The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-29 00:00:00

ALMANACS FOR 1848.

THE AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC for 1848.
THE HORTICULTURAL ALMANAC for 1848.
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON ALMANAC
for 1848.
THE PICTORIAL ALMANAC for 1848.
November generally witnesses an inundation of
almanacs—a very different inundation from the
Christmas story-book of Mrs. Gore. Every class,
every tase, every occupation, every profession is
studied by the publishers who cater for the public in
this department of ephemeral literature. And it is
well it is so ; for the almanac has become an essential
assistant to almost every member of the community.
We have to commend in an especial manner the four
which are above enumerated, for their orderly
arrangement, for their condensation of information,
for their singular cheapness, and the two last for
their profuse and graceful illustration. Of the Agri-
cultural Almanac and Farmer's Calendar, we need
only remark that it is superintended, and li
edited, and, in a great measure, written by Mr.l
Matthew M. Milburn, author of several prize essays
for the agricultural societies of Enland, Scotland, and
Yorkshire, to show that it is ch-Aracterised by
correctness and intelligence. To the farmer
it will prove during the twelvemonth of
1848 an invaluable companion. To afford some
idea of its arrangement, we may state that it gives
along catalogue of Agricultural Societies and Far-
mer's Clubs, accompanied by the names of their
different secretaries ; the firm-work for every month
separately; a list of chemical tests; recipes of a
veterinary kind ; the fairs and markets in England,
and an abundance of useful paragraphs The Hor-
ticultural Almanac and Gardener's 17,-ar Hook, is, in
like manner, peculiar for its compactness, as well as
for its accumulation of facts and dates. The gar-
dener will find it at once a vade mecum and a renarm-
brancer. The fantastic illustrations of the months,
contained in the Illustrated London Almanac, are in
the loosest style of Kenny Meadows, and are any-
thing but embellishments. The very first—January
—seems to be dripping with tallow, instead of with
icicles. The exquisite country scenes from the pencil
of B. Foster, make up, however, admirably for the
want of excellence in the other woodcuts. Several
of the engravings in the Pictorial Almanac are among
the best that have appeared in the:Pictorial Newspaper.
As a first instalment of the Almanacs for 1848, these
four are deserving of commendation.

FINE ARTS.

PORTRAIT of M °demoiselle JENNY LIND, as

AM INA, in the Sonnambula.

Mr. Mitchell has recently published a beautiful
lithographic portrait of the "Swedish nightingale,"
in the character of the Sonnambula. The portrait is
lithographed by Mr. T. H. Maguire, from a drawing
by Valentini, and represents her in the last scene,
where, after the descent from the mill, she is in the
act of pressing the flowers to her bosom, just before
she awakens from her state of somnambulism. The
likeness is life-like, and the artist has managed most
truthfully to convey the peculiar expression of half-
dreamy consciousness which is so characteristic of
the situation. The border of flowers with which the
portrait is surrounded is in excellent taste, and, taken
as a whole, this is one of the most interesting portraits
of Jenny Lind that has yet appeared.

It is said that a brewer's dog at Malmsbury is re-
gularly drunk six days in the week, by licking the
droppings from the various taps, and only gets sober
on Sunday, when he is tied up.
SINGULAR Discovsay.—Workmen have been re-
cently reps iring the interior arches of Durham Ca-
thedral. In the thickness of the transept arches they
have found a fire place and chimney of large proportions.
'TILE PRINCE DE JOINVILLE.—A letter from
Toulon states that the Mediterranean squadron is daily
expected there, and that the Prince de Joinville will, on
his arrival, proceed to Paris, to be present at the opening
of the Chambers.

ASIITON.--THE LATE Tumi-ouT.--This strike may
now be said to be ended, as the greater portion of the
hands hare returned to work at the abatement, but they
are only working short time ; indeed, some are only
working seven and eight hours per day. As we noticed
last week, subscriptions have been made amounting to a
considerable sum, which was this week made up to about
1001.—Manchester Times.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH..--It is a curious fact
yet to be explained, that the electric telegraph will not
work in the summit tunnel of the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway. This tunnel, as our readers
know, was one of the severest pieces of boring that has
been executed, and is the longest of English tunnels, not
excepting that of Box on the Great Western.
THE GLASS TRADE.—We regret to learn that the
glass trade in this district is still very much depressed,
several of the manufactories being on short time and
others suspended. This depression extends to both the
flint and the crown glass houses.—Aewcastle Guardian.
TILE LEITH PACKET.—On Saturday, intelligence
reached Lloyd's that the Leith packet, supposed to have
been lost, had been found ashore in Carnarvon Bay,
the crew, &c., were saved by the Norman, and landed
at Liverpool.