The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-10 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

inan lost his life

The following is an authentic statement of the produce of
each day at this memorable sale :
The Ist day's sale, on 25th April last, consisting
of 181 lots, and 719 vols., produced £496 0 0
The 2d day, 26th April, 180 lots, 849 v 015..... 360 0 0
The 3d day, 27th April, 204 lots, 1,590 v 015... 599 10 0
The 4th day, 28th April, 181 lots, 1,138 v 015... 497 2 0
The sth day, 29th April, 249 lots, 2,548 v 015... 404 18 6
The 6th day, 30th April, 160 lots, 294 v 015..... 1,619 18 0
The 7th day, 2d May
The Bth day, 3d May
The first six days' sale consisted of books and
manuscripts.
The 9th day, 4th May, consisting of coins and
medals of all countries, in gold, silver, copper.
brass, &c., 164 lots, 2,833 pieces
The 10th day, sth May, ditto, ditto, 156 lots,
1,629 pieces
The 11th day, 6th May, consisting of pictures,
drawings, the pigby collection of miniatures,
Sevres porcelaine, and service of plate, &C ,
160 lots
The 12th day, 7th May, specimens of rare and
curious china of almost every age and coun-
try, ancient Venetian glass, &c., 147 lots.. , .
The 13th day, 9th May, the matchless collection
of cabinet pictures and drawings in the tri-
bune, 122 lots 1,254 18 9
The 14th day, 10th May, ditto, ditto, 108 lots 1,921 18 6
The 13th day, 11th May, ditto ditto, 121 lots,. 2,221 14 6
The 16th day, 12th May, decorative furniture,
old Raphael or Faenza ware, relics, &c., 139
1,271 18 3
lots
The 17th day, 13th May, china, and bronzes,
antique furniture, &c., 117 lots
The 18th day, 14th May, china, pictures, minia-
tures, &c., 173 lots .
The 12th day, 16th May, armour, bronzes, china
ware, models, &c., 105 lots 1,573 19 0
The 20th day, 17th May, the interesting pic-
tures of the library, Holbein chamber, and
great north bedchamber, &c., 123 lots .....
The 21st day, 18th May, the valuable collection
of of pictures in the round tower, the refectory,
the round drawing-room, the long gallery and
waiting-room, &c., 118 lots
The 22d day, 19th May, pictures and drawings,
&c., 128 lots . 623 14 6
The 23d day, 20th May, the fine antique fur-
niture and valuables of the circular drawing-
room and the long gallery, including the
splendid bust of Vespasian, the marble eagle,
rare Faenza or Raphael's ware, bronzes, &c ,
121 lots
The 24th day, 21st May, the splendid stained
glass throughout Strawberry-hill, furniture,
chimney-pieces, fittings, &c., 130 lots

