"Songs, and quavers, roaring, humming, ARTS AND SCIENCES. description. If I cannot meet with unmixed ex-| bargain, the victim's jewels. Kust, in a twink- Fido and Bianco, the two learned dogs now cellence, give me something so ineffably ridiculing, whistles his band together, and commences being exhibited in Paris, have been honoured lous, that the bêtise is apparent on the surface. a pursuit, but in vain; because, it seems, that with a mark of distinction which Messrs. BourI hate your mediums, through whose tame, spi- in Bohemia Providence always protects inno-mont, Victor Hugo, Dumas, and other personritless dulness the mind is obliged to dive in cence-except in a few occasional instances not ages of note, share in common with the illusorder to get at the absurdity, which, in the worth mentioning. And, after all this, the old trious quadrupeds. An ingenious artist has case under consideration, is the cream of the gentleman, Henry de Hornbourg, gives a ball, executed a lithographic print, in which the jest. There is a species of nonsense so sub. at which, like a gallant troubadour as he is, animals are represented playing their favourite limely nonsensical, that only to think on it does Kust, of course, makes his appearance, in the game of écarté. Fido, who is out of luck, apthe heart good. This divine nonsense, in praise character, as I before hinted, of a gentleman. parently bears the injustice of fortune with of which I would fain raise my voice, is now As usual, the gay deceiver endeavours to in- most impatient spirit. Bianco's broad grin exbecoming much more uncommon than many veigle Bibiana, who agrees to meet him in the emplifies the truth of the old proverb," they worthy people are apt to imagine. chapel. And then the valiant Ottomar, at the laugh that win." Apropos of what is this exordium? Of the head of his father's vassals, rushes, sword in first and second representations of Bibiana, at hand, upon the bandits;-a thing which, to be the German Opera: neither more nor less. I sure, he might have done long before; but in feel myself in the humour to build an argu- that case the catastrophe of the opera would SINCE our last notice, two meetings have been ment on a needle's point. The poem of this have come in at the wrong end. And then the held. At the first, Lord Stanley presided; opera fulfils all the conditions necessary to con- opera concludes with a blowing up, and a wed-and a paper by Richard Chambers, Esq., was stitute the most glorious absurdity, and pre-ding, and read: the communication was on luminous cisely for that reason appears to me deserving insects; and tended to shew that the ignis of particular mention. But that it concludes with a marriage, comme à l'ordinaire, I should Such is the history of this opera, which, in-be referred to insects, and not to vapour. At fatuus, and other similar appearances, are to be tempted to call it a most exhilarating tra- dependent of its really attractive music, is curi- the last meeting, which was held on Tuesday gedy. Bibiana, a fair maiden, such as could ous on account of the sheer absurdity of the week, A. B. Lambert, Esq., in the chair, a paper be found only in Bohemia, where, it seems, libretto. The musician, whatever be his talent, on the Aeronautic Spider, by John Blackwall, wonders are thickly sown,-Bibiana loves Ot- cannot obtain a complete triumph over the nul- Esq., was read: this paper is an addition to tomar, son of one Henry de Hornbourg. Ot-lity of an opera-poem destitute of all dramatic one by the same author already published in tomar loves Bibiana, for the old reason of love interest. It is therefore no mean tribute of the 16th vol. of the Society's Transactions. The for love. Henry de Hornbourg, a placid elderly praise to M. Pixis to affirm, that he has con-writer considers as fully established, that the gentleman, loves every body; and Kust, a trived to render even the opera of Bibiani in- ascent of these spiders is to be attributed to gentleman robber, and decidedly the bel esprit teresting, solely by the merit of his music. ascending currents of rarefied air. of the piece, loves nobody at all. Henry de The overture is brilliant, and the choruses, Hornbourg is not only a universal philanthro- especially those of the robbers, merit an unpist, but a first-rate hand at draughts; and, to restricted encomium. A comic duet in the indulge in his innocent recreation, always car- third act excited much applause. ries a draught-board about his person, as a The operatic ballet of Manon Lescaut may lover carries the miniature of his mistress, or a be expected to go through a successful run of Collections towards an essay on the medichevalier d'industrie a pair of cogged dice. On at least thirty or forty representations, at the cinal properties of the plants composing the a certain excursion, the old gentleman disco- Académie Royale de Musique. The principal, natural order Gentiana," by J. P. Yosy, Esq., vers that he has forgotten his draught-board in though rather equivocal, merit of this composi- communicated in a letter to the President. the chapel of Culm, where, en passant, he had tion, is the fidelity with which it portrays the The author, describing the characters of the stepped in to say a pater-noster. Spite of a dissolute manners of the court of Louis XV. order, passes on in review the different genera vehement paternal remonstrance, and notwith- A crowd of minor accessories contribute to the (twenty-seven in number) of which it is com standing that the sacred edifice has the reputa- piquancy of the exhibition. Marquesses and posed, enumerating under each the species tion of being a den of thieves as well as a house fashionables of the olden time, arrayed in mag- which deserve the attention of the medical of prayer, the bold Ottomar instantly proposes nificent costumes-originals, well furnished botanist. The following are his conclusions:to return in quest of the precious movable. with smelling-bottles, snuff-boxes, tortoiseshell That of the 400 species, and upwards, which Bibiana, however, succeeds in dissuading him cases, and the other gimcrackery of their day, compose this order, more than one-tenth are or from his fell design, though, as to the why or add a degree of truth and local colouring to the