sent day. Passed for want of a purchaser.

5. Mary Queen of Scots, after her defeat at the Battle of Langside, embarking for England, to seek the protection of Elizabeth. By Richard Westall, R.A. Sold for 75 guineas.

6. The Conspiracy of Babington against Queen Elizabeth, detected by her Miniter, Sir Francis Walsingham. By Arthur Devis.-Elizabeth is sitting in a chair in the centre of the picture, and is pointing to the portraits of Babington and his associates. Walsingham is standing by her side, and some female attendants at her back. The head of Elizabeth is the worst part of the picture; it is that of an old man; we certainly never saw anything like it on female shoulders. Walsingham's head, which is copied from Houbraken, is well painted. The artist has not bestowed sufficient pains on the other figures in the picture; the dresses and furniture are, however, executed with care. Sold for 200 guineas.

7. Sir Philip Sidney mortally wounded, ordering the water which was brought to him, to be first given to a wounded soldier. By B. West, R.A.-The figures are crowded in confusion. The heads appear to have been copied from carvings in wood. Those of Sidney and the wounded man are particularly objectionable. Sold for 100 guineas.

8. The wife of the Neat-herd rebuking King Alfred, who had taken shelter in her cottage, disguised as a peasant, for having suffered her cakes to burn which she had submitted to his care. David Wilkie, R.A.-One of the least known works of this celebrated artist, but it is, however, scarcely inferior to his more recent productions. In the centre of the picture, Alfred is sitting with his bow in his hand, which he has been preparing for use. To the left, a little behind, are the neat-herd and his wife, who are supposed to have just come in with some fuel. The woman is in the act of reprimanding Alfred, and a girl in the left corner of the picture is stooping down and blowing the burnt cakes with her mouth. In the back ground, to the right of Alfred, are a young peasant, a portrait of the artist, and a female in conversation. The figure of Alfred is well painted; but there is

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nothing in it which would lead the ter tator to suppose that he was a remarkir man. We should, indeed, imagine u Wilkie would find it difficult to pain; Ve hero. The remaining figures ms viewed with unmixed admiration of anger of the old woman is admirably pressed by her countenance. Noth too, can be better depicted than tha xiety of the girl to save the burning Sold for 500 guineas. Bought by a Hurst, Robinson, and Co. printsele 9. The Death of the Earl of Chats By Singleton Copley, R.A.-This is well known, having been exhibici the British Gallery. Sold for 1000 neas. Purchased by the Earl of Le pool.

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Copy of the Laocoon, modelled in cotta, by Mr Scheemakers.-331. Do.

riginal Cast of the Sitting Figure of a us, by Mr Nollekins; the clay mould which was destroyed.-847. The Earl gremont.

ntique Bust of a Muse.-381. 178.

riginal Bust of Sterne, in terra cotta, Nollekins, done at Rome. This bust brought Mr Nollekins into repute sculptor.-461. 4s. Mr Agar Ellis. Figure of Cupid whetting his Arrow, Nollekins.-87. Mr Hamlet. half-size Cast of the Statue of the Marquis of Rockingham, by do.58. Mr Chantry.

small Print of St Cecilia, engraved M. Antonio.-201. Colnaghi.

Lake Scene, with Figures, view in y, painted by Wilson.-1177. 12s. Tomkinson.

River Scene, the companion, by Wil-977. 138. Do.

View of Dover, by Wilson.-341.
Rutley.

'ortrait of Mr Nollekins, by Sir W. chey.-16. 168. Do. Portrait of Do. by Abbott.-14. 148.

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An antique Statue of Minerva, with the met, the arms replaced by Mr Nolles, in lieu of the antique,-1627. 15s. e Duke of Newcastle.

A circular Altar or Pedestal, embellished with rams' heads and festoons of olive. 341. 2s. 6d. Do.

An antique Bust of Commodus, perfect, and very fine, said to resemble the late Francis, Duke of Bedford.—3361. Do.

Ditto of Mercury, of fine Greek sculpture, from Lord Besborough's, at Roehampton.-1477. Do.

Antique Bust of a Fauǹ.-105%. Do. Do. of a Faun in Rosso, very spirited and fine.-1311. 108. Do.

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Do. of Julia Pia.-42. Do.
Do. of Agrippina.-177. 17s. Do.
Head of a Greek Philosopher.-91. 99.

Do. of Pertinax.-21. Payne Knight. Do. of Trajan.-25. 48. Samuel Rogers.

Ariadne, a copy from the antique.321. 118. George Byng.

Antique Bust of Marcus Aurelius.171, 178. Do.

Bust of C. J. Fox, by Nollekins.→→→ 1521. 58. Do.

Head of C. J. Fox, by Nollekins.221. 18. Mr Ponsonby.

Head of Domitian.-351. 148. Mr Thane.

Head of the Laocoon, by Wilton.367. 158. Mr Paynter.

Antique Bust of Berenice.-117. 11s. Mr Soane.

Do. Portrait.-147. 148. Do.

sugar, imported in 1822, the value ceeded that of the import in 1821 200,000l. In tobacco, snuff, beer, adles, soap, and spirits, the improvent has been progressive every quarBut perhaps the most gratifying, d certainly one of the most surprig proofs of the increasing prospey of the lower classes of the people, the fact, that on the 5th of January, 22, there was standing, in the name the commissioners, on account of e saving banks of England only, the odigious sum of five millions eight indred and seventy-seven thousand unds, accumulated within the short riod of four years.

