The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-01 00:00:00

JIVENING EDITION

MAGAZINE DAY.

BLel CKWOOD'S MA GAZINE.
Phrittki. have imagined that Wordsworth's
eir-xlitry
vas t this time a critical theme well nigh
anti "ted ; but not SO thinks Christopher North,
ts accordingly we find in the present Maga, an
,O`43T on the peculiar character of this great
V.'s genius, which is manifestly the production
cube.oe who not only understands, but feels, his
o.ject• he occasional affectations of Words-
. rth, Who in his " Lyrical Ballads"has not seldom
nillisj-aken sheer childishness for manly simplicity,
very properly protested against, while jus-
ile is done to his striking powers of thought,
4118,ettSY, nervous, and unaffected. versification,
his Q. the. uniformly healthy and elevated tone of
I,s•Philosophy. The critic, however, insists on
rpathos:, which is a quality we are strongly
'Posed to deny him. He is a poet too habitually
calm, too severe and profound of reflection, ever
tivu ,oe melted into tenderness. He soars above
toe' weakness—for such, we suspect, he would
consider that tremulous, active sensibility which
touches our hearts so deeply in the works of
hay 10°, Byron, and, we may add, Burns. We
struckbeen.the truth of these re-
marks with
" An obstinate habit of reflection, cultivated in retirement,
welPlains what is peculiar both in the faults and merits of
tinee
ieos rdsworih's poetry. Rarely de we meet with any spon-
„ " burst of passion ; his vehemence appears cold and
"tidd .
,e waves a wand, does this magician, who has no
,r, r except to stiii the tempest. But is not this enough
fr"heir for one spirit to possess what praise is to.o great
Ner"' chose genius makes pure our solitude, and impo:ea
r, 4)n our perturbed meditations ?"
en lhousand a Year".—whieli bids fair to
4118 thel Encyclopedia Britannica in length—is
to
zoonth full of the grossest political carica-
tairle) unredeemed by the slightest humour or
of p. Were it not for the inscrutable character
wa,onnon, and the interest with which we
4ceteh the progress of his stealthy, cat-like ma-
klr"
erings which are hinted at with uncommon
lhtoess, and will, we anticipate, give rise to
thlille impressive scenes—were it not, we say, for
vtB, "liking, mysterious character, which in its
is a master-piece, the tale would be perfect-
as intolerable, for its aristocratic sketches evince
ofPierfeet ignorance of the conventional usages
Ktist'ngh life; its low life representations are dis-
m tf to a degree to which we have few parallels
aro fiction ; its sentiment is mere twaddle,
11.0 ;t8 dialogues are spun out to an extent that
sp
.11'd almost tempt one to believe that the re-
forcentive parties were talking against each other
de,Vvager. We subjoin the only amusing inci-
eff,',"o the pi esent chapter ; but even here, the
tal:ie„t iS sadly overcharged. Mr. Titmouse, after
tii;;;,V,his seat in the House of Commons, dis-
er '‘,";lBfle4 himself by his clever imitations of the
iirc),;;'11:; of a cock—which, by the bye, is a Tory
deb-`:,.ns.itY—and one night, when an important
git.,-`e Is going forward, crows so inimitably as to
,vise to the following scene
of ‘:„"k-s-doo,,le do-o-o-o i" issued, wi'h inimitable fidelity
atliet—' and manner, from immediately. behind Lord Belfinch,
tttr,%tarted from his seat as if he had been shot. Every one,
and tal.oi Mr. Vivid recoiled a pace or two from the table—
of th,'Lzi a universal peal of laughter echoed from all quarters
t"'use, not excepting even the strangers' gallery. The
I„,t ,---or was convu'sed and could not rise to c " order !"
tulfinch laughed' himself almcst into fits; even those
Lit I:diately behind Mr. Vivid were giving way to uncontrolla-
geir -t'''ter, at so comical and monstrous an issue. He him-
\r,3 tiled for a moment to join in the laugh, but in vain ; he
beo ibly d'seoneerted and confounded. This frightful. and
ep,%','tnig incident had done away with the effect of his whole
be
_to.; and in twenty-four hours' time, the occurrence would
tlo~ citing laughter and derision in every corner of the king-
,
ktdurder! order! order !" cried the Speaker, his face red
Vieisciwullen with scarce subdued laughter. Several times Mr.
teased a,tternpted to resume, only, however, occasioning re-
teil,,, —2:nlghter. Still he rersevered; and, with much pre-
tieed ntind, made a pointed and witty. allusion to Rome
tisel".4 the cackling of a goose. 'Twas, however, plainly
Yield '; and after a moment or two's pause of irresolution, he
hi etl to his fate,'rh visible vexation abruptly concluded
v W 1
result."' a.tions, gathered hastily together his papers, and
ktid t his seat and his hat—a signal for renewe.d laughter
1-11;u:InroPhant cheering m the Ministerial side of the.
tb,C,' Up then started Alr. O'Squeal—and, despite. his
torte and extravagant gesticulation, and perfectly frightful
point 'l "ice, dashed boldly off at one or two of the weakest
tthio!,which had
peer made by his discomfited adversary,
k,," he dealt with y dexterously ; and then threw up a
blase nu of rhetorical fireworks, amidst the glitter and
::::ftirweliich lie sat down, and was enthusiastically cheered.
and ply friend Mr. Titmouse that had worked this wonder,
changed the fate of the day. Up rose Mr.
falielne'rit eaded opponent—but in vain ;he ,vas quite crest-
Ile%;; evidently in momentary apprehension of receiving an
rat option similar to that which Mr. 1. :yid had experienced.
tno,t-a-, nervous and fidgety—as well he might he and would
littnsuredly have shared the fate of Air. Vivid, but_th4
ras (not without great difficulty) restrained by Lord
doeed''. on the ground that the desired effet. had been pro-
' and would be only impaired by a repetity.m.
els Icie "Dourraunee Empire" is a delightful aiti-
(42Ces.,criptive of Affghanistan and the manners
114 e Affghan tribes, and penned in that spirited
colloquial style which never fails to con-
Ple„at the reader. " A Lounge on the Sea" is a
sve,7lng sort of a prose pastoral, in which, how-
ls ` far too much praise is lavished on that
htersly old dog, Izaac Walton, whose great
etto-rarY Merits we have never yet been fortunate
Nitten h to discover. He wrote some passable lives of
iq eot contemporaries, and a book about fish-
serictT which occur one or two pretty sylvan de-
-I°ns; and this is the whole amount of his
AtttLs'''t 11Pon the favour of posterity. Hints to
sari rs is duller this month than usual. The
firers is not well applied—consequently, it misses
con A " Fifth Chapter of Turkish History"
by;Lisuos a clever account of the capture of Cairo
luk`ge Turks, and the massacre of the Maine-
pe-ef",,,01 the year 1517. In " Conservative Pros-.
(73 - the speedy advent of Sir R. Peel to power
tio;?afidently predicted. We have no apprehen-
4812rsoch a visitation. The Tories are stuck
slid Zt
to to
them the opposition benches as if they were

NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
ek,"e have little sympathy for Maria Louisa
verneen of France, and can read of her re•
tril,,.s) as duly set forth here in an article de. s-
ka,,i‘lig her career as " Duchess of Parma," with
- ''ellous sang froid, for we cannot forget her
44-avrtle3,
neglect. of Napoleon in the days of his
IvasersltY, who, despot as he was, to her at least
his-iever the most affectionate of husbands. In
Rutter moments the names of his wife and child
for,„ered on his lips, yet at that very time the
tie, was pursuing a reckless career of dissipa-
h at her Court of Parma, and intriguing with
er.
'-Chamberlain, Count leipperg, without a
ewithout even a thought of him who had
aq her to a station in the world's eye, which
ra could never have hoped to obtain. Of her
Pere.4l°Llr, and subsequently her husband, Neip-
e are told that " on his arrival in Parma
/44,1.,..,"8, not much above thirty. He had a bright,
type al countenance, and his left-side face was a
the la 01 manly beauty. In his early. campaigns
his 6kee of a French hussar had deprived him of
toN.,,",e3re. That honourable wound was carefully
eoo„eiu- with a black band, and there were charms
in the eye that remained, to win a weak
hettialli's heart. The Count was a man of liberal
stli.,llnents. He was mild, abhorred violent mea-
,al4.94and generally upheld the cause of justice
t_heit,,utit. He was very popular; his style of
Ate ti-llT,as simple ; manners affable and easy.
on in 1827." " Fathers and Sons" is carried
no •Ivh---", vigour, but the present chapter contains
Itivi-het'n,ents worthy of notice. " Might against
is a romance of the Tyrolese war o.f
9'„/,vnen the patriot Hofer, whose murder is
cliff the darkest stains on 'Napoleon's scut-
e
distinguished himself so highly. The
and is a fertile one for the purposes of fiction,
ik,wwe have
often
wondered that it has nevertill
isheen attempted. Mr. Phipp's romance,
niie%is now only in its commencement, pro-
little'avourably, but we should be glad to see a
At more vigour and terseness thrown into it.
I,7lhl3Tesent, itis too diffuse, and the opening dia-
ACe is languid. Mrs. Trollope's -" Life and
bejtentures of Charles Chesterfield,' is neither
Hess nor worse than usual. There is a hard-
late„ and stiffness of manner in this lady's
tiow;,Productions, which act with a repelling
l'?,,ithZ„. on the reader. Her humour is
nner good-nature—her sarcasm has no
leer edge than a hand-saw. As for
ostitirnent, it is positively excruciating.
r.e3g,',l Sporting," by Nimrod, is interesting,.
nS weaallY on account of the sketches it supplies
at Ar of Washington's hunting establishment
lutie °lint Vernon, prior to the American Rev();
the u.
In the article headed " French Press,'
triztjeader Will find some useful statistical infor-
ooQ j;)11 respecting the circulation, influence, &c.,
e, Parisian journals, whose theatrical and
'iv j Ding matters, we are told, " are the most
certi3 and witty in Europe." The Charivari is
the '-i-I,IIIY a gem in its way—but no wonder, for
Nd.'rench have ever been remarkable for their
NetPc'wers of wit and repartee. This national
faire, deity may be seen to advantage in Vol-
kit, 8 tales, who sneers away a principle by a
icZd sarcasm, and demolishes an argument by
of 8, e• The " Friend in Need" is an imitation
an ,-er-„lle's manner. It is aptly enough called
" Alit‘-c,xtravaganza," for it is very—very broad.
gay. Pacification "is an arch, airy little es-
the f." Pellets for Prosers" ip.a quizzical hit, in
• prose°r:lti of an allegory, at the present mania-for
op 'II Preference to* poetry. We subjoin the
04dR stanzas '' •
And F. when the fetes Oti.Parnissus were ended,
Like ,thiler'llon dull for the rest of the year,
W h
it gay tourists, Arollo descended
Per "lotuus—to visit his votaries here !
Th:,,,ever the other gods took to amuse them,
4°;hernlitn es they'd
That found them so learned, or so dull, or so prim,
leave them—and sometimes they'd lose
to he
ways took Polly to travel with him 1