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with 40 added, for two-yr-olds : colts, Bst I.olb ; fill
and geldings, Bst 71b ; winners extra ; allowances ; thr(

quarters of &mile. 16 subs.
Mr. Meredyth's Mother of Pearl, Bst 71b (Payne l 1
Mr. J. B. Starky's Matilda, Bst 21b
Mr. J. Day's Sweet Anne, Bst 101 b
Mr. Rowlands Nine of Diamonds, 7st 131 b Golding 4
Mr. Brayley's Exeter, Bst 51b (Murray) 5
Betting.-2 to lon Sweet Anne, and 3to 1 agst Mother
of Pearl. Won by half a length ; two lengths between
second and third.
A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, for three-
yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age; 1 mile.
Mr. J. Tlomas's Eugenie, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (£4O) ...(Grey) 1
Mr. Melbourne's Laura Dear (late Maggie), aged, Bst 71b
(£2O) (Rudd) 2
Betting.-5 to lon Eugenie, who won by a length, and
was afterwards bought by Sir Joseph Bailey for 40

guineas.
The Stewards' Cup, value 60 sovs, added to a sweepstakes
of 5 sovs each; three-yr-olds, Bst 7113 ; four, 9st 71b ;
five, six, and aged, 9st 121 b ; winners extra ; 2 miles.
Mr. J. Turner's Danaus, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Rudd)l
Mr. J. Thomas's Eugenie, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Murray))ay 2
Mr. W. S. Halford's Love Letter, 3 yrs, 7st 121b(Doolan 3
Mr. J. B. Starky's Beckhampton, 2 yrs, Est 91b (C. Page) 4
Mr. F. Morgan's Isle of Man, 3 yrs, Est 31b (G. Sopp) 0
Betting.-6 to 4 agst Love Letter, 2to 1 agst Danaus,
and 4to 1 agst Isle of Man. Won easily by three lengths ;
a bad third. Isle of Man fell.

SOUTHALL RACES-TUESDAY.

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The Tradesmen's Plate (Handicap) of 40 sous. 5 furlongs.
Mr. Starkey's Jassy, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Curtis) 1
Mr. New's Annington, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b, car 7st llb
(Donaldson) 2

