The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-22 00:00:00

LITENATURE.

EGERIA, or THE SPIRIT OF NAT

and Other Poems. By Charles Mackay.
Alter the popular poems all esd v written by Clisrbs
Mackay, any similar production ;roin the same hand
must be peculiarly welcome to the multitude. His
Town Lyl ies," his "Legends of the Isles," his
"Voices from the Crowd," and his " Voices from the
Mountain," have, on their successive appearance, at-
tested his large capwity as a lyrist, the melody of his
style, and the scope of his imagination. Several of
his lighter effusions hare attained, moreover, a popu-
larity sufficient to show his appreciation of the ag-
and his perfect knowledge of his contemporaries. Of
this perhaps the most brilliant illustration was the
song entitled " There's a Good Time Coming"—a
song so perfectly accordant with the feelings of the
moment, when it first appedred, set to music by
Henry Russell, that it resounded in all parts of the
country, was sung in every little concert-roam
and tavern throughout the kingdom, and, after
thing ground into a very nuisance by the
but-el-organs in the streets, was whi3tled by the
little ragatnuflim; of the metropolis with an en-
thusiasm second only to that evinced by Uncle Toby
tor the refrain of—

Lero, lero,
bulls❑-a-la!

in his latest contribution to our poetic literature, Dr.
Mackay has endeavoured to chaunt the glories and
the triumphs of that great spirit of nature which he
canno', like many others, regard as annihilated by
the spread of scientific intelligence and the onward
march of civilization. A charming and logical argu-
ment demonstrating the foolishness of such materialist
ideas is prefixed to the book, in the form of a most
entertaining preface—a preface constituting, as it
were, Charles Mackay's declaration of faith in refer-
ence to modern poetry. His reverence fur Egeria is
comparable cnly to that of Pompilius. He bows
down and worships her beautiful phantasm, appearing
to him in the green woods and on the mountain top,
with the ardour related of Contarini Fleming by
Disraeli. He drinks in the witchery of her eloquence
with the avidity of a poet and a lover of solitude.
The principal poem, dedicated to this lofty and idyllic
theme, is couched in blank verse of an unstilted but
harmonious character. Occasionally, it is true, the
manner of this blank verse, from its being marked
with a graceful simplicity, is allowed to sink into a
tone somewhat too homely and colloquial, as
where Montague says to Julian "Come, give thy heart
a turn!" What we would comment upon most par-
ticularly, however, in the performance are, not its ble-
mishes, which are few, but its beauties, which are
numerous. Our satisfaction in its perusal has been
complete when we have lighted upon such wise and
witty exclamations as the following :
" A venerable lie outweighs a truth
That only saw the light of yesterday."
Nevertheless, gratified as we have been with " Egeria,"
we have received with a more peculiar pleasure the
miscellaneous poems by which it is succeeded. Among
these there are several equal to anything of the kind
previously written by the lyrist. Take in proof of
this the " Angel Visits," an exquisite conceit, or
" Jubal and his Children," in which the creation of
instrumental music is celebrated. "My Garden
Gate " is a quaint and beautiful tribute to rural
scenery ; and "Alternation," while it contains a
similar panegyric on nature, as where it is said,
December weaves the robe of May,
And June's young blossoms drop,
That Amultbw.i's horn may gleam
With ripeness to the top,"
proclaims at the same time the worth and loveli-
ness discoverable among the artificial life of cities—
thus :

" Though Wisdom haunt the solitude,
Greenwood or moorland brown,
Yet there is Wisdom wise as she
In highways of the town."
In the " Nameless Mountain Stream," our author
seems to have taken a hint from an idea long cherished
by Coleridge. " Ino cursing Bacchus" is suggested
by Foley's group in marble, and " The Spirit of
the Blue-Bell "by an exquisite basso-relievo by
Westmacott. " Fancy under the Trees" contains
many a verse breathing of the dell and the coppice,
and in a kindred picture, entitled " Summer
Shades," we exult on coming to such a sentence as
this :
" Gold and power, though both be good,
Lose, their charm in the fresh green•wood."
Another panegyric on the simple joys derivable from
nature, but of a different kind, is comprised in the
stanza, "On Learning to Swim," in which the lyrist
exclaims, in a rapture of delight which we can in
some measure appreciate—
" Such joy Leverrier tasted,
When with his charts unfurled,
Exploring heaven for Neptune,
lie found the expected world."
From another eulegium, one passed on "The Garden
Spider," we must make a brief quotation, the subject
being singularly new, and the purpose singularly
beautiful :
•' Though feared by many, scorned by all,
Poor spier on my garden wall,
Accused as ugly, cruel, sly,
And seen with un avertEd eye;
Thou shalt not lack one friend to claim
Some nit rit for thy injured name,
IC I have strength to right the wrong,
Or iu men's memory lives my song.

