The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-23 00:00:00

TRADITIONS OF THE RHINE.

011ivier. London, 1842.
The numerous scattered traditions that are asso-
‘,'iated with the castellated Rhine, and its neighbour-
d't)d, are here collected together in one small compact
i"deeimo, and illustrated with several apt embel-
Zhinents. The volume is the production of Captain
81,11 ill
x, who has told the different legends with great
and
eau, simplicity, and will form an entertaining
Pazion to the tourist of the Rhine.

414GAZINE OF DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
A Vol. Vll. Orr, London, 1842.
'`.4 may be inferred from its title, the present mis-
cella •
t shells
a„, nY is exclusively of a homely, practical character,
shells .gives, among useful matters, several valuable sug-
"die-work,
respecting the management of servants,
paper-hangings, quack medicines, &c.

N OON IN THE JUNGLE.
w It, was. verging towards noon, and the orb of day
shay holding his brilliant course through the heavens,
trhning With an intensity unknown except within the
ruis'ins• Limpid streams were sparkling down the
]i ,Re4'sides of the wood-covered hills, flinging their
theit and silvery spray from rock to rock, over which
ahil
graceful bamboo spread its feathery branches,
log many-ColoUred flowers crowned the overhang-
e,r4gs, waving, like banners of elfin warriors, in
sta: sluggish air.- The cocil, or nightingale of Hindoo-
hen' was nestling among the leafy bowers of the mango
; and, while draining its rich nectareous juice,
poured forth in hurried strains, as if inebriated, her
d'entran •
cing melody. The dote had taken shelter
thicket of odoriferous shrubs, and was faintly
tisl,og to his companion. The vulture was pluming
off,'lggard wings by the margin of a lake profusely
tlPread With the lotuS. The hawk, overcome by
1111 Ziellodrae3;*heat, had ceased to persecute the timid
4ri
and the crane, exhausted by the meri-
ere,suu,' stood idly by the plashy rill, his watchful
closed in sleep, and no longer searching out
itn."l-13? Prey: Even the fatal cobra capella, yield-
re) the sleepy influence of the hour, folded his ter-
, ne.hrest in unwilling truce ; while the drowsy bee,
kitie'llg• in the hollow petals of the lotus, was hum-
vincfr imself to his mid-day repose.—From " Sa-
°.°g," in the Metropolitan Magazine.
* Red-legged partridge.

40N
/A;e;„ I' MARKET and CITY NEWS.
thiith --°.---The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per mile
f41.44u1at the English Mint priceloid. per ounce
~ths.nr„datd.gold, gives an exchange of 2.5 40i, and the ex-
11t Paris on London at short being 25 52k, it follows
8,6%d is 0.48 per cent dearer in London than in Paris.
lfthrices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4301 per
'44 Zhith, at the- English Mint price of 31. I7s. 10%cl. per
tch, atandard gold, gives an exchange of 13 71, and the
1,
gn
0,110;it et Hamburgh on London at short being 13 91, it
at gold is 0.93 per cent. dearer in London than in
Thewi•
euorse of exchange at New York on London is 108}
Atne;rn., and the par of exchange between England and
at2'e! being 109 "3-40 per cent., it follows that the ex-
-0•33 per -cent. against England. But the quoted
hiteresfie at Ne York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the
mus bededucted from the above difference.
11-11, •
4-4 MARKETS.-YESTERDAY.
tSitke CORN EXCHANGE.
rile'aiho Monday there has been a moderate arrival of English
At fared a fair quantity of Irish Oats. Wheat languid in
14 till mer prices. In other Grain there was little done at
olations. The Flour trade very dull.
llte. NEWGATE AND LEADENH ALL.
Pt!cf, 'e was a good supply of Meat, the demand was slack and
me "ere with difficulty supported with the exception of the
,qualities which fetched in some cases rather more money.
to4‘B. 4d. to 4z. 2d. ; Mutton, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; Veal, 3s. 2d.
1104* 4d• ; Pork, 2s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. ; Lamb, ss. to ss. 4d. per
btr,- 'r 81b. Poultry was in pretty good demand and prices
well Supported, and the supply good. Geese, ss. to
4t4. Fowls,' 3s. 6d. to bs. ; Large do. 6s. to 12s. ;
li s. to is. 6d. ; Chickens, ls. to 3s. ; Ducklings, 2s. 6d.
11464.; Leverets, 2s. 6d. to Si. Eggs dull of sale at
14 6s. 6d. per 120.
'COLONIAL MARKETS.
114,arket-looked firm for most articles, and a good busi-
Athlig" beeirtiiiiicfed; Arrivals have been rather larg
iiie
th
k alftlyro days.
• TEA MARKET.
.Vvince much firmness, and supply the market spar-
°.od VP-if deinand exists, and prices have an upscard
.!51.,,,ar4's`Congou 13.9 d. per lb. cash.
A .I,l'eat 2,TALLOW MARKET.
C.4,,,t6lttrstninkftl,:_though the stock on hand is heavy.
e. 24/3tm 3d4fon the spot, and 495. 3d. for delivery
11 01at hs-of-the year, with few purchasers.
rid rget, SPIRIT MARKET.
ith a. fair sale at full rates. Proof Leewards,
*5. 214 d. per gallon; but Brandy was still dull of

