The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-03 00:00:00

THE SPORTSMAN.

The embellishments of the May Number of the "Sports-
man" are the pair of Arabian horses sent from the Imaun
of Muscat as a present to our gracious Sovereign, William
IV. They are noble looking animals, worthy of the prin-
cely donor. The articles are very good of their kind. The
best is one on the origin of the Game Laws.

THE MONTHLY.
Sherwood 4S• Co.

The " Monthly" improves. There are several interest-
ing and some instructive articles in the May Number.
The article on the " Resources of Russia," and the " Stric-
tures on Works recently published respecting the present
state of our trade with China," are particularly good.
The " Lines by Lady Jin-She," from the Chinese, would
not have been worth the trouble of translating were they
the only existing monument of Chinese literature. As it
is, the author, instead of palming them upon a lady of any
nation, should have published them as the first scribblings
of a sentimental parrot. The article respecting Mr.
Francis Place and Fraser's Magazine, is, we think, quite
uncalled for. Mr. Place's friends are more solicitous for
for his peace of mind than we are sure be is himself ; as
he has too much good sense to take offence, or otherwise
trouble himself, about what every person laughed at as a
mere jeu d'esprit. The " Recollections of Sir Walter
Scott" contain nothing respecting the habits and senti-
ments of that extraordinary man which is at all new to us.

MONTHLY REPOSITORY.
Fox. Paternoster-Row.

" State of the Canadas," the first paper in this Number,
strongly advocates a popular form of government for our
North American colonies. The tone of its animadversions
on the conduct of the Home Government with respect to
Canadian affairs is by no means either friendly or cour-
teous. " Spirit of Modern Publishers," is highly eulogistic
of the only Meceenases of whom literature can boast in our
day. " The New Gagging Bill " points out the hardships
which the new Stamp Act will impose upon printers and
publishers. This is a subject of great importance both to
the public and the trade, and we have no doubt the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer will make such alterations in the
Bill as will remove every suspicion of hostility to free dis-
cussion on the part of the Government. " Social Classi-
fication" and " Cursory Remarks on Prejudice," are papers
which indicate considerable powers of thought in their
respective authors.

THE LONDON AND EDINBURGH PHIL O.

SOPHICAL MAGAZINE.
R. Taylor, Red Lion-court.

The present Number of this Magazine will be peculiarly
acceptable to the scientific reader. Among the most in-
teresting of the articles are those on " Physical Geology," by
Mr. Hopkins, and " Observations on the Lines of the Solar
Spectrum," by Sir David Brewster. To Ichthyologists the
" Catalogue of Fossil fish, in the Collections of Lord Cole
and Sir P. G. Egerton," must be a treat. Under the
heads " Proceedings of Learned Societies" and " Miscel-
laneous Intelligence," we find, as usual, a great abundance
of useful information on scientific subjects.

THE CHRISTIAN REFORMER.
Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper.

The present Number of this Magazine is enriched with
a great variety of articles, which bear ample testimony
to the ability with which the religious views of the sect
whose opinions it represents are supported by the con-
ductors of the work. The dispute between the Presbyte-
rians and the Independents and Baptists, respecting the
power of the former Body to withdraw from the others, is
not yet settled.
" The Ministers of the Two Denominations," says the
Christian Reformer, " have at length (their own organ, the
Patriot, slightly reproves their tardiness) published counter-
resolutions to those of the Presbyterian Body of Ministers.
These will be speedily met, we are informed, by additional
Resolutions of the latter body, and by an exposure of the mis-
takes, assumptions, and evasions which run through their
document. The whole will probably be given in our next
Number.

" Two things are amusing in the Resolutions of the Two
Denominations, and the comments upon them in their Maga-
zines and Newspapers; one, that three members of the Scot-
tish Secession Church, holding its Synod in Scotland, are
unanimously' declared to be the Body of English Presby-
terian Ministers (for ' English' is always understood when the
Presbyterian Ministers of London are spoken of)—the other,
that the ' orthodox' boast of being purged of Unitarianism by
the Withdrawment,' whereas Unitarianism still cleaves to
them, in what way we need not describe, and some of them, we
know, look with uneasiness at this taint in their orthodoxy.' "