have been, in different countries, esteemed and wherefore, the poet has not insulted the capa- scene. Messrs. Scribe and Auber have com-employed as bitters in the cure or alleviation of city of his audience by the slightest hint. We pleted a new opera, which will be immediately diseases, or considered capable of being so emhave then an amorous duet an invocation, I put in rehearsal at this theatre. believe, to the lamp of night; and Bibiana sets off, at a round pace, for the redoutable chapel, where Kust holds a species of house of commons, the members of which are distinguished by the usual political shades-ministerial, oppo- A letter from Germany states that Paganini sition, and radical. Kust, be it known, is ra- will shortly quit that country for Holland, ther a facetious personage an animal compound where he will remain till the end of the year. THE President in the chair. A paper was of the monkey and the tiger; in short, some- In the month of December he is expected in read, entitled "An Essay on the preserved thing like the Fra-Diavolo at Feydeau; and Paris, whence he will proceed to London in bodies of aboriginal Peruvian Indians," by frequently goes abroad into what is called the April. W. T. Carter, M.D., surgeon R. N., com At the theatre of the Opéra Comique, l'Auberge d'Auray, a one-act lyric drama, will be represented, for the first time this evening, for Miss Smithson's début. MEDICO-BOTANICAL SOCIETY. EARL STANHOPE in the chair. The reading of a paper which had been commenced at a previous meeting was concluded. It is entitled, ployed. The author announces that he purposes to devote especial attention to this order in the course of his trans-Atlantic voyage. LITERARY AND LEARNED. ROYAL SOCIETY. world, disguised in a clean shirt. When the I give you the latest gossip on the subject of municated by Dr. Granville, F.R.S.; of which road proves but indifferent, his favourite mode Sontag. About two years ago, a shoe-maker we shall present an epitome in a subsequent of raising the wind is to entice some maid of in Berlin exhibited, in large letters, on the Number. high degree to the chapel, on pretence of ho- door of his shop, the following ensignation :- The following is an abstract of a paper lately nourable intentions, and then and there bar-"Boot and shoemaker to Mademoiselle Hen- read. The communication is entitled, "On the barously to throttle her, in order to obtain pos- rietta Sontag." A baker in the same capital elasticity of threads of glass, with some of the session of her "jewels, cash, and keys." At has lately renewed the joke, by displaying an most useful applications of this property to the moment of Bibiana's appearance in the equally curious show-board over his shop-front: various kinds of Torsion Balances," by William chapel, the monster, who has no bowels of com-"" Fancy bread-baker to Mademoiselle Sontag." Ritchie, Esq., F.R.S., &c. passion, drags a fair and noble châtelaine to The fair siren, indignant at this reiterated The author proposes the employment of the front of the stage (exactly opposite to the pleasantry, intends, it is said, to remonstrate threads of glass in the construction of torsion prompter's snug retreat), mercilessly rifles her through the medium of the public press.* balances, in place of the silver wire used by of her trinkets, and, with exquisite breeding, Coulomb for the measurement of minute elecconducts her to the side scenes, to spare the the Berlin Gazette of April 22d, which contains a critique Apropos of this lady: we have received a letter, and tric or magnetic forces. He describes a galaudience the horror of witnessing bloodshed, on her appearance as Donna Anna in Don Juan. From vanometer of his invention acting upon this and so becoming particeps criminis. Bibiana this it appears, that instead of being hissed, as described decamps with the draught-board, and, into the with the highest approbation. In justice, we cannot re- mation.-Ed. L. G. in the Paris correspondence, her performance was crowned fuse to quote this critical opinion against our own infor also applies the same power to the improvement of the sensibility of the common balance for weighing minute bodies, by affixing to the beam a long glass thread horizontally in the axis of suspension, by the torsion of which, when the balance has been brought nearly to a level, the more accurate adjustments are to be effected. On the whole, he considers that glass, from its perfect elasticity, possesses decided advantages over metallic wires for the construction of instruments acting on the principle of torsion. principle, the intensity of the galvanic current | merit, and to important discoveries in litera- A history of inedited literature, which should being measured by the torsion of a slender ture. bring under one view the notices of unpubfilament of glass, to the lower end of which a The execution of these several means of ad-lished works of antiquity which are scattered magnetised needle is fixed at right angles. He vancing literature (as far as the resources of through the catalogues of public libraries, and the Society rendered practicable) has been ful- the writings of Cave and Fabricius, is a desifilled in a way which we trust has not been deratum which, to a great extent, might be unworthy of his Majesty's most munificent accomplished without much difficulty. But, as patronage;-1. by the publication of several most public libraries are imperfectly catalogued, successive fasciculi of hieroglyphics; 2. by the many tracts being often included in a volume disposal of his Majesty's medals in reward of under one title, the production and discrimithe eminent talents and valuable works of Mit-nation of these hidden treasures requires the ford and Mai, of Rennell and Wilkins, of knowledge and perseverance of Langfaire, MaStewart and Schweighauser, of Coxe and Crabbe, billon, or Montfauçon; and for the detection and of Roscoe and De Sacy; 3. by the election and developement of re-script MSS. is requisite of Royal Associates, distinguished by valuable the dexterity of Knittel, Barret, or Mai. works in various branches of literature; 4. by I cannot refrain from repeating a hope, shall the publication of the Society's Transactions; I call it? or a wish, that hereafter the funds 