440 8 0

563 12 0

648 15 6

331 1 0

2,450 2 0

4,921 13 6

£29,615 8 9

The queition of Mr. Blundell of Ince's bequest of £l5OOO
to he applied to the use of Roman Catholic priests in and near
London. is to be argued before the vice-chancellor on Friday
next. It comes before the court in consequence of the ap-
pointed trustee having died in the testator's
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Sunday morning last a most mel-
ancholy circumstance occurred in this town : three young
men were drowned in Lough Gill, nearly opposite to Mr.
Martin,s boat-house. The names of the deceased were
Murrigan, White, and Conolly. One young man named
Malley who was in the boat along with them, escaped. The
circumstances, as detailed ip evidence before the coroner,
Mr. Alexander Burrows, were as follow :—The deceased
persons along with Malley, the survivor, spent the previous
night out of their own houses, in one of those nests of infamy
which abound about Barrack-hill. They were all drinking,
although they had taken the medal, and, after leaving a man's
house of the name of Sinnott, a row between them and some
other persons occurred in another house. A man named
Curran in the quarrel was stabbed, it is said, by one Arm-
strong, a cooper. The watchman then interfered, and
Curran was removed to the infirmary, where he lies at present
dangerously ill, and Armstrong was taken to the watch-house.
Murrigan, White, Conolly, and Maley escaped, and went as
far as John Meehan's, at the river side, where they knocked
and asked for drink, but were not admitted. They after-
wards met a boatman named M'Carric, whom they asked for
a boat, who gave them one. They were all drunk. At this
it was just break of day ; and for what occurred after this
we arc, of course, dependent on the statement of Malley the
survivor. He says that he had only drank one glass of cor-
dial, but that White was quite drunk. He says Murrigan
was not drunk, that White stood up in th b
e oat and shook
it from side to side, and he, Malley, spoke to Murrigan to
put White on shore. Murrigan replied
the that hace, e would,
boat
at
Mr. Martin's boat-house. When near pl the
was directed towards the shore, and White stood up in the
boat, which, being overbalanced, upset and turned over.
Malley says he swam to another boat, and having got in,
raised a seat, and sculled over to where the boat was upset.
He did his utmost to save some of the deceased, but, failing
in his attempt, and being quite exhausted, he made for the
shore. On reaching it, he lay unable to move for nearly
half an hour, and threw up a large quantity of water. He
afterwards, without meeting any person returned home, and
sent his brother to tell the friends of the deceased persons
what had happened Malley was arrested by the constabu-
lary, and committed to the county prison, but on Thursday
was released, on giving in bail.—Sligo Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—We regret to state than an accident
accurred on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, on Monday
week, at the Cowlairs station, by which a young

EMIGRATION.—The number of emigrants who have left
the port of Galway this year. and the season is not yet over,
amounts to no less than 1,130. A. vessel sailed from thence
on Friday for Quebec, with 186 passengers on board.

The legal expenses incurred in prosecuting post-office
criminals amounted last year to above £10,000: and it is
calculated that property, consisting of money, jewellery, &c.,
amounting to above £50,000 was lost in passing throtwh the
post-office during that period,
MASTER JONES.—The boy Jones, whose repeated intru-
sions into Buckingham Palace excited so much attention in
England some months since, has arrived as an emigrant by
the Diamond, the Government having availed themselves of
this plan to rid themselves effectually of the presence of a
youth whom no precaution they could take sufficed to ex-
clude from the presence of royalty.—Murray4 Australian
Review of Dec. 3.
PROSPECTS OE THE AnvEsT.—The accounts from the
provinces of Ireland augur most favourably for the agricul-
turists. The corn crops throughout large districts of
Limerick, Cork, Clare, and Galway, are represented as
being in a very forward state, that several fields of wheat
are already running into ear. On Wednesday a large field
of meadow hay was cut down near Lougrea. The Tipperary
Free Press remarks—" The present broken weather, fluctu-
ating between copious showers and glowing sunshine, is
peculiarly favourable. The spring corn is coming up with
great vigour and freshness. Potato planting and turnip
sowing are proceeding favourably. Never was the land in

