The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-29 00:00:00

THE SIUN,

LITERATURE

ALICIT RIVI,; 'RS; or, Passageg in the Life of a
Young Lady. Written by liers.lf, Shoberl.
lii tao old day a of renieeee, and tee aneieet times of
novel?, their legends and nerretions always termitett,dflu
the approach to the temp:, of Hymen. On the threshold
of that mystic deity, the readers were left to suppose all
differences were annihilated, and all vexations found an
end. But it is reserved for the present race of authors
t reveal the hid& n and fetal truth, it is given to the pe-
rusers new-a-days to became acquainted wah the fact,
that to merry in haste is often to repent at leisuree As-
suredly, if not se fascinating and agreeable, it is more
praiseworthy end useful to let those who must mix wah
the world of trouble and trial, behold its plain rtflec•
twist, unvar, ished by the gloss of fancy and utic;Nered by
the veil of fiction. It is unworthy and alisurd for people
of sense to expedite engagements, saying, if once united,
;hey will be settled. Settled it is true they may be, but
for what—a lifetime of maery and sin, anti a death-bed
haunted by the spectres of a wested exieteuce, and
violated vows. Surely a wuik like the present is
needed, when every thy brings fresh testimony to the
assertion that hundreds and thousands ere willingly
throwing away all chance of peace by rushing to the
altar in order to possess only a remote chance of
bigh prizes in the social lottery; while reflection would
show them, that even it they became successful in their.
hopes, no wealth the most lavish, no rank the
most exalted, and no power the most unbounded that the
world can shower down c n its choicest votaries, ever
compensates for a single moment for the want of that
peace it neither gives nor takes away. Safety. consists'
not in innocence but in virtue, not in pushing away the
thoughts of the evil day in store for all, but in training
aright the spirit, tact when the trial comes it may rise
prepared at the invocation to meet temptation and over-
come it. Whether in a mental or a moral point of view;
whether as the sovereigns of the earth or as the denizens
of heaven, surely human beings must agree that all de-
secrate their position and dishonour their privilege,
who make the churches of their faith the market for
their wares, and take the name of their Maker as a wit-
ness to an act into which they would blush for their
fellow-men to scrutiniv. To all young ladies in haste
to be married this book is dedicated, and to ell such it
must prove useful; but, at the same time, there is no
reason why the other sex shrnid not benefit by its
pertnel, for nlthough young' hdies arz.. as 2 claw, set
apart fur ridicule on this suiject, which they doubitee
deserve for their unwise conduct, it is to be questioned
if greater blame should trot ba the portion of those who
take advantage o' such folly nod then sevile it. So long
- -.r
but one thing need ul, money,' and then'
a. (nand in a wife every reainle perfection.
while sp,ndiug her motiey- far away from her,
pt rheps it is to be a uelud, d re orm is needed on huh
Althaugh few actually act !the Alice R;eel,,
now many virtueily behave the tome, how many
) uung, iuvely, aceotepltshed girls sec, me duvr,
viciu,s, and eatnelt-ss martyrs But huteee
nature prompts us always to shut our eyes so the living
examples betore us; then let u, learn from the pages 01
romance a sad reality, and from the prople of fiction
take warniug of what is to many a la me truth. Thi
following lines express the purpose of the wink at its
conclusion:—
" I assure you that it is no malicious motive that inclines
me to make these statements, but a simple wish that the
natural fruits of Young Ladyism existing as it did in these
young women, and in myself, ill its most frivolous, selfish,
and unsubdued state, should be clearly manifested. No
feature in that profession is so distinct and universal as an
eager anxiety and haste to be married, and
t Ihis not nways,
nor, as 1 believe, even generally, from twest motives.
but from an impatience of the restraints of domestic rule, and
au ambition of rising in the scale of society, which can ob-
viously meet their object only in the promotion which mar-
riage produces. Hence in giddy and uncultivated minds,
careless respecting tt.e means provided the end be ob
tained, there is no solicitude to become acquainted with the
moral or mental character 01 the inoividual who offers him
sell to notice let bins be what he may he can make them
airs. So and So, and put a wedding-ring upon
their finger, end tike them away from papa and maina's a n•
tree and commonly spealting hat is
t enugh ; but this is
not enough fur a happi apes ingest 18 to enduore, or for any nap..
piness that deserves the name. Of this, according to my
aunt's views of the world, there is little or . one obe bound in
our present state of being. Ido not profess to agree with
her is quite so sombre a contemplation of sublunary things,
but this 1 hope and believe I have learned, partly from her
shrewd observations and still more from the sharp leesons
as
my own experience, that a young woman's most graceful
well as her safest position is that of contented submission to
her domestic duties, accompanied by that entire negation of
at the same time that it
anxiety to get married, which,
usually proves the direct path to wedlock, invests her with
a consequence and dignity in the eyes of the other sex
which they never associate with the idea of a husband-
hunting miss. So fully am I assured of this that I feel, in
relation to my precious girl, as if I never could be watchful
enough so to regulate and control her mind, that she may
never seek her happiness away from home, but till regularly
and properly guided to still nearer and dearer proect than
mine, she may find her best friend and confidante in me; d
an
thus, being delivered from the snare of evil distin companionship,
she may never know a thought or wish of being -
guishedas her mother was in the annals of Young Ladyism',

