The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-09 00:00:00

GRAND JUNCTION CANAL.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the next
, GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of
PROPRIETORS of the GRAND JUNCTION CANAL,
Will he 'held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the
Strand, London, on TUESDAY, the 2d day of June next,
at Eleven' o'clock in the forenoon, and that the Chair will
be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely.
R. C. SALE, Clerk to the Company.
Canal Office Surrey-street, Strand, May, 1829.

FOR THE STACK-YARD, GARDEN, AND
COLONIAL SETTLEMENT.
WATER-PROOF RICK CLOTHS
completely fitted up, Netting and Bunting for
Fruit Trees, Marquees and Tents of various sorts, Im-
pther roved Dressed Cloths, Tilt., Sacks, Ropes, &e. with
o Articles of similar utility.
The Foreign Settler, as well as the Resident Agricul-
turist, may be supplied with the above desirable Articles on
moderate terms, by Benjamin Edgington, 5, Tooley-street.
Address " Benjamin Edgington."

• THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF THE
HIGHLY-ESTEENIED WORKS OF BENJAMIN
WEST, EsQ., THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE
ROYAL ACADEMY; TOGETHER WITH :THE
SPLENDID EXHIBITION ROOMS, ERECTED
BY MR. NASH, AT AN EXPENCE EXCEEDING
4,000 POUNDS, and the RESIDENCE of the VENE-
RABLE DECEASED, IN NEWMAN-STREET.
MR. GEORGE ROBINS has the grati-
fication to announce to the Public, and more
especially those who encourage the FINE ARTS, that it
has been his good fortune to be honoured by the Executors
of the revered and highly-gifted Artist,
t. BENJAMIN WEST,
LATE PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY,
,To offer for 'unreserved competition, on FRIDAY, SA-
ttk TyRDAY, and MONDAY, the 22d, 23d, and 25th days
of May, at Twelve o'Clock,
THE UNEQUALLED COLLECTION OF
HISTORICAL PICTURES,
Including 170 of the SUBLIME EFFORTS of his vast and

comprehensive mind.

