The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-08 00:00:00

MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED).
TAIT.
Mr. Gilfillan always takes precedence, as he should
"0, of the contributors to Tait. His Literary Portrait
fer March is of no less eminent a modern than George
Crabbe, who is not inaptly termed " the poet of the
Waste places of creation." In analysing the genius of
crabbe, Gilfillan evinces his usual keenness of percep-
Ilon• lauding our author for inasmuch as he deserves
iaL.ldation, and contemning him for inasmuch as the qua•
Idles of his mind are fantastic. One expression in the
Paper me cannot but retard as rather extravagant,
namely, where the reviewer speaks of Crabbe's calmness
being the result of the asbestos character of his intel-
!et. The article, however, is so coloured with enthu-
Pam, so enlivened with illustration, and at times so
Illumined with eloquent ejaculations, that we can par-
"rl such casual eccentricities of phrase. We by no
means regard the disparity of vigour in the minds of
Wilson and Macaulay as Mr. Gilfillan regards them,
/there he observes that "in Wilson's great shaggy soul
and body there is what might make many Macaulays."
Kpeknowledging as we do the genius of old Christopher
orth, we cannot, on that account, so far depreciate
gettius of one of the mellowest writers in the Eng-
ash
Anguage. We cannot conceive that the author of
Margar'et Lindsay " and the " Lights and Shadows
of Scottish Life," is 'so immeasurably, if at all, above the
4.anthoe of the "Critical and Historical Essays," and the
IvLaY3 of Ancient Rome." If at all—we repeat it.
are disposed to judge a man rather by the things he
t:l6 done than by the things he is capable of doing. Were
toi otheri;ise, our estimate of our insular intellect
cla'd vaccinate with every conjecture, and never acquire.
O,5'V useful permanence. Two fictions are introduced in the
VP' of "Luke Willingham" and the " Two Millionaires."
L'ie restriction to one of these would have been prefer-
!Gk.,. both in preserving the original quality of the type,
Veld in diminishing the ephemeral character of the con-
-1,,,,T5• Upon a suggestion derived from Loudon's col-
)V.(1 works, and christened. by him " Orthographi-
c, mlneus" Mr. Do Quincey favours us with a long
r,rPing contribution. His subsequent paper, upon
?:°4ll of Arc," in reference to M. Michelet's History of
'!'nee, is much superior in point of purpose, and also in
Pint of ability, It will repay perusal to all interested
character of that heroic enthusiast. Formerly
ale Nance
Was remarkable for the purity and excellence and
Nance of its poetical contributions. It has latterly
the reputation of Catnach. We challenge all corr.ipeti-
G" In absurdity and ill-taste with the two pieces signed
w°°4wyn Barmby. One of there is inscribed " The
ar Horse," and dashes off in this fashion—
" With a snort and a tramp, the war horse came."
thfler informing us that this war horse was "like a
under cloud"—a metaphor most un-equine—that his
lit3r'
ds were "of flame," that his breath was " a mist
eroce
°Ud," and his snort was like a trumpet, the poet
es

" His tramp was like march of ten thousand men,
c. And its echoes like march of another ten."
breurnstantial enough : ten and ten, that's twenty
",,a,,3and. Why the horse must be a very centipede on
-us to sound like twenty thousand.
"And down his flanks, in a streaming flood,
,c The sweat it ran, and the sweat was blood."
bye sweat it ran !" Was ever pronoun put to a more
rrt,
to use—to patch up a bungling metre. But the
iitluparbions are too precious to be squandered in a
o,,gie stanza; in the second, we find them repeated all
tie,-1 again—the eyes, " two fires of flame"—the snort
i",-11, as "the force of a mighty storm"—and his breath
1,,81;11,ce more mentioned as being " fiercely warm ;"—the
(),te verse ending with this magnificent couplet of
v'ettaYlaci poesy—
..
AM his snort (again !) was the blast of a clarion far,
w As he sniffed the battle and neighed Ha! ha 1"
a e hoe not the patience to examine these silly lines
further or to refer to more than two lines in the
bti at production by the same contributor, the first