Waverley and Black Tulip also ran.
Betting-5 to 2on Jassy, and sto 1 agst Annington.
After three false , starts the lot got well away, but after
going a few strides the favourite went to the front, was
never.alterwards- approached, and won easily. by foe.
lengths; Black Tulip run out at the bottom turn._
The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 24 added ; weight
for age, with selling and other allowances. Three-quar-
ters of a mile.
Mr. J. Read's Castle Hill, 4 yrs, Bst 11b, £3O ...(Storey 1
Mr. Pearce's Thais, 4 yrs, Bst 61b, £3O (W. Ducker 2
Mr. Hart's Mainsail, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b, £3O (T. Donaldson 3
The following also ran :—Teddington, Proctor, Warwick,
and Nelly the Nun.
Betting-6 to 4 agst Castle Hill, 2to 1 agst Proctor, 4to
1 agst Thais, and sto 1 agst Nolly the Nun. Castle Hill
made play, followed by Proctor and Nelly the Nun to the
straight, where the others were tailed off. The two leaders
ran wide, and Nelly the Nun, with Thais in attendance,
came on with the lead, but the two delinquents were soon
got " straight," and at the stand Castle Hill again came to
the front, and won by a length and a half ; three lengths
separated second and third. Nelly the Nun was fourth,
and Warwick last. The winner was bought by Mr. Sacul.
The Nursery Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap), for two-yr-olds.
Five furlongs.
Mr. Jones's filly by Cannobie—Hopbine., 2 yrs, Est 131 b
(I'Anson) 1
Mr. Starkey's Arethusa, 2 yrs, Est (Curtis) 2
Mr. J. Oliver's Triumph, 2 yrs, Bst (Crosse) 3
Mr. T. Stevens's Statesman, 2 yrs, 7st 91b (Darling) 4
Royal Prince and Black Tulip also ran.
Betting—Even on Arethusa, 2 to 1 agst the Hopbine
filly, 6to 1 agst' any other. Some little time was cut to
waste at the start, but at length they got off ; Arethusa
and the Hopbine filly making play. At the bottom turn
the favourite ran out and the Hopbine filly came on by her-
self, winning by four lengths ; the same distance separat-
ing the second and third ; Statesman was fourth, beaten
off, and Royal Prince was fifth.
The Counties Stakes of 15 sovs, for horses the property of
residents in the counties of Berks, Bucks, Herts, or
Middlesex ; llst 71b each ; gentlemen riders ; winneis
and professionals extra. One mile and a half.
Mr. Church's Freestone, list 71b (Mr. Grant)i 1
Mr. H. Alnutt's Calverleigh, list 71b (Capt. Harford 2
Mr. J. New's Annington, 12st, (in. 71b extra) ...(Owner 3
The following also ran :—Dominie Sampson, Nell
Gwynne, and Bantam.
Betting-5 to 4on Calverleigh, sto 2 agst Freestone.
The latter jumped off with the lead when the flag fell, made
all his own running, and won easily by a dozen lengths ;
Annington was a bad third, beating Nell Gwynne by half
a length. Several objections were lodged—one against the
winner, on-the ground of not having carried proper weight,
and another against the second and third for not having
gone the proper course.
A. Handicap:Hurdle-race of 5 soya each; 2 ft, with 30 added.
About a mile and a half, over six hurdles. 16 subs.
Mr. J. Road's Doubloon, lOst 81b (T. Barton) 1
Lord Poulett's Ace of Hearts, I.ost (Bayley) 2
Mr. Land's Hecate, Oat (States) 3
The following also ran : —Betsy Baker and Old Windsor.
Betting-5 to 4 agst Doubloon, 2to 1 agst Hecate, and
4to 1 agst Old Windsor. The favourite made all the run-
ning, and won in a canter by 12 lengths ; Hecate was a bad
third.

CANTERBURY AUTUMN RACES.—YESTERDAY.
A Handicap Plate of 40 soya, for all ages; entrance 2 soya;
certain winners extra. Three-quarters of a mile.
Mr. G. Mather's Papoose, 3 yrs (Elphick 1
Mr. Marshall's Lovelace, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Hartley 2
Mr. Calcraft's Ethelred, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Jos. Smith 3
Mr. Fleming's Mortlake, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (Kiplin 4
Betting-5 to 4on Papoose, 3to 1 agst Lovelace, and
4to 1 agst Ethelred. Ethelred jumped off in front, but
after going about a hundred yards gave way to the
favourite and Lovelace, who went on in close company
till descending the hill, where Papoose drew away, and
won easily by four lengths ; Ethelred beaten half a length
for second place ; Mortlake beaten off.
The Nursery Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sow! each, 2 ft, with
30 added, for two-yr-olds ; winners after the publication
of the weights extra. 7 furlongs. 11 subs.
Mr. E. Porter's Indian Star, 7st 71b (Hibberl 1
Captain Rennie's Queen Mary, Bst 71b (Jos. Smith 2
Mr. Mitchell's Varnish. 7st ( V orris 3
Mr. C. A. Floyd's Cormorant, Est 121 b (car. 7st 21b)
(Deacon) 4

