The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-17 00:00:00

THIS DAI'S

LONDON, Jan. 17.—Wind this day at noon S.W. ;
light breeze and hazy with drizzling rain. The mercury
has very much fallen during the last two days.
HULL, Jan. 16.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Anna Maria, for
Hayti.
QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 15.—Wind blowing strong—Arrived
—Armorial, from New Orleans. Sailed—Bavaria (s.s.),
for New Orleans. _ _ _ _

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 16.—A semaphore telegraphic report
was received here this afternoon that a steamer had struck
on West Hoyle, and immediately sunk.
GALWAY, Jan. 15.—The Propeller (s.s.), which went on
shore, on Kinmore Point Jan. 8, was got off to-day and
will be docked to ascertain damage.

Wind W.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH

SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Arrived—Dart, from London; Caroline, from Guernsey,
Edward and Mary, from Jersey; Harmony, Goliah, and
Martha, from Lyme; Griffin and Syren, from Sunderland;
Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg.
Sailed—Waterford, Royal Eagle, and Leila, for Cardiff;
Charlotte, for Havre ; Rainbow, Douglas, West Lothian,
and. Cadmus, for Sunderland ; Henry, for London; Lizzie
Flavin, for Cowes; Ceres and Delapole, for Lyme; Mary
Ann, for Burliest.

Wind S. W.

LIVERPOOL; Monday Morning.

Arrived Jan. 16.—Lizzy from Moulmein ; Riverdale,
from Quebec; Sharon, steamer. from Alexandria; Araxes,
screw steamer, from Palermo ; Margaret Pride from
Huelva ; Tamaulipas, screw steamer, from Bordeaux.
Arrived Jan. 17.—Abbotts Reading, from Iquique ;
Arabia, from Mobile ; Corsair, from Messina; Montezuma,
from St. John's, New Brunswick; Lizzy Harwood, from
New Orleans.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind S.S.W. ; tide, one hour's flood ; light and fine.
Arrived, Jan. 16—Ada, from Odessa ; Thomas and
John, from Saffi ; Scotia, from Bombay ; Star from Seville ;
John, from Rouen • Zephyr, Mary, Rob y, and Mary,
from Dunkirk ; Lao, from Lisbon ; Juan Henry, from
St. Malao.
Arrived Jan. 17—Newton, from Bahia.
Sailed,Jan. 16—Englishman, for St. Michael's ; Storm
Nymph, for Corfu.
Sailed, Jan. 17—S. L. Tilley, for Boston.
DEAL, Monday Morning.
Wind N.W. ; fresh.
Passed—Star in the East, frqm West, for North.
Anchored—Palestine, from New York, for London;
Prometheus, for Rio Janeiro; Heroine, for Manilla; J. A
Pritchard, for Nickerie; Brenda, screw steamer. for Havre ;
Shooting Star, for Bahia ; Lady Jocelyn, for Pernambuco
—all from London.

Passed, Jan. 16—Ada, from Odessa; Governor Rl'Donald,
from Africa; Nourland, from Belize; Chinsura, from
Demerara; Leicester, from New York; Whim, from
Seville—AU for London,

LITERA T U

The Young Middy. By F. C. Armstrong, author
of " The Warhawk," &c. E. Marlborough, Me
Maria-lane.

