The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-20 00:00:00

FOREIG

SHARES.

Bristol and Exeter (70 paid)
Bristol and Gloucester (30 paid)
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Caledonian. 5 paid 4j441
Dublin and Cashel, 93(s paid 4%
Eastern Counties (23 paid)
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 50 paid f6)
Ditto, Registered. 12% paid 16%
Great North of England, ICO paid
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid 22
Harwich (Braithwaite), 2 paid 2
Ditto, Locke, 2% paid 3l
Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid 7%
London and Birmingham (Stock) • 223
Ditto. New Thirds, 2 paid 37
Ditto, Quarter Shar s ( 2 paid) 25!
London and Blackwall (161. 13s. 4dl) 74
• Lon ion and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Greenwich (ht. Its. 4d. paid) 7
Di ito, Preference or Privilege, £lB 17s 2d paid 194
Landow and South Western (ill. 6s. 10d. paid) BB
Ditto Eighths (Iss. paid)
London and Croydon (Trunk)
Ditto, Scrip, 10 paid l9
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid,
Newcastle and Darlington Jiinctiou, 18 paid 393{
North British, 23l paid 2%
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
North Midland (100 paid)
Norwich and Brandon ( 2 paid) 9
South Eastern and Dover (3312 s 4d paid) ......
Ditto `Jew Shares ( 4 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) ll9
Paris and Orleans (20 paid)
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Paris and Rouen, 20 paid
Rouen and Havre, 8 paid
Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid) lO 3s

SALE of MR. JEREMIAH HARMAN'S
COLLECTION OF PICTURES.

Messrs. Christie and Manson's auction rooms, were on Fri-
day literally thronged with noblemen and gentlemen, at-
tracted by the sale of the very celebrated collection of pic-
tures, late the property of Mr. Jeremiah Harman, de-
ceased. The Duke of Cleveland, Sir Robert Peel, Earl
Powys ; Lords Grosvenor, Hawarden, Radstock, and Nor-
manton ; the Duchess of Sutherland, and a large number
of other distinguished individuals, visited the rooms during
the morning.
The catalogue for the day enumerated only about 50
subjects, and the amount realised by this portion of the
collection—by far the least valuable—was 8,7711. ss. The
following were among the lots chiefly' calling for remark.
The prices are in each case annexed, but, with few excep-
tions, the names attached are those of the dealers who
purchased on commission :—Lot 8. F,cco Homo, by Correg •
gio, 82 guineas, Stewart. Lot 10. A Palace on the Grand
Canal, by Canaletti, 105 guineas, Neueuhays. Lot 17. A
Dead Hare and Partridges, by Weenix,- 91 guineas, Emery.
Lot 21. His Own Portrait, by Vandyck, 100 guineas, Ste-
venson. Lot 23. Portrait of a Jewish Rabbi seated, a cloak
thrown round him, and a velvet cap on his head, formerly in
the Duke of Argyle's collection. This beautiful subject was,
after a sharp competition, secured. by Mr. Farrer, of War-
dour-street, for 410 guineas. Lot 26. Portrait of a gentle-
man, by Vandyck, 63 guineas, Yates. Lot 27. A river
scene in Guelderlaud, by Van der Neer, excited much inte-
rest, and was bought by Lord Normanton, for 325 guineas.
Lot 28. Portrait of Ann Carr Countess of Bedford, by
Vandyck, 75 guineas, Morant. Lot 30. A Group of four
Cows, two of them standing and two of them lying down,
by Cuyp, realised 400 guineas, and was purchased by Mr.
Baker. Lot 34. His own Portrait, by Gerard Dou, 125
guineas, Mr. Seguier. Lot 36. A Virgin and Child, by
Rubens, 50 guineas, Mordant. Lot 37. The Morning Gun,
a sea piece, by W. Van de Velde, 198 guineas, Stewart.
Lot 38. The elevation of the Cross' the original de-
sign for the altar-piece of the church of St. Walburge,
at Antwerp, by Rubens. This was the first public work of
the master after his return from Italy. After an animated
bidding, which lasted several minutes, this magnificent pic-
ture was purchased by Mr. Buchanan (for -Mr. Halford, it
was said) for 750 guineas. Lot 30. Peasants watering their
Cattle at a Fountain, by John and Andrew Both, 162
guineas, Busland. Lot 40. A Dead Cock and other Birds,
by Weenix, 73 guineas, Ward. Lot 42. A View from
the shore, looking out to sea, while under the influence
of a strong breeze, accompanied with squalls of rain,
by Ludolph Backhyzen, 515 guineas, Farrar. Lot 43.
A Flemish Village, by Teniers, 120 guineas, Buchanan.
Lot 45. A View in the Appenines, by. Salvator Rosa, 570
guineas, ditto. Lot 46. La Queuronille a Ider, by Karl du
Jardin, 360 guineas, Buchanan. Lot 47. Figures unloading
Merchandise from a Waggon, by Wouvermans, 250 gui-
neas, Neuenhuys. Lot 48. La Petit Canards, a sequestered
woody scene,. by Jacob Ruysdael, 360 giiineas, Busland.
Lot 49. A party of Gipsies assembled in a Cavern, by Te-
niers, 131 guineas, Lloyd. Lot 50. A Hall of Cavaliers, at
a blacksmith's shop, which is formed in a rock, by Berghem,
220 guineas, Neuenhuys. Lot 51. The Virgin seated, hold-
ing a book, with the infant on her kpee, before whom St.
Francis is kneeling, 88 guineas, Morant. Lot 52. The
Ascension of the Virgin, a chalk drawing for the high altar
of Antwerp cathedral, 200 guineas, Buchanan. Lot 53.
The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, by Claude, 200
guineas, Lloyd. Lot 54. View of Ronne from the Ponte
Molle, 310 guineas, Norton. Lot 55. Dever Harbour, with
vessels in a breeze, by R. Reinagle, 113 guineas, Wilkin-
son. Lot 56. Byron's Dream, the celebrated picture by
Eastlake, sold for 210 guineas; and the beautiful subject by
the same clever artist, so well known to all connoisseurs as
" A Roman Peasant •with his Wife and Child," was purchased
for 265 guineas, by Mr. Pennell. The sale lasted from one
until nearly five o'clock.