The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-12 00:00:00

TAI T.

A new fiction, " Norman Hamilton," commences
in this number. "A Working-man's Way in the
World" continues with spirit. " Our Latter-day
Pamphlet" contains a very severe, and, to our think-
ing, most undeserved condemnation of the historic
works of Miss Agnes Strickland.

LIFE AND EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL.
This hFantiful series a engravings a the principal
places visited by the Great Apostle of the Gentiles,

together with the Rev. Mr. Conybeare's biography 0
the Apostle, continues with undiminished excellence.

NE W MUSIC.
We have several attractive musical compositions
published by Mr. Hammond, 9,: New Bond-street,
demanding our notice, and to which we can willingly
accord our praise. " Lady de llley," a ballad by
George Linley, is in a somewhat peculiar style, and
capable of very effective expression ; it is quaint and
telling, blending the undying subject of "love" with
a spice of ancient romance, and a very charming air.
" My Dream i 5 of Thee," by Frank Romer, is a well
sustained and somewhat original melody, within easy
compass of voice, and does great credit to th©
talented young composer. " Thou shalt have Joy in
Sadness soon," by Brinley Richards, is one of the
best sacred songs we Nava heard for some time, being
characterised by a flowing simplicity and strength
that must find the way to the heart in
all Sabbath night singing circles. In the
" Madras Galop," by the same composer, we
have a lively and well marked arrangement for dance
music, inspiring enough to make head and heels in-
voluntarily obey it. " Mendelssohn's Songs without
Words" are a selection from the finest of the great
composer's works, by E. F. Rimbault; all the posi-
tive difficulties of reading, are obviated, and a mode-
rate performer may here achieve a certain degree of
mechanical success, though we believe that the beauty
of poetic thought and harmonious sentiment, so rife
in all Mendelssohn's works, require a delicate and
soul: directed manipulation which few, even finished
musicians, attain. Perfect playing by note is not
enough to do justice to this composer, but these ar-
rangements afford the greatest facility possible to the
" greatest number " for rendering his exquisite spi-
ritual tracery tangible to the popular sense.

AT
PRINCESS's RE.
On Saturday evening Shakspere's comedy of
Twelfth Night was performed at the above theatre,
by the same artists who had represented it the pre-
ceding night, by Royal command, at Windsor Castle.
When the piece was produced last season at the
Princess's, the very admirable manner in which it was
acted induced us to enter at considerable length into
the general merits of the performance ; and, as the
present "cast" is, with three exceptions, identical
with that which we have already reviewed, we may
now confine ourselves principally to its novel features,
which were the Sir Toby Belch of Mr. Bartley, the
Olivia of Miss Murray, and the Duke Orsino of
Mr. Wheatleigh. With regard to Mr. Bartley's
delineation of the bibacious old knight, those
who are acsuainted with the actor's sterling
abilitiEs will readily believe that it included every-
thing which irreproachable reading, aided by a
remarkably fine voice, unflagging spirit, and thorough
knowledge of the best histrionic traditions, could con-
tribute to make up a sum of excellence rare indeed in
these degenerate days. Miss Murray made a very
handsome and graceful Olivia ; one truly calculated
to enamour the refined Orsino, and to inspire him
with the exquisite thoughts to which be gives utter.,
ante. But her looks, " the melody ,breathing from
her face," were not the only spells with which she
entranced her lover, or awakened sympathy in the
audience : for there was evidence, in her performance,
of mind—a more pure and spiritual, if not more
potent charm—strong in itself, but, when combined
with graceful beauty, irresistible. Mr. Wheatleigh
delivered the glowing language of Orsino with judg-
ment and taste. Mrs. Charles Kean's Viola re-ex-
hibited all those perfections upon which we formerly
dilated with delight ; and the comedy was otherwise
admirably performed.