The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-02 00:00:00

LITERATURE._

THE ANALYST.
Simpkin and Marshall.

Although the Analyst has parted company with the
" Monthlies " for the more imposing fellowship of the
"'Quarterlies," we find few articles in it which call for
especial observation. Devoted wholly to Science,
Natural History; and the Fine Arts, it lacks the ne-
cessary scope for the exercise of newspaper criticism.
Politics, poetry, and tales of the imagination and the
passions are entirely excluded (whether accidentally or
designedly, we know not,) from its columns. By
the Painter, the Sculptor, the Phrenologist; the Natu-
ralist, and the Chemist, it will however be highly
orized—and that most deservedly.

We have been much struck with Mr. Langston
Parker's lecture on the effects of certain mental
and bodily states upon the imagination, which forms
the subject of the first article in the present No.
of the Analyst. It displays much reading, great
natural capacity, and uncommon powers of 'acute dis-
cernment. " Cursory Observations on certain Incon-
siderate- Criticisms respecting Painting and Sculpture,
by William Carey, Esq., " is not unworthy of the
geniuS: of the author of " Varix," a work which we
read some six years since, but which we never will
forget so long as we live. In fact, it was the only
book which zwe remember ever to have read from
beginning to end., without discovering the purport of
it. From the hour we . closed Mr. Wm. Carey's
" Varim," we set down the author as a man of such
profound genius as to..be quite unintelligible to the
present race of mankind, and our ideas respecting
him have undergone no change. Were he to favour
the, world with
,another book, we should' as soon
think -of translating a Sanscrit Manuscript one thou-
sand years old, as we would of laying a hand upon
it, much less attempting its perusal.
The reports of the proceedings of various literary
and scientific societies are very fully 'given. Of
such societies the Analyst is the best existing organ.

_
TO THET.krAITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,--I shudder-ed as I .read your report of the inquest
on the poor fellows who were drowned in the Serpentine
and else Where ; and felt astounded at the- ignorance and
incompetence of the servants of the Humane Society, as.
shown by their examination before the Coroner.
It seems there were ropes coiled upon the bank, which_
could not be thrown over the river : surely a stone, around.
which some twine. was wound, might have been thrown.
across, to the end of which the rope should have been
affixed,-by which it would readily have been-drawn across..
Or a skater might, have carried a rope across higher up in
a less dangerous place ; or, what is infinitely better, in di
places where ropef used to be laid down upon the ice, to.
cause tkree tall poles, with forked tops, to be driven into the-
bottom ity' the river—one near either side, and one in the.
middle. Let the ropes be placed in the forked part of the.
poles—thus forming two arches (some inches higher than.
the tallest man,) .through which the skater might pass_.
When an alarm was given that the ice was broken, by
taking hold of each end of the rope, it would easily be
swung off the forked pait, and brought over the dangerous.
site. Other lines so fixed might be speedily brought to the.
assistance of the drowning.

I am, Sir, yours,
J. HALL WRIGHT, Surgeon.
Chatteris, Dec. 30, 1835.
P.S.--There are many minor improvements that wilt.
suggest themselves—such as loops in the ropes, or knots,..
to enable the sinking man to grasp them. Thtr poles should,
be painted white.