Betting-6 to 4 agst Indian Star, 3to '1 each agst Cormo
rant and Queen Mary, and 100 to 30 agst Varnish. Cor-
morant made play, followed by Indian Star and Varnish,
Queen Mary lying off for about half the distance, when
Varnish and Cormorant gave way, and Queen Mary drew
up to the favourite, whom she caught at the distance,
whence the pair ran home an exciting finish, which ended
in favour of Indian Star by a head; Varnish a bad third.
The Barham Down Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 added,
for all ages, weight for age, with selling allowances. 5
furlongs. 5 subs.
Mr. Bevill's Usher, 4 yrs, 9st (C5O) (Mr. W. Bevill) 1
Mr. Rose's Bunch, 3 yrs, 7st I3lb (:6A) (Hibberd) 2
Mr. England's Lady Warwick, 4 yrs, Bst 6 (Jos. Smith) 8
Capt. Willan's Duenna, 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (.£3O) (Elphick)
Mr. J. T. Shepherd's La Pique, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (£5O)
(Shepherd) 5
Betting-6 to 4on Usher, 3to 1 agst Bunch, and 6to 1
agst any other. Bunch, with the favourite in close attend-
ance, made play into the dip, where Usher took up the
running, and won cleverly by a length ; a neck sepa-
rated the second and third ; Duenna, close up, was fifth ;
La Pique beaten off. The winner was bought by Mr. W.
Wright for 90 guineas.
The East Kent Handicap of 10 soya each, sft, with 70
added, for three-yr-olds and upwards; winners after
the publication of the weights extra ; the second to save
his stake. One mile and seven furlongs. Twenty-nine
subs, 15 of whom paid 3 sovs each.
Mr. Nightingall's Surney, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (inc. 71b
extra) (Elphickl 1
Mr. E. J. Sayer's Olivia, 4yrs, 7st 31b (Hartley 2
Capt. Machell's Lucky star, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (J. Daley 3
The following also ran :—Suspicion, Dr. Syntax, Bud-
worth, Jeanette, and Basquine.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Suspicion, 7to 2 agst Dr. Syntax,
7 to 2 agst Surney (at first 5 to 1), 6 to 1 agst Lucky Star,
Bto 1 agst Basquine, and 10 to 1 agst Olivia. They got
away in good order at the second attempt with the excep-
tion of Jeannette, who was left some lengths in the rear.
Upon passing the stand Suspicion lay in front, closely
.attended by Dr. Syntax, Lucky Star, and Surney, the
other three lying well up. Thus they proceeded up the
hill with little change, except that Suspicion increased his
lead, but upon reaching the top turn Surney rant up to
him and took the command, Mr. Bevill's horse going on
second, Dr. Syntax third, and Olivia fourth. Descending
tie hill, Olivia headed Suspicion, and at the half mile post
took a trifling lead of Surney, which she held for the next
quarter of a mile, when the latter again shot to the front,
and though Olivia challenged resolutely at the distance,
she could never reach Surney, who won cleverly by a
neck ; three lengths separated the second and third. S
and
us-
picion was fourth ; Basquine fifth ; Dr. Syntax sixth;
Jeanette, several lengths in his rear, next; Budworth,
beaten off, being last.
The Two-year old Stakes of five sovs ch ea, with 30added;
colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances.
Three-quarters of a mile. Seven subs.
Mr. E. J. Sayers's Her Ladyship, Bst 41b (Morris 1
Captain Rennie 's Queen Mary, 9st (including 71b etra)
J. Smith) 2
Mr. G. R. Dyke's Bayleaf, Bst 71b (J. Daley) 3
Betting-7 to 4on Her Ladyship, and 2to 1 agst Queen
Mary.
Bayleaf was first off, but after going about 200 yards was
joined by the other two, the trio running in close company
for about half the distance,when IlerLa,dyship took up the
running, was not afterwards headed, and won cleverly by
a length ; Bayleaf a bad third.
A Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for all
ages ; the winner to be sold for 30 sovs. Half a mile.
Mr. Rose's Bunch, 3 yrs, Bst 91b (James Nightingall 1
Mr. Sayer's British Queen, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Morris 2
Mr. Abbott's Little Jess, 2 yrs, Est 41b (Elphick 3
The following also ran :—Lady Warwick, Elise, Buck-
hound, and Yellow Jack filly.
Betting-4 to 1 each apt Buckhound and Little Jess, 5

to 1 each agst Lady Warwick and the Yellow Jack filly,
and 6 to 1 agst any other.

Bunch got away on good terms with her horses, and
making all the running won cleverly by a length ; three-
quarters of a length separated the second and third, Lady
Warwick was fourth, and Buckhound fifth.

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From. the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.)
In the week that ended on Saturday, Sept. 16,
the births registered in London and ten other large
towns of the United Kingdom were 4,007 ; the
deaths registered, 2,526. The annual rate of mor-
tality was 23 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,054 boys and 1,035
girls, in all 2,089 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding week of ten years,
1855-64, the average number, corrected for in-
crease of population, was 1,888.
The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,204. It was the thirty-seventh week of the
year, and the average number for that week was,
with a correction for increase of population, 1,200.
The actual result agrees almost exactly with the
computed amount.
Diarrhoea began to decline towards the end of
July, and decreased remarkably at the end of
August ; and since that time, notwithstanding the
extraordinary heat of the weather, it has happily
not shown a disposition to increase. In the last
three weeks the mortality from diarrhoea has been
singularly free from fluctuation, the deaths having
been in those periods 89, 89, and 85. It‘ the 37th
leek of 1881, with a mean temperament of the air
that did not exceed the average, the deaths were
137 ; and the average for that week in 10 years
with a correction for increase of population is 97.
The mortality from zymotic diseases in the aggre-
gate was last week 307 deaths ; and the corrected
average for the same period is 374. The compari-
i son as regards this class of diseases speaks not un-
favourable for the present time.
Besides the 85 deaths from diarrhoea 4 were re-
ferred to cholera in the week, of which the three fol-
lowing happened to adults :—ln Southwark, at 21,
Bennett-street, on the 14th instant, a journeyman
plasterer, aged 66 years, died of cholera (3 days)
fever. At 3, Park-place, Clapham-road, on the 9th
inst., the daughter of a coachman, 19 years, of
cholera. At 3, Ann-street, Bromley, on the 11th
inst., a groom, 63 years, English cholera (5 days).
A woman, aged 42 years, died on the 24th ult. of
exposure and destitution. She had been taken be-
fore death to the Shoreditch workhouse. A journey-
man painter died on the 10th inst. of coup-de-soliel.
The following nine cases are recorded in which
accidents in the streets by horses and conveyances
were attended by fatal consequences :—On Sept. 7
an omnibus driver, aged 40 years, fell from an om-
nibus ; died in St. Mary's Hospital. On Sept. 11
the son of a policeman, aged one year, run over by
a dray; died at 4, Radnor-street, City-road. On
Aug. 12 the son of a brickmaker, aged 3 months,
run over ; died in Silver-street, Lewisham. On
Sept. 6 a carman, aged 40 years, fell from a van ;
died in the German Hospital. On Sept. 7 the son
of a shipwright, aged 7 years, run over ; died in
Poplar Hospital. On Sept. 7 a labourer, aged 20
years, fell from a cart ; died in London Hospital.
On Sept. 10 the son of a goldbeater, aged 5 years,
fell from a van ; died in London Hospital. On Sept.
10 a tailor, aged 65 years, run over by a van; died
in London Hospital. On Sept. 14 a carman, aged
40 years, run over ; died in London Hospital.
The rate of mortality last week was 21 per 1,000
in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 23 in Dublin ;
32 in Liverpool, 27 in Manchester, 22 in Salford,
20 in Birmingham, 32 in Leeds, 19 in Bristol, 30
in Hull, and 24 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna
was 25 per 1,000 during the week ending the 26th
ult., when the temperature was 3.6 degs. Fahren-
heit higher than in the same week in London,
where the rate was 20 pm- 1,000.
In Liverpool the births were 330, the deaths 295 ;
in Manchester the births 249, the deaths 182 ; in
Salford the births 76, the deaths 46 ; in Birming-
ham the births 241, the deaths 121 ; in Leeds the
births 180, the deaths 137 ; in Bristol the births
115, the deaths 60 ; in Hull the births 91, the deaths
60 ; in Edinburgh the births 134, the deaths 83 ;
in Glasgow the births 313, the deaths 194 ; and in
Dublin the births 189, the deaths 137. There were
264 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the
26th ult.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.106 in.
The mean reading was above 30 in. on every day
after Sunday. The reading rose from 29.96 in. on
Sunday, to 30.29 in. on Tuesday. The mean te I
m-
perature of the air in the week was as high as 67.8
deg., which is 10.5 deg. above the average of the
same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The mean temperature greatly exceeded
the average on every day ; and on Saturday the ex-
cess was even 14.8 deg, The highest day reading
was 85.3 deg., and was obtained on Saturday ; and
the lowest at night was 52.3 deg. on Thursday.
'he difference between the mean dew-point tem-
perature and air temperature was 9 deg. The mean
degree of humidity of the air was 73, complete satu-
ration being represented by 100. On Friday the
humidity was as low as 60. There was no rain in the
week. Saturday was a very remarkable day, its
mean temperature being only 0.4 deg. below that of
Sept. 8, which has been already stated to have been
higher than that of any day since 12th Aug., 1861.
4

