The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-07 00:00:00

MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED.)
BLACK WOOD.
slsi second portion of ti.ie delightful criticism on
Written,the" opens the April number of Blackwood.
4 as
.it is, in a genial and eclectic spirit, it evi-
'e,nces a full appreciation of the powers of tho departed
olar, whale genius was remarkable rather for design
111111 execution—voluminous though its effusions were
11
most of the departments of literature. Hence it is
„rathat the
u
reviewer is forced to acknowledge " the
roes, epics, romances, histories, novels, biographies,
retils, and books of all descriptions, which he at dif-
ferent times projected, it is beyond our power and our
specs to , enumerate." Among these, we may remark
that a literary history of England was not the least pre-
tutious project; and that Southey intended also at one
time ;
Pe'n the annals of the monastic orders. The
critic in Mega derides somewhat, and not undeservedly,
the ftaltastic metre selected by Southey in most of his
Poetical compositions. The following " skit" upon it is
too rich to be overlooked:—
b " NV(' opened Burke On the French Revolution,' the
(301 c-which happened to be nearest at hand, and resolved to
write out in the metre of Thalaba the very first passage that
e eye fell uon. Political discussion looks strange enough
~I!evreerse? but into Thalaban verse it arranged itself directly.
ri it is:—

`,` You would not cure these evils by resolving
That there should be no more monarchs,
Nor ministers of state,
Nor of the go=pel ;
No interpreters of law;
No general officers;
No public councils.
You might change the names ;
The things in some shade must remain.".

"Wise men will apply their remedies to vices,
Not to names ;
To the causes of evil which are permanent,
Not to the occasional organs
By which they act,
And the transitory modes
In which they appear.
Otherwise you will be wise historically,
Aftv: A fool in practice!"
dialoguo, entitled " The Peaceful Lieutenant
:;111 his Friends,' treats de omnibus rebus, &0., in a vein
nituatreable satire, though the " confab" of these same
to the sips appears to us to be somewhat spun out
thee
.its of garrulity. What the particular merit of
w_ uentribution about " Michael Angelo and the Friar"
in°,etan nowhere discover. The only truly poetic line
" whole contribution is the one here italicised—

