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

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LITERATURE.
A NEW GAZETTEER of the BRITISH
ISLES. By James A. Sharp. Parts I, 11, 111.
Longman and Co.

A really.wonderiul enterprise is, in these three in-
stalments lying before us, commenced. If completed
with corresponding accuracy and minuteness it will
immeasurably surpass in value any one of our previous
and in many respects excellent national gazetteers.
The editor or compiler, Mr. Sharp—a gentleman admi-
rably qualified to carry out the undertaking with
ability—intimates on the very title.page that the
work will be concluded in twenty monthly parts
altogether, while he announces in his Preface that
these twenty parts will comprise the names of all the
cities, towns, villages, and hamlets in the British Isles
mentioned in the censuses of 1821, 1831, and 1841
besides all the rivers, lakes, mountains, hills, passes,
waterfalls, points of view, all the bays, ports, head-
lands, heights, islands, shoals, all the Roman stations,
camps, and ways, all the British roads, Saxon towns,
Druid stones, Danish raths, Picts houses, castles,
abbeys, round towers, and cromlechs, all the seats of
manufactures, mines, railroads, canals, railway stations,
election places, polling places, coast guard and police-
stations, even down to the minute particularity of
specifying each among the various hunting "fixtures."
From this it will be evident how much more practical
and really useful information will be comprised in
the gazetteer of Mr. Sharp than in the writings of
Mogg, Black, Cliffe, Frazer, Potr, Carlisle,
Garton, Chambers, Hall, and Fullerton. This pro-
duction,:when completed, will be to all other English
gazetteers what Craig's work
dictionaries.

NEW .
I MEET HER ON MYMUSIC
MOUNTAIN WAY.
Written by Frederick Enoch. The Music by Stephen
Glover
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-be-O
Of the
Hie-la-ho !"
music it is enough to say that we recognise in
everY bar the grace, vigour, and originality of style,
which 80 peculiarly distinguish the compositions of
Stephen Glover.

'll-E EXHIBITION CHIMES POLKA. By
Miss Maria W. Hawkes.
For many reasons we give a cordial welcome to
Ipia candidate for favour among modern polkas.
Lwrie first place its very name prepossesses us, seeing
itsis associated with the great and memorable
Yesar 451, with reminiscences of which the world
:411113ever weary ; in the next because it appears
niong/the class of illustrative music, a class which
r4llientially requires the twofold exercise of skill and
c 7; 'and lastly because in the name of the composer
~.
discover one already a favourite with the public.
The. Chimes Polka is ingenious in its construction,
cAle"-timed, and has much novelty of character to re-
wninaend it.

