The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-16 00:00:00

GEORGE CRITIKSHANK.

His Genius, his Pension, and his last

Picture.

Among the most delightful names to this and
to the preceding generation must be numbered,
beyond any doubt of it, the name of that dear old
friend of all those who love innocent laughter--
George Cruikshank. His fame as an artist
extends back to the very commencement of the
present century. He has been one of the most
industrious workers of his time. He has illus-
trated all sorts of popular writers, and chiefly, it
may be said, those whose reputations have been woa
in connection with light literature. From William
Hone's racy radicalism and Pierce Egan's long
since obsolete record of old-fashioned royster-
ings in what Thackeray loved to call the days
of the Consulship of Plancus, meaning the we*"
waisted, high-collared period of the Regency of
Fain the Fourth (vide Tom Moore passim)—from
the etoch (politically) of Derry-down-triangle, and
(socially) of Corinthian Tom that wonderful
wit-sharpened etching needle of Cruikshank—al"
ternating with the fun-pointed pencil with which he
is still wont at intervals (intervals naturally be-
coming rarer as the time runs on) to dash off his
drolleries as the whim or fancy of the moment seizes
him, he has gone on toiling for the entertainment of
children old and young, for we don't care to say
how many to himself earnest and laborious years,
but to those who have had simply to enjoy the
fruits of his labours, years in their regard in
every way delightful ! Until—at last—as if 1)1
a tardy after-thought a long after thought
the nation suddenly wakes up only just now
to the recognition of the fact that it has never paid
any tribute whatever (any distinct individual tri-
bute, that is) to this right good worker, to this
most original artist (one whose genius is 6°
completely and so intensely sui generis), to this
thoroughly consistent and eminently practical
moralist, whose profoundly earnest appreciation
of temperance and patriotism, no less than of the
wierd and the ridiculous, of the grotesque and
the humorous, has long ago passed into a very
proverb under the name of George Cruikshank. At
last, we say—at the eleventh hour, so to speak, and
only then—the nation bethinks itself of its pro-
longed oversight, of its lengthened indebted-
ness, of its seemingly utter thanklessness,
hitherto in regard to George Cruikshank. And
to what end ? With these long arrears of gratitude
to make good—it inscribes at last upon the Civil
List the honoured name of this distinguished artist
a 4. Lonceforth by right Df that
entry, a pension of—£9s per annum ! Begrudging
him even one clear hundred a year ! Asking him
annually, as it were, for five pounds' worth of change
in return for a hundred pound note. About the
shabbiest way, surely, of scraping the gilt off the
gingerbread that could very well have bees
contrived. Another of those wretched illustrations
of spoiling the ship for a hap'orth of tar! While
they were about it, the £lOO might just as well
far rather for that matter—have been made
£2OO, and those two hundred pounds complete I
Instead of which not even one hundred clear itre
to be forthcoming. The precise amount—as we
have seen—with a sense of pain, nay, (even 9,8
though it had depended upon ourselves) almost
with a feeling of shamefacedness—the precise
amount--as we have seen—is to be ninety-five
pounds sterling. " Palmam qui meruit ferat" i$
all very well in its way as a motto, if •nly the
symbolic branch be awarded in its integrity.
Here, however, the boon (?) is but a single leaf
and that one leaf with a wretched little bit nibble
out of the corner of it. Altogether—this tribute,
as a national tribute, is quite unworthy of the
man to whom it is proffered. And honouring
his name as we do, regarding his genius, as we
do, with the truest and the sincerest admiration!
we revert, with sentiments of relief, and yet, ac
the same time, of doubt and of bewilderment, t°
our recollection of what surely was announced
several months ago—a year or two, at the least,
or we are very much mistaken—as a project
then afoot for the getting together of a fitting
Testimonial, among the friends and admirers Off
George Cruikshank, as an evidence towards him
respect and affection, of heartfelt gratitude,
of the most sincere and of the most cordial admira-
tion. What has become of it—of this prejec:
which once set agoing ought to have been carried
to a successful issue, off-hand, instanter ? 1131/
it merely passed to the limbo of abandoned good iVe
tentions? However this may—it ought to 13
revived now in right down earnest—if only that ~
naay afford a world of George Cruikshank's admire::
some opportunity for showing how far they care,
make good that miserable little five-pound e°
ficiency upon the Civil List. By an interestil
coincidence, especially significant in its way', ti,b
enrolling at last, in any manner, of George Crui'""
shank's name upon the Civil List, was preceded 11,
the re-issue from the press of his famous limning
of " The British Beehive"—being, as the sub-tit:s
expresses it, in so many words, "A Political Pietn`a
for the People by their old Friend, Ge°4.4
Cruikshanks." Under this alliterative title there 13'""
very recently been republished, we say—touch:l
up afresh—one of those wonderfully ingenious 50
highly elaborated etchings of this same dearoe
friend of us all, George Cruikshank.
a. es
original design appeared as long We i`, .0
seven-and-twenty years ago—but very '
a by
short, indeed, of the lapse of time define p
statisticians as the average life of a generation.
1810, in fact, " The British Beehive" made its t 11,
first appearance. It is now reissued, and, if Poo
sible, more appositely than over, in 1867,,i,ni_0f
midst of all the hubbub created by those "
I,s rest
B's"—Beales, Bright, Bradlaugh, and all t-- the
of them. It comes forth now, thereforecin g
very nick of time, as a delightful reminder te:e
one and all, of what it is we really owe to
eA-
original, laborious, patriotic, laughter-movink
hilarating genius of this true English
inexhaustible illustrator of multitudes of our:1-1,00
lish classics, such, for example, as k'ielding's `,,
so
Jones," and Smollett's " Roderick Rand°M: Too.
Dickens's " Oliver Twist," and Cowpers
of
Gilpin"—this imaginer (and drawer)
Toothache"—this celebrant of the legendary ballad is
of " Lord Bateman "—this draughtsman .3
• t----tll,l
nothing less than peerless as a caricaturis
wart.,
tragic moralist over " The Bottle" : in one
artist,vbor
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strangely
—Crtlikalank.

NON-E-121ARKET

AND

goMMERCIAL MENI3h

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Bank directors at their weekly court to-day
have made no alteration in their minimum rate of
discount, which still remains at 3 per cent. In the
general market the inquiries are moderate, and the
rates are about 4 lower, and exceptionally at per
cent.

There were no gold operations of importance at
the Bank of England yesterday afternoon.
Messrs. J. floury Schroder and Co., of Leaden-
hall-street, have announced the dividend, due on
the Ist June, on the bonds of the Cienfuegos and
Villa Clara Cuba) Railroad Company, and have
also published the numbers of various bonds drawn
which will be published on the same date.
The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit-
tance of £530 15s. Gd. on account of the dividends
on the debt of Ecuador.
Mr. J. C. Coleman has obtained the sanction of
the Court of Chancery to declare a further dividend
of 28. 6d. in the pound to the creditors of the Bank
Qt. London. This, together with the dividends
already paid, will make a total of 14s. Gd. in the
Pound, Within twelve months of the suspension of
the bank.

BY
advices from the Chontales, the directors
learn that the roads are now in good order, the
machinery in full course of transit to the mines, the
works progressing favourably, and the health of the
establishment good.
At the meeting held to-day of the International
Land Credit Company a dividend was declared of
six francs four shillings and tenpence per share.
The English Bank of Rio Janeiro have issued
their report to be presented on the 29th instant,
which shows an available profit of £37,108, and
recommends a dividend of 6s. per share, making,
with the amount paid in November last, a distri-
bution of 6 per cent. for the year. The sum of
£22,108 is to be added to the reserve fund, which
will then amount to £45,233.
The biddings for bills on India took place to-day
at the
Bank of England :—The amounts allotted
were, to Calcutta, 15,75,000 rs. (£157,500) ; to
,ladrae, e,
.30000 rs. (£3,500) ; and to Bombay,
ir
4d,°,000 re. (£2,000). The minimum price was
bed
before at ls. 111 d. on all the Presi-
dencies, Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at
and above the minimum will receive in full those on
Bombay at the minimum about 34 per cent. those
ein full.
.The 42d general meeting of the Provincial Bank
(31 Ireland was held to-day at the office of the Bank,
Old Broad-street, Philip Twells, Esq., in the
chair. After the re-election of the four directors,
Zrho went out by rotation, Henry Barnett, Esq.,
Sir was elected a director in the room of the late
Mintor Farquhar, Bart., and an annual
:port was read, which was satisfactory, and fa-
vourably received by the shareholders, and the
meeting terminated by a vote of thanks to the direc-
tors and to the secretary, and otber officers.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1867. 1866.
76,861 75,669
..117,797 119,920
28,314 24,743
23,155 20,110
52,010 48,659
. 25,392 22,633
. 38,828 37,750
46,530 45,453
7,409 6,991

