The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1852.

Sons le nietne drapeau, rainqueur des factions,
Ramener les enfans de a mere patrie,

Consoler tes douleurs, o Nide meurtrie,
Et convier le people aux graudes actions.
Saloons, saloons, la fete universelle

Que promet le travail et qua benira Dieu : .
La vapeur entr'ouvrant ses cent elks de fen,
Et les sillons oi3 l'or de nos gerbes ruiselle !

L'aigle a repris son vol et plane sur nos champs;
Sons un ceil radieux la France enfin respire,

Et revs en souriant nn immortel Empire

Qu'un peuple enthousiaste acelaine de ses chants.
Refaisons des tableaux dignes de la Genese ;

Quo tont renaisse et viva, et que de toutes parts
Les plus desherites puissent prendre leurs parts
A 'lun de ces banquets que peignait Veronese.
Les Muses, qu'effrayaient taut do cris inhumains,
Vers les cieux en pleurant remontaient desolees :
Muses, revenez-vous, calmes at consolees,

Sous les arcs de triomphe elevsis pas nos mains.
Que I'art, les monumens, les tableaux, les statues,
Prince, disent tout haut quels jours to nous a faits.
Et comment sous l'ezlat de tes hardis bienfaits
Les sourdes passions devant toi se sont tues.

U Prince, I'avenir tu fecondas
Nous ramene aux splendeurs des ages magnifiques,
Et pour suivre avec toi tes aigles pacifiques,
Les Fran, ais, tu l'as dit, soront tons tee soldats

Iv.
Je suis la Muse Proph4tique,
Le passé me dit l'avenir;
Toujours jeune et toujours antique,
Le monde ne doit pas finir.
La -Terme France martiale,
Qui va guidant l'humanit6,
Avec rid& imp6riale
Rentre entin dans sa majest6.

Nous x6aliserons le revs
Qu'avait forme NapoNon:
Le Louvre, qui par toil s'acheve,
Prince, sera ton Panth6on.

After the recital of the ode, which was much ap-
plauded, the name of the author was called for, and
M. Arsine Houssaye, the director of the theatre,
was declared to be the man. The President soon
after withdrew.

' Politics and poetry appear to combine very ami-
cably together; and the rural communes show a de-
cided preference for metre as the channel of their
wishes and their prayers. The members of the
Municipal Council of the classic district of Chazay-
d'Azergues (Rhone) seem to have made the same
discovery as M. Pourceaugnac, who had spoken
prose all his life without knowing it. They now dis-
dain their ordinary mode of communicating their
ideas, and their demand for the establishmeut of the
Empire is drawn up thus :--

A SOX ALTESSE IMPERIALE.
Louis Napo%on soyez nortre Empereur;
Depuis longtemps ce yam germe dans notre mar.
Nous desirous aussi, sauv our de la patrie,
Que l'Empereur Franpais soit Roi de l'Algerie.
Sire, agues soar nous! Prot6g6s par vois lois,
Nous benirons le nom de Napoleon Trois.
Vous etes notre appui, notre unique esperance,
Vive notre Empereur! Dieu protege la France
Les habitants de C7zazy d'Azergues.

THE CONTINENT.

SPAIN.

Accounts have been received from Madrid to the
9th instant.

It is thought that the Cortes will probably be called
together towards the end of November, and a general
bill of indemnity, or sowetjdng of the kind, will be
proposed, so as to legalize all the measures which the
Government have enacted by decrees during the long
period in which the legislative sittings have been sus-
pended. There will no doubt be a violent, if not a
very numerous, opposition, which will refuse such a
vote • and it is believed that the first opportunity af-
forded by violence of debate, ending, as it is likely,
in a scene, will be taken advantage of for again clos-
ing the Chambers, and making the desired modifica-
tions in the present system. Some think that the
Ministers will content themselves with a dissolution
and new elections, but the more general idea is, that
a curb will be put upon the Cortes, assimilating their
powers to those at present existing in France.
The Government have, it is understood, contracted
a loan for the sum of two, millions sterling with the
the house of Messrs. O'Shea and Co., for the purpose
of carrying into effect tiao Aranjuez and Valencia
Rail way.
The Council of Ministetu had come to the resolu-
tion of recognizing the Empire the moment it should
be proclaimed in France.

