The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-27 00:00:00

shade every kindly feeling in the human bosom, whether of
master or servant, withers and dies, I ask, Who planted it ?
If it possess the magical, and incredible, and most pestilen-
tial quality that the English gentleman, who shall be vir-
tuous and beneficent, and just in all his ways, before he
leaves home, ant after he returns home, shall, during his
temporary sojourn within its influence, become a very Nero
for cruelty, and have his warm heart of flesh smuggled out
of his bosom by some hocus pocus utterly unintelligible to
any unprejudiced rational being, or indurated into the flint
of the nether millstone, or frozen into a lump of ice-' "
The scenes in Jamaica, Cuba, and other West
Indian islands depict with great minuteness and
clearness the character of the inhabitants, whether
white, black, or any of the various intermediate
shades. We have given this slight sketch of the
story for the benefit of those who may not be ac•
quainted with this popular work, but to the general
public our remarks are unnecessary. It is enough
for us to inform our readers of the republication of
" Tom Cringle's Log" in its present elegant form,
and our work is done. The engravings, which are
many, are well executed.

Travels in the Holy Land. By Frederika Bremer.
Translated by Mary Howitt. Two vols. Hurst
and Blackett.
A work with these two names on the titlepage
can scarcely fail to please the reader. Miss Bremer
is well known among us as one of the ornaments of
that Scandanavian litercture which has afforded us
so many pleasant hours. The inmates of her charm-
ing " Home" are familiar to most of us ; we have
watched the development of the varying characters
of her " President's Daughters ;" we have followed
the course of daily life among the " Neighbours;"
and we have rejoiced when " Strife and Peace"
ended in the triumph of the olive branch. Besides
giving us all these fascinating tales, Miss Bremer has
told us her observations of some foreign countries,
and now that she has accomplished her great desire,
and journeyed to the consecrated lands of the East
she naturally recounts to us the impressions she
received during her pilgrimage. Commencing with
the record of a flying visit which she paid to Sicily,
she gives us a pleasant description of that beautiful
island. From thence she proceeded to Malta, where
she met Prince Alfred, then on toPalestino, the goal
of her wishes. She is evidently animated with
fervent enthusiasm and religioue sentiments, and
her writings will consequently be more attrac-
tive to the young and eager reader, with whose
warm feelings her glowing descriptions will)
harmonise, than to the graver or more stu-
dious who prefer to regard lands in their
political or scientific aspects. Her descriptions are
often eloquent, and the introduction of little passing
incidents imparts variety and animation to her
pages. There is certainly a tendency to diffuseness,
but it is not difficult to pardon when there is so
much so say, and it is said so well. Mrs. Howitt's
merits as a translator are already known to the
public. She has the rare faculty of rendering her
author into easy and flowing English, and the only
perceptible fault is the occasional length of the sen-
tences. We must not omit to mention the
anecdotes of Arab life and the remarks on Turkey,
which are among the contents of the second volume.
She tells us'an incident of desert life, told to her in
a Bedouin tent, which adds pleasantly to the long
list of legends concerning tho Arab and his horse.
A Bedouin, it is said, possessed a splendid horse,
which the most tempting offers could not induce
him to part with. A neighbouring chief, named
Faris el Aanta, finding no bribe successful, deter-
mined to resort to stratagem. He disguised him-
self as a poor wayfarer, dyed his face, and
crouched down by the wayside as one dying
of exhaustion in the desert. Soon, as he anticipated,
the Sheik El Hamel appeared riding the much-
coveted mare, whose speed, we are told, was that of
the north-east wind of the desert. In a weak and
plaintive voice the deceiver cried for help, and the
sheik, true to the Arabian instinct, dismounted to as-
sist him on his own steed in order to conveyhim to his
tent. No sooner, however, was the traitor mounted
than he set spurs to the mare, and bounded off
with the speed of lightning. Hearing the sheik
demand one last word, he paused, however, feeling
himself secure, and El Hamel requested that he
should never tell how he had obtained the mare,
lest some real sufferer might ask for aid in vain.
The story tells that the chief was so much struck
by this magnanimity that he dismounted and sur-
rendered his ill-gotten prize. The Druses and
M aronites, whose continual dissensions led recently
to such tragical results, are alsu spoken of; and as
Miss Bremer generally becomes acquainted with
some leading family wherever she goes, she is able
to give many details of native life and manners
which escape less favoured travellers. On quitting
the East the authoress intended to proceed to
Greece, and we may therefore anticipate a further
addition to her pleasant traveller's tales.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

The arri via,' of English wheat, fresh up to this morning's
market, were only model ate. The condition of the samples
however, was good. Generally speaking the demand ruled
steady, and prices were well supported.

The show of seraph's of foreign wheat was tolerablyex-
tensive. All descriptions were held at the extreme rates of
Friday last, but the demand was far from active.

Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, at full
currencies.

Malting barley moved off steadily, at very full prices.
Grinding and distilling sorts maintained previous rates.
Wo were well supplied with malt, and the trade ruled
heavy, at barely late rates.

Oats moved off steadily, at full quotations. The show of
samples was rather large.
Beans and peas wen dull, and prices had a downward

tendency.
The flour trade was firm, at full currencies ; but the
business doing was very moderate.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat Barley. Malt Oats. Flour.
780 1,310 ; 4,190 I 830 870 sacks.
Irish.
F0reign........ 21,620 • 8,550 ; 32,130 3,210 ska.

1111/ ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 618 6d ;
barley, 36s 2d ; oats, 22s 5d ; rye, 29s Od ; beans, 42s
!d; and peas, 428 Ild.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 608 Gd ;
barley, 37s Od ; oats, 22s 8d ; rye, 36s Id ; beans, 42s 7d ;
peas, 458 Od,

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 96,765 ;
barley, 115, 397; oats, 18,38 i ; rye, 35 ; beans, 6,011; peas,
2,347 quarters.

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of meat are only moderato, and the trade
rules firm for each description, at fully previous quotations.
Per 81b. by the carcase.

adaa stied
Inferior beef 3 0 3 6 Itiddlingmutton 4 2 4 4
Nliddling do. .. 3 8 4 0 Prime d 0... v 4 6 4 8
['rime large do. 4 2 4 4 Veal 4 0 5 0
Do. small do. .. 4 4 4 6 Small pork 4 10 5 4
Large pork .... 4 0 4 8 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 ,