OROVPTVCATTLE. FINE ARTS. lir JANES WARD, MU L A. In proportion as a nation la truly splendid, will the embellisnments of art be by its pen pk—thom noble- led indivi duals :l e s c e i relore Odin patronise the artists of our country, are entitled not only to our commendations, but also to our gratitude and imitation. Bacon observes of painting mat it 4 ' raises the mind, by accommodating the images 01 things to our desires ; —a proposition which displays the moot profou n d knowledge of human nature. This hue large picture exhibits a arm of pictorial genius — at once transendant, illus trious, and grand. It is next to itnpoasitile, Mr any ra tional being to contemplate its supreme excellence, without betraying emotions of admiration, mingled with surprise and heightened with rapture. It represents in the most interesting manner, the fine characteristic force and quality of the bull, nut reduced to the illegitimate form of the cow, but endued with hie fine natural form am! strength. The head of this bull actually appears to pro jsct front the canvas, and starts upon the sight, with toe very force of life, antl grandeur of animal power, the fultiess ul muscular turgidity, and fire of quadrupedal vigour. Tits folds of the bull's neck are almost execu ell. His acute eye sparkles with the in tense spirit, and powerlul flame of life. 'ltie bold and masterly figure of the black Glamomanshire cow has a most broad and imposing effect. 'Lie calf eyeing the water wagtail, is nature herself on canvas. The sheep are depicted with all the identity of truth, lo the dis- tance of the lovely scene, the spir of the smoke from the distant cottage rises amidst the cptietude of the peaceful valley, decorated wiilt the conten:ed peasant's lowly but delightful cot, beyond which the pale blue hills bound the horizon of the enchanting sce n e, whim all must view with rapture, who delight in the se11511)111' ties and joys attendant upon rural life. 'rite bear, gl.ul dens and expands itself at this sight of nature's simple yet joy-enduing landscape, -mil cold and tasteless must be the twat and sentiments of him who can turn from the picture, without a pang of regret at h s absence from the enliee aa itt g spectacle, where pure, undecdrated Na ture reigns triumphant, amidst her verdant pastures of simplicity and beauty. The trunks and branches of the trees to the right of the picture, are exceedingly correct and natural. ‘Ve might almost, without deserving the imputation of ignorance, touch the canvas to know whe ther the scene is real or imaginary. The quadrupedal figures appear as though they were endued with all the stvid energy of motion, and wanted only t h e wtll to move towards us. The field-flowers which adorn the laud vatic are most sweetly handled, mid appropriately disposed. The attitudes of the several animals intro. duced, are very admirably chosen. The general colour ing oh this powerful perlormance is in a grand judicious style. The whole production is finishet: with a wonder ful exactness, which would almost bear the analysis of the microscope, and yet the drawing appears amply in detail, without the fault of minuteness. The composi tion is in excellent gusto—the claiiiro-oscuro is rich and lovely—and the back ground is beyond description, warm sod issieresting. 'Dint beautiful picture i.s an honour to the aae.l glary of the arts—and a must conspicuous visitation of individual genius. NATION.IL SCHOOL SOCIETY. On Wednesday last, the mutual 'fleeting of the au! - scribers to the National Society for the education ofthe poor in the principles of the established church, on the system of Doctor Bell, was held at the Central School- house, lidldwin's Garden's, Gro's The Archbishop of CANTERBURY took the chair. The Rey. 1)r. WALIaSaY, the honorary secretary of the society, read the report of the committee for the last year, by which it appeared that 82 new schools had been lurnitd on the national plan, in the different parts of the kingdom, in the last year, and thirteen schools had been disemstinued ; and that the total ti aaaaa b. r of schools was 1790; and also that an increase of upwards of 12,000 had taken p!ace in the last year its the number of children educated in the different schools, tile total number being upwards of 250,000. Time society had so tile course of the year hail given assistance to 3 ;• ) irhools, by grants of money, amounting to 3,5251. — Tile tots! receipts 01 the society for the year amounted to 3,6341. a• u l their funded property to 3,6001. Time report being read, The Archbishop of CAWT;RBURT addressed the meet ing. When he considered tile great public utility of of the institution, he could not but entertain sanguine hopes that it would soon receive a snore general support frosts the public. It 1111 l st be painful to all to hear that 13 schools hail been discominued—he hoped it was owing to the peculiar circumstances of the present times, and he was persuaded that all his brethren would recol lect that it was a most important part of their duty to look well to the establishment and nsaintenatice of schools for the poor—the education of the people of this country belonged by law, and of right, to the parochial clergy, Lord KIXTOW moved a vote of thanks to the Arch. bishop of Canterbury, for his very great attention to the prosperity of the society, and bis itiodneis in taking the chair. Thanks were also voted to the committee, the trea surer, and other °dicers of the society , atter which the meeting dissol% A woman has been committed to Lancaster Castle for the murder of her inti►nt child, the discovery of which took place from a small coffin being brought to the sexton of Ashton church for interment, as containing the body of a still-born infant, and for the interment of which a larger fee than customary was given, which raised suspicion. On opening the coffin it waa4bund that the child had been strangled. THE NATIONAL REG ISTER LISBON PIPERS. LISBON, MAY 17.