The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-06 00:00:00

GAZINES, COIN TIN UED

COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE.
One of the most promising articles in point of en-
tertainment which has appeared in the pages of this
Periodical is " A Reminiscence of Cuba," commenced
in the number for the present month; " Pencillings
of the Prairie," " Sketches of the War in Hungary,"
and " Reminiscences of a Voyage to Canada," are
Concluded, as well as that excellent series of pap, rs on
the present construction of the French army. There
18 a capital notice of the farewell proceedings of the gal-
lant hero of Meanee on the termination of his connexion
ssitla the Indian army ; an interesting account of a
visit
to the Danish army during the siege of Friede-
richstadt in September last, and several pages of the
usual sterling worth. The opening contribution on
The Relations of Great Britain with Siam," is emi-
nently worthy of considerate perusal. It is exceed-
ingly well written, and pregnant with important
matter, which deserves to be prominently urged upon
public notice.

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY
Refreshed after his February nap, " Mauric.?
Tierney" re-appears this month with considerable
graphic power, especially in the sketch of the veteran
of Pontenoy. Of Wilde's "Boyne and Blackwater"
tee have long, ere this, spoken favourably in our co-
limbs ; and, agreeing with the magazine reviewer,
that we know " no book so well calculated to poit-
lariie Irish history and to exhibit the attractions of
Irish scenery," it affords us much gratification to find
that a second and enlarged edition of so admirable a
handbook has appeared. We are next introduced to
the Lusitanian Parnassus, in an account of the mos t
a.linaired poet of his time, and one even still held in
high consideration, Bernardine Ribeyro, some ex-
tracts from whose muse, rendered with great
f
elegance and perfect ease, are given in the first number
o"Leaves from the Portuguese Olive." There is also
an excellent critique, penned with vigour, taste, and
?Partiality, on Mr. Johnston's " England in the
bliddle of the Nineteenth Century," and another of
,:erY great merit, upon four of the highest produc-
es of the female novelists of the day : "Olive,"
lime the Avenger," "Evelyn," and " Nathalie."
Jonathan Freke Slingsby is, for once, songless, but
nothing. can be more simply sweet and touching than
1
da prose contribution, "A Legend of St. Valentine,"
Ilbeautiful little tale of the early days of Christianity
Imperial Rome, when the golden roofs of Nero,
!bd the mighty Flavian Amphitheatre were yet un-
Irrjured, when she was yet the peerless city of the
eiars—not the ruined throne whereon " the Ghost
°f the Old Roman Empire" (as the Papacy was de-
aignated by Hobbes) sits crowned; "ere the .Goth
or the Vandal hail sacked her palaces, or
kings of Christendom, more destructive than
the barbarians, filched away her precious monuments,
~er marbles, and her statuary ; ere the fury of the
-°'ourbon swept in a desolating tide over all that
Alaric and Genseric had spared, that Charlemagne
and 11)bert of Sicily had left uninjured." The papers
entitled " Ireland—The Past and the Future," and
The Papal Aggression," the latter of which is based
"Pon the views put forward in that clever and perti-
bent little volume, the " Vindicim Anglicanm, are
of a very high order, and deserve a more particular
notice than our limits would allow at present. Ever
Welcome are " Leaves from the Portfolio of a Ma-
th,. ts "
It is true we were no parties to any of the
lir" desperate theatrical riots or " ructions' in the
bernian metropolis therein commemorated, nor
were ever present at any of those agreeable " breezes,"
bh® are known to fame as the " Mahomet Row,"
ri "Dog Row," and the "Bottle Row ;"
oft We do remember that unparalleled triumvirate
entnicalities, Mick Fullam, Ned Williams,
and Tom Johnson, were in the house in Hawkins-
sstreet on the night when the former literally died in
arnesa, and have a perfect recollection of the un-
illeakable mirth created by the impersonations of the
describes
Dromios by the latter pair, which Mr. Calcratt
.
t with so much truth and gusto. The men-
ti°ll of all these matters by the talented writer recalls
e° memory scenes now approximating to antiquity—
/en so far back as '24, when Rob Roy, with the
t‘re4t Macready as the Highland hero, and Miss
first
(now Mrs. Keeley), as Di. Vernon, made a
at and ineffaceable impression on our juvenile mind.
A
mere amusing or interesting production anent
ratters theatrical than these contributions by Mr.
alcraft will present, when completed, cannot exist;
tor •
15 there any author better qualified in every re-
aPect to handle such subjects. He has materials in
plenty, and need never apprehend becoming tedious.