" The thoughts
That bear me company the livelong day,
- 17".°19h my thin sleep look in upon me still."
".e other metrical piece in the number, being a trans-
itl°4 from the German called " The Flowers' Re-
geia," we remember to have met with previously. Sir
Iverd Bulw er Ltton continues his charming novel
evidencesnnabated of humour, wit, and wis-
:4l--•dinditd at moments with an agreeable me-
il
°lY—the story gradually unfolding its tortuous
jiL7vernent. Leonard Fairfield promises to be the
of the narrative, and we have a suspi-
el°4 that, lady as she is, the little Violante may
tre% towards him what Pauline was to Melnotto, and
t °flora to Tasso. In an admirable argument carried
0-tif Pn
i. the. Parson and Doctor Riccabocca in the presence
theauthorLord Bacon
in a masterly manner the
°hinder, that Lord Bacon ever made such a non;
Ilestettl assertion as that, " knowledge is power.
Zeta is a glarious passage from the more sententious
Vitt of the contribution to Blackwood by the great poet-
govelist
~,4 4 this day, there is a vast increase of knowledge spread
j".'er all society, compared with that in the middle ages; but
'e'r, there not a still greater distinction between the highly
I,reated gentleman and the intelligent mechanic, than there
ite then between the baron who could not sign his name
eta
Rat e churl at the plough ? between the accomplished
polite many versed in all historical lore, and the voter whose
formed by his newspaper, than there was be-.
Cum the legislator who passed laws against witches, and
rLie buigher who defended his guild from some feudal ag-
fetaeip? between the enlightened scholar and the dunce
toipoti_ayk,eilineaatuaart:eetre was between the monkish alchemist and
buret y:sterday ? Peasant, voter, and dunce
no doubt wiser than the chur
pal burgher' end blockhead of the twelfth. But the
leas. enfant statesman, twit at-i"'"en• and scholar of the present age are at
bur! • ---e as favourable a contrast to the alchemist, witch-
hmeaeora,
eaedbaron of old. As the progress of enlightenment
4Pit;i hitherto, so will it ever do. Knowledge is like
Paritil". the more there is in a country, the greater the dis-
fore, Ftlin 'wealth between one man and another. There-
°therdo the
e Working class increase in knowledge so
legiti_elasee ; and if the working class rise peacefully and
into power, it is not in proportion to their own
e
kso-,,fLe ge alone, but rather according as it seems to
such
atii,„7oge. of the other orders of the community. that d
s,iBe7atation of proportional power is just, and safe, an
eon's.,
esieb7 seems in a fair way to acquire both fortune and
etitio ItY• An interesting review of Mr. Wright's very
h
tightli?;" Narrative of Sorcery and Magic" fo.llows t
Por 4, Instalment of the " Varieties of English. Life."
old fee entertainment of those unacquainted with. the
ilbeedoutleel......anent the loups-garous, we quote the subjoined
It is '
tittle asserted by a serious and intelligent writertew?ef thedtehwe
Of his 'lit) ill 1588, a gentleman, looking out of h
41°tItitcl9tteau in a village two leagues from A..p h n in the
,„4•141118 of Auvergne, saw one of. his acquainteanCe's going
The gg
h mg, and begged he would bring him home some game.
a
Serte unter, whilst occupied in the chase, was attac e
ky.t
ithts:wolf, and. after firing ate it without
.effect,.struc
ee,l,,h- minting knife, and cut off the paw of its right fore-
tool; imereaPon it immediately took to flight. The hunter
game, an the Paw threw it into his bag with the rest of his
and; a, od soon afterwards returned to his friend's chateau,
tin, `e,',l him of his adventure—at the same time put-
oroji, '4B hand into the bag to bring forth the
rinhialurpPriasvre
on drawing
confirmation of his story. What was
drawing out a lady's hand, with a Old
ngr,sto°rll,l?°e hhger His friend's astonishment was still
'nett .'"?11 oe recognised the ring as one which he had
ka, to his own Wife ;
and, descending hastily into his
her !eri• he found the lady warming herself by the fire, with
aeit:ight ar
Wrapped in her apron. This he at once
The ',"l:4` imuld to his horror that the hand was cut off.
wolf confessed that it was she who, in the form of a
to attacked the hunter; in due time she was brought
jo ;rim, condemned, and burnt at Riom."
tic 4 ,carte Paper of the enthralling series on " Mo-
tittithStafe Trials," we have a succinct account of the
%rid Nu. forward by Alexander Humphreys to the
ligni4ind ()if, Stirling—a tale which has justly been de-
The Romance of Forgery." The last article
Iliad
Oa th wood for April is an elaborately-compiled chapter
tt v.° ime Ministerial crisis, under the significant title
Thrnt " Latter Days of the Free-trade Ministry."
tetit-mg„ bout it the writer, displaying here and there the
134',61;,;0f Archibald Alison, reveals the dawning hopes
fecti,2',l•tatisfied dogmatism of a thoroughgoing Pro-
Dtritirti Seldom have we seen a greater number of
fotw.2.,xea comprised within an equal compass, or put
ittk.,;iti with a more barefaced effrontery or a fatuous
litrvVillae• The argument of the publicist, however, de-
bt': 140 re than a mere casual reference, being put to-
vtliu r Parts with very considerable ingenuity. From
that lirLe have observed, it will be sufficiently obvious
Ittleie„,"4chtoood, as a literary organ, still maintais its
"" Post as the chief of all the monthly periodicn
als.

BANKERS' MAGAZINE.
tell,C ',IV of a series of articles on the " Law of Money
144:1°R," by Mr. Alexander Palling, a barrister of the
k'3- Temple, appears in the number for the present
tsllQ;* Among several papers devoted to the conside-
tic,p„' al financial subjects, the principal are Sugges-
tl as to the Banking Prize Essay," " Observations
6avi,° ,Proposal of Government paid Treasurers in
the-Rlll Banks," and on the " Financial Condition of
reeeatoh Banks;" and an account of the recent pro-
-418 in the National Bank a Ireland.
r
EDITION OF THE WORKS
Th`'P DOUGLAS JERROLD. Partly.
present number of this beautiful edition of .Ter-
ct 5 works contains chapters 19, '2O, 21, 22, 23, 24, and
a .28 of
the admirable story "St. Giles and St.

