The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-04 00:00:00

THE MAGAZIATES.

131ackwood.—The. new story, which is called
" The ',lck of LEitlysmede," is continued in this
number. It is well' written, but rather heavy in
its style. Some new characters appear on the scene
in the closing chapter, who promise to be rather
more interesting companions than the mysterious
Giacomo, or the fierce Sir Godfrey. The Crusader
knight is well sketched, 'and the next instalment
will most probably introduce us to something
striking in the story, "A Winter Journey"
is
rather a long account of foreign travels, which are
most amusingly related, and, which contain consi-
derable variety of detail, anecdote, and adventure.
In the simplest style of travelling there will always
appear plenty to amuse, and instruct those who
are willing to improve their oppoistuuities, ar
enjoy their advantages ; and this epitorrx
of
French and Italian wanderings will be i'
possess many features of interest. round to
stance of the dissatisfAction se fm: A_
esente striking
uently d
in the
evinced
in the most unroa_sonable form
accounts of .khei4.sopurn.
is pr
Siee, where they found
tts w
delieio May eat
eve, patioular _ in January, but where some
4P,lviduals were grumbling at the
tee el • " If," exclaims the writer, " I could
duce,'
taken a phial out of my pocket, and pr 0....
.... for their benefit an hour of that day on which
left London !" Some space is devoted to the
consideration of the " New Reform Bill,"
and a general review of parties and principles. As
may be supposed Mr. Bright is not regarded with
much favour. It is said that "he delivered sundry
speeches of so wild and inflammatory a tendency,
and conceived in so intolerant a spirit, that even
Radicals uttered a 'rebuke.' Further on, it is
remarked that his agitation proved a failure: "Mr.
Bright drew large audiences, just as Mr. Spurgeon
or any other celebrated orator would have done.
People went, and satisfied their curiosity, but they
did not carry away with them the doctrine, they
were no more converted to the opinions of Mr.
Bright than are the audiences of Mr. Spurgeon
disposed to genuine repentance." The writer then
proceeds to a brief analysis of the. Ministerial mea-
sure which he does not entirely approve of, but he
deprecates the suggestion of the Government resign-
ing in the event of the factious resolution being
carried, which question was not decided when_
this article was written--

"We certainly do not wish, nor do we deem it exnedient
that this measure should be tided over for anothel• -session
—it is of the utmost importance that it should form part of
this year's legislation ; but we deprecate hasty resolutions,
and we think that, after the expiry of this debate, whatever
be its issue, there should be a breathiag-time allowed for
candid consideration of all that has been said in behalf of
or against the Ministerial measure. That is obviously the
wisest course in the present Eurotean crisis. The demand
for reform is not so urgent as to require us to make
Ministerial difficulties at the rmoment when an adverse vote
of the House of Commons, and the displacement of a Mi-
nistry, may be the immediate signal for a general war.
Every one must remember what was the result of the re-
signation of Lord Derby's Ministry, and the accession of
Lord Aberdeen to power in 1852. The Czar Nicholas then
thought he had found his coveted opportunity, could count
upon the British Premier as an ally, or at all events a non-
interfering remonstrant ; and so we were precipitated into a
war which cost us so many valuable lives. We would
entreat the Ministry, rather than the Opposition, to think
of this; for what we fear is, that their high' sense of
honour may cause them, in the event of a defeat before
the second readine, of the bill, to tender their resig-
nation, which we should regard as a great, nay, a fearful
national calamity at the present important crisis."
There is it paper on the brilliant and successful
work of "Adam Bede," which has recently ap-
peared. Those who have already been edified by its
talent, and charmed with its lofty purpose, will not
consider the praises here bestowed on its pages as
exaggerated. There is great truth in what is said
of its genuine tone and extended views. There is
nothing party or sectarian in its spirit or sentiments.
It is observed that the author of" Adani Bede" is
not one of those who (in the eloquent words of a
late preacher) " have restricted God's love and nar-
rowed the path to Heaven." " A Cruise in Japanese
Waters" is not vet concluded, and it may be ques-
tioned whether it might not have been more attrac-
tive, had the reader sooner been introduced to the
important points of the narrative. However, it is
very well described to us, and presents amusing
sketches of the principal places which arc passed,
and the style of the people, Sze. There are some
other articles of interest met with,. as " The Turks
in Kalafat," " Christianity in India," and a "Dis-
solving View of Money and the Franchise," which
refers to Mr. Cobden's translation of M. Chevalier's
work.

