The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-12 00:00:00

THE SU N, LONDON,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL N E .
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was
Steady, and prices of American were again a shade
higher, other sorts unchanged. The sales were esti
mated at 8,000 bales, and comprised about 7,000 Ameri.
can (of which 3,000 were taken by speculators) at 31d.
to 54d., sid., 80 Bahia at 50. to 50., 100 Egyptian at 51-,d. to
300 Surats at 3d. to 31d., and 80 Sea Islands at sp.
to 'lid. per lb. The market for Railway Shares was
steady, and full quotations were realised.
The holders of Mexican Bonds are becoming heartily
tired at the anomalcns position in which they are placed
by the non-payment of any portion,even of a dividend. and
the doubt when they are to expect one. It seems obvi-
ous that an account current should be rendered by the
present agents to the Spanish American Committee,
and this, irrespective of what Messrs. Schneider
may please to call themselves, whether agents of
the bondholders or of the Mexican Government.
Even the amount of stock entitled to a
dividend is scarcely ascertained, we believe, such was the
Jugglery under Santa Anna, and such has been the mys
tification since. Parties exchanging the old stock expe-
rience this even now, despite the courtesy of Messrs.
Schneider, for the former agents, Messrs. Lizardi and
Co., are in possession of the books, and have to verify
the stock before it can be converted.
The following report upon the iron trade is from Bir-
mingham, and appears satisfactory:—
" The dealers and merchants are busy, not only for every
day consumption, but they are endeavouring stealthily
to replenish their empty warehouses in anticipation of
considerable impulse from the spring trade, particularly
from the United States, under which it is hot improba
ble that a general advance in the prices of iron would be
declared. At present it would be premature to offer
any opinion upon the course likely to be taken next
quarter. The position of mercantile and political affairs
among our continental customers is too unsettled to allow
of, a satisfactory calculation as regards our probable
transactions with them for the next six or twelve
months ; •but the advice& from America are
of a stirring description, and, in spite of the vast share
of attention absorbed by the Californian mania, there is
little doubt that considerably enlarged quantities both of
manufactures and iron, as also of hardware goods, will be
shipped for that country. Large orders, we are told,
have artived in Liverpool by the last packet, and have
been disposed of principally among the Welsh houses,
while in London extensive transactions are daily con-
cluded.

" The railroad interest is also recovering gradually
from the late depression, and the improvement
hitherto effected is well maintained, with an
upward tendency. The abundance and cheapness
of money will cause a more early resumption of opera-
lions in these undertakings than might otherwise have
been looked for; but it is scarcely to be expected that
they will afford much assistance in the consumption of
iron during the present 3ear, while the enormous in-
crease in the make of that article both in Wales and
Scotland has called forth an expression of some appre-
hension on .the part of many conversant with the trade.
The stock of pig iron in the latter country at the begin-
'fling of the present year was supposed to be about
6501.13‘00010n5, and the probable make is calculated at
,ot 0 more, while the whole quantity disposed of dim-
-rig the' ear 1848 was only 550,000 tons, and that much
ceeded the -consumption of 1847; so that a large in-
crease of stock is feared during the present year. The
same prospects offer in Wales, and, it is thought, may
trove a check upon any advantage that might otherwise
a" been taken in obtaining more remunerative prices."-
_ The Stock Market which closed a little flatter on
i!iaturday, has not yet recovered to the full extent the
support
existing early on that day, but there is good
ttle3P°lt given to the market, in consequence of the fur-
u r rise on Friday and Saturday in the price of the
fovceen:tteilalt Paris, and the manifest inclination to speculate
higher prices. The Consol account has, how-
befnr,.' it(). be adjusted to-morrow, and the Bulls
th„L'Vargely out, the quotations are slightl, influenced
to n-rell- The abundance of money and the confident
ryl.,ezisting affirding great facilities, however, for car-
"er accounts, it is probable that the setttle-
nt will not produce the material temporary flue-
Latiorl which otherwise must ensue. Since the ac
et commenced the rise in Consols has been 34 per
g-31" The range this morning has been from 924
,to
and the present values are 93 to it. For March
1,, rates are about per, cent. higher. The New
thurnpee-sind-a-Quarter per Cents., are 94 to 941; and
d: Three per. Cents. 93 to 1. Bank Stock has been
antclie at 194; Exchequer•bills of March are 445. to 465.,
_
lot June, 495. to 50s. premium. India Bonds
'T; to, 523. premium.
Sat e Foreign Securities are not quite so high as on
t4urdi-y.
, opanish Five per Cents. bring 171 to ; and
Co ;,"",,ree per Cents. 291 Portuguese Four per
coulant-;."rilig 25a to
have'. Brazil Bonds are 814 for Ac-
a.llaff Mexican been 25/ to I. Dutch Two-and-
Stook is Pne..r Cents. are 50 to 4. Grenada Deferred
a she2laction lt aTili' n° ;
and
eruvian 49 to I.
waY ShareP Market is depressed, and there is
Great Western of 4/. to 51., in Midland of
/It° 31-, and of to in some of the smaller lines.
give
, Midland statement is out, and would appear not to
Satisfaction but possibly over speculation for the
`"e is the cause.

