The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-06 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

FRIEND SHIP'S OFFERING.
Smith, London, 1838.
We noticed the illustrations to this elegant little Annual
at some length, a few days since, and have now merely to
add that the literary department is as well conducted as
usual, containing, among much excellent prose and verse,
two clever tales from the pens of Messrs. St. John, and
Cornelius Webbe. The .former gentleman's tale, entitled
the " Saviour of Naples" is the best thing in the volume.

ANNUAL of BRITISH LANDSCAPE SCENERY.
Orr, London, 1838.
There are not less than twenty engravings in this splendid
Annual, which are for the most part, from designs furnished
by Fielding, Cox, and Warren. All of them are illustra-
tive of the landscape scenery of the WTye, and exhibit the
picturesque character of that celebrated stream to the
greatest advantage. " View from Goodrich Old Court,"
which does duty as a frontispiece, is a fine panoramic view,
ranging over a vast and varied expanse of wood and
meadow, bill.and valley, en!ivened With glittering, sinuous
streams, and snug, cheerful homesteads, which seem the
abodes of peace and contentment. " Chepstow Castle
and Bridge over the Wye" is a striking landscape, but we
have doubts of its fidelity as a likeness ; for we are ac-
quainted with the spot, and have no recollection of the
spacious, lake-like sheet of water that &limners on the
horizon's verge. " The River Wye at Bannagor Crags"
is one of the loveliest landscapes that post or painter ever
yet imagined in their happiest dreams of beauty. The
deep, rapid stream, flows in endless vvindings through a
district rich in the wild graces of crag and copse and wa-
terfall, and reflects the many romantic objects on its
high hanks with dazzling fidelity. All is repose
and sylvan beauty. " Tintern Abbey" is admirably true
to nature, as we ourselves can testify. A more striking
ruin than this,
.is not to be found even on the boasted
banks of the Rhine, which so many of our amafrurs of the
picturesque make it a point of fashion to visit, while they
neglect our own river landscapes, which are quite equal,
and in some respects superior, to those of France, Switzer-
land, or Germany. " Village of Brockweir, on the River
Wye," is a scene of perfect pastoral seclusion,
apparently shut out from the rest of the world by a range
of breezy uplands, backed-in the farthest distance by lofty
foliage-clad mountains. The two maps which illustrate
the windings of the Wye are executed with considerable
skill and care. The literary department of the work is
from the pen of Miss Twansley, whose descriptions have
the merit of strict truth and vivacity. This lady
is evidently an enthusiastic lover of nature ; is al-
ways
.graphic and imp,ssioned when sketchin, some
favourite landscape, such as Piercefield or Tintern ; and
occasionally exhibits much amusing quaintness of idea,
as, where alluding to a shoal of porpoises . which she en-
countered half way between the Avon and Chepstow, she
observes, "the sight of any animal, however small, sporting
and frolicking in the water is pleasant ; but the elephan-
tine gambols of porpoises are particularly so to me ; their
enjoyment is on so large a scale—there is so much them
to be happy." The present.season, we suspect, will pro-
, duce few more entertaining Annuals than the one now be-
fore us.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORT MOUTH, OCT. 5, 1838.

In Harbour—The Britannia, 120, flag ship; Victory, 104,
ordinary guard ship ; Excellent, gunnery sh►p ; Royal George
yacht ; Messenger, steam transport ; and tenders, Gipsy and
Gossamer. .

In Dock—Not any thing in commission.
In Basin—The Racer, 16, for the West Indies.
At SPITIIEAD —The Edinburgh, 74; Pique, 36; Actaeon,
28 ; and Orestes, 18; all, it is supposed, for the Coast of
Mexico.

ARRIVALS SAILING'S, &c. DURING THE WEEK.
On SATURDAY the 29th ult.—Saiied the Pa►,taloon, 10,
for the North Coast of Spain.
On MONDAY the Ist inst.—The Actaeon, 28, and Orestes,
18, went out of Harbour, and Gipsy tender arrived from the
Eastward.

On WEDNESDAY the 3d—The Hastings, 74, accompanied
by the Meteor, steam-vessel, sailed for Malta, with the Queen
Dowager on board.

On Wednesday the following gentlemen passed their exa-
mination in seamanship to serve as Lieutenants in her Ma-
jesty's naval service:—Messrs. Gerard John Napier, _Henry-
Vernon Craven, and Charles Wills Mowll. On the same day
passed for gunners, Messrs. Thomas Cooke, William Horn-
brook, John Rose, John Rance, and Joseph Vincent; and for
a Boatswain, Mr. James Mackey. Her Lajesty the Queen
Dowager arrived on Wednesday at about 10 minutes past 3.
and was received with very gratifying cheers. She alighted
in the Dock-yard, and leaning on the arm of our much re-
respected Commander-in-Chief, Sir Philip Durham, irr,m2-
diately embarked on board the Meteor • steam-vessel. All the
flag Officers; Captains, and Commanders were in attendance
on her Majesty, in full uniform, and the crews of the respective
ships both in !:arbour and at Spithead, manned yards, and fired a
Royal salute. She got on board the Hastings at a quarter
I past 4, and at half-past 5 she started from S!Jithead with a fine
breeze from the N. E. The tout ensemble was very good; the
arrangements throughout were excellent; and, however much
people may talk about reviews in H; de-park, or any ether
park, yet to see a squadron of some seven or eight ship.,
dressed in colours, and manned yards, tire a salute, and then give
three of Jack's peculiarly hearty cheers, is a sight that must give
greater pleasure (or at least ought to do so), to every lover of
this, our sea-girt isle. Would to God the poor navy was a little
more thought of, and that those sights were a little more fre-

quent.
The Ganges, 54, Nlagicienne, 24, and Camelion, 10, are
ordered to be commissioned ; and the Britannia strikes the flag
to-night, Sir Philip having gone on a visit to Lord Amelius
Beauclerc at Plymouth.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY•)

DEAL, OCT s.—Wind N. E.—Arrived 'from the River
and proceeded the Majestic, Williams, for Hobart Town ;
Superb, Gatchell, for N ivy Island; Rio packet, Dench, for
Newfoundland ; Grand Turk, Thompson, for New Orleans ;
Reserve, Hosean, for Jamaica; Henry, for Constantipole.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT 5. —W; nd E. N. E. to N. E.
PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 4. —Wind E.—Arrived the David Lana-
bert, from St. Petersburg ; Old Maid, Dunn, from Miramichi.
Sailed her Majesty's ship Jupiter, for the Cape and Ceylon.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 4.—Wind E., strong breezes.—Arrived
the Zephyr, M'Lea, from Mirarnichi.
RAMSGATE, OCT. s.—Arrived the Lord Durham, Davis,
from Memel.

POOLE, OCT, s.—Arrived off, the Mary and. Jane, Stuart,
from the Cape of Good Hope.
BRIDOEWATER, OCT. s.—Arrived the Eagle, Roach, Riga.
BRISTOL, OCT. s.—Arrived the Helen, Campbell, from
St. Petersburgh.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4. Arrived the Cordelia, M‘Mahon, from
St. Pete' sburgh ; Magnificent, from St. John's, N. 13.
DUBLIN, OCT. 3. Arrived the Fame, Tulloch, from St.
Petersburgh ; Stanmore, from London ; Prudence, Angel,
from ditto.