" Men ca I thee ugly;—did they look
With closer eyes on Nature's book,
They might behold in seeing thee
A creature robed in brilliancy;
They might admire thy speckled back
Begemmed with purple, gold, and black;
Tby hundred eyes, with diamond rims;
Tby supple and resplendent limbs.

" They call thee cruel; but forget,
Although thy skilful trap be sq
Ti capture the unwr.ry prey,
That thou must eat as well as they.
No pampered appetites hest thou,
What kindly Nature's laws allow
Thou tallest for thy daily food,
Aud kindly Nature owns it good."
While repeating aloud the sonorous and resounding
carol on the " New Year's Promises," we can almost
fancy to ourselves that we are listening to
" The brazen rhymes
Of the church-bell chimes."
Scattered through such purely "fugitive verses," we
encounter, as a matter of course, casual flaws and
inelegances, such as the allusion in "Angel Visits"
to the

" corfliets with the pride and sin,
That evtr surged and swell within;"
or the vulgar recommendation to—
Give Care the slip 1"

uttered in " A Plea for our Physical Life." Making
all allowanCe, however, for such incidental blemishes
the roiscellawous poems which follow " Egeria" are
in many instances really admirable. Charles Mackay,
successful as he hzs ever been in that particular, has
p, r-1; Lev,,r rro 1if1r17.7 io !* rr-rr ir,A.
th. will I tttht
droll nrl.l olw Lvt•rs

:Ilan.' It is well completed by some political poems
called " Tiloughti amid Revolutions."

111.:ing-
Is the way to rise in London town!"

CO URT CI RCULA R.
OSB9ILNE, OcT. 21.

Then, ng3in, how ingenious and musical is the fol-
lowing : _ _ _

The Q:leen and Prin,2e accustomed ,arly
walk this morning in the Park anal grounds of Osborne.

Tneir Royal liighne>ses the Prince of Wales stud
the Princess and the younger metubers of the
Royal Family, walked and rude as usual,

A deputation from the Corporation of the City of
London, consisting of Mr. Masterman, M P.; Mr.
John Wood, Mr. J. 11. Hale, Mr. Lart, Mr. 11.
Taylor, Mr. Shaw, the Town Clerk, and the City
Rtmembrancer, had an interview %ith Lord Seymour
yesti-rday at the office of hpr Maj-sty's Commissioners
of Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place.
The Oxford University Co nmission met yesterday
at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
,ury in Downing-street. The Bishop of Norwich, the
Rev. Mr. Liddtill, and the Rev. Mr. Stanley attended.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TAYFERSALL'S—YEsTErinAv.
The room wai crowded yesterd but so much was
ev4 r} body taken up with the disagreeable " past" re-
rcrred to beLiw. that little attention was devoted to
future events, We have, therefore, but a sorry quot,tion
to preset t.

CAMBRIDGESIJIRE STAKES.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwitke's Litodgrave—tukc 9 to 2
•7 to 1 egst Lord Cliflco's Loi.idstono
8 to 1 ag,t Mr. Nleildau.'s The Italian—takers
12 to 1 agst Lord J. Scott's Turnus—taken
17 to 1 agst Mr. Coir.be's Trouncer
17 to 1 agst Sir R. Pi,t;ot's Essedarius
20 to 1 ugst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Payno's Glaue•l
25 to 1 egst Mr. Taunton's Lendseer
35 to 1 agst Mr. Griffith's Docility
20 to 1 agst Landgrave winning the Cambridgeshire,
and Gtecian the Derby—taken

DERBY.

40 to 1 ao•''st Lord Zetla;1":. Lichtfoot—taken to 300/.
THE 4,5001. ROBBERY (?)

