The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING-, JULY 25, 1846.

Ministry considered themselves certain of obtaining
a large majority.

On Wednesday the Count DE RAMBUTEAU, Pre-
fect of the department of the Seine, presided at a
meeting of the commercial notabilities of the capital,
held at the Hall of the Tribunal of Commerce,
for the purpose of electing 15 Judges of the Paris
Tribunal of Commerce, to supply the places of those
who this year go out by rotation.
The Prince DE JoINvILLE has arrived at Tripoli.
He is expected to visit Malta about the beginning of
August.
Four corvettes of war have just been placed on the stocks
the Serieuse. at Blest; the Caprigieuse, at Toulon ; the
Constantine, at Rochefort ; and the Eurydice, at Cher-
bourg.
According to the return of the Commissioners of the Sink-
ing Fund for the second quarter of the present year, the
amount purchased was 280,598 f. Three per Cent. Rentes,
which cost 7,820,695 f. 25c., the average price being 83f.
64c. per cent.
Prince JosErn PONIATOWSKI, who has composed
several successful operas for the Italian stage, has
arrived in Paris. The Prince is the grand nephew
of the last King of POLAND.
The Stock Market has remained firm but inactive t hrouph-
out the day, and closed at yesterday's quotations. Threes,
83f. 15c., and Fives, 121 f. 65c. The market closed as fol-
lows :-Three per Cents., for cash, 83f. 10c.; for account,
83f. 15c. ; Five per Cents., for cash, 121 f. 60c. ; for ac-
count, 121 f. 65c. ; Bank of France Shares, 3,460 f.; Neapolitan,
100 f. 50c. ; Spanish Threes, 353/4 ; Ditto, Fives and New
Loan not quoted.
RAILWAYS.-The Share Market has somewhat recovered
itself to- day, and prices of most of the lines may be quoted
higher than yesterday, although not so high as on Monday.
For cash-Paris and Orleans closed at 1,267 f. 50c. ; Paris
and Rouen, 967 f. 50c. ; Rouen and Havre, 665 f. ; Avignon,
860 f. ; Strasburg and Bale, 21af. ; Boulogne, 457 f. 50c.;
Northern, 696 f. 25c. ; Bordeaux, 525 f. ; Paris and Lyons,
500 f.; Paris and Strasburg, 483 f. 75c. ; Nantes, 482 f. 50c.;
Montereau, Fampoux, and Dieppe not quoted.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 23.
7 k—Paris and,
Boulogne and Amiens, 11%—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(rkran:speLetce
t—u
da ,s t
121 r_a no,r
16c
as, —s Lausti
deßmobrodueragui, —Northern of
Lyons Constituted, Sambre and Aleuso, 4.

FLANDERS MA [L.
BRUSSELS, JULY 22.—The average price of wheat in the
week ending on Saturday, the 18th of July, was 23f. 32c.,
and that of rye 17f. 38c. •
This being the anniversary of the King's accession to the
throne, it was celebrated with unusual solemnity. Te Deum
was chanted by the clergy of the Church of Gudeul, which
was richly adorned. All the Royal Family were present, and
a great unibc,r of persons of distinction, including almost
all the, members of the dipbmatic body. The church was
crowded. After the Te Deum, all the tr,ops of the garrison
of Brussels, and those from other towns, were drawn up in
order of battle round the park. At 10 o'clock the King, ac-
companied by a brilliant staff; left the palace to inspect the
troops. An immense crowd of spectators was in the park
and on the Boulevards. The King passed rapidly along the
front of the line, and placed himself with the illustrious
strangers present before the palace with his staff. The
Queen and the Princess were on the balcony of the palace.
Soleman Pecha was by the side of the King, M. Horace
Vernet among the staff, by the side of General Langermann.
The review was one of the finest military solemnities
that we had at Brussels. The appearance of the troops
was magnificent, and excited the admiration of the numerous
persons of distinction now in the capital.
A great many foreigners of distinction have arrived at
Brussels, among them are the Princes; of Domidoff, daughter of
Jerome Bonaparte, and suite, the Duke d'Caranance, the
Duke of Luxemburg Barone: s Sulch, M. Sarratta, Minister
Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic, the Princess of
Wurtemburg, Arc. &c.
Mr. Stephenson, the celebrated engineer, visited Yiees a
few days ago, and examined the projected line of the railway
from Yiees to Courtrai. We are assured that the plans will
be very shortly sent to Bruges, and immediately transmitted
to the department of public works.
BELGIAN FUNDS.—BaussELs, July 22.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ••••••• • • • • • - •
Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • ..
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent. •• •
Ditto Three per Cent.... ••••••• • • • • • • •
Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto ..
Ditto, ditto, 1840 ..
Ditto,tditto, 1842.. .. • •
Ditto, 1844..............• .• • • •‘• • • •• • 99%
Ditto, 1836..
Ditto, 1838 ••..•••• • • • • ..
Ditto 174100
~.1.8.3.2.
..
..
..
..
.....
110001 s
Bank of Belgium • . ..... . • • • • .... 940
—Brussels Papers, July 22.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JuLt 16.
45 ppeerr cceennt.
t.3anatietttoi.. q.u. I 1 1 1146
101
3 per Cent. ditto •••••.•••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • 74
Loan, 1834 • • 155
Ditto, 1839 .. • • 122%
Bank Shares .............. , ........... 1570
Esterhazy's Loan ........ .•••••• •• • • • •

