The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-17 00:00:00

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Woman's Devotion. A. Novel.
Hurst and Blackett. • this
An unusual degree of talent is displayed in to
work, and genuine freshness of feeling pervades tes.
spirit of its design. Its heroine is a charming erec,
tion—one, indeed, that is not often found to resf
the pages of fiction, and, it is to be feared, s'gueldo..
seldom seen to gladden and glorify the path ce•_,,
mestic life, and irradiate by its influence theclft
and dreary in the world of home. Not that pot
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is an unnatural character ; her perfections ar ....
made out as superhuman, nor are her virtues
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transcendently manifested to be possible to ran;
but the softened splendour of her bright exisite.,,lll
is so pure and holy that at times one raight.Tby
she approached the semblance of those, imaged
the poet as wanting
" But the adornment of bright wins, ,
To look like heaven's inhabitants. '
Well
The peculiar circumstances of her position are her
devised, as those most calculated to draw ent ber
hidden strength of mind, and show forthiskeu
gentleness of disposition at once. She was
from her dearly loved solitude to a whirling Ire
of gaiety and bustle. No wonder that afte_r„tio
sublimity of her mountain life, the harsh rea'...,el
of Gomer should seem strange, nor that thehco';id
taunt and bitter sneer of envy and malice 6 Tice
jar painfully on her ears, where " oceans `0
of majesty seemed still to sound." lb ell fated
wit thr Lone ady
so Janune,
selfish and kind after havi
been
with one so unselfish aüd kind as her
_...ost
friend, was a heavy trial. She performed 8 tie
difficult task admirably. It is easy for the ,gdeeir
nature to yield, and it is natural for the hal coe
position to be brave. One shrinks frog the the
genial struggle, while the other glories
will the
welcome warfare ; but to unite and come-use vet
firm and the friendly, to be consistent anucisj,
soothing iu demeanour, is an effort and an °rated.
the magnitude of which can scarcely be over) it of
Had Nest, for the sake of peace, in the °P score
charity, given up her own claim, and, on thetas.
of her youth, deferred to the mature hoe
rience of her mother-in-law, she would htel
fallen into a snare. On the control reel
she listened to the plea of justice, and :base°
on the fulfilment of her rights, she "7"1":-• the
made enmity and angry feelings permanent' ':.,oe.
family. A fitting lesson is given further onlasPot
ever, of the evil efects of bad passions. It vieeeeci•
likely that a young maiden, however good (•'' pegs
ous her own heart might be,. could at onceted is
or change the evil, and deadly sin imPlauhigeer
another heart. It must have been a ant
agency and a more terrible impression than.,4
that her young daughter could affect tearor
that could have transformed and ameliorete;llf
Jane. She was exhorted by her friends, eeriier
by the admirable young Duke of Nairneelle,rhs ser
man ; she was implored by her son in au i'd with
hemence of youth's most urgent lanuage and she
all the force of a passionate nature,; above fly
was adjured by the stranger entered into her'i.,,, egf
to forego the evil ef her ways. Neither vonjer
entreaty, nor example could move her. e was
wish was to make Nest unhappy, and ,s log'
allowed to succeed. One event realised Teleers of
ings of the evil spirit, and answered the Prilttions
the trusting heart. The young and ina,P'oflife,
Lord Gomer was struck down in the pride awfo
and the flower of existence. It was 3,11" t Obje
warnielr to the wicked woman to see ''"'"e and
had beckoned an intruder on her son's Pes,c ,;ying,
her summons had been answered by the desvrberels,
angel, not the messenger of peace, but the,, ems
of destruction. He came not with the stied elft
voice to call forth his hallowed mission,. 013 is and
away the early dead unbroken by earth's tila.. the
unbent by life's cares. He descended l'etlii'
storm and the whirlwind to crush and t 0 a",siest
late. The spirit of Nest, that had borne up st;ogth
so many hardships, showed its intrinsic strt
per
by bending to the blow. In one of the o°lolo
plexing of human assaults she had 'been fv-netlief
and unflinching. When trouble came in ,50,5-ield
form, she was strong in her humility and
, e",peet,e-
tion. She acknowledged that she ha°. *":ele l'i
and attempted too much, and far from 01*,0e OA
pining or wildly complaining at the comp , lir.,
ferings that befell her, she persisted in seel glad
in darkness, and good in ill. She was at itti,oP
to see the end so near, for the unfortunti,wother,'
Gomer had exchanged one state of misery fore:d list;
" The unselfish nature of her character fe'„ ol'°'
the lonely and desolate feelings that caul. ;dad',
her, and made her think that God, inhlse-v, 0s"
took that immortal soul, so ripe for
every bat
from its shattered frame. She checked eve'cit NI,.
mur; she kept herself free from every thougho Deb
heaven and him." It was then that Nest bad
thee
reward. In the tears which she shed (3'o 0",
grave a the husband of her youth there wad bee
thing bitter or agonising. Her heart, that h hat b:
torn and riven while he was with her, t'estrtl
undergone with him the martyrdom ell.,ice
seemed to revive as under the lulls-el n
above. She knew and felt that he was, "ostr°l„
keeping, at last he could no more be le" leer"
by his perilous position, or be turned from ~, VS
his designing mother. It was her devotion to 01
that had induced her to bear so much, aillodn°4
had failed she felt that her purest progress feelio
been lost, nor her earliest, freshest, fairest 6004
wasted. She had not perverted them in re seefra
ings at the couch of sickness and death; heueLs 013,e
they had not been buried with worldly_ P'Teetll;
purposes, but lifted up and exalted. he f erg
beloved Frank as an offering on the altar ° ie II
In her trial she had been so unspotted :4a es'
nature, and so zealous of good, that she rs;,,,'„t Ical
turally her mind to the consideratiOn of b",-ie il.
