The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-12 00:00:00

WOOL.

The imports of foreign and colonial Wool last week
consisted of about 800 packages. Notwithstanding the
actual supplies on offer in the private contract market
are comparatively small, the demand for all descriptions
is in a sluggish state at barely stationary prices.
BOROUGH HOP zw.a.suczir.
The demand for all kinds of Hops still continues WY
limited ; and it is with difficulty that last week's prig
are supported. Sussex pockets, 78s to 863 ; Weald
_49..
Kent ditto, 84s to 983 ; Mid and East Kent ditto, O.
to 1303 per cwt.

TALLOW.
The market still continues very heavy, and prices sit
not supported. In Town Tallow very little is doing, 6"
50s 3d net cash.

THE MURDER OF MR. RILEY.—This UnfOrtllnate
gentleman, it will be remembered, was murdered on Otte
11th of January last, while on his road home from She'.
field to Grimesthorpe-lane. On getting into his hal,
he exclaimed, " Mary, they have almost murdered in e•
This was said to his wife, but he could not identify tu'v
murderers. The deceased was attacked on the Monday'
and died on the Saturday morning following. Fair
the next day his watch was found wrapped up in some
cloth, in Mr. Riley's garden, where it had been pine',
during the night. From information received by xi"
Raynor, superintendent of police, he caused two Ivey'
named William Challiner and James Bradley, of Grimes'
thorpe, to be apprehended on Saturday morning last"
It appears, that a Sheffield man had been discovered.
who had purchased Mr. Riley's watch of the prisoners►
and who, on hearing of the murder, had gone and placed
the watch in Mr. Riley's garden, as before described'
This man, it seems, had kept the secret until Friday
last, when he admitted the facts of having purchased
the watch and placed it where it was found. The pr!"
soners were taken before the mayor, and remanded 1°
order to complete the evidence a2ainst them.
His Excellency Sir Alex. Malet, the British MI"
nister at the court of Wurtemburg, has arrived at lior
Brougham's, from Stuttgardt, en conge. Lady Male'
earoe to town, from Brougham-hall, to meet his Excel"
lency.
LAYING OF TER FIRST STONE OF THE EAST AND
WEST YORKSHIRE RAILWAY VIADUCT.—The inter:
esting ceremony of laying the first stone of the viaduct,
by which the East and West Yorkshire Junction Rai"
way, which was commenced in November, will cross
the river Nidd at Knaresborough, took place on Idor
day last.

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UNITED STATES.

LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.
By the arr:val of the New York packet-ship
r
idelia) Captain HackstafF, at this port this evening,
we have received papers of the 16th ult., being one
day later than our last advices.
The intelligence does not embrace any matter of
ilzPortance. General Worth, it was reported,
would receive the appointment of Major-General,
declined by Colonel Benton. No further account of
the rumoured battle between Santa Anna and General
Taylor had been received, but the rumour had been
4%744E11 by a report that General Taylor had been de-
feated ; it was not, however, believed. The relief
suIP Macedonian, with provisions for Ireland, was
"Pected to sail from New York in a few days , she
Will take a large cargo of provisions, Indian corn,
mean flour, and bread stuffs, a contribution from the
United States to the distressed Irish.
The Emigrant Bill, for the regulation of emigrant
Passengers landing in the United States, had passed
the House of Representatives of the State of New
York, and waited the decision of the Senate ; it
stipulates that the owners of a ship bringing emi-
grants shall enter into a bond providing for their
future maintenance.

