The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-19 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

John Patterson, grocer, Tonbridge, to surrender, Aug. 27,
at half past eleven, and Oct. 2, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
Townshend, solicitor, Howland-street.
Thomas Evans Jones, linen-draper, Knightsbridge-terrace,
Ang. 27, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 2, at one, at the C, urt
of Bankruptcy. Ab!ager, official assignee, Birchin-lane ;
Lloyd, Milk-street.

John Teasel, carpenter, Norwich. Sept. 2 and 26, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basmg-
hall-street ; Jay, Bucklersbury ; Jay and Pilgrim, Norwich.
William Norris, builder, Camden New-town, Sept. 2, and
Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,
official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Haynes, Camden-town.
John Hartley Butterworth, hotel keeper, King-street,
Cheapside, Aug. 27, at eleven, and Oct. 1, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; AsiLley, Shoreditch.
Josiah Harris, grocer, Mevagissey, Cornwall, Sept 1 and
29, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman,
official assignee Bristol ; Carlvon, St. Austel ; Bell and Co.,
Lincoln's Inn-fields,; Moore, Exeter.
Joseph Came, men., provi-ion merchant, Truro, Cornwall,
September 1 and 29, at eleven. at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtz 1, offieial assignee, Exeter; Morgans, Old Jewry;
Smith and Roberts, Truro; Turritr, Exeter.
Rufus Parkinson, currier, Ashton-uncle:-Lvne, Aug. 28
and September 18, at twelve, a, the Manchester District
Court, Raise), official assignee, Manchester; Clarke and Co.,
Litcoln's Inn-fields; Brooks, Asbton-unde'..Lyne.
Peter Bury, calico printer, Manchester, S-pt. 1, and 23, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fras.er, official
assignee, Manchester; Cunliffes, Charlewood, and Bury, Man-
chester; Keightley, Cun life and Beaumont, Chancery. lane.
Edward Ward, corn dealer, Medbourn, Leicestershire.
Sept. 10, and Oct. 8, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Rawlins,
Market Harborough ; James, Birmingham.
William Ballinger, maltster, Swansea, Glamorganshi e,
Sept. 3, at one, and Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; David, Swansea;
Bridges, Bristol.

DIVIDENDS DECLARED.
E. S. Harley, grocer, Birmingham—tirst div. of 3s. in the
pound, any Thurst;ay after Oct. 3, at the office of Mr. Valpy,
Birmingham.

T. Wenman, merchant, Birmingham—second div. of 6s.
in the pound, any Thursday after Oct. 3, at the office of Mr
Valpy, Birmingham.
T. Sutton, jun., draper, Athenstone, Warwickshire—first
div. of ss. in the pound, any Thursday after Oct. 3, at the
office of Mr. Valpy, Birmingham.
J. V. Barber, banker, Walsall—third div. of 6d. in the
pound, any Titursday after Oct. 3, at the office of Mr. Valpy,
Birmiugham.
T. Feaver, mercer, Ludgate-hill—final div. of 4d. in the
pouul, any Saturday after Oct. 31, at the office of Mr. Green,
AlciermAnhurv.

J. F. Cannell, book.3,ller, Liverpool—first div. of 6.. Gd.
in the pound, any Thurs.iay after Oct. 5, at the office 4d.
Mr. Turner, Liverpool.
W. Bull, cloth merchant, Leeds—first div. (f 2s. in the
pound, Aug. 20 and 21, or any Friday after Oct. 3, at the
ffice of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds.

DI VIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
W. B. Lemon, ironmonger, Cropion, Sept 11, at half-
pa,t one—J. Miller, painter, Whittlebury-street, Hamp-
stead-road, Sept. 11, at one.
In the Country.
R. B. Preston, coal dealer, Leigh, Gloucestershire, Sept.
28, at one, at the Bristol District Court—W. G. Taylor,
hosier, Liverpool, Sept 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis-
trict Court—C. Pope, copper manufacturer, Bristol, Sept. 11,
at one, at the Bristol District Court—J. Garsed, sen., and J.
Garsed, jun., flax manufacturers, Leeds, Sept. 11, at eleven,
at the Leeds District Court—J. Marsh, grocer, Brewood,
Staffordshire, Sept. 12, at twelve, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
B. Kent, lodginghouse keeper, Rosherville, Kent, Sept. 10
—J. T. Burton, wine merchant, Piccadilly, Sept. 10—W. B.
Lemon, ironmonger, Croydon, Sept. B—J. Smith, grocer,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Sept. 8.

