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London, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

separation, for the power of such an empire would
have been uncontrollable either by the Old World
or the New.- On the other hand, it may need
the cordial union of England and Canada, even
when the latter numbers her population by tens of
millions, to moderate the ambition which the
mighty republic of the South shares with all re-
publics which have ever existed.

MONE V MA RKE T

FINE ARTS.

AND
COMME.RCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, all to the trade.
The market closed heavily with but little change
in prices. The sales comprised 500 Surat at 24d.
to 3d., 50 Sea Island, and the remainder nearly
all American. Railway Shares were active, and
generally 1 to 2 per cent. higher.
The New York advices mention that the crops of
wheat generally were promising an abundant har-
vest. Breadstuffs were firm. The shipments of
specie continued large, amounting in the last week
to 1,926,644 dollars, which had occasioned a falling
off in the official statement of the City Banks
under that head. The cotton market was fluc-
tuating.
The amount of specie sent away yesterday by
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon was 457,8001., of which 399,765/. was to
China, and all but 16,9651. in silver. To Singapore
53,.5131. was sent, and the rest to Malta,
~A.lexand-
ria, and Penang.

Circumstances are, indeed, favourable rather
than otherwise to the continuance of the union.
The political relations of the province with the
kingdom are now eminently so. There the settlers
are eminently British ; comparatively very few of
the emigrants from Continental Europe resort to
Canada, the most ill-affected of the Irish also go
to the States, and if any of that stamp settle in
Canada, their employment by British capital and
under British masters, and the respect enjoyed by
their religion there, soon converts them into cheer-
ful and loyal subjects of the British Crown. Then
the natural wealth of the country, its railways, and
commerce are so fast progressing, and that, too, by
the aid of British capitalists and engineers, that
what might have become an element of selfish
strife is only binding us more closely to each
other, add.xl to all which steam and the electric
telegraph will soon render London and Montreal
nearer than London and Dublin used to be.

N'otwithstanding the boasted treasures in the
fortresses of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Russian
Government, thus early in the war, has come for-
ward to contract a loan in foreign countries.
Through the medium of-Messrs. Stieghtz, of St. Pe-
tersburg, and Messrs. Hope, of Amsterdam, a loan
to the amount of eight millions sterling, is sought
to be obtained. One might have thought that the
vaunted popularity of the war would have in-
duced the subjects of the Autocrat to come forward
freely with their subscriptions, especially as this is
is not a forced contribution, or one that will be un-
productive of a return in the shape of interest.
The fact is, however, as every impartial person
must have felt, that the resources of Russia are
most seriously tested by the efforts she has
already made, that her small accumulation of coin,
if any existed, has melted away, and that she
stands revealed both financially and politically
as the mere shadow of that greatness which igno-
rance usually ascribes to the unknown. The clues
tion naturally asked will be whether this loan will
find takers in Holland. The price is 921 or 93
for a 5 per Cent. security, and judging by
the feeling at Amsterdam manifested from
the very commencement of the present
war, and which is decidedly Russian, we believe
that almost as a matter of inclination, apart from
the idea of gain, the Dutch will subscribe. They
certainly are not much indebted to England and
France for the part taken by the latter countries
when Belgium recovered her independence ; but
if they expect to gain much by a closer re-
lationship to such a power as Russia, they
may find the exchange not the most politic. Even
in the London market, however, there are men,
and probably those who are already interested ii
Russian debt, who will make further advances, but
it may be useful to remind such that, in time of
war, it is expressly forbidden to lend money to a
State which is an enemy to their own country.
The other " pull" upon the money market to
which we briefly alluded a day or two since, namely,
a loan upon Debenture Bonds for the East India
Railway Company, guaranteed by the Hon. East
India Company, is now before the public in a tan-
gible shape. The total amount is a million ster-
ling ; the bonds are to run from 3 to 5 years.
Whether the amount can be placed remains to be
seen, but certainly the market is favourable
for the operation if people have confidence in
-the management of the company. Although the
guarantee, probably, may remove the matter out
of the province of doubt, the loans for Trinidad
were tsaktoecnk. yesterday,Thisis
paro course, for
the
b4y the Iper
C
mother country, and is a pretty fair index of the
value of money, inasmuch as the Bank of England
were the chief bidders. guaranteed,m os
t yat

