The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-01 00:00:00

TAI7"S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.

This periodical does not belie the promise°
put forth by Mr. Tait in his prospectus. Ali
its articles, whether literary, political, or other',
wise, are of a seasonable character, and just -
sufficient length to amuse, without fatiguing 3t:
tention. The observations on the Seca0
Reading of the Reform Bill" are marked tif
much judgment and temper. There is
gainsaying the truth of the following :
But the ignorance of the character of the neq,,ol
evinced by the Peers, goes beyond a mere misapprebego°o9"f
of their power. In reading their speeches, one is alaihoq
tempted to fancy some Noble Lords are of opinion g";,,
none but a Peer can possess honesty or common sefi,t.
They treat the nation like a herd of brutes, who wouluaij
unable to conduct themselves with common propri, ti
not their betters think and act for them. The Dill(!iti
Buckingham knows so little of the world beyond the e' rot
of his own immediate friends, that he really believe'„i
rest of the community to be, to a man, paupers.
one could alm Est fancy that some members of the Peer3,4o,
who might have been expected to know better, initIPAI
their plebeian coutrrymen destitute of eyes and ears•
ad,
least, upon no other assumption can we attribute a mesa
ing to words like the following, uttered in preseneer ,
crowding strangers, and of reporters writing to if foitb
wager Except in moments of great excitement, vin4
would occasionally prevail in all countries, he had rat
observed in that class of persons, a disposition to rely 'Flo
the judgment of their superiors, particularly when :0
judgment was not forced upon them.'—(Cheers.) bit
thought that other Noble Lords would concur with
fie
in saying, that they had always shown a disposition !°
flattered on being consulted by their superiors, and, '0
end, to rely upon their judgment.' When the pricetgoi
Memphis wished to juggle the people into moralil clej
respect for the laws, they c. ncerted their pseudo-miryop
in secret ; and when Lego described the Moor "6r beJ
led by the nose," he took care that Othello did not over (t
him. But our wthhiseaeti,s senators
nit)ial
it for our good or for our ill) at the top of their lung''
fortinh e ttrth ee
original faceun p oi
unprivileged
theibesg,
eud
obscurity.
etyl
a.s
sassembledconfined
i Although
tiog nh
to.
a Norcims
those who
this 3l‘
elbowed his way into a Peerage, he is stillm 'v°rnheeornr ?"'
cliffs,aml leroccasions,
teiatndhgat of one of the rtoa. be ilia
wantd,ophoaptui lsepuesnctouantbyu,s)a, ni(ilfeoneain‘ov
could turn from his purpose, venturedefues parvenu. When
anNydtnVeoaohwlr.ense.nas
insinuate
hauoicarekdtge,t '
in England, the representative in Parliament °f dare
their character better than the Duke of Wellingtoo9.o,
had rarely come in contact with them ; he was rent
by Lord Falmouth, that the Noble Duke had bve°,l
ployed in the civil service of his country three tit
%
long as the Noble Lord had been a Metnber of that Iloo't
" The world ofasßfrooonklst"heis
displayingof
no mean powers invention. 1
amongst Englishmen' EngP:irsllneanl9:::
the title, as well
worked up, still more from the kindly' s°,t,
lavaygriancewfublic:l:
turn of the feeling, we conclude that /

At from the pen of Mr. Leigh Hunt. A
rate, if not by him, it is a close, but not ser
imitation of his favourite manner. "
Letter Writers" is an essay marked by the -0.
frank, cordial spirit. " Ikon Basilike," sugifeeoi.
by the erection of the bronze statue of "foci
the Fourth in George-street, is one Qf sbe

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eatastio bits of sarcasm we have read fur ,Dine
tiros, It has all the force and venom, without
the vulgarity of Churchill " The Philosophy of
Shaking Hands" is a light, pleasant essay.

tamed in a steady and uniform rate of growth. it
forms a neat little bush, the ends of all the
branches being covered by short spikes of lik.c
blossoms.