The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1814.

Hel -was we !corned w.ith addresses, and with dinners,
balk;, &c. The Claamber of Commerce presented an
addross, 403 wVich his Excellency returned a most
remaa 'hal ale a'ciswer, in which the late proceedings and
rkegot ial:iov 3in China are reviewed. This document
is lvot*Vbj-r of great attention, as placing the question
of he op alum trade in a fair light.
Sir 11 eery Pottinger embarked at Bombay on the
27th of August, on his return to Europe.
Th !rt has been considerable discussion respecting
the era mei mode in which some of the sick Coolies,
who sere sent back from the Mauritius to Bombay,
had 1_ cell 'put on board, without any comforts, or even
the e art tmon necessaries for the voyage. One of them
died, a nd the coroner's jury warmly expressed their
dissati; faction at the manner in which he had been
put on hoard.

The ship Royal Admiral, which sailed from New-
port on the 16th of March, with coals for Aden,
being forced by stress of weather to come to Bom-
bay, wns wrecked on the rocks at the entrance of
that:aarbour on the 25th of July.

The new's from China does not come down later
than the 91st of June, and was brought to Bombay
by the steamer Driver, on board of which Sir
11. Pot finger arrived there. Great dissatisfaction
was ex pressed at the meddling of the French and
Amerif .am in the now settled affairs with China. It
is mere 'c,ioned that Sir H. Pottinger, prior to his de-
parturv, had introduced his successor, Mr. Davis, to
Keying, when they held a conversation without the
aid of .an interpreter. This is considered a great ad-
Tanta

Thtwe was considerable satisfaction felt at Bombay
in con segue., ice of the mails from London having ar-
rived ithervi in 28 days and 16 hours, and it was ex-
pected that the voyage would be performed in much
less time by powerful vessels when placed on that
station. The Semiramis frigate, which took back
the mai is of the 19th of July, subsequently for-
warded by the Sesostris steamer, had her broken
shaft im.tantly repaired, and is again in an effective
state. The Sesostris left Bombay at a few hours'
notice, on the 31st of July; she brought the mails
which the Driver had conveyed there from China.

Amongst the o,eaths on the western shore of India
during July and August may be mentioned those of
111 r. W. S. Popyd, C.S. ; Dr. Jephson, Assistant-
Surge on ; They. M. Valentine, and Captain Halliday,
86th liegiment.

Thet fall of rain during the monsoon was scant in
that part of India, but hopes were still entertained of
a hean- fall.

with the artillery, are distributed around the town.
The 13th Native Infantry are at Alyar-ka-Tanda. At
Kurrachee we have a company of European artillery,
her Majesty's 78th (Highlanders), and the 14th and
25th Native Infantry. Another mischance—the
fourth that has befallen us within these few months—
had occurred near Shikarpore. On the 18th of July,
Captain Mackenzie marched from Kanghur with 150
horsemen to attack the fort of Burhoree, 36 miles to
the north-west. On the 19th he was followed by
Captain Smith of the Artillery, with 160 horsemen,
70 sepoys of the 69th Native Infantry, and a couple
of guns--these detachments joined near our frontier
post of Rojhan, 11 miles north-west of Kanghur.
'The detachment, now consisting of about 400 men,
remained here during the whole of the 19th, the men
subject to the most intense suffering from heat and
want of water. They had only proceeded about
seven miles on their onward march, which they
had begun about five in the evening, when Captain
Mackenzie became alarmingly ill and insen-
sible from the effects of the forenoon's sun.
Captain Smith having assumed command, the men
were found in such a state of extreme exhaustion, and
no signs of water being procurable having made their
appearance, it was resolved to fall back on Kanghur,
near twenty miles in their rear. Shortly after the
return of the unsuccessful detachment, the Belochees
plundered a village near Larkana. These are inci-
dents which may be looked for as of incessant occur-
rence. According to one report, Poolajee, the head-
quarters of, the Murree and Doomkie robbers, is to
destroyed when we get at it ; according to another and
more probable one, Beejah Khan, with another of the
principal freebooting chiefs, was to be taken into our
pay, to protect the country. The orders which had
been sent for the immediate dispatch of the Bundle-
cund Legion, a regiment of Europeans, and another
of Irregular Cavalry, have been cancelled. Active
measures have been taken to prevent the undue spread
of the Indus, which this season bad risen to an un-
usual height.

