The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-26 00:00:00

SHAKSPERIANA.

On Monday there was a large assemblage (at Evans's) 'in eon_
attended to Shakspere examine p 'd,e deed, the
's
signranre ; the
ssehqaukesnrceereo of tcup,he 8,, salee . of
i%aradneyed
authenticity of which is rendered indisputable oy the fiet
et.,ite
having been enrolled. The catalogue t '4US describes it
_ .
" Shakspere's autograph affixed to a (4",-01 of bargain and sale
from Henry
of a house purchased by him in 2;nockfriars,
'...ith the seals attached:" The
Walker, dated March 10, 1612,
" Wr.. Shakspere, of Stratforde-upon-
bond is described as
Warwick, gentleman." The pre-
Avon, in the countie. e:,
mises are thus de-,,rib,d ____
: " All that dwelling-house or
tenement, wi!::. the appurtenance, situate and being
within the precinct and compasse of the late black ffryers, Lon-
don, soinetymes in the tenure of James Gardiner, Esq , and
since that time in the tenure of John Fforteseue, Gent., and;
now or late being in the tenure or oceupacon of one William
Ireland, or of his assignee or assignees ' • abutting upon a street.
leading dorm to Pudle Wharffe on the east part, right against
the Ring's Majesties Wardrobe; part of well said tenement is
erected over a great gate leading to a capitall messuage weh
sometyme was in the tenure of Wm. Blackwell, Esq. decea.eed,,
and since that in the tenure or occupacon of the Right Ho-
nourable Henry now Earle of Northumberland." The deed
at the commencement is stated to be " betweene Henry \Val-
ket, Citizen and Minstrell, of London, of thone partie, and
Wm. Shakspeare, of Stratforde upon Avon, in the countie of
Warwick, gentleman ; William Johnson, citizen and vintner,.
of London ; John Jackson and John Hem; ng, of Lon-
don, of thother partie ;" and that the property was abso-
lutely sold to all four, " theire heires and assigns for
ever," The deed is regularly entered in the Rolls' Court,
Sir F. Madden (continues the catalogue) states in his " ruh-
serrations cn the autograph of Shakspere, in Florio's trans-
lation of Maaitaigne's Essays, which wad, sold in 413 a :
There are five acknowledged genuine signatures in. existence,
exclusive of the one which forms the subject of this comme.
ideation. Of these, three are attached to his will its 11:e Pre-
rogative court, executed the 25th of Mareii, 11515-16 ; the
fourth is written on a mortgage deed, dategt the 11th of Me.reh,
1612-13, of a small esiste purchased by Shaksy,ere of
Henry Walker, in Illaekfriao; and the fifth, on tl' Jounter-
part of the deed of bargain aed s'.;sie of the same property,
dated, the 10th of March, 1612-Ih, and speak= ng of the last,
Sir F. Madden says, at p. 1-k —" 'What has 10covne of this do-
umese t
ia query, sa' the auctioneer;„ now answered, Of •
th six gnatures ,
three to the will ei, in poet, r,'-common}
two of them mt. • •
spore ; the ' • i • ' - in -
,n injured by the h
the British
in e ontaignu s. Lssa--,
y is now
Muster - 43ne ..rids of the lovers of Shalt-
. • what has become ors the mortgage deed is quite tin-
kly ''• '
,li'll. This, there!ore, is the only autograph of Shaksper__e
ever likely to b., offered for sale. After many anerAtflL
mated biddings, it was eventually knocked down to ltlr. ; r...l_,r*
fe• 1651. 15s. (1,444) The " Shakspere Cup," made from
on
the mulberry tree planted by Shakspere, beautifully' cared'lr
the sides with a medallion of Shakspere and his arms. It was
nearly 30 years in the possession of the late Mr. IVlnnden. 21.

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DEATH OF M. NIEMCENVICZ.--71.110 Journal
des Debuts announces that Poland hasjust4ost one.of,its_milt
illu,trious and tried citizens in the person of Julien Ur
Niemcewicz, a venerable old man, 84 years of age.
ed
youth, continues the _Debuts, be was listtinegurnishost
orfmoorrainehntitsa
progress in literature. He was one
_e__9l.
nuncios of the great Constituent Diet of I! „de,Ahiedea-6dffee-ca
dmp-
of Kosciusko, wounded and captured by h
lcoesmapnanhioo!
Paul, .
been set at liberty at the accession of
long confinement in the dungeons4f St.f theP elsteEsirsm.bpulh; Harevii
exiles i
in arms of Washington, who
~. .
emigrated to America withKgrosacniut:lcdo,ththoese_o
Though a cultivator and American
nourable hospitality.
citizen he hastened, in 1807, to serve his native country, for
whom a new era had commenced, and whose vicissitudes from
that period he constantly shared. As secretary and member of
Senate, member of the Council of Public Instruction, Presi-
dent of the Society of the Friends_ of the Sciences, and lat-
a. continual echo of the events which occurred
terly appointed to a mission to England in 16.31, he was in-
cessantly devoted to his country. His literary woiks in prose
which he hail
verse were
wa-enred in performed so distinguished
ianndpovl
The news of his death will cause a considerable a part.
sen-
sation throughout Poland. His numerous friends in Fiance,
Great Britain, and America, will regret one whose amiable and
generous disposition endeared him to all with whom he was
acquainted.
THE CROPS.--The orchards of this county,
which a fortnight ago presented the most luxuriant pro-
inise,have suffered a blight, which it is feared will very
considerably diminish the crop. The wheats generally
look well, the dry lands, of course, having the most fa-
vourable appearance. The long continued moisture has
not been congenial to the heavy, wet soils, of alieh there
is a large brealth in this county, c:msequently the plant
is upon the ground ; nevertheless, a propitious season
might produce a fine cast. The hop-bines are. all shoot-
ing up the poles, and mostly betoken vigOrotts health,
but Warmth is now indispensable to their progress. Ow-
ing to the failure last year, many hop-yards have hilt%
thrown down. The pastures, perhaps, never promis ed
a heavier sward ; should the remainder of this. ',nth
p
and June be fine, the hay harvest will be a most 4}Jund-
ant one. The great demand for live stock at oar fair
on Tuesday, may doubtless be attributed to the, lenti-
fulness of grass. On the whole the country ":!<h bits a
luxuriant picture, in which is a bright prospect that
plenty will crown the labours of the huslivadnian._
Hereford Times.
EMIGRATION.--On the 3a instant,
the schooner
Messenger sailed from Aberystwyth with Upwards °flighty
emigraots fr the
famMilted States; most of whom were_
moll
farmers and o
their ilies, from the neigtbourhood of Van.
grwythlun.—Sslurian.