The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

'The well-known clipper ship Orient, Capt. Law-
rence, from Adelaide, South Australia, with 50
passengers and full cargo of wool, arrived and
landed part of her passengers off Swanage yester-
day evening.
She sailed from Adelaide the 3d of November,
making the passage in 96 days, via Cape of Good
Hope.

The Earl and Countess of Ellesmere leave Bridge-
water House to-day for Burwood, Cobham, Surrey.
The Earl of Shelburne has left Lansdowne House
for Liverpool. Her ladyship remains in town.
The Earl and Countess Spencer left town on
Wednesday for Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire.
Lady Napier, wife of filer Majesty's Ambassador
to the Emperor of All the Russias, was presented to her
Majesty the Queen on Wednesday evening, at Buzking-
ham Palace, by the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady-in• Waiting
to her Majesty.

LITERATUBE.

The Art Journal.

This publication still maintains its high charac-
ter, and presents a series of elegant engravings. It
is also a repertoire of all artistic subjects, and thus
forms a valuable standard work for research and re-
ference. Among the most noticeable:plates in the
last few numbers may be mentioned " Killarney—
the Lower Lake," engraved by Wallis, from a
painting by Anthony. It is truly said in the de-
scription here given that, of all her fine scenery,
Ireland has nothing more beautiful than the lakes
of Killarney. " Nature seems here to have almost
exhausted her resources to combine and develope
her beauties. Mountains—sometimes sterile, but
grand—sometimes descending abruptly to the
verge of the lakes—clothed with the richest garb
of forest tree and ever verdant shrub, islands, green
and luxuriant ; castellated ruins, old and grey ;
cascades, white and foaming ; waters reflecting on
their surfaces every hue of foliage and every tint
of sky and cloud ;—all these unite to form a pic-
ture, or rather a series of pictures, such as few, if
any other part, of the British dominions can show."
The engraving here is very fine, and there is a
calm beauty pervading all the scene. " A Country
Blacksmith," from Turner's picture in the National
Gallery, is a suggestive subject, well carried out.
A life and animation pervades the sketch, charac-
teristic of the busy scene of labour it represents,
and forms a very successful delineation. " The
Rock at St. Helena" is a very fine representa-
tion of the imprisoned conqueror of the world.
It was the last sketch of Delaroehe. It
is evident that the painter was endowed
with a full appreciation of the greatness
of his subject. This engraving is from a picture
in the Royal Collection. There is an engraving
from Turner's picture of " Apollo killing the
Python." As may be supposed, this is a grand
sketch, and its importance may be estimated from
the fact that Mr. Ruskin has given a whole
chapter on " Modern Painters" to its consideration.
In the last number we meet with an excellent
engraving by Newton of " The Duenna," by C.
Jeans. This is from a picture in the Royal Gal-
lery, and this year will conclude the selections
from its treasures. The admirers of Turner will
be gratified to meet with another of his far•famed
works in " Calais Pier," engraved by Cousens, from
the picture in the National Gallery. Also there is
a representation of "Industry," from the statue
by Mrs. Thorneycroft. In some remarks on the
progress of this journal it is said :—" The Art
Journal has more than attained full age ; twenty-
two volumes have been issued since the year 1839,
and it continues to be, as it has been during nearly
the whole of that long period, the only publication
in Europe by which the arts are adequately repre-
sented. To the artist, the amateur, and the con-
noisseur, the Art Journal supplies information
upon all topics in which they are interested;
while to the general public it addresses itself by
the beauty and variety of its illustrations and by
articles at once instructive and interesting. Art,
which some twenty years ago was in Great Britain
the resource of the few has now become the enjoy-
ment of the many. Every public institution has I
learned that to circulate a knowledge of art is a
leading and paramount duty ; its refining influence
has been largely acknowledged, and there is conse-
quently a very general desire to derive enjoyment
and instruction from art among all classes and
orders of the community. This high purpose is
achieved by the Art Journal. It is therefore reason-
able to expect for it a greatly increased circulation
commensurate with the advanced and advancing Art
love manifest in all parts of the world." Those who
attentively peruse this work will agree that
these assertions are not of that class designated
as promise without performance, but that the
high order of excellence which distinguishes its
style, the admirable choice of selections that is
invariably made, and the vast amount of artistic
information it constantly affords, combine to mu-
' der this journal one of the highest interest and
importance to all students and lovers of the
noble art of which it treats. It is to be hoped
that the success it has hitherto met with will be
inaugurative of future and greater triumphs, and
in this age of high intellectual development, and
general diffusion of knowledge, so complete and
concise an epitome of art progress, and so elegant
an illustration of the beauties and sublimities of
art-creations will not be unappreciated.