Madrid Bourse, Oct. 19).—The Three per Cents.,
47k; Exchange on London, 50 30 paper.

GERMANY.

The King and Queen (f Hanover arrived on the
20th inst., at Stuttgardt, on a visit to the Royal
family of Wurtemburg.
The Cologne Gazette, of the 23d, says that Baron
Prokesch d'Osten will not retire from his post this
year, and that it is not known whether he will be
succeeded by Baron Kellen. or Count Rechberg.
Count Arnim is dispatc'hed on a special mission to
Florence, to interpose on behalf of the Prussian Go-
vernment in the affair of Cue Madiais.

The betrothal of her Royal Highness Princess
Anna (Charles) with Prince Frederick of Hesse did
not take place, as was expected, on the King's birth-
day, but the ceremony will be solemnized in the course
of a few days, and will be (=fined to the royal family,
Court, and Ministers. _ _

One of the most prominent and not least respect-
able members of the Frankfort National Assembly,
commonly known as " Old Jahn," died at Freiburg
on the 15th inst., at the age of 74. He was the son
of a pastor of Lanz, in the Priegnitz district.
The political trial at Cologne advances with all
due dispatch. The proceedings of the 18th presented
more than ordinary interest, from their being de-
voted to the examination I.d M. Steiber, Police Coun-
cillor, who attended in England on the part of the
Prussian Government during the Exhibition, and in
the course of that period vteas accidentally enabled to
make important discoveries: of papers and documents
relative to the secret societies which had their head-
quarters in London. M. l3teiber entered with much
lucidity into details of veat interest, corroborated
fully by documentary evidence and admissions on the
part of individuals arrested'. at Paris and elsewhere.
Among these individuals was a man named Chervil],
described as one of the chi. ?.fs of the French Commu-
nists. A letter from this I)ersonage to an emissary
at Valenciennes, dated rebruary, 1851, is charac-
teristic of the Communist doctrines. The following
is an extract, laid before the Court :

" What you propose is veil good; but I hold it advis-
able not to speak of murde rin our letters. That is the
medium for carrying our principles into effect, but it
would be hurtful to speak openly of this medium. Excite
hatred against all reaction:hies, but do not preach this
hatred openly. I laughed heartily when I read your
article—" Murder all the el avgy without mercy." Only
think of some fifty head of this black breed, bouud hand
to hand, like so many sheen and calves, to be led to the
shambles, and there slaughtered!
In another letter add►►essed to the same emissary,
named Gieberich, arrested at Strasburg, the follow-
ing extracts were cited :--" Our principles are simply
these : all men (except tine clergy and reactionaries),
it is to be supposed, are brothers. Property is rob-
bery. All men have equal rights. The oppressed
have a right to revenge themselves on their tyrants by
all possible means." The letters containing these and
sundry other passages of equal brutality were found
in the possession of individuals arrested, and acknow-
ledged by them and their authors, who, it appears,
were almost all arrested by a plan well concerted be-
tween the French and German police.

in thirty-six months. This is not so bad. The in-
comm from the Post-office in the budget for next year
is calculated at only 23,000rbd , " it being our wish,"
to use the words of the ministerial budget, "more
and more to reach that point when Post-office income
shall no longer be looked for, but the whole be re-
garded as a means for communication and civilization.'
'Tine University celebrated the King's birthday in
the usual manner. But this time a magnificent lec-
ture was given by the Rector Magnificus, Professor
Clawson, on " The Essence and Signification of Na-
tionality." Of course the circumstances of the times
invested this eloquent harangue with additional in-
terest, and it was listened to by a crowded audience
with attention and admiration. The peroration of
the speech was a prayer for Denmark.

SPORTING !VOTE'S.

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No. CCCXXXIII.
THE LATEST PARTICULARS CONCERNING
THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE, &e.

