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LITERATURE.

Chamois Hunting in the Mountains of Bavaria.
By Charles Boner. Chapman and Hall.
This interesting work consists of various sketches
Of chamois hunting in Southern Germany. It is
neither a work of fiction nor the relation of extra-
ordinary achievements or perils. The author
simply endeavours to describe chamois hunting as
it is ; he presents to the reader a narrative of his
adventures in the Bavarian mountains, describing
the habits and peculiarities of their inhabitants,
both human and animal. The perpetual warfare
that exists between the jiigers (keepers) and the
poachers resembles much the border warfare of the
Cheviots in olden times, when each pass and road
was watched ; their mutual hatred is so great
that in some parts they fire at each other whenever
they get, a chance. There is scarcely a ridge or pass
that has not some tale of deadly struggle or secret
murder. The mountains possess a charm winch
the ,Bavarian cannot resist, and out he must be
with his rifle, although he knows, that if he pass
any spot where a jager is concealed, he will, in all
probability, be shot dead. The description which
the ,author gives of the chamois is interesting.
".The Chamois is no goat, but belongs to the antelope
genus (Antilope rupocapra) of which it is the only speci-
men inhabiting Europe. It is. larger and more strongly
built than a roebuck, and is much heavier. A good
buck will weigh 551 b., and one above 601 b. is a particu-
larly fine fellow. My friend, Count Arco, has, however,
shot some that weighed 741 b. and 821 b. But such are
rare and difficult to get at ; for these old bucks remain
alone in their inaccessible fastnesses and the most se-
cluded places ; and it is only- when the winter has set in,
and the rutting season begun, that there is any chance
of seeing them. In order to do so, the hunter must
brave the intense cold, as well as all the dangers'of a re-
gion of snow and ice, for he will be led to places where
good nerves are required, not to feel overcome with
horror at the scene around. The hair of the chamois
changes its colour at various seasons of the year, as is
the case with the roe and the red and fallow deer. In
summer their coat is of a red yellowish brown ; in autumn
it grows much darker, and in winter is quite black. But
though the changes here indicated may be looked upon
as the general rule, there will often be found in the same
herd one or more differing strikingly from the rest, of a
buff colour perhaps, while all the rest are of a reddish
brown. The hair of the forehead, around the nose and
lower jaw, and the inside of the ears, is of a yellow-
ish tinge, and remains throughout the year the same.
The belly, the inside of the legs, and the shaggy hair
that overhangs the hoofs are also of this colour, and
never change ; the black stripe too on both sides of the
head, extending from the eyes to the corners of the
mouth, remains a striking feature under every circum-
stance. The outer hair is long and coarse ; that over
the ridge of the back is of greater length than on any
other part of the body, especially in winter, and of this
the ornament " Gems-bait " is made. Each hair is
tipped with white ; so that when a number of exactly
the same length are bound together and spread out like
a fan, a white line is seen to border the black surface,
and presents a pretty appearance. The longer the hair
the more it is esteemed for this purpose. The eye of the
animal is large, dark, and intelligent ; it is full of anima-
tion ; but this, in its expression of: -keen watchfulness, is
the animation of fear. It carries. its head erect, and its
graceful ears pointed as if prepared against surprise.
The horns, which are black rise from the head just above
and between the eyes ; they are round and rougher at
the base, but incline somewhat to flatness towards the
top, which is smooth and polished. They do not stand
up perpendicularly, but slant forward at right angles to
the forehead ; their points, which aro very sharp, being
bent back and downwards: -- This 'Feature, is not peculiar
to the buck alone.; there is-' —howover, considerable dif-
ference 4 between. the.thorns of'the sale and female, which
often" assists the sportsman -in.qistinguishing the two.
The horns of the . male chamois are thicker and alto-
gether stronger looking than ,Oose of ' the female ;•
and instead of diverging from each. other in so straight
a line as hers generally do, their outline describes a
a slight curve as they rise upwarcln and apas from each
other. But a still more striking characteristic of the
buck is, that the points of his horr is are bent much more
inwards than those of the doe, her: from a semicircular
curvature towards the back, whale his, turning over
abruptly, form rather a hook. Thi.s gives the head quite
another expression ; it has sou rething more resolute
.bout it, as well as a dashing air srnd a look of bravado.
The horns of a very good buck will be seven inches high,
but I have seen some that much exceed this measure-
ment. The head of the chamois is admirably constructed
for uniting strength with the gfeatest possible lightness.
The frontal bones are extremely : thin, so much so, in-
deed, that they would of themselves be liable to fracture
on the' slightest casualty. But to make them strong,
and at the same time retain their lightness, a second set
is thrown over the first, and the space between is divided
into cells formed by the arched girders of solid bone,
which uphold the roof, and bind both together. The
system which Nature has here ad(ipted, is exemplified in
the cells in the upper and lower parts of the tube that
forms the Britannia Bridge. There is perhaps no animal
so peaceful, and at the same tine e so timid, as the cha-
mois. Nature, therefore, besidos endowing it with a
facility of climbing into the most inaccessible places, and