Temple Bar.
The story of " The Seven Sons of Mammon" is
continued at some length. We meet with the
smart descriptions of persons and things that have
before signalised the writings of this author, and
in this instalment there is plenty to attract notice.
The lively widow appears prominently on the
scene, and she is evidently the machinator of some
deep-laid scheme concerning the disappearance of
Hugh. The account of the pompous ceremony
which celebrated the burial of the heir of the rich
house is a clever satire on those " who bear about
the mockery of woe" in their absurd trappings and
elaborate display over the dust and ashes that re-
quire but a few feet of earth. " For Better, for
Worse, is is another good tale, evincing much know-
ledge of human character. There are evidently many
bitter hours in store for the fair young bride in
her husband's cold and cruel family. This new
periodical eclipses some of the long-established ones
in the brilliancy of its fictitious department. The
paper on " Relatives and Connections" is very well
written, and presents some striking specimens of
different classes. Augustus is a regular illustration
of the " ne'er-do-weel" race, and his escapades are
most amusing. The writer quotes the lines of
Longfellow—
" There is no flock, howe'er so well defended,
But one dead lamb is there ;"
to which he adds as a corollary, there is no family,
however much respected, bet which has one black
sheep. " I have known city magnates with
mothers in city almshouses, members of Par-
liament with brothers doing duty as railway
guards, a fashionable physician with a nephew
a night cabman, I was once acquainted
with a very humorous circus. clown, who was first
cousin to a Cabinet Minister." There are several
other subjects of interest met with in this number.
An article on " The Causes of Railway Accidents"
seems very appropriate at present, and " London
Poems" has for subject this time—" Outcasts."
It is written in a feeling manner, and some of
the verses are very prettily expressed, as when
dwelling on the miserable race it is thus said—
" The ghosts of a sweetness long since lost,
Unpitied, and dead to pity,
They wander lonely and tempest-tost
Where blackness clotheth the city.
They live their lives forgotten and dead,
Forgiveless and unforgiven,
For the angel of childhood seems to smile
Them back from the portals of heaven."

Who's Who in 1861 ? Edited by C. Oakes, M.A.
Baily Brothers. Cornhill.
This is a most useful publication, and no one
who is at all immersed in business, or desirous
of being au courant of the affairs of the day,
should be without it. The amount of informa-
tion afforded by this little volume is really sur-
prising. The list comprises the members of both
houses, the ministers, the Royal family, the chair-
men and secretaries of the railways, the police
magistrates and commissioners, the universities of
Oxford and Cambridge, etc., and several other very
important branches are included. This is the
thirteenth year of the appearance of this little
work, which testifies to the approbation it has
met with from the public ; and it is in no way
surprising that a cordial reception slould have
been accorded to so complete an epitome of desi-
rable knowledge. A more useful companion to
apply to for instruction on topics of immediate
interest regarding public characters and places of
business and amusement is hardly to be found,
and it can therefore be recommended to the gene-
ral public as a work of constant reference.

All Round the TP orld. Parts 1 and 2. Marsh,

Fleet-street.
We have here a novel kind of publication, and one
which in these days of curiosity and travel ought to
attract a great many readers. It is entirely devoted to
descriptions of foreign lands, and is embellished
with a great number of woodcuts. A good deal of
information respecting the history of the countries
described is incidentally given. The object pro-
posed by the conductors is thus described in the
prospectus : " To set before the Stay-at-
Home Traveller, pining to receive new impres-
sions, an exact image and representation of
the world wherein he lives—supplying him with
that ready means of acquaintance with each coun-
try, its scenery, its vegetation, its animals, its
inhabitants, and its monuments, that can only be
attained by the eye, and accompanying each pic-
torial delight with graphic illustrations by men of
celebrity in the career of travel and adventure."
As is justly observed, such a work is very necessary,
as even the interior of our own great colonies is but
little known amongst us. This serial, if well car-
ried out, will go far to supply the deficiency among
a large class of readers, and the moderation of the
price can offer no obstacle.