NaGreat Western •••
North h
•• Western •
Western
Brighton
••• * .**..
Mkißland
... ...
outh Eastern
—•
eat Northern ... Lancashire and Yorkshire...
Bristol and Exeter...
North r

.0 73,929
72,618
Manchester and1.11"11;
21,030 19,827
Great Eastern effie
d,
1
I 34,707 81,312
I°—°, Chatham and Doer 11,332 9,701
ketropolita 4,232 4,023
North Britisha ***
*:: :.. 27,027 25,456
ii. Great Southern a nd*WesteTe of Ireland... 10,643 9,078
ldland and Great Western of Ireland ... 6,175 5,683
'laggort and South-Western ... 10,962 10,949
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, generally show
some satisfactory results. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £1,192; on the South
Western, of £3,571 ; on the Brighton, of £3,045;
O the Midland, of £3,351 ; on the South-
Eastern, of £2,751; on the Great Northern,
of
'1,078; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire,
77
--
of vi „
; on the Bristol and Exeter, of
on the worth hastern, or 11,311; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,203 ; on
Great Eastern, of £395 ; on the London, Chatham,
and Dover, of £1,633; and on the North British,
£1,571; while the North-Western shows a
decrease of £2,123.

Two O'CLOCK.
AiA steady tone has prevailed in the English Stock
arket, with a moderate amount of business,_
_aad
Co-esols are firm-at 921 1 for delivery, and at 90'1
div• for the 6th of June, with an upward
'vndency.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
;f Exchequer Bills, 235. prem. ; Bank of
ngland Stock, 251 ; India Stock, 217 f ; India
loPer Cents., 1111 112 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents.,
2 ; and ditto Bonds, 495. to 52s prem.
Foreign Stock Market continues arm. Italian
4 e declined 1., 54 1, but the Greek have advanced
" tt.° 141, Spanish Passive f, to 22f Certificates
if°4l 15, and Chilian Scrip 1, to 3 2 dis. ; while
lalican are steady at 164 17, Turkish 5 per Cents.
bi and Russian Scrip 1 dis. to 1 par. Danu-
-1,1 Scrip has improved f, to 5 3 dis.
but
;Foreign
d Colonial lines have remained dull
4t thout any material change as regards values.
A '"E't Luxembourg are dealt in et 10/ e; South
rahst.riaa
and Lombardo-Venetian, at 154 I ;
W; la and San Francisco, at 12i 13} ; Great
1003terli ef Canada, at 144 ; and East Indian, at
109.
naerica
1114 i 11 Securities have been very little dealt in.
.2 at
have declined 1, to 76 ; but Erie Shares are
at 42 f ; and United States 5-20 Bonds at
.4i
144iseellaneous and Finance shares are dull, and
ill2st instances show no great change in values.
Credit
Foncier of Eng:and are marked 22- ; Had-
eon, 13a Company, 161 ; Peninsular and Orien-
-I.4o:team, 60 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage
"n, 74 72.
ta
nik shares exhibit in a few instances rather
Ahrstcieralia buoyancy. Alliance are at 1.4 f ; Bank of
4 at 611 ; London and County new shares
8tc,,,2„,4 23 ; Oriental Bank Corporation at 43 ;
38-1"34,-A:ustralia at 251 ; and Union of London at
Only
transacta moderate amount of business has been
e": 1111 the Railway Share Market, but prices
generally fag
nPou the fa ow' an upward tendency consequent
Great Ens-,7°4rable nature of the traffic returns.
and Alet -I;e:lll;4_have improved f, North Western
and Brighton r°`
-"'"'n, each ; Great Northern A Stock
mi,,an, 'each
I Great Western, 1; and
(laud South Eastern, nth Eastern, each 11.

.INING MARKET.

