The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-22 00:00:00

THE SON,

LI TER.A TUBE.
LAYS AND LEGENDS OF FAIRY LAND.
By Joseph Edwards Carpenter.
Gradually Mr. Uarpentt r hos acquired for himself
an agreeable popularity as a lyric writer. Many of
his sweet verses have found their way into the homes
of England—blended with the melodies of Joseph
Philip Knight, of Alexander Lee, of Stephen Glover,
of N. J. Sporle, of F. N. Crouch, and of other
favourite musicians. Joseph Edwards Carpenter has
by his graceful Bungs and ballads shown himself to be
a second Thomas Haync-s Bailey. The following to
us is a fair specimen of his style of composition, and
forms a fitting companion to the famous "She wore a
Wreath of Roses," by our lyrist's predecessor. As it
dues not appear to have been set to music we com-
mend the words to the attention of Mr. Balfe or to
one of his contemporaries.
" I MET HER IN THE PRIMROSE TIME.
" I met her in the primrose time,
A light and joyous thing,
When all seem'd bursting into life,
Beneath the breath of spring!
The cowslip and the lily-bell
Perfumed the morning air,
But she, though all were beautiful,
Seem'd far the brightest there!

" I met her when the roses bloom'd;
The spring•flow'rs all had fled,
And all that Summer radiance gave
Were blooming in their stead!
But she, in pride of womanhood,
In bright and glad array,
Amid those Summer flow'rets seem'd
Mure lovely e'en than they I
" When last we met the holly spread
His coral gems around,
And in his green and hardy boughs
Her emblem still I found,
For virtue like that fadeless leaf,
When Summer flowers are o'er,
Still blooms though youth and spring be fled,
More brightly than before."
From the extreme fluency with which these produc-
tions seem to have been penned they are repeatedly
blurred with faults that could otherwise have been
readily prevented. Occasionally, for example, the
rhymes are false and slovenly, as where " linger'd" is
intended to chime with " inger ;" or, worse even in a
very Cockney mood, where " cellar" is made the
jangling tag of "mellow." "Vibrate," again, is in-
variably employed by the writer as a word with a
stress on the second instead of the first syllable. In
spite of all these petty blemishes we are satisfied that
there are few lovers of English song who have not
derived some pleasure from the lyrics of J. E.
Carpenter.

NOTES ON SPA ANI.) ITS CHALYBEATE
SPRINGS, with Suggestive Remarks upon certain
Resources for the benefit of invalids hitherto un-
noticed in this celebrated Watering Place. By
Tilomas Cutler, 111 D., 6-c. 6-c.
Dr. Cutler has here productd the best work on the
far-famed springs of Spa that has yet appeared; and
as Spa, situated as it is in Belgium, and undisturbed
as it has been by revolutionary turmoil, must for
some time continue to be almost the only continental
watering place to which timid persons—lovers of
peace and quietness (and such are all invalids)—can
with safety resort, its publication is exceedingly well-
timed. All persons intending to visit Spa should
peruse Dr. Cutler's little work.

BREWING and DISTILLATION. By Thomas
Thomson, M.D., F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry in
the University of Glasgow. With Practical In-
structions for Brewing Porter and Ales according to
the English and Scottish Methods. By William

Stewart.
We have here a reprint of the two excellent trea-
tises on Brewing and Distillation contributed by
Professor Thomson to the last edition of the "Ency-
clopcelia Britannica." These treatises have long
been considered by brewers and distillers as the most
scientific and the most valuable of any extant on the
subjects of their manufactures. Messrs. Black hare
conferred a great obligation on all who take an inte-
rest in these subjects in rendering these valuable
treatises accessible to the public in general by re-
printing them in their present form; an obligation
which they have enhanced by adding to them the
instructions of Mr. W. Stewart (who is well known
as a practical brewer of eminence), for brewing porter
and ales. This work will prove a valuable acquisi-
tion, not only to those engaged in the manufacture of
malt liquors upon an extensive scale, but to those also
who brew only for their own consumption.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, Sam 19.

The Queen and Prince, attended by the Marchioness
of Douro, returned late yesterday evening iron " The
Hut."
The Royal dinner party yesterday included Vte Duke
and Duchess of Lee3s, Earl Grey, Lady Portman, abd
Colonel Challoncr.
The Prince of Wales rode out on horseback, attended
by Mr. Birch.

Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
ColontaT-office for the Governors of Canada, New
Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
COWES, SEPT. 21, 1849.
FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
Lord G,,dolphie h,,,s taken the small Pavilion for a
month; Colonel Brownlow Knox, Harriet Lodge, for
two months; ihe Rev. Augustus Noel, Rosetta Cottage;
Captain Williams, Busigny House, for twelve months;
C. Thomas, Aventng Villa; Captain Ballard,
Ninth Cott:,ge; airs. Nowell, Oak hill House, for twelve
months; Thomas Farrell, Esq., Lord de Grey's house,
tor six weeks; Mrs. Colonel Henderson, 3, Bath build-
ings, for twelve months ; Mr. Moseley, 4, Bath• build-
ings, for the same period; Mrs. Geddes, has the large
Pavilion; H. Howndle, Esq., Adelaide Villa; Spenser
de Horsey, E-q., Seventh Cottage; Joseph Gee, Esq.,
Castle Cottage; Mills, Esq., Tenth Cottage.
A number of small houses have also been let during
the wet k, and although net much more than half the
lodging-houses are occupied, still we have as much com-
pany as we have had at any part of the season.
The lack of visitors has caused an immense reduction
in rents.
SAILING MATCH FOR 200 GUINEAS.—The match
between the Tartar and Drift takes place tomorrow
(Saturday).
CHOLERA.—In consequence of the prevalence of cho-
lera in D 203 of the towns in England, this day has been
set apart for religious purpose 4. This evening all the
shops have been closed, and Divine service has been per-
formed in all the churches and chapels. Similar ser-
vices were performed at East Cowes, on Wednesday.
We are happy to say that there is no case of cholera in
the town.

ADDRESS TO THE LORD MAYOR.
The following very flattering address has been pre•
sented to the Lord Mayor by the mayor, aldermen,
and corporation of Boston :
" TO THE RIGHT 110 N. SIR JAMES DUKE, LORD MAYOR or
LONDON, AND ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES IN PAR-
LIAMENT FoR THAT CITY.
"My Lord,—We, the undersigned, the Mayor, Alder-
men, and burgesses of the borough of Boston, in council
assembled, take this, tits first opportunity of our meeting
since your election by the citizens of London as one of
their representatives in Parliament, to express to you
our thanks ler your great attention to the interests of
this borough, and for the courteous and friendly reception
which all parties within this borough invariably met with
from you during the twelve years you were one of its
representatives.
Although we regret that your political connexion
with the borough has been severed, yet we cannot but
congratulate you on the flattering manner in which you
have been eh cted to represent the first constituency in
the kingdom; and we feel assured that the same course
of consistent conduct which marked your political career
whilst the representative of this borough will still con-
tinue to guide you, and that the constituency of London
will feel, as does that of Boston, grateful for your Par-
liamentary services.
" With every wish for your future happiness, we re.
main, my Lord,
" Your Lordship's obedient servants,
(The Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses).
" Given under the borough seal, this 18th day o
Sept., 1849.