The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-07 00:00:00

ADELAIDE GALLERY•

DISSOLVING VIEWS.—Last evening the members of
the Press were invited to witness Mr. E. M. Clarke's ex-
hibition of Dissolving Views, in which he considers the
application of his new principles only now completed.
We had already spoken of them in The Sun, with what
we considered well-merited commendation, to which we
have only to odd, that since our former visit, Mr. Clarke
has made very great improvements, and has brought his
adaptation of the Camera Lucida to the highest degree
of perfection. The scenes last night exhibited were fif-
teen finely painted pictures by Acres, Ackerman, and
Simpson, the exhibition of each being accompanied by
characteristic music, selected and arranged by Mr. Louis
Emanuel. The were selected from the richest
scenery of Ireland; Nitzerland, and Italy, and three views
of the Tower of London, by day, by moonlight,
and on fire were greatly admired. The burning of the
arsenal, the gradual spreading and varied intensity of the
flames, together with the successive explosions which
marked the several stages of the conflagration were
managed with surprising dexterity and effect. The dis-
solving views were preceded by a very droll phantasma-
gorio of " diablerie," accompanied by appropriate music
of great character andexpression, a la Freischutz, though
altogether original, being entirely composed and
arranged by Mr. Emanuel. It has at every exhibition
elicited universal applause.
In the course of the evening, Mr. Swift delivered an
instructive lecture on combustion. The little harpist re-
peated her wonderful performance on her native--we
might say, her natural instrument ; and Miss Lyons
sang delightfully several Italian and other melodies, to
the loudly expressed delight of the company, which, we
are glad to perceive, continues nightly to be very
numerous.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S
STATUE, by SIR F. CHANTREY.

Yesterday the Committee appointed to superintend
the preparation of the erection of an equestrian statue
to his Grace the Duke of Wellington, in the city of
London, assembled at the Mansion-house. Sir Peter
Laurie in the chair, There were present Mr. Master-
man, M.P., Mr. F. B. Simpson, Mr. Francis, Mr.
Rainbow (the Honorary Secretary to the Committee),
Mr. Child, Mr. Jordan, Alderman Lucas, Alderman
Humphery, Mr. Edgington, Mr. Burbage, Mr. Bridges,
and Mr. Jones and Mr. Turner, executors of the late
Sir Francis Chantrey.
The Sub-Committee appointed by the Committee to
communicate with the executors of Sir Francis Cbantrey
presented the following report to the meeting :
" The Sub-Committee appointed to confer with the
executors of the late Sir Francis Chantrey, and also to
inspect the state of the work, and to inform themselves
as to the progress made towards the completion of the
equestrian statue to be erected in the city of London, in
honour of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, beg to
report that on Thursday last, Dec. 30, they visited the
atelier of the late distinguished sculptor, there being
present on the occasion Mr. Masterman, the Treasurer,
&c. &c. On entering the studio they were shown a
bust of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, cast in
plaster, of the size of the head, intended to be com-
pleted in bronze, which bust the Committee were in-
formed had received the finishing touch of Sir Francis
Chantrey but a few days before his lamented decease.
Opposite to this was placed what was understood to be
the quarter-sized model of the complete statue--the
horse being in plaster, and the figure of the Duke still
in clay.
" At the end of the room was a model of the horse of
the full size, and, as the Committee wereanstructed, in
a state to receive the plaster which would form the
mould in which the metal would be eventually cast.
" The Committee further requested that the execu-
tors would also comply with the wish expressed
by the last Committee, that they should report in
writing to the Committee the exact state in which
the work had been left by Sir Francis Chantrey. The
Sub-Committee beg, in conclusion, to state that a letter
has beeri sent, on behalf of the executors, signed by
Mr. Weekes and Mr. Cunningham, to be presented to
the Committee at their present meeting."
The Report was unanimously agreed to, and the
letter of Mr. Weekes and Mr. Cunningham, two very
clever men, who had been for many years employed by
Sir Francis Cbantrey, and had wrought at his most
celebrated works, was read, and ordered to be entered
on the minutes.

Tile following resolution was, after some conversa-
tion amongst the members of the Committee, unani-
mously agreed to :
" Resolved, that it is the opinion of this Committee,
that from the Report of Sir Francis Chantry's execu-
tors, and the Sula. Committee appointed to inspect, the
progress of the work is such as to lead to the convic-
tion that the executors are fully enabled, with the
assistance of Messrs. Cunningham and Weekes, to
complete the statute of the Duke of Wellington ;
and that they be therefore empowered to pro-
ceed with the work, such endorsement being added to
the original contract as the legal advisers of the trustees
shall consider necessary to ensure the performance of
its obligations."—The Committee then adjourned.
It has been determined to place the statue in the
space before the West-end of the Royal Exchange,
now occupied by the clump of buildings which have
been ordered to be taken down, and which are called
Bank-buildings.