ITHURSDAY AFTERNPOOriNces,
y has been
440Wev1346iness to-da er, exhibit little vat'
latest prices .--- Jess active.
olilliverton Moor ...... 51 51'
ontales Gold ... 3} 3i
Cliffo 4 . 1., I', Arnalganiaie b 51
-fittest Basset .......... 16#
172
fl, l'citt C:it. Consols--
I:fst Caradon ......... 5 5
-1-. c t Lovell ............ 8 9
st Russell
......... 2 21
i
•:,!lart:t Wheal Grenville 21 2i
olt,-/- at Laxey 17i 19
eat Retallia ......... 41 "
eat Wheal `r .....17.},11"
.. 17 18

Lation. Annexed are the

Marke Valley,
North Crofty
North Retallick
Prinoe of Wales 51s Od 5256 d
Providence Mines
South Caradon 340 350
Tincroft l4i 15}
West Chiverton
West Scton —
Wheal Chiverton —
Wheal Basset 65 70
Wheal Seton lO7l 112}

sluTzszt rLINDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
3 qOVERNMENT FUNDS.
I'r Gaut. Consols • 921 1
ao. Account, June . 6 ▪ 90i Ixd
~Per Cent Red d 9O; 1 1
„.., • i uces .........................I
4,; 2 per Cent
Jan. 1.. 90i i
, 41 Per Cent. Jan. 1894
...,0 . .4,
... pet Cent. Jan. 1873 —
Tsctuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
NVD. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1888
t.'? (Red Sea Teleh,raph), Au,., 1908 —
D°eluer I3ills, £l,OOO, 0 and 4 per Ct — pm
£5OO — pm
80. De .
£lOO & £2OO 23 pm
llk of England Stock. 61 per Cent
IniTAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
lactialiStock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 2171
Do• Account
--
1)o ,
Ju1y_................ .
1111 12
over Uout, 1880

Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £l,000
YORBIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859
trazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 .
lio Areontit
Do. £lOO Bonds
B tenor Ayres 6 per Cent —
D , 2 ;,er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
C.•••lail 6 lux Cent
Do. 41 per Cent.
• ,o. 6 per Cent A •
Do. „ It
Do. 7, 1867
Do. „ Scrip, £.lO paid 24 dis
C .. mbian, 6 per Cent.
!al)a, 6 per Cent.
D misli 3 per Cent., 1825
1)). 5 per Cent., 861 —
D n:i hian Prinelpaliti 3F, 7 per Cent
Do. Do. 8 „ 1867
Do. Do. Scrip, £35 paid dis
E {'tailor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
,:gyptian 7 per Cent B4l
Do. Second Issue
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. Do. 1864 Bll
Do. £lOO Bonds 844 4 54
Do Government Railway Debentures 824 14 3
"ireek 5 per Cents., 1824-b, ex Coupon, ---
Do. Account
D,,. Coupons
Do. Account
G iateuaala 5 per Cent .. —
lalian 5 per Cert 1865
Do. Account .
Do. Maremmana Railway 53
lil. •xicar, 3 per Cent —
Ditto for Account
1)n. 1864 —
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
I ontevidean ,-; per Cent. . —
‘lmorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l4
Do 3 per Cen 35
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares)
Pe "avian 5 per Cent 1865
Do Account 694
Do 44 per Cent., 1865
Do 4/ per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Pirteguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'1l
Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St B7 8
Do 41 per Cent. 1850
Dc 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 pet Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862 854 64
Do. 5 per Cent, 1864 BBl 8
D ~ Anglo-Dutch, 1866 864 1
Do. do. £6O paid 4pm
sardiuian 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent ..., —
Do Account
Do New Detected —
Do. Account
Do Passive
Do Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account
Swedish 4 per Cent. —
Do. 41 per Cent. 1864
Do. Scrip, £6O paid
'urkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do. Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account 551 1 5
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent., 1863 —l
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent., 1865
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent.
'Jo. 6 per Cent, 1862
Do. 1864..
Ditto 11 per Cent.
Dividenas on the above payable in London.
Austrian, 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ...
Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 251.
Dutch 'i* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., —
French Rentes, 3 Der Cent., Ex. 251.
Italian 3 per Cent-. 1831, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account 5ll 4
TWO
O'CLOCK
Consols, Money T 921 4
Do. Account, ex div ..

741,- -}
741

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21i

MARKETS.— ills day.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

To-day's market was very moderately supplied with all
breeds of beasts, which meet a steady sale, at fully Mon-
day's quotations, to a slight advance. The best Scots and
crosses sold at 4s. 10d per 81b. The show of sheep was
by no means extensive. Sales progressed steadily at ex-
treme currencies. The best Downs were worth fully 3s. per
81b. ; lambs moved off freely, at full prices, viz., from 7s 2(1
moderate number on offer ; prime small pigs wore firm in
price ; but large hogs were a dull inquiry.