the Duke of' Wellington, he cannot fail to make a
correct view of the real interests of India. His
practical acquaintance with service in the fiekl, and
with all the details of military finance, and of the in-
ternal economy of regiments, must necessarily render
him much more competent than I could ever have
become, even with the best intentions and my utmost
industry, to deal with all questions connected with
the comfort of the troops, and with the efficiency of
the army ; and our past experience of his conduct in
office in England affords the most satisfactory assur-
ance that his power will always be exercised in a
spirit of liberality as well as of justice and of kind
consideration and favour towards the troops of both
services, that this result is to be attributed. These
are the last words of earnest advice I shall address to
you in India. I now bid you all most sincerely and
cordially farewell. I shall soon be far from you ; but
my heart remains with this army, and wherever I may
be, and as long as I live, I shall be its friend."
Loud cheering repeatedly interrupted him, and
when he sat down the huzzas became so tremendous
that it was evident the previous exertion had in no
degree impaired the physical powers which conveyed
to him the warm feeling of admiration and regard
that glowed in the breasts of those who had just
listened to his splendid address.

sales to quote, but British Bar has advanced rs. I at l
since our last, and is steady at rs. 25 per candy, and a
corresponding advance has been submitted to on other
sorts. An advance of 6 annas per cwt. has been given
on Pig and Sheet Lead,: and the price is firm at rs. 10k.
The following are the only sales we have to report
under this head :
IRON-31 tons Square Nail Rod at rs. 31 per candy
20 tons Round ditto. at „ 46 ~
100 kegs Iron Nails at „ 12k per cwt.
SPELTER-500 cwt at „ 144 „
200 ditto at n 14.15 ans.
COTTON MANUFACTITRES.—Grey and Bleached Long-
cloths have been in good demand at an advance—on the
former of 3 to 4 annas per piece 40 inches, on the latter
of 2 to 3 annas per piece 36 inches ; and a fair business
has been done in Grey and Bleached Madapollams, at a
slight advance. In Grey Jaconets there has been but
little doing till within the last few days, and the prices
obtained show no improvement on those ruling some
months ago, but purchases have been made to a consider-
able extent. Bleached Jaconets are very dull of sale,
and scarcely inquired for, and the prices offered unremu-
aerating. Grey Domestics have been sold to a limited
extent, at unimproved prices. Striped Zebras continue
uncalled for, but some orange ground dresses anti pines
have met with purchasers at fair prices. Turkey red
goods, particularly cambrics, mulls, and twills, are in good
demand, but at prices slightly below those obtained three
months ago. The sales of Turkey red handkerchiefs
have been very limited.
YARNS.— The transactions in these have not been large
during the past month. A slight advance has taken
place in Nos. 70 to 100 mule, and on No. 30 water, while
the prices of other numbers have declined a little.
Coloured Twist has been inquired for ; Turkey Red not
at all, and Orange only a limited scale.
WooLLENs.—There are no sales of these reported this
month, nor any alteration in prices to notice.
MARINE STORES.—With these the market is :over-
stocked, and prices continued extremely low. The only
sales made are for the immediate supply of the shipping.
A sale of 5 tons Cordage, at rs. I>i per cwt. is the only
one reported under this head.
COCHINEAL.—We have heard of a sale of 4,8001b5. at
rs. 2i, and another of 1,6941b5. at rs. 24, the latter
being 4 annas per lb. above the quotations of last month.
SAFFRON.—Good quality is rather scarce, and in
fair demand. A sale of 57 lbs. at rs. 22 per lb., and an-
other of 215 lbs., at rs. 29, have been reported.
COMM—No sales have been reported, and the quota-
tions are nominal.

BOTTLES.—The following sales of bottles have been
reported :-50 gross quarts at rs. 1 per dozen ; 104
gross ditto at rs. 1 and 3 annas ; and 49? gross pints at
141 annas per dozen.
BEER.—Allsopp's and Bass's beer may be quoted at
rs. 60 per hhd. Sales of 100 hhds. Saunders's at rs. SO
per hhd., and 175 hhds. Tennent's at rs. 45, have been
reported.
SPIRITS.—Brandy of good quality is still in demand at
rs. 2i per gallon, and stocks are moderate.

and Moderate SepteMbristsi should be formed, the
Dake himself taking the Presidency of the Council of
Ministers, Sada Bandeira the War Department, and
Silva Sanches and three others, the other four porte-
feuilles. The Cortes are to meet on the 30th instant,
and it is expected that the debates Upon the address
will at once decide the fate of the Alinistry.
The auction for the tobacco contract terminated on
Thursday last, when the contract was knocked down
to the former contractors, Barons Folgosa and Jun-
queira, for the annual sum of 1,428 contos, but with-
out-the condition of advancing a loan of 4,000 contos
at par and five per cent. interest, as proposed by the
Government. As, however, since then, Count Far-
rabo, Rio Tinto, Izidoro Guedes, and other bidders,
have again come forward and protested against the
lAting of the contract to Folgoza and Junqueira,
which was done clandestinely after the number
of days appointed for the auction had elapsed, the
Government has announced that it will be put up
again on the 26th inst. for the last time, the present
contractors having made a new offer of 1,400 contos,
and a loan of 4,000 contos at 6 per cent. The soap
and gunpowder monopolies, the first of which is
worth 137, and the second 60 contos a year, have
been, on this occasion, joined to the tobacco contract,
which is the reason why the pr;ce of the last-named
is apparently so much greater than it was last time.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS•

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—We have received several letters, animad-
verting rather severely on the practice of quoting the
shares of those railway companies who have as ye re-
ceived no Parliamentary sanction. The objection is
made on the ground that such quotations are an indirect
encouragement to gambling. The fart is, that the
transactions which are recorded by these quotations are
among the most important in the Stock Exchange, and,
perhaps more than any other, attract the attention of
those who reflect on the present state and ultimate pro-
spects of the Money-market, during the abundance that
is likely to continue under the influence of the low rate
of discount, the plenteousness of the harvest, the peace-
ful relations with foreign countries, and the payment of
the dividends. To use a common phrase of the day,
every one is " running into railroads,' and as it is im-
possible to distinguish between bona fide transactions
and those merely speculative, we must adopt the alter-
native of pursuing our present course, or of withhold-
ing information which, we believe, the majority of City
readers consider highly important. If, in spite of
repeated warnings, this mere dry record of business
tempts people to reckless gambling, we can only say that
we regret it ; but if we allowed this consideration to
prevail too much, we should be obliged to cease from
quoting the time bargains in the different stock-markets.
Our office is to report business actually done, and if no-
tions of some indirect mischief that may arise from such
a course were to induce us to pass over a number of
transactions in silence, we should no longer convey a
correct impression of the state of the money-market.
With respect to a remark that certain quotations must
be incorrect because the shares could be obtained at the
office whence the scrip is issued at a lower rate than the
reported market price, it is to be observed, that many
Persons purchase scrip in the market who would be un-
willing to put their names to a deed in the infancy of a
concern. Besides, it is possible that a company may not
have so many-shares to dispose of as the applicants re-
quire, and in that ease the latter have no other course
but to go into the market and purchase. Many of these
sort of bargains are, it is true, purely speculative, but
still they are as much bargains as anything else, and
mark the direction of capital.
The premium on gold at Paris is lof per mills,
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25
41 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short
being 25 50,1. it follows that gold is 0.35 per cen'.
dearer in London than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 434 i
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 14d
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 91 ;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short
being 13 10, it follows that gold is 0.11 per cent. dearer
in London than in Hamburgh.
The course of exchange at New York on Landon is
110 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng-
land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 0.43 per cent. in favour of England.
But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills
at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the
above difference.

