The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-09 00:00:00

THE NEW FOREST.

For the first flair miles or thereabouts after passing
Redbridge, which crosses the narrowest portion or the
Southampton Water at its inland extremity, the country
bordering-upon the Forest is highly cultivated, and seems
to hold forth a promise of- affording some pretty good
runs with hounds according with the general character
of many, other hunting countries ; but beyond that dis-
tance the features of the scenery become gradually
changed into those of a' wild'woedland'distiiet, abound-
ing in heather, f'rn, furze, and such other growths as are
usually found in the light, uncultivated soils, the whole
being embeliir,hed by a profusion of oak, beech, thorn,
and divers other trees, growing in fantastic luxuriance
wherever the wild hand of Nature has cast them, and
assuming forms and combinations such as Art 'could
•
never realise, and which take captive the soul of a be-
holder whose heart is not "in the habitations of men."
Grassy glades, illumined partially by such rays of the
sun as can force their way through the maze of trees by
which they are environed, and forming a splendid con-
trast of light and shade, ever and anon present them-
selves to the eye of the traveller, and seem to speak of
days long gone by, when similar spots are haunted by
bold Outlaws in Lincoln Green, ready to try a bout at
quarter-staff with any bluff yeoman whose pockets were
supposed to contain wherewithal to repay the peril of
the venture. Occasionally small troops of deer are seen
scudding across these open spots, or browsing leisurely
among the high fern which nearly conceals them from
sight ; and so lone and tranquil are these wilds that the
mind is carried away by the idea that in the present cen-
tury a region so undisturbed by man is not to be found
in cultivated England ; and hence, easily reverting to
days of yore, imagination-almost leads one to listen for
the whistle of the grey-goose shaft from the bow of some
second Robin Hood, or the requicscat in pace of his
" Curtal Friar" over the body of some antlered monarch
of the herd. If there be at the present moment such a
being as a determined misanthrope in the world, many
portions of the New Forest will afford him a retreat that
will seldom be molested by his fellow-men, and where he
may pass his days in savage solitude "unknowing and
unknown."

Independent of fox-hunting, the New Forest presents
to the man fond of sporting in general a rich fund of
amusement, provided he can obtain permission to follow
his favourite pursuits unmolested. Great numbers of
wild fowl of every description—ducks, teal, widgeon,
geese, &c. &c.—not only frequent it in immense flocks
during the winter, but are likewise bred there ; the
snipe-shooting is in many parts superexcellent ; and
hares, rabbits, partridges, and black game are also abun-
dant, to say nothing of pheasants, which are in many
parts preserved by the landed proprietors bordering on,
or in the centre of, the. Forest, although I believe they-
are not fed on the Royal preserves. I have likewise
either heard it asserted, or read in some periodical, that
some few packs of grouse are occasionally met with by
the shooter ; but of this fact, although I made particu-
lar inquiry, I could not obtain any certain intelligence.
The Royal Chase is looked. after by thirteen keepers,
who have each his separate walk ; but in spite of their
numbers and vigilance, poaching, especially deer-steal-
ing, is carried on, as I was informed, to a pretty consi-
derable oient. One or two of the gun-makers in South-
ampton arc the best men to apply to for the purpose of
being put in the right way to obtain permission to shoot
in the Forest, and I presume that the key that will open
the head-keeper's heart is not made of iron.
- The fisherman will find abundance of sport both on
Southampton Water and in the rivers which run into it.
In the former are to be caught by the merest novice with
a hook and line great quantities of whiting, haddock,
and flat fish ; a net will procure the greater delicacies of
grey mullet and bass-fish. In the latter are .eels, jack,
perch, and small fry, together with 'a remarkably fine
species of salmon, which readily fetches in the market
nearly three tunas the price of that sent up from Scot-
land.—Old Sporting Magazine for September.

THE NEW NovELs.—We are requested to
state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street,
has just published the following new works of fiction,
which can be had at all the libraries:-1. Charles Ches-
terfield, or the Adventures of a Youth of Genius, by
Mrs. Trollope ; 3 vols., with numerous illustrations by
Phiz.-2. The Pic Nis Papers, by various hands, edited
by Charles Dickens, Esq. (Boa); 3 vols., with numerous
illustrations by George Cruikshank, &c.-3. Tom Bowl-
ing, a Tale of the Sea, by Capt. Frederic Chamier, R.N.;
3 v 015..-4. James Hatfield, and the Beauty of Butter-
mere, a Story of Real Life, by Edmund Carrington, Esq.;
3 vols., with illustrations by R. Cruikshank.-5. The
Love Match, a Novel, by Mrs. Moberly; 3 vols.-6. The
Trustee, an Historical Romance, by the author of " The
Provost ofßruges ;" 3 vols.-7. De Clifford, or the Con-
stant Man, by the author of " Tremble," and "De
Vere ;" 4 The Marriage Mart, or Society in
India; 2 vols.-9. The Moneyed Man, by Horace Smith,.
Esq.; 3 vols.—And 10. Greville, or a Season in Paris,
by Mrs. Gore; 3 vols. _ _ _

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.—A few nights ago,
a child belonging to a man named Hetherington, hav-
ing that day died in the port of this town, the neigh-
bours gathered to the wake, in the upper part of the
house, where the corpse lay ; the rooms were crowded
by persons who were amusing themselves with the usual
games practised on such occasions, when the loft fell,
carrying with it the corpse and sorrowing visitors ; a
large beam, which supliorted the loft, came down on
the mother of the corpse, who sat in the room on the
ground floor, and fractured her skull. A young man
was so severely injured that he died on the following
day, and 15 other persons were seriously injured, who
still remain in a very precarious .state.—Ballishannon
Merril.