PARTICERS.HIPS DISSOLVED.
H. Cryer and G. A. Vitty. timbrr merchants, Blanchester
—T. F. Dickinson and J. Falkhuuse, plumbers, Newcastle-
upon •Tyne—li. Bowden and N. Marshall, ale merchants,
Plymouth—G. T. Bradbury and D. Armitage, cotton spin-
ners, Ashton-under-Lyne--J, and J. Copland, drapers, Barn-
staple, Devonshire—J. W. Whittney and J. Webb, curriers,
Birkeallead, Cheshire—T. and D. Prat, thimble manufac-•
turers, Birmingham—J. Vati.,:hari, J. Clemson, and J. Jones,
silk dyers, Horrocks, Lancashire—J. Welch and J. Bartlett,
chemists, Birmingham—J. Taylor, J. Plews, and 'l'. Shaw,
millwrights, Stockport, Cheshire (so far as regards J. Taylor)
—N. Whitley and J. B. Blenkhorn, woollen-cloth manufac-
turers, Huddersfield—T. E. White and G. Luck, die sinkers,
Blaccle-tield- street, Soho—J. M.,dden and F. Malcolm, book-
sellers, Leadential:-street—S. Owen, J. Hughes, W. Jone 4,
It. Parry, and W. Ovens, lim,,burners Anglesey—ll.
Thompson, J. Mellor, J. C. Thompson, P. "lope, W. Pugh,
J. Hunt, and A. Mayor, brewers, Liverpool—E. A. Deudney
and H. Hurst, jun., coal merchants, Hastings—T. Howard
and G. Wardlaw, cotton spinners, Glossop, Derbyshire—T.
and B. Shirley. china-ware manufacturers, Lot gton, Staf-
fordshire—W. H. Bullman and J. Grant, grocers, Mildenhall,
Suffolk—S. and L. Johnson, booksellers, Alanche,ster—J.
Ruby, jun., and G. Hadfield, colour manufacturer*, Liverpool.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Barr and M'Nab, engineers, Paisley, Aug. 22 and Sept. 12,
at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Reid and Henderson,
Paisley.

William Moffat and Company, corn dealers, Leith, Aug. 24
and Sept. 15, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Beveridge,
Leith.

Nor oan 3facqueen, Orbost, island of Skye, Aug. 25 and
Sert. 15, at one, at Inn, Portree, island of Skye.
William Mustard, Blairgowrie, Aug. 26 and Sept. 16, at
tvelve. at M'Laren's lan, Blairguwrie.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT AND DARING ATTEMPT AT
RODSERY.—At one o'clock on Saturday morning, two men,
apparently labourers, called at Mr. Finan's, proprietor of
the White Bear, Ratelifi-highway, and had a pint of half-
and-half, for which they tendered a sovereign in payment.
The landlord, not having sufficient change, brought down a
money bag, containing about 15!. in gold and silver. In a
few minutes after, two men, in the garb of sailors, who,
beyond doubt, were in league with the others, entered the
house, and, taking possession of the bar parlour, called for
some beer. Mr. Finan told them that he did not allow
strangers to occupy his private apartment, but they per-
sisted in remaining, and he was obliged to use force in
putting them out. They resisted, and one of them knocked
the landlord down by a heavy blow, whilst the other gave
him a severe kick on the face, which rendered him insen-
sible for a considerable time. As Mr. Finan supposed, the
thieves must have been disturbed by some persons pa,ing
br, for they decamped without their booty; and though very
severely injured, Mr. Finan, on regaining his senses, was
glad to find that his money bag remained untouched.
THE MOORS.—TiIe morning of the twelfth dawned a,
auspiciously for the sportsman as could be desired. So far as
the accounts have reached us, the sport will be about an
average on the principal Highland moors; but of course we
are unabls to give the first day's work. The mail, which
passed Blair at mid-day, and the Duke of Wellington which
came down four hours after, both brought a number of boxe.4,
the produce of the morning's work, some of which were ad.
dressed to the leading members of the nobility now in Lou-
don.—Perth Omrier.
(ADVERTISEMENT.] —DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE
VISION RELIEVED, No. 29, ALDERstAALE-STREET, Ptcemormv.
—Sent into the country free, by post.—Newly invented
acoustic tubes, tor relief of extreme deafness, and wises
inserted n the ear cannot be perceived by the nearest observer—
they are entirely different from all others, and ate the smallest hear-
ing instruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of an inch in
their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unob-
served, and removed therefrom with as great ease and facility. Per-
sons are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear most
distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be greatly
consideral, a natural expansion of the cavity o ;thesear is preserved
--a thickening or contraction of which iu many instances is par-
pti:ol,l3:i hehecaaruinseg 01 deafness--awl by the'r use the unpleasant se-, talon of slfiging noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Also irrt-
trumpets of every description. Immediately the
newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before imperfect vision,
either by day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which appear
dbiesttbirneett.hesoeytehsatistahta oranceestreanateodveddetztez osibejheett
becomes height
and
brilliant, and is brought to its youthtttl, natural, and original state.
Also the most
P‘Twerful actircnn•dicanted luese.ttoio
ooapes,raepgtileaisaiseit and
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microscopes. S
not in any way connectel with a 'person of the same name in their
APPLE
nor in any part of nu:country. To prevent
DISEASE.—The apples introduepd into the
London iltirkets during the present season are effected in a Immediate neighbourhood
tlattoWn for many years. The
disease show" itself mistakes, be cautious, and observe—only te be bad at a 9, unmade. IA the speedy decay of the emit after it is gathered. street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel.

