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THE INSOLVENT SECURITY BANK
Report OF the Committee OF Investtga-


tion.
The Security Bank OF the city Of New York went
into liquidation several months since, ana COM
mittee, consisting OF Messrs. George p Rowei ms
lee A. Hopper and Edward Clark, were appointedA
committee OF the directors to close the Affairs OF
the bank and distribute among the stockholders
any portion OF the capital that might Do
found to be remaining. The committee found.
n much worse state OF affairs than they
had anticipated. The cashier, Loves, was
ionnd to De a deaulter to the extent
it is alleged that unwise management OF the bank
by Colby. It's Vice President. also contributed TO
entauQe Its affalrs, ana 1t was asserted BY MI.
John Mack, one OF the directors OF the bank, that
Colby had loaned $4,000 to the Bank OF the Com
monwealth without the knowledge OF any OF tha
Mr.. Mack at the time protested against Colby
being retained as Vice President OF the bank. and
resigned from his position as director on andtng
tnat his protest was unheeded. "A large item OF the
assets OF the Security Bank consists OF the
claim OF $50, 900 against the delunct Commonwealth
National Bank. This claim Is now being sued Tor,
but 1t Is impossible for the committee to tell when
will be. Out OF the funds In the possession OF the
bank and collected from It's bills receivable ana
other assets the deposltors have been paid IN luis
and there now remains In hand about $lVo, ooo u
cash, which II was contemplated paying 10 stock-
holders, but within q short time the commastSo
have received notice OF suits which they WI 70
compelled to defend, and, consequently, aaso aso
funds In their hands to meet possible Soncnssss ss
ces. The committee announce that aiteI .uc nn. az
| OF september dividend OF niteen per ceas a''"
| tne cantta stock OF the bank VIII % me0o'
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@ %asls e sna sssP rHssa
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TsoaS Eao IT, 0 English a e. 4 m %: new rV5so o
was moaersteS active and about although At the
close the market was some what xced in consequenee
Sss 3sssnaIsSy s aishs which IS
100 Sbls arrive al and o New York bbls at c
Pas5s 81 ss:';s snSS r?
81 s1 ner q Grades Of
$40; 100 9bis q Ne and pale at 3; & q y and 4o
SSts SSosa q al Is is F.ch sold n
small way ns As tor s moderate trade demand
steady IN value eS he p asmnna wa: Z: us q
s. :srss g Sssshss
Sc natural and Ssc 7Sc ior bieacSea Cot
sea % y. II sD Ds S sna ns srt' % %so
refined Southern yellow winter white and yellow nomi
ss Msnhsden 1S vas arm q s % sS BARK ~
Neatoot quoted at from 7Oc ST. the inside price for
and was quiet conseq buyers holding Off quoted
ss ssp
er hss sVea az 'apfs IN SS
sy sss .s$s assss bat
9is 9@ at S0sdm g. m q. The ' spas qSs
But r% We note sale o. fennsd 1n t tor last halt Il, Of
looMso H. pisy Tisusyis psIHas q 70 3 ~
9oc Tidoqte, ssc bid Parkes's s'ac soc United;
Sss rs S q II %s %
ss Is PASS 4,
os;Sss S; 4; S.ssS %.s x'S d. 10
a.s and q 50 s SSss: long s'sa clear n Sss nSs
nanasd Ss oSsHs S
%isp sas: in the 0 ans 1s0 p:'tsas' IS hsrsSs Sa
SIS 81 prime & @ isd!s
s sss. s scrip
:s"is '.s :''S$
1Eard@fSs fS market !cr ws.ss. moderately
W. sS' ps s1lf ossr
at il iSisc. City lard dull aoted at lac lAsc.
per ih -. ...
quote Long Island, new, 81 " 81 10; yellow sweet
PouIrnY AND GAxE-For dressed poultry the market
was shade easier, with lair demand reported at the
lower prices he supply OF i've was more liberal and
descriptions steady asms.woodeoes were IN demand
IRENE. We quote: :.Fresn dressed-sprins chickens,
good lSc l9c.; fowls State choice, lSc. q 9c. do,
eS Choice, 2lc. DC. do, Phiisdephia 2sc. Z
26c young ducks ,o PhaSelpnta -, 2c ;,s 2ss
ers old, i0c 2c turkeys, state and Jersey 9c. a
ac do Western, &c. l9c. ducks, State and Jersey,
and Jersey So rs 81 rs; do, Western, 81 81
adeIpha SQUADS, 81 50 81 rs; tame pigeons 4c 45c.