finer heart.
C onion s FACT.—In a gentleman's garden near this town
where there are several throstle nests, the birds were annoy
ed on W ednesday by the prowlings of a stable cat, when three
of them simultaneously attacked the intruder, screaming their
musical war-cry at the top of their throats, and pecking at
him with all their might. The cat, though a torn, was so
alarmed at this onset of the little feathered champions, that he
retreated to his lair in the stable, pursued by the clamorous
victors to the very door. They darted their beaks at him
with such ferocity, that the servants who beheld the affray
were afraid they would peck his eyes out ; and poor Grimal-
kin, cowed and discomfitted, slunk into the stable with his
tail between his legs, whilst the three conquerors whistled a
song of triumph over him, from a branch that hung over the
yard.—Halifax Guardian.
PLEASING TRAIT.—An incident occurred on board the
Viscount Sandon, which sailed on Wednesday from Graves-
end with the last detachment of the gallant 9th Lancers on
board, which deserves record. It is thus described in the
United Service Gazette:—" A volunteer from the 15th Hus-
sars, named Fane, had recently married; his parting from
his wife was so painfully affecting that his comrades clubbed
amongst themselves and raised the funds requisite to defray
the expense of her passage to Bengal, rather than sever her
from her husband. This generous act came to the knowledge
of the owner of the Beulau, Mr. Laidman, who happened to
be on board at the time, and who was so much pleased at the
men's disinterested generosity and the attachment of the
newly-wedded couple, that he paid the woman's passage-mo-
ney out of his own purse, for which he was chaired, nolens
volens, round the ship by the men."
MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF FISII.—On Friday evening
last, the fish in the brook below Downham-hall, the resi-
dence of W. Assheton, Esq., were entirely destroyed by put-
ting lime in the water; but it was not generally known until
Sunday morning, when the inhabitants of the village were
struck with surprise on seeing none of the fish swimming in
the water under the bridge. This caused a diligent search
to be made, when, to their regret, they found the whole of the
fish, from the bridge to a great distance below, had been killed
by lime and vitriol. Three bottles were found, two of them
having vitriol in them. If they had not been found, and ta-
ken out of the brook, the consequence might have been of
serious importance, for the cattle drink of the water. The
villagers are very sorry at the loss of the fish, as they might
have been seen swimming about the bridge at any hour of the
day, some of rhem not less than a pound in weight. No dis-
covery has yet been made of the miscreants who perpetrated
such a malicious act.—Blackburn Standard.
TRF. PRISONER FRANCIS.—On Monday application was
made at the Home-office, for a copy of the depositions against
the prisoner, and the father of the prisoner was referred to
Bow-street Police-court. Here he was informed that the
depositions were returned to the Central Criminal Court ;
but after a third application being made, the reply was that
the depositions had not been received, and that it was sup-
posed they were still in the possession of the clerks at Bow-
street. It is expected that this delay will, with other mat-
ters, form the ground for an application in behalf of the pri-
soner, to have the trial postponed over the next ensuing ses-
sion. The prisoner still continues in the same composed
state, and declares, as at first, that there was nothing but
powder in the pistol, when it was discharged. Sir Peter
Laurie, in refusing au application respecting a prisoner, men-
tioned, at Guildhall yesterday, that Francis, who is in New-
gate for shooting at the Queen, had applied to him to be in-
dulged with a mattrass, which he refused, telling him that he
need not look for any better treatment than the poorest man
in the gaol. He had no notion of making great favourites of
great criminals.
CAPTAIN BASIL HALL.—Letters from Alexandria of the
24th ult. state, that Captain Basil Hall and family, after hav-
ing completed their tour to Thebes, in Upper Egypt, pro-
ceeded to Syria, and completed no less successfully a visit to
the Holy Land, having even, as we hear, made out an ex-
cursion, to the river Jordan and the Red Sea, which is rather
an arduous undertaking for ladies and children. This family
party of travellers have gone on to Greece and Constantinople,
items which, after Upper Egypt and Palestine, must be com-
paratively easy. Our correspondent adds, what our readers
already know, that there was no truth in the report of Capt.
Hall' boat having been upset. Most people, however, think
that he went too late in the season—not so much on account
of the heat (as Upper Egypt is always healthy) as on ac-
count of tile lowness of the Nile. This circumstance ren-
dered the voyage in so large a boat as Captain Hall was
obliged to take extremely difficult, and, though not dangerous,
very tiresome, on account of the numerous shoals, on which
such a boat as alone could commodiously stow a party of
seven persons, four being ladies, often stuck fast for hours
together.
PERILOUS ACCIDENT ON THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL.—
On Frttlay last, the 3d instant, a lamentable accident occur-
red on the Bridgewater Canal. As a boat, containing the
children of the Warrington Unitarian Sunday School, and
many members of the congregation, who had all been spend-
ing the day in Dunham Park, was returning to Warrington,
at about six o'clock in the evening, it met, when near Lymm
a boat of the Merchants' Company, coming in an opposite
direction. The boy who was driving the two horses that
hauled this latter boat, neglected to stop them in time for the
rope to sink ill the water, and allowing the oncoming boat to
pass over. The rope consequently swept across a part of the
boat containing the children, several of whom were precipi-
tated into the water ; and one young man, a teacher, had
both his legs broken, from the rope twisting round them, and
was otherwise severely injured. The consequences would
have been still more serious, had not the rope been instantly
cut. The children who were forced over into the water were
saved, without receiving much hurt; but the young man,
