The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-30 00:00:00

REVIEW OF TILE WORK.

La'Mert on the Infirmities of Youth and Maturity.—" There are
scenes in the drama of life which are acted with no spectator but
Conscience ; and of these the result is ever disastrous. Happy the
mortal who meets with a timely mentor to snatch him from the gulf
into which such scenes must plunge him 1 In the book before us
such a monitor is to be found, calculated to warn and instruct the
erring, without impairing one idea that can vitiate a mind not al-
ready tutored by the vices of which it treats. It is written in a style
of masterly precision and lucidity, blending the profoundest truths of
philosophy and physics with the loftiest precepts of morality. It is a
production calculated to confer a vital benefit, physically and morally,
upon all who are tempted from the rigid path of abstemiousness and
propriety. A father may trust it in the hands of his boy. By un
taught innocence the book is not, of course, needed ; but wherever
laxity has prevailed, the tender yet awful voice breathing in these
pages is likely to prove as strikingly beneficial as the admonitions of
a homily blended with the practical advice of a writer on medicine."
—United Kingdom Magazine.
The work may be had price 2s. 6d., of Kent and Richards, 52,
Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne-
street, Haymarket ; Gordon, 146, Leadenhall-street ; Mansell, 115,
Fleet-street; or, free by post, fer forty-twe stamps, from the author's
residence, who may be consulted on these disorders personally, or
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FORGERIES ON BANNS.—At Warwick County
Court, on Tuesday, an action was brought by Mr. Blunn,
a tradesman at Leamington, a7ainst the Warwick and
Leamington Banking Company, to recover 51., the
amount of loss sustained by him in having taken, in the
coarse of business, a forged bill on that establishment.
It was alleged by the plaintiff, as the ground on which
he brought the action, that the defendants had been
guilty of negligence in not having given public notice
of forged notes on their banks being in circulation, al-
though they were aware such forgeries had been issued.
After a lengthened argument as to whether the banking
company were by law called upon to give notice of the
forgeries (even supposing they were in possession of
such information) and the examination of many wit-
nesses, the ease went to the jury, who found for the
defendants.

A RAFT LOAD OF MONKEYS.--We find the fol-
lowing story in La Democratic Pacifique:—" A state
corvette, just returned from a cruise in the Indian seas,
brings news of a rather curious incident. At one of the
islands a dozen monkeys were caught and brought on
board. Their gambols were mightily relished by the
crew. One night, however, when the ship was out at
sea, some of the monkeys managed to get into the com-
mandant's cabin, scattering ink over official charts and
papers, and perpetrating other mischiefs, so that he
ordered them all to be flung into the sea. The sailors,
however, were much grieved at this, and, on their re-
monstrance, the commandant gave permission that a raft
should be constructed on which the poor animals might
be left with some chance of being drifted ashore. The
sailors fitted the raft with a small mast and a sail,
which they set easterly in the direction of the land.
They placed on the frail skiff a store of biscuit and water,
and then were obliged to abandon the twelve proscripts
to their fate. The crew, much moved, waved their hats,
wished them bon voyage, and watched them out of sight."
THE DIAMOND AND THE PEARL.--The title of this
new novel, by Mrs. Gore, typifies the characters of two
fair sisters, whose adventures form the groundwork of
the story, the brilliancy and beauty of which, we aro
told, bear a most effective proportion to the name. The
plot is said to be full of interest, the scenes full of diver-
sity, and the characters teeming with spirit, truthfulness,
and grace, exhibiting a striking and touching sample of
every-day life in the middle as well as in the higher classes
of society. After the professed comicalities of modern
novels, and the sickening lingo of the ruffian school, it
is a welcome relief to be recalled to the scenes and lan-
guage of civilized life by such writers as Mrs. Marsh and
Mrs. Gore.—Evening Paper.
INCENDIARY FIRE.--"LUTTEEWOETH9 Nov. 26.
The inhabitants of this town were thrown into a state of
great excitement last night by the discovery of a fire in
the stack-yard adjoining the rectory-house and grounds,
and abutting on Church-street. Upon proceeding to the
place, it was found that some miscreant had deliberately
set fire to the thatch of one of the buildings, with the
evident intention of destroying the whole, the fire having
been applied to the windward side. An alarm being
given, and assistance rendered with a promptitude and
activity that deserves the greatest praise, and the engine
being well supplied with water, the fire was confined to
the building where it originated and an adjoining one.
The premises are the property of the Itsv. R. H.
parish, and occupied by Mr.
Johnson, the rector of the
Lucas, veterinary surgeon. This is the second fire of a
similar character that has occurred in the town within
the last few weeks.
FIRE •AT GLASGOW.—About half-past ten o'clock
on Monday night a fire broke out in the premises of
Messrs. Kidston and Waters, colour merchants, Wash-
ington-street. From the great quantity of varnish, tur-
pentine, oil, &c. kept on hand, the flames spread with
' great rapidity, and soon obtained such ascendancy that
every part of the building caught fire, and burned with
uncontrollable fury. Immediately adjacent to the paint-
shop, from which it was only separated by a partition
wall, stood the premises of Mr. Struthers, whip-twine
manufacturer. From the direction of the wind the flames
also caught hold of the latter building, and, notwith •
standing every exertion, no part of the building- escaped
destruction; even the brick walls, from the fierceneis of
the heat, crumbled and fell inwards. The flames were
confined to the properties already mentioned, which,
however, were entirely consumed, scarcely anything
being saved from the wreck. The buildings were the
property of Mr. Liddell, and were formerly occupied by
him as part of the Globe Foundry, which still carries
on operations in the immediate neighbourhood. We
understand that all the sufferers by the fire are insured.
It is not known how it originated.—North British Mail.
STONEHAVEN, Nov. 21.—There were few cattle in
the market to-day, and sales rather dull. Servants'
wages much the same as formerly, but few engaged, as
they depended upon Auchinblo,o next day,—.Aberdeen
, Herald.