The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-01 00:00:00

EVENING P.DITI

rim- mount:Li:is. In about a couple of IliSurs afterwares,
• the first teidulatory trembling oeenrred, and was quickly
followed by others, so that terror was mil-el-sal bosh
=one• men and awitnals. Nu one could stand unsup-
ported; the noise Of the rumbling earth And fallingln)::ses
was stunning; the cries of the people heart-rending;
and dense clouds of dust gave a miserable dismay to the
scene. The grand nucleus of The violence appears to
have he sr at.Conoepcion, which, with Talcahuano, was
frittered to ruins. At one moment, it was remarked that
the sea laid retired so much beyond its natural limits,
that every rock and shoal in the bay was visible. It flowed
again, and again,retired, 'leaving the.' ships that. had been
at anchor iu seven fatlioilis'-iva ferqUite-- dry.- "". lirtlfles --
instant of terror, an enormous wave was seen rolling
• tically onwards, and forcing its way through the DOcuChica,
carrying all before it, to a vertical rise, by aecura te measure-
ment, of twenty-eight feet above high-watermark. .Mans. of
the poor animalsleaped off the cliffs in a panic and 'pe-
rished ; and a small schooner, nearly reauy for launch-
ing, was washed over the reined walls to a distance of
two hundred yards from her stocks. The refluX of this
roller caused great devastation, and carried to sea every-
thing within its influence. Another anil a larger wave
succeeded ; and after some minutes of awful likpenee,
a third eaormous swell was seen rushing iu tweru
Quirignina and the mainland, apparently larger than
either of the two thriller. This advanced, according to
Captain Fitzitov, " roaring as it dashed against every
obstacle, with irresistible force, destroying and over-
whelming, along the shore. Quickly retiring, as if spurned
by the loot of the hills, the retreating wave dragged.
away such quantities of household effects, fences, furni-
ture, and other moveables, that after the tumultuous rush
was over, :he sea appeared to be covered with wrens.
Earth and water trembled ; and exhaustion appeared to
follow these mighty effOrts." •
During this awful convulsion, the shipping was dashed
and whirled about like things of straw. Previefits to the
rush of *aters, two English merchantmen, the Pauline
and Orion, were lying a full cable's length apart, and
after it had passed, they were side by .side, with three
round turns in their cables ; thus bearing evidence to
the verticose action they had undergone. At Nuevo
Bilbao, two schooners anchored in the port snapped
their cables, and were found among the bushes, upwards
of three hundred feet from the beach. The earthquakes
were succeeded by violent squalls of wind, and deluges
of rain. We were also assured, on the authority of
witness, that on heaving in the chain-cable of a vessel,
after this -earthquake, it was found that the heat of the
ground had been such as to partly fuse the lower links.

METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE.
• Mrs. Trollope's " Blue Belles of tiegland " is
continued Mille present number. The tale con-
tains some amusing drawing-room dialogues, and
a portrait of a sentimental young man of re-
markably refined taste and manners, of whom
the authoress says—after the most approved
fashion of the Minerva Library school of flet
—" no one who ever beard him recite pass:. .ire
from Petrarell, in the soft sweet whisper wh:ch
more resembled the fragrance-laden breathings
of Zephyrus, than mere human speech, could
doubt that Henry Mortimer was a man of.
taste !" This sweet-voiced youth must have beea
irresistible in a lady's boudoir. "The Idiot
Sailor-boy" is a clever naval story, from the
practised pen of the nuthor of " Rattlin, the
Reefer." In "Spence r Middleton" we have one or
two graphic sketches of a young freshman's life at
Oxford—a tempting theme, but which Lockhart
has well nigh exhausted in his admirable: story
of " Reginald Dalton." The " Memoirs •of an
Italian Exile" give some spirited details re-
specting a skirmish with the Austrians, in tlsk
late disastrous attempt at independence ilia
by the Carbonari against their oppressrrs.
Among the poetial contributions, there is an
epitaph, written. by Thomas Campbell , on the
death of Mrs. and the Misses Sir_ae who, it
k ••
en's, were drowned when on • party of plea-
sure. We subjoin this ep:fo",,n, howaver,
is not in the author's bes' manner :

"In dell) .ninnissi'.ll to the Will above,
"Yet with no ".)mmon cause tier human tears ;
This sf--
, Ale, for the lost partner of his love,
__nd for his children lost—a mourner rears.

One fatal moment, one o'erwhelming doom
Tore three-told from his heart the ties of card',
Ilis Mary, Margaret, in their early bloom,
And her who gave them life told taught them worth.
Farewell, ye broken pillars of my fate,
My life's txnapanion, and my two first-born !
Yet with this silent stone I consecrate
To conjugal paternal love forlorn.
Oh ! may each passer-by the lesson learn,
Which can along• the bleeding heart sustain
When Friendship weeps at Virtue's funeral urn—
That, to the pure in heart, to die is gain,"

MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
This periodical is by no means destitute of
ability, but it appeals too exclusively to the few,
as in its " Foreign Aids to Self Intelligence," vi.d
" PassageS from the Economia Regni Aniny_tis,"
both which essays are of such a chatneter
as
must render them caviare to the ger.erality of
readers. .The editor would be far rationally,
and we should conceive, profitabl'yemployel, in
writing thoughtful, vigorous Poetry, than this
sort of ricketty, ltunbernag which answers
' no other purpose than to r.erplex and mystify.
A" Glimpse at the Reign of Terror" is a tale of
which one of the chief re:s7Gnages is the noto-
rious Fouquier Tinville. the public prosecute
in the sanguinary day! of Robespierre. It is im-
possible
to exaggrate the atrocities of such a
miscreant, and accordingly the character is not
overdrawn. "On Comedy" is an essay, whit:,
contains sonic useful, practical suggestions ma
theatric?,:i matters.

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDE'; s.
Yesterday these delightful gardens were openc,,,, with •
all the attractions offered to the Fulaic, for the present
season, and we were very glad to see that tie
spirit of their most efficient manager was duly appre..
elated by his patrons—the people. le.ffi public
former years
Mr. Cross appeared, to those not in
secret, to go be-
yond the expenses which a shillt,tg-
exhibition would
warrant ; but on the present oc I,asioli he has exceeded all
`..e. First of all, the gardens
his former attempts to plea
are in a beautiful state
order, and well ornamented—
the cages are all and the animal stock has been
much increased.
, the But the grand attraction of the day
was
" C.4lossal and Pictorial Model of Ancient and
Modern 'dune." This seems to be a very faithful re-
Prc4o'fitv.Lion of the Queen of Cities—it is by I)anson, as
th':, representations of Mount Vesuvius and Iceland were,
and this effort proves that he has now ace,uired
almost perfection in this style of pictorial modelling. Of
course we have St. Peter's as the most prominent- object
—then the 'Papal Palace with other beautiful objects
in the back-„fiTound, while, in front, the ornamental pond
represents the Tiber, abutting upon which is the Castle.:
of St. Angelo, thickly studded with bristling cannon,
and it is crossed by a bridge also bearing the name of
the saint. Altogether the picture, or model, is a beauti-
ful piece of art, and well repays a visit. But. that is in
the day-time—when nine o'clock arrives then it assume";
new beauties. This place of amusement has long bee:,
celebrated for its pyrotechnic exhibitions ; this year titer
are made to give a representation of Rome in the
thy al,' when the cathedral is lighted up with the utrat&A
splendour. All we • can say is that the fireworks v.cre
quite worthy of the Surrey Zoological Gardens. :More
praise we cannot give them. The indefatigable proprie-
tor offers another source of gratification to his moue-
rous visitors : yesterday he again commenced the Pro-
menades Musicale with the brass band of last year, and
he states that he has made several important additions to
it. They played many of the celebrated pieces of
Strauss, *Musing, Bishop, Bochsa, Rossini, S:c., aged Nl'l
loudly •applauded. The gardens were well filled by
happy people all day, but after the concert 1-.egan, they
were crowded. Even up to within alie- rrienit,:s of nines
o'clock, (when the fireworks are let offs) mach e"rrikr
company arrived, and all being attracted"to one spot, the
crowding was gther inconvenient at the present tez!lpe-
raturo. "rhe thousands present appeared happy, and we
trust tle worthy and spirited proprietor- will have inteiz
such " at homes'' during his brief sonson, •