In our report of the Fridey's racing 'at. Newmarket,
we mentioned that the settlement of Mr. P. (Mr. Pune-
stun or Pewminster, for even after seeing his signature,
we confess to an uncertainty as to the right way of
spelling his name) was deferred until Monday. The
following letter posted yesterday at Tattersall's, bolds out
little hopes to his creditors, and justifies a suspicion that
the robbery was imaginary :
" Dear Sir,— I have great regret in informing you that
I shall he prevented settling my account at Tattersall's
on Monday, entirely by the articles on the subject which
have appeared in the daily papers, particularly the Times.
On Friday morning, when I went to my uncle's man of
business fur the money he had promised me, I found him
in a most excited state, having just seen the Times and
Herald. He said he had never heard such an infamous
thing, that they had not only robbed me of my money,
but had tried to rob me of my character. When I re-
minded him of his promise, he answered that I had
told him it was for lost bete, but that had he known the
circumstance, he never should have thought of accom-
modating me, but would have done all in his power to
prevent my paying. He persisted that it was a regular
conspiracy trying to persuade him to the contrary.
He evidently had a great desire to inform my uncle, but
I think he will not, for my sake. Pray tell my creditors,
.particularly Messrs. Davis and Munton, who have be-
haved in the most gentlemanly manner, how much I re-
gret my inability to pay at present, but I have no doubt
in a tew weeks they will be paid. At present I could
not raise the money without the probability of coming
to my uncle's cars, and that risk I would not incur if
any one laid me down this moment 20,0001. I find that
in Bell's Life they intended to give my name in full,
but fortunately used six wrong letters out of eight. If
my name should appear correctly, the consequence to
mo may be, comparatively sneaking, ruinous.
"I am, dear Sir, 3 ours very truly,
" A. PEMISTON."

That troubles "never come singly," the following
copy of a second affiche," the uncle" referred to prob-
ably will explain:—
" Gentlemen,—Owing to several severe losses this
year, I urn sorry to say that it will be entirely out of
my power to meet you at present, but shall be most
anxious to do so the momt•nt it lies in my power. I
must therefore beg of any genth man having bets with
me on the Cambridge to scratch them.
" Yours respectfully,
" T. POILE."

CURRAGH OCTOBER MEETING, OcT. 18.
The attendance this day was very limited, the racing
exceedingly good, Lord Waterford's star was in the
ascendant; his Perdita filly won the match for 100 soya.
aside with Mr. Watts' The Countess; Mr. Watts' Joy
won the other match, with Lord Waterford, beating the
Red Rose filly, after a most exciting race by a short
neck. The Paget Stakes were won by the Perdita filly
in a canter; the Royal Whip by the Marchioness D'Eu;
and the Corinthians by Lord Waterford's Lord George,
in two heats. Subjoined is a return of the running:—
Match 100 soya. each. 84. Two yrs old course.
Lord Waterford's Amine, by Birdcatcher, out of
Perdita (Doyle, jun.) 1
Mr. Wa!ts' b f The Countess, by Birdcatcher
(Echdina), sister to the Baron (Foley) 2
Betting-2 to lon Perdita filly, which led from the
start to the finish, and won in a canter.
Match 100 soya. each, S.C. Two yrs old course.
Mr. Watts' br f Joy
Lard Water ford'. fby Coranna, lttd It ,se( Doyle, jun.) 2
°or:mum filly made the running to the half distance,
where Joy collared her, and afttr a fine race won by a
melt.
The Royal Whip, presented ty his late Majesty to the
Turf Club, with 100 guineas added annually by her
1114jesty. Weight for age ; three yrs old, lOs'; four.
list five, list 121 b ; six and aged, 12st ; 3.b
ullovvk dto mares and 7,zgldintis. Four miles.
Mr. %Von,' b f Marchioness D'Eu, 3 yrs ... (Foley) 1
Mr. II) land's b m Allegrette, 5 yrs
Mr. W. Reynell's b c by Templar, 3 yrs
Mr. Murphy's br f Consuella. 3 )rs
Mr. Disney's eh c Captain Grant, 3 yrs
Betting—Even on Captain Grant. The lot kept well
together to the flat•rath, where Allegrette, and the Mar-
chiones D'Eu quitted the ruck, and a fine race home
ensued between the pair, the Marebionms winning easily
at the finish.
Pagtt Stakes (renewed) of 10 soya. pp; for two yrs old,
B.t 41b ; fillies, Bi.t. Anglesey By.t.
Lord Waterford's fby Birdcatcher—Perdita 1
Mr. Colgan's gr f by Tearaway—lron Mould 2
Betting-4 to lon Pt rditn filly, which made all her
own running. and won in a canter.
The Corinthian Stakes of 10 sous. each, It ft, with 25
soya. added, at 2 tors. each for entrance for bunters;
race horses admitted. To be rode by gentlemen of
the Turf Club ur Coffee-room at Kildare, Kildare-
rtreet, United Service, aril Sackville• street Clubs, or
by commissioned officer in the army or navy. One
mile and a half on the Peel Course. Heats.
Lord Waterford's oh h Lord George...(Mr. King) 1 1
Sir T. Burke's bre St John, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b
Mr. King's Zulima filly, 3 yrs, lOst 0 2
Mr. Keary's b c Conveyor, 3 yrs, lOst 71b
Mr. Irwin 's ch c Prince of Orange, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b 0 0
Mr. IPCormick's cb c Louis Philippe, lOst 101 b 0 0
Betting—Even on Lord Gtotge, who made all the
running in both heats, and won in a canter.
EPSOM AUTUMN MEE LING.
Weights for Autumn Steep], chase Stakes of 15 sous.
each, 10 fr, and 5 only if declared ou or before Mon-
, dey