-1 n the sitting of the Cortes for the last few days, several accounts have been communicated, brought by ves:els front Brazil. On the 11411 it was stated that a Sardinian vessel had arrived from Rio in 86 days, with 180 soldiers and 20 women on board. They brought an account of the steps by which the troops were compelled to re-embark, by being besieged by land and by sea, and all supplies of water and provisions cut off, till, the Ilth Feb. his Royal Highness went on board the Union frigate, and caused it to be signified to Gen. Jorge de Avilez, that he, and all the troops under his command, must embark immediately, on pain of being treated as enemies, and no quarter given them. The General and principal officers went on board the frigate, and respectfully represented to his Royal Highness the comparison of their behaviour, good intentions, and services, with the unjust treatment they experienced, requesting that the cmb.n•kation might be delayed till orders were received than the Cortes and his Modesty. His Royal Highness told them they must embark, as ordered ; which they accordingly did, on the 12th, and sailed from Rio on the 15th, on board of six vessels. They sailed in company to the Azores, where they were sepa rated by a storm. The other five vessels are l'or tuguese. Oa the 15th. the arrival of another of the Portu guese vessels was announced. Lieut. Cu!. J. M. Da Costa confirmed the news brought by the other vessel. Their Royal Highnesses were in good health; that what seemed chiefly to employ the minds of the people at Rio Janeiro, was the desire to see : troops depart, and that a packet boat was ready which was to sail from Rio immediately after their departure. The Portuguese ship Estrella, in 53 days from Para, brought news that the greatest tranquillity and attachment to the Constitutional system pre vailed at Para, and that the new Provisional Junta took possession of the Government on the 11th of March. Tuesday afternoon his Royal Highness the Prince of Denmark, attended by the Danish Am bassador and suite, visited Messrs. Barclay, Perkins, and Co.'s extensive brewery, in Southwark, with which they appeared much gratified. They after wards proceeded to the South London Gas-works, Bankside, where they were met by Alderman C. Smith, the chairman; R. Monro, Esq. the deputy chairman ; and the committee of management, who attended them through the works, and spewed them the various operations through which the Gas pa.. es, into which the Prince appeared to enter with much interest—he afterwards viewed the saw-mills adjoin ing, in the occuotion of Messrs. Cole and Green, who explained the nature of the machinery and the veneer saws, with which his Royal Highness ex pressed himself highly delighted. Advices have been received by the Ernrst at Li verpool, from Bahia, of the very recent date of the 10th of April. The Portuguese troops continued masters of the place; but so much was it suspected that further attempts would be made by the native forces to gain the ascendancy, that all the officers were detained in prison, and there was no prospect of their being released. The advices, us far as they regard commercial affairs, are rather favourable.— Freights are advanced, and all the shipping in port were hilly engaged. There had been an arrival of a vessel from New Shetland ut Bahia, with a cargo of skins and oil, but no news of importance had been received by her. Extract of a letter, dated Lima, Nov. 23, 1821 : " La Senn and Valdez have marched to Cusco with 400 men, leaving Cunterac, with the rest of the royalist army (about 3,oooeffective men), in Xanja. Ramirez has 2.000 mea in the southern provinces. Nothing is to be feared so long as we govern our selves tolerably well. The Protector is forming an army of reserve in Truxillo. Above a thousand good soldiers are already collected in that depot.— The main body of the liberating army is expected to be cantoned between Lima and lea. The Peruvian Legion of the Guard, and perhaps another corps or two, may form the garrison of the capital. The Peruvian navy consists of four craft, of from 12 to 22 guns, and will sail to the southward. Lord Cochrane was lately at Guayaquil. It is said he proceeds to Panama. Every thing goes on well, and present appearances justify the iudulgenco• of the highest expectations." Letters from Odessa of the 10th ult. mention the receipt of letters from Constantinople of the Ist and 4th ult. The former state the arrival of twelve Boyars from the northern principalities in that city on the 30th April, who were received with marked distinction. The object of this mission we have before explained. From the letters of the 4th we collect that Walachia and Mel tuvia tveke to be eva cuated during the month of May, and that a Rus sian ambassador is expected in Constantincple imme diately, Jill Letters received from Vera Cruz, dated March 10, mention the, arrival at Acapulco of LordCochrtne, with the Chilion force under his command. That this would be his lordship's next destination, as so,;:t as he had refitted his vessels, had long beet expect ed ; and his object was, to capture the Spanish fri• gates la Prucba and la Venganza, which took refuge in Acapulco, as soon as the uflliirs of Peru became unfavourable to the royalist cause. It appears, however, that his lordship's design had not heel carried into effect, owing to the two frigates Lir i ; under the protection of the treaty made some tiala ago. between Iturbide, the Mexican chief', as l O'llanoju, the viceroy appointed by the King, su . ,- setraent to the establishment of the new system, and consequently under the protxtion of the forts.