th s COAL MARKET.
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WE. Braddyll'aHetton 20 3
Walls End Helton 20 3
Walls End Morrison! l7 0
Walls End Casson l9 9
Walls End Adelaide
Walls End • arrington Tees 15 0
Walls ad Bowburn
Walls End South Durham 17 6
Wal s d eeb
Blythe l5 6
Cowpen
Ilangennech Coal ' 20 0

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Red. Wh
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CN11e,.,4 and Suffolk . ....... .... 625. 6 8 6B . '.
lizok'orei'i'n and 5c0tch....... ...... .. 50s. 56s 54,. 5
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tit .ortolk.4 and Feeding
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4 leray .. ............................... 4('s, 4:s . 6.
`fatbw; ............... .. . . .............. 316, 366 -.-8, --.
,144 l'Fri4nd; Pot.atoe ........ 215. 21s -5. -s:
'Coiftll., --- Feed les. 205 S. B.
tack.....; 2os. 225. S. --6.
Nill 43s. tis -a. ...6
Pitb.„ t Veh-DOINGFON CORN MARKET
1047: I,efj.. Barley. 1 Oats. nC.II
'O.' C 3, o"d 35s fd 2& &I 40s 0.4 -Od
ttili,ti ;:165 (I,
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34 44.3 d 4 12ths.
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logi q., -.....• s. d, s. d. Oats, per Sf4lb.
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........ 32 Uto?A 6 fri.b
044ti1%:.',_:' .......... F. 50 31 C British
k, yi3.2..,,Z*.: 114 0 26 0
__ Beans, per 26011
N..!.4722mb. 290 36 0 English
Scottish
.'''".....'..",.. 24 0 26 0 Pease,Scottish ..
Ai . ...."..- 21 6 2' 0 Oatmeal, nor Mil,
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ts,,,N;-,-,tijy,, 21. Od 20s OJ 34. OJ 14s Od
Qt-beck,,, i./CURGH MEAL BIARKET.
V.,. it, 471%4/ ,Ibs, Per Stone of 141 b.
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car -',••••••••• 1 18 0 Second ditto 0
,
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.°4 '44 Ais IN f-------
tu:Ather.tptint, D.— Meetings have been held
ti 4,7, ~,IY, and
ot,!etsed for relief of the poor at Naas, Kilcul-
b , °tiler ner places Lord Downes, !he.Duke of Lein-
pi e..th.et resident Landlords in these districts have been
~Qt Q 43 to th 11,,,itt t li, e distressed at this season, by affording
till line 7:1. 41,47)",ar Contributing directly from their purses.
Pobi;e4ween Br ,xRTEIt RA.H.wAv.—The portion of
4 A ti.i on the 1?'-igewater and Taunton will be opened to
tkilloweelllar ha:lo3:July,
loltig• titl Austria t en addressed by the Government
SNtive f9llowin
e° the . various railroad Companies, con-
-I'o usels is forbildeonditions :-1. The UEC of four-wheeled
14444' al'ln2. The usne* ,2. Six-wheeled locomotives only are
4%
4. rt !,,t only o, two locomotives at the same time
1/41tt.,r _ - is sictl under certain circumstances of time and
,toy;ntl of the
sr, y forbidden to place a locomotive at the
li 'I Aostri ar"g• 5 Rate of. speed is never to ex-
th;is cloth an Tni es (ab • English miles) an hour, or
l.t. 1.4 be gsrlt,".,tagee at stoautitonl?
th:, At, Ported at the rate. oP.thLreugg/tgset;iranmmeTehsaann.
I\„itikr‘, taerel
..s,utt,:s
apayrbeatissell be fixed in thee u'waggons in order
41, t. TY" 14e done- "Y opened. 8. Until this apparatus
L .o.railei. sh • ar° Jo remain mon
‘Ve.J4vllll, 4"4,7,....,erriff Pr hard, able and active
,14,11tit'7,0e of the Corporation for many years
- ,t,tl4 14110..,----n-, str -
ong a claim upon the consideration
44tilti 11411t1'llialls, will, it is generally considered
sit the
L„It.Y, reuP the reward of those services
•-: ' .-
-"""
"Ildillate for the vacant office of Town-
, - -