RAILWAYS.

- -
The Northern, or Ferdinand - •
... • • 187-X
Gloggnitz •• • • • - • • • • • • • • • • • • • ••• • • • •• • • 137
118 x
VLeiegnhnoarn-3121.a.n.... . ..
Sienna ..
Grosetto ••• • • .......... .............. 93 W,
Oldenbut g • • .... ...... .......... ••• • • •
Apenninen ............... 96
Pesth Bridge .... „ „ ..................
—Allgemeine Zeitung. July 19.

OPENING OF SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.—After
short recess Sadler's Wells opens to-night, under the
management of Mr. Phelps. The name of Mr. Phelps is
alone sufficient guarantee that the legitimate drama will
again find a home at Sadler's Wells, and that the glorious
works of our old poets will be represented in a style worthy
of them. The company includes Mr. G. Bennett, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Marston, Miss Cooper, Mr. Scharf, Mr. A.
Young, and several other of our old favourites. Mr.
Wallack and Mrs Brougham have also joined the Sadler's
Wells company. Mr. Phelps, however, has not contented
himself with merely securing the services of artists who
already enjoy a metropolitan favour, aspirants for histrionic
fame will have an opportunity afforded them of showing
" the stuff" they are made of. One of these, Mr. Creswick,
makes his debut, to-morrow evening, in the character of
Hotspur, in the first part of Henry IV., on which occasion
Mr. Phelps appears as Falstaff.
LITERARY NEWS.—The present season is remarkable
for the variety and interest of new books which have ap-
peared. Mr. Bentley has just given us Horace Walpole's
" Memoirs of King George the Third," now first published
from the original MS., edited, with notes, by Sir Denis Le
Marchant, Bart., with extracts from the diary of the Duke
of Grafton. This new work has only recently been per-
mitted to be published. The late Lord Holland considered
the anecdotes in the " Memoirs of King George the Third "
of too recent a date to appear earlier. This entertaining
work abounds in anecdotes of the Court during the early
years of that eventful reign. A new work from the pen of
that admirable writer, Mrs. Jameson, entitled " Memoirs and
Essays on Art, Literature, and Social Morale," which will be
read by everybody. " Memoirs of the Jacobites," by Mrs.
Thompson. "Picturesque Antiquities of Spain," by Mr.
Wells, a beautiful and entertaining book. A second edition
of the " Diaries and Letters •of Lord Malmesbury," which
abound with anecdotes, and reveal the secret history of
many important transactions for the last forty years.
" The Philosophy of Magic and Apparent Miracles," by Dr.
Thomson, full of entertainment and curious information;
Mr. Jesse's " Memoirs of the Pretenders and their Ad-
herents"—popular, like all the works of this charming
writer; Count St. Marie's " Visit to Algiers in 1845," a gra-
phic sketch of the proceedings of the French there, together
with anecdotes and a portrait of Abd-el-Kader ; a new ro-
mance by the celebrated Fenimore Cooper, called " The
Ravensnest," the very title of which suggests one of those
intensely interesting romances of the backwoods of America,
where he has already earned undying fame. Let us not
forget to add an admirable Cookery Book by Francatelli, for-
merly head cook to her Majesty, a work now universally
allowed to be the best on this vitally interesting subject.
Francatelli well deserves to fill the throne left vacant by
Ude. We have also Jesse's "Anecdotes of Dogs," with
numerous beautiful engravings of the most remarkable breeds ;
and the two first parts of a new and highly-promising peri-
odical publication, which will place the best modern books
within the reach of the great body of readers of limited
means, it is called " Bentley's Modern Literature," and
commences with the inimitable letters of Horace Walpole.
We wish this design all the success It so well merits.
MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—The number of
deaths registered in the metropolis during the week ending
the 18th of July, was 1,053, of which number 1,032 were
from disease, being an increase in the number of deaths from
disease, as compared with the week preceding, of 146. A
great increase appears to have taken place in the deaths from
disease of the organs of respiration. In the week ending the
18th July they were 258, and in the preceding week 203.
The deaths from diseases of the stomach, liver, and other
organs of digestion during the week ending the 18th July
were 115. _ _

