The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-05 00:00:00

THE ANNUALS.

TEE KEEPSAKE. Longman and Co.
s ere
are several more highly finished engravings in
by
vioeautiful volume than the " Widowed Mother,"
heart's! ShaTe, engraved by Bacon ; but none so
betterlbrring in the design, or in which the artist has
0.;:e
jb_ep.erieinsegrved the lineaments and real character of the
Z131'.. As we gaze on it, we feel every high and
awakening within us ; our admiration of
wi beautiful and the good becomes more exalted ; and
etaarc, e tinge of deep melancholy that steals over us,
eellen-w confirmed in our appreciation of human ex-
Inan
icee,szltiaairley secretly strengthened in a belief that
4 atrik• good, innocent, and virtuous. What
)iatee ing contrast to each other are the counte-
thern s of these two lovely children, as you look at
tithe " each side .of their kneeling, widowed
ieliokh:fltheSbeleootmheinignnocent, anxious, but self-assured
little boy, as resting his hand
totiniste mother's neck, he examines every line in her
kdde,nanCC) and, young as he is, shares in every
114111 ned expression which is there visible. Mark the
Y stcadiness of his eye, the compression of his
witendand the awakening consciousness that nature has
terve :1(11
°f him the defender of his mother.. Now, ob-
IttiN I°vely and less energetic sister, in the infant
tne, e Prayer. She is all timidity—all depend-
geid: the guardianship of her mother, and the
love of cc of Heaven. She is strong—but it is in the
Ilistlnet,
r Mother, and the goodness of God. How
thekl4
'ei Yet how pleasing, is the contrast between
Y Innocents ! The other figures in the en-
°wets, are not less striking. The altar, the wreath of
()nee ne
tomb with the marble counterpart of its
te,rere2t.4rable tenant, are all in keeping with the
giires":l4attitude and sacred purpose of the principal
the n Gipsey Children" from the same pencil as
fir rreeed'n,
--b) engraved by Edwards, is another beau-
i4 sge' 1
ll'"il'h of art. Nothing could be better designed
t
a scene than the crouching child who strips
liehtlin.:to shelter his faithful playmate—the dog
4lerwZ,i'in his bosom, The laughing eyes of the little
Ymi that he cares not a rush for the storm,
4i,htlitei' tat P°°l. " Tray" or " Turk," or whatever is the
alin°4l's name, is safely and securely sheltered.
Nell/tarried countenance of the girl is really)touching,
Nepaa4.iB also the impressive downcast eyes of her
thtlial°n. -The other engravings we pass over, as
they iiitive all been previously noticed in our remarks on
,rbiesst.rations of the " Keepsake."
by iltera__
ry part of this volume is not distinguished
carne )lreuliar excellence. Most of the tales are very
t4te'r )
',re improbable, and all of an aristocratic cha-
'l.ther„,.'lliell, in this instance, is rather a defect than
lse
I.l' "My Aunt Mansfield," by
a story Mr. Bernal,
which we could believe It possible to
Trite 44 the
edwo
blouse of Commons during a noisy debate.
qte: rith' ends after a very silly fashion. The fair,
I"°ws nothing of the design of such compost-
`he she terminated the adventure very differently.
<< Se
of Love" is not to our taste ; but we are
nth tleiehe,roine of the story could reconcile herself
gleem of a convent when her truant lover
"I the ,a7ProPer to treat her so cruelly. The "Spirit
teases :ye," by the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, M.P.,
a Ale's
the least of any sketch before us. Strange,
oful 4113er of Parliament cannot render himself more
none
14
° his country than by writing tales, whichS
4%e
whoirl of fourteen could read with patience
Le't „ eof the book breathes not the spirit of
6j1.-atrxrs• The lines " The Lady and the Novel,"
'l°rpeth, are full of beauty, and the con-
" 0 ae,:lll4a well worth the attention of young ladies,
?tki \„t°,i, themselves to read in bed—a bad habit
ieted.:-;the most inveterate one to which we are ad-
vttiO(la„.`he Honourable Mrs. Norton, Miss Agnes
;4011-a-I,je) the Countess of Blessington, and Mrs.
41(e, each contributed largely to the beauty of
Nest
-Psake." Still the praise of prettiness Is the
we
can accord to the literary contents of it.

