The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-11 00:00:00

STRAWBERRY HILL.

The sale yesterday was exceedingly well attended, and pro-
duced the sum of 1,920/. The following are the principal :-
Lot 10. 'A miniature portrait of Robert Carr, Earl of Somer.
set, in his latter time the favourite of King James 1., 'in Water
colours, by Hoskins, and highly finished-141.' 145. Garmead.
Lot 11. A beautiful miniature of Richard Cromwell, the
Protector, by Cooper ; a remarkably fine specimen of this
artist's talent and power of expression-261. ss. Smttb,
Bond-street.
Lot 14. An exquisite miniature in water colours, by Isaac
Oliver, of Sir Anthony Shirley, Ambassador from the Sophy
of Persia to King James 1. ; the dress is half English'and half
l'ersian; richly and beautifully painted-171. 175. •
Lot 17. A ditto, of Sir henelm Digby, by Peter Oliver,
most exquisitely painted in water colours ; the dress and collar
are beautiful specimensof this master's great art; in a fine gold
case-16,. 16s. Emanuel.
Lot 22. The head of our Saviour, a truly splendid specimen,
by Carlo Dolci, in a frame of silver-gilt, enriched with chased
silver cherubim and seraphim, inscribed" Non =ea voluntis
sed tua fiat"-341,121. Bevan.
Lot 24. A splendid enamel, by Zineke, after Vanloo, of
Ethelreda Harrison, the wife of Charles Viscount Townsend,
in a curious frame of enamel, richly painted with fiowers-in re-
lief-441. 2s,' Browne.
Lot 28.. Two extremely beautiful miniature portraits of the
Duchess of Cleveland and Portsmouth, exquisitely finished,
and very petite-21/.
Lot 29. A splendid enamel miniature portrait, by. Zincke,
of S.r Edward IValpole, father of Maria Dachess of Gloucester,
in a fine gold ease-12/. I 2s. Baldwin.
Lot 32. A fine enamel miniature, by Zincke. of Sir Robert
Walpole, 1744; the portrait was taken two rars previDus to
Sir Robert's death, and is considered a faithful likeness Of that
great statesman ; it is in a fine gold frame, enriched with
enamel oak leaves, in excellent taste-271. os. tIcl:
Lot 38. A minature portrait of King James 1., by Isaac
Oliver, in water colours, exquisiteiy painted, and most4elabo-
rately finished-18r. 18s. Colnaghi.
Lot 39. A splendid enamel portrait of King Charles 1., by
Petitot; a rare and beautiful specimen of this unrivalled artist,
in a richly chased frame-65/. 2s. Forster.
Lot 40. A ditto ditto of King Charles IL, by Petitot, in a •
case as a locket, enamelled blue, a very fine specimen of art ;
the locket is enamelled on gold, and by a foreign artist ; it was
purchased by Horace Walpole of an old gentlewoman to whom
the King presented it when he stood godfather to her in Hol-
land-781.153. Russell.
Lot 41. A very rare and beautiful enamel minature of King
James 11., when Duke of York, by Petitot, an equally fine
specimen of this artist ; it was presented by the Duke to his
mistress, Mrs. Godfrey, and purchased at the sale of the pre-
perty of Mrs. Dunch, her daughter-781. 15s. Forster.
Lot 42. A miniature of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury,
by Isaac Oliver, in water colours-_l3l. 13s. Sarman.
Lot 41. A ditto, by Petitot, of Mrs. Godfrey, the miste
of James H.' in a richly chased frame-14/. 14s. Luxmore.
Let 46. -A ditto ditto of Frances, wife of Robert Devereux,
Earl of Essex ; most beautifully painted-111. I Is. Garman.
Lot 49. A very tine enamel miniature portrait of Admiral
Churchill, the brother of John Duke of Marlborough, by Boit
-13/ 13s. Rodd.