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-- -
THE GAME OF SHINTIE.
TO THE EDITOR OF- THE SUN.
" All plaided and plum'd in their Tartan array.—Campbell."
SlR—Your paper of the 17th` instant, states that
the Society of True Highlanders celebrated their
annual festival by playing a grand match in Copen-
hagen-fields, at the national game of " Shinnie, or
or " Shintie," as it is called in' the Lowlands. In
the Highlands it is called " Cainach." It may be
compared to the game of foot-ball in England, ex-
cept that in the latter the foot performs the office of
the camach, or club. - All the members appeared in
the Highland garb. This picturesque and primitive
costume may be said to have become fashionable,
ever since it was worn by one of ,our late monarchs ;
it is, however, seldom worn in the Highlands,
except on grand gala days. It is curious to glance
back to the time when this Bess and everything
connected with it was interdicted by Act of Parlia-
ment, under severe pains and penalties. I allude to
the Disarming Act, consequent on the battle of Cul-
loden. As th Act is but little khown, even by many
who now assume the garb, I; will quote it as a
curiosity.
An Act (20 Geo. 2, c. 39) was passed, "for the more
effectually disarming the Highlanders in Scotland,
and for the more effectually securing the peace of the
Highlands, and for restraining the use of the High-
land dress," &c. With reference, to the latter, it was
enacted that " from and after the Ist day of August,
1747, any person, whether man 4 boy, within Scot-
land (excepting officers and soldiers in his Majesty's
service) who should, on any pretence whatsoever,
wear or put on the clothes commonly called the High-
land clothes, namely, the plaid, philibeg, trews, shoulder
belts, or any part of the Highland garb, or should use for
great coats or upper coats, tartans or party-coloured
plaid, or stuff, should be imprisoned, without bail, for
six Months, and, on being convicted for a second
offence, should be liable to be transported to any of
his Majesty's plantations abroad for seven years.".
The term for discontinuing the dress was. extended,
by a subsequent Act, to the ISt of August, in the
following year. This obnoxious Act, unworthy of a
free Government, was repealed in 1782. The many
little devices they adopted to retain their ancient garb
are calculated to excite a smile in those of the pre-
sent day. Instead of the prohibited tartan kilt, some
wore nieces of a blue, green, or red thin cloth, or
camlet, wrapped round the waist, and hanging
down to the knees like the fealdog. The
tight breeches were
,particularlj, obnoxious. These,
when on journeys, they often suspended over their
shoulders upon sticks ; others, either more wary, or
less submissive, sewed up the centre of the kilt with
a feW stitches between the thighs, which gave it
something of the form of the trousers worn by Dutch
skippers. At first these evasions of the Act were
visited with great severity; but at length the officers
of the law seem to have acquiesced in the construc-
tion put by the Highlanders upon the prohibition of
the Act. This appears from the trial of a man of the
name of M'Alpin, from Breadalbane, who was ac-
quitted on his proving that the kilt had been stitched
up in the middle. Such were the amusing evasions
of this extremely absurd Act.—Your obedient servant,

C. P. J.

MISS CHAMBERS' MORNING
CONCERT.