dom where the pure in heart shall see tree/Q.O
and where perfection is immortal. In the
cry 1....,
ing of the events many distinctive charge a Dtni
presented. The ardent and straightforv/305446,51)
of Nairn is a good instance of what an „eco,e;
and decided mind may accomplish. Thee ellut'ee
and unpolished, but genuine Stewart, vii"" to 'O.
yours to hide his enthusiastic devotiell a pon,
Duke under the mask of dissatisfaction 'llO en :e
tiliousness, are both good delineations cdderetieref
getic and vigorous life. The "poor little otoroli
who hailed in the young Nest the regeu.eite4,' fa
the fallen fortunes of the Gomers, is a rlied P:,,4t.
sketch. Her second Frank, as she ct,iiter°44
Gomer, was the centre of her cares an' 'is of wr,
She was watching him all through the er's ojovebij
happiness, but when the trouble came sl.?.vid bi te
come, she was crushed at his 1311, she we ssionss,
death-bed. Minnie is a warm-hearted, Ptt trOto
girl, whose career is interesting tevejecto
Lady Jane is a remarkable and painful and Peat
contemplate. The author has set her fo_= a. Orrol
minently in the light and shade of her Ili ii telleell
powers of intelLct and depth of feeling too 0 To
to mislead her. Her position wagger Ole'
for her, and she would not learn.
which open
yet
were shown by her after sufferings, Inneem opell.:i0
late to stem the torrent she had brouguut ate' 10
home. The real and the true are song ing oPi°
this glimpse of life. There are the re sing te
i
of humanity, love, and ambition conteuune et Of
ther. In suffering and sin the warfare the Wier
but the lesson of life was taught ae
ea to
of
death, where the dreams of one were Pr°vootiolltio
vanity, and the daring of the other /..tnee° AO
spirit. It is a touching spectacle to "The feese
warning to human pride and passion. •bappi°,oe
to come are not our own to make or rasr. asPiro.°
At the tomb of their common love 111 aeoo:iri
and enthusiast were alike defeated. 0, oe °r in
devotion was not over at the threshold °loci nr to
land ; it could follow no more, but it I°°t aspire ito
trust to the place where ambition 1:09/0 for
its purest prize, and where love must W
harvest-scene. ,
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liVisl3 gOO%
THE STEAMER COTTTNGHAN ON SHOO.' WO- biC,
LAND, Aug. 9.—The Cottingham (s.s.), fr°l3l„derth:irst"
for England, with 111 invalids {lnd 22 passe tiro 80" be'
got on the Farlood Reef on the night ef t.
likely
to (or
• like.' t '
(as previously reported in The Son), Is en 0
eartEn , se.6
come a wreck. Her water-tight eureeeley(loool.
ward is stove, and is full of water- ,"JOI l'Aiblt
has sent information to the commander Or ff if pOl-130:
the Baltic, asking for assistance to get berf in tile 6 fee'
The three lighthouses on the Casket-reee,goat 9 osi
tish Channel have been raised in beight au ,ottof
ea-h. Owing to this increase in height, tbeii 'l,„e ; the,
be discerned six or seven miles farther tl?ers fre,, eel
possible. The Casket Lights warn vierriolaeu- and
dangerous rocks which beset the Channel I,ooclo_ll,
are of great -nee to vessels trading between Low pie/
France. The person who has charge cf,th„e, vibL%-steili
a family on the small but rugged r°°' - well 'lOlO '
stand. Nthen the sea is smooth enough, .v,ii the
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the case, he effects a communieation vi"oeighbfeepet
th.etbouse),, . •
Alderney. The Caskets are fertile, like
islands ofJerseyand Guernsey, and the new isle° pig
has won prizes at floricultural shows Lrn ,hose
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COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SOUTIL " A ;CO A v
OramUn 10" P
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LAND.—The long-suspended steam c f Ire bostjf
tween the south of Wales and the
wateeinrueoceu-eler
Milford Haven and the town of
ind 0 I 0' 0
be replaced. The great pier at NeY•s-
date o.Be s sici ii
to be constructed in order to acconieoo-- oge w-eketeb.
to be engaged in the transit, and the vfee of pst.oo t b
ready for active service. When the iinsir,ies- 11 ohic,
running in connexion with the South till root of pi
Government will forward the mails b7:_ua ,ever°ow, ii
will also again open to the metropolis The sistboi heot
land a far more expeditious route Or ."_,,. less t „oil'
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the sea voyage from Milford Haven Co the r 1,
Or .
the distance between Bristol and Co s
vie eo
points of intercourse. f the Olt TV
Among the medical gredustes 0 4 the
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University who obtained their diploot,e:,,,tionto.,tti°,
mination were a Chinese and to.ur strbe tosgh 0 '
d at *
Chinese graduate,
the Celestials who has ever graluate
Yereity! Won Fun, is believed f3rei.