The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-28 00:00:00

LORD WHARNCLIFFE.

Tha following correspondence has passed between Lord
Wharncliffe and Messrs. Ridgway
" Curzon-street, Jan. 25, 1837.
" Sin—ln a pamphlet published by you, entitled What
Next ?' I see that I am quoted twice over as having, at
Halifax, talked of re-conquering Ireland !'
" Whoever the anonymous author may be, I must sup-
pose that he has been somehow misinformed, and that he has
no deliberate intention of palming a falsehood upon the
world, even for party purposes. I beg you, therefore, to
inform him that this statement is entirely unfounded, and
that I have never, at any time, at Halifax or elsewhere, used
such an expression respecting Ireland, or anything the least
like it.—l am, Sir, your very humble servant,
" Mr. Ridgway. " WHARNCLIFFE."

" 169, Piccadilly, Jan. 26, 1837.
" MY LORD—NVe have the 'honour to inform you that
we have communicated the contents of your Lordship's
letter of yesterday to the author of What Next ?'
" On hearing your Lordship's disclaimer of the sentiment
respecting Ireland, he instantly instructed us to inform you
that he was therefore wrong in attributing it to your Lordship.
" He has directed us to correct this error, and to convey
to you his regret at having, by an inadvertent reliance on
the information of others, attached temporarily to your
Lordship .that sentiment which was current about the time
of the Halifax meeting, but which he is now fully satisfied,
both from your Lordship's disclaimer and a subsequent re-
ference to the newspapers, was erroneously attributed to
your Lordship.
" We have the honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's
most obedient and very faithful servants,
• " JAMES RIDGWAY AND SONS.
" Right Honourable Lord Wharncliffe."

The " New Nionthly Magazine and Humourist " is
progressing gloriously under the new editorship of Mr. Theo-
dore Ilook. No less tha❑ three editions of the first Num-
ber for 1837 have been required ! The forthcoming Number
for February promises to be eve❑ more attractive than the
first, as it will contain, besides the continuation of the
" Gurney Papers," by the Editor, more than twenty
contributions from some of our most popular writers, in-
cluding the Authors of " The Rejected Addresses," " Paul
Pry," and " Rattlin •the Reefer ;" Leigh Hunt, /Haynes
Bayly, Laman Blanchard, Douglas Jerrold, Alfred Crow-.
quill, J. R. Planche, Hamilton Reynolds, the Hon. Mrs.
Norton, Miss 'Landon, &c. &c. This phalanx of talent
must be irresistible.

The Directors of the Birmingham Musical Festival,
which takes place on the 18th of September, are actively
engaged in making the necessary arrangements. It is ru-
moured that there will be also festivals at Edinburgh and
Bath. The triennial Hereford reunion will, of course,
come oft at the usual period.

HENRIETTA TEMPLE.—Those who appreciate
fervid and enduring love, will be delighted with the perusal
of this new novel by the Author of " Vivian Grey." The
diction is polished, and it abounds with sentiments of the
highest tone. The reader's attention is interested, with but
little interruption, from the first page to the last. Among
the passages the declaration of Armine to Henrietta Temple
is perfect : it will make the author highly popular with
many of his fair readers. The man of the world will also
be amused, and cannot fail to recognise scenes and persons
so graphically sketched by the talented author.—Morning
Past.

JUDGMENT AND FArSHlON—Judgment and
the
physicians say—keep your feet warm and the head cool ;
but the fashion of the day says to the ladies—wear cloth
cloaks, fur capes, and the indispensable boa round the
neck ; but be certain to encase the feet in cotton or fine
leather and prunella. Thus judgment and fashion are at
war, and the victory always belongs to the latter.
)FITTINGS OF FANCY.—The extracts which are
appearing from this work of Mr. Sulivan, must demonstrate
the point, grace, and veritable power of his pen. Several
styles of composition are exhibited with- equal success. The
original and peculiarly picturesque features of the story of
Wild Water Pond, must at once impress the reader with a
conviction that he has in Mr. Sulivan met with a guide,
qualified to conduct by the oddest but pleasantest by-paths,
either to the beautiful or the ridiculous.

Two workmen having quarrelled at a sugar refiner's
at Valenciennes, one of them threw his comrade into a cop-
per of thick molasses. The latter scrambled out, covered
from head to foot with the sugary-stuff, and, angry at his
adversary, rushed into the streets just as ho was, to make his
way to the King's Procureur to obtain legal redress. It was
freezing very bard at the time, and the sugar became so firm
that when he arrived at the house of the Magistrate lie
looked like a substantial stick of barley sugar. His arms
were glued to his side, and lie was compelled to ask a by-
stander to ring the bell for him. This curious exhibition
attracted crowds of spectators, and excited much merriment.
'rho proseot year emninenced (111 a Sunday, will. end
on a Sunday, and, consequently, will comprise more Sun-
days than weeks,