The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-09 00:00:00

MAG-A ZINES, &c.--(CO N fitN UED-

BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.
A:beautiful engraving of a bust of Alison adorns
Bentley's Miscellany this month, accomp,nied by a
brit•f memoir 0 Sir Archibald, whom, as the bio-
grapher happily remarks, " our Ministers have lately
honoured them elves by honouring." " Some notions
of the Ancients" is an amusing and interesting article.
The " Ballad of Sir John Franklin" possesses a
mournful charm; there is a simple eloquence about
some of the: stanzas, but the execution is on the whole
not equal to the design. The criticism on GUtot's
d Corneille and his Times" is very attractive. " A
Visit to the Blue and White Niles," from the New
York Weekly Tribune, "Summer Excursions through,
the Saltykammergut," a criticism on the Life 01
Alfred the Great, and several miscellaneous articles
complete the contents of a very interesting number of
the Miscellany.

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE and MSTO-

RI CAL REVIEW.

In the contents of this number there is an article
on Northern Mythology, concerning the popular tra'
ditions of Scandinavia, &c. Pope's imitation of the,
letter of Abelard to Eloise is very entertaining, and
it is, doubtless, new to many readers as far as regards
the Latin letters. The first part of the life of Leib'
nitz conveys much instruction, and possesses a great
deal of interest. All must be gratified to have
nearer insight afforded them of the character of s°
distinguished a men. The "Ironmongers of London'
4' The-Oxford Colleges," &c., contain a great deal of
information for those desirous of improving- their
-knowledge on such subjects.

THE PICTURE PLEASURE BOOK.
THE CHARM; a Magazine for Bp and Girls.
GRIMArs HOUSEHOLD STORIES. Add'
and Co, Old Bond-street.
These are the third numbers of these little workot
which are intended for the young. The " Picture
Pleasure Book" contains a great number of little
sketches, well calculated to amuse and occupy chi'.
dren. The "Choral" ia intended for those more
vanced, and contains some instructive articles on 3
loons and the tiger. " Grimm's Household Stories
are chiefly well known fairy tales.

MLSCELL4NEOUS.
The chief articles in the Eclectic Review are oil
" Taylor's Wesley and Methodism," and " Lamar'
tine's History of the R.storation.—Chambers's
burgh Journal contains its usual variety, among whiciaj
may be noticed" The Prosaic Spirit of the Age," 0
" A. Visit to the Scene of the Holmfirth Flood."-"
The Ladies Companion commences with a " Memos,
of Mademoiselle de Lespinasse," by the late Couhtcf!
of Blessington. No. IV. of " The Woman of 07
Writers," by Mrs. Cowden Clarke, is devoted
to Cervantes. A portrait of Miss Miens?!
when a child, will doubtless form a great 0`
traction to that lady's numerous admirers. L.
The Farmer's Magazine presents a portrait of the
Earl of Ducie, and a short horned cow, the pioperi
of Lord Faversham, to which was awarded the fill
prize and a silver medal at the Smithfield cattle sties!!
in December.—A variety of theological and religion
instruction is to bt found in the Church of Englam:.
Magazine, which contains several interesting Benno.%
—The People's Illustrated Journal is a very superll
work, conveying much- information on works 0f,53"0
science, and literature, at a very moderate price.--J.,_
excellent series of Penny Maps have reached tl'eib
twenty-fourth number. Those for the present moot 9
represent China and the Arctic regions.—Tbe
,of Le Follet are, as usual, the moat attir:
tive part.—The ritish Journal forms a ,
ing contrast to the generality of cheap 5-t;
rial', as many well-known authors contribute
to its pages. Among these we may mention the
to
io
interesting sketches of Frances Brown, and t
amusing papers of Angus B. Reach. There are
some very pleasing verses by J. C. Carpenter, elito
tiled "Be utiful Streams," wbich are well suite
music.—Sharpe's London Magazine has compefincso,
a new series, under the direction of Mrs. S. U. ~A
It presents us with the first chapter of a tale entity
" The Lucky Penny," by the editress, which yrf,
raises much future interest, and " A Visit:
Frederika Bremer.—Juvenile readers will be glad re
see that Mrs. Howitt has commenced a pleasing Mi
miscellany, entitled The Dial of Love, for they
especial benefit.' The Writings of Mrs. Howitt Pri
„
too well known and appreciated to need recomineaa'
tion.

