The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-08 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

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A Little Tour in Ireland. By an Oxonian, with
illustrations by John Leech. Bradbury and
Evans.
This is a very pleasant volume, recording the
impressions of a brief tour in the Emerald Isle. It
Is written with frankness and spirit, and is full of
incident and anecdote. Though replete Nvithlive-
liness and humour, it has no pretensions to being a
comic work, and the author writes seriously and
sensibly enough on the troubles and difficulties of
Ireland and the " Great Famine." The illustrations
from the pencil of John Leech, are thoroughly c haracteristic, and we commend all who wish for in-
telligence
respecting the Sister Kingdom to seek
information and entertainment in these lively and
graphic pages.

Martin F. Tupper has collected all his songs ana
letters on the subject of our national defences, and
published them under the title of " Some Verse and
Prose about National Rifle Clubs." There is much
truth and sense in many of his observations,
though there is a little too much of the fear of
France in them.

The great increase of painful affections of W'
nerves of late years among us will render a small
work by H. Crowhurst Roods, M.D., very gener-
ally acceptable. It is on the nature and treatment
of Sciatica, and the inflammatory disease of nervous
structures in general. The system pursued by Dr-
Roods seems to have been very successful, and he
appears to have carefully studied the pathology of
his subject.

The National Life-boat Institution has recently
published a very useful pamphlet of " Instructions
for the Management of Open Boats in Heavy
and Broken Water ;" to which are appended " In;
structions for the Rescue and Restoration .01
Drowning Persons." It deserves to be widely cir-
culated, as it contains much useful information, and
may be the means of saving many lives. Surfs

" Lilwall's Mercantile Circular" is intended for
the use of wholesale houses, merchants, shippers,
&c. It contains all news relative to trade, markets
for manufactures, money market, &c. It
probably be a useful business circular.

The indefatigable Mr. Cassel has added to the
issue
of list of his cheap publications by the
of a " Popular Natural History." It has a great
number of woodcuts, and is well adapted for
popular reading.

A new style of serial has been lately commenced
as a means of communication between mercantile
houses. " The Draper and the Clothier" is intended
for this purpose, and purposes to be a " permanent
record of news, advertisements, and information
for all classes of manufacturers and dealers in textile
fabrics. It is published by Houlston and Wright'

" The Universal Decorator" is a very elO•gallt and
t
tasteful publication, likely to extend and-oltiva
the public taste in art. The coloured illustration
s
of the various styles of decoration are very grace i
and much of the contents is by able writers.

A weekly journal has lately commenced under
the title of Independenza italiana, which is song
by
of a literary curiosity. It is published 9
W. Jepps, foreign bookseller, in the Burlington
Arcade, and is in three languages, Italian, French,
and English. It upholds the cause of Italian inde:
pendence,.. and seems to be written with sense an
spirit. The Italians who conduct it give their ser-
vices gratuitously.

A pamphlet has lately been published by Mes.srs.
Houlston and Wright, on congregational singqllg.
As most church-goers will admit that some im-
provement is necessary, it is likely to be very ac"
ceptable to those who wish to see our church music
better conducted. It insists strongly on the
sity of all singers singing the same words together,
a fact whose importance is generally completely
disregarded. The pamphlet is so cheap, and Its
directions so clear and practical, that all who inte-
rest themselves in congregational singing should
purchase it. neces-

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