The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-03 00:00:00

LfTERARY

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A NNALINE,, pr NOTWE,HUL`iTING, 3 Vol. 8vt):
A Novel, bearin4.thif title, has been published
only few
,dayij ;a4..-yet has occupied more .of
public attention
.than anonymous works of this
class usually. command. The Author.has not •
stooped to
.imitatOhe, style or composition of
any writer, but Ittqfioldly. entered on hitherto
almost untrodden grountd.: '.The work is corm:
posed on the true -dramatic principle
.of
.'nn
ascending climax. The : First' Volume and.part
of the Second contain, interwoven with the main
thread of the story and inseparably connected
With it, a delineation of-Motive hunting, orerat -
ingOn the Heroine. Those who haven quick serise
of the .ridicUlOus will feel the satire thus -con,
Veyeik While • their 'feelings of justice and. pity'
he excited for the object on • which it- is
exercised. The latter part of. the. Secoild •
Volume, and the whole of the Third is ,devoted
to' what is: usually termed the more interesting
parts of thy Story, with that intermixture of the
comic parts . necessary .to sustain the dramatic
composition. This- portion of -the scene is in.
South America, and on the Ocean. We have
not room to insert the.highly wrought and pathe.:;
tic-parts-with which it abounds, but must content•
ourselves ith transcribing a terrible and sub..
lime description of a Snow Tempest and Eaith,
quake in the Andes. - • • • .
"'At length the summit of the pass was gained, and they turn-•
ed to, traverse-the ridge witich terminated in the great descent.,
linniediately beneath and aboVe them were regions of everlast-
ing snow :.far beloW dark•and- naked crags arose, upon-Which
hung banks of heavy clouds. Then were seen -`the mountain'.
forests clothing the various aspects of glens and steeps, partly"
in deep shadow front the superincumbent vapour. Far far be-•
low through the opening clouds appeared a World of- forests,
plains, meandering rivers, hills, and dales loaded with plenty,
and, extensive lakes spangling the wide champaign. There
wail'a -gloom with broad gleam's of lurid light overspread--
ing it. ' ,
't Annaline forgot her danger as she gazed on-the magnificence.
of nature extended far and wide before her. Four hours of
day=light were yet V) elapse, and by that time the guides
hoped to have descended into a warmer climate to-pass the.
night. ,
" Some hollow sounds were heard, and thought to be the wind'
among the caverns under them ; then some lightning was seer
belnyr them ; the -distant thunder died away-in countless echoes.
The;goidcs crossed themselves and hastened forward. Appre-
fiernillA. dwelt in every bosom, even the anitnals shewed signs.
of fear:

The hollow sounds became louder and more frequent. The
'heavy clouds beneath them grew denser arta blacker; and the.
blue forked lightning came quicker and more vividly.
" illarenzo looked around for some-cavern in which to obtain
islielter, for lie thought there-was cringer in proceeding. No
-place of shelter was near, -and • long .before the descent was
gained the winds broke loose. At first low murmurs-and rush--
' ing noises were heard' with intervals of awful silence. ''Theto
the sttlphury lightning and resounding thunder increased ; tbv
eddying winds hurried the clouds from side to side ; the rocks
-beneath them trembled. The war of elements approached
tlient. Thennimals were terrified and snorted, for they could
not retreat nor hasten on. Marenzo lifted Annaline from her
mule, -clasped her with one arm, and with the other held round.
.tte'projecting fragment of a rock.
' " The whirlwind came spiring uplaryls carrying with it'
rnilli9ns of Acres of snow, andlturlingavalanches down into the
gulfs and.vales. It sported with wanton fury not far beneath,
them; and often threw the scattered snow above theni. The
furious tempests tore away mighty fragments of the rocks, that
went crashing, splintering, rebounding - down, and carrying
others in their fall. The flame-winged lightnings flashed yet
famei the reverberating re-echoing thunder roared yet louder,
and die earth rOcked as-if the day of wrath was come. They
all expected death. I.llany bad sunk down atupified with ter-
ror. Annaline lay senseless on Marenzo's arm, while he pale
and motionless gazed with fixed look on the, horrid sight.
Tivic'e lie was nearly thrown doisri by the quaking of the moun-
fain. ' POW long this terrific warfare lasted lie knew not. At
length the clouds dispersed in vapour, the winds died away as
if their force was spent. The region below them presented &
hideous ruin mingled with smoke and burning forests, and rush-
ing torrents formed from the avalanches Of snow that had &Hen
from a frozen to a torrid clinic." • _.- -

There is great merit in this work, which eii-
dandy shews such deep knowledge of the world;
penetration into the human heart, and skilrin‘
developing its most complicated feelings and
motives, that, in justice to the Author, we shall
take an early opportunity of resuming our atten.:
tiou to what is so well calculated to excitein-
terest and afford amusement.