Believing that natural and voluntary unions of
parties, able, indeed, to act independently, but
grown up together in the bonds of common origin,
cordial good-will, and mutual interest, are the
strongest of all, we would please ourselves with the
idea that England and her present North American
Colonies may long exist in free and happy federal
union, beneath a Monarch as beloved by both as
our present QUEEN. Should a separate future,
however, be reserved for us, though Austria, Rus-
sia, or Prussia might fall to pieces any day, and
the fragments bate most cordially the old central
despotism, yet if events do compel England and
Canada to divide their Governments, it will, we
doubt not, be effected without any diminution of
mutual attachment and respect.

THE QUEEN'S ACCESSION.—This day, being the an-
niversary of the accession of her Majesty to the throne,
was celebrated with the usual demonstrations of loyalty.
The bells of the various churches in the metropolis rang
merry peals, and at one o'clock double royal salutes
were fired from the Tower and Park guns.
His Majesty the King of Portugal, attended by his
brother the Duke of Oporto, and suite, visited the estab-
lishment of Madame Tussaud to-day, and remained some
hours 'among the numerous interesting works of art in the
museum. This popular exhibition has been visited in
one twelvemonth by his Royal Highness Prince Albert
and the Royal children, her Majesty Queen Christiana,
the -ex-Queen of the French, their Royal Hignesses the
Duke and Duchess of Brabant, and his Highness Prince
Mahomed, and other distinguished personages.
HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Miss Ellen Grey takes her
benefit at the Haymarket this evening, on which occa-
sion The Knights of the Round Table, with other enter-
tainments, will be performed. Miss Ellen Grey is a
rising artiste, and, as such, we hope that her benefit may
be a profitable one.
OPERA COMIQUE, ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—The per-
formances by the artistes from the Theatre Lyrique,
Paris, and Madame Marie Cabe!, were honoured last
evening with the presence of her most gracious Majesty
the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accom•
panied by his Majesty the King of Portugal, and the
Duc d'Oporto, attended by the Baron Sarmento, the
Viscount Carreira, Chevalier de Mello, Countess Mount
Edgcumbe, Hon. Miss Stanley, Hon. Misa Byng, Lord
Camoys, the Hon. Colonel NVylde, Major-General
Buckley, and the Hon. Captain de Ros,
THE VACANT REGIMENTS.—We believe that the
colonelcies of the 19th and 84th Regiments, vacant by
the deaths of General Turner and Sir Loftus Otway, will
be conferred on Major-General Rowan, C. 8., command.
ing the troops in Canada, and Major-General James
Shaw Kennedy, C. 8., both distinguished Waterloo
officers.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—The following return for yester-
day, which was the first of the shillitrg days, hae been
issued by the directors :—Number of season tickets sold
at to this date, 20,220 ; admission at the doors, 10,424 ;
admission by season tickets 1,235; total, 11,659.
ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN.—The Australian
steamer has arrived with 127,000 ounces of gold, valued
at 508,000/.
THE RUSSIAN LOAN.—The proposals for the Russian
loan mentioned last week as about to be contracted in
Holland have just been put forth. The amount is
50,000,000 of silver roubles, or nearly 8,000,0001. ster-
ling, in a 5 per cent. stack, with dividend from the let of
April, at a price equal to about 924. The houses by
whom it is introduced arer Messrs. Stieglitz, at St. Pe-
tersburg, and Messrs. Hope, at Amsterdam ; and it is
said that in the latter city a good amount has been sub-
scribed.
FOREIGN RATES OF EXCHANGE.—The last accounts
from the Paris Bourse exhibit an advance of about one
and a-half per cent. At Amsterdam, in consequence of
the new loan, the Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents.
have experienced a severe fall. At Vienna the money
market continues to show a general improvement. The
quotation of the Fretich rate of exchange shows renewed
firmness. At Hamburg there has been another consi-
derable decline, and the rate of discount has advanced
to 2:1.
ST. PETERSBURG.—The letters from St. Petersburg
are to the 10th inst. They contain nothing new,
except that the Prussian Consul here is appointed to
legalise all official documents for RCtssia in the absence
of the Russian Consul.
DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from
the port of London for the Australian colonies during
the week show a considerable increase. They have com-
prised altogether 16 vessels,—seven to Sydney, with ao
aggre gate burden of 4,597 tons ;.five to Port Philip,
with an aggregate of 3,739 tons ; one to New Zealand,
of 672 tons ; one to Hobart Town, of 517 tons ; one to
Adelaide, of 456 ton; ; and one to Perth, Western Aus-
tralia, of 439 tons. Their total capacity was conse-
quently 10,474 tons. The rates of freight continue to
exhibit great heaviness.
BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—The general
business of this port has been active during the past
week. The number of vessels reported inward was 200,
being the same as the previous week. The number
cleared outward was 131, being and increase of seven
over the previous week. Of those, 24 were in ballast
and 16 for the Australian colonies.
- SHIPMENTS OF SFECIE.—The shipment of specie by
the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ripon amount to
455,8001., of which 32,1031. is gold, for Malta, Alex-
andria, Singapore, and Hongkong ; and 423,6971.
silver, for Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Canton, and
Shanghai.

