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. 16. _A Subject from the Winter's Tale_--good. W. H. Worthington. 55. _Progress of Civilization_--painted for the Mechanics' Institute at Hull. This work is admirably conceived, and reflects great credit on the talents of Mr. H. P. Briggs. 56. _Mary Queen of Scots meeting the Earl of Bothwell between Stirling and Edinburgh._ Mr. Cooper has treated this subject with his usual care, and appears to have delineated the costume very accurately. The horses are spirited, and finely executed. 62. _Portrait of Lady Lyndhurst_--painted very much in the manner of Rembrandt, by D. Wilkie, R. A. 65 and 66. _Portraits of their Majesties_--painted for the Corporation of the Trinity House, by Sir William Beechy. 78. _An Italian Family_, by C. L. Eastlake, is an interesting picture, and extremely rich in colour. 79. _The Maid of Judith waiting outside the tent of Holofernes, till her Mistress had consummated the deed that delivered her country from its invaders:_ a wonderful production, by Etty. 84. _Scene near Hastings._ Rev. T. J. Judkin. 86. _Interior of a Highlander's House_--very fine. Edwin Landseer. 105. _Portrait of Miss Eliza Cooper_--a chaste and highly-finished production, by Sir M. A. Shee. Messrs. Pickersgill, Turner, Reinagle, Hilton, Newton, Constable, Good, Daniell, Clint, Kidd, Howard, Phillips, and Elford, have also some excellent pictures in the exhibition. _May_ 14, 1831. G. W. N. * * * * * SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS BILLINGTON.