Lot 51. A matchless enamel miniature of Cowley, the
poet, by Zineke, from Sir Peter Lely's celebrated portrait..
Lot 52. A splendid enamel miniature, by Petitot, of Hen-
rietta Duchess of Orleans, in a fine gold frame, with a looking-
?ass at its back; it is considered one of the finest specimens of
this unrivalled miniature painter, and was long in the posses-
sion of Zincke, who kept it as a study, and was purchased
f.om him by Mr. IValpole-1311. ss. Forster.
Lot 53. A beautiful miniature on enamel, by Petitot, of
Catherine Henriette D'Angennes, Comtesse D'Olonne, as
Diana—a character very different from that given of her In
Bussey's Histoire Amoureuse des Gaules; it is set in a beauti-
ful frame, enriched by flowers, enamelled in relief by Giles
Legare de Chaumont, en Bassini, who was famous for his works
of exquiiite beauty and rarity-1411. 15s. Colnaghi.
Lot 55. A ditto ditto of Anne of Austria, Queen of Louis
XII[ ,by ditto-441. 2. Smith.
Lot 56. A ditto ditto of Mary of Austria, Queen of Louis
XI V., by ditto-211. Zell.
Lot 57. A ditto of Madame De Montespan, mistress of
Louis XIV., by ditto-311. 10s. Foster.
Lot 61. A ditto of Mrs. Middleton, a celebrated beauty in
the reign of Charles IL, by ditto-571.155. Smith, Bond-street.
Lot 65. A ditto ditto of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of
Henry VIII., by Holbein, and a very fine specimen of this
master-501. ss.

Lot 71. A very fine miniature of Oliver'Cromwell,
melted by Boit, after Cooper, a beatniful specimen-27j, 6a.
B.ilde in.

Lot 75: A miniature of Lucius Carey, the famous Lord
Faulkland, by Hoskins, a very fine specimen-231. 2s. Smith.
Lot 79. A beautiful ditto by Zineke, of James Brydges, first
Duke cf Chandos, in this artist's best style—`24l. 2s. Rodd.
Lot. SO. A very fine ditto of Thomas Howard, Duke of Nor-
folk, by Sir Antonio More, the unfortunate Nobleman who
was beheaded in the time of Elizabeth for favouring the cause
of Mary Queen of Scots-371. his. Lord Northwick.
Lot 83 . A truly beautiful original portrait of Isaac Oliver,
the celebrated artist, painted by himself; it is the chef dceurre
of that incomparable miniature painter.-211. Sell.
Lot 1%. An equally fine ditto of Waller, the poet, by Cooper
—l9/. 19s.

Lot 80. A splendid original miniature, by Clinks*, re-
presenting the story of Salmacia and flermaphrojitus-
-121. Is. 6d.

Lot 90. A very fine enamel, a whole-length figure of Venus,
copied by Zincke, from a celebrated picture at Houghton by
Annibale Caracci, in a gold flame, enamelled blue-221. l's.
Lot 91. A beautiful miniature portrait of Rembrandt, by
Oed Lens,l724-16/. IGs.

Lot. 92. A lovely miniature, a fall-length of the Lady Mary
Wortley 11ontagu, in the character of a shepherdess, after Jarvis,
by Oed Lens-171. 17s. Thorn.
Lot. 94. Two valuable miniatures, in one frame, by Hol—
bein, remarkably fine; one a portrait of King Louis Xll.,
of France, and the other of Sir John Gage, Knight-211.
Rudd.

Lot. 98. A remarkably line miniature .r ortrait of George
Monks•, Duke of Albemarle, by Samuel Cooper-171. 17s.
Lot. 6,9. An equally fine portrait of Thomas Wriothesley,
Earl of Southampton, the Lo. 11 Treasurer, by Samuel Cooper
101. 10s. Russell. .

DISCOUNTS IN SCOTLAND,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
St a,—Whilst the Bank of England, as well as that of Le-
land, has reduced the rate of discount on bills of exchange to
4 per cent„ and the other bankers in London are freely dis-
counting good commercial paper, at three, it is not a little re-
markable that the banks in Scotland are still charging 5 per
cent. on bills discounted with them. As I cannot account for
this difference, perhaps some of your able correspondents could
inform me why it is that the rate of discount, or value et
money, is so much greater across the border than in hindon.
If owing to any existing monopoly, it is proper this sMuld he
known to the public. A TRAVELLER.

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QUICK PASSAGE FROM EDINBURGH.—The General
Steam Navigation Company's new steamship Princess Royal,
that arrived at Brown's Wharf, Poplar, on Monday morning,
made the passage from Granton Pier, Leith, in 39 hours, being
the quickest passage from thence.
Ihe General Steam Navigation Company's vessel, •
the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arrived oflthe Custom Iftmes
at 12 o'clock, op Monday night, with the Dutch mail.