The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-09 00:00:00

ROYAL INS I'ITIMON.

We mentioned, last Weeit, the intention.ofiVlT.
SoAka., professor of Architecture to the Royal
Academy. at the - Teeniest of the distinguished
PAtrohs of the RoYAL INSTITUTION, to follow

the example of Sir Hdvtertitsv DAvY,
Ba*Nne, Mr. CAMPBRLE, the Poet, and other'
eminent characters, in giving Lectures ou Archi-
tect ore at this place. On Saturday last he com-
plied with this request, and afforded an exquisite
treat to a very elegant and numerous auditory.—
We attended „the series of this Professor's Lee-
ttireS at tl►e Royal Academy, and gave the sub-
stance of them to our Readers, in the order of the
Course. All therefore that we need state at
present is, that the Lecture, on this occasion,
was a clear and compact condensation ot what
may be deemed half Of his former series, reserv-
ing the other portion fur another Lecture,
which we find he is to deliver on Saturday next,
at the same plate. Mr. :30ANR, however, left
nothing obscure, bat succeeded in rendering his
discourse generally acceptable, by avoiding,• as
much as possible, all parade ot technical explana-
tion, illustrating what he said: by a reference to
grand' and beroditul drawings, which, to the
amount of upwards of a hundred, were submitted
to the audience. He traced the progress and his-%
tory of his beautiful Art fronrits first rude attempts
at hurntin habitation, till it finally reached the
summit of taste, elegance, and grandeur, in the
works ot ancient Greece. He briefly, but.dis-
tinctly• stated the rules and principles of VlTan.
vies, and other kar►red ‘Vritersi,on every branch
of the Art, particularly on, the celebrated ORDERS
of AtCHITECTURR, which he satisfactorily proved
to be three instead ot,five,.asittl3 been generally sup-
posed. He described their respective merits, tracing
also the origin and character ofCariatides,and love,
indeed, such a discourse altogethi r, as was calcu-
lated not only to gratify those who are attached
to the Art. 4m,ti have made sonic progresS in it, but
likewise those auditors who may.,wish to be gene-
rally conversant with the Fuse ARTS, and con-
!.equently rendered his Lecture agreeable and in-
stinctive to the Critic, the Scholar, and the Man
of taste and virtu. The whole was received with
very warm and repeated applause,

Saturday andyesterday the Princess CnARLOTTB
find 'Prince.LEOPOLD Lad select dinner parties at
Claremont.

The Duke and Duchess of CUMBeRLAND and the
Prince of Soutts, dined with the Count and Coun-
tess LIEvEN yesterday..
Saturday the,Dnke GLOl:icEsTrta dined With
Lord CASOLLIS, at his house in Privy Gardeni.,.

An old gentleman of the 1111 MC of G.OULD, lately
flier:led a girl 'scarcely nineteen years of age,
After the wedding the juvenile hridegrooir address-
'id to.his friend Dr. G—ca, the following couplet
to inform him of the happyevent':—
So you see, my dear Sir, tho' eighty years old,
" A girl of nineteen falls in love with old Gould."
To which the J)octnr repqed--
" A girl of nineteen' may love (Mulct. it is true,
" But believe ate, dear Sir, it is Geld without u."

RACK AO9INST Tl9il3.—This thly, at a distance
of miles from the metropolis, Old Two, of De-
vonshire, is to perform, for a wager of 200 gui-
neas (between Colonel BARTON and Captain BAR-
CLAY), 15 miles within an hour and 34 minutes and
a half.
WALAIG BACKWARDS.—.A natwelle match has
been made by a Rope-maker, for a considerable
wager, that be will walk backwards for 1000
miles, to .perform 38 miles each day, till the above
number are completed. fie is to commence this
new sporting trait at Wormwood Scrubbs, im-
mediately on the completion of the match between
BAKER attd EATON.
PILLORY.-e—About one o'clock on Saturday
Richard Testick, (one of the false bail that infest
Serjeant's Inn) was, placed in theTillory at Char-
ing-cross, pursuant to his sentence. At his first
appearance he was hissed, but be was not at all
pelted.
The meeting between Scroggins and Turner,
which excites more interest than perhaps any on
toxin; record, will. he decided to-morroW, but
the scene is not known.