the s " Sunbeams are God's ladders ;"
econd mentioning
" Flower-cups closed up neatly."
graced
the admirable verses which at one time
g;aced the pages of this magazine—among others the
4.4Autiful " Songs of the Months," by the poet-labourer
qr.;;" o,—we are grieved to see this deplorable " falling
of xf With some judicious and elaborate critical notices
li,4"tr• Howitt's recent publication of the " Homes and
Vaunts of English Poets " and of the " Romance of
i" and the conclusion of Mr. John O'Connell's ar-
-1 °lents for the Repeal of the Union," the number for
4reh is of average ability.

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Co r
CIII2V 'S UNITED SERVICE MAGA-

ZINE.
opeln ha e article on Portugal with which this number
15 evidently the production of an English Afran-
erp„-°,' and therefore must be taken cum granis, but
had—, ue, Cabralista as ho is, admits that Costa Cabral
saw 'hit the confidence of all honest men because they
publie__na enriching himself and his family with the
distinerjl„?neY, " receiving bribes, and selling honoraryl
vft_hi;':,r:ntde the highest bidders;" notwithstanding al
Ministere writer laments the expulsion of this honest
pffr:tertiso the denounces as traitors all those by whose
expulsion was brought about. The wrr
us that Costa Cabral deceived the Qin en. lie
ah "o s''ch thing. The Court were parties to and
Wha.rera in the produce of the bribery and plunder of
been
1,,0ch Cabral was uilty Not an act did he commit
tweh had not previously sanctioned by Dietz and
rdifland Coburg, as the Portuguese call the King-
Itlng°rt, and this is according to the instinct of all
pkrariceaado Courts. Following tho example of Louis
",ilippe, the Afrancesado Sovereigns of the Penni-
, "la have during their whole reign been employed
th„ atnassing largo fortunes, and investing a portion of
em in foreign securities, so as to be prepared for any
evil day that may chance to arrive. The writer, who is
Well acquainted with Oporto, imagines that Saldanha
*ill not succeed in storming the entrenchments of that
tt!tY, and that affairs must be settled by an accornmoda-
°ll. The " llistory of the British Intercourse with
'Pan" is continued, and we have in the present number
tj verbatim copy of the letter written by the Emperor of
,aluti to James L, and also of the charter of privileges
rnted by the Emperor to British subjects trading to
41411 or settling in the c•mintry. Among other articles
asPiroduce which Japan used formerly to 'export to
n irld was tea, the quality of which is represented
eh. elng much superior to that of the tea obtained from
4414 The "History of the Seikhs and the Punjaub"is,we
agille, concluded, being brought down to the period of
thilrltificatian of;the treaties of Lahore and Umritsir. In
ii° .lttstice of the following observations, as to the man-
i4tr,jh which the rewards and honours to those engaged
ttibts'ie brilliant campaign of the Sutlej have been dis-
litit'ted, We think all our readers will concur. After re-
pt:lg the honours and distinctions which were so
)rtiNtlY conferred on Lords Hardinge and Gough, the
ter
hri4lll3„4t while rewards, and what a soldier prizes more,
tirtil.,‘"ra and distinctions,' have been showered on those two
and undaunted men, we cannot, and it is evident the,
Stliit,rY also cannot, refrain from regretting that Sir Harry
qi110,44 the conqueror of Aliwal, and Sir Walter Raleigh
' who so gallantly distinguished himself at Feroze-
alld :Land bravely led on the desperate charge at Sobraon,
114\,:"e brave Sir John Littler and Sir Joseph Thackweil,
ttiv' net shared in a degree the public thanks and
brave Sj John Littler and Sir Joseph Thackweil,
, Showered on Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir hshoweredon ughd

