The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-15 00:00:00

LI rE RATURE.

KING HENRY THE-THIRD.
Cadell, London, 1841.
The title-page of this historical play informs
us that its author is the author likewise of an
" Essay on the Oxtbrd Tracts "--a somewhat equi-
vocal recommendation to a dramatist, and which
may perhaps account for the long prosy speeches
that disfigure his present performance. This 'in-
deed is the besetting fault of Henry the Third.
It has little vigorous action, but abundance of
prolix, wire-drawn declamation. All its dra-
matis personae are written with a love of hearing,
themselves talk, and what makes their propen-
sity still more afflicting is, that they seldom or
never talk to the point. Occasionally their gar-
rulousness amounts to a positive calamity, and
they exhibit themselves as regular button-hold-
ers. The author clearly misapprehended his
forte when he ventured upon the composition of
a play. Fancy he undoubtedly possesses, and
now and then he puts forward a gleam of genu- •
ine feeling; but of dramatic effect he knows
nothing ; and whenever he attempts to make a
hit, invariably falls flir short of the mark.

THE THIRST FOR GOLD. —3 Tom.
Boone, London, 1841.
The period to which the incidents in this tale
refer is the close of the eighteenth century, when
the revolutionary armies of France were sweep-
ing like a tornado over the face of Europe.
Among other countries which their Jacobin
leaders were anxious to revolutionize, was Swit-
zerland, which General Brune accordingly en-
tered in great force, but met with a far different
reception to that which he had calculated on ;
for though many of the inhabitants were favour-
able to the French, regarding them as friends who
had come to emancipate them from the aristocra-
tic bondage under which they had long groaned,
yet there was a large portion who looked on them
as invaders, and opposed them as such, with un-
flinching energy and perseverance. One of the
most eminent of these Swiss patriots. was Aloys
Reding, who with his brave band of mountaineers
greatly harassed the French troops, as is duly set
forth in the preaentnarrative, wherein his charac-
ter is drawn with spirit, and with a praiseworthy
regard to the truth of history. It is in the third
volume, however, that he chiefly figures, the
two preceding ones being almost exclusively
taken up with the loves and adventures of Jus-
tine, a pretty Swiss girl, and Walter Stanz,
who, as the reputed son of a peasant, is con-
sidered a most improper match by the
young maiden's uncle, Michael Graaf, the Trea-
surer of Lucerne, and a wealthy burgher
and Magistrate o, f that town, who, accordingly,
makeS every effort in his power to induce his
niece to break off her engagement with Walter,
and accept the hand of a rich farmer of the Can-
ton. But Justine remains constant to her vows,
being supported and confirmed in her resolution
by a romantic, solitary old enthusiast, by name
Father Paul—an uncompromising enemy of Mi-
chael Graaf, who in early youth had married and
ill-treated a young girl to whom the enthusiast was
himself attached, and to whose memory lie clings
with a veneration little short of idolatry. After
realizing the truth of the old adage that " the
course of true love never did run smooth,"
Justine and Walter are married, but not until
the latter has been proved to be the son .of
the Treasurer, Michael Graaff, and of course
entitled to his property, which, as the old
man had ever been remarkable for his "thirst
for gold," is very considerable. Miss Burdon,
the authoress of this tale, has put it together
with some tact, but we cannot congratulate her
on the ability with which she has pourtrayed her
characters. The best. drawn is that of Aloys
Reding, but Michael Graaff is a mere exaggera-
tion, and Father Paul one of those impossible
personages who may be met with in melodrames,
or on the shelves of circulating libraries, but
never elsewhere. The authoress's incidental de-
scuiptions of Swiss mountain scenery are clearly
sketched, not from books, but from personal ob-
servation; they are lively, glowing, and pictu-
resque; and evince a keen apprehension of the
sublime and beautiful in nature.

ORAL EXERCISES.
Madden, London, 113411
A serviceable little school-book, intended for
beginners in Latin composition, and as a compa-
nion to the " Initia Latina." The compiler is the
Rev. G. Edwards, and he has performed a trou-
blesome task with judgment.

MORNING EDITION.

THE POPE ON NATIONAL Enti"

CATION IN IRELAND.

alow
The following is an Authorised translation of 11 letter
from his Holiness the Pope to each of the four Run 3
sa
Catholic Archbishops of Ireland :
" My Lord—Your Grace is so fully aware of the
grave importance of the questions involved in the cot?
troversy which has been raised in Ireland on the sub-
ject of the new 3yste:n of national educat:on, as It 16
called, that you should not be surprised that the answer
of the Sacred Congregation of the Propaganda thereon
has been so long delayed.
" For your Grace is fully in possession of the whole
matter, and intimately acquainted with all the wigbil
reasons that have given rise to that controversy, up,
which demanded that the subject should be exurniacu
with the utmost deliberation.
" Because the protection of the Catholic
the facility afforded for the instruction of youth--tbe
gratitude due to the British Parliament for buying
granted a large sum of money for the support of sehoo!s
forth
among
epeopleof Ireland—the necessity of preserving
concord
Catholic bishops—the duty of fosterief
the public tranquillity, the apprehension, in fine, les&
the entire funds, together with the authority, should be
transferred to masters, not hein Catholics, could DO
but have filled the Sacred Congregation with the great'
est solicitude, during the long and earnest considerato°
which, in accordance with the duties of its office, it gave
to the question submitted to it -