SIR,

" Now comes apace the evening of the year,
With all its sunset glories spread around,"
forOibly'remieding us sporting mortals of the close ap-
proximation of the hyperborean season, and its accom-
paniments of hunting, coursing, and steeple-chasing.
" The time of shadow and of flowers,
When roads gleam white for many a winding mile,"
has fled, or is fast gliding away, and with it the sports
of spring and summer—crick eting, rowing, and racing.
Newmarket's Houghton meeting will this week wind
up what is termed the " legitimate " racing season of
1852 ; and to-morrow week the curtain rises (at
Worcester) for the winter season, upon the first of
those reunions which have become so popular of late
years, where the steeple chase, flat and hurdle race,
play equal parts in the performance. But, transit hora
sine mora, (which, roughly translated, means that
the printer's devil wont wait) and, as I have but
twenty minutes to dot down the latest scraps con-
cerning the Cambridgeshire, it of necessity follows that
I must pay an immediate attention to that stake.
My latest advices give the representatives of the
various stables as follows :—Kent's, Harbinger ; Isaac
Day's, Ephesus ; J. Shepherd's, Sir Charles ; Saunder's,
Hobbit) Noble ; Le Juif also runs. Beresford's, Alco-
rn!) ; T. Parr's, Weathergage ; Bardolph, I believe, also
goes. Peck's, Hookem Snivoy, and Trosseau; Bullock's,
Grief ; John Osborne's, the Cutler, and, perhaps, Lady
Agnes ; Martin's, Kbadidjah; Cooper's, Herbert; Car-
lisle's, Manifold ; John Day's, Father Thames ; Ford's,
Dulcet ; W. Scott's, Deceitful ; Harlook's Phlegra, and
perhaps, Ilex. Death's, Convulsion; E. Parr's. Sauita;
Steven's, Azael; John Scott's, Hyacinth, and Kilquade;
Dilly, Knight; of the Shire ; Stabbing's, Alfred the
Great ; Kingston or Hungerford will also run ; Young,
Stephenson's, Billy Bar ; Hussey's, Sir John Barley-
corn ; Fisher's, Plot ; Alec Taylor's, sister to Singa-
pore. Tom Taylor's Babette, with Gladiola or Lady
Evelyn to make ; the running. Cleary's, Brawn ;
Roger's, Pancake ; tad. Boyce's, Peacock.
I have been unable to ascertain for a certainty what
Dawson intends starting, although, I believe, Varmint
and Evadne will tern out to be the animals. lam in
the same fix as to Goodwin's starter, Musician and Divi-
dend being both dare, and neither backed.
In addition to :hose given above, rumour reports the
probable starting of Kooh-i-near, Vermuth, Henrietta,
and one or two ethere, whose appearance is of little con-
sequence, as they will have no influence on the result.
Lady Amyotc or Candlewick will probably also start;
but I have received no definite information concerning
them.
The interest of the race will be confined to the money
horses, nine in number, namely: Babette, Azael,
Ephesus, Hobbie Noble, Weathergage, Convulsion,
Knight of the Shire, Hyacinth, and Alfred the Great.
The last-napped ought not to be included in this category,
as he has been trusted with comparatively little cash.
Babette, last Saturday week, was tried with Lady
Evelyn and Gladiola, at the Cambridgeshire weights,
and beat the Lady with most perfect ease by five lengths;
Glance a bad third.
Last week Azael won his trial very easily, beating
Butterfly and Longinus.
Convulsion was tried on Thursday, and disposed of
Glancer and Blood Royal, giving the latter above a stone
and a-half, and won in a canter.
Hyacinth is reported to have been tried with Daniel
O'Rourke, aad to have beat him.
On Friday, Hobbie Noble was tried with Joe Miller,
and disposed of him with the same ease that Kingston
did in the second October week.
Looking at these trials, the race would seem to lie, for
a certainty, among the winners of them; and if the place
of honour is not filled with CONVULSION to-morrow, I
Hobbie
heruek. Noble,
think it must be by Azael or Babette. These three I
Ephesus,giv e to occupyand Alfredthe tfirst G threereatheadingp l aces;
To those who may be fond of outside fancies, the hard-
worked :Sanita, Father Thames, Dawson's starters and
Brawn, are worth trifling investments; as the present
state of the ground might capsize the calculations of the
backers of the favourites, it is in tolerable condition at
the present time; but should the rain continue all day,
it will be decidedly heavy to-morrow.—l am, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

Oct. 25, 1852.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S.—SATUBDAY.
The room was tolerably well attended, and betting
more, animated than on Friday, although confined to
three horses for the Cambridgeshire, viz., Hobble Noble,
Weathergage, and Ephesus; and Sittingbourne for the
Criterion. The first mentioned of this lot opened at 10
to 1, was backed heavily by the party, and closed at 7
to 1, the taker offering to go on. Weathergage also
was in force, and Ephesus had a few supporters at 12
and 13 to 1. These movements drove Azsel to 6to 1,
at which price he was quite friendless. Babette, although
not backed, was steady at 6to 1. Sittingbourne was
backed eagerly at 5 to 4, and 3 to 1 offered against any
other. Closing prices :

WHO SHOULD REPRESENT ENGLAND
AT THE FRENCH EMPEROR'S
C0R02.7.-ITION?