5. by the recital, at the ordinary meetings, of of our Society may be sufficient to employ some interesting memoirs on history, geography, future Leland for the single purpose of forming chronology, antiquities, philology, numismatic such collectanea from our public libraries. and hieroglyphic literature. A history of lost, or apparently lost, literaThe council of the Society continue to re-ture, is also a desideratum in the annals of ceive valuable communications on these several general learning, which, while it may excite subjects, as will appear from the secretary's regret for the loss of many valuable works, report of the recitals at the ordinary meetings must impress us with gratitude, by comparison which have been held since the last anniver- with what we do possess, and with wonder that sary. so very few of the pre-eminently best have been lost, which will be evident from what we know were held to be the best in the days of Aristotle, Dionysius, and Quintilian. SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. MAY 6. Mr. Hallam in the chair. A paper was read respecting a spur discovered in Dorsetshire; and the reading of Rich's account of Ireland was continued. On Thursday, Hudson Gurney, Esq. in the chair. A communication was read respecting some Roman coins and other antiquities, including a fragment of fine red pottery, found near Newcastle. The reading of Rich's account of Ireland was again resumed, in which it was stated that the Irish rebels were much One of the earliest objects of the Society favoured and supported by the disaffected was the hope of contributing to the critical English, and that there had been an under-improvement of our lexicography. That will standing between the governor of Ireland and never be perfected till the public are in posses- The importance of a chronological view of the Tyrone, through which the latter continued his sion of more ample materials for investigating lost literature of the first four or five centuries criminal proceedings with impunity, while the the formation and progress of our language may be exemplified in its relation to an importgovernor and his family were freed from the than we have at present. I cannot therefore ant event, which, before I conclude this adplundering attacks of the rebels ;-that, in fact, omit this opportunity of recommending to the dress, I hope to prove a great historical fact, Tyrone was supplied at the expense of the notice and encouragement of the Society the expressly asserted by writers of the sixth and government; for many who pretended to be very interesting proposals which have been seventh centuries, but denied by some mofriends of the government, obtained stores and lately offered to the public (copies of which are dern writers, on the presumption that the ammunition on pretence of guarding their lying on the table) for editing by subscription testimony of writers of the sixth and seventh houses against the attacks of the rebels, and the Wycliffite Versions of the Old Testament; of centuries is of no more weight than the opithen privately conveyed them to Tyrone. which the editors observe, that the language of nion of writers of the nineteenth. our forefathers may be said to exist entire in In the second century alone, Fabricius enuthe Wycliffite versions, and that from them merates between thirty and forty writers whose may be drawn copious and satisfactory illustra-works are entirely lost, or known only by their tions of its formation and progress. Its great fragments, besides many treatises of Irenæus, importance in a religious view, in which the Clemens Alexandrinus, Melito, and Hippolypublic have a general interest, I need not here tus, which are lost. enlarge on. In a literary view it will be a sufficient recommendation of the undertaking to the Society, that it will essentially promote two chartered objects of its institution,-the publication of inedited remains of our ancient literature, and the critical improvement of our lexicography. ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE. [A fortnight ago we gave a brief outline of the proceedings at the anniversary meeting of the Royal Society of Literature, and have now the pleasure to lay before our readers the Address delivered upon that occasion by the learned and venerable President, the Lord Bishop of Salisbury. His lordship having condescendingly gratified us with the MS. from which he read this speech, we have it in our power to vouch for the accuracy of a document, not only interesting to the members of the Society, but to the whole literary world, and especially to Biblical scholars and those who desire to be informed respecting the early planting and preaching of the Christian faith in these islands.] Of the third century, Fabricius notices very numerous lost works of Origen, Methodius, and Dionysius Alexandrinus, besides enumerating nineteen once celebrated names, whose works are altogether, or for the most part, lost. Of the fourth century there are several works of Eusebius remaining in the libraries inedited, and so far at present lost to the public; and there were many considerable works of this father of ecclesiastical history, of which all are totally perished but their names; besides several other ecclesiastical historians of the fourth and later centuries, which are lost. The learned librarian of the Vatican, who received one of his Majesty's medals of the first THE Society, which his Majesty, in the first year, continues to deserve well of the republic year of his reign, proposed to be instituted for of letters by the additions which his indefatithe advancement of general literature, has gable researches are making to the general now reached the tenth year of its institution, stock of classical and ecclesiastical literature. the eighth of its confirmation by the royal sign In our own country, Mr. Lemon will soon deli- The view which I have thus taken of the manual, and the sixth of its establishment by ver to the public, under the sanction of the lost literature of the first four centuries may charter. The means of advancing literature commissioners for the publication of state induce us to repress our scepticism and distrust proposed by the Society, and sanctioned by his papers, (from those stores