1

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This is a stirring tale of adventure and escull
in the perilous days of the French Revolution,
The hero, Henry Barlow, and his cousin, Alfred
Hammond, are out in a small boat on a pleasure
excursion, when they unfortunately get lost 'll°,,
fog, and are picked up by a privateer. The captal"
is one of a rough reckless sort, and treats then!
cruelly, refusing to land them, or to look out f°`
another vessel. After many adventures they are
shipwrecked near the French coast and beconle
prisoners of war. They afterwards make then,
escape, but Henry Barlow, a spirited boy, who lun',
been a midshipman, joins a party of the Royalists
in a skirmish, and gets wounded and captured one'
more. His cousin joins him, and after having
narrow chance of being executed, and another
being sent as convicts to Cayenne, they once more
elude their jailors, and, after many and varied ail
ventures, are rescued by an English vessel. The
numerous stories introduced by the persons thei
are mixed up with in their strange wanderings fla,c
to the variety and interest of the work. rifi
readers of " Peter Simple" will probably detect
strong likeness to some parts of that well-knot
work, and it is somewhat tantalising to the reader
e
to have the fate of Magnus left so uncertain. The
author promises, however, to give the conclusion °
his history in a 'subsequent volume. A trifling
fault of style which is not likely to be noticed bQ
young readers, yet one which the author would j
well to avoid, is the constant use of adjectives tnli
superlatives. Almost every person in the book
described as " fine-looking,' " beautiful," "
" remarkably handsome," indeed the word
some recurs so often that the reader is tempte_a_i
smile at the unusual bounty of nature. The D 7,,
is of just the kind to fascinate the young real
for whom it is intended, and many youths
charmed by the new and strange scenes to Will
its heroes are introduced.

Popular Tales from ' the Norse. By G. Wel
Dasent. Edmonston and Douglas.

The old Norse tales have often -made the
appearance in this country, and have always hel
popular among us. Mr. Dasent has collected the
and has written an able and interesting preface
the origin and diffusion of popular tales. Soni,e.
the tales in this book will be familiar to Eng„,l
readers, as in the instance of the story of "
Twelve Wild. Ducks," which forms the subject
one of Hans Christian Andersen's delight/
legends. A strong family likeness exists anl°/
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them ; the youngest son is always the one to stj
teed where his brothers have failed; and ,
youngest princess is always the most beautiful ~w,
good. Kings and queens give away "half of t"u
kingdom" to needy adventurers with surpril
readiness, and giants are invariably defeated
the fortunate heroes. All these familiar featl//1
will be readily recognised by the reader of Pb
tales in every land, and are almost as indispeoi;
as the " once upon a time" with which our gel:
English specimens invariably commence. e
author deserves credit for the freedom and e 0,511
the style, which seems to preserve its rtot
quaintness and simplicity. It 'is an accept'
volume, showing the singularity of the old tilt)
tions, which often develop the peculiar points of
national character.

The Physiology of Common Life. By G. 11. Tie;
author of " Life of Goethe," &c. Part I. BL

wood.

This is the first part of a work which proivs;
to be both interesting and instructive. Mr. Le
ec
was struck with the general ignorance of
so deeply important to the human race, as 'if
connected with the structure and laws of the I 3
frame. He therefore attempts to set before,
public a concise and comprehensible series der,
which shall teach them the elements of physl°,l
cal science, without necessitating any degoif
anatomical knowledge. We quote the folio,
passage from his brief and sensible progranuilri

"No scientific subject can be so important to mane ';"
of his own life. No knowledge can be so incessantei
pealed to by the incidents of everyday, as the knovil
the processes by which he lives and acts. At every In
he is in danger of disobeying laws which, when die°,
may bring years of suffering, decline of powers, pre'',
decay. Sanitary reformers preach in vain, becan''d
preach to a public that does not understand the laWs
—laws as rigorous as those of gravitation or motionv
the sad experience of others yields us no lessons, 'nr.',4l
undersand the principles involved. If one man is
suffer from vitiated air, another is seen to endure it 11,
apparent harm; a third concludes that it is all cP
and trusts to that chance; had he understood the
ciple involved, he would not have been left to e
his first lesson in swimming would not have been
wreck.

" There is increasing desire for scientific knof;
Science passes from its laboratories into the public Woo
fares. But althsugh thousands are now anxious to 001,
stand the chief physiological laws, the majoriti, 00,
overcome their invincible repulsion from anatomieeJ
Many would rather remain ignorant than gain kee 0(1
through such paths. It is. believed by the author
of
proposed work that a clear and accurate conceptiOft,p
chief physiological laws, sufficient for ordinary Pa,
guidance and for scientific culture, may be impresse t
the mind, and illustrated by memorable facts, withoiloi
appealing to anatomical knowledge. It will be his
~
to expound principles rather than to teach a scienej
these principles Fill be illustrated by the most 01'.:
facts hitherto ascertained. Assuming the
positioiil
lecturer addressing a miscellaneous audience, he sviitilf, gine that beside the medical student there
sits all er
gent artisan—beside the .man of letters sits the raotl'a
family; and he will endeavour to be intelligible an rO,
resting to all, while reproducing the latest disco`i!„l
European investigators, and the results of 01401
search."