per pair; woodcosk WESTERN $ia$l III do stAts anu
Rck.--Business in jobbing way continued fair but
otherwise the market ruled quiet and seany Sales OF
40 tierces Carolina at from &c. SIC. per d. ana 1O
| bags OF Rangoon at 61ic. 6xc. per ID. ..~
SrKARINK-The market ruled frm with sales OF l0OOl
! lbs OF city at lShc- per ID.
srrps.-The market tor linseed remained inactive and
but quoted steady ai a ioc for Pennsyvana, ioc
lOc for Western and lU1c. for State 1mothy quoted
| At Is IS 70 ana rough hax at 81 IL 81 i2H.
| SKINs-we notice q continual good demand for boil
goat and deer skins, with the market ruling firm at hs
appended quotations. We quote :-Coat-Tampico, 6ttc
| dc. and Matamoros 6kc q 600, gold; Bncnos Ayrcs
! &c.,: Payta Wc.; Curacao. So Sc; CaDes Wc ~.
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Wheat was in better demand and rather firmer Tho
sales part last evening" about bushels at
81 $i2 or inferior Chicago 81 IA 81 is tor No
81 81 1917 tor No Milwaukee; 81 ~ 81 23 for No
Minnesota q 10 a 81 Is for common old red winter; ;
Corn was in fair demand and frmer The sales foot up
nTme mixed Sc. ssc for FOR Vveliow u" and "a Sc for for
white Western. Oats were frmer, with good local
trade at the Improvement The sales 1000 bush
els at 6c 64c for mixed 5c. 56c for white, i7c. Soc
for Inferior mixed Rye quiet and easy quoted Mt
9c sSc for Jersey new 9ic 95c tor Western and s9c
81 for old state Barley remained dull 3J bushels OF
new state sold at 81 To-
FREIGHrs.-There was fair movement in berth
treghs to-day with rates ruling about steady tonnage
for charter In active from the grain ana
petroleum trade, and quite a large business was con
summated at rates exhibiting very little change from
those current yesterday The engagements
Liverpool by steam, 1000 bushels Of grain at 7d 90
bales of cotton at I'D 6l6d ESQ bbs rosn at g. Rates
for provisions &C. quoted As before and BY sail sxoS ~
hhds tobacco rs Cd 10 London by sail aaV1 bnshes @
bbs four, at G 81 The charters since our last include
Austrian bark hence to Cork tor orders TO he United
Italian bark with 5000 quarters do; three Italian
barks each with $500 quarters OF do hence same vov-
age % an austrian bark hence p Bris'oi Cnan
bark hence to Bristol With 20 auartsrs ot do o. ~
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THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.

GOLD
was dull and steady throughout the day at 109A
as the only quotation. The loaning rates were
per cent for carrying; borrowing fat The GUS
toms receipts to-day were $457,oo0. The Sub
Treasurer paid out $4,000 on interest account
and $4,000 in redemption OF fve.twenty bonds.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
was quiet on the basis Of 4S7H for prime bankers
sixty days sterling and 4.9O for short sight, nomi
nal rates, with selling rates 4.s6 4.s7 and 4ss
A9o Continental was quiet. Reichmarks. 95 and
SO. Gables, 963I. Prime Paris, 5.15 and 512H. AS
tomorrow Is steamer day We append the. full
schedule Of rates.
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CLOSING PROCESS O'CLOCK PM
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Cotton Firmer-FlOur Firmer-Wheat
Firmer-COrn Better-Oats Dearer-
Pork Steady-Lard Firmer-Sugar
Firmer Coffee Steady - Freights
Steady-MctaIs Dull-PetrOleum Firm
er-Naval Stores Unchanged-Wo0l
Firm-Whiskey Steady.
FRIDAY, August 28-6 r. M.