A writer in the Liverpool Albion, canvassing the
claime of verious.parties for the boneue of represent-
ing England at Louis Napolebn'e imperial coronation,
proceeds as follows :
It is not to be supposed that the present Duke of
Northumb.-island will imitate the example of his relative
at the coronation of Charles X,, whereat the equipage
and retinue of the Percy wholly eclipsed the attelve of
the deocentlants of Clovis, his Grace literally shovellii,g
out gold among the crowd, of whose language he could
neither speak nor understaad it syllable, to the great de-
rision of those who contemptaously pocketed his pieces.
The present Duko of Devonshire was equally profuse,
but in a much more becoming style, at the coronation of
Nicholas at St Petersburg in 1826, when the princely
Cavendish shamed the orient pomp of all the Baskir
hordes of the Autocrat, d« s?ite their " barbaric pearl
and gold." But who is to do that sort of thing now?
and not to do it in this affair would hardly meet the ap-
probation of Hume himself, as, indeed, nothing does, for
Joe has become a veritable porcupine of late, and his
quill is ever ready to fly at any one who says bo to
u goose. True, there is Norfolk, who has the means,
and is not at all deficient in the inclination to dis-
port the sumptuous liveries of the Hereditary Earl-
Marshal of England in any Field of Cloth of Gold
where there is rivalry in magnificence. But, supposing
the Pope was there, how would Carry Powder, after
stirring up the Durham mustard blister of this time two
years, face the Pontiff ; er how turn tail without con-
tumely to the head of the Ho wards ? Commoners of
the right stamp might be had in abundance ; and in
these days of industrial progress, who so fitting to re-
present the " spirit of the ago" as the genii of successful
labour at the throne of one who boasts his eagerness to
exalt and ennoble toil ? For instance. the groat indus-
trial triumph of our epoch, the Exhibition of '5l, owed
its introductory success, and consequent prosperity sub-
sequently, to the circumstance of Mr. Pete, M.P. for
Norwich, guaranteeing 50,000/, towards the preliminary
expenses at a time when, but for such indemnity, all the
promoters of the undertaking, royal, patrician, and pie-
bian, would have shrunk aghast from costs which the
least hesitation would have rendered overwhelming,
The Prince and her Majesty have retained a lively sense
of that truly-magnanimous liberality since, enhanced as
it was by the modesty which kept secret the generosity.
Last week he was summoned by the Lord Chamberlain
to accompany, in his capacity of chairman of the Chester
and Holyhead Railway, the august party in the inspec-
tion of the engineering marvels of the tubular-bridge and
its accessories. But, with a nobility of mind which it is
impossible too highly to panegyrise, and which is altoge-
ther beyond the comprehension of the mere herd of
routine courtiers, he declined going—of course in the
most loyal and dutiful terms—the reason being
that he had that night undertaken to preside
at the London Tavern Anniversary Dinner of
the Benevolent Builders' Charity and would not
break that engagement, oven on such a summons, lest
the institution would suffer by his absence, and those be
disappointed who took tickets on the faith of his being
present. His conduct in the chair was in exact keeping
with the unostentatious independence and unaffected
simplicity of demeanour that have over characterised
bins. Though one of the most a uent of men of the age
—affluence acquired without the faintest imputation of
sordidness, much less of over-reaching—and though his
name is familiar in almost every part of the globe where
vast engineering operations happen to be in progress, be
thoroughly identified himself a ith the, building business,
properly so called. As a builder, and a builder only—
in every part of whose calling he is a practical handi-
craftsman—he advocated the cause of the pensioners
on builders' bounty, contributing 200 guineas as chair-
man of the evening, and 25 guineas annual donation,
and 50 guineas from the firm of Peto and Botts.
Liberal as those gratuities are in appearance, they fall
far short of the reality in other shapes and forms,
which ho takes oars not to have made known lest they
should seem to savour of parade; but in cases where
no professional amour propre can be supposed to bias the
purity of his motive, his gifts are on a scale commensu-
rate even with means so ample as his, as in the instance
of the Asylum for Idiots, to which he gave 1,0001. in one
sum, and large amounts repeatedly since, that class of
afflicted unfortunates seeming to command his special
sympathies, as shown by un institution he has established
in the neighbourhood of his noble estate at Lowestoft
for the novel treatment of peculiar phesas of mental in-
firmity. It is men like this of whom England would
feel rightly proud—if English wealth won by English
virtues and administered by English self-respect is sup-
posed to bo typified in the person of the representatives
of our nation at the coming gathering in Paris, as was
in the cases already cited; and if heraldic nobles cannot
be found fitly to discharge the duties expected from their
status, their antecedents, and the requirements of the
moment, let us have some of Nature's nobles, like the
member for Norwich ; and, then, at all events, we may
be pretty sure that wo shall have no need to blush for
the figure Old England will cut amidst the fungus finery
of the mushroom monarch of the 2d of December, 1851.

