Paris; between two
)tliediaris (M. PitESQUE and M. Dovi.F.) of the
..heatre Framoise, in consequence of a quarrel occa.
t,lned, try jealousy, both having for some time paid
~eir,addresses to the same lady. It 4S not a little
"algular that both gallants are upwards of 60 yeais
of age, and the-objed of their tender flame on the
ferge of 70. They were attended in the field, the
I?lftier by his son; the latter by his nephew. On the
first fire, M. DouLE was wounded in the arm, when
'll reconciliation took place.
The G..zette of Saturday night contains an Order
li,l Council, extending, in the 25th March, 18 1,
s
powers of a series of Acts of Parliament, relative
es, the importation into Great Britain,. duty free, of
bi'ne following articles of provision, viz. beans, tares,
ttttileg, calay.inces, and all other sorts of pulse;
cows, oxen, calves, sheep, lambs,
.and swine;,
),e.ef, pork, mutton, veal, and lamb (except salted
beef
.ancl, pork), bacon, hams, tongues, butter,
cbeese, potatoes, rice, sago, sago powder, tapioca,
l'etmicelli, millet seed, poultry, fowls, eggs, game,
and soor crout ; in any. _British vessel, or in any
Ivessel belonging to pet.sons. of any. State in amity
.with lrs' Majestv ; due entry being. made of all
'itch articles as aforesaid, which shah ,be intpurted,
With the proper Olfictrs of .the ~(ilt,lstorils,„at the
Port where such importation shFll alce,llace, .