"The bond (says a New York paper), conditioned for
the au
h port of infirm emigrants, is not to exceed three
"citeP d dollars, and it is to expire at the end of five
3:ears. In Massachusetts, the sum of two dollars as
~Ttnreutation money, is charged for every emigrant ar-
`"lng at any port in that state, and the bond for the
support of infirm emigrants is fixed at one thousand dol-
lars for every such infirm emigrant, the bond to last ten
/ears- This Bill also imposes the duty of ascertaining
'What persons are likely to become a permanent charge
upon the city of New York upon the Mayor or alms-
house commissioners.
If emigrants are landed at any other port than New
Jerk, and should come to that city within twelve months,
they would be subject to all the provisions of the Bill ;
andthe master of every boat or vessel navigating an arm
of the sea, in which the emigrant or emigrants came to
the port of New York, would be bound to act as the
Master of every vessel arriving direct from Europe is re-
quired to act.
" I have heard a number of the ablest senators acknow-
ledge outside the Chamber that they are utterly and
totally opposed to the importation of any and alt emi-
grants who are unable to provide for their own wants, and
that their determination to maintain the Billet all hazards
is the result of a conviction that the importation of sick
and decrepid emigrants is an outrage upon the city of
New York, and upon the emigrants themselves. I
believe, however, there is a disposition to consider any
objections which might be made to the Bill, and to give
the citizens of New York ample time to become fully
acquainted with its provisions. The Bill was made a
special order in the Senate yesterday, and I think it was
with this view that it was deferred until Wednesday
next, and, at the suggestion of Mr. Fulsom, ordered to
be printed."
The following from the New York Herald will be
interesting, as showing the course the American
banks are adopting in the present low state of the
exchanges:—
, "We learn that the banks in Wall-street have recently
necome large purchasers of sterling exchange, at the low
rates ruling, throwing out the best business paper for
the Purpose of going largely into exchanges. The
„..inks have, for some time past, been discounting the
pt." of houses which have been large purchasers of
kind
London, and having filled up their line of that
This of paper, have come into the market as purchasers.
,`"a to a certain extent, is accommodating a certain class
g 3 merchants, but in times like the present, it is very
dangerous business for the banks. These institutions,
no doubt, anticipate an immediate importation of specie;
14:return for these bills, but they may be mistaken in
this ; they may be compelled to hold these bills until
;1113, mature, in the event of which they must contract
eir loans upon other paper. They may be compelled
to hold some of these bils for a longer time than they
anticipate, as there is every probability of much diffi-
culty in the money markets of Great Britain, and much
d
Inger of insolvency of many houses engaged in the
faAmerican trade. Should the Bank of England advance
the rate of interest to five per cent. or more, and refuse
; 2,discount the paper of those engaged in trade with
this country, there must be a great deal of commercial
embarrassment, and we fear a great number of bank-
ruecies."
NEW YORE, MONDAY, MARCH 15.—The markets
exhibited the quiet aspect which they indicated at the
lose of last week. The desire for later foreign news,
together with the early prospect of the resumption of
la,igation, had the tendency to slacken h;lsiness in most
Janda of produce. Genesee flour continued it) sell in a
smalld way at 7 dolls. In Southern rather more was
Zing- Sales of Jersey red wheat were made at 1 dull.
0o• Corn continued to move freely ; but at some re-
duction of prices compared to those current at the close
of last week. Provisions continued firm, and salsa of
new
mess pork were made at an advance of 25c. per
barrel. Groceries remained about the same, with limited
transactions.
Breadstuffs.—Flour—We report sales of 500 bbls. Ge-
nesee at 7 dolls.; 1,500 ditto, deliverable in May, 6 dolls.;
300 ditto Baltimore, in store, 6 dolls. 44c.; 100 ditto
Philadelphia, 6 dolls. 25c.; 2,000 ditto, 6 dolls. 31;c.;
1,500 ditto Ohio, deliverabe in June 5 dolls. 75c.; and
500 ditto, deliverable at any time within the year, 5 dolls.
Wheat—We report a sale of 1,500 bushels Jersey red
wheat at 1 doll. 40c. Corn—Sales embraced (including
sales in store and to arrive) about 48 to 50,000 bushels,
viz.:-18 or 20,000 Northern yellow at 90c ; 6,000 ditto,
deliverable on the opening of the river to Lansingburg,
880; 5,000 ditto, deliverable at the end of two weeks,
86c. to 87c.; 10,000 Western mixed, deliverable in July,
71e.; and 5,000 bushels Southern white, 851 c. The mar-
ket closed at 90c. for yellow and 851 to 86 for Southern
white—the latter price asked. Coru Meal—We report
sales of 400 bbls. Jersey at 5 dolls.; and 500 ditto at
5 dolls, to 5 dolls. 61e. Rye and Barley were inactive,
a" quotations nominal. Oats—Sales of sto 6,000
bushels North River were made at 48c.
4-RILADELPHIA, MARCH 15.—Cotton was quiet, but
firmly held. Flour was more inquired for. with ap-
Parently a better feeling among holders ; 1,250 barrels
sold at 5 dolls. 75c., and 2,000 at something higher—
believed to be about 5 dolls. 80c. Corn meal-1,000
barrels sold at 4 dolls. 37ic. ; 1,000 bushels Southern
yellow corn at 10c. ; and 1,000 bushels Pennsylvania
yellow at 83c., weight. Provisions rather dull. Gro-
ceries inactive-500 boxes Cuba brown sugars at 7c.,
four months. Sales of 150 bushels cloverseed (believed
to be) at 4 dolls. 50c. Freights dull; some engagements
am being made at 83. 6d.
The rate of Exchange on London is quoted at 104,
but a large number of Southern bills are offered in
the market at 1031—a very low rate.

