The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-03 00:00:00

EV ENING SUN.

14AGA_ZINES—CONTINUED.
NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
This Magazine reached us, as usual, at so late
an hour that -we were unable to include it among
our perio die-LI notices. The Number, on the
whole, in ay be called a fair enough average one,
and among the best of its articles, is Mr. Doug-
las Jerrold's sketch of " Bajazet Gag,"
the
manager, whose character suggests a very whim-
sical—but we have no doubt in the main, cor-
rect—notion of a lessee of a minor metro-
politan theatze. The dialogues that take
place between this illustrious oddity and some
of his subalterns are replete with point and fun.
Here is a sample of one of th.fnu. Mr. Gag has,
it seems, Accepted a manusol •ipt tragedy front a
small author, but after a wor Id of delay, finds it
inconvenient to bring it o ut; t.: le dramatist
thereupon calls unon him, to inquire the cause of
such cavalier treatment, when -the following
energetic colloquy ensues between. them :
"I am not a man to jest with, Mr. Gral ;." And Betti;
mont Fletcher Pettichaps reddened Mc, a turkey. •'•
gave you "The Prince of Greenland'—y.'s the piece, the
manuscript into your own hands."
"A manuscript !" exclaimed the manager, jternPing
from the chair, and slipping his hat upo.il his head.
" The Prince of Greenland,' an his mica) tragedy In.
five acts," shouted Pettichaps. tuned
"And have I had it y time taken up with a da
tragedy ? cried manager Gag.
"Not a damned tragedy, Sir," r PettiehaPsOwith
dignity—" not damned, but unactc d." -
The only
" It's just the same—all birds or a feather.
difference is," said Gag, " that your damned tragedies are
full-grown geese ; whilst the unact ed, like so manY green
goslings, haven't come to their pro per hissing. ,
" ' The Prince of Greenland," I 'epiled Pettichaps:
neither goose nor gosling—it is a - play
upon purely WWI-
rival principles."
" I am very sorry for it, for :four sake, very
said Gag. "Had the thing bet m a real Greenlander,
could have given him forty min-dtes between the Pieces;
as it is, I—l—wish you a very good morning. 40
" Then, Sir, am I to understand," asked Pettlehar*
utter consternation, " that you reject my trage(Y ?"
" And no mistake," replied Mr. Bajjazet Gag. 0,
• "Then, Sir—but the town shall hear of this
Sir, where is the manuscript ?" asked Yettichaps- ,I v
is
" How should I know ? If there's any sense atr;d
it, I shouldn't wonder if it had w74,11.-ed to the 'l*
maker's." And Gag began to whistl( iose to
" Mr. Gag," exclaimed Pettichaps, striding uP c"
the manager, " I demand my property:" were
"Property ! Why, Sir, one wou'te'. think yolr
talking of tweezers, or a tookpick, or • SC metbing of IteP:rs..
tance : whoever heard of property i manuse/iPt
gedy ! Property ! Upon my word you gentlemen
,;00,a,
thors give yourselves pretty airs. Why, a tray
wouldn't talk larger. Property !" at id Gag laugheu
castically. "What do I know about it ?' ut
" What, Sir ! did I not put the ma nuscript Y°-
hands ?" asked Pettichaps.
" Can't say anything about it," a aid Gag.
"No equivocation, "
I'm The Frig"
Sir—did I not give you The
of Whales'—for I have since alter ed the title to lot
sit
u
Prince of Greenland'—in yourown. hands ? ra
recollect me," urged Pettichaps.
The Prince of Whales,' and you yourself gave
the piece ?"' P°et of •
"I myself gave you the piece," :answered the
Greenland. 1, 0 new
" And pray, Sir," and as the manager sPo 'se
light gleamed at the corner of his eyes ; "Pr* Toe
now be particular in your answer—when you gas „
the manuscript was there anybody present ? ,Ajeaet
"No one--we were alone," replied the bard.
Sir—alone !" d bfr
"We were alone, were we ? Then, Sir," Croweor.
'
nager Gag triumphantly, " then„ Sir, my define
swer is to you—l never received the manuscriPt', the
Those who wish to get any insight ini°le.
nature of the tricks played off by London 11°.
dealers, will find much. to answer their pullofse
in an article entitled "Screws," which is fnbe
that best sort of worldly information which js' ger,
result of long, practical, experience. A ea;
it seems, " is an unsound horse that looks
sound one ; a valuable animal in apPearaillhe
reality a worthless brute," and the object of by
article is to point out the rogueries practi°e.tteu, •
those who trade in screws. It is neatly wrietted
and deserves praise for the motive that
it. " French Fetes" is a pleasant theme, T's tile
and agreeably treated. The writer coutl of de,
stigfeliflY
popularpastimes of the French andEOglig" P the
e to
and, naturally enough, gives the preferenc, story
k 5
holiday-makings of the former. Mr. "-°° .01cini;
of " Fathers and Sons" runs its course re.)
Trollop e's
but we cannot say so much for Mrs. -.9 0..
"Charles Chesterfield," which in place° Lt.', Of
tremely dull and languid. " The TvVe" nef,
August in South Wales" is a sprightly, un is
' fected sporting Paper. " Mislaying an Idea...RAl•
a satirical sketch of a dull, prosy bore, by
•‘"
Poole.'

