The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-12 00:00:00

COUNTRY MARKETS.

ALLEGED POISONING AT BERWICK.

On Thursday se'ennight an inquest was opened at

1,;„5 titrife of thitheS
Angus, china merchant, who had died on the preceding
day, under suspicious circumstances. Mary Stewart,
sister of the deceased, was examined at some length, and
from her evidence it appeared that the deceased and her
husband had not been upon good terms, and that Angus
had ill-used her, and threatened to do her an injury. Mr.
Angus had shops in Newcastle, Berwick, and Glasgow,
residing' in the first-named town, and on the 27th ult.
he had gone to Berwick for the purpose of examining
the books of the deceased, and had charged her with
being behind hand in the money. A quarrel took place
on Sunday, when he handled her roughly, and she be-
came unwell, and died on the Wednesday following.
Witness had sent for wine on Tuesday evening, and was
going up stairs to give it to the deceased, when she met
Angus, who said, "he had given her wine, and it was
all right." Deceased vomited very much afterwards,
and expired in the course of the night. The inquest
was then adjourned to Tuesday, when Mary Stewart,
sister of the deecased, was again sworn. She identified
some papers produced as having been in the possession
of her sister. One of these was a certificate of her mar-
riage with Angus, at Lamberton Toll, on the 6th of
April, 1851, signed by George Sharp. Another paper,
not signed, set forth that the writer had never married
the parties, although he had given her a paper to
that effects on a pretence. Another was a promis-
sory note to pay deceased 201., and a further 301. to
her father on his proving a claim to it ; but that, if
she took the writer's name, she should lose all
I claim to it for seven years. Dr. Kirkwood was next
called, and detailed the symptoms shown by the deceased
on her taking ill. Deceased complained of violent
vomitings, with a burning pain at the pit of her stomach.
Her voice was very hoarse, and she was frequently in
convulsive fits. The fits were not of an ordinary charac-
ter, and he asked deceased if she had taken anything de-
leterious. She replied that she had been unable to take
anything for some days. Witness had never seen a case
of poisoning by arsenic. He had made a post-mortem
examination of the body, but found nothing which would
account for death, either by natural causes or otherwise.
He had not examined the vomiting. From appearances
previous to death, he imagined arsenic had been taken,
and that suspicion was neither confirmed nor removed by
the examination. The coroner said he proposed sending
the Contents of the deceased's stomach to Dr. Glover, of
Newcastle, for a more minute analysis, and the inquest
was accordingly adjourned to*Monday, the 21st instant.
The following letter, written by Angus to deceased's
father, was given in evidence at the first sitting. The
letter was without a date, but the postmark was " Edin-
burgh, June, 6, 1851" :

11.
The arrivals of foreign grain and flour the last thie_°.
days are on a reduced. scale. The British grower
likewise been supplying the interior markets less freely
wheat, and altogether a firm feeling has prevailed in„
trade, prices being well supported. The demand In
millers and dealers has not been beyond the satisfying 45
immediate wants. The Corn-exchange this morning
well attended by town and country millers. Both wuei,
and flour were in active demand, and several large Paire,,,
of the former changed hands on speculation. rrl4o
.u:
advanced id per bushel on red, and 2d per bushel on w
wheat, and flour 6d per sack and barrel over those obit;
able on Tuesday last. Oats dull sale. Oatmeal in :ill
retail demand. Indian corn in better request, at
prices. Barley, beans, and peas unaltered in value-

Edinurgh.
" Dear Sir,—Don't alarm yourself about" me being mar-
ried to your daughter Jane. I never was or never will be,
as you stated to me child. If I had been, she would have
been in eternity and me in prison. I wish you well. I
also wish her from me heart well. I could explain all—no
credit to her, no easement to you. And it only makes me
blood boil to hear and look back on her conduct. Meet me
—reason with me—condemn me if you can.—l am your
wisher, JAMES ANGUS.
" Mr. John Stewart, Earthenware. Dealer, Dumfries."

RAILWAY RETURNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK.

