The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-07 00:00:00

THE SONGS OF CHARLES DIEDIN,

chronologicallyged, and the
.Music of the Lest and
most popular of the Melodies, to Pianoforte accompa-
niments. Arranged under the Editorship of George
Hogarth, Esq. Parts I, and 11.
Mr. Davidson is doing good service by the publi-
cation of this cheap, yet most accurate and beautiful
edition of the works of Dibdin. It is a truly na-
tional work, and should find a place not only in every
musical, but also in every Naval Library.

PICTORIAL GALLERY OF ARTS. Part XXIV.

The miscellaneous collection of wood engravings
published under this comprehensive title seems month
after month to be fairly inexhaustible. As a serial,
the contents are more varied, and sometimes more
excellent than those of any similar periodical hitherto
issued. In some instances, as in the figure from the
House of the Female Dancers, the drawing is admir-
able, and the engraving accurate.

OLD ENGLAND'S WORTHIES. Part XIL
'With this, the twelfth part, the volume of " Old
England's 'Worthies" is completed. A sketch of the
statue of Sir Isaac Newton at Cambridge, and por-
traits of Pope, Smeaton, '
'Walpole Halley, Swift, and
Hogarth, are the illustrations. The letter-press is
of corresponding interest, and the book altogether is
an admirable addition to the library of popular works
already published by Charles Knight.

THE FORTUNES OF 7 ORLOGH O'BRIEN.

No. IX.
After a marvellously grandiloquent preliminary
to an account of the Battle of the Boyne, the author
of this serial romance slurs over that account in
a few slovenly paragraphs, on the plea, that
there is already a good description of the conflict
by the writer of the "Boyne Water." There
is likewise a very disgusting chapter about
the inhuman punishment of the " strappado," the
excruciating torments of which are dilated upon by
the narrator with a hideous zest. The shrieks of the
victim are interrupted by the most sickly witticisms,
and the scene altogether is rather like an incident
among devils than among men. An excellent and
spirited etching by " Phiz," pourtraying the horrible
death of Garvey, is accompanied by another, which
we are certain cannot be from his hand. The story
is evidently approaching its termination.

[Tait's Magazine has only just reacl

CONCERT IN AID OF THE FUNDS
OF THE WESTERN OPHTHALMIC INSTITU-
TION.
To the honour of the members of the Musical Pro-
fession be it said, that they are ever the foremost in
the cause of charity. On Friday a concert takes place
at the Hanover-square Rooms, in aid of the funds
of the Western Ophthalmic Institution. An institu-
tion which is, from its very nature, of infinite
service to the industrious classes, enabling them
for themselves and their families b
as it does, in many instances,to gain a live-
lihoody
wardin
off from them that greatest of all of blindness.g
On this occasion, Madame Albertazzi, Miss Rainforth,
the Misses Williams, Miss A. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss,
Mr. and Miss Lockey, Mr. F. Bodda, and Mr. T. Wil.
liams, together with Miss Kate Loder, the Messrs. Distin,
Mr. Carte, Master Day, and Mr. A. Sedgwick, with Mr.
Brinley Richards, as conductor, have volunteered their
gratuitous services. There cannot be a doubt but that
the rooms will be crowded. The artistes will have the
satisfaction of knowing that their exertions have mate-
rially promoted the prosperity of this most excellent
institution.

