The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-05 00:00:00

SIMMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE.

The principal feature in the August number, as it has
been during many foregoing numbers, is Mr. Leigh's
tale of Australia. It is continued here with all its usual
vivacity. "The South Australian Months," by Mr.
Allen, is a very elegant and picturesque calendar in
metre, which we would quote from the first line to the
last did space permit. " Remimscenses of the Island of
Cuba" are interesting at any moment, but particularly
so at the present time, when the sugar question has
turned curiosity in the direction of that land of sugar-
cane and tobacco. An essay which prefaces the number,
" On the Cultivation and Manufacture of Coffee," is
crammed full of information, and would especially prove
a source of entertainment to superior housewives.
llooton's " Rides, Rambles, and Sketches in Texas,"
" The Native Indians in New Brunswick," and other
appropriate contributions, make up a very readable
miscellany.

THE KNIGHT OP GWYNIVE. No. VIII. By

Charles Lever.

As this tale proceeds it displays a progressive and
very visible improvement. The author not only be-
comes more interested in the fate and vicissitudes of the
characters he has conjured into existence, bat he im-
parts such an attractive aspect to those vicissitudes
as to arouse a similar interest among his
readers. This has always been a characteristic of
the fictions of Mr. Lever ; his stories invari-
ably improve as the plots develops themselves. It was
the case with "Harry Lorrequer" from the scene
where he appears upon parade the morning after play-
ing., Othello, having forgotten to wash the cork marks
off his face, to the moment when he is hoisted ont of the
box of a continental theatre, and crowned with a gar-
land of laurels, in mistake for the real author of the
drama, to the unspeakable and screaming delight of the
audience. It was the case in " Charles O'Malley," from
his first interview with Mickey Free to the Battle of
Waterloo. It was the case in "Jack Hinton," from his
steeple chase on Modderidderoo to the very latest ap-
pearance of Cross Carny. It was the same, also,
with " Tom Burke," " Arthur O'Leary," and "St. Pa-
trick's Eve." It is the same with the work before
us as far as it has proceeded. The description of the
emotions of anxiety in the knight's mind is cleverly
done. Has the author been dipping into Godwin of
late? The hunt also, where "Lionel is left aground,"
with a glorious little etching by Phiz, is described with
the gusto of a man who thoroughly enjoys his own
imaginings.

TURLOGH O'BRIEN. No. V.
Having carefully felt his way and become conscious of
the strength of his materials, the author of " Turlogh
O'Brien" is beginning to evince a greater adroitness in
the adjustment of his story. Fresh incidents crowd in,
a new character is introduced, and a wider field given
for the unravelling of the plot—the scene being now re-
moved from Glindarragh Castle to the City of Dublin.
The account of the entrance of James 11. into the Irish
capital is picturesque and bold—the delineation of the
monarch himself characteristic. There is an originality
about the manner of this fiction which captivates.

rANDERLNGS OF A PEN AND PENCIL.

Parts VII. and VIII.

With these parts the Wanderings of Messrs. Crow-
quill and Palmer are brought to a cnclusion. We
almost feel inclined to regret the completion of their
labours—they were so emphatically " labours of love."
A singular fundlbf curious tradition and anecdote may
be gleaned from their pages—traditions and anecdotes
both pictorial and literary. Under the symbol of the
scallop shell we have had the peregrinations of" Childe
Harold:" under the same symbol we have had these
wanderings. We are thankful.

OPENING OF THE NOTTINGHAM

AND LINCOLN RAILWAY.