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--Thursday the marriage
of Lord Lindsay, eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Bal-
carras, with Miss Margaret Lindsay, eldest daughter of the
Honourable Colonel James Lindsay, of Balearris, was so-
lemnised at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. A nu-
merous family circle assembled at the church to witness the
nuptial ceremony, among whom we observed the Earl and
Countess of Balcarris, the Earl and Countess Somers and
Lady Harriet Cocks, the Duchess de Coigny and Mademoi-
selle Coigny, Lady Charlotte Lindsay, the Hon. Colonel
Keppel, the Hon. captain and Lady Sarah Lindsay, the
Honourable Colin and Lady Frances Lindsay, Sir Edmund
and Lady Antrobus, Viscount and Viscountess Pollington, c.
Dr. Lindsay, Archdeacon of Kildare, officiated at the cere-
mony. At the conclusion of the solemn rite, the bride re-
ceived the congratulations of the numerous relatives and
friends congregated on the interesting occasion. The wed-
ding party then adjourned to the vestry, where the mar-
riage was duly registered. The Hon. Colonel, Lindsay
gave an elegant dejeuner, at his residence in Grosvenor-
square, to a large circle, in celebration of
.the auspicious
event. The sumptuous repast was laid out tn, the dining-
room and adjoining apartment, and at least 150 persons of
distinction were present. At half-past two o'clock the
bridegroom and bride left town for Beechwood-park, the
seat of Sir John Sebright, Bart., in Herts, to pass the
honeymoon.
ne.n:.lt.Galuiaiznot has just presented to the town of
.Lisieux
his portrait painted by M. Henss, and this year exhibited at
portrait of h
the Louvre.
It is said that the Pope, having a great veneration for
the memory. of Pepe Pius VII., has commissioned an emi-
by David, which is in the gallery
pisapinretedrecteoesceorm, come to Paris, and make a copy of the
of the Louvre.
Lux mons TRAVELLING.--The travellers on the
Dutch railroads being much annoyed by the dust during the
hot weather, an expedient has been 4tvised for the purpose
of preventing the annoyances, by attaching a car, pierced
with holes, behind the tender.' The car is filled with ice,
which being melted during the journey effectually lays the
dust.
We are glad to learn that the traffic, passengers as
well as goods, is weekly upon the increase on the White-
orhgean Cishede.helnthahmas
issued White-
haven Junction Railway.—Cumberland Pacquet.
T
Oxfordtheand
supported by a most influential provisional committee, a
Railway Company is
prospectus of a new line,
re-
majority of whom are wealthy residents in this town.—
Cheltenham Chronicle
SHOOTING AT ItED RICE.-011 its becoming known to
Shurmur's wife that her husband had been so mercifully
sentenced at the assizes, viz., only to one month's imprison-
ment, excessive joy and gratitude deprived the poor woman
of her reason for some time; at let.gth, when consciousnep-
returned,. she was with dimctsily made to credit it.—ilamss
Are Guardian.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
A large business was done in Cotton at Liverpool yester-
day. Saley about 8,000 bags, including 1,500 on speculation
and 1,000 for export. Prices were firm. Shares realised
about former rates.

