The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-02 00:00:00

VIEWS IN THE EAST.

This is a light readable publication, just the
thing to place on a drawing-room table, by way
of passing off that formal interval which pre-
cedes the announcement of dinner. The en-
gravings are strong and sparkling, and pour-
trayirg some of the most remarkable Oriental
scenery.

LITERATURE.

UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL.

We have merely space to say of this number
that it will not be found unworthy of its prede-
cessors. Its contents are various and well se-
lected. At some future opportunity we may
possibly be tempted to give a few extracte.

Mr. GRAHAM, who is brother to Sir JAMES
GRAHAM, has succeeded Mr. EDWARD STEWART as
Private Secretary to Sir JAMES, in consequence of the
latter having been elected the representative of the Wig-
town District of Burghs, which precluded his continuance
at the Admiralty, the situation of Private Secretary not
being tenable with a seat in Parliament.
Many inquiries have been made of the Mar-
quis of LONDONDERRY, when he intends to mend his win-
dows ? His Lordship has replied, " Never, until there is
a change of Guvernment."—Standard. Adieu to the
soirees at Holderness.house

SINGULAR PHANTOM OF THE SUN SEEN
BY SIR ISAAC NEWTON.--Sir ISAAC, having shut his
left eye, directed the right one to the image of the sun re-
flected from a looking-glass. In order to see the impres-
sion which was made, he turned his eye to a dark corner of
his room, when he observed a bright spot made by the
sun, encircled by rings of colours. This " phantom of
light and colours," as he calls it, gradually vanished ; but
whenever he thought of it, it returned and became as
lively and vivid as at first. He rashly repeated the ex-
periment three times, and his eye was impressed to such n
degree, " that whenever I looked upon the clouds, or a
book, or a bright object, I saw upon it a round bright
spot of light like the sun, and, which is still stranger
though I looked upon the sun with my right eye only, and
not with my left, yet my fancy began to make an impres-
sion on my left eye as well as upon my right; for if I shut
my right eye, or looked upon a book or the clouds with
my left eye, I could see the spectrum of the sun almost as
plain as with my right eye." The effect of this experi-
ment was such, that Sir ISAAC durst neither read nor
write, but was obliged to shut himself completely up in a
dark chamber for three days together, and by keeping in
the dark, and employing his mind about other things, he
began, in about three or four days, to recover the use of
bis eyes.—Dr. Lardner't Cabinet Cyclopcedia, Vol.,
Nix. Treatise on Optics, by Dr. Brewster.
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA'S RACING
STUD.—A Nobleman connected with the Russian Court
has lately arrived in this country, with orders to purchase
upwards of 100 good horses, which are to form a racing
stud fur his Imperial MAJESTY. On Tuesday the first con-
signment was embarked on board the brig Catherine,
lying in the St. Katharine's Dock, and bound for St. Pe-
tersburgh, consisting of 15 noble animals, including several
valuable racers, purchased by Mr. ANDERSON, of Picca-
dilly, on account of the Russian Ambassador. Among
them are Granby, bought for 355 guineas; Red Rover,
Miss Chance, Jupiter, Tam o'Shanter, and others of good
pedigree; besides three from the celebrated stud of Mr.
LYNE STEvxxs, of Leicestershire. Al; the horses are in
excellent condition ; and the stalls and accommodations
prepared for them in the hold of the vessel are of a supe-
rior description ; awl, exclusive of two Russian grooms, a
native of England, and a veterinary surgeon, also go out
in attendance on the animal*. The value of the 15
horses is not much less than 5,000/., and the expense of
their transmission to St. Petersburgh will not amount to
less than 5001. more.