The Sun.
London, England, 1816-12-14 00:00:00

sNuTIiFIELL) ULUrt SUOW.

Thursday morning, soon after nine o'elo, lc, the
f4l Oxen, Wet her Sheep, and Pii;;, intend-
ed to be Shown for the iffeillitl6l9 iibCrillly given
(for the l9ih time) by this patriotic Body, and by
their noble President; the- Poke of Bedford, hay-
ing arrived, the Sttwards of the Show, John Mar-
tin Cripps and John Ellomn, Estirt.aird the three
Judges chosen by the CHI) for awarding the pre-
miums, Mr. Thomas Maker, of Ashford, Kent,
James Ellis, of Batwing, Kent, and Me. J.
Cole Gilson, of Oakhant, Rutland, entered on the
ta‘k of arranging and classitt4. the stork ; and the
Judges then commenced their examination and
discussions on the comparative Merits of tbose ip
the several classes, a work of no ordinary dial-
cnlty, front the many and great excellencies of
the animals this year exhibited.
Y,,sterday morning, at an early hour,lhe coin.
pany began it/ assemble in ?dr. Sadler's yard, to
inspect the numerous alliontli exhibited.

S. Lti OP A %Virg .—On Monday morning apost
disgraceful, occurrence took place at the •Butter-
CroSs, Dnucast4, The passive Wife of a journey.
smin was crtiitbscfcti by brir
a COllCTirtitt of the gazing populace to the public
Cross, where, alter placing it halta. aho,it her
neat; he dißposed of his fair rib, or rather spare
to ntt ationrolg painter, at the moderate price
of five shillingi.and sixpence.
A pair-of ancient mill stones were di3covereil,

three or four months ago, In test feet under the
earth, near the antiqn,e corn mill at Cappagh,
near Banbridge, in Yorkshire ; they were covered
with the.rernains of H strnnit leather hide; their
construction *JR totally difivretit froin any now in
use ; they measure in circumference nine feet ;ix
inches, and 24 inches in dep.h, They have late-
ly been put in motion by Mr. W. 144\ton, and run
in the (unit of a dish, the One within the other,
and work in tt very superior manner.
An old lady'who had ti strong inclination to
adventure ti former Lottery, when in,:urauce errs
tillokvetl,' ohmic Hp her mind at once iii cunsequence
of dreaming of a frying-pen, and iinmedattly
insured No. 9 :—we believe it Watt tIEaWO upon
the wished-for (lily; if not, the old lady unlit
hive gni omit or the frving-pan into the fire. Tula
a great' toimbrr of people are influenced by tltTains
tA pursue Volitive IS witliOnt donbt,l Of which
there cannot be a greater proof than the milers
gi vco in the present Lottery fur Fancy Nutobers.

3ert

!Hs great

tihr, tr.i9 .

,flour to the.liiitisi,l.opire,'(l“ toi.arts
beet) !Alfieri() proper!restinLiteit. Air. DUiPA,
►thoiu the public is indebted for several v,titiabl4i
works On (he Flue Arts, :las-, in his last ei'.;tion
of his life ot AfiCHAEL A N.Gttto, taken an

tunity to give i,is opinion of the met its ii.rtri
ties of out countryman, nut without any
cli,paragernent to the talent's of 'CANNA,
, . .
pointed out his sttpetiority to the greAt Itatiatt
Setilptot. Ile subject Will doniKless be. gt mify.
hug to e'ver'y Iteiider ofta.,:te'vVtio feels thelandable
iritpitfse of pd:iiutie pride.

AN AMATEUR.

" Dr. TotalsOn has abser'ved in his life of Akers-
side, that a physician is the mere play-thing of
fortune: those who employ hits know nothing of
Isis excellence, these who reject him, nothing at
his deficiency. This observation will apply with
nearly the same force to an eminent Sculptor :
his art, if it be of the highest 'quality, i 3 01 too
abstract a nature to adnsit of popularity. Among
the mast eminent Sculptors of the present time,
Cannva has the highest reputation ; Isis naine is
soaii6cl with acclamation rind praise, from the
one end of Europe to the other ; and England
has 'willingly added to this general tribute. But
such is the caprice of tontine, that while every
nobleman and every man of taste.joins in the mott
unqualified praise of the modern Praxiteles, ri more
etniilent sculptor of our own couistry, not long
dead, was neglected while living, and is now for-
gotren. The Connohseur awl the Di/et/ante souy
he shocked when he is recalled to their recollect-
lion. Without Laving the remotest wish its any
degree to diminish the tame at the Italian Sculptor,
I assert, without tear of contradiction, from those
who think for 'themselves, that oo a pastille, of
their works, 1 shall he sumo)! test, The colossal
statue of Achilles lamenting Patroclos, in the
Hall of the Btitish Gallery, is orTinal, Hod grand-
ly conceived, alit! modeiled wish a power that
leaves every modern work at a distance, and the
chat acter mid expression of the head would have
done honoutto the ancients,

