The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

MAGAZINES.

Bentley's Miscellany.—Bentley opens with a
paper on "The Russians on the Arun," with a
small map. It is painstaking and instructive. It
is followed by one of Monkshood's interesting
papers on the "Essayists and Reviewers." Sir
James Stephen is the subject of the present num-
ber. Dudley Costello's story of " The Millionaire
of Mincing lane" is proceeded with, and reaches
the 18th chapter. The Opera and the Bouffes
Parisiens receive commendatory notices. "Ellen
Leicester" is the title of a story which is the con-
tinuation of that in the last number. Mr. Gervass
Castonel, the village doctor about whom so marl
strange reports existed, and whose first wife died
in such a mysterious manner, in this instalment
elopes with the rector's daughter, who soon
after
dies under pr.< cisely similar circumstances. In the,
next number he will very probably marry the third.
of the fair band of rivals, Caroline, Ellen, and ,
Frances. It is a very improbable story, but told
with the author's usual skill. The tale of ``The
Wehr Wolf," wild and mysterious as its name nn."
-plies, is brought to a conclusion. It is as the
readers of Bentley are aware, a translation of the
plot of Alexandre Dumas' recent work. Mr.
Grinsted's g• Gallery of Theatrical Portraits" gives
us a sketch of the dramatic career of Miss O'Ne.'"
There are also other papers of varying merits.

• •
Tait offers us an attractive table of contents. -Tt
opens with a paper on the slave trade, and we meet
with a variety of most entertaining topics. PaPer!
of travel, of literature, of politics, and of ronianev
are scattered in pleisant profusion. There are 013°
Borne interesting biographical sketches, and the
obituary includes several remarkable names.

The Art Journal.—The Art Journal has We
pictures from the Royal collection. The first, from
the painting taken by W. Knell on the interesting
oces,sion of Prince Albert's landing at Dover ' • the
other is called " Blowing Bubbles," and is W2l
the picture by Mieris, at Buckingham Palace. Tll°
third plate is, as usual, taken from sculpture, and
'represents a beautiful statue of. the Maid. °f
Saragossa, by W. Rolfe. The
.prose part of the
contents is full of artistic interest. Mr. }sir
:Mrs. S. 'C. Hall continue their " Book of the
Thames," with its graceful illustrations, while
the Manchester Exhibition and the Royal Aca"
demy furnish subjects of unusual importance for
notice and criticise. The other exhibitions of the
season, of course, are taken into consideration.
The twenty-fifth number of the Gallery of British'
Artists takes for its subject "T. C. Horsley,
A.R.Q. The application of improved machineli
and materials to art manufactures passes under
review, the system of coating iron with copper,
brass, &c. The great number of wood cuts sot"
tered through the pages are an additional attrec
"
tion to this elegant and artistic serial.

The Eclectic Review, which is generally distio'
guished by thoughtful and sensible writing, main-
tains its character. It has a variety of topics,
some of them of great interest. They include."'
"The Life of Handel," "The Memoirs of Char;
lotte Bronte," " The Races of Mankind," and
" The Angler in the Lake District." Those who
prefer those articles which afford them subject
for thought and information to lighter liter**
ture will meet them in this serial. We are glad
to notice an absence of theological and contro-
versial papers.

The Half Holiday.—Mortimer, 141, Strand'
This is a new and promising addition to the PI
nile library. It is chiefly suited for boys, an,
supplies a deficbmcy in serial literature. It
amusing and instructive without being formally so,
conveying information on those topics about which
boys are generally curious, such as animals, treat
&c., and gives them besides some interestingPaPer:
of biography. We trust this little serial will wee
the encouragement it merits.