ECLECTIC REVIEW.
There are several judicious and impartial re-
views of new publications in this Number ; or,
n particular, on a religious Lecture lately &Pi
vered in London by Mr. Beaman, of the Tint,
States, gives rise to several sound and seryieesa'"
reflections on the subject of pulpit oratory.
COIL
UNITED SERVICE JOURNA.L.---I‘r- stems
The United Service treats on the
-syin
transportation to the Australian settlevileuenwap
the threefold view of naval, military/ audithth;
but growing quarrelsome in the end ri
a eitege,.
present adopted plans, draws up
of suggestions for their modification. SA7,;
during the Campaign against Mehemet 141#
conveys a good notion of the decisive eta,
tions of the English squadron, and a 1°.,..u;
block let into the page, represents the u__.°
bardment of Gebail. The
cano of Kirauea," in Hawaii, by 5,.1-110,
Rees, describes a curious species ;that
called by the natives Pele's hair, 1,110
lady being the goddess of the NrOleanT laOCl
is regularly propitiated by fat pig's, "10' of
thretal'.ea
bread-fruit. It runs in fine-drawn
glassy lava, sufficiently light to De faro'
away by the wind. The 44 Ten t-°-„oot
" Visit to the "veosio
Captivity of Lieut. White by the Carlists'''ea'sad
have been quite so dismal after all. A ill the
guitar were no unmerry companions;_ anu,,ess
frying-pan with its fish and onions is a daintl-noss
not to be forgotten. An air of picturesqufe',ht
distinguishes the " Reminiscences of a :Ils-
Dragoon." The present subdivision of the of
torical Details relative to the Military Foree
Great Britain" is resumed at the fifteenth e:ta,
tury, and the various parliamentary acts andii.doe.
tistics connected with the subject, seem we'
duced and chronologized.

BRITISH MAGAZINE.—No. CXVI-L„t, of
A fifth paper on the " Poems of the P°`heo-
logy of the Waldenses on many P
Lyons," appears this month, in which the
plained and further illustrated by a translatiououn
a curious poem. Between this and,a ChaPtgot-
Fasting, which we recommend to the hat
tish Non-Intrusionists, are several
Ip so
deal plentifully in learning and latinity:
utilitarian an age, however, it is surpristug,eir
tractates on Boehmenism, Bardism, and Syretioa
points is
borgianism, with other more mysterious isms'
readers or even students.

. ,
DOGGETT'S COAT AND .13* trio •
This old-established wager was rowed yesterne' obi?
following young watermen, whose term of aPPrell_dt of 11!
had expired since last August,: were selected. u
lar
Rge number to
econtend :
ichard Moor Surrey. Canal's°. irs.
Robert Thomas Skinner ,Shadwell.
William Hartwell HumphreyS.Greenwich.
William Hawkins Free . ..:.Queenhithe. ,
William George Hawkins Fulham.
is a coat aGnrdeebntlicell; :3
1161 S
to fili,.. he-
rrhe James I
awardar s Parsonson
victoryon
been added the interest of 2001. South Sea SEQTwei:r
queathed by Sir IV. Joliffe, for the second and thirtiowt
the former of these two receiving five-eights, and the Ad. 1.0
three-eights, amounting to 4/. 7s. 6d. and 2/. 125:,-vi 0;
former years this match was rowed in working Whe,:ce4e
ienroee, itt 0
but as the distance from the Swan at Lond°3; ta
orto bfoeu
to the Swan' at Chelsea against the tide was eonsideee
rnly.ttarssels' was
substituted
ing boats. The wager yesterday was not s„c) "had
as many we have witnessed, but the in,e-leof
to contend against a spring tide anu was
wind. The start, which took place at five o'clo*:;horc
etermined some
vriv
even. Hawkins and Parsonson, after rowing Ito
distance, fouled, and Moore shot by thes
_toter
the first place. Free was touched 011 the gunning.
by the Putney man's cutter (Hawkins.), an del, the
under a ballast lighter the man was inane his
ill his
wager fur i
rood
water, but, at his own desire, was again pla 'a kept
boat and rowed after the other wagermen. Yl°l.,kinner
the lead throughout, and facing Lyons's, whi' ' theta
and Parsonson were fouling, Humphreys row lea
bI%
and
into the second place. Moore never lost tilt lhe (1,,
..nd
won easily ; Humphreys was second, Skinne t
rill f.„.
Parsonson fifth. The wagermen were aftcwa,a.d. yo.'-
vided with a very excellent dinner at the Pa b alter
o.
from the bottom of the river Wear, ewSei!e deeply
Harbour, by the excavating machine ; thy
_have lain
A few days ago, two large oak trees •er_eal.arenrnigavill
embedded in the sand, and are suppe4 'l' t., rears.
The wood is in a perfect state of 011, .
preservti
since the great flood in 1771, a period of?eve. / .7