The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-19 00:00:00

LITERATUI?E.

The Old _House by the River. By the author o'
" The Owl Creek Letters." Chapman and Hal
There is something singularly impressive in the
style of this work. All the events narrated
simple, and the personages described are of littli
celebrity in the world ;but there is an unusu..-
t,
interest imparted to them from the manlier 1
which they are brought before us. The book con-
sists in a series of reminiscences of bygone tituel
collected by one of two friends who had pass,_
together through the changing scenes
many years, but who were subsequently forced ts
separate. As is often the case in such circumstance '
they did not again renew their mode of existencole.
Chance and change had altered the form of thinv,,
and the Old House by the River was deser,te.ect.
of life Not
There is a touching picture of the death of }-411
Willis at the commencement of these sketches, ant;
it is ably shown forth how her undying
hovered over the future lifetime of Joseph
It is said, in describing the gloom her loss ;
sioned to her friends—" In the ocean of our 11/0f
there is an island on whose shores the wales

memory break with heavy roar." .0 of
The death of an Indian chieftain, in the nil
a stormy night, is another striking " tableau.
At the last a bitter smile crossed his faee.! tbe
memories "of a race that passed away h"e
was cleAte
dreams of his childhood—of a life that
among scenes unworthy the Panther warrior of
Mohawks." In the chapter of " Old Friend
there is a solemn account given of two young iq'ent
who were compelled to part. At the last nlele„er
she exclaimed, "If you pass first into the cra,
land, wait for me on the bank ; and if I go b° tit
before you I will linger on the other shore
you come." Time passed. He wandered in fere ell
:i;
lands. She went on her way the same as ever, the,
and uncomplaining, " and no one dreamed ofter
strange tryst she was longing to keep on the.!e 0
side of that dark river which men so shrink tre,nlll.o
Many
pleasing scenes are shown here, though ";t
of them are deeply tinged with melancholy,
ast.
that is always inseparable from records of the 134 to
In all the descriptions one cheering ray seertf a
illumine the darkness—the hope and promise "
better future for the friends of the past in the land Poor
where they are assembling one by one.
old Simeon Gray," said the silent thought ill —l:t
heart. " Rich old Simeon Gray," said n3Y
hind
responding, for he went to a lordly mansion
countless treasures.

Louis XVII. and the Captivity of the Royal Fall; 7v-
By A. de Beauchesne. Translated and edite%4
W. Hazlitt, Esq. 2 vols. Vizetelly and Cl3r
Beeton and Co.
beeil
Of all the Sovereigns whose sovereignty 1194,..tep.
merely a name, whose thrones have been but
and
to the scaffold or the tomb, the shortes%b-ese
darkest history is filled by the subject ef 'sge
memoirs. One can hardly believe in such il,-1/„0,0
and neglect of an unoffending child of eigh'„„J ilia
old, or for what reason he was spared the g"lim
tine for a slow torture and death. To diedso
Louis XVI., and Marie Antoinette, and l‘ftrit
Elisabeth, may seem painful and appalling' so
perish like this poor child after years of nlise' to
useless and so undeserved, is indeed disgracefulrin
human. nature. One can comprehend the en-I",hes
people rising in their despair and making ; Dis
weak and amiable King expiate the crimes tivl
forefathers and the misgovernment of his linuToll
country, but that a helpless infant should b!,:jad
from hip mother and family, degraded in Tbett;
beaten and ill-treated by the cruel Simon, all" d.
left in such a frightful state of destitution 3..„11 gs,
neglect, that it exceeded his former sae'
seems, indeed, incredible.
lifean
M. Beauchesne gives a full account of the and
sufferings of the Royal Family in the Temple'
in the time preceding it. It was at those no;isto
that the patience of Louis XVI., and the he's' A
of Marie Antoinette shone most brightly' are
number of documents and confirmatory paPers
the
given. The most interesting of these ore and
copies of original letters by Marie Antoinette -
Madame Elisabeth. .

The Angler's Complete Guide to the 161,0'5 and
Lakes of England. By R. Blakey. Whitaker'o
A pleasing and useful assistant. It inforOthe
what fish inhabit the streams of each collia'oon
flies, &c., most likely to secure them, the se's of
most favourable, and the various peculiaritieo,
the county in the angling department. The t,,try
teur fisherman will find this little volume
compendious and useful " guide."

The Angel and Trumpet.

By John Bono

W. Kent.
_441 the.
This little volume is intended to set folv"00
evils of breaking the eighth commandment.,, pi
author asserts that he has drawn but litlfsksti
the imagination, but that the characters are stye
from life. The chief point of interest lies ill
fact that it was never written, but as the tholot
occurred they were recorded' in type, the au
having a knowledge of the art of printing.