BARNSTAPLE STOCK FAlR.—This old-established
and important cattle, sheep, and horse fair commenced on
Wednesday and closed on Saturday last. Buyers attended
in large numbers from the north and south of Devon, as
well as from Cornwall, Bristol, and Somerset. Much busi-
ness was transacted. Bullocks, in good condition, were in
fair supply, and eagerly bought up at from 12s. to 14e. per
score ; lean sorts were by no means difficult to dispose of at
from 7s. to Bs. ; steers from £l2 to £2O ; we
and calves
from £l9 to £2l. The supply of sheep was very large, but
Rot out of proportion to the demand—sheep ready for the
butcher fetched from Bd. to 9d. per lb. ; ewes, 30s. to 425.
each. The horse fair was well stocked, especially with
animals for agricultural purposes, in which there was capi-
tal choice ; the bulk of those exhibited changed owners at
good prices. A. few first-rate hunters were disposed of.
PALMERSTON CHECKMATES THE CZAR NICHOLAS
—When the Whigs came into power in 1830, Lord
Heytesbury was our ambassador at St. Petersburg. Lord
Grey requested him to remain as our representative, though
his polities were by no means coincident with those of the
cabinet. 111-health, however, compelled him to retire two
years later, when Sir Stratford Canning, a cousin of the
great statesman, was appointed in his stead. That great
public servant of England, who for so many years after-
wards proved himself so fit a coadjutor of Palmerston in
their joint purpose of restraining the preten and
resisting the encroachments of Russia was known to
be a firm Liberal and unusually well acquainted with
the secrets of Russian intrigue. Nicholas insolently re-
fused to receive him, and with proper defiant feeling
or
the Whigs refused to appoint anybody else, holding
short-enduring that it was no right of any foreign potentate to dictate to
tphreesCenrotwitnatofaEfonrgeliagundowouhrto.shToulho ort
d or who
end
should not r
Govern-
ment of Peel took a less high and dignified view ewo ; they
filled up the post, appointing the Marquis of Londonderry,
the brother of Lord Castlereagh, a notorious ndetesterrryo,f
everything savouring of liberty, and the professed inheri-
tor of the worst of his brother principles. Of course no
appointment more pleasing to the Czar could have been
made, and he graciously indicated his satisfaction. But
the Commons of England revolted against this humiliation.
Shell brought forward the subject iu the House of Com-
mons, receiving for his strictures an amount of general
support which showed how deeply the national heart was
stirred. The Marquis relieved the Government from
their difficult position by voluntarily throwing up his
nomination. It devolved again upon Lord Palmerston,
upon his return to the Foreign-office to fill up the vacancy;
and he boldly selected Lord Durham, the most thoroughly
popular of the Reform Bill heroes, and indeed the most
Radical noblan in England. This time Nicholas did
not deem it pru cadent to make any objection, and his accept-
ance of the appointment may be considered the first encou-
raging success gained by Lord Palmerston in that long
contest of his with Nicholas, which only ended with the
death of the Czar, baffled and humbled by the successes of
the allies in the Crimea.—.3Milchrises Life of Lord Pal-
.7nerston.

