The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-04 00:00:00

ADDRESS.

The rapid career in which the Republic of the United States of
North America has attained its present elevated rank in the scale
of nations is without parallel in the History of the World ; and
its continued and accelerated progress excites a deep interest in
every part of the civilized glebe. With Great Britain inter-
course is daily becoming more frequent, and the connexion be-
tween the two countries more extended and intense. It is less
surprising, therefore, that correct information on every subject
connected with this Republic should be eagerly sought after,
than that no elaborate and comprehensive Work on its History
and Topography should exist. The fact may, indeed, in some
measure be accounted fur by the comparatively recent occur-
rence of the events which must form the basis of the work.
History, it is truly alleged, requires a distant eminence, from
which to take an impartial view of the character of the trans-
actions which submit themselves to her recording pen : but more
than half a century has now elapsed since the Colonists first as-
serted their independence; and the generation, whose arduous
struggles achieved so glorious a result, has passed away to the
silent tomb. En the Political part of our Work, it will be our
aim to do justice without asperity; to applaud patriotism, but
not to justify its excesses ; to condemn tyranny, but not to over-
look the virtues of many of its instruments : and to exhibit the
kindly prospect of the future more strongly than the irritating
aspect of the past.
The Geographical part of our undertaking will be derived front
the documents of the American Government and other recent
and authentic resources, and will be accompanied by Correct
Maps of every State in the Union, on a scale which will enable
those who have connexions in the States to realize an accurate
idea of the location of their transatlantic friends.
The Natural History, comprising the Zoology, Geology, Mi-
neralogy, and Botany, of the btates, will afford a most interesting
and extensive field of research, and will be illustrated with
Engravings, beautifully executed.
The Statistics, relating to Agriculture, Manufactures, Trade,
and Commerce, will form a most important feature of the
Work, as, in this portion, those who may be desirous of making
a just estimate of the advantages of the country in a commercial
point of view, will find a collection of authentic data from which
they may safely form a judgment.
The Manners, Custom,,, and Religion, especially the latter, in
a country where freedom of inquiry and of choice have been so
pre-eminently unshackled, will yield a large class of facts eltici-
datory of the philosophy of the mind, and of the principles of
Moral Philosophy and Theology, which will suggest reflections
of the highest interest.
The Topography of the Work will be new and universally in-
teresting, comprising every mode of habitation, from the log but
to the gentleman's villa; from the emigrant's village to the seat
of Government at Washington. This portion of our under-
v iwchiche Architecturembraees thattheiannteyrnesattiinogn
fieldcan b,eastroPleorsee
taking will introduce
rodittlnepnr.nrTenaheernetsisninaodgeeneral collectiont
p. of
A SERIES OF VIEWS,
exhibiting both the most splendid and majestic Scenery that na-
ture ever produced, and some of the most elegant and chaste
the inhabitants of the Republic, is
by the persevering
tvospecimensastnt oeed‘ f.
wholly
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cu n
spiritrapid
of
scarcely credible to those who have not been eye-witnesses.—
, aensthat family
they
embellish
hasell
sbnot
h our ? will
e be
Written descriptions require to substantiate them, the coup
d'wil and matter.of-fact proof we shall produce. To those who
peculiarly pleasing to picture to their imagination their exact
conditions,aiivi
e illustrateconnexions;
tad
and render more intelligible the correspondence these p l
ad ,
whilev
of thousands.

lie interest this Work is calculated to excite has encouraged
the Proprietors to spare neither labour nor expense to render it
every way worthy a liberal patronage. An extensive sale only
c.in enable them to offer it at the price they now propose..
PLAN OF THE WORK.
This Work will be printed in Quarto, and published in Parts,
containing Three highly-finished Line Engravings on steel, hr
eminent Artists, and Twenty-four pages of Letter-press, price
Three Shillings.
A fine Edition, with l'roof Impressions of the Plates on India
Paper, will also be published, price Five Shillings each Part.
A Part wi I appear on the first of every month, or oftener ii
found practicable. The Work will be completed in about Thirty
Parts, forming Two handsome Quarto
Volumes.

LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINING KNOW-
LEDGE. PAnr
_ .

The value and the means of obtaining knowledge
are cleverly illustrated in this volume, ley short me-
moirs of those among our self-educated poets—
mechanics—mathematics—and philosophers, wht,
have distinguished themselves under every possible

discouragement, by their own unassisted ele:,
The volume is almost wholly biographica/t
'uch exceedingly instructive.

FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARv„'
A continuation of Murphy's well t" -the'
renal overrated translation of ."
Tacito,
manly and thoughtful of the Roman Ilistor'

WAVER EY NOVELS, V - LS' °'
These two volumes contain one of the
Scott's novels, " The Abbot," though :1-
it was rather underrated at the time. Tl'e
ings are some of the best we have yet see"'

HONE'S YEAR BOOK. pia. 0
" Every thing by turns and nothing
humorous---110w anectlotical—now instruhic
now antiquarian—and now biographical--ti!,
book cannot but present attractions to all C.
e
The woof-cuts with which it is profusely
lished are cleverly executed.

C I-1 UR CH OF ENGLAND Din--
.SS
This is the fourth volume of " Dr. Barr°.
mono,"—..one of our ablest divines, and (Pesji
favourite of George the Third, who seldool
a Sunday to pass without reading. 6t:711:10
Lions of his sermons to his family, Mr.
conferred a service on literature by the I.o°'
of these religious works.

CONSTABLE'S MISCELLANY,
The pr..sent volume, which includes the,
tory of the Knights of Malta," is embellished(,
a very excellent engraving of Valetta and if
11 cations.

NATIONAL MAGAZIIVE. )
The Irish monthly periodicals have hitherto'
invariably unsuccessful, not certainly from art
talent, but chit fly from want of tact in the s.,e!
and arrangement of articles. The maga'.
lying before us has none of these deficiencie%ill
a very creditable publication, well written iti
arranged. We have no space for extract,
should be tempted to quote portions of the
sketch of Lord Plunkett.

FRANCE. VoL. 11. Br E. E. ClO,

In the present volume Mr. Crowe hag ul
down his history to the period of the first
revolution, and the murder of the Prince°
balle. His comments on the subject are eoi
though fee from prejudice. Of course he
indignantly against the monstrous atrocities t
graded the first revolution. The volume
the fifteenth of " Lardner's Cabinet CyPel°l3

POOR RATES.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE CHARGE OF-THE pip/

UPON THE RENTAL AND POPULATION GF THE ICI7
Annual Amount Annual A''of Rates in the HatesPe,
Pound on the the g ,
Rack Rent. of there,
11l
Belau d ss. 6d lb l
Bei ks 4 0
191
Buckingham 4 3 Ol
Cambridge ,•.• 3 8 , ........ ,
Chester ............ ........ 2 10 61
Cornwall •3
0
Cumberia lid ..... „ 1 6
Derby 2 7
Devon
11
Durham 2 6
Essex 4 6
13
Gloucester
Hereford 2 7 l9
Hertford 4 0
lb 1
Huntingdon ... ... 3 2
lb
Kent
Lancaster
Lincoln 2 3
Middlesex 2 10
6
•
Monmouth 2 0 .
... lY
Norfolk 4 10
Northampton 4 11
Northumberland 1 4
Nottingham 2 4
Oxford 4 8
10
Rutland 1 8
Salop 2 0
Somerse. 2 0
Southampton 4 8
Stafford 2 8
Suffolk 4 10
Surrey
19
1
Sussex 6 7
I°
Warwick 2 10
Westmoreland 2 0
lb
Wilts
Worcester . 2 6
Yolk, East Riding 2 2
North 1 9
West
It is worthy of remark that, with the solitary eV!)
of Hertfordshire, all the counties where the fnl, v"
amount to above 3s. in the pound on the re" 05
recently been in a disturbed state, while the di j
charged below Ss. have been invariably free from tig:i
The difference in the parochial burthens betweell A
them and home counties is deserving the attentio.! Jr
Ha ment. It should be ascertained why the rates 'll3 itai
umherland amount to only Is. 4d. in the run„betri
rental, and 6s. 11d. per head on the numbers (Poor'
lation, and in Sussex to 6s. 7d. in the pound Ord,
tal. and 195. 11 d. on the population. The pree.lico j
Povr Rates is much heavier in the agricultural ,Dlrt
than in the manufacturing districts. In Lancaslliferi.,
)
is 4s. I Id. per head, while the home counties Ale
~1