There was considerable rregularity in CONNER
cial circles to-day, with more doing in certain
commodities On 'Change iour was frmer for cef-
tam grades, with q netter demand. Wheat was in
better demand, cable advices reporting more ac-
tivlty in Liverpool market at the recent decline In
prices. A gooa business was done for export in
both spring and winter, and the market
was trine drmer. Corn was also strong, with q
fair demand. OATS were armer, with more doing.
Whiskey was quiet Pork was In demand and
about steady, but lard was frmer, with better
demand. Freights were strong for berth accommoda-
ton, but for tonnage for charter Cotton quiet
but rmcr both spot and future Groceries quiet
with the exception of raw sugar, which demand
and the market ruled frmer. Petroleum was quiet but
frmer. Naval stores were in fair demand and steady
Wool market was rather quiet put firm. -.
Trade no change
fq r. Ai pqs 10 % ana pearls a ss %
fact for all articles under this head and values were
BnEswAx:-Thsre pas been no change ia NE market
ern.
Baoox CoRN.-The market quiet and unchanged.
for green hur 0c lie. Tor short brush &C.
u &c. for tipped and &C. &c for and old mixed.
BUTTER The supply OF state has been more liberal
holders rule are slow to give way make
only % ssa
rsssd es %e apS a.
S5c. 36c per ID; DO. fair 70 good SEC. 4c. !;
Sc & s4c. ao., iar 10 good Soc. Sc. do COMMON %
2Sc. Soc Welsh tubs, choice selected. SAC. 35c. do
prime. SIC: S3,; do, iair TO good, 3Oc. 3lc; do
flne 33c 4Oc do choice, state and Pennsylvania sc
q 3Sc do, fair to good, Sc Sc do common &c,
ssSoice sSSoSi Ssirs packed sis sooa to pr%s
sosa s TO-, sS 40 ~ SVoS @ ' a3 [a
27c Nornern c no @ % sr IN s"d and isSwa acs
So Sriins. good to Prime, &c 2sct tO do d. air to
good 25c &c Ohio and indiana, uDs good to prime
26c. &c; de- Do far t@ g. go9d 2c. 25c; DO,
24c. 25c. various styles. common DC. q 23oi
CuEEsE.-Receips to-day ll,7sU Doxes. Ihe' general
market appeared quiet vet exporters are taking
as iollows-Sate factory, fne to fancy l3Ac. 14c
do. do:, good to fine 2lsc 3ac DO, do tar to good
lS ntE s stase CARES % S hne aSsv 6aeSaar a
choice. tor export, l2c, 3c. do. do; fiat DO. do,
do, i0sc. liAc; do. do, do. do for domestic trade,
l2c. a. lSc.; do d. fair 70 good, loc lie; do DO,
torv, fine lie l21.c
CorT0N.-The market for cotton ON the spot while
rather active ruled riner and advance of nc.
ment tho market closed quiet with moderate offerings
"Futures were advanced 3-i6c., but met with only
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an encouraging sign. the West could only draw
out our entire surplus and ind employment for 1t
Wall street could we'll AFFORD to pay the fractions
for daily use.
THE DRY GOODS TRADE.
The total imports OF foreign dry goods at this
port for the week ending to-day were $3,0o2, 1913,
and the amount marketed s3.375.13s. The imports
for the corresponding week OF last year were.
$2S62, ,i1e, and for 1872, $4,379,273
THE FOREIGN MARKETS
were generally dull, with American securities un-
settled in London towards the close The rate OF
discount in the open market in London for three
months bills was az per cent, or d per cent be-
low the bank rate. Erie preferred advanced to
Al. Bonds at Frankfort were 9sS. This was set
ting day on the London Stock Exchange. Closing
prices, at f1ve p. NJ, were as foll0ws-C0nsols for
money, 92. OK; consols Tor account, 02A; five-
twenty bonds 1866 (old), 1OSX q 1887; fve-twenty
bonds, 1857 1O915 1925; ten-forty bonds 104X
104h; new hves, lo4,< l04X; Erie shares, 30A
Erie preferred, Al q AZ.
