The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-03 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE.

Mrs. Trollope's " Blue Belles of England,"
which appears monthly in detached portions in
this periodical, is unworthy of her undoubtel abi-
lities. The tale bears evidence of exceeding slo-
venliness, and the incidents do not dovetail neatly
one into the other, but are strung loosely and
confusedly together. The truth is, this lady
writes too fast to write well, and spins her long
yarns as if she were desirous only to fill a certain
quantity of paper in a certain given time. The
present chapters of her Blue Belles possess but
little interest, for they are encumbered with
prolix dialogues which lead to no results, and
have no necessary connexion with the story. The
" Prize-Master" is a passable sea-tale by the au-
thor of " Rattlin, the Reefer." In the "Note-
Book of an Irish Barrister" we have a graphic
character of Lord Plunkett, as a lawyer and a
statesman, of whose famous speech in the House
of Commons in the year 1812., on the subject of
Catholic Emancipation, Sir James _Mackintosh
observed, that it made a deeper impression than
any speech since Sheridan's, ia1783, on the Begum
charge against Warren Hastings, adding, "it was
the only sp...tech which has been knowa to deter-
mine the votes of several individuals." " Me-
mories of Gibralter" is a readable aneedotiCal ar-
ticle. " Fanny Fairfax" is a pretty Story enousl!,
but it would have been more entertaining,, it it
had been curtailed one-third. In the " Memoirs
of an Italian Exile" we meet with a translation
(which.we subjoin) of the famous national war-
song, La Romagnola :
To arms ! to arms ! The warlike sound
Revives our hos,
confirms our trust ;
Our country's soil is hallowed Found,
The land we tread is hero's ans..
Arise arise ! Our glorious land,
been the land of woe.
Arise, I
Too long
i has been
in hand
And Italia,
strike against thy northern foe.
What
like grass upon the glade,
mow the phalanx of the brave!
The laurel wreath Uoth never fade
That reit s upon the patriot's grave.
An hour of strife has power to turn
Deathth h
A weary life to deathless fame,
The tears that bathe the patriot's urn
Wash off oblivion from his name.

DUBLINTIi' UNIVERSITY NAGAZIA E.
A ..Leaf fi-o:n the Fortunes of Mordauut" Me-
rivale,, ' records how a young English squire
baffled an old curmudgeon of a money7lender,
who, to revenge some old grudge, had taken a
fancy to Merivale Hall, and what remained of
the family patrimony. The main incident is
good, but it is nor, so humourously worked out as
it might have been. The " Misfortunes of
Barney Branagan," are concluded this month.
The whole tale has been well told, and concludes
as happily as the most and ant lover of abstract
justice :could desire. "charles O'Malley," is
continued with great spirit, and promises to be
One of the most amusing of the amusing tales of
its. clever authior. Lieutenant-Colonel Blacker,
of the Battle of the Diamond and Qrangc-lodge
notoriety, figures in the portraij;gallery. Col.
Blacker is represented as an eNcellent land-
lord, a good neighbour, a religiously tolerant
man to those around him, and what is more a
man.of "infinite jest" and humour. So many
good qualities ought surely to Oaten in hinTsome