AFFECTING SCENE. The ship Anglo-Saxon,
which recently arrived at this port, brought over three
hundred passengers from Ireland. Nine deaths occurred
during the passage. The mother of a family of five
children was among the deceased. The children were
landed here without a friend, and were found on board
of the vessel by a benevolent individual, who brought
the case before the Rev. Mr. Flood, of St. Mary's, who
had them taken to that church on Sunday, placed them
on the altar, and made an appeal in their behalf to that
benevolent congregation. The result was, that 253 dol-
lars were paid in on the spot for their relief ! Four
other orphans, similarly situated, have been provided for
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by the same benevolent pastor and people.—Boston Pilot.
CHAPEL R
Mani-
festationtohbesery ed anniversary
efa
usage. Sir William Martins (of the Lord Ch
to an accident to
lain's office), presented on behalf of her Majesty theaC THEATRE.—Dickens's Battle of Life has
LYCEUM
of this
customed offerings of gifts, gold, and frankincense,' &c. theatre, the house being nightly frothed_f caw.tness the
performance of it. The newgna Christmas panto-
The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Ministerial leaderincreases
mime of The Butterfly's Ball (owingnightly in
in the House of Lords, will give a banquet to I : proved a most successful hit ry
_ a large
number of members of the Upper House, on the 18th
instant. Miss Laidlaw) appeared for. the first time on Monday
attraction. Miss Olivia Hicks
last, as Columbine ; her dancing
thewas truly admirable—
registered m the London districts in the week ending
HEALTH, &C., OF THE METROPOLIS. The deaths
the gracefulness of which elicited_ most rapturous ap-
dered th
Saturda 3', Jan. 2, 1847, amounted to the extraordinary h certai 1
at she took the part
without any preparation, s acquitted herself
promise ofny
number of 1,510, or males 759, females 751. This is
the largest number registered in any one week for the plause ; and when it is consei
in a manner that gives ah brilliant and
Prn
she , sue-
" cu°B"---a pret-
last seven years, exceeding the average of the last five c essful career in the profession
tier Columbine we have not , u for a very longtime.
winters by 442. The principal increase is on those seen
A GooD STREAK or 14
friendscK.—A correspondent
deaths arising from diseases of the organs or respiration
and diseases of the brain ; the deaths from bronchitis from Havannah writes to o9r_ of La Patria that
and grand prize of the Royal Lottery the
being no fewer than 163, or more than four times the 100,000 dolt.
lars—was drawn by 50 negroes, most of
average. There is also a great increase in the number them slaves.
average. had joined to buy three whole tickets, and a
of deaths from violence, which amounted to 81, being
dollar each for that purpose. One of those ticketsve one
nearly 200 per cent. above the ordinary average. Among
the number 3,997, and on the e morningtheywas
the latter class is one of a female who is stated to have of the 18th
been killed by eating unboiled rice, which, being un- found that each of them bad won 2,000 dollars. Thi
surely, is more than sufficient to buy the slaves freedoms'
digested, caused distension and inflammation of the sto-
as their regular value is from 400 dollars to 750 dollars,
mach; also one of a little girl, caused by a shock of the
and when they have the money and wish to ,
nervous system, arising from fright at seeing a boy in a
freedom their masters are obliged to sell them buy
theiriv
red mask. Among the deaths from bronchitis is one
York Evening Express. • ew
under the head of " lodging in crowded apartments," to
which a note is added, that " condition of deceased was Madame Bishop has given three concerts d •
the past week at Cheltenham, in each
of
which
sheconcert
ex-
living, cooking, and sleeping in two rooms nine feet
was encored in every song, with one she
square, in a close court in St. James's, Clerkenwell."
was called upon to repeat a French air twice, exception,'andhshe
The number of births registered in the week ending
Saturday, Jan. 2, likewise shows a great and sudden in- she produced a novel effect by accompanyin-
g hienrswelf.onh
the tambourine. Her execution of
crease, being 1,650, or males 861, females 789 ; this isthis ch s
roved that Madame Bishop is a an onette
an increase of about 300 over the average of the last 13 P great artist
she
.interprets the most difficult or the moste, whetherl
weeks. From the return of the meteorological observa-
tions taken during the week at the Royal Observatory,
music. third .4.t cavatina, from Uyo di Parigi, exhibitednale
Greenwich, we find the mean height of the barometer to 1
cepon,rl 9.siyen. thev raret and artistic resources of this most
ocalis_
have been 30.277 ; thermometer (dry) highest 67.0, a CONFESSION
Pll a 4
!..OF BURGLARY.
lowest 19.0, mean 29.0 ; the wind was generally calm, —At Worship-street
the pressure in lbs. on the square foot never having been
and
Police-court yesterday, two men, named Henry Turman
higher than 0.1, while the sum of horizontal movement , William Kemp, were charged with having eern.
d burglary
mate a in the premises of Me and
of the air for the week was only 450 miles; mean amountssrs. Giles
Beniger, lucifer match makers, near
of cloud 8.5 ; sum of rain, in inches, 0.0.3.
• the Monday night before Christ the City-road, on
It is reported that Lieutenant-General Sir Maurice ,
that „, having. . Christmas-day It appeared
of 'unman, not received his Gs '
O'Connell will shortly vacate the Staff appointment
his accomplice •the
r in burglary, regulars" from
General Officer in New South Wales and Van Diemen's made a confession to a
policeman fur the purpose of having his revenge. Both
Land, and that his successor will be Major-General Pitt,
1 prisoners were remanded.
whose destination has been inaccurately stated to be
The Right Lion. Edward Skutt has returned to town.
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