The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-25 00:00:00

LITERAT URE.
THE SOCIAL CONDITION AND EDUCA-
TION OF THE PEOPLE. By Joseph
J. Kay, M.A. Longmans.
A work on so important a subject must always be
interesting to the public. The first chapter treats
of the social condition of the poor in foreign countries,
the second of the awful state of demoralisation,
poverty, and crime which is but ton common among
the poor of England and Wales. The accounts given
of their destitution and suffering are most appalling.
The subsequent chapters describe the education of the
Poor in foreign countries, and the final one is de-
voted to the present state of education in England
and Wales, and considerations of the best plan to
Provide sufficient instruction for the people. It is a
highly interesting work on a subject demanding im-
mediate attention, and those desirous of obtaining ac-
counts of the habits and dwellings of the poor will
be find ample information.

This
NEEDLE. Simpkin and Marshall.
.ehis is the first number of a magazine of °r"-
Inental work, under the direction of Mdlle. Meg° de
In Branehardiere. At a time when so much at-
tention is devoted to the art of embroidery, a ma-
guth.zine like the present, which combines beauty and
Utility,
and gives the opportunity to its readers of
exerting their ingenuity in the production of useful
articles, is a great acquisition. Tne chief subjects in
the present number are a very elegant parasol cover
and a point lace gilet. There are illustrations given,
and clear and distinct directions for their manu-
fueture.

BISTORY OF ENGLAND FOR JUNIOR
CLASSES. Edited by Henry White. Oliver and
Boyd.
A. concise and simple history intended for junior
classes from the landing of Caesar to 1850. It is
Plainly written and well suited for beginners.
Exercises are affixed to every chapter.

EE GOLD COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA.
Tl, BY G. Butter Earp. I?outledge.
n: This work comprises the history of the gold colo-
nies, their territorial divisions, produce, and capabi-
,:tiuleas;g:here are also notices of the gold mine', with
-very •
advice to emigrants. The present edition is
and corrected, with the useful addition of a
21/E

RAGGED SCHOOL. UNION MAGA-
Th. ZINE Partridge and Oakey.
is the third volume of this magazine, which
being descriptive of the various Ragged Schools esta-
blished throughout England, and even in America.
° the colonies, must possess much interest to those
1,0 have watched their progress. Those who are
•
tiutunted with the sad details of poverty, crime,
ilnd ignorance, which this work presents, may here
lind much information.

THE TRAVELLER'S LIBRARY.
7,,rl6tanv and the Bible. By J. Hope.
",e Natural History of Creation. By T. Lindley Kemp.
4.ongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
These two volumes of this excellent series are upon
"Y different subjects. The first describes the
wretched condition of the people of Brittany, and
the second is chiefly scientific and anatomical. Many
Interesting works by well-known authors are an-
nounced to follow the present numbers.

j°(-IRNAL OF A SUMMER TOUR. Part II
By the Author of" Amy Herbert." Longmans,
.A. work by the author of Amy Herbert, though even
iln ;
uppretending as the present, which was penned
nterne children of a village school, must always be
est.
tilt ing. The second part of the journal is from
Part of
Lake of Constance to the Simplon. A map of
atane . Europe from the Isle of Wight to Lake Con-
e is prefixed.

LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT. By J. Toulmin
Smith. John Chapman.
This work treats of the characteristics of each Go-
Tern_
tf,,,ent and its practical tendencies, and it includes
Iti,lsiry,e,hensive outlines of the English Constitution.
tere '"'eaded for the general reader, and to those in-
Rre ated
the Ecience of politics it will prove a
derittpequisition. The Representative System, AU-
intiA'aw Making, Trial by Jury, Education, Stand-
of' Army, and Taxation are among the subjects treated,
which Combine the theoretical and the practical.

21-ip
POETRY OF CHILDHOOD. A Poem
A NI Goodwyn Barmby. William Tweedie.
of child
sltople pleasing little poem on the poetical subject
h
due,d . clod. A variety of other subjects are intro-
some in illustration of the theme. There are also
the shorter poems at the end, from one of which
following verses aro extracted
i 8 not life which some call life,
For love is one with living
In discord and the stir of strife,
Yale Death its shroud is weaving.
But Life is in the soul of thought,
And in the breath of feeling,
And in the deed of good unbought
The heart of love revealing.
Ir€a, he who lives not for the true,
Whom good no life doth give,
..,zisteth only to the view,
Nor can bo said to live.
14 love of God to light called forth
The
earth—the ever-giving—
s.'e South, the east, the west, the north,
For
love is God of living.
And older is love-life than years,
we
calendar supernal;
Ivo count by smiles and joyous tears,
And love-life is eternal."

THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Advices from the Sandwich Islands reach to the
flv parliament had been opened on the
,„ 0 lay.h stated that the
loth of April, and the King's speech
relations of the islands with all foreign powers, ex -
4pting France, continued to be of the most friendly
Character. The conclusion of the new treaty with
Great Britain was referred to, and it was intimated
that authority had been given to Mr. Barclay, the
tenresentative of the islands in this country, to nego-
tiate a similar one with Belgium. With regard to
tharecently'threatened invasion of private adventurers
c rom Calif-o;nia, an acknowledgment was made of the
vrqopt measures of the American Commissioner
at: Honolulu, who caused protection to be
ven 133,- the United States' ship Vandalia. The
ereati,
neendedll otf a military force, however was recom-
,Finally,
sDa 0 guard against future alarms.
the Jetty announced that it
.was the desire of
6 Government to carry on affairs so that no one
than_ expect to benefit himself by any political
..KbP, and that the new Constitution. recommended
4_4 committee last year in place. of the original
granted in 1840, would receive his sanction if it
the representatives.
The deemed expedient by
Constitution had subsequently been the chief
teitteestotonf discussion, and was likely to be adopted
d
to—e amends. ents. The G.holevetrontmbeanttofwEisnge.
assimilatela it as much as possi
particularly as regarded the King's. prerogatives.
pre annual reports of the various Ministers had been
gr "ted, and gave satisfactory evidence of the pro-
efess of the islands. In the report of the Minister
f
eort4.e Interior, it was stated that the number
theelV,"B who had taken the oath of allegiance too
whi,ta'n.ce during the past year had been 130,
of
Gres G 6 were natives of the United States, 31.
st
Britain, 15 of China, and 18 of various
the toy °:lltitries. The Post-office returns showed
!,° banal °f foreign letters received and dispatchedd
from t-h:111! 24,78 f, of which 15,287 were to and
lettere United States. The total of d
been 31 Pa-sAstug between the several islandsom had
an„'-uP. On the subject of steam navigation,..ast year
Neirirvears that a contract was made -
Steamerrte! °t
hat
1113-
s San FanCisCo
firstf o r a
sentline wasof interislandfoun e
suitable but that the vessel
Rraered' and that an extension of time bad since been
and as Privileges were also conceded in February
last for one line of steamers between San
aildelse° and the islands, and another betwee.nnthoef
the and China. In relation to the protection
for-n.ilt.tkhee
tle„,afandorn, the report of the Secretary at War showspro-
i.me of the apprehended attack from
Cali-
posed, Lin raising of a militia of 5.1n00 men was
force Put that a smaller, althoug mores expensive
tota was ultimately adopted.
rnended that the force should be continued.
bwen.ow she
tf all In the midst of the Pacific, in the highway
horn, the most important traffic, and yet remote
it is
`ue squadrons of friendly nations,
contended, the at-
acks are singularly exposed to
the islands,
trigi_ 'l, pirates, and to predatory expeditions, con-
had? of the scum of all nations, such as that which
the d.een organized at San Francisco. As regardsn
Iteiatl!Pute with France, the Minister of Foreig_
tee „I°na points out that, in conformity with
e,42,ria-°'lce given by the Hawaiian Government, the
the naereial treaty with that country expired on
tionish of March last. Until some communica-
-po;,should be received, however, it was not pro-
of tei; t?
.act upon that circumstance. The report
fre Alinister of Instruction showed the number of
rloie.s.,elloola to be 535, of which 431 were Protestant
4 Roman Catholic, the number of scholars
,etag respectively 12,95'6 and 2 506. The number
Marriages during the year I ad been 1,771, of which
),j2nB4 were Protestants, 381 Roman Catholics, and `6
ire-1111°ns. The returns of births and deaths were
4 Perf''et, but, so far as they are presented, they show
~,,,?ntinuance of' that gradual decay of the native race
Which, n 0 care seems able to arrest, the births tamed being being 0 -
`) 424 the deaths were 5,79:?
- ,while
T

ti,—lPPETTwurcupr.—Torn Matthews, the celebrated
be'r'.ll,n, and legitimate successor of Joe Grimaldi, has recently
11,411,Dorgry-lane, the cry is
6.,:utransfortned into a Boniface. At the Rose and Crown,
ilttictifu.dazzling light " Old Tom" is to be met with in
" Here we are!" and in
.t ose