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GRATIS. :.

FINE ARTS AT EDINBURGH.

ROYA L INSTITU TION.

We have much pleasure in callieg the attention of car
renders to the arrangements which have been madeins
the Royal Institution building, by which a large,
and valuable c dlectien of pais tings, marble, and brot zes
are n. w thrown open twice a-w. ek 1.,r the gratuitous
inspection of the publie. It will be remembered that ar-
rangements wcro entered into between the I. rd
l'ro,ost earl Mr. Sl.erilf Spews, and the b esrd :tat
truskes of die Ro:at Institution, with the ties of
having tl,c paintii.gkb,ge:itthe I to the Pit .. ratty by the
late Sir J. Er:kthe, a 'lorry, Bart , tiansferred from .fie
n.l!ege to the buildinr of the institution, as of erdiag
hitter ace antnedation I.'l' the displ tY of these vainthls.
Accordingly the :out!) octagon of the central suit of
room; has been appropriated to this purpose, whertesYs7
have been hung with great taste anti jedgment. In *cif,
tion to the 'l'orry collection, the directors of the Royal
Institution have very handsomely transferresl their
ings to the board of trustees to be exhibited to the pubile
on the same terms. In granting this invaluable beta
to the community at large, the Royal Institution Itsae
regone pecuniary emoluments, which in virtue ,of
their lease from the board of trustees they received 431'
the annual exhibition of the Royal Academy, and frost
the exhibition of their own paintings. Their great ott•
ject, as wall as that of the board of trustees, being to
promote a taste for the fine arts, they have handed ore,
their paintings to the board of trustees, deeming that
their exhibition along with the Torry paintings will
serve as a stronger inducement to inspection, and con .1.•
quently facilitate the attainment of the object which the
two societies in common have in view. These paintiqe,
which comprise specimens of the creations of the Caracd,
Guido, Vandyke, Rembrandt, and other celebrated
painters, are suspended on the walls of the central coin.
partments. In the northern octagon also the fine large
paintings of Etty, the property of the Royal Academy.
are for the pre gent at least displayed. The
ro inn adjacent to tho southern octagon has betit
set apart for private contributions of paintings,
and for the marble's, bronzes, &c. For the beta
ter display of the latter, an octagonal table has hem
erected in the centre of the room. When to these col.
lections is added the much-admired gallery °lves's,
must be admitted that within the walls of this elegaUf
building is to be fund an exhibition of the most aurae-
tive description. It is often said of tkis country that if
provides little or no means of rational amusement and
beneficial recreation for the working classes ; that, In
short, the principles cf conservatioa and exclusion are
too strictly upplisd to institutions which ought rightly to
be open and accessible to all classes, and more puttee.
lady to that class which, within themselves, have little
or no means of cultivating a taste for the sublime and
beautiful, although it is admitted on all hands to be j,
most effectual means of elevating their thoughts anti
habits. We hail with pleasure the facilities which the
Board of Trustees have afforded, and trust that the boos
will be eagerly embraced, and that the visitors will show
their grateful acknowledgmen's by in no way abasing
the privilege so generously granted to them.—Ed.nbaryla
Adre: