The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-22 00:00:00

LITERATURE,
LEIL AAT .HOOIE By Anne Fraser Tytler.
Ilatchard.
To write a really goo'
easy Nek. Among the " children's book" is no
multitude of works for the
young which ars continually issuing. from the press,
very tew entirely accomp:ish the object at which they
aim, but those fear achieve no mean success. Unfor-
tunately, those authors and authoresses who can
succeed in this species of literature are, for the most
part, ambitious of highs honours, and anxious them-
selves to instruct " children of a
larger growth,"
they leave the direction of youthful minds and youth-
ful hearts to writers of inferior abilities. In so doing
We cannot but think they err, for the composition of
books of the kind alluded to is not within the range
of infvrior abilities. A wonderful appreciation of
nature, a genuine simplicity, not so much of style
as of heart, a truthful faith in the good of
human nature, a charity that thinks no evil,
and a gaiety of manner and of sentiment—a gaiety
not assumed, but springing from a glad appreciation
of the beautiful, and a cheerful gratitude for all the
blessingsof life, joined to a practical hourly applica-
tion of the teachings of Christianity,—all these are
among the qualities most akin to the loving heart of
childhood, and in consequence, most essential in the
author of a good " children's book." Hence it is
small matter of astonishment that few, as we have
said, are enabled to accomplish the beau ideal of such
a work. In addition to which qualifications consi-
derable intellectual abilities are required. No small
judgment is necessary to mingle the due proportions
of amusement and instruction—
of "grave and gay,"
" Cosi all'eero fanciul porgiamo aspersi
Di soave liccr gli orli del vaw,"
according to Tasso's well-known simile. Bearing in
mind all the facts above mentioned, it is with a very
cordial appreciation of her great abilities, and of the
excellent use to which she devotes them, that we con-
gratulate Miss Fraser Tytler on her most beautiful
and valuable contributions to juvenile literature.
Among her numerous works the most attractive are
the three volumes of " Leila in the Island," "Leila in
England," and " Leila at Home," which has recently
been published. The character of Leila is most
charming; the freshness and naturalness of the por-
trait can only be appreciated by a perusal of the
book. Having been shipwrecked on her way from
India at a very early age, Leila passed some years in
the Island " with only her father and another com-
panion ; hence, on her introduction " in England,"
her unacquaintance with all the forms of civi-
lized life gives occasion to the most ludicrous
mistakes, while, at the same time, the excellent
instructions of her father having developed the moral
qualities of her nature, Leila is a mixture of wisdom
and ignorance, of goodness and childish simplicity,
which is, as we have said, perfectly charming. If our
jremarks can be the means of introducing Leila in any
uvenile circles, we are confident we shall earn the
gratitude of both old and young—of the young who
shall be charmed with such a delightful companion,
and of the "parents and guardians," who will, at
BO small trouble to themselves, be materially aided in
the education of their charges. No lessons are like
those of example, and the examples of Leila and her
companions will, we are assured, prove far more effec-
tual, besides being more delightful, than written
homilies or spoken "lectures." We hope and trust
that the authoress of Leila will not be disposed, for
the Sake of writing some more pretentious work, to
abandon a branch of literature of so much real
value, and one in which she is so well qualified to
excel.

SKETCHES OF AMERICAN WIT AND
RUMOUR. By Sam Slick. 3 Vols. Colburn.
Sam Slick, who has already, in his own person,
Made us so happily acquainted with the wit and
humour of America, not content with that very re-
markable instance of the capacities of his country in
those respects, has now presented us with three
volumes brimming over with la crime de la crime of
American fun and folly. As specimens, and veryre-
markable specimens, both as regards the manner and
the matter, the style and the sentiments of one pecu-
Wliaorrtbhry of
branch in the literature of a nation, they are well
the attention of the literary student and
the studious observer. To the general reader their
attractions will not be less powerful. Affording a
collection of tales and sketches of an interesting, gro-
tlealled u'',,ltud amusing nature, these volumes will be re-
by those who in the intervals of business and
of care
favourabl are glad to be enabled to wile away an hour
y,
of
hearty aw
la ughl to
ter be, nolens volens, decoyed into a
fit