L'lttcy.„ ...
4, ONE CLOSING
id ,114 -- t,' Stock 1,RITIS:1 FUNDS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
194 194
a
ear Cent. Reduced Arms. 93 9314 9314
NlLer
oCe,nr. Consols Aimnities 93 92% 93% 92% 93:t/ii
L", `"4 Per Cent. Ane.
s;gtinns. to expire Jan.lB6o
lihtt_o 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16
0 ldondi, 1,0001.
ulasols for Account 93 9278 9354 92% 93%
4clieiner Bills. 214 d. & 2d.
1,000/. March ......
1,000/. June 49 50 p 53 p
5001. March. 46 p 46 p
Small, March .. 46 48 p 48 p

CLOSIN,•
PRICES.
814
26

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds
BureennaodsaAßynrnesasß,olndpse,r6Cueenrt.Cent 26_
3% 3
Grenada
Ditto Deferred _ 25%
617tetalo,l'5per
AccountCent._
1846
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 49
Ditto. Account .......«..... 49%
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
_
Ditto, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Account 25%3/4
_
Russian Bonds
SPartish 5 per Cent. 1840.
3/4
Ditto, Accountl7% 18 17
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account . 295,4
BogianU4lTenerdscoennthe above payable inLondon.
butch 2% per Cent, tl2 Guild _51014
50214
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates
79%
LAi. 79
ARAILPRICYESSHAOFRES•
19
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.... 50 •••••• 1934:* ....
243/4
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2%
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and Bradford ...... 50 101%3/4- -
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9
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: 1834
1,..1-!!tto, Ct.Grimsby ... 45
80%
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92 89 91
19%
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uvrth Staffordshire ..... 15
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24
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S° 1 vevo... 50
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Ditto, Proference ...... 10
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ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 18
Luxembourg
Namur and Liege
Northern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux... 7
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Brazilian Imperial ...... 241/2 5l/,
JOINT STOCK BAN KS.
London Joint Stock
London & Westminster. 20
Union of Australia ..... 25 ......
•••••• 25

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 12.—A calm and dense fog.
COWES, FEB 10.—Wind W.S.W.; 11, N. by E.—
Sld. Cecilia, Cape of Good Hope ; Wanderer, Port
Natal; Le Celestin, Lima; Falcon, Rio Janeiro.
YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, :FEB. 11.—S1d. and,
Fowler, Cape Coast Castle.
RAMSGATE, FRB. 11.—Wind N.W. by W.—Sid. Ann
Margretha, Rio Janeiro; Ospray, St.
DOVER, FEB. 11.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed 10, Ariel
Bremen.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 10.—Wind S.W.; 11th, W.—Arrd.
Lady Harvey, Mason, Panama; Mary Elizabeth, Thorns,
Paraiba; Randolph, Campbell, ditto; Sea Walker, Prince
Edward's Island. 11th, ;Kate, Fillan, New York; In-
fanto, Howes, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sld. 10th,
Europa steamer, New York. 11th, Esther Ann, Per-
nambuco; Isabella, Buenos Ayres; Freeman, Jamaica;
St• Petersburgh, ditto; Elizabeth Bruce, Mobile; Sher-
wood, Philadelphia; Faneuil Hall, Boston; Brutus, ditto.
Off port, 11th, Nais. The Swan sloop, of Oban, to
Chester, was towed in here to day, with lost of mast,
and part of cargo thrown overboard. A schooner of
about 100 tons, grain laden, struck on Taylor's Bank
last night, capsized, and sunk. The Matilda Jane, of
Charlotte Town, was picked up dismasted off Ormstead,
and brought in here this morning by the Sea Nymph
steamer, from Newry.
NEWCASTLE, FEB. 10.—Wind N.W., strong breeze,
fine and dry weather. About 100 tons of sulphur have
been recovered from the wreck of the Shakspere, sunk
on the Herd Sand. The Greek ship Baron Eskell has
been sold.