__________
Miles
opened, NAME OF RAILWAY.
Receipts.
1853.
-1731. ,
BRITISH. 7,717537
--
7214 Aberdeen .................. ~ , ..., £1,338 1,594
37% Belfast and Ballymena • • •• •• • • • • • • •• 594 6ii'
17 Belfast and County Down.. • . •• •• •• .• 160 168
33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 1,196 1,617
266, Bolton, Blackburn, and West York .... 682 760
851,4 Bristol and Exeter .................. 3,791 4,048
18914 Ca1ed0nian............. •• • • ,„ ~ ,„ .. 7,767 8,538
94% Chester and 1101yhead........... - • • 2,45 3 3,147
656 Cork, Blackrock, and Passage • • •• ••
.. 105 156
20
........
Cork and Bandon ....... 145 202
66 Dublin and Belfast Junction • • ...... 675 881
53 Dublin and Drogheda.. • • - . . • •• • • •• 894 1,014
6 Dublin and Kingstown - • • - • • • • - .. 655 757
16% Dundee and Arbroath • • • • • • - . • - • • 416 460
31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 62 i 682
19 Dundalk and Enniskillen • • .. • • •..... 171 169
68 East Angiian......., ................ 606 684
81 East Lancashire .. ...... ........ .. .. 3,952 4.121
22 Eastern Counties and Norfolk.. • • .... 14,204 15,995
95 Eastern Union - - - „. .. .., „
69% Edinburgh and Glasgow . • • • • • • •'• • • • 3,197 I 3,708
78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee • . • • • . 1,010 2,266
6 Exeter and Crediton.. • ............. 75 94
19 Furness Railway ... - ~.........• 243 293
171% Glasgow, and South-Western• • • ... • . 3...54 4,139
285% Great Northern and E. L ... „ 10,838 13,553
188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland);9o424l
3193 „ 4 Great Western ............ „,
~
••-163
25 Irish South Eastern ................ 161 17,0404719 9
• • ***** ' 153,885447 174;24231133
90 Lancaster and Carlisle
260 Lancashire aid Yorkshire.. •.........
70 Leeds Northern .• • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • • • 902 1,,22
• ,6255
2
18' Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport- ••44%2 44
1
553% London and North Western ..... ....
824
51% London and Blackwall.. • • • • .• ...... a7B
_,861
1734 7 London, Brighton, and South Coast,. 9,091
2531,,( London and South Western. • • • • .. • • 8,734 0,831
184 344
3436 Londonderry and Enniskillen .• • • .• • •
107 129
1 i% Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c.
6,562 6
167 14 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire ,402
9% Manchester and South Junction • • •• • • 466 527
28 Maryport and Carlisle • • • • • • • • • • • • - 517 582
498( Midland ..... • • • . • • • • ............ 20,214 22,009
126 Midle"d Great Western (Irish) ...... 1,729 2,148
37 MonklEnds • ... • • • • • . • • ............ 811 797
60 Newcastle and Carlis,c.. • • .......... 2,034 2,249
149 North British '.... • ................. 3,102 3,452
232 North Statiordshire ................ - -
47 North-Western ..... ....... •• 516 736
10 Scottish Central • • • • • ... - - - • • .. . 1,5,7 2,036
32 Scottish Midland • • •• •• • • • • ....., .. 564 6)7
294 Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... 6n5 765
47 Shrewsbury and Chester ............ 1,560 1,626
29 Shropahi; c U lion .. •• .............. 464 557
58 South Dev0n........• ......... - •• .. 1,65 1 1,710
288114 South Eastern ...................... 9,701 11,768
131 South Wales ...................... 1,3)0 2,433
77 South York., Doieastcr, and Goole .. 1,278 1,355
40 Taff Vale .........• •• - - • . . ..... .. 1,662 2,599
36 Ulster . • • - •• . • . • .• • • .• .• - ........ 841 989
90 Waterford and Limerick • • ........ • • 236 363
25 West Cornwall ...... ............. 101 662
12 Whitehaven Junction ............... 175 455
30414 York and Newcastle, and Berwick ••• 13.277 13,789
279 York end North Mid1and........... 6,842 7,991
FOREIGN.
5714 Dutch Rhenish .................... 714 846
213¢ Marla Antonia - ...... - -
63 Montereau snd Troyes .............. 972 . 694
63 Namo" and Liege ....".......... • • • • 1,096 1.377
413% Northern of France .........• • • .... 17,708 22,905
577 Orleans and Central* ..
240 Paris and Lyons • • ...... 10,222 i 2,272
84 Paris and Rouen. ...... •....... • • .. 6,792 7,098
392 Paris and Strasburgh • • .. • • • • • • .. - 7,350 13,569
59 Rouen and 11 tyre ...........• • • . - 2,284 2,734
99 Western of France • . •• 2,817 3,887