A new Belgian loan for 27,000,000 francs is in
course of negotiation, but the arrangements are not
yet concluded. The interest is to be 4i per cent.,
and the probable contract price 90. There will be
some cancehnent of floating debt.
It has been rumoured during the last day or two
that Messrs. Rothschild have arranged with Go.
vernment to take a large amount of the Exchequer
Bonds.

Money is stated to be scarcely so easy this morn-
ing, but the London Joint Stock Bank, as we men-
tioned yesterday, has reduced its allowance on de-
posits on " call' to 41 per cent.
The Stock Market has undergone some reaction
after yesterday's important advance, and several
influential brokers have been selling. The fact of
so many loans being on the tapis is rather against
prices, but the realisation of profits is a stronger
reason. The value of Bank Stock is 204. Exche-
quer Bills are at par to ss. prem., and India Bonds
at 3s. prem. Tne New 31- per Cents, have been
921 to 93i, and the 3 per Cents. 921 to 93A. Con-
sols opened at 921 to 93, have been since 934 g,
and are now 93i g.
The Foreign market is lively. Russian 5 per
Cents. are 97 to 98, and the 4i per Cents. 86, being
firm, considering the
,new loan. Dutch 2i per
Cents, have been quoted 61i. Brazilian Old Bonds
are at 99%, Chilian 3 per Cents, have been done at
741, and Equador, at 31. Mexican are supported
at 24i. Peruvian 5 per Cents. have varied from
67 to 68, and the 3 per Cents, from 50 to 51.
Spanish 3 per cents. are worth 41, and the De-
ferred 19Z. Sardinian ex dividend have been at
85 to 86.

Railway Shares continue excedingly good, and
in many instances there is a further advance.
Caledonian are up about 105.., North-Western are
4-1 to better, and South-Western, North British,
East Anglian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
Great Western are buoyant. French shares are
not quite so high as yesterday.
The Mining Share Market is dull for both
home and colonialundertakings.