THE LOST INHERITANCE. 3 Vols. Colburn.
to many
The general h
e_ral character
of this novel is far superior
The vvriteorlstppeearoarkdtsoofhafivee igtihonoher objects
offered the public.
and better lino 1
w P -ge
to communicate than are
lace in ever
in view,
often met with.
The scenes are supposed to take
place
life of the present day, but there
are original reflections on cominon- pacel events, and
the stor y is so interesting that no novelty is wanting
.to make
ad it attractive. The hero, Arthur Stanley,
!s.admirably delineated ; to his great talents and his
thigh principles, thfre are added many faults of
emper and errors of judgment. This is
as it should
be ; for as every one knows how far from pe
the most blameless in reality, where is the rfmect
erit o are
parsong in making them so in the works of
imagi-
? In opposition to Stanley's noble character
and unswerving faith to principle, the author has
skilfully introduced other men who seem to aproach
him in excellence, but fall far short when the trial
Comes. Marian, the heroine, contrasts forcibly
with her frivolous and vain sister, who appears,
nevertheless, at first to be all sweetness and good-
nature. The severe sufferings, the perplexing situa-
tions in which Marian finds herself, bring out her
real worth and develop her excellent disposition ;
while the fatal gift of beauty, the dangerous path of
unalloyed happiness, and uninterrupted prosperity,
prove ruinous to the weak and selfish Adeline. One,
surrounded by temptation, withstood everything and
remained an unusual example of constancy ;
the other made trouble for herself by rushing
into evil. In many instances there are reflections on
various subjects in this book which are of great
eloquence and display considerable power, they
evince a fine appreciation of all that is
sublime and
beautiful in art and nature. Indeed, throughout these
volumes the reader's attention is drawn away from
the visible world, whose people and actions are laid
before him, to look into the inner world of where the characters of those people thought,
, and the motives
of those actions, are considered and analysed ;
" He had attained cue greet point in bis objects in
life—one important step towards the fulfilment of his
hopes—and this change in his position was so com-
pletely unexpected too, which added to the satisfaction it
gave him.

" A short vtaelt before, and to be a Member of
Parliament, had seemed a fir off star of brightness
towards which he must journey by slow and painful
steps, and now ho actually pcssessed it; it was in his
grasp, and while visions of other aims were rising
before hint he almost disregarded this last acquisition,
for when it was gained it had already fulfilled the prin-
cipal part of its gratifications to Stanley. To struggle
onwards and upwards was the all-powerful impulse of
his nature, and as his foot touched each successive step
on the ascending ladder, that very step lost its signifi-
cance, and the pleasure of possessing was far inferior to
the excitement of conquering; and so it must eser be
with ardent and energetic spirits—they must be
advancing. Anything like stagnation in the moral
world is as unnatural and fatal as it is in the
material world, where development and progress
areimperative, where even decay evolves reconstruc-
tion, and life is springing up from the cold grasp of
death. Nothing sta'ionary can satisfy a mind like
Sanley'r, and to he felt it ; he knew he was not formed
for a tranquil life_of inaction, he never made a cessation
from labour the reward of his struggles. He knew toil
and battle-strife; is man's appointed destiny as long as
life is hip, and he was grateful for the moral and intel-
lectual power which hod been granted him to fulfil his
appointed vocation. He felt as if all difficulties, all
weariness were welcome, if the inmost sanctuary of his
heart could bo illumined by the tenderness of such
love as Mariann, as if that would preserve him from
the world, in which lay his appointed path, and bridle
his higher and lottier f:elings towards the highest good
and the purest beautiful."
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PriNteut year, 19,637 twaa, five months of the

11 E

THE GE

ECTION.

NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.

The following is a list of Members who were not
in the House of Commons at the period of its disso-
lution. Some of these are wholly new, but many sat
in previous Parliaments and have now only returned
to
... Stirling (District).
Wilton.
Anderson, oeiursrbot,lnie ,Cs.liHirfe.
Annesley, Earl of ... Great Grimsby.
Astell, J. H. „. ... Cambridge (Borough).
Atherton, W.
... Durham (City).
Ball, B. ••• ••• • Cambridgeshire.
Barnes, T. ... ••• ••• Bolton.
Beaumont, W. B. ... Northumberland (South
Bell, James ••• ... Guildford.
Rintinck, G. B. ... ... Norfolk (West).
Berkeley, Sir G. • Devonport.
Biddulph, Colonel M. ... Denbighshire.
Biggs, W.
▪ Newport.
Blackett, J. B. ... ▪ Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Bowyer, G. ... ••• Dundalk.
Brand, Hon. H. .„ Lewes.
Browne, Val.
.. ... Kerry.
Butler, C. S.
... Tower Hamlets.
Butt, G. M....
... Weymouth.
Byng, Hon. C. Tavistock.
Cairns, H. M'C. Belfast.
Carnac, Sir J. H. Lymington.
Caulfeild, General ... ... Abingdon.
Challis, Alderman T. ... Finsbury.
Chambers, M. ... Greenwich.
Cham hers, T.... ... Hertford (Borough).
Cheetham, J. Lancashire (South).
Chelsea, Viscount ... ... Dover.
Chohnondeley, Lord H. ... Hants (South).
Olive, H. ... Ludlow.