of his Majesty's State as to events of the first century which are Majesty, are described in the charter to be, by Paper Office, which he has brought from a con- asserted by writers of the sixth and seventh the publication of inedited remains of ancient dition of chaos to the most luminous and perfect centuries, who possessed many sources of inliterature, and of such works as may be of arrangement)- the long-expected, important, formation which we do not. The importance great intrinsic value, but not of that popular and interesting documents of the reign of which I attach to such a view of the lost litecharacter which usually claims the attention of Henry VIII. rature of the primitive church may be exempublishers-by the promotion of discoveries in The British Museum, like all our public plified in its relation to the first introduction literature by endeavours to fix the standard, libraries, abounds in inedited materials of an- of Christianity to the British Islands, which is as far as is practicable, and to preserve the cient literature, sufficient to satisfy the curi-expressly ascribed to the great apostle of the purity, of the English language-by the criti- osity and to gratify with success the most Gentiles by writers of the sixth and seventh cal improvement of English lexicography-by ardent and indefatigable philologist. I par- centuries, and circumstantially confirmed by the reading, at public meetings, of interesting ticularise the British Museum, because I have writers of the first, fourth, and fifth centuries. papers on history, philosophy, poetry, philo. been informed by one of its learned librarians, For instance, the founder of ecclesiastical hislogy, and the arts-by the publication of such that among the oriental MSS. of Mr. Roch has tory says, in the fourth century, that the Gosof those papers as shall be approved by the been lately discovered a Syriac translation of pel was preached in the British islands by some Council of the Society-and by the assigning Greek work, the very existence of which had of the apostles. Eusebius derived the mateof honorary rewards to works of great literary | been more than doubted. rials of his historical knowledge from records a in an age not more distant from the first days the other an honorary, member-the Archdeacon of Stafford and Dr. Young, who were truly literary characters; the former eminent for his learning, piety, taste, general knowledge, and suavity of manners; the other, for great origi. nal talents, which rendered him a "maker," an inventor, a discoverer talents which would have done credit to any reward or all the rewards which the Society could have conferred upon him, had he lived to partake of them; the former having been, by his presence and counsel at our constituent meetings, very instrumental in the formation of the Society; the latter, by his peculiar skill in the developement of the hieroglyphic characters, enabling the Society to give effect to the first of its chartered objects the publication of inedited remains of ancient literature. EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES. deposited in the library of Jerusalem, provided Theodoret places Britain sy sexs ens lers-Society has sustained, since the anniversary by the munificence of Constantine, and by gas, and the most remote from Rome of the the year before last, by the death of two of its Alexander, one of its bishops; a great part of three western provinces, Spain, Gaul, and Bri- most distinguished members one an actual, which has long since perished, or lies concealed tain. in libraries, awaiting the successful researches Whether, therefore, we regard the literal of some indefatigable Mai. In ascertaining, testimony of writers of the sixth and seventh therefore, the credibility of events ascribed to centuries, or the circumstantial evidence of the the first century by writers of the fourth, fifth, course and direction of St. Paul's travels after sixth centuries, or of later periods, even where his liberation from his first imprisonment at no contemporary testimony is extant, we must Rome, or the personal testimony of St. Paul's not forget that they may have possessed autho- fellow-traveller to the extent of the apostle's rities once known to have been extant, but travels in the west, we appear to have every now lost or not known to us. When, there-thing necessary to constitute an historical proof fore, we apply this criterion to the testimony that St. Paul preached the Gospel in the Britof a Latin writer of the sixth century, and to ish Islands. a Greek of the seventh, and another of the It may not be uninteresting to add, that we fourteenth, who assert that St. Paul preached possess in the British Museum the original the Gospel in the British Islands, we might MS. from which this most valuable monument not unreasonably allow them the credit of hav-of Christian antiquity, on which I have been ing had adequate and express authority for laying so much stress, was first printed; that their assertion, even if no such authority were it is, probably, a MS. of the fourth century, now extant; for they assert no more than is being a part of the MS. volume which contains almost necessarily involved in the general tes- the celebrated Codex Alexandrinus ;-MSS. timony of Eusebius. For if the Gospel was which carry with them this additional interest, THE great interest which must attach to M. preached, as he affirms, in the British Islands that they reduce the inquiry into the truth of Champollion's labours leads me to think that by some of the apostles, the apostle of the Gen-Christianity to the narrow compass of four the following slight sketch of the results of his tiles, who was personally commissioned to carry centuries, making us, as it were, contempora-late expedition to Egypt may not be altogether salvation to the ends of the earth, we might ries of Eusebius, and Jerome, and Augustine, unacceptable. At a meeting of the Société du venture to conclude must have been one of Bulletin Universel, which took place on Tuesthem. But we are not confined to the probaday the 20th, under the presidency of the Duc bility of this almost unavoidable inference; for de Dondeauville, M. Champollion, who is one when two very learned writers of the fourth But, to return