The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-30 00:00:00

The " History of the Navy" has ben') ar,
the other works less so then his novels. u, boat;
here remark that the latter have always maintained
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high character for their moral bearing, although r'3
of them have been for the aristocratic tech
and fondness for the distinctions of high life whin
popul

they display.
About the year 1827 Mr.. Cooper visited Billie'.
where his fame had then been already established.
was welcomed into the most refined literary 9,
aristocratic circles, but always sustained the character
so
of an American by placing before the EurePeio
public the truth with regard to his native country,
his conversation, and by his contributions to the Prei:yl
when required to defend the institutions and rne
racter of the United Sates from attacks and "-he
representations. Among others whose friendsbiP
enjoyed was General Lafayette, and other fee°
America in France, England, &c., &c.
Several of the works referred to were
during Mr. Cooper's visit to Europe. We belie
was absent some ten ears, and on his return be cc'er,
tinued his literary labour-. His popularity, bows of
was checked by the attacks of the press en orae $.
his works wlikh were supposed to show an aristoathe
tic tendency. He also had a controversy with ha
Hon. Tristram Burges, of Rhode Island, and tbe,"„.
Colonel Stone, editor of the New York Daily 4.,"11,71;
tiver, respecting his (Cooper's) narrative of the .10$0
of 14:ilte Erie. Mr. Cooper then commenced o,l3'nei
of suing editors of newspapers for damages. Gefo
Stone's case was submitted to arbitration, Arl'isfr,
think 250 dollars was awarded in favour of for
Cooper. He was successful, likewise, in eint9.
damages against Colonel Webb, of the Coutleo
Thurlow Weed, of the Albany Evening Journal; Ile,
Greeley and M'Elrath, of the Tribune. In these °sibs
publiked
Mr. Cooper was materially aided by the cunireettbe
court uniformly pursued in his favour, and oge'ns .01
editors. It is doubtless, however, operated set
his pecuniary interest. /*OP
A writer in the International Magazine, in reibir
ing Mr. Cooper's works, says there was DC'te,S, the
guage in Europe in which all his novels, gme,"(011
publication of the " Red Rover" did not apPenrit-bss
as soon as they were printed in London.
been the chosen companion of the prince and the rod
sant, on the borders of the Volga, the Danube' the
Guadalquivir; by the Indus and the Gangel'of
Paraguay and the Amazon, where the name co is
Washington was never spoken, and our country
known only as the home of Cooper. The Wr„sfil.°
living no other writer whose fame is so utuv,"-Der
We may add that among the early admirers of 7,11,
as a novelist, was the late Colonel Trumbull, the ore
torical painter, whom we have heard express nrsir
ference for Cooper's novels, even over those ().
Walter Scott.

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2.1 r. Cooper, in his politics, professed det",:. ua
notions ; but his personal popularity 119 Petired
was not extensive, however he may have been suZ
or esteemed among his own circle of friends. •`l3 re,
ligion he was a zealous Episcopalian, and often Kew
sented the church of his village in the stated on: it
tions of that denomination. One of his daughter-eigi,
will be remembered, has appeared as an autborril
particularly of a popular work called "Rural Wiz

THE COUNTRY MARKETS'.O
The following is the official statement of the ,e-0-101.11
corn, &c., received in the port of London from the r
Essex, from the 21st Sept., 1851, to the 27th Sept.'
both inclusive

note inclusive :
.4 I .
2_g
i. 7,
Colchester
163
Harwich ......
Leigh 1407, 8 1v" ir
Maldon
... 734 234
.
a f011°111,14
CHELMSFORD, SEPT. 26.—Prices to-day were twit..
Wheat, white, old 39s to 45s ; new 58s to 44" ,rhersit

f011°11;‘
34s to
CHELMSFORD, SEPT. 26. -es to-day were
Wheat,
38s ; white,
new, old
35s 39s
to to
38s ; barley, 45s ;
new 58s s
to to 44" s
% rt,wo '
slisf
--DOS°
to —3 ; grinding 20s to 26s ; oats 18s to 259; "'27.
to 55s ; chevalier 54s to b6s ; peas, partridge! Deto,..i/
30s ; old, —a to ; white, new, 27s to 295; old, ,11k 16.
dun, new, 26s to 27s ; old, 27a to 29s ; beans, IV. Or
to 29s ; harrow ticks, new 27s to 30s ; old —J to
zagan, new 26s to 28s ; old —s to —s per qr. red
COLCHESTER, SEPT. 27.—Wheat, white 405 to 4-ls 0011.
to 38s ; oats, 170 to 22s ; beans, mazagan 259 to gs 280 ti
and small 26s to 30s ; peas, white 26s to 28s, greh De-
30s ; barley, new, 26s to 30a per IStiW
KIRKALDY, Sam 27.—The following are the "in°
for new grain : i PeSgia