vv
DEAL, FEB. 10.—Wind W. to W.S.W.; 11th, N.W.
to N.E.—Arrd. Vru Gebradera, Tjrblus, Samarang, and
aid. for Amsterdam; Canada, Calcutta; William, Load-
weer, Red Sea.
TORBAY, FEB 11.—Wind N.—Off port, Jeannett
Marie, Freuschke, Rio Janeiro, for Antwerp.
BELFAST, FEB. 10.—Wind W.N. W., strong. —Arrd.
Rainbow. Lombard, New Orleans. The Bertrand, from
Liverpool, was burnt to the water's edge yesterday.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 10.—Wind W.; 11th, N.E.—Sld.
Australia, Falkland Islands.
BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 10.—The Admiral Hood, on
shore on the 29th ult., has been got off and towed to
Newcastle to repair. The Curona, Hartlepool to London,
put in here yesterday with bows stove, and with other
damage, having been in contact with the Emily of Sun-
derland.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat for the first time during the present
session to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers in attendance
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and Lord
Templemore.

CRAIG V. DUFFUS AND OTHERS

Their Lordships were occupied the whole of the
morning with the arguments on this appeal from the
Court of Session in Scotland. The question in the case
related to the damage that had been occasioned by de-
fective machinery furnished fur a steam-vessel.
The case is of no interest except to the parties con-
cerned.

PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY)

The Judicial Committee sat today in the Council-
chamber, Whitehall. The Lords present were—Lord
Brougham, Lord Langdale, Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron
Parke, the Judge at the Admiralty Court, and the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall.

BROWNING V. BUDD.- JUDGMENT.

Mr. Baron PARKE gave the judgment of their Lord-
ships this morning in this case, which was
heard before the Court some time since, upon appeal
from the decision of the Prerogative Court. Their Lord-
ships reversed the decision of the Court below, and
ordered the costs to be paid out of the estate.

HARDY'S PATENT.

This case came before their Lordships upon a petition,
praying for the extension of the patent granted to the
petitioner for the making of axles for railway carriages.
The examination of witnesses on behalf of the peti-
tioner occupied their Lordships the whole morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
No case of any interest came before his Honour dur-
ing the morning.
(Before the Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.
His Honour heard bankrupt petitions to-day, but
they were totally devoid of any interest.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
His Honour having disposed of the cases of " Lau-
rence v. Kent," and " llart v. Fulk," proceeded to hear
causes, but nothing calling for a special report came
before the Court during the morning.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before Mr. Justice
ERLE and a Special Jury.)
DOE DEM. CONANT AND OTHERS V. WARNER.

This was an action of ejectment brought to recover
the possession of property of very considerable value
situate in the neighbourhood of Poland street and Great
Marlborough-street. The leases under which the pro-
perty was held were dated very far back, and expired in
January, 1848. The property devised by them was
formerly called Little Gelding Field, in the parish of Sr.
Martin's-in-the Fields, and, although now of very great
value by the lapse of time, was originally only subject
to a rent of 20/. a year. The first lease was dated in
1699. The lessors of the plaintiff founded their claim
to the property in question upon a devise contained in
the will of the late Sir Benjamin Maddox, dated in Feb-
ruary, 1714. The defendant's title was sought to be
deductd from their relationship to the coheiresses of Sir
Benjamin Maddox.
Mr. Keeling, Mr. Dowdeswell, and Mr. Pigott were
counsel for the lessors of the plaintiff, and Mr. Bovill,
Mr. Vowles, and Mr. Dawson represented the de-
fendants.

The case was proceeding when we went to press.

EXCHEQUER-('PHIS DAY.)

'Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before the CHIEF
BARON and a Special Jury.)
WAKLEY V. HEALEY AND COOKE.