WAKEFIELD—FEB. 11.
market,
We have good supplies4of grain to this day's ''n and
There is more firmness in the wheat trade to-day, in
having a better demand, the rates of last FridaY eree
s
some instances rather exceeded. Barley in fair reglitiou
and the finer qualities the turn the higher. No altera
r the
in the value of beans, oats, or shelling' —Average ;
week ending Feb. 7:—Wheat, 1,725 .qrs., at 463 -!34.
barley, 890 qrs., 33s 2id ; beans, 87, 35s Bd4 ; peas, 54'

BRISTOL SUGAR—FEB. 11. our
SUGA.—The market has been rather quiet since...At
last, and as the refiners are pretty well in stock for "To
or two, they do not appear to be buyers, unless el to
concession in prices, which importers aro not difeti for
submit to. Another cargo of Mauritius has been for,,rs'
arrival at 35s 6d, and which is decidedly easier. Re'lLre
produce has been more freely dealt in this week, but rajo
is till a great want of animation in the demand, an
stocks are accumulating.

E XETER—FEB. 11. dens
CORN EXCHANGE.—There was not much businiesj
at our market to-day, and wheat slightly receaulh 84 es
last week's prices ; some good samples were offereu_„ge.
per bushel, but 5s 6d to 6s 6d was about the Tittle
Ba-ley for grinding at 3s 9d. malting at 4s. Veil
doing in oats, and prices were 2s 6d to 2s 7d per busme.2a
CATTLE MARKET.—Prime beef, 886t1 to 889dper scer;rs,
quality, 7s 6d to 8s ; cows and calves, 818 d to 121120; Ingle
001 to 01; butcher's calves, 6d to 61d per lb ; sheep, Prgi;
wethers, 6toQd ; em es, 5i to 6d ; store hogs, 28s r'c', 6d
pigs—large, 408 to 50s ; slips, 15s to 16s ; suck"
to 7d per lb.
„opt!
PORK CARCASES. —There was 'Very !Mall SaTpOr
to-day, and the prices ranged from 88 9d to 95 '—
score. eb ;
PANNlER.—Turkeys, ssto 7s ; geese, ssod to 680 u e4gio
ducks, 4s6dto 586 d; fowls, 3s4d to 4s 6d pr cle; roasters,
58 ; hares, 3s Od. to 3s 6cl ; rabbits, 10d to is each ;
is 8d ; pheasants, 78 Od. to 8s ; part:idges, 3s 6d, 48; ',lto
cocks, 6s Od to 7s per brace ; pigeons, 28 Od to 00 I'
butter, is 3d to Os Od per lb. ; eggs, 14 for a shilling.

