The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-05 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Special Jury.)
STORK AND ANOTHER V. WATSON.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs.
Storr and Mortimer, the celebrated jewellers of Bond-
street, against the defendant' an army agent, residing in
Charlotte-street, Portland-place, to recover the sum of
2921. Bs., being the amount of three different parcels of
plate delivered at the house of the defendant. It appeared
that in March 1834, a female came to the shop of the plain-
tiffs, and said that she came from Lady Sussex Lennox,
and that she was directed by her Ladyship to order a cer-
tain quantity of plate to be left with the defendant, ad-
dressed to Lord Sussex Lennox, Jamaica. The plaintiffs
executed the order to the amount of 1061., and the parcel
was left at the house of the defendant, addressed to " Lord
S. Lennox, Jamaica, care of Mr. Watson, Charlotte-street."
The same female came to the shop shortly afterwards, and
ordered some more plate for Lord S. Lennox, to be sent
also to Mr. Watson's, which order was again executed to
the amount of 1181., and the parcel again sent to Mr.
Watson's. The foreman of the plaintiffs called on Mr.
Watson, but the only conversation that took place between
them respected the subject of draw-back, which the de-
fendant said he had not time to get, as it was necessary
that the articles should be sent out to Jamaica immedi-
ately. A third order was subsequently given by the same
female, for a further service ofsplate for Lord S. Lennox,
and it was sent to the same address. It turned out subse-
quently that the plate had never reached Lord S. Lennox, and
that neither he nor his lady had ever ordered the plate in ques-
tion. The plaintiff, upon this, brought an action of trover
against the defendant, to recover the amount of the goods in
question, The female who had ordered the goods turned out
to be a woman of the name of Kennett, who had formerly
been a lady's maid in the service of Lady S. Lennox. On
the part of the defendant, it was contended that the defen-
dant was not liable for the articles in question ; they had
keen'ordered by a person whom he understood to be in the
se, rviee of Lord S. Lennox, and who, in that capacity, had
requested permission to have the parcels addressed to
the defendant. The same person (Mrs. Kennett) called and
took- the parcels away. It was the duty of the plaintiffs
to ha'r'e made enquiries . about Mrs. Kennett before they
sent ate goods to her order, and it would be extremely hard
if the ilefendant should suffer for the negligence and care-
lessness of the plaintiffs. The defendant did no more than
the plaintiffs themselves did, viz., to trust Mrs. Kennett,
and there was this excuse for the defendant, that he knew
that Mrs. Kennett had been in the service of Lord S. Len-
eox, whereas the plaintiffs trusted her by executing her
order, although she was a perfect stranger to them.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence,
and told the jury that the question for them to consider
Was, whether, under the circumstances, the defendant
ought to be considered as acting in the capacity of an agent ;
if so, they must find a verdict for the plaintiffs.
After consulting a few minutes, the jury found a verdict
for the plaintiffs—damages, 2921. Bs.
ALLEN V. KENNAWAY.
This was an action brought by the trustees of the legal
cstate of Lord Southampton against the defendants, who
Were Commissioners under an Act of Parliament for the
toting, paving, watching, &c., of the same estate ; and the
object of the action was to take the opinion of the Jury as
to the right of the defendants to put up a fence in a parti-
cular position on the estate of Lord Southampton. The
Property lies in Euston-square, and the neighbourhood, and
the fence in question had been erected by the plaintiffs on
that part of the property which adjoins the Birmingham
Railway. The defendants had pulled down the fence, and
the only question was whether the plaintiffs had a right to
erect the fence where they had attempted to erect it.
The case was not concluded when we left.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD•. COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice
v AUGHAN.)
William Ray, William Rogers, and John Walsh were
Indicted for burglariously entering the shop of John Birch,
on the night of the 22d of November, and stealing there-
from seven watches, valued at Si.
The prosecutor, who is a watchmaker, residing at No.
82, High Holborn, found the window of his shop broken
at about ten o'clock on the night in question, and seven
Watches stolen therefrom. A servant in the employment
of Mr. Birch saw the prisoners commit the felony, and an
alarm being given they were apprehended, when the pro-
perty was found in the possession of Ray and Walsh.
The prisoners declared they wore induced to commit
the offe.oce through urgent distress ; and a police in-
spector siAted that he kew Walsh to have been brought
Several times to the station-house at Marylebone-lane in a
host miserable and starving condition.
The Jury acquitted Rogers, and found Walsh and Ray
guilty, with a recommendation to mercy.
James Steppings, William Sarles and John Cockson, were
indicted, the two former for stealing a horse, cart, and a
quantity of butter, and other articles, the property of Thos.
Webb, and the latter for receiving a part of the same but-
ter, knowing it to be stolen.
Before proceeding with this indictment, Mr. CHADwIcI
oNEs made an application to the Court under the follow-
ing :—One of the prisoners had in the Say-
"ngs Bank 561., which he was anxious to place in the hands
of trustees for the benefit of his wife and children ; but
'l, order to receive it a power of attorney should be exe-
cuted by him, in the presence of a churchwarden, a magis-
trate, or the governor of the prison. For this purpose Mr.
Cope had been applied to, and on advising with the under-
aberiffs, he was recommended not to interfere, as in the
!vont of a conviction, the property would become forfeited
'•0 the Crown. Now the attorney for the defence under-
took the case on the faith of being paid his costs out of the
money in the bank, and if his (Mr. Jones's) application
mere not complied with, the prisoners would not have the
benefit of any assistance on their trial. He, therefore,
would humbly request his Lordship to express such an opi-
1140u as might induce Mr. Cope to witness the execution of
the power of attorney, in order that the means of defence
.st!aould be procured, and the remainder applied to the use of
4o Wife and children.
Mr. Justice VAUGHAN said he did not think the pro-
hosed •
disposition of the property could be considered a
'raudulent conveyance. However, the Governor of the
prison was quite right in taking advice upon the subject,
and the Sheriffs, acting under the impression that the pro-
perty , would be forfeited to the King, were justified in
giving Mr. Cope such a recommendation. He now saw no
1,„
`4B.crt why_the deed should not be executed as required.
The trial was.then proceeded with, It appeared in. evi-