GOVERNMENTS
were quiet and closed steady at the following
fgures:- United States currency sixes 1l7x a
HTS do. skies, 1881, registered 1l7X 1171s; do.
do, do, coupon 1l7H 117H; do. nve-twenties
1852 registered, 112A l121a; do. do, do, coupon,
l12A 1928 do. do, registered. 1864, 114% 114zs
do do, coupon, 1854, 1157 lle; do. do, regis
tered, 1865, 115h 116; do. do, coupon 1885, 117T
117h; do do. registered, 1885, new, 1l52[ a l16;
do do. coupon, 1855, 1163s n6x; do. do, regis
tered. 1857, 116Z III; do. do coupon, 1857, l17H
117a1; do. do, registered, 1868, 116% III; do.
do coupon, 1858, 117as 1ls; do. ten-forties. reg
istered, 11O% a Ill; do do, coupon, 114X l14h;
do nves of 1881, registered, 1l22I 112k; do. do.
do, coupon 1l2N ll2h.
RAILWAY MORTGAGES
were quiet with the exception Of Chicago and
Northwestern consolidated and the Pacific issues.
Chicago and Northwestern consolidated plain sold
at s4X the consolidated gold bonds, coupon,
opened at 10 and declined to 7S. Central Paci1cs
were Hrm at 90h and Union Paciacs ut S4H for
land grants S6H for incomes and TX 71k
for sinking funds sale Of Chesapeake
and Ohio frsts, coupon, was reported
at 4sH against 4s yesterday The sale
OF 10000 Chicago ana Northwestern consolidated
coupon gold bonds reported yesterday In the
official list at 7S was correct In the afternoon
the market was firm for the Pacific mortgages
Centrals having sold ut 9oS, Union incomes at 81
and sinking funds at 71A. Erie third brought
1o1k, and sale Of Chesapeake and OHIO first, cou.
pon was reported at 4s. Central Pacific bonds
closed at 9oh to 9OX. and Union Pacincs at "a 20
s4A Tor flrsts, s4X to s4h for Land Grants SIX to
ss for Incomes and 71X to 7l% for sinking funds.
STATE BONDs
In State bonds the only transaction was In Ten
nessee ,old, ex-cOupon, at 57H, ana OF Virginia
skies, consolidated, at 50.
CITY BANK SHARES
were steady on small transactions. Fourth Ma
tional sold at 100; Commercial, ll7H . 1ls, and
Union, 1873.
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HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA. August 18 1874
Spanish gold 1876 a l9s. American l9S 20 Exchange
Irregular and in fair demand On the United States 60
days currency 80 IS premium short sight, So 90 pre-
MUM SO days gold % 100 premium; short sight 9s
lO2 premium. On London, l25 100 premium. On Paris
a uranium.
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Net balance OF trade In our favor. $50, ,267 1913
THE STOCK MARKET

THE STOCK MARKET
opened weak, prices going OF in the early deal
ings 4 to u per cent. Wabash was an exception,
going on from 361S to 35. Alter the first call the
market exhibited an improved feeling and prices
advanced u to y per cent. In the afternoon deal
ings the market was generally steady, but just
before the close 1t weakened slightly and left OF
y to 4 per cent below the highest figures of the
day. wabash exhibiting an exceptional decline OF
Y per cent. The familiar story of prospective
default was used 10 put Wabash down, with now
much truth remains yet to be learned. The total
sales of the day &c. 500 shares, of which 200
were in Western Union, 700 in Wabash and
11000 In Lake Shore. the features of the day. The
subjoined table gives the sales in each share as
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Sfrtv Days. Three Days.

