Proceedings of Public Societies, 



[April 1, 



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the memory, nor excites any durable They are replete with sentiment 



volition. 



The integrity of the cereheUum is neces- 

 sary for tlie regularity of acts of locomo- 

 tion. While the brain is entire, the ani- 

 mal will see, hear, and exhibit marked and 

 decisive symptoms of volition ; but, if the 

 ceiebtUunl be destroyed, lie will be unable 

 to preserve the equilibrium requisite for 

 the performance of locomotion 



beautiful colour, and execution. — (14.) 

 Cottage Children, 4e- .' J- Burnett. 

 Rich and transpnrent. — (16.) A Girl at 

 her Devotions ; G. S. Newton. Not so 

 happy a subject as some of Mr. New- 

 ton's former pictures. — (11.) Scene on 

 the Beach at Hastings ; Miss Landseer. 

 Very bright and true to nature. — (21.) 



Irritability will, however, s'ubsu^t for a Interior of the Gallerrj atCastleHoicard; 



considerable time in the rcmainin- parts J. Jackson, R.A, An admirable speci- 



of the body, without the intervention of men of a powerful feeling lor colour 



the cerebrum or cerebellum. Evory irrita- applied to a subject comparatively 



tion of a nerve produces action in the trifling. It is brilliant and transparent 



m«iscles to whicli it is distiibsted: every „§ a diiimond. — (23.) Landscape from 



irritation of the spinal marrow produces J^ature; F. R.Lee. Full of truth. — 



action in the members and parts below the ^42.) Coronation Banquet ; G. Jones, 



irritated point. .... a. A splendid representation of that 



Tliefaculty of propagating irritation on „,acr„ificcnt festival. Nut the easiest 

 the one hand and receiving pain on the - ^^ manage, but 



other. IS altoeethcrconhned to the superior ,.■',■ ., ■ > j 



r <•*! ; /;, /;„„„,/, .vi, ti.n r,r.rt displaying grcat kuowlcdge aud pow Of 

 part of the wcduiiu oft/oHS"'"- VIZ. the part 1 ■> ^.o , ,,,. \ »r • iv 

 »t vihuh the tuberculaquadri^emina adhere "> t'>e nrUst— (49.) Morning ajter a 

 to it. This is the pluce winilur all sensa. Storm, a Scene near Linton on the J\ort/i 

 tions must arrive, in order to bccume percep- Devon Coast ; W. Linton. This is, in- 

 tioiis: this is ilu place whence all the orders deed, a splendid landscape, full of 

 eftheu-iUmuft it'ccssarily depart: hence the genius, truth, and nature. It displays 

 continuity of the nervous ortan from this a strong feeling for colour, the execu- 

 place to tlie particular parts concerned, is ^jon is masterly, and we do notrcniem- 

 necissary for the execution of spontaneous jj^j jq j,avc ever seen a happier blend- 

 motion, and for the perception of impres- j,,^ ^j- poetical fancy, witii a strict ad- 



sions, whether internal or external. 

 BRITIStl INSTITI'TIOX. 



In our notice of the present exhibi- 

 tion at the I'ritisb Gallery, desirous 

 as we arc of devoting a particular at- 

 tention to every work of talent, we 

 feci ourselves called upon, (iiiged by 

 our limited space, as w ell as by justice 

 to those who have contributed original 

 pictures,) to pass over, in a more cur- 

 sory manner than we could have 

 wished, many which have been previ- 

 flusly exhibited at the Royal Academy. 

 Amongst tlie most attractive of these, 

 ■will he found those of Briggs; Cooper, 

 R.A. ; Pickersgill ; A. Constable ; A. 

 Dighton ; Holland; Howard, R.A ; 

 Stcpliainifl';Withcriiigton; and, though 

 last, not kast, that Iriumpliant boast 

 of British genius, Bailey's " Eve." 



(No. 1.) A Croupe of Cattle; J. 

 Ward, R.A. It will not be too much 

 to say, that this is the finest picture in 

 its class of the British school, in splen- 

 dour of colour, vigour of execution, 

 and powerful resemblance, to its great 

 original, nature. — (5.) Landscape; J. 

 Stark. A sweet specimen of this 

 favourite artist.— (9.) A BandittiChief 

 asleep, &c. This forms one of a scries 

 of exquisite inctures by an English 

 artist, now in Rome, Mr. Eastlakc. 



herence to the sobriety and truth of 

 natuic. — (276.) A View from Lord 

 Northwich's Villa at Harrow, by the 

 same artist, is also well composed and 

 richly coloured. — (52.) Cottages at 

 Eshivg, Surry ; C. R. Stanley. This, 

 and 57, and 65, arc very creditable to 

 this improving artist. — (56.) Scene mi 

 the Flemish Coast; J. AVilson. Mr. 

 Wilson has talent enough to trust to 

 nature, and let Vandervelde alone ; 

 besides, opacity and slatincss do not 

 belong to either. —(64.) Othello, Act. 3. 

 Sc. 3.; H. P. Briggs. There is a line 

 matronly character in the principal 

 female, but surely it is notDesdemona? 

 —(66.) />c(7//jo/<"/ieIFo«rfcor/t;E. Land- 

 seer. This delightful artist has a few 

 highly-finished pictures this year, hut 

 not of so commanding or energetic a 

 quality as w c were led to expect from 

 li's picture of the mountain-dogs dis- 

 covering a lost traveller in the snow. 

 The most beautiful execution, and 

 perfect resemblance of animal and still 

 life, will never compensate for the ab- 

 sence of sentiment and originality. 

 Mere portraits of greyhounds, terriers, 

 &c. however faithful to nature, as 

 works of fine art, mean nothing. They 

 do not elevate or excite the feelings 

 like the magnificent boar hunts, &c. of 

 Rubens and Snyders. The "ijijV/«. 



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