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engine cliimneys nnd shot manufactories 

 has not been ))ut to pain by the a-isociation 

 of this monstrous erection. But, as no 

 ste[)s liave been hitherto taken towards it, 

 and the Chancellor of the Exchequer will 

 Iiave other things to do with his purse for 

 sometime to come ; we are in hopes that 

 the Committee of Taste will die or come to 

 their understandings, and that this hazardouR 

 speeinien of coopcrm/t' will not take rank 

 among our steam vomitories. 



Among the sculptures is a remarkably 

 licavy statue of Washington, by Chantry. 

 From the dress and countenance we should 

 have conceived the great American to have 

 been a gentleman of reputation, as an Alder- 

 man of London, or a forty years' clerk in the 

 Excise. 



There are some remarkably tasteful and 

 elegant busts, by Behnes, whose female 

 heads are living grace and beauty. 



Our medallists and modellers have exhi- 

 bited a consideraV>le number of effective 

 works. Among those some that most 

 struck us were Mcirrisuiis portrait of tlie 

 Duchess of Cambridge, and several others 

 by the same artist. 



The Suffolk Street Exhibition, for the 

 sale of the artists' pictures, is a very mis- 

 cellaneous display; containing a few very 

 ^able and attractive pieces, and a large quan- 

 tity of various classes of mediocrity. 



Martin has one of those extraordinary 

 mixtures of extravagiinee and beauty, that 

 so often make us wonder at the artists' vi- 



gour of fancy and want of judgment ; "Man- \ 

 frcd iitvokimj the Witch of the Alps." A ,* 

 huge cavern and a torrent make the frame- 

 work of the figures ; Manfred, a little black 

 madman in a gown, like a field-preacher iii 

 full harangue, is throwing himself into at- 

 titudes on the brink of a precipice. A white 

 vision is advancing tOM-ards him from the 

 depths of the cave, and round it is the 

 " magical rainbow," a most brilliant and 

 beautiful arch of colour ; the picture is over- 

 loaded by its rocky acconjpaniments. But 

 it shews fine ability. 



Liiitan's picture of the return of a Gre- 

 cian fleet after a victory to its harbour, is 

 one of the finest productions of the pencil 

 in our day. There are obvious defects in 

 the colouring and drawing, but those are 

 completely forgotten in the general grandeur 

 and interest of the conception. The groupes 

 sacrificing at the doors of the temples, and 

 the i)roud and stately aspect of the galleys 

 and their soldiery, are conceivcdin a most 

 admirable style. 



The water-colour E.^hibition is full of 

 delicious specimens of the talent of our 

 artists in this very favourite style. Pruut has 

 a great deal of his characteristic foreign ar- 

 chitecture, Rubson has some of the most 

 magnificent highland lakes conceivable, 

 Varlei/ hiis one or two of his wild and 

 melancholy scenes ; and Stepluinoffhas pro- 

 duced his master piece in a picture of Rubens 

 shewing to an Alchyraist hiss ecret for mak- 

 ing gold (his palette). 



PATENTS FOR MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL INVENTIONS. 



Patents granted. 



To William Wood, Esq., of Summer 

 Hill Grove, Northumberland, for an appa- 

 ratus for destroying fire-damp in mines — 

 Sealed 22d April ; 6 months. 



To John Petty Gillespie, Grosvenor 

 Street, Newington, for a combination of 

 springs, forming an elastic resisting medium. 

 — 25tli April ; 6 months. 



To Samuel Brown, Esq., Old Brompton, 

 for improvements on Iiis engine, or instru- 

 ment for effecting a vacuum, thus producing 

 powers by which water may be raised, and 

 machineiy put in motion — 25th April ; 6 

 months. 



To Francis Halliday, Esq., Ham, Surrey, 

 for a machine for preventing inconvenience 

 from smoke in chimneys, denominated a 

 wind-guard — 2jth A])ril ; 6 months. 



To John WiUiams, Commercial-road, for 

 improvements on ships' hearths, and appa- 

 ratus for cooking by steam — 27th April ; 

 2 months, 



To William Choice, Strahan-terrace, and 

 Robert Gibson, White Conduit-teirace, 

 Islington, for improvements in machinery 

 to make bricks— 27th April ; 2 months. 



To Charles Kennedy, Virginia-terrace, 



Surrey, for improvements in apparatus for 

 cupping — 29th April; 6 months. 



To Jfohn Goukhng, of America, now at 

 Cornhill, for improvements in the machine 

 used for carding, stubbing, spinning, &c. of 

 wool, cotton, and other fibrous articles — 

 2d i\Iay ; G months. 



To Arnold Bufforn, of Massachusetts, 

 now at Je win-street, and John M'Cardy, 

 Esq., Cecil-street, Strand, for improve- 

 ments in steam engines— 6th May; 6 

 months. 



To Sir Robert Seppings, Surveyor of 

 the Eoyal Navy, Somerset House, for im- 

 provements in tlie construction of fids, or 

 apparatus for striking top-masts, &;c., in 

 ships — 6th May ; 6 months. 



To William Fenner, Wapping, for an 

 apparatus for curing and cleansing sraokey 

 chimnies— 6th May; 6 months. 



To Alexander AUard de la Court, Esq., 

 Great Winchester-street, for improvements 

 in instruments applicable to the organ of 

 sight— 6th May ; 6 months. 



To Joseph Schaller, Regent-street, for 

 improvements in the construction of pat- 

 tens, &c.— 6th May ; 6 months. 



To Edward Heard, St. Leonard, Shore- 



