The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-11 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
THE REVELATION OF ST. OijY;
BRIEFLY EXPLAINED. By ilf"'
Martin, of Killyshandra. Al•Glashan
and Co. 1851.
the
inspired
co If) 8 tthi
teu
t e last n
the
Volume has exercised the ingenuity, and evoked the
the order
see
gle
power of investigation and research, of many lettr-rne.
and pious commentators. It may
bold assertion to claim for the present little work n'e
.
praise of being the best interpretation of the Aix on
lypse which has hitherto appeared ; but we do so.
0,
the grounds of its presenting, in a lucid CO.
an exposition of the wondrous prophecies of the Seel
of Patmos, which places within the easy reach ce.
appear an
the cream of the most approved expounders,
voluminousness has tended to obstruct a '1(1%r;
extended familiarity with the fruits of their labor it
The celebrated work of Bishop Newton, while
ioci
necessarily interprets prophecy only up to the Per,
of the author's writing, or to nearly a century 01,
half ago, is too elaborate and expensive for ordinssii:
students, and these popular disadvantages er.„eorks
tendant on almost, if not quite, all of the best ""„ty
of this nature • such, for example, as the roc.ctotr,
published " Iforw Apocalypticce" of Mr' 44.1tbe
which may be regarded as the classic book on ;to
Revelations of St. John, and to which the $01,14
cheerfully owns herself to be indebted consts.TlJl
throughout her pages. In a word, we regsid leful,
the best, because it is the most:generallY, ses'
being clear, familiar, and acceptable to all ci'noc-5 to
And when it is considered that the " Nos. "Loll
lypticw" is, from its size alone—reaching t°:,-,j,„ of'
2,000 pages Bvo.—out of the reach of a malttigse
students, a large meed of praise is justly duet°.
obi,
Martin for presenting to the public this adirititfirot
handbook, which she states was drawn uP ,a:ntiea
exclusively for her own satisfaction, her 11" - fo-
having been first directed to these mysterious Pvt.
phecies in the library of her father, the litte.o be
Mant, Bishop of Down and Connor. There vilieo6
found a considerable degree of similarity in the Id is
put forward by Mrs. Martin and those contsinvteoges
Robert Fleming's " Rise and Fall of ;oh
Papal," the republication of which excited s° "assl
sensation in 1848. By both commentators the 000
septenary of seals is held to relate to the 6,116? act
Church during the state of the Roman EmPirene'oilet
the second septenary of trumpets to Rive an
,11-100111
of the state of the Church in relation to the
er'
growth and increase of her
..4.ntichristian " t
It would not fall within the limits of the Preeii;
notice to present a detailed synopsis of tileoieat
volume before us, or even to enumerate the 6 vo
points of concurrence or disagreement in theBeitteo
most interesting and instructive books, both Wrodest
with careful discrimination and in a spirit °f °lt the
piety. We would, however, parti..alaly at
of
reader's attention to chapters 111—:26t ° Pelts ell
which will be fouud suggestive of serious th°°gand its
the nature and spirit of the Papal dorninatitcali-i
assumption of supremacy. He will then lee' „lOW
poasrsvibellelotuosschhuatintheofvolume without following 'lad'
prophecy of which the glad'
ter
ing chapters treat. "As the Seals," 805 !he, the
thoress, " were so many Providences effectLoa
ruin of the Roman Empire, so the Vials are tr dit;
otas°
ferent judgments for the destruction of thef the
Church. The former overthrew the throne tbe
ile
Dragon, or the persecuting Pagan power, ";b
slolols
,',
latter will undermine, and finally subvert, his,.,,,sof.
equally idolatrous and more persecuting slit 301'
The solemn but much-vexed question of fr"-wellas,
lennium is treated in a singularly rational, es ;0 tb,
e
attractive manner, the vision being regarded ilor
view most in accordance with the general ,tel goo
Scripture, "as emblematical simply of a revive f the
earth of the spirit, principles, and doctrines s w
primitive Christians." If in these few hasty lines w
primitive Christians." If in these few has 1e of the
have said sufficient to attract attention to °l3° bee
ties',
most interesting and valuable compilations
Ile, W 0
ever fallen under our notice, we shall feel (0). .
