The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-01 00:00:00

MAGAZINE DAY,

BLACKWOOD.
. Ur. Edmonstoa Aytoun has tuned his
harp yet once again to chaunt a melodious and re-
Latimer. '
mounding lay to the memories of " Ridley and
With all admiration for his genius and
his earnestness, we cannot but regard poetry as de-
graded from its high and almost divine office when it
im employed as the weapon of the irate polemic, and
titnroOned forth to irritate still more the passions of
the crowd already in a state of impassioned excite-
Inetlt• Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, ever indefati-
gable, and ever affording some new indication ot the
protean
the powers of his genius, developes the story of
Hazeldeans in " My Novel; or Varieties of Eng-
-1311 Life,"--Part VI. being in many respects superior
to any of the preceding instalments, marked as
fiver receding
of those were by the graces of
618,,„ stYle and the felicities of his -°"nide-
humour. When the serial has advanced
usftewhat further we shall enter more into detail
tPl3a its diversified merits. A miserably contrasting
Per is the one which immediately follows that from
be, Pen of the most illustrious of the contributors to
te"`"nchtvood—the second portion of" Additional Chap-
s:I frour the History of John Bull"—an effusion
CreelY less vulgar in its continuation than in its
I,inencernent. " Harry Bolton's Curacy" is capitally
currtten and
well conceived—a worthy portion of this
Couq periodical. " The Dangers of the
in our External Danger," is the next section
the current number of Maga, and is wonderfully
arm
in its character. Charles Phillips obtains a most
cititoistic notice of his revised edition of "Curran and
nte
-;k, rnporaries" from the, reviewer in Blackwood.
;°:,:u.ing of the sort can be said,' at any rate, of the
ea—T'enirn which immediately after wards follows upon the
ei.,'°rd Holland's Foreign Reminiscences," a criti-
thee trltle
etuill which, though brief, amounts to a most ferocious
th aught. " Popery in the Nineteenth Century" is
of the concluding contribution to the chief of
fixid"'„Nazines—a paper in which we are surprised to
that
"laq old the writer has been pr.lrmitted to indulge in
van d womanish instances of credulity, and in a
notare eat of twaddling enthusiasm. Such things we
.13/a accustomed to see in the classic pages of
diBacftivood, and such things consequently fill us with
rActPNinment. Regretting the appearance of che-
w, etristics of this kind in our favourite magazine, we
liters, Mind am all expiation the many treasures of
peri,ure which have first greeted the world in the
ck`Lemi adorned with the thistle-bound effigy of
°rdie Buchanan.

, BENTLEY.
eyeti :ttl 8 Miscellany has for some time past beenm -
74
in reminiscences of travel, and the present nuns to
Bentley's corps of writers of travel a
Are 118' Russia; whose "Recollections of Archangel"
titvrn?st interesting; he thus pleads for the superio-
laPd°4 the Climate of North Russia over that of every
Ijhitand describes the beauties of nature " in the
arctic
dr
w inter"—
ess of innocence which she wears during an
NI; of may be true that we have winter the greatest
il the year--that all the rivers are frozen, and that
titou!selves stand a chance of being so in our houses.
k: You stand at the window and look upon the
Ilitti,.?"ered landscape before you, and see each star
10 "1111? in the sun like a diamond; it'you see the trees
yeet°ll, r garden as if covered by diamond leaves, then
whiehneart begins to warm ; you look at the flowers
Zlittu,. the hard frost has painted on your windows, and
acre in her white dress of innocence appears to you
isj4 laurions than ever. The gravest misanthropist
earth when he sees Helios joyously looking upon the
aliserbagl if he is determined to break through the clouds of
heel., and to abolish every sorrow. Often, I remember
temple was discontented, going out into the star-paved
yepl)l.6 of Nature, and all around me the noise of the
840 w beneath my feet, even the ,cold aspect of all
1104;;I:7,°111-by cheered the heart, and made it light and
.e• But is it I alone who felt more animated
there eu surrounded by this slumbering nature
I,:is innumerable persons who will bear witness to
Ititt6.ll" feet Observe the stout Russian coachman,
ter, 4is thick black beard, and his high cap lined with
14,4tityliee
h he sits on the box of the sledge, warming his
hts ble -1
heating them together, or taking the ice from
ae k„sti, and you will be obliged to confess that he is
ftre. Bide'"eu the picture of comfort as John Bull before his
4t:reWhen You go out at night you admire the bright
kik en the cloudless sky outshining the glistening
sise,„" of their brethren at your feet, and the mild
twermikof the night throwing a pale melancholy light
,r,"l whole landscape. Can Italy boast of scenes
the,v-ese? Can glorious England own them as hers?. No,
Sidlre Confined to the frozen nook of the world, inha-
lte'huY ice-bears."