The great renown acquired by this distinguished orna-
Ment of his Art, will necessarily circumscribe the necessity
of going into a very long detail : this is fortunate, inas-
much as the appalling difficulty of doing strict justice
Would weaken the humble effort, and thus render more im-
Perfect a sketch, that pretends not to give more than a very
faint outline of the brilliant picture, to which a much more
jtalented man would feel himself incompetent to do adequate
ustice. In viewing this
• SyPLENDID EXHIBITION or THE FOUNDER Awn
•,,,'ATHER or BRITISH HISTORICAL PAINTING,
The nation at large will lament that in times like these,
When the march of intellect and improvement has made
such rapid strides, so great a treasure as
MR. WEST'S GALLERY
Should be left to the hazard and uncertainty of the ham-
mer; it teas surely not appreciating too highly the English
taste and liberality to contemplate
THE BRITISH INSTITUTION AND
T, 0' i 4 NATIONAL GALLERY
7iconf lt the depository of this entire Collection, and thus
*lln!strl:,,„r 'nsterity a proud record of what could be accon-
?When , I. Englishman, and in that peculiar art which
had se, irneg remained in its infancy. It was by the
s
tenernt,,Amievotion of his pencil to the noblest aim of. his
Prefe,,,;(4, , that first brought British Painting into direct
easnciati'l with the Throne, and raised it into an object of
's.aaticinid irosportance in the mind of his Sovereign. It will
Alitic7,,.. • ttake of the work of supererogation to state, that
butAl the year 1766, Historical Painting was in no wise
encouraged in England, and the immortal West encoun•
tired the trial in fear and trembling : how well he sue-
' eteded future generations will acknowledge,—and the pre-
!lent will, it is believed, add their concurring testimony.—
or this proud testimonial of having raised the character
of Englesn Historical Art, the public are mainly indebted
kind and fostering encouragement of his
b.. LATE MAJESTY, GEORGE THE THIRD,
who, in the singleness of his mind, and unbounded libe-
telitYs commanded the late President to paint Twesrrv-
Two PlcTuairs, to adorn
oi, THE ROYAL CHAPEL IN' WINDSOR.
r present Monarch was raciously pined to restore to
Mr.
Weat,-,4 ferailY the prgecious gems; they include the
,oursot s•ostroarriosi,
The SES RECEIVING THE LAWS.
Th universal
Deluge, and the Crucifixion of Our Saviour.
It woulderaring "ea are all appropriate for Altar Pieces.
ni.execed the limit of an advertisement to men-
tion separately all the Pictures . • a very few will demon-
strate the treat which is in store for those who have not
been so fortunate as to see them.
CHRIST REJECTED BY THE JEWS,
(And for Which 10,0001. was refused) was exhibited in
P&H-Inan, and 240,000 persons were gratified by a sightof it.
DEATH ON THE PALE HORSE,
PRepresenting the opening of the brst five Seale : the effect
roposed to be excited by this Picture is the terribly sub-
e, and its various modifications, until lost in the oppo•
site extremes of pity and horror,—a sentiment which
Painting had not, until then, attempted successfully to
awaken. This is indeed a chef d'oeuvre ; and the same
panegyric might be safely pronounced on the remaining
150 Pictures. The apace 'blotted for this purpose is,
however, insufficient, and this imperfect description will
end by intreating especial attention to the following :
Expulsion of Adam and Eve The Overthrow of the Old
The Deluge
Beast and False Prophet
Abraham and Isaac Telemachus and Mentor on
The Resurrection Peter and John the Island
Cicero discovering the Tomb
'NI Three Marys of Archimedes
The Erasen Serpent Death of Wolfe
t?::u1 Prophesying Mark Anthony showing the
• Paul shaking the Viper
Yiet beelin Robe and Will of Ccesar.
I'e
the Infirm
Th has Mr.
be Mr. West left for the admiration of the pre-
'tat Md succeeding generations,
Prom Alk SUBLIME SERIES OF PICTURES,
rind, 'acted and Profane History, Poetry, and orl•
his 'al% including the greater portion of the labour of
and meritorious life, as
THEONLY LEGACY FOR HIS CHILDREN.
tu 4 Aluerica, the exhibition of one of Mr. West's Pic-
herla',....`•The Healing of the Infirm in the Temple,—(which
ProdZted to the Hospital of Philadelphia gratuitously).
twe-,—"i 4 sum sufficient to perpetuate the maintenance of
a, n„-/-6,e Pensioners, besides 1,800 guineas to build
to to receive it. To conclude, Sir Thomas Law-
she'lat the distribution of Prizes to the Students of
sidee'n, 7,a1 Academy, eulogized the late venerable Pre-
en, i thus'--" "--" His works were not only superior to
ini 4'riter productions of English art, but far surpass-
queihdtanteMporary merit nn the Continent—were un-
r 1...._,' - ile ' any period below the School of the Co-
g:ru., -"nil he gained celebrity at the close of his life, far
t(al,e than he bad ever before enjoyed, and he became
r- ptderaet!o forgetfulness of deceased greatness) the one po-
painter of his country.
0b I)"eriptive Catalogues,at /ts 6d. each, will be ready
Will he - e niontb antecedent to the Sale,: when the Exhibition
Prin.; °Pened ; the Catalogues may then be had in the
deellalCitiss in America, at Berlin, Vienna, Amster-
!
Si 22 Paris in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Ox-
-4° ah •1 p• fSmith, Esq., Solicitor, ttarlitsr. Lin 114 g-' ° * Robins's Offices,
I 4Antlen. - ; and at Mr. George

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fillfliv.°,''lY require a trial to he approved ; the Paste fo
Satin_ lenea, Toast, Biscuit, &c., and the Essence as a
tosil,flsi?,r kinds of Boiled and Fried Fish.
llAtp,'‘ ESSENCE OF COFFEE AND COCOA
litY, from which Coffee and Cocoa of a superior qua-
HA.4I Perfectly clear, is instantly made.
Der% 13' FARINACEOUS FOOD, for Infants and
and ilon4tZith impaired Digestion, far preferable to Tops
of a species of Food ill adapted to the stomachs
s A kiny,forit k PREPARED GROATS and BARLEY,
The: Gruel and Barley Water in a few minutes.
top eveott them erior
preparations are packed in tin-foil in order
t, from damp.
BURG'BB's ANCHOVY PASTE and ESSENCE.
is Onie articles have been so long in general use, that it
rout i"..e'i.ecessary to caution the Public against the nume-
801,ermr imitations offered for sale.
and-bY the principal Italian Warehousemen in London,
-nufists in the Country.