INVERNESS.—FEB. 8.
CORL—Wheat, per quarter, weighing 621 b per bll°110,161';
48s Od to 52s Od ; barley, ditto, 541 b ditto, 28s Od to °'
Oats, ditto,. 421 b ditto, 20s Od to 21s Od. die"
MEAL.—Oatmeal, per imp. boll. 6s 8d to Os Oa oci;
secord, 15s 6d to Os Od; barleymeal, lls 6(1 to bpd;
peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od ; bran, per stone, Os 7d to "id to
Ist flour, per 2301 b, 40s Od to 42s Od; 2(1 ditto, 30s 84
32s Od ; oatmeal, best, per st. of 141 b imperiot
to Os Od; di:Lo Lecond, is 6cl io Os Od ; barleyrnst,
to Os Od ; peasemeal, is 6d to Os Od ; Ist flour, 2s vu•
3s Od credit ;ld ditto, 2s 3d cash, 2s 7d credit. Beef, per
.ito
PROVISIONS.—Potatoes, per stone, 6cl to Od ;44;1
lb, 4d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 4tl to 5(1; mutton, ditto; ;
6(1 ; pork, ditto, 3d to 4cl; fowls, each, 10c1 to Oa.;
chickens, per pair, 10(1 to 12d; ducks, each, lld ;
eggs per dozen, 7d to 8d ; butter, fresh, per lb., 9d t°, ;
ditto, salt, per lb. 9(1 to 10d ; croudie (curds), 2d it 6a;
four-pound loaf, fine, 7d to 7N; ditto, second, 6(`
coals, per cwt., 9(1 to Od ; hay, per stone, 8(1 to 10d.

COAL MARKET-FEB. 11.

Prices of Coal per ton at t]
$
. d.
Bate's West Hartle yl6 0
Tanfield Moor l4 9
Taufield. Moor Butes 14 9
Wall's End, &c.
Harton l6 9
Lawson l5 9
Eden Main l7 6
8e11H.... l7 6
Belmont l7 6
Hettou lB 3 Haswell lB 3

ho close of the markets d,
lr 0
Pensher ......................
Riehmund ................. !
.
Ras Hetton.. .........1g f
Srtewat's ....................
Heugh Hall. ................ D_
South Kelloe ..............
.r 4 9,
Pease's West... ...........
.0 !
St. Helen's Tees ...........
.18
Tees .......................
.0
Woodhouse Close .... ..

Ships at market 1

6 I Sold

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 11.
L. and hsres
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market for stocks
_wing ID
has been firm to-day, and prices have advanced, e shed°
" bears buying back. At the close prices were l'emede'
easier. The following are the day's quotations :, „AO/
Wan, 323 ; Chester and Hol head, 22i • Easter! `.4 ; 1,,f;
131 ; East Lancashire, 191 TGreat Northern (A)' i'' ii u. '
eashire and Yorkshire, 79A ; ditto (fifth shares,' wet
Leeds Northern, 15i : Liv la I Cr shy, and S„gtt. N'elfrj„
and Warrenpoint,
18 ; London and North Weesiferon,o 1200, Midland, I,' 'Bitstel"
cashire and Yorkshire (161. 0N6•31.r tFh 8
hßar ir
et
si
)s,hi,
p 94: :
1:::_o 1 • 1311.
and Dover, 23i ; York and North Midland, h"itienisw
2d.

•
MANCHESTER, FEB. it
with bliter:
STOCK EXORANGE.—Prices opened &Ina; s
small business. In tho afternoon yesterdarg -,4.
accepted, and more sales were effected_ _J)diferalculin;
Eastern Counties, 13 9-16 ; Blackburns, 7 3-16 ; .1"-`2.1olv"
79; Dublin and Drogheda Thirds, 21; Leeds, 781;
Staffords, 48 d.

LEEDS, FEB. 11.
ro ..0
vO4lll
STOCK EICHANGE.—Shares have again ireP-
price this morning, and a fair amount of business 11.00
done. The following are the transactions entered sou a
North British, 9 e ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7,9„;
Eastern and Dover, 24k, ; Caledonians, 3211 ;
North Midlands, 304 ; Midland stock, 79i.

BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 11. ;ft tbi°
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted 07eltilP
market to-day was limited, but prices Were
Shrewsbury and Birmingham stock was done at 68.

SEABORNE MAILS.

(N slgnifles that the mails are sent from the General
by the night—and Mby the morning—dispatch.]