A brief history of the American cotton trade for the
year furnishes facts which are well worthy being made
matter of record. It is stated that the spring of 1843
was late and unpropitious for planting, but it was not
till August that the subject of the crop attracted atten-
tion, when, in consequence of a speculative feeling being
excited at New York, great anxiety was manifested for
information, especially during the picking season and
the period when frost first appeared in the south. The
month of September was the time when prices first ad-
vanced, on the opinion that the crop would be short,
and the business transacted on this assumption caused
an improvement of three-quarters of a cent. per pound.
A check, however, was subsequently given to specula-
tion by the success attending the gathering, and the
little impression produced on our side of the Atlan-
tic by the movement. Prices having receded to
their former level, no material change took place
till November, when the advice of heavy and conti-
nuous rains in the principal southern and western
states having acted upon the New Orleans and
neighbouring markets, created much speculation,
and the result was, that quotations rapidly advanced,
exports were restricted, and stocks accumulated in
the south. It was • now that estimates of the crop
were first ventured on ; 1,600,000 bales were said to
be about the quantity, while even the most sanguine ad
mitted that 1,850,000 bales was a fair average, and
hence it was calculated, certainly, that the English and
ether transatlantic markets would be forced up, and a
large profit made out of the foreign consumer. From
the middle of November to the middle of January this
condition of affairs continued, and in New York on the
12th of the latter month the highest point was attained,
fair uplands being quoted at lOic. to 104 c., and fair
Orleans at lle. to I lie. per pound. The first re-action
produced in the American markets was by the news re-
ceived on the 16th of January from Liverpool of a slight
decline in that town, the advices stating that the Man-
chester spinners, instead of being willing to pay a specu-
lative price for the staple, or even the advance already
established, were combining together, not only to prevent
the market going higher, but to effect a reduction, by
working short time, using up their stocks, and limiting
their weekly consumption to the extent f one-half of
their usual purchases. This had the effect of rendering
the speculators more cautious, and many were inclined
to pause in their operations. The decline in price was,
however, but temporary, and at the beginning of February
the feeling in favour of advance was again predominant,
because it was considered that the fact of decreased
exports and the firmness manifested in the mar-
kets of New York, New Orleans, and Charleston, would
establish an opinion in England concurrent with that
prevailing in America relative to the crop. On the 20th
of February Liverpool accounts were received in New
York, stating that fair uplands had reached 6d., and
fair Orleans 61d. per lb., with the report of the exten -
sive sales which had taken place in that town during the
latter part of January, the quantity disposed of during
the week ending the 3d of February amounting to
109,500 bales, exceeding by 8,660 bales the memorable
week ending the 23d of April, 1825, and the greatest
amount ever sold in the same time. It appears, how-
ever, that this intelligence did not create the wished-for
stimulus, and prices drooped under the disappointment
prevailing. The steamer that left for England on the
Ist of March took out increased estimates of the crop, and
the amount was roundly stated as being 2,000,000 bales,
which, with positive orders to sell at the market price,
under the peculiar feeling in America and England, soon -
brought the fall that for some time previously had
threatened to occur. In America it was evident that
prices could not be much longer supported, since the
total receipts of the article amounted to 1,181,694 bales,
while the total exports were only 419,882 bales, of
which but 282,474 bales had been shipped to Great
Britain, the stocks in all the ports in the meanwhile
having run up to 620,994 bales, of which New York
alone held 152,000 bales. The consequence of this po-
sition of affairs was, that a general desire to sell became
apparent, and the decline in the New York market in
the month of March was fully lid per pound. In the
month of April prices further declined, the Liverpool
accounts showing the effect of the increased estimates,
and the large shipments making for export from Ame-
rica. During the months of May, June, and July prices
remained without material alteration, the fluctua-
tions not exceeding fie. per pound. Since August a
further fall has taken place of lie. per pound, the re-
sult of the unusually heavy stocks, and the flattering
prospects of the next crop. It is said, and most truly,
that the fluctuations here exhibited satisfactorily demon-
strate the folly of transacting business on the faith of
the early estimates which are from time to time made
of tho crop, and those probably the
.production of in-
terested parties, who are ready to seize every opportu-
nity they can, at whatever risk or cost, to make an ad-
vantageous market for themselves. The total receipts
of cotton for the year 1843-44 have amounted to
2,030,409 bales. The manufacturers of America have
taken for their own consumption during the year
346,744 bales, which is an increase of 21,615 bales com-
pared with last year. Many new mills aro said to have
been built, and more are in course of erection, which is
made the foundation of an opinion that the domestic
consumption of the United States is destined in future_
of
ture_
to exercise a much greater influence upon the pace
the raw material than has hitherto been the case.
SUN.—Consols closed well this afternoon, tbough
i
scarcely so high as in the morning, viz., 'po to Bank
Stock touched 210*.
The Foreig.n Market continued lively. Spanish Ac-
tives were 24* ; Portuguese Converted, 4. 81 ; Mexican,
Five per Cents.,
ex div. 35i ; Belgian, 1041- ;French
and:a-Half per Cents., 621 1.
118 E 50c.; and Dutch Two.
The additional transactions in Railway Shares have
been these :—Birmingham and Gloucester were 4 • Bris-
tol and Gloucester, 14i- to 14 ; Chester and Holyhead,
0., ef; to L• Dublin and Belfast, 21 ; Great `Western, 70 ;
H' 36 ; Kendal and Windermere, 2 to 2i ;
Harwich, 1 ; South-Western, 351 ; Croydon, 31 ;
Midland, 9 to 9i ; North British, ; Norwich and
Brandon. ex New, 7 ; Portsmouth Direct, 1- ; South-
Eastern, 6i, Do., New, 9 ; Central of France, l • Bou-
logne and Amiens, ; and Orleans, Tours, and Bor-
deaux, premium. Caledonian have been ; and
Brighton, 21 discount. National Provincial Bank o
England Shares were 1 discount ; and Provincial of
Ireland, 19i premium.
There was an improvement in the rate of exchange on
Frankfort, Hamburgb, and Amsterdam ; a slight de-
cline on Antwerp, and no alteration on Paris or Trieste.
The following is the official return of the exports of

