The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-23 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF AN-
CIENT ARCHITECTURE IN HINDU-

S TAN. By James Ferguson.

As a traveller in the land of Buddism and idolatry,
Mr. Ferguson has done essential service to the uutra•
yelled by preserving so vivid a recollection of the rem-
nants of ancient architecture still scattered over Hun-
dostan. With the assistance of his written descriptions,
and of the beautiful coloured lithographic plates by
which those descriptions are accompanied and embel-
lished, the veriest provincial may in imagination pass
under the gorgeous gateway of Sanchee, lie down by the
mud huts near the great temple at Bobaneswar, watch
the adoration of Jugernaut on the plain of Puri, wander
among the prostrate pillars near the Black Pagoda at
Kanaruc, pluck the herbage that grows around the base
of the temple of Kupila Devi, at Bobaneswar, or observe
the two Hindoos like the children in the song of Burns,
that

" paid'lt i' the burn
Frae mornin' sun till dine,"

hard by the Chaori in Mokundra Pass. The illustra-
tions are as bold and picturesque as the companion
letter press is animated. The writer, however, strikes
us as being rather too flippant in his account of the
worship of the idol Jugernaut. To him there may be
something of " sublimity in the earnest act of adoration
ou she part of a hundred thousand human beings " to
" a block of wood about six feet in length and about the
same in girth" carved into the hideous semblance of a
visage and a bust. To us there is something inexpres-
sibly sickening in the mere notion of such a spectacle.
" So much as been written," he says, " about the horrors
of this festival—of the hundreds of dead and dying
pilgrims that strew the road with their bones that whiten
the plains—and of the victims that throw themselves
under the wheels of the car—that I was most agreeably
disappointed to find the pilgrims hurrying to the spot,
talking and laughing like people going to a fair in Eng-
land, which in fact it is." So far from their being any
such bloody sacrifices of human life, the writer says that
a kick or a slap soon aroused
.all the prostrate worship-
pers " amidst the laughter and shouts of derision of the
people." That at least is a satisfaction. The car o
Jugernaut is a fable.

EXPERIENCES OF A GAOL CHAPLAIN
comprising Recollections if Ministerial Intercourse wills
Criminals, of various classes, with their Confessions.
In 3 vols.
Since the appearance of the " Diary of a
Phvsicien," no series of Magazine papers has
prjduced such a sensation as the " Experiences
of a Gaol Chaplain," which have appeared
from time to time in Bentley's Miscellany.
It is not alone for their vigorous writing, their in-
tense power, their heart-rending pathos, that these
papers are interesting. The suggestions they contain
for the reformation of our criminal code, and of our
prison discipline, are most valuable, as being the
fruits of the experience of one who has deeply studied
the subject, and who, with the feelings of a philan-
thropist, possesses the mind of a philosopher. These
papers are now collected and published separately,
and we augur for them, not merely a temporary
popularity, but a permanent place on the shelves of
the library.

FINE ARTS.

PORTRAIT OF SIR HARRY SMITH. _ Painted

by Henry Moseley. Lithographed by Thomas Fairland.
A portrait of the hero of Aliwal, Major-General Sir
harry Smith—and, what is more, a faithful and charac-
teristic portrait—must be peculiarly acceptable to his ad-
miring countrymen. Such a portrait has come from the
easel of Mr. Moseley, and has been excellently pencilled,
from the original painting, upon a lithographic stone,
by Mr. Fairland. The countenance of the gallant officer
is indicative of that intelligence and audacity ..hick
might have been anticipated in the features of the con-
queror of Aliwal. The engraving is as simple and
natural as a daguerreotype.

SINGULAR AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—A melancholy
accident occurred at Ticehurst last week, to a young
married man, named George Miller, a blacksmith, who
formerly resided at Ringmer. It appears that, after
deceased had left work, he walked out with his
sliopmate, and on their way stopped at the bowling.
alley of the Bell Inn, which adjoins the turnpike-road,
there being only a temporary slab fence for sepa-
rution ; and the party hearing the rattling of pins,
which weighs about
they walked in, but owing to some circumstance the
game was discontinued, and those who were playing
conceived the idea of exhibiting their muscular powers
by seeing
pounds
oancodulad throwhal the
ee ball, which
One
Nril.
six i lam
Clarke was in the act of throwing the ball, when
his arm became slightly entangled with his round
frock, and the ball, taking an obique direction, struck
the said George Miller, who was standing about two
bleeding profusely.
yards off talking to another man, violently on the
ordered him to b . •
head, felling him to the ground, where he lay for soma
A
hsotate,
surgeon
L carried home,
and surgical means were immediately
wastiln siono na called, senseless
w'
applied, but he
lingered till about five o'clock the following morning,
when
morning,
when he died, leaving a young widow almost distracted.
An inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of
" Accidental death " returned.—Brig/ton paper.
INvEnNEss.—The potatoes are everywhere healthy,
strong, and thick. A correspondent from Lochbroom
says—" 1 am sorry to state that Mr. Adam Scott, of
'l'ullich, has lost a whole field of potatoes this season.
Mr. Scott had dipped the seed fo
com-
post of soot and lime, but they r preservation in a
wanner somewhat similar tbecame affected in a
o the disease of last year.
We suspect that the poor are lacing
ou the present potato c ~
—I too much reliance
rop.nverness Courier.