The Joint Stock Bank Shares are very firm.
ITnion of London are higher, and English, Scot-
tish, and Australian have advanced.
The Land Companies' Shares have been nominal,
and Crystal Palace lower.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
( Front the Olicial List. )

tinoinCl3s done
sank Stock
per Cent. Reduced Annuities 924 34 3 i
3 per Cent Consols Annuities shut
34 per Cent. Annuities
Ling Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 111.6
pittc 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4s
India Bonds, £IOOO
Ditto, under .ClOOO 3 p
Cousols for Opening 19th July
Exchequer Bills, 24d.
£1000
2500 par
Small I 5 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
nrazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Chilian Bouds, 3 per Cent
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 Per Cent —
Litt° 5 per Cent . . . •
Equador Bonds
%texican 3 per Cent.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 674 7 8 7
Peruvian 3 per Ceat.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St 97 8
Ditto 4i per Cent B6
Sardinianßonds, 5 per Cent B6 5 x d
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4l.
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. l9B

THE TRADE OF THE MOZAMBlQUE.—lntelligence was
received yesterday at Lloyd's that custom-houses have
been established on the seaports of Ibo, Quelimane, In-
haniba,ne, Lourenco, Marquez (Goa Bayl, on the east
coast of Mozambique, Africa, and that the ports of
Tofalla, Angoxe, Mecambo, Cenducia, Firmao Vellozo,
Pemba Tongue, and Rio de Orero, are to be fiscal ports.
These ports are open to foreign flags, but in no other
ports will foreign vessels be permitted to enter, except
in case of- distress, or of urgent necessity to procure
water, stores, or firewood. And also that at the Cus-
tom-house of Mozambique foreign merchandise can be
admitted to bond in warehouses belonging to the state,
under the control of the Custom-hou4e, for a period not
exceeding two years from the date of entry. At the end
of that period the goods must be either entered for home
consumption or for re-exportation, and if the latter,
they are not subject to duty. Goods can be re-exported
within two months of their arrival, free of duty. The
Government holds itself responsible for the goods in bond.
EAST INDIA RAILWAY COMPANY.—The precise terms
have been announced of the Four-a-Half per Cent.
Bonds for 1,000,0001. about to be issued by the East
India Railway Company. They will be for 100/. and
upwards, with principal and interest guaranteeeby the
East India Company, whose signature they will also
bear, and they will be for periods of three or five years,
at the option cf the applicant-s, during which periods
holders will have the privilege of converting them at
any time into shares. Applications are to be received
up to the 28th inst.

Sevastopol. Drawn by W. Telbin. Published by

Colnighi and Co.

A lithographic plate of peculiar interest has re-
cently been issued from the establishment ofMessrs.
Paul Aid Dominic Colnaghi—drawn on stone by
J. Brandard, from a faithful sketch by W. Telbin,
taken from the original panoramic outline made by
Lieutenant Montague O'Reilly, R.N., on the occa-
sion of the memorable visit paid to the fortress of
Sebastopol on the Gth of January, 1854, by H.M.S.
Retribution. The impression forms an admirable
companion to the view of " Kronstad t" already given
to the public by-the same firm, and already men-
tioned in terms of deserved eulogium by ourselves.
Among the numerous engravings of a somewhat
similar character intended to afford the current his-
tory of the war with Russia the advantage of popu-
lar illustration, these plates of " Kronstadt' and
" Sevastopol" published by the Messrs. Colnaghi
possess the eminent merit of authenticity. It has
before now been remarked in these columns in re-
gard to the former engraving—the delineation of
Cronstadt—that it was accurately copied by the
lithographer from the original drawing produced
by Mr. Dolby, the artist sent into the Baltic with
the fleet • under Admiral Napier to sketch from
nature whatever localities and incidents may appear
to him deserving of pictorial commemoration.
Engravings taken from these original drawings
produced by the hand of Mr. Dolby, and sent home
for the purpose of publication by the Messrs. Paul
and Dominic Colnaghi, appear before the world
when they are issued from the press under the espe-
cial patronage of the Admiralty. As among these
sketches the artist had supplied the publishing firm
with reliable materials for the production of a litho-
graphic plate portraying the fortifications of Cron-
stadt, it was deemed advisable that a companion plate
should follow it representing the no less redoubtable
fortifications of Sebastopol. Fortunately, more-
over, an original drawing taken on the spot, that
is to say, within full view of that wonderful fortress
on the coast of the Crimea, by a gallant artist
gifted with a keen eye and a skilful pencil, supplied
the publisher and the lithographer with no less, or
rather with still more authentic materials for the
portraiture of the general aspect of Sebastopol.
That original drawing we ourselves had a few days
since the gratification of examining—it were need-
less to say with very considerable interest—at the
Messrs. Colnaghi and Company's establishment. It
represents the appearance of the great fortified city
at the very moment when its harbour was daringly
entered by H.M.S. Retribution. The circum-
stances of that memorable visit cannot easily be
forgotten. They require no detail here in the way
)t explanatory comment to recall them to popular
nnnembrance. As a memento of that deed of
daring, as a souvenir of the outbreak of the general
-*Lir of 1854, the plate here depicting the general
aspect of Sebastopol, will be found by many, we
con.ledure, not undeserving of particular remark,
awl by not few worthy even of leagtheuxi pre-
sorstati;:n.

Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Quit 6li
HALF--PAST TWO.
Consols for Opening 19th July ..... 931 s d

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.—Information has been
received of the mysterious disappearance from Steyning,
Sussex, of a young man about 18 years of age, named
Edwin Poiney. He was dressed in a fustian suit, and
had a silver watch, makers name " Lassetter," Steyning.
He was last seen on the road from Steyning to Hors-
ham, and it is feared he has met with some foul treat-
ment. Information is requested to be given to Mr.
Breach, Superintendent of Police, Hove, Brighton.
EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COUNTY COURT BAILIFF.--In.
formation has been received that William Wilson, As-
sistant-bailiff of the County Court of Newport, has
absconded with several sums of money received by him,
and it is supposed he intends to emigrate. His wife left
Newport previously, taking with her a small fancy
terrier bitch. It is supposed they went to Bristol or
Liverpool, to take passage in an American vessel.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.—A letter from Malta says :
—One report states that the Russians refuse to exchange
prisoners, even stating that they would not take twenty
Russians in exchange for one English. Another report
states that they have offered the whole crew of the Tiger
for a Russian prince, who, it is said, is a prisoner in the
English fleet.

-GALATZ.—Advices have been received from Galatz,
in Moldavia, of the sth inst., in reply to an inquiry as
to the influence of the Russian occupation of the Princi-
palities on the future supplies of grain. The stocks of
barley and rye, it is said, have been nearly exhausted
by the invading army, and a quantity of wheat has been
ground into flour, but chiefly hard wheat. It is added,
however, that should commerce be re-opened, there
would 'be no deficiency of soft wheat, as the stock in
the interior is considerable. In addition to this, it is
said the appearance of this year's crop is, up to the
present time splendid, rains having fallen every week.
It would therefore only require ships and fair prices to
induce growers to bring down large quantities. The
stock of Indian corn is very large, both at Galatz and
in the interior, and, as the Russians do not ti,e it for
bread, it is a drug in the market, and can be bought
for about 7s. 6d, per quarter.
THE NEW INCOME TAX ACT.—Yesterday the In-
come Tax Act (No. 2), which received the Royal assent
on Friday, was printed. It declares that the duties are
freely and voluntarily granted towards defraying the
expenses of the just and necessary war in which her
Majesty is engaved. From the sth of April last the '
increased rate of ls. 2d. in the pound is to be chargeable.
The duty is to be assessed and raised under the provisions
of the former income tax acts. There is a provision in
the new act as to the payment of interest on Exchequer
Bills becoming due. The act is to continue in force
during the w4r, with a proviso as to arrears.
THE EXPORT OF SLILPHUR.—It appears that the pro-
hibition by the King of Naples of the export of sulphur
to the ports of the belligerent Powers is confirmed. The
importance of this article as regards the manufacture of
gunpowder is trivia!, the qUantity used for that purpose
not exceeding a fiftieth part of the total annually taken
by this country. It is in a multitude of manufacturing
and chemical operations that its deficiency will be felt,°
and in this respect the interests involved are so large,
botht in England and France, that it may be assumed
he measure will command the immediate attention of
the
to the people of respective governments. The yearly value of the
trade
miln
Sicily is estimated at nearly half a
lio sterling, and it employs about 100,000 tons off
I'p g'.

