The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-03 00:00:00

JOURNAL OF THE STATISTICAL SOCIETY

OF L OiVD ON. Knight and Co.
The first article in the present Number of this most use.
ful Journal is the third Report of the Statistical Society on
the state of Education in Westminster. It is a highly inte-
resting paper, and ought to be read by every person who is
anxious to know the real state of education in an important
district of the metropolis. This paper is appropriately
followed by one on the moral statistics of the parishes of St.
James, St. George, and St. Anne, Westminster. It com-
prehends an account of religion, places of worship, benefit
and family societies, saving banks, &c. There are also
several articles on subjects connected with the Corn-laws,
which—particularly the review of the prices of corn hi
Prussia from 1816 to 1837—deserve the earnest attention
of the public.

CHRISTIAN REFORMER.
Sherwood and Co.
The instructive " Notes on Passages of Scripture" are
resumed this month, and are, as hitherto, replete with
learning, under the direction of sound sense. " Organiza-
tion of Unitarian Congregations.' is a well-written, practical
paper, in which the writer confines himself chiefly to the
constitution of separate congregationt•, without entering
into the question which occupied the attention of the
aggregate meeting of Unitarians lately held in the metro-
polis, and which still remains unsettled—namely, whether
any, and what sort of Church union should be established
among the Unitarians as a body ? The next article, en-
titled " Sectarian Associations," embraces a wider field.
The author is opposed to proselytism of every kind, on the
principle that it is wrong to disturb settled belief, how-
ever erroneous it may be considered. He seems to have
no very distinct views of the subject on which he writes,
and wanders about, like a dreamy enthusiast, in a world of
his own, far above this common-place, every-day, working
world of our's: By a list inserted in this Number, we
perceive there are eighty Unitarian meeting-houses regis-
tered for the solemnization of marriage.

The following Magazines appeared in only a portion
of our impression on Saturday-
BENTLEY' S MISCELLANY.
We need say nothing of " Oliver Twist," which we
suppose will be brought to a close in another number or
noticedcadit”in its collected
ainsda
iscornetminaurka-.
two, because we have already
" ter
form, in three volumes.
continua-
tion of a lively poem, in the Beppo mertire,
sufficiently explained by
able for the frequent ingenuity of its
Cafes" is an interesting article, " Parisian
its heading, from which we learn that
Eugene is the best billiard-player in Europe "nansrrned also,
that the age of chivalry is for ever past in France, t'
inns_
much as the poor women are compelled to do allntli;
household, and other drudgery there—that is to say, to
clean boots, harness coach-horses, carry loads, keep hotels,
stand behind counters, let. out newspapers, sell tobacco,'
and officiate as box-keepers at the theatres! From all
this we deduce the highly ingenious and original inference
that women are infinitely better off in England than in
France. " Gonello" is a melancholy tale of a jester,
simply and pathetically told in verse. " Anecdotes of Mili-
tary Service," furnisl• us with a touching incident on the
subject of a veteran °Mier's death-bed. The " Double-
bedded Room" is a story whose close has the rare merit of
coming like a surprise en the reader. The commencement,
which is lively and graphic, hardly prepares us for the
tragic conclusion. " Uncle Sam's Peculiarities" give some
amusing details of boarding-house chit-chat in New
York. Yankee pretension is most felicitously shown
up in this smart series of dialogues. " The Stage
Coachman Abroad" is an article written something after the
manner of Boz. Jehu relates in the first person, and in his
own peculiar dialect, the odd adventures that befell him in
the course of a tour to the Netherlands. a' The Claqueur
System" is a sprightly, anecdotal article from the pen of
Mr. Hogarth. " Peter Punctilio" exhibits some smart,
and even witty dialogue. The author is Mr. Mayhew.
We :subjoin a poem, entitled the " Suppe: of 13acchus,"