The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-19 00:00:00

THE SALE AT STOWE.

BUCKINGHAM, SEPT. 16.—This day has been devoted
to the sale of the remaining stock of wines i❑ the Duke
of Buckingham's cellars. Tht.re was nothing in the cha-
racter of any of the parcels calling for remark beyond
the one important fact that very good prices were rea-
li.sed by all of them.
The company, as on previous days devoted to the sale
of wine, was confined almost exclusively to brokers and
agents, with a small sprinkling of farmers and others re-
sident in the vicinity.
The sale will recommence on Monday with a selection
of furniture, partaking rather more of the useful and less
of the ornamental character than any which has beeu yet
offered.

The following is an accurate statement of the receipts
from the sale up to this day :
First day.—Majolica, or Raffaelle ware s. d.
articles ... ... ... 516 10 0
Second day.—Majolica, or Raffaelle ware
china, and bronzes ... 1,070 17 0
Third day.—Furniture of Tapestry Draw-
ing-room, majolica, &c. 1,602 0 6
Fourth day.—Furniture of Tapestry
Drawing-room, china, bijouterie, Raf-
facile ware, &c.
Fifth day.—Furniture of the State Draw-

-. 1,679 13 0

ng-room ••• ••• ... 2,147 3 0
Sixth day.—Contents of the Saloon and
North Hall, &c. 2,919 1 0
Seventh day.—Music-room, Library and
Print-room 2,474 13 0
Eighth day.—Sevres, Porcelain, Oriental
and English table china—State Dress-
room ... 2,698 17 6
Ninth day.—Table china—State Bed•
chamber ••• ••• ... 2,649 6 0
Tenth day.—Antique marble, bronzes,
and Etruscan vases ••• ••• ... 1,116 10 0
Eleventh day.—Cellar of wines (first por-
tion), estimated at •.• ••• •••
Twelfth day.—Cellar of wines (second
portion), estimated at ...
Thirteenth day.—Gilt glass, contents of
the Buckingham Room, &e. ... 1,206 10 0
Fourteenth day.—Grenville Drawing-
room, &c. •• ..• ... 2,136 1 0
Fifteenth day.—Cellar of wines (third
portion), estimated at ... ... 600 0 0
Sixteenth day.—Collection of plate —. 2,157 17 6
Seventeenth day.—Plate continued ... 2,569 7 1
Eighteenth day—plate continued . 6,531 6 9
Nineteenth day—plate continued ... 5,248 16 5
Twentieth day—plate continued 4,932 2 1
Twenty. first day.—Pictures ... 1,876 7 0
Twenty. second day—pictures continued 1,867 18 0
Twenty-third day—pictures continued ... 5,219 4 6
Twenty-fourth day—pictures continued 10,821 16 6
Twenty-fifth day.—Celllar of wines (last
portion), estimated at ... ..• 650 0 0
The sum total realised already amounts to 65,4411.
17s. 10d. Of the original sale there yet remain ten days
to run, after which the supplemental sale, extending
over five days, and including the magnificent geological
and mineralogical collection contained in the museum
has to follow. Any computation of the ultimate amount
can at present be only problematical, but it seems more
than likely that it will considerably exceed 80,0002
A portrait of Thomas Grenville, after Richmond, No.
225 in the Catalogue of Wednesday's sale, was erro-
neously described to have been knocked down to Mr.
Gore Langton for five guineas. The picture was, in
pio.lity, privately valued to him at that amount, and
withdrawn from the public sale altogether.

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REMEDY FOR CHOLERA.—The following valuable
prescription for the effective cure of cholera has been
received from J. Booker, Esq., Vice-Consul at Cron-
stad t, Russia:--" The principal point is to attack the dis-
ease the instant it is suspected; take a stimulating dram,
with peppermint, and a few drops of laudanum; cover
yourself up as warm as possible, to promote perspiration,
apply hot substances, such as water, bran, salt, and even
sand to the limbs, and put a mustard poultice over the
whole stomach. As soon as perspiration breaks out,
and the beating of the pulse is restored, the complaint
may be looked upon as conquered; if it is neglected till
its last stage, recovery cannot bo expected." By strictly
attending to the above simplo means, Mr. Booker says
that no person need fear fatal consequences.
LATHE FOR CUTTING BRICKS.—SOIIIe time ago,
while casually looking on at some bricklayers at work, I
was struck with the great waste of material and time, in
the most skilful workman frequently destroying two or
three bricks before he could get one to some particular
size or angle. Thinking over the subject, I devised a
modification of the common lathe, by which a❑ ordinary
bricklayer's labourer could cut a brick to any given size
or angle in less time than the most ready workman could
hackh it into rough form with his trowel. By the means
la_mave indicated a common brick may be readily cut to
being
any form for ornamental purposes, the surfaces
;11,iolguneiarly as accurate as through ground by hand
LONG
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and Procyon, COMET.—This comet, whose re-
turn Mr. Hind, a distinguished astrono-
morning,pitt)iet eneneYorwthas-
mer, has, it is said, reappeared between Pollux and
Castor,
north-east, with a powerful telescope.
Qltuseleanst
Aalary; and its It may be seen early in the
in the year 1556, in the reign of
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of
Henrycrmer appearance in the year
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