tiop. rum mond Wolff continues the pleasant barre-
l/141' his adventures in Madrid, and Lieutenant
kr4hia trip across " The French Frontier," and
6 41e11 concludes his "Ladder of G-old." In the
11)-„Ilriesities of Eccentric Biography " Mr. Fairholt
histories of the careers of two noted impos-
-1817 ,ary Baker, alias the Princess Caraboo, who in
lthe,mecelved " the wise men and women of the
the.,4,4fler the most amusing fashion, persuading
she, 1-41)ed and fashionable" of Bristol and Bath that
,tidk,"' dnuglater of an illiterate cobbler of Withe-
'err.' 4 "bail village in Devonshire, was an Indian
trh; who had been stolen from her native land
ate!, from whom she had escaped to England,
44„t subject of the first of these biographies, and
uC~YtSuuthcott that of the second ; the article is
retiewilited with portraits of each of these worthies. A
tite Suuthey's life is illustrated by a copper-
ibe;,t'graviog of the well-known portrait by Opie.
Acht,i" enstans, most amusing of raconteurs, spins an
ihip table
, Yarn entitled "A Strange Dish; or a Mid-
ik:lB ;II in a Mess," and a French author contri-
-4 the-rpr"st witty legend, entitled, " St. Philomele;
t WO Popes;' the perusal of which we recom-
rairael° 411 who may be inclined to believe in modern
sbe oftts' A " Biography of Brinsley Richards,"
grace, --Le most Promising of young musicians, also
udeg the
t it present number of Bentley, which con-
etra
zWecehatal; elabrate review of Sir Emerson Ten-
-publoished work on Ceylon.
,Trje

Mite in 41tur.—The following changes have taken
of the stations of regiments and depOts in the course
thettnonh ot January, and will be completed in thedebaralty.
44 the Present month of February :—The se and ,
Zl)es_ h. of the Ist Regiment of Foot from Limerick to 1 er-
.',t, the e 7th.
Roya Fusiliers, from Winchester to Ports-
atToto , the 30th Cambridge Regiment of Foot embarked
e _ port
on Thursday, from Gosport, for service atf
.Orftu the e9th Princess Charlotte of Wales'
po , front Fernley to Cork; the 50th Queen's Own, from
Regiment o
inamouth to Ashtonunder-Lyne ; the 52d Oxfordshire
I-414'T Info atr from Limerick to Birr ; the 55th Westmore-
ttre 4teriment of Foot, from Waterford to Buttevant ; and
ric': ti West Suffolk Regimeat of Foot from Cork to Lime-
ealba, kThe 41st, the Welsh Regirnent of Foot, having
lied 0 ed at Cork, the depot is now stationed at Castlelmr,
lied depot of the 49th is left at Fermoy. An examina_-
14z70t the staff quarters in the garrison at Woolwich took
tee 2 ott Wednesday last, Preparatory,
4t
ev..edent of the 2d Royal North British Dragoons or Scotch
it is said, to the
Of tt3eTrOrn Canterbury to Woolwich, and the Ist battalion
4tltifie Brigade from Dover to Woolwich. kr ' 11310 N -RousE. —The Lord Mayor and the La
illei;ofess entertained the members of they Court of Aldermen,dy knajadles, and several private friends, last evening, at the
Ptrfor°n-house. During dinner Laurent's celebrated band
tern toed a selection from the works of the most popular
deeit',era- In the evening the Lady Mayoress gave a soirie
Ntleg,,Te to upwards of too additional visitors, to whom an
s itZPPPer was served in the Long Parlour. Dancing
"oar Cr UP with great spirit until one o'clock, at which
1., --° company separated.