bullion from the port of London fur the week endin7.,
Thurmlay last ;
Silver Coin to Rotterdam
Bars to Hamburgh

FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 30.—The Marquis, de Ricce had the
honour of-an audience of his Majesty yesterday to de-
liver his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of his Maj, sty the King of Sardinia.
The King also gave audience to Count Colombe, the
Minister of Spain.
Conflicting reports have been in circulation for some
days, relative to difficulties which arc supposed to have
been suspended for some days, viz., the ratification of the
treaty of the first of September by Prussia.
The Magdeburg Gazette says, " That a person has been
sent from Berlin with the ratification, but that it is only
conditional respecting some points, which, however, are
of minor importance.
"If we are rightly informed, the ratification'of the
treaty by Prussia is not subject to any difficulty, but it
must be also ratified by all the other States of the Zull-
verein, so that some days may pass before this last for-
mality is completed.
" We cannot yet estimate with certainty the effects of
the treaty as -regards the interests of Belgium and the
Zollverein. Some think that the advantage is on the
side of Germany ; others that it is more in our favour.
On one point all are agreed, namely, that in a political
point of view Prussia has acted with ability in obtaining
this treaty. This is acknowledged in France, as every-
where else."

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 1 1.-011 the sth of this month
Prince Handschery, the first dragoman of the Russiat4
Legation, in his full official c.istunae, waited on Rifaat
Paella. He showed to the Minister the insignia pf a
Turkish colonel, and said they belonged to a colonel who
had been taken on board a Turkish steamer laden svith
ammunition, which attempted to land on the Circassian
coast. Rifaat Paella replied that that was no proof either
that the bearer of the insignia was really a Turkish
colonel (if he were so), acting with the authority
of the Turkish Government. To this the dragoman
answered, that the Russian officers had examined the
ammunition found in the vessel ; that the powder had
been found to be of Turkish manufacture ; and that the
muskets had the marks of those used in the Turkish
army. To this Rifaat Pacha could only answer in ge-
neral terms, that neither he nor his colleagues had the
slightest knowledge of the matter. The Prince then
declared that the colonel who had been taken would be
sent to the terrible mines of Silesia, but that the Porte,
if it pleased, might claim him.