thus avoiding pursuit, has enabled it to guard against
the approach of danger by the great acuteness of its
senses of sight, smell, and hearing. It is this that
makes it so very difficult to get near them. A.
rolling stone, or a spoken word, at once at-
tracts their attention ; and they will look and listen to
discover whence the sound has come that breaks the
silence of their mountain solitude. For an incredible
time they will then stand gazing fixedly in one direction,
Iquite immovable, and if it happen to be towards some-
thing in your neighbourhood that their attention has
been attracted, you must lie still. indeed to escape their
observation. The eyes of the whole flock N-%;11 be fixed
on the spot in one long steady stare ; and as you watch
them from afar, they almost look like fragments of rock,
so motionless are they while they gaze. You begin to
hope that they have found no cause for alarm, when,
Phew !' the sharp whistle tells !they have fathomed the
mystery, and away they move to the rocks overhead.
Unless panic-stricken, they stop from time to time to
look behind; and then uttering the peculiar shrill sound,
again move on A chamois, when dashing
down the mountain will suddenly stop, 99 if struck by a
thunderbolt, some yards from the spot where recent
human foot-prints are to be found in the snow, and
turning, scared away, rush off immediately in an opposite
direction. The taint which the presence of the hunter
has left behind is perceived by it long after he has
passed. The agility of the ells rnois has become almost
proverbial ; but to have any idea of what it is, one must
be an eye-witness of the bounds they make, and see the
places they w ill race down at full speed when pursued.
A smooth surface of rock, so smooth that a footing there
seems impossible, and of nearly. perpendieular steep-
ness, is no obstacle to their flight. Down they go, now
bounding, now gliding, with a velocity which seems to
insure their being inevitably daihed to pieces. The chief
strength of the animal is in its hind legs, which, if ex-
tended, would be longer than the others. n this account
it springs upwards with more ease than it descends the
ountain and on level ground ground its walk
is clumsy and ungraceful. It is 'not made to run, but
bounds along over the ground. The hoof is cloven, long,
and pointed, and the slot of the chamois resembles that
of the sheep. The edges are sharp, which causes it to
slip easily on the ice, and on this account it rather avoids
passing the glaciers. NI, nen standing, the hind legs are
always bent, as if the aninral were preparing to lie down,
which no doubt helps considerably to break the fall when
leaping from a great height. Notwithstanding this,
croup is still somewhat higher than the fore part of the
body. The elastic force with the hind legs is immense.
With a sudden bound the chamois will leap up against
the face of a perpendicular rock, and, merely touching
it with its hoofs, rebound again in an opposite direction
to some higher crag, and thus escape from a spot where,
without wings, egress seemed impossible. When reaching
upwards on its hind legs, the fore hoofs resting on some
higher spot, it is able to stretch to a considerable dis-
tance and with a quick spring will brine- up its hind
quarters to a level wr 'Jr the rest of the body, and with
all. four hoofs close together stand poised on a point of
rock not broader than your hand. On narrow over-
hanging ledges some thousand feet high they walk and
gaze about enjoying the security from pursuit which such
yots afford."
Mr. Boner has received much valuable informa-
tion from his friend, Count Arco, who is a first-rate
authority in all that relates to the chase. " His
collection of (at Munich) antlers, of the red deer,
and the roebuck, with a fair number of the horns
of the chamois, is perhaps the finest in the world.
Never were antlers of such magnificent size and
strange formation collected together. 30,0001.
has been offered and refused." The chamois
possesses a fascination over the hunter as
powerful as the serpent over a bird--he can-
not resist the influence. Count Arco's de-
scription of a feat lie once performed when in pur-
suit of a wounded chamoiais one of the most dar',ig
ever attemp:;ed. He had wounded a chamois, P.nd,
as is usual with those animals, it had climbed up-
wards, and at length gone along a narrow ledge of
rock jutting out from the perpendicular side of the
mountain, some 3,000 feet above its base, and hav-
ing advanced about 203 yards, reached a spot where
a few shrubs were growing, and laid down and died.
From an opposite mountain the Count could see
him, and being determined to possess the prize, in
spite of the remonstrances of his companions lie
ventured on the ledge, accompanied by a forester
and a woodcutter. He describes the ledge as being
at its widest parts not more than 17 inches, and in
some parts only 7 inches, with an almost perpendi-
cular rock on one hand and a precipice on the
other, so that to advance at all he was obliged to
face the rock and move on side-ways. When lie
bad proceeded about half-way, suddenly he came
to a cleft in the pathway of about 5 feet. It
was too wide to step and impossible to jump,
so they bad to return and cut down a small tree,
and drag it after them to form a bridge. In re-
turning, the Count says that he felt for the only
time in his life a feeling of fear and nervousness
come over him ; it Was not . giddiness, but fear in
contemplating the difficulties before him, and he
drained his spirit flask, and sat down with leis
legs
hanging over the ledge for a quarter of an hour is recover himself. A curious anecdote is rel t
dr oan idiot who wanders about the Bavarian a
e of
tains. He has been up the peaks of almost
all the
mountains in Bavaria. 'The Zug Spitz, the ascent
of which is very difficult, and has only been accom-