, Luu iuguL—ana M by the morning-dispatch.)
______.----''
* The receipts include the traffic on the Orleans; and Central, Or-
leans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes lines.
Day when made up From lost Jtio 06,
COUNTRIES, in General host- Port . EnBl!./
ARCII2EOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.—At the last monthly Office, London. Dispatcheu• „....-co poll'
meeting of this society, at their apartments in Suffolk- Atnelica(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ••• 16
street—Mr. Edward Hawkins, F.R.S., in the chair— America (by:United Sts.
, fob*
Lord Talbot de Malabide, president of the institute, packet) .... .. ..N Feb. 24.......... Liverpool •"
America (by IT States
ma MN
sent a report of the progress of the arrangements con- packet) ..........N 6 SouthamP 4
nected with the Industrial Exhibition in Dublin, with Australia (via. South- Feb.•
• . • • • • ••
• •
~,,, Feb, the object of combining with that great display an ex- ampton)
Dtto
Ditto ampton) .......... M 4th of March .... SouthaMP- APB ,
;flaa
tvi,aapreseoiltlesl4oNd Bth of March .... Dover .• •• • • si,
terisive assemblage of examples illustrating the pro
of manufactures and arts from the earliest period. From
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822,32
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2pf February4f,tall
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omonth.t
I n. .
the enlarged scale which the proposed Exhibition has
assumed, it has proved necessary to add considerably to
..........
24t., & 20th of mon. Southamp!: !sot 0.41
the original design of the building, and Mr. Dugan has Bahamas ... ..
:
Good Hope :II
N Dail
etillyof the month iLoouvtenram..P:.. veD":l66
liberally consented to appropriate to the Fine Arts De- 11"Igi,h, hi ••• • • • •••• .....
partment a new and extensive structure. Here it is BBurletzniotsi• ••••• • • • ...M 9th of
the
doe nerds .... N
M 9th of the ;Knith.. SouthamPtl rein 16 0
the month.. Southam
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proposed to exhibit the most extensive collection of the Cape
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remarkable early antiquities of Ireland hitherto pre-
rar"otultn .: 144; .26 sented to the archaeologist, in which the entire museum
I Jo.
of the Royal Irish Academy, and the remarkable cone°. Ceylon (see India) . weli:,„,,
tion formed at the last meeting of the British Associa- Channel Cey10n............ Z
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pty_;!.(
.....N 14th of the month Plymouth •• I.(eipl.'i6
tion, at Belfast, will be combined with numerous choice Chill• ••• •• •............ d & 17th of month Seutharn TA*' 10
examples from private collections, so as to display as com- •liCpinitsitaisteie India) Feb' /04
plate an illustration as possible of the varied and singular Constantino le -ic
M 4th & 20th of mon. SouthumPl . fO• 4
forms and the skilful processes of ancient manufacture uont. of Euro a••• • • • 1,8,17,2 f,&27 of m Dover .. • -.o•i reli•cew
Pc MS; N Twice daily ...... Dover • ... 41,,
shown in the earlier antiquities of Ireland. The sin- Egypt (see India)
Greytow(snee.lYld:l:a..).•: 'lOl6
France gular fashion and the richly elaborate decoration of these Gibraltar
