Roberts, Linton, Davis, Glover, E. Landseer, Theodore Lane, Kidd, Lonsdale, &c. Of sculpture, there is this year more than usual; and in quality, as well as in quantity, the specimens will be found to excel. FRENCH BATTLES. ⚫IT is not often that the artist and the soldier are in any eminent degree united. The French General, Baron Le Jeune, affords one of the rare instances. This officer commenced his military career in the year 1792, served in the Egyptian campaign, and became the Aid-de-Camp of Marshal Berthier. He was also employed in the campaigns of Italy. Having risen to be an engineer Mareschal de Camp, he served in Spain; and, when returning from that country to France, he was made prisoner by Don Juan Medico's Guerrilla party. Twelve or fourteen of Baron Le Jeune's paintings of battles in Egypt, Italy, and the Peninsula, are now on view in the great room of the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly; and, from the circumstances of the artist's having been engaged in those battles, having since re-visited the spots in which several of them were fought, and possessing a painter's eye, with great facility of pencil, it may readily be imagined, as is in reality the fact, that his pictures are capable of exciting a strong and lively interest. Some of them, regarded merely as works of art, are beautiful; and the apparent truth of scenery, and the numerous portraits of officers which they exhibit, impart to them an additional charm. Altogether, they are remarkable for distinctness and vividness of effect. Our limits permit us not, at present, to enter into detail, but we cannot refrain from attending particularly to the retreat of the principal French and Spanish families from Madrid, -under a strong military convoy, when attacked by General Mina and his Guerrillas. The wife of one of the French soldiers, defending her disabled husband, is a most striking and affecting figure. Several other women and children, under the impression of alarm and terror, are also introduced with the happiest effect. The picture, too, in which Le Jeune, after having had his horse shot under him, has been seized and stripped by the Guerrillas of El Medico, the commander himself preserving him from instant death, possesses great interest.—It is our wish and intention to pay another visit to this military display next month. THE DIORAMA. BRITISH DIORAMA, RÖYAL BAZAAR, &c. THE extensive premises formerly occupied by Leader, the coach-maker, nearly opposite the Pantheon, in Oxford Street, are now very differently appropriated. Under the auspices, as we understand, of Mr. Hamlet, the goldsmith, they have been converted into a handsome and spacious bazaar, similar, in character, to that of Soho Square, with large rooms for the exhibition of works of art. One of these rooms is now occupied by what is termed the British Diorama; in which, nearly upon the principle of the original Diorama in the Regent's Park, but upon a smaller scale, are exhibited four pictures: The Lake of Maggiore, Italy; -The Interior of St. George's Chapel, Windsor;-Wreck of an Indiaman, and Storm on the Coast;-Ruins of Tintern Abbey, by Moonlight. The first and third of these are, we believe, by Stanfield; the second and fourth by Roberts; and each of them is seen under varying effects of light and shade. In landscape painting, the British school has long excelled; we were, therefore, not surprised to find the Lake of Maggiore a finer dioramic picture considering it purely as a work of art, without any of the trick of machinery-than any that we had before seen. It is really delightful. There is also, in the Wreck of the Indiaman, much boldness of effect. A stronger contrast of subjects could hardly be produced than by the soft and tender moonlight view of Tintern Abbey, and the rays of a meridian sun blazing on the gorgeous banners, trophies, &c., of St. George's Chapel. In the former, indeed, there is a double effect that of firelight and moonlight amounting almost to illusion; in the latter the spectator is made to pass from the beauty of a hot and sun-lighted