The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-22 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
1.7 IL 1 AT ire O:JE
,R,l Arne FrasTr Tyarr,
Ilutchard.
To write a really goad " children's book" is no
easy Leek. Among the multitude of works for the
• Young which are eoutlaually
vent issuina• from the press,
very few entirely aecomplish the object at which they
, but tho‘e few aohieve no mean success.. Unfor-
tunately, those authors and authoresses who can
succeed in this species of litern'are are, for the moat
art, ambitious of higher honours, and anxious them-
selves to irstruct " children of a larger growth,"
they leave the direction of youthful minds and youth-
ful hearts to writers of inferior abilities. In so doing
we cannot bat think they err, for the composition of
nooks of the kind allude- to is not within the range
of inferior abilities. A wonderful appreciation of
nature, a genuine simplicity, not so much of style
ni_3 of heart, a truthful faith in the good of
'noun nature, a charity that thinks no evil,
a'id a gaiety of manner and of sentiment-1
nod
blessiensof gaiety
assumed, but springing from a glad eppreciation
of the beautiful, cud a cheerful gratitude tor nil the
life, joined to a practical hourly epplicl-
tion of the teachings of Lilt's' a' cie
"long the qualities moat akin to the loving heart of
chit
ldhood,od, and in consequence, most essential in the
"n `her of
a good "children's book." Hence it is
small matter of astonishment that few, as we have:
tally are enabled to accomplish the beau ideal of such
' a"tic. In addition to which qualifications consi-
derable intellectual abilities are required. No smell
judgment is necessary to mingle the due proportions
°I " grave and gay," of amusement and instruction—
" Cosi all'egro fauciul poraiamo espersi
Di soave licor gli orli del vase,"
according to rl:'S3o't3 well-known simile. Bearing in
mind all the facts above mentioned, it is with a very
cordial appreciation of her great abilities, and of the
excellent use to which she devotes them, that we con-
gratulate Miss Fraser Tytler on her most beautiful
and valuable contributions to juvenile literature.
Among her numerous works the most attractive are
the three volumes of "Leila in the Island," " Leila in
ugland," and " Leila at Home," which has recently
been published. The character of Leila is most
charming; the freshness and naturalness of the por-
trait can only be appreciated by a perusal of the
Ib4lolr. Having been shipwrecked on her way from
adle at a very early age, Leila passed some years in
the Island " with only her father and another com-
er; hence, on her introduction " in England,"
ellaacquaintance with all the forms of civi-
life gives occasion to the most ludicrous
mistaken, while,
at the same time, the excellent
instructions of her father having developed the moral
qualities of her nature, Leila is a mixture of wisdom
nild ignorance, of goodness and childish simplicity,
which is, as we have said, perfectly charming. If our
1,
juvenile can be the means of introducing Leila in any
Jllvenile circles, we are confident we shall earn the
gratitude of both old and young—of the young who
shall be charmed with such a delightful companion,
and of the "parents and guardians," who will, at
ten small trouble to themselves, be materially aided in
education of their charges. No lesson, are like
those of example, and the examples of Leila and her
acompanions will, we are assured, prove far more effec-
ui!, betides being more delightful, than written
trilies or spoken " lectures." We hope and trust
at the authoress of Leila will not be, disposed, for
22, sake of writing some more pretentious work, to
abandon a branch of literature of so much real
Qalnee and one in which she is so well qualified to
exce.

,',ETOILES Op AMERICAN WIT AND
44,,tafOUR. By Sam Slick. 3 Vols. Colburn.
ode Slick, who has already, in his own person,
174(1e US so happily acquainted with the wit and
21110tir of America, not content with that very re-
irritirritable instance of the capacities of his country in
able
respects, has now presented us with three
.tnnies brimming over with la creme de la creme of
23er1can fun and folly. As specimens, and veryre-
irritable specimens, both as regards the manner and
Matter, the style and the sentiments of one.pecn-
Nviat branch in the literature of a nation, they are wall
tCrtbY of the attention of the literary student and
e
attractions
stildions observer. To the general reader their
will not be less powerful. Affording a
collection of tales and sketches of an interesting, gro-
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•scl", and amusing nature, these volumes will be re-
,shed by those who in the intervals of business and
fatvcare are glad to be enabled to wile away en hour
ourably, and to be, nolens volens, decoyed into a
hearty fit a laughter.'

