ROYAL ACADEMY.
MR. EDWIN LANDSEER has been elected a Royal Academician, in the room of the late Sir Tisoaras LAWRENCE. We can have no reason to object to the election of a painter so eminent in his particular line as Mr. E. LannsEzn, and therefore justly worthy of Academic honours ; but we cannot forget that Mr. BRIGGS, who is eminent as an historical painter, is still only an Associate. The lectures on Sculpture and Painting, by their respective professors, Messrs. WESTMACOTT and PHILLIPS, commenced this week ; and will continue every succeeding Monday and Friday, during six weeks.
The Lectures on Architecture and Perspective are again omitted.
The Academy, we understand, have been for some time past accumu- lating funds for the purpose of erecting more commodious Exhibition. rooms. The present have long been felt to be far inadequate to the de.. mends of the exhibitors, and it has only been the want of means that has occasioned delay in supplying the requisite space. We have heard further particulars, but the fact of intention is sufficiently gratifying to announce ; and we feel assured that no very insuperable difficulties will be found to exist where the will to meet them honestly exists also.— Library of Fine Arts, Feb.
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