New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-18

the bell Of the Cathedral strikes nine sending iis
loud and solemn peal over the city thousand four
hundred and y.liYe torches suddenly Kim
died beside the lanterns Ihcchange l. instantaneous
and alnOs; terrific. The air seems % waver 20 ana
irO in the sudden ighi-shapc AID form are lostior
moment. and the vision which just charmed your
senses is melting and flowing together The nexi
moment old - Peters again draws it, burning
outline against the black SKY, and stands Ike
mountain Of torches ia the deep night win hefy
cross burning al the top How the glorious -lruc
tGre burns sci unc0asumed The flames wrap n
in their fierce embrace. and yet not single detail i
lost IN tine confalraton. There j. the noble lacl4t
in all IL harmony. and yet on ire. There are The
immense cOlOnnades wavering in the light, changed
only in that they are now each red marble shalt
The statues stand unframed and al fiery figures
The dome is a vast iirc-bal in the darkness yet H.
distinct outline remains clear AZ the first The
whole mighty edii.cc there but buili all O, fame
columns fricze. cOrnicc. windows towers. dome,
crOss--a temple Of ire perfect m every part fash
ing, ssaying. burning IN md heavens. The = nses
grow bcwiIscred IN gazing on Us intense brilliancy
and the Judgment pronounce i an optical Illusion
unreal ianiasiical We; the next moment j. stands
corrected-that IS s. Peters flaming unwa-icd IT,
the murky heavens. Hour after hour il blazes on.
and the last torch j. yet uncXtlneuishcd when the
grey twilight OF morning opens IN the east
The SHIELD OF AcmLLrs-Thc English papers
furnish ms now and then with some fine suggestive
ideas and "reminiscences OF works OF Classical Ar.
the transfer of which the columns Of the American
press may possibly reach the effect of directing the
ambition of our artists to that fine ground of compe
tion which it j. at least one Of the obieci~-the
laudabic objects OF such remnisccnces-toopc open 70
British artstica talent but which is, a, the same
time equally righiful Of entry to American rivalry.
The following observations from the Times Of the
l7th inst seem to US opporunc. The subject
Of the Fine Arts is no longer one Of questionable
facility of favor, but Of cleyating endcavor and III
submitting them we ask earnest attention TO the
spirit of Nqt,0aolHypervading lhem-a point never
lost sight Of in the English school Of Art.
FLAxuAM's SHIELD or AcIIuLEs.--The enduring &C.
cbrty Of this truly great work. and the high honor j
has conferred pOn this country by vndicaing m" ma
iioua claim OF British scuptors 10 high rank among
those prc-emincnt for taste judgment and execution
have suggested the prOprcty OF making series Of en-
cravings from what Sir Thomas Lawrence IN M cuo-
gum on flaxman at the Royal Academy, described A.
"a divine work. uucQualed m combination OF beauty
variety and grandeur which the genius Of Michael An
cello could not have surpassed We have been favored
with an inspection Of these engrayinrs 10y Mr. freeOufn
who has been long emulOvei upon them and feel ihn
scarce adequately express our epprecihlo ol h
efforts and success. The compartments arc seven n
number, OF when SIX forming tlt s'fcs %
rOuuincs-.he cWbodiments OF Homer mlen'y shfn
ows the Marriage the Judgment, the Bate the Reap
ne and Pioughng. the Vintage, and the Atack on M
Flock hy Iions--are already completed the seventh
Apollo IN the CIR. forming he ccniTepece. j. AZ present
n progress. The exquisite finish Of these engraving
he chasteness of the execution and the bOdnes of
lief 70 perfect That the ssnt requires the aid Of grOssel
sense 70 convince the mind that the surface l. moi en-
9o-scd place them nearer the level Of their great orgna
han can well be conceived The whole 20 arranged
hat they capable OF being combined in ormiI
the eye counterpart of the original the siz
being precisely the same.