Cobbett, J. M. Oldham.
Coffin, Walter ... Cardiff.
Collier, R. P. ... Plymouth.
Coote, Sir Charles H. ... Queen's County.
Cranford, J.... Ayr (Borough).
Crook, J. ••• Bolton.
Crossley, F. ... Halifax.
Davison, R. Befast.
Dent, J. D. Knaresborough.
Dering, Sir E. C. ... ... Kent (East).
DuCane, N.... Maldon.
Duffy, Charles Gavan ... New Ross.
Dunlop ... Greenock.
Dunne, Michael ... ... Queen's County.
Eccles, W. Blackburn.
Egerton, E. C. ... ... Macclesfield.
Fagan, W. ... Cork (City).
Ferguson, J. ... Carlisle.
Fitzgerald, J. D. ... .. Ennis.
Fitzgerald, W. R. S. .. Horsham.
Fitzwillians, Hon. C. W. . Mahon.
Follett, B. 5.... ... ... Bridgewater.
Foster, C. ... Walsall.
Franklyn, G. W. Poole.
Fraser, Sir W. ... Barnstaple.
Gardner, R.... ... Leicester.
Gipps, H. P.... ... ... Canterbury.
Gladstone, J. N. ... Devizes.
Goderich, Viscount ... Hull.
Goodman, Sir G. ... Leeds.
Gower, Hon. F. L, Stoke.
Graham, Lord M. W. ... Grantham.
Greaves, E. ... Warwick.
Gregson. S. Lancashire.heffieid.
Hadfield, G.... ••• s
Hanbury, G. S. 8.... ... Herefordshire
Hawkins, W. H. ... ... Colchester.
Heathß eh e a cooet, e
G.
G. .F H. . Boston
Lincoln..
Herbert, Sir T. ... Dartmouth.
Horsfall, T. B. ...
Wicklow.
Ingham, Hume, W. F.
Ingham, R. ... South Shields.
Irton, S. Cumberland (West).
Johnson, Hon. B. .. Canterbury.
Keating, H. S. ... Reading.
Kerrison, E. C. Eye.
King, J. K• ... Herefordshire.
Kirk, NV • ... Newry.
Knatchbull, F. W. ... ... Somerset (East).
Knightley, R. ... ... Northamptonshire (South).
Lacon, Sir E. Yarmouth.
Laffan, Captain St. Ives.
Langton, W. H• G. Bristol.
Lawley, Hon. F. C.... Beverley.
Layard, Dr. A.
Kidderminster.NA )or rI et
181buurbla d ( S).
Lowe,Ld Liddell,
Malmesburv;
CambridgeHrts.* Borough).
LLyutcteLT:Sir
Edinburgh, (
Sandwich.tDyur;ghare
vd n.
Macaulay,
a e
a ayt. H 0 h
B.
M'Cann, J. ...
M'Gregor, J.
Mackinnon, J. A. ju•n.
. .
NewFßoo rcfhapreoss
rthet
irr .8
Macguire, J. F.
Maddock, Sir T. H.
Malins, R. ..
Wallingford.
Mare, C. Plymouth.
Massey, W. N. _
Maule, Colonel L.
Allan, E. Rochdale,
Michell, Dr. Bodmin.
Miller, T. J. Maldon.
Mills, A. ••• ••• Taunton.
Mills, T. •-• Totnes.
Monck, Viscount ... ... Portsmouth.
Montgomery, Sir G. ••• Peeblesshire.
Moore, R. C. ..• ... Armagh (City).
Moreton, Lord ... Stroud.
Morgan, C. R. ... ... Brecon (Borough).
Mulgrave, Earl of ... ... Scarborough.
Murrough, J. P. ... Bridport.
Newark, Viscount ... Notts (South).
North, Colonel J. 5.... ... Oxfordshire.
Oliveira, 8.... ... Pontefract.
Otway, R. ... Stafford.
Parker, R T. ... Preston.
Peacocke, M. Harwich.
Pellatt, A. ... ... Southwark.
Percy, Hon. J. ... ... Launceston.
Phillimore, J. G. ... ... Leominster.
Phillips, J. H. Haverfordwest.
Phinn, T. ... Bath.
Ponsonby, Hon. A. G.
Gloucester (City),
Portman, Hon. W. H. B. ... Shaftesbury.
Potter, R. Limerick (City).
Price, W. P.
R.pton, G. W. Warwick.
Robertson, P. Hastings.
R0it,13.• Greenwich.
Russell, F. W. ... Limerick (City).
Sawle, C. B. G. ... Bodmin.
Seymour, W. D. ... Sunderland.
Shelley, Sir J. V. Westminster.
Smith, Sir F. Chatham.
Smith, W. M. ... Kent (West).
Smyth, Sir W. B. ... Essex (South).
Stafford, Marquis of Sntherlandshire.
Stanhope, J. B.
... Lincolnshire (North).
... Berwick.
Stirling, W. Perthshire.
Taylor, H. _ ...
Tynemouth.
Thompson, G., jun. ... ... Aberdeen.
Tomline, G. .. Shrewsbury.
Towneley, Charles ... Sligo (Borough).
Tudway, R. C. ... ... Wells.
Turner, C. ... Liverpool.
Vance, John •... Dublin (City).
Vansittart, G. H. ... Berks.
Vernon, G. E. H. ... ... Newark.
Villiers, H. F. ... .. Rochester.
Vivian, H. ... ... Truro.
Walcott, Captain .. ... Christchurch.
Warner, E. -- ... Norwich.
Watson, Hon. R. ... Peterborough.
Wells, W. ... ... Beverley.
Whatman, J Maidstone.
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north..
Wickham. H
W. ... Bradford.
Wood, B. T. 11.
• Bewdley.
Wyndham, Gene
ICnaresborough.
Wyndham, W. Cockermouth.
Wynne, W. W. E. ... Wilts (South).
Wyse, W. A. Merionethshire.
... Stafford.