MR. O'CONNELL.--Yesterday, whe49l
1°
O'CoNNEr.r, was about to take his departure Alit ft
sidence, and proceed to Kingstown, to embark.; rri:
land, to attend his parliamentary duties, be r.- Ill°l'
with a notice from the Crown Solicitors, requir'sgrortr,
appear in Court personally, with the ether rravenelit
ibe Ist of February (thi,i day), when an ttr $
would be made to set the demurrers down to it'o
avinedrettohearpeibioyinrtegauidreidy
tfoo rait,hpaetarp upreprsosoen,
aallnyd,
to
biJsji
o 6 ;OP ,
judgment of the Court.—Dublin Morning ° A
Monday.
IF
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2.—(From . - . JA'
pondent.)—l am sorry to state that the infsol°,lli, r 0
of burning is not yet arrested in its progress in twilf.
the country. At Fareham last night, Mr. Grora ifi'
extensive farmer, having received letters Jr ot I
" Swing," set a watch on his rick till half-past d tio#.°
morning, when they discontinued. In less ths-t Air:
minutes from that time one of the ricks bar°.4 si,
flames and was consumed, but, by the deteratiltgo'i
tons of the people about the place, they were
the ,
and the large quantities of hay, corn, Ege• it'
101'
were steed.
ro J 5 el
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Thc •-°_,,,ot i
v-
country through the county of Hampshire are, oid ,
blocked up with solid snow, which has Abe A it
co 4
part, to the depth of twelve feet ; the mails 101 l
arrived here in about five hours after their littorad
Some sheep were smothered in it near ' Trs, or.,
horse belonging to the Rocket coach, in draggi4 2!
down Hill yesterday, fell down and died. : SerTrY
One evening last week, during diVlLeipillfoe
at a Dissenting meeting-house in Dover, the P;pit, 4
terrupted the singing of the hymn by the foll°loll,l
and pious ejaculation—" If that gentleman °ter yv.
loud, cannot sing more in tune, he bad bet or,.
altogether." The congregation was not a littletor
at this intemrerate address of their godly Pat .0.
Herald. Ifr /.
,n I Al' # :).,,,0
THE SrAMESE TWINS, A SATIRIC , rd,
OF THE TIMES, BY THE AUTHOE. OF P1'1'"0 i 4 A" 30 i
" Mr. BULWER," says a contemporary eriticdred n, &ILI
man. He dares to publish above three linn., 0 ':1„,.
light verse, at a moment when Europe is lOnor I,
!evolution. Ile dares to make the greater po and of )
verse satirical,—and satilical, too, on writers 0404'
Fulther, he dares, in the face of Don J°3ll,.ltertl., it,),
own gloat and solid reputation as a prose tvbied Iv, Vi
,trust a long narrative out of nothing, and each
every page the two extremes of pathos and cob iir Al
to make the Siamese Twins the heroes of t Vr, •Ird
°wen 00.. ir
‘•oruposition,--connecting them one 'Ph; rie.tlitg,tori
not extravagant fun and foolery, and t"" tbnilft I
most profound sentiments, the most subtle
toe vi ,)I
most elegant fancies." It is difficult to farebouti oh
be the consequence of all this temerity t° t wilily
it is hot difficult to anticipate that the voluOlProt!,
for and peruaed with great cLkriceiti 124 ijl"

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