from this digression, let us of its members, gave an account of his discoveand fifth centuries, Jerome and Theodoret, submit this historical fact, as I now presume ries, and displayed some hundreds of drawings affirm of St. Paul, that after his release from to call St. Paul's preaching in Britain, to what made under his inspection. These, however, his first imprisonment at Rome, he preached is sometimes found to be a more rigorous crite- form but a small part of his collection. He the Gospel in the west, and went to Italy, and rion than any external evidence; I mean the spoke in the highest terms of the zeal of the Spain, and other nations, even from ocean to internal probability and practicability of the artists who accompanied him; and the beauocean, and carried salvation to islands in the fact its consistency or inconsistency with the tiful execution of the drawings sufficiently ocean, we cannot doubt that so circumstan- character and the commission of the apostle, and testified their ability. M. Champollion consitial an account of St. Paul's travels by such with the public circumstances of the Roman ders that the subject of Egyptian architecture writers as Jerome and Theodoret, was founded emperor in the apostolic age. The historian has been completely exhausted by the draughts. on authentic documents, knowing, as we do, of the Acts of the Apostles informs us, in the men and savans under Denon; he has therethat many historical authorities were extant in words of St. Paul, that it was his special com-fore confined himself to the examination of the their times, which are now lost. Irenæus, who mission to carry salvation to the ends of the was born before the death of St. John, says the earth; and the purpose of his final commission, apostle went to the ends of the earth is when in the west, at Rome, at the close of his Tigar Tas yns, an expression which the an- first imprisonment, was, "that the Gospel cients usually applied to the west, as we see by might be fully preached by him, and that all Hesychius's interpretation of Homer's rugara the Gentiles might hear.” When he was yains by any duoi. Irenæus, in his expression charged with this final commission, he had SOS TERRTWY THE Yns, evidently alluded to the preached the Gospel very extensively in the commission which St. Paul received to carry east, and had finally taken his leave of those salvation to the ends of the earth, ias sexarou parts. There was nothing in the extent of a journey from Rome to the end of the west to deter even an ordinary traveller, and still less could it present any impediment to him who laboured more abundantly than the rest of the apostles; and the state of the Roman empire was singularly favourable to the propagation of the Gospel to the end of the west: for at that time, says Gibbon, "the public highways, which had been constructed for the use of the legions, opened an easy passage for the Christian missionaries from Damascus to Corinth, and from Italy to the extremity of Spain or Britain." της γης. For trespassing so long on your patience in bas-reliefs and paintings with which the exterior of the Egyptian buildings, and the interior of the tombs, are so richly decorated. These are all situated below the second cataract; beyond it the structures are uninteresting. He dwelt on the fact, that the tombs were ornamented with figures, explanatory of the calling or actions of their inmates. Thus, on that of the veterinary surgeon is exhibited a sick ox shewing his tongue, while medicine is administered to another. The king's butler caused all the vessels of gold, silver, and enamel, which were once in his custody, to be sculptured on his tomb. Nothing can exceed the beauty of shape, and richness of ornament, shewn in the vases and pateræ. Many are drawn with bunches of flowers, to shew the purpose for which they were used. These of course rather injure the effect; but so perfect is the taste both of the form and the ornaments, that they might be thought to belong to the best times of Grecian art. The machine for raising water, the process of purifying it with bitter almonds, angling with rod and line, are repre So far nothing seems to be wanting to a full historical proof that St. Paul preached the Gospel in Britain, but the authority of a contemporary witness; and that authority we have in the testimony of Clemens Romanus, who was the fellow-traveller of St. Paul, and had therefore the best possible means of knowing the truth of what he asserted. Clemens, then, says, in his first and genuine epistle to the Corinthians, that St. Paul was a preacher of the word, ngurou λoyou, in the east and in the west, and that he went to the end of the west, και το τέρμα της δύσεως. Such being the direct testimony of Clemens, we have only to ascer-detailing what appears to me satisfactory evi-sented exactly as they are practised in Egypt tain what is meant by the expression ro rigua, dence of an event most interesting to us as to this very day. and what country in the time of Clemens was Christians, as Englishmen, as Protestants, per Next came a marvellous variety of animals called the end of the west. One of the highest sonally identified with the ministry of St. Paul Greek grammatical authorities, Hesychius, in- by writers of the first, the sixth, and seventh terprets rigua by rides and exare, the end, the centuries, and circumstantially confirmed by extremity of any thing. We cannot therefore grave and learned historians of the fourth and be mistaken in translating to riqua rns duris, fifth century-I trust that I need make no the end, the extremity of the west; nor in apology, especially as it may be the last time applying the expression to Britain, if we recol that I may have the honour of addressing you lect that Britain is called by Catullus ultima at an anniversary meeting from this chair. occidentis insula; and its inhabitants, by Horace, ultimos orbis Britannos. At a later period, I must not, however, close this address with. out noticing the much lamented loss which the and birds, painted with amazing exactness. The camelopard, different sorts of antelopes, a deer, elephants, hippopotami, a nondescript resembling the kangaroo, various sorts of geese, and the famous ibis. M. Champollion hopes, by the production