The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

course of erection, and that if it had been erected
she would have been quite safe.

ANCIENT POMPEIAN BRONZES. Some very
remarkable antique works have recently been dis-
covered amid the buried city of Pompeii, and the Italian
Government, under whose direction the excavations have
been made, have, in the most liberal manner, permitted
copies of the works to be made. Two copies of these
works are now onview at Mr. Philips's, of Cockspur-street,
and they are calculated to give a very favourable idea of
the state of art during the Last Days of Pompeii. An
examination of these works will go far to show that art at
that time was not in that state of decadence which some
writers have supposed. The figures now accurately re-
produced in bronze, and stained to imitate the antique, are
a Narcissus and a Silenus. The former is a most graceful
figure, having all the charms of, a youthful Apollino, and
he is represented as listening to the nymph Echo. Tho
figure is undraped, the limbs are beautifully modelled, and
the head and features are of pure classic type. The
Silenus is a most masterly work. The broad, stout, mus-
cular frame, contrasts in a striking manner with the more
graceful outline of the Narcissus. The left arm is held
aloft, and the hand firmly grasps the neck of a serpent,
the body of which coils round in a circle, and the tail rests
upon the left shoulder of the supporting figure. The ring
formed by the reptile's body has three acanthus leaves at
Cached to the outer edge, and with the ring serves to sup-
port a rare basket of fruit, a lamp, or any other suitable
article. There is a wonderful expression about the fea-
tures of the bacchanalian-looking figure ; and his broad
face, which is somewhat of the negro type, has a self-
satisfied grin of content, as though the Silenus were
chuckling over the feat which he has accomplished, and
which has required all his strength to perform, and all his
skill to preserve his steadiness. The legs are spread
wide apart to give additional firmness to his position, and
the right hand is doubled, having originally, no doubt,
held a flagon, or wine cup. The head is encircled with a
wreath of grapes and vine leaves, the delicacy of the mo-
delling of every part of which deserves the highest praise.
The figure is partially draped, and the limbs display great
muscular power. The discovery of such works as these
will not fail to encourage the Italian Government to con-
tinue the excavations, which, under the able direction of
M. Fiorelli, have already been attended with such valuable
results.

THE CANDLE have never seen any fish
half as fat and as good for Arctic winter food as
these little lamp fish. It is next to impossible to broil or
to fry them, for they melt completely into oil. Some idea
of their marvellous fatness may be gleaned from the fact
that the natives use them as lamps for the lighting of their
lodges. The fish, when dried, has a piece of rush pith, or a
strip from the inner bark of the cypress-tree (Thugia
gigantea) drawn through it, a long round needle made of
hard wood being used for the purpose ; it is then lighted, and
burns steadily until consumed. I have often read comfortably
by its light ; the candlestick—literally a stick for the candle—
consists of a bit of wood split at one end, with tho lamp fish
inserted in the cleft. These ready-made sea candles, little
dips wanting only a wick that can be added in a minute,
are easily transformed by heat and pressure into liquid. If
the Indian drilk instead of burning them, he gets a fuel in
the shape of oil that keeps up the combustion within him-
self, burnt and consumed in the lungs, just as it was by the
wick, but giving only heat. It is by no mere chance that
instinct,
annually of small fish, in obedience to a wondrous nstinct,
annually visit the northern seas, containing within them-
selves all the elements necessary for supplying light and
heat and life to the poor savage who, but for this supply,
must perish in the bitter cold of the long dreary winter.—
Dickens's "All the Year Round."

The Memorial de Lille relates a case of wife-sell-
ing which occurred last week at Maretz, near that
town. The wife of a weaver named Lasselin left her hus-
band some time since to cohabit with another weaver named
Dron, and as she'refused to return, Lasselin offered to sell
her to her paramour for 200 f. Dron thought the price too
high, and offered 120 f., but the sale was ultimately effected
at 126 f. 25c. As neither of the men could write, they ap-
plied to a third person to make out a deed of sale, and to
draw a bill of exchange for the purchase money, to which
Dron affixed his mark. It is remarkable that neither buy
nor seller seemed to have any doubt as to the legality ofr
this shamefill bargain, and were much surprised when in-
formed that they would have to answer for the same before
the Correctional Tribunal.