be able to point to as a proof of the failure of tie-
mocracy, and thus avert attention from the discussion of
principles which are ultimately to establish a democratic
freedom in all countries."—(Cheers.)
A v,,te of thanks was then given to, and acknowledged by,
the Chairman, after which the meeting separated.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Wootwrcx, Auo. 17.—The following circulars have just
been issued for the guidance of officers of the Royal Navy :
" MEMORANDUM

"Admiralty, July 21, 1846.
" Instances having been brought to the notice of my Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty in which salt meat issued to
the crews of her Majesty's ship., in warm climates, has from
its inferiority or other causes, lost more than half its weight
by boiling, it is their Lordships' direction, that when the salt
meat supplied to any of her Majesty's ships shall prove to
have lost more than half its weight in boiling, the captain
or commander of such ship shall, on satisfying himself of
the correctness of the fact, authorise the paymaster and purser
to issue to the ship's company an additional portion of raw
salt meat, equal to half the original allowance.
" By command of their Lordships,
"IL G. WARD.
" To all Captains and Commanders, Paymasters,
and Pursers of her Majesty's ships and vessels."
" Admiralty, Aug. 7, 1846

" MEMORANDUM.
" With a view to encourage boys to continue in her Ma.
jesty's service, my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
are pleased to direct that when any of her Majesty's vessels
shall have entered and completed the full complement as-
signed to her, and shall have been mustered and inspected
before sailing, the captain or commander of such ship shall
not make any fresh entry of men, but shall fill up all vacan-
cies that may recur in his ship's company by bringing for-
ward the most meritorious and serviceable first-class boys to
the ratings of men, and promoting second-class boys to the
first class, if eligible.
" Fresh entries of boys only are to be permitted. This
rule is never to be departed from except under special cir-
cumstances, which are to be reported to the commanders-in-
chief either at home or abroad, whose previous sanction is to
be obtained when circumstances will permit.-
( Signed) " H. G. WARD.
" To all Flag Officers, Commanders-in-Chief,
Captains, and Commanding Officers, of her Ma-
jesty's ships and vessels."

I'HE ARMY.
COURT-MARTIAL OF MAJOR DEANE.
The following is the finding of the court-martial on Major
Deane, which lately sat at the Royal Barracks, to hear a list
of 18 charges preferred against that officer by Mr. John
M'Court, late of the Royals, who was himself dismissed the
service en charges preferred against him by the Gallant
Major. The charges of which Major Deane has been pro-
nounced guilty are trivial, while all the rest are, in the
opinion of the Court, " most vexatious, harassing, and vin-
dictive :''—