1,11 01.1.0.1•••••
4'4g „t MAGAZINES—CONTINUED.
2'l? °PO LITAN MAGAZINE. Saunders
The
gem and Otley.
Ptoth. of this number is the commencement of
kt, +lsell4 of Cl" tale by the editor, entitled "Japhet in
411 a rather." Though the gallant Captain
ere for 1, 3
te, the deep waters, and set his foot on
4T qe
ella, as suffered no diminution of his powers.
4
Meer•a
- Cophagus, the apothecary, is equal to
ProNig has
has ever wrote ; there is a freshness and
4ella
pssea
L. "e about it which proclaim it true to nature.
if
°f a Sub-Editor" contains some very ex-
-u
01)04t itt'eB ; but there is a degree of mawkish-
r/ which the writer would do well to eschew.
t` t> ent for Debt" is as usual an interesting
le
tlth
eth e article on " the Gaming Houses of the
tr .
°P°llB," although it contains nothing very
atioae„ subject, at least expresses some honest in-
N.ages "Pon the system of government which all but
the u
t_lese sinks of infamy. But, we would ask,
author so squeamish as he is in the follor-
icat e
tlge
ree.B3 of these authorised 'houses' led to the esta-
-‘l, Avtival and clandestine receptacles which the play-
141h I appellation discordant to English ears
,polite,
lith Yhot Y venture to let out in French.--tenfer. '
kip kort Veak it out boldly in English ? The name
i)
,141theroaPPropriate that could possibly be bestowed
Sr`Cit i and there is no occasion to mince the
by no means too strong in the mouth of
debt Hells they are, and well they deserve
et, As for the story of " Antonio, the Stu-
to tia," we can only say that we sincerely pity
Sve prodss-Poor fellow ! how he must have strained
h. need this magniloqent and inflated speci-
(! 18
e genius ! Wild Sports in the East" is
lir ti.a ugh, and the caricature by Cornelius
entitledthe MIN " Giving and Receiving Satisfac-
N,oillooth, °lle Poor devil is piercing another through
00 to the
a'ld in return receiving his adversary s
his back, is a better cut upon the folly
le to th Ilan We could make, were we to devote an
q,ll, fort thCe SubJect.
I,eit'litti, to whole the number is a good one, and we
theandave find fault with, except the poetry. Hea-
t 4: trtliy
welnark The age is said to be anti-poetic,
4,''porifie can hardly wonder at it, when we read
and Wordy trash which is put forth in the
as
Poetry,
w.

ri.)„ 31.4cAzINE an
1 ° -"NAL OF JURISPRUDENCE.
A
°tWithst .Saunders and Benning..
~ Law maga-
,,,'' hod , 'Saunders
its technical title, the
a e" possesses
Nally
el Qt
Journal of Jurispru_enc
las well as
Iltofes•ailll% upon the attention of the genera. ,
i Nature
144 t
ttheresting
1.1(1 ti!`)4al reader. The article on the " Origin, _
usefu
kid 1111,40rY of Oaths," is an able review of a
to prove
ustice
Work. The critic endeavours
of .
NIA hoee abolition of oaths in our courts
o,;(th. att
ought
11%t - question, as to whether oaths ought ord
L to 1,
~ ended with much ulterior benefit to society.j
't 'e al) 1' 1 •
lato 1 () 18 led, is one on which
must ad-
ttlit, mitt 1.3 'lave lona disputed. Certainly we
,a.___t
the eh.at 4tVlring long disputed.
taking an oath is decidedly against
Atitc letter
tt)4lAitZ(4 expressly,
1 alld Spirit of Christianity, which says
im
d if
all
an
enough to
("'hey ti were philoso he it would be easy
Swear not at all;"
of
1114111ci/ d'e ("etate• l3Put Viers,
f tuticttelY nine-tenths
te%)teti -tare not philoso hun °r
they do ti:,-,.t Sufficiently_i
thotlst:a Illaiesty of truPthersa;nd revenge, interest, ati_.
4 ' 1111W(IrthY motives overbalance and quell the