THE EMPRESS or AIISTRIA.--The Emperor of Austria,
in order to give an agreeable surprise to the young Em-
press during her late visit to Ploschkowitz, had a room
in that chateau fitted up precisely similar to that which
she occupied at Possenhofen, and her Majesty even
found on a table some fancy work which she had left
unfinished when she quitted her paternal residence.
BANK or AIISTRALASIA.--At a meeting of this Bank
held yesterday, the report and accounts were unani-
mously adopted. The chairman, Mr. 0. Farrer, in ex-
plaining the progress of business, referred to the increased
dividend paid, at the rate of 174 per cent. in April, and
stated that the profits had greatly augmented. In 1851
they had been 70,0711. ; in 1852, 193,2821. ; and in
1853, 250,7831. The circulation in these respective
periods was 149,0001., 659,0001., and 1,128,0001. The
accounts with the Bank of Australia have been nearly
wound up, and wth more advantage than was originally
anticipated. With regard to &reserve fund of 200,0001.
agreed to be provided to meet future contingencies, the
directors stipulate that it shall be separated as early as
possible from the other funds of the bank and perma-
nently invested. Tho accounts from the colony are
generally satisfactory, and the new branches will, it is
expected, prove advautageous to bwittom

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1854,

Ridiculous Things : Scraps and Oddities. By John
Parry. M`Lean, Haymarket. .
As we took occasion to intimate the other even-
ing, the celebrated buffo-singer, John Parry—John
Parry the incomparable (we appeal to every young
lady who may happen to glance at these remarks
to pronounce whether our adjectives of praise, as
applied to him, are in any way extravagant)—John
Parry the droll, the demure, and the delightful—
has thrown aside the pitch-pipe and taken up the
pencil, has turned from the music desk to the easel,
has forsaken the piano for the brush and palette,
and come forth at once, "at the first blush," in
the full glory of the most grotesque of cari-
caturists. The volume of pictorial fun which
we then announced as forthcoming is now before
us in the form of a substantial publication.
" Ridiculous Things"—they are called—" Scraps
and Oddities"—the title-page candidly avowing in
regard to them yet further, that they are—" some
with and many without any meaning." Welcome
at all times and under any guise, Jolla Parry will
be especially so to the multitude of his friends and
admirers upon the occasion of his present
singular appearance. For, strange though it
may seem, it is none the less true for all
that, this amusing and laughter-moving volume,
a volume replete with ludicrous and eccen-
tric sketches, the product of the most facile
touch and of the most fertile and bizarre imagina-
tion—is the result of a serious and prolonged ill-
ness, the effects of which, it is feared, will pre-
clude the artist-musician from ever again appear-
ing before the public in his old capacity as a buffo-
singer. Thrice welcome to us, therefore, is he—
now under these peculiar, half-comic, half-melan-
choly circumstances. But for this influence we
should never have known the skill posses-
sed by our favourite of the concert-room in the
delineation of the ridiculous and exaggerated. He
has the true genius -for the caricature. As some-
body said of Garrick, " Hang the fellow, I believe
lie could play a gridiron !" so might we say of
Parry, we believe he could idealise one into a
monstrosity of fun that might raise the ghost of
Gillray, or tickle the diaphragm of Cruikshank.
Look at the very first page of " Ridiculous Things,"
literally, for proof in illustration. Look at the
pencillings, for example, of those impossible and
altogether preposterous experiments—" Experi-
ments with a Dandle for a Cold," the flame
of the dip licking round the nostrils of the
patient—" Experiment with a Child's Chair,"
the double of Daniel Lambert trying to get into
it—" Experiment with Hammer and Anvil for