iscount Lowther, one of the leading members an( it
managers of the Carlien or Conservative Club,.: has re
turned to Paris from his visit to the South of France and the
Spanish frontier, and he is not expected in England ti9f,!
the close of the present month. The birthday of ms
hc r, thehis ex
Earl of Lonsdale, was cele-
brated
dj"anntdhv ee%'V.l2eerBsattbhmkourifaetl a n don
• It is gratifying to learn that the iron works" at
Bowling, Bierley, and Low Moor, in the nei:;hbourhOod. of Bradford, are in a state of almost unexamp'ted activity,. An additional blast has lately been erected at Bowling; and
at each of the works the supply of workmen is inadequate
to the demand.—Halifax Express.
COUNTY WATERFORD MEETING TO ADDRESS
LORD MULGRAvE.—On Tuesday a meeting of t.ll e Nobi-
lity, Gentry, and, Freeholders of the county of W aterford,
was held in the Court-house, Dungarvan, pursuarrt to a re-
quisition most numerously signed, and addresse dto the
High Sheriff, in order to•takb into CiSlislderation the propri-
ety of presenting the Earl of Mulgrave with an .Address
congratulating his Excellency upon the present tranqn it state
of the county, which the requisitionists attribute to the wise
'and manly policy pursued by his Excellency since he as-
sumed the government of Ireland.
We have only this day space to make a general re.-
ference. That reference is merely to show the kimd of
reaction we are bent upon accomplishing in Ireland. "We
promise our English compatriots, that their friends in ire-
land will riot be found wanting to the sacred cause. A;nd
here we may add that the Reform Association is working
wonders.—Dublin Evening Post.
THE LACE TRADE.—Business in the lace trade has been subject to no particular variation from the report of last week. The same description of goods are still called
for, and the same prices obtained. As trade throughout
the country is in gene'ral very good, there is no reason to
fear, but that Nottingham, for one of its staple articles, will
share with other manufactures. The favourable result of
most of the Corporation elections must tend to give stability
if not impulse to mercantile transactions, to manufacture& and to commerce generally both at home and abroad.—Not-
tinghuni Review.
CHARLES KEAN.—This young tragedian has re-
cently received a flattering compliment. On the occasion
of completing an engagement at the Theatre Royal, Dub-,
lin, during the course of which his success was most com-
plete, he was honoured with an invitation from the Lord
Lieutenant to the vice-regal dinner.
CHILDBEN BURNT.---Since our last, three inquests
have been held before Christopher Swan, Gent., Coroner,
all of them on children burnt to death by being left by
themselves.—Nottingham Review.
RIOT.— On Thursday night, eight men concerned
in riotously opposing the working of the New Poor Law
Act, at Iken, were lodged in Woodbridge Bridewell, and
were to undergo an examination before the Magistrates
yesterday.—Suffolk Chronicle.
INCENDIARY FIREs.--On Monday morning, the
21st ult. the straw-house on. the farm premises of Mr.
William Taylor, at Nettlesworth West House, was disco-
vered to be on fire, and, we are sorry to say, four horses
standing in an adjoining stable , were suffocated by the -
smoke, and the straw-house burned. On Thursday morn-
ing another fire broke out in the stack-yard, which con-
tained 17 corn-stacks and a hay-stack of 30 tons. Ex-
presses were sent off for the fire-engines at Lambton Castle
and Durham Cathedral, which were speedily conveyed to
the spot, but the fire was not subdued till the whole of the
stacks and the outside portion of the thrashing-machine
were destroyed. We hear that Mr. Taylor is insured to
the amount of .500 t., but his losses will exceed that sum.—
Tyne Mercury of Tuesday.
ACCIDENTS FROM BREAKING OF ICE.--A cor-
respondent, adverting to the late melancholy accidents on
the ice on the Serpentine and in St. James's=park, mentions
that late on the same day of the accidents, a man, under
whom the ice broke, was saved from drowning by the pre-
sence of mind of a gentleman on the bank, who threw to
him one of the hurdles used for penning in sheep in the
park. Owing to its size, the drowning man was enabled to
sustain his head above water until the Humane Society's
boat reached him, but had he not received that timely aid,
it is certain that he must have sunk under the ice. Our
correspondent suggests that " some light floats, constructed
of cork, or other very buoyant material, should be distri-
buted, in various directions, on or near the ice, to be ready
for use when required. To these floats," he adds, " a rope
might be attached, which would enable the bystanders,
without loss of time, to pull the struggler, if not
quite out of his perilous situation, at least towards
the strong parts of the' ice, where he might pos-
sibly escape.' He also suggests " that since it ap-
pears that ropes thrown across the ice are soon cut and
destroyed by the skaters, the coils of rope which are now
kept should be still continued, with the addition of a shot
or other roller fixed to an eye at one end," Thesemight, he
thinks, be hurled with ease over the.broken part of the ice,
and being caught at the other side, would easily support any
or'
parties in the water until means
r
extricating them were
procured. He adds'what, perhaps, if it could be adopted—
zlnd we do not see why it might not—would render his pre-
vious suggestions i
,unnecessary—nmely, that means..should
be taken'to Prevent the public from going on any- ice '(over
deep water), until it was ascertained to be of such strength-
to
tde any risk,. His ohteherercesiuvgingeg,shtioze,of4
taasx ".o°nusii!aPteerse,lu_
'ColleCted at
think he would AeLtliffietilt. We think his first sugges
tion, a-the in4straiiiiiilbf. is 'decidedly the best, and wor-
thy of •et attention.-41forning* Paptr.