The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-20 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

We regret to announce the death of Count Matnschewite,
which took place at St. Petersburgh only a few days since.
Count llatuschewitz was a twice) sal favourite
where his brilliant secial qualities and amiability selitired him
many friends, who deeply deplore his premature death: Russia
has sustained a great loss by this event, for the rare diplomatic
talents, general information, incomparable power of reduction,
and profound knowledge of European policy, ren-
dered him the most useful servant to the Emperor, while
they excited the envy and jealousy of all competitors. Count
Matuschewitz was a Pole by birth ; educated in Paris at the
Trytanee during the Empire, he was crowned by Napoleon wit
the laurel accorded to the grand Prize of Honour.
To Count Nesselrode is due the merit of having applied those
transcei,daut talents to the service of Russia. It has been
more than surmised that the diminution of Imperial favour at
St. Petersburgh experienced by Count Matuschewitz owed its
origin to the jealousy and intrigues occasioned by his well-
known partiality to England. When sent to Sweden as Minis-
ter, a position which to a man so high in his profession could
only be looked on as an honourable exile, he turned this in-
tended slight to an occasion for fresh triumph, by writing one
of the most tittle reports on the actual state of Sweden that ever
was penned.
Count Matuschewitz visited this country last winter, where
he was welcomed and feted by his friends, and when recalled to
Russia two months ago, though in delicate health, they little
anticipated that they should see him no more.

An accident from phosphoric • matches occurred a
w days since near Versailles. Two persons were travelling
in an open cart, when they suddenly were alarmed by furious
flames bursting through the bottom, and communicating to
their pantalouns. They instantly sprung in haste to the ground,
and had scarcely time to get the horSe out of the shafts before
the vehicle, even to the wheels, was involved in the fire, and
the whole were consumed before any endeavours could be made
to stop it. The matches, the ignition cl which had caused
the accident, were in a basket, with other things, at the bottom
of the cart.

The Journal du Haure states that a diligence be-
longing to the Messageries Royales, which runs between Havre
and Dieepe, lately made the j. urney, a distance of WO l i o-
stoppage for breakfast. The road from Havre to Dieppe, al-
though otherwise moelltnt, ha. a great number of very heavy
hills.

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LITERATURE.
THE POPLAR MAGAZINE.
Britain, London,. 1842. •
This is a first number, and, like most first numbers, -
is got up with great care and attention to effect..
Should the future ones be edited with equal tact, we L
think we may venture to predict that the magazine
will be a successful one, especially as it is of a light,
cheerful character, and is reasonably moderate in
point of price. The first article in the present num-
ber is from the pen of the editor ; it is entitled " The
Alchemist," and is, we perceive, to be continued. The"
scene, as far as the two ,first chapters are* ,”;!
concerned, is laid in Dresden, towards the close
the year 1705, and the narrative opens in 3
very natural and spirited manner. "On Great Men"
is a lively, whimsical essay, jesting with good-
humoured archness on the vanity of those individuals,
who, because they are regarded as. oracles in their
own small circles, imagine, as a necessary consequence,
that they possess all the inherent elements of great-
DCSS. " Stanzas written after a Pilgrimage to IVal-
tham Cross" evince a ready power of versification,
and no slight poetical feeling. Of the remaining:;ot
articles the most interesting is " Glances at Oki
,00.
Books,". which is a gossipping notice of Howers:,iiioiti!
Familiar Epistles, a work first published in the -6004
year 1615. °

FINE ARTS.
rill. -A,
PORTRAIT. OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ripe'
PRINCE ALBERT. '4
The private view of this specimen of art was
on Saturday at Mr. Moon's, Threadneedle-street. a?
The portrait of his Royal highness is a whole-lengtit t.
the size of life, painted by John Lucas, Esq.,
from which it is intended to produce an engravinfroor
equal in size, and to suit as a companion, to Chalon s'lloioci•
State portrait of the Queen. It represents his High ,
ness, attired in a Field Marshal's uniform, standing 00,.bift
the entrance-steps of 'Windsor Castle, the round tower;',i3oo
of which, together with another portion of the sanleb„A
edifice, forms the back-grounsi. To the right of thf,,,i,
Prince is a spirited portrait of the horse presented 'll
him by the King of Prussia, with his attendant of th(3.;.6,
11th Hussars. The attitude of the Prince is erect,s6/
and the rich military suit in which he is attired is,
enhanced by the brilliant tone of the colouring, whichcfr's
is throughout in good taste and keeping. The expres-°„,,J
sion of the eyes and countenance is as fully faithful il-.°0,30
of any likeness that has been produced, and the verii etr
similitude of the whole excellent. Mr. Moon we bt-olia
lieve is to have the sole privilege of exhibiting it, pre,
vious to its being remitted to the Palace of VersaillPsfoll

TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF SIB

CHRISTOPHER WREN.
The original plan of this " Tribute," now on view
at Mr. Moon's, designed by Mr. Cockerell, the sr'
chitect, and the engraving reduced from it, consists
of a plate, in which are grouped together, in one
view, all the architectural works of that great builder,
wherever distributed over the metropolis. The
Cathedral of St. Paul's occupies the centre of the
background, and the dimness of outline in which it is ;
intentionally drawn, aids its magnificence, as put in fi
comparison with the lower range of no less thin
sixty other public churches and structures, all the
handywork of this inimitable architect. The spectator.
who beholds so many fabrics compressed into a plate of
only 224 by 16 inches high, and observing the total
dissimilarity of construction which characterizes the
whole—yet that whole composed of so many various ,1"
parts and designs—is struck with a sense of the
mense versatility of the architect's powers, who could
originate and give definite form to so many strue'
tures of symmetry, massiness, and beauty. St. Flair!' 7
which according to the well-known inscription
that cathedral, has stood as the one tnagnificent
nument to the memory of Sir Christopher, appear;
by this plate to form but one out of many. An al)!er
or more noble tribute could not have been designed'

LONDON AS IT IS. Boys, London, 1842.
Such is the title of a work which contains a selec-
tion of twenty-six views of some of the most remarl'
able public buildings, places of fashionable res°r"
bridges, thoroughfares, Sze. in the modern Babyl°,ll.
The views are all lithograph, are tinted with SePro
and executed with great skill and spirit. 'e
each of them is attached about half a PagcC..l
of explanatory letter-press, both in French
English, so as to give the work a chance, d .try
circulation in France as well as in Ell&.-to
From *e handsome style in which it is got
say nothing of its dimensions, an Imperial folli..„og,L.
it must have cost the proprietor an immense 51170'i
but we venture to predict that it will repay the ctwrott,.
lay, for the subject is one of general interest, and tame,
views are all so accurate and life-like,
even to j,,
minutest points of locality, that those wile
familiar with them will recognise them !l_t„,-
I_,ll/1
glance, and those who are not, will ria&—e; °
rally be curious to see sketches of P1,3e,,e
of which they are constantly reading, and wiirehe
celebrity is diffused far and wide over Europe. ,t
" Mansion House, Cheapside," is one of the lice" er,
and most animated of the views. Nothing Can sum
pass the appearance of bustle and confusion that `the
•
scene presents. Omnibuses, some rattling along
full speed, and others drawn up by the curb-s,si,
waiting for passengers ; women hurrying btfor
across the street, or waiting timidly for a "":cio
moment to cross ; the pavements on either sin )7,
thronged with a motley crowd of old clothes-rae1.,,,1'
flying dustmen with their bulky calves—which G ectrugoA
Cruickshank has turned to such whimsical ften42 'l,9j
in his caricatures ; maid-servants, with children ,t
their arms, wooden-legged beggars, and cads Ivldal,sis
their forefingers professionally uplifted to catch ;V:,l
glance of the passing pedestrian ;in the foreground' the „if
heavy lumbering Mansion-house, aptly typifyiqf it ;
heavy intellects of those who successively inhabl" z S
and in the distance, a host of cabs, carts, carriage-,
drays, &c., all thundering along, as if they were
ing with each other for a wager ;—such are the P"L,..
cipal items in a sketch, whose characteristic Psltio
liarities are hit off with singular dexterity. of
" Tower and Mint" is a faithful and striking vie:cly
that gloomy fortress .which figures so consineu9l;fo
in the blood-stained pages of our history.
is an air of stern repose about it that °dol
lily impresses the imagination. 16London-10' ;
from Southwark-bridge" is a spirited river-sT;ht
and the numerous steam-boats, barges, and, slbto-
craft, gliding in every dirction over the smool-"A,05
face of the water, while a dense forest ofmasts bine,
hi the distance, will convey just the fitting
