The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-01 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUG. 24.—Espartero was ill, and would not
close the session in person.
Accounts from Madrid of the 23d instant state, that
the Minister for Foreign Affairs withdrew on that clay
the Bill for the proposition to Great Britain of the islands
of Annabon and Fernando Po. M. Gonzales justified
the measure by stating that the Spanish Government,
"wa,...ing found other means of fulfilling certain obligations
the
eh it had contracted towards England, had abandoned
TPhr:je:ltl of alienating those islands.
which s
e
erate passed several' Bills on the 23d, among
w the Military Pension Bill, by 65 to 119 ;
the Bill
to .28 ;that author
ting the sale of clerical property, by 48
ua C, b that for the eoehsetruGctiondarama of the Legislative
Palace, 'by
64 to 22 ; and
50 to 26.
•
The transactions er, Bourse on the 23d were very nu-
merous. The majority
s,
va
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catito6nowdasayconcludedgatfrotn 241 to 25,1 ; one cash
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4 1 lye per Cents., 25 cash.
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instant, observes, that the commerei;dsenp,acieji: panic
aceordinc, to ac-
counts conti-
nued had completely subsided, that the funds
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aspect of af-
fairs in the East.
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of
Lanover
was much improved, and that his Alajesty and the here.
ditary Prince would return to Hanover early in September.

FINE ARM',

THE TAKING OF SIDON.-THE BOMBARD-
MENT AND CAPTURE OF ACRE.

Colnaglzi, London, 1841.

The prints representing these late glorious
naval actions, on the Syrian coast, are three in
number, and are executed from original designs,
furnished by Lieutenant Warre, who was pre-
sent both at Acre and Sidon, on board the Prin-
cess Charlotte. The first print represents the
taking of Sidon by the Marines and Blue-jackets
on the twenty-sixth of September last; and the
two others, the bombardment of Acre, on the
the third of November following, including the
awful spectacle of the explosion of the powder
magazine. This last incident is pourtrayed with
truly graphic ability; and by the vivid and
ghastly light of the explosion is seen the
.Power-
ful, Comodore Napier, firing broadside after
broadside at the devoted fortress, with all the
promptitude and energy thht , British seamen
never fail to bring with them into action. These
prints teem with life and animation; are crowded,
but not too much so, with incidentS; are care-
fully engraved; and being published •" by sub-
scription tir the benefit of the families of the
killed in the Allied Fleet, during the late opera-
tions on the' Coast of Syria"—as the prospe3tus
informs us—will no doubt meet with all the suc-
cess to which they are entitled.

MAGAZINE DAY.

BLACKWOOD' S MAGAZINE.