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HER. MA J ESTV's
Male'
I Puritani was brilliantly performed last night'. - bai De la GI ange, in the character of the heroine, Elvirs.6oo
TH EA TRE.
again evinced the universality of her talents, and a „ar
specimen both of acting and singing can scarcely be '"1-0.
served. Her vocalization was pertec , and the audiencewr
finished ornaments she introduced 89
repeatedly startled into sudden applause at the excitli'" de,
lavishly; and the for
mend for rep tition was urgent and peremptory. This
ow
cinating singer is creating for herself an English repot,
lion which will not pass away with the season of its gito
Lab'ache appeared in his favourite part of Georgio, an f
tbi
hardly necessary to say that his noble personation °r f)0 cbatactce had all the old majesty and energy. Sig°'_,tal
Bassini toook the pail Ridcardo, and gave it with bre7ool
and vigour: the character suits him admirably. Gar 01
appeared as Arturo, and though at first slightly nervou"
eft'
uncertain, soon recovered himself, and poured out the' 10
dies of the part with almost matchless sweetness, and ja.4 no ordinary energy. As an ensemble the Puritani of. of
night was a remarkab e performance. The enthit-iastue
the hou.e was
casion warranted. We are glad to see that Madame see 01
great, but by no means greater than he totoi
is announced as about to re-appear here upon the ace°
so many of her triumphs.

'RE QUEEN'S Vlsir TO IRELAND.-0
FRENCH FLEE r.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) lb°
CORK, JULY 7.—MI here are On the look out for
visit of her divjesty. I understand that orderst'ave uOO
received at' Queenstown to make immediate prrparent'o4
and lay down additional moorings-tor the French nos
which is expected in port this week, with the intend
of remaining during ber Majesty's stay. I have boo
that the flee tat present stationed in Queenstowo
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received orders to give place to the stranger"
Chronicle.