BENTLEY

The current number of Bentley opens with a
41)11qt-stirring history of the campaign of Edwardes
4
ilnid Courtland against Moolraj, before the siege of
oultan, and of the final capture of the fortress; it
lilluatrated with a portrait of Sir Henry Lawrence.
t'e last article in the Miscellany is also on Indian
Gtiairs, and is a continuation of the series on Lord
is ngh's victories. The subject of the present paper
~the much criticised " Battle of Chillianwallah,"
I,tviu the writer proves satisfactorily that Lord Gough
451 obliged to fight that battle, that he had no other
alternative. " Zoological Notes and Anecdotes" are
%tinued, and in the present instalment we may have
much curious information as to the natural history
11,°d habits of wolves, Mr. Wilkie Collins's story,
rThe Twin Sisters," is most interesting, and
atllY justifies his warning to the reader
'j, the conclusion, to quote the story of
'the Twin Sisters" whenever he may be told
11"" what is impressive and pathetic in the drama of
uman life has passed away with a past age of chi-
;alrY, Mr. Drummond Wolff continues his amusing
reminiscences of Madrid, and one of the " dilettanti,
'Yes a diverting history of his adventures during a
to Gottingen to hear Jenny Lind. " The Wig-
414'8's Musical Party " is an amusing drollery, and
ofe Churchyard Bride " a very mediocre imitation
the glorious Ingoldsby legends. We have also
41avrieral reviews of recently published literary works,
14"„ttle programme of her Majesty's Theatre f0r18,51
the present number of Bentley.

FRASER.
111‘10twithstanding February is the month in which
b„4rliament opened, notwithstanding since the last num-
°f Fraser was published we have had the Queen's
t& leieb, the Papal aggression measure, and the Minis-
)-4, crisis, Fraser has no political article this
r "Inth. This is the more remarkable, as it is gene-
, /11(11Y understood that Fraser is the organ of the
ett-,Btre section of the Peelites. The lovers of the
an
i.stties of literature will turn with curiosi y
I,(llted letter of Edward Gibbon, dated London, May
bit;' 1:776 and addressed to M. D'Eyverdun at Leip-
orw6o was engaged in translating the first volu..ne
it 410" "D ecline and Fall," then recently published,
German. Gibbons' description of the reception
his
the , work is very amusing ; it bad succeeded with
, Ladies, he said, like a fashionable novel, and both
"ertson and Hume had praised it highly. He then
rroeee,
,413
tilmbesides, I have had the good fortune to avoid the
-which is the most dangerous in this country. A
iti,tc)riul is always to a esrtain degree a political cha-
r, and every reader according to his private opinion
torit to the most remote ages the sentiments of the his-
is asu upon kings and governments. A Minister, who
pq,_gr.oat friend to the prerogatives of the Crown, has
th',4Plinientpd me on my having everywhere professed
,litide,t doctrines.
et Mr. Walpole, on the other hand, and my Lord
li both partisans of liberty, and even of a repub-
i,:iare persuaded that I am not tar from their iieas.
‘i
t u proof, at least, that I have observed a fair
ura'.
ty
1
tia now look at the reverse of the medal, and
woVect the means which Heaven has thought fit to em-
it.3' 10 humble my pride. Would you think, my dear
162ptueraittyofmy
injustice has been carried so far as to attack
4
faith? The cry of the bishops, and of
Oreat number of ladies equally respectable for their
bag Land understanding, has been raised against me. It
ueen maintained that the last two chapters of my
Nitpc4ed History' are only a satire on the Christian
tie,,,'"h—a satire the more dangerous as it is concealed
th,;"a veil of moderation and impartiality; and that
Nclealiasary of Satan, after having long amused his
itit,,er4 with a very agreeable tale, insensibly leads them
this the internal snare. You perceive all the horror of
511511 accusation, and will easily understand that I
tay °Ppose only a respectful silence to the clamours of
Th enemies."
ibireetvimirers of Isaac Walton, as well as the ad-
RN: of Alexis Soyer, the anglers as well as the
noel musts, will be delighted with an article on
it "lent Fishing and Fish ;" and the hater of
4thitairni find matter to his taste in the paper
lair Le,— I' The Force of Fictions." The most amus-
" Tro' the articles in this number is, to our thinking,
Itstory of French Journals and Biography of
Roe,,tlth Journalists." The writer, however, does not
I,,.Turther back in his biographical notices than the
fortter days of the Empire, and writes with a bias ;
the `bile he does more than justice to the Bertins,
St. Marc Girardins, and the notabilities of the
ab„l47.,nai des Debats, he speaks in the most vulgarly
CaLve terms of Armand Marrast, whom he calls
Litilc'sv, vulgar-bred, and reptile-minded," and yet he
vui 4elf had just before characterised this " low,
quelt/tfbredt and reptile-minded" person as " un-
."41513, a writer of point, brillianc, and
e%t)osn his account of the quarrels and theym.utual
Gira,.3!" of those quondam associates, Emile de
ph'ulo and Granier de Cassagnac, is excessively rich.
Lave 11114)rns and Realities" is continued ; and we
sevetv.l. wreviewsell-written " Biography of Alfieri," besides

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Ye
erda SUICIDE AT CHARING•CROSS HOSPITAL.--
iCPital, oY Mr. Bedford held an inquiry at Charing-cross
~Zn the body of Samuel Bridge, aged thirty-two,
of destroyed himself by jumping out of a window
.of one
ttLtne wards on the third floor of the building, a height of
lit'Linit!t forty feet, on Sunday last, about two o'clock. His
almorwas dreadfully fractured in consequence, and he died
innnediately in the area below. After hearing the
the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary