The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-26 00:00:00

L ITERATURE

Bradshaw's Itinerary of Great Brit ain for _Railway
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and Telegraphic Conveyance.

W. J. Adams.

This work supplies a complete list of all the rail-
way stations in Great Britain, the towns and vil-
lages therein not having immediate connectiox with
railways—their geographical situation, distance
from London, the name of the station from which
to leave London, the route to be pursued, the
name of the station at which to alight ii order to
arrive at the place of destination, and the number
of miles therefrom ; to which is added the electric
telegraph to all places, whether telegraphic sta-
tions or not ; and where the place is not a telegraphic
station, the nearest point to, and distance from ones
together with the mode of transit of tie message
to its destination. The work is illustrated with a
beautiful steel-engraved and complete map of Great
Britain and part of Ireland, divided into squares
by means of vertical and horizontal lines, and.
showing, among other things, the lines of naviga-
tion from every part of the island. In short, a
more complete work of the kind, or one more likely
to be useful, it would be difficult to conceive, and
we therefore confidently recommend it to our
readers as supplying an important desideratum,
and as an appropriate companion to the Tim*
Tables.

Augustus
The Preaching of Christ. By James
St. John. Chapman and Hall.

If Mr. St. John was already favourably known
as an author, the present work will add to his re-
putation. In a previous work his object was "to
describe the struggles through which the soul,
when it has once wandered from the fold, must
almost necessarily pass on its way back. In the
present, his design is to explain what that Gospel
is which undertakes t• conduct us to future happi-
ness. Without expressing any opinion as to hie
views, it is but justice to say that he has evidently
entered on his task in a devout and conscientious
spirit, and has described " the preaching of Christ"
in a manner well calculated to elicit the approval
of a large and influential portion of the religious
community.

Punishment is not Education. By.C. B..A.dder-

ley, M.P.
Mr. Adderley presents himself as an opponent
of the enlightened views of the Recorder of Bir-
mingham—in other words, would deal with crimi-
nals on the principle of the Judaic rather than the
Christian code. He has a lively and overmaster-
ing faith in the virtues of the lash, judiciously ad-
ministered, and altogether seems to be one of those
individuals who would be placed in an unenviable
position were they entrusted with the governance
of refractory cherubs. In justice, however, we must
add he is an advocate for national education and
would not have punishment inflicted arbitrarily or
without due consideration of its applicability to the
4119.5 e.

Yargher's Standard Edition of Jefferson's limatuso
and Tide Tables. R. Fargher. Douglas, Isle of

Man.

In addition to an Almanac and Tide Tables for
Liverpool, London, Bristol, Greenock, and th•
chief ports in the Irish Sea, the present edition
(the fifty-third) contains a Guide to the Light
Houses, a Key to the Port Charges of Great Bri•
tain and Ireland, a Mariner's Companiorq Head-
land Bearing and Distance Tables, all the Data
for working Lunars, and a variety of information
calculated to be useful to the seafaring community.
A well-executed chart of the approaches to
Liverpool from the best and latest surveys accom-
panies the work, and adds to its value as an ap-
proved companion and work of reference.

The Neivspaper Press Directory and Advertiser's
Guide. By Charles Mitchell.

The fifth edition in the improved form of this
useful Directory, " thoroughly revised for the pre-
sent year," and not less worthy of patronage than
its predecessors. It contains full particulars rela-
tive to each journal published in the United King-
dom and the British Isles, together with a com-
plete guide to the newspaper press of each county,
&c. The value of such a work to the advertising
community is obvious.

Dr. Crotch's Elements of Musical Composition.
Edited by Thomas Pickering. J. A. Novello.
The sterling merit of this work, as a guide to a
knowledge of musical composition and thorough
bass, and its appreciation by the public have in-
duced Mr. Novella to seok permission to include
it in his Musical Library. Such permission being
granted, we have hero a Third Edition containing
the text of Dr. Crotch's work in its integrity, an
improved arrangement, and editorial comments,
together with several illustrations, in extenso, which
were merely referred to in the preceding editions.

The British Conslcl's Mammal. By E. W. A.
Tuson. Longman and Co.