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HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE .--Amongst the -000 and distinguished visitors honouring with their Presl4o
the performances at Her Majesty's Theatre yet' 016,
(Thursday) evening were the following :—His Gractoto
Duke of Wellington. the Marchioness of Douro and ,siefl
and Lady Charles Wellesley, hi( Excellency the 1111-fS'
Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, big ;08
cellency the American Minister, the First Secretary 06
American Legation and Mrs. and Miss Abbott Leol, ;
t
the Right Hon. the Secretary for Foreign Affairs and for
Countess of Malmesbury, the Right Hon. the Secretalri'
the Colonies ann Lady Pakington, the Marquis of Cube
carde, and the Marquis of Batb. Her Majesty 4.41
Queen's box was occupied by the Earl and Ceil'ast
of Sandwich, and Lord and Lady Alfred Paget. Afo.sts'
the company also were his Excellency the French Atfib'va',
dor, the Countess Walewski and party, the Duke and „I 0 chess of Riario
,Stoma, the Earl Mountcharles, the E''clifi
Shelburne, Viscount Ranelagh, Lord Ward, Viscount ,/,,,d
den, Viscount Enfield, Lord Gardner, Lord Saltoun.ll'ofr
Adolphus Fitzclarecce, Lord William Lennox, Lady Pa'fete
nerd, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Mr. Henry Baring( •„Ira
Sir Thomas Barrett Lem ard, Bart., and Lady Barrett 3V;
Sir tleniy Webb, Bart., Mr. Martin, Mr. Pole Miss Carloilr
Bellew, Mr. G Hudson, M.P., and Mrs and Miss iitt yo
Mr. Ricardo, M.P., Mr. Hohhouse, Mr. F. J. Megan, Dl
Mr. Sackville Lane Fox, Mr. and Miss Raiford, CaP
Meyneli, Sac.
T oERItFIC STORM AND WATERSPOUT —On Lonf
lf,
evening last the north was visited with an awful
&Ind
storm; the lightnit g and thunder were terrific, the reicl,4s.
in sheets, and great dam ige has been done to the %ea
The Sp nney-moor branch of the Clarence Railway bas ;el
washed away tor a, much as a mile in length, in some P'nett
the embankment being ten feet high. The earth, eleerfee
and rails were carried over the &ids, forming a wide-sl, to
mass ( f desolation. The storm was so violent that
,IcOP
driver and stoker in charge of a coal train were glad t°thei
a .d seek shelter, and, while under cover, they thought.r ea• heard a train approaching, and went to look after tlie]miag
gine, but were met by a mass of water and art. cuveti
upon them so as to prevent their reaching the line_
ainkde
soa cvaatastrawcf;sskiljecibe
breaking up the line 0
describe the water. asf
embankment,c
by it that a body of water. six feet deep rllBll4
torrent made
gh which the line passed, earl ite
1
everything before it, sweeping away the heavy rails 00
straws, and b-aving marks of its course high up the banligo
inE dow n
down the cutting through
branch, or the consequences might have been very seriv°tr
Passenger traffic oft tiq,
07, each
heeideboratntehhe
leading
Thinetroe
the
no Passenger
wick line, near Ferryhill, the flood me
awaye
course
thee el tfiheel ds.
current,, wgaerrdeeanlls check in the embankment, but it soon yielded to the torre:to
Newcastle,tw th
a teamnpdorY;rtif
carriede m ainiltwhas stopped, and had to seek W' ea
Tt)
route in order to get on the main line. Several hundred away.
and w
neighbourhood,as
are now employed in repairing the damages.
Loss OF AIRS. GrILAIIAM'S BALLOON. --- 1%,?0;!'t
Graham, the aeronaut, who very nearly lost her life ar 4
two years since, was announced tomake ' °
an aacen of
IVednesday, from the Rosemary Branch Tavern, at fl°s;
with her Victoria balloon, which she had obtained at gh'efie
cost, to replace the one previously dest Teh ac-iP:
destroyed. ern. ia
with which she had already d •
ma e various ascents, was jr4
Elated and displayed in the Rosemary Bran, h Garden Ora,
the (lay, and it was said th that Mrs. many
to be 'it, Graham was. 1e•
companied by two ladi • •
es, who anticipated a delightfu be
cursion, the weather being' 'tflc(
as propitious as could posst ..t to
desired. Shortly after six o'clock, when they were ab ,tl,,,ir
attach the car preparat)ry to the ascent, through some ":„J'
management of the persons who held it, the balloon ',fit
deny escaped fr
ni, •
troth the netting, and, bounding off with io 0 It
velocity, completely unattached, rolled over and over 44
ascended, while the gas visibly expanded, until held
attaiued a very great altitude, it was seen to buret, the s
appearing like a luminous circle around it, after which e'
ruptured silk fluttered for a while in the air, and was P
sently entirely lost sight of.
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COLONIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.-..-The reports 0cf the
committee appointed to inquire into the naval, ordo 000
and commissariat establishments and expenditure ill 00
colonies have been printed, with the Treasury minutes
ort,
the correspondence relating thereto. In their final reftio,
result of
dated the 12th of April last, the Committee recapitulated
their investigations into the civil establishments of
,01
services abroad, recommending several arre"ill
the above
5
b - which a large public saving will be effected'„ce
merits, 3
•analogous duties, and changing the allowre'o
consolidating
made for forage, &c. The chief points noticed in the Tia,,
attention of Government are the expenses of fv„ild
for the
sr " o
-tang the numerous outposts in some of the colonie t
ttahie
questionable propriety of continuing the allowance: to
the staff and other departments abroad without refereac°
Use likelilmd Q( their being gilled into active 'Mice*

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