.angel
of the Ist Glouces.
in connection with Bristol, Bath, the Vet of Eng-
land counties and South Wales, was opened with
much ceremony by the civic authorities, the bishop,
deacons, and clergy, and numbers of the resident and
neighbouring gentry. The eghibition is both a large
and excellent one, and does very great honour to the
ability, industry, and inventive and productive skill
of the working classes connected with the district em-
braced by the operations of the committee. It had
been intended (as all the world knows) by Lord Pal-
merston to open it ; but his lordship's indisposition
prevented his doing so, and Mr. Gladstone and Lord
Stanley, who were invited at a late hour to accept
the vacant honour, being both pre-engaged, the dis-
tinction was proffered to and accepted by the chief
magistrate of Bristol (Mr. Naish).

Prior to the ceremony there was a procession
of the different trades and benefit societies,
which, at the Council-house, was joined by the
Mayor in state, the High Sheriff (Mr. Mills), and
other dignitaries. At the drill-hall the cortege was
further extended by the addition of the Bishop of
Gloucester and Bristol, the Very Rev. the Dean of
Bristol, the Rev. Canon Turner, the Mayor of Bath,
various clergymen, &c.

As soon as the procession entered the building
the bands of the volunteer rifles conjoined struck
up the National Anthem and then amar4l
*a
choir The
Old Hundredth Psalm having been sung
engaged for the occasion, the mayor, at the request
of Mr. J. M. Dempster, in the name of the citizens
of Bristol, declared the exhibition to be open.
The Right Rev. the Bishop of GLOUCESTER and
BRISTOL then offered up an appropriate prayer,
after which the choir sang with fine effect Handel's
Hallelujah Chorus from the " Messiah."
The Right Rev. the BISHOP then addressed the
assemblage, alluding in terms of great regret to the
,'_absence_of the noble PrAimigk;nlik disappoint-
ment was great, but they would-have _ire satisfac-
tion, on the other hand, of feeling that they had not
added to the large amount of toil which that dis-
tinguished statesman was compelled to undergo in
the public service. The rev. prelate enlarged on
the instructive character of exhibitions of that class,
and said he could say from his heart that he believed
them capable of producing important moral and even
religious benefits.
The Hon. F. Berkeley, the Very Rev. the Dean,
the High Sheriff, and some of the working men,
spoke ; and the proceedings closed by singing the
National Anthem.

