The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-07 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS :,,lAGAZI.NES.

The Alexandra Magazine is a very pniist,worihy
little scrie.l, devo:eo to the aclv,c icy of wornan's
interests. It does not concern itself with her poll.
tical standing, but with the far more useful and
necessary assistance of teaching her how to help
herself when leL dependent on h er own efforts. Much
usoful practical information is obtainftb!e from the "Letters
to Women on Money Earning," while another page rels
of the value of lithography as a branch of feminine indus-
try. '1 here are of course stories and sketches, besides poems
and critical notices, but all are animated by the same spirit
of kindly, cheerful industry.—Good Words shows no dimi-
nution of interest, but keeps up its high reputation with
unflagging energy. A. K. H. B. contributes one of his
pleasant essays, full of profitable moralising, and Mr Gosse
continues his " Year at the Shore," giving three illustra-
tions in the present instalment. We have besides several
able and interesting articles by ecclesiastical dignitaries,
and some verses by Miss Muloch and Isa Craig. Mrs
Wood, author of "East Lynne," proceeds with her story
of " Oswald Cray" with all her usual ability and life-like
style. The great charm of this writer is the easy, natural
way in which she depicts home life. The Eclectic and
Congregational Review has several pages of general interest,
prominent among them being an essay on Lawrence Sterne,
another on Phillimore's George 111., and a criticism of
Robert Browning's new volumes.—The Fisherman's ,Ma-
gazine is a great acquisition to anglers, and really contain&
a good deal of curious information connected with the
piscatorial tribes. It is exclusively addressed to Izaak
Walton's fraternity; but it serves to show the uninitiated
how much there is to learn respecting the ancient sport.--
Newton's London Journal has an article on the long pend-
ing Chancery suit of Young v. Fernie, which, as most
readers are aware, concerns a patent for the manufacture of
paraffin oil. It has its usual compliment of notices and
registrations.—The Gallery of Geography is an admirably
got up work, containing a fund of useful information, co-
piously illustrated by excellent engravings.—Le Follet does
its best, by the grace of its fair ladies and the elegance of
their surroundings, to improve what appear to the unini-
tiated very unbecoming fashions ; but whether the toilettes
are admired or not, there can be no question of Le Follett
high authority on all matters of costume.—The Sixpenny
Magazine shows no variation from its ordinary style. The
tales are numerous—the principal one, "Barry O'Byrne,"
being by a novelist of some pretensions. It is, however,
somewhat extravagant in parts. The reader has certainly
a plentiful allowance of light literature, and must be hard
to entertain if he cannot find something to amuse him in
the melere.—The current number of The Musical Monthly
is a decided improvement on its predecessors. The story 01
the," Judge's Daughter" is very interesting, and the pre-
sentation piece for the pianoforte, " The Fern Dell Waltz,"
is pretty, flowing, and melodious.—The monthly
part of
Chambers's Journal contains an abundance of light and
instructive reading, end a further instalment of Lord
Lynn's Wife."— Casselli's Publicattons—
The Illustrated
Shakspere, Illustrated Goldsmith, Robinson Crusoe, His-
tory of England, Natural History, and Popular Educator,
atc,, all maintain their usual excellence.

WHALES AND
de
whalesw
whalebone THEas
abounded
notji °
0 fr. pursuedl jOl tE Us, EtNhCeEanoeFieTnHtsE;
late years,
in every sea. The great
however, has
of the ocean. They were once
demandsBoEoAyears, lf for SEA,—The
ago
00wi l
caused such destruction of whales that they are disappear-
nerranean, but are no longer so. They
e increased. enormously, owing to the de-
ninugeoferroomus ninumtheeroxdP!rts
live on soft gelatinous mollusks, in which the sea abounds,
of whales• It Is to the increase of these small
s that the Y.
organism phosphorescence of the Mediterranean
Sea is attributed,4nterican Paper. e
swthruiechtion
. paciTARDS.—The season has now fairly emu-
' menced, and the Cornish fishermen have reason to
must have
be satisfied with the beginning. During the past week
several thousands of fine pilchards were caught by the
Mount's-bay, Portreath, and other boats. There was not,
llow,;ver, what could be called a largo catch. The retail
pric- !it the local markets on Saturday, which was tolerably
we;t supplied, from 24 to 30 fora shilling. Several baskets
hay,, been transmitted to the metropolitan and other great
markets, for which there is great demand.

THE MOORS,—A correspondent in Ue3cvon,%ho
reports a tresh tali of snow on th,i Cairngorms as
well as in the valleys, says—" It is not likely to Prove in
any way disastrous to the tnoors, as the young birds are
now Fel.ly Wong on the wing. The coves are nume-
rous and he,dthy, and no Eiio of di,,,e4sa lms been seen

iu Glemavon this year, and we doubt not but the eli:,rts•
rush will be abundantly rewardei for his ioil,---Banishirc
Journal. .

In a
A SLEEPY CON GREGATION.—" pariTh ureh
in the Highlands of Aberdeenshire, not a day.o
journey from Balmoral Castle," says the Aberdeen Free
Press, "we were grated in our ordinary pew, listening to
the song of praise ascending from the choir and congrega -
tion, when our notice was attracted to the sleepers, and.
sacrilegious as the idea might be, cue could not help count-
ing both the congregation as a whole, and the percentage of
sleeper., when—we blush to say it—out tf a total of 101, no
less than 27 were sound asleep,