The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-07 00:00:00

and sisters, and all the busy world, are writing to o°ll
other on endless topics, with whatever papei comes thusm
whatever pen, whatever ink I The varied stream or
ever flowing is the intellectual and emotional blood of the
world, and no one need visit Egypt, or summon an Easterl
magician, to show him all the acts, all the joys and woes °
men reflected from the mirror of a drop of ink.
A poem on Cobbett, selected from a small volume
of the joint compositions of the late Henry usl,:
ington and George Venables, printed, but not pup
lished, some years since, is quaint and vigorous;
though somewhat diffuse. An article, entitled
" Cheap Art," is also well worthy of perusal. Till,
description of two designs, by Alfred Betlrs
" Death the Friend" and " Death the Enemy,' is
vivid and picturesque. In the first
Death, in the form of a pilgrim, comes 1_
relieve an old man, in a lonely church watch-to The
bringing a peaceful termination to a peaceful life. 'lnc:
companion picturek'xepresents the first appear°ll.s.
pari
of the Cholera, which was at a masquerade in
The grisly spectre has donned an Eastern robe end
mingles among the dancers, striking agony aner
pietuto,
terror to the hearts of the wild revellers. A Pgis
on the " Moral Aspects of Idylls of the Ring of
written in highly eulogistic terms ; we have 114
seen any among the many criticisms on this 114
seen
which have not spoken of it with more enthusiast
than we suspect would have greeted its apPearallor
had its author been unknown. " The CollocrlY
the Round Table" is apparently intended to bFultp,
the style of Christopher North's recreations ;
if so, it falls as yet far short of its famous Pr°
type.

The Universal Review of Politics, Literature,
and ia
There is an article Soc
onl theence "
Defences of sae,
land," in which many sensible remarks are rag
at
t
and the perusal of which cannot but be useful
age the present crisis. it is said that we semi
in the state in which fifty years ago we heard had
tidings of the mighty armament which France
collected on the heights of Boulogne,::::eiciii
which three centuries ago our forefathers 001. es
the coming of the Armada. From these Prete°
tato
the writer argues that it is of vital
that we should be prepared, and at once, for
eIS
exigencies that may arise. It is argubat
that the only safe policy for England is to
hey,
of the Roman who treated his friends its if t ies
might one day, become his enemies and his enei7alb.
as if they might prove friends. In connection wl f
ds of
these results it is truly said that the Mee
our
Louis Napoleon are for ever twitting us Icltlifietilc
unworthy distrust against him. "If we Inual:: re-
unkindly of him and his intentions, we 9- and
quested to speaklow. He may lose his teelPern'nse-
he is powerful eneugh to make us rue the trite
quence of such a loss. His Ministers raitY oio
us insolent despatches, his officers muy threatelistB
with speedy chastisement, his official jour are
may abuse and insult us till their hen roan
tired of scribbling. But Englishmen are to g. bt
mig
and bear because he is so strong and a grew,,,ess.
tempt him to take -advantage of their Nvel'emi
The following remarks on the subject of the en erg
are worthy of attention. There are other piothe
that present attraction for the reader, anund it
story of the " Great Mistake is continued, • h
loses none of its interest in this instalment vfhin
is a very amusing one. the
"It is the fashion to say that 'steam has brico' Ted
Channel. If true at all, this can only be true to tot
limited extent. Steam-power depends much on coalsstands
machinery, and in these two requisites Engle If
alone, compared with any European country. .0 the
steamers would now be able to ave their harbours 'ciao,
teeth of an adverse wind, English steamers coul giNie
with a fair chance of overtaking them A ding-6
"'tit
might steal out unnoticed and baffle pursuit afterwilds'jf
a whole squadron would soon be brought to a stall'', that
French fleet got away from Toulon, the chances ox-fere'
an English blockading fleet would come u in time to
sure 010.
stall its junction with ]he fleet at Brest. up
ships the needful supply of coal at the right Laaae-tetie of
matter not so very hard to arrange--and the adva,nunriteli
steam to the enemy will be reduced to something conk
small. Should he, trusting in hpowesr for I:iewsccanellr'eeo;oi:obilf;
out to fight us in the open sea, the result,
think, would prove that pluck and seamanship
needful for a success thereon as the were in the days, re-
Nelson and Dundonald. We, have yet to wait for that
volution in land-warfare, which rifles and the new ar bring
rere pronounced by sanguine admirers so certain stem
about. Nor have we yet been able to discover thatch sot.
could ever turn machines into men or sea-sick Frefvet
diers into first-rate sailors. Certainly it has 11°' 'la t':;
duced the demand for able-bodied seamen, either has
navy or the merchant service of this ntrY, 11°r elf-
rag,: is'
lessened the value of that stubborn daring and
reliance for the want of which no amount a theoretiVn_ivo
ing can atone. On the contrary, its virtue as all °''t,; the
dGalf-
ske agentiflelnc
andseemse.
resourcesl It seems
s leiekmelsy
tooft out
those
sboteimwt oshrceoi
science
maynthcrten,
havel
like
eu nftotore.truuasnceteei!
I.*
the boldest and most enudring. While our sailors ,ttr,°.
of such stuff as those who brought the Terrible soici.'hurri-
from the rocks of Balaklava in the teeth of a fearfu elciog
cane, while English gentlemen can pull a fastt ;11 teolt
eight-oar as the men of Cambridge did this year a ?fresh
and English watermen can win race after race aeinsw be
some el/
crews of French rowers asof them have lateY
cony
doing(„o at Paris and Dieppe, we cannot indulge Toles;
inlenomt y forebodings as to the issue of any futurf,ro7.
sby sea between the nations on either Oa rt°
Channel. Only let us have fair play,
and ctal,o3 to
reason why England should naoltrbpe again strong
meet a continent in arms."