mentioned above, lies in a very precarious state' though
surgical assistance was procured with all promptitude both
from Lymm and Warrington. The boat containing the
children was under the care of two experienced men, to whom
not the slightest blame is to be attached ; the accident hav-
ing been occasioned solely by the negligence or inefficiency
of the boy who drove the horses of the other boat.
WORK FOR THE SCHOOLMASTER•--SUPERSTITION
ABROAD.—On Wednesday a dark-complexioned and very
staid-looking female, named Ruth Crossley, well known at
Rochdale and the neighbourhood as " a cunning woman,"
one of the Lancashire descendants of the old witch of Endor,
was brought into custody before Messrs. Royds, Chadwick,
Heape, and Entwistle, charged with having, by false pre-
tences, obtained from Robert Hardman and others, several
sums of money amounting to £2O, with intent to cheat and
defraud them of the same. Robert Hardman, the complain-
ant, stated that he was a warper, residing at Heywood. He
and his family claimed to be entitled to an estate called
011erton Hall, near St. Helen's, which was formerly the pro-
perty of John and James Hardman, to whom the witness
was supposed to be related. In the early part of last year,
witness and his relatives obtained a number of registers, and
got evidence in support of their claim to the estate ; but they
did not employ any attorney. They heard that the prisoner
was connected with a person who had obtained possession
of estates under similar circumstances to theirs ' • and in the
month of May, in last year, the witness went to Rochdale in
search of the prisoner, and found that she lived in a part of
the town called Sacre. She was standing at the door ; and,
as he approached, she exclaimed, " Here comes old Hard-
man !" He asked her how she knew him ; and she said, she
knew him by the description Which " Old James" had given
her of him. The witness said, he bad never seen Old James,
and how could Old James know him ? and she replied, " he
knows you better than you know yourself." The witness went
into the house, and had some conversation with the prisoner
about the estate at Allerton ; and she told him Old James
knew all about it, and she would see whether he would under-
take to get it for the Hardmans, and the witness must call
again in about three weeks, when she would have an answer.
At the time appointed, he went to Ruth Crossley's again ;
and she said, Old James had engaged to do the job for £2O,
and that he must have that money, whether he got the estate
or not, provided he brought the case to a trial. The witness
agreed to this, and offered her a number of registers, which
they had got ; but she said Old James never had any regis-
ters provided, as he could obtain them himself in London, at
a place where they were lodged. The witness then went
home, and stated the result of his visit, at a meeting of his
relatives ; and they agreed 'to' collect the money amongst
themselves to pay Old James. The prisoner had told witness
that Old James's surname was Hornby, and that he lived at
Bradford, in Yorkshire. A pound was then collected amongst
them, and the witness took it to the prisoner, and gave it
into her hand ; but she returned it, saying, Old James would
always have it wrapped,up, and put into a blue and white
pot, which she pointed out in a corner cupboard. Witness
then gave the sovereign to one Joshua Hardman, who went
with him ; and Joshua put it into the pot, and then they
went home. These simple people continued to collect money
at different times ; and it was conveyed to Old James's pot,
by Joshua Hardman, Alice Wolstenholme, and the witness.
When the witness once put money in the pot, she sent for a
gill of rum to treat the prisoner, who said the case was going
on very well, and Old James had" everything ready for trial ;
but he must have the remainder of the money eight days be-
fore the next term, which she said would be on the 2d of
November. In November witness called again, and she told
him that everything was ready ; the whole of the £2O had
then been paid. The prisoner, on one occasion, told witness
that she had been in several houses in Liverpool which be-
longed to the Hardmans. The witness never saw the person
whom the prisoner called Old James ; he often made inquiry
about him, but never met with him. The witness frequently
said he should like to see Old James ; but she always said
he was either just gone, or would come at some other time.
One Joseph Frankland, a clogger, at Middleton, was em-
ployed by the Hardmans to keep an account of what each
person paid, and Joshua Hardman was the treasurer to the
concern.—Joshua Hardman stated that he was a weaver, and
lived at Heywood, and accompanied the last witness to the
prisoner's house on the 9th of last June, and put the sove-
reign in the pot. On the 28th of the same month, he again
went to the prisoner's, and put 20s. in silver in the pot. The
prisoner then told him that Old James or his man always
went to the pot. He asked the prisoner how Old James
could manage to get the property without the registers which
and she said she could get them in Lon-
had been collected ;
don by paying something ; he could sit where they were. and
get them. Witness said lie could not see how Old James
could get the property ; and she said he had connexion with
familiar spirits, and those spirits could direct him to any
page, or any book where the registers were; and he had
nine of those spirits under his control. On the 19th of July
last, the witness took £1 6s. and put it in the pot. He
asked the prisoner how Old James was getting on ; and she
said lie had a copy of the will, and every thing to take it to
trial. In November last, the witness and Robert Hardman
went to the prisoner's house to meet Old James, but she
said he had been over the day before ; that their case was
ready for completion, but had been delayed in consequence
of the term being closed. On Monday the 30th of May last,
the witness went again to the prisoner's house, and de-
manded from her the money which had been put into the
pot ;when she saiad
ishe had never received it. The pri-
soner's husband ws n the house on two occasions when the
witness went ; but he did not say any thing.—The prisoner,
who persisted in declaring that she had not received the mo-
ney, was, it is almost needless to say, committed as an ims
postor and vagrant for three mouths.—Manchester Guardian.