REJECTED MEMBERS OF
eurnmbee rosf T
i: s who
RETIRED AND ------
dissolution
to the
issolution, with
PARLIAMEN
latTehhelofuoslleov,o.fincgomismaonlisstatothme
the places for which they then sat, but who h
tamed seats in the new Parliament : aye not yet ob.
Abdy, Sir T. N. ... ... Lyme Regis.
Adair, R. A. S. ... ... Cambridge (Borough).
Anstey, T. C. ••• ••• Youghal.
Arundel, Earl of ... ... Limerick.
Begot, Hon. W. ... ... Denbighshire.
Bagshaw, J. ... ... Harwich.
Baldwin, C. B. ... ... Totnes.
Barron, Sir H. W. ... ... Waterford (City).
Bell, M. ... ... ... Northumberland (South).
Bell, Jacob ... ... ... St. Albans.
Benett, John_ ~ Wilts (South).
Bernal, R. •••
.
••• • . Rochester.
Best, J. - ..
... . ... Kidderminster.
Berkeley, H ••
on. G . T ... Gloucestershire (West).
Birch, Sir T. T.
Liverpool.
Blackstone, W. S -.
Wallingford.
Blakemore, R. a ***
Blair, S. ••• ...
Wells.
i
Bowles, Adm. Admiral•• • Bolton
Bridges, Sir B. '•'
"•
Launceston.
Broadwood, H, "" ••• Rent (East)
Bunbury, E. a "• ... Bridgewater ,
Buxton, Sir E. N. .. *** Bury St. Edmund's.
Campbell, 4,
Hon. J •', :: •** Essex (South.):
Cardwell E. . ' ••• Cambridge (Borough)
Cavendish, W. G, ::: ••• Liverpool
Chatterton, Colonel ..- Peterborough
Chichester, Lord J.... *** Cork (City).
Childers, J. W. . ". Belfast
Cholmeley, Sir M.... *.l Lincolnshire
Clerk, Sir George ~, .... L (North).
Clive, H. B. .. .... ~ Ludlow,
Cochrane, A. D. R. W. B. .... Brid°ovc:
Coke, Hon. E. K. ... ... NorfoPlkt( est)
Collins, T. .•• ••• ... EnaresborWuh'.
Col ins, W...• •• • ••• Warwick (Boron -'
Colebrook, Sir E. T. ••• Taunton. gh).
Copeland, Alderman... ... Stoke-on-Trent.
Craig, Sir W. G. ... ... Edinburgh (City),
Crawford, NV, S. ... ... Rochdale.
Currie, H. ... ... ... Guildford.
Curteis, H. M. ••• ••• Rye.
Darner, Colonel D. ... ... Dorchester.
D'El ncourt, Rt. Hon. C. T. Lambeth.
Dick, Quintin ... ... Aylesbury.
Douglas, Sir C. E.... ... Warwick (Borough).
Douro, Marquis of ... ... Norwich.
Drummond, H. H.... ... Perthshire.
Duncan, Lord ... .. Bath.
Dundas, Sir David .. ... Sutherlandshire.
Ebring,ton, Lord ... Plymouth.
Edwards, H. ... . Halifax.
Ellis. J. ••
• -.. Leicester (Borough).
Eufield, Lord- ...
.
Chatham.
..• •••
Estcou t Evan._ r • Colonel ... ... Devizes.
P.itzpaq'tJ.• ••• ... ... Haverfordwest.
Fordyee rick, Rt. Hon. J. W. Queen's County.
Fortesct; Captain A. . Aberdeen.
e, II
Fox,
ti. on. J. W. ... Barnstaple.
Fo S. W. /-"• ••• ... Oldham.
Greene, T. •• • ... Beverley. --
Grenfel I, C. 1....* -• ... Lancaster (Borough).
Grey, R• AV, ... ... Preston.
lially burton, L • •• Tynmouth.
Hallewell, E. (I,'..rd John 1- Forfarshire.
Hardcastle, J. P,,, '" ... Newry.
''' ••• Colchester.