The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-17 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS,

SIR WALTER idisi94§ WORKS.
I. WAVERLEY NOVELS, 48 Vols. boards.
11. SIR WALTER SCOTT'S POETRY, Twenty-four Designs
by Turner. 12 Vols. boards.
111. SIR WALTER SCOTT'S SELECT POETRY. 6 Vols.

silk, gilt edges.
The Same. 6 Vols. bound, gilt edges.
Both very handsome books, and containing 12 Designs by Turner.
IV. LAY of the LAST MINSTREL, MARMION, LADY of
the LAKE, ROKEBY, and LORD of the ISLES.
Foolscap Bvo3 each with Two Designs by Turner. Silk, gilt edges.
The Same Poems, bound, gilt edges.
V. LAY of the LAST MINSTREL, MARMION, and LADY
of the LAKE, 24m0. each with Vignette after Turner. Silk,
gilt edges.

The Same Poems, bound, gilt edges.
The Same Poems, in cloth, neatly lettered.
[The Pocket Editions.]
air All the above contain the Introductions, Notes, and Va-
rious Readings, which can bo found in no other but these, The
Author's Editions.
Robert Cadell, Edinburgh ; Whittaker and Co., London ; and
all Booksellers.

NEW BOOKS OF TRAVELS.
In 2 Vols.
DAMASCUS AND JERUSALEM
Visited during the Successful Campaign of Ibrahim Paella.
By Dr. HOGG.
" We have derived• unmixed pleasure from the perusal of these
volumes."—Atlas.

EXCURSIONS in the MEDITERRANEAN.
By Sir GRENVILLE TEMPLE.
These volumes afford us information not to be found in any
ether work:with which we are acquainted."—Monthly Review.
111. •
ROME AND ITS VICINITY.
By Sir WILLIAM GELL.
With a new and beautiful Map made by the Author expressly for
the Work.
" These elegant volumes are indispensable to the complete
scholar and the classical traveller."—Spectater.
Iv.
VISITS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
By Mrs JAMESON,
Author of " Characteristics of Women," &c. &e.
Second Edition, 3 vols. post Svo.
Saunders and Otley, Conduit-street, Hanover-square. ,

GOVERNESSES AND MAIDS OF ALL WORK.—
During the last week a London paper contained; on the
same day, the two following advertisements :—" Wanted, a
daily governess for a young lady, to teach English, French,
drawing, singing, writing, and arithmetic. The required
hours of attendance are from eleven to four daily ; salary
twelve pounds per annum !" That is, a lady, for five hours'
daily is to receive 12/. a year, or exactly fourpence for each 13
hours instruction in six necessary studies and accomplish-
ments ! The following appears in an adjacent column :
" Servant of all work wanted in a small respectable family.
where two other servants are kept, and the washing put out,
wages 14/. per annum !" To be sure, the governess might
breakfast and dine at home—if she found the twelve pounds
a year more than enough to clothe her respectably—the
hours of attendance being so accurately managed as to
spare her patrons the opportunity of inviting her to join
them at either meal ; and her " twelve pounds a year" was
dignified with the title of " salary," while the 141. bore the
more menial sound of " wages."
On Monday se'nnight a male Aquila Albicilla, or
sea eagle, was shot on the estate of Mrs. Styleman, Hun-
stanton Hall, by the keeper. The crop and stomach con-
tained 15 herrings ; extent of wings from tip to tip seven
teat thiee inches,

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.

• The ordinary Meeting of this Society was,held on Mon
day evening, at its rooms in Regent-street ;
Sir JOHN BARROW, President, in the Chair.

Captain MACONOCIIIE announced several presents since
the last meeting, amongst which were statistical tables of
the revenue, commerce, and population of Great Britain
and its Colonies, published by order of the House of Com-
mons, from G. R. Porter, Esq. ; Transactions of the Geo-
logical Society ; Observations on a new Mode of Tabu-
lating the Force and Power of the Winds, by Mr. Birt, &c.
The Hon. G. 0. Darner, C. W. Dilke, Esq., Capt. Gould,
James Holmes, and Thomas Staveley, Esq., were elected
members.

Sir JOHN BARROW announced that the Council had de-
cided that his Majesty's annual premium should be awarded
to Captain Back, on account of his recent discoveries, par-
ticularly of a large river running beyond the Great Slave
Lake,u distance of 500 miles. He felt convinced that the
South land seen by Captain Back was the coast of North
America, and this convinced him of the possibility of a
North-western passage. He was happy to state the Council
had decided in Captain Back's favour on no other authority
than that of his simple and affecting narrative. So closely
had he been within starvation, that he had been compelled
on one occasion to eat his own shoes ; yet, notwithstanding
the great sufferings which he had undergone, he had came
forward gratuitously to the assistance of his six hundred
fellow-countrymew-who were now inclosed in the ice on the
shores of Greenland, with no other prospect before him than'
death. He was happy to announce, that Captain fames
Ross had previously offered his aid to the Admiralty, which
he had every reason to believe would be accepted.
Capt. MacoNociriE next read a narrative of a journey
across the Andes and down the river Amazon, by Lieut.
Gerard Smythe, in which he gave a minute description
of the face of the' country, and the manners, customs,
and habits of the aborigines of the country. He stated
that there were upwards of twenty navigable rivers flow-
ing into the Amazons, some of which were nearly two
miles wide at their mouth, one tributary stream connect-
ing it with the River La Plata. He crossed the im-
mense plain called La Pampa del Sacramentos, which
he found intersected by many beautiful and navigable
streams, and the banks of which were generally covered
with forests of the most immense trees. The climate
approached more nearly to that of the Island of Madeira
than to any other he could name. The country abounded
in animal and vegetable produce of the most luxuriant
description. There were ten different tribes of natives,
materially varying in character from those described by
previous writers, one of which was so ferocious as to
prevent him coming in contact with them, and these he
also found to be cannibals. He procured from a mis-
sionary priest, whom he found to be a man of great in-
telligence, named Senor Andre Fernandez de Sasa, a
detailed account of the country, a translation of which was
announced to be read at the next meeting.
Sir JOHN BARROW announced that the prize awarded to"
Capt. Back will be presented to him at the next meeting, on
the 11th of January.