`'Having therefore accurately weighed all the -i4lite
ng
gers and all the advantages of the system--"akv-,
heard the reasoning of the contending parties, and bars
ing, above all, received the gratify ing intelligence tu.r
for ten years since the introductionb of this sjsteet;
education, the Catholic religion does not appear to bo,
sustained any. injury, the Sacred Congregationbo •
with the approbation of our Most Holy Father Pap
Gregory XVI.,. resolved that no judgment should nd
definitely pronounced in this matter; and that this
of education should be kit to the prudent discretion
and religious conscience of each individual bishaP
whereas its success must depend on the vigilant care
of the pastors, en the various cautions to be adopted
,
and ote the-future experience, which time will suPll;
That, however, so momentous a question should ent
dismissed without suitable counsel and precautions, t"
Sacred Congregation has decided on giving the full°ll'
ing admonitions :
" Ist. That all books which contain any noxious 114,f;
ter, either against the canon or the
purity of the sane
1,0
scripture, or against the doctrines of the Catu°
Church, or morality, ought to be removed from te,
schools ; and this can be the more easily effected, "
cause there is no law of the said system opposed to ltat
" 2d. That every effort is to be made that noes 4,,
a Catholic preceptor shall give religious, moral, or "thie
torical lectures to the Catholic schoolmasters in 'l,l
model school ; for it is not fitting that a Catholic she?.
be taught the method of giving instruction in relig'
or religious history by one who is not a Catholic. 460
" 3d. That it is much safer that literary instraclst
only should be given in mixed schools, than rdo,
the fundamental articles, as they are called, sod tie
articles in which all Christians agree, should slate
be taught there in common, reserving for selrri
e,"o
instruction the tenets peculiar to each sect ; lerei
manner of acting, in regard to children, appears
dangerous.
• stS
"4th. That generally the bishops and parish Pri,lhi
should carefully watch that no taint be contracted
the Catholic children from this system of national
struction, through any cause whatever ; and that it at
also their duty strenuously to endeavour to obtain Of..
the Government by degrees a better order of thi;
and more equitable conditions. The Sacred Coegl •
gallon is also of opinion that it would be reite
useful that the school-houses should be vested C/tior
sively in the Bishops or the parish priests. It is els
ther of opinion that it would be of very great advanw-ou
that the Bishops should frequently confer togetheo;
this very important subject in their provincial aPreor
but that should anything unfavourable occur, the fit f,
tolic See should be carefully made acquainted %Oil'.
that it may at once provide for the exigency. ats
fine, the Sacred Congregation desires .se''.o
henceforward, the Bishops and other Ecelesissito
should refrain from contending on this Conti-over/0e
the newspapers or other such publications,
lest
honour of religion, their own characters, or Cha'''s
charity, should be injured, to the disedification 01e the
people.
" These are what 1 had to make known to,' yeti`ts
Grace, in the name of the Sacred Congregati.oth
they may be communicated by you to tile Itigiat Rg
rend the Suffragan Bishops of your metropolitan, prow°
Now, the matters which I have above comontii• •
sated to you, your Grace will easily undtssLand to. •
of such a nature that, if they are carefutiv attendedo,
... tl,f
it is to be concluded that, in this most, important alor
the interests of religion, of peace, and of youth, are
the present sufficiently provided for. - j•
"In the meantime, I pray God t, give your Grace .
long and happy life.
" Given at R rase, at the Propaganda, the 16th I
January, 1841.
(Signed) "J. Pll. FRANSONI, Preefect.
"J., ARCHBISHOPOF EDESSA,--
At the meeting of the Irish Catholic Prelates,
the reading of his Holiness's letter, the following "51 of
lotion was moved by his Grace tke Archbishop
'Nam, and seconded by his Grace the ArclibisbcP
•
Dublin, and tinaeimously adopted :
" That the assembled Prelates do, before theYl /PI;
rate, transmit to his Holiness a most dutiful audit -4
spectful address, tendering to him, the expresliejis aj
their most profound gratitude for this fresh 1'0,701
the Holy Father's paternal solicitude for the itwi'-dr
interests of the .Raman Catholics of Ireland, at id P,.nk
ing themselves to the most sincere, strenuous,
severing exertions in carrying into effect all bis '-
ness's wishes and instructions. 0
"-I• J. lI'LAUGHLAN, T /erg'