J'EnROLD'S SHILLING MAGAZINE.
'
The
first article in this number is the continuation of
° breamer and the Worker," which hardly fulfils
too ilb,r°lllise of its earlier chapters. We have somewhat.
"tlen of the dreamer, and his dreams are occasion-
otiiv,l:oo3on-place. The last article in the number,
ftiore;Ter, the continuation of " St. Giles and tina,m, es,"
bre- than makes up for any short comings T. he
14 tattler and the Worker." St. James once more gives
Viic)teteptation, and instead of obeying his first impulse,
:441101'as to release Clarissa, determines to consult
'Asls'ressbone on the subject ; and the advice given to
the "Y That worthy, as may be easily imagined.is, "to take
Alst)°da the gods provide him." In the meantime, the
- 3f her retreat has been discovered by Snipeton,
hctisea Tom Blast ten guineas to conduct him to the
that* Snipeton conceals himself in a room adjoining
°f Clarissa :
fr) lSrffPeton had resolved to watch from his hiding-place
he
ace:
tiii4t`se to the words of St. James and his wife, that
113.04;Iliatinguish between treachery and truth ; and so he
414.11;°1elaed himself that he would suffer the interview, and
41. 411';---very calmly—listen. Such was his thought. Weak
James was about to turn the key, when Snipeton,
"Lies f;""e strength of madness, sprang upon him, and whirled
• h-°lll,, the door. In a moment, St. James's sword was in
ttsli r,"; in the next, through the body of Snipeton ; who,
'Jut 11,10, drevr a pistol and fired. St. James was scathless ;
Atsir "e bullet did its mischief; for:Tom Blast, rushing up.
11111st8ibr„testved the unwelcome piece of lead—a sad alloy, it
"•
A,—_,fmned, to the ten golden guineas.
et• now the cottage is tilled with visitors ; for Capatick,
Bright Jem, and Jerry Whistler with a couple of
Nf,ith loo'fiends—arrive at the door. Snipeton, speechless,
`'kueB',ll of mixed agony and hatred, pointed towards St.
si Whistle at once divined the truth. .
NC). Lord, I ax your pardon,' said the polite official,
ttire,Pfere my prisoner.' St. James slightly bowed, and
• A aws,Y., followed by the two officers.
him,
thins' there's another ' cried Tom Blast, there s .
"°tse steale returned convict—you kn.ow him,
)I°ll must knowr him—Pra done for—but it's some-
-44'4° sang that dog.'
0 sic,; is tee true, mate,' said Whistle to St. Giles, you must
v 5 With me..
40thin ith all my heart!' answered St. Giles. '1 see there's
ic.ft rne lint to die ; I may be at peace then..'.
ski :Nick tried to speak when his eyes filled with. tears,
seized St. Giles by, the hand, and grasped it. I
"ears,P3°--and hod better—but take heart yet, man, take
k°'eatie,3l4l4 Capstick, whilst Bright Jem shook his head, and
tri'drne in, come in directly,' cried Mrs. Daws, with her
• 4tst upon Crossbones `Here's the
good gentleman
" w`,-:ofstione looked at Snipeton—felt his pulse—and said,
4,11 d hare thought it? So he is.'"
18 eo Agnes Worrall was taught to he Respectable ''
iy b,,ll,ein ded in the present number, and we are afraid it
of 11`:o0 true aPi turn of a too common case. Myriads
shrill:lo%lf hearts are daily sacrificed at the unhallowed
12Y r the Moloch—respectability. " Prison Pets,"
'hose ", 13°11, is ar paper we would recommend to all
for ill.wue are labouring under the disease of admiration
of
_Lsresting criminals. Our friend Paul is the genius
expo(Tlet!en sense, and most pleasant is it to see him
korai _ seise, and
every sort and description. " The
five uf th© Potato Rot" is an eloquent and argumenta-
morePleading against the present law of real property,
qt.'"ts _ Particularly the law of primogeniture, from the
f which, as this writer observes—
si:( We all
the Suffer, even when we are fortunate enough to re-
the Pevers . payer of the prophet, and • are given' neither
3' nor riches' from this distribution of property. All
poor,;rsses.intermediate between the very rich and the very
Plinialegeatt° 1)0 ve.rty more than crime—for- the form.er. is
nutlrulf3 shame, while the latter eacapea with a