The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-10 00:00:00

A RECORD 01 GOLDSMITH.

An interesting memento of poor Goldsmith has
just been laid before the public by a gentleman re-
siding at Holy wood, near Belfast, through the
columns of a local journal. It is a letter written by
the poet from Edinburgh in 1753, to his " good
uncle," the Rev. Thomas Contraine, and is remark-
able as containing the only reference now to be
found of Goldsmith having been, for a short period.
an inmate at the Duke of Hamilton's ; " on what
occasion,' wrote Prior, in his " Life of Goldsmith,"
" in what capacity, or by whose introduction does
not appear : but it is evident he did not like his
position in the family." Subjoined is a copy of the
interesting document (if it be really genuine)
which, along with another autograph letter from
the pen of Goldsmith, the gentleman referred to
alleges he has in his possession :

" My Drat Uncle,—After having spent two Winters in
Edinburgh I now prepare to go to France the tenth of next
February. I have seen all that this country can Exhibit in
the medical! way, and therefore intend to visit Paris when,
the great Mr. Farheid, Petit, and Duhammell de Monson,

instruct their pupils in all tho branches of medecine. They
speak French, and consequeuntly I shall have much the ad-
vantage of most of my countrymen, as I am perfectly ac-
quainted with that language, and Few who leave Ireland
are so. Since lam upon so pleasing a Topick as self ap-
plause give me leave to say that the circle of science which
I have run thro before I undertook the study of Physick,
is not only usefull but absolutely necessary to the making
of a skillful' Physician. Such sciences enlarge our under-
standing, sharpen our sagacity; and what is a practitioner
without both but an Empirick ; for never yet was a dis-
order found Entirely the same in two patients. A Quack
unable to distinguish the particularities in Each disease
prescribes at a venture. If he finds such a disorder may be
called by the generall name of fever for instance, be has a
set of remedies which he applies to cure it ; nor does he
desist till his medicines are run out, or his patient has lost
his life. But the skillful Physician distinguishes the symp-
toms, manures the sterility of nature or primes her luxuri-
ance : nor does he depend so much on the efficacy of medi-
cines as on their proper application. I shall spend the spring
and summer in Paris, and the beginning of next winter
go to Leydon. The great Albinus is still alive there, and
'twill be proper to go there tho' only to have it said, that
we have studied in so famous an university. As I shall not
have another opportunity of receiving money from your
Bounty till I return to Ireland, so I have drawn for the
last sum that I hope I shall Ever Trouble you for—'tis
twenty pounds—and now Dr Sr let me here acknowledge
the humility of the station in which you found me. Let
me tell how I was despis'd by most, and hatefull to myself
—poverty, hopeless poverty was my lot, and melancholly
was beginning to make me her own, when you—but I stop
here, to enquire how your health goes on. How does
my Cousin Jenny, and has she recovered her late com-
plaint ? How does my poor Jack Goldsmith ? I fear that
his disorder is of such a nature as he wont easily recover.
I wish my Dr Sr you wod make me happy by another letter
before I go abroad, for there I shall hardly hear from you.
I shall carry Just thirty -three pounds to france with good
store of cloathes shirts &3., and that with economy will
serve. I have spent more than a fortnight every second
thy at the Duke of Hamilton's, but it seems they liked me
more as a Jester than as a companion—so I disdained so
servile an employment—'twas unworthy my calling as a
Physician. I have nothing new to add from this country;
and I beg Dr Sir you will excuse this letter so filld with
Egotisms. I wish you may be reveng'd on me by sending
an answer with nothing but an account of yourself.
" I am Dr Uncle your most
Devoted
" OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
" Give my—how shall I express it ?
" Give my earnest love to Mr. and Mrs. Lawder."

SP OR TING IN TELLIGENC

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY.

The variety of events touched upon gives an appearance
of business, but in reality there was not much done. For
the Chester Cup, Zodiac was in force to-day, and Weasel
had a coming appearance, but his friends stopped at 50 to 1,
which would have been readily taken. On the Derby,
with the exception of 20 to 1 being laid against The Marquis,
there is no change. 7 to 2 to £5O was taken about Old.
Calabar for the Two Thousand Guineas, and for the Grand
National Steeplechase some money was put on The Hunts-
man, finishing at 100 to 6 (taken). The friends of Thomas-
town readily took 100 to 7, but declined ICO to 8. The
favourite was very quiet, while Brunette took her position
in the rear, receding to 100 to 3 (offered).

CHESTER CUP.
20 to lon the field
25 to 1 agot Zodiac (taken)
40 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken)
40 to 1 agst Weasel (offered)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
7to 2 agst Old Calabar (taken)
Bto 1 agst The Marquis (offered)
100 to 8 bar two (offered)
THE DERBY.
9to 1 agst Buckstone (offered)
10 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered)
20 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken)
25 to 1 agst Ensign (taken)
25 to 1 agst Typee celt (offered)
28 to 1 agst Caterer (offered)
40 to 1 agst Master Fenton (taken and offered)
GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 12 on the field (offered)
100 to 7 agst Thomastown (taken freely)
100 to 6 agst Huntsman (taken)
20 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)
100 to 4 agst Corona (taken)
100 to 4 agst King William (offered)
100 to
.3 agst Brunette (offered)
100 to 3 agst Xanthus (offered)
40 to 1 agst General Bosquet (taken)
RACING FIXTU—

TRES FOR 1862.
ITARY.

FEBR'

Lincoln

----- -
26
LCH.
Coventry l7
Warwick Spring
Shrewsbury S .. 27

Nottingham S
Derby Spring 6
Liverpool S ll
Doncaster

Northampton
Croxton Park 4
Epsom Spring .. 10
Ponteland

Newmarket C 2l
Catterick Bridge
Abergavenuy 24
Thirsk 29

MAY.

Newmarket F S
Chester Spring
York Spring

JUNE.

Epsom Summer 3
Chelmsford .. 11
Manchester ll
Ascot .. 17

Odiham
Bibury Club
Newton
Stockbridge 3
Winchester
Newmarket
Worcester
Liverpool ••0.. .. 15

Newcastle
Hampton
Carlisle

Radcliffe
Brighton 5
Brighton Club
Lewes 8

Wolverhampton
Reading

LY.
Abingdon
Pontefract
Hungerford
Nottingham
ISouthampton .. 22
Stamford 24
Marlborough 25
Goodwood

Wenlock l5
York
Stockton 26
Egham

Lichfield 26
Ludlow

THE LAST FRENCh FINANCIAL

DEVICE.

(Rom Ow Honey Market Review.)

. -
It can hardly be said that France has taken the
world by surprise in coming to our market once
more for a temporary loan, for people have become
so used to the shifty character of the Imperial sys-
tem of finance that nothing of the kind astonishes
theme We are in an ago of forty million deficits,
and surprise is a worn-out sensation. True, it is
suspected that this huge deficit is merely shelved
to a convenient season, and not permanently settled
or disposed of. It is comprised in the hocus-pocus
wherein the French officials delight, the most suc-
cessful and esteemed Minister of Finance being he
who can best throW such a quantity of dust into
the eyes of the public as to bewilder them, and com-
pletely incapacitate them from understanding the
real position of affairs. That forty-million deficit,
we repeat, is merely staved off—thrust on one side
into pigeon-holes and elsewhere, whence it will de-
;Tend with accumulated weight upon the head of
NI. Fould or his sucesior. Is it pi shed partly into
zhe floating debt ? Surely the amount of that
debt was large enough before—certainly larger
than the Government could conveniently float, or
the market convendently bear. has advantage been
taken of the Government control over Tension and
other funds to stick floating securities into them,
ala Russe ‘Vhat ether devices have been resorted
to? One thing only is certain—that the forty-
million deficit, lately acknowledged with an affec-
tation of frankness which Droves to have concealed,
an intention of getting a new loan in disguise, has
never been honourably settled.
The shifts pursued with regard this deficit, and to
the handling of the floating debt, have lauded the
Government in the quagmire of absolute pecuniary
embarrassment, to relieve which they have turned
to our market in an unusual and by no means credi-
table manner We se: it is studiously explained
some quarters that the offer of a loan of £2,000,000
or £4,000,000 for three or six months came from
bankers on this side, without being solicited by the
French Government, but the public are not quite so
simple as to be deluded by so transparent a device.
It is observed, too, that offers to the extent of
£4,000,000 have been sent to Paris, and a pretty
little picture is suggested of the French Minister
(his empty coffers apart) deliberating whether he
shall take the £4,000,000 or be content with half
that amount. Probably, observes a contemporary,
he will consider himself " bound" to accept the
larger sum. We will be bound he will.
The suspicious reduction in the rate of discount of
the Bank of France from 4h to 4 per cent. directly
it was known that this little affair had been
satisfactorily arranged in London is interesting
as betraying the Government dictation to that
establishment, but will imp aise on no one.
The rapidity with which the loan is to be paid up
(see our " City Article") indicates that the French
Government both want and mean to have the money:
Accordingly, the financial classes here are already
setting their house in order. The prospect of a
draught upon our stock of gold, and of a speedy ad-
vance in the rate of discount of the Bank of England
from 21 to 3 per cent. (if not to 3B is already in-
ducing holders of money to raise their terms. The
demand at the Bank of England is likewise ris-
ing, and the resources of that establishment are
diminishing. Let us not be misunderstood. The
commercial and financial position of this country
is too sound, and the avoidance of foreign
commitments has been too strict, to admit
of uneasiness respecting the future course
of the money market. All that need be appre-
hendelis
interest hand
into
at present is a very moderate rise in the
value of maney from its present level, which rightly
viewed, is too low to be permanent, since it invites
everyoukrinpduros.
putfeboArrosowmerewtohactohmieghaenrdrate of i l
will be more likely to prevent future inconvenience.
It will probably prove, therefore, that a moderate
increase in the value of money will have a beneficial
action. But we shall pity the French Government
when they have the task of remitting back to Eng-
land the money which they are now borrowing for
an unscrupulous purpose—namely, that of putting
a false face upon their credit at home. It is pro-
bable that the exchanges will be " made very plea-
sant" tothe Emperor when he is required to honour
the bill which our capitalists will hold against him:

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET _LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Feb, 18.
via Marseilles Feb. 13.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. March G.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena., March 3.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Feb. 18.
via Marseilles Feb. 13.
Falkland Islands
G ibral I ar, via Southampton .. ..
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 18.
--,
India (Bombay), via Southampton Feb. 10.
via Marseilleq Feb. 4. .
Lisbon Feb. 11.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 10.
,--- via Marseilles Feb. 4.
Newfoundland
Oporto tend Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet Feb. 6:
by U.S. packet

.
by Canadian packet. Feb. —.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 10.
Bahamas, via New York Feb. 13.
Mexico ....Feb. 28.
All parts of "West Indies, including Chili, Peru,
}Feb. 13.
California, and British Columbia..

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday
afternoon Mr. G. S. Brent, the deputy coroner for West
Middlesex, held an inquest at the Marquis of Granby,
Green-hill, near Harrow, on the body of James Bodymeade,
a youth of 18 years of age, whose death was caused in the
ollowing manner. It appeared that on Monday last the
deceased was viewing the operations of his uncle,
,who was
removing some fallen trees on the estate of Mr. Foulger, in
the immediate neighbourhood, when the accident occurred
which deprived him of life. The trees in question were
blocking up the carriage drive, one lying across another.
Horsns were yoked to the upper tree with the intention of
drawing it off the under one, when, contrary to expectation,
as the traction power was put on, the under tree rolled, and
knocking down the deceased, completely flattened his body
and fractured his skull. He was picked up with blood
issuing from his ears, hat remained sensible nearly until
death, which took place on the following day. A verdict
I of " Accidental death" was recorded.

Amongst the recent arrivals at Alexandria from
Australia we find the name of Mr. William Younghusband,
of Adelaide. This gentleman lately occupied for a con-
siderable time the important colonial position of Premier
ifnavtohuerabSloyutimh AowunstrfaolriahnisMpiunbisliterys.pirHit eisalso
and
teropening up and promoting the navigation of the River
en well
enterprise and
favourably
d
Murray, having with his family accompanied Captain
Cadell upon his first expedition, and succeeded in steaming
1,500 miles up the river. The importance of this enter-
prising undertaking is beginning to be acknowledged and
appreciated, not only in South Australia, but also in the
neighbouring colonies, whose commerce will eventually bo
so largely benefited and developed by means of the commu-
nication with the interior now established on this the
only real river and extensively navigable watershed of the
Australian continent. We doubt not that Mr. Young-
husband, on his arrival, will meet with a friendly welcom
from the many Australians now resident in England.
ROYAL INSTITUTION.—On Saturday the Rev.
Alexander D'Orsey delivered his third lecture on the
English language to a large and distinguished audience,
including Mr. J. P. Kay Shuttleworth, Mr. Ellis, and
other eminent scholars. Tho illustrative maps and
diagrams were on a large scale, and extremely interesting..
Tichatseheek, the celebrated vocalist of the
Dresden stage, has been allowed to retire on full pension,
with a stipulation, however, to annually re-appear for
some nights.
Her Majesty's
sculptures
from
oy
orScourge,tna has arrived with a
cargo of,
in Candia, the results
of the recent excavations at that place. These will be
deposited in the British Museum.
Miss Grace Wharton, one of the authors of
,t The Queens and the Wits and Beaux of Society," has a
new work in the press on " The Literature of Society, with
an introductory chapter on the Origin of Fiction."
The new theatre at Baden-Baden will be inau-
gurated with a new comic opera, in two acts, by M. Berlioz.
The plot, also from the pen of the composer, is taken from
Shakspere.

Meyerbeer's opera, "Les Huguenots," which has
been performed in every European capital for years past,
was represented in Naples, for the first time, a week or two

since.

LIFEBOAT SERVICES—DROGIIEDA, Feb. B.—Yes-
terdaY afternoon the brig Minerva, of Workington, struck,
during some heavy winds from the east, on Drogheda Bar
The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was imme
diately launched to her assistance, and succeeded in rescu-
ing her crew of four men, and afterwards landing them in
afet y.
A communcation from Berlin, of the 4th, has the
following :—" The reply of France to the Prussian
counter-prepositions (commercial) arrived here yes-
terday. A number of the propositions of Prussia
appear to have been declined, and a conference on
the subject is to take place to-day. France already,
on the application of Prussia, has expressed her
willingness to extend the period of transition, dur-
ing which the tariffs should be maintained at a
certain high rate, and the real reduction should not
commence until the expiration of that time.
Among the last counter-propositions of Prussia is
' one demanding the extension of that period until
the Ist January, 1865 ; that is to say, until the
'expiration of the treaty of the Zollverein."