Dublin.—The first article is called " The Season
Ticket." It is a humorous sketch of some conver-
sation that passed between some travellers at Cork,
in which the principal spokesmen were two Yankees.
There arc some ;smart sayings and curious
remarks uttered by the Americans, and altogether
the paper is worth perusing. " Gerald Fitz Gerald"
is continued, the chief event that occurs in this
instalment being the artful contrivance by which
Masson'. imprisons the Egyptian sorceress. The
plots and manoeuvres of this story are very skil-
fully arranged. Up to the present moment, how-
ever, Gerald himself does not display sufficient
spirit to awaken interest in his fate. " /The House-
keeping. of Irish Chiefs" is a brief sketch of the
condition of Irish househOlds in old days. It pos-
sesses much curious information on the subject,
and thus will be acceptable to those who desire
antiquarian researches. " The Bride of Glen Arva"
is a most melancholy tale, which is written in a
very effective manner, and displays skill in depict-
ing jealousy, and detailing the disastrous conse-
quences that ensue from it. There is a very
interesting account given of " Kaiserswerth." This
excellent institution is an honour to the land in
which it exists, and other countries would do well
to follow the example that is afforded them by the
village of the Rhine. It was founded thirty years
ago by the Pastor Fliedner. It is called the
Deaconess Institution, and females are trained in
every branch of labour that may be useful and
beneficial to others. No one is allowed to enter
if t 1 ere aro any home claims on her attention. The
novice goes from one department to another. " She
spends a short time in the orphan-house, the train-
ing schools, the hospitals, and the asylum. Thus
she learns the duties of each department." It is
altogether a most interesting sketch of a noble
undertaking, which, it is said here, " now shakes its
blossoms over many lands." " New Novels" form
the subjects of some remarks, which are, on the
whole, fairly written, and convey a good impression
of the literary progress of the last few months.
There is a sensible article on "Anglo-Saxon Coloni-
sation," which well deserves attention. It is
observed that " Colonisation by the Anglo-Saxon
race is the great fact of our age. More than any
other fact it influences the destinies of man, and
*prospectively it directly affects multitudes, even as
vast as the millions of the Chinese Empire, in their
happiness and in their habits, and moulds the type
of their institutions and of their civilisation."
"Resources of Modern Warfare" presents us with
an account of the Armstrong gun, which will no
doubt be acceptable to many. It is observed that
"the rifled ordnance of Sir 'William Armstrong has
acquired for itself a fame greater, perhaps, than
ever fell to the lot of any great gun in times gone
by." " The Birthday of Burns,' awarded the third
place by the judges of the Burns prize poem, is here
met with, and contains some thoughtful lines. The
following verses are among the most expressive :
Once more comes answer, 0 my brothers !—" Yonder
Safo from the reach of sin,
Where wayward genius never more may wander,
The kings of earth come in.
"Not only monarchs—God-encrown'd creators,
The deep of heart and strong;
The poets, and the thinkers, royal natures,
The kings of thought, and song.
•

" Ofttimes when earth last saw them, they were bleeding,
Thorn-crown'd, and sore-perplex'd ;
They shall be changed, and beautiful exceeding
When she shall see them next.
"Changed—for ere death some miracle of healing
Touch'd the heart's wither'd leaf;
And beautiful—with that divine annealing
Which purifies through grief.
"A grief which brings them to some great affliction
Laid on God's altar-shrine;
Some drops of blood that fall in benediction,
Some touch of tears divine.
"There where the loftiest songs are the most vestal,
Where truest, is most fair,
Where Poesy upon the sea of crystal
Yearneth, but gricveth ne'er.
" The poet finds the best of his creations
Well-known, and gone before,
Familiar to the emancipated nations
Upon the golgen floor."

Fraser's.—This Magazine introduces us to the
first instalment of a new tale by the author of
" Guy Livingstone." It is entitled " Sword and
Gown," and promises to be animated and attrac-
tive. The group of characters, already sketched on
the canvas, give evidence of the author's power, and
are distinctly marked in their separateindivi-
dualities. The hero would appear to be a reserved
and cynical soldier, who is introduced to us, sojourn-
ing in the south of France with
a friend and his
wife. This friend, also a soldier, is an easy-
tempered, thoughtless idler, who, to escape the
threatenings of consumption, has been seeking a
mild climate. The pretty Fanny is less decidedly
v:
drawn, but we are introduced to the antecedents of
a most imposing young lardy, who is, e presume, to
be the chief character. W e are also made acquainted
with a French officer, who has served in the
Algerian war, now a *
helpless and hopeless cripple'
whose only solace is the gaming table. '1 hese
varied characters and their surroundings will, no
doubt, furnish the materials for an entertaining
romance. The social philosopher, who -gives us
his opinions and experiences of men and things,

