The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

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LITERATURE.

NEW MUSIC.
I MEET lIER ON MY MOUNTAIN WAY.
Written by Frederick Enoch. The Music by Stephen
G'lnuer_

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The opening words of this song, which, as we are
told in the introduction, is that of " The Milk Carrier
of the Alps," are characterised by a certain freshness
and power of colouring that proclaim their author as
much the artist as he is the poet. He paints with his
pen, and, what is more, he paints well. The first
verse will sufficiently attest the truth of our asser-
tion

"Rise o'er the hills, oh happy sun!
Awake the blue flow'rs in the snow,
Oh! bid the glaciers torrent run,
And laugh and shout beneath thy glow,
Thou art not happier than she,
The blue flow'rs are not half so sweet,
The torrent's stream is not so free,
Or joyful as her bounding feet.
I meet her on my mountain way
Singing many a mountain lay,
Where the merry goat-bells ring,
Yi-he-O
Hie-la-ho!"
Of the music it is enough to say that we recognise in
every bar the grace, vigour, and originality of style,
which so peculiarly distinguish the compositions of
Stephen Glover.

THE EXHIBITION CHIMES POLKA. By

Miss Maria TV. Hawkes.
For many reasons we give a cordial welcome to
this new candidate for favour among modern polkas.
In the first place its very name prepossesses us, seeing
that it is associated with the great and memorable
year 1851, with reminiscences of which the world
will never weary ; in the next because it appears
among the class of illustrative music, a class which
essentially requires the twofold exercise of skill and
fancy ; and lastly because in the name of the composer
we discover one already a favourite with the public.
The Chimes Polka is ingenious in its construction,
well-timed, and has much novelty of character to re-
commend it.

OVERCROWDING STEAM-BOATS.—Orders have. been
issued from the Board of Trade, pursuant to the provisions
of the amended Steam Navigation Act, for the prevention of
overcrowding on board river steamers during the Easter
holidays, and efficient officers have been appointed to see
that the provisions of the enactment are complied with.
By the 12th section, the owner, master, or person in charge
will be fined 201., and also ss. for every additional passenger
be carries beyond the number for which he is certified.
Persons forcing their way on board when the vessel is full,
or refusing to quit, having their fare tendered them, are to
be fined 405., and for travelling beyond distance paid ss.
Persons committing these offences, refusing to give their
name and address, or giving a false name and address, to be
fined 201.
ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER,
SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY: On Saturday
night a serious accident occurred to
_the five o'clock train
on the short branch of this company's railway, from New
Holland to the market town of Barton, on the south bank
of the Humber. A new engine, the Apollo, was drawing
this train, and had, with one stoppage, brought it in
safety the three-and-a.half miles to Barton; but, on ar-
riving there, from some cause at present unknown, the
driver and guard were unable to make their breaks act
efficiently, and the engine went at the rate of twelve or
fourteen miles an hour through a thick wall at the end
of the line into the station-house, the internal fittings
being completely smashed. Mr. Taylor, the station-
rrtaster, was writing at a desk at the time, and 1
bad a very narrow escape. Hearing the loud shouts
of the people outside, he ran out, and had not been
gone a second when the buffers of the engine smashed the
counter he was sitting at into splinters. The engine-driver,
David Vince, and the stoker, saved themselves by leaping
en to the platform, when they found the train could not be
stopped. The former went back to New Holland, gave in-
formation of the accident, and has not been heard of since.
.Several of the passengers • were injured; Mrs. Morley, of
Bull, was most severely cut and bruised about the legs, and
eeveral others are new under medical treatment for the in-
juries received. The train consisted of five carriages and a
luggage-van ; and it is somewhat singular that the persons
Who were riding in the carriage immediately behind the en-
gine, and which was, so to speak, " doubled up by the con-
•ullsaion," escaped without the slightest injury, while those
who were hurt were travelling in the last carriage of the
train. The wreck was cleared away in a very short time,
under the superintendence of Mr. Hibberd, the manager of
the district, and the traffic was resumed, as usual, next
Morning.
FEMALE EMIGRATION FUND. —On Saturday
another party of female emigrants, 50 in number, making
a total of about 850, who have been sent out by this in-
stitution, sailed from Gravesend on board the Tartar for
Sydney. The emigrants arrived at the London station of
the Blackwell Railway from the " Home" in Hatton-garden
.11tonhalfepast nine o'clock, where they were met by the Right
ldSidney
Herbert and Mrs. Herbert, the Rev. Thomas
_Jackson. late Bishop Designate of Lyttelton, Mr. H. Her-
b rt, Al-Pe the Rev. Mr. Brown, the Rev. Mr. Quekett,
several ladies and gentlemen of the committee Captain
Lean, the Government emigration agent, and Mr. 'Hely, the
secretary to the institution. The party proceedectby railway
to Blackwell, where they embarked on board
-a
steamer
which conveyed. them alongsideof the Tartar at Gravesend,
" YerY fine
ship and Particularly airy and roomy between
dteka. En
grAnt,,, b_ „„e°l"„•?,ging addresses were delivered to the emi-
and visitors letftte
the Sidney Herbert, the Rev. Mr. Quekett, and
Committee*: acks°ll4
A r
thes oeinhiep
amidsttime ep spent
eo
en h e
ere boardthe
of th
the
emigrantss Rad th
whole party ee
seamen who manned the rigging. The
Well-conducted young:rota were exceeding respectable and
THE AUSTRALIAN
lowing is an extract of.a sett MER CLARENCE.—The fol-
Clarence, dated Porto Grand hem an officer on board the
shall now give
you a
feSt. Vincent, March 1, 1852 :
Th passage to this port.
The day ef fop
regarding our
four days, and then put the .nailing included, we steamed
nearly fifteen hours in doing so, having their
canvass, losing
and masts to get up to spread our catf boom to get out
light trade wind, but we arrived Yass UP"- We
very teen had a
had very strong west and west northeveeee days. We
confused sea, until we arrived in 34
degree, winds, with a
The steamer Clarence has surprised my„lf and
erth latitude.
board, in her sailing qualities, under canvass irvere., one on
•an liners; in fact, nothing eePing way
with large American
Id. At times —ed .th '-
going free or close-hauled. e we had two 'eeelf ;er
She is splendid sea boat ;in fact, r --3 -11
the topsail. a
'h Warata steamer calla" Bay
too, much in her praise. 1 e touched here, teming all the wa
and took 231 tons of coal, afters, „ . n and eves
"—Ltverpoot tbion.
fourteen days on her passage.
—The
REGISTRY OF VESSELS. Commissioners of
the ports in the kingdom,
Customs have issued orders to all
are made in the
directing that in all cases in which records
the 10th section of
bookof ' t directed to be kart by
regis ry
89, whether first entry
the Act Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. hill of sale, or transfer, the names of the registering officers
• ba duly inserted therein.
STEAM COLLIERS.—SeveraI influential men, inte-
rested in the coal trade have formed a large company in
London to build iron screw colliers, to enable them to c
om.
tete with the railways. These vessels are to run between
ewcast!e and London, and it is expected will supersede the
Present sailing colliers. Messrs. Grantham and Bull, are
appointed engineers to the company, and have already de-
signed two similar vessels, now building at Messrs. Vernon's,
Of thintown, for a private party at HartlepooL—Liverpool