Not only to British Consuls in the discharge of
their delicate and important duties, but also to
merchants, shipowners, and master mariners, in
their consular transactions, may the present work
be recommended as a practical guide—a guide at
once eflicient and reliable. A work of this descrip-
tion has long been wanted, and Mr. Tuson is en-
titled to the gratitude of the classes interested, for
the able manner in which he has supplied so im-
portant a desideratum.

British Mines considered as a Means of invest-
ment. By J. H. Murchison, Esq., F.G.S.

A fourth edition of a work which we some time
back commended to the favourable notice of capital-
ists and others interested iu mining operations. The
value of the present edition is greatly enhanced by
an appendix, containing a review of the progress of
mining in tho country during the past year, accom-
panied by a variety of useful information in rela-
tiou to the present position and prospects of the
principal dividend mines.

APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of gentlemen who
passed their examination in the science and practice of
medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thurs-
day, Jan. 24, 1856 :—Williarn Bell, Preston, Lancashire;
Alfred Sanders, Gravesend ; Charles James Mellor,
Brighton ; Edward Francis Weston, Wellington, Salop ;
Edward Bachelor Terry, Westerham, Kent.
SUSPECTED MURDER.—The adjourned inquest on the
body of Mary Ann Peacock, which 'was found at the lock
at Teddington, and of which the evidence on the former
sittings has already appeared, was renewed yesterday
before the coroner for East Surrey, Mr. W. Carter,
when the jury, having heard the additional evidence,
returned a ♦erdict, "That the deceased was found
drowned in the River Thames without marks of violence,
but how she came by her death there was no evidenoe to
prove." The coroner said he fully concurred is the ver-
dict.

VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN TR/I
CIVIL SERVICE.—The Home Department—Mr. Lionel
Brough has been appointed Inspector of Coal Mines for
Worcestershire and South Staffordshire. Woods, Forests.
and Land Revenues—The office of Second Principal Clerk
has been vacated by the death of Mr. W. Ash. War De-
partment—A vacancy has been caused in the office of a
Senior Clerk in the Storekeeper'peeffice, Tower, by the
death of Mr. T. E. King ; Mr. W. S. Haldane, of De-
vonport, has beeen appointed to a clerkship in the War
Department at Constantinople ; Mr. H. Potter has been
promoted from temporary to be an Extra Clerk in the
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Joseph Andrew Bentley has been appointed a Clerk for
General Business at Liverpool ; Mr. George H. Bath'
has been promoted from the Second to the First Class of
Landing-waiters in London ; Mr. R. W. Cox has been
promoted from the Third to the Second Class of
Landing-waiters in London. East Indies—Captain
L. Barrow Second Assistant to the Resident at
Hyderabad, has been appointed to officiate as First
Assistant to the General Superintendent of operations
for the suppression of Thuggy and Daoeity at Hydera-
bad ; Dr. Kingsford Barr has been appointed to the
medical charge of Jyepore ; Lieutenant W. G. Davies,
Assistant Commissioner in the Panjaub, has been
promoted from the Third to the Second Grade ;
Messrs. H. B. Webster and A. Magniac have been at.
tached, the former to the North-Western Provinces': and
the Punjaub, and the latter to the Bengal division of
the Presidency of Fort William. New South Wales—
The office of Surveyor General has been rendered vacant
by the death of Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Livingstone
Mitchell. —Civil Service Gazette.
Tan CIVIL SERVICE IN Tan EAST.--Mr. B. admen,
assistant-postmaster, has taken charge of the Salakliva
root-office. Mr. Angel, postmaster, has been allowed
to draw rations and forage as a field offieer.
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Haggerty has been appointed purvey...n,o with
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pay at 7s. a-day. The Rev. H. P. gin.ruscipal.
chaplain, has proceeded to Scutari. Kr reichey,
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appointed dispenser of medicines at 7e. 6d. a-day, and
the allowances of a Raft' assistant-surgeon. Mr.
James Crawford has been appointed Priiicipal Superin-
tendent of Land Transport Depot at the Dardanelles, to
draw pay and allowances as such from the 21st August,
1855. Assistant Staff-Surgeon A. Tippette, Actin
Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Perkins, Medical Clerk W.
T. Wallace, Second Class Sta.-Surgeon George S. Xing,
have joined the medical staff of the army in the Crimea.
First-class Staff-Surgeon Dr. Beatson, senior medical
officer at Balaklava, has assumed the charge of the Ge-
neral Hospital and the troops encamped strew; OW
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