Star.
London, England, 1802-05-05 00:00:00

110TAL ACADEMY.

t 28. The reception of ti. Hofiage Prince: of lffAl'w.:'
Ir/ore &ring rpatam, Z:f c.-1-1. W. Da v s.— This pic-
ture firli (hikes the eye of the obferver on entering
the large room at the Royal Academy. It con-
tain; a great number of pot traits, the likenelfes of
which arz all ftid to be extremely faithful. its a
comrofition, its principal merit conlifts in the Judi
dons grouping of the figures, over which the maffes
of light are ditperfed with a mallerly hand. The
manner of this :milt is femething like that of Zof
rani, but not fo firm, and his colouring has rather
a milly hue.
133. ch-.:.n.—r). \VEST, R. A.—This clallic
ftory is will told, and the compolition of the pic-
ture is in a good (Lyle; the outline cf the figures is
however extremely hard, and the colouring in ge•
neral chalky and cold.
12). The Angels appearing to the Shepheriir.S.
WOODi-ORD, A.—Mr. Woodford is an artill of con-
fiderahle promifc. The viftonary appearance pf
the celellial vifitants in this pieture is managed with
great delicacy of pencil, and produces a very bril-
liant effea. The coletning of the whole is well
harmonized.

152. A Lady pitnj .17. e NOITHCOTI.
R. A.—This is rat ler a thewy pifture, but, upon
examination, it appears to peirefs many defeas
whiel: the painter was well able to have removed.
The lights are glaring and too diffufive, and the
colours introduced are, in many parts, not well
cuntraitcd. The mule on which the lady rides is
well charafterized, hut the apparent motion given
to it is rather too rapid for the fituation.
Rf7.,:t5 watching by the bathe, of Saul': lone.—
j. Ora, R. A.—Mr. Opic, though a great artifl,
ledom difplays much fublimity of dctign: his pic-
tures are generally more true to fimple nature than
poetical; but the figure before us is very grandly
conceived, and the tffeEt produced by die diftribu-
6i:a of light and Nide is alfo very bold. It is his
Lea produftion of the year.
! 53. The Tenth Plague of Env.—j. M. W.
TeRNE a, R. A.—This Gentleman continues to rife
in his profetfion: the defign and compofition of this
pilurc are of the higher order of the art, but we
Rill think his colouring might be greatly improved.
147. The illinfirc!.—R. Ws3TALL, R. A.--The
poetical char:lBer of Dr. Beattie's Child of Genius
is here well conceived, and there is great breath
and bcautv in the colouring oldie piCturt throughout.
18 . .elll.:,orical—The Author.—J. F.
RtcA,:n, R. A.—Tbcrc is too much of caricature
mixed in this defign for an allegory.—The fym.
path y intsud‘d to be cxcitcd by th, fubjeCt is weak.
tined by the ludicrous objefts introduced There
is alto too much coniuflon in the diftribution of
thnfc csbjeCts.
134. Portrvit of the Hon. T. Er/lire.—T. LAW.
11FNCE, It. A. —Unquctlion:dsly the beft fingle
f:i•td in ti-.: Exhibition .—The hicenefs is perfed,
a..d the colou:i113 of tile Ado animation itfclf.

A ;nn:'erfatinn ei.:..,tne length took place yeller-
tlay,in the Honfe of I.r.rds as preliminary to the dif-
tuition of the Definitive Treaty. Lord CRErVILLE
fp.ke at great length, and veil% confider-Mi.! nn
prellion: obi:rya:ions were principally founded
on the publication in a French Newfpaper, of the
advantages France will gain by that Treaty. The
fpezelt Was very 11—" tr to that of Mr. WIND-
HAM, in the Houfe of Commons; but the point '
in debate turned wholly on the precife day on
v.hich it fhould be dilculied. Lord GRENVILLE
mentioned Friday fe'nnight I and Lord PELHAM
moved next Wednelday,loy, way of amendment.
Our Readers would fee in the important Mani.
Pito from the Afereure de France, in our Paper of
yeflerday, the obfervation that " the French and
their Allies will not fall into the fnare of a new
Treat v of Commerce, and they may one day have
•ir;r AO of Navigation." It is extremely proba-
bL, therefore, that the Frcneh Government will
adt pt the moll vigorous meat-tires to fecure their
whole Foreign and Colonial Trade to their own
Ihipping. This circumtlance Bill further demon-
fh ates the impolicy of the propofed tax on tonnage.
If the French carry their intention into effefl,
they cannot with any confiftency adhere to the
principles of the Northern Confederacy, about
which they have lately vapoured lo much. Every
thing proves, we think, very clearly, however,
that have been completely over-reached
in the negotiation of the treaty of Amiens. The
French, indeed, fomewhat too indecently exult in
their triumph.
A private letter horn a Friend at Paris, men-
tions, that Bute the palling of the Concordat, re-
ligion is become quite the rage in France ; and fa-
lhionable parties are now as regularly made to the
church of n etre Dame as to the Theatre ; while
wooden images arid crucifixes are fold in every
corner of the Ilrel(s. There was to be another
grand proceffion sin Sunday lalt to A'are Dame,
t.n account of the4e.eflablithment of the Catholic.
religion ; and theitaithful have been publicly ex-
hre ted to render 4cmfelves prepared for the occa-
fon, by intermediate prayer and confellion. The
colours are alto tivreccive a benedielon. The Ftßsr
CONSUL has declared his intention of relloring to
the Metropolitan Church, all the paintings and
decorations which formerly belonged to it.
The Royal Marine Cloathing which WRi faced
v. i• ii white, is now ordered to be changed to blue ;
raft tire rdteration is not to take place till his Ma-
y's Birth-day.
We underaand the llalipay of the Naval Of-
fiats is to be augmented as follows :—A Senior
Poll Captain to receive t 25.; a Junior, res.; Com-
mander, Es.; and a Lieutenant gs. a day.
It has been very erroncoufly fuppofed, that Paff-
ports are no longer necefrary for Foreigners to
enter into this country, as the Alien Alf :s ail' in
force, and no alteration in this refped has taken
place.

REPARTEE.—TIIC fon of a Scots Marquis, who
Lac ken mulch fervice on the Continent, was lately
accoited by a friend in roma. area, who facetionfly
tkircd "that as hollilities were over, his whyk;rs
right be pat upon a peace fildrilment." To that
havc r.o ohjeft;on," was the anfwer, " but I de.
that at tic fin:c time your tongue may be put
c.,11 the Ly! .'