Some of these articles have been published info
wood's Magazine, where they have attracted
able notice. This first part, containing atreatise
" Hunger and Thirst,' appeared in that
a few months back. The object of the wort- ioo,
cellent, as there is 'no doubt that the diffilsid
sound physiological knowledge would tend of
to diminish the sufferings and mortality re
people, more especially in large towns, where
evils of over-crowding, bad ventilation, ana,
of exercise, are so little thought of in r
tion to their devastating effects. The
in which the intention is put into practioil
adapted for general reading, being clear an9tl
and seldom encumbered with unnecessary e'
tion of style or obscure technicality of terras.

Tales of the Colonies. By Charles Roworoftl
New edition. Smith and Elder.
Mr. Rowcroft's " Tales of the Colonies" Leiitt
established favourites long before the goldeil6#
tions of the Australian continent had reilio
emigration so common an enterprise. The flit
tive of the difficulties and struggles of a se m
life, and his labours, failures, and successes vio
Diemen's Land, have not lost in freshness O
rest by, the changes that years have pr,
They will still fascinate the lover of advent"„
land and sea, and need fear no competitiO
more modern rivals.

Webster's Royal Red Book. 60, Picea d
We have here a useful compendiloA
taining a street guide, an alphabetien,
of the nobility and gentry, with their
and country houses; a list of the baroo
the United Kingdom, of the Croo
law officers, ambassadors and consuls, K°' d?
Houses of LOrds and Commons are of eours°
to the list of general intelligence. Thougl/iilif
limited in its character than a directory, it 01
perhaps equally useful to those who moved
fashionable or political world ; while its Pcl6
size, and less comprehensive character, reli
~e,
more convenient for reference and conveyall'fior
present edition appears to be in no way in'
its predecessors.

Burns's Poetical Works. Cheap edition•
ledge and Co.
eV`
This is a marvellously cheap edition of the P t 0,
works of Robert Burns. Its appearance it4o
season is especially opportune, and the reac.ty
of its price will enable all those who havelil to
felt a complete edition of the poet's worn,oo,
beyond their means, to secure a copy. Tillie
nience of its size, and the excellence ofjt
and paper, leave nothing ,to be desired.
prettily bound in boards, the picture on
representing the Scottish Muse crowe'7olo
dreaming poet with the garland of holly, as
his beautiful " Vision."

TIAI
RETURN OF WRECKS IN LIVERPOOL Dui;
1858.—FromsierryaD0 Beard,
it appears
return
duringe ye yesterday
yeas`a y t° :5
tip
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were wrecked. Of these 12 were totally lost,
mainder, with four exceptions, either raised or renjOt;',
LADY VISITOR TO THE LIVERPOOL Wolllf,y eiloo
A special committee of the Liverpool select ves-OPj
Friday to investigate a charge preferred against hill illeof
a catholic lady, and one of the occasional visitors 0110'14
mates, for an,alleged abuse of privilege, by end, ,
to exercise undue influence over a Protestito"to44
Catherine Foley, the party alleged to have beeNolt,Y
with, said that she had been sent for by Miss Glit"iii;
on going into the hall of the workhouse, Miss Gri'tt-
if she was a Catholic, to which she replied in the 014,0,',
but said that her father! was a Roman Catholic 01$,
mother a Protestant, and that all her brothers °' old sf(
were Protestants. Miss Gillow contradicted 1031.1,4011e1,
her she was doing wrong by changing her rellof,ll
that if she did so " her soul would be damned.cottill
nity." Miss Gillow was not present, but Mr. ;
ILer,
he had received a letter from the lady's bro,_'
stated that Miss Gillow was not conscious of Wor
anything unworthy, and scorned the insinuatilo
against her. The board thought otherwise, flit,recr
was passed to the effect that Miss Gillow should
to discontinue her yisits to the workhouse.

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