The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-07 00:00:00

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THIS DAY.)
BOI4V-STIMET.•
John Fretercy, v: as placed at the bar before Mr.Jer line,.
chstrged with being drunk, Isriki having a horse and et:u
in his pOific sbitn,•t which be was not the owner or the
driver.
At twelve o'clock last a constable of the A
division found a. horse and .111 Whitehall, moving
giowly tow4rds Chsring cross-. reins were trilit:g
along the street, and the prisoner was !rug flrunk acro44
the footboard with a cab-driver's barigs in his p".eko.t.
tio being taken to the station, he said he was not a
licensed man, and that he was entrusted with the eat, by
the regular driver, who was anti:lolly taken ill. 8e was
then locked up, and in c few minutes the driver arrived,
drunk, demanding his cab, which had ilea! tak ti to o,e
Preen-yard.
Mr. JAanitiE said he could not punish the prisoner as
as a cab-driver, as he possessed no nur did it
appear he was plying for hire.
The proprietor wished to know what remedy hit hilj,
as be had had tcrpsy 4s. Gd. at the Greculard for the
recovery of the vehicle?
Mr. JARDINE said the only redress he could afford,
was to grant summonses against both the driver and the
prisoner, who should pay a fine of-ss. for being drunk.

MAGAZINES, &c.—(CON TIN /TED.)
TAM
Those who merely familiarize themselves with
magazine literature through the medium of the
advertisements, will have been rather puzzled as to
the meaning of an article in Tait for September,
headed "Nautical Blunders and Manshoghters."
Strange as the title may appear, the article itself is
, the article of the month, full of wisdom and wortlsy
of more than a merely passing attention. Among
Other things it suggests greater precautions on the
herring fisheries, where there is periodically a terrible
_ loss of life from the mad practice of the fishermen
trusting themselves to the perils of the deep-sea
• fishery in open boats. The ignorance of the fisher-
men of Scotland is also a subject of lamentation.
"Miranda" is continued, and so likewise is "The
Tale of Communism." In the introduction to the
-number for September there are some judicious ob-
servations on recent attempts at "sedition."

THE BANKERS'.
There is no lack of subjects coming within the pe-
culiar sphere of our talented contemporary- In fact,
at•present it may be supposed to labour under the
embarras des richeses, there are so many points which
• • fall within its peculiar province, which it is compelled
to overlook for the present. The first paper—" Mone-
tary and Commercial Prospects," is deserving of an
attentive perusal ; it alludes to the late debate on the
Bank Charter Act, and exposes the fallacy of the ar-
guments brought forward in its defence by Sir R.
Peel, its legislative parent. All classes will, we are sure,
cordially concur in its concluding aspiration ; it says
-" We sincerely trust that there may be no com-
. niercial pressures to demonstrate again the impolitic
character of the measure which Sir Robert Peel and
the Government are so determined to enforce. We
trust that the, harvest will turn out better than is
generally expected. But, should the worst happen,
we hope that the country will insist on the Ministry
suspending the restrictive clauses of the Act before
they produce the havoc which resulted from them last
• par: " Letters to a Branch Manager" are continued.
the impolicy of permitting a habitual resort to over-
drawn accounts is forcibly depicted. A general re-
view of the savings' banks system is given, together
with the report of John Tidd Pratt, Esq., on Irish
Savings' banks. There is also an article "On the
. Charitable Loan Funds in Ireland," a system which
Prevailed to a great extent in that country, with
mixed results of good and evil. The case against the
Bank Charter Act of 1844, as stated in the report of
the Lords' Committee, is extracted from that able
document. There is an analysis of the accounts
of the principal railway companies presented
at their meetings during the past month, and also
the reports of joint-stock banks, and a variety of
valuable information on various commercial subjects.

The supplement contains the remainder of the evi-
dence taken before the Committee of the House of
Commons on the Commercial Distress, including that
of the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of
England, and of Messrs. Cotton, Pease, Gardner,
Jones Loyd, Tooke, Taylor, and Birkbeck.

THE UNITED SERVICE.
This number will be peculiarly acceptable to the
!eelnbers of the gallant professions to whose interests
it is especially directed ; it will also be well received
it the general reader. We have a dissertation "On
' resence of Mind," " A Chapter upon Anchors" (con-
Vieded), and an able paper " On Regimental Schools."
r. Henry Curling gives a " Summer Ramble in
f,eht," written in his best style. " The Old Six
bounder" continues-his shots. We trust he may ever
a good one remaining in his locker. " The
Smugglers' League" is a well written narrative
,of much interest. Major L. Smyth O'Connor con-
genes his " Leaves from the Tropics " in the style so
Well known to the readers of the United Service Maga-
zine ; and Tristram still exposes with equal vigour
Ind heartiness, the boastings and fallacies of La-
Ziarche's Algeria. The " Story of a Spanish Nun,"
Southern Peru," " Early Voyage to the Gulf of St.
Lawrence," and the " Reminiscences of a Subaltern,"
tire all well worthy of perusal, and, with the general
correspondence on the usual topics, constitute on the
'whole an excellent number.

