The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-25 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1847.

throne. The affair of Homan especially, the full and
tecount of which I append, Will bet; show

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wherein Sir John Davis has forgot hixsel,C. For
further intelligence from this quarter, I have only
room to refer you to the China local papers, which
will of course reach you direct with this.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
BOMBAY, AUG. 6.

I wrote you on the 2d inst. by way of Ceylon, I
write you now by way of Madras, but for the safety
of neither of these documents can I become surety.
The weather down the coast just now is anything
but propitious, so that for the safety of the former,
going as it does by sea, I will not be over sanguine ;
for this one, going as it must do over the Ghauts, in-
fested as they are at this season by bands of barefaced
thieves, I can only hope against hope.
It matters but little, I suppose, whether or not
this reaches you, four days' intelligence at any time
—much less in a period of peace, and during the
most teazing weather, are never likely to be pregnant
with importance.
The Punjaub accounts have in them nothing better
nor worse than when I wrote you four days hence.
All is quiet and peaceful ; the Queen-Mother alone
seems to be the only malcontent at the capital. Col.
Lawrence, our able Resident there, continues to im-
prove in his health, while retrenchment and the most
rigid economy appears to be the order of the day in
all measures likely to affect the interest of the state
exchequer. Considerable gratification has been dif-
fused among all parties by the announcement of the
intended elevation of the Gallant General, Sir J.
Littler, to a seat as provisional Member of Council,
and to the honours of the Bath ; as much as this, if
not more, has been long expected, and though they have
come now, at the eleventh hour, they are not the less
very well deserved.
The accounts from Affghanistan contain nothing
that is new. The Dost appears to be still very
much put about by the menacing attitude shown
by the Ghilzie portion of his subjects. Sultan
Jau seems to be blustering much at Khelat, and
is said to have emissaries and sympathisers even as
far as Caubul itself. The arrangements, whatever
these may be, which have been made betwixt our
Government and the Dost, seem to have afforded him
every sort of satisfaction, and there can be no doubt
that, now that his turbulent son has been gathered to
his fathers, the Dost will make it his best endeavour
to foster the good position with our Government
which has now been established, valuing, as he must
do, at its proper value, the fact that we were the first
to act on the initiative. From Peshawur there
is also scarcely anything that is new. Lieu-
tenant Lumsden, our agent there, appears to
have met with an accident while crossing the
Hooske river on his way to Hussem Abdal. By some
accident or other, be fell into the water, and was with
difficulty rescued by two natives. Orders appear to
have been issued for the division of the territory into
thamahs, as has been done in some of the districts
within the Punjaub, for the purpose of trying and
punishing offences on the spot, by magisterial autho-
rity, instead of as hitherto, having to prosecute and
bring every grievance before the authorities at the
capital. The measure, you will admit, is a highly
judicious one—affording, as it does, a safe, speedy)
and economical mode of obtaining redress to the poor
inhabitants, who heretofore had been deprived of all
chance of appeal.
Robberies still prevail within the Khyber Pass—
so much so indeed, that the place to travellers is
virtually shut up.
All the accounts from the Goomsoor country give
a very melancholy picture indeed of the ill successes
which have hitherto attended all our efforts to stop the
sacrifice of human life. Every new day brings fresh
accounts of the daring exploits of Chokra Bhissye,
the powerful leader of these disturbances ; and it is
much to be regretted that the season alone prevents
those measures on the part of our Government from
being put into more effective operation.
There appeals to be considerable stir making from
the rumours of an outbreak taking place in China;
even our authorities here appear to be among those
who put the most reliance in them, and the reported
movements of steamers in due course for that direction
are keeping every one here on the qui vice for further
intelligence, and more authentic we hope it will be
than that which has lately found its way hither from
China. You will by the arrival of this have much
more authentic particulars regarding China matters
than any I could send you ; besides you will be aware
that this is the route by which my budget must needs
be confined within the smallest limits.

In subjects of local interest I have nothing to
communicate. The economizing and rigid entrench
ment begun by Lord Hardinge has now found its
way to this Presidency, and disposal of the servicse
of our junior magistrate of police is one of the first of
a series to w'hich report assigns a most extensive field.
Since I wrote to you on the 2d we have been
blessed with one continued plump of rain. Fortu-
nately, on the score of health, our Presidency has
little to complain of just at present.

HORRIBLE TREATMENT OF A
WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.
(From the North British Mail of Friday.)
Yesterday, a most revolting case of cruelty and
barbarity, on the part of a husband towards his wife,
was discovered! by Mr. George Campbell, one of the
sub-inspectors of the poor for Glasgow. From in-
formation which Mr. Campbell received, he went to
the house of a man named George Fay, in South St.
Mungo-street, and on examining the premises, he dis
covered Fay's wife confined in a water-closet, where
according to her statement, she had been kept by her
husband ever since May last. The dimensions of
the closet were only 3 feet 10 inches by 2 feet 11
inches, and the height 10 feet. The poor creature
was in a wretched condition, being literally covered
with filth and vermin, with scarcely an article
of clothing on her person, and in a half-famished
state. The inhuman monster was given into the
custody of the police, as well as a girl named Margaret
Flume, the servant, and two lodgers, named Alex-
ander Flume and Alexander Holland, who are charged
with being a ccotnplices in the offence. Every care
and attention wag. paid to the unfortunate woman by
Mr. Camybell, and it is expected she will shortly
recover from the effects of her long and close con-
finement. The affair is undergoing official investi-
gation, but we have not as yet ascertained the cause
which induced Fay to act in this way towards his
wife, but we trust that all parties concerned will
meet with a punishment commensurate with such
brutal conduit.

VAUXHALL GA RDENS.
Last night the last masquerade of the season took
place at these gardens, which were crowded with as
various and grotesque groups as fun, frolic, and
humour could well be expected to congregate on such
an occasion. These parties, in the various characters
which they assumed, enlivened the scene by appro-
priate sallies of wit and good humour, which found a
ready repartee from the bystanders, and excited much
mirth and laughter. The ensemble presented a view
of the world in epitome, in the customs and devices
resorted to, in order to heat us into a belief that the
representatives of all nations had met in the temple
of pleasure to teach each other the way to kill time,
and in the pursuit of erjoyment "to steal a few hours
from the night," for the desirable purpose of
lengthening their days. Music, in all its attractions,
lent its harmony to cheer the spirits, while the dance
engaged the gay and joyous votaries of the enlivening
exercise in its intricate mazes. Clowns played off
their jokes, suiting the action to the word. In a word,
we had the Carnival in all its glories, minus the bons
bens. The visitors made better use of the good things
the gardens supplied, no doubt feeling, in true English
fashion, that no recreation is complete without the
physical refreshment of eating and drinking. The
Ethiopians moved in every direction, delighting the
company with their facetious performances ; in fact,
nothing was wanting to make those happy who
wished to be so. This result was very much owing
to the combined efforts of Mr. Wardell, Mr. Ryan,
Mr. T. Mathews, who, pro hac vice, acted as master
of the ceremonies.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 24.—The trans-
actions of the week have been small, but this arises
chiefly from the limited supply at market, as the demand
continues good. Rum has become very dull, and prices
have a downward tendency.—Bristol Mercury.
THE ROYAL DOCKYARD BATTALION.—This admi-
rably organised corps commenced on Wednesday last
practicing firing at targets at the Chalk-hill, near Upnor,
on the other side of the river, and opposite to the dock-
yard. The battalion is divided into: -7ca companies of
infantry and two of artillery, and theyp roceed to their
duties every alternate day, a 4, three o'clock, and are
conveyed to the place of practiue in boats. The progress
made by this corps in their military duties, during the
three months they have been under drill, is astonishing,
and reflects the greatest credit on the adjutant, who has
spared no pains to render this corps everything that can
be desired ; nor is less merit due to the men, for tin.y
tiavk? shown a readiness on all oc•asions to do their duty,
and they have exhibited the utmost alacrity and zz.al to
become proficient in the service,

FLANDERS and HAMBURGH MAILS
BRUSSELF, SEPT. 22.—The R.vfraTe prb-p of corn
during the week ending Sept. is, heat, -26 f.
12c. ; rye, mr. 83c.; being a rti::7 on wheat of 85e.,
rye, 14c. Fifteen vessels entered the port of Ant-
werp, laden wholly or in part with corn. The im-
portations were—
Wheat....... ...... .
Rye• ••••• •
Barley.,
Flour
Rice

