The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-29 00:00:00

LI.;rERATURE.

The Day After 210-Morrow ; or, Fata Morgana:
containing the Opinions of Mr. Sergeant Mallet,
M.P. for Boldborough, on the Future State of
the British. Nation. Routledge and Co.
The great reforms expected, if not desired, by
the Ivjsest of Our political philosophers, and some-
times too impatiently aimed at by those whose
sympathies go. for politics apart from philosophy?
are, as the eloqui.lot and ingenious William de Tyne
remarks, simply p.t:eposterous: they are brought up
before their time—t..'7 do not belong to the passing
hour, but to " the day ttfter to-morrow." Content'
plated at a distance, the ey 'may seem (and to nog
seem) revolutionary, ell•
of the gazers they must
sive, or impossible ; as the. .city which the Sicilian,
voyager finds conjured into • Night by the wand 01
the Fata Morgana. Everythi. I,g• is topsy-turf;
the church rests on its spire ; th'e houses rock 011
their ridges; and the thoroughfare's are up in the
sky. There would appear to be as little of morality,
moreover, as of order. But let the t. raveller mage
for the scene of this apparent confus ion, and it P
gets right at his approach. The ea) 'r that seemed
'in Cloudland is on Terra Firma ; the people are
going to church as usual ; and "all thlings continue,
as they were from the beginning of the creatioa,,
Such a Fata Morgana, in its time, was ;the repeal
the Test and Corporation Acts, and especially 0'
the Catholic disabilities. The Ran an Bill Os
another ; the repeal of the Corn Law 'Ts, and eveli
of the Jewish disabilities, another. In all these
cases visions of terrible disaster smote : the aching
sight of many a timorous seer, who has to acknow;
ledge now the vanity of his vaticinati ons. M
It
has been, so it will be. The pleasant mid eloquenj
page of krilliam de Tyne brings to sigir t a new 0,
more gorgeous Fata Morgana. It is the very poetr;
,I of politics—the work of a happily - constituted
I mind, richly endowed, and employed on a gratein,
task. But though the thoughts are th ose of 0;
everyday thinker, as yet they are mercly, as btl
says, preposterous. On " the day after to-morrow
they will be realised even by very everyday people'
We can give but a faint idea, however, of this little
volume by description : and, failing that, can only
suspend our pen to allow the following extracts n
speak for themselves :---

The Second Volume of New Designs. By D. 'Ai
Clarkson. Containing Headstones, Tombs, ail,
Monuments. Atchley and Co., Great Buss
street.
This is the first of the twelve parts which
form the second volume of Mr. D. Clarkson i
graceful and ingenious designs. The present p.lO,
contains four plates, with six designs of varYll2
size and character. It has frequently been a matt
of regret to perc,ons of cultivated and artistic ta'''
that the memoria is of the dead, instead of awakel,
ing 'feelings in In,\rmony with the repose of lf;
departed, should jar :on the taste and offend the of
that dwells upon thei-n. The subject affords I,u,
opportunity for the exei vise of a refined and 0011;
vated taste, and we are glad to see it become th
study of so promising an artist. We -trust Nil
Clarkson will not abandon hiLl attempt until he 11,e
introduced a style more in a ecordance with ti',B
solemn and sublime emotions which should 'a
awakened by the resting-place of the departed, 0.5
more in unison with the feelings of those who isl;ae
to pay a tribute of reverence and affection to o_,
mempry of a lamented friend, than the headston,';
generally to be seen in our churchyards, or t°,
monumental tablets which disfigure our churehe_''
Those who have noticed the different effect prut
dueed by the old Gothic monuments in some nuclei!,
building, with the plain square slabs of model:,
days, will readily see how much may be done
the exercise of poetic taste and artistic skill.
present designs are mostly simple in their eh
racter, and suitable for general use. When co ii;
pleted, the volume will show a collection of varion
kinds of monuments and headatones, in the Ore
clan, Italian and Gothic styles, all drawn to set:
We wish dr. Clarkson every success in his eie'e
torious undertaking.