RUSSIAN WAR IN THE CAUCASUS.—BESSARABIA, May
12—The War Minister, Prince Chernitchef, who arrived in
the middle of last month at Odessa, embarked without much
delay for Sebastopol, whence he undertook a journey to
Georgia and the coast of Abhasia and Circassia. People have
since exhausted themselves in conjectures as to the cause of
the mission of so distinguished a man. The report which
obtains most credit is, that serious differences have broken.
out among the commanders in the forces operating on the
other side of the Caucasus, which impede the operations
against the Circassians, and that it is expected that Shernit-
chef will soon restore harmony.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIVE.—The Marquis of Waterford
was on Wednesday morning married at Whitehall Chapel; to
the beautiful and accomplished Miss Stuart, daughter of Lord
Stuart de Rothesay. The ceremony was performed by his
Grace the Archbishop of Armagh, in the presence of a nu-
merous host of friends and relations of both parties. The
noble father of the bride gave his daughter away. The noble
Marquis and his bride were loudly cheered, on their leaving
the chapel, by the crowd which had assembled.
Loss OF A SHIP BY FIRE.—On Wednesday afternoon, in-
telligence was received at Lloyd's, of the total loss of the
ship Barbara, belonging to Leith, by fire. The unfortunate
catastrophe took place on the night of Sunday last, in the
German Ocean, about three miles from the Bell-rock Light-
house, and the fire is described to have spread with such
frightful rapidity, that those on board, amounting to fifteen
persons, were unable to save any property whatever. Hap-
pily they escaped by taking to the boats, and reached Mon-
trose in safety, though much exhausted, the following morn-
ing (Monday). The fire commenced amongst the cargo in
th hold of the vessel, but the circumstances under which it
originated are at present unknown. She is stated to have
been a fine sailing vessel, and is reported to be fully insured.
LIABILITY OF LITERARY INSTITUTIONS TO POORS'
RATES.—At the meeting of the bench of magistrates at
Croydon. on Monday, an application was made by Mr. Tur-
ner, the chairman of the board of surveyors of highways, for
the decision of the bench as to the liability of the building
used as the Croydon Literary and Scientific Institution to
be rated. The bench said, that in law there could be no
doubt that institutions of this description were liable to the
payment of rates ; but, at the same time, intimated their
opinion, that it might be a matter for the consideration of
the surveyors and other parish officers whether property of
this description might not be left out of the rate. The usual
order for payment was then made.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—On Friday week, as a mason of
the name of Adam Main was engaged in perforating the rock
at Stodrig Quarry, for the purpose of blowing it up with
gunpowder, the needle he was using unluckily broke. More
water was employed to soften the stone, and the workman
employed his hammer afresh to increase the aperture. In
this operation, the water not having reached the powder, it
was unfortunately ignited by a spark from the rock. The ex-
plosion was tremendous—the instrument was driven high into
the air, and Main himself thrown down, blinded, and seriously
bruised. Fortunately, he did not suffer from the descending
fragments, and as by medical aid his sight is restored, be has
escaped most wonderfully, with only some slight bruises,
from an accident, none of which has occurred, in our re-
membrance, of a similar nature without having terminated
ally.—Kelso CAronicle.

