The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-29 00:00:00

LITERA TURE.

THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, No. CKL.
Longman, London, 1839.
It is not often that we have to make the same 017'
jection to this periodical that we feel compelled to make
to the Number before us—namely, that the majority of
its article's are dull, and deficient in general interest!
Dullness is seldom the fault of the Edinburgh Revkly,
but in the present instance it is so in a high degree.
Most of the topics discussed are such as the ordinary
reader feels little interest in ; and those which are not,
liable to this fatal objection, have already been canvassed
and re-canvassed, till they are worn quite threadbare'
Of such a sort is the notice of the " Duke of Welling'
ton's Despatches," which every Review and Magazine,
monthly or quarterly, and every weekly and deaf,
Journal in the kingdom, have been discussing On
quoting largely from, for the last fifteen or sixteen
months. Blackwood led the van in a series of elaborate
essays ; then followed the Times and Chronicle ; then
the Quarterly Review ; then the smaller fry of period!'
cals ; and now comes the Edinburgh, just about one
year after date 1 There is nothing in the article on this el"
haunted theme, that is calculated to atone for such a long
and unaccountable delay. It sheds no new light on the
subject, and in its eulogies on the Duke of Wellington,
merely echoes the common-places of its predecessors.
We quote the justest and most sensible passage in the
whole article. Speaking of his Grace's despatches
from Portugal in his earlier Peninsular capaigns! the
Reviewer says :—" There is no part of the Duke 41,
Wellington's military career which deserves to be more
studied, or merits to be more admired. Elsewhere'
events present themselves which, within the earn-
pass of a single day, exhibit those brilliant qua;
'kips which determine the issue of a contest on the
field of battle—qualities which announce at onee
their own fame—but nowhere, we believe he
, will there be
found more convincing proofs of wisdom, foresight, anh
sustained vigour of mind, than in the transactions v'thco.
took place between the autumn of 1809, and the kr%
of 1811. Within that period we find him predicting t"r,
time and the manner of approach of a yet distant dan g.e e
and making the most judicious and the most effe&;%
preparations to repel it." In the review of " L'nn°
Tour in Sweden" we have an impartial account of ,s
amusing volume of Travels. The best portion Otl
this review is that which briefly glances a: the preen
~1
social and political condition of Sweden, which, we arc told
" veils a spirit of injustice and hostility to the many'
under the forms of a Constitution working only for the
benefit of the few ; and unites, throughout its remote
and thinly-populated territory, the barbarisms of feudal!
and the f refinement of corrupt ages, with an amount
of poverty and crime greater than that which has yet
infected the crowded populations of modern States.
Lyell's Elements of Geology," is an instructive ana-
lysis of a work that ranks high among men of science ;
in the course of which the Reviewer does justice to the
character of Dr. Hutton, whom lie conceives to be of
fectively the author of the Theory of the Earth now almost
universally received, and who,he adds, had the misfortune
to be too far in advance of his contemporaries. " Voyages
of Captains King and Fitzroy" is a digest of the most re-
cent discoveries made in the stormy and inhospitable
regions of Patagonia and Terra delFuego. It is the
most entertaining article in the number, and contains
several well-selected extracts. In " Miss Martineau°
Deerbrook," the Reviewer speaks with becoming re-
spect of a work, whose chief defect is, that it is rather
too didactic for a novel. Many of the passages in
" Deerbrook" display eloquence, feeling, and soundneoe
of argument, calculated to make a lasting impression op
the reader's mind, but unfortunately they are
thrown away on a work of fiction, in which the e"'
culating-library patrons look for exciting incident, rattler
than subtle thought. " Shelley's Poetical Works" IS
a just criticism, holding the balance evenly between
the
praise and blame ; it is, however, somewhat late in
day to canvass the peculiarities of a poet so well known
as Shelley. " The Jamaica Question" is temperately
discussed ; and the Reviewer closes his remarks by 0""
serving, that much as the present Ministry have been
taunted with tenacity of office, the debates on the
a.
maica affair show that when the interests of a great
colony are at stake, the sacrifice of which will involve
no general unpopularity, no loss of party favour, no-
thing more and nothing less than the abandonment of
a great public duty, Ministers will not sacrifice then'
for the sake of place, and their opponents, the Censer"
vatives, will.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
A repetition of small supplies of English Grain, and change'
able weather, caused an improvement in the Wheat trade
week. More Wheat was offered for sale than of late, and al-
though 2s. per quarter advance on last Monday's prices has been
made on the best English and Foreign, the trade has slackened •
In Barley, Beans, and Pease, little doing at last quotatul.
With a large supply of Foreign Oats wh,ch pay duty, trade du'l
but prices not lower. No variation in the Flour trade, and the
higher prices demanded last week, cannot now be obtained.

riticEs ON BOARD OF SHIF
Wheat, Bed (old) —a.—s. Beans, Small ~new 43+4f"
- White (01d)......-1. —B.
--- lted 1838) ERs. 60s. Tick ((noeldwl) f01d))... ...38.40+
...,:...3,3.2'..1"1.
------- Fine (li. c 6,
----- Superfine 68s. 72$ Harrow new) .33"',.
--- Wh ,te ( l 838) ....625. ,•4s. -- (old) 42, •,''..
--- Fine tit's. 725.
Superfine 758 Bf,s. —s.--4
--- Foreign free 606 78$. 47-•
Rye. 416 425.
Barley 3O. 376.
Grinding 304 345.
Malting 404 425.
565. 655,

Brunk
Oats, Feed
New
- Poland
*.!5
- Potatoe
_*T•w *-13

Ma,

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:30 •
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Scoccn

lithe New.. ....... ..6,1,. 70s. I-- Irish ..lrish 22 24-•.;4,''''.
Pease, Grey, New 365. 38.>. Flour Town per sac./.0--(''''-',
Maple New 376 40s. •—• seconds ..............•S} ~,,
--Wh,ce 40s. 42a. —........ NAlrth Counrry••••" 3 I
-----• Boilers
425. 41E, Bran l2
ARRIVALS .JF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST W''lK.
wheat. Barley. ,s
1 2,92 ill's I
:,,573 _
2.7,766
%17 ,t, 1,100
,rA 3,327 acks

English

_. kris.