BELGIAN FUND3.—BRUSSELS, SEPT. :8.
Actua Debt, 234 per Cent., —
Rothschlld's Loan, Five per Cent. 102%
Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent 03%
... Three per Cent —
.--- Thlrty-seven Milli, ns, ditto .. .........
(1840) l(3 '
Ism ...„ 104
Loan of City, 1843, Four per Cent. 1025,
Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent.
Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent 603(
Issue of 1841 -
-Brussels Papers, Sept. 30
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SEPT 24.
Fire per Cents. Metalliques ..„ llO4
Four per Cents. ... 10014
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares- ... ...... ........ IG, 3
dfllgemeine Zeitung, Sept. :27.

LYMINGTON.—On Monday evening, soon after
nine o'clock, an alarm was given that a fire was raging
at Pilly, about two miles from this town. Upon arriv-
ing at the scene of devastation, we discovered that two
I cottages, a barn containing a quantity of wheat, hay-
ricks, cart-houses, &c , belonging to Mr. Gosling: were
completely enveloped in flames, and that any atteopt
to save a portion of the property was useless, and In
a short time the whole was levelled to the ground.
The fire was so rapid in its progress, that the in-
mates of the cottages had only time to escape from being
burnt to death. When the fire was first discovered it
was burning at three places to windward, and there
being a strong breeze, the work of destruction was al-
most instantaneous. We hope the wretch—for it is
supposed to be the work of an incendiary—whose band
could thus be guilty of the most horrid of crimes, will be
discovered. A reward of 100 guineas is offered for the
conviction of the offender. The property is insured.
Hampshire Independent.
One of those fatal accidents arising from the cul-
-1 pable conduct of chemists in leaving incompetent persons
to serve in their shops during their absence happened a
few days ago at Limoges. A physician of the town
having prescribed for a young woman who was slightly
indisposed a small dose of a gentle aperieet medi-
cine, his prescription was taken to the shop of a chemist
to be made up. According to the inscription on the
packet delivered at the shop, the whole of its contents
were at once administered to the patient, who was imme-
diately seized with the most violent pains, followed by
vomiting, which could not be stopped, although the pre-
scribing physician and two others who were called in
used all their science and skill, and in the end the suf •
ferer expired in the most frightful agonies. On investi-
gation, it turned out that the chemist's assistant, instead
of giving thirty grammes of cream of tartar, which, ac-
cording to the doctor's prescription, was to be divided
into small doses; delivered thirty grammes of tartar
emetic, without any indication as to the manner in
which it was to be administered. The chemist and his
man are both under prosecution.—French Paper.
ELECTRICITY AND LOCSED-JAW.—The following
account of the efficacy of this extraordinary remedy we
should do wrong in withholding, though it should never
again prove effective. We have the account from some
friends who chanced to be present, and saw the patient eat-
ing the first meal she had taken in five days a few minutes
after the spasm had ceased. She had been previously
nourished by drawn milk through the apertures of the
closed teeth, through which the edge of a
knife could be passed with the greatest diffi-
culty. The young woman was thus affected in
consequence of exposure to cold and fatigue, and
was completely recovered by the electro-galvanic appa-
rates applied to both angles of the jaw. The machine
had not made forty revolutions when the jaw opened
to its full and natural width. We learn that it
has been successfully applied for many nervous
diseases of the eye ; also in a case of poisoning by
laudanum, where two entire ounees had been swal-
lowed. In this case, the patient was revived by the ma-
chine, and collapsed alternately during five hours, the
intervals becoming shorter, till speech was re-established.
Curvature of the spine has also yielded to its power.
Indeed, its proper application is as varied as diseases of
general debility and irregular nervous action. It was
applied by Dr. E. H. Discon, of 5, Mereer-street.
New York Journal of Commerce. _ . .

