The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-07 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES.

The Eclectic Review is one of the' most able of
its kind. If its views are not always the most
liberal, they are at least clearly and sensibly ex-
pressed. The number for March has articles on
" The Fine Arts in France," " The Table Talk of
Samuel Rogers," "Recent Poetry," and various
other topics of general interest, as well as some
more characteristic ones, such as " Guthrie on the
Gospel in Ezekiel," and a paper on' the ", Works
of the Hansard Kuollys Society."--Sharpe's Lon-
don Magazine presents its usual attractions to the
lovers of light reading, a incollection of tales and
sketches, lively and pathetic. The two chief
features are the stories of " The Holy Homes,"
by Silverpon, and " The • History Of Lorimer
Littlegood," by Alfred Cole. The 'latter possesses
the 'advantage of being illtistrated .by George
Cruikshank. " Life in a Water Drop" contains
some curious' information for those unacquainted
with the marvels that may. be found in one.
There isa an interesting paper on "Alexander Hum-
boldt," and_ some amusing rcmarke .on " .The,
Threatened Extinction of Ghosts." . The Jolla
preserves its pre-eminence as the book of,- the
fashions. It presents its fair readers with four
plates, three of them beautifully coloured,
and presenting a remarkable contrast to the'
Unfinished and tawdy appearance of most
books of. 'a similar character. Among the many
cheap serials that are now in circulation, '/he
Family Friend is one of the beg. The recent
number has a -remarkable s :Ties of pipers by Dr.
LAliet.by, ow the, mischievous effects of quack me-
dicines. He subjoins an analy iis of the most com-
mon of these preparations. There is also an article,
entitled "Social Frauds," exposing the tricks often
practised on the 'unemployed b./ means of adver-
tisements, &c. There are many other useful and
interesting subjects treated of in this. excellent
little magazine, which is published weekly at a
very low price.

Macphail's Edinburgh . Ecclesiastical Journal
supplies a number of more or less interesting
articles; among winch one on "Islamism," a second
on the "Customs and Characteristics of the Jews,"
and a third on " Our Scottish Pulpit," are more
particularly deserving of notice. The latter has
special application to Mr. Caird and his famous
sermon, which, forcibly inculcating a practical
every-day Christianity, took a;most the entire " re-
ligious world" by surprise. Justice,"in the writer's
opinion, and • we incline to agree with him, has
hardly been done to the consummate skill with
which the masterly art of the preacher is concealed
beneath, here and there, a somewhat homely utter-
ance. We are disposed, however, to rank Dr.
Guthrie higher than does the reviewer.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AT LlVERPOOL.—yesterday a
foreigner named Margeus Delt, cook on hoard the ship
City of Mobile, lying in the Brantley-Moore Dock,
Liverpool, deliberately fired a rift/ pistol at John Scan-
lan, a seaman on board the same The ball
struck Scanlan en the hip, shattered the bone, and pass-
ing round !Aged in the unfortunate man's- abdomen.
He lies in an uncertain condition. Dolf is in cost dv.
14 is not known why he made the attempt on Scanlan's
life.