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ness, are objects of much notice. The next apa
tains curious manuscripts, cases of wa
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brookedale Company. The cast room is replete with inter-
esting objects. The picture gallery and statue room neces-
sarily excite great attention. In the latter are numbers of
fine plaster casts. One marble figure, by Gibson, of Cupid,
is a beautiful and graceful specimen of this master's art. A
fountain, in the middle of the room, diffuses a delightful
freshness to the room. A stand for refreshments. supplied
by Mr. Horsfall, appears to be well patronised. In the pic-
ture gallery we noticed many works of art of a good quality,
but very few of what may be termed high art. A head of
Christ, by Da Vinci, from the collection of Mr. Humble, is
worthy of remark. We noticed several Morland's ; " Hunt
the Slipper," by Maclise ; the " Bird's Nest," by Webster ;
several Canaletto's, one Linton, a Gainsborough, and many

works of the German, Dutch, and Italian masters
largesepictures are by Haydon: They are remdrkabl
its surprising effects, the other for its outrageous vulgarity in
style and composition. The former represents "The Duke of
Wellington and his Charger," the latter " The Ant'
Convention." Besides these attractions, Mr. Robi
hibits twice a-day his dissolving views, and a rai-

The two

canal are also constructed, on Which &Zperiments are
In the yard of the institution Mr. Catlin has erect,
pacious shed, in which his gallery of paintings, mad
far west, are exhibited. This is truly an extraordin
interesting sight. We are here made acquainted

life of the red man, whose race is fast disappearir

Catlin has spent many years amongst the Indian tribes, an,
we cannot but feel grateful to him, while we admire his per
severance and industry, for thus placing before us matter fo
deep reflection. The paintings, or rather sketches, amoun
to some 500 in number, and are all characteristic—they repre
sent portraits of chiefs and warriors, fights, dances, hunting:
games, and ceremonies. A beautiful model of Niagara stand
in the middle of the room. A tent is an object of great ct
riosity. There are cases of implements used in war an
agriculture, fossils, &c., in different parts of the galler:

Two persons in Indian dresses walk constantly abou
describe the various objects. This exhibition is well v
the notice of every man, woman, and child, posses
grain of intelligence or education.—Mr. Catlin is an

rican artist, who, after eight years' toilsom
which he visited forty-eight tribes of the aborigin
native land, and traversed many thousands of miles, apl
ing to have crossed in nearly every direction the vast plains
which lie between the semi-civilized border and the Rocky
Mountains, has succeeded in forming a collection which lie
truly terms " unique," and which ought to be so secured by
the purchase of some government or other as to be rendered
what he fondly calls it, " imperishable." He thus explains
the. motives which induced him to undertake this labour :
" Having some years since become fully convinced of the
rapid decline and certain extinction of the numerous tribes
of the North American Indians, and seeing also the vast im-
portance and value which a full pictorial history of these in-
teresting but dying people might be to future ages, I set out
alone, unaided and unadvised, resolved (if my life should be
spared), by the aid of my brush and my pen, to rescue from
oblivion so much of their primitive looks and customs
as the industry and ardent enthusiasm of one lifetime
could accomplish, and set them up in a gallery, unique
and imperishable, for the use and benefit of future ages."
A proof of the utility of his undertaking is the fact that one
of the most singularly interesting tribes which he visited
the Mandans, who numbered 2,000 souls in 1834, have bee
since wholly destroyed, not a remant of their race left, name
and line, and language utterly extinct. Of the other tribe:
too, many thousands have perished since the period of hi
visit, by the smallpox, which deadly disease sweeps them o
by wholesale, by ardent spirits, still deadlier, introduce
among them by the traders and by war. The red ma
seems doomed to inevitable destruction ; and despite tl
philanthropist, no long period of time, it is to be fe
elapse before he will exist only by the aid of the "
pen." Mr. Catlin has made 310 portraits of disl
individuals of the various tribes, and 200 other p
illustrative of their manners, games, religious and
customs, as well as portraying some of the most remarkal
scenery of the prairies and wilderness. They are roughl
executed, but are the more valuable as being evidently faith
ful transcripts from the life. They occupy the entire of th
large room of the Egyptian Hall, covering the walls or
either side, whilst in the centre a long table is covered with
Indian habiliments and weapons, which likewise hang with
bears' and other skins in profusion from the ceiling, whilst
the whole is crowned by a wigwam, a veritable wigwam,
brought from the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Will or
can any one with a spark of curiosity, not to name enthusi-
asm, in his composition, begrudge a shilling for the sight?

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The election of town-clerk of London took place yesterday
(Thursday) afternoon. It was confidently expected that Mr.
Sergeant Merewether would obtain the appointment.
It is stated that Sir John Guest is about to erect and put
into blast two new furnaces. This augurs improvement in
the iron trade.

Alderman Hooper and Mr. Jeremiah Pilcher, the extensive
oil and lead merchant, of Southwark, will be proposed am
sheriffs of London for the ensuing year.

LIGHTNING.—On Sunday evening two fine boys, about
10 and 11 years ;old, sons of a man named Cahel, of the
parish of Kilmichael, were killed by lightning. They were
sitting by the fire with the remainder of the family, when
they were struck with the flash and instantly killed. James
Ryan was also killed about three miles distant ; the shock
passed through his head and burned his hat both in front
and behind.—Clare Journal.

FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.--011e day this week a well-
known disciple of Isaac Walton, residing in this city, while
trolling (with a dead gorge) in the river Thames, caught a
splendid trout of the extraordinary weight of nibs.— arforo
Chronicle.

To PREVENT CATERPILLARS FROM DESTROYINI
GOOSEBERRY AND OTHER BUSHES.—Sprigs of broom en
twined around the branches puts an effectual stop to th
furthet destructive operations of this noxious insect. Th
above has been tried with success in some gardens in Suther
land shire.

A gentleman who was very lame in one of his legs, without
any outward show of any thing, having sent fur the surgeon,
he, more honest than ordinary, told him it was in vain to
meddle with it, for it was only old age that was the cause.
" But why, then ?" said the gentleman, " should not my
other leg be as lame as this, seeing that the one is no older
than the other ?"

AN EMPEROR BECOME A BEGGAR AND A VAGRANT.—
The emperor Henry the Fourth, after having been deposed
and imprisoned by his son, Henry the Fifth, escaped from
prison ; poor, vagrant, and without aid, be intreated the
Bishop of Spires to grant him a Lay Prebend in his church.
" I have studied," said he, " and learned to sing, and may
therefore be of some service to you." The request was de-
nied, and he died miserably and obscurely at Liege, after
having drawn the attention of Europe to his victories and
his grandeur. We may couple with this the daughter of
James the First (who married the Elector Palatine), in her
attempts to get her husband crowned—she was reduceeto
the utmost distress, and wandered frequently
God,ntlya judgment
in disguise as
In
a mere vagrant.—Recollections of Royalty.
Those whom God bath freed from
„the boTnhdeargee
cOafn be no
therl. _
profession of ,
nthen:
I e
should strive to free themselves from all the remnantsthere-
of; Popery
but if they cleave still to any of
m
maysn
un
d bringaro theme n t whole
betwixtupon
Popery them
aangua i
Gospel, no more than betwixt light and darkness, falsehood
, especially
people
and truth, God and Belial ; and therefore no reconciliation
can be devised betwixt them.—Many i
in their minds Popish conceits, harbour
that baptism dot!'
:coankfenrugra4,urp.—onTaililabdyifithereewneoe rk
done, for they betweencommonly a sacrament and a
sacrifice is this, that in a sacrifice there is an offering3'l
to God • in a sacrament there is an offer made by God to us.
—ArchLishop Usher.

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-IIE
INTERESTING ANECDOTE OF SIR ROBERT KEE.; made
following authentic anecdote deserves, we think, to
,bil mau
public, both for its own sake and for the profit weary, and
ensue. A certain distinguished Irish law funeteiotno
most inti-
conservative member of parliament, who is on t
a,
mate terms with Sir Robert Peel, calling P
u- Bobert's study
(some months ago), made his way into Sir.l.l; on his knees,
one day
without being announced. Seeing the preofiseiessiy as he
he stood still for a moment, and then as.uu
could, retreated into the outer apartmente 4 him ; and, con-
period had elapsed, Sir Robert Peel :12arked, " Ynn were.s
short
scions that he had been discovered, 7e7.; but
of the
perhaps surprised to find me at PI whole weightAtfhtrera
truth 3
which are
dear I find that in reality the, shoulders,
affairs of this' people is laid upon l'etore, been to the only
e this anecdote
source of strength for help, and
~_e".,,
r We live
It is truly de.
d it continually. requi.
too weak to sustain it. 1 have,tlrfira
site, and only to be obtainedaatLeotie slodur
impress it upon al
as we received it from an '''' o
a nov''si,euel in this most effectu
lightful to hear it; In sir_Tbiesrttheir duty and privilege tai
species of con
Christian peoplseertvoaatil,
a,.
do.—Statesman.
.....in some of the French journa'
NigunoEs.
n as from the island of Cuba :.
BLEACHING .e . , .give ,
g lately been practised here. A pr
cheat has der arrived with a cargo of I
A strange
slave-till .
we find the P
tended America! be quickly disposed of ; but in .0
1 of whom
whole of these
negroes, al
afterwards
the
three weeks ane
night,
and were never seen again.
appeared probable ran;
merican sailed for Jamaica, with 600 Eurc,
afterwardisnlrieeocoAlleeted that, on the morning following ..
i tl vas i;ans's etn g e rs .
these O n makingnegroe
negroes,
qituiwri:ss
learnta m o n g
that the plantersm es
most
o f
peen . d bought
who na
them had become apparently subject to a disease, which
caused various parts of their body to turn white. A chymist
c deposed that he had furnished the American captain
with a large quantity of nitrate of silver. Hence it is con-
fidently inferred that the pretended negroes were no other
than so many vagabonds of all countries collected in the
American ports, who lent themselves to this new species of
fraud. This is the most likely, as, from their all speaking
either English, French, Spanish, or Portuguae, none were
sent to work in the fields, but
were employed in domestic
services. Some few were appointed to be overseer or drivers,
and were remarked for the severity with which they treated
the negroes placed under them.—Galignani's Messenger.