atmosphere, to the wintry sensation of a cold and clouded sky. THE Diorama, in the Regent's Park, reopened with two new views the Cloister of St. Wandrille, in Normandy, by Bouton, and the Village of Unterseen, in Switzerland, by Daguerre on the 24th of March. All the archi-ditional expense of a descriptive catalogue. Here the admittance-price is what it ought to be at all exhibitions-one shilling; besides which the visitor is not saddled with the ad In another room, upon the same terms, we find a "Group of nine Figures, representing the Descent from the Cross, modelled the Size of Life, by Mr. Ball Hughes, from the great pic- || ture by Rubens." The effect of this groupthe figures all corresponding in colour with those of the picture, and lighted from above by means of gas is really good. Here are also seven cases, containing upwards || of sixty figures of ancient carving, executed by Albert Durer, and said to have been procured during the late war from the Escurial in Spain. The subject is the life of the Virgin Mary. Numerous wax-work figures will heighten the interest of the exhibition to juvenile visitors. LOUGH'S STATUARY. MR. LOUGH, the young and self-taught Scotch sculptor, is now exhibiting the efforts of his fascinating art, in Regent Street. His Milo the Crotonian Athlete, who, after having been six times crowned at the Olympic games, was devoured by wild beasts in consequence of the cleft trunk of an oak closing upon his hand was, with the exception of two small academical figures, the first of Mr. Lough's productions. Modelled under circumstances of privation and difficulty, this colossal figure fortunately attracted the notice of some of our noblest patrons of art; and may, we presume, be regarded as the groundwork of that fame and fortune which must ultimately crown the genius, perseverance, and talent of its author. Samson slaying the Philistines with the Jawbone of an Ass, is an intricate group, evincing an extraordinarily original and poetical conception in the mind of the artist. Mr. Lough's more recent works are, Somnus and Iris, and Musidora. The latter is a combination of feminine delicacy, grace, and loveliness, worthy of being seen and classed with the noblest relics of antiquity. The subject of Somnus and Iris, as more fully described in the catalogue sold at the room, is as follows:-Juno, desirous of revealing to Alcyone the death of her husband Ceyx, who had perished by shipwreck, despatches Iris with a message to Somnus, requiring of him a dream, by which the fatal intelligence may be imparted to her disconsolate votary. Iris repairs to the abode of the sleepy god a gloomy cavern, impervious to the rising or setting sun, where neither birds nor beasts intrude, and where even the breath, ings of the zephyr are unheard. In the midst of the cavern is a dark and downy bed, raised on ebony, and spread with a dusky covering; there lies the god relaxed in sleep, whilst empty dreams in various forms surround him. These, as she enters, the virgin displaces with her hand, and the brightness of her presence illumines the recesses of the cave. The god can scarcely raise his heavy eyes; but, at length, alternately falling back, and nodding his chin upon his breast, he is gradually roused from his lethargy. This subject a most delightful one for the painterpresents, in our estimation, extreme difficulties to the sculptor. To the latter, all the charm of scenery, all the beauty of colour, all the effect of light and shade, upon which so much depends, are unavailable. Mr. Lough, however, has, by the supremacy of genius, accomplished wonders. All that can be expressed by attitude and form, by muscle and feature, he has enabled his stronglycontrasted figures to express. He has entered fully into the mind of the poet, and has displayed a consummate knowledge of art. This group is, we understand, to be executed in marble. WALKER'S EIDOURANION. In consequence, we suppose, of the French performances at the Lyceum, Bartley's astronomical lectures are not given this season; but, in the Concert Room of the King's Theatre, our