The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-08 00:00:00

CORNWALL. MARKEIS.

TRURO—Wheat (average) 21s.61.—Barley, 12s. —Oa ts, 83. Od.
ST. AUSTELL—Wheat, —s. to 22s.—Barley, —s. to 13s.—Oats,
Os. to Bs. 3d.
PENZAIkE—Wheat, 21s. to —s. to I Is.—Oats,
Os. to Ds. Od.—Beef and Mutton, sd. to 50.—Pork, 01. to 4d.—
Butter, 10d. per lb.
LAUNCESTON—Wheat (average) 2:s. 01.—Barl ey,lls. L —Oats,
7s. 01.—Beef, sd.—Mutton, tid.
LISKF.ARD—Wheat, —s. to '22s. Od.—Barley, 10s. 6d.--Oats, Os.
to 7s. tid.
BODMIN—Wheat (average) 21s. 6.l.—Barley, Ils. Ud.—Oats, Ss
HELSTON—Wheat, 21s. Od.—Barley, 10s Od.
ST. COLUMB—Wheat, 235. to 2'.Bs.—Barley, 12s. to 13s.—Beef,
and Mutton, sd. to 50.—Veal, W.—Lamb, sd.

MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt.
Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Itedruth last Thurday 2,828 0
Quantity of fine Copper
Average Produce . 0
Amount of Sale, 16,4511. Is. fid.—Average Standard. 1131.35. Od.

THE RORQUAL, oR GREAT WHALEBONE
WHALE.—This greatest of all Nature's living works was
cast ashore about this time last year, on the shores of the
Forth, near Nor h Berwick, and was there dissected by
Dr. KNox and his brother. The skeleton of this truly
gigantic animal, whose measurements so far exceed the
ordinary dimensions of animated living beings, as posi-
tively require to be seen before being believed, is now in
course of preparation, and we believe will be set up in
such a manner as to enable scientific men to examine it
with every advantage. The Baleen (commonly called
Whalebone) has been prepared with infinite care and
trouble, and will be placed in its original section in the
palate. If there be one part more remarkable than an-
other, it is the appearance of the Baleen, or Whalebone,
when occupying its natural position; the prodigious quan-
tity (upwards of two tons), and, at the same time, mecha-
nical beauty connected with every part of the unique mass,
rendering it beyond the power of language to describe, or
give the slightest idea of it. The skull, or brain bone,
was divided vertically, with a view to convenience in
moving the head (this portion of the skeleton weighing
eight tons). This section displayed the cavity for con-
taining the brain, and thus some knowledge of the sentient
and leading organ of an animal, the dimensions of whose
instruments of motion fill the mind with astonishment,
will at last be obtained. Results unexpected, we believe,
by most anatomists, were arrived at. The cavity (a cast
of which will be submitted to the anatomical public,) was
gauged or measured in the manner first invented and re-
commended by Sir W. HAMILTON and under that gentle-
man's immediate inspection ; the weight of the brain esti-
mated in this way, amounts to 511 h. imperial weight.
The brain of the small whalebone whale, examined by Mr.
HUNTER (the specimen was only 17 feet long), weighed
about 4 lb. 10 oz. ; the brain of the elephant weighs be-
tween 6 and 7 lb. ; the human brain from 3to 4 lb. Thus
in many lice-blooded animals, to which class the whale
most strictly belongs, the brain bears a certain relation to
the bulk of the body, but in many others it does ❑ot. The
laws, then, and nature of this co-relation have not yet
been determined. The idea that the whale in question
was a South-sea whale, which had wandered from his na-
tive ocean, and been unable to retrace his path, (an idea
which, we believe, was started by a practical Sonth-sea
fisher,) must now be given up; the structure of the skele-
ton, as compared with that described by Baron Covina,
and which was sent to him from the Southern ocean, by
one of his assistants, DELATANDE, showing specific diffe
rences. Neither does it resemble that now suspended in
the Town Hall of Bremen. Thus, there is every reaso❑
to believe, that this particular species has not yet been
described, nor, perhaps, even seen by any scientific anato•-
mist. The total length of the Rorqual whale was 80 feet ;
and although Captain SCORESBY mentions one which be
heard of, which was said to measure somewhat more than
100 feet, it is extremely probable that this measurement
had not been taken correctly. The whale examined by
Sir Roam SIBBALD, nearly a century ago, measured
exactly 78 feet: " fourteen men could stand at one time
in the mouth, and when the tide rose, a small boat full of
men entered easily.".— Scotsman.