Excerpt from The Scourge, or Monthly Expositor of Imposture and Folly, 1811, Vol. 3 Or the intrigues that distract the councils of this insti tution, and the abuses by which the beneficial tendency of its statutes are impeded, We are'preparing an extended and elaborate exposure; convinced that whatever 'may be the abstract utility of academical establishments, the conduct of the individuals connected with our English school of art, has been. In the; highest and most extensive degree injurious to the very interests that it was their duty to promote. At the present season, however, the lectures are the chief objects of attention to the students, and of curiosity with the public; and various considerations induce us' to precede our more general remarks, by some casual strictures on the professor or sculpture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.