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

MA.GAZINES—(C6NTINITET)). I
TAIT.
111111ation, and cantemniag !lila for inasmuch as the qua-
Ines of his mind are fantastic. One expression in the
Paper we cannot but regard as rather extravaganr,
namely, where the reviewer spsaks of Cralat.e's calmness
lilts being the result of the asbestos character of his intel
The artcle, however, is so coloured with entlie-
81asin, so enlivened with illu-tration, end at times so
illuminedd with eloquent ejaculati .ns, that we can par-
:l such casual eccentricities of phrase. We by no
P 1133 regard the disparity of vigour in the minds of
Wilson and Macaulay as Mr. Gilfillan regards them,
Where he observes that " in Wilson's great shaggy soul
and body there is what might make many Mecaulays."
141,;.ktnhr.wleedgeialingnoats, we do the genius of old Christopher
on that account, so. far. depreciate
Ira! geeins of one of the mellowest writers in the Eng-
P' languge. We cannot conceive that the author ef
Rargaret Lindsay " and the " Lights and Shadows
of Scottish Life," is 'so immeasurably, it at all, above the
authorT of the "Critical and Historical Essays," and the
"Lays of Ancient Rome." If at all—we repeat it.
h are disposed to judge a man rather by the thins he
as done than by the things he is capable of doing. Were
5 to do otherwise, our estimate of our insular intellect
Would
vaceillate with every conjecture, and never acquire
any useful i,ermanenee. Two fictions arc introduced in the
Tee of "Luke Willingham" and the " Two Millionaires ''
~,e restriction to one of these would have been prefer-
;, both in preserving the original quality of the type,
tell°Tu. in diminishing the ephemeral character of the eon-
-I.nts• Upon a suggestion derived from Loudon's col-
i,etad works, and christened by him " Orthograplii-
Itrutitieus" Mr. De Quincey favours us with a long
?ling contribution. His subsequent paper, upon
lenan of Arc," in reference to M. Michelet's History of
Pontcartee, is much superior in point of purpose, and also in
iof ability, It will repay perusal to all interested
Tait
character of that heroic enthusiast. Formerly
it was remarkable for the purity and excellence and
e.,lu6egance of its poetical contributions. It has latterly
mem,-
th Uerated into doggerel that would go far to beggar
tioe. reputation of Ca.tnach. We challenge all signedcopei-
G" in absurdity and ill-taste with the two pieces
Ili).3dwY Brmb. One of there is inscribed " The
ar Horn se,"a andy dashes off in this fashion—
" With a snort and a tramp, the war horse came."
Asunder
informing us that this war horse wss "like a
cloud"—a metaphor most un-equine—that his
'nY,,es were of flame," that his breath was " a miest
nd," and his snort was like a trumpet, the poet
l.Qceeds—
" Ills tramp was like march of ten thousand men,
e. And its echoes like march of another ten."
ti:reuttlstantial enough : ten and ten, that's twenty
'Alsand. Why the horse must be a very centipede on
Vs to sound like twenty thousand.
"And down his flanks, in a streaming flood,
The sweat it ran, and the sweat was blood."
4' The
sweat it ran f' Was ever pronoun put to a more
c°Dri'Y use—to patch up a bungling metre. But the
ti:Tarisons are too precious to be squandered in a
g'a stanza; in the second, we find them repeated all
overa2a; 4gaii•—the eyes, " two fires of flame"—the snort
rf,ll, as "the force of a mighty storm"—and his breath
efl;ll,ea more mentioned as being " fiercely warm ;"—the
';_le verse ending with this magnificent couplet of
c'elittYnQ poesy—
, "And his snort (again :) was the blast of a clarion far,
w As he sniffed the battle and neighed Ha ! ha !"
,fie have not the patience to examine these silly lines
otut); further or to refer to more than two lines in the
iwer Production by the same contributor, the first
the " Sunbeams are God's ladders ;"
second mentioning
14 " Flower-cups closed up neatly."
,„
-'9lllbering the admirable verses which at one time
t'eaced the pages of this magazine—among others the
antifui " Songs of the Mcnths," by the poet-labourer
•A. 03. , fallin
—ne are grieved to see this deplorable "
With some judicious and elaborate critical notices
Ktr.Howitt's recent publication of the " Homes and
War, of English Poets " and of the " Romance of
'4, and the conclusion of Mr. John O'Connell's ar-
llents for the Repeal of the Union," the number for
arch is of average ability.