Assisted by the first talent of the Opera, this
lady's concert took place yesterday morning at her
Majesty's theatre.: Madame Frezzolini sang in very
brilliant style the duetto " Serba i tuoi segreti," with
Signor Poggi. The barcarole " Bel piacer, quando
sereno," and a subsequent duetto from Mercadante,
exhibited Guasco's voice to fine effect. Strength was
linked with sweetness, and some passages in the latter
were softly tremadtante and beautiful. Madame Per-
siani dispatched her portion of the duet "Oh Guardate,"
in a glitter of high sharp notes, and her pleasant
archness was in excellent contrast with the robusttone
and manner of Lablache. Blagrove performed on the
violin a concerted piece from William 'fell, with Mrs.
Anderson. This lady's instrumentation on the piano-
forte can scarcely be said to grow more perfect, since.
long ago she appeared to have reached the summit of her
art ; but the rich retiring melody that rises up beneath
her hand, altogether unobtruding, but laden with a
depth of harmony—fits it for the highest and re-
cl usest places—a shrine, a sanctuary,or a palace-vestibule.
Mademoiselle Multini sang an Italian aria in a very
expressive manner, and with great purity of tone ; and
the romance " La Des di tutti i cor," by Signor Mario,
breathed fully, as is its purport, a heart adoring. Ma-
dame and Signor Ronconi executed the " Fonte d'amare
lazrine" in passionate and sparkling style ; the voice of
the latter is possessed of great power, and capable of
immense energy ; while that of the former is dulcet with
lute tones. Miss Chambers herself graced the concert,
which was fully and fashionably attended, with many of
her own vocal and instrumental performances.

PETITION OF THE FATHER OF
FRANCIS TO THE QUEEN.
The following petition from the father of Francis was
yesterday transmitted to her Majesty through Sir James
Graham:—
" The petition of John Francis, of No. 14, Tottenham-
court-road, in the county of Middlesex,
" Humbly showeth—That your petitioner is the un-
happy father of the wretched convict now lying under
sentence of death; and waiting the awful execution of
the law in your Majesty's Gaol of Newgate, for having
traitorously fired a pistol at your Majesty, on the even-
ing of the 30th of May last.

-"That your petitioner yields to none of your Majesty's
subjects in devoted and affectionate loyalty and attach-
ment to your Majesty's person and family, or in abhor-
rence of the abominable, wicked, and wanton conduct of
his unfortunate son.
"That your petitioner is 51 years of age, and has
through life borne an irreproachable character for
honesty, sobriety, and loyalty.
" That your petitioner has a wife and four other chil-
dren dependent on his exertions for their maintenance
and support, and that to the utmost of his humble means,
and by the best possible example that they could show,
your petitioner and his wife have ever endeavoured to
bring up and educate their children in the soundest prin-
ciples of morality and religion ; and, above all, to im-
press upon their minds their duty to fear God and ho-
nour the King.'
" That in corroboration of the excellence of your pe-
titioner's character, he humbly begs to submit the fact
that he is one of the artisans of your Majesty's Theatre
Royal Covent-garden, and has been so for more
than twenty-three years ; during all which time he
has discharged his duties to the entire satisfaction of
the successive lessees and managers of the said theatre.
" That your petitioner's wife is most ardently at-
tached to her ill-fated child ; and, on hearing of the
horrible crime he had committed, she was seized with
the most alarming illness, and has ever since remained
in the utmost bodi'y and mental distress, so much so
that her life is wholly despaired of ; and your petitioner
dare not intimate to her the melancholy doom that
awaits her best beloved son.

"That your petitioner most respectfully and humbly
begs to assure your Majesty of the horror and detesta-
tion felt by every member of the convict's family at
the wicked and impious outrage he has committed
against your Majesty's most sacred person, and of your
petitioner's recognition of the necessity for the if,flic-
tion of some severe punishment, to deter others from
similar attempts ; but at the same time believing that
the pistol was not loaded with any destructive material,
and that the real motive of his misguided child was
not to inflict any serious injury upon your Majesty,
much less to make any attack upon your Majesty's
valuable and precious life, your petitioner ventures
most humbly to make this appeal to your Royal grace
and mercy, and most earnestly and fervently to im-
plore that your Majesty will most graciously listen to
the prayers and supplications of an afflicted father on
behalf of his guilty and wretched son, and ' mercifully
spare his life. _ _

"And your petitioner, as in duty bound, will ever
pray the Great King of Kings to bless your Majesty,
and every member of your illustrious family, with long
life, and every earthly and heavenly blessing.
(Signed) " JOHN FRANCIS."

