'The great objection that men fond of the fine arts have hitherto made to engravings on architectural subjects has been that the buildings and figures have almost invariably been designed by the same artists. In consequence of this the figures have been generally neglected, or are of a very inferior cast, and totally unconnected with the other part of the print; so that we may sometimes see men and women in English dresses delineated in an English view of an Italian palace, and Spanish grandees in long cloaks and ladies in veils seated in one of our own cathedrals. The dress, we know, is neither new nor rare; But how the powers came it there? 'To remove these glaring incongruities from the publication, a strict attention has been paid, not only to the country of the figures introduced in the different buildings, but to the general air and peculiar carriage, habits, &c., of such characters as are likely to make up the majority in particular places. 'The architectural part of the subjects that are contained in this work will be delineated, with the utmost precision and care, by Mr. Pugin, whose uncommon accuracy and elegant taste have been displayed in former productions. With respect to the figures, they are from the pencil of Mr. Rowlandson, with whose professional talents the public are already so well acquainted that it is not necessary to expatiate on them here. As the following list comprises almost every variety of character that is found in this great metropolis, there will be ample scope for the exertion of his abilities; and it will be found that his powers are not confined to the ludicrous, but that he can vary with his subject, and, wherever it is necessary, descend From grave to gay, from lively to severe.' Rowlandson and Pugin del. et sc. 1. Drawing from Life at the Royal Academy, Somerset House. 2. Exhibition Room, Somerset House. Great Room at the Royal Academy, at the time of the annual picture Exhibition. 3. Board Room of the Admiralty, Parliament Street. 4. A View of Astley's Amphitheatre, Westminster Bridge. 5. The Asylum, or House of Refuge for Friendless and Deserted Girls, Lambeth. 6. Christie's Auction Room. 7. The Great Hall, Bank of England. 8. Bartholomew Fair, Smithfield. 9. Billingsgate Market. 10. The Hall, Blue Coat School, during the orations on the grand anniversary, St. Matthew's Day, September 21. 11. Bow Street Office. An Examination before the Magistrates. 12. Pass Room, Bridewell. 13. British Institution, Pall Mall (late Alderman Boydell's 'Shakespeare Gallery'). 14. The Hall and Staircase, British Museum, Montague House. 15. The Great Hall, Carlton House, Pall Mall. 16. The Roman Catholic Chapel, Lincoln's Inn Fields. 17. Coal Exchange. 18. The Royal Cockpit, Bird Cage Walk, St. James's Park. 19. Water Engine, Coldbath Fields Prison. 20. The College of Physicians, Warwick Lane. 21. House of Commons. (During a Debate.)