The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-06 00:00:00

The St. J'ames's Magazine.

The St. Jamey's Magazine has as much varied
entertainment as ever. It opens with a vivid nar-
rative of " Arctic Adventure," by Dr. Walker, late
surgeon on board the Fox. It is followed by the
continuation of the editress's interesting story of
" Can Wrong be Right P" It is evidently ap-
proaching a crisis, and the " Wrong" seems
likely to be righted by the interposing hand of
death, more ready to relieve from trouble, and
to solve perplexities in romance than in real
life. It is cruel in the authoress to have robbed
poor Mildred so completely of her good looks.
There is a very interesting paper entitled " The
Blind Lady and her neighbours," in which an ac-
count is given of the origin of the Association for
promoting the welfare of the Blind. It was pro-
jected by a bishop's daughter, who being blind
herself, felt for the terrible affliction which loss of
sight must be to the poor. She devoted her fortune
to the organising of this association, and under
the able management of some kind friends its suc-
cess had exceeded all anticipations. Its great ob-
ject is not only to teach the blind the means of
earning a livelihood, but to find them employment
and dispose of their work when done. The shop
for the sale of matting, basketwork, &e., in the
Euston-road has been well supplied with customers,
but a great misfortune has now befallen these
poor sufferers. The progress of the under-
ground railway has cut off the high road
from traffic, and during the last nine months
the institution has lost in ' its retail trade
£2O a week, We cannot doubt that public benevo-
lence will readily stretch out a hand to aid so de-
serving an institution. The story of" A Tangled
Skein" is continued, and promises interest.
A lady who has lately obtained celebrity
as a novelist contributes a tale of domestic
life, with the attractive title of " The Brilliant
Keeper." Many other papers of merit are among
the remaining contents.

The Cornhill Magazine.
"The Adventures of Philip on his Way Through
the World" possesses nothing remarkable except a
fine scene at the death of poor old General Baynes,
and his remorse at having broken his faith with
Philip about his marriage with his daughter, and
his cruelty to that young lady, whose forgiveness
he asks on his deathbed, when he sanctions their
union. He reproaches his wife as the cause of all
the mischief, and refuses to have anything to do
with her. Her remorse, not so much at what she
has done, but the failure of her plans, is well de-
gibed :-
1 Te turned away from his wife. The unhappy generaless
hadd been to Madame Bunch in her tears and grief, corn-
paining that after twenty years' fidelity and attachment
her husband had withdrawn his regard from her. Baynes
attributed even his illness to his wife; and at other
times said it was a just punishment for his wicked conduct
in breaking his word to Philip and Charlotte. If he did
not see his dear child again, he must beg her forgiveness
for having made her suffer so. He had acted wickedly and
ungratefully, and his wife had forced him to do what he
did. He prayed that heaven might pardon him. And he
had behaved with wicked injustice towards Philip, who
had acted most generously towards his family. And he
had been a scoundrel—ho knew ho had—and Bunch, and
MacWhirter, and the doctor all said so—and it was that
woman's doing. And he pointed to the scared wife as he
painfully hissed out these words of'anger and contrition :
" When I saw that child ill, and almost made mad, because
I broke my word, I felt I was a scoundrel, Martin ; and I
was; and that woman made me so; and I deserve to be
shot ; and I shan't recover ; I tell you I shan't." Dr.
Martin, who attended the general, thus described his
patient's last talk and behaviour to Philip.
It was the doctor who sent madame in quest of the young
man; He found poor Mrs. Baynes with hot, tearless eyes
and livid face, a wretched sentinel outside the sick chamber.
" You will find General Baynes very ill, sir," she said to
Philip, with a ghastly calmness, and a gaze he could
scarcely face. "My daughter is in the room with him. It
appears I have offended him, and he refuses to see me."
And she squeezed a dry handkerchief which she held, and
put on her spectacles again, and tried again to read the
Bible in her lap.

Philip hardly knew the meaning of Mrs. Baynes' words
as yet. He was agitated by the thought of the general's
illness, perhaps by the notion that the beloved was so near.
Her hand was in his • a moment afterwards ; and, even in
that sad ,c,l.amber, each could give the other a soft pressure,
a fond,,Alent signal of mutual love and faith.
Thei,pdorinan laid the hands of the young people toge-
ther, and his ownnpon them. The suffering to which he
had put his daughter seemed to be the crime which spe-
Cially.iffeilted him. He thanked Heaven he was able to
see he was wrong. He whispered to his little maid a
prayer for pardon in one or two words, which caused poor
Charlotte to sink on her knees and cover his fevered hand
with tears and kisses. Out of all her heart she forgave
him. She had felt that the parent she loved and was accus-
tomed to honour had been mercenary and cruel. It had
wounded her pure heart to be obliged to think that
her father could be other than generous, and just, and
good. That he -should humble himself before her, smote
her with the keenest pang of tender commiseration.
Ido not care to pursue this last scene. Let us close the
door as the children kneel by the sufferer's bedside, and to
the old man's petition for forgiveness, and to the young
girl's sobbing vows of love and fondness, say a reverent
Am en.

" The struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson "
are drawing to a conclusion. The event which Mr.
Robinson informed us of at the commencement
comes to pass. The firm becomes bankrupt. Poor
Mr. Brown is worried to death, or nearly so, by
his two affectionate daughters, and is attacked with
paralysis, and Mary Ann gets her reward, as many
have done, in trying for too much—between two
stools she fell to the ground. " The Winter in
Canada" is a very interesting paper on the pursuits
of the colorists during the winter months and a
general description of the country. The following
is a sample :