dence that the prosecutor, who is a cheesemonger resid-
ing in Tottenham-court-road, had purchased, shortly be-
fore the 11th of November, a quantity of Mecklenburgh
Keel butter from on board the ship Caledonia, and on the
day named in the indictment, sent a messenger with a horse,
cart, &c., to take home from Brewer's quay a portion of it.
While returning with 15 casks, weighing 1,400 lbs., and
when he had gone but a short distance on his way,
the person in charge of it was told by a man whom he did
not know, that he was, under some pretence, wanted back
at the quay, and he very foolishly returned. While Ile was
absent, the horse and cart, together with all the property
thereon, were taken away, and for some time no trace could
be had of it. Subsequently, however, some information
was obtained which led to a discovery ; and the prisoner
Sarles was seen driving, a cart, like that stolen, through a
turnpike-gate towards the Sun Tavern-fields, Wapping.
Sarles was servant to Steppings, and the latter was proved to
have been beside a van into which the butter it appeared was
removed from the cart. The prisoner Cockson keeps a
butter-shop in Cable-street, Rosemary-lane, and from some
circumstances a Thames police officer was induced to search.
his premises, where a firkin of butter, about 921bs. weight,
of the same quality as that purchased by the prosecutor
was found. In answer to inquiries made of him, Cockson
said he bought it from Larkin and Co., but such did not
appear to be the fact, cad in reply to some further ques-
tions, he told the officer he should give no more information
on the subject.
These were the facts given in evidence on the part of
the prosecution, and Mr. CLARKSON was addressing the
Jury for the defence when our Reporter left.

LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS.
To-nA'r —Entomological, 8, p.m. ; British Architects, 8, p.m. ;
Marylebone—( R. Addams on Acoustics), and ensuing Monday, half-
past 8, p.m. ; Lambeth Literary—(Mrt J. Harris on Style, Intro-
ductory,) half-past 8, p.m.
TUESDAY—Linnwan, 8, p.m. ; Horticultural, 3, p.m. ; Belgrave
Literary—(Mr. W. Pocock on Gothic Architecture) and ensuing
Tuesday.
WEDNFsnAY—Society of Arts, half-past 7, p.m. ; Soulwark
Literary---(Mr. R. Jones on Habits, &c., of Animals,) and ensu-
ing Wednesday, 8, p.m.
THURSDAY—RoyaI Society, half-past 8, p.m. ; Society of Anti-
quaries, 8, p.m. ; Royal Society of Literature, 4, p.m. ; Islington
Literary--(Dr. Truman on the Physiology of the Voice) 8, p.m.
FRIDAY—RoyaI Astronomical, 8, p.m.—Literary Gazette.

A Royal Commission for visiting the University of
Glasgow has been issued. The following are the Commis-
sioners :—Viscount Melville, General Sir Thomas M. Bris-
bane, Lord Moncrieff, Rev. Dr. Lee, Colin Dunlop, Esq.,
John Wilson, Esq., Thornlie ; Alexander Earl Monteith,
Esq., Advocate. First meeting Dec. 12.

We see by the play-bills of the Surrey Theatre,
that the enterprising and highly-deserving lessee, Mr.
Davidge, has selected to-morrow evening for his benefit.
Mr. Davidge deserves well of the public, and we trust
that on this occasion it will afford him a solid proof of its
grateful remembrance of his 'many valuable services. The
bill of fare is well chosen—Grace Huntley, and Colman's
tragedy of The Iron Chest; to conclude with that
highly amusing miniature of the late Mr. Matthews's "at
home "—the Poor Actor. Mr. Booth appears for the first
time those ten years in the Surrey this evening as Richard
111. He will also perform the part of Sir Edward Mor-
timer in the Iron Chest to-morrow evening. Mr. Booth is
a great accession to the strength of the Surrey corps.
Sir Robert Gordon arrived at the Clarendon Hotel
on Friday, from a tour—last from Brighton.
As a convincing proof how completely the eyesight
of the Duke of Sussex is restored, we hear that during his
Royal Highness's late sojourn at Lord Dinorben's, he
joined several shooting parties, and brought down the
pheasants with unerring aim.

The Earl of Chesterfield entertained a select party
at dinner on Saturday at Chesterfield Hotte. The Earl
and Cuuntess, and their visiters, afterwards went to Drury-
lane Theatre, to see the new Ballet of The Devil upon
Two Slicks.

The rumour of Jerome Buonaparte being about to
sail with his brother to America, is unfounded. He is now
having prepared two splendid carriages, on an entirely new
construction, at Laurie's establishment, to proceed imme-
diately to Italy. The intended marriage between his daugh-
ter and the misguided Louis, is postponed for the present,
but the attachment between them is very great, and it is
stated that it will take place in America.

Apartments have been hired at Baden for his Im-
perial Highness the Grand Duke Michael of Russia. There
are various reports respecting the reasons for the choice of
Baden for the winter. residence of the illustrious great.
Some ascribe it to the salubrity of the climate, others to a
wish to pass some time in retirement, far from the bustle of
the great world.