It appears that the Dutch, who aro ever tolerably alive to

the interests of their eastern commerce, are by no means
satisfied with the results of last year's trading, either be-
tween Java and China or the Netherlands and China; but
they expect evidently that there will be a decided
extension, provided the merchants enter more con-
fidently into competition with other countries, and freight
au additional number of ships. It may be wise to
note this, because of regulating future shipments. Even the
Americans complain that their trade with China has not in-
creased to the extent anticipated, although they. took last
year no less than 20,751,5621b5. of tea, being an increase of
6,528,9631b5. over the year 1814. It must not be assumed,
however, that the consumption increased in an equal ratio,
and we may conclude, therefore, that the Americans
sent a full supply of their coarse cotton manufactures,
and were compelled to take more tea than they wanted in
exchange, or rather more tea at a dear price ; for to argue
that the consumption of the article is by any means what it
ought to be, or will be, is a manifest absurdity. Upon the
whole, the last treaty between the Americans and Chinese is
not likely very materially to benefit either, as the import
duties in China continue much the same.

There is no buoyancy in the English Stock Market, but
the quotations are in some respects a little firmer. For pre-
sent transfer Consols have been quoted 951• z and for time
95,74. Exchequer-bills have improved to Ds. and 14s.
premium. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have
been at 971 to 97%; and the Three per Cents. 95. A to 96.
The only bargains to be noted in the Foreign Market arc,
in Mexican Five per Cents. at 2534 to 264 ; in Brazilian,
at 87 ; in Spanish Passives, at 5%; and in Dutch Two-and-
a-Half per Cents., at 59%.
Until a favourable alteration occurs in Stocks, Railway
Shares are not likely to command much attention; but while

the second-rate schemes may sink to a discount, there ap-
pears to be nothing that should impair confidence in the
value of such as must yield a handsome dividend. The only
question holders have to consider, as affecting themselves, is
whether they have the ability to go on with the " calls,"
because if not, the first loss is the best.
BRITISH FUNDS.

CLOSING
PRICES.
Bank Stock .. .. • • • • • • •• 208
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 95% 96
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 95% % 95%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arens. 97%5q 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10 5-16 10 5-16
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 10 th 10!fi
India Bonds, 1,000/. .. ..
Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. 25 20 p
South Sea Stock ..
• Ditto, New Annuities .. 94% IA
Consols for Account • • • • .. 95%
Exchequer Bills. I%d.
1,0001. .... 11 14 pm. 10
Ditto. Small 11 15 11 pm. 11
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 87
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 23%
Ditto, for the Account •26'4
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. ..
Portuguese Four per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account ..
Spanish Bonds. 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, Passive Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.

ONE
O'CLOCK.

.. 59ig Z9V,
.. 94M 94
BUSINESS
CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT ERICE
ONE O'CLOCK.

20 p

Dutch Two-and-a-Dalt per Ceut
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates

2.544
2614
391/
44!-4
45 <-2.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2% .... 1% ......
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 5;4 55 4 ....
Bristol and Exeter .. 73 ........

Ditto New .. 5 .... 9 9
Caledonian 20 .... 13 . .
Ditto, Half Shares .. 234 % ........ l's
Ditto. Extension .. .... Is 4 .......... 134
Chester and Holyhead .. 27% .... 264.......... 26%
Derby and Creme 6%.......... 634
Direct Northern .. 2%.... 1 %
Eastern Counties 141. 165..... 241%a • •
Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 7% 8 p• 8 p
Ditto, York Extension .. 10s. 234 2.... •• 2
East Lincolnshire .... 14 %...... • . %
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 .. 73
Ditto 3H Shares .. .. 10 .... 18 ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 1235 .. ••
Ditto New 14 Shares.. .. 12%.... 173¢ .. • •
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .„ 534 „ 3.74
Goole, Doncast., and sheffield, &c. 425..... dis. ••.. • . % dis.
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1%.... .. • • .....
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 25 .... 28
Great Western 85 ....150 151 l5l
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 83 .......... 83
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 10 .... 22 4 . 2.1%
Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .. •••• • • • - 534
Isle of Axliolme • • .. 2% . . 2 ....
Leicester and Bedford .. 225..... .34 dis. dis.
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 428. 134 dis .. 134 dl,.
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2%.... 1%14 % 134
London an Birmingham . ..100 .... 231 230........ 230
Ditto, Thirds .. 32 .... 72% .. • ....... 7235
Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... 33 32% •• 32%
Ditto, Fifths .. 2 2635 .......... 2031
London and Brighton .. .. 50 .. . 65 64% .. •• .. 64%
London and Croydon .. .. 13/. 15s 9d... 23% 23 .• • ... 23%
London and Greenwich .. 121. 15s. 4d. 974 .. .••• • • • 9%
London and South-Western .• 41/. 6s. 10d...
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 57%......
Ditto, New .. 1735 .... 28% 28%
Ditto, New .. .. 14 .... 2131 2135
London and York .. .... 1% % •
Ditto, Half Shares • . 235 ...• %••••• • • • • •
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil . , 23% .... 1 .... • • 1
Manchester and Leeds .• 82 .• .. .... • •
Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .... 11 .... ••.. • • 11