DEATH OF GENERAL DOIIMERC.— General Dou-
mere died at Paris, on the 30th of last month, at the
advanced age of 80. He served in all the campaigns of
the Republic and the Empire, and particularly distin-
guished himself as colonel of the 9th Cuirassiers at the
battles of Eylau, Friedland, and Wagram, at which last
be was promoted to the rank of general of brigade.
All who were in the campaign of 1812 remember the
heroic conduct of General Doumerc at the Beresina,
Where, whilst the bridges were constructing, the van of
Wighenstein suddenly made its appearance. This was
a critical moment—the French army, returning from
Moscow, was pressing forward towards the Beresina.
General Doumerc, returning from Polosk with the
second corps at the head of the 4th and 7th Cuirassiers,
attacked the Russians, pursued them into the woods,
and, after five successive charges, 10,000 men laid down
their arms, and 20 pieces of ordnance were taken. By
ilia bold act he secured the safety of the army, and the
Emperor made him general of the division on the
Field of battle. At Lutzen, Bautzen, and Wurtchen
he achieved prodigies of valour at the head of a small
division, consisting of Cuirassiers and Dragoons. At
the battle of Dresden he took 17,000 Austrians, who
defended the road to Freiburg. At Leipsig and at
Hanau he showed immense courage, and during the
retreat he evinced the experienced of a consummate ge-
neral. During the campaign in France he showed the
greatest energy, and his division covered itself with
glory at Brienne, Champaubert, and Montmirail. During
the one hundred days he was charged with the organiza-
tion of the cavalry reserve. During the restorktion, not-
withstanding the earnest solicitation of his friend, the
Duke of Belluno, he steadily refused all service. At the
resolution of 1830 he was appointed to the command of
the 18th military division, but when he saw that the
Feat military movement was only to turn to the advan-
tage of the select few he retired. He knew that the ordi-
nance of exclusion in consequence of age bad not been
made for so independent, so loyal an individual as him-
General Doumerc bears with him to the grave the
love and esteem of all who served under him, and all
Who knew him. He will hold the most honourable place
hl the history of the first twenty-five years of the pre-
'lent century. The Grand Army has not a more in-
trepid soldier, and his scrupulous honesty enhanced
the rare virtues by which he was distinguished in those
glorious engagements where courage seemed to be the
Patrimony of all. France justly owes a tribute to those
geroes.
DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL CRAWFORD.—This
fficer expired on the Ist inst., at Nice, where he had
been staying for the benefit of his health. He had at-
tallied his 71st year. The gallant officer had been con-
nected with the service from the age of 17. In 1798 the
t:leeeased officer took part in the capture of Surinam, and
i. 11) 1801 he was at the tithing of the Swedish and Danish
lands. In 1803 he once more served in St. Lucia and
"Surinam. His next services were rendered during the
memorable Corunna campaign, in all the important
movements of which he took part, including the moment-
')." engagementhich so gloriously and so honourably
Tratinatr d it. The commissions of the deceased were
tutu; dated:—Second Lieutenant, Oct. 9, 1794; Lieu-
tenant, Oct. 31, 1794; Captain, April 18, 1801; Maier,
June 4, 1813; Lieut.-Colonel, March 2, 1825; Colonel,
April 27, 1836; and Major-General, Nov. 23, 1841.
DEATH OF THE REV. DR. MUIRHEAD, OF CRA-
-I,l4"D.—We tegret to announce the death of the Rev.
Muirlread, senior minister of the Free Church of
Cramond, which took place on Monday morning. This
venerable and highly-esteemed pastor wss in the 84,h
Year of his age, and 59th of his ministry.—Edinburgh
Courant.
Le Baron Alfred de Zedtwitz arrived in London
.(,)1 Saturday evening by the General Steam Navigation
;.;ompany's steam-ship Sir Edward Banks, that left
vetead in the morning.

FINE ARTS

THE PICTORIAL GALLERY OF ARTS.-

Pare XXVII.

Not satisfied with presenting this extraordinary
melange of engravings upon almost every remarkable
achievement in all departments of art, architectural,.
sculptural, and pictorial, Mr. Knight intimates his
determination to issue a more costly supplement.
When combined they will afford the subscribers a
splendid gallery in the compass of a few volumes.
The second volume is completed in the present
number.

THE HEROINES SHAKSPERE.
Part XII.