The city was profusely decorated with flags, all
the shops and places of business were closed, and
there was bell-ringing, cannon-firing, a gala, and
other tokens of rejoicing.
The articles which are exhibited have been divided
by the committee into six classes, viz. :—I. Artistic
productions. 11. Models and designs. 111. Use-
ful and ornamental. IV. Miscellaneous. V. Fe-
male productions. VI. Musical instruments. In
Class L there are 178 exhibitors ; in 11., 205 ; in
111., 133 ; in IV., 75 ; in V., 97 ; and in VI.,
only B—making a total of 696. This, of course,
does not represent anything like the number of
articles exhibited—many exhibitors showing eight
or ten different things. Bristol and its neighbour-
hood contribute 570, by far the greatest number ;
Bath comes next with 41 ; Gloucester and Glouces-
tershire are represented by 123 ; Swindon by 13 ;
Weston-super-Mare, 11 ; Cardiff and Newport, 6
each ; Plymouth sends 4, Bothnia 3, Birmingham,
Yeovil, Merthyr, Bridgewater, Clevedon, and Swan-
sea 2 each ; and Chippenham, Minehead, Exeter,
Yatton, and Falmouth, 1 each. There are one or
two rather peculiar features in connection with some
of the articles and the persons exhibiting them. For
instance, a linen-draper shows a set of skulls and
crossbones cut in ivory, a police-constable specimens
of fancy wool work, a quarryinan an oil painting,
another police-constable specimens of moths and
butterflies collected during leisure hours, a ship-
wright several samples of ornamental needlework, a
blindmaker some cases of animals arranged in imi-
tation of a hunt, a hairdresser ten or a dozen pic-
tures, the work of spare time, a tutor's first attempts
at illuminating manuscripts, an ironmonger's assis-
tant's oil paintings dune after business hours, a
lettercarrier some sketches "by a postman in his
leisure hours ; they are few and far-between—self-
taught ;" a clerk, vases of wax fruit and flowers ; a
tailor, some exquisitely arranged collections of but-
terflies and other insects ; a compositor, a piece of
ornamental penmanship ; a bootdoser, a book of
poems written by himself ; and a candlemaker, an
optical illusion by which a person may apparently
look through a brick. Amongst the work of the
ladies we find a dressed doll, a quilted skirt, a
lady's night dress, a bed quilt containing over
12,000 pieces ; a gentleman's summer vest ; baby's
robe ; a model shirt made by a woman 73 years of
age ; and a design for a " universal novel candle-
stick." Perhaps the first thing almost that will
strike the visitor is the vast number of models of
vessels exhibited. This may be easily accounted
for. Bristol being a seaport, the love of and
taste for nautical matters is engendered in her
inhabitants. Queer trades try their hands
at ship-modelling. For instance, a lithographic
printer, a paperhanger, a planer, a brushmaker, a
dental surgeon, a shoemaker, a police-constable
(formerly a labourer), a publican, and a dozen others
equally incongruous. We shall not profess to at-
tempt anything like a detailed account of the articles
exhibited until they are in proper order. For the
present it may suffice to announce the curiosities of
the exhibition. There is a working model of a steam
engine that stands comfortably upon a silver three-
penny-piece. A vast number of model engines are
shown, hnd most of them were in full operation. .
Natural history is represented by a large number of
cases of stuffed birds and animals, collections of
butterflies, and eggs, and other interesting articles.
One ingenious collector has arranged his insects in
the form of a crown, and the result is one of the
most beautiful things in the exhibition. Art has
sent carvings, drawings, paintings, and plans in-
numerable. One gentleman sends an " artificial leg,
with an improvement in the construction of the
aakle joint." The State swords and city plate have
been sent by the corporation. There are the pearl
sword, the sword of justice, the State sword, and
(dreadful weapon !) the sword of death. The silver-
gilt salver stolen during the riots in 1831, by a man
named Ives, and by him cut into 167 pieces, will be
no less interesting. The ewer, the grace cup, the
flagons, and the maces come next. Then there is the
silver Monteith or punch bowl, presented by the So-
ciety of Merchant Venturers to Captain Pitts, 1628,
for bravely defending his ship against a Spanish rover,
and afterwards purchased by the corporation of his
descendants. The two silver trumpets blown by the
city heralds at assize time, silver candlesticks, snuf-
fers, and stand, silver salver, silver tankard, silver
chandelier, and other things that are silver bring the
list to an end. The students of the Fine Arts Academy
send a large number of specimens showing the nature
of the various stages of instruction. A vase of
skeleton leaves will attract a large amount of ad-
miration, as much from the skill with which they
are preserved as from the taste with which they aro
arranged. A carpenter has sent a copy of Wilkie's
" Blind Man's Buff," inlaid with upwards Of 4,000
pieces of wood, made during the space of 51 years.
Some chaste designs in human hair show to what
perfection the artist in that branch can carry his
skill. The Coalbrookdale Company have kindly
lent a variety of ornamental castings. A cooper
exhibits a cask that will contain 365 different sorts
of things at the same time, without mixing them.
The exhibitor of a manipulating paddle-wheel plea-
sure boat announces his intention of propelling it
from Chepstow to Bristol as a test of its powers. A
smithshows some entertaining and ingenious models,
set in motion by a half-penny being dropped into
the boxes attached to them ; and a shoemaker, an
invention for giving motive power to toys at a cost
not exceeding one halfpenny each. Hats that would
be too small for General Tom Thumb's babies are
exhibited as specimens of excellence in the trade ;
and a diminutive model of a copper tea kettle and
stand, worked out of a copper mite, is shown by a
working-smith. There is also a picture gallery well
filled with creditable productions.