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London, England, 1801-04-30 00:00:00

RorAi. AtAbimr.

St. eta/M..6'4 VV4l4.—.Not an unfuceefsful
imitafloti of the lea Mer of bforland, but the Rik .
of penciling is far inferior to that Of the mailer
whom Mr. W. feems to have ftudied with tome
advantage.
ozi4. Mt. wed Mrs. IA YsZtYlou, as Ilmetlet aai
.4a:—R. K. PORTER.—A better likenefs of the
dy than of the Gentleman. The fpirit of the
paffage of Shakefpear from which this pidurc is
painted is not very corredly conceived, but this
perhaps may be more the fault of the performers
than of the artitl.--Hantlet's naked knee is made
triappear as though he had fallen down and knock.
ed all the &in off? an idea not extremely poetical.
79. Portrait of the Dale of rod. Sir W. BEECHEY.
—This is neither a good likcncfs of the face nor
perfon of his Royal Highnefs : the former rather
gives the idea of an officer ftepped out for an air-
ing from a debauch in a holiday camp, than of a
warrior whofe brow is laden with the cares of an
actual campaign, what the fcenery of the pilure
would feem to intimate.—The mechanical execu-
tion of the whole is however good.
80. Vetch for a painted suintLeta.—B. WEST, R. A.
—Confidered as a compofitioft, the Prefident never
produced a finer pidure than this ; all its parts arc
admirably balanced, and in different degrees fubor.
dinate to the principal defign, which is that of the
miraculous converfion of St. Paul ; the forms in-
troduced are, however, all familiar to us, as are
the faces of the principal figures.—The colouring,
like the general defign, is well harmonized.
83. Poetry.—G. EcxsTEIN.—A fanciful allego•
ry, poffeffing much of the whim of Hogarth, but
the drawing is not extremely correil, and the co-
louring is not clean.
86. Portrait of Mr.
_7. Kembk.—M. A. SHEr,
R. A.—A very good likenefs of this popular ador,
of which, however, confidering the multiplicity of
piCtures before the public, it is almoft impoffible
for a painter of any talent to fail.—Mr. K. is nos
here reprefented in any charader.
106. di La,/rfrape:, St. John preaching.—E. GAR.
v Ey, R. A.— his is no more than a (ketch, but it
is a very good one.—The defign is, however, all
that recommends it. Mr. G. feems to have be-
flowed no confideration whatever upon the co-
louring.
114. The Call of Samuel.—Mrs. Cosway.—There
is lefs affeEtation in this than in many of Mrs. C.'s
former produCtions, but there is alfo a want of de-
ration in the charader of the juvenile prophet; it
is however a well drawn figure, and the light and
fhade are fo managed as to produce a rather bril-
liant effect.
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The Portraits in this Exhibition are exceedingly
numerous, and In many inflances of great merit;
but it is impoflible not to difapprove that facility
by which fo many of theft have been, on this oc.
cation, received into the Exhibition Rooms. We
obferve, with concern, that molt of theft portraits
reprefent the perfons whole features they copy,
with no particular exprcffion in the countenance but that of
a perfortitting for bit paw?. Now, there is perhaps
I no fituation in which any one can look more foolilh.
It is unqueftionably injudicious in a very high de.
tree, in our portrait painters, to draw thofe who
it to them, either in this foolifh attitude, or in any
of thofe romantic and affeEted lituations which
people will fometimes eagerly chufe to thew them.
felves in. _ _

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The Miniatures are numerous, and in not a few
inltances excellent.

The Brisham Corps of Volunteers, for not doing
their duty in oppofing the rioters about prow icons,
are to be difbanded.

On Wednefday evening the sad init. the [table
of Mr. MUAII AY, of New,Ladykirk, in Berwick-
(hire, was difcovered to be on fire, but not until it
had got to fo great a height as to render all at•
tempts to extinguifh it, and to lave the horfes, in-
effedual. The horfes were all, to the number of
fourteen, burnt to death.
On the morning of Friday the zyth inft. a Rack
of wheat, value asol. the property of Mr. Esau sit
of Dean Park, in the county of Salop, was dif:
covered to be in flames, and there is reafon to be-
lieve the fame was wilfully and malicioufly fet on
fire.

Late in the night of the ryth inf. the dwelling-
houfe of Gsoaea BLitt s, Baker, in the town of Ply-
mouth-Dock, was wilfully and malicioullyfet on fire.
Yefterday morning a fire fuddinly broke out in
the (tables or barns of Mr. DOCK say, a farmer of
Ultiag in Elia, which very foon confumed the
fame ; the principal inhabitants of Malden fent
down their parilh fire engines immediately on hear-
ing of the accident t and it is hoped that they ar-
rived in time to fave the houfe and corn-flacks.

The apartments of Mrs. Follett, of Covent-Gap.
den Theatre, were robbed on Friday evening,
about ten o'clock, of her watch, with a white eor-
nelian feal, by a man whofe appearance was that
of a Gentleman. He pretended urgent bufinefs,
and requefted to write a letter that mutt have a
dire& anfwer, which he would wait for while the
letter was conveyed to the Theatre.—The fervant.
knowing her miftrefs had fome law bufinefs to fet-
tle, did not (envie to admit him, and, though
not abfcnt two minutes, the man had abfconded
with the watch. The fame perfon called a fort-
night before, but hearing Mrs. Follett was foon
expeßed home, Laid he would call again.
On Tuefday fennight, a man named Donovan,
was apprehended at Leith by two officers belong-
ing to Bow-ftreet, juft as he had landed from on
board a vac' from Hamburgh. He was that
evening examined by the Sheriff of Edinburgh,
and fent off for London next morning.
Foactar.—Yefterday Mk& Slower was brought
before Ws cuall KIIIMAIRN Efq. at the Public Of-
fice, Bow-ftreet,charged by Thomas Boote,grocer.
of Piccadilly, with uttering a Bill of Exchange for
401. purporting to be drawn by John Bond, Efq. of
Change-alley, Cornhill, which proved to be a for-
gery. The prifoner, dreffed in a naval uniform,
had paid this Bil! to the profeentor for goods to
the amount of 181. The prifoner not being able
to give a fatisfattory account how he became pof-
,feffed of the note, was committed for further ex-
' alination.

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Sailed this morning the Pollee* and Kswo alto°,
having different detachments of troops on board
for Gibraltar, Minorca, and General Sir RALPH
ABERCROMBIE'S Army in Egypt. The tranfports
with the troops dellined for Egypt *ere Precluded
from receiving any women on board among!!
tipfe Slips is the SSA NYMPHI Capt. CHU RC 11.—.•
Sailed the BEAVER and Rsmssrs on a crnize.