This action was brought to recover compensation in
damages for certain alleged libels which appeared in the
Medical Times reflecting upon the character of the
plaintiff in his public capacity as coroner for Middlesex.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Edwin James ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins for
the defendants, one of whom was the proprietor, and the
other the publisher of the journal.
The libels were published in August, 1846, and
they had reference to the proceedings of an in-
quest which was held at Hounslow, on the
body of a soldier named John Frederick White,
whose supposed death from flogging created at the time
a good deal of public discussion and indignation at that
mode of punishment. The inquest was adjourned from
time to time, a great number of medical and other wit-
nesses having been examined, and the jury ultimately
came to the conclusion that the death of the deceased
had been caused by his receiving 150 lashes on the back
and neck in compliance with the sentence passed upon
him by a court-martial, and they coupled with that ver-
dict a strong expression of their condemnation of the
system of punishment adopted in the army. The libels
accused the plaintiff of having induced several of the wit-
nesses to perjure themselves in order that he might get a
verdict of manslaughter or murder against some of the
parties, and thus increase his popularity, and stand a better
chance of being returned for Finsbury at the next elec-
tion. It also accused him of having employed a Mr.
Erasmus Wilson to examine the body, and called that
gentleman Mr. Wakley's hanger-on and partner, with
whom he shared the post-mortem examination fees. To
these different libels pleas of justification had been put
in by the defendant, but the truth of them was de-
nied by the plaintiff. The Attorney-General stated
that the plaintiff had no desire to create any popular
feeling in his favour, and was anxious only to fairly and
impartially discharge his duty as coroner ; that
he had issued his coroner's warrant on receiving a letter
from the Rev. Mr. Trimmer, the rector of the parish,
who had refused to inter the deceased until some inquiry
wag instituted into the cause of his death, and that the
accusation with respect to Mr. Wilson was untrue, he
having been engaged only in 25 cases out of 1,000 cases
which had come before Mr. Wakley.
A great number of witnesses have to he examined,
and the case is likely to extend over more than one day.

GRIMSBY DOCKS.—The fine first class ship Albion,
upwards of 1,000 tons burden, entered the old dock,
Grimsby, on Tuesday last, from St. John's, with a cargo
of timber and deals for Messrs. R. Armitage and Co., of
this port and Huddersfield. This ship, the property of
William Harland, Esq., M.D., the present Mayor of
Scarborough, is the largest that has hitherto entered
this port, and one of the largest that cvt r fleated on the
Humber, being nearly 160 feet long. She is also the
first vessel that has been towed into these dt.cks, the
steam-tug Wilberforce, Captain Richardson, having been
brought from Hull fur the purpose. The entrance of
this ship through the lock, on the level, sufficiently
proves the applicability of the dock now formed at this
port. We understand that the Great Northern Com-
pany are contemplating a line to branch from the Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, at the lock, to a
jetty (by the basin) which has ben undergoing a tho-
rough renewal for the purpose of landing goods of all
deseriptions at the Old Dock, without having recourse to
the tedious and • expensive mode of carting. This must
eventually prove a great public convenience both for ex-
port and import traffic, particularly as regards the
transit of coals from sloops. The Great Northern
Company have also erected a very spacious and sub-
stantial warehouse near Pasture street, which also will
be apprtciuted by the business men of Louth arid
Grimsby. It is expected that very shortly first-rate
steamers will ply between Grimsby, RAterdam, and
other ports.-1-10 Packet.

THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.

