The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

trrEaATur:E.

By the Rev,The,Qxoiiivt /Ven*.bai'ken• T.
QM fiJxiliniatt its
rway.,, 2 w.:6,____w_st.,a/ni
.Macke-t.
Mos,;:_ireaders of the ,i.utelti-gent records of Mr.
former-travels will 4, brat fled to See e
new-work from "614 oqh, S;ubjt4 is the
-A;;;;eguraz,' ed by tilt fLavourabkr':jcep. tion or
‘-` The" IlxOu INtorWaPi—ft:l647ntli bias deter
mined to, giVe the inbliC tftep.Okrt.Tente of his later
trip. But Ilidtikh'
.is •igi'riTtiie,-ebject of
his joiirney, the readiT need, ii t_ tkirticipate being
taken over. The' snare -track';'''7l.lhelemiiken and
Saetersdal are new to the traveller 'ns well as the
reader. It IS the most primitive part-of WorwaYs
and the anthor, mixing freely =aiming the country'
irl'ijilscifil:re:gsteinndtarror.
tolks,,has-imbibedi.ltshteic tesepxirisitot
lore and simple
diction to 're coast is thus described
„ a, I j,,,15.” at his dijance, inett-ad ot
.
ct,80117-scolrikreitiriielles, obferdeillutitaoliE
kg -exqctly the
4L.ite to ,ay r.bere water ends' and laud' be.
orv. , riPiti-,er fish rice fowl. Those him, -bars
g-i•ei,st-rucks, for in,taucf,., tumbled, -as: it, were,
!Of Of billows, One wbohi almost. think 'they had got
footir.g among the waves by puttirg:on the iliapeAnd
aTecc of water, Well, if you scan them acenastelY you.
find tbsy are unmistakeably bits of islands. • But as we
aptroach nearer, Lok further inland to those low- hills
eGvemi with pne trees, which somehow cr othei have
managed to wax acd pier op a IriaihOoil in, The Clefts
asd 'eritoniei of the reek,,, cr sometimee eeea -on the
bate scarp. While ever and anon: a b-ald-topphl rock
orotrudieg fr:Jrn the dark green 'runes stands like a
satary Friar of Orders Grey; with his wiill•shaven
tonsure, amid a croed of black•cowled Thimireicat
"'Surely that,' ycu'd say, 'is the cPast !improper r
" Wrong spin, air. It is a ewe of wheels within
wheels; or, to be plain, islands withlnislands. /Behind
those wcoied'heights there ara all sorts of labyrinths of
salt water, some ending in a cal-at-sae, othera,oomiog
cut, when you least expect it, into the open lea again,
and funning an inland passage for many miles. It that
myth about King Ca,,ute bidding the Waves, not come
any further, had been told of this country, there would
have been some sense in it, and he might haie appeared
to play the wave-cot:4El'er to sArre purpose. For really,
in" some places, it is-only by a nice Examination one can
say how faritie sea's rule does extend.' • -
The whole of the ernst is like this, except between
the Naze and Stavaeger, riving at tizioe,,si upitbs West
edii,t, into magaificen t-vrecipices,:but *till beetled-with
islands from the size a a pipe of port .to that of an
English county. Hence there are two waykot sailing
'along the coast,indenskjs3re,' i.e, within:the ‘lkerries,'
and. `udenalijairs,' or outside of the skurries,' i e., in
the open sea. The inner route has been followed by
coasters from the days ( f the Vikings."
The fre3liness and originality of the style and
matter give something of the same refreshment to
the reader wearied with ascents of Mont Blare°,
excursions up the Rhine, and even satiated with
the" descriptions of transatlantic forests and eastern
deieitA, that he himself felt iu mixing with the
wild and uncultivated Norwegians, and hearing
the old Scandinavian songs. In treating of the
national language the water traces a striking re-
semblance between our own tongue and the old
Norsk :

