The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-05 00:00:00

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern . 922 50 .. 922 50
New ditto. 835 .. 830
Lyons and Mediterranean 892 50 .. 891 25
Geneva 487 50 .. 487 50
Southern
Western 585 .. 585
Eastern
Sardinian 395 ..
Austrian
Lombard .... 545 .. 543 75
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 71c. ' • money,
25f. 5c.; three months, paper, 241.871 c. ; money, 24f. 85c.

THE MAGAZINES.

Blaskwood.

There is an excellent article on the " Anglo-
Gallican Budget," which denounces that measure
for its one-sided policy, and censures the Ministers
who offered it for acceptance. After citing the
many unwise concessions made by us, and the total
absence of any conditions imposed on France in
regard to her future aggressive policy, the writer
thus forcibly expresses himself :—" Supposing it
possible that old Noll Cromwell could have been
present at the Cabinet where such a degradation
was proposed, the chances are that he would have
cleared-the apartment in as summary a manner as
he once dispersed the House of Commons." It will
be interesting to notice the opinions that were ex-
pressed some time ago by the chief of the Cabins%
who now promulgates the treaty :

" The question was discussed years ago, and, as a result,
the late Sir R. Peel concluded that our plan with regard to
free-trade was to establish it ourselves whenever we
thought it desirable, and that without any bargain or
stipulation with regard to the reciprocity That view
received the emphatic approbation of the Premier,
Lord Palmerston, who said—' I concur with my noble
friend that it is not expedient for this couutry to enter into
a treaty of commerce with any foreign country, founded
upon a mutual arrangement of tariffs. The true policy is
to make for your own advantage such diminutions of your
Customs' duties as you think are calculated to promote
your own interest.' We have quoted the exact words, and
we leave our readers and the public at large to draw the
inference."

Those who are possessed of sufficient sense to agree
with plain statements, instead of being led away by
the delusive arguments of those who are frightened
of foreign despots, will appreciate this article, as it
contains not only solid truths on important sub-
jects, but is imbued with some of that sentiment of
national honour which seems dying out in the
minds of too many of our legislators ; and
some of the Radical members, who are con-
sumed with patriotic fires at suburban entertain-
ments, and some of the orators whose elo-
quence electrifies manufacturing districts, might
gain some wise hints as to maintaining the dignity
of their country, and relieving the oppressed mil-
lions of her toiling sons, by perusing the remarks
made in an old Tory publication: The following
suggestions, in conclusion, as to the non-approval of
this treaty by the French nation are worthy of
notice :

" The French are a jealous and highly irritable people ;
and it is a vast misfortune that their present constitution
is such, that we have no means of ascertaining what is the
aggregate general opinion. Had there been a free
Chamber of Deputies, representing agricultural, manufac-
turing, and trading interests, their resolutions would have
been an excellent guide. But there is nothing of the kind.
We have to deal solely with a dark inscrutable man, upon
whose good faith it is impossible to place any reliance. Mr.
Bright and his disciples profess to have the utmost confi
dence in his probity ; but, on the contrary, the transactions
of the last twelve months bear damning evidence to the con-
trary. What have become of the stipulations of Villafranca ?
—where is the Treaty of Zurich ?—what is this we hear
about the bargain for the cession of Savoy, in case Sardinia
should acquire Lombardy, and the annexation of Nice, if
Venetia could be wrested from the Austrians ?"
" St. Stephen's" is continued, and it presents in its
third part much to claim attention. Perhaps the
best of the sketches here described in graphic force
is that of the late Sir It. Peel. This graceful tri-
bute to the memory of one who was so distinguished
in his generation cannot but prove acceptable to the
friends of the departed minister. However, after
the display made on Friday in the house, it is too
much for us to believe that the responsibility of
office would work such a miracle as here repre-
sented—

" Let Bright responsible for England be,
And straight in Bright a Chatham we should see."

This poem is really admirable in its peculiar style,
and is a decided acquisition to the pages of this
periodical. The following lines are expressive of
the spirit that actuates the author of these brilliant
stanzas :

" Still in the Senate, whatsoe'er we lack,
It is not genius ; —call old giants back,
And men now living might as tall appear,
Judg'd by our sons, not us—we stand too near.
These I name not—their race is yet to run,
Iluzza'd or hooted ;—my calm task is done.
Neer of the living can the living judge—
Too blind the affection, or too fresh the grudge !
My aim was not the libel of the hour,
To snarl at Genius or beslaver Power.

To live is to contest; no angry breath
From this fierce world should pass the gates of Death."
" The Luck of Ladysmede" is concluded in a very
spirited manner, and redeems much that was tame
in its former parts. " Norwan Sinclair" is rather
dull this month, but here and there exhibits some
clever sketches. The first paper passes a well-
merited eulogium on Mr. Oliphant's work on Lord
Elgin's Mission to China and Japan, and after dis-
cussing the political passages, it observes that for
variety and interest of incident, it may be compared
to the voyaggs of Sinbad the sailor.

Dublin University Magazine.
" Vonved the Dane, Count of Elsinore," is con-
tinued, and the extraordinary narrative is well
worthy of perusal. One is compelled to admire the
spirit of dashing and daring enterprise that ani-
mated the wild warrior of the ocean. If bis prin-
ciples were not perfect he had his own code of
honour, which was strictly observed among the
brave band of devoted followers. They seemed
spirits akin to those •of whom it was written—

" O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea,
Our thoughts as boundless and our souls as free,
Far as the breeze can bear the billows foam,
Survey our empire and behold our home."