I'o
07, STRUGGLES AfsD ADVENTURES
diber C;IIRIST 0 PHER TADPOLE. By
t Smith. Part VII.
hope re-publication of Albert Smith's best novel con-
4rt aro ad rPgularly. The illustrations by Leech to this
mirable.

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t.,-".141i IRISH LISIRSI TRADE.—The latest
~
accounts
'4°4 the United States—where, on 4 4 bleached :intecnosatn—d
i, goods, sales have not covered more than firs
,' 'lad a'depressing effect on the markets throughout
done
l'ik_tiee since our last notice. In yarns the business d.
'ta,,7_ en comparatively trifling, and stocks are becoming
ill-t..r, as manufacturers are purchasing only toee
exceedingly at 44
,Wants. The clock
is to be
have bean exc_hedre l dull,
hi, elight though genera decline in prices. T
,i,tl).er.cent. added,_on the Ist of May, to the present duties
Tritish goods in Llavannah.- nel,soofsUealsmtere.n
ill tit' HULL SEAMEN .
N Alfollant
4,t° Run, who have not yet obtained employment on the
belong-
kiti-,;4. sought for by them, proceeded to Sheffield some days
ktiq ,!_ where they endeavo.-;red to excite public sympathy
eills.'° obtain pecuniary assistance. In both endeavours they
hinter
to have been successful, and on their return home
tal!r a. week's stay) they paraded the streets, preceded by a
1 of ships, and banners,
iti, Music, and
l'''
ci
t'l
. . carrying models
Assist your tars," " We
l''tirlt.B,llola inscriptions as these
lec)oilao.at justice," " Treat us men " P ominent in the
4 tin of
were two or three
aL3,-----on-s; loaded with upwards
ta 'On of h h and beef, w
t or
~_ read, am, . to be "a present
hich a board borne by
rslll',l`ge seaman's committee announced
On Wednesday evening
1
11,,a‘ge shopkeepers of Sheffield."
'Y 41: 'Bllbstantial tokens of
sympathy • families, at a tea
t4ter'94t SO persons sailors and their
were discussed
, y 111 D. ~ ,
a sailor's widow,
oat the Sailors' Institute. Addresses were delivered
trieveral individuals, and by Mrs. Oliver,.
the Mercanti e
Li Stg,d the women of Hull to rise ilniNaerbody, as the women
NI, `"leid had done to obtain a repeal. of lilt (\lle till. The meetin
.41"11 and three for Mr. Labouchere.
e• groansterminated with three cheers for
tati 91'11811 ..d'EItITRAL RAILWAY.— .
was held
'1: sting of the proprietors of this railwyo_ces,
1, , g
..
ridst.th„3 .at one o'clock, within the company's at
The usual half.
‘ „an m made a
!tat,m, Air. Dundas in the chair. The chair'
t'lhrti—ellt in regard to the present position of the company,
l'i,, Vergii • P"
re-
C tu'e
Pr" t and its relations with other companies.
lo'ivt4 b , •
!terns in the report of any consequence were. d
klio' Y aim seriatim, and a variety of details submitre
c't
tr i's' thitt there had been a considerable general increase
'lt!,l_t daring the b lf•vear now pas' •
4.1:,.t„'•• on the consolidated stock was then declared,
A dividend ofanitd.
`'(1111)„,"iltine business having been gone through, the pro-
, &..°3 tertriinatel e 4, Nle/t
ar.......La5t eTen-
1, bo . FROM 13LACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.-- .
lock, a man of respectable
Alit 'it If 4 ' appear•-nLe sud-_
1/414tpt44111(),,111:4ti0de t(l'hce parapet of Blacktriars•bridge mansgd
al, qt a, "lr. In his descent the unfortunatehea
aC,r,ll p,°alost the third abutment from the Surrey shore. An
was to be
ate 4 1 l'lt. raised and boats put off, but nothing
, e persons who ,19 4h• The were close to him describe
abou
white cravat.
' 'lO, dressed in black, with . .
4141
t‘ltl erelman Esq., is Appointed Financua 1) fcir Novi~ t
Scotia.