THE MONEY MARKET
continued to exhibit the same ease, and call loans
still range to 2h per cent. Prime mercantile
paper Is quoted 30 to 90 days. to 5per cent? three
, to four months, 5K to per cent? gold paper to
7per cent. Time loans secured by collateral are
per cent for 80 days and to per cent up
to the middle OF January next. Money is increas-
Ing In demand In the Western centres. which is
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S ps sn9ss noSs TsosaS m @
Move mber, i9oat lStsc becenDsr GOAT is siSe Jan
sess ssssc IN SarcS @S at is May ice AZ Iss Total.
ass % ISaay ns fS two o NJ Is ss @ q
i 49, Is IS = Z S ?s fss lss
sfe 81 i 5 isc @ Is 7 80 at If e se f;
Move mber 600 at tsc, 400 at is Hs2c looat IS 9isc
ss It & e. s % i Hifs9 Hs9
ie0 at i6hc Total 800 bales Grand toa, 24J0 bales
5a as pass ssps s at TS
esssss9Ps s. ton ss iii:
Hamburg, By steam, Nc.; BY sail. sc. 70 Bremen By
3 M and sold to the
''c coSrHs@Ths %arkss today ruled QUIET and un.
isie se 9, oranSrs Srys esrgoes @ ise
sSSs GSSss ss si ssf ss Sss
DO sEass szs mats s ss Is lsx;osys csyson s c
Samaea aaieoG st. Domingo iSc Psr Pcrto
BE- kss rs iss fSs ise ;'H 5Sraoos sAlSse
tsS; so ~ 20 icbnSs way trade was moderate bu
the ruled Sps e., ana steaay Mannac
SpsY the SS
,nS near &c. s .,sss ST s c o s
hns saamantine lsc $40 tor L or. i5c i1c Tor II
and l71sc. u lSc. l0r iO o.
ruling steady. The quotations are as follows MANILA
9hread "a in. and bl6 in diameter, l7c. do 12thread,
x in. diameter i61c Do hay rope l6ac DO c9rdage.
tarred Manila, Hc tne sarred Manila lath yarn, i7c
9hread i4c. do l2.thread and hay rope 13tsc. New
Zealand cordage, sizes above l2thread, Exc; do
i2tread and hay roDe 13c, and Russia bolt
I7c. cash. -
Quoted a. follows :-Molasscs shocks S2ncn with heads
1I n sugar with heads SH-inch a a
s. 65 sugar shooks Will! heads s6inch % % 81 IS;
shocks S6 50 a$7; empty hogsheads 81 ~ rs: hoops
IA feet ordinary 30 prime 3Sc 4Oc hooDs IL feet, OF
dinarv To prime. 35c. q 36c
FLOUR uKAlS SKesceips-Fiour s u Ssl Sbs wheat
$50 bushels; barley, $40 do. The flour market was
more steady, and some grades brought rather more
money The sales aggregate about Is wv bbs incuding
ali KINDS at Asures within the range Of The appended
quota lions Corn meal was quiet: 2g Dds were placed
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
FINANCIAL.

Lowpox, August 2S--Evening.
Calcutta linseed, SIS Linseed oil. z7s.
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COPARTNERsHIPs.

NTOTICE "a nEREBY GIvEN-THAT ,THR PART
IN nershp lately subsistine bevseen Thomas l.. D;
Rnu and Charles NJ Andruss undor the firm OF
Thomas L. d. Ball Company, YVES dissolved on the 22d
day oi August ts7<, by mutual cosent Charles M. An
hrm .xAOMAS L. ID. HALL,
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A STOCK PRIVILEGES ON ALL THE ACTIVE
"A. Stocs negotiated. at to per cent from the mar
ret; $50 to calls 500 to $3.50 double priv
eRes This system Of operating is fully explained y
pamphlet sent tree on application TUMBRlDGE CO.,
Bankers and Brokers, No. 2 Wall street.
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COTTON STATEMENT.

The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all
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REASONABLE RATES.-MONEY ON LIFE AND
n Endowment Insurance Policies Mortgages and other
Insurance OF all kinds effected with best CON-
panes. J. j. HABRlCH 4 CO.. iH BROADWAY
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A $1,000 THIRD BOND AND MORTGAGE FOR SALE
IA. Immediately at liberal discount 1esS than SD! SIX
months to run) first $ll0w, second $7,O0); on City
Property renting for $4,6
X, H. PLASS, 2Oi East Twenty ninth street.
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COON TEMPLARS' CONVENTION.