" Who would scorn his humble fellow
For the coat he wears?
For the poverty he suffers?
For his daily cures?
Who would pass him in the footway
With averted eye?
Would you, bi other ? No—you would not.
If you would—not I.
Scercely less charming is the refrain to " Youth's
Warning:”—

" If wrong you do, if false you play
In summer among the flowers,
You must atone, you shall repay,
In winter among the showers."
In " nappy Love" an old, old saying is beautifully
revived at the close of each stanza—thus :
What is the meaning of the song
That rings so clear and loud,
Thou nightingale amid the copse—
Thou lark above the cloud ?
What says thy song, thou joyous thrush,
Up in the walnut tree?
' 1 love my love, because I know
My love loves me!'"
Most exquisite dull these refrains, however, to our
mind, is that in the suoined :
" A BANbjD TO TAKE.
"You're rich, and yet you are not proud;
You are not selfish, hard, or vain;
You look upon the common crowd
With sympathy, and not disdain;
You'd travel far to share your gold
With humble sorrow uncom-oled;
You'd raise the orphan from the dust,
And help the sad and widowed mother:
Give me your hand—you shall—you must—
I love you as a brother.

FINAL. OPENING OF THE BM-

TANN IA BRIDGE.

" You're poor, and yet ycu do not scorn
Or hate the wealthy for their wealth;
You toil contented night and morn,
And prize the gilts of strength and health;
You'd share your little with a friend,
And what you cannot give, you'd lend;
You take humanity on trust,
And see some merit in another:
Give me your hand—you shall—you must—
I love you as a brother.

