The Sun.
London, England, 1811-12-18 00:00:00

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Th'§- excellent ttational -s'clreol for the. prOmrdion
and encouragemdm the 'Art§ haring dosed for
the EiClOll, being again opened-for
its second °hied, exhibition' of: the works of Bri,i
fish Artists, we ha,e been perinitted, to view the
pri,gt:ss made by the students admitted, and the.
resuit or observations we base great pleasut e 'in
comototticdting to the public.
'The original paintings sent for the benefit of the
Institution by these patrons of the. Vine. Arts, toe,
Earl of Lousdale, the Right Hen, C. Lon, Sir T.
,Baritte, Mr. T. Hope, and the Rev. Mr.. Carr, con-
sisted of a Holy Family, by Titi in, and another, by
S. Del Piambo, a.Landscape and Figures by Rubens,
Horses, by Vandyke, Judas betray in; Christ, by
Guercinn, the Girl and the Robiet, oy Sirjeshier Rey-
nold 4, Villitee,Fete, by Tenio-s, St. John, by Par-
niegiano, a Landscape, by Poussin, and another with
Cattle, by Gainshorough. . To these we, have to add'
the Vocation of St. Charles Boromeo, by' Paul 'Ve-
ronese, 'purchased at a liberal price by the Directors,'
and hung trp in their rooms for the study of these•
emulous of the higher principles of the art. With
so many fine roodek in their power, it •naturu.lly fol-
lowed that a great number of students should,setze
the opportunity of improving their talents, and our-
Jet9ing their
.tas-te. We accordingly find,, that
during the- whole season the Gallery bas beets
crowded- with aspiring artists, copying, t,eparating,
Combining, and even emulating, the beau iesof these
great inasters- About one. hunched and filly stab-
ptAs aria Ice fruits of their labours, and the content-
plattoti of the excellence to which ..many of,•these
have arrived mire ded es the MO( sincere present de-
light, while ()pelting at the same 'time a gratifying
prospect of tut e stroeriority in Many of our young
ana risingartivs. LVe weir particularly struck by
fine copies of the Paul V zi.ronese, the Rubens, the
jeniers, and several 'beautiful landscapes from parts
.ofthe Poteisin and Titian, and one from the Rubens,
tt.ith horses, from Vandyke. These evinced a very
high "degree. of ability, mud proved that the students
knew well how to avail tleenselyeg bl the *wages
presented i r their eyes and understandings. These
advantages consist a all tho:e well known and We-
knowledged facilities which the consideration of the
ancients atiOrns. As the Venus of Apelles derived
its supreme felicity from the congregation of the
charms of a thousand lovely women, so the artist
possessed ()Haste and judgment, from the contern-
ot . works of merits learns to transfer to'otie
splendid canvas the graces of Guido, the native and
mellow tints of Titian, the elegant simple:Hy ot Ra-
phael,and the glowing colours of Rubens; in fine, he
acquires perfection in his profession. It was there-
fore with no common degree of grarificatiun We re-
marked in- the corn posit ions we have jost, mew ioncd
,that our yout h ltd. candidates for fame had di•playrd a
great t:apability in seleetiug •pal Ocular heant res front
the origins! works, and by confine% them to one
canvass .created 'as it were a new subject ; in an-
other instance forrning a 'painting from a
.conibina-,
lion of Tivts froM several of their models. in other
places. Making complete and truly admirable copies
Of whole pitiures, or of single .heads, or trees, and
in general appearing to catch -tlie seirit•of their etle•
-
bratolpreenrsors, 'and to .•transfer their . meri!s
ilritisri pallets. lo many of the modern: works we
. observed with-what tenacity the beauties of the on-'
ginals were preserved, and in others how:the idea of
excellence was cieght from a minute part, and ele-
vated' and. extended into-a prominent and pleasing
whole. • No painting has been more 'prolific in these
point's. thin the. Vocation of St. Charles, which, as
a.Perchese, does honour to the taste and Ithaality of
the Dire6tors, and.has.furnished atp infinity of sub,-
jells to the students in which not only. the graces of
composition, but the charms ot-colouring and magic
influence ol• peispective are eminently •conepicuous.
' Upon the whole, we have again to gratulate our
-country, and the 'friends to the Aris.in :particular,
on the rapid strides to more enlarged usefulness
which this institution is making, and cm theevident
etfel it has already bad upon the progress, of the
• Arts.

The private view of these admirable spec:mens
of owe selection, and skill in. execution, Closed
un Saturti:iylast, 'and ',hough some of the copies (hi.
played a greater degree of merit than others, taEt
might, of course bL expected, yot they all' demOn.
strated 'consikleitablo improvement since last sea=
son, and inany.of them indeed were so excellent ,as
to show talents in the imitators, correspondent with
the powers. of the original masters, whose works
have thin called forth an emulative .zeal andhortour-
able competition. , .

Within, the shOrt space of,a.year more &iterations
have nappened in the .Spotish law courts than ever
'perhaps occurred before; in the.. ordinary course of
promotion during the same period, namely, one
Lord President, one Lords Justice Clerk, three
Lords of Session,, one L.trd Commissiotterof
ciary (beside& that she Lord Justice Ceti: lsas been
proinoted), one Solicitor.Getteral, thres
vocates depute, One principal Cleric of Session,
one Judge of the High Court of Adrtsirally, seven
Sheriffdepuies, 'two
:Comsnissaries of Edinburgh,
one ',Depute Judge Advocates, t uco COrtinli6Saritt
in the country; and several subordinate appointments.
Batair.ia, now in our posseisitu,. was the capital
of the 1)(nel) oriental possessions,. and the residence
,of the Governor-General. In tile year 16'9, 4 Was
a iner: illage,,.•in a flat ,and marshy country, de,
tented only by patisadoes of bamboo cane,;. The
1):It( :I built • a new town, cut canals, and made
'drains to carry or the. water. The, town has gra-
dually increased to. a 'great ex..tetit, :titc. its popish.
Lion has been estinvited at: 60,000 souls, of whom
nearly ~,!0,000 art EurOpeans, or of Europeande-
s'ectrt. 'rho town is not remarkable lot its elegance.
It has a caqle which commands the landina-place,'
' 'the` harbour is b6thipiti.‘iona and sature, ca-
Ayanft,, of holding a thousand -vesseis safe from the
e, violenc of the qua. It is proteded by a number of
small islands, souse of Allem fortified. The ap-
proacliri• to the fown are also defended iar,,,ria;l
`l.rts- and redoubts. .The air,frorn the marsh es altd
l'stagoatit waters, is almost prcverhially unhealthy ;
the country fur many miles toold ta,entirety level.
Forsvegetrition, the soil is. most excellent_: nee and
Indian corn, are abundant; and the sugar-cant is
cultivated with Rule trouble, and is esteemed supe-
rior to. that of tile West Indies', '