The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-13 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
LYDIA.; a Woman's Book, By Mrs. .Newton
Crosland. Vol. 1. Groombridge and Sons.
Under her maiden name, Camilla Toulmin, Mrs.
Crosland is well known to the reading public. Her
contributions to the Belle Assemblec, her " Partners
for Life," " Toil and Trial," and various prose and
poetic compositions, are almost all characterised not
Only eleg-ince of style and interest of narrative-,
but by the excellence of the principles which they
maintain. Not content with gratifying her readers
during the moments of perusal, Mrs. Crosland seeks
to impress them with sentiments which may have,a
book,"
life-long benefit. " Lydia" is called a " womans
simply because the phases of life which it
deiew"Piots are "regarded from the woman's point of
v,
and in the execution of her plan the authoress
tells 'H
she has chiefly depended upon the approval
and sympathy of her own sex. As men and women
have a separate sphere of trials and temptations, many
of the lessons of life must be more appropriate to the
one than to the other. Such is the very just opinion
of Mrs. Crosland, and such is the occasion of
the second title of her bock—a book which,
p may be surmised from these remarks, is chiefly
intended for the fairer members of the community.
o them we very cordially commend it, not doubting
that they will find many useful lessons in its pages.
'hose portions which have pleased us most, and from
which we believe the greatest benefit may be derived,
are those which relate to education—more especially
the education of influence. The influence of
a mother or early teacher upon the ductile
Mind and heart of childhood is second to no
human power. As a mother sits with a group of
children around her knees, it is hardly too much to
lay that in her hands (under Providence) are the
destinies for time and for eternity not only of these
young beings, but of their children's children for ge-
nerations. The education she can bestow requires no
higha intellectual power, no vast erudition—it is the
thennatico of the heart and the right development of
the moral faculties. The contrasting charac-
Ra,, and tie opposite fortunes of Charlton
4:"Y and Mark Brandon, the heroes of
earlstory, are all traceable to the
011,1 Y ibfluences of the selfish and hypocritical mother
for the one and the kind, Christian nurse, who per-
tic ined a mother's part to the other, putting in pm-
(' Tne the
solemn injunction of his dying parent,
.-"a" him what a good woman would consiier a
Food man." For the excellent manner in which she
"as illustrated the power of a woman's influence,
great praise is due to Mrs. Crosland. Other lessons
are_a to be learned from the example of Lydia, which
be better appreciated by an examination of her
told4tory.
, The manner in which the story is
is very charming, and some of the
incidentalwere remarks are full of beauty. We
se-
rious at first inclined to disapprove of the 0 and even terrible nature of part of the de-
oauise,lnent, but on second thoughts it appears j asti-
ev:",ie, if not necessary, in order to demonstrate what
ccTsequences may ensue from evil beginnings.
~,_LaYdia" is dedicated to Miss Mitford, and Mrs.
r:sliand gracefully remarks, "If the story of Ly-
reB,llollld be recognised even by a few as a wo-
-48 hock then will there seem some fitness in
us
th„~
to
all one associated in the minds of thousands with
mr, that is earnest and healthful in genius, and true
natural in woman."

Th;..IIIUY PAUL. 2 Vols. Colburn.
corar: 15 all extraordinary tale; the plot is an un-
a.. "34 °l3e) and it is to be questioned if the events.
c2_ke altogether natural. It is likewise to be consi-
.ered whether it would not be better to choose for
f`elltPages of fiction some subject less painful to the
:',lngs than the one before us. Nevertheless, it is
written, and some scenes are powerfully de-
aheribed• The character of Mr. Brant, who appears at
neve, ") is very ably sketched, and altogether the
"'e, possesses attrtions for those who prefer the
-el4firkable to the every-day occurrences.

THE JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. There is a great variety in this magazine, it affords
rauch useful knowledge on agricultural subjects. In
this number there are articles on the climate of the Bri-
tish Islands in its effect on cultivation ; Metropolitan
eattleftmarkets, ace.
The latter division is devoted to
an account of the transactions of the
Highland and
Agricultural Society of Scotland on the cultivation
..01. flax, the culture of the lentil, a list of ploughing
'_°4ll:lPetitions, &C. Thus, to those seeking.informstion
04,these.points, this publication will prove of Essen-
tate I service from the extent of its details and the re-
arches of its accounts.
,n,._

Zip rlu u UR-NAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
----L'ICIAE AND MENTAL PATIIO-
-
kiliande,,first article is entitled " The Over-worked
Wrehcirehlate
are
recreate
and treats of the manner in which those who
rued to continued mental exertions should
themselves to prevent the evil consequences
boarc nc"sarily ensue from too long continued 'a-
t:4l, of the brain. There are several other articles
t the Various forms of lunacy and monomania, and
;1-atPiersA on Bethlem Hospital and Colney Hatch Lu-
t nabs 4"Ylurn. It concludes with an announcement
tel "°Frespondents that it is the intention of the editor
° Natter PUblish in the next number some miscellaneous
and analysis of several foreign journals and
Worts.

.WWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL of AR
,SCIENCES, and AIANUFACTURES. TS,
This periodical furnishes the public with descrip-
"ohs of the new patent inventions. IF, therefore, is
a valuable repertory for those desiring the earliest in-
telligence on such matters. In this number we find
it list of the recent patents granted for improvements
in the application of glasF, to K. Cogan, for the carbz,—
aizstion of coal, to A. V. Newton, at the office for
Patents, and various others of a similar nature.

(/E CHURCH of ENGL AND QUARTERLY
REVIEW
We here meet with popular interpretations of the
Apocalypse, Guizot on Immortality, &c. In the
article on the Earl of Derby and Lord John Russell
there is a great deal of calm reasoning and clear
sense, distinguished by a total absence of that jeering
tone and absurd flippancy, which too often spoils the
tfitot of such compositions on which ever side they
are written.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAT
Gross traffic receipts for passengers .
and goods, week ending July 10,
1852
••• ae• ••• ••• £l6, 219 3 1
Ditto, July 12,1851 ... ... ... 19,033 0 1

17 0

Decrease
radon TDernainus, July 12, 1852.
thaw FOR' AND SOITTH-WESTEEN RAILWAY.—Traffic fcr
111 ending July 10, 1852 :
assengers (4,283), goods and
%Parcels, horses and carriages.. £4,081 9 9
414,12esponding week in last year 3,979 11 8
w. July 12.

ol4lfte-7,,,f4tLING-IN OF FIVE HOUSES IN ST. PAUL'S
r ser ""A1113.-- FURTHER. PARTICULARS.—It appears that
'heat oaeral weeks past the workmen engaged in the improve-
of the "` the City have been employed in pulling down some
, houses situated in Larter-lane, Doctors' Com-
.N. 48, with the view of widening the approaches towards
,aged
Cannon-street. They were yesterday morning en- at the back of some of the houses which extend at
"le rear to Little Carter-lane, but whose fronts are sitna!ed
ilt the southern side of St. Paul's Churchyard, exactly oppo-
Wle the entrance to the Cathedral. Soon after eleven
,so'clock, however, the foundation of No. 21, in the occupation
•'` Cooks, Sons, and Co., warehousemen, suddenly gave way.
211 the whole of the building immediately fell inwards to
Zground, dragging in its fall the interior and rear of No.
j,•'oi?, occupied by Mr. Morgan, shawl manufacturer, as also
8e of Nos. 22, 23, and 24, large houses likewise occupied
k'l Cook and Sons, leaving only the bare front walls standing.
ka-eVeral persons passing at the time narrowly escaped, and
2—Me of the bricks actually fell upon the roof of an omnibus,
),-11,13 had any one been sitting on that particular part of the
jaetui,ele, there is no doubt he must have been seriously, if not
411 Y injured. After some time it was clearly ascertained
that •
th xi. o person was killed or injured; but, unfortunately, at
e time of the occurrence there were upwards of 7,000/.
Werth of shawls in Messrs. Morgan'a premises, the whole of
Zillah became buried in the ruins. Men were at once set to
Vvork to prop up the tottering walls and remove the valuable
age from the debris, and last night some hundreds of
a4isleY, Norwich, China crapes, Macclesfield, and Cashmere
iatawls had been recovered, but a great deal of property is
still buried in the ruin'.
SUDDEN DEATH FROM THE HE ti` OF THE WEA•
'attitit.—YcsterliaV an inquest was held by Mr. W. Baker,
at the Royal Crown, St. Georgetreet Ratcliffe-highway,
°_,tl the body of John Peter Bruneck, aged 56 years. The
deceased was a foreman, or storekeeper, in the service of the
Loudon Dock Company, Where he had been employed up-
ty_ ards of 40 years. as Friday morning last the deceased
Was at his usual occupation when he complained of the ex-
eessive heat, and exclaimed to Mr. al Re another
t:ler, " Oh, my head is very bad!, ....
lie then asked the
the ell around hint to procure medical assistance but before
Ik surgeon could get to the deceased he was quite dead.
171 me surgeon was of opinion that the deceaed hart died from.
affection of the heart, and probably his death had been
v4slened by the heat of the weather. The jury returned a
"diet of "Natural Death."
to the Graham has presented a chemical report
ship Board of Trade on the cause of the burning of the
thIP Amazon, in which, after investigating the evidence on
ii. subject, he comes to the conclusion that the origin of the
C(l',,! Must remain a matter of speculation and conjecture. Le
tie,B,.uot think that ,t originated in the spontaneous s cam-
which are not
tea lion of the coals, because they were Welsh,
lusty
for this property, and were chipped in a dry and
t2tY state. He conceives that the sudden and powerful
varrs,t of flame from the store-room which occurtad at the
aceoutset of the conflagration is strongl sugestive of the
kr_ernje of a volatile. combustible, such as turpentine; which,
thi-%idng
.to two witnesses, was in the store-room, though
th„'.l. enle.l by a. third. Professor Graham found on trial
de the vapour given off by oil of turpentine is sufficiently
4i„"ese at a temperature somewhaalight 110 degrees to make
` at
on the approach of ght
i Tit', isz,
41. Qt •••, EW CITY PRISON AT HOLLOWAy.—By an
the ()1 Parliament just printed (15 and 16 Victoria c 70),
al
beau•ew City Prison and House of Correction is legalized to
ti,.. . good and valid prison," as if the lame bad been erected
•.‘ 01 the county-rate&

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