. .
treats in, this month of petty malignity, and
petty trickery, which, he terms two blisters
of humanity. Though containing much sense
and truth this is scarcely equal to some
of his former essays. ." Holmby House" is con-
tinued, and leaves the adventurous Humphrey
Bosville in serious difficu. [ties, under the immediate
expectation of a duel v rith George Goring. The
Puritan discourse introdu teed is somewhat too long,
considering how often tl iat character has been in-
troduced in the pages o f fiction. Shirley contri-
butes an interesting artid te on Dr. Brown's " Herat
Subsecivie," under the ti tle of " Professional Sec-
tarianism." The feature 1 xhich the critic especially
comn):3nds in that volum e is the absence of party
Prejudice and narrow-min dedness. A paper on the
Court of Russia a hundr( xl years ago treats of-the
edifying memoirs of the I :mpress Catherine IL An
amusing article, entitled " Russian Dinners," dis-
cusses the art of dining, anal gives several entertain-
ing anecdotes, besides a lit tle serious advice to ban-
quet givers. A pleasant record of excursions in
the Eastern Pyrenees follows, taking the reader
into Spain, and wanderit tg about the recesses of
the chain of mountains. A memorial tribute to
the late Mr. Broderip will be read with interest
by many. His able paper on the shark, which
appeared in the March mu nber, was the last of that
valuable and instructive sc tries of essays on natural
history which have so lo: ag delighted the readers
of Fraser's Magazine, disl ?laying so much ability
and such varied knowlege.. An essay on "Recent
Writers on Reform" enter s into some of the argu-
ments on this much-vexed question, and concludes
the number.

Bentley's .11fiscellany.-1. brief resume of the
principal books and pictm 'es which have been in-
troduced to the notice of the public during the
month, is the opening pap !.e in Bentley. A new
and lively tale is commen. ;:ed under the singular
title of " Dashwood's Dral ;." Monkshood contri-
butes one of his rambling 1 rapers, full of anecdote,
quotation, and reference. 'His essay this tune is
-on " Old Maids," and makes an attempt to
rescue that comprehensive class from the ridicule
and contempt which they often so =deservedly
encounter, but which they appear to survive with
yreat equanimity. Walter Thornbury takes for a
subject the last witch bun ling, which took place
-at a date which- might mak. B the boasters of human
progress less clamorous. The memoirs of M.
-Guizot, and the life of Fc r, by Lord J. Russell,
are critised together as political memoirs. The
recollections of Charles St ange have reached the
third part, and contain an other mystery. This
time it is not a suspicious disappearance,
but an equally perplexi .ng appearance that
troubles him, and the thief is superseded
by a ghost. It is co ntinued in its usual
pleasant and animated style , though the incidents
it chronicles are startling enough. Sir Henry
Sydney's autobiography is c ontinued, and gives its
subject a high character in his government of Ire-
land. Professor Aytoun's tr anslations of the poems
and ballads of Goethe a receive cordial praise.
" Magic and Mystery" is the title of a paper which
gives an interesting accoun tt of the career of the
famous Robert Houdin, dr. awn from his own re.
minisciences. "Up among the Pandies" is the
continuation of a narrative of the writer's experi-
ences among those stormy se enes of Indian warfare
which have become so painfi illy familiar to crowds
of English readers. The Hi story of Mr. Miranda
is continued by Mr. Dudley Costello.

C'olburn's New Monthly .—" Mexico and the
Mexicans" are the subjects of 'the first article, which
gives a lengthened account o f those wild regions of
Central America, so rich in t he gifts of Nature, and
so poor in all the comforts of ' a civilised existence.
" Pommeroy Abbey" is the name of a new story,
by the author of " Ashley," \ vhich is written in his
usual animated style. It t rims, however, on the
painful point of a rivalry I ctwecn two brothers,
and, though interesting, pro) nises to be melancholy
in its denouement. "Sir Nal haniel," in his " Notes
on Note-Worthies," discusses the varied accomplish-
ments of the Admirable Cr ichton. He does not
give us much fresh intelligen ve respecting this hero
of romance, but extracts all that has been said of
him and his versatile powers: by able and perhaps-
envious critics. Mrs. Bushb has commenced the
translation of another story from the Danish, en-
titled " Aunt
maid
'.l'
le picture of the kind-
hearted old forming a s abject of ridicule for
the young people she was tryi Lig to benefit, is melan-
choly enough, but it• is a mu 11 more pleasing story
than the last contributil m of Mrs. Bushby.
" Louis XVI. and his Time 1" is a review of the
recent work of M. Amedee .B mee, and treats of the
miserable epoch which prec( i -led the French Revo-
• lution. " My Friend Pickles" complains this month
of the absence of a charity for sick servants. He is
obliged to keep a girl attack ed with typhus fever
in his house, where he has a family of e,bildren,
because he cannot find any! there to take her to.
He pleads for the immediate establishment of -a
home for sick servants amc ing the multifarious
charities of' the metropolis. The story of Hans
Ernst Mitterkamp" is coutint ted, and narrates the
suicide of the unfortunate M argaret. Mr. Mills's
new work on " Liberty" rect Jives a most cordial
encomium - and Captain Oa Tton's " Memoirs of
Charles the Second" are als( favourably noticed.
The war pamphlets which ha ,we agitated the Con-
tinent form the subject of a- interesting article,
which discusses the state or European politics.
The third number of " Stereo ;Topic Glimpses," by
W. C. Kent, shows us Cowpe rat Olney. It is the
best of the series that has yet : appeared. We quote
the following verses, pathetically describing the
afflicted poet in his garden „surrounded by those
favourites which have become BO familiar to all his
readers :

