The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

THE MIRROR.

The Mirror for this month contains a number of
interesting articles, which want of space alone pre-
vents us from noticing more at large. We would
particularly recommend, however, the continuation of
Mr. P. B. St. John's " Adventures of a French Re-
publican," " Music : its Rise and Progress," and the
psper on " Financial Reform," as more especially
worth of perusal.

THE BELLE ASSEMBLEE.
Under the able auspices of Mrs. Newton Crosland
the Belle Assemblee progresses well. 'We observe a
new feature in the number for February : choice
flowers of wit and wisdom, from various authors—
Macaulay among the number—are collected under
the very appropriate, and, for a lady's magazine, the
singularly felicitous heading, " Our Conservatory."
Among the attractions of this number of the Belle
Assemblee is a poem, by the editress (Camilla
Toulmin), " A Penn for Merrie England." Our
space will not permit us to present the
entire poem to our readers ; but one stanzas will
suffice to show its spirit. After eulogising the
"grand heroic patience" with which the English
people have supported their trials, the fair poetess
beautifully and hopefully exclaims :
" Hark!—their recompense is coming—there is beard a
murmuring sound,
Like the rush of far-off waters when their wonted
course is found;
Hinder'd Commerce breaks her trammels, bearing on
her silver stream,
'Heath the flag of Free Ezehangement, hopes far
brighter than a dream!
Fancy sees the life-like Engine—hears the crash of
myriad looms,
And the Artizan's
pale forehead now the glow of joy
resumes!"

THE MAN MADE OF MONEY. Part V.
By Douglas Jerrold.
The author is evidently preparing for the conclu-
sion of his narrative that administration of" poetical
justice", with which all works of fancy close. Old
Jericho gets every day thinner from his continual
draws on his heart bank, and at length determines to
turn miser. His wife imagines he is mad, her
daughters both fail in their matrimonial speculations,
and her son Basil determines to marry Bessy, the
daughter of old ruined Gilbert Carraways, who, not-
withstanding his poverty, is to Jericho's infinite an-
noyance as joyous and as happy as ever. The next
part will finish the career of the " Man made of
Money."

THE ECLECTIC REVIEW.
From the introduction to this first number of a
" new series " we learn that the Eclectic Review has
been in existence about forty-four years. Such
longevity in a periodical is an almost indubitable
proof of excellence. Indeed, we can hardly wonder
at the long continuance of this review when we have
perused some of the paragraphs of this preface, which,
be it remembered, are of a retrospective, not of a pro-
spective character. The editor does not say
he will do such and such things ; be
tells us he has advocated almost every liberal meas
sure and every necessary reform which has been
agitated during the last half century—such as
Catholic Emancipation, the Abolition of Slavery,
and the Repeal of the Corn-laws, &c., &c.
"It has been no question with the editor," he tells us,
" whether such advocacy would be profitable or not.
general politics he is unfettered by party
,iterature, philosophy, and
He has never stopped to propose the inquiry. His
duty has respected truth, and he bas endeavoured
fearlessly and with fidelity. to
.utter it. In the de-
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