SOCIETY TOR SUPERSEDING THE NECESSITY

OF CLIMBING BOYS.

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necessary.
i‘oiru.
.iSn awt usomrnodstatny, r
eaal_ u few
ilt . Gentlemen,imn e .: ~..y COnStitirlOg
the Society for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boyir,
held their Annual Meeting, at the City of London Tavern.
On the prudent selection of the Ist :of May, for such a
.pO-
-
somethe pwhiisleanathnrdopbienstsevtoolednettecronnisiindee ;'it nn.'e•
pose,
dS
umlpt awotlerilyglefintairavtesewdieteps on the first day of their Saturnalia. w 4 s
naturally to be expected ; but whether it was to expand 4tself
over the miseries of Jack in the Green, or confer substantial
rewards upon the inventor of elastic machines- to purify Aim-
neys withal, is not explained in the report of proceedinga. •The
Society met and parted, first presenting a Mr. SimPsan.viith
two guineas—the reward of his sensibility and his skill. • .
Mr. B.M. FOSTER was unanimously called to the Cha:tr.
He stated, that the- Society was gradually accomplishing its
benevolent purpose, by selling machines at half-price.. ,-TI4
course, it would occur to the Society, however necessary.- w
expensive ; but public generosity was always prepared to keep
apwili,c.r7a7htcill
pace with such exertions. He recommended to their serloal/
attention an appeal attached to the Report of the. Soc/sW's
proceedings. The appeal commencedmhwintihmeth
rather new mode of soliciting assistance :—'6 The matchCzoirlk
abstainr. Bfruo 1
imG
E s trespassing;s conceived o P thehn
than
benevolence
~....
Avapolpr
op,.
Tee:a:ls:ar tooefn tpdh:i:r:P:
t;T!he
effect
.15,-..
aotirdtdien'iliv'ek.cue VC7I.-.
much more likelyto benefit the Society than thne;
lni a
theni r m ane
enumerated
esrOa
tepolitelyvCaairiloeudinstZv
Subscriber,
sorequestingtho'itt..
thet
lemCa
oTuhgeh
condition
otnodciot
inot an i n
of on this
pi subject,ss:froeir n
i
h "ntenl bodies to C°h*i4t:
oretnees
able amelioration by subjecting
their
his profession on the lst of flay.
n appeared, but he was not decorated wt..
Inquests, &c. • ,
p . n, a sweep, will)
ing boys were tin-
.
tenAtio
--nLaied to excite some disappointment,. . .
formerly employed
,
Lie means" of an
ii'e
the gild
iClidtiClP
LI"
Ci:C• he e was now enabled, h b
icsalladiimd,bf. letter
rinhon megof t
boys
o‘toYhyakess experience.s,tiilBh,
shame
te:
wsoyoa
hatct
olie
cirmht 3a
Isihnre "lee
fdi
was
ocast.
rhi atthcel
havingi
ienvfc'eo ri,,: to-
elastic machine,
the y• • The price of . the
ten shillings /
article
.--a small sum; irthey ev-
sidered the benefits likely to arise future ages from • the
use of it. He adverted to future ages with mingled feelinioiif
indignation and satisfaction—indignation, because a the pre-
judices that now existed against his machlue—and satifadticiii
•
because he felt that the interests of hu • manity must Ultimately
triumph, and establish the universal use of his inyentiou.
While on this subject it would be Well for him to state, that iti
all cases where any difficulty was raised to the em lo ni -'t• of
p y . en, his.machine, he would be happy to inspect the rformatice
pe .
...
Linself.
purify
was but
Mr. Simpson was- then ordered to withdraw, and' sttni OT
two guineas voted tOhirii fOr his useful invention. .
The Society then separated.—(Morning Paper.) -. . ,