" Helena," the chaste and devoted pilgrim of "All's
Well that Ends well," is the principal, and the most
beautiful ideal portrait in this number. It is among
the best of the many exquisite Shaksperian draw-
ings of J. W. Wright, affording one the notion of a
noble and courageous, but a loving and fascinating
nature. " Margaret," from the same pencil, the
orient pearl of Henry VI., the heroic spouse of a
pusillanimous but saintlike King, is utterly unwor-
thy of the historical or dramatic heroine. There is a
weakness about the mouth, and a softness about the
doming of the forehead, that by no means indicate
the haughty, resolute, and scornful Princess of
Anjou. " Mrs. Page," by the same artist, is better,
but rather too boyish. Looking at the face, you can
almost think it is listening to that query of Mrs.
Ford, " What tempest, I trow, threw this whale with
so many tons of oil in his belly ashore at Windsor ?"
There is roguery enough in the features for a dozen
Beatrices.

PORTRAIT OF THOMAS CAMPBELL.
Painted by T. C. Thompson. R.H.A. Engraved by
William Overend Geller.

A perfect reflection of the features of the poet
Campbell is conveyed in this beautiful picture by the
genius of the artist, and the skill of the engraver. If
only for the delineation of a right royal countenance
—a countenance gentle, imaginative, thoughtful, and
handsome—we should be thankful to Mr Thompson ;
but in pourtraying the face of the illustrious author
of " Gertrude of Wyoming" he has conferred upon
us a boon for which we are literally grateful. We
speak thus not merely in our proper persons, but
for that public voice of which we are an
organ ; of that public with whom the memory of
poor Campbell will "survive for aye." Those who
associate many of their purest and holiest thoughts
with the " Pleasures of Hope ;" those who have
thrilled at the warlike music of Campbell's matchless
lyrics ; those, again, whose recollections are per-
petually haunted by his briefer fragments of poetry,
his " Flower of Love lies Bleeding," his " Lord
Unites Daughter," his "Exile of Erin," his " Theo-
doric," his 4, Soldier's Dream," and his 44 Hoben-
linden," will assuredly treasure so exacta transcript 1,
of that " human face divine." On the 23d of May,l
1833, Thomas Campbell wrote to a friend, "My
picture is finished—Thompson in my opinion has
outdone, at all events, anything that was ever painted
of me before, aid, if I am not mistaken,
he has stept to the very zenith of his art as a portrait
painter." Those are the expressions of Campbell
himself, and we do not doubt but that no one who
has seen the original painting would call in question
the opinion so emphatically and deservedly expressed.
The faithful brush of Mr. Thompson has been well
interpreted by the graver of Mr. Geller.

THE ART- UNION for April.
More delicacy of touch might have been shown by
the engraver in his delineation of Hilton's lively com-
position " Cupid Armed." Either the copy contained
in the number before us is lamentably smutched, or
the plate itself was indifferently prepared for the
printing-press. " Maternal Love," drawn
by Corbould, is a pleasing contrast, from the
purity of the whole impression, as well as
from the exquisite rounding of the limbs, the
latter being effected, of course, by the artis-
tic modulation of the shadows. Pyne continues
his " Letters on Landscape," and is disposed to be
facetious • the opening sentence we might almost
mistake facetious;
the commencement of an intended con-
tribution to the Charivari. The Irish fairy tale by
Mrs. S. C. Hall, is again illustrated with a profusion
of grotesque and fantastic woodcuts, some of them
daintily beautiful. From the Obituary, recording
the demise of Mr. Hall, of the firm of Chapman and
Hall, publishers, we transcribe the following anec-
dote ; though we cannot but think the account most
improbable looking to the wretched etchings which
illustrate the first chapters of "Pickwick"—etchings
quite unworthy of poor Seymour, and certainly
unworthy of the immortal work they are here re-
ported to have suggested :

"It is not, we believe, generally known that the
' Pickwick Papers' originated with the artist—poor
Seymour, who, having executed seven or eight etchings,
sought a purchaser for them, and sent forth his wife for
the purpose of finding one. She entered, by chance,
the shop of Chapman and Hall, and submitted the de-
signs, which were at once accepted ; subsequently ap-
plication was made to Mr. Charles Dickens to accompany
them with letterpress, and immortal Pickwick was the
result. The first eight illustrations to this book only
are by Mr. Seymour. Some two or three months after
the first number appeared, and when the author was
carrying all before him, the artist rose early one morn-
ing, walked into the garden, and hung himself. Such
are the ups and downs' of life. Fame and fortune to
the one ; suicide to the other, and penury to his wife
and childre❑ ! Poor Seymour ! at the very moment when
he was about to reap the harvest he had been sowing for
years of anxious and almost incredible labour, his mind
gave way, and he quitted existence, leaving behind him
only the reputation of a clever caricaturist, which, had
he lived, prosperity would have changed to that of a
high moral teacher by art. We have been told—and
believe it—that he produced no fewer than ten thousand
etchings and drawings on wood ; yet his name is now
almost forgotten, and, if reference be made to the com-
mencing prints in Pickwick,' it is, with the mass of its
readers, only to wonder who this Mr. Seymour was and
what became of him. He left a widow and two children
to struggle with poverty—a terrible struggle it has been
—although the Artists' Benevolent Fund liberally came
to their relief."

