The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-01 00:00:00

THE COURT MAGAZINE.

The portrait of Lady Denman is a rood engraving,
though we have seen much better by Cochrane, who ap-
pears, in the present instance, to haVe hurried over his
task, especially, as regards the drapery, whose folds look
stiff and wiry. The literary contents are neither better
nor worse than usual. " lliartha Vincent" is a talc penned
in a pleasant, unaffected spirit, and will amuse its female
readers. " Plain Sailing on Shore," by the author of the
" Invisible Gentleman," contains some graphic description,
and one or two lively touches of character, &cove out
through the medium of dialogue.

THE ASIATIC JOUnNAL.
Allen and Co.

The various projects for opening a communication with
India by means of steamers, are examined by a correspon-
dent of the " Asiatic Journal" with a degree of care corn.
mensurate with their importance. The writer proposes
that the carrying out of any plan which may be approved
Of shall be entrusted wholly to the East India Company.
His reasoning in support of this proposition is ingenious ; and
the article altogether is one which will be generally read
with great advantage. The " Mate of the Wild Swan" is
devoid of that vigour and semblance of individuality with-
out which fiction is seldom or ever interesting. It is one of
the million of tales that are annually written for no other
conceivable reason than that the writers had nothing better
to busy themselves about. The " Letters of the late Mr.
Moorcroft" are very interesting end contain a variety
of details relative to the social state of India, which
are quite now to us. The other articles in this Num-
ber do not call for any particular notice, further than
that they all relate to subjects connected with Indian his-
tory, statistics, or literature. The following remarks on
the growth of the tea-plant in Assam, are, however, well
deserving of public attention :
" The result of the researches of the tea-deputation despatched
to Assam under Dr. Wallich, respecting the tea-plant in that
country, gives every reason to expect that tea will become in
a short time a prime article of export from India. The plant
has been found in extensive naturalplantations, and the locali-
ties are such as to encourage the belief that it exists far more
extensively than has been notually discovered, and to warrant
the conclusion that Assam, and our northern frontier gene-
rally, will aflbrd the most ample field for tea cultivation of
every variety.
.4 Two of the localities in which the tea has boon ll)und are
beyond Sudiya, in the tract of country occupied by the Sing-
rhos i and the natural prosumption is, that it has migrated into
that nei"hlicurhno.ci from the Chinese provinces to the cast.
ward. If this he correct, there is every reason to expect that,
WI Nailer investigation, it will be found to tie plentifully dif-
fused through the nelulibmiring mountains. The Singphos
aanred littletr Clirciulwtyhoneedckth"e rwelfeodrgc e
boeur anticipated
paramount
in
extendingauthority,
the regular cultivation and manufacture of the tea in their
country. At the same time, it is gratifying to know, that the
tea produced on the adjoining frontier of China is very
valued by the Chinese themselves. Other two •
.ucalities of the
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