The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-02 00:00:00

THE MAGAZINES.

Blackwood,—"What will he do with it," increases
in interest, as it advances in importance. In this
number the kinsmen part, some mysterious stran-
ger appears on the scene, who exercises an influence
of some sort over Darrell, and after his departure
the host signifies to the guest that they must take
leave of each other fertile pre.ent, as circumstances
compel him to expedite his departu! e for the Con-
tinent. We again meetwithThy and her grand-
father,charm
the that before i&raced towards the
fair child
entering so early cn life's cares with so
sweet a sympathy for others, and so patient an en-
durance for herself, and teward4 the age.' man on
his painful pilgrimage, compelled to clutch his staff
and hurry on, when the voice of nature, and the
burden of yesv, alike called out for rest and respite,
is still vital and enthrals our attention. The rea-
der here finds out what is the investment of the
money, which before excited such wonder in every
mind. Here and there iuterspeesed am d the pages
of the narrative we come upon some of the genii of
thought, whose sparkling lustre il Iu m ues the reader
on his road, and reveals to him that his guide is
something more than the chronicler of the passing
events of the hour, but a searcher into the sublime
mysteries of truth, and a worshipper at the beauti-
ful shrine of nature. There is something sweet in
the simplicity of the two travellers, one before, and
the other beyond, the heat and burden of the day of
life, with its restless wishes and angry ca es, the
morning's dewy freshness, the evening's twilight
calm pervaded their atuoplient. They enjoyed
without alloy, for they were unselfish.
"And the grey cripple and the bright-haired chill
often paused, and gazed upon the demesnes and homes
of owners whose lots were cast in such pleasant pl teas.
But theta was no grudging envy in their gaze ; perhaps
because their life was too remote from those grand be-
longings. And therefore tbey could cojoy and possess
every banquet of the eye. F,,r at least the b auty of
what we see is ours for the moment, on the simple condi-
tion that we do not covet the thing which give: to our
eyes that beauty. As the measureless sky arid the un-
numbered stars are equally granted to king and to beg-
gar—and in our wildest ambition we do not sigh to a
monopoly of the empyrean, or the fee-simple of the
planets—so the earth too, with ell its fenced gardens
and embattled walls— all its landmarks of stern pro-
perty and churlish ownership—is ours too by right of
eye. Ours to gaze on the fair po,sessions with such
delight as the gaze can give ; grudging to the unseen'
oweer hie other, and it may be more troubled rights,
as little as we grudge an astral proprietor his acres of
light in Capricorn. Benignant is the law that saith
Thou shalt not covet?*

" The article on the Bengal Mutiny" enters fully
into the question that is the leading one of the
day, and on the right adjustment of whose diffi-
culties the interest of more than this gene-
ration depends. The writer of this paper attaches
blame to the Government at home for their delay
and hesitation, and reprobates still mere strongly
the authorities in India for allowing things to arrive
at such a crisis. He lays great stress on th,' truth
of the assertion made by Mr. Disraeli to the house,
that " Everything is possible,—every disaster is
practicable—if there b 3 an ineffic'ent or negligent
Government." Iu a vigorous manner, and with
powerful arguments, he treats the capture of the
city of Delhi, and shows the fatal want of care ex-
hibited by our rulers.

" While our countrymen and countrywomen were
thus abandoned as a prey to atrocities more than fiendish,
1,500 of the Queen's troops—nearly double the Euro-
pean force with which Clive won the battle of P assey—
were in the same cantonment. The tidings were long
in reaching them ; the Carabineers were badly mounted,
and when they issued at last from their barracks, lost
their way in reaching the other sad of the cantonment I
When they arrived it was dusk, and soon after dark ;
the Sepoys and their fellow-scoundrels from the jai'
having pretty well finished their butchery and rapine,
declined to engage the Europeans, but took the road to
Dahl ; and to the etsrnal disgrace of a'l who were
guilty of the lathes, were allowed to pursue it unmo-
lested. British troops of every arm remained
to guard the burning bungelow, the corpses of
the slain, their own barracks, and the slum-
here of the division head-quarters ; while three
regiments of natives, without leaders or guides, made
good a march of forty miles to seize the native capital
of the country ! Why were they not followed and cut
up to a man by the carabineers and horse-artillery ? The
road from Meerut to Delhi crosses ti.e Hiudun, a stream
which falls into the Juana, by a narrow suspension-
bridge, easily held by a few against a much larger force.
The mutineers had the sense to post a hundred troopers
at this bridge ' • why was it not seized by a troop of
horse-artillery from Meerut? Why, in short, was
nothing done or attempted before the insurgents con! I
reach Delhi, to arrest their murderous progress, and pro-
tect the unfortunate residents in that city ? Why, but
that our leaders were unequal to their duty, and that
General Anson had rushed into a menacing display of
authority, without troubling himself to consider the
means or the persons by whom it was to be sustained."
In " Scenes of Clerical Life" the story of "Janet's
Repentance" is continued, the unfortunate woman
is more and more miserable, as her wretched hus-
band proceeds in his course of depravity. He com-
pletes his brutality by turning her into the street
at night. The unhappy Mr. Tr} an continuos his
labours with a sinking spirit and an exhausts I
frame. It is evident that his toils will soon be
over, but he is influenced by the best naf.tives' if
mistaken on some points, and titer fore those who
pity his misfortunes may console themselves with
the assurance that rest comes atter such work, and
that the end of such strife is peace. "Menaoranda
from the Manzanares" contain much information
regarding Spain and the Spanish that it is desir-
able to possess. Some of the most striking pecu-
liarities of the people are mentioned, and curious
anecdotes of their manners and customs prow nt
amusement to the inquisitive reader. An elabo-
rate treatise on "Military Education" is worthy
of attention. The subject will be again taken up,
we are informed, with the vie iv of sugge-sting some
remedial measures.

,Dublin.--" The Partners," reappear in this num.
ber, and we are informed of the first suggestions o:
a scheme whose development will exercise serious
consequences. Mr. Aubrey who appeared as vir-
tuou4, as be professed to be devout, now discloses
his re d nature, by proposing a most scandalous
transaction. An amusing chapter descr.b-s the
adventures of Wenlock in the d lapidated old horse
in the neighbourhood of Fitzroy-square. Another
mystery is added to the already crowded list of this
narrative, in the fact of YoungAub. cy being secretly
married. Altogether there are ample materials to
Construct a successful work. "Po !citing ou the
Manor," by Jonathan Freke Slingrrby, is a very
amusing sketch, it is enlivened by the same geni il
spirit, and adorned by the same flashes of wit, as the
previous papers by the same uuthor. It brings be-
fore the reader some old friends in the two Mr.
Smiths, who before created such confusion "at the
half way house in the Far West." Their lively
sallies and smart repartees, may furnish a fund of
entertainment for a'l idle hour. " Willi Alll Howard
Russell," the Times' Special Corresp.mdent in the
, Crimea, is chosen as the subj.: ct of au article. It
is said that he has won a forerno ,t place in th r
ranks of the sous of Ireland, wh ) have left their
father-land to seek fortune iu the metropolis
of the world. After entering into detail on the
various important points with which the questien
of the war naturally abounds, and in the course of
which ample justice is rendered to his gifted conn-
trywan, the writer thus sums up :
" In conclusion, let us venture a question hypotheti-
cally. If no information had been given to the public
on late events, except through the old-fashioned, limited
medium of semi-official disclosures and fragments of
' private letters ; if the, Times had sent no special cirre-
, spondent to the East ; or it that clrrespondent had been
of ordinary calibre, ungifted with the rare ability of Mr.
Russbr, would the heroic conduct and unflinching en-
durance of cur army in the Crimea have been so
thoroughly understood, relieved, and rewarded ? We
unhesitatingly answer, No ! • A national service has
been performed, for which, as the nation reaps the bene-
fit, it is bound to acknowledge a lastine sentiment of
gratitude. All honour, then, to Mr. Russell, and to
the managers of the Times, who selected him for the
discharge of a duty which he has so ably and conscienti-
ously fulfilled."
" Tutors of the Young Idea," records this time a
dark page in the life of "Nobody," as the child of
the alley is called. "Historic d Sketch of Delhi"
will engage attention, as it concerns a place on
which many eyes are now fixed, awl records the
struggles that have taken place in its walls. The
probable doom which awaits it is thus a'luded to :
—" The last of the Mogul monarchs has taken his
seat in' the hall of audience, and, in the words of
Bishop Heber, the spider shall hang her tapestry
in the palace of. the Cmsars." " Our Foreign
Courier" contains a review of the march of Fr?nch
thought tinder the empire of Napoleon the Third.
It is a well-written essay on an interesting topic,
and may serve to inform those ignorant of the
wor?es referred to, and to edify those better read
an I well versed in such subjects. The national
tastes are consulted in the records of the " Castle
I of Dublin," and the life of " St. C rlumha," which
severally appear. The verses on "Tire News from
India" display taste, and are gracefully arranged.
The lines on " Gcethe's Death" are of a peculiar
style, but contain some good passages.

Bentley's Misceilany.—cc A vis.t to Elba" is the
title of the first paper that meets us in ren ley,
and it gives someint.resting detiils of the island
and its great inhabitant. "The Millionaire of Min•
ciug-lane" being elesirou, no doubt, to maintain its
character as a tale of the timeP, transports U 3 this
month to India. It also narrate;
the love afiairi of its heroines. the pr.gress o
rtai kes's Jour-
Rai" forms the subject of an entertaining paper.
" Our Indian Empire" of courEe finds a plme
I among political topics, and the "-Fisliermau'a