, -
The Art Journal.month
this -
Sirso Thomas
aassLuaswuarle.nreTs
;raved
eaTvhesecdafrrcoe
mly engravings
Princess Charlotte, the second represents Green'kea
with _ Hospital, while the remaining plate 15, 130 t
ilom a picture entitled " From the iqoors. cos,
the pictorial department is hardly of the ilvve ork
tomed excellence, the prose contents of thetrated.
are fully equal to the average. Tbe illes'iions.
papers are, as usual, among its chief attraegalrS
,T, e eleventh number of Mr. and Mrs• S. C,:eirmitig
vignettes of Tintern Abbey. The
. Excursion in South Wales" has sonie e"'" .tish
papers on nrir of
artistssi give us a sketch of the brilliant careedeats
r Thomas Lawrence, accompanied with w°°_ are
hpe9 r firstra itt oi sftehlle
The%ote
of some of his most fa' mous portraits.
many other articles distinguished 11
their 4'1419
and ability, and every way °attractive to t
reader.

ea enkdl Once a Week.
joins
attractive Thisnsyenpteurbtlaiicnaitniognthiann its
thwe magazines, and it is frequent'Y inb
.evteral chapters of general advice on
stous publications. A story by Charles 1/1 sub-
Jocfsctslby Harriet Martineau, and a varzed call_e bine
to a es, sketches, prose articles, and poeras the '
form a very attractive miscellany,
d other f
tic
pencils of Leech, Millais,
fenniel, an e, ors o
known artists lend the aid of their pow- c
har°
fascination. a:o nr
more
ho yre
ft! rocieo:
If it continues to preserileraicttise:
ter, it will be in many households a Ile
weekly and monthly visitor.

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES. joie-
Tait's _Edinburgh Magazine is of
avereigeability
rest, without having anything of remarkabless . eel
of
or attraction. Papers on " Our eolonialPosse iro%
as
and on " The Legislative Price List," discuss siOn h
our political difficulties. A lengthened P,„l,:ifeP
more ambition than poetical excellence. J"" to 0'
come Guest will very probably be w
electrie , of
good many readers of chea - • 1 lire eia-lidi-
p sena s or
discover anything distinguishing it from 0%, by
the
character of these publications. A ster"tuost
et.editer, Mr. Robert Brough, is one of the 0.00
of
folicable features. The commencement ef,i1„:„1 bi
Lady
on etiquette, professing to be va"„siog'
Chesterfield to her daughter, from the ~,sll3-tuo's
pen of Mr. G. A. Sala, is entertaining.. ,i.-ivrts;9 for
London Journal has
Patent Law Reformers " extended list
Patent and an exten The
recent inventions and improvements. . full.
scientific_nz. notices are given, as usual, la ciog
At ght's Popular History of England is ficivil° the
steadily. The forty-seventh part commeOriesorge
romcle of the long and eventful reign of `-'„e the
111. The _English cyclopedia, conducted L'../ ojar
same able writer to whom the cause of Plaigh
literature owes so much, fully maintains its Area
reputation. This fourth division will be, V_
all
completed, invaluable as a work of referenceyA°olloog
tmatters connected with art and science. ' peo-
hese serial publications we may mention this nosy
pie's edition of Moore's National Airs, which isluiiiig
being issued by the Messrs. Longman in shl tho
parts. It is e'lited by Charles 11. Glover, ilar
sprightly composer of g, The Cavalier," and snua ac.
songs, and being arranged with symphonies all r 811
companiments for the pianoforte, it is suited are
too well
amateurs. The melodies theinselv,e.stion
well known and popular to need commen""rtiale
The _Eleatic opensl/4.with a comprehensive art the
on an abstruse subject. It is a criticism '131;; and
ev. Braden Powell's " Order of Nature, of
regiell„ it
plunges at once into the uninviting folios': of
theological speculation. A paper which
with an equally alarming title, " The nalanec of
Nature,"-is more attractive. It discusses sornho
the great physical laws which lona habit . 0-
° i's contin,, is
m. ade us regard with indifference.
tion of Mary Howitt's pleasingPictures.'ioe,
rop c of tile most agreeable features in the wag° di •
Ihe attention which has recently bee° deo
rected to Alpine rambles will attract rea 150
to h paper on " Avelanches." There are ,giod
es says of some ability on " Trollope's TuseanS; ers
T.hc Italian Crisis."—Titan has several PaPI.,
of interest : among them one on Sermon Literatu
of
trendeling. due honour to the Christian teachiuggt
he late Mr. Robertson ; and another on Life in
c"d
Petersburg. The story of "Getting On Precieliag
with interest ; and there is another tale, te. ots
the trials and successes of a governess. a At;r,3orc-
tfr.oom new books are selected with rare an "•,'"orio
contains
n. The eighth part of Moore's poetical Is ar.
the remainder of his satirical and buy°
ous poems.