The Tribunal of Correctional Police on Friday
tried a man and a woman, both English, and un-
able to speak a word of French, who were arrested a few
days since while a funeral ceremony was being performed
at the Church of St. Roch in the act of picking pockets.
The woman gave the name of Kepfs, and the man that of
Robinet, and they pretended to have arrived from England
on the previous day only. They were both dressed in black,
and had mixed with the mourners as if the deceased had
been a relative of theirs. A witness deposed that when the
procession was leaving the church the female prisoner
pushed against his wife and stole her portmonnaie. He im-
mediately seized her and found two portmonnaies lying at
her feet, while she had passed a third to the male prisoner, in
whose pocket it was found and afterwards recognised by the
owner. The evidence being conclusive against both pri-
soners, the tribunal sentenced each of them to three years'
imprisonment and five years' surveillance of the police.

LOWESTOFT, Sussex, Monday Night.—About 8
o'clock this morning, blowing a strong gale from
the eastward (reports Capt. Joachim, RN.), a
schooner under Danish colours ran on the Newcome
Sand. The sea was breaking over her, and the
Lowestoft lifeboat of the National Institution was
immediately launched, and, with the assistance of a
steam-tug, was enabled to close with the vessel, and
brought them safe into this harbour.

ARKLOW, Ireland, March 19.—1 regret to have to
report (writes the Rev. R. E. Eaton) the total dis-
ablement of the Arklow lifeboat, belonging to the
National Institution. About noon to-day a schooner
went aground to the north of Arklow River, while
the wind was blowing a hurricane on shore, and a
tremendous sea was running on the bar. The life-
boat was launched at once, and in going over the
bar was drawn by the heavy sea with such violence
upon the North Pier that her port side was stove in,
as well as her after air case. The crew escaped
with difficulty, one man being severely injured.
The boat was got up the river, where she now lies.
The crew of the schooner, five in number, were
fortunately rescued by the rocket apparatus. We
may add that the National Institution has arranged
to send at once another lifeboat to Arklow, in lieu
of the disabled one,—the society having always two
or three spare lifeboats ready for any emergency.
ST. IvEs, Cornwall, Monday, Night.—Yesterday
(says Mr. James Young), in reply to a signal of
distress from the Brigantine Eclipse of St. Ives, the
lifeboat of the National Institution stationed here,
was taken to Lelant and launched to leeward of the
vessel. The wind was blowing a strong gale from
the S.E. at the time the lifeboat left St. Ives. Before
reaching the vessel, however, the weather had
moderated, so that a pilot gig at some risk had
boarded her and had rendered the required assist-
ance. It was found that the brigantine had a good
deal of water in her hold, having shipped some very
heavy seas. Two of her crew were disabled, who
were brought ashore in the lifeboat.

MURDER IN A HAREM AT CONSTANTINOPLE.—
Are read in the Levant Herald of the Bth :
; The house of Ahmet Effendi, an employe at the Porte,
residing at Scutari, has, during the recent Ramazan, been
the scene of a sad tragedy. It appears that an Arab slave,
purchased 12 years ago, and now 17 years of age, formed
part of the Effendi's household, and for some time past
has been earnestly entreating the family to grant him his
freedom. He so far succeeded as to obtain a promise that
he should be set free during the Bairam. The Effendi's
wife, while agreeing to this arrangement, proposed to de-
lay the event till summer, when they could fete his entry
into freedom with the same festivities that were intended
to celebrate her son's marriage, which was then to take
place. Sullen and incensed at this delay, the slave took
advantage of the absence of his master and the whole of
the household—except the hanum and himself—at mosque,
to enter the harem, and deliberately strangle his mistress.
The cunning savage then hastened to meet his master,
whom he encountered at the mosque door, and told out
loudly that he had done his bidding in murdering his mis-
tress. Accompanied by the police and many other persons
the Effendi hurried home, and on entering the harem,
truly enough found the corpse of his murdered wife. The
slave then asked his master's thanks for having so well
executed his bidding. Under this charge the bereaved
Effendi was taken prisoner by the police, and remained in
the common prison till the authorities had fully investigated
the tragic affair. The charge of the slave was made with
much ingenuity and persistence, and it was only by a chain
of fortuitous circumstances that the Effendi was able to
establish his innocence beyond doubt, when of course he
was set at liberty, and sentence of death by hanging was
passed against the murderer. The latter, as is the custom,
was on three days of last week marched between two police
officers through the streets of Scutari, bearing before him a
placard stating the crime of which he had been found guilty,
and the judgment passed upom him; and the authorities
only await the necessary firman for carrying it into execu-
tion. This dreadful crime has cast a sad gloom over Scu-
tari, extending far beyond the roof under which it was per-
petrated. The murdered lady exercised an unusual amount
of charity towards her poorer neighbours, 25 families of
whom were in a great measure dependent on her bounty
during the inclement season ; in the month of Ramazan
her benevolence took a still wider range, and many are the
destitute hearts to which the Bairam just closed, in conse
quence of her death, brought none of its wonted enjoy
merits."