HAMBURGH MAIL.
HAmnuaGn, JUNE 10.—The fine three masted
vessel, the Princess Royal of Russia, the property of
the Royal Society of Maritime Commerce of Berlin
has just left our port, completely laden with a cargo
of manufactures and trade of Prussia.
JUNG 17.--It is the intention of our Burgomaster
and Senate to found a University in this city, and a
Committee has already been appointed to draw up the
plans for a liberal system of education.
HAMEURGII, JUNE 17.—Disturbances, occasioned
by the high price of potatoes, have occurred in the
Market-place, which gave opportunity to evil disposed
persons to attack the houses of some of our peaceful
citizens at night, to injure their property, and to
commit other excesses. In consequence of this, the
Senate immediately took the most stringent measures,
imprisoned the ringleaders, who are subject to severe
punishment, and for the purpose of obviating a simi-
lar recurrence, has called out an armed force, and
published a circular, desiring the inhabitants, under
pain of arrest, not to assemble in numbers in the
streets. And those places which are patrolled shall
be frequented only by such persona as have business, or
who reside there. Every master of a family is exhorted
to keep a watchful eye over his sevants and appren-
tices, and not to permit them to he out later than
nine o'clock at night. Every public house, and other
places of public resort are to be cleared at ten o'clock,
until further notice. In conclusion, the Senate ex
horts
the tnhabitants to consider the pressure in conse-
quence of the scarcity of provisions, will not be de-
creased, but augmented by public disturbances and
acts of violence.
JUNE 18.—There has been a renewal of the dis-
turbances to-day.
During the month of May 3,091 ships passed the
Sound, of which 814 were English.
HANOVER, JUNE 15.—Yesterday evening, about
eight o'clock, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia,
with his Consort, arrived here by an extra train from
Hamburgh. His Majesty and the Crown Prioner
(for the Crown Prince continues extremely unwell)
received their Royal guests at the entry of the Palace
prepared for their reception. Their Imperial High
nesses started this morning for Darmstadt.
BERLIN, JUNE 16.—About half-past four this mor.:
ing, the Curie decided the important question olt°
the majority of 220 to 215, that the Jews shall be
considered eligible for holding all public office.
whatever.
The Diet is prolonged for an indefinite Pe
ric'cl'
much business still remains to be concluded. - we
The decision of the Curie of the Nobles, as
i h
have before stated, was not in favour of Jevvs
emancipation.—Hamburgh Papers, June 19.

RACES T
The following is the list
the season of 1847:

Newcastle
it

Writtle
Newmarket
Lancaster
Mansfield

AUG

Ripon 2
Brighton
Norwich
Wolverhampton
Chelmsford
Reading ll
Lew es ll
Yarmouth

SEPTE
Warwick
Knutsford
Aberdeen
Donca.:-ter
Leicester
Lichfield

Stafford 5
Newmarket, S. 0 ll

NOTE]
Worcester not fixed
[The meetings against
terisk have not been (Achill
bability will take place at th

O COME.
of fixtures already wade for

I Carlisle ..................
LT 14
i Liverpool .•• ........... 20
Nottingham ............
4....
Goodwood ...............
2i;
Leominster •••• ........
MST.
YE1kha.m.........
.................... ,4
24
...... 14
* .8,
Derby ....................
25
*Hereford •••• ..........
26
*Huntingdon ............
27
*Canterbury ............ 30
Stourbridge ............

:MBER. 22
Redford ..................22
Walsall ..................22
Richmond ...........28
*Lincoln ...............
29
Newmarket, F. O.
Sandbach .............
I
OBER.
25

--- -
Newmarket, 0•••••••"'

BEN.

Tarporley ...............
which we have pla an ay
ly announced, but in ce all pro'
he time mentioned.]

IRISH RAJE
Curragh June 22 I

Killarney 3O
The Heath July 5
Mallow
Down Royal Corpora-
tion

:6 TO COME. t
ICurragh ............ Sep • .1

Lusk ....................21
Limerick .................. 27
Fermoy ..................
Tuam ..................... 21,
Cork .................. Oct. d
12

Carlow 2O 1 Curragh ................. .
Ballyeigh 29 Down Royal Corpora-
19
Phoenix Park Aug. 10 tion ....................................••..,%.,1
Kilcock Aug. 16 Kilkenny .................
Cork Garrison