MENAI STRAITS, MONDAY —'ll'lle permanent public
opning of the new line of tubes for the down line
from London to Dublin took place this morning, the
great structure 1), ing now in all important respects
made complete. On Saturday Captain Simmons, the
Government inspector, went over it early in the
morning, and instituted, in conjuction with the en-
gin-ers, a long series of experiments. The first and
principal experiment consisted in passing two loco-
motive engines through the tube, and resting them at
intervals in the centre of the sections. At nine
o'clock a train of twenty-eight waggons and two
locomotives, with 280 tons of coal, was drawn into all
four of the tubes, the deflexions being carefully
noted. These deflexions, in every case, by
means of a nice apparatus fur the purpose, were as-
certained to be exactly three-fourths of an inch over
the immense mass and area of iron. Af er an in-
teresting rehearsal of these experimental ordeals,
which occupied several hours, the train of 280 tons,
with its two locomotives, wos taken out about a mile
distant from the tube, and then sudde.tily shot through
it with the greatest attainable rapidity, and the
result was very interesting, as dett mining a much-
discussed question ; it being found that the
at this immense velocity of the load was sensibly less
in the way of undulation or collapse than when the
load was allowed to remain at rest in the tuba.
The manner in which these results were registered
and arrived at was by means of a new and curious
contrivance, it being found that the tremor occasioned
by trans in transit prevented these deflections from
being accurately read by the ordinary spirit level.
This contrivance consists in a large pipe, containing
water, laid along the lower cells of the tube, one end
rising up within the tube at the centre, and the other
end fixed against the stonework of the abutments of
the bridge. Both extremities of this pipe are fur-
nished with glass tubes and graduated scales, by
which the relative levels of the water are easily ascer-
tained. As the slightest leakage or evaporation over
the ordinary thermometric expansion of the water
would derange the level,
,while only half the actual
deflection of the tube was registered at each end
of the pipe, these disadvantages are obviated by the
addition of a large reservoir of water in the interior
of the tube, which is covered with oil and placed
beside the graduated scale. This larger area exhi-
bited the whole of the deflections at the abutment
extremity, and the apparatus presents a perfect mir-
ror of all the deflections of the great structure. V'i'e
learn from Messrs. E. and L. Clark, the resident en-
gineers, who have watched minutely, from day to day,
all the developed peculiarities of the novel undertaking,
many curious and interesting results. These gentlemen
state that the heaviest gales through the Straits do
not produce so much motioa over the extent of either
tube as the pressure against the side of the tube of
ten men; and that the pressure of ten men keeping
time with the vibrations produces an oscillation of
inch, the tube itself making 67 double vibrations per
minute. The strongest gusts of wind that have
swept up the Channel during the late stormy weather
did not cause a vibration of more than of an inch.
The broadside of a storm causes an oscillation of less
than an inch ; but when the two tubes are braced to-
gether by frames, which is now being done, these mo-
tions will be almost annihilated, and all apprehension
from wind or weather, from their being secured to-
gether, will cease. They calculate that a violent
storm exerts a power of about 201bs. on every square
foot of tube exposed to its direct action, and, taking
the side surface of the tube at about 13,400 square
feet, the greatest strain caused would be about half a
ton per square inch, or hardly worth notice.
The meteorological results since the tubes have oc-
cupied their 100 feet elevation have materially differed
from those that were observed when they lay along
the Carnarvunshire coast. The action of the sun at
midday, instead of bending them two or three inches,
does not move them more than two-eighths or three-
eighths of an inch. The daily expansion and con-
traction of the tubes varies from half an inch to three
inches, attaining either the maximum or minimum
at about three o'clock A.m. and P.M. These
and other interesting results, as indicating the
safe working of the great machine, are read
by means of self-registering thermometers
that record the constant temperature, placed in
mahogany cases, protected by plate glass, and under
lock and key. There is also a self-acting clock-work
apparatus that elevates a shaft on a vertical plane, all
the minutest motions of the tubes being delineated by
an arm carrying a pencil, which is fixed to the tube.
If a compass be held over any part of the bottom of
the cells, the south pole is effected, and if held over
the top of the cells, the north pole is effected, and this
effect is observable in all parts of the tube, whether
at the centre or end, although their position is only
about 10 degs. W. of the magnetic meridian. As a
matter of history, probably, a chronological summary
of the structure will be interesting.
.01'
nu nocf
t3hoe,
818r4i
t5;11
Et,
ihae-
bßr
esanctioningwas tbhye
ic,oanr--
strOucnti
liament. In July the preliminary experiments to
determine the form of structure commenced ; April
13, 1846, the first we'll-I-ten were engaged on the
bridge ; April 21, first ~tone of the Britannia tower
was laid ; June 13, 1847, the first vessels arrived w ith
iron at the Straits ; Aug. 10, the first rivet was in-
serted ; February 22, 1849, the Carnarvon and An-
glesey towers were completed ; April, 1849, the pon-
toons Isere brought to bear ; Alay 4, first tube was com-
pleted and platform cut away ; June 20, first tube
flu .tell; June 22, laststone in Britannia-tower ; No-
vember 9, first tube deposited in permanent lied ;
December 4, second tube floated ; February 7, 1850,
second tube deposited on permanent bed; March 3,
Carnarvon small tube lowered ; March 6, first engine
passed through tube, and last rivet inserted ;, March
18,
jthuirntejsingletl(o,b,
et line
ithird
d tubetf
deposited toube of;
second
loytpvened
line
for
floated; pu blc a
ffic;
July
11,
Oat. 21, second line of tube ope)snecl ii t tube floated
forn public traffic.3ted
;
The total cost of the Britannia Bridge has been
about 60,0001. more than that of the High Level
Bridge at Newcastle, recently opened by. the Queen.
Next month an enormous sale is to take place of all
the surplus material and stores. Preparations arc
making for covering the tubes with a light arched roof
of peculiar construction. The effect of two trains
passing at the same time through the parallel tubes
resembles distant thunder. All fear of collisions be-
tween two trains while there was only a single line
of rails will now be obviated, though there was a man
constantly on the look out on the approach of every
train. L urge models of the bridge will form a promi-
nent feature in the next year's great Exhibition.
Yesterday the Irish express train and others passed
through the new line of tube, which will be hence•
, forth constantly used.

