The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

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BRITISH MUSEUM.—The exterior of the newrr
ang
ebmu build-
ing ing is now almost complete, and the interior
old bricka wall and
above
are in a forward state of progress.
the unseemly buildings on each side anotlnn
have all been removed with the except:ling
i painted brown
portion, and a high and elegant irol'irsh:
been erected on a
of atb,:ergyatsemwaally
and ornamented with gilding has
At each end of the
basement of solid blocks of a !
grittiti;ave been construeted,
railing square pillars of granite.
igantic proportions, with
leaving a carriage entrance
residg,
e for the admission of vi-
iron wicket entrance on
either
building can now be fully seen,
sitors. The front of the new appearance. The Mn-
and presents a chaste u" '
saenudma during five days in the week,
`,,f-blvicisitors, principally composed of
ththbrene gia)
%aye come up to see the Exhibition,
country peoPle, who have
and outwards all day long,
moving
may be seen wee is on the ground floor, immediately on
iCsouopnetnlestso
The librarY,:
d side of the entrance, is now open to the public
the right ha
and thousands avail themselvesof
boat ticket,.
wit admission to view the extensive collection of valu-
able admiworks in the library, and which
and rare are admirably
arranged in neat compartments. One of
the principal fea-
tures of i
attraction s the old charter manuscripts and other
Public documents, which are displayed in glass cases to the
gaze of the curious. The antiquarian department is also an
1 object of great attraction, and excites the admiration of the
learned, and the wonderment of the ignorant in such mat-
ters. Altogether the British Museum is now, in its exterior
appearance, one of the handsomest of our public edifices.
MARIAN WITHERS. BY GERALDINE E. JEWS-
rsuRY.— 1 his new tale, by the authoress of " Zoe," " The
Hali-Sisters," and other works of the first class of modern
fiction, will tend to widen and to confirm the reputation
already achieved by one of our most sensible, earnest, well-
informed, and sound of female writers of fiction. The story
is one of intense interest. Miss Jewsbury's men and women
are true mortals, with the virtues and failings, the pride,
u the
affections, inconsistencies, and passions which go to ma p.
in varied proportions, the characters of the male and female
actors on the world's stage. Marian Withers is no faultless
monster which the world ne'er saw, but
" A creature, not too wise or good
1 Fur human nature's daily food,
For transient sorrows, simple wiles, ,
i Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.

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A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN REGENT-STREET.--.
Yesterday morning, at an early hour, the police-constable
on duty in Regent-street found the dead body of a woman
lying on the pavement a short distance from Vige-street.
The corpse was removed as speedily as possible to St.
James's Workhouse, in Poland-street, where it was seen by
the medical officer, who found no marks of violence. In-
formationsoe
tte to
examination.M r. Bedford,
the
The
deceasedcoroner
dawpahn: has
ordered a
wpoasts
mto have been about fifty years of age, was of sallow com-
plexion, attired in black satin visite and gown, a
willow bonnet.

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