2,300,090 kil.
607,800 „
408,640 „

--- 91
202,724 „

Total
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.—1 t is well known that the
financial state is embarrassingly difficult, nay, we had
almost said, disquieting. The crisis is rendered the
more hazardous, inasmuch as commercial embarrass-
ments and the faded speculations, which have given
rise to them, are complicated, with serious political
apprehensions. Hence it is the duty of every good
citizen, and it is especially imperative upon the press
to seize every opportunity for reassuring men's minds,
for dispelling doubts, not for creating illusions, but
for endeavouring not to exaggerate the evil, and
hence not to aggravate the consequences. And yet
it is at this delicate moment, which requires more
than ordinary tact and management, when credit is
affected—nay, when it is almost prostrate—when
there is in fact a kind of panic—it is at such a mo-
ment as this that one of the Belgian journals throws
out odious accusations against the Cabinet, and cites
it as the especial cause of the depreciation of the funds.
Without entering into the injustice of this remark
—which is too obvious to need comment—we will
only observe that L' Independence, now the Ministerial
organ, contains an excellent numerical refutation, and
after some just observations on the importance
of extenuating, rather than exaggerating, the
the evil, concludes by saying, " We must remark
again that the state of public affairs, so far from
having become worse has greatly improved since the
accession to power of the present Ministry. The re-
solution which it declared, to assure and maintain an
equilibrium in the budget, was taken as seriously as
it deserved to be ; and this engagement, so favourable
to public credit, will most assuredly be respected."
THE KING or PRUSSIA.—His Majesty left Lom-
bardy, Venetian kingdom, yesterday, on return for
his own dominions. The morning of the 11th he
dedicated to inspecting the numerous monuments and
relics of historical interest with which the city
abounds. The remains of the beautiful antique
theatre, which has been totally excavated, especially
excited the King's interest. His Majesty likewise
visited the ruins of the villa of Catull, on the pro-
montory of Lerniione. His Majesty then continued
his journey to Mercen, and on the evening of the
14th arrived at Munich, where he alighted at the
Hotel of the Prussian Ambassador, Count Bernstof.
The morning was employed in visiting the various
museums and buildings of interest, and in receptions;
and his Majesty intended to dine early, and then to
continue his journey to Treves.
The Queen of Prussia, who has been staying at
Posenhossen, intends returning to Berlin shortly.
BELGIAN FUN DS.—Bausszia, SEPT. 23.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent • • • • •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ••• • • •
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four pare ent •
Ditto Three per Cent.. • . •••• • • • •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto • _
Ditto,clltto,lB4o .• ••••• • • . • • ••• ••• •• • 98
Ditto, ditto 1842 . • • • •• • • • • • • • . • • • • • • ••
^ •

Ditto, 1844.• • • • • • • • • • •• • • 91
Ditto, 1836.. • • •• • • • • • • •
Ditto, 1838 .• •••••••••• •• •• • • • • • •• •67
Ditto of the City, 1832 .• . , _
Ditto, 1843 .• • • • • • • • • • • •..• 96
Bank ofßeigium.... • • ................. 83%
•Brussels Papers, Sept. 22.
AusTitiA,N FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT. 16.
5 per Cent. Metalliques • • • • 104
4 per Cent. dltto• •••••••••••• • • • •• • • • • • • 94%
3 per Cent. ditto• • •• • • •• ••• • • ......... •67
Loan, 1834 ••• • • ..... • • •• •• •••••••• • • • • 155
Ditto, 1839 ..........................118
Bank Shares • ..... • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • 1568
Esterhazy's Loan • • • • •• •• •
.• ..........
RAILWAYS
The Northern, or Ferdinand •• • • 155
Gloggnitz •• .• •• •••••••••• • • • •• • • •• 120
Vienna—Milan • • •• • • • •• • • •• •
Leghorn 84
Grosetto •••••••• • • • • • • • •••••••• • • •• • • 97%
Oldenburg •••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • ....
Pestoja •• • • ...• •••••••••••• • • • • •• • • ....
Pesth Bridge .• ••••••••••••• • • • • • •• • • ..
Apenninen .• •• •• • • •• •••• • • • • • •
LIAMBURGEI BORSENHALLE, SEPT. 21.
Bills. Money.
Austrian 5 per Cents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 107
Bank Shares • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • • •• • • • • 1600
Anglo-Russian Loan •• • 105
Russian 5 per Cent., lamb. Certificate. 101
Ditto Ist series Inscription.. • • .• • • 10 ig
Ditto, Mope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 96
Ditto, in Certilicate• • • • • • • • • • ........
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. .••. •. 88 •—• 88
Ditto Stieglitz •• •••• • • •• • ......... gg
Spanish New 5 per Cent • • •..... 12% 12%
Ditto 3 per Cent ••••••• • • • .. • • • . 21%
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent•• 25
Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. • .... 55
Ditto 3 per Cent. • • • • • • —
Polish New 4 per Cent. I.oan, 1844•••• 79
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent • •
National Bank Shares• • • • •. • - ........

THE OUTSIDE PASSENGER.
Some years ago a young lady,
.who was going into
a northern county, took a seat in the stage coach.
For many miles she rode alone ; but there was enough
to amuse her in the scenery through which she passed
and in the pleasing anticipations that occupied her
mind. She had been engaged as governess for the
grandchildren of an Earl, and was now travelling to
his seat. At mid-day the coach stopped at an inn, at
which dinner was provided, and she alighted and sat
down at the table. An elderly man followed and sat
down also. The young lady arose, rang_ the bell,
and, addressing the waiter, said, " Here is an out-
side passenger. I cannot dine with an outside pas-
senger." The stranger bowed, saying, " I beg your
pardon, madam, I can go into another room," and im-
mediately retired. The coach soon afterwards resumed
its course, and the passengers their places. At length
the coach stopped at the gate leading to the castle to
which the young lady was going ; but there was not
such prompt attention as she expected. All eyes
seemed directed to the outside passenger, who was
preparing to dismount. She beckoned, and was an-
swered, "As soon as we have attended to his Lord-
ship, we will come to you." A few words of expla-
nation ensued, and, to her dismay, she found that the
, with whom she had thought it be-
very nobleman in whose family she hoped to he an
noueatstihdeheprass to passenger,
was not only a nobleman, but that
inmate. What could she do ? How could she bear
the interview ? She felt really ill, and the apology
she sent for her non-appearing that evening was more
than pretence. The venerable peer was a considerate
man, and one who knew the way in which the Scrip•
ture often speaks of the going down of the sun. "We
must not allow the night to pass thus," said he to the
Countess. " You must send for her, and we must
talk to her before bed time." He reasoned with the
foolish girl respecting her conduct, insisted on the
impropriety of the state of mind that it evinced, as-
sured her that nothing could induce him to allow his
grandchildren to be taught such notions, refused to
accept any apology that did net go the length of ac-
knowledging that the thought was wrong, and when
the right impression appeared to be produced, gave
her his hand.—Liverpool Albion.

TIIORWALDSEN'S FORLORN HOPE.—The trunk was
packed, the last goblet of wine drunk at the parting
feast—the vetturino at the door at dawn of day. But
edecided a
down
another accidet.t (?) happened, and Thorwaldsen had to
lifestop. oneAt
that day longerperiod Greatat
Britainbu but
btandi s
battered
red
the Danish capital, despoiled it of its fleet—but it was a
Briton also who was instrumental in making the Danish
name triumphant in art. His name is Thomas Hope.
The footman in the hotel had told him that Canova had
spoken of Jason as "Una opera grandiose," and thus
Hope came to the lumber atsSlier, which Thorwaldsen
was about to leave for ever. The hero was unveiled,
and Hope agreed to give 800 zechines for a copy in
marble, although Thorwaldsen bad only asked 6(10.
However, by some reason or other, Mr. Hope had to
wait twenty-five years for his marble statue—still,
Thorwaldsen was now a man of fame.—The Builder.
THE RECENT GALE. •—• The Bury and Stffolk
Herald says--" During the heavy gale of wind from the
west, with which we were visited during the past week,
a steam packet, propelled by means of an Archimedean
screw, was driven in great distress into our roads. She
is called' the Archimedes, and trades regularly between
Sunderland and London. When only about half a mile
from Hasborough Sands, a heavy swell of sea washed
away her boat, and drove one of her davits in contact
with a material portion of the screw part of her ma-
chinery. Whilst in this perilous condition another
wave caught her a broadside and carried away her main-
mast, funnel, doing in other respects very considerable
damage to her. She managed to get into the roads, and
was on Friday assisted into the harbour in a very shat-
tered condition. She now lies opposite the oil-houses,
previously to being refitted. She had a good many
passengers on board, and on Saturday seven of them
applied to the magistrates for assistance, stating that
they bad only a few shillings among them to get to
Sunderland. Of course the magistrates were not the
parties to whom to apply, and the mayor referred them
to the parish authorities, and to the secretary of the
Shipwrecked Mariners' Society."
LAuNcg. —Yesterday there was a launch at ten
o'clock forenoon, from the building yard of Messrs.
William Hood, Rowan, and Co., Kelvinhaugh, a splendid
clipper-built barque, named the Ann Ilood. She is 209
tons n.m., and 273 tons o. m., classes nine years A 1 at
Lloyd's, and for symmetry of model, and neatness of finish,
the Ann Hood is justly entitled to hold a prominent
position among the tar-famed Clyde-built ships. She is
expected to sail very fast, and is intended, we under-
stand, for the Mauritius trade. We heartily wish her
enterprizing builders every success.—Glasgow paper.
BEGGING ARCHITECTS.—The current number of
the Moniteur des A,chitectes gives a copy of an amusing
letter addressed by an architect to various of the porters
in Paris, suggesting that they should exert themselves
to induce their employers to engage him as their archi-
tect, and promising them a good share of the fees.
The letter ends nobly with " write me a line by the
post, and I will come to you immediately." The editor,
after commenting on such conduct with proper severity,
says, " When will it be permitted us to drive the
money-changers from the temple?"—The Builder.

LITERATURE.
THE STUDENT OF SALAMANCA.
The ,
srlheefd.butlhbez
yiliclaa:n2tn
reader, ol Bic z od “ft. „ !read v with
tiie
recounted to them the joys and misfortunes of Luis
Herrera, the struggles in 1834 between the Christinos
under Fernandez de Cordova and the Carlists under
Tomas Zumalacarregui. In its ' piecemeal appear-
ance, in detached chapters, month after month,
" The Student of Salamanca" suffered as considerably
as most magazine serials. The interest which was
intended to concentrate in one continuous perusal was
stretched over a protracted interval of snore than half
a year, and consequently the power of the story was
deteriorated, and the attention of the reader relaxed.
Those, therefore, who have not already perused the
petite romance in Blackwood will have considerably
the advantage over those who have in regard to the
pleasure derivable from the fiction. They will
observe the more clearly the ingenuity of the plot,
the consistency of the contretemps, and the accurate
delineation of the characters. From first to last the
novellete is crowded with such adventures as are only
possible during a civil war in such a picturesque and
romantic land as Spain. Hair-breadth 'stapes, skir-
mishes in the cork forests, surprises in towns, and
similar incidents follow each other with a rapidity
that enthralls the most phlegmatic and carries them
along without pause from the introduction to the finis.
And, withal, the work is written with a spirit and
energy that captivates one into approval. As a piece
of composition, indeed, the book is not unworthy
commendation, the sentences being well-turned, and
the language sometimes of singular correctness. Now
your teeth are set on edge by "the grinding clash of
steel" in a hand-to-hand encounter; now again you
are listening breathlessly in the moonlit streets to the
" strangely sounding Basque oaths and ejaculations
of the Carlist soldiery, mingling with the cluck of the
castanets and the monotonous thrum of the tam-
bourine, as they followed the sunburnt peasant
girls through the mazes of the Zorcico and other na-
tional dances." The writer had already evinced his
skill as a delineator of Spanish landscapes and Spanish
manners in his " Peninsular Scenes and Sketches."
If we do not conjecture erroneously, he had already
contributed to Blackwood's Magazine articles depict-
ing the adventures of guerillas, in which Zumalacar-
regal figured to considerable advantage. The present
is a more pretentious undertaking than those detached
chapters, and the principal fault of the narrative is
that the great Carlist warrior is only introduced
cursorily. We should have been glad to have had
the account of the whole of his extraordinary and
chequered career by an author so well calculated to
become his biographer. Here, however, is one
sketch of Zumalacarregui, for the transcription of
which our readers will not be ungrateful ; the novelist
has been depicting the approximation of an advanced
guard of the Christinos to certain mountain defiles
in Navarre, from the summit of which acclivities the
enemy are being reconnoitered by a man :
" He was a man of the middle height, but appearing
rather shorter from a slight stoop in the shoulders; his
age was between forty and fifty years; his aspect grave
and thoughtful. His features were regular; his eyes
clear and penetrating; a strong dark moustache covered
his upper lip, and joined his whisker, which extended but
little below the ear. His dress consisted of a plain blue
frock, girt at the waist by a belt of black leather, sup-
porting a sabre; and his head was covered with a boina,
or flat cap, of the description commonly worn in the
neighbourhood of the Pyrenees, woven in one piece out
of fine scarlet wool, and decorated with a boric, or tassel
of gold cord, spreading like a star over the crown of the
head. In his hand he held a telescope, which be rested
on the top of a fragment of rock, and through it at-
tentively. noted what passed in the valley below. The
case of the field-glass was slung across his body by a
strap, and, upon inspection, a name would have been
found stamped upon its leathern surface. It was that of
Tomas Zumalacarregui."
As a companion picture we must direct attention to
the mention of Cordova in the midst of the engage-
ment of Bilboa. It will be remembered that General
Cordova was at that period a very young man, but
held, notwithstanding his youth, supreme command
over the forces of Christina. His brother, it must
not be forgotten, is one of the principal members of
the present Administration of Madrid—an administra-
tion that has already acquired an unusual amount of
popularity by inducing Queen Isabella to grant a
comprehensive amnesty to all political offenders, and
to restore to his dignities, honours, and possessions
Don Baldomero Espartero, Captain-General of the
Spanish armies, and Due de la Victoria. In the
midst of the battle of Bilboa, a young man says our
author, pressed forward into the melee, exclaiming,
" The cavalry ! the cavalry !"
" He wore a long, loose civilian's coat, a small oilskin-
covered forage cap, and had fur sole military insignia an
embroidered sword-belt, sustaining the gilt scabbard of
the sabre that flashed in his hand. His countenance was