LONDON, April 11.—Wind this day at Noon, N., light
breeze, and dull cloudy weather.
DEAL, Aprillo.—Wind, W. ; p.m., N. Arrived.—Cadet,
Sydney, N.S.W. ; Apropos, Porto Rico. Arrived from
the River—Lord Sidmouth, for Quebec ;
Triton, do. Ar-
rived from the River and sailed—Rostock, for Melbourne ;
Celestial, Madras ; Vivid, Buenos Ayres ; Christiana, :New
York ; Elizabeth, Quebec • Watchful, Poll; Philip ; Wil-
liam, Quebec ; Jonen Armando, do.
LIVERPOOL, April 10.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—
Eleanor Thompson, Mobile ; Neptune, Galveston • Janet
Kidston, Mobile ; Wm. Tapscott, do. ; Alberi; G;(lla,ton,
New York ; Canada (s), Boston, ie..; 30th inst. Sailed—
Evadne, Calcutta ; Favourite, Melbourne ; Duchess of
Lancaster, Singapore ; Pbcenican Pernumbuco ; Impmial
St. John's, N.B. o.:f Porgy—Black Cat, Tagus, and Inca.
DOVER, April 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—J. W. Bad-
duke, Galveston for Lremen, with damage, having been in
contact ; London for Buenos Ayres, with loos of
bowsprit, &c., from contact with a brig o.? Beachy Head.
COWES, April 10.—Wind, N. Arrived—Ellen, London,

for Trinidad.

PORTSMOUTH, April 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—H
-21.'s
steamer Scorpion, Bermuda. Sa;,ed—Coromandel, Hobat t
Town.
RAT, April 10.— The Virginia, London to Naples, eame
on shore to-day, waterlogged, from contact with a barque,
will be got off next tide.
SOUTHAMPTON, April 10.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Harp-
ley, Australia ; Teviot (s), Brazils ; Ava, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, Aprillo.—Sailed—Princess Royal, Quebec ;
Rose, do. ; Agnes, do.
FALMOUTH, April 10.—Arrived—Wreath, Matanzas ;
Novo Venecdor, Pernambuco. Sailed—Norman,
Janeiro; Cquutess of Durham, Quebec; Yorkshire I,rm
ds. • Gem, Geelong ; One or Onni, Melbourne.
*EYMOUTH.—Sailed—Naiad, St. Thomas' ; Atlant'••,
Quebec.

CLYDE, April 9.—Arrived—Fluere de 31a,ie Pernam-
buco ; Fama Habanerte, Matanzas Lueonia, New York ;
Huron, St. John's, New Brunswick; Glasgow (s), New
York ; Bal ..on, St. John's, Newfoundland. Sailed—
Mary lifou:s, New Yo'-k; Leo, cv.tto ; Coiling wood, Dal-
housie, New Brunswick.

LEITH, April 9.—Called—Royalist, Quebec; George,
Quebec. _

DULLIN, 9.—Arrived__Diana Barbadoes.
SWANSEA, April 10.—Wind N.W. Sailed, Francais
Ham, Calcutta ; Joinville, Porto Grande ; Madame
Reeamur, Calcutta,.