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.---- -
!WE .I DE
THE WRECK OF THE PROT'
On Tuesday an inquest was held before
body
borough
coroner at Liverpool en view of the ho_V of Hu;,h
Williams, a cooper On board the Providence, bound
wrecked during
for t1;!1 (•,•ist„ of _Africa, :Ind which was vvfe.
of .0„ ,i...
th, jr,,,, I.f ;1,- ‘,ll B;i0. , l;:nl-. 'l`;w 1) ',:so3,r_cmks ir,
,;‘.8,, 1 h.,,; i),Pri I,lllj 1 ul,,i"r !,07ne
1„7,,) John LirJ,
.1,, i,,,t,,,,,,,,.,!.-!1..e1:0, iry 13, 11).erso,0 124"-j-,...1.' cargo from
,rho bed been employed in dischargi t"
on board the Providence. The
in the dead-house,
"gods., on being
brought to Liverpool and placed /
was identified by the wife, of the dece
there was
of the case were exceedingly .
simple, and
at a verdict ;
tig
nothing to create difficulty in arriving
east upon the
but, in consequence of an itnput.a_vn _
ased. The facts
, g cut the rope
crew of the Liverpool lifeboat, "
whilst they were in tow of thi:
was adjourned,' in
the scene of the wreck, the inquiry Albert steam-tug to
hee;ise might be filly
order that the circumstances of t.
tain of the . investigated. Robert Robert Mope, cl3and William Parry,
d the Providence,
a first-class pilot, who had
of the Albert steamer,
deuce ; William \reale, the mhateeesie _
and James Pilcher, captain_ rauport. The last-
gave evidence similar
hem r
lifeboat was manned by
mentioned witness said t
ship the men in the boat
called out to let go the re
quarters of a mile from t
they said they could do
l:"-.,;
was too much sea on.
s there
nothing for the ship, A a sea and was nearly full of
The lifeboat had shipped _to Liverpool. At the ad-
journed inquest two of the men on board the lifeboat
,aid their reason for giving
of .P- jug a sea, they were obliged
appeared. Oae of themroceeding to the wreck was,
been washed out of the
up their intention
that, upon the boat shipP
f another sea had come upon
to part the rope,
impossible to reach the ship, as
boat. They found it
lived in such a sea. After a
the boat could not
have coroner, the jury returned a
brief address from the
them, all hands wilosutldihave
To this they added a
a that, although they did not
presentment to the e..e
verdict of "Accidental
lifeboat altogether blameless,
think the crew of
theefault lay principally in the bad
they thought that
tblifeboat. They also thought that
construction of the
lifeboat was censurable for not ap-
the captain of the
~ but that the conduct of Parry, the
pearingbefore them.'
of the steamboat was deserving
pilot, and the captain
of the highest praise-
cdteath."

Sir l'c'rr 1.7.0rie a 11 1-.! C. 1,1
1;; Ivoinan h 11 7 ',if- rylr,l,,i 111
.. .. 11 7, (11,1,) Di 0
Johnny Oakes 5 11 0 ,i)psy Bess (11 b) 6 10 0
Abd-el-hider ... a 11 Venture 5 10 0
L,,rd George...—. 5 10 11 Oultiare
Muria Day a 10 S Lansquenet
Sprivg Bok a 10 G,
Weights for the Free Il
Age bt 11
Lord George 5 11
Miss Collingwcod a 10 11
Lldy Fordwich a 10 7
br g by Corona-
tion, out of •
Eruilius mare 5 10 7,
Venture 5 10 5
Bedford (h
Mr. Toots

s,adicap Hurdle Stakes.
Age st lb
Kate Kearny 5 10 4
Fain:), Hill
dusco:
ioronet
Uttte Queen 4 10 0
eretnier
.iobersides
Old Commodore... 4 9 0