Charles Knight's Publications.
The subscribers to the " Popular History of Eng-
land" are expecting with interest the promised
volume. It will be remembered that a deviation
from the ordinary system of publication Was
announced last autumn. The author naturally
found the pressure of a monthly issue was incom-
patible with the care and labour which he wished
to bestow on the eventful and important epoch at
which he had arrived. Ho determined,consequently,

that the portion requisite for the completion of the
seventh volume should be published as a separate part
in the month of January. He has thought, how-
ever, as he proceeded in his task that it would be
more desirable that the conclusion of the volume
should bring down the history to the Peace of 1815,
that redoubtable Treaty of Vienna which is an-
swerable for most of our European perplexities
since. This plan will, however, necessitate the
extension of the volume beyond the ordinary limits,
and consequently its completion will be deferred
until April. To meet the wishes of the subscribers
a number of the usual size has now been issued,
and the remaining portion will be published along
with the whole volume in April.
The recent numbers of the English Cyclopedia
fully maintain its high reputation, and include a
vast range of topics, treated with care and ability.
The latter number brings us down to the letter S,
and consequently the fourth and last division of
work is approaching its conclusion.

Good Words, Edited by Norman Macleod, D.D.
Groombridge and Sons.
. _

This is an excellent serial, supported by the pens
of Dr. Guthrie, Principal Tulloch, Dr. Stanley,
Hugh Stowell Brown, Margaret Maria Gordon,
and other writers of eminence. Although influ-
enced throughout by a religious spirit, it may fairly
claim the title of " a magazine for all the week."
The editor contributes a pathetic story called " Wee
Davie," telling the wide-spreading good that has
been wrought through the unconscious influence
of a little child. Hugh Stowell Brown has
an essay on the time-worn proverb, " Honesty
is the best policy," sound and forcible
in its teaching. Dr. Guthrie commences a series
of papers on " The Religion of Life," and Prin-
cipal Tulloch gives us a treatise on the Christian
school and worship in the second century, which
are all that might be expected from the high repu-
tations of their authors. Mrs. Gordon, so well-
known as Margaret Maria Brewster, contributes
the first chapter of some feminine instructions,
entitled, " All about the House." This introductory
portion only takes a general view of the house-
wife's duties and privileges, but the succeeding
ones will descend to particulars. Peeps at Russia
and Glimpses at the over crowded Dwellings of
London, vary the interest, and several miscellaneous
papers enhance the attractions of this very pleasant
and proltable serial.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertiur's
Guide. C. Mitchell and,Co.

This useful and long-established Directory has
two new features in the present year, both of which
are substantial improvements. A Directory of
reviews, magazines, and periodicals of every kind
has been added, and the list thus includes the
whole of the periodical press of the country. The
other addition is the publication of a newspaper
map for the United Kingdom, showing the agri-
cultural, mining, and manufacturing districts.
Every town where a journal is published is
marked, and the number and frequency of the
papers issued are also indicated. The general
character of the work is too well known to require
&riticism. It is sufficient to say that it maintains
its old reputation for fairness and comprehensive
information, and that the additions recently made
are decided improvements.

The Scottish _Review.

This is an able and sensible, periodical, containing
many interesting topics. Prominent among those
in the present numtra. are papers on " The Litera-
ture of Progression," "Popular Amusements in
Large Cities," and a criticism on Mr. Ruskin's
" Modern Painters." It is styled a journal of social
progress, and as such addresses itself especially to
the discussion of all questions affecting the moral
advancement and well-being of the community.
The article in the number before us on popular
amusements is particularly worthy of attention.

