The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-05 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES.

The National Magazine has several papers. The
new editor, Mr. Ewing Ritchie, adds a sketch of
Mr. Gladstone to his gallery of Parliamentary
portraits. It is cleverly written, but does some-
thing more than justice to the eccentric Chancellor
of the Exchequer. Mr. Copping continues his
story of " Sundown," and there is a pleasing tale
entitled "My First Love and my Last." " Down
Sto' part way" is a rambling paper, giving the
legends and associations of an old country locality.
A paper on the wrongs of the journeyman bakers
sets forcibly before the public the evils resulting
from the unnatural labour extorted from these poor
men.—The hurch of England Monthly Review is
a very excellent periodical. It advocates sound
principles, but is entirely free from the intolerance
and narrowness so common in this class of works.
It discusses subjects of general interest, and has in
the present number papers on the recent Memoirs
of Renee of France, Duchess of Ferrara, on Sir
John Franklin and Self Help. We can honestly
recommend it to the reader of general
tastes.—The Eclectic is another publication, with
a decidedly religious tendency, although its
doctrines are very dissimilar. In the number be-
fore us we find some attractive papers. That on
Edgeworth Town will engage the attention of all
the admirers of "Patronage" and "Helen." A
pleasant criticism on Illustrated Books analyses the
artistic merits of some of our gorgeous pictorial vo-
lumes. A memoir of the late Bishop Wilson pays
a tribute to the ability and excellence of the departed
prelate.—Newton's London Journal contains its
usual record of arts and sciences, and keeps a watch
over the progress of inventive art. The topic of the
introductory article is the proposed Fine Art Gal-
lery and Museum for Manchester. The recent
patents are described, and in most cases illustrated
by diagrams, and the customary scientific notices
are added.—Le Follet is distinguished, as usual,
by taste in colour and grouping, even if the
perversity of Fashion will interfere with the
grace of •the figures. Two love stories of domestic
life are simple and pleasing, and as the chief poeti-
aal contributions bear the names of Macaulay and
Longfellow, their excellence is warranted.—Among
the weekly publications that assume monthly
covers Once a Week stands forernost.,\The chief
story is from the ready pen of Mr. Meredith, and
bears the singular title of " Evan Harrington, or
He would be a Gentleman." The terrors of Sir
Cresswell Cresswell are pathetically told in a humor-
ous narrative illustrated by John Leech. Miss
Martinet.o contributes another of her practically
senaible articles concerning the well-being of young
iadies, and there are many other amusing papers.—
%he Welcome Guest will be welcome to many lovers
of light literature and humorous sketches. Au-
gustus Mayhew, G. A. Sala, Albany Fonblanque,
and James Hannay are among its contributors. It
contains nothing very solid or striking, but will
serve the purpose for which it is apparently
intended, by whiling away a leisure half-
hour.—The Family Economist is somewhat
altered in size and shape. It has the
advantage of age, for it was established, we are
told, in the year 1848, and has, therefore, acquired
a dignified standing among the crowd of cheap
publications. It seems to be excellently adapted
for family reading, and has several instructive
papers for the benefit of juvenile members.—The
IT ild Flowers of England, by the Rev. R. Tyas,
are continued, and the author preserves his plea-
sant and simple style of conveying botanical know-
ledge.—Rorttledge's Illustrated Natural Ilistor,
bids fair to become one of our most valuable
zoological works. The part before us, which Ist;
usual amply supplied with excellent woodcuts,
treats of the several varieties of the rabbit and the
squirre
kindsl,an of cattle.
and commences a description of the
various