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13U1?N'S UNITED SERVICE MAGA-
ZINE.
oThe article on Portugal with which this number
et! is evidently the production of an English Afran-
e-,:aue. and therefore must be taken cum fianis, but
h ell he, Cabralisto. as he is, admits that Costa Cabral
a:4 lest the confidence of all honest men because they
Public enriching himself and his family witb the
•ta rQ°neY " receiving bribes, and selling honorary
iatmeti '
which
thus to the highest bidders;" notwithstanding all
Ip.n. writer laments the expulsion of this honest
tiyu tater, and denounces as traitors all those by whose
Prerts he
at expulsion was brought about. The writer
didtena"s that Costa Cabral deceived the Queen. He
shitrebr such thing. The Court were parties to and
which sciaLthe produce of the bribery and plunder c?f.
Which h aural was guilty Not an act did he. commitd
Ferdinandad net been previously sanctioned by Thetz,.an
Consort Coburg, as the Portuguese call the King-
Af, ttcd this is according to the instinct of all
I.hr.ancesado Courts. Following the example of
,Lonts
,11iPPe, the Afrancesado Sovereigns of the I enin-
la have during their whole reign been employed
t; ansasaing large fortunes, and investing a portion of
t,,,i1r1 ill foreign securities, so as to be prepared for any
sday that may chance to arrive. The writer, who is
1i acquainted with Oporto, imagines that Saldanha
eit" not succeed in storming the entrenchments of that
Y, and that affairs must be settled by an accommoda-
,on. The “Ilistory of the British Intercourse with
Japan" is continued, and we have in the present number
a verbatim copy of the letter written by the Emperor of
Japan to James 1., and also of the charter of privileges
granted by the Emperor to British subjects trading to
Japan or settling in the country. Among other articles
°J produce which Japan used formerly to export to
.
falKiand was tea, the quality of which is represented
‘a being much superior to that of the tea obtained from
China. The " history of the Seikhs and the Punjaub"
ii
We imagine, being brought down to the period of the
tatificatian of the treaties of Lahore and trairitsir. In
the justice of the following observations, as to the man-
et• in which the rewards and honours to those engaged
trill the brilliant campaign of the Sutlej have been dis-
but
ed we think all our readers will concur. After re-
lating the honours and distinctions which were so
;irsPetly conferred on Lords Hardinge and Gough, the
titer says--
h ;nut while rewards, and what a soldier prizes more,
mahata°llrs and distinctions, have been showered on those two
uve and undaunted men, we cannot, and it is evident the
Szt;ll.,trY also cannot, refrain from regretting that Sir Harry
qiir, the conqueror of Aliwal, and Sir Walter Raleigh
shabrt, who so gallantly distinguished himself at Feroze-
kla n_and bravely led on the desperate charge at Sobraon,
ahe brave Sir John Littler and Sir Joseph Thackwellew,
%%iv e not shared in a greater degree the public thanks and
rda showered on Sir Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh
;

