The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-03 00:00:00

THE SPORTSMAN.

As might reasonably have been ar*ticipated, Herring's
animated picture of the " HigheMt t le r Racer" has en-
gaged the skilful instrument, of the engraver, and forms
a spirited frontispiece to the Sportsntan. It scarcely,
however, does the original painting ju,tice, though the
"fling" of the limbs is admirably effected. Among the

literary contributions of the magazine, the most con-
spicuous are "L. atherlungs, the Leg," a smart affair,
thickly sprinkled with cant phrases and conventional
terms ; " The Crack Sport of Ceylon," interesting to
admirers of adventurous amusement ; "EngliA Sports,"
by Saron, a broad contrast to the preceding ; and
" Wild Sports in the We.-,t," by the indefatigable and
agreeable Percy B. St. John. " Flore,at Etona" must
not, however, be overlooked, as a grotesque reminis-
cence of that scene of grammatic scholarship and ju-
venile ddinqucncy. Your rogues in boyhood are always
appreciators of fun ; the rascsls throw such an absurdity
about their peccadilloes that forgiseness is always a
convquence of insubordination ; nor is it less nob,rions
schoolboy recollections that the really studiouk
ina ouregrenerally shunned b.) their comrades as sombre abo-
minations. Is this a testimony ;hat there is something
in our nature predominant over an affection for good-
ness? We will leave the pit ry unanswered for th. re-
flection of the meditative. Thus so far for the Sports-
man.

THE STUDEAT.
A very cheap. assortment of papers likay to instill
excellent principles of sobriety and prudence into the
minds of youth, to whom it is addressed ; while the in-
struction is generally insinuated under the seductive
garb of amusement. Some amongnd creditably novel,
the more serious
little essays are happily conceived a
ex. gr., the one on " Intellectual Pride
how ev" and
er, the
against
Sympathisers." We must protest,
such a flimsy mode of cr.,mming out a publication of this
king with a silly anecdote called A Melting d
Sto
ery,"
which we remember to have gone the roue of th '
provincial newspapers some three years since. Such a
quotation as the one introluced from the speech de-
livered by Lord John Manners at the Athenie Institute
is worthy of repetition again and again, but the resusci-
tation of a vulgar piece of American burlesque is most
detrimental to the character of a publication of this
kind.
The editor must borrow a few eyes from Argus.

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THE Ed.R4llEli'S MAGAZINE.
Quite a new feature is introduced into this number of
the Farmer's Magazine—wood cuts Must, ative of chemical
experiments. It is a capital idea, one that will enable
the curious but indolent tyro in science to attend a
lecture without the exertion of moving from his elbow-
chair. Some neat engravings of cattle preface tle
literature, which is of average ability, but generally of
an utilitarian cast. The various agricultural meetings
of any importance are reported with accuracy, an,
afford us a bird's-eye view of the movements of the
saietice during the foregoing month. The only morsel
of p thtical commentary which we have been able to
detect in the irtges of the Farmer is adroitly slipped
into the "Review of the Corn Trade" ' for May. Still,
however, as we are the TiCtOrl9llB we will likewise be