The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-26 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

EARL HAROLD.
Fraser, London, 1837.
'Wore
The author of this tragedy should 'have taken
met'
pains with his task ; endeavoured to digest his
rials, and maintain consistency in his characters,
a cad of giving vent to the first cru:le thought that har,
paned to flash across his brain. He has both fens end
sensbility, and is not deficient in point of c%ProBi°lll
but is relaxed and careless -in critical places, and is I°,l
frequently apt to mistake pert familiarity for simplicitc
Should he ever venture on a second dramatic attelllP
we would advise him to correct these errors, awl ll°
mar the effect of a good thought or graphic descripti°
by overdoing it, and running into absurdity. Let °il
also write more from the dic:atcs of his own lie°l
and less from the recollection of I%hat has made gitt.o
and fitting impression on him in Shakspeare, as
has evidently done in his scene where Lady Harold
the nhrse, and chid are exposed in a storm on °
heath, which has been suggested by the incomparable
and %veil-known scene in King Lear. As a fair Sr
ciwen of the author's manner, we subjoin a passage
which is put into the mouth of the leader of a band °f
gipsics :
" There is a time—there is a time, my soul,
A time on heaven and earth that's never changed.
That time is writ before a man is born,
That time is writ before a man shall die,
And all things come obedient to that time.
What, shall I struggle with it ? The time is come;
A blackened angel with a pen of fire
Draws his fierce death blot through my brother's name'
And hence he straightway dies. What matter how?
Although the time was come, what right had he
To wield the sword of life ? Did he receive
Commission from above? Was he ordained
Thus to divide the thread of destiny?
Then he sisall die to-night; I hasten not
The time that's fixed on high, but I'm ordained
To be the executioner of his power."

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(I7HIS DO)

DEAL, Auo. 25. —Wind E. S. E.—Arrived the CaMe",d;
Mackie, from Berbice ; Excellent, front the Wcstes'
William and Alfred, from the Westward; and British
from Quebec.
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PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 25.—Wind E.--Arrived the On.-
from New York. Sailed the Briton, for Madeira. 010
PLYMOUTE, AUG. 25.—Wind E.—Arrived the rtil,
from Prince Edward Island. Sailed the Johannes, for Y
boa ; and Racer, for Malaga. tis
FAl.mount, Auo. 24.---Wind E. S.E.—Arrived the r"-cs,
(steamer), from Malaga—left 15th inst., Gibraltar 16tb,
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diz 17th, Lisbon 20th, and Oporto 21st. Off port, the 100
Robarts, from Jamaica; and Tulloch Castle, Parker,
Sierra Leone.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 24. kaived off port, the Dal-
-1,000
Castle, from Mobile.
WHITEHAVEN, Auo. 25.—Arrived the Tom, Coulibil
from Quebec; and Martha, Cowman, from Quebec , der'
PENTLAND FRITH, 24.—Arrived the Ellen,
son, from St. Petersburgh ; Mohawk, Davies, from h,
Petersburgh; and Anna Maria, M'Kie, from St. Petersbutto
DUBLIN, Auo. 22.—Arrived the Maria, Brown, ft
Qtebec; and City of Limerick, steamer, from London.
CoRK, Auo. 23.—Arrived the Sirius, steamer, Londl;c;
HULL, AUG. M.— A rrived the Canada, Allen, from Q,.,11';„
Venus, Kirkl3, from Riga ; Cupid, Rapie, from Riga ;
Mosey, from St. Petersburgh.
YARMOUTH ROADS, AUG. 24.—Arrived the Venus,
monde, from Quebec.

rock
The Fly, from Peterhead to Lerwick, struck upon
u"
near Limberg Head, on the 16th intent, and was aban
by the crew.
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The following is an extract of a letter from the ..pe
Lloyd's
f tb°
PIIILADBLPIZIA, JULY 31.—Upon the application °eons
Chamber of Commerce of the city of Philadelphia, stnels•
examination of the light boats, buoys, &c., in and off the Yoe
ware Bay and river took place. The result has been, that 0;00
sal stationed at Fire-fathom Bank was out of place, and bli't the
been restored to its original station, under the direction %re,
United States revenue cutter Rush, Captain Polk. The '
sent bearings will be found in a newspaper sent by this OA i*
tunity. I have given notice to Messrs. Blunt to in'eloce•
their charts, and coast pilots, the change that has takonPna tO
It will be proper to give notice to your chart-sellers, 11
make it generally known. d'i•
(Signed) " JOHN VAUGHAN, Agent for
"W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary at Lloyd's, London. Corn'
" P. S. I uas on the Committee of the Chamber of
merce."
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( Extract from the Philadelphia Commercial Herald, Jujie
" The situation of the light off five (::..thoro water CO
off Delaware, having, at the request of I:he Chamber 01 AO
merce of Philadelphia, been recently examined by Chop
W. W. Polk, in the Revenue cutter 'Rush, assisted by W Dot
John and Joseph Hyboe, Delaware pilots, in the flei,e, of
cutter Galatea, under sanction of H. Whitely, collectvio
Delaware, it was found out of 'place, and was rentosedrogs
original situation in five fathom water, Cape Bay light' I°,lo
bearing W. by N.E. 14, 16 miles distant, and Hereford ,ors
bearing N. W. by W ; the shoalest part of the Bank
N. E. from the lighthouse, '2, 1,2, to 3 miles.
Warden
" DAVID MOFFETT, Master War"
" Philadelphia, July 31, 1837."