THE WORKING CLASSES AND
THE ARISTOCRACY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—When Members of Parliament and the Press
of all parties are so loud and unanimous in praise of
Lord Ashley's humanity, it would ill become a hum-
ble individual like myself to express any doubts on
the subject. But if, Sir, you will allow these few
lines a place in your s aluable columns, I will most
respectfully inform Lord Ashley how he may do an
effectual service to the poor, and one for which they
will feel deeply grateful to him. Let him; in the
first place, endeavour, by the abolition of Peel's star-
vation Corn-law Bill, to procure us cheap bread, and
enough of it to support our wives and families, with-
out compelling them to the alternative either of severe
drudgery, or being starved. You must recollect, Sir,
that upwards of three years ago Sir George Strick-
land, in his place in Parliament, told the landowners
that they were grinding the faces of the poor, and
that rent-rolls could be maintained at their present
rate only by the continued misery of the working
man.

I see the Duke of Richmond lately stated in the
House of Lords that " the wages of agricultural
labourers have already been reduced." No doubt
they have, and so they will continue to be, if the
landed aristocracy persist in screwing enormous war
rents from the farmer, thereby compelling him.
in his own defence to higgle with his labourers
for the smallest possible amount of wages that will
keep body and soul together. I see some of these
landed gentlemen have been very free in their abuse
of us poor working men, and amongst other things
accused us of gross cupidity, in making our wives
and children earn their bread by their labour. Are
not these gentlemen unable to " see the mote in their
own eye ?" If they were, they would find that lay-
ing a tax of 2d. upon every loaf the poor man eats
might be called by a worse name than cupidity. I
should like to ask these gentlemen, wlio talc our
bread to keep up their enormous rent-rolls, what was
the sum their fathers or grandfathers received for the
rents of their estates, and what they are now receiv-
ing ? Depend upon it, Sir, we poor fellows are not
more heartless than our betters ; and if we could by
our own labour earn a sufficiency of bread to support
our families, their would be less cackle about our
cruelty to our children and wives. I cannot conclude
without asking, whether it is not enough to make a
cat sick to hear men, bearing the names of Gladstone
and Goulburn, eternally prating about the horrors of
slavery, whilst we poor devils of white slaves are
obliged to pay from Id. to 2d. a pound more for a
little sugar to sweeten our coffee, that the West India
proprietors may pocket two millions a year of our
hard-earned money. So long as the Corn and Sugar-
laws continue, professions of humanity made by their
supporters will by me be considered as little better
than " fudge." A WORKING MAN.

DEATH FROM DRINKING STRONG WHISKEY.—Mr.
Baker held an inquest on Tnesday at the London Hospital, on
the body of George Taylor, aged sixty. John Cook said that
the deceased was a labourer at Downs's Wharf, East Smith
field. Witness was at the wharf on Thursday last, and saw th-
deceased in the company of a guager, who had then in his care
a barrel of Scotch whiskey, thirty degrees above proof. While
the guager had his back turned deceased contrived to ine
Bert a reed through the bung-hole, and suck through it-
quantity of the spirits. Witness drove him away, but bea
fore he had taken many steps he fell to the ground insen-
sible, and never recovered from that state. Witness had r--
doubt that the strength of the whiskey was the cause of hio
insensibility and of his death, which took place the next day.
Verdict—Accidental death.