Speaking of the services conferred upon literature by
the late Mr. William Hall, the Art- Union observes
that he (in connexion with his partner), first, in a
measure, introduced Mr. Charles Dickens to the
world. " Genius like his," it continues, " must have
made way, under any circumstances ; but something
is due to the publisher who rendered his course easy,
and whose liberality as well as judgment aided to
secure success earlier than it might have come had
he fallen into injudicious hands." The miscellaneous
contents of the journal are readable and instructive.

GLASS DEVOTED TO A NEW PURPOSE.— Glass, of
a rich ruby colour, has been used instead of the old
ebony for the sharp or flat keys of the organ of All-
Saints, Northampton. The Bedford Times suggests that
the idea may be happily applied to the whole key-board
of the pianoforte with a tasteful diversity or iridescence
of colours. If not too smooth for the friction of the
gentle cushions usually applied to such electrifiers, and
if not as cold in winter to the touch as the ebony and
ivory contrast certainly is at all times to the sight, we
should not wonder if the idea may find favour in bright
eyes, and add a new grace where so much of the graceful
is already so often concentered. —The Builder.
POTATOES A HALFPENNY EACH I—On Monday
last fourpence per quartern was asked for potatoes ex-
posed for sale under the market house of this city. This
is about a halfpenny for each_potato! potato!—Hereford Journal.
ST. GEORGE-IN-THE-EAST. ELECTION OF
CHURCHWARDENS.—Friday being the day appointed
for the election of churchwardens for this parish for the
ensuing year, at an early hour a very active canvass
commenced, and was continued u great spirit till
half past five o'clock, when the poll finally closed. As
the polling progressed the excitement increased, and
tb€ rector, who was in the chair, had the greatest diffi-
culty in keeping order ; and, towards the close, an im-
mense crowd collected outside the gates of the church,
which were locked at five o'clock. At seven o'clock
(the delay arising from the necessity of casting up the
votes for about 21 individuals for the office of overseers,
trustees, &c., in which not much interest was taken),
Mr. Howell, the vestry-clerk, announced that the num-
bers stolid, for Mr. Liquorish, 250 ; Mr. Bond, 248 ;
Mr. Knight, 181 ; Mr. Johnson, 173. The rector con-
sequently declared Messrs. Liquorish and Bond were
duly re-elected churchwardens, which announcement
Was received with loud and prolonged cheering. After
a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting separated.
ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK.—THE SELECT AND
OPEN VESTRIES.--On Friday a meeting, called by the
members of the select vestry of St. Stephen's, Walbrook,
was held at the church, for the purpose of making their
annual selection of churchwardens, overseers, and other
officers for the ensuing year. Dr. Croly attended the
church at the hour the select vestry was called for.
Messrs. Rock and Flight and other inhabitants of the
parish accompanying him. On entering the room in
which the select few were assembled, viz., Mr. Alderman
Gibbs, Atkins, Alexander, and Whittaker, Mr. Alder-
man Gibbs intimated to them the absolute necessity of
their withdrawing, except Dr. Croly, as it was a
meeting of the select vestry. Messrs. Rock and Flight
and other ratepayers immediately retired, leaving the
Hector in the room. The doors were thee closed, and
Mr. Alderman Gibbs called upon Dr. Croly to take the
chair, in his right as Rector. Dr. Croly protested
against the proceedings and declined to preside. Who
took the chair then has not transpired, but the proceed-
ings
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FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday afternoon, as
one of the hands on board the small sloop Bee, of New-
burgh, which was lying at the new shore, was stowing
the topsail, his foot having slipped he lost hold of the
yard-arm and was precipitated upon the quay. He fell
in a sort of slanting manner, partly on his feet and
side, and had his right arm broken in two places, and
his ribs driven in upon the internal parts of the body.
He was immediately conveyed to the infirmary, where
he only remained about twenty hours, when death ter-
minated his sufferings. The unfortunate man was a
native of Newburgh; named Robert Miller, whither his
remains were conveyed qn Monday. He had a brother
who lost his life in the river by drowning a few months
ago,—Perth Courier.