HEALTH 01' LIVERPOOL.—The deaths last week
were IS7, being a decrease of eight as compared with
the previous week, and fewer than in any week of the
preceding six months. Deaths in the parish 142, in the
parochial wards 45. From zymotic diseises the deaths
were 52, being 10 less than in the week previous; of this
number 17 were from typhus, 10 from scarlatina, two
from measles, one from influenza, and 16 from bowel
complaints, against 26 in the preceding week. Diseases
of the lungs, with consumption, caused 56 deaths, a
larger proportion of the whole than in any week of the
six preceding months. A man, aged 31, died from
excessive drinking.
TESTIMONIAL.—Sir George Grey's Testimonial Com-
mittee had, up to Monday week, received from Morpoth,
Bedlington, Alnwick, Belford, Berwick, Wooler, and
Rothbury, the sum of 3131. towards purchasing a dinner
service. Several districts, too, had not sent in their re-
turns. It is expected that the total subscription will be
upwards of 4001.

ELOPEMENT.—Lest week, a young lady eloped
from Qaeenstown with a youthful limb of the law. The
young lady, it is stated, is the daughter of a retired
medical practitioner, and a lately made J.P.; and the
fortunate young gentleman, himself a member of the
legal profession, is connected with a firm in Cork, who
are likely to take a leading part in the prosecution of
the petition against Messrs. Murphy and Fagan—that is
should its promoters persevere in their intention.
THE RECORDER Of I.lllLL.—Our new Recorder has
passed the ordeal of his first appearance as a judge at
Quarter Sessions with great credit to himself, and great
satisfaction to the bar and the public. Though the cases
to be tried were not unusually numerous, they were
more than usually important, and were well calculated
to test the discretion, the discernment, the legal acute-
' ness, and the judicial ability of the presiding judge.
Owing to the general desire to catch a glimpse of the
author of " Ten Thousand a-Year" in wig and gown,
the Court, during the whole of the sessions, was densely
crowded. Among the learned Recorder's supporters on
the bench, the most diligent in their attendance were the
ladies, of whom the number present was unusually
great.
For them the wizard weaver of Fiction's web
formed the chief attraction.—lftsll Advertiser.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A CLERGYMAN.—The
following letter has been received from a gentleman at
Galway:—" As Mr. Seymour was returning home on
Friday night last in hie gig, on the road from Clonfert
to Lawrencotown, a gun or pistol was snapped at him.
He distinctly heard the cap exploding, and saw a man
in dark-coloured clothes immediately run off in the
fields; fortunately the fire-arms did not go off. Mr.
Seymour drove as fast as he could, and reported the out-
rage to the police at Lawrencetown. The case was fully
investigated on Thursday, at Lawrencetown, before G.
Fitzgerald, Esq., R.M., and the local magistrates. I
understand that the magistrates have recommended that
a reward should be offered by the Government. The
Rev. Mr. Seymour was generally liked in the locality.
He had been obliged to order one or two processes to be
served for the coming quarter sessions."
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY.—It is stated
that the receipts upon this lino aro already between
10001. and 11001. per week. The Great Western Corn
pany have not yet commenced the goods traffic. About
40001. per week will be required to pay a fair dividend
upon the outlay. The opening of this line has not had
anyapparent effect upon the receipts of the London and
North-Western Railway, which last week were upwards
of 40001. in excess of those of 1850. The mileage re-
ceipt of the last week of the London and North-Western
shows an increase over that of 1350.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND GREAT WES-
TERN RAILWAYS.—It is stated that the committee
appointed at the Liverpool meeting, which was held a
short time since for the purpose of promoting an
amicable settlement of the differences between the above
Companies. have had an interview with the Euston-
square, and also with the Paddington authorities.
MANCHESTER AND MILFORD HAVEN.--The plan for
uniting Manchester and the North with Milford Haven
and the South by direct railway communication, is now
fully befel:3 the Welch people, and great interest has been
taken in the subject. The projects are—first, the Welsh
Union from Carmarthen, via Llanidloes, Shrewsbury,
to Manchester. distance 195 miles; the second, vid Leo-
minster and Shrewsbury, is 200 miles in length ;the
third, vitt Aberyswith and Shrewsbury, distance 210
miles ; the fourth, Lampeter, Llangurig,
and Chester, has a distance of 168 miles. In all those
projects projects the lines run into the South O
Wales lineswet
aterye,
Carmarthen.
It is said the
THE CONFESSIONAL AT PLYMOUTH.
Bishop of Exeter had no right to expecte ()d of Arches,
Greaves to carry this matter into th
ietiy
—the Rev. Mr.
o in his own
as his lordship had the remedy
hands, se as to enable him to
.gc:tin;it the truth of the
c 86). But it
facts, and to shape his own decisionaocordingly, by the
Church Discipline Act (3d and 4th Vie., •
seems the cost of the appeal will !prevent Mr. Greaves
proposal. Mr. Gorham's
from adopting the bishorpoleP
d gs with the Bishop of
pounds-3 0001,
expenses in his
Exeter amounted sometioaw.
_tihohorands of
although his cause
or 4,000/., we believe which,
him, unless he had
successful, must utterly have crushedwan
been aided by an ample subscription.
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:FINE ARTS.