pale and rather sickly, his c.mrlexion fairer than is usual
amongst Spaniards; a large silk cravat was rolled round
his neck, and reached nearly to his ears, concealing, it
was said, the ravages of disease. His charger was of
surpassing beauty; a plumed and glittering staff rode
around him; behind him came a numerous escort."
This was Cordova. The plot of the " Student of
Salamanca" is simple enough. Luis Herrera (the
student aforesaid), the son of an upholder of the
Liberal party in Spain and consequently a supporter
of the infant Isabella, is attached to Rita Villabuena,
the daughter and heiress of an Hidalgo associated
with the cause of Don Carlos. From political, pecu-
niary, and other cogent reasons the Count de Villa-
buena is opposed to the suit of Luis, and, notwith-
standing Luis has gained the affections of Rita, is
solicitous to see her united in marriage to a cousin
named Baltasar Villabuena. Luis therefore is the
hero, Rita the heroine, Baltasar the villain, and the
Count himself the ruer of the happiness of the two
lovers. The strife is between the wishes of the rivals
Baltasar and Luis—Luis being all disinterested devo-
tion, and Baltasar being solely instigated to effect his
union with Rita for the selfish gratification of his own
avarice and ambition. Such adverse interests, as may
readily be imagined, result in a strange variety of
plots and counterplots, captures and escapes, anxiety
and exultation, from the opening of the book to its
conclusion, and the attraction of the story is enhanced
by the admirable conception of several of the subor-
dinate characters—especially of Paco the muleteer,
Velasquez the soldier, and Jaime the gitano.
Paco is a brave, generous-hearted fellow, and
Jaime a sad rascal. Among the most ex-
citing incidents we may enumerate—the escape
of Luis from his dungeon the night before his in-
tended execution by the Carlists—the escape of the
muleteer from the cellar of the convent—and the ad-
venture of the guerilla party under Mochuelo for the
deliverance of Rita. The latter is just at the
termination of the work, and is depicted in a way that
arouses the most breathless interest. The portraiture
of Mochuelo is capital.
" He was a young man about six-and-twenty years
old, low in stature and slightly built; his features regu-
lar, without beard, and his expression of countenance
rather pleasing than otherwise. His dress was a short
braided jacket, unbuttoned by reason of the sultriness of
the evening, and disclosing a shirt of fine texture, and a
coloured silk handkerchief tied loosely about his throat,
which was round and moulded as that of a woman. His
cavalry overalls were strapped and topped with leather,
and had rows of large bright buttons down the sides;
double-rowelled spurs were fixed to his boots, and on a
chair beside him lay a foraging-cap and a light sabre.
Although his features were small and delicately chiselled,
there was great daring and decision in the thin, com-
pressed lips, slightly expanded nostril, and keen gray
eye; and when he smiled, which was but rarely, certain
lines around his mouth gave a cruel, almost a savage
look to his otherwise agreeable physiognomy. A
Navarrese by birth, and of a roving and adventurous
disposition, this man, at the commencement of the civil
war, had espoused the cause of Don Carlos; but a violent
quarrel with a superior officer, punished, as he con-
sidered, with undue severity, soon afterwards induced
him to transfer his services to the Christinos. He raised
a free corps, composed of Carlist deserters, smugglers,
or the Nigh
and desperadoes of every description, and made war upon
his former friends with unbounded vindictiveness and
considerable success. At the period now- referred to, he
had already, by various well-planned and boldly-achieved
ewxapsedgietnioenrsa,llyaeckonmowpini:hoefd
Echiefly in
Mochuelo, thenight-time,gained a high reputation, and the sobriquet, by which he
Owl."