old and ever-instructive friend, Walker, is, during Lent, delivering his lectures, illustrative of heavenly phenomena, with all their wonted spirit and effect. Literary and Scientific Intelligence. Richard Blanshard, and William Tooke, Esqrs. : and Messrs. T. Amyot, James Duncan, A. Spot A SERIES of engravings from the pictures in the National Gallery, is in progress by a body of our best artists. His Majesty has placed thetiswoode (Sheriff) the Rev. H. Stebbing, and royal name at the head of the subscription list. The annual general meeting of the Literary Fund was held on the 12th of March. Lord Goderich and Lord Ellenborough were elected Vice Presidents, in the room of the late Mr. Canning and Lord Radnor; and J. Cam Hobhouse, Esq., M.P., pro John Symmons, Esq., retired. Five vacancies in the Council List were filled up by the names from the General Committee, of George Woodfall, Owen Rees, William Jerdan, John Wilson, were added to the General Committee. The funds of the Society, we are happy to add, were shewn to be in a most flourishing condition; and we doubt not that at the anniversary dinner, on the second Wednesday in May, they will be blessed with a splendid increase. An elegant modification of the self-generating gas-lamp may be constructed by means of a syphon of glass, suspended over the edge of a vessel containing oil. The vase in which the oil is placed must be furnished with a glass syphon, and thus, when once filled, will evidently flow towards the lower limb. If the syphon be made to float on the surface of the oil by means of a piece of cork, instead of being suspended on its edge, the flame will be perfectly equable. An English gentleman, at Paris, is said to have invented a process by which he is able to convert the very worst iron of any country into shear steel. A knife of this kind is described as of a temper to cut iron like wood, and a file to be superior to all preceding manufactures. It is said that a mixture of honey with pure charcoal, will render the teeth white as snow. It should be remembered, however, that there is an acid in each of these substances. Lately, as some workmen were employed in repairing a part of the building of the New Inn, Gloucester, in removing a leaden spout they discovered a hen's nest containing eleven eggs, which must have been deposited there about two centuries ago! The shells of the eggs were perfect, but of a very dark colour, and the insides quite dried up. Delpini, the celebrated clown, died lately in London, at an advanced age; and Mazurier, the famous representative of the monkey, at Paris, aged thirty. Works in the Press, &c. Part I. of Select Illustrations of the County of Surrey; comprising picturesque Views of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, interesting Remains, &c., highly finished in Lithography, from Sketches taken expressly for the Work, accompanied by historical and topographical Descriptions, with a short genealogical Account of the Possessors: by G. F. Prosser. The work will, we understand, be completed in Six or Eight Parts, each containing five Plates, letterpress, &c., in royal 4to. By Mr. Allan Cunningham, the first of a series of volumes under the title of The Anniversary, or Poetry and Prose, for 1829. Under the superintendence of Mr. Sharpe, the work is to be illustrated with engravings from the most celebrated pictures of the British school. The Evergreen, an Annual, intended expressly for children. A black-letter quiz, in the form of a poem, entitled Epsom, a Vision, by the late Sir Frederick Morton Eden, Bart., addressed to the Rev. John Boucher. Solitary Walks through Many Lands, by Mr. Derwent Conway, author of Tales of Ardennes, &c. The Dramatic Works of George Peele, the contemporary of Marlowe and Shakspeare, now first collected from rare and unique copies, edited by the Rev. Alexander Dyce, B.A. Uniform with the Percy Anecdotes, Public Characters, Vol. I., comprising Portraits, and Biographical and Critical Sketches, of twentyseven distinguished personages of the present age. A volume of Tales and Sketches, by Jacob Ruddiman, A.M., of Marischal College, Aberdeen. A third edition of Mr. T. K. Hervey's AusNo. 