(corr.)
"' The Court is of opinion that he is guilty of the first
additional charge. The Court is of opinion that he is guilty
of the second additional charge.
"'The Court-martial adjudges, that the prisoner, Major
Charles Deane, K.H., of the Ist battalion of the Ist, or
Royal Regiment, be reprimanded, at such time and in
such manner as his Grace the Commander-in-Chief may direct.
" The Court begs respectfully to state, that in passing
this sentence, intended to be the mildest in its power to ad-
judge, it did not take into consideration the third and first
and second additional charges, inasmuch as these charges had
been previously inquired into, and disposed of by competent
authority.
" Tbe Court cannot separate without expressing its de-
cided opinion, that during the entire investigation of an accu-
mulation of charges, most vexatious, harassing, and vindic-
tive, not a particle of evidence has been elicited reflecting in
the slightest degree upon the honour and purity of Major
Deaee's motives, and that the honourable testimonials, both
oral and written, brought forward by Major Deane, as to
his zealous, active, and gallant services, as an officer, and
to his high bearing as a gentleman, have not in the slight.
est degree been impaired or affected by the result of these
proceedings.'
" I have his Grace the Commander-in-Chief's directions
to acquaint you that her Majesty was pleased to approve and
contii in the finding and sentence of the Court.
" J. MACDONALD, Adjutant. General"
Major Deane has resumed the command of the Royal
depot in the Pigeon-house Fort.

POISONOUS BERRIES.
Several persons have been recently taken to the public
hospitals of the metropolis, labouring under poison, from
eating a species of wild berry, hawked about the streets, and
called " Bilbury herts." We regret to state that a man
named Parker die d in the Loudon Hospital on 'Monday morn-
ing, about eighteen hours after he had partaken of a pie
made up of bilberries and sweetened with sugar. Parker's
wife and child, who partook of the flame pie, are lying in the
same hospital. The woman has suffered greatly, but some
hopes are entertained of her recovery. The child is in a
dangerous state, and on Monday evening it was stated that it
wis not likely to survive many hours. The deceased,
Parker, who was about forty years of age, and a man of
strong constitution, kept the Veteran beer-shop, at N 0.247,
Whitechapet-road. The berries were purchased of a man in
the Whit echapel-road on Friday evening. Another sufferer
named Mary Cox, of No. 4, eellingwood-street, Bethnal-
green, after eating similar berries purchased in the street,
was attacked in the same manner as Parker and his wife. Her
agonies for several hours were dreadful, and she is not yet
out of danger. Another person is in the same hospital, suf-
fering from the same cause, who is going on favourably.
From inquiries made by the K division of police, it appears
that numerous individuals besides those in the hospital have
been attacked with severe illness after eating blackberries and
other berries, the size of a small sloe, which are of a poison-
ous nature, and that three men dressed in smock-Crocks, and
having the appearance of countrymen, have been selling
heath brooms, blackberries, and a smaller species of wild
berry, in the Wllitechapel-road. Mr. Bloomfield, a surgeon,
residing at No. 125, High-street, Wapping, was called upon
to attend a family on Saturday afternoon, who were violently
affected by eating berries purchased of one of the men in the
Whitechapel-road. He administered antidotes immediately,
asd fortunately they have all recovered. Mr. Bloomfield
states that dangerous results would have followed
it he had not been called upon very early after the
pstieets swallowed the berries. An inquest will be held
on the body of Parker, and Mr. Bakst-, Jun., the Deputy
Con ater, has ordered a post mortem examination of the body,
and has also directed the remains of the pie to be analysed.
Similar cases of poisoning have been admitted into the Royal
Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road.
A letter, of which the following is a copy, was forwarded
to the superintendents of police, on Saturday morning, by
Mr. Cook, house surgeon. It was to the following effect:—
" Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-road. Aug. 15.
" Sir,--I think it proper to give you immediate notice that
a boy named Thomas Dilley, post boy, has been brought
here this evening, suffering from the tffects of some vege-
table poison. His father states that his son and another post
boy, and a horsekeeper, all partook of some berries which
they bought of a man on Blackfriars'-bridge. It is reason-
able to suppose, if this man has been vending these berries
fruit,as a that theset are not the only sufferers.
"I am, Sir, your o'iedient servant,
"H W. COOK, House Surgeon."