of this drawing, to settle the long-disputed question concerning this bird. It appeared to me to be of the stork tribe, of moderate size, with pencilled plumage, brown and white. But by far the most interesting part of his ex- |nity, or rather with applause. There is encomium. The quiet and solemn light of the position was the description of the tombs of the enough of nature to shew that attention to moon, as contrasted with the dreadful cataskings and queens which he has explored. He her has formed the basis of a structure full trophe, is highly poetical and awful: as for the possesses the portraits and accompanying hiero- of poetical feeling, but exceedingly artificial possible seamanship of the piece, we are incomglyphical accounts of the actions of the Egyp-withal. It is so long since Mr. Turner has petent judges, never having been out in such a tian monarchs of many dynasties. Some of wandered from the domains of fact into the storm. As landsmen, we should surmise that these kings M. Champollion recognises in the regions of fancy, and our eye has now been so few sailors ever were; and if they had, they faces of the sphinxes and colossal statues made long used to the peculiarities of his adopted must have let go the painter; so that we must, under their reign. Thus the Ethiopian Saba-style, that when we are called upon to gaze on after all, have had a picture of imagination con preserves his proper features, although such splendid and dazzling works as the pre- rather than of reality. he is clad in the Egyptian royal robes. The sent, we are not surprised to find ourselves in No. 197. The Orphans. J. Wood.-Alson of Alexander, who was recognised as king a fairy-land, in which the objects themselves, though there is perhaps too much display of of Egypt, and Cæsarion, son of Cæsar and and the hues with which they are invested, are tattered costume, this is a work which does Cleopatra, are drawn as youths. The Ptole- entirely different from the realities to which we great credit to Mr. Wood. He has perfectly mies shew decidedly the Greek physiognomy, are accustomed in this sober and every-day succeeded in the representation of silent but and may be verified by their medals. But the world. expressive grief. Roman emperors resemble monarchs on a sign- No. 40. Psyche. Sir W. Beechey, R. A.- No. 19. Dell Scene, in the Park of the Right post, utterly destitute of likeness to their Lovely and joyous, this lightly-tripping fairy Hon. the Countess of Dysart, at Hatmingham, originals; for the very good reason, that the form has sprung from the veteran artist's pencil, Suffolk. J. Constable, R.A.As powerful, artists never saw them. By the discovery of as if it were the creation of the most youthful fresh, and sparkling as Nature herself; and the female tombs, M. Champollion has been fancy. Neither in colouring nor in execution free from any unpleasant predominance of Mr. enabled to explain the Greek notion of the is it at all inferior to the productions of Sir Constable's peculiar mode of handling. Æthiopian Memnon. The portrait of this prince William's early days. No. 81. A Maltese Ass and Mule Foal, with bears the negro features strongly marked. M. No. 53. The Fall of Phaeton. J. Ward, R.A. her former Ass Foal in the Background. J. Champollion has found the portrait of a negress-In his treatment of this subject, Mr. Ward Ward, R.A.-Frequently and highly as we queen, and by the accompanying explanatory has displayed his usual knowledge of animal have admired Mr. Ward's talents in animal hieroglyphics, it appears that she actually was anatomy; and has thrown his horses into si painting, we do not remember ever having met the mother of this Ethiopian Memnon. Sin-tuations that call forth all his powers in their with a more exquisite specimen of them than gular to say, on the tomb of Sheshah he found representation. The impression produced on this characteristic and masterly little picture. the names of the fenced cities which he took the spectator is, nevertheless, an exceedingly No. 135. Venus rising from her Couch. from Judah before he reached Jerusalem. painful one. Who can avoid shuddering when J. Ward, R.A.-Badly drawn, badly coloured, The sepulchres of the mighty conquerors exhi- he contemplates the tremendous fate which and, what is much worse, indelicate. Why bit bas-reliefs of hundreds of yards in extent, evidently awaits the unfortunate charioteer and are the modest and lovely young females who explanatory of their victories. The different his steeds? daily grace the rooms of Somerset House with people whom they conquered are drawn with No. 72. Morning; an Italian Composition. their presence, to have their feelings outraged, their characteristic features and national dress: A. W. Callcott, R.A.-If the last-mentioned and blushes called into their cheeks, by a work Jews, Arabs, Indians, and Negroes. Twice occur picture has created any agitation in the mind, like this,-placed too in a situation in which it paintings of the Ionian Greeks, quite agreeing the present is better calculated than any work cannot possibly escape near notice? We are with the xxxves Imoves, their long tunics, of art which we have for a long time seen, to sorry to add, that it is not Mr. Ward's only ornamented with the peculiar border so com- soothe and calm it. Great as was our admira offence in the present Exhibition, and that he mon on the ancient Athenian urns; and their tion of the talents displayed by Mr. Callcott in is not the only offender. names above, in hieroglyphics. The confer- the exhibition of last year, we must say that ences of Sesostris with the Scythians before the we think he has in this beautiful production battle; the battle itself; the sithed chariots of surpassed his former surpassings. The sweetboth armies, those of the Egyptians in good ness and tranquillity of the general character order, and beautifully formed the Scythian of the composition, the clearness and purity of (To be continued.) WATER-COLOURS' EXHIBITION. [Third notice: Conclusion.] No. 323. The Captain's Story. G. Catterin disarray and of ruder workmanship; the the atmospheric and other tones, and the de-mole. A story told in real life with the spirit same monarch meeting his fleet on the banks lightful execution, so completely