FINE ARTS
THE WRECK OF THE MINOTAUR.
Every admirer of genius, and consequently every ad-
mirer of the late Mr. Turner, RA., should
the examMessrs.ine, as
we have done, the picture now on view
Colneghi, rail-mall East, ono of the noblest specimens
of that great master we have ever had the gratification
of witnessing. Two years ago, namely, in the season
of 1850, the painting formed one of the pi incipal ob-
jects of attraction on the walls of the British Institu-
tion. As it is at present in process of engraving, by
Mr. Henry Cousins, the lovers of art will be enabled to
obtain a " counter:tit presenint.mt " if the now scarce
plate, originally produced by Mr. Charks Turner in
Lizzatinto. The celebrated masterpiece referred
to repretirnts the " Wreck of the Minotaur,"
a seventy-four, lost off the Hoag bands at the commence-
ment of the, present cent and having been prAueed
upwards t:f forty ye?,r3 ago, has become otqulsitely met-
tov,ed in the tone ,f its cAouti,.g. Nothing can be more
wonderful than the cliKttibuciolt ot the lights from the
lurid .• cvmd gao," invne tat ely over the uplifted bull,
to the mi, utest p: rale of spray on the crests, or in
the hollows of
the tutnul nous yea. The spars, with
tht, shipwreckel sailors clinging to them in the "swirl"
of ,be billow, lead a human int. rest to a
ld r sce
ireue,th.sucy vih
vid
as
to &bathe. in betittiug language w,,uqu
enthusiasm and pictorial el, quence of Mr. Buskin. The
fortunate possessor of rbi,vtry wonderful composition
is the present Earl of
Y4rhorough.

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WINDSO.R CA6TL.E iii the MODERN TIME.
Perhsps the most charming ot all the delineations of
tbe Royal Family, and certsinly one of the most grace-
ful of all the various productions of Sir Edwin Lundster,
is at present on view at the Messrs. Graves', near the
Opera-colonnade. Entitled as e
h above
ich,
is the property of
" Windsor in the
Modern Time," this picture,
her Mspely, i, detigned as a corm. ertion to the 13 .-)Abrated
'a Button Abbey in the Olden Time.. '

THE BUBB El? Painted by Webster. Engraved by
M Lean, Haymarket.
Lamb Stacks
There are two artisteDO" living up.
,u vy :,95,w shoulders
SOWP, at least, atnoig the nc
excellees ot Llogarth and of
Wilkie seem to havo hill. ii, in the repre.entatien of
domestic teenes and the cl, linestion of t e it here humo-
rous uha,s of chsracter. Tht se painter', is scarcely
reeessury to ~t,s, ,v..,, are no ..ther than G.ln.tail at,Ci
Webso-r. Amoi.g the many admirable pro:luetions of
the hitter 6. The Rubber" is ilue ot the most
delightful o m,ritoriousf
—displaying us it does a comic power quite
its kiwi, and a knowledge of human nature really ex-
traordinary. It is conseqw-ntly with deli4ht that w,,
observe the original pnpulsriz9d by the aid of the very
masterly graver of Mr. Lamb Stocks. The scene de-
picted is a cottage interior, and as the title of the tom-
posititm in timat-s, the interest of it is concentrsted upon
the four c,rdple,yers. The one who has to ptlr his
y
third ()aid in the trick-is hesitating glumly ove
" hand," with puckered brow and pursed up
mouth, being
regarded meanwhile by his partner with intense and
breathless solicitude. The one who waits his turn to
play, and by playing to finish the trick, waits trium-
phantl) I.—the card already selected I—looking delight-
edly, with expanded countenancencceover at , and ever
hisy f
artner,
eature
aunt and sunlit with complay p
asia much Bravo! my boy—we've booked
them with a vengeance.' The old ":codger" leaning over
the half door as a spectator, blandly smoking his pipe
with the dispassionate air cf a mere looker•on, is ano-
ther and not the Inert truthful character in the composi-
of
reaAltogether, the plate just published by Mr.
L n represents a very admirable painting, through
the mediuma very admirable engraving.

THE .AUSTRALIAN COPPER. MINING COMPANY
Atphoeprtraaobnsoptvemectiuensoemrhapaisanbe,e issued proposing the eatabliblrueot 0
for the purpose of working
. .sorne i.m.
ground at StrathPlbyn within thirty miles
of Adelaide. The sett secured Consists. of the fee simple of
about 653 acres, in which several lodes vehbeeu discovered,
varying from one to ten feet wide. Thesea been par-
tially opened on by means of shafts and aditref
from 21)0 to 250 tons ot copper ore have been taken,rom whence
ing of black, grey, and yellow copper ore, with somecona6st"
copper. Several of the lodes run parallel, andas
tahreegwroiniuhnitndiv.
few fathoms of each other, thereby affording great advan-
tagesa
and facilities in working, especially
easy for sinking. Captain J. Trewartha, late mineral sur-
veyor to the Colonial Government, gives a very satisfactory
and encouraging account of the property, to whose report we
refer. lie states that this mine is possessed of more than or-
dinary features, bei g in a highly mineralised country,
and beautifully character sed by well-defined lodes.
They have sunk the shaft t 8 fathoms, where the lode is
found to be from 10 to 12 feet wide. composed of very rich
quality ore. Also, other lodes have been Oiscovered of equal
productiveness, and he strongly recommends that machinery
be immediately erected for more fully developing these lodes.
The whole report is of the most satisfactory character. The
directors, who are highly influential, both here and in the
colony, propose to carry out the adventure with energy and
spirit, and at the same time with the strictest regard to
economy. Steam machinery being necessary, a 60-inch
cylinder will be erected, which will afford sufficient pow
theer
for other requisite purposes; wood is abundant, and
greater portion of the land is applicable for agricultural pur-
suits. There is a smelting furnace erected at the cost of
1
about 1,0011., and some of the ore been reduced to regulus,
which, on assay here, gives from 48 per cent. of copper.
Looking at the property as reported on, supported by the
respomibilitv of the influential colonial gentlemen who are
now in England, or fully represented, connected with it, we
consider it one of the leading investments of colonial copper
miees.-3linin9 Journal.
In writing on Saturday of the Calamities which
had befal'en the Megmra and the Hydra, we inadvertently
left it to be supposed that the latter vessel had been on fife.
It was the Megrera that our correspondent stated had been
on fire three times between Plymouth' and Madeira. - 771"eS.
DEATH OF LADY MELPORD.—Toi% Noble Lviy,
who died on Thursday last, at Picton Castle, near Pem-
broke, was daughter ot John Gordon, Esq , of Reload!,
and married the present, Lora blv-itvo, by whom she has left
l no i4PIQ.