Sir William Ingilby, who has recently been deprived
by death of his lady, has now lost his sister, Lady Barrie,
who died at Ripley Castle, Yorkshire, last week. She was
a woman of a highly-gifted mind, and a most amiable dis-
position. Her Ladyship went to the waters of Nassau in
August last, where she stayed for about two months, hoping
to derive some benefit from them ; but returned without at
all profiting by the visit. She bad not long returned thence
when her demise took place. Lady Barrie was the second
daughter of the late Sir John Ingilby, Bart., by Elizabeth,
the daughter of Sir Wharton Amcotts, Bart., of Kettle-
thorpe Park, Lincoln. She was married to Captain Barrie,
R.N., who, with a son and four daughters, survive her.
We understand that C. F. Bunbury, Esq., a
name well-known as belonging to a family long celebrated
for their adherence to liberal opinions, will address a body of
the Electors of Bury, at the Woolpack this day. Of Mr. Bun-
bury's merits we will not judge. He must speak for him-
self and spew them. If he fail to convicce us that he is
the man of whom " the world speaks so well with all," there
are plenty of other gentlemen, possessing all that is re-
quired of them, ready and willing, we hope, manfully to
oppose Earl Jermyn, and emancipate the town of Bury
from the griping trammels of Tory domination it has so
long and disgracefully worn.—Suffolk Chronicle.
It is said that in the United States Government in-
tend to furnish a substitute for their copper coins now in
use. It is thought that the new coins will be composed of
that mixture of copper and silver common in many coun-
tries of the continent of Europe, and which long use has
demonstrated to answer perfectly well the purposes required.
Besides the cent, which will be of the very convenient size
of the silver dime, half cents and pieces of the value of two
cents and a half will be of the same matallic composition.
—Montreal Paper.

THE LASH.—On Saturday last this species of
punishment was inflicted upon Corporal M'Culloch, of the
17th Lancers. The whole of the affair has been kept very
secret, and no persons but the soldiers witnessed the flog-
ging, which took place in the Riding School.—Suffolk
Chronicle.

CARLISLE.—A fiat of bankruptcy having been
issued against the late banking firm of Forster and Co,
the commission was opened here on Tuesday last, and the
first meeting of creditors is fixed for the 21st December
inst. Messrs Connell and Co. have called upon their credi-
tors to meet them on Wednesday next, when, we believe,
they will be prepared to lay before them a full statement of
their affairs, and will then be guided by circumstances and
.the advice of friends as to the steps to be taken to wind up
their affairs. It was stated in one of the Whitehaven Papers
that Messrs. C. proposed resuming payment on Tuesday
last. This was a mistake. This point will not be settled
till after the meeting of creditors. The call which we last
week made for the establishment of a new Joint Stock Bank
calculated to obtain the confidence of the people has been
promptly answered. By reference to our advertising co-
lumns, it will be seen that some other failures have been
consequent upon the failure of the banks. They are not,
however, of any public importance, and we are happy to
add that the working classes continue to be fully employed.
—Carlisle Journal.

The parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, has recently
received 5001. from the sureties of their late collector,

Callahan, who, it will be remembered, became a defaulter
some few months since.

On Thursday 28 members of the Society of Friends
(Quakers) at Manchester publicly seceeled from that body.
—Sheffield Iris.
A letter from Street to Ilchester, scarce 11 miles,
costs ten-pence postage ; from London to the same place,
133 miles, the postage is ten-pence.—Sherborne Journal.
On Friday afternoon, a little after five o'clock, as
two ladies were walking up Acre-lane from the Brixton-
road towards their residence, when about 100 yards up the
lane one of them was surprised by a man suddenly spring-
inc, behind her and seizing both her bands, from one of
which he took an umbrella, and then snatched at a reticule
in the possession of the other lady ; this was resisted, and
he then drew something from his pocket which appeared to
be a pistol, and pointed it first at one and then at the other.
This so alarmed the ladies that he obtained the reticule,
containing articles of value ; the ladies then screamed
loudly, which appeared to frighten him, and he ran off
with what he had taken, and made his escape. The po-
liceman on duty was at the further end of his beat, in Bed-
ford-lane.