Another sketch is excellent ; it is that of the cele-
brordaetead
sgmuaelrfilglraopurpieosft Merinoofficers, the
chiepf
v.
monngst
honi
was only to be distinguished by d
h
At the head of the column, a few ace a i advance,
him by his the efe renee s o
companions. Insignia of rank :he had none,
nor any indications of his military r rofessior beyond the
heavy sabre that dangled against the flank of his power-
ful black charger. His dress was entirely civilian, con-
sisting of a lung surtout, the worse for wet") and a round
hat. Heavy spurs upon his heels, and at, ample cloak,
whom
now strapped across his holsters, complete d the equip- t
ment of the Cura Merino, in whose hard a: nd rigid fea-
tures, and wiry person, scarcely a sign of de cay or infir-
mity was visible after more than sixty yea ra of life, a
largo portion of which had been passed an tidal the fa-
tigues and hardships of incessant campaign ale
The readers of this vivid and agreeable volume will
close it with the refrain of the Hymn of Valladolid
ringing in their recollections:—
•
A la lid, nacionales valientes !
Al combate la gloria volad
Guerra y muerte I tiranos y esclavi as,
Guerra y despues habra paz 1"
It will convince many a sceptic that as Si ?ail), has f'
centuries been the land of romance, so may
become a land of patriotism. also

By Herbert Byng Ha/4 , ILAND
2 vols.
Truth is stranger than fiction, says itj.
eadage ;
nevertheless, it is not always more inturo.:', '
HIGHLAND
QUARTERS. SPURTS
slightest idea of lite.ritry pretension,
amusing, as the volumes before us r....-
y tu‘sitrii gfyo.rTmhoerier
author tells us, in his prof!-,,, a,
that k ,e has that he h as not the
ad-
hered to no peo',-,ltvit,y of style or reg ularity of
a simple uarrati,v, of actual
detail, but Ltts give 4

