The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-16 00:00:00

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THE SUN,

exercise a vigilant watchfulness over the arranze-
ments that are made, and to guard against an unwise
or ignorant step in the formation of a colony."
Politics for the People has reached its third part, and
closed its brief career. The object for which it was
commenced, and the causes of its cessation, are satis-
factorily explained "to the reader," and that object
was so good that we shall be glad to see it more suc-
cessfully carried out on some future occasion. As a
parting memorial of this little publication we quote
one of its aphorisms, which is not the less true for
appearing in a somewhat homely dress :—" How
seldom, in the midst of any trial, do we look on it as
anything else than a thing to be hurried over with
much repining. How little do we carry ourselves
forward in imagination, and think that the time may
come when we shall see that the passing away of
this trial was a loss to us, and when we may long for
it to return, like the young soldier who would
almost die to have the day of battle hack
again in which he behaved at all unworthily."
.Edin.burgh Ecclesiastical Journal is,
as its name imports, wholly occupied with eccle-
siastical subjects, and the Colonial Church Claionicle
is in like mullet chiefly devoted to missionary in-
terests. The best sentence in this volume is un-
doubtedly that on its title-page, from Bishop Butler
—" Christianity is to be considered as a trust de-
posited with us, in behalf of mankind, as well as for
our own instruction. No one has a right to be called
a Christian who doth not do somewhat in his station
towards the discharge of this trust." We have left
Chambers's Journal to be nearly the last in our cata-
logue. It is unnecessary to say that it is anything
but the least ; and it is almost as unnecessary
to say that the contents of the number for -August
are instructive, entertaining, and interesting,
for such are inseparable characteristics of
Chambers'. One of the tales in this number, " A
Honeymoon in 1848," is an amusing account of the
strange adventures of a newly-married couple who
endeavoured to make a tour of Europe in the midst
of revolutions. Every month we express our admira-
tion of the very beautiful illustrations of Le..&llet.
The number for August is fully as attractive as its
predecessors. These plates may not only serve to.
pourtray the ephemeral fashions, but are worthy of
being transferred to the album. The Family Herald,
as usual, contains a variety of highly amusing
sketches and anecdotes, original and select. Many
of the latter, the selections, are taken from Punch
and other periodicals and journals, and are well
worthy of being thus amassed and treasured up, but
of some of the " original " matter we can say no-
thing in commendation. Here and there, in the
Family Herald, we are sorry to find silly sentimental
tales and trashy verses, which ten years ago might
have been tolerated, but which are now quite un-
suited to the fastidious taste of the reading public.

LONDON,

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WEDNESDAY EVENING,

IRELAND.

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ARREST OF MR. J. HARNETT, ONE OF
TEE INS URGENT LEADERS.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.—A dispatch from
Limerick, dated last night, announces the arrest of
Mr. J. Harnett, who is charged with leading the
party of armed insurgents that attacked the Kerry
and Limerick mails at Abbeyfeale. It has been
stated that Mr. Harnett, who is a Protestant, and a
person of some consideration, had been acting in
concert with Mr. Richard O'Gorman in the mountain
district, near Abbeyfeale. Harnett was brought into
Limerick last night, on an outside car, handcuffed,
and escorted by a party of Dragoons. He was
lodged in the county gaol at Limerick. At first, it
was supposed that O'Gorman was the person arrested.