Wheat.
First 40s Od
Second 353 Od
Third 303 01

Barley.
2;s Od
22s 6d
203 Od

Oats.
23s Od
20s 6d
19s Od
I imperial,
'he followii

Bean&
od
—s od
od

64
od

nl3:sare-Od
the

Oatmeal, per bait: of 2801bs Price°
11ADD1NGTON, SEPT. 26.—T'
grain at our market to-day :
.139srld
Wheat. Old. sew. I Barley. 1 Oa'. s„',l 30$
First ..,..45s Od ... 44s Od I 24s 6d i 21s ,","A 349 0a
Second ...42s 6d ... 36s ld I 233 2d 1 199 0° 34$ ,
hd ago
Third ......36s Od .. 3'.is Od 20s Od MI 44 —0
Total quantity of Old Wheat in market '67 (111" 237 oia
Do. New do. 2ro qrs., 02 so..
Do. Barley do. 221 qrs., .„ No
2lv 7,;id
Do. Oats do. 232 clts" 19 P.'
Do. Beans do. 28 qi13.1

COAL BURKE'
Holywell
Howard's W.ll. Neth lss 00
North Percy Hartley l4s Cd
West Hartley
West Wylam
W all's End, &c.
Acorn Close
Brown • ... l4s 9d
Gesforth
Lawson
iLiddell
Eden Main . .
Lambton Primrose
Belmont —16 s
Braddyil
Li etton
Haswell ... l6s 6o
Ships at market.,

:T.-YESTXRDAY. 163
95
DI;
Lambton .............. 15,
Lumley .........
.......•
i 55
Scarborough .........
.. 6,
Stewart's .............
Whitwell .............. ii•Cs
Plummer ........ 1633,
Cassop ..... ...... . . `47,1
lleugt. ......... 165 A
Kelloe .........
'South Hartlepool ... 163 ri
Adelaide Tees ......... 119
inackhouse. ..............
q 9 9
'Maclean's Tees .• 16A
Ueer ...... •.........«•. 1915
Birchg. Graigols A
Derwentwaterilari'" 145 IP"
Hartley —.••••• ....
95 Sold. 93.

RAILWAY SHARE
BRISTOL, SEPT. 2). WI"
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been ve•trot
!?:day, and the only alteration we have to quote is

Western Stock, which closed at 82.
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 29. ben Or!,
STOCK EXCHANGE.-- The share market has go,
active to-day, and prices higher. The transactions Wile
follow :—Caledonian, Preference, 76—Chester and rpao‘
head, 1714—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 564-nl,O 1r
Crosby, and Southport, 26 dis. London 90" Fiflb6
Western, 1161/2—Ditto, New Quarters, 3
214 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire,
iSllf
Ditto, Preference, 11%—Midland, 4714—Ditto, HalVe4'
dis.—South-Eastern and Dover. 19%.
MANCHESTER, SEPT. 29. , ess dOlja
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Thero has been a large htle'lltioe
to-day, and prices had an upward tendency. The -5554"
tions were as follow :—Lancashire and Yorkshire/ oleo
South-Eastern and Dover, 191,4—East Lancashire; SO
Vhitehaven and Furness, 7—Eastern Counties, 65.1":iesbire'
Staffordshire, 8 5-16—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lilly". P'
2714—Ditto, Preference 11%—Ditto, ew Preference,
BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 29. g 40:
ST( CK EXCIIANGE.—There was an improved fee' ;.elf li
hibited in the share market to-day, and stock sold %coded
advanced rates. The transactions reported Weerrreobarl
and North-Western, 117—Great Western, 84"; 07,791
and Birmingham (A), 61.75. 6d.—Ditto (B), 4" '""'

Of
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—A respected Membeb begs
Society of Friends cured of a Cough and Asthma II 130
way's Ointment and Pills. - Extract of a letter fro, Pirl; oest
jamin Mackie to Professor Holloway, dated Creengotel.,l!
Loughall, Sept. I, 184S:—" Respected Friend, et.
only an set of justice to thyself to state that I have Pelost
experienced the benefit of thy excellent pills and nig feted
the cure of an inveterate cough and asthma, whieb.s:Lto 01",,
so severely for three years that I frequently was obbli;`,,,eat
about in my ruom all niGht, afraid of suffocation if Ie;
bed. I then tried thy invaluable medicines, W,D,',„`'-;clieill,"
pleased to say have perfectly cured me."—Sold bY en r tiPe
vendors throughout the civilised world, and at Proleos.
oway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
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ANOTHER FATAL BALLOON ACCIDEXO.
„A-
lancholy event disturbed the public festivities at of 64,
the 23d. The Majestueux, a splendid balloon 0, was 00
cubic feet, having just been filled at the gas-works, flight.
its way to the Hippodrome, whence it was to take iLtet, sr
Mr. Merle, the well-known aeronaut, and 81-14?-krance'
sistaut chemist to Professor Barrall, of the College ue, 1/0"
were in the car, directing the men who held the rePe.'ad, the
fortunately, in consequence of a violent gust of 10 lifir
hoop to which the ropes were attached broke,_ sou ',.upsOt_ls.
jestueux darted into the air with the car and its Bonne
It descended two hours later near St. Jean de 40 (1
about ten miles from Troyes. One of the two ser°l3o- take;
is not stated which) alighted unhurt, but the other° • Ow
out of the car in a state of nearly complete suffocatioll /tow
although immediately carried to a neighbellrili.agisiter.-4
house, where medical assistance was promptly
he soon expired.— Galignani.