Pains in the Head," a hint taken from the myth of
Vulcan and Jupiter—" Experiment with Pestle
and Mortar, for Pains in the Back," a cure for
lumbago something kindred to the rush of the
mad bull after the gouty old gentleman !
AgainssbeholcLthe charmingly nonsensical wonders
of " The Black Page"—recalling to our memory
dear old Elia's commemoration of little sweep-boys at
peep of day, crying out like sparrows peep ! peep !
swallowing savoury cups full of sassafras, and eulo-
gised tenderly as " dim spots, innocent black-
uessee In the very centre of this murky page
of fun and frolic will be found, "all of a row,"
like the fiddlers in the nursery rhyme (in a " wood-
cut ") five such delectable and preternaturally.
laughable " Ethiopian Serenaders !' Bones wrig-
gling the stool on which lie is seated into a break-
age in the intensity of his melodic enthusi-
ism—Banjo languishing his eye-balls up into
the roots of his hair in the ecstasy of his
lackadaisical sentimentalism—Fiddle and Guitar
writhing, for the same reason, into entangled con-
tortions—Tambourine fairly lifting himself into
"mid air" in the rapture of his bounceable accom-
paniment. The limning immediately afterwards
of the " Imps in a Studio" will be found worthy
of a glance and a grin—but worthier of both the
page beyond that, the ghastly and elridch group of
" ghosts and goblins"—including among them "Mr.
Banquo," and " The ghost that frightened Mr.
Punch very much" (a sheeted ghost with a broad
grin—a very visible guffaw), and "Il Commanda-
tore dismounting. to sup with Don Giovanni" (in
the public square, of course, and by moonlight)—
and with these the effigy of a man (the reverse of
squinting) so absorbed in the new ghost story that
he is obliged to read the two volumes together !
Under these, on the same page, we have a wonderful
wood-cut of Hamlet—and an outrageous glimpse of
" The Corsican Sisters," as well as another of "The
Corsican Brothers." Commend us for suggestive
scribbles in the way of child-drawintt, to the hinted
portraits in pen and ink of Henry VIII. and Queen
Elizabeth. " The Flirt at the Piano " is hardly
what the young ladies had a right to expect from
John Parry's gallantry. However, he compensates
them for this wicked sarcasm, in some mea-
sure at least—by dedicating to them, before
the close of his volume, his latest musical mor-
("eau, " The Invisible Prince's Invisible Waltz"
—not the least acceptable of all John Parry's
contributions towards the amusement of his fair
countrywomen. "Hairology" is the subject of
one of the most droll of our artist's pictorial extra-
vaganzas—displaying the female coiffure it la Pan-
cake, a la Apollo's lyre, a la Cupid's bow, a /a
wheatsheaf, 4 la graide Q, 4 la Welsh harp, 4 la
Piggy wiggy ! and a variety of other fashions
equally ingenious, absurd, and laughable. It
is altogethr hopeless to afford any notion
by .words of the intensely ridiculous fun of the
" Stray Leaves from a Book of Nonsense.'"
Each compartment or leaf containing some such
explanatory stanza as the following
" A grisette once walked over from Paris,
To marry a Mr. Snooks Harris
But she altered her plan,
Not much liking the man,
Took her boxes and walked back to Paris."
" Harris" yelling in the back-ground to the left,
and a child's sketch of a gateway answering to the
name of "Paris," in the back-ground to the right
—and the grisette tripping back from her
fruitless excursion with such an elastic bustle and
on such jaunty tiptoes—it is the very ex-
aggeration even of caricature. Further than
this it were scarcely fair to proceed in the descrip-
tion of the store of ridiculousness—provocative
now of a grin and now of a roar of laughter—laid
before the world, laid on reading desks, and draw-
ing-room tables, in boudoir and library, by the
hand of merry-eyed, gay-hearted, John Parry—
Alone and Unrivalled as an English Buffo-Singer,
as a Droll of the Pencil a not unworthy contem-
porary of Richard Doyle, of John Leech, of
Hablot Browne, and of George Cruikshank.