The first ordinary meeting of the Royal Asiatic
Society for the session, was held on Saturday afternoon—
Colonel Lusbington in the chair. A great variety of pre-
sents were announced, both to the library and the museum.
A letter was read from Major-General Sir H. Worsley, an-
nouncing the liberal donation of 1001. for the general pur-
poses of the Society, and recommending that, in order to
rescue it from its present embarrassment, the members
should double their subscriptions. Colonel Smythe read a
paper on some of the habits of the Tugs, a singular race of
murderers in Hyderabad, which were brought before the
notice of the Society in 1832 in a letter from Lieutenant
Reynolds, by whose exertions many had been executed, and
about three hundred more sentenced to work upon the roads.

LITERATURE AND MAGAZINES.

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA.
VOL. 14. PART I.
Black, Edinburgh, 1836.

Under the skilful and diligent superintendence of
Professor Napier—who is himself " a walking Ency-
clopedia"—this work bids fair to drive all its prede-
cessors out of the field. Though of great bulk and
extremely voluminous, yet it is a terse and condensed
Miscellany, free from anything like verbiage, and pack-
ing up immense stores of all sorts of erudition in the
smallest possible compass. In its metaphysical, and
more especially, in its historical and scientific essays,
it is sententious to a degree, in proof of which we may
adduce the articles on " Mammalia,"—" Man"—
" Mahomet"—" Massillon"—and " Madame de Main-
tenon," where there is not a sentence that can be
spared without injury to the text. From the brief, but
circumstantial memoir of " Massillon," we extract one
or two pleasant anecdotes, for we cannot pretend to
deal with the more weighty or scientific disquisitions in
the volume :

" It was in 1699 that Massillon preached during Lent at
Paris. The triumph which he then obtained, would have
intoxicated a preacher who had less self-knowledge. On a
particular occasion, being felicitated by one of his brethren,
on the admirable manner in which he had preached, Stop
father,' said he, the Devil has already told it me more elo-
quently than you.' Massillon appeared in the pulpit, not with
his eyes shut like the celebrated Jesuit, but with downcast
looks, without gesture, and without parade. Baron the ce-
lebrated actor having gone to hear him, was so much struck
with his delivery, that he observed to one of his compa-
nions, my friend, hero is an orator ; tut as to us, we are
only actors.' Laharpe has mentioned a circumstance which
gives us a deep insight into the real source of the preacher's
power. It appears that a person belonging to the Court,
when on his way to see an opera performed, found his car-
riage stopped by a double file of vehicles, one set of which
were proceeding to the opera, and the other moving to the
Quinze Vingts, where Massillon was to preach. Ir,npatient
of the delay thus occasioned, he entered the church from
curiosity, and immediately applied to himself the emphatic
apostrophe Tu es ilk vir, of the sermon on the Word of
God. The man of the world heard the orator to an end, and
in going away, felt that he was altogether a different person
from what he had been when he entered the Church. Mas-
sillon succeeded at Versailles as he had done at Paris.
Louis the Fourteenth addressed to him, in presence of the
whole Court, the well known words, Father, I have heard
several great orators, and I have been satisfied with them ;
but whenever I hear you, I am dissatisfied with myself.'"

And yet the man who thus humbly expressed his sense
of his own unworthiness, was the same who revoked the
edict of Nantes—one of the most atrocious acts ever per-
petrated, even by a Nero or a Nicholas—and continued to
live in a shameless round of bare-faced profligacy, up to
the last moment of his showy, but worthless reign. In
his manhood Louis was a libertine of the most aban-
doned character ; and in his age a sentimental bigot,
who would rise from his knees in prayer—like Louis
the Eleventh before him—to visit the boudoir of one of
his mistresses. The generality of historians have been
far too lenient to this crowned scamp ; Mr. Macaulay,
however, has done him justice. The article on " Ma-
hemmedanism," though the subject be something trite,
is well worth reading, if not for the novelty of its in-
formation, at least far the condensed manner in which
it is put forth. The subjoined quotation may amuse:—

