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London, England, 1851-09-03 00:00:00

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ment, the sum paid upon their investments . in the
funds or on mortgage, and which is generally s, pea k-
ing a much larger sum than the profits of the fir, a &-
pertinent would come to. Now that ought not t. )be
allowed, because the investments in the funds , or
upon mortgage, are investments upon a numb( it of
years spreading over a long period,' perhaps 150
years : so that in fact they are taking from that
which is a capital and deducting from their atmu al
profits. .

(To be continued.)

L 1,, THE GREEK SLAVE," THE
"VEILED VESTAL," AND THE " AMAZON"
It is a hopeful sign of intellectual advancement,
L that the sculpture has occupied so large a share 017
attention. The specimens that have acquired the I
most notoriety are not, perhaps, the most deserving ott
it ; but the fact that all classes of visitors examine
the sculpture with interest, is a gratifying evidence
of improved taste. Every body makes it a point
to look at the "Amazon," the " Greek Slave,"-
and the " Veiled Vestal." There is great merit
in each of them, but it is associated with faults
which hasty admiration has entirely overlooked. The
power of the Amazon, the strength of expression, the
agony of the horse—a grand and terrible mixture of
dismay and desperation—are triumphant proofs of the
artist's genius; and it is therefore all the more to be
regretted that so noble a work should be marred by
one or two very obvious blemishes. Observe the
attitude of the Amazon. She has lost her seat„
and is thrown back in an impossible position on
the haunches of the horse. Turn to the back ol
the statue, and look at the horse's tail. It is cast up
lashing the air, as if the creature were in a state of
high exultation, instead of being drawn in between
its legs by the effort of terror, which would inevitably
make it coil up all its muscles. These faults are
deductions from the merits of the work as a per-
fect study; but enough remains behind to justify the ,
highest encomiums. We are much perplexed by..tha .
statue of the Greek ,Slave. .112 what • realsot 30 ,IS' _Greek ? And is a -di:lnt-tele u-p-On 'a delicate wrist
the only means sculpture possesses of expressing the
sorrow and anguish of slavery ? The fact is, there
is no meaning whatever in the face, which has any-
thing in the world but Greek or slavery written on it;
and if the head and manacles were lopped off, the rest
of the figure wouldbe very beautiful as a study of form.
It is full of grace from the shoulders down, espe-
cially at the side and back ; but the artist has
utterly failed in the attempt to convey any-
thing more. Of the " Veiled Vestal," we sup-
pose it must be allowed to be a curious and successful
example of skilful manipulation. The veil is cleverly
executed, and looks quite gauzy and transparent at
a proper distance; but it bears about the same relation
to high art as Paganini's performance on a single string;
it merely shows a difficulty overcome without any re-
sult. The vulgar may wonder at it, but the educated
grieve. At the best, it is no more than what is popu-
larly, but not very correctly, called a trick, which is a
sort of ingenuity that exhausts your admiration the me-
ment you detect it. There is not much risk of judgment
in according to the Virginius of M‘Dowell the first place
in the Exhibition. That magnificent work is weliknown,
and fortunately occupies so prominent a position in
the transept that it cannot escape the attention it de-
serves. Awarding to Kiss, and Power, and Monti,
and the rest of the foreign and native contributors the
full measure of their deserts (and although there are
not many striking specimens in the Exhibition, there
are a few of great merit), we believe that the artists
themselves would agree with us in the high estimate
we place upun the passionate energy and soft beauty
which are so wondrously blended in this elaborate
work, and which carry the resources of art to the
height of their illustrative power.—Fraser's Ma-
gazine.

SIR JAMSETJEE JEEJEEBHOY.
Sunday having been the birthday of Sir Jamsetjee
Jeejeebhoy, a splendid entertainment was given by,
this distinguished gentleman at his garden in Maze-
goo, Bombay, to about three hundred of the rich and
influential members of his caste. On the morning
of the same day, from seven to twelve, A.M., many
thousands of rupees were distributed among the
Parsee priests and the poor of all castes and
creed. The worthy knight's garden at Ma-
z3gon displayed a splendid spectacle from seven to
eleven P.m. Lanterns were placed in good order
along the roads for the convenience of parties pro-
ceeding to the entertainment, and this alone repre-
sented to individuals at a distance something like a
grand procession of marriage or some festival. The
attendance commenced at seven P.M.., and the par-
ties invited were received with all due honour
by the sons of Sir Jamsetjee, who were seated at the
front door. In the space of about one hour nearly
300 persons assembled in the hall. They were there
amused by some of the best country musicians and
songsters. At half-past seven, when the attendance
was more than half full, Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy
made his appearance in the assembly, and, having in-
terchanged salaams with all the guests present, took
his seat. He was there supported on his right
by Bomonjee Hormusjee, Esq., and on the
left by Manockjee Noserwanjee Petty, Esq.
Music and songs were going on, when,
at about a little after eight, intimation being
received that the supper was ready, each and every
one left the great hall, and went to the table. On a
fine spacious verandah, especially built for the pur-
pose, two large tables, at which more than 300 persons
can be accommodated, were plentifully served with
the richest dishes and fruits, and all sorts of wines
were to be had. The first glass of wine, as usual
among the Parsees, was drank by all, with a prayer
that the Almighty might give good sense to every one.
After a short interval, wine was drunk with great
éclat in honour of the auspicious day, and the health
of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy and family. The third
time wine was drunk in honour of the Wadies' family.
Then the health of the whole assembly was drunk,
and lastly the health of our Chief and Gracious So-
vereign Queen Victoria was proposed, which was
drunk by all with a prayer that her reign might con-
tinue prosperous over these lands. After that, each
had the pleasure of drinking a wine-glassful now and
then in proportion to their respective tastes for the
same. About half-past ten the party rose from table,
and rose-water, flowers, and pan-soopary were distri-
buted. Several of the guests took leave of their host
at the same time, and retired to their respective homes,
while others went again into the great hall where
they were first seated. Musicians and songsters were
there ready to amuse the remnant of assembly. At a
little before eleven o'clock, the assembly, after taking
leave of each other, dispersed and went to their homes.
Bombay Times,' July I.

LYNCH LAW on a IT'O3IAN in CAL/FORN/A
party of drunken brutes for. a!
A short time heel a
the door Of a private house, occupied by a Mexican
woman, whom they
this she insulted in the grossest manner. Of
took no notice, but one of the party returning
soon afterwards for the vilest of purposes, and insulting
the woman with the grossest of epithets, her
southern blood boiled over with indignation, and, in a
moment of passion, she snatched a knife, and inflicted
upon him a mortal wound. For this the was taken to the
cross-roads and hanged. The San Francisco Picayune
thus comments upon this deliberate murder:—" Now.
we venture to say that had this woman been en
American instead of a Mexican—had she boasted Of
white blood, ns they call it—as though the caste of the
I woman, if it affected her case at all, should nothave tended
to make her executioners more lenient—bad she
for b
the
een
of the Anglo-Saxon race, instead of being bang
deed, she would have been lauded for it; and in-
stead of an account appearing in the papers of a
' horrible murder by a Mexican woman, only
press in the state would have rung with acclama-
tions for the heroic conduct of a female,' or the
determined defence of her virtue by a lady in the
mines: It was not her guilt which condemned this un-
fortunate woman, but her caste and Mexican blood. But
one circumstance was wanting to make the murder of
this woman unparalleled in atrocity. She was in a con-
dition that would have made her life sacred, even in the
most barbarous ages, and under the bloodiest code that
ever cursed the world. An unborn infant perished with
its murdered mother, before it saw the light."

CATASTEOPHE.—We deeply lament
MELAN„---„nix family of Mr. Henry Grattan. Curran, al—
to say that the
trate has been plunged into the deepest
a.
____ r„ gis . ,
penchary
was invited to dine with some other lads
affliction by the accidental death of his only son, John. no
Mahon, in Strokestown, where his fatb.er has now
at the
fine
house o
time been located as resident magistrate
. He fol-
lowedb ' h
his companions to a ecc amber, where they had gone
re for dinner, and on the chimney piece
to preps
youffithirs.
were pistols
which the owner believed were unloaded. One of the youths
bandied one of the pistols, and he was desired to try with
the ramrod if it was loaded, which he did ; but as it unfor-
tunately happened, upon examination afterwards, the ram-
rod had been broken. Resting upon this false security one of
the youths raised the weapon in the direction of Master Cur-
ran; it exploded, and the lad fell dead on the spot, the ball
having penetrated his brain. The innocent cause of this sad
bereavement is inn, a fearful state of suffering, falling from one
fit to another, and his life despaired of. An inquest was held
on the body, and a verdict of accidental death returned, Mr.
Curran most feelingly declaring that not the slightest blameattached itself to the author of the calamity, and thate
ill-fated youth's parents pitied and prayed for him.
te
youth's
Mrs.
-
Mahon most kindly proffered a resting-place
lfloarve h
been oon-
remains in her own family vault, where they
signed by a sad and sorrowing assemblage'
SUICIDE IN PRE Fridayn afternoon an
STON.—,43 trated by a man
awful act of self-destruction was perpe
' cr at the scu them extremity
named lidwar i M'Affurd, resiiiin,
on the left of the
of London-road, in one of two cottages
ast few weeks been Inca-
road. The deceased bas for the
work as a weever by an
execution of his l d .
depression of ins
pocketed for the .
ems, resu te in
attack of fever, which, rtsee
He was left up stairs, at about
. - and mental aberratio •
by his mother-in-law, who
spirits
afternoon, ..
half-past five on Friday
bid ere she had been down many EF
her ears and she, on repair-
went to prepare tea,
..
fell
upon
flutes the noise of a fall
et by the awful pectacle of the de-
room pooh
d with a razor in his throat.
ic-
ing to the
a of bloo ,
ceased lying in
i had almost decapitated himself. An alarm
The poor fe low .
en and the deceased was in a few mi.-
flutes immediately giv ,
wa- din a lifeless state from his gory bed. He has
Mites
removed three children to mourn his fate.
left a wife an
Lord Saltoun is to be a Knight of the Thistle in
the r99UI pf the late YiNeuut ttelyille.