LOST INEERITANCE
THE
The , general characterof th', lis far superior
Ttohme awnry., of the works of ficriol:. 3 Vols. Colburn.
the public.
writer appeara to have '
and better knowlTedife in , higher objects
offeredliove t o
are
often met with. to communicate than
place in every-day life ° B.cenes are supposed to take
ot the present day, but there
are original refleetio
the story is so interactingllOn common, place events, and
to make it attractive. that no novelty is wanting
is admirably deli - The hero, Arthur Stanley,
high
principle,, delineate ; to his great talents and his
re are added many faults of
temper and errors' of judgment. This is as it should
be ; for as every one knows how far from perfect are
the most blameless in reality, where is the merit of
persisting in making them so in the works of imagi-
nation ? In opposition to Stanley's noble character
and unswerving faith to principle, the author has
skilfully introduced other men who seem to approach
'al in excellence, but fall far short when the trial
Comes. Marian, the heroine, contrasts forcibly
nWith her frivolous and vain sister, who appears,
evertheless, at first to be all sweetness and good_
ere. The severe sufferings, the perplexing situa•
thus in which Marian finds herself, bring out her
real worth and develop her excellent disposition
While the fatal gift of beauty, the dangerous path of
Unalloyed happiness, and uninterrupted prosperity,
Prove ruinous to the weak and selfish Adeline. One,
surrounded by temptation, Withstood everything and
remained an unusual example of • constancy ;
the other mecle trouble for herself by rushing
into evil. In many instalhees there are reflections on
various subjects in this book which are of great
eloquence and display considerable power, they
evince a fine appreciation of all that is sublime and
beautiful in art and nature. Indeed, throughout these
volumes the reader's attention is drawn away from
the viaible world, whose people and actions are laid
before him, to look into the inner world of thought,
where the characters of those people, and the motives
of these actions, are considered and analysed :
life`
lie had attained one great point in his objects in
—One important step towards the ft:Mc:tent of his
hopes—and this change in his t ;
pos.t.on wa3 mo com-
pletely unexpected too, which added to the satisfaction it
gave him.

" A short week before, and to be a Member of
Parliament, had seemed a fAr off star of brightaess
towards which he must journey by slow and painful
Steps, and now he actually possessed it; it was in his
grasp, and while visions of other aims were rising
before him he almost disregarded this last acquisition,
Sot. when it was gained it had already fulfilled the prin.
ciPal part of its gratifications to Stanley. To straggle
?Towards and upwards was the nil-powerful impulse of
148 nature, and as his foot touched each successive step
°to the ascending ladder, that very step lost its Signifi^
!roc?. and the pleasure of possessing was far inferior to
~.1.15t excitement of conquering; and so it must ever be
With ardent and energetic spirits—they must be
advancing. Anything like stagnation in the moral
nrld is as unnatural and fatal as it is in the
_material world, where development and progress
1;.ro imperative, where even decay evolves reconstruc-
-17,0a, and life is springing up from the cold grasp of
slaa.t,b• Nothing stationary can satisfy a mind like
f"' re and so ho felt it ; he knew ho was not formed
t Nagai! life of inaction, he never made a cessation
(:111.4bour the reward of his struggles. He knew toil
jr, battle-strife} is man's appointed destiny as long as
1"e e 's hisi, and he was grateful for the moral and intel-
etuat power whic hod een granteie] to fulfi his
"Ppainted vocation.h bHe felt as if alld hdifficulties, l all
beariness were welcome, if tbo inmost sanctuary of his
could be illumined by the tenderness of such
love as Merians, as if that would preserve him from
)1h;13,9'011d, in which lay his appointed path, end bridle
" Ligher and letteis feelings towards the highest good
411 d the purest baau.tiful.”

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IiNIPORTATION OF FOLEIGN ANIMALS --The fo
kvilng are the quantities of foreign animals (fit for human
food) which have been imported into the United Kingdom
duri ,g the five mouths of the present year, ending the sth of
June last : Oxen and, hulls, .7,010; cows, 4.733 ; calves,
!3f291; sheep,
29'337 ; lambs, 108 ; and swine and hogs, 864.
This return shows a slight decrease in the number of sheep
and swine imported in the coaresponding period of 1851, but
and
in all other animals. The increase, as compared
site, te first five months of 1850,. is upwards of 30 per cent.
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IL theo appear from the Board of Trade returns that and
40 es, the produce ne
ported during the present yea; oceen'll
foreign ntrie., have been ported during
or not, we . imported, in. on.. _
nth of the
•s CI animals,whetlaer
the first five mouths
Present year, 19,637 tots.