UvEßcßowniNG STEam-nowrs.--Orders have been
of tit. from the Board of Trade, pursuant to the provisions
s4etac ended Steam Navigation Act, for the prevention of
hoilAcr°vNing on board river steamers during the Easter
th..-qa, and efficient officers have been appointed to see
Will''' the provisions of the enactment are complied with.
he 12th section, the owner, master, or person in charge
e carnened 201., and also ss. for every additional passenger
1..1., s beyond the numberwhich he is certified.
orersons forcing their way on board when the vessel is full,
be ilfunding to quit, having their fare tendered them, are to
Pessnoee: 4°3*, and for travelling beyond distance paid ss.
tam "" ,comMitting these offences refusing to give their
e ling
lined 20/. address, or giving a false name and address, to be
ALARMING A
SsiEFF ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER,
bight 114.)p AIM LLNCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—On Saturday
a serious accident occurred to
.the five o'clock train
Holland e short branch of this company's railway, from New
'a..„_ to the market town of Barton, on the south bank
isthe Humber. A new engine, the Apollo, was drawing
B,f. . train, and had, with one stoppage, brought it in
riving the three-and-a.half miles to Barton; but, on ar-
rsiino s h
a re, from some cause at present unknown, the
eitvcer and guard were unable to make their breaks act
f *IVY, and the engine went at the rate of twelve or
Of
miles an hour through a thick wall at the end
rei the line into the station-house, the internal fittings
In tig . completely smashed. Mr. Taylor, the station-
hitater,
wai writing at a desk at the time, and
or the
very narrow escape. Hearing the loud shouts
Res,' 1"e people outside, he ran out, and had not been
eo„._*4 a second when the buffers of the engine smashed the
b•mAter h
-e was sitting at into splinters. The engine-driver,
0 Old 'Vince, and the stoker saved
themtheselves by leaping
at„„t° the platform, when they found train could not be
fo-PPeds The former went back to New Holland, gave in- ,
B:mation of the accident, and has not been heard of since.
h„/,t,ral of the passengers were injured; Mrs. Morley, of
.", vraa most severely cut and bruised about the legs, and
.10-Lend others are now under medical treatment for the in-
inges received. The train consisted of five carriages and a
I,rage van ; and it is somewhat singular that the persons
0 were riding in the carriage immediately behind the en-
Irand which was, so to speak, "doubled up by the con-
on:'.escaped without the slightest injury, while those
tr-io Were hurt were travelling in the last carriage of the
~ '"n•
•The wreck was cleared away in a very short time,
.Inder the superintendence of Mr. Hibberd, the manager of
._"le district, and the traffic was resumed; as usual, next
"Wiling,
PR T.l
• -MALE EMIGRATION FUND. —On Saturday
(mother party of female emigrants, 50 in number, making
!a..total of about 850, who have been sent out by this in-
ntutien, 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
t,t, half-past nine o'clock, where they were met by the Right
1.1:1-' an. Sidney Herbert and Mrs. Herbert, the Rev. Thomas
eackson late Bishop Designate of Lyttelton, Mr. H. Her-
bert, M.P., 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 proceeded by railway
to
Blackwell, where they embarked on board a steamer
:h, carved them alongside of the Tartar at Gravesend,
ilea' Encouraging addresses were delivered to the emi-
the ker. T. Jacks,.
visitors lelter
Herbert, the Rev. Mr. Quekett, and
committee and some time spent on board the
emigrants, and the seametrittehoship amidst the cheers of the
whole party of ernigrant„ manned the rigging. The
well-conducted young women..ere exceeding respectable and
-Ms' AUSTRALIAN STEAMER
CLAILENcE —The fol-
a an ext_ract of
~.a letter from '
myain officer on board the
lowing i
d Porto Grande, St
Clarence, dated
give you a fews:sitartieulars regarding our
Vincent March 1, '1851;
--" I shall
then put. the vessel under canvass, losing
Passage to thnisowport. The day of img included, we steamed
tour days, and
hours in doing so, having th
wesutrteweriinddisys. We
II fifteen
spread our ca e boom to get out
and masts to get up
We had a
very light trade wind, but we arrived fo‘4l".
with a
'la very' strong west and west north-
.confused sea, until we arrived in 34 degrees north 'latitude.
myselfand
Psi steamer Clarence has surprised every one on
uoard, in her sailing qualit_under canvass, keeping way
us,
had
With large American liners; in fac.t, nothing passed
either
going free or close-hauled. At times w etwo reefs in
the in fact, I cannot say
Varata steamer touched here,
• e topsail. She is a splendid sea boat;
10 much in her praise. The %
all the way, and was
114%0* 231 tons of coal, after steaming
tons..
.men days on her passage. "—Liverpool PI
The Commissioners of
~ Lweipoo/ Albion.
NGISTRY OF VESSEL 4.---
are made in the
Gusto..nis have issued orders to all the pordts in the kingdom,
rteting that in all cases in which recor s
first entry
pis,. ef registry directed to be kept by the 10th section of
me Act Bth and 9th Victoria, cap. 89, whether .
bill •
b. 4 of Sale, or transfer, the names of the registering officers
- "6111' Asserted therein.
1...,,_ .
~
,OLLIER . in
'Ulu C s —Several influential men, inte-
comPanY
Co‘e.l in the coal trade have formed a large
,titOnn to build iron screw colliers, to enable them to corn-
N"
_, with the railwas. Thesessels are to run between
the reweaatle and London, and it e isv expected will supersede
ar,e"ht sailing colliers.' Messrs. Grantham and Bull, are
artihted engineers to the company, and have already de-
of4t7 two similar vessels, now building at Messrs. Vernon's,_
~..lia town, for a private party at liartlepooL—Liverpool
4tio_ton.