[ADVERTISEMENT.] .
Messrs. HARDING and Co., 81, P4ll-mall, beg to
intimate to the public that, in consequence of the rebuilding
of their premises, it has become imperative on them to
dispose of the whole of their valuable Stock, which they
have determined to offer for immediate Sale, at a very con-
siderable reduction of price. Messrs. H. and Co. offer to the
public the assurance that the Sale thus announced is Lola
fide. Their entire Stock, consisting of Silks, RibbonS, Lace,
Embroidery, Shawls, Scarves, t.loaks, Mantles, Gloves, and
the recherche Selection of Millinery, fir all of which their
establishment is so eminently distinguished, will be unre-
servedly subjected to the reduction. The Sale will be con-
tinued for a limited period.
PHRENO-MESMERISM AT LINCOLN.—PubIic interest
is being attracted to the phreno-mesmeric results produced
by Mr. Whall upon a youth apprenticed to Mr. Guy, joiner.
The lad was mesmerised last Friday night, and after the
sleep had been induced, catalepsy followed. Two of the
strongest persons in the room could not unfold his arms when
in this state, and spirits of ammonia were applied to the lad's
nose without producing any sign of his being affected by it,
though the application to the nasal organ of Mr. Whall pro-
duced tears. Secretly, and unknown to any one else present,
env of the audience took a plaster cast from the room and
hid it, and the youth being told of the fact an hour after-
wards, went out, discovered, and brought back the hidden
cast, and pointed out the hider. Though unacquainted with
phrenology, he manipulated the casts of the heads of various
characters, and pronounced correctly the character of each.
His supper being brought into the room, and the organ of
gustativeness excited, lie became restless, started up, and
found and ate the supper, leaving untouched a piece of gen-
tian which had been introduced. He also truly told one
gentleman present the age of his mother at the period of her
death, and the manner of 1 er death; and also related the
circumstances connected with a defalcation on the part of a
boatman, the amount of money given to the man before lie
left Lincoln, the amount he had received since, and the
amount of the defalcation. Other equally singular revela-
tions were made by the lad whilst in this clairvoyant
state. The operator, it is said, does not believe that the
phenomenon is more than an induced dream —Stamford
Mercury.

" And what care I how rich you be?
I love you it your thoughts are pure:—
What signifies your poverty,
If you can struggle and endure?
'T is not the birds that make the spring,
'T is not the crown that makes the king:—
It you are wise, and good, and just,
You've riches better than all other.
Give me you: hand—you shall—you must—
I love you as u brother.
The volume containing these charming poem', and
the more pretentious one of " Egeria," is dedicated to
Vieerge comb-, the author of the " coustitutiou of

we regret to learn, has been very un-
successful
was
THE WHALE FISHERY.—The Greenland and Davis
Straits whale fishing,
Peterhead,
successful this season, and will show a very great diminution
in the produce as compared with last year. Last year, the
number ships engaged in the fishing was forty, the
the number
fbreorniolti,pi:en ,
number of whales caught 218, and the quantity of oil
g1:27, 6al
ntdonbsNl a
rTr
il,i,i:
jestyear,
Hull, &c., we learn that of these 23 have arrived, or been
reported, containing only 63 whales. If the nine vessels not
yet retorted is taken at the same average, that will give
only 88 whales, and 650 tons of oil, or a falling off of 155
whales and 1,111 tons of oil. But, looking at the matter
even in the most hopeful light, there seem, to be no hope of
the produce of the fishing amounting to one-half of that of
last season.
Toe accounts from the continental produce markets
Concur in representing most articles as being steadily sup-
ported, although business was less animated. Coffee and
sugar at Amsterdam and Rotterdam were without material
alteration, but prices continued to be regarded as firm.

latsu PnovisroNs.—The vessel Dublin, arrived
from Dublin, Belfast, and Waterford, has brought the large
quantity of 614 bales and 30 butts of bacon, and also 2,959
firkins of butter; and the vessel Rose, arrived on the same
day from Waterford, has brought 671 bales of bacon, and
2,345 firkins of butter, as part of cargo, the produce of
Ireland.

THE SUN, LON DON, TUESD A Y EVEN I NG, OCTOBER 22, 1850.