The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

SALE OF THE ICING OF HOLLAND'S
COLLECTION.
SEVENTH DAY—Ano. 20.
With referent* to the seventh day's sale, it is gra-
tifying to find that the spirited competition of Mr.
Woodburn has secured for England some very valu-
able pictures. Some valuable purchases have also
been made by Mr. Colssghi, in addition to those
already purchased by him.
The eagerness manifested both yesterday and to-
day to possess some of the precious drawings from the
Lawrence collection was quite aston'shing; the prices
they realised were in moat cases enormous, especially
everythis, bearing the name of Itstfaelle, Michael
Angelo, Correggio, and some others of the great
masters.

DRAWINGS AND CARTOONS.
No. 100. Attributed to Andres del Bum —The Awamp-
lion the Virgin; very fioe-420 Serbia Mr. Wrodburo.
101. Attributed to Michael Aogelo I—Had of a woman
-.70 dorms. Ditto.

102 Atuibstell to Michael Angelo ?-11ead of Satan-40
Swint. Ditto.

103. Mich's' Angelo T—A. very fine Sketch for the Lest
Judgment-770 florins. Ditto.
104. Same—An asnelentio figure-180 florins. Ditto.
105. Same—Clarist Crucified; very fine design-240
florins. Ditto.

106. Same (i)—Ana &demie figure-200 timing. Weimar
107. Same—Study of a man•a head; finely executed-850
florins. _ Woodburn.

103. flame—An ancient copy from the last Judgment,
made for enerming-210 florins. Bothoven.
109. Raffaelle—A very beautifully executed lugs round
design for a plafond. In the centre is represented the pm-
sage of the Red Bea, and in the outer circle the History of
Joseph end his Brethren-1,050 florin.. Mr. Woodburn.
110. Raffaele (?) —The Baptism of Christ. Largely exe-
cuted, ta la plume-260 ihTllll. Ditto.
111. Michael Angelo (1) —A Man's Head in profile-160
Amite Same.

112. Same (?)—A Propludas, d 14 pierre d Itatio-545 fl.
Welsabr.

113. Leonardo da Vinci—Two designs in one frame. One
represents an Infant Bleeping; the other, Christ at the
Tools, and some slight studios, executed a la plume —925
florins. Weimer.

118 Michael Angelo (?)—Christ at the Tomb, 4to pierre
o'linlie-610 florin.. B-ught foe the Gallery of the
Louvre.

119. Basse—A study for the'Last Judgment. Very fine
sketch-700 florins. Mr. Woodburn.
122. Midler] Ana.lo—The Resurrection of Christ. Very
floe-750 thrins, Woodburn.

123. Same—Fragment of Studies-400 florins. Museum
at Frankfort.

lid:ge;;;—The Death of Phseton. A beautiful deign-
-910 florins. Woodburn.

125, Same—Le &age de Michel-Aege. A very flatly
executed design for the picture la the Dresden Gillet's-
-1200 florins. Saw.
• . _

136. Leonardo da Vino—Two fine Studies, one of Chil-
dren playing with Goats and the other of Portraits-1,026
florins. Weimar.

137. Same—Two Drains in one frame, Christ Bearing
the Cross, end the Holy Family, very beautiful-240 Bbrillll.
Erondgeest.
139. Corteggio—Study for the Head of St. John, a
magnificent design in red chalk, &c.-1,100 8 iris,. Mr.
Wo-dburn.

?)—A Study of Christ; pierre d Italie.
120 fi)rins is as.

141. Michael Angelo (t)—Studies of Figures-200 [brims.
Eatboren.
142. B.ll3lo—Studies of a Tone and Fragments in red
cbalk-230 flirtnr. Mr. Woodburn.

la phone-100 florins.
Same

144. Some (?)—Same subjeet,ea Academie Figure ; purrs
&Italie: Same-330 flnins.

lei. Attributed to tent-.—Christ on the Cum; beauti-
fully executed ala pi- ens d'ltalie. Same-450
146. Michael Anyel (?)—V. ry fine Study of a Head ;
freely treated a /apierre Brondyeest-50 florins.
147. Attributed to earar.—Study of a Man, taken trona
the picture of the La•t Judgment-150 florins. Roos.
165 Seam—Study of a Mau. In same moaner; very
floe-8.50 Swine. Mr. Wecw'burn.

166. Attribur•d to tame (I)—Taro academie figurer, is
black chalk-400 florins. Brondorest.
157. Same (I)—An academie figura of a man d la plume-
-69 florins. Same.

154. Same (?)—A. Madonna, with the infant Jesus and
St. John, an exceedingly fine drawing vigorously treated,
d la pierre dlt slie. Mil is a work of Andrea del Sarto.
Tne painting is in Italy-1,800 fl ...ins. Mr. Woodburn
169. Attributed to amae(?)—Studies of Figures-200
florins. Same.

la thine (?).—Clsopatra ; a Incas beautifully executcd
design, ala pierce filen& —340 fbrins. Same.

The Literary Gazette observe•, wi h reference to this Pile
" It is no secret that his late Majery of Holland died bowl-
vent ; and the laws of Holllnd twine less respectful of per-
sons than those of other countries, his fine pictures yield to
the demands of honour and justice. Amonet these, report
says, the Emperor of Rumia's liens upon the mst valu►ble
works are ccnsiderable."