The inhabitants of the flourishing wn of Bolton have come to a deternation to erect a Town-hall; offices r the transaction of public business; aces for the imprisonment of offends; and a house for the residence of e deputy constable. The site of ound selected for the purpose is in : George's-Street.

A recent letter from Manchester ys, "Every weaver is now fully emoyed, and, in addition to this, imense quantities of goods are made by ower-looms; and what is very curias, by the by, is, that the goods caable of being made by these looms, d in which the greatest competition f course takes place, happen to be e very articles most in demand, which news that, to the extent they have een used, the steam-looms, so far from verstocking the market, have created ew markets for themselves. Profits, owever, are low, which is the result f the employment of very heavy caital by individuals who are satisfied with a mere commission profit on the mount turned over, now that the inerest of money is so low. Trade is, however, in a healthy state for the people; there are much fewer instances of goods sacrificed by needy people than there were in more speculative

times. A man makes money more slowly now, but he does it more certainly."

The iron trade in the counties of Salop and Stafford is in the fullest state of activity; the prices are low, but the demand for the article exceeds the supply; and almost every one that can handle a hammer is employed in the nail trade. The population are contented and happy; yet many of the workmen from the furnaces are enticed over to France with a promise of higher wages; but the climate and living do not agree with the English constitution.

THE GUN TRADE.

We understand that workmen, in every branch of this important trade, are now fully and actively (though it is feared temporarily) employed. The demands for an increase of wages are yet matter of dispute; some advance, we believe, has been already made. Meetings have been held by the masters on the subject, and much fear is yet entertained by them, that orders will find their way to other countries, if the men still persist in their de mands. Lists of prices have been sent by the masters to agents in various parts of Europe, and from the silence maintained by the greater part of those agents, it is expected that the prices stated may possibly have been thought too high. We hope nothing will be neglected by either the masters or men, to secure to this country-so valuable a branch of our commerce.

LINEN AT THE LEIPSIC FAIR FOR MICHAELMAS, 1823.

As the manufacture of linen is carried on in all our villages, and the article is sold and used there, only a very small part of it is mentioned at our fairs. The manufacture of linen in

Germany, as well in Saxon-Silesia as in Westphalia Eberfeld, is increasing very fast, and great activity every where prevails in it. The great linen magazines in Hamburgh and Bremen were entirely emptied in the course of the summer, by the great demand from America and the West Indies, and new orders were transmitted to the manufacturers. At length, the inhabitants of those countries have become fully convinced, that linen mixed with cotton is not lasting; that a shirt made wholly of cotton is not cooling; and the Irish linen, in consequence of the chemical method of bleaching, be comes tender after a few washings. In consequence of this, the demand for real linen, such as is made in Silesia, Westphalia, and Saxony, with soundness, and the value of which is regu. larly certified, is everywhere increasing. In Saxony and Silesia many of the weavers who had begun to weave all sorts of half-cotton and woollen cloths, have returned to weaving linen. The public papers say, that the linen merchants of Hirschberd and Schmie deberg, the two staples for fine linen in Silesia, on hearing that the linen they had sent to the sea-ports had been speedily sold at a good price, immediately set all their people at work, and sent off cargoes directly to North and South America. The Rhenish West Indian Company, the profits of which have hitherto surpassed all expectation, have constantly sent orders to Silesia, and increased activity has also taken place in the circles of Landhut and Volkenhayner. Under these circumstances, it will be worth the trouble to improve the manufactory of linen, and to encourage the growth of hemp seed. If our flax seed is to be made equal to that of Russia, the flax must be cultivated for its sake alone. In Russia, everything is now done to manufacture good linen from the flax grown in Russia. A Warsaw house

recently purchased a flax machin Chemnitz, and linen, which forme paid an entry duty of 60 per cent now entirely forbidden. The Warsaw house, however, received mission to import six thousand p of linen, most of which was purch at Leipsic fair. In Saxony, there v. ¡ Mr E. Gottlieb Schwaegrichen, im ingenious and industrious man, has much improved the manufac of fine linen and damask, and whe lately established a large manufact of the finest thread and a bleaching place at Colditz, and has already large quantities of his work to al of the continent, and even over sea. His show at the fair met v general applause, and many foreigne have visited Colditz to see his ve contrived natural-bleaching groth Grosschonau and Zittau, ard 2 neighbourhood, still remain the pr cipal seat of the damask manufact Twenty years ago the weavers d amount to more than 500, and 19 they are at least 1200; and mary la returned from weaving cotton, by whic they scarcely earned potatoes and s to weaving damask, which, thougt requires more toil, rewards ther bours. Before the invasion of north of Germany by the French, the had scarcely any other table linen t white common linen; now dama in general use in the more opulent t milies. Table-cloths and napkins, which the ground is white and t ornaments are white, are always most sought after, and will remais sa Among the patterns, none has bee much in vogue as that of the Petes burgh Exchange, with the statue of Alexander. Lately, the pattern of the statue of Schadow, by Luther, in We tenberg, has got into great favour. A very particular and valuable invention, however, is that of making ladies' g ments of damask strength, of maar raw fax, but remarkably fine,