Of the annual exhibition of the works of British
artists in the spacious gallery of the British Institu-
tution, Pall-mall, we can generally contrive, without
partiality, to speak in the language of commendation.
'I, he collection for 1849 is mere than usually excel-
lent. Without comprising any productions of any
very extraordinary merit, it presents on the whole a
spectacle of more than average merit. Out of 504
distinct performances it would be marvellous indeed
if there were not several of an inferior character, con-
sidering the wonderful difference traceable in the
calibre of the minds of the various contributors.
Amongst these are men who, as artists, have acquired for
themselves a considerable share of celebrity ; others
are gradually creating for themselves a reputation,
and others, again, are largely supplied with ambition,
and rather inadequately furnished with those quali-
ties which can alone secure its realisation. Ahnoit
the same may be said of the hands that have produced
the few pieces of sculpture and modelling scattered
about the three apartments and the vestibule. Among
them, some are meritorious, others indifferent, and
one or two, like the " Ino and Bacchus" of Foley, of
exquisite grace and genius. Altogether, it appeared to
he generally considered by the numerous visitors to
the exhibition on the " private view" on Saturday,
that the collection was, everything considered, of a
decidedly superior character. For our own part we
can only find opportunity to transcribe a few of those
pencilled impressions which alone can be obtained by
the most conspicuous paintings on a first hurried in-
spection :-
52. "A Mountain Chieftain's Funeral," by Francis
Danby, A.R.A. A sombre, rich, glimmering pano-
rama of mourners seen through a murky atmosphere
after nightfall, and lit by the intermittent glare of
flambeaux. The effect is mellow in colouring, and
eminently tragical in sentiment.
58. "The Flight into Egypt," by J. Linnell. The
glory of the golden atmosphere suffused over the
roseate hill-tops in the back ground is beautifully
contrasted with the depth of shadow in front, where
the Virgin and the Infant are being conducted on a
mule by the Patriarch.
70. " Parson Adams lost in a profound study
of a passage in .tEschylus," by R. W. Buss.
A capital embodiment of one of the quaintest
incidents ever pourtrayed by a novelist. The
sketch Is conceived in the true spirit of Fielding, and
touched off with the gusto of dear old Parson Adams
himself.

73. " A Frosty Morning," by C. Branwhite. A
bitter realisation of the most picturesque and com-
fortless of seasons; every shred of grass is glittering
with rime, and the ice of the pond all " starred "
with the ineffectual stones hurled at it by the urchins
of the village.
101. " Summer," by G. Lance. One of those mira-
culous melanges of fruit that Lance alone can deli-
neate. Great sprawling vine leaves—some prema-
turely frostbitten ; grapes smutched with damp
fingermarks or unravished of their delicious bloom ;
cranberries of the most scarlet sourness; magnum-
bonum plums suggestive of pies—gluttinous, and of
preserves—saccharine. The picture is almost compa-
rable to the masterpiece of the same artist now in the
Vernon Gallery, stowed away in the cellars in
Trafalgar-square.
129. " Joshua commanding the Sun to Stand
Still," by J. Martin. The character of this might
be readily conjectured from the very title combined
with the name of the painter. It is a glimpse into a
world of stormy vapours blown into surges by the
hurricane, of pallatial cities towering into the skies
like celestial capitals, of abysses and vistas, and per-
spectives, deep, vast, and unfathomable. The sensa-
tion inspired by these discordant fragments grouped
together is wonderfully harmonious.
154. "Domestic Ducks, after Nature," by J. P.
Herring. A bit of genuine farm life, from the elderly
web •foots to the little " quackling atoms of flannel,"
as Douglas Jerrold calls them in one of his letters in
the " Punch Correspondence."
161. " The Murder of Thomas a Beckett," by J.
Gilbert, is full of power both of idea and execution
The foreshortened figure of the Archbishop, the
ghastly face of the monk (Grim), who has stolen
from behind the altar, and the flying group of the
knights, who are escaping in the distance, gazing
furtively back through vistas of gothic arches at the
scene of the assassination, are all pourtrayed with
vigour, firmness, and considerable depth of sentiment.
223. "Burns and Captain Grose," by R. S. Lauder,
depicts the bard and the antiquary, surrounded by
the favourite toys of the latter—
" Ould nick-nackets;
Rusty airn caps and jinglin jackets."
The general effect is clever, and the figures are not
distorted into caricature, as is the case with those of
Napoleon and Charles James Fox in the representa-
tion of the celebrated interview at St. Cloud, painted
by T. M. Joy.
248. " A Page full of Wisdom," by Hablot Knight
Browne, is one of those comical little jeux-d'esprit
for which Phiz, whether as an etcher or As an artist,
in oil colours, is unrivalled. It has little pretensions,
however, beyond mere facetiousnes.
359. " A Naiad," by W. E. Frost, is an exquisite
bijou of grace and purity, in which it is by no means
difficult to recognise the hand which has produced
" Una" and " Euphrosyne."
404. " Bringing a Stag from the Hill-top," by R.
Ansdell, possesses at least the merit of extraordinary
boldness.

