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

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

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.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind W.
Arrived—Dart, from London; Caroline, from Guernsey,
Edward and Mary, from Jersey; Harmony, Goliah, and
Martha, from Lyme ; Griffiin 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 Burnest.

LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S. W.

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 Iquigne ;
Arabia, from Mobile ; Corsair, from Messina; Montezuma,
from St. John's, Now Brunswick; Lizzy Harwood, from
New Orleans.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind S.S.W. ; tide, ono 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 Roy, and Mary,
from Dunkirk; Lulia, 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. alley, for Boston.
_ _

'DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind N.W. ; fresh
Passed—Star in the East, from West, for North.
Anchored—Palestinei front 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 M'Donald,
from Africa; Nourland, from Belize; Chinsura, from
Demerara ; Leicester, from New York ; Whim, from
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LITERATURB.

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

The Physiology of Common Life. By G. H. Leo,
author of " Life of Goethe," &c. Part I. -111
wood.
031'
This is the first part of a work which Pr° ir
to be both interesting and instructive. Mt%
was struck with the general ignorance of s
so deeply important to the human race, as 'Ol
connected with the structure and laws of the h.
frame. He therefore attempts to set before 4
public a concise and comprehensible series of Vire
which shall teach them the elements of physie!ti
cal science, without necessitating any degmo
anatomical knowledge. We quote the follof
passage from his brief and sensible programme",
`"No scientific subjeCt can be so important to man SS,
of his own life. No knowledge can be so incessant,'
pealed to by the incidents of every day, as the knowleup
the processes by which he lives and acts. At every to e
he is in danger of disobeying laws which, when disobeiti
may bring years of suffering, decline of powers, preeoo4.
decay. Sanitary reformers preach in vain, because f
i,til
vcrO.
preach to a public that does not understand the laws °f
—laws as rigorous as those of gravitation or motion. Ytl
the sad experience of others yields us no lessons, unles op
undersand the principles involved. If one man is 5.11,
suffer from vitiated air, another is seen to endure it wl'ce,
apparent harm; a third concludes that it is all
and trusts to that chance ; had he understood the re,
ciple involved, he would not have been left to cll3"ll,bif
his first lesson in swimming- would not have been a P"
wreck.

" There is increasing desire for scientific knoly
Science passes from its laboratories into the public thoroiAtfor
fares. But although thousands are now anxious to oljod
stand the chief physiological laws, the majority
overcome their invincible repulsion flrbm anatmical de. j,
Many would rather remain ignorant than gain knoioirtY
through such paths. It is believed by the author Of 01,
proposed work that a clear and accurate conception o:',,je
chief physiological laws, sufficient for ureinnry r",f,p004
guidance and for scientific culture, may be impressec!
the mind, and illustrated by memorable facts, without u;eri
appealing to anatomical knowledge. It will be his
to expound principles rather than to teach a science ia
these principles will be illustrated by the most strPo'fl
facts hitherto ascertained. Assuming the position.
lecturer addressing a miscellaneous audience, he NYiPtillr,
gine that beside the medical student there sits an In" of'
gent artisan—beside the man of letters sits the motherly:
family ; and he will endeavour to be intelligible and ,ls
resting to all, while reproducing the latest discovell
European investigators, and the results of originv'"
search."

B'-'et
Some of these articles have been published in fl'-iit
wood's Magazine, where they have attracted fac°,y
able notice. This first part, containing a treatise 119
" Hunger and Thirst," appeared in that magsZe›:
a few months back. The object of the work i 5 e I
cellent, as there is no doubt that the diffusi°llo
sound physiological knowledge would tend gref4ty
to diminish the sufferings and mortality of ty
people, more especially in large towns, where d
evils of over-crowding, bad ventilation, and °.`"or
of exercise, are so little thought of in prePoet
Lion to their devastating effects. The niallell
in which the intention is put into practice is reij,
adapted for general reading, being clear and 1114
and seldom encumbered with unnecessary eltibuy
tion of style or obscure technicality of terms.

Tales of the Colonies. By Charles Rowcroft, --
New edition. Smith and Elder.
Mr. Rowcroft's " Tales of the Colonies" were °J,
established favourites long before the golden att
tions of the Australian continent had rend
emigration so common an enterprise. The 01'0
tive of the difficulties and struggles of a settlicro
life, and his labours, failures, and successes in te
Diemen's Land, have not lost in freshneks or inee,
rest by the changes that years have product/
They will still fascinate the lover of adventure ito
land and sea, and need fear no competition
more modern rivals.