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AT THE MANCHESTVI
EXCHANGE.—The electric telegraph between sbe„f
change and the Manchester terminus of the osak,
chester and Leeds Railway at finned parjet
was completed on Thursday, and, for the first ti means
into operation on that day. This interesting t
of inter-communication between the most distant
places, promises soon to effect wonders in this Part
the country. The electric current, according to th threee
culation made by Professor Wheatstone two or e
years ago, travels, as near as can be estimated, at !,bet
rate of 288,000 miles per second, or, if we multip_lY The
large number by 60, 17,280,000 miles palm inute
celerity of this agent of information is st incredible;
Any person, however, who studies the sohjec7
will readily perceive that when once establisohoeu,
universally upon all rail ways in the kingd_
it is calculated to confer inestimable advantagexs.
upon the entire community. On Wednesday some
periments were made with the telegraph now cOmPlst
but then in course of being finished, between .10_7.
Exchange and the Victoria station, on the Manebe"
ter and Leeds Railway. The experiments were er.
fined to the Exchange building, the
One wiresstal:
n
having been laid throughout the entire di
between the rendezvous of the merchantsef
thea
manufacturers and the railway station.
stations
questions put on Wednesday was, " How teal?Y?•• The
are there on the Manchester and Leeds2ie those
answer made by some wag,who wished throw
rd with
at the other end of the telegraph off their gos
the view of testing the efficiency of this novel
communication, " Twenty-seven and a half"
,•• de-
object of the " half." however, was so )11
tected, and the answer thoroughly understood.
In answer to the following question Where doe
Mr. So and So. live ?" This answer Was given • _
odrrhoef
"He lives in Hope." Of course the object of such 0
reply was to throw the parties in charge of the machine
off their guard, but the result was the same as in the ease
of the first question—a convincing proof of the immense
usefulness of the electric telegraph even in its infancy!
Manchester Courier.
ULVERSTON THEATRE—.Mr George Owen, the
youthful tragedian, of whom we have bad fre-
quent occasions to speak in the highest praise, during
his performances last season at the theatre, intends
visiting Ulverston the first week in July, and giving
whentwo gwraend have le cntoudroe su ondoubt
h e Swhial
lkins pefertew, writtenithe ver
willmend,y
mr
110 c
cwbeing
al
accompany
yta.e
hoyfeerrt
very great
ngT: ehaaentadt
rfedaurß•
roinnyrgai tie in encourage'U
lverato
s beautiful pieces.
some of Shakspere' is
an actress of great credit, and will no doubt add to the
evening's amusement. Mr. G. Owen has, • e his visit
to Ulverston, been very successful in sine
N tting.
Derby. ° a
ham, Norwich, Devonport, Exeter, &c., and Purr
going to America in September next.— wh wolves
Herald. Of
THE FARMER AND HIS VISITORS.—A friend
ours has several relations who are wealthy farmers is
the vicinity of Northwich. One of these informed bill'
the Covent
vrl
sel
.enYtt°u.hgr
lecture
gdote.e
a few days ago, that he had received a visit in we
preceding week from a party of Liverpool gebtlerpeht
who requested permission to go through ;";,-
potato fields. He directed them to extrn4'
breadths of the favourite root, flourishing in green 11:
riance. " They went through th' fields," said he, Patu
ing up first one set and then another, and looking
'em all through a burnin'-glass (meaning a rasgeisl;
an' then they threw 'em down again as if they coulee t
find what they wanted. At last I asked one of 'em
they were looking for? Oh,' said be, weht":
11"
looking for a Fides' (aphides). A Fides! I thoug
what's a Fides? I never heard tell o' such ;
thing. At last I asked a servant lad, as was
walking behind 'em, what they were looking for}
They're come to look for a vast tater (vastator),
heerd 'em say.' A vast tater,' says I, that's a his,
'un I suppose; but they cannot expect to find anYl
'uns yet.' St: said to one of 'em, If it's a big
P°rre
you're looking for —." No, no,' said he, ;11
looking for the potato disease.' Oh,' said he, Yet/
find none of it here, thank Heaven! Only look et 'el
and see how they are growing; it does one's heart g
se
to see 'em. But they did not seem over much plesti
either, and they went on pulling up and looking all.
turning over, till at last they found one with rusty sin
on the leaves and a black spot on the stem, such asegto
have seen many a time twenty years before the
disease was heard of ; and so they seemed satisfied, Is"'
'
they pocketed that chap and walked off with it.
pool Albion.
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.—We have had, Warin_f
and showery weather since our last, and the cops...
(,very description have made immense progress in tin
garden, and in the field. Wheat in the neighbourhoo.ll,
is almost bursting into ear, and the potatoes never exbt_
bited better promise of abundance. IVe have just vette!
gentleman from the west coast, who says, that on the shor
of Gairloch, the potato:crop is most luxuriant; and, indeed_
we may say, generally, that the corn and other crops, in
the Highlands never looked better. The wet has
in-
terfered with turnip sowing a little, but a few da
osys
dry weather will put every thing right. The potatt°,
blight appeared last year in the first week of Auges
ring
and—the antecedent appearances were very flatte;
While no symptoms of blight has appeared, we m
wait some weeks ere we can pronounce all safe.
Rosshire Advertiser.
WOULD YGU LIKE TO KNOW ?—A country wopad
asked one of the letter carriers the other day if he bar
a letter for her. After much interrogation as to the
prying, residence, and other particulars of address,
prying, impudent nature of which, as it seamed to lr.'d
was beginning to nettle her, he discovered that he 1"1„,
none. Do you think then, she said, you will have om
to-morrow ?—lnverness Paper.