freerlift! I'ALIEIRK BUROHB.—Mr. Bell has withdrawn
Isca„;',* contest for the representation of the Falkirk burghs,
klok-'• 0„...V the elevation of the Earl of Lincoln to the duke-
kid °fAtvecastle The contest now lays between Mr. Baird
iv4r. 'Wilson. •
h`i Olt, 1,
mum—We believe there is
No tp,. (II iv OTTINGEIA:hich
kb .gth in the rumour is going the round of the
IS ..111 t bat Mr. Houldsworth is about to vacate his seat as
eet"7elitative in Parliament of North Nottinghamshire.—
,'9 ikon Journal.
IVI '
ew a officers Colonel Hardinge and Colonel
Drdanf-ra, have, been' instructed by the. Board of. Ordnance to
°I 'e,,ed"- to Liverpool to assist by their advice in the selection
r4reW site for the gunpowder magazines, and in framing
ati°l:le for their future management.
•Okp
the r, ilt, ERENSION OF BUHOLARS.—In consequence off
Iltec,,uttleoer of burglaries recently committed in the town o
the ima,ttr, an unusual degree of alarm has been spread among
l'flijettlku abitants. A clue has fortunately been discovered,
!li,e4t it is expected will lead to the detection and pdums 0
lli ir„ of the burglars. A man named John Humfor ,wh
!lie,h7' capacity of locksmith, watchmaker, &c., had access. to
Il93•1 01 the houses in the place, has been informed against
as 1,11411 named James Jones, a convict (whose evidence
'11,,,-1;°11 iu appearsod by some respectable witnesses),
tlei ,•:"ch it he was in the habit of planning bur-
NI i 8 and. buying the stolen property. He is said to be a
utq ihe of the notorious Manning. He was, after a long
Pritiot-4-go before the magistrates, commited to Shepton Mallet A 4 two charges.
to! reelotNT IN THE Box TUNNEL.—An accident
eat oo Thursday to one of the down trains on the
T 4t estern, line. Some repairs were going on in the Box
113:11411 kid by some means the carriage ran, off the line.
atit stoker was thrown off the engine, and besides receiving
drivin,:vere contusions his arm became entangled in the tfain -Z, 'heel, which Completely severed his thumb. The
1 cat detained in the tunnel about two hours.
fees. ‘`! Portland Breakwater now extends 920 feet
t,,:':'s abutment, 12 feet above high water mark, and 150
f°r it'Lle at its extremity. The quantity of stone conveyed
4'% d'ZlWaggon; by•rivvay from the quarries averages 1:000
aAr Y
by e ooderstand that a Bill is now in preparation
for see
influential Members. of the country party, not only
this !.,training the 'interference of any' foreign powers within
l'alijet4lro, but also for preventing the admis.ion of British
eat .ri,3 into confraternities, orders in brotherhood, orf even.n
tioveer., it into any oath or bond of allegiance to any foreign
s 'gn.---Trald.
pisoki:?'„ULAß, CIRCUMSTAricm,--Abratit: two years ago
arty
of lace collars and other articles of lace, the Pro:
el,e4
t°i! Mrs, and Bliss Peet, Friar. gate, Derby, were placed
the% ingt° graSs plot to dry. 'When the eervant went to bring
the Etr„ ? the house they were missing, and it was concluded
lieu! ~icres had been stolen. The circumstance was forgotten
ieB.
r.lll-ruesday last, when as a man employed in a neighbour-
test,' then Was pruning a tree, he discovered an old bird's
kissi.,‘„! inside of which was completely lined with the
factiou,,,,, lace. The lace is of course spoilt, but it is a satis-
pe,,,:t to know that the only creature justly chargeable with
evetien la " the little bird, perched up aloft."—perby-
e Chr94iCle,