...
P
lasto 4113/UTE RECOVERY. —On Sunday evening
vie between the hours of six and seven, Mrs. Couchman,
en:: °f Mr. Couchman, of Lewisham, dropped her purse,
sig,,tning five and a half' sovereigns, and ten shillings and
biliVtee in silver, whilst passing near Lee Church. Hand-
a r the next day were issued, stating the loss, and offering
(39 eward for the restoration. On Monday evening Mr.
ll,lle,hinAn received the welcome intelligence from Lieutenant
pieCeni of the Royal Marines, stationed at Woolwich,that he
te0„4,4 tip the purse and its contents, and en a call the next
riggPF he would be happy to hand the same over to the
iev."4' owner. Mr. Couchman, of course, attended to the
inaitatin_
n o, and received the " valuables." Lieutenant Hol-
it t-' as a gentleman, declined accepting any reward, leaving
tha ° Mr. Couchman to give something to some public
th4..titY, slid readily assented to Mr. Coachman's suggestion,
ae,,`,lle should present the Kent Dispensary with a half-
,ereigh•—lientisle Mercury.
lirA,
h 'I-E PRAT Ido not see that any of your
lIERs.
84111111a!rous oorreipondents have mentioned the common belief
4 us.
the Poor in thi' t ' (Sussex), that a person. con-
-ot. die if his bed ' ' Cowl
3 .
tedne, a little t* is stuffed with pine feathers. A friend of
tb d'ttime back, was talking to a• .i
labourer on the
_r i not such a belief • but he failed to convince the
sumV_, who, as a proof of the correctness of his belief,
Sledforward the case of a poor man who
'led after l' -
R a ingering illness. Muster
iii"---e _ , how hard he were a dy'n had lately
"Look at poor t
kuus''tY Way, till neighbour Putadk found out how it were
41013, er
8.---', ' ays he, 'Ye be lng on
poor soul, he could no
geame feathers,
laid, lurely ;' and so he war.
n on the So we
,41 , floor; and he pretty soon died then! ~,...Nptes
4 Queries. le6. took'n out o'bed, and

TT-TB

EASTER AMUSEMENTS.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.
The only novelty which Mr. Bunn produced for
the gratification and amusement of his patrons lest
night, was a short ballet divertissement, in which
Madlle. D. Autonie Adele, and a host of other cele-
brities took part, and in which the graceful and
elegant dancing of each was exhibited to
.great ad
vantage. It was perfectly successful; and a, " Pac de-
'Polichinel," Mr. H." Marshall, yvas•vhciferbusly iii 3-.-
plauded; and although it must have been very
fatiguing to the dancer he was obliged to re peat it.
The ballet was preceded by Meyerbeer's Robert the
Devil, which was exceedingly well given, Mr.H. Dray-
ton, in his diabolical character, having played, if'
possible, with increased powers and dramatic intensity.'
At the conclusion all the principal vocalists were called:-
before the curtain. The new season which commenced _
last night has P been inaugurated by a reduction 'of:
prices of admission to all parts of the house,: anti
considering the excellent eperatic company engaged
by the lessee and the daily growing taste for the
tivation of music, we are sure the house will be well
supported. In addition to the ever fresh and delight-
ful opera of the Bohemian Girl, several others
.are
to be produced speedily. On Friday a continental
star of the first magnitude, Madame Falconi, makes
her appearance in Beethoven's Fidelio, and a new
opera (probably Mr. M'Farren's) is in " active preps
ration," and will soon be presented to, the public.,
Perhaps we cannot do better than quote from Mr..
Bunn's manifests, in endeavouring to give our readers
an idea of the principles on which he is in future to
conduct the affairs of Old Drury :
" The perlorniances recently terminated at this theatre,
were, from circumstances beyond the control of the.
lessee, of a general character, which tended materially
to retard the progress of any specific object; but his
efforts henceforth will be directed to the furtherance of
such entertainments as are exclusively of an operatic
nature. By the diminution of expenditure on the one "
hand, he will be enabled to strengthen, even beyond
their present limits, the musical resources of this Estab-
lishment, and thereby give a more perfect representa-
tion of such productions than has hitherto been the
case."

If he acts up to his present professions, and produces
sterling works, we can have no fears of his being un-
successful; and although the theatre was not quite so
well attended last night as we could have wished to
have seen it, yet, when his intentions have become
fully known to the public, we are sure his benches
will be nightly filled to overflowing.