may safely say, no reader will repent of Xl7 0W
duced to its perusal by our recommendation) dou•
sciousness of promoting to some extent the ~4tit
tage of the thinking public. And we cordia"Y, roe
a large weed ofapprobation • 00 tbLi r
may wait up is bet
duction of the gifted authoress, who preseote' roe'
offering to the Christian world in these baPPY„,,becir
" If any increased interest in this Divine Prlrolo
or insight 'into its meaning and consequent 01,, jets
tion of his faith and his Protestantism, he hSrei,
parted to the most humble reader, the write
ing labour will be largely rewarded."

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PRISON DISCIPLINE.—There are at theonte-rs
ime in the House of Correction 1,620 InaltProlimes
17 years of age, who are classified to do all tue lited to
place, the females and boys having been
the Westminster Bridewell. recent
PROPERTY INSURED IN LONDON: BY a.es of el°
return from the various fire insurance c0n101,1,03,
amount of property in the metropolis insured by 'Led as
find it exceeds the enormous amount of one Win”-
sixteen millions sterling.
Bs KIND TO TOUR MOTHER.--« What WI, to
give," said Charles Lamb, "to crll my mother ticforel
earth, for one day, to ask her pardon upon my 103e„ese 84.
those acts by which 1 gave her gentle spirit Pe'
member this children, and be kind to your mothers. of
acial
ROYAL NAVAL SCuooL.—The Standing f -
the House of Commons were yesterday declared ,°°0A
obl
with in respect to the Bill for extending the beneutalitte:
institution to children at present ineligible he ha Is
ti.erein, and for authorising the establishment of c
cotTenxit wrl
ionthesrT}sw;RitNh.
SQUADRON. C
t Ll° Martin received the intelligence of his
by the new Royal Mail steam- packet Teviot, on 1if..,001
the Brizils on the 16th ult., and on the 24th the ILeuthre- WAX
was hoisted on board the Prince Regent, 90, with on,
salute from the next iknior officer's ship, the rhahee
Captain G. Elliot. On Thursday, the 30th ult., t roil/
modore shifted his pendant to the Leander, 50, Ch
Pf°";
cres, and the Prince Regent h • distributed be doll,
avingrows
_aa
sions and .
..tores to the ships of the squadron, Was coraiWi
of the Tagus on the 30th by the Encounter Weir:d.°
Captain Gordon, ou her way to Portsmouth to be Lel paid,
Oriellthen
••• taiL
and re-commissioned. The Peninsular and
patty's steam-packet Jupiter, which, in bad wa,,addje4o:l7
miles off Corunna, having broke her starboard pad bre!as
pornaoratnootdioolfea_
;sbo:
arrived at Lisbon. Her skilful engineer repairs('
cl 03c1
shaft himself at Corunna, and elicited, bYbit gi)°f the r°'
work, the greatest credit froin the engineers
squadron.—Devonport Independent.
With the solitary exception of Fridaysini
when the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to Witte of a
his budget, the present week will be a complete:l': 04,40•
time of the Legislature. It will be all talk and Or,l it na,
profusion of words without accompanying deeds. .0, it ie. or
should be anything in the shape of actual legisliittilwallAt
bu
bear pretty much the same proportion to tilt/A-did t"
speechification which Falstaff's ha'porth of bread
• bilr
gallon of sack.—Morning Advertiser.