• jERRoLD's SHILLING MAGAZINE.
The first article in this number is the continuation of
th I)reamer and the Worker," which hardly fulfils
r,,,r°lllise of its earlier chapters. We have somewhat
44'41101 of the dreamer, and his dreams are occasion-
h "wfc'tratton-place. The last article in the number 4
tut'ver, the continuation of " St. Giles and St. James,
Mau makes up for any short comings in " The
Decip sh
tourer and the Worker." St. James once more gives
WhilaAtellaPtation, and instead of obeying his first impulse,
IvitC was to release Clarissa, determines to consult
11141,Crossbone on the subject ; and the advice given to
the that worthy, as may be easily imagined.is, "to take
Ala goods the gods provide him." In the meantime, the
*ho ;c3l her retreat has been discovered by Snipeton,
hotjtves Tom Blast ten guineas to conduct him to the
that
o' Sn'spetcnsa conceals himself in a room adjoining
f Clari :•—• s_.
tO li.,°lPeton had resolved to watch from his biding-place:
kißgen to the words of St. James and his wife, that he
h.q,-„distinguish between treachery and truth ; and so he
taill:in°tnised himself that he would suffer the interview, and
Inati i e very calmly—listen. Such was his thought. Weak
i"itll.,,'L James was about to turn the key, when Snipeton,
0, jai f,,""e strength of madness, sprang upon him, and whirled
his h'°ra the door. In a moment, St. James's sword was in
1te1i4c,44; in the next, through the body of Snipeton; who,
utlt tv?' drew a pistol and tired. St. James was scathless ;
air
bullet did its mischief; for„Tom Blast, rushing up
kliat\received the unwelcome piece of lead—a sad alloy, it
kr,e,,awned, to the ten golden guineas.
" now the cottage is tilled with visitors; for Capstick,
tfaci .;eBl Bright Jem, and Jerry Whistle— with a couple of
''tichaf!;iends--arriv'e at the door. Snipeton, speechless;
u4traaes''3 of mixed agony and hatred, pointed towards St.
Whistle at once divined the truth.
`but blSLord, I ax your pardon,' said the polite official.
turn 3.°ll're my, prisoner.' St. James slightly bowed, and

4,-- away followed by the two officers.
qilez
'there's another,' cried Tom Blast, there's Si
. _

Je!ly ,

.
lorse stealer—returned convict73•oti know hint

the,', Ysl:4l. rnti;t'-inoWliiin—l'm done for—but it's some-
-40,,,,0 Lanz that dog '
go it': is too true, mate; said Whistle to St. Giles,' you must
„rtR with me.'
.
40thin" th all my heart t' answered St. Giles. '1 see there's
~c 6 left me but to die ,• I may be at peace then.
am I,4Pstick tried to speak, when his eyesdti with tears,
ras ed it. '1
ltseJe SeiZed St. Giles by the hand, an
heart ?'uu."-
grosrle, shook his head, and
and hoped better—but take heartgyei ,i) man, take
' 441 Capstick, whilst Bright Jem
~ , c
kitedezi°':ridne,rcie:7 in directly.'. cried Mrs. Daws, with her
‘Mt upon Crossbone 'Here's the
d said,
good gentleman
pulse—an
'' \,vii_shone looked at Snipeton—felt his
4 d have thought it ? So he is."
is c'w Agnes Worrall was taught to be Respectable
is
it'
is 'tielvded in the present number, and we are
of but, ton true a picture of a too common case. al.)r-riads
iihrtullan hearts are daily sacrificed at
,t,he u nhalploewtse,%l,
by 111.; e°l the Aloloch—respectability. Prison
d to all
thus 44' Bell, is a paper we would recommend
1.0,-. r who are labouring under the disease of admiration
of' ultvresting criminals. Our friend Paul is the genius
ek:`",:non sense, and most pleasant is it
.to see"
....,ihe
Di ,L,"'s, hypocrisy of every sort and description. T
sir :al of the Potato Rot" is an eloquent and argumenta-
ttio_ pleading agaiw t the present law of real property,e
qt.': Particularly the law of primogeniture, from th
al.:t ts of which, as this writer observes-
-B,We all suffer, even when we are fortunate enough to re-
, ... the prayer' of the prophet, and 'are
trverty nor riches' from this distribution of property. All
given' neither
po'ore l?:sesintennediate between the very rich and the very
pnilistur.r;adiug poverty more than crime—for the former is
Short '" ding
enduring shame, while the latter escapes with a
Virtue, tic' sharp penalty, and seeking wealth more than
vrilllritet ,:kellt'e./‘e. a:e it is more highly honoured—make the pur-
iner,.,.f liches the one great business of their lives. The great
property, like a false light held out by a Cornish
tin n. l'; guides the voyager on the ocean of life to destruc-
tratu_it ollowing it, and aspiring to be very rich, we unfairly
ilito :le on one another, and convert the brotherhood of man
PerPttual contention."