Note well that pensive, bi ooding smile
',That shines those lips a part
It speaks the soul no sins defile,
The mind without one toi Lch of guile,
The chaste but sadden( d heart.

While yet the leverets, w-f teeling round
Those slippered feet, fat t trace
Upon the green and dewy ground
Faint rings of slow contra cting bound,
Tears tremble down tht t face—

That face all thrilled witt L nerves of pain
Those eyes, ah, wild ar id sad
Where gleams of genius ;strive in vain
To light the chaos of a b;:.sin
Inspired—despairing- i nad I
Vague, restless, bright, protruding eyes,
That more than genius fires,
Within whose depth of gt Do m oft dies
What joy in lovely dreams arise
From Hope's sublime d esires.

Through twelve dread ye: tre oblivion now
Serenest thoughts mei .0,
That with fresh charms that life endow
As Spring blooms on a m intry bough,
Or paeans drown a dirgc.

Responsive to blind prayors of pain
Long raised through starless night
(The midnight of that tortured brain),
Through storm and darkness heard again—
God saith, " Let there be light I"
And Paradise sweet Earth appears
To poet gaze once more,
And rapture trembles in the tears
That own the God that soul reveres,
The God those dreams :adore.

So eve in tremulous glory dies
Yon shadowy foam above,
Celestial calm its hush supplies,
While near his heart Earth's beauty lies
With Heaven's divinest love.

Co:burn's United Service.—This magazine is as
usual devoted to the consideration of questions
affecting our military and naval services. The
important subject of manning the navy is discussed
at length, and Mr. Lindsay's plan is brought under
review. The writer arrives at the conclusion,
which is generally the result of a careful examina-
tion into our naval system—that were some altera-
tions made in the treatment of seamen, there would
be no difficulty in manning the navy. He says, in
concluding his arguments, "Were these necessary
reforms effected, and the navy made inviting by
better pay, more consideration shown towards
petty officers, promotion not a mere trap to catch
Promise of promo-
the unwary, but a promise likely to be realised,
redeemedinlitakentrinhe y
were
ship courts-martial,at
inodn afcrotunia lthe
ranks
hedged a reohuanndcob
oyf being heard before
punishmentsoas togive
being condemned to that frightful infliction, the
maul difficulties in the 'way of manning the navy
at any time would be removed." And, again, he
remarks at the close, "Let the Admiralty and ship-
owners unite in doing their duty, and the manning
difficulty will cease to be appalling." Au
article on Captain Vivian's motion in
the House of Commons on the organisation of our
military department follows, and discusses the re-
forms which are imperatively demanded by the
rival service. Another paper on the Recruiting of
the Army treats of a kindred subject, and fully
maintains the character of this serial as an able and
consistent reformer. The review of the Indian
rebellion is brought to a conclusion, and several
suggestions made for the improvement of the Indian
system of government. Notes on military science
carry us back to King Arthur and the Round Table.
There are several papers of a lighter character
furnishing entertainment to the reader, with the
usual quota of naval and military intelligence, and
the summary of events in the editor's portfolio.

EXCISE DUTY ON CITICORY.—A proposition
having been made to the Lords of her :Majesty's Treasury
on the subject of placing an ex..cise duty on chicory, in order
to prevent adulteration and increase the use of coffee, a
reply has been received, dated 29th March, stating that
there appear to be " conclusive reasons" against the adop-
tion of the proposition.

