The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-05 00:00:00

TA IT'S.

Tait opens with some timely " Hints on the
Franchise," an expected subject of debate in the
ensuing Parliament. The life of the late lamented
Dr. Chalmers is the subject of an interesting article.
Mr. St. John's sentimental journey There and Back
Again" continues.: Some " Winter Pictures from the
North of Europe" are commenced. These, with an
article on "High Farming," and some interesting
tales and criticisms, are the contents of Tait's for
January.

SPORTING REVIEW.
One of the most interesting articles in the Sporting
Review is a biography of the late Mr. Musters, the
husband of Lord Byron's " Mary." Mr. Musters,
according to the spirited pen-and-ink portrait here
given of him, appears to have possessed all the attrac-
tive and excellent qualities of an English country
gentleman. Nevertheless, few will see with Miss
Chaworth's eyes, and, in contemplating the manly
graces of the sportsman, forget the high intellect and
gentle heart which Mr. Musters, involuntarily, over-
shadowed with so much gloom. Those who have
lamented over the sad evanescence of Lord Byron's
Dream of love will read with painful interest this
memoir of his successful rival.

THE UNITED SER VICE.
" Lord Gough's Return to England," by a soldier
who served under his Lordship in one of his most
glorious campaigns,
naturally expresses a desire that
the returning general .may meet with a reception
calculated to efface the remembrance of his recent
unpopularity. An article on " The Cat and the Cord"
advocates the retention of the brutal punishment of
flogging on the ground that it is an effectual stimulant
to duty, and is not in itself degrading, sentiments in
which, it is unnecessary to say, we in no way concur.

MRS. ELLIa'S MORNING CALL.
A new magazine with the above title has made its
appearance under the direction of Mrs. Ellis. The
name of the editress will be a sufficient recommenda-
tion to many. The appearance of the work is very
attractive ; it is handsomely "got up," and adorned
with beautiful engravings. The articles are of
diversified character. The criticism on "Shirley" is
both interesting and truthful.

WHO'S WHO 1N 1850.
Messrs. Bailey and Co. have endeavoured to evince
their gratitude to their patrons for the great success
of " Who's Who in 1849," by rendering " Who's
Who in 1850" more complete even than its predeces-
sor, and this they have done not only by including in
their present list of " Who's Who" a greater num-
ber of personages than were included in the last, but
by telling us a great deal more about who each par-
ticular " who" is and has been. The volume is most
elegantly got up, and whoever desires to know
who's who ought to lose no time in purchasing it, in
order to acquire the desired information.

POST MAGAZINE ALMANACK, and Court

and Parliamentary Register, 1850.
The Post Magazine Almanack reaps some advantage
from the lateness of its appearance in the field—as it
is not published until the last week in December it is
more truly and accurately an almanac for 1850
than many of its competitors. On this subject the
editor says—
" Some impatient persons seem disposed to complain
that the Post Magazine Almanack is published later
than others. The best reply that can bo made to this
objection is, thatnearly the whole of the other almanacks
in the kingdom %ill bear upon their pages, throughout
the year 1850, a long account of the household of a royal
personage who departed this life in 1849; that not one
of the same pages will show that the llon. Fox Maule is
a Cabinet Minister; and that many similar instances of
omission and commission might be cited as the unavoid-
able result of early publishing."
One of the distinguishing features of this excellently
compiled almanack is the list of sixty-three r,cently
projected assurance companies.