Irish .
Foreign ...... ! 16,431 3,1 WI
SMITHFIELD.
A large supply, and beef went down 4d per stone, with
dull sale. Mutton declined 2d per stone, and lamb advanced
2d. Veal and pork at previous rates. Beef 3s 6d to 4s 6d ;
mutton, 4s to 43 10d ; lamb, 5s 44 to 6d ; veal, 4s 4d to ss4d ;
pork, 4s 4d to 5s 4d.
BA.sts, 3,137 ; sheep and lambs, 28,640 ; calves, 203;
pigs, 6SO.

I Her Majesty and her august Mother attended divine
0 serV.ceesterday morning at the Chapel Royal St. James's.
~ 23-. e semen was preached by the Rev. Dr. Maddy, who
look his text from Hebrews, chap. iv. verse 1. The
Prayers were read by the Rev, Dr. Wesley, the Lessons
iby the Rev. Mr. Povah, and the Altar Service was read
by the Rev. Dr. Wesley and the Rev. Mr. Povah. The
j channt was Russell's ; the Musical Service Dr. Aldrich's,
lin A ; the Sanctus and Commandments Croft in A. The
Anth, ea,
.. by
" Who is this that cometh from Edom" (Dr.
Arnold) was sung
barv. Messrs. Wvld, Hobbs, and Brad-
!Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the organ.
The Dean of Hereford was the Deputy Clerk of the
I Closet, in Waiting. The Royal suite included the Mar_
chio'aess of Normanby Lady Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Miss
Airtray, Lady C. Copley,' Viscount Torrington, Mr. Rich,
l'id the Hon. Colonel Cavendish.
Her Maesty and suite, after the service, returned in
t three carriages to Buckingham Palace.
T',lr. Duchess of Braganza visited the Queen yesterday
aft, .rnoon. In the evening her Imperial Majesty, attended
11'., Madame de Maucomble, Lord Lifford, Marquis de Re-
'aenda, and M. Gomeg, dined with the Queen at Bucking-
/ ham Palace. A small party were present to meet her Ins-
Pedal Majesty, including Le Commandeur Lisboa, the
i Brazilian Charge d'Affaires, the Duchess of Sutherland,
Niarquis of Normanbv, Earls of Uxbridge arid Surrey,
i ViEcounts Melbourne and Palmerston.
Her Majesty took an airing on Saturday afternoon in an
open carriage and four, attended by the Hon. Miss Paget
and Baroness Lehzen.
1 Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen on
Saturday-
Th" Queen, accompanied by her Imperial Majesty the
Duchess of Braganza, and her Royal Highness the
1 Duchess of Kent, honoured the Italian Opera with her
presence on Saturday evening. The Royal suite in-
(;juded the Duchesa of Sutherland, Madame de Maucomble,
'-'iadY Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss
aa"g", 'aiccount Torrington, Lord Lilford, Marquis de
, 2`,nde, M. Gomeg, Mr. Rich, and the Hon. Colonel
1 aa.vendish.
The Queen Dowager visited the Duchess of Braganza
, °nsiaturday. Her Majesty accompanied by the Princess
°I Hohenlohe, and attended by the Hon. Miss Eden. left
i MaalLorough-house at four o'clock on Saturday afternoon
! i 4 .. carriage and four, for her residence in Bushey Park.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Angusta of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday
thaning in Grosvenor Chapel. Miss Kerr and Baron
'lnesebeck were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses.
[ 0. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
ti
' " taE.cial residence of Viscount Melbourne in Downing-
;eat. It was attended by all the Ministers except the
' '''cluis of Lansdowne.
1 Atter the Council, Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hol-
k"cl kft town a visit to the Earl and Countess of Tan-
er'ide, at their residence at Walton-on-Thames. Via-
c"*.t Melbourne returned to town yesterday.
'Ole Agent for Jamaica had an interview with the Mar-
I'li, of Normanby on Saturday, at the Colonial Office.
,1i.,-,.(a?,nt Bjornstjerna, the Swedish Minister, left Farrance's
et:el yesterday morning for Ems, to meet the Countess
.l'rnstierna returning from Carlsbad. Their Excellen.
u_ea will return in the month of September to their former
onsion in Belgrave-street
saThe French Charge d'Affaires transacted business on
turciay at the Foreign Office.
of,l?espatehes were received yesterday at the Colonial
i ~ ,", from the Lori High Commissioners of the lonian
s'"'N, and the Lieutenant-Governor of Malta. . t The Marquis of Salisbury and a Deputation had an in-
ter, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday
-- '-'‘)lvning-street.
win Walker M. P., and a Deputation, had an interview
/;.,t'°rd J. Russell on Saturday at the Home Office.
m 0,,,
.e Marquis of Lansdowne left town on Saturday
i.a.'nfa, for his scat, Goodwood Park ilts.
york.,h,e Chancellor of the Exchequer le eft` town on Saturday
uanbridge Wells.