in accordance which this performance exhibits, could not fail of the Indian Ocean; and a variety of other with the fine conception of the work, entitle it to excite great attention. Whether the artist remarkable subjects, - -are set forth with a to rank with the best landscapes of the greatest means to illustrate a tale already told, or to vigour of design, and precision of detail, such Italian artists that ever lived. throw out a hint on which to found a new one, as we have hitherto thought the Greeks to No. 80. May Morning. H. Howard, R.A. we know not; but his drawing is well calhave exclusively possessed. These Scythians, This beautiful group of aerial and floating culated to call up images of marvels and adby the by, are true Tartars. forms would, we think, have appeared to more ventures, such as the Red Rover himself might advantage, and would have retained more of describe; or such as Mr. W. Daniells has its visionary character, had the substantial painted from his description. human beings who are addressing it been omitted. Next came a perfect Egyptian arsenal; bows, arrows, spears, swords, and sithes; ships of all descriptions, some like royal barges, blazing with gold: the gathering of the corn, the flax, and papyrus, the vintage, and the sowing, were all displayed in detail. No. 115. A Dog of two Minds. W. Mul ready, R.A.The meaning of this picture is The séance was very interesting in other not easily to be discovered; and when disparticulars; but the foregoing, in addition to covered is far from pleasing. In point of your letters, will shew the extent of M. Cham-execution, it is an admirable specimen of Mr. pollion's own pretensions. FINE ARTS. EXHIBITION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY. [Second Notice.] No. 181. Palestrina; Composition. J. M. W. Turner, R.A.-Here we have Mr. Turner on a very much better ground than in No. 7, (noticed in our last) Pilate washing his Hands; although still not on his right one. In such perform ances as this, he may exhibit the richness and even the riot of his imagination with impu A wag, who looked long at this composition without being able to make head or tail of it, (as was the case with most spectators), retired, saying, he fancied "a pilot washing his hands" was a fine marine subject. Mulready's talents. No. 340. The Recess. J. F. Lewis.--A brilliant assemblage of costly objects, splendidly, yet harmoniously, coloured. No. 353. Rembrandt and his Models. J. Stephanoff. In this beautiful and highlyfinished production we recognise to the fullest extent one of those striking examples of depth of tone and colour, which, as we have already No. 144. Shylock and Jessica. G. S. New observed, give to this Society the right to call ton, A.-A charming little work. The keen themselves" Painters." As a work of art, no and suspicious glance of the Jew, and the better subject could have been selected for disdemure composure of his daughter, are very playing the rich variety of Mr. Stephanoff's amusingly contrasted. The whole is richly, pencil. At the same time it must have prebut harmoniously coloured. sented difficulties not easily to be overcome. No. 163. The Bower of Diana. T. Stoth. The figure of Rembrandt appears like that of ard, R.A.-Although recently executed, as an enchanter, with his magic wand, ready to beautiful and imaginative a composition as marshal and call into form the splendid but this veteran and highly-gifted artist ever chaotic mass of materials by which he is surproduced. rounded. This performance ought scarcely to No. 192. Scene from the Red Rover. W. lose any of its value in the eyes of the artist or Daniell, R.A.-A print from this admirable of the amateur, because it may not be regulated performance has already been noticed in the by the strictest rules of composition; for, tried Literary Gazette; but the qualities of art which by that test, what would become of Zoffany's the picture exhibits are still more deserving of justly celebrated picture of the Florence Gal lery, and many other works of a similar cha-| racter? While contemplating a picture of such power and richness, we cannot help adverting to the invaluable assistance which water-colour painters have derived from the recent improvements made in the pigments used by them; improvements which not only impart brilliance to their colouring, but ensure its durability. To the persevering and successful experiments of Mr. George Field, and other men of science, it is owing, that the beauties of the water-colour paintings of the present day are not like those of the flowers of the garden,—the pride of the season, but which speedily fade and perish. No. 32. View near Skiddaw, Cumberland. H. Gastineau. Just the spot which a poet or a painter would select for the illustration of the romantic and picturesque. Harmoniously and beautifully executed. The mother knelt by her own hearth-stone, With her hand on the head of her only son, Prayed for all blessings fervently: And lifting up her glistening eye, And then she took one lock of hair From his manly forehead smooth and fair, No. 31. Loch Corouisk, Isle of Sky. G. F. And he kissed her cheek, and left her side Robson. We have seen many twilight effects With a bounding step and a smile of pride. from Mr. Robson's pencil, but none to which" Pray for me, mother! pray that ere long the word "intensity" has been so applicable. My soul may be free as a wild bird's song, No. 35. Church of Notre Dame, Dresden. That away on the wings of the wind is driven, S. Prout. One of Mr. Prout's most successful And goes to rest with them in heaven : productions. Not only are the forms admirably Pray for it, mother!-nay, do not weep! delineated, but an atmosphere is introduced, Thou wast wont to bless my infant sleep; which great practice and skill alone could have And bless me now with thy gentle breath, represented with such fidelity. Ere I sink away in the sleep of death." The mother knelt by his side again— Oh, her first prayer had been all in vain! His ladye-love had been false to himHis fame in slander's breath was dim: She looked on his altered cheek and eye, And she felt 'twas best that he should die; Then she prayed for his death in her fond despair, [prayer! And his soul passed away with that last wild No. 51. Distant View of Rye, with Cattle going to Water. T. Fielding.