The doom of the traitor is a most effective passage;
it was a fitting end for so base a deceiver that he
should find immediate retribution for his infamous
act. This uncommon narrative will interest those
who like exciting records and romantic sketches,
and the Rover of the Baltic is not an unworthy
hero. The story of " Artist and Craftsman" is con-
cluded ; it is a very interesting tale, but it must
be confessed that the author makes some sweeping
assertions as regards feminine vocations, and it is
rather a circumscribed boundary in which to con-
fine the intellectual and gifted to fix the limits of
their endeavours in the successful performance of
house-keeping. Unless something better actuates
them there will be plenty of occasion for the ad-
versary to speak reproachfully. "‘ The Season
Ticket" also reaches its termination in this number,
and there is no doubt that many readers will miss
its sparkling sallies, its pungent sarcasms, and its
good natured abuse of men and things in the suc-
ceeding pages of this periodical. During
its existence it has certainly furnished an
inexhaustible fund of enlivening and en-
tertaining reading. " My Club Table" is a well
written paper on various works of importance in
branches of literature that have appeared. It is
fairly done on the whole, and the high praise be-
stowed on Holme Lee's last work, " Against Wind
and Tide," is well deserved, inasmuch as all the
books of that author stand out apart from the coal-
men run of romances, and reveal g►liinpses of deep
thought, which show they emanate from no com-
mon min I. There is the second part of "The Life
and Times of Edmund Burke ;" it is ably written,
and is peculiarly appropriate in the pages of a
magazine which belongs to the country that is
proud to rank Burke in the role of her glorious
and gifted sons. It is here stated that "no moi
ment was raised to him in St. Paul's—his statue is
not in the streets or squares of the cities of Er g
land ; and even in the country of his birth, for
which he toiled nobly to the last, and of wiles
rights he was the first, the greatest, and the
wisest advocate, the name of Edmund Burke is not
often mentioned, and yet, in the phrase of Thuey-
dides, "he has not died without a witness." In
conclusion, it is said—" We may claim for Edmund
Burke the reputation of being tile deepest thinker,
the most philosophic speaker, and one of the most
noble minded men who ever adorned the Parlia-
mentary annals of England." We commend this
admirable artiPlP t 9 tllt✓ notice of reWlerl as ft fair

exposition of the career of a great statesman of our
history.

Fraser's Magazine.

The opening article in this magazine will proba-
bly attract considerable attention among readers
of literary tastes. It consists of seventeen letters
addressed by the poet Shelley to the author of
" Headlong Hall." An old-established friendship
subsisted between them, and the correspondence
was frequent and confidential. Thirteen of the
poet's letters have been published by Mrs. Shelley,
and the present selection adds seventeen to the num-
ber. They have never before been published, and
as there is little personal matter contained in them,
since they chiefly consist ofallusions to the poet's
studies or literary labours, and of descriptions of
the beautiful land he was then sojourning in, few
could cavil at their publication. The peculiar cha-
racteristics of the poet are easily discernible. His
enthusiastic love of the beautiful lends fervour and
eloquence to his description of Italian art and
scenery. The allusions to current events, and to
his own pursuits and endeavours, cannot fail to in-
terest the reader of kindred sympathies. The con-
stantincidental references to sickness and sorrow re-
mind the reader painfully of the poet's own de-
scription of the gifted ones of humanity—.
They learn in suffering what they teach in song."
The pleasant essay writer who has so often contri-
buted to these pages, furnishes an essay which, un-
fortunately, addresses itself to most of us. It is
entitled, "Concerning the Worries of Life, and How
to Meet them," and contains much sound and sensible
advice as to how to meet and conquer these for-
midable enemies. We commend all who are in the
habit of making mountains of molehills and of
hugging their own miseries 'to follow the plan here
recommended. Perhaps the article in question is
somewhat diffuse, and certainly the " worries " it
refers to are among the slighter evils of life, but
the writer claims exemption for that which he leaves
unsaid. He remarks that no critic has done justice
to the modest word " Concerning," which heads
each of his papers, and which hints that though the
essay may say various things on a subject it does
not pretend to exhaust it. The interesting story
of " Holmby House" is brought to a conclusion in
this number. It maintains its previous character,
and gratifies the reader by making all the lovers
happy, a reward they have certainly earned by
their many misfortunes and disappointments. A
paper on "Female Labour" discusses, though it
does not dispose of, a very important subject. We
commend the article which follows it to the careful
consideration of our peacemongers. It bears the
somewhat ominous title of " Louis Napoleon's
Intentions tested by his Conduct," and at the pre-
sent epoch the facts it sets forward should not be
absent from the minds of Englishmen. The third
chapter of the series of papers on " The Literary
Suburb of the Eighteenth Century" contains much
pleasant reading, and apparently terminates the
essay. Madame Recamier is the subject of an article
whose penetrating criticism is a little too keen for the
artificial though brilliant heroine of Parisian salons.
Two of the concluding essays touch upon the great
political topic of the day. The wine question
is reviewed in the first at some length and
thoroughly examined and discussed in all its bear-
ings. The second is an extended criticism on the
Budget by no less an authority than Professor
Leone Levi. It goes over the old round of argu-
ments so fashionable at the present day. The
labouring classes share in the advantages and pro-
tection afforded by good government, and therefore
should share the taxes, we are told, though if the
advantages derived from the laws, and the relative
nature of income be adjusted with perfect equity,
we have a strong suspicion that our financial sys-
tem would receive a severe shock. Notwithstand-
ing the general approval of the Budget and Treaty,
which the writer expresses, however, he finds many
points to censure, as, indeed, all unbiassed and un-
prejudiced men must do. As is too common with
the advocates of commercial enterprise, we meet
with the old recommendation of mutual disarma-
ment among the Great Powers. Two brief poetical
contributions have no particular merit to recommend
them.