ST. ALBANS' ELECTION.
Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell bas been returned for
St. Albans, Lord Listowel, of the household, defeated.
What, however, could his Lordship expect azainst the
shrinking philanthropist, who speaks of his friendship
fur the poor with that peculiar modesty that makes
known the manifold virtue cf Holloway's Ointment •?
Mr. Cabbell, we doubt not, may possess loyalty—devo-
tion to the Church—and friendship for the poor ; but
these surpassing virtues do not, somehow, affect us as
they ought to do, when shouted from the hustings in the
c,eifident tone f a sleight-of-hand man or fire-eater.
A large heart should not, we• think, be advertised a.;
showmen advertise a monster hog. Mr. Cabbell, how-
ever, may think differently. his recent succeis may
induce him to think so ; and thus, improving on our
hint of the showman, he may—as that festal tradesman
paints his hog outside his booth—on a future occasion
have his philanthropic heart, in all its magnitude,
limned for the curiosity of the elector. " The Heart of
the Poor Man's Friend " would be a taking title ; and,
of course, the philanthropist would not copy the com-
mon exaggeration of showmen, by causing the thing
represented to be drawn at least double the size of the
t.riginal. When Mr. Cabbell last canvassed Marylebone,
a list of hie donations to the poor was sent to every
elector. This, no doubt, was without the consent of the
worthy candi.late ; it was, in fact, the work of some
enemy. Will any of our St. Albans' friends inform us
whether the same plotter was at work in their ancient,
unbought borough ? However, Mr. Cabbell is now an
English senator ; and, judging from his hustings'
speeches, he promises to add to the harmless amusement
of the House of Commons.—Douglas Jerrold's Weekly
Newspaper.

TAY SALMON Frsinsna.—The " takes" for the last eight days, at the stations below the bridge, have hardly
been so good as during the previous week; but those farther
up have been doing tolerably well. Prices are—salmon, 7d. •
gril:!e, 6d. ; trout scarce, and no price mentioned.—Perth
Advertiser.
RELimona CAMP MEETING.—On Sunday, one.of these
religious gatherings of the sect of Primitive Methodists,
which are so common, and attended with so much enthu-
siasm in America, took place in the centre of Blackheath.
The services commenced at nine o'clock in the morning, and
notwithstanding occasional showers of rain, continued with-
out intermission until five. The preachers were located in a
van, and the audience, consisting of about 300, who were
evidently members of the connexion, together with a large
concourse of persons, whom the novelty of the scene brought
together, were accommodated with forms. After occasional
short addresses from their elevated position, the preachers
walked in procession, followed by the audience, to a short
distance, where they knelt down in a circle. The elder then
commenced with a prayer in the centre, and was followed
extemporaneously and promiscuously by many of the
audience, interrupted, however, frequently by the loudest
ejaculations of the wildest enthusiasm. The religious cere-
mollies were interspersed with a variety of singing, in which
the psalmody was popularised to some of our most modern
song tunes, the " Huntsman's chorus," and " Buy a.broom,"
being prominent. With all their exuberance of feeling the
proceedings were conducted with great decorum.
AMERICAN PRODUCE.—The following supplies COM•
prise the principal portion of the most noticeable arrivals
which have taken place from the United States of Ateelica
stud Canada during the past week. The Jane, trom Mon-
treal, brought 1,540 barrels of flour, and 8,415 minots of
wheat; the Metoka, arrived at Liverpool from New York,
brought 4,062 barrels of flour, the large number of 11,370
bushels, and 745 sacks of wheat, 520 tierces of beef, and
1,790 bushels of Indian corn; the Alliott, at the i•arne port,.
also from New York, 1,000 barrels of flour, 9,613 bushelsi of
wheat, and 4,101 bushels of Indian corn ; the Prince Albert,
from Quebec, 4,045 barrels of flour, the produce of Canada ;
the Arabella, from New York, 3,900 barrels of flour;_ the
Robert and Ann, from Quebec, 2,981 barrels of flour, &c. ;
the Undine, from Quebec, 2,144 barrels of flour and other
articles; the Calliope, from Quebec, 7,070 barrels of flour,
and the large number of 14,282 staves for coopers' use. And
the following, comprising the latest arrivals at the port
of Liverpool, all took place in one day:—the Paul Jones,
from New York, 7,450 barrels of flour, &c. ' • the Monon-
gahela, from New Orleans, 1,925 sacks of Idian corn;
the Yasoo, from New Orleans, 3,572 sacks of corn, Ste. • the
Fidelia, from New York, 3,104 barrels of flour, 186 barrels of
lard, several packages of hams, tongues, &c.; the Laura,
from New Orleans, 4,207 sacks of wheat, &c. ; the John
Cumming, from New Orleans, 2,225 barrels of flour, 1,582
sacks of wheat, and 3,565 sacks of Indian corn ; the Eliza-
beth, from M ntreal, 2,683 barrels of flour, 136 barrels of
pork, and 105 kegs of butter; the Queen of the Tyne, from
Montreal, 7,649 minots of wheat, 1,070 barrels of flour, and
140 kegs of butter; the Lavinia, from Montreal, 3,617
blrrels of flour, &c. ; the Mary, from Quebec, 1,576 barrels
cf flour; the Coverdale, from Montreal and Quebec, 2,160
barrels of flour, 84 barrels of pork, several of hams, and
4,584 bushels of wheat; the Jane, from Montreal and
Quebec, 3,350 bar rels of flour, Sac.; besides numerous vessels
from the provinces of Canada, Si. John's, New Brunswick,
and other ports of North America, laden entirely with wood
goods of American produce.

