because of the difficulty, perhaps in ten or twelve months, while the young
of quadrupeds, having a broad supporting base, are able to stand, and even
to move about almost immediately; but it is the noble prerogative of man to
be able to support his towering figure with great firmness, on a very
narrow base, and under constant change of attitude.--_Arnott._

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FINE ARTS.




THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

(_From a Correspondent._)


The exhibition of works of art in the Royal Academy this year is equal to
any preceding, except in the department of portraiture; nor is this
deficiency by any means extraordinary, when we consider the severe loss the
arts have sustained by the death of Sir Thomas Lawrence. We much regret
that, out of one thousand two hundred and thirty-four productions, we can
only enumerate a very small number for want of space:

No. 11. _Dutch Coast_--very fine and transparent in the colouring; painted
by A. W. Callcott, R. A.