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GLASGOW CATHEDRAL.—Some ii 111- ea.:
we informed our readers of the dangerous mettle—
which threatened the security of this ancient eedifies'oee
that an eminent architect had been commissi oiled "we'
vernment to proceed to Glasgow to report up 'ft 001)00
eery measures to be adopted for its preserve lion. be eft'
is now no doubt but that one of the transepts;
nioef, the
tirely rebuilt ; in the meantime the walls s apport''',.,7e nt
superstructure of the beautiful spire are b eing s""rbess
with wood and iron stret3., which, as they , must igpecoeel
the gateway, will temporarily obstruct its i eaesageee'
Journal.
,I,A :
SS
MINISTERIAL REFORMS.--W h .
ave
_4O
tiafaction of thinking that we see, in the: measures preco;
by Ministers, a general move in the d irection of rel:bie
The Chancellor's Bill for the improwsement of the 'lord
nistration of justice in the Court a of Equity; bbd
Normanby's measure for draining., so important to
of
comfort arid hcaith of the poor ; Ale . Fox Maule's CQuetif
Courts Bill ; all these are schemes
of improvement for („;11,
of great public utility. The last, the County Gouge Ve
will have to contend with the jeateausies of the unpaid T,,,
gistracy. Already the question. has been raised in Peoril'id
meat, not whether the general effect of the measure writ
be advantageous or not to the public, but
lehethetee
would not trench on the auehority and consequence Great
unpaid Magistrates,
as if the importance of the
of
Unpaid wee an object r,aratnount to the adminisrrati°,
justice. These modest, gentlemen would in effect ' ;),
" This plan may be all very well fur the public; it %as -
biing horse cheap justice to the doors of the poor' of
that is not the main thing to be. considered ; if it tatis4eie
particle from our authority and importance, if it super-the
us in any degree, or promise to do so by presenting
oefit
compel ison between better and worse tribunals, the be clot
to the public must kick the beam when weighed ag3;e„.
the detriment to the consequence of the Mag.strOP
..:,
Examiner.
put
Letters of a very cheering nature have been
into our hands from Chusan, and from
quarters wb ieb
0,
should be in possession of accurate information ; theYteie
to the extent of saying that the " disputes betwee.elleeie
country and China will most certainly be settled tram in,
ately, and most satisfactorily ;" we learn also, :hat
~e's pie
the Antbassador appointed to meet Admiral and Cap
at,
Elliot, at Canton, is the third man in the empire, a° led •
as the Emperor is very old, and the heir apparent to
you
n
g,o ,it isdea presume this Keshin will be egen,9,:eill/
Empe'e th he dis li
young and clever, and vetir pi'
to the English. We find also that in one of the seas, peror's chops he said he did not wish for war, es„-atba.;
contrary to the interest and religion of the empires and he
his people did not understand the art of war, and t„,eeito
considered the Queen of England next to him in P"
the world.—Hampshire Telegraph. 1"r
'FEMALE HEROISM,—T Chu he vicinity of urics
has recently been the scene of a succession of burf-4 Air.
and robberies. The sufferers by these depredations eje:idee
Clubb, of Newbold; the Misses Cox, of Newton, tree l
rely ;
laidies, who live on ti e r property ad farm in a small :
and Mr. Tracy, of St. Anne's-street, Flooker's firoh.
00
The Misses Cox displayed great courage in ref.:44lw
burglars. They were awoke by the villains pre:enting ted it,
selves at their room door, one of whom foecibly °Peen 00
and immediately levelled a pistol at tLo sister nulated
in bed next the door; the object of his attack fa..'obea
away. The other sister, alarmed at the noise, "od
out of bee, and att eked the reddens at the 'do'r,:cieeil
struck the man who bad the pistol, which she ks"hif
.out of his hand. A struggle ensued, and the title
Os
n
actually succeeded in thrusting the fellow out ‘. *ad
room. She, hoeever, ultimately became exhauster!_stee
was forced hack into the room, being so dreadfully be be
be
with the pistol on the arm., shoulders, and face, es
',gel°
incepati!ti of further rcsist:ince. The noise of the 5P.0 sisi ,
awoke the servants, one of whom escaped down etalr'cl•
the other laid hold of one of the men by the arm, aj oe i
" For God's sake don't murder the ladies." At ibis to e,
b i
Miss Cox was bolding pal ley with her assailants to bad ',u
life by giving up het property. The servant who di „pet
the house succeeded in reaching a cottage 'parse sboe.,'
adjacent, occupied by an elderly man named Frith, re_j,„,,,e
maker, having on eo other garment than her %slier's:tile
Miss Cox was on tiw ro.nt of giving up her purs .-,,0.-.... 'or
ing a coneiderablo amount in gold, as the cono,tio".;o
which tho!r lives should be spared ; but. at this, Ctt toe
vfYlees were heard outside, which fortuzately prove(' . ,_,4or
those of tie servant and Feily. The bur:elan/ them A 7,..i.
off, but snapped a pistol at Mr. Frith Ile lacy paese it tgftbii
GWYDYR H011ni......../t in expected t' ok.t fool
mansion, at Whitehall, lately occupied/by th' A e fOr
Club, wilt be taken by Government aithe no 1
the commissioners of Woo(la gad Forestil/ ,/
jive
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