SLIAKSPEARE'S JUG AND CANE.—Dllrillg the week
of the Gloucester musical festival there have been ex-
hibited the jug and cane of the immortal bard of
Avon. Subjoined is a description of both of them,
obtained by an actual inspection of the articles, with
their history up to the possession of the person, in
whose hands they are now placed :—Shakspeare's jug
is worthy of the great genius himself. From a variety
of inquiries it appears that no question need be raised
as to the fact that the design of this vessel had its
origin with Shakspeare himself. It is of cream-coloured
earthenware, and in shape it resembles a modern coffee-
pot. The height of it is nine inches and a half, and in
the widest part, or belly, it measures 15 inches. Longi-
tudinally it is divided into eight compartments, in each
of which is represented the principal deities of
the Grecian mythology, beautifully executed, and
quite perfect. These are Jupiter, Juno, Bacchus,
Diana, Mars, Mercury, Apollo, and others attended
by
.their train, and their characteristic insignia is
plainly distinguished in the chariots and animal attend-
ants. Forty-four years ago, the possessor of this an-
tique and most interesting English relic had a silver
top, or cover, placed upon it, to preserve the rim from
injury, and to keep the interior free from dust. Upon
the top of this covering is a medallion bust, most ex-
quisitely executed, and the inscription, " William Shak-
speare at the age of 40." The history of the descent
of this jug from Shakspeare, in 1616, to the present
time, is very interesting. Until 1841 this relic wart
kept in the family. The present possesssor of it, Mrs.
Fletcher, a descendant of the immortal bard, then tried
to prevent it going from the family. She was outbid,
and Mrs. Mary Tuberville, of Charlton House, bought
it for 30/. At the second day's sale of her effects,
however, at a cost of nineteen guineas, Mrs. Fletcher
re-bought the jug, and, during the week of the fes-
tival, hundreds of persons availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity of inspecting it. The cane is of the Malacca spe-
cies, in beautiful preservation, the enamel being untouched.
In length it is 4 feet 7} inches, 4 inches in circum-
ference at the thickest part, and at the set off for the
hand of 10 inches, it is 3A, inches round. It has evi-
dently, at some time or other, been mounted, and has
had a ferrule 5 inches long, but these mountings have
been removed. There is no doubt of the genuineness of
both these articles, as Sir Richard Phillips
has spoken
of them years ago as being in the family of the Horts of
Tewkesbury, and it is only a few days ago (Thursday
last) that the stick was purchased by "Mrs. Fletcher, one
of the few surviving descendants of the veneratrilteimnees.:
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.--An inquest
`vas held eM27ster
terday afternoon, before Mr. g
Tavern, George-row, Pimlico,
wasO found dead under the
'lin
gtneabody of Sarah
wpoo,
cf
Smalley, aged thirty-six, h
esa sacidl
s, oinlniSiaitcUor,ddayrinekvienng-
following circumstances:—Deceased,
, ing last, was at the Bag
with her husband and a young man named Innis,
an engineer. She left shortly after on au errand
for her husband, Innis leaving shortly after her.
About nine o'clock she was found in Waterworks-
lane, near the wooden bridge, Pimlico, sitting on
the ground in a dying state. She never spoke, and
expired before medical aid could be procured. A wed-
ding-ring, which the husband swore was on her finger
an hour previously, was not to be found, and force must
have been used in removing it from her hand. Innis was
subjected to a severe cross-examination by the jury, he
being the person who found the body; but nothing could
be elicited throwing any light on the mysterious affair.
The mark of the ring was on the finger of the *eased,
but no marks of violence on any part of the body. Vet.-
dict—" Died by the visitation of God."

A POINTEDBLOW.—An invalid sent for a physician,
the late Pr. Wheelman, and after detaining him for
some time with a description of his pains, aches, &c.,
be thus summed up:—" Now, doctor, you have hum-
bugged me long enough with your good-for-nothing
pills and worthless syrups ; they don't touch the real
difficulty. I wish you to strike the cause of my ailment.
if it is in your power to reach it." "It shall be done,'
said the doctor, at the same time ;,lifting his cane,: and
demolishing a decanter of gin that stood upon the side-
board.

Mr. G. Alexander Macfarren, the composer, was
married on Friday morning -to Miss Andrae, the vocalist,
at Marylebone Church. The young lady is a German
by birth.—Musical Examiner.
DUNDALK AND ENNISKILLEN RAILWAY. - This
undertaki►►g is now fairly before the publie.,—Bailivay
Record.