THE SCOTT MONUMENT.
(From the Edinburgh Adthrtiser of Tuesday.)
We find, in a handsome little pocket volume, just pub-
lished by Mr. W. H. Lizars, for the benefit of strangers,
under the title of the " Edinburgh Tourist and Itine-
rary," the following description of the Scott Monument,
which will not be inappropriate at the present time,
when public attention is so much engrossed with the
approaching ceremony of the inauguration on Saturday
next. On that occasion the colossal statue of Sir Walter,
which is to be removed to-day from Mr. Steell's studio,
preparatory to its being seated under the groined arch
in the lower portion of the building, will be installed in
its proper place with a profusion of masonic and civic
honours, and amidst a greater concourse of people, we
may safely predict, than has ever assembled in Edin-
burgh since the year or the Queen's v sit.
This monument is -,n elegant and picturesque gothic
structure. hi the shape of an open cross or spire, 190
feet in height, and having a stair up to a gallery sur-
rounding the spire, within a few feet of the top, com-
manding a splendid view of all the adjacent country,
and a complete bird's•eye inspection of the whole town.
When the block from which the figure of Sir Walter
Swat is sculptured arrived in Leith, great difficulty was
experienced in finding apparatus sufficiently powerful
to lift it out of the vessel ; and no slight danger, in addi-
tion to enormous labour, was incurred in effecting its
landing. After being set upon a four-wheeled truck, it
was got to Edinburgh without accident, in a sort of
triumphal procession ; the transit being effected from
Junction-bridge, Leith, to Mr. Steele's studio in Ran-
dolph-place, by the strenuous and admirably directed
exertions of not fewer than twenty powerful horses, in
forty-three minutes although it had taken four days to
bring it from the ship a hold through the yard at which
it was landed to the road, a distance not exceeding two
hundred yards. Its weight was variously est,mated at
from thirty to thirty-three tons. It may not be unin-
teresting to state, that while the ponderous mass was in
the act of being shipped at Leghorn, the shears, by
which it had b en raised to be swung on board, from the
car conveying it from the mountains, suddenly gave
way, and the future stalle was precipitated right through
the bottom of the vessel into the sea; and it was nearly
subjected to a similar accident while being lifted on
shore at Leith. While on the subject of the sculpture,
it is proper to mention, that the figures occupying the
four niches immediately over the principal arch, were
designed and executed by three Edinburgh artists,
whose admiration of Scott, and approbation of the ge-
n9ral design, induced them spontaneously to undertake
their execution, at a rate which can hardly be considered
other than gratuitous. The figure on the north,
representing Prince Charles Edward," and that of
" Meg Merrdees," looking eastwards, being the work of
Mr. Alexander H. Ritchie; the " Last Minstrel," filling
• the western niche, was contributed by Mr. James
Ritchie; and the " Lady of the Lake," on the south, by
Mr. Patrick Slater. 'rile gothic structure was designed
by Mr. George Stickle Kemp, a gentleman whose history
is not a little singular. Brought up as an obscure
cowry carpenter, he, in early life, imbibed an enthu-
siastie admiration for gothic architecture, induced, ac-
cording to his own account, by an accidental visit, while
a mere child, to Roslin Chapel. In the study of that
branch of art, when arrived at manhood, he travelled
on foot, without friends, and unassisted, save by
his own indefatigable industry as a mechanic, and his
enthusiasm as an amateur, over the whole of Great
Britain, and a vary considerable portion of continental
Europe. Returning to his native country, he devoted
his energies to an investigation of the principles and
cap abilities of gothic architecture ; and en a competi-
tion of designs for a monument to Sir Walter Scott
being advertised, he entered the lists, and, after much
opposition, some of which was of the most ungenerous
description, he was at length declared the victor, and
his design ordered to be proceeded with. When the
structure was about half built, the unfortunate architect
lost his life by an accident. In the course of a dark
night, on his way home, he missed his footing, and fell
into the Union Canal, where he was drowned.