GRIMSBY, April 10.--Wind, S.E. Sailed—MatFide,
Porto Plata.

GOALL.—Arrived—Jane Erskine, Pernambuco.
ELSINORE, April s.—The Caspian, of and, from Whitby,
put in here leaky, March 31, having been on shore, must
repair. . _

,X4.I.TA, April 2.—Fhe Amphetrite, Odessa to England,
put in here, March 26, leaky, &c.
IXAVANNAH, March 2L—The Luisa y Yesusa, Liverpool
to this port, was totally wrecked on Ginger Key, 16th
inst. ; crew saved.

putN rtoYeroatce,syoarn:hl92th6.—insTttevSeerbyoloeissk,
leaky.
to Cork,

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ST. PETERSBURGH.--The letters from St. Petersburgh
of the Ist inst. state that the tendency of the rate of
exchange was still favourable to this country, the quo-
tation being &Sid. to id.
ARRIVAL OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.—Yesterday
Mrs. Stowe arrived at Liverpool, a passenger by the
Royal Mail Steam-ship Canada, having left,Boston on
the 30th ult.

DEPARTURE OF THE ARABIA.—LIVERPOOL, SATUR-
DAY.—The British and North American Royal Mail
steam-ship Arabia, Captain C. H. E. Judkins,
from the Mersey this afternoon, with the usual mails fo -
the United States and the British colonies in North
America. 110 passengers, and a large and valuable
cargo of merchandise on fi eight. Her mails were carried
out in charge of Lieutenant J. Grant Raymond, R.N.,
Admiralty agent. The Arabia since her last trip has
undergone several alterations, it being found that the
floats of the paddle-wheels, which were 36 inches deep,
lifted too much water, and thereby proportionably re-
duced her speed. To obviate this, floats of 20 inches in
depth have been substituted to the extent of half of the
whole number, and the remainder will be altered before
the next trip. The screw-steamer Osmanli, Captain
Corbell (one of the Fox line of packets to Australia), also
sailed from the Mersey, for Melbourne and Port Philip.
She carried out 25 passengers` and about 5,0001. in
specie. Her mails are very large, the letters alone
amounting to nearly 100,000. •
EXECUTION OF MOORE FOR THE MURDER AT ASH-
FLATS.—On Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, Charles
Moore underwent the extreme sentence of the law in
front of Stafford County Prison, for the late atrocious
double murder of the old couple named BlackbUrn,
whose bodies were discover- d shockingly mutilated and
partially burned in their beds. It is satisfigtoi yto
know that that the unhappy culpiit, in reply -M the so-
licitations of the Revs. E. Ruddleston and P. O'Sullivan,
Roman Catholic priests, who have been untiring in their
attendance on him since his conviction has made an ample
hwomhosus was
suspicion rested, from anyconvicted with him and
confession of his guilt, entirely exonerating the yot,-..,er
Blackburn,other parties
uponW al s Walsh,
cipation in the crime. On Wednesday a respite for W ;h,
who was convicted with Moore, was received from the
Home-office the result of the strenuous exertions of the
Hon. and Rev. A. C. Talbot, one of the visiting jus ces
of the jail.
THE GOLD MARKET.—The gold of Victoria is finer in
quality than that of New South Wales, and sells; for
half-a-crown an ounce morq in the Sydney market. In
Melbourne the price has gradually risen to 70s. an ounce,
at which it will probably remain as long as the present
wasteful system of exporting bullion and importing specie
continues, and the banks continue to bo able to exact an
arbitrary rate of exchange—that price being about the
maximum which affords a remunerating profit to the ex-
porter. The competition in the gold-broking trade is,
of course, very great ; and on the outskirts of the busi-
ness hang some few dealers not distinguished for strict
integrity in their transactions. A case has just been
brought to light, disclosing a system of fraud by the in-
termixture of alloyed gold with genuine samples, arid it
is surmised that this species of fraud has been exten-
sively practised without having been detected. Sonie of
the gold sent to England will probably be found, there-
fore, much below the standard of the genuine metal, and
thus the character of the Victoria gold may be depre-
ciated unjustly. To prevent frauds of this kind it has
been proposed to compel every gold-broker to takelout
a licence from the Government ; but it is obvious hat
no system can exclude all dishonest persons.—Melbotlrne
Argus.

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