Webster's Royal Red Book. 60, Piccadilly.
le
We have here a useful compendium cigist
taining a street guide, an alphabetical ,0
of the nobility and gentry, with their t°''of
and country, houses; a list of the baronets d
the United. Kingdom, of the Crown fille
law officers, ambassadors and consuls, Sze. ided
Houses of Lords and Commons are of course Ode
to the list of general intelligence. Though 111))8
limited in its character than a directory, it will he
perhaps equally useful to those who move in
fashionable or political world; while its snw 0
size, and less comprehensive character, rendqv
more convenient for reference and conveyance. to
present edition appears to bo in no way inferior
its predecessors. - - - - •

Barnes Poetical Works. Cheap edition. 11011

ledge and Co.
• $1
This is a marvellously cheap edition of the poetl,,cio
works of Robert Burns. Its appearance at tmoo
season is especially opportune, and the moderatlx
of its price will enable all those who have hithe'io
felt a complete edition of the poet's works tove
beyond their means, to secure a copy. The 011,00
thence of its size, and the excellence of the tris
and paper, leave nothing to be desired. it It
prettily bound in boards, the picture on the c°4"iie
representing the Scottish Muse crowning
dreaming poet with the garland of holly, as told
his beautiful " Vision."

,Tift°
RETURN OF WRECKS IN LIVERPOOL BAY ',Aid°
ING 1858.—From a return presented yesterday to the Selo
sey Dock Beard, it appears that during last year 25 ve'-re'
were wrecked. Of these 12 were totally lost, and the
mainder, with four exceptions, either raised or reniovec,
LADY VISITOR TO THE LIVERPOOL WORKHOv
A special committee of the Liverpool select vestry s_o4tosf,
Friday to investigate a charge preferred against Miss CIIP
a catholic lady, and one of the occasional visitors of the,
mates, for an alleged abuse of privilege, by endeave',„,ei,
to exercise undue influence over a Protestant 10'1 rd
Catherine Foley, the party alleged to have been tainP:33cli
with, said that she had been sent for by Miss Gillow, god
on going into the hall of the workhouse, Miss Gillow °five/
if she was a Catholic, to which she replied in the negB her
but said that her father was a Roman Catholic anT ter°
mother a Protestant, and that all her brothers and F;stoid
were Protestants. Miss Gillow contradicted her and ad
her she was doing , wrong by changing her religion, to
that if she did so her soul would be damned to au 'old
nity." Miss Chow was not present, but Mr. WhittY,,ich
he had received a letter from the lady's brother, Wil-006
stated that Miss Gillow was not conscious of having
oug.iit
anything unworthy, and scorned the insinuation brow
against her. The board thought otherwise, and a 01otio50
was passed to the effect that Miss Gillow should be roan',
to discontinue her visits to the workhouse, •

The Young Middy. By F. C. Armstrong, au tlll
of " The Warhawk," &c. E. Marlborough'
Maria-lane.
This is a stirring tale of adventure and ese
Li the perilous days of the French Revolatk,i`
Tho hero, Henry Barlow, and his cousin, Ab''
Hammond, are out in a small boat on a plea.°
excursiOn
when they unfortunately get lost
fog, and a't'e ill
picked up by a privateer. The cap
is one of a tt4;
cruelly, refusin g
another vessel. 4.l'k'
-oug.h reckless sort, and treats
t• o land them, or to look out
fter many adventures they
shipwrecked near
.L'he French coast and belt
prisoners of war. ~.,They afterwards make th
escape, but Henry Bark'w, a
spirited boy, wh
been a midshipman, joins ,a party
party of the ROI:
in a skirmish, and gets woul.'ded and captured°,
more. His cousin joins hiro, and after havill
narrow chance of being executed, and another
being sent as convicts to CayennO, they once r°
elude their jailors, and, after man 1r and varied
ventures, are rescued by an Englhth. vessel.
numerous stories introduced by th e persons 11.
are mixed up with in their strancre wonderingsi
to the variety and interest of the work.
readers of "Peter Simple" will probably detec,
strong likeness to some parts of that well-ko°
work, and it is somewhat tantalising to the ref',
to have the fate of Magnus left so uncertain.
author promises, however, to give the conclusi°ll.
his history in a subsequent volume. A trig;
fault of style which is not.likely to be noticed'
young readers, yet one which the author would
well to avoid, is the constant use' of adjectives
superlatives. Almost every person the boil,
described as " fine-looking,' " beautifu.l," "I°l'
" remarkably handsome," indeed the word bo
some recurs so often that the reader is tempted
smile at the. unusual bounty of nature. The P;
is of just the kind to fascinate the young read
for whom it is intended, and many yoi iths
charmed by the new and strange scent's to
its heroes are introduced.

The old Norse tales havz3 often made le
appearance in this country, and have alwayse
popular among us. Mr. Dasent has collected
and has written an able and interesting prefiVee
the origin and diffusion of popular tales. S°
the tales in this book will be familiar to En,
readers, as in the instance of the story of"
Twelve Wild Ducks," which forms the subjecv
one of Hans Christian Andersen's delighd
legends. A strong family likeness exists 0111,,
them ; the youngest son is always the one to oi
ceed where his brothers have failed ; and
youngest princess is always the most beautifulty
good. Kings and queens give away half of,A
kingdom" to needy adventurers with surprl,
readiness, and giants are invariably defeateo4
the fortunate heroes. All these familiar festL
will be readily recognised by the reader off
tales in every land, and are almost as indispel
as the " once upon a time" with which our 00
English specimens invariably commence.
author deserves credit for the freedom and e
the style,:Tir
which seems to preserve its nab
quaintness and simplicity. It is an accept
volume, showing the singularity of the old njro
tions, which often develop the peculiar points (/'
national character.