The Illustrated Hews of the World and Natie
Portrait Gallery, (5.e. Part 10. 199, 'Strati°.
This new competitor in the field of illustrate'e
papers is well adapted for family reading. The,
woodcuts are numerous and of average rePrnt
senting the scenes and occurrences of the e!
ef
week most likely to excite public interest. Itus
issues
0
feature is the National Portrait Gallery-
each week the portrait of some eminelit person
engraved on steel, chiefly from photographTicel
P
Mayall, which are really admirable for the
The present monthly part contains portraits of the
Bishop of Carlisle, the Rev. R. Maguire; 1";",.
Lord Mayor of London, and Major-GeLierai
Archdale Wilson, the conqueror of Delhi.
these, with upwards of 60 pages of news, goss*P;
advertisements, &c., are offered for the low anwun
of two shillings. Many of the chief celebrities °f
0
the day are announced for the future numbers of be
Portrait Gallery, which, we believe,
published in a separate volume as a Christaw
giftbook. is to ,

Elementary Notes on the History of France.
Mrs. Edmonds, author of " English IlistorP
" English Grammar," &c. Tailant and -Allen.
of
We have here an excellent little epitome for
French history for beginners, admirably adapted 'l4
impressing the chief facts on the ntind of you to
scholars. It is also useful as a book of reference
more advanced students, for the reader, wh° of
thoroughly acquainted with the great eventgsthe
French history, and the gradual development °L
jo
national character, may very easily forget df,
dates of accession, death, &c., of the earlier kl'
Three hundred questions for exercise arc adde,gi.
the end of the little volume which will add a;(1,4
tional assistance to the instructor. Mrs. Flo3°oo
also proposes to issue elementary notes on Conrail
Knowledge, on Bible and Gospel History, W:010.
Geography, and other subjects of general ins'
tion.

109'
Blackwood's Shilling Scribbling Diary.
James Blackwood.
nf
This is a very cheap publication. It is --;0,
large size, and possesses a great advantage,,c-b
being interleaved with blotting paper, 'Ol,l
affords a great convenience to the bur
writer. The Sundays are omitted, as in mani%
business diaries, and each page contains the sit
days of the week. An almanack is prefixed to 12
and a map of the postal districts is on the covr",
showing the divisions which perplex many c°ci
respondents at a glance. It is a very cheap an
commodious diary well adapted for general use.

Le Conteur, a French Reading•book. BY .14
Tarver, Eton College. Longman. f
M. Tarver intends this little volume for the 11:p.
Somestudents of the French language, who after
through the grammar, are desirous of readingg.,.s°,lyr
complete work. This collection, consisting ellu—an"
of short stories and plays, affords, them the 'if peg
of doing so without much labour, as the re: s
selected are all complete, and numerous
ee
assist the inexperienced reader in following th
idiom. It is a very useful and entertaining ye/lull;
well adapted for the purpose for which it
intended.

• REMARKABLE FROSTSTORM.

For many hours during Thursday morning thetaie
was a continuous fall of " liquid ice" (paradoxic f
as the term may appear) throughout the whole (3,,,
the Bradford district. This froststorm, after
days of bitter weather, commenced before midnika
on 'Wednesday. The streets, houses, hedges, 8111‘
trees, everywhere became encrusted with a thin
coating of black ice, as slippery
be anywhere accomplished by
with the greatest difficulty that locomotion 0911,,
asthgelaspse.delst:o:ja;
Policemen on their beats crept about with .4
greatest caution, and were very frequently cafisi°
with great violence. The writer, in a distance of
ay,
mile and a-half, at an early hour on Thsrs'44..
morning, fell with violence several times, notW"r,
standing great caution. There have been innilowo
able accidents, chiefly broken limbs, and secerii
remarkable sudden deaths, no doubt immediateo
accelerated by the bitter frost acting severely up °r
diseased organizations, though the persons weeo
apparently in the full vigour of life. Medical lea
were generally very busy. The streets preset', to
a remarkable appearance. No person venture
take a firm step. Every one picked his way Islot
great caution, and yet the falls were very frectere
and often resulted in broken limbs and se'vie
bruises. Between five and six o'clock yesteru74
morning the scenes presented in some places Ifebe
very singular. Groups of factory girls mighbdia
seen in many places unable to proceed ; manY„re
not arrive at the mills, and they were everyw'rut
running short-handed-4n some cases to the exteli
of 40, 50, or 60 persons. At Mi. Priestman's
in Preston-place, Horton, about 6.45 a.m., a i°7
woman, named Phoebe Pawson, fell suddenly del;
in consequence of an attack ,of palpitation of ,urt,
heart, brought on by a fall, and consequent friP,so
on her way to her work. Two other persons n,'ln
died suddenly, in consequence of being fiffectc in
a similar manner. Nearly 20 persons appeara.eo
the Bradford Infirmary in consequence of bro.,
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arms and legs, dislocated shoulders, and lacerat.vet
heads. Almost every medical man in the district
was called upon to give aid to similar sufferers• fu
the afternoon the rain began to fall heavilY."--
/lianchester Gaardian.

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