The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-01 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,--I beg to inclose a small subscription to the funds
for enabling the Hungarian HusFars to reach their na-
tive country. I also wish to add my sincere thanks to
the many marks of approbation which you received for
thus manly advocating the cause of freedom, and for the
eloquent language which roused throughout England the
sYmpathy for this noble cause.
It has inspired already here and abroad many a droop.
ing heart with new hope in the ultimate success of this
unequal but righteous struggle.
I remain, with sincere regard, Sir,
Your obedient servant, A. H.
Manchester, July 30, 1849.

SALE OF CURIOUS AND RARE BooKs.-The ex-
tensive library of the Rev. H. F. Lyte, deceased, form-
ing 17 evenings' sale, has just been concluded by Messrs.
Southgate and Barrett, the well-known book auctioneers
Of Pleat street. The sale consisted of above 4,300 lots,
Ind excited great attention amongst book collectors.
The following are the prices of some of the articles most
deserving of notice :-Chester's (Robert) Annals of
Great Brittaine, a rare poem, sold for 401. A Catholic
'version of the New Testament, printed at Bordeaux in
1686, brought 261. The Prytner of Sarisbury, 1555 (im-
perfect), sold for 151. 153. A beautiful Manuscript,
(im-
perfect), on vellum, sold for 26/. 10s. The Works of the
Fathers, including St. Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Gre-
gory, Ste., in all 73 vols., sold for 1161. Robert Greene's
Works, 10 vols., sold for 62/. Les Prophecies de Merlin,
'very rare, in 3 vols., sold for 30/. 10s. Curious collec-
tion of works, relating to the Martin Mar Prelate Con-
troversy, 11 vols.,_ sold for 16/. 13s. Gallandii Biblio-
tja.eca Veterum Patrum, 14 vols , sold for 34/. 105.
Nicholas French's Unkind Deserter, sold for 11/. A
Protestation made by Henry VIII., &c., four black-
letter tracts, sold for ill. ss. Some scarce Sermons and
Commentaries on the Epistles and Gospels, by John
Calvin, 15 vols., mostly black letter, sold for 18/. Six-
teen rare volumes and tracts relating to the Brownists,
Controversy, sold for 10/. 18s. John Cotton's Works,
11 ooh., sold for 11/. Dugdale's Monastican, old edition,
and the Baronage, 7 vols., brought 131. 4s. Henry Bul-
ling er's Sermons, &c., 9 vols., sold for 9/. 15s. Thomas
Fuller's Works, 14 vols., sold for 9/. 14s. Griffin's Col-
lection of Amatory Sonnets, 1596, sold for 8/. 15s. Sir
Thomas More's Works, black-letter, sold for 91. 9s.
Philonis Judali Opera, 2 vols., sold for 71. ss. Five
earlyBs Spanish works, relating to America, sold for 61.
. Catalogue of the Bodlean Library, 5 els., sold for
5/. Benjamin Reach's
Horal Sarisburienses, sold f rs, lsivoosl.s.,rsaorlrdo t
,s for
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Springs
for Woodcocks, scarce, sold for
that many of the works will
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Museum,
Bodlean Library, and other
THE LATE M. JORN WILSON.--Mr ki[ers.Wil
a native of Edinburgh, and spent a considerathbles°;rwtioans
of his life, where he was or bred to
business. He also for some time officiated ase printing
r
in one of the city churches. Ilis
sudden dPearleietoook
place at Quebec, not at Montreal, as formerly stated;
and the only additional particulars of the melancholy
event which have reached us are that he had imprudently
exposed himself, in the course of a fishing excursion in
the neighbourhood of Quebec, was seized with cholera
on the following day, and died after a few hours' illness.
A striking illustration of the suddenness of the sad event
is afforded by the circumstance that several of hisfriends
here received newspapers addressed, and even letters
written, by his own hand, by the same mail which
brought the melancholy announcement of his unexpected
deeease.--Scotsman.
Many have felt the lash upon their backs for the
Want of a bridle on their tongues-Eliza Cook's Journal.
old The study of literature nourishes youth, entertains
11. ago, adorns prosperity, solaces adversity, is delight-
olwantaihome, and unobtrusive abroad.-Eliza Cook's