TOTAL SOLAR EcursE, JULY 8, 1842.—The only
eclipse of the sun visible in Great Britain until the 6th
day of May, 1845, and the largest until the 9th October,
1847, occurs ear►y on the morning of Friday, the Bth of
July next. The penumbra, or faint shadow of the
moon, first touches the earth on the north of the great
desert of Zaara, in Africa, where the eclipse is first
visible ; and it finally leaves the earth in the Pacific
Ocean, near the eastmost of the East India Islands.
The central and total eclipse commences a few miles to
the west of Cape St. Vincent, and passes over Spain,
the south of France, the north of Italy, Germany (pass-
ing near Vienna), Russia in Europe, Russia in Asia,
(where the sun appears totally eclipsed at noon), and
China, ending near the Ladrone Islands in the Pacific
Ocean. The portion of the earth upon which the dark
shadow of the moon falls is an ellipse, the greatest axis
of which is 105 miles in length. The total darkness at
any place within the eclipse only lasts nearly fifty-nine
seconds. At Edinburgh, the dark body of the moon
comes in contact with the sun 70 degrees from his vertex,
towards the right, at 48- minutes past four o'clock in the
morning, the greatest obscuration being at 40 minutes
past five, when nearly seven-tenths of the solar disc will
be covered by the moon. The last contact, or end of the
eclipse, will be at 34 minutes past six o'clock, 153 degrees
from the sun's vertex towards the left. The eclipse will
be visible over the whole of Europe, the whole continent
of Asia, except the southern half of Arabia, and the
southern part of Hindostan, the north of Africa, and the
extreme north of North America.—Edinburgh Witness.
I\l. de Melcy, who, as our readers remember
suffered the judgment of separation sued for by his wife, Julia
Grisi, to go by default, has just addressed a letter to the Ga-
zette des Tribunaur, in which he declares that there was not
one word of truth in all that was stated on her part to the
Tribunal, except the fact that he had refused to receive her
back. He adds, that if Madame Grisi has not lost her me-
mory, she must know why her husband refused to receive her;
that the separation de facto took place so far back as the lbth
August, 1838, and was resolved on for wrongs that were not
on the part of the 'unhand, in terms settled and agreed upon
by honourable mediators, which leave no grounds for any
charge against him, M. de Melcy, and that since this period he
hap never peen her.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING-, JUNE 23, 1842,

- Norma, Sermonetta, and Sezza—the shore, continuing
from Nettuno, runs on towards Terrlicina, and is entirely
uncultivated and deserted. Formerly the shore was
covered with gorgeous palaces, villas, and temples ; and
at Nettuno, was a magnificent temple of Neptune, from
which it took its name, and the foundations of which are
still visible. More to the right, lay the famous promon-
tory of Circe, rising like an island (which it formerly
was) from the sea. It was here the famous sorceress
Circe had her habitation, and where she turned, by her
incantations, men and women into animals. If ever there
were a beau ideal of an enchanted spot, it is this: it risef
like magic on the horizon of the sea ; and when we be-
held it, was of a light purple mixed with a warmer tint
from the reflection of the sun on its crags. Below it,
and in the foreground, lies the pier, arsenal, and part of
the town of Porto d'Anzio. One would little imagine, to
look at this small insignificant town, that it was the site
of the once famed city, the birth-place of Nero and Ca►
ligula, abounding in luxury, u ealth, and magnificence,
and into whose port, vessels brought their riches from
all parts of the then civilised world. There are still re-
mains, in the sea; of the famous mole built by Trajan,
and hich, from the slight relics that still remain, give
an idea of its immense strength and greatness. All these
objects combined together in one view, the splendid effec
of the broad blue ocean, a vast mass of bright azure,
bordered by a picturesque shore, and spotted here and
there with massive remains of Roman antiquity, which,
from the reflection of the afternoon's sun, assumed that
rich golden tint so peculiar to the south, gave such. an
effect which I shall never forget. We then proceeded
leisurely to Nettuno by a road bordering the bay, linger-
ing to view the beautiful effects which the island, or ra-
ther promontory of Circe assumed as the sun sank lower,
or sketching Nettuno as it presented itself in different
points of view. lam surprised that the scenery round
the bay has not been more represented by landscape
painters ; what tine subjects there are for Callcott, Col-
lins, or Turner ! We had remained so long on our road
that we did not arrive in Nettuno until the sun had set ;
but we had just time to look about the town, which, with
the exception of the picturesque costume of the women,
and its fortress, has nothing particularly remarkable in
it. Having retired to rest at the locanda, we rose next
morning at four o'clock, and. set off for Albano, where
we arrived about half-past twelve, after a very hot ride
of twenty-four miles ; and after dining, set off in a voi-
tore to Rome, which we reached at seven o'clock in the
evening, having performed a journey which very few
make, as it cannot be done without going on foot, and is
not unattended with danger.