Every past occurrence bears testimony to the madness of
any renewed attempt to subjugate Affghanistan ; the occu-
pation of Affghanistan for three years proves that its subju-
gation is worthless. Had we just cause of war against the
Affghans, such a war would be madness; but, having none,
it is a crime. We can no more conquer Affghanistan than
Lord North could subdue the United States. Until every
Affghan leader lies in the dust, and every valley is a desert—
until every city is in ruins and every hill tenantless—until
the faith of the prophet be driven from its bleak abode in
Central Asia, and the recollection of past glory be blotted
out from Affghan memory. Affghanistan will not receive
the British yoke. We must save India by conquering Aff-
ghanistan! Monstrous fallacy ! If the safety of India
depend on the conquest of Affghanistan, India is already lost
to us. We must regain the reputation of our Indian army
by the reconquest of Affghanistan. Fallacy still more mon-
strous! If the future reputation of the arms of British In-
dia depend on such conquest, their glory has already departed.
Are we to do evil that good may come therefrom ? Are we
to re-commit crime, because past guilt has been unsuccessful?
Are we to destroy the independence of a people Demme
Lord Auckland chose, in a moment of delirium, to force on
them a sovereign whom they had twice driven from the
throne ? Lord Wellesley's policy was to encourage the in-
ternal turmoils of Affghanistan ; Lord Auckland's has been
to " pacify" Affghanistan, and unite the Affghans under
one soverign. Lord Wellesley preserved India from Affghan
invasion ; Lord Auckland invaded Affghanistan. Lord Wel-
lesley consolidated British power in India • Lord Auckland
has left it shaken to its centre. Is Lord Ellenborough to be
a Wellesley or an Auckland ? Will he save or destroy British
India ?—Runjeet Sing is dead ; Shah Soojah is murdered at
last ; Lord Auckland is no longer Governor-General of India,
Why then persist in the policy laid down in the treaty of
Lahore? Why revew the declaration of Simia ? Our Per-
sian friendship is renewed ; the independence of Herat is not
now threatened ; Russia is boastingly declared to be our best
and safest ally. What motive have we then to replunge into
guilt ? What advantage can we gain by another criminal
assault on Affghan nationalty ?—Herald.
JESUITICAL PLOT HAPPILY DISCOVERED Alt` MALTA
AGAINST THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.—The Mediterraneo
newspaper states that a Maltese canon, of the name of
Annette Casolani, the son of Sir Vincent Casolani, collector
of land revenues, and of whose family one is to be found in
every public department of the island, has been detected in
corresponding with the papist peer, Lord Clifford, in a man-
ner ill-becoming one who, through the intrigues of his
father, was raised to one of the highest dignities of the
church, over the heads of hundreds, at the early age of
14 (!!), by the very government he so unwarraptahly and une
gratefully abuses. The pretended excitement of the people
against the governor for suspending the Jesuits' preaching is
false ; the pretended interference of the Italian refugees is
equally false ; for whatever may have been their crimes
against their own sovereign, here at Malta they are the most
inoffensive characters in existence. Attacked as they have
have been by the beardless canon and Lord Clifford, doubt-
less some unpleasantness might have been anticipated, but
nothing of the kind has occurred. The Rev. Mr. Casolani
fled this morning, in the French steamer, for the Levant,
where it is hoped he will find a wider field to eeereise his
jesuitical talents; and indeed, but for the high winci which
prevails, it was intended to meek the auspicious event of
there being one Casolani legs on the island by a general
illumination. St. in freeing the island of venomous
reptiles, appears to have overlooked some ancestor of this
snake in the grass. The British government are much ha.
debted to Lord Clifford's having published that which was
never meant for the public eye.
THE WAY TO GET A GOOD PRICE FOR A SHOCICW(IBA,LI
HORSE.—On Friday last, an independent old gentleman, wife,
resides at Stoke, was taken in aVour horse fair in the follow,
ing ludicrous manner ;-1-le has resided At Stoke for some