-A fine Cuyp like effect. No. 72. Landscape, with a Timber-waggon. S. Austin." Landscape" is rather too diffuse a term to apply to close scenery like this, which has the character of a composition, well studied in all its parts from nature, and admirably put together. No. 104. Cottage, Caernarvon. G. Pyne.Great talent is here displayed in colouring and execution. A little more space in the scene would have more advantageously set off the principal object. Worton Lodge, Isleworth. M. A. BROWNE. SKETCHES OF SOCIETY. PUBLIC DINNERS. Rivington, Mr. Whittaker, &c. &c. There were also many persons of literary name present; and the meeting broke up after enjoying a very gratifying evening, with a pledge from the majority to repeat the pleasure at Greenwich on the 23d of June. MUSIC. WE neglected last Saturday to notice Mrs. Anderson's concert, at which that lady's exquiconcerto in A minor, and a grand duet by site performance on the pianoforte (especially a Hummel,) gained her immense applause, justly merited by her pre-eminent talents and excellent character. The whole entertainment was delightful. Hummel (who, they say, is as eager for profit as praise,) distinguished his school to great advantage. A M. Ponchard made his first appearance with no striking effect; and the sweet voice of Madame Stockhausen happily relieved the graver performances, though Malibran, Lalande, and De Begnis, shared in the harmony of the day. cert at the King's Theatre also presented a deliOn Wednesday, Mr. Cipriani Potter's con cious treat to amateurs. At Mr. F. Cramer's, on the preceding week, we have to notice the very successful début of a native artist, young Parry, the son of our favourite Welsh composer and flageoletist. He sang in a good English style, and was much applauded. DRAMA. AT the King's Theatre, Cimarosa's Matrimo- At the other theatres, benefits have proNo. 338. London Bridge, 1730. G. Pyne. The Artists' Benevolent Fund. The Anni- duced some miscellaneous novelties, but nothing -Reminiscences like this, so treated, are versary on Saturday was very numerously requiring criticism. Miss Paton, the queen of equally gratifying to the antiquary and the attended: above two hundred sat down to song, had an overflowing bumper on Thursday, amateur. These are productions of infinite dinner at the Freemasons' Tavern, Lord Ross- and no house could hold an audience equal to promise from a young artist ;-of a good stock, lyn in the chair; the Duke of Wellington her public deserts. The boy Burke, at the however. being prevented by his official duties. The Surrey, had also a full benefit on Tuesday, and We cannot conclude our notice of this truly day passed off with much social enjoyment, astonished the natives by the versatility of his interesting Exhibition without observing, that and an ample subscription rewarded the ex- precocious talents. the taste evinced by Miss Byrne and Missertions of the president and stewards. We Scott in their beautiful representations of fruit and flowers, greatly contributes to the production of that variety which is so essential to every collection of works of art. SIGNOR CAMPANILE'S PICTURES. rejoiced to learn, from the secretary's report, Florence, April 23, 1830. THE English society at Florence have just enjoyed a treat of which it would be difficult to give you an adequate description. You must have heard of the private theatre of Lord which he has brought out upon it. It was Burghersh, and the extraordinary success of the Italian operas of his own composition, known that since the production of the last of We have had much gratification in viewing friends of this admirable charity met at the The Literary Fund. On Wednesday the two pictures by Signor Campanile, a Roman same place; his Grace the Duke of Somerset, historical and portrait painter of distinguished president, in the chair, supported by Lord talents, now in London. The one represents Milton, the President of the Royal Academy, these, namely the Fedra, he had employed the Adoration of the Holy Sacrament in the Mr. Cam Hobhouse, Mr. Gally Knight, Mr. himself in writing to the old opera of The Paulina Chapel in Rome, on Maundy Thurs-E. Lytton Bulwer, Mr. A. Spottiswoode, Mr. Siege of Belgrade; and of course the greatest day; the other the Sermon preached on the Sotheby, Captain Marryat, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Piazza Colonna in Rome, during the Jubilee of Croly, Mr. Cunningham, and other distin1825. The former, especially, is a magnificent guished individuals. The company, above 150 work, and gives an excellent idea of one of the in number, were addressed by the chairman, most splendid and imposing ceremonies of the Lord Milton, Mr. Hobhouse, Mr. Sotheby, Mr. Romish church, performing under circum- Knight, and Messrs. Croly and Burn (as restances which materially add to its interest and gistrars), who severally advocated the cause of effect: the latter, besides being very sweetly the Institution, and went through the forms executed, is curious, as exhibiting the various usual on such occasions. Above 500l. was ancostumes of the environs of Rome. It appears nounced as the amount of the subscription; that these two fine performances are to be dis-and it augured well of the Society to observe posed of by chance, as soon as a sufficient num. ber of subscribers have set down their names for that purpose. anxiety prevailed amongst his countrymen to see how he would treat an English subject, been so effective. It was understood that Lord and particularly one which in England had Burghersh had never heard the old music of this drama; and the proof (as far as the absence of all similarity) was certainly clearly afforded at the production of this very delightful opera, which took place a week ago, and was repeated last night. The plan of the old drama has in some degree been changed: the among its supporters the principal publishers parts of Catherine, Peter, and Ismael, have of the metropolis,-Mr. Longman, with others been very much augmented, and several addiof the partners of that extensive house; Mr. tions have been made to the other parts of Murray; Messrs. Colburn and Bentley; Mr. * We have spoken of it repeatedly in the L. G.-Ed. |