24 SEPTEMBER 1836, Page 19

The half-length portrait of Lord John Russell, by Gsoaos HAY..

TER, engraved in mezzotint by BROMLEY, is a very characteristic and life-like resemblance of the hero of Reform. Notwithstanding the serene expression of the face, however, Lord John might almost be mistaken for a hero of another sort : the pillar and drapery might be supposed to indicate that he had nailed his colours to the mast ; and the way in which he supports the elbow of his right arm with the left hand, makes it appear as if the arm were broke : or is it intended to insinuate that the Reform Bill, which he holds in his hand, was a very weighty measure ?