" The belief of a general resurrection and a future judg-
ment forms part of the creed of Islamism. When a corpse
is laid in the grave, they say it is received by an angel, who
gives notice of the coming of two examiners, two black and
livid angels, of a terrible appearance, named Monkar and
Nakir. These order the dead person to sit upright, and
then examine him concerning his faith as to the unity of
God, and the mission of Mahommed. If he answer rightly,
they suffer the body to rest in peace, and it is refreshed by
the airs of Paradise ; but if otherwise, they beat him on
the temples with iron maces, till from anguish he roars out
so loudly, that he is heard by all from east to west, except-
ing man and genii. They then press the earth on the corpse,
which is gnawed and stung till the resurrection, by ninety-
nine dragons, with seven heads each. As to the soul, they
hold that when it is separated from the body by the angel
of death, it enters into that which they call al berzakh, or
the interval between death and the resurrection. The time
of the resurrection the Mahometans allow to be a perfect
secret to all but God alone. Its approach, however, may
be known from certain signs which are to precede it. These
signs are distinguished into the lesser and greater. The
lesser are, the decay of faith among men ; the advancing of
the meanest persons to eminent dignity ; tumults and sedi-
tious ; a war with the Turks, &c. Among the greater
signs may be mentioned, the sun's rising in the west, and
the appearance of the beast which shall rise out of the
earth. This beast is to be sixty cubits high, having the
head of a bull, the eyes of a hog, the ears of an elephant, the
horns of a stag, the neck of an ostrich, the breast of a lion,
the colour of a tiger, the back of a cat, the tail of a ram; the
legs of a camel, and the voice of an ass."
The Mahometan al bcrzakh, or interval between
death and the resurrection, bears, it will be observed, a
remarkable resemblance to the Catholic doctrine of
purgatory. It is curious, too, that one of the signs of
the resurrection should be " the advancing of the
meanest persons to eminent dignity," when it is well
known that such has been for centuries the almost in-
variable practice among the Mahometans, where a
man may be a barber this year, and a Pasha, perhaps
even a Grand Vizier, the next. With but one or two
exceptions, all the present Ministers of the Porte have
risen from the very dregs of the populace. Another
sign of the Mahometan resurrection, viz., " a war with
the Turks," is not less curious, and must sadly perplex
the expounders of the Koran ; for the Saracens, by
whom, and for whose use, the sacred book was propa-
gated, have been, ages since, swept from the face of
the earth by the triumphant Turks. From this fact
we deduce this useful moral—namely, that the less a
would-be prophet, whether religious or political, deals
with facts, the better. So long as he expatiates in
generalities, he may be safe ; but those confounded
facts are apt to play strange tricks with a man's repu-
tation for prophetic sagacity.
We might have made many more extracts from this
valuable work, but space and time compel us to come
to a halt. We must therefore content ourselves with
observing, in general terms, that it forms a body, not
only of useful reading, but of that which will entertain
the veriest lounger that ever shuffled over the pages of
a fashionable novel, on an easy sofa. Its biographical
sketches are numerous, and replete with anecdote ; in
its disquisition on " Man," it is subtle, but not too
recondite or far-fetched, in its metaphysical specula-
tions ; and indeed its matter is throughout of so various
a character, that had it been published in Johnson's
days, it would have gone far to reconcile the cynic to
that which he most abhorred—" a big book." We
should not omit to state, that the plates at the end of
the volume are engraved in a superior style. The print
of the scaly rhinoceros, in particular, with its dim
back-ground of jungle, overshading, a broad, quiet
stream, is most carefully finished in its details. The
animal looks for all the world like Pavillon, the squat
burgess of Liege, crawling with difficulty on all fours,
in a suit of chain armour, as is duly recorded in Scott's
stirring romance of Quentin Durward.

STANDARD NOVELS: No. LV.
London, Bentley, 1836.

This volume of Bentley's highly admired collection
of standard works of fiction, contains the whole of
Cooper's celebrated novel of " Haidenmauer, or the
Benedictines." Heidemnauer is so generally read, and
so
well appreciated by the public, that it would be a
work of supererogation to enter upon an analysis of its
peculiar merits. Few legends of the Rhine are more
interesting. We have no doubt but that the announce-
ment of its republication in a form so attractive will be
received 'as a boon by all admirers of this kind of lite-
rature. The engravings with which it is embellished
arc very creditable to the taste and skill of the artist.