As usual, there are some amusing inconsisten-
cies in Maga's political article this month. In
.‘ Lessons from the Past," after assuring us that
the " English Constitution, the boast of the
patriot and the pride of the historian during so
many ages, sunk to the dust" at the period when
the Reform Bill was carried, the writer goes on
to assure us that this defunct Constitution is just
as well as ever, and as strong and hearty as.if
nothing had ever ailed it ! Never was there such
a phenomena as this same Constitution! It has
actually as many lives as a cat. The Tories con-
fess to its having been put to death not less than
three times within the last twelve or fourteen
years, yet now they tell us with all the gravity
imaginable that it is in the enjoyment of excel-
lent health ! Though we differ from the majo-
rity of the opinions put forth in " Lessons from
the Past," here is one in the spirit of which we
cordially agree :—" The Conservatives," says the
writer," "have many lessons of wisdom to learn."
They have indeed, for' hitherto they have shown
themselves but indifferently furnished with poli-
tical sagacity. Every great national question
brought forward since the memorable year 1829
has tended only to bewilder, instead of to ett.
lighten, their understanding. They have 'been
standing in a state of stupid perplexity, while
the world was in active, fbrward motion about
them. Henceforth, they must either make up
their minds to accommodate their ideas of legisla-
tion to those of the day, or elm consent to be
shuffled aside as so much worthless lumber.
There is no longer time fin-hesitation. They must
decide Itt- oncei fbr, *bile they are considering;
the Olden opportunity is passing, never to return.
.The "World of London" is a lively, shrewd essay.
HoW just is this 'reniark !—" There is no town's
talk in. London ; your provincial lion is here a
very tame beast, and let -him roar ever so loud,
not a soul will think more of his roaring than of
the rumbling of a cart." London is indeed the
best of all places to cure a man's self-conceit.
Here, he is sure to rise or fall to his proper
level. The metropolis is no respecter of persons.
It thinks no more of a duke than a dustman.
We quote some amusing thoughts on suicide
from this entertaining essay :
When Saul Patch, the American, hanged himself,
by way of a lark, upon Waterloo-bridge, (by the way,
what, may we ask, became of the inquiry, whether or no
the Directors sanctioned that 4isgusting exhibition ?)
we happened to have occasion te walk up the Waterloo-
road about ten minutes after--the untoward event ; the
crowd had already dispersed, but some stray sentences
dropped by the passers-by induced us to imagine some-
thing interesting might have occurred. Laying down
sixpence to pay our toll, while waiting the change, we
took occasion to inquire of the gate-keeper what was the
matter. 11" Only a Yankee diver hanged hisself on the
bridge, Sir—all right !" replied the functionary ; whe-
ther the " all right" referred to the propriety of Sam
Patch acting as his own hangman upon this occasion, or
to the correctness of the change tendered me by the
gate-keeper, I cannot say ; however that may be, I could
not help censuring the fully of Sam Patch in executing
himself in London, where, not merely the manner of his
death, but his previous existence, was forgotten in some
seconds less than five minutes ; whereas, had he onl3
taken the trouble to strangulate himself in Edin-
burgh or Dublin,. he would have been talked
of for a week, and remembered for a fortnight.
Songs would have been sung, and sermons made,
about him ; public meetings would have been called to
petition Parliament against capital punishments. Patch
would have become a household word, and his effigy
would have been seen in every shop hanging in mezzo-
tinto ; we would have had the Sam Patch quadrilles, and
the Sam Patch magic strop, and the Sam Patch cravats ;
in short, if Sam had any sense, he might have been not
only notorious. in. himself, but the cause of notoriety in
ushers: It is, therefore, sheer folly in intending sui-
cides to think of creating a' sensation by performing their
antics in London. Rhadamanthus Wakley, sitting in
judgment on half a score corpses a clay, or thereabouts,
cannot confer upon all an immortality : tumbling " from
the monument" even has lost its novelty, and is now
considered by the town a very "slow" way of cutting
one's self off. No suicide, therefore, who cannot strike
out a new line of bold; dashing, and original felo de ce
has the chance even of seeing his inquest headed " Sui-
cide Extraordinary." We therefore recommend all
daring spirits, ambitious of immortality by hanging or
otherwise, to take themselves off tOthe country, where
a sensation is worth any money,. and where they will
have twelve columns of inqUest in the county papers."
The " Picture of Danae " is a translation from
a German drama by Deirihardstein. We cannot
vouch for the accuracy of the. version, as we are
unacquainted with the original play; but the
blank verse is spirited and melodious, and some
of the imagery is far above common place.
" Royal Academy, &c.," is a notice of some of
the more prominent pictures in the late exhibi-
tion. The criticism on the whole is just—so far
at least as our recollection serves us—but it is
somewhat out of date. Instead of thinking of the
past, the public is now looking 'forward to the
next exhibition. " Biron and the Bastille " is
an instinctive historiette, enlivened with sketches
of character. The " Fowler" is a .poem by
Delta. It is in his pleasantest manner. •In the
article entitled " Sir Robert Peel's Position on
next Resuming Power," we have-an elaborately-
drawn character of the Right lion. Baronet,
which is not a little at variance with the account
given of him in this very Magazine, immediately
after the passing of the Catholic Emancipation.
He was then a rat—an apostate. He is now a
firm, upright statesman ; the very one to whom,
of all others, may be most fitly entrusted the
destinies of the empire. • " Good Bye to the
Whigs" is a smart, satirical farewell to the dis-
placed Ministry.