years, and has always been considered sharp, shrewd, and a
very good hand at making a bargain. He is in the habit of
paying a daily visit to Coventry, and on the fair morning
wandered into the horse fair to see how the price of cattle
went. Observing two men, as he thonght, at high words, he
made up to them, when it appeared one wanted to buy a
horse of the other, and was offering him a good round seem,
but the seller seemed to be in a great passion, declaring ho
should not have his horse at any price. The man who ape
peered desirous of purchasing was lamenting the other's oh.
stinacv, and said what a benefit the horse would be to him,
The good-natured old gentlemen nsled the roan how it was
he would not sell him the heteee, " Oh," said he, " I don't
know. 1 have offered him £l4 for it, and he will not part
with it. I dare say you could get it for £l2. I will give
you a sovereign for your bargain. But be sure you don't
hint at my wanting it, or else he will not let you have it. I
will wait at the bottom of the street for you.' The bait was
eagerly swallowed. Here he had not only the opportunity
of making £l, but of serving a fellow creature into the bar-
gain. He accordingly made up to the dealer in horse flesh,
and addressed him thus :—" I say, mister, what is the mat,
ter between yo and that man ? How is it you would not let
him have that horse ? What do you want for it ?"--.1,
was the answer. "As fine a n 4, sir, as ever trotted."—,
" But is that the lowest? Would you take £12."--WhY, as
you seem to be a gentleman wot would use this hos well,
would sooner take it from you than lee that rascal have it for
£l4. He would ill use it, and I have a great regard for my
poor beast." The horse wes trotted and cantered, and the
bargain concluded. He was to be parted with for £l2; but
the purchaser, not having more than £2 in his pocket, bore
rowed £lO from a butcher in Gosford-street, paid for Ilia
horse and went in search of the man for whom he had wade
the purchase; but he, having seen the money paid,, wad
missing. The old gentleman soon began to think all was, note
quite right. The horse was led home te, the stable, and de-
dared to be a hack not worth £2,—Coventry Standard.
SALE OF MESSRS. Wlfii,?.V.Y'S PROPERTY.—On Monday,
the sale of the" reclaimed property" of the Messrs. Wigney,
comprising the "celebrated candelabrum," the harp, jewe
Heel', plate, and fancy dresses, took place at the Old Ship,
Altogether the sale was productive, it having realised came:
derably more than was anticipated. For the
.jewellery the
competition was far from spirited, the poinpany appearing
anxious to gratify their curiosity by an inspection of these
lately removed articles, rather than desirous of becoming
their possessor. The jewellery altogether realised about 100
guineas, When, however, the plate was brought to the ham,
neer a different feeling seemed to prevail, and the competition
was most animated, the price of the silver ranging from ss. 6cl
to Os. an ounce, The candelabrum and the plateau forming
its base was purchased by Mr. Smith, of the London-road,
for 100 guineas, which is about 7s. an ounce. The Dresden
China sold remarkably well, notwithstanding the value was
greatly depreciated by breakages owing to the evidently hasty
manner (perhaps necessarily so) in which it had been packed
and removed. The beautiful China Carved ivory chess-men
had also suffered severely from the same cause, not more
than half-a-dozen pieces remaining entire, out of the whole
Duke, solicitor, for £5 10s.
oval) was supposed to be
eErw. ght, for £5O, its full value. Mr.
oefmres,ervbi
although set. Th etyh weree
value purchased(prior
eotruoabglythhftMea
ibirree
£5O. A Parisian carriage clock fetched £5 10s. and the
Y Lord Monson, who was
y articles. The harp wad
boughta ls sword,
o eXbpv4u ;r
purchaser
s.
Wigney 's. deputy lord lieutenant's dress was plerchased for
£6. 16s. by lMr. Legg. As we have stated, the sale was
much more productive than had been anticipated ; and as
was the cause at the former sale, many articles fetched con-
siderably more than then' real value. One instance of this
may be given by stating that a carpet which had been in use
several years (consequently half worn out) was knocked down
at an advance on its original cost.—Brighton Gazette,