A TURKISH BIBLIOMANIAC. —A few days
ago a Turk, who, for the last twelve years, was well
known' in Constantinople as an itinerant seller of zertle
pillau richly coloured with saffron), died, and to
the astonishment of everybody he left a library of books
ivltieh cost him upwards of 3,0001 He was flirmerly
a schoolmaster, and had quite a passion for book 3 ;
but, finding that teaching little boys to recite and
chant the Koran did not furnish him with the means
of indulging his bibliomania, he took to selling pillau.
his large kazan, placed on a stand and carried like a •
sedan chair, was constantly surrounded by hungry de-
xourers, who spooned their allowance of the delicious
preparations into their widely-extended mouths with
evident gusto, the quoddatu Hodja, apron_ down, stand-
ing by with a ladle, ever ready to serve new customers.
No one would have suspected that all the while he was
thinking of purchasing another book to add to his al-
ready ample stock ; but all his gains took that direction,
and he frequently gave as much as 501. for a single work
His sin and heir, who lOves pillau more than books,
has determined, instead of play, on selling the more pre-
cious library, ofAvhich a catalogue is now in circulation.
The whole are manuscripts, and the value of many of
the works is much deteriorated in consequence of their
having lately been printed. We are told that they are
principally on religious subjects, or perhaps some literary
treasure (as the "Appendix to Vassif's History of the
Ottoman Empire," for instance) might have been found
in the collection.-7-Oricntal Observer.

The obsequies of the late Samuel Welles, Esq.,
the eMinent banker, were perforined 'on Thursday last.
Nearly all the Americans; his countrymen, then here,
and very many of his distinguished French acquaint-
ance, assembled before nine o'clock at his elegant
chateau of Sure:kw, in order to pay an earnest tribute of
esteem for his memory. The funeral procession to the
cemetery of Pere la Chaise, included a great number of
private equipages, and suited in every respect his social
rank and personal consideration. At the grave, a brief
and terse eulogy of the defunct was pronminced by
the Rev., Mr. Birch, the excellent pastor of the
Reformed Church of the Rue Taitbout. Mr. Welles.
was born at Boston, in the United States, in 1778.
He inherited a fortune, which, after receiving a thorough:
mercantile education, he speedily enlarged by intelligent
and energetic -enterprise. In 1816, •he founded the
house of Welles. and, Co,, in. , this capital, and that of
Welles and Greene at Havre. His, faculties of observa-
tion and decision with regard to both financial and poli-
tical queStions, and his phibity, sedulousness, Ind ex-
. attitude in. business, were such as to assure him final
success. Those whp,held frequent communion with him,
must have been struck With his acuteness, lucidity, and
sound sense, on whatever practical 'subject. While he
accumulated wealth, he exercised a constant and bril-
liant hospitality. In domestic life the habitual cheer-
fulness of his demeanour contributed much to the hap-
piness of his family and the gratification of his guests.—
Galignani.
• TUE CORN-LAWS.—DAY OF PRAYER AND
ll:mimATlos.—lt is a singular coincidence that
.the
very day on which the New Tory Ministers first take
their seats as Alinisters in the two Houses of Parliameht,
should have long before been appointed by the Man •
Chester Conference of Clergymen and Ministers, as a day
to be set apart for prayer and deep humiliationhefore
God, in respect of the great privations and sufferings of
the poor, arising from the present oppreSsive Corn-laws.;
Monday last was duly observed in the way recommended
by the Conference in many congregations in this town.
The chapels were open for Divine service ; prayers in
accordance with the occasion were offered by the minis-
ters to Him who bath given plenty and abundance to his
creatures, that he would be pleased to turn the hearts of
those who deny them the bread already given them in
the bountiful providence of God. There is, we repeat, a
striking significance in this solemn humiliation in many
a congregation of serious, earnest people, throughout
the length and breadth of the laud, on the very day that
a Duke of Buckingham and other aristocratical makers
and upholders of the oppressive and unjust Corn-laws,
rush to their seats of power and place—awhile (would
we could say a brief while) to sway the destinies of this
mighty empire.—Manchester Guardian.

A FEMALE MISER.—Thc other day a person
named Croft waited upon Mr. Stronger, the relieving
officer for Greenwich, and stated that she believed an
old woman, named Elizabeth Barron, the widow of a
college-man, was in a most destitute condition, having
been without food several days, adding, it was the im-
pression of herself and neighbours that unless immediate
assistance was rendered the poor woman would be found
starved to death. Mr. Stronger immediately proceeded
to the hovel where the woman lived, and ti,und her as
described, in a most miserable and pitiable condition. In
answer to Mr. S. she stated that such was her extreme
rovertv that she had not tasted food fOr a considerable
time. He got up for the purpose of sending her relief, when
he thought he saw some money on a ledge in the room.
Upon looking further he found 4s. Gd. The old woman
seemed confused and stated it was not hers, and then it
was for rent. Mr. Stronger's suspicions were aroused
by this circumstance, and he requested to be allowed to
look into an old box that stood in the room ; this she
refuSed, but he without ceremony proceeded to overhaul
its contents, when he fbund 32/. ss. Gd. in shillings and
sixpences, wrapped up separately in pieces of paper
and old rags, the greater part of the money being quite
black, and evidently had been there many years, 461.
in gold, wrapped up in the same manner, one shilling's
worth of copper, two silver watches, a number of table
Plate, gold brooches,
and teaspoons, and other articles of