40.-Vol. VII. tralia, &c., containing a great variety of additional poems, and embellished by a vignette title-page. Also, a new Poem, by the same author. A new Magazine, to be called the Gentleman's Magazine of Fashions, Fancy Costumes, and the Regimentals of the Army; the Embellishments to be beautifully coloured. In post octavo, Country Stories, Scenes, and Characters. Forming a Third Series of Our Village. By Mary Russell Mitford. In post octavo; Foscari; and Julian, Tragedies. By Mary Russell Mitford. A new Edition, enlarged, in 12mo., of The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life. Also, Peptic Precepts, pointing out agreeable and effectual Methods to prevent and relieve Indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the Action of the Stomach and Bowels. By the late William Kitchiner, M.D. A new Edition, with Additions, in octavo, a Dissertation on the Passage of Hannibal over the Alps. By the Rev. J. A. Cramer, M.A., and H. L. Wickham, Esq. In one pocket volume, the Boarding-School and Teacher's Directory; or the Addresses of the best London Masters in every Department of Education, and of the principal Finishing and Preparatory Seminaries for young Ladies and Gentlemen, in and near the Metropolis. By Mr. Rickards, a work to be published in Parts, under the general title of India, and to contain, with other matter, a Treatise on each of the following subjects :-On the Casts of India, and the alleged simplicity and immutability of Hindoo habits-Historical Sketch of the State and Condition of the Native Indians under former Governments-On the Revenue Systems of India under the East-India Company's Government, as tending to perpetuate the degraded Condition of the Natives-On the Company's Trade, and its results in a financial and political point of view-Suggestions for a Reform of the Administration of India, at home and abroad. Every Boy's Book, designed as a present for Youth, and forming a complete Encyclopedia of all their Amusements, Games, &c. By the author of the Life of Johanna, Queen of Naples, the History of Italy, during the Consulate and Empire of Buonaparte; translated from the Italian of Botta. The History of Ireland, Civil, Military, and Ecclesiastical; with the Lives of the Stuarts: from authentic Documents in the Native Irish Language, and from Rare State Papers. A Comparative View of the Social Life of England and France, from the Restoration of Charles II., to the French Revolution; by the Editor of Madame Du Deffand's Letters. In 1 vol. 8vo. Illustrations, in Imperial Quarto, of the Sacred and Historical Books of Ceylon, consisting of upwards of forty Coloured Plates, illustrative of the Religious System of the Buddhoos, their Heavens, their Hells, their Good and Evil Spirits, their Moral Tales, Astronomy and Astrology; with descriptive Letter-press, extracted from a Cingalese Manuscript, now in the possession of Sir Alexander Johnston, late Chief Justice of Ceylon. 2 B BIRTHS.-MARRIAGES.-DEATHS. BIRTHS. OF SONS.Lady Helena Robinson.-The lady of Sir Sandford Graham, Bart.-The lady of Lieutenant Woolward, R.N.-The lady of Colonel Carmichael.-Lady Emily Hardinge.The lady of Colonel M'Creagh. The lady of Sir J. Huddart. OF DAUGHTERS.-The lady of Captain W. H. Peirson, R.N.-The lady of Major Pollock.The Hon. Mrs. Neville Reid.-The lady of Captain Sir G. W. Parker, Bart., R.N.-The lady of the Rev. Sir A. Henniker, Bart.-Lady Georgiana Agar Ellis.