— This is a very singular feature in the afiltirs of Sent America, but it was not possible to form any idea the issue. 0:1 Saturday morning last, about five o'clock, tho inhabitants of Cook-lane, Snow-hill, were thrown into great consternation, by the on of murder proceeding from the window of No. J. It appears that Me first floor was occupied by a Mrs. Mackay, an elderly female, her nephew, Edward Mackey, and a female acquaintance, who slept in the same room. S i,o hitling disagreement happened on Friday night between. the aunt mot her nephew, which was renewed yesterday Dior:wt.:, when the ynung man seized a clasp knife, and with it several wounds on the breast and throat of the object of h.s fury. The sufferer was instantly conveyed to Bartholomew's hospital, where she lies in a dangerous stale, and little 11'.11 , 4 are entertained of her recovery. The offender was taken custody and lodged in Ciltspur-street Compter. The p:iso , .er is about it) years of age, and has alw” a been considered ~ 1 weak intellect, but was remarkable for his docility, and w,rt generally affectionate to his aunt, uoder whose care he has be Irons a child. I)ESTRilerl V g Ft Ml.—About ten o'clock on Thar:. day night last, •in alarming lire broke out in the extel sive premises of Mr. Higgs, a tallow.chludler, nil an I colourman, in Old Gravel-lane, near Wapping-dock Immediately adjoining the melting pans of :11r. were those of \lr. Waite, a grease boiler, and front ti.e nature of the combustible matter in which they dealt, destruction at one time threatened the whole of that po pulous distr.ct. The flames soon commutticated to ti.e large wood TIM of Mr. Pill:lnt:Jon, umber nierchan:, next door to Mr. Biggs, and about 11 o'clock, the ap pearance of the fire was terrific. Behind the house of Mr. Biggs, \I r. Jones, a milkman lives, and he with the utmost difficulty saved his cows, tell or twelve number, at the risk of his life, and having his face :rid hands severely hunts. 'the whole of Mr. B 1; ;s' pre mises have been completely destroyed, as well a. those of Mr. Waite; and the same may be s of Mr. P.lk ington's valuable property, if we except his d wefliog. house, which f o rtunately escaped with li.tle injury.— 'lite firemen and their engines tvere, as usual, promo on the slam; but from die nature oh the materials no part of the buildios and prooerty mentioned could bested. But to their exertions may be attiimited the presert ation or tae houses adjoining in every daecttert. It is believed that the fire originated by the overflowing of one of v ie grease or tallow pans •lielongiug to Nit-. W.die or Mr. Ihggs; arching certain is known. No serious person:A nj ry held any cite. O il Monday afternoon, a dreadful and destructive fire brake 0111 in some farming buildings, situated about forte miles from the town of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, (:ne property of John Fryer, juin. ) winch completei, de.troyed au extensive Iwo, granary, and other build ings, together with from 409 to 500 cootobs of wheat, 311.1 several stacks. It appears to have origitsued Irma a spark falling upon some hay stubble, from a piece cf lighted turf, winch a tabourer was catrying trout one part of the foto to another, where lie was going to hard the land. Such was the rapidity of the flames, twat lit a very few militates the whole presented one coinp!ete body of fire; and notwithstanding every assistance was rendered by the inhabitants of Cnatteris, scarcely 1.1 part of die property was s wed front the destructive ti•e. The loss is estimated at 3,0001. not inure than tine ttiirl of which was insured. It is lamentable to add. that many persons froin a neighbouring parish wcteobserve 1 carrying fern the premises the farming implements atil e very Mina which It Was 111 t`teir intwer to move. It us earnestly hoped that they will be recs.,,:m.zeil, and nice' with that Ewerity of punishment winch toe atrocity of such acts must richly merits. Simpson, tile person wino starled on the :v . :lsms:le race-ground, to walk 96 miles in 24 hones, took deilly ill on Tuesday morning. at 20 in' notes past six, after completing 61 utiles and three-quarters. It is sty. posed that tame deleterious ding had been infused into tits tea by some person interested in his failure. arts were greatly in his favour, and he propoaes to comidete the task when he is recovered. A number of tents were erected Oil the ground; and in order that there might be something to attract the holiday folks, a youth, nut named Nl•Nltillan was prevailed oti to sun at twelve t noon, to walk 40 miles in ten hours. which he com pleted 37 minutes within the time, al.hungla he reste.l above all Early on Sitnday morning last, a notorious poacher, of the nameof Little , well-known in the neighbourlionil of Al lois:one, by the iti:ittutite of I)iddler. was disco. vered lying on Coxheath, near Huttion Woods, Titre dead. \Viten fuettil he presented a shocking spectacle. the lower part of his face and throat being much Lee. rated, and he was covered win] a gore of blood. li•t tracing the blood to a hedge a few yards distant, a gwo was perceived lying on the opposite side, which appear.. ed to hive been rec.:tidy discharged. Feats this OM:11M. stance, and the siruation of the mate's wounds, it is eimjecimed that lie was following-his pursuits, and getting over the hedge, he was in the act of drawtit4 cum after him when it went off, 31141 Lxlgert the conten 4 in his throat and lower part of his face. He applars 10 have stagaered a few yards before he (di. The body was conveyed to euxtleatit workhouse "7'