THE PAPAL AGGRESSION.--The Earl
sea and Nottingham has published the followinkg -10j1k4rio
" Fellow-countrymen, brother Protestants,--pl'wee Mintwater measure proposed by her Majesty's - ssidarry
last night against the recent act of Po sa'r j''a
Pi UP
gross insult to the Protestant feeling of this couniiberties, of
value the maintenance of our civil and religinneAlooletitt
no time be lost in addressing the Crown for a „tryUJ Parliament, and for taking the sense of the n°ll;tor to u'ii)
question which involves everything which it w beitt Englishmen and Protestants.—l have the boon' -
every respect, your humble servant, Warcau
FINGNAM. Feb. 8."
r°3lolat: THE RIVAL STEAMBOAT COMPANIE-
g
air b
MOUTH AND THEIR COLLISIONS. The rival Ste Iyla
companies running between Portsmouth and .tueto
Wight are carrying their opposition and animosity 0p.7,;.;
gerous extent. Since the new boats have core bvis
tion of a week has elapsed without either a ea°Ilia
0001 t'bo
tween some of the boats, or a disgraceful fight bled Di 00
rival companies' servants. These•have been sett
arty
magistrates by some nominal fine, which neither pa c}}.
much about. On Monday, however, a dangeroF f„, to
took place off Ryde. 'The two beats, one beicmginftbe r7O
company, came into contact going at full speed, all he irstn .t
belonging to the old company was cut down to tun got
edge, and would have sunk had not everything beeitee°,l.
She would have been cut in two but the stein ° for It°
company's boat came in contact with the bitst;ifed too
nately the water was smooth, and she was ing
Portsmouth harbour safely. There is no hnltialeiirs
vessel was in fault—probably both; but it is hign.uiltY. be
dangerous practices were put an end to, and the,,agre si
ties properly punished. Till such be the case, '4l ifor!'
no safety fur the public who travel by these boats... 7,
PIT"- ape
AT Pi
THE LATE EXPLOSION IN THE PLOVER' Adedi
GOW.—Carson, the fireman, who was so severely acs,
died in the infirmary, making two deaths in conne2ld beZ;
1 flrelp'"" et
this accident. As the engineer and princip
met
a
perished, it is not likely that anything speciis!: tt 01
ol
known as to the cause of the explosion. esHm
thankfulness to all that the lots of life has been on
a scale.
lv"
ROYAL DIVORCE COMMISSION.--The Conl-imiSe • evf -dre
held a general meeting on Saturday afternoon. TiOrpisb'
ho
present the Chief Justice, the Right Hon. Sir Ste Pol,
ington, Lord Beaumont, Lord RMi
edesdale,n 1
•
M.P., and Mr. Walpole,ALP. tpo~uq Of
wit
THE ISLAND OF Sr. Tt , 1;0r i
pleasure that we announce to the public that tae bete fflifo'.,
Admiralty have most liberally given orders fordo ,
jesty's steam-vessels Sampson and Bloodhound t°
quantity of rice and biscuit to the sufferers at st.
Cape Verde.

T, K. Bowyear. ,
BIRTHS.
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OF A BOX.
On the Bth inst., at Lowndes-square, the wife CI." ' ''':
ihOlin.
otfhea:;thheiirn.st., at North Brixton, Surren 14 r°J- '''
410
OF A DAUGHTER. „ thA-I
On the 6th inst., at Shaldun, Teignmouth,De"'" —_,.-•'
of John Hawkins, Egq. Sher
ifir .'9l
On the hth inst., in Brighton, the wife of }•

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&ARMED. elf Jones
On the 3d inst., at Trinity Church, Stepney,,..7,, ,
ual.'l,
Lee Pike, of Cottage-grove, blile-end-road, to .01."
Sarah Winn. of York-terrace, Kennington. • • '
.DlEll_ - necrafb'
On the Ist inst., in Chester-square, Mary Virolsto
widow of the late Percy Byshe Shelley, erred 53- • ora
11., hea ?
tern
On the 6th'inst., at Broad Mayne, near' .yerc- '' •
fl.'
- ' lb:
Sberren Esq , aged 71.
On the - at Walton, Norfo:k, 3
late Henry Steele, Eeq., aged 68. Diary'
_relict f
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