The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-15 00:00:00

EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.

The Egytian Museum at the Louvre has just re-
ceived a donation as remarkable for the beauty of
the objects of which it is composed as for the rarity
and scientific interest attached to them. This pre-
sent is from a young and learned Polish traveller,
Count Tyskiewiez, who collected the objects during
his researches in Egypt. The first class comprises
140 bronzes, among which 76 small figures are par-
ticularly remarkable for their beauty. The represent
the various gods of the Egyptian Pantheon, and
their fine state of preservation allows the gold in-
laying which so much enhances the value of such
works to be properly appreciated. The small
figures of the gods Anhour, Phthah, and Cnouphis,
and of different goddesses, are fine specimens of that
kind of workmanship. Most of those objects bear
inscriptions, which leave no doubt as to the name
of the personage represented. Some of those divi-
nities.are very rare or even quite new to science,
and several others, hitherto only known by paint-
ings, are wanting in French collections. In itiat
class may be mentioned a large snake in bronze,
283 inches is length, a god with the head of a cro-
codile, and a personage whose head is surmounted
by a star. The collection of Count Tyszkiewics con-
tains a great number of scarabees, in hard stone ena-
melled. All these small objects supply fresh infor-
mation for science by either furnishing variations
of the names of Kings and Princesses, or a history
of personages who had performed an important part
under some of the Pharaohs, and thus deserve a
place in history. There is also an ivory palette for
a scribe, furnished with its reeds, and with two
cakes of red and black ink, scarcely touched. The
reeds are cut at each end, one for the red and
the other for the black ink. A knife of yellow
bronze is remarkable for its fine form and
for its keen edge. Work in precious or hard
stones is represented by three small ob-
jects of great beauty, and may serve as points
in the history of the art, as each bears its date. The
most recent is a square amulet in green spath, which
bears the name of a functionary in the time of
Osorchon 1., who reigned in the ninth century be-
fore the Christian era ; the head of the goddess
Hathon is engraved in relief on this object. A
pendant of a necklace, the material of which re-
sembles chrysoprase, represents a Nile goose lying
down. The lower surface beans the name of the
Princess Neferou• ra, daughter of Tontines 111. This
jewel was, therefore, cut at least 1,500 years before
the Christian era. Engraving in relief on hard
stone was, however, executed i❑ Egypt at a
much more distant period, as is proved by a small
square amulet in sardonix, bearing at the back the
name of knemtre Ili. of the 12th dynasty. This
King, who is well known as the founder of the
famous labyrinth, belonged to the powerful family
which covered Egypt with its monuments from
Tanis to the bottom of Nubia, before the invasion of
the Shepherds. At the back part of the amulet the
King is represented as throwing an enemy. This
scene and the Royal motto is incised. On the
other side is engraved, in relief, an Egyptfan
named Harbes, seated before an altar. Notwith-
standing the small size of this sardonix (about
half an inch), there can be clearly recognised the
style peculiar to that fine period of Egyptian art.
There is also among the collection a fine specimen
of a coffin lid, in yellow varnish; an earthen cup,
enamelled in brilliant blue ; and a wooden footstool,
of a simple form, but valuable for its preservation.
Prince Ignace Zagull, the travelling companion of
Count Tyaskiewicz, has added to the collection a
funeral papyrus in hieratic writing, and which is
worthy of a place in the museum from its fine con-
dition.—Galignani's Messenger.

TRAFFIC IN YOUNG GlRLS.—Yesterday, Mrs.
Gallagher, well known not only in Liverpool, but in Lon-
don, Birmingham, and other large towns and cities in the
country as a procuress and general dealer in houses of ill-
fame, &c., was sentenced by the Recorder of Liverpool to
twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour for keeping
infamous houses in Houghton and Tyrer-street, Liverpool.
THE SHRIEVALTY OF LONDON AND MIDDLE-
SEX..—It seems likely that there will be a contest for the
shrievalty of London and Middlesex on the 24th of June,
During the next year of shrievalty the Prince of Wales will
come of age, and it is not improbable that some honours
may be conferred upon the civic dignitaries who are in
office at the time. From among the livery two gentlemen
have announced themselves as ambitious of the honour,
namely, Mr. Hillary Nissen, of Mark-lane, who has been
for the last ten years a member of the Court of Common
Council for the Ward of Tower, and Mr. Hugh Jones,
citizen and spectacle-maker, of Wood-street, Cheapside.
Other candidates are spoken of.

SATINGE-BANKS.—In 44 years the Nation al Debt
Commissioners have received from the savings-banks and
friendly societies of the United Kingdom, for investment
in Government securities, sums which, together with the
interest that has accrued on them, have amounted to
£87,959,385, and they have paid back to these banks and
societies £44,149,852. They have also received from savings
banks and parochial societies in the last 28 years the sum
of £2,457,139 for the purchase of small Government annui-
ties, not exceeding £3O each, for the industrious classes ; of
this sum £242,451 was for deferred annuities. The fund in
the hands of the Commissioners in respect of military sav-
ings banks consists of £313,277 Three per Cent. Stock; two
years ago it was £41,000 less,
A LANDLORD SUED FOR ILLEGALLY DISTRAIN-
'No.—At the Manchester Court of Record, on Saturday,
before Mr. Sergeant Atkinson, the case of Dearden v.
Bailey was heard. The defendant is a house agent, and
in November, 1861, he let to the plaintiff (a widow lady)
a house in Bury New Road, at an advanced rent. On
Friday, the 14th of February, a quarter's rent was duet
amounting to £4 10s., and on the Saturday the defendant
called for the money. Mrs. Dearden, the plaintiff was
ill in bed at the time, and her daughter told the defendant
so, and said the money should be paid on the following
Monday. A few hours later, several menracting under
the defendant's orders, came to distrain upon the goods.
They surrounded the house, knocked at the doors in a rude
manner, and one of them having forcibly effected an en-
trance through a window, admitted his companions. The
action was brought to recover £5O for unliquidated damages,
for illegal distraint, and for entering the plaintiff's dwelling..
house after sunset, and removing various articles of fund-
ture.—After the examination of three witnesses, and upon
an intimation from the Judge, a verdict for £lO was given
by mutual consent.
UNIVERSITY RAGQIJET MATCHES.—The annual
single match between Oxford and Cambridge was played
yesterday at Prince's Club. Mr. R. D. Walker, of Brase-
nose, was the champion for Oxford and Mr. A. Ainslie, of
Pembroke, for Cambridge. The first two games were won
by Cambridge, the points being 15 to 3 and 15 to 10. The
third game was in favour of Oxford, being set at 13 all.
The fourth game was won by Cambridge at 15 to 12, thus
gaining the victory for Cambridge in both the single and
double matches.

Subjoined is a complete list of the vessels known
to be now on the way from Australia to England, viz.:—
The Yorkshire (out 84 days), with £51,500. ; Omar Pasha
(84 days,) £81,000; E. A. Bright (76 days), £16,000;
Copenhagen (74 days), £54,000 ; Prince of Wales (70 days),
£39,000 ; True Briton (56 days), £129,000 ; and the Latona
(out 64 days), with £30,000. The total is £400,500.