FoRTIINATE RECOVERY.—On Sunday evening
last, between the hours of six and seven, Mrs. Coachman,
'wife of Mr. Couchman, of Lewisham, dropped her purse,
staining five and a half sovereigns, and ten shillings and
vtlnlyence in silver, whilst passing near Lee Church. Hand-
,'"ma the neat day were issued, stating the loss, and offering
reward for the restoration. On Monday evening Mr.
'.);?n,oinnan received the welcome intelligencefrom Lieutenant
'lolntan, of the Royal Marines, stationed at Woolwich,that he
• Picked up the purse and its contents, and en a call the next
111°Iming he would be happy to hand the same over to the
Nbtful owner. Mr. Coachman, of course, attended to the
llnvitation, and received the " valuables." Lieutenant Hot.
1:473, as a gentleman, declined accepting any reward, leaving
c,„ to Mr. Coachman to give something to some public
that,and readily assented to Mr. Coachman's suggestion,
Le should present the Kent Dispensary with a half-
7•''vereign.--Kenlisli Mercury.
4 GAME FEATHERS.—I do not see that any of your
along the
correspondents have mentioned the common belief
rlTung the poor in this county (Sussex, that a person- con.
t die if his bed is stuffed with game leathers. A friend of
bins,
a little time back, was talking to a labourer on the
gr,44,lllitY ot such a belief; but he failed to convince the
tc.'\-, man, who, as a proof of the correctness of his behet,
di $t forward the -case of a poor man who had lately
after a lingering illness. " Look at poor Muster
how he were a dying: poor soul, he could n
ju°ll3' way, lanetighbour Puttick found out how it were-
,_l;llstee says he, ye be lying on geame, feathers,
eurely ;' and 30 he wer. So we took'n out 0
,b,ed.
,aud
4-0,11 on the floore, and he pretty soon died then! --Zees
""' Queries,

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A NEW GAZETTEER of the BRITISH
_ISLES. By James A. Sharp. Parts 1., 11., 111.
Longman and Co.

A really wonderful enterprise is, in these three in-
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The editor or compiler, Mr. Sharp--agentleman admi-
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ability--intitrates on the very title-page that the
work will be concluded in twenty monthly parts
altogether, while he announces in his Preface that
these trt enty parts will comprise the names of all the
cities, towns, villages, and hamlets in the British Lies
mentioned in the censuses of 1821, 1831, and 1841—
besides all the rivers, lakes, mountains, hill,, p&ss€,,,
waterfalls, points of view, all the bays, ports, head-
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Druid stones, Danish raths, Picts houses, castles,
abb-ys, round towers, and cromlechs, all the seats of
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be
uch more practical
will and really useful information comprised in
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Mogg, Black, Cliffe, Frazer, Putt, Carlisle, Lewis,
Garton, Chambers, Halldutio, w hen completed, ,
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