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES.
Macmillan's has an interesting paper on the brief
political career of the late Lord George Bentinck.
Educational subjects occupy a prominent position
in this number, for besides the continuation of Mr.
Hughes's story of " Tom Brown at Oxford." we
have " Reminiscences of American College Life,"
and a paper on Eton.— The Eclectic has an article on
the Rev. Thomas Binney, an eminent Nonconformist
Minister, who has been termed:a Conservative Dis-
senter, and in the opinion of his memorialist he well
deserves the title. The recently published Life of
Dr. Alexander Carlyle also furnishes the subject
of a brief article. " History and Historians," and
" Poetry of the Month," are among the most
attractive papers.—The Church of England Monthly
Review, besides a resume of Church matters in
1860, has an interesting paper on Bossuet and
Fenelon, a sketch of Sir Francis Drake, and a
sensibly written article on modern fiction. Another
of the periodicals specially belonging to the religious
world is—The Baptist Magazine, to which a new
interest will be lent in the eyes of many by the
fact of Mr. Spurgeonli having undertaken the
editorship. A sermon by the Rev. Mr. Brock, one
of the most eminent and highly esteemed among
the Nonconformist ministers, is in this number.
Newton's London Journal of Arts and Veiences
has an introductory paper on the important ques-
tion of how our cotton supply is to be maintained.
The writer considers that a comparatively small
grant would suffice to encourage extensive
cotton planting in India; and that for every
£l,OOO of subsidy we might reasonably anticipate
that 10,000 acres not hitherto applied to that pur-
pose might be employed. He also considers that
we should take advantage of the late period of the
southern harvest, and should avail ourselves of the
unemployed resources of our colony of Natal. If
these plans were at once put in practice, we should,
he asserts, secure two crops of cotton within the
year.—Duffy's Hibernian Magazine has a variety
of tales and sketches, but the general character of
its contents does not seem very brilliant. —The
Welcsnze Guest has a story by Gustave Aimard,
entitled " The Indian Scout," original stories by
Walter Thornbury and Augustus Mayhew, besides
a number of lively and spirited sketches by popu-
lar authors. It has recently been considerably
enlarged.—Routledge's Illustrated Natural History
is an admirable series, the number and excellence
of its illustrations render it the best work of the
kind that has yet appeared. Cassell's family
periodicals continue as cheap and good of their
kind as ever. The illustrated Family Bibb) has a
great number of engravings and copious marginal
notes. Cassell's history of England, Popular Na-
tural history, and Family Paper are all deserving
of commendation. Le Follet is this month
unusually attractive, and shows a decided change in
the costumes. The fair votaries of fashion can
scarcely find a more elegant and tasteful guide
than is supplied them by these graceful plates

REPRESENTATION OF CORI COUNTY.

The elevation of Mr. Deasy, M.P., to the Irish
Bench has caused a vacancy in the representation
of the county of Cork, and for -which there are
symptoms of a sharp contest.

The Cork Examiner of Wednesday contains the
address of Mr. Henry Harding, of Firville, near
Macroom, a gentleman of independent fortune,
liberal principles, and a progressive reformer. He
is advantageously known in the county as a resident
landlord, an active and intelligent magistrate, and the
zealous promoter of the moral, intellectual, and
material improvement of the tenant-farmers of his
county. He is one of the active promoters of the Cork
and Macroom Railway now before Parliament, which
will open up the markets of the city and the port
of Cork to the produce of the rich agricultural dis-
trict in which he resides.

On the much vexed qaestion of " Tenant Right,"
Mr. Harding's views are sound, clear, and explicit.
He says—" Sincerely impressed with the convic-
tion that the security of the landlord can-
not repose in safety upon any other basis
than that of the tenant, I regard it as one of the
first duties of your representative to accelerate such
further remedial legislation as will, while preserv-
ing order and the rights of property, effectually
avert from capital and labour the uncertainty con-
sequent on capricious tenures."
Gentlemen of Mr. HARDING'S stamp would be
the best representatives of the Irish people in the
House of Commons. 0, si sic Omnia ! The Eng-
lish public would see his election with satisfaction.

At the annual meeting of the City of London
Brewery Company (Calveri's) yesterday, Alderman Sir
James Duke, M.P., in the chair, a dividend was declared on
the ordinary and preference stocks at the rate of 6 per cent.
per annum out of the available balance of £18,633. It was
also resolved to appropriate £1,704 to the reserve, and
£2.50 to the manager, leaving VO4 to be carried forward.
The report stated that considerable difficulties have been
contended with during the past year, especially from the
increased expenditure consequent on the advance in malt
and hops. The company, however, have fully maintained
the strength and quality of their beer, and at the same
time without adopting a rise in price. No loss of connec-
tion has been experienced of any importance, while several
new customers have been obtained. The brewery build-
ings, machinery, and plant have been kept in a constant
state of efficiency. The gross profits during the 11 months
the company has been in existence have been at the rate
of nearly £50,000 a-year,

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