Parables of our Lord. Illustrated by Jah❑ Franklin_
Mitchell.

Mr. Mitchell has just published a most magnificent
volume, containing twelve line engravings from draw-
ings by John Franklin, illustrating some of the
prables of our Lord. The text and titles are en-
graved by F. P. Becker, and the entire work is printed
by M‘Queen. Every possible care has been bestowed
by printer and publisher upon the work, which is in-
deed, as we have said, magnificent. It is hound in a
richly embossed crimson cover. The paper on which
it is printed is the thickness of card-board, and the
various parables which are given at length, are in old
English letters, and, like the ancient rubrics, in red
ink. The effect of these various embellishments is
most felicitous, but the great attraction of the work
is, of course, the illustrations. The parables selected
are, " The Merciless Servant," " The Lord of the
Vineyard," " The wicked liusbanditnen," " The
,5,," " "
Faithful.. and Wise Servant," " The Sheep and the
Goat
The Good Samaritan," " The Prodigal
So.n,. Dives and Lazarus," " The Wise and Foolish
Virfeins," and " The Good Shepherd," the two latter
having each a double illustration. The Good
Shep-
herd is represented in the one instance,
according to
the lines of Pope—
. The tender lambs he raises in his arms
Feeds from his hand, and in his bosom ,warms;"
and in the other, " The Crucifixion" reveals the Good
Shepherd giving his life for his sheep. The wise and
foolish virgins are very pffectively:depicted----in the one
picture, while the wise are departing with their
lamps ready trimmed, their companions are wearily
rising from their slumbers, and wofully bewailing
the want of oil in their vessels. The second plate
is a sadly significant one —the door is shut, and
the five virgins are before it in the various attitudes
of weeping despair, and vehement expostulation.
The "Prodigal Son," so often illustrated before, has
been very beautifully rendered by Mr. Franklin, and
" The Merciless Servant" is another of his happiest
efforts. In this and many of the other Parables, our
Lord is represented as the chief character, in the
scene which he describes as the ling who is showipg
mercy to the suppliant servant, and the Lord who is
calling labourers into his vineyard. In some instances
the divine features of the Saviour have not been por-
trayed with a sufficiently careful pencil, and in others
the artist has been singuktly fortunate. One of his
best sketches of character is, however, the Prodigal
Son, when he is pondering over his position, and re-
solving to " arise and go to his father." We com-
mend this very beautiful work to the admiration of
our readers.