446. " A Misty Morning on the Sands of the
River Exe," by F. Denby. Another of those delicious
skadowings forth of nature which reveal the rarest
genius in the painter.
Besides some admirable landscapes by Creswick, and
a very meritorious and promising picture by Mr.
llayter, jun., called " The Prayer before the Mid-
day Alms," there are several felicitous "interiors"
and domestic scenes. Altogether the exhibition is of
more than average excellence.

LITERATURE.

A BOOK FOR A CORNER. By Leigl Hunt,

2 Vols.

Leigh Hunt is the honey-bee who collects trea-
sures of sweetness for the gratification of those who,
less fortunate than he, have not leisure to rove
through the gardens of literature, and cull for them-
selves. Already he has given us the quintessence of
the wit and humour, and fancy and imagination,
scattered over a hundred volumes, and now, in a
similar spirit he puts forth two most fascinating little
volumes, filled with favourite passages from authors
who are loved even more than they are admired. The
" Book for a Corner" is a book appropriate for all
places ' • it may be taken up at any moment, and
it will be perused with pleasure and advantage
by young and old, rich and poor, the illite-
rate and the deeply learned. To prove the truth
of our assertion let us examine a few of the exquisite
pieces here contained. It is adapted, we say, to young
and old, and accordingly we find in the one volume
Miss Talbot's " Letter to a New Born Child," and
Shenstone's " Schoolmistress ;" and the other, Gray's
celebrated " Ode to Eton College," and the " Elegy
in a Country Churchyard"—without which, as the
editor truly remarks, the work would indeed have
been imperfect. Interesting passages from the best
works of fiction—passages so detached as not to ap-
pear fragmentary, and consequently devoid of interest
—abound in plentiful variety. Among these are the
heart-thrilling scene of Agnes' trial and condemna-
tion, the most powerful passage in Mrs
Inchbald's "Nature and Art ;" Robinson Crusoe's
discovery of the footstep in the sand ; Robinson's
first meeting with and adoption of Friday, and other
passages from the history of the celebrated solitary ;
Peter Wilkins's discovery of the flying woman ; scenes
from Gil Blas ; Ludovico in the haunted Chamber,
a passage from the "Mysteries of Udolpho," which
Sir Walter Scott has declared to be the best and most
admired specimen of Mrs. Radcliffe's art; Dr.
Aiken's fragment, " Sir Bertrand," which Leigh
Hunt tells us he can never read without feeling a sort
of thrilling and desolate evening gloom fall upon his
mind. Besides these, and many other such choice
morsels, among which are extracts from Smollett and
Fielding, we have a whole collection of what the
editor aptly terms, "Delights of Books of Travel,"
namely, marvellous adventures and foreign scenes from
Marco Polo, Mungo Park, Ledyard, and others, to-
gether with an account of the loss of a Spanish vessel
from Redding's " Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea,"
and an abstract of Cook's first voyage to Otaheite,
given because (says Mr. Leigh Hunt) it keeps the
reader longer and more pleasantly on the water than
most such narratives, besides furnishing a singular
peril by the way, and calling to mind some of the
most interesting reading of one's childhood. In addi-
tion to alll these, we have in this " Book for a Cor
ner," a choice collection of Sir Richard Steele's tales
in the " Spectator," " Guardian," and " Tatler,"
some passages from the life of Sir Boger de Coverley,
Gray's letters to Walpole, Sir W. Temple's Thoughts
on Retirement, Mrs. Barbauld's Advice " against in-
consistency in our expectations," Parnell's " Hermit,"
a portion of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence ;" but
the treasures of these volumes are too numerous for
us to chronicle them all. The names of those already
enumerated constitute, however, the best comment
and commendation on this most attractive work.
There is one feature in it, moreover, that we must
not omit to notice—all the extracts are prefaced by
some of the editor's explanatory and critical remarks,
written in that agreeable and interesting manner
which invariably characterises the writings of Leigh
Hunt, vide this beautiful paragraph from the intro-
duction :—" There are Robinson Crusoes in the
moral as well as physical world ; men cast on desert
islands of thought and speculation ; without com-
panionship, without worldly resources; forced to arm
and clothe themselves out of the remains of shipwrecked
hopes, and to Inake a home for their solitary hearts in
the nooks and corners of imagination and reading. It
is not the worst lot in the world. Turned to ac-
count for others, and embraced with patient cheer-
fulness, it may, with few exceptions, even be one of