"Arne has read SlZOl7O'3 Chronicle, which he borrowed
from the parson. Ivar Arisen, the author of several
works on the old Norsk language, has been more than
once up here examining into the dialect. Those ie.
terested in the sources of the English language, and in
ascertaining how much of it is due to the old Norsk, have
ample room for amusement and instruction here, Many
Euglbh words unknown in the modern Norwegian, are
te be found in uEie in these secluded parts, thoughdriven
from the rest of the country, ju-t in the same way as the
Norsk tannage was talked at Bayeaux a 'longtime
after it bad become obsolete at Rotten and other parts
ef Norrear.dy. Our " noon" reappears in " uuni ;"
"game," in "gams," a word not known away frorn,thre.
`• To prate„' is " i.rata ; "todie," 18 "dot ;" "two," is
" twi," nut ‘. to," as el( evil ere; indeed, all the numerals
cliff rI. om those used elsewhere. The people pronounos
" way,' up ough," and "int," just like an Englishman.
To "Leigh,' is " ro-ja," not " vrirska." 'A stocking is
" sock,' not "striimpe ;eg edge ; skate = safe or
cupboard ; " kvik" corre.p wee in all its meanings to
our word "quick." The old Icelandic "glide is stud
as antculogistic epithet, excaunt. -Their wera for
" wheel" sounds like our English, and is not "eule," as
elsewhere ; "stubbe" is our "stub," or little bit ; " I"
is " oi," not " leg ;" " fir" is pronounced. fir ;"
"spon" bag been already mentioned : " snow " " mile,"
"cross," re-occur here, whereas elsewhere ;hey differ
from the English."
The old Scandinavian legendary lore occupies a
considerable portion of the work, which few read-
ers, we should imagine, would be inclined to regret,
the character of the people, ann the mode of
country life, being the chief ohjects of the work.
The peasants' stories and conversations, . and Jittle
country sketch s, are more promineutin the work
than the descriptions of country or any. mere -com-
mon travellers' tales. The bear hunts, the doings
of the go folks, and similar records, offer as much
attracion to the reader who seeks light and Idea-
sant reading 'as to the more curious seeker fi r
-information- These avid_ be intereateel—ice the
account of the silver mines at Kouigsberg, and
of which an interesting description is given. • We
heartily commend these .volumes to all -who seek
acquaintance with the wild and fresh variety of
Scandinavian life and literature, with the solemn
pine forests, the rocky coasts and mountain soli-
tudes, the earth lips, the wa'erfalls, the old Norsk
cradle songs, the simple country folks, the stout
borderers, and the sleepy quiet descendants of the
stormy Vikings. Those who have perused his
former work will probably be ready to:extend their
acquaintance with the Northnien, andthey need
not fear monotony Or tediousness in so -doing. The
anecdotes, quotations, and incidents wou4l be suf-
ficient to enliven a dull volume, and where the
whole style and character of the work is so fresh
and animated the result cannot be otherwise than
satisfactory to the reader and creditable to the
writer.

The Heir of Cheveleigh. By Gervase Abbott.
3 vols. Longman.
This story presents powerful wtractions for those
who delight lathe mysterious and romantic. The
plot is exceedingly complicated, the adventures of
the heroine are replete with peril and perplexity of
no ordinary kind, and the latter part of the narra-
tive is especially .painful from the peculiar style.of
the dangers that environ the unfortunate Lucy.
Butler, who is the most promitient person in the
tale, is described with consummate skill, as a crafty
man, devoid of principle and destitute "of feeling,
alive to no object but his own interest, and cap-
able of no thought that did not centre in self. Mt s.
Alsehurst, the mother of Lucy, was iv weak
woman, although anxious to play a distingui,lied
part in the world ; in an evil hour for
herself, and all connected with her, she elloso
Butler for a confederate, or assistant to carry out
her schemes, which had for the'r aim and object
to establish herself permanently at Chevele•th
Uwitr
settlements,
o som e
smisunderstanding aboutpse d will
thattheand
her
husband's property was hers withoutp
reserve,
it subsequently transpired that such
was but
the
case, she was only to be .in authority duringo her
children's minority. She was greatly disappointed
at this turn of affairs, and consulted Mr. Butler as
to w hat she could do to retain firepower. ~liifort-
unately fur her independence, stie.(lo.dfplunged
deeply into debt while under the impre3-
Eloti that the estates wero her own. This
gave Butler an ascendancy over her, of which he
w,ts riot slow to take advantage. The desperate
plans which were subsequently arranged between
thew, create a powerful and exciting interest in
the story, although they are of a painful nature.
However, those who do not appreciate this class
will acknowledge the considerable talent that is
manifested throughout. The doubts and fearsthat continually beaet the mind of Butler are vividly
depicted, and it is shown how,
prevailed,iuthei
midst
lestostf hisby
cherished plans, a tracking fear
surne chance a change, a discovery of his villany
should be made, and ho be overwhelmed with con-
fusion and disgrace. From such a fate ho was
Ived ,by an awful doom. He had hoped and
trusted to keep his deeds of darkness concealed
from man, and he succeeded, but where no human.
rye
beheld, and where no human footstep pene-
trated, he passed away from this life in a peaceful
manner. It is pleasing to find the gentle and long-
suffering Lucy restored at last to friends and hap-
pi • and, with this bright vista of futurity be-
nes.,
fre her, the reader takes leave of a narrative which
is iarhictsed in gloom, and whose attendant spirits
seem crime and misery.

Ile Rev. A. Poole, curate of St. &matins, whoeo
license has been revoked by the Bishop of London in
rat quence of proceedings alluded to elsewhere, is a eon
co(f) Mr. Poole, who formerly carried on business a 4 an
ironmonger at St. James's Barton, Britstol.—Bristol
Al ercury.
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discoveriea, and that it was not until prizes. bad been
awarded under special commissions of foreign,F)vf7
m
erits, and the results extensively adopted ont
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con-
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