'.iii..
11
24., 7,17, 20,
02
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m.
M & N Twice dai1y...... Dover .• •,..,:-; Feb'
objects are almost unknown in England ; whilst they Greece
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present numerous features, more especially in the skill
shown in the working of metals, which are well deserv- Hanmursh ..i.......N Tuesday & Friday London ••• • • saTe,rpll '
ing of the close examination of the modern artificer. lilloaranniclah .......... Ai 2nd of the month SouthatnPt° yioel!'io
Lord Talbot has also contemplated the desirable end, b
Honduras.. :: :• • • • • • • 51 Wednesday & Sat. Londone :.•,,* •i; f_e,,O
means of an extensive combination of similar objects of India (viaSoutlia•m-p•611Y1 the ,_ctsoouutthaintlto, rep, 16
mon.ln. :uonuttbhaa:PPit: Tae' 1,161
f
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antiquity, brought together from collections in England in
11a
(via Mar'ellies)M Bth& 24th of month Dover ..... • isilf
lonia( Isles T*ll6
and other countries, now for the first time to be produced Ireland .. (see
India)
-head •-• yeb• 6
in juxtaposition with those of the sister kingdom of Li'b"•• •••:::::14 & i'll Tr i 7 dry ....._: istlitianwmtl Feb' 18
throwing a fresh light upon many questions which have Madeira .... ...: ... 31 9th of ,the27moofnmth taouthamP- rep. .
Madeira .........
perplexed the archmlogist. The value of such N 23rd of Pie month Plymouth •• IS, a museum Ma' cep'
as has thus been proposed by the noble
president of the Maltal
.ta (see India)
Dover • • • • .. 16
N 7,17,19,27, 30 of m. - reli.rooP
institute is obvious, both in its bear' Mauritius (see India)
ing upon mattersof
Ibexritlus .. 1 Plymouth • • let 0111
practical advantage and as auxiliary N 4th of the month
to ethnographical i ' •••• •-
-xi 2nd of the month. SouthaillPt° Fch• 16,,
and historical inquiries.
Naples ..... • ... • • •• N sthlsth2sthonnon. Dover •• • i•i; Foherto
THE LATE MR. TURNER, R.A. "He never allowed New Granada •• • • -34 2d & 17th of month,SotifhaMP itc Il_ho. 11
a picture from his pencil to be New Zealand ...... .... By private ship .. Varioie P°
.. Fen' 16
sold by public aucti
Feb 16
without sending some
hie
Papal States • .......N ithibth2stharnon. Dover • ....;00
Feb .
person to bid for it ; and , Peninsula ••••.. .. .. M 7th 1 7th 27thoimon Southunion 2l!
wishes on this subject was so generally known • Peru • ' Mld & 17th of mon. Southali•av
•Feb'o 18.
auctioneers made a point of calling his att • ,that Port Natal• •••••• • • • • N 14t1 of the month Plymout- •. Ph-. I,
attention to the iellv
8 --J • • •.•• • • • •.: ::N stldsth2sthormon, Dover ••• • •. Fe;: iii
catalogue whenever they had any of his '
pictures for sale. Tußeany .. :: :: :: .. _ N sth 15th25thofmon. Dover •• •
iO.. re
If time pressed, and he was unable to attend in person, Venezuela ..........M 2d & 17th of month Southath.-
a ler
he would sometimes, but •
rarely, intrust his omnii , Van Dime 'n s Lend (see re,
to the auctioneer ; his ordi " e ---ss'on Au
nary practice was
est t s..rana) . ton_
-
some agent, with written instructions, to hia ;., L, ,
o send W Indies ........M 'ld& 17th of month SouthalutP_
half ay.l h., _

Amax°LoGICAL INSTITUTE.—At the last monthly
meeting of this society, at their apartments in Suffolk-
street—Mr. Mr. Edward Hawkins, F.R.S., in the chair—
Lord Talbot de Malahide, president of the institute,
sent a report of the progress of the arrangements con-
nected with the Industrial Exhibition in Dublin, with
the object of combining with that great display an ex-
tensive assemblage of examples illustrating the progress
of manufactures and arts from the earliest period. From
the enlarged scale which the proposed Exhibition has
assumed, it has proved necessary to add considerably to
the original design of the building, and Mr. Dargan has
liberally consented to appropriate to the Fine Arts De-
partment a new and extensive structure. Here it is
proposed to exhibit the most extensive collection of the
• remarkable early antiquities of Ireland hitherto pre-
sented to the archaeologist, in which the entire museum
of the Royal Irish Academy, and.the remarkable collet.
tion formed at the last meeting of the British Associa-
tion, at Belfast, will be combined with numerous choice
examples from private collections, so as to display as com-
plete an illustration as possible of the varied and singular
forms and the skilful processes of ancient manufacture
shown in the earlier antiquities of Ireland. The sin-
gular fashion and the richly elaborate decoration of these
objects are almost unknown in England ; whilst they
present numerous features, more especially in the skill
shown in the working of metals, which are well deserv-
ing of the close examination of the modern artificer.
Lord Talbot has also contemplated the desirable end, by
means of an extensive combination of similar objects of
antiquity, brought together from collections in England
r and other countries, now for the first time to be produced
in juxtaposition with those of the sister kingdom, of
throwing a fresh light upon many questions which have
perplexed the archmlogist. The value of such a museum
as has thus been proposed by the noble president of the
institute is obvious, both in its bearing upon matters of
practical advantage and as auxiliary to ethnographical
and historical inquiries.
Tan LATE MR. TURNER, R.A.--"He never allowed
a picture from his pencil to be sold by public auction
without sending some person to bid for it ; and his
wishes on this subject was so generally known, that
auctioneers made a point of calling his attention to the
catalogue whenever they had any of his pictures for sale.
If time pressed, and he was unable to attend in person,
he would sometimes, but rarely, intrust his commission
to the auctioneer; his ordinary piactice was to send
sonic agent, with written instructions, to bid in his be-
half, and he was not always very fastidious in his selec-
tion. At the sale of the pictures of Mr. Green, the well-
known amateur of Blackheath, two pictures by Mr. Tur-
ner were among the most attractive lots, though neither
important in size nor of his best time. In those days
their market value might have been about 80 guineas
each. They would, however, have been knocked down
for considerably less but for the impetus given to the
biddings by one of Mr. Turner's agents, whose personal
appearance did not warrant the belief that he was in
search of pictures of a very high order. He was, in fact,
a clean, ruddy-cheeked butcher's boy, in the usual cos-
tume of his vocation, and had made several advances in
five guinea strides, before anything belonging to him,
excepting his voice, had attracted Mr. Christie 's notice.
No sooner, however, did the veteran auctioneer discover
what kind of costomer he had to deal with, than he bec-
koned him forward, with a view, no doubt, of reproving
him for his impertinence. The boy, however, nothing
daunted, put a small piece of greasy paper into his
hand—a credential, in fact, from the painter himself.
The auctioneer smiled, and the biddings proceeded."—
Sketch by A. A. Watts.
MILITARY FUNERAL OF AN OLD WARRIOR.—On Tues-
day last, the remains of Serjeant Grey, of the Royal
Military Asylum, Chelsea, were deposited in St. Luke's
Churchyard with military honours. The deceased had
been 27 years in the institution, a greater part of which
time he was master shoemaker. He spent his early ca-
reer in the 15th Hussars, in which regiment he was troop
serjeant-major, and present at the battles of Sahagen,
Corunna, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, and Toulouse, for
which he had a medal. The sword that was placed on
the top of his coffin he always prized, having carried it
throughout his campaigns. In one of these actions he
was seriously wounded, having been left on the field for
dead. He was a good soldier and an estimable friend. '
No doubt his memory will be long cherished by the
children and inmates of the institutio
high in the estimation of his Qfficers.n. He stood very

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On the 9th inst.,
Cork, Lady Coghill. SO
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of Henry Diaper, Esc;
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H. Noott, Egq , Rat ,
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daughter of the late Dr. Grant, chur" utro ios
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Meek, C.B. of Ilf.racombe Devonshire, la • 300 oto
the Victualling of her Majesty's Navy, t'"
of 11Wig
Jamaica. ,
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Thomas Muncaster, E q D.„ of 13r of
On the Bth inst , Thomas'4- Penny, -1-'"'" %sil''
row, and Brighton., aged 66. prit, 01
On the 9th inst., aged 86, John Philip
Lichfield.Esq.,
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On the 9th inst.,aged 81, John Do'rs tor°' ior
Ditton-house, Surry and of 26, Finsburrl. moo
On the 7th inst , A. K. Hutchison, E59.0,..i0n•
garden-terrace, .Hyde-park, and of Furniv "

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