The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-08 00:00:00

THE MIRROR.

" The Eagle's Nest," by the editor, is continued
in this number, and increases in interest as it pro-
ceeds. He also commences another tale, ,entitled
wile Poor Artist," which promises well. We have,
moreover, several reviews, tales, sketches, and poetical
pieces. Among the latter is an ode to Sir Robert
Peel on his resigning office, which is full of the fire
of poetry. The author has taken Cowley for his
model, and has been at times exceedingly happy in
his imitation. We give the opening stanzas as a
specimen :
" Hail, hallow'd statesman ! glorious in thy fall,
As sets the sun while light is over all ;
The fruitful seed he calls to birth,
Thou spread'st in harvests o'er the earth.
He sinks—but not in radiant grave to die.
And as thy course is run
Like to the bless'd sun,
Each morrow both arise in immortality.
"Plenty and riches now our country hails,
And wins to all our ports the crowd'd sails,
With od'rous spice, and the cane's honied fruit,
The needful corn, and luxuries to boot,
That ev'ry poor man's palate glad shall taste.
These, with a frozen eye,
Protective lords deny,
But these the Lord of Lords ordain'd should never run
to waste.

" By thee the mighty steam bark's dashing prow
And swelling sails bring in the fibrous snow,
Merry to make our million wheels to fly,
With laughing groups of infant industry :
Six days of cheertul labour, while they feel
The coming seventh, by God design'd
For sweet refreshment of all living kind,
Making each little bounding heart an altar rais'd to
Peel.

"That sacred day, railway and Thames behold,
Carriage and deck all filled with young and old:
Peasant from cot—from home the artizan—
Both, from blest meal, that God design'd for man,
With all their happy children round their knees,
They whom sour preaching knaves
Would turn to starving slaves,
While their own ' capon lin'd round bellies' swell with
ease."

THE PATRICIAN.
The present number opens with the first of a series
entitled the " Royal Houses of Europe." We have
this month the lineage of the royal houses of Austria,
Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark, and France. The
curious history of James Annesly is concluded, and
in the celebrated Peerage causes we have the case of
James Percy, the trunk-maker, who claimed the
earldom of Northumberland. The Patrician, how-
ever, is not devoted exclusively to genealogical sub-
jects. " The Man without a Name " is an Italian
tale, full of romantic interest, and the " Address of
the One Hundred and Two Chief Heritors and Clans
in the Highlands of Scotland to King George the
First on his Accession to the Throne ' is a most
valuable contribution to history. This address, im-
ploring the favour of the King, was delivered to the
Duke of Argyle for presentation, but it is alleged
that the Duke, " seeing more prospect of personal
aggrandisement in an insurrection, which would ren-
der his services indispensable, than a peaceful submis-
sion of the highlands to the house of Hanover," never
presented the document to the King, and the chiefs
in consequence joined in the rebellion of 1715. The
writer of the article says that this document is unno-
ticed in history, but that he believes it to be genuine.
We hope that in the next number he will give us
the evidence in support of its authenticity which has
convinced his mind. If it be genuine, it throws an
entirely new light on the affairs of 1715.