•
Ditto Extension 425. .. •• 2% p.. ••• • • • 214 P
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 86
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 4 . . 1514
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 •• • • 11 .... •• • . 11%
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. • • .. p % p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% )4 lIA
311dItrid . • .. .. 100 .... 147 147
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....120 .
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .. • • 45 •• • • 45
Ditto, New . 1 .... 114 % ........ 11%
Ditto, New, Branding .. 25 .... 44% 44 ...... 44
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .• 26% 27 26% .. 211%
Norfolk .. • • .. .. 20 .• .. 27% .• 28
I)itto, Tenths .. • • .. .. 2 .... 2% ..... 2%
Ditto, Extension • .. 2 •• • • 2 .... • •
North British .. .• 25 .. • • 335 434...,
Ditto, Half Shares • • 8% •• • • 133, .4.. •• .. 13%
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 114 2% 32%• • ,•
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... .......... 75 1,4
Ditto, New • • .. • • .. 1 •• . 22% .••.• • • • • . 22%
North Kent and Direct Dover •• 2% .... 1% ...... •• , .
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425. .• .• 3 p 3 p
Oxford,Worcest., & Wolverhmpth. 12 % .. 7 h
Portsmouth lhrect • • .. • . 3% .• . • 4% ••..•• • • • • 4%
Preston and Wyro .• 25 .... •• •
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% •• .. 7%
Richmond .. .. 10 .... 18% .......... 18%
Scottish Central .. . 12% .... 19% . 19%
Ditto New . .. . • • • .. 2%.... 8
Shropshire Union .. 423..... 1%% dis l% dis.
South Midland 421..... % 1/4 % p • • % p
South Eastern and Dover 33% .. • • 44%
Do., New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15 .... 20 .. .. • .... 19%
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%.... •• . 3%
West Riding Union • • .. 425. •• .. 2yC 1k p .. 2% p
Wicheach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 314(• 3%
York and Carlisle .. % ... •• . • 34
York &Ad North Midland .. 50 .. • • •• • • ••• • •
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 •• . 14% 13% .... 13%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 14 .... 11% .•• . • . 12%
Bordeaux and Mediterranean .. 2 .... 1%. .... .
Bord., Toul., & Cette tMackenzie) 2 .... • ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 10% .... •• ..
Dutch Rhenish . .... 6% ••••• • • • ..
East In no . 55. ••••• • • • • •
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 ••.. 13 .. ••••• • • • 12%
Orleans and Bordeaux .. .. 6. • • 734 •••• • • • • 7%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... hi 1% ••• • ..
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 4 . .. • • ....
Rotten and Havre . .. 20 .... 2631. •• ..
2t; 44
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
.. 10 .... 14%
MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered —3% • • •• • • •• •
Cobre Copper • • • . • • • • 24

Lot on Joint-Stock • • . •

'COURSE OF EXCHANGE.-(YESTERDAY.)
inasterdam C.F. 12 By, Gibraltar.. ••..••• • • • • •
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 5 Leghorn ..... • 30 50
Rotterdam .... ••2 U. 12 9 Genoa . 26 15
Antwerp • • ........ 26 15 Milan .
Hamburgh M.B. 13 1514 Venice
Altona • Naples .... •• • • • 39• X
Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 80 Palermo, per 0z..-- . 119 N
Ditto, 3 months.
Marseilles • .
Bourdeaux .. . 26 15 Rio Janeiro ..........24
Frankfort on Mains—. 122% Bahia •.......
Peter sburgh, 3 U 5.... • . Buenos Ayres • •
Berlin ...... •• • • New York, 21 days' sight
Vienna, effec.flo ••• • .. 10 12 Philadelphia ..... •
Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 12 PRICBS OF BULLION, PLR OZ.
Madrid ••.. • • ........ 35N Foreign Gold iu bars £3 17 9
Cadiz . • ........ 36 Portugal Gold Coin • 3 17 5
Bilbao... •••.. • • ...... New Doubloons 00 0
Barcelona ......
!Seville.. • ..... •.•• • • .. Silver in bars ........ 0 4 11%

THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENl.—(Declicated to
Sir Robert Peel and Richard Cobden.)—There was once
an old fish-er-man call-ed Rob-ert. He went out to fish,
and cast his net in-to the sea. And when he drew up his
net. he found it ve-ry hea-vy. ".Al-lah preserve us,"
said Rob-ert, "what can be in my net that it is hea-vy ?"
So he pull-ed and pull-ed, and at last got his net up-on the
shore, and found in it a dead don-key. And the don-key's
name was burnt on the don-key's side, and the name was
"Pro-tec- don." Then Rob-ert turn-ed the dead don-key
o-ver many times, to see what he could do with it.
At last, "Out upon it," said he, "and up-on my ill
luck! What good can be done with a dead don-key?
I will try an-o-they cast." So he threw the dead don-
key back into the sea, and let down his net again.
And as he pull-ed it up he found it very hea-vy, and be
thought he had got some large fish. And when he drew
the net on land he found in it an old pot, on which was
punch-ed " Fixed Duty," but the pot was full of holes, and
would not hold wa-ter. Then he curs-ed his ill-luck once
more, and said, " I will make cne more tri-al, and if I get
no fish I will not try again to-day." So he threw the old
pot in-to the sea, and let down his net again. And, as he
pull -ed it up, he found it much more hea-vy than e-ver,
and he said, " I flat-ter my-self this is a large fish." And
when he drew the net on land, he found in it a ves-sel of
bronze, with a seal on the mouth, on which was written
" Re-striction," and on the ve-sel was the word " League."
And he heard a voice from the in-side of the ves-sel,
which said, " Take off the seal." And he took it off a ve-ry
lit-tle way, and there came a thick smoke out of the hot- tie,
and it grew and grew, till it rose up to the skies, and it was
like a great gi-ant. And its eyes were like flame, and its
limbs like the cranks and pis-tons of steam en-gines, and
on its right hand was writ-ten " Peace," and on its left
hand " Know-ledge." And Rob-ert fell on his knees, and
said, " 0 migh-ty gi-ant who art thou, and what wouldst
thou have ?" Then the gi-ant said, "lam a great po-wer,
and I have been for a great ma-ny years con-fined by that
seal, which thou hest re-moved, and for this thou shalt be
great and hap-py." So when .Roh-ert beard this he was
very glad, but he could not un-der-stand how so huge a
gi-ant could come out of so lit-tle a ves-sel. So he said to
the gi-ant, " I can-not be-lieve that so large a bo-dy could
come out of so small a place." Then the gi-ant said,
" Will you be-lieve it if Igo back a-gain, for while the seal
is off, Ido not care for go-ing back in- to the ves-sel l" And
then the gi•ant grew less and less, and went by de-grees in-to
the ves-sel un-til he was quite out of sight. And then he
said to Rob-ert, " Throw the seal in-to the sea, take the ves-
sel, and keep it by the al-ways, and thou wilt be good and
hap-py, and all men will love thee." And Rob-ert threw the
seal in-to the sea, took the ves-se], and did as the gi- ant bade
him, and he lived long and hap-py, and brought great good
and much mo-ney to all his fa-mily and all the country
round about.—Punch.
FATAL ACCIDENT TO A TOLL-COLLECTOR.—Thurs-
day, an inquest was held before Mr. Joseph Payne, at the
Bartholomew Coffee-house, West Smithfield, on the body of
Samuel Crooks, aged sixty-three. The deceased war. a col-
lector of city toll, in Bridge-street, Blackfriars, and between
two and three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon last, he was
passing the White Bear public-house in Upper Thames-
otreet, when his foot slipped off the kerb, and he fell into the
carriage road between the horses' hind legs and the fore
wheels of a Clarence carriage, which was passing at the mo-
ment, and before the driver could poasibly pull up, the off
wheels passed over the deceased's chest. lie was picked up
in a dying state, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's hos-
pital, where he shortly after expired. Verai 't, "Accidental
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