-Lady S. B. Clarke. MARRIAGES. At the Palace of Hanover, Sir William Davison, Aide-de-Camp to H. R. H. the Duke of Cambridge, to the Baroness Rosalie of Lestzow. Lieutenant Burke Cuppage, to Emily Anne, second daughter of Lieut. General Sir John Macleod, G.C.H. At Kilmagan church, William John M'Guire, Esq., of Rostown, County Down, to the Lady Mary Annesley, only child of the Earl of Annesley. At Kingston, the Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart., to Hannah Jean, third daughter of the Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., K.C.B. The Rev. John Short Hewett, D.D., Rector of Rotherhithe, and of Ewhurst, Sussex, to Marianne, eldest daughter of the Rev. Selby Hele, and grand-daughter of the late Rev. Dr. George Horne, Bishop of Norwich. At St. George's, Hanover Square, John A. Arnold, Esq., to Anne Otway Cave, second daughter of the late Henry Otway, Esq., of Stanford Hall, Leicestershire, and Castle Otway, Ireland. Lieutenant J. H. Caddy, to Georgiana, third daughter of the late Col. R. Hamilton, R.A. Lieutenant Colonel R. M. Oakes, to Sophia Charlotte, daughter of Edward Fletcher, Esq., of Park Street. Lieutenant J. F. Browne, R.N., to Jane Elizabeth, second daughter of Captain Bore. At St. Mary-la-bone, Captain Arthur Philip Hamilton, R.N., to Caroline, only child of the late Lieut. Colonel Cook. Glynne Earle Welby, Esq., eldest son of Sir W. E. Welby, Bart., to Frances, youngest daughter of Sir Mountague Cholmeley, Bart. At Florence, the Marquis Donato Guadigni, to Louisa, only daughter of Lieut. Colonel F. G. G. Lee. Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork and Ossory, to Lady Catherine St. Laurence, sister to the Earl of Howth. At Plymouth, Captain Richard Dickinson, R.N., C.B., to Jane Splatt, daughter of Captain T. Searle, R.N., C.B. W. G. Bell, Esq., Jun., to Harriot, daughter of the Rev. R. Worsley, Dean of Ripon, and Rector of Finchley. At St. George's, Hanover Square, Lieutenant Colonel Salwey, to Eliza Philippa, daughter and heiress of John H. Holder, Esq., of Stanton Lacey, Shropshire. DEATHS. At East Lodge, Brighton, the Hon. William Wyndham, youngest brother of the Earl of Egremont. At Tortworth, Gloucester, Francis Walker, aged 107. Alexander Thompson, aged 101. At Ryde, Isle of Wight, Mary Ann, wife of Lieut. General Pace. In Portland Place, aged 79, Lieut. General Burr. Aged 42, Thomas Green Simcox, Esq., of Harborne House, Staffordshire. At Ludlow, the Rev. T. Hodges, Rector of New Radnor, and of Aston, Herefordshire. At Oxford, the Rev. M. Marlow, D.D., President of St. John's College, and Prebendary of Canterbury. The Rev. Job. Marble Wallace, Vicar of Sandon, Hertfordshire, and forty-six years Rector of Great Braxted, Essex. Aged 104, Mary Thrupp. At Armitage Park, Staffordshire, Thomas Lister, Esq., aged 66. Aged 67, Major General Ogg. In Maddox Street, aged 42, Magdalene, wife of Captain Sir Charles Malcolm, R.N. At sea, aged 15, Charles William, second son of the Right Hon. Sir Edward Thornton. The Hon. William James Hall, one of his Majesty's Council in the island of Jamaica. At Rome, Major General Lord Frederick Bentinck, youngest brother of the Duke of Portland. At Hartsbourne House, Hertfordshire, Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Boulden Thompson, Bart., G.C.B. At his seat, Wroxall Abbey, Warwickshire, Christopher Robert Wren, Esq., aged 52. At Chiswick, aged 86, the Countess Macartney. Charlotte, youngest daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Bloomfield. Drowned on his passage from New York to Savannah, Mr. Conway, the tragedian, who went to America a few years ago. Aged 72, at Paris, Madame la Comtesse de Segur, wife of M. de Segur, and grand-daughter of the Chancellor d'Aguesseau. At Warsaw, aged 71, General Fanshawe, of the Russian Imperial Army. At Carlsruhe, His Serene Highness, Prince Constantine of Salm-Salm. At Hastings, Charlotte Philadelphia, daughter of Sir William Rowley, Bart., M.P. At Fulham, Lieutenant General Sir Alan Cameron, Bart., K.C.B. Aged 60, Mr. Thomas Jones, the Welch Bard, treasurer to the Royal Cambrian Insti tution. At Norwich, Sir James Edward Smith, M.D., F.R.S., First President of the Linnæan Society, &c. OR COURT AND FASHIONABLE MAGAZINE. NEW SERIES, No. XLI., FOR MAY, 1828. EMBELLISHMENTS. A Portrait of the Right Honourable HARRIET, COUNTESS OF GUILFORD, engraved by T. WRIGHT, from a Miniature by ROBERTSON. An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in an Evening Dress. An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in a Carriage Dress. An elegant whole-length Portrait Figure, in a Parisian Evening Dress. |