THE SPURTING REVIEW.
"The Regatta in the Solent," by the editor, gives
us a graphic account of the yatching proceedings
during the week, which will be received with much
Pleasure by the lovers of aquatic pursuits. Craven
describes the "Racing in August" with his usual
Niger and fidelity. Linton continues his " English
sports and Sporting Quarters." The manner in which
re sober and sedate quaker becomes a lover of the
unting-field—a pursuer of hounds, will provoke a
tearty laugh. " Fox-hunting in the South of
France," " Sporting Incidents at Home and
abroad," " A Day's Sport in South Africa,"
;Summer Sports," " Wild Sports in the
"the Ste
" Angling in the Lakes of Scotland,"
4He Steeple•chase by Castor," with the usual
aunt of sporting information on every subject con-
7eted with our national amusements, will help to
toguile many a weary hour when more active enjoy-
ent is denied. We were agreeably surprised to find
thatt our old favourite Maxwell has resumed the work
commenced so ably, and which we feared had been
m_nupt to a prtmature conclusion. " Two Years in
ar West" i; continued, and a third part in the
sutlo,ll°r's best, st) le is given. " The Colonel," for
every reader of Wild Sports of the West"
nL4 conceived an affection, again introduced. The
fiber is exceedingly good in all its parts.

FARMERS' MAGAZINE.
lle article on the small-pox in sheep in this num-
ber of the Farmers Magazine is worthy the attention
of every
possessor of flocks. It seems that inoculation
brnuers the disease almost harmless. The article on
et'uing horses, by Mr. Cherry, is also w ell worthy
to
usideration. He say s—
to" The bkill shown by the founders of the breed of
which have exclusively obtained the name of
orou- L
hred,'. produced stoutness as well as speed;
kit
kit "° long as races wtre contested in heats of four
o„!,!1, the horse carrying twelve stones, both these
i;',7llties were indifpensab!e, and the character of tho-
e:gh-hred' horses was raised to the highest pitch of
ittalne,bee. But a change has taken place, and it is easily
tkeueanle to later. supporters of the turf, who established
custom of running ridiculously short distances with
1"). light weights. Indeed, the facilities for ' making a
ltppeus with few exceptions, to have become 'the
.ettea..... • •
:rcuount object."
4a 15 is a subject well worthy the consideration of the
the Success
for it is known that during the last war
success of our cavalry operations was in many in-
Itlees owing to the superior " bottom" of our horses,
the illustrations to this number are a portrait, by
ay's; of Mr. Carpenter's Prize Hereford Bull, and
b Portrait, by Strafford, of Mr. Large's Prize Oxford
4taLna.

rliE ETHNOLOGICAL MAGAZINE.
This
remarkable publication progresses with so
414„113' evidences of power, of enterprise, and of eru-
•bion, that we are fain to believe that it is prosper-
it:.%'• The paper depicting the origin of Blythology
t,,lnore than curious, it is profound and beautiful.
:vith such an organ, the new science of Ethnology
‘;ll4not fail to multiply its votaries.

THE LAIVD WE LIVE IN.
ti t'lart XIV. of this brilliant periodical is delinea-
g." 4f The Isle of Wight." Both the letter-press
kirable
c2.i.p.tions and the pictorial embellishments are ad.;

THE MIRROR.
tlll,..lr•Percy St. John finishes his 'vindication of the
/t 1'154* of Robespierre in the Mirror for this month.
.
la 3 an ingenious piece of special pleading, nothing
la re
till *as throughout Mr. St. John takes for granted
lito the matters in dispute, without tendering one
atkpi of proof in sui,port of his assumptions. St. Just
tsto Robespierre are mutually the compurgators of
' A Other's character; St. Just is called to prove
kl:3 Robespierre was the .mildest, the most humane,
lih , the most religious of men; while Robespierre, in
il,,- turn, is called to prove that St. Just was the most
has !ht of human beings. Certainly Mr. St. John
th.. 3 lot succeeded in his attempt at whitewashing the
1,442' 'eters of the victims of the 9th Therinidor. We
phi: .If this number a continuation of the " Biogra-
-1 writsu Sketches of the Kings of England ;"
.a w,e,1l-
sla,t,Communis Socialism , a
and lag review of Maxwell's m pampandhlet on Ireland ,
7..0.1 several other articles of merit.

2'E W MONTHLY BELLE ASSEMBLEE.
Y Mrs. Newton Crosland, late Camilla
Nebnin.
13,7 be legend of "Bleeding Heart-yard," by Dr.
"el)3rl Mackenzie, with which this number opens, is
.311.5 t the sort of tale to be told over a sea coal fire of a
3tukter's evening. It is admirably.wrought up by Dr.