The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Chapman. and Hall, London, 1844.
i This. 7s a translation from the German of Kohl, one
r of the most, indefatigable travellers of the day, and
forms the Nineteenth Part of the "Foreign Library."
It is an account of a recent tour made by the author
through England and Wales, and describes in vivid
language the impressions made on a foreigner by the
betm.ties of our scenery, the number and splendour of
our principal cities and towns, and more especially,
the wealth, bustle, and population of our manufac-
turing districts. At Manchester, where M. Kohl
took up his residence for some time, he was asto-
nish ed at the wonderful and incessant activity per-
vadi,ng the place, and the decided marks of opulence
which met him at every turn. He visited most of the
lcipal factories, and speaks in animated terms of
the) cleanliness, regularity, and subordination main-
t;ned in them t and paid !Articular attention to the
Mt'nchester Hospital, which he describes as an "in-
stitution offering a fund of most interesting medical.
statistical, and miscellaneous information." Of all the
English counties, Yorkshire seems to have been the
one which most struck our author's fancy—and we
do not wonder at his preference, for it is a noble dis-
trict, rich in old baronial mansions and parks,- and
containing, more particularly in the North Riding,
some of the most magnificent and diversified scenery
in the kingdom. Alluding to the aristocratic feelings
of some of the Yorkshire Squirearchy, M. Kohl
says :—" I am told that there are in Yorkshire, as in
Westmoreland, Saxon families among the gentry who
date their grandeur back far beyond the Conquest,
and are far prouder than the less anciently descended
nobility of the country." M. Kohl is a pleasant,
sketchy writer, whose observations, however, are sel
dom remarkable for their depth or acuteness.

COURT CIRCULAR.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Alecklenburgh
Strelitz, accompanied by the Princess Mary, left
Kew yesterday morning for Badminton, Gloucester-
shire, to honour the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort
with a visit.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Cambridge
and the Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburgh
Strelitz, attended by Baron Knesebeck, have left
Ravensworth Castle, the seat of Lord Ravensworth,
for Drumlanrig Castle.
Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister,
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.
Miss PEEL.—Very gratifying accounts of the
health of this young lady were received in town yes-
terday from Drayton Manor, to the effect that Miss
Peel is going on most favourably, ,and is quite out of
danger.
Dispatches from the Governor of Hong-Kong were
received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches
were also received from the Governor of Gibraltar,
from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands, and from the Governor of Malta.

Dispatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governor of Jamaica, and
also for the Governors of the other West India
Colonies.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Marchioness Wellesley, at Rutland Gate, from
Rose Mount, Cowes, Isle of Night ; the Duke of Mon-
trose, in Belgrave-square ; Vice-Admiral Sir J. A. Om-
menu, from his seat in Hants ; Sir. W. Curtis, from
Ryde, Isle of Wight.
DEPARTURES.

The Very Rey. the Dean of Westminster, for Ryde,
Isle of Wight ; Sir Charles Morgan and Lady Rodney,
for Tredegar House, Monmouthshire ; General Sir E.
and Lady Harriet Paget and family, for, Cowes Castle,
Isle of Wight ; the Earl of Pembroke, from Stratton-
street, for the Continent ; Colonel Gore Langton, M.P.,
for Newton Park, near Bath ; Captain Walpole, R.N.,
for Portsmouth ; Colonel Frith, for. Bath ; Rear-Ad-
miral Lye, for Ryde, Isle of Wight,; Fitzherbert,Esq ,
fur ditto.