THE HIBERNIA, Captain Stone, sailed from Liver-
pool on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston.
CHRISTIAN CLERGYMEN AND CHRISTIAN CHARITY,
—The 'Lanford Mercury states that when a Mrs. Wainer
of Melton Mowbray, who, it appears, bee not led a very
odly life, was on her death-bed, a 'ew days since, she de-
sired that some out should pray with her. The curate was
ant for, hut he commenced a fierce tirade against her respect-
iug her past lira. and positively refused to pray with the
dying sinner. We premme it was because she was a sinner
that he would not pray with her ! Same pious neighbours
gave the consolation which the clergyman r. fused. The
woman died, and the clergymen of the place again took upon
themselves to judge her; for one shut the gates of the
churchyard entirely against her; the other refused the
corpse entrance into the church, though he read the service
ova her. With reference to the above, our =temporary, the
Examiner, of yesterday, says : " We say nothing of shut-
ting the church-doom. The rev. gentlemen might do with
the body inc unseemly things he pleased, or might think it
decent to enact. But who is this disguised among the
ministers of Jesus, who dam refuse to pray beside a dying
woman because she was a sinner ? Who is this ?
Is it the Rev. W. Coles, of Melton Mowbray ? The
Pharisee', as Mr. Celts might do, objected to our
Lord, that he had too mach care for sinners. Only
the Pharisees could not male Him to anger. Whether Mr.
Coln a high churchman or a low churchman, we k .ow
not. Most probably he preaches Philpotts. But we know
that he ought not to be a teacher in the church of Christ—he
needs too greatly to be taught."
POOLE SAVINGS BANK.—Circumstances attendant
on the decease of the late actuary having excited suspicions
of a defalcation in his accounts, the trustees and menace?'
have instituted a rigorous examinaion into the state of the
affairs generally, during the regress of which inquiry the
holm's of the bank is of course suspended. This his na-
turally produced a considerable panic, particularly amen
the depositors ; but we have reason to hope that such alarm,
although not without foundation. may prove to hare greatly
magnified the actual evil.-1'c0,3 Herald.

FIRE AT TORRINGTON, NORTH DEVON.—On Tun-
day last this town was in great danger of destruction by
fire. During the night, a fire broke out on the premises
f a Mr. Friendship, ropemakcr, which being fed by a quan-
tity of pitch, spread rapidly to the adjoining building.,
right and left. Before the three fire-engines of the town
could be got out three dwelling•houses, a carpenter's work.
shop, a stable, eoc., were in flames. By the greatest exertion
the fire was prevented from destroying a row of small
dwellings, which abn.ted upon one end of the burning
mass. These caught fire at least three times; and, had
the fire token feet hold of them, there is no doubt that
the whole town must have materially suffered. It was
only by cutting a pillage through the burning buildings,
at a very great risk, that the premises cn the right of them
were saved. The loss is considerable. The three dwelling-
houses consumed were the property of Mr. Adams, of Tor-
rington, and a portion of the remaining properties of the
Rev. Mr. Welcome, of Cornwall. Neither the premixes nor
the stock, &c., were insured. Six children of Mr. Friend-
ship were snatched out of their beds while the fire was in
th.ir house, and two women had to be dragged through the
side windows of the abutting house?, escape by the front
doors being impossible.
THE POISONING CASE AT PAULERSPURT.—On
Monday last the further a:lamination of Ann Pell, took place
biota the county bench at Towcester, charged with peisen-
log two of her children, Saab Ann and Frederick Pell. The
medical evidence was direct to the point that death in both
cases had been caused by aaaaa ic, and the purchase of the
deadly mn'erial by the prisoner at Stony Stratford was de-
pored to by a witness, who en seeing her attired in her usual
out of door dress bad no doubt of her identity. The accused
earnestly protested that she had never been in a chemist's
shop in the town in question, or had purchased any descrip-
tion at poison during her I ziatenee, and denied the charge
in tofu. The magistrates having deliberated for a s►ort
time, handed the follo.ing result to the prisoner:—After
the evidence giv,a in by the s-veral witnesses in the C4lll,
the magistrates 1: el it their duty to commit yen for trial at
the ensuing amass on a charge of wilful murder of your two
chiliren, by administering to them poison, whereby death
had ensued. The Fulmar replied, " I am innocent of the
charge preferred agehist me," end win removed.
TIIE LATE DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS.—
The human remains exhumed on Thursday lest in the vici.
nit! of Newgate, have been weertained to be those of a felon
condemned to death in the year 1816 for the murder of a
voting woman to whom he had been paying his addresses.
After his cuoviotion, having by some means contrived to
procure a razor (the discipline of the prison Wag then ex-
tremely lax), he ce.mtnitted suicide in his cell is Newgate,
and the coroner's jut' heviug returned a verdict of filo de ,
se, the body wee buried at the• junction of the four strews—
Norrprete, Oiltsper end Skimmer slue s, and the Old
Barley. The Lair .as touiei near the remain., in a state of
great decay ; but, in cons, qua nee the morbid anxiety
*hick influences a portion of the public to obtain possession
of anything supposed to have been in the po4session of a
murderer, it was greedily puect aced. The 'kali, which wee
t and suberquentiv, waa for lin:pence, end the te*.tera,
I hnu.rh intrinsically worth nothing, fetched the workmen
two shillings, and were resold within an hone at the Brown
Bear, pablkohoasie, Fleohdano, Old Bailey, for four
shilling•.