Tbe delegates to the County Convention me-
IN In Sale on Tuesday afternoon, Dec 10Th, 1874
Delegates from the following towns were pre-
sent. Ottawa, Earlyille, MENDOZA, otrcator
La Sale and Tonica. The Eureka Lodge room
of La Sale was chosen rs the place TO hold th'
,irst convention The convention was called u
order by State deputy Hill. The convention
opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Scarlcs, o
Earlyille. The first business Of the convention
was the appointment Of committee to select
the officers for the convention. The officers
were chosen and elected committee on ere
dentials was then appointed. Said committee
reported and said report accepted, and commit
tee discharged. After long discussion as 10
plan OF organization, rules and regulations Tor
the County Lodge, a committee OF three was ap-
pointed to draw up said plan of organization' &c
The report was accepted, and after seVerai
amendments to said report, it was fnaly ADOPT
cd Before the adjournment of the afternoon
session, the delegates were invited to attend the
regular evening meeting of the La Sale Lodge.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The convention was called to order by Mr..
Hill. The minutes of Tuesdays session read and
approved. After hearing reports from several
committees the convention settled down to
work The meeting was then open for dis
cussion on several important subjects. The del
cgates from the different towns all took lively
interest in said discussion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention was called to order as usual,
and reports of committees read and action taken
A A.. b.. "a
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The FREE TRADER, in publishing the following
communication, begs to disclam INDUCING any
unfriendly feeling towards the" Ottawa Artesisn
We'll compsny," naugre the harmless joke at
rs expense attempted by our reporter. The
people Of Ottawa are in many ways indebted to
that company, and should not treat them either
shabby or niggardly The well, however, be-
ing located on public ground, the question
whether private company can exercise abso-
Lutte control over its waters, is one which We
prefer TO turn over to the ;a,cyers:
The Ottawa Artesian Wen Company presented
blu o. 500 to the citycosncll at It's last meet-
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ious TO make known 10 his fellow sufferers the
To all who desire it, he will send copy the pre-
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Local MArkeis.

Oh vVsICTUEy NTIVVs TOT VHc IOTIVNIH- HIIINlUs
ruled as follows:
Dressed hogs, heavy weights, S195.
4" light $50.
Corn--6J cts.
Outs-4S650 cts.
Live turkeys cts, per ID.
Live Chickens cts per Id.
The hog market is quite brisk, and dead pork
crs come in rapidly.
Corn arrives in loads few and far between, and
what is brought to town is gobbled up for fee
ing out in town, the regular buyers not consid
cring the scanty receipts worth struggling for
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and aggregate
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Rejected Gems.

1t is matter of history that some, of
the finest poetry ever written has had a
narrow escape from the "limbo of things
lost on EARTH" The greatest poet that
ever lived came within an ace of being
the "mute, inglorious Milton :" for his nj,
most divine epic found little favor with
the booksellers of his day, and was finally
sold for about the sum which first-class
poet OF the present day would expect for
a poem of forty or fifty lines. In that
day, as in ours, every leading publishing
house " kept critic" on whose decision
the fate of an authors manuscript de-
pended and then, as now, the "readers"
of such establishments sometimes made
terrible mistakes.
1t is our deliberate opinion that had
the Paradise Lost" been submitted to
certain regularly employed critics of the
present time, instead of the Grub street
gentlemen of the seventeenth century, it
would have been pronounced, as of yore,
a dull and tedious production" Byron.
as we all know, was mercilessly snubbed
by the literary Jupiter of the Edinburgh
Recie,0; and the Rev. Charles Wolfe's
exquisite lode on the Burial of Sir John
Moore" was so scornfully rejected by
leading periodical of the time, that the
author, in sending it to provincial
Irish newspaper, timidly withheld his
name, lest he should be cauterized by
the press.
But the Public, a better critic than
any cynic in "foolscap uniform turned
up with ink" unexpectedly franked him
for immortality. There is an enormous
amount of humbug in modern criticism
quite as much as in the criticism of
days gone by. The fact is, that the
ability to decide intelligently whether
work will succeed or fail, is not an art
but gvt-and very few possess it. Mere
bookmen know very little about the tastes
of the community. If you want an
" opinion that shall really be an opinion"
on what you have written, go to man
who understands human nature; and
though he may never have seen the in
side of college, he will be apt to tell
you truly how the world will receive
your offering.