of the enormous wealth and trade of the metreric,
" London from Greenwich" is a cheerful', tP of
ture3que scene, and embraces all the chief pc!lr' j 3
this unrivalled panorama, whose perspecti
handled with uncommon skill. " Bucking-har3oro,
lace from St. James's Park," with its gdes,
of pedestrians, some sauntering by the waters ti;lo3.
and others resting on the benches—its still, des; iisett;
dotted with islets—and its rich show of varied i°l3 be
—presents as gay and attractive a picture as o°l'o.
desired, and would have delighted the courtly _or
teau, whose genius revelled in such scenes. That toed
veral other excellent engravings, but we have reant.'t to,
the most prominent, and have only to add elf
letter-press explanations are neatly and colr.•
penned by Mr. Charles Oilier. '
f Call'
CALIORAPHY.—A very exquisite specimen eof the.
graphy, or fine writing, being the Address ocor
City of London to the King of Prussia, on theivslo
sion of his standing sponsor to the Prince 1.1.0. 59'
—was open to private view on Saturday, at viitosi,
Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. 1-I,r• :afe3
who is well known as possessing a pen of i; `
finish and beautiful elaboration for specimens. istoice.:',
species of art, has certainly produced in this ln
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for the City authorities as choice sand elegant d roan
of pnmanship as the august occasion itself epecer'
fora commemoration. We rarely, or rather
have seen the command of pen more felicitou4A,
bited than in the delicate curves and flecti°lso:oo9.„.!,
letters, and the graceful tenuity of the urirplai
additions. To liken it to engraving or colr,
would be an ordinary cothmon-place, for
eb •
ilways believed, and in the present instuni can be
strengthens into proof, that the human hau,,u.fhoteve •
ar finer instrument towards the production ocesel '
s fair or perfect in art, than any mechanical cif
I'he address is surrounded by a splendidly il'ilc.so4e
border, formed of various heraldic devices, con-ka iP
the City arms, &c., executed by Mr. Dowse' rfejliei
whole surmounted by a rich gilt frame. oth,o
(Monday) her Majesty, Prince Albert, 31Iiesice:_,
distinguished persons have intimated their uyros,
see it at the palace, prior to its being Sent t°
b
CURIOUS ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON•OO t° th 6
day last a singular and beautiful phenomenon, k:ture yet,
mirage the name of
washloomig, and of the Mine
I'ool' IP tie
of the French, observed at the old c firtb}
ness. Fort George, ten miles distant on the 10°_:1Yarts 00.1
pearedwith fully thrice its u'ual elevation ; aid 4risc'',i3to
coast at a greater dittance, which are below our Qf
consequently invisible, were distinctly seen. the ortre;le •
engaged in the hemp factory (which now. nn'
spectacle, which was also seen by various other P
.he irrileats
Cromwell's ruined fort) turned out to witnesseotohoe7-!ep-cyrii
appearances, it is well kr.own, are caused by.ht gonicocor
and unusual refractions which the rays of the lig l'he):„,, et,
experience in a peculiar state of the atrnosphelle•cei ploe'i,ina •
most frequently in the warmer latitudes, on `the set." 17
near the sea shore. Many singular instances, that Ile set
are on record; and, in particular, it is relit"hoce ,tike
the coast of France was distinctly seen, raised thi9.rd bl'
from the beach of Hastings. In the present c?!.' occolne,pe.
ate of the atmosphere must have beenpartl; ~i,b,,t
the heat of the day, the temperature being. the " 1\1155
rienced here this season. —htverness Courier•
art of _ f,i-
HANOVER-SQUARE Rooms.—The collt ce bere
r:leptf,
Bruce Wyatt and Mrs. W. H. Seguin, took
andplac haeel
P 1
day. Thalberg exhibited in two grand pieces,
ro,i01)
applauded. Miss Wyatt sail sweetly c_ tea.lyePEW. fA
on " The Mt mory of the Past, ' and was al,f, $7:
in the duet, " Per piaccre " with Mr. A., an•rrat roc*.
Seguin sang Mozart's "'Dove sono " ",_nerncerte;`!,,,,
f. cling, and a?so joined in sem 51 of lb.': gr.
,tiegee„r!..
Loder, Miss Dolby, 111 r. tioi,w, oan fAt",..,,:t
and Parish Alvars g,ave great satisfaction t
full and fashionable. •

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