occurrences. Hence it would seem, if we have any
fault to find, it must be not with the author, but
‘Nith the adventures which heftl him, and they are I
certainly not of the most interesting kind imaginable. 1
The latter portion of the work relates more espe-
cially to " Highland Quarters," and is in many re-
spects the best. It may possibly be of some service,
and is likely to possess some attractions, at the pre-
sent season. Among the Highland quarters here de-
scribed
the most interesting is, of course, Ardverikie,
the sporting residence of the Marquis of Abercorn,
and last week the head-quarters of royalty. Speak-
ing of the beautiful mansion which now casts its
shadow on Loch Laggan, the author of these volumes
very happily surmises how great a consternation its
appearance would excite, if it could be seen by some
old laird.
' who, in times lang syne, perhaps, possessed
a " sheilling " on its site, and, moreover, how much
his amazement would be increased could he see
the royal standard floating over it "in the centre
, of that glen where heretofore none but a rebellious
pennon has been unfurled." Besides Ardverikie many
other sporting seats and sporting quarters are here
particularised, and their various peculiarities notified,
accompanied by directions for travelling and advice
respecting the accommodation to be met with in those
parts, which may perhaps be acceptable to those about
to seek amusement in Highland sports and Highland
quarters. The second volume concludes with a de-
scription of the islands—the Shetland, Orkney, and
Hebrides. The Isle of Skye is more particularly
spoken of—that island " sublime in barrenness,"
which has been so forcibly depicted by Sir Walter
Scott, quotations from whose pages are profusely
scattered over these volumes, always attractive, and
always welcome. The chapters devoted to " High-
land Sports," consist of a simple narration of the
exploits achieved and the adventures encountered by
the author and his companions during an expedition
to the moors. This narrative, which is doubtless a
very truthful one, may have some interest to those
utterly unacquainted with such matters, as it may
give them a correct idea of what Highland sporting
really is. But to those who have themselves been in
the Highlands—
" Chasing the wild deer and following the roe,"
or even to those who have visited such scenes only in
imagination, either of whom can draw on a well-
stored memory and a well-stored fancy from many a
stirring scence and hairbreadth peril, these, albeit
truthful pictures of Highland sports, will appear tame
and little interesting. Both volumes contain many
illustrations, some of them very excellent ones.

FINE ARTS.
SCOTLAND DELINEATED. Part IV.
Already we have noticed the preceding portions of
this superb publication. We have commented upon
the splendour of the engravings, the beauty of the
letter-press, the style and dimensions of the plates,
and the descriptions generally. What we have pre-
viously said upon these particulars may be corro-
borated with yet greater emphasis, now that we have
seen the fourth part, just issued in continuation. It
is quite worthy of the lithographic engravings by
which it has been immediately preceded, and that
is no slight commendation. " Benmore," by W. L.
Leitch ; " Holyrood," by J. D. Harding ; " Glamis
Castle," by George Cattermole ; " Melrose Abbey,"
by David Roberts ; " Interior of Glasgow Cathedral,"
by Joseph Nash; and " Edinburgh, from the
Mound," by W. L. Lutch, are the embellishments
to the part now publishing. David Roberts certainly
proves to us that fair Melrose may be viewed aright
eves, when not visited in the pale moonlight; for the
architectural beauties—matchless either by sun or
moon—are delineated with consummate grace by his
pencil. In the " Interior of Glasgow Cathedral," by
Joseph Nash, we recognise a skill in the adaptation
of lights and shades, and in the grouping of the
armed men, worthy of George Catterrnole ; the figure
half recumbent in the foreground reminds us, indeed,
very forcibly of the figure of the man who is being
assassinated in the goblin picture, produced by Cat-
termole some years back, and called " The Iron
Mask." This distinguished artist is singularly suc.
cessful in his sketch of Glamis Castle, with the re-
tainers and the nobles ready for the chase, and the
rich foliage of the trees sweeping the sod, and the
turrets of the Shaksperian edifice visible through the
boughs. The lithographer—J. D. Harding—has
done full justice to the original water-colour draw-
ings, some of which drawings we have ourselves had
the pleasure of inspecting at the publishers.

PICTURESQUE ILLUSTRATIONS OF AN-
CIENT ARCHITECTURE IN HINDOS-
TAN. Part 11. By James Fergusson.
The second part of Air. Fergusson's beautiful
publication upon the architecture of Hindostan has
just appeared, and fully sustains the credit acquired
by the commencement. The descriptive letter-press
is as intelligent and the engravings as delicately
drawn and coloured. The " Temple at Chandravati,"
" Temples at Barelli," " laina Tower, Cheetore,"
" Temple of Vimala Sah Abu," " Temple at Sadri,"
" Tower of Victory, Cheetore," are depicted in the
part now published. It becomes each year more in-
teresting to investigate the customs, creed, and pecu-
liarities of races so contiguous to our Oriental pos-
sessions, and to familiarise ourselves as much as pos-
sible with the scenery, costumes, and architecture by
which those lands are characterised. Such advan-
tages will be effected by Mr. Fergusson when his
elaborate and elegant work is completed.