" The Mahratta Captive in General Watson's
onu went Westtninseer Abbey, and the figure
of Victory in the Monument of Captain Burgess
in St. Paul's, have a polity ot style and delicacy
of feeling. which Greece in her, best age 'night
have acknowledged within!! ally diminution of re.
putation. By this Artist a Vont) of Thvtis
ping Achilles in the Styx, is a most beatatiltil cont.
position, and of the same Cliarati;ivr ass (be. fine an..
11i4 Falling Giant, in the Itoyal Academy,
is a hold conception and a 'nasally example a
style and execution.. Ilk statue of Cupid takint;
huttealy OIL ltis winr:is a try grseefni figure.
In basso•refil vo,-hisThetis a king it ith her Nymphs
to consult supporreaon the shore by An-
tilnehltS, is nil eXtrant'dinary C(11,1)0,60011, Anti tint
only %surpasses esety thing modern, but rival
every ancient of the same class.. 1 know of
no work 'extant which pos,eses so south cari:.ival.
it y and harknotsions etinih.nation, I VliCai tvelmg,
energy, and taste. This is one Of those fehuitielts
productions, t hat if -a l►ttrnllrl r ere drags Ilvt %%Ten
poetry affil e might rank widi the 14.. nus,
of Milton. Mr. Banks's busts of Hastings
Oliver C:.omwell may 4110 be mentioned to spew
the- range ot his genius and the,. extent 'ot tats
powers in his art.

" To compare his Achilles with the colossal
fi;;tircs of lietr,Cfeauf character by Canova, might
appear to be as' this style of SeiitptUN
is nut his line of ekeellence,- and his liasso..re
Nevus are 1101: einitfently skilful. Lis figrue
tienins in St. Peter's, his Magdalen, and iris group
of Cupid an Psyche, which was execnted .utter
design by Treshain tyre animig his hest produc-
tions ; and although They possess mach grace and
elegance, yer, even in this line of sculpture, they
are at a distance fronr the Mahrattit Captive, the
Vieto:y, anti the Thetis, already mentioned. -Mr.
,13,111104's Cupid. taking a butterfly off his
and a recumbent figure of the deocwied daughiec
tit Sir Brook Jlnotlihy, with.th b adm;ralrle forts
simplicity and pathos, inf.4lll, if thc. :43enip:or were
not.knowu, consideted as uniting the happiest
productions of Canova ; they are in his style and
With the same •feeling, and possess the
sanie powers of execution. lit sculpture, akits
-
other arts, men have their limits of excellence,
mid Canova, has graea, and beauty, and elegance-4
the severe, anti majestic, he has not. For the to
nour at the art-iiiiiffor his ow high reputation,
am Otte of tifose 'who sincerely wish that his
fame-were greater than it is,: punt .this note 13 MI..
ly to call to mind the Memory •an I:tigrish Ai
list nu taltose tucrit Ott! public has never bestowed
Clue attention, and whote t4,olicS !..44 e never lc.
ceired the praise they tire juz.:tly tottilM, to:"

ANoTtiF.R 11,1ED:CAI, ch4ll9llo!.4K's
of the cxtt.:,isiet
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AloNnots, tout Co. have, for the tic'eutnniodation
(f'
of the Town,
e)st!l.:lrilstlite"(3lo tred indu
CL' orlstc}ck.
eittrreeeett:
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xfortl-,trees,
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et:t,a tti7led
110,4 p;.
I t', AVIIOIII Itltl b '
snil'er-rs from i tt " 1.0'4
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ignoVAnt cif the prolrs'=ioo. 1f.r..,.; ,„
on
face, ntitti body, ulcerated thro.:C[':
lit the neck, nodes ou Ale shin boiles,
frictureN, pains in the bead and limif,ko
and nervous debility, are the consequences cf
corit;tsiori, rind which sympfoUts Ire*
quently appear years after, Idid destroy domestic
hitiviness. l‘lest.rs. Co th
orta,',:.ggoc, kind %err.
are consulted itailV et. botik hoisseel frhisi eight
.till tight, or by letters from the country, sloth);
part lenlars, whets MetlieMe nod the ht6t advice!
will he sent to rill pacts of the kingtlom.
are side doors at mitt, house, end priNate loom'
for females.. AtlvireAratis every nwrning till tett,
awl on Sundays until twelve o'clock.