POPULAR SURGERY. From the French of M.
MAron. With Additions, by THOMAS CuTLEI, M.D.
London, Longman and Co., 1836.
We seldom or never notice medical works of a strictly
professional character ; and upon the merits of those
which we do notice, we as seldom: venture to hazard

an opinion. Of medical science we professionally know
nothing, and we have no desire to mislead the public.
We will therefore content ourselves with observing of
the volume before us, that it is the translation of a
work published in Paris by the Principal Surgeon to
the Hospital of Lausanne ; that it is particularly ad-
dressed to heads of families, captains of ships, emi-
grants, manufacturers, miners, and persons engaged in
public works; and that its directions are given in the
simplest language. Its object is to supply the want of
a surgeon in cases of such sudden emergency, that the
delay of a few hours might be attended with fatal con-
sequences.

THE BRITISH ALMANACK ; with the Companion,

for 1837.

THE HOUSEHOLD ALMANACK AND YEAR-

BOOK, for 1837.

THE WORKING MAN'S ALMANACK AND

YEAR-BOOK, for 1837.
Charles Knight.

The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
has sanctioned the publication of no works of minor
pretensions to general utility of which we can speak
more highly than of its Almanacks. Bound up with
their respective companions, they form in themselves
books of general reference for all persons, from the
highest ranks to the lowest grades in society. The
Companion to the British Almanack, is, in all
respects, a chronological history of the past year ; in
addition to which, it contains an admirable summary
of the Acts "passed during the last Session of Parlia-
ment ; an abstract of the substance of all Papers laid
on the tables of the Houses of Lords and Commons ;
and a full account of all public works, including rail-
roads, commenced or projected, in any !part of the
United Kingdom since the commencement of 1836.
The Companion to the Housekeeper's Almanack con-
tains a lucid account of the Public Funds, with direc-
tions for the investment of capital in stocks, which is
followed by statistics on the importrnt subject of eco-
nomical house-keeping. The Companion to the
Working Man's Almanack'contains a oomplete system
of frugal cookery, calculated for the use of industrious
families of limited income. The directions are so
simple that a child may understand them, and care is
taken to point out how to manage with the fewest pos-
sible number of kitchen utensils. We confess we are
much gratified with this attention to the domestic com-
forts of the working population. The summaries and
abstracts of the Acts and proceedings of Parliament
are added, with observations on the New Poor Law,
and the proposed systems of Emigration.

THE MONTHLY REPOSITORY.
Charles Fox.

The " Ballad of Delora," by R. H. Horne, is a
production of a high order. It has all the characteris-
tics of the old Spanish ballad, except that it is want-
ing in incident. But the absence of 'stirring incident
is amply compensated for by deep feeling, and stern
concentrated passion. Its popularity among readers of
true taste will be very great. The article on " Com-
mercial Freedom" is not long enough to include the ne-
cessary details which should accompany all disquisitions
upon a question so very important. Indeed it appears
to us to be one of those subjects which can only be
properly discussed in one of the Quarterlies, or in some
work equally voluminous.. With respect to Mr.
Robert Owen's book of " The New Moral World,"
which is here reviewed, coupled with some disrespect-
ful allusions to the silence of the Press, we can only say
in our own justification that the work was not sent to
us. Had we received it, we would not have shrank
from expressing our opinion of its merits or
demerits. The article on " Amusement," by Mrs.
Grimstone, is the best we have met with for some
months from the pen of that lady. The other articles
are for the most part reviews of works long since noticed
in our own columns. We trust we may here observe,
without offence, that both the " Repository" and the
" Monthly" devote too much space to stale Literary
Notices. Reviews arc all very well in their way, but
they ought not to form the staple of a Monthly
.Magazine.