The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-29 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
YOUNG'S POETICAL WORKS.
In the presentith
Numberon, oflB4l Smith's Standard
Sm, Lond.
Library, we have the whole of Youngs poems,
printed in a distinct and elegant type, on. excel-
lent paper, and priced at only five shillings.
Such a cheap and compact edition will, We hop?,
cause the works of one of the finest poets in the
language,
to be more generally read than
:they
are at present; for though highly popular half a
century ago, there is no question that of late
years Young has been undeservedly neglected.
We are surprised at this neglect, and can
only attribute it to that rage fbr the homely
and the simple----that for some time . past
has been gradually creeping in among us. Un-
doubtedly Young is very often a stiff, formal,
monotonous writer, too fond of spoiling his
noblest
passages by point and antithesis; but he
abounds in beauties of the highest and rarest
order; and, when lie pleases, can be as natural
and unaffected as could be desired. No man,
not even Shakspeare himself, has penned more
quotable single lines, or struck out more original
ideas. His pathos, for which he used to be
Praised by contemporary critics, has never struck
us as remarkable ; but his moral reflections
evince great vigour and depth of thought, and
arc expressed in language worthy of them. As
a satirist, Swift very justly said of him, that he
should either have been more malicious Or more
good-natured; and as a dramatist, his " lie-
venge"—whose chief character is a cold, stately,
scholastic imitation oflago—still keeps possession
of the stage. •

THE BISHOP.
How and Parsons, London, 1841.
This is a series of prose letters address2d, as
we are informed in the preface, "by a lay friend
to a recently-appointed bishop," and containing
many sound and serviceable hints on the subject
of the duties of prelates. The idea of the work
was suggested by Mr. Taylor's " Statesman,"
and is likely to be popular among clerical readers.

ROKEBY.
Smith, London, 1841.
We have here a republication of Walter Scott's
poem of Rokeby, complete in one cheap octavo
Number. The edition is one of the handsomest
we have yet seen of this poem.

CHAPTERS ON CHURCHYARDS.
Blackwood, Edinburgh and London, 1841.
A republication, in one neat duodecimo vo,
lame, of a series of prose tales and sketches, that
appeared several years since, in the pages cy
Blackwood's Magazine. The author is Mrs
Southey, late Miss Caroline Bowles.

WOOLWICH-FRIDAY.
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
GENERAL ORDER, MAY 26.
Two instructors in fortification being required at the Royal
Military Academy. t' e Master-General has desired the same
to be made known in t.,,r0-ral Orders, that those Officers of
the Royal Artillery who may be desirous of filling the situa-
tions may offer themselves as candidates.
The salary will be ss. per diem, with quarters, or the usual
allowance in lieu thereof, according to the military rank of the
individuals holding the appointments.
Officers who are desirous to propose themselves as candi-
dates will signify their wishes to Major-General Sir George
Whitmore, K. C. H., the Lieut.-Governor of the Academy.
(Signed) H. D. ROSS, Colonel,
Deputy Adjutant-General.
GENERAL ORDER, MAY 26.
The Master-General has approved of the following altera-
tions in the dress and necessaries of the Royal Artillery, viz.,
1. The white trowsers to be discontinued on home service,
but on Companies embarking for warm climates two pair of
white drill trowsers are to be supplied to each soldier as a part
of his kit, and for use at the station to which the Company
may be sent.
2. The present seap-bag to be replaced by one of oiled silk.
3. A hair-brush to be added to each soldier's necessaries.
4. An improved set. of straps for the knapsack and great
coat (to supersede those now in use) to be supplied; patterns
of which, and the foregoing articles, are lodged in-the office of
the commandant.
5. The badge on the knapsack to be done away with, and
the knapsack in future to be plain black.
(Signed) H. D. ROSS, Colonel,
Deputy Adjutant-General.
GARRISON ORDERS, MAY 26.
Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield is much gratified in
conveying to the garrison Lieutenant-General Sir Hussey
Vivian's perfect satisfaction and high commendation of the
troops in the performance of the several duties yesterda3, as
well as their soldier-like appearance on parade.
The general court-martial, of which Colonel Cleveland, royal
artillery, is president, have closed their proceedings, and the
officers have been'placed on garrison duty.
GARRISON ORDERS, MAY 27.
Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield was honoured by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert's commands to express to the
garrison her most gracious Majesty's high gratification at the
appearance of the troops at her reception this day.
MAY 28.—The regiment was paraded under arms this morn-
ing to witness the sentence of a general court-martial carried
into execution on Gunner and Driver E. Ga.e, of the Ist bat.
talion, who received a corporal punishment of 150 lashes for re-
peatedly making away with his regimental necessaries. This
man will shortly be discharged as unworthy to remain in the
corps.

The contract for conveying out the Brazilian
mails has been taken, we learn, by a firm at Bristol. It is in-
tended that the steamers shall run to the Brazils from Lisbon,
to which port the bags and the passengers will be conveyed by
the Peninsular steam-boats.
DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT WESTER/1.--
This noble vessel sailed from King-road at half-past one o'clock
on Thursday. She hat 42 passengers, chiefly ladies, who were
all in the highest spirits. She has a valuable cargo of silks,
and 24,0001. in specie. The day was beautifully fine, and the
wind fair, and bets are made that she will make the voyage in
days.
BIRTH OF A GIRAFFE.—On Thursday after-
noon the Giraffe, at the Zoological Gardens, in the Regent's
Park, brought forth a fine male. The mother and the offspring
are doing remarkably well.
THE PITT CLUB.—The triennial comtnemo-

ration of William Pitt took place last night at the Merchant
Tailors' Hall. The Earl of Eldon presided at the dinner, and
was supported by the Earl of Harewood, the Earl of Win-
chilsea, and Lord Kenyon. Several Members of the House of
Commons also attended on the occasion, and altogether some
150 gentlemen took their places at the tables.
TIIE CROPS.—The wheats are growing beauti-
fully, and are very forward. Some of them last week began
to acquire a tint of yellow, but the last few warm days have
so greatly revived them, as to excite hopes of an abundant har-
vest. Lent corn of all descriptions never looked better, and
the green crops are heavier than they have been for several
3 ears. The grass land is equally luxuriant; indeed, the hay
crops may be said to cover their respective patches of country
as closely as a fleeee._Maidstone Gazette.
TOE STEAM COMMUNICATION TO DIEPPE
AND HASTINGS.—It is understood the Railroad Company in-
tend to run a steamer from Brighton to Dieppe. Hitherto the
Steam Navigation Company have been allowed a msnopoly by
the Pier Company, who, until now, have given them the ex-
clusive right of landing passengers at the pier-head. A
steamer will also run from Brighton to Hastings, thus forming
a very agreeable means of communication between these
fashionable watering-places.
A public meeting will be held this evening at the
Horns Tavern, Kennington-common, for the purpose of ob-
taining a grant of land for a park or public walks on the south
side of the metropolis.

DEATH FROM LOCK JAW.—On Friday an in-
quest was held at Kensington Gravel-pits on the body of
George Saville, a greengrocer, at Notting-hill, who died from
the effects of tetanus, or lock jaw. It appeared from the evi-
dence of the witnesses that the deceased about a fortnight ago
accidentally ran a nail into the sole of his right foot. He paid
no attention to it at the time, but some days afterwards finding
it sore applied a poultice to it, which was, however, of no
avail, and on Sunday last lock jaw ensued, when medical assis-
tance was called in. Every effort, however, to alleviate his
suffering was of no avail, and he died on Wednesday last. Ver-
dict, " Died from the effects of tetanus, or lock jaw."
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREEN-
WICH RAlLWAY.—Yesterday afternoon, as the train which
leaves the terminus at the Greenwich end at a cuarter before
-three o'clock, reached that part of the line which crosses Blue
Anchor-lane, :Bermondsey, and where the jur.ction of the
Brighton and Croydon line unite with the Greenwich, tha
engine came furiously in contact with a post which had incau-
tiously been left across the tramway. The wheels of the
engines and tender passed safely over the post, but the iron
which attaches the tender to the train was broken by the col-
lision, and the carriages thrown off the line. the train
continued its way some distance without the engine and
tender. The conductor, whose name is John Nash, was
thrown from his seat, and part of the train passed over him.
He was picked up immediately after the accident, with one
leg broken and many severe contusions of the body, and
conveyed without delay to Guy's Hospital. One of the men
employed by the contractors for finishing the London ter-
minus of the Brighton Railway, frightened at the danger he
was in, made a leap over the parapet of one of the arches, and
fell into the grounds of a market gardener. The first carriage
of the train was twisted round upon the partly-finished arches
of the Brighton line. The poor fellow was precipitated from
the top of the wall to the garden ground bensath, about thirty
feet, and was much injured and dreadfully frightened. He
also was conveyed to the same hospital. Fortunately there
were no passengers in the first carriage, which has received
damage to the amount of only a few pounds. The post was
one of a number brought up by the trains from Deptford for
the purpose of making a temporary fence on the side next the
Brighton line, and ought to have been removed immediately
on its being thrown down. The train, after a short time,
proceeded to the terminus. Nash, the conductor, has since
had his leg amputated, it being so dreadfully fractured as to
admit of no cure.
the English schooner, Hope, of Bristol,
CALAIS, MAY 26.—Yesterday morning, at
three o'clock,
Tucker, commander, came on shore about two leagues to the
eastward of this place, owing to the thick weather. She was
laden with stones, and bound to Chester. This is not the only
accident to be deplored. On the same day at one o'clock, p.m.,
a fine three-masted vessel, the Henry Wellesley, Captain
Castles, came on shore near the same spot. It is true that
the weal her was foggy, and the wind blew strong from the
eastward, but how it should happen that a vessel bound for
Hobart Town, manned with 17 hands, and having only left
awnedr were
otherwise, on b d
the river the same morning, should find herself so much
out of her course, is extraordinary. The French say that the
pilot, an Englishman, who was onboard, deserves to be banged.
This is too severe, but certainly there must have been great
this Theinor
ntihnrge
hpassengerss h
iwgho h
were got on shore safely ; but one of the crew unfortunately
neglect somewhedre.
fell from the yar
hurt himself, and, in falling, seriously injured a French car-
penter who had come on board. Both were taken to ti.e hos-
pital, but without hopes of recovery for the sailor. It appears
there are some doubts whether the vessels will be got off.
woß„sop. The hayharvest has already com-
menced in this neighbourhood. On Tuesday last, twelve
men were hard at work in one of time floo‘i field; belong.-
ing to k.zrti,cellle-Duke of eatting downmi,,
of most lu•turiii* props we ever witneused!7
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