LINCOLN, MONDAY.—The opening of the line between
Nottinghain and Lincoln took place this day. A special
train, with two powerful new engines and twenty carriages, left
Derby at half-pastreight o'clock this morning, and arrived at
Nottingham shortly before nine o'clock.
Among the company we noticed George Hudson, Esq., M.P.,
the chairman of the company; John Ellis, Esq., the deputy
chairman; Sir Henry Wilmot, Bart. ; the Mayor of Derby;
Nelson, Esq., the late chairman ; J. J. Bell, Esq., the
secretary; and a number of the directors, accompanied by
several of their friends, and a party of elegantly-dressed
ladies. •
A large concourse of spectators had assembled at the
station at Nottingham, and on the appearance of the train,
gaily decorated with flags, it was received with loud cheer-
ing by the company, the band of the 4th Dragoon Guards,
stationed at Nottingham, striking up "See the Conquering

Hero comes."
The train took an additional number of company in at
Nottingham, among whom were the Mayor of Nottingham
and several of the members of the corporation, with their
ladies. The meadows adjoining the station and the bridges,
where an uninterrupted view of the line was obtained, were
lined with an immense crowd of spectators. The band of the
4th Dragoon Guards were stationed on the platform, and
played a number of enlivening airs. A few minutes before
half-past nine o'clock the gates of the Lincoln line were
thrown open, and the signal being given for the company to
take their seats, the train was again put in motion, the en-
gines being driven by Mr. Swanwick, the resident engineer to
the company, and Mr. Kirkby. After passing several of the
villages along, the line, where large numbers of people had
assembled to obtain a view of the monster train, it reached
Newark about half-past ten o'clock, and stopped for a few
minutes. The weather, which had been hitherto unfavour-
able and exceedingly wet, now changed fur the worse, and
the rain came down in torrents, much to the disappointment
of nearly the whole of the population of Newark and the
neighbourhood, who had turned out on the occasion of the
opening. After a few minutes delay the train was again put
in motion, and arrived at Lincoln at a quarter before eleven
o'clock. The distance from Nottingham to Lincoln is 33
miles. On the arrival of the train at Lincoln, not withstand-
ing that the rain was literally pouring in torrents, a large
number of the lieges of Lincoln had assembled at the station
to greet its arrival.
On Mr. Hudson and the directors alighting from the car-
riage they were greeted with immense cheering. The ar-
rangements were so made that the company, previous to
their return to Nottingham and Derby, should have an op-
portunity of viewing the fine, venerable minster ; but owing
to the unfavourable state of the weather this was found to
be impracticable. The band was stationed on the platform,
and played several airs during the time the train remained.
An additional number of carriages were now attached to the
train, for the accommodation of the authorities, who had
been invited to accompany the directors back to Nottingham.
Owing to the large number of persons who had joined the
procession, it was found requisite to have two trains on the
return journey to Nottingham. Shortly after twelve o'clock
the signal was given, and the train again started on its re-
turn to Nottingham, where it arrived at half-past one o'clock,
when the company sat down to an excellent co:d collation
provided for the occasion. At two o'clock the train again
set out for Lincoln, where a most magnificent dinner took
place in honour of the occasion. The dinner took place at
five o'clock. General Pasley had inspected the line on Friday
afternoon, and expressed himself highly satisfied with the
works.

GREENLAND FISHERY, LERWICK, JULY 20.—The
Eliza, arrived here from Greenland, brings the fol-
lowing report : Commerce, with 6,000 seals; no
whales. Hannibal, with 2,000 seals, no whales. Union,
with 2,000 seals; no whales. Eclipse, with 1,500 seals; no
whales. Hamilton Ross, 1,100 seals; Lc. whales. Dublin,
with 300 seals ; one whale. Enterprise, with 6,000 seals;
one whale. Flamingo, with 700 seals ; no whales. Fairy,
with 40 seals; no whales. Sarah and Elizabeth, 2,800 seals;
no whales. Jane, with 400 seals; no whales. Swallow, with
40 seals ; one whale. Constantia, with 1,800 seals; no
whales. llebe, with 1,250 seals ; one whale. Anne. with
5,000 seals; no whaleF. Forth, with 40 seals; two whales.
St. George, with 1,250 seals; no whales. The Hoffnung, of
Hamburgh, and another foreign vessel, reported to be a
schooner, have been lost at Greenland.—Scotch Reformers'
Gazette.

The Evening Mail asserts that the office of State
Steward to the household of the Lord-Lieutenant has been refused by
the Marquis of Kildare, Lord Ango, Ur. Haglnga BMW, and the
Um. Ruben Doyle.