NAVY

The Algiers, 91, sc ,rew, Captain O'Callaghan, is
,ordered to Devonport from Portland to be docked.
She will there fill wi th stores and provisions, and
proceed to join the C hannel squadron.
The Devon, lighter r, sailed from Devonport yes-
terday (Sunday) for Holyhead.
The Hind, steam g anboat, tender to the Russell,
at Falmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Friday, and
returned *to the &stile Lined port yesterday (Sunday).
Icarus, 11, steam s' Loop, of 150 horse power, built
at Deptford, having lbeen fully completed at Wool-
vial, left on Saturda y for Sheerness, and is ordered
to 'be placed on the s team reserve at that port.
The Nankin, 50, is removed to Gillingham Reach.
'The intention of turn ing her into a screw is aban-
doned ; her timbers being diagonal, the expense for
altering her was asce: rtained to be too considerable.
The Royal Adelaide, 104, was commissioned at
Devonport, on Friday, as ordinary guard ship at
that port, in the room of the Royal William, to be
converted into a screw . Captain Woodford J. Wil-
liams, officers, and thre crew have turned over from
the latter to the former ship.
The St. George, having been altered to a 90, screw
two-decker, has been towed from the dockyard to
the steam-basin at Ke:ham to complete her fitment
and receive her machinery.
The St. Jean d'Acr e, 101, screw, Captain Thomp-
son, has left Devon-port for Queenstown, with
stores and provisions for the Channel squadron.
The Assurance, 4, screw steam gun vessel, Com-
mander C. M. Aynsley, arrived at Spithead on
Saturday, with dates from Rangoon to Dec. 17;
Trincomalee, Jan. 9 ; Cape of Good Hope, Feb. 16 ;
Ascension, March 4 ; ;Sierra Leone, March 11 ; and
Madeira, March 26. The smallpox had considerably
abated at Cape Town.. The Princess Charlotte screw
steam transport, with uivalids sent from Hong Kong,
left Simon's Bay, for Spithead, on Feb. 8, calling
at Table Bay, whence it was expected she would
sail about the 13th. Tlie Russian squadron were at
Simon's Bay, intending to sail for the Amoor
River about the 20th. The Boscawen, 70, bearing
the fl of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W.
Grey, LC.B.; the Lyra, 16, the Persian, 12, and
the Surprise, 4, were in Simon's Bay. The small-
pox was prevalent among the negro population of
Sierra Leone. Commodore C. Wise, with his broad
pendant on board the Vesuvius, 6, paddlewheel
steamer, arrived at Sierra Leone from the westward
(on the 11th of Mareh. About 40 miles N.W. of
Sierra Leone she passed the American mail steamer.
The Stately, of Swansea, arrived at Madeira on the
26th, and reported having experienced heavy S.W.
-winds. The Assurance performed the journey from
Trincomalee to the Cape—a distance of 4,653 miles
—in 27 days 111 hours, 2,148 out of that under
steam with a consumption of 92 tons of fuel ; had
-very fine weather the whole passage up to Madeira,
and thence to the Bay strong westerly and north-
westerly winds ; in crossing the Bay light northerly
winds, springing up off Ushant to strong S.E., veer-
ing to strong S.W. in the Channel. She brings home
only two invalids. The Assurance was commissioned
by her present commander at Portsmouth on the
17th of July, 1857, forn ling one of the squadron spe-
cially commissioned for the East Indies under the
supplementary vote of the House of Commons. She
sailed for Calcutta from. England on the 26th of Aug.
in that year, touching at Madeira, Rio Janeiro,
the Cape, Point de Gene, and Trincomalee, arriving
at Calcutta on the 4th January, 1858, being 101
days performing the voyage, running over a distance
of 14,770 miles ; out of this steaming 6,024, with a
consumption of 385 lens of coal. On arriving at
Calcutta her draught of water, 11 feet 6 inches,
being too great to ascend the Ganges, she was des-
patched to Rang oe,n, since which period, with the
exception of a voyage between that port and Cal-
cutta, she has been constantly employed in the
Rangoon rived-. The Assurance has been very
healthy the
N'hole period of her commission.
The Peni-isula screw steamer, laden with heavy
ordnance s'cores for Gibraltar, put into Spithead on
Saturday.

The following appointments were made on Satur-
day al, the Admiralty :—Commander W. E. Triscott
to be Superintendent of the Packet Service at Dover;
A. J. B. Collins, mate, to the Algiers ; Henry
M'lnroy, midshipman, to the Doris ; Samuel G.
:Robison, paymaster, confirmed to the Assurance ;
and Silas W. Parker, paymaster, confirmed to the
Adventure.