The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-23 00:00:00

LITERATURE.
HOE L MORVAN, 3 Vols. Newby, Load" 18.14.
The author of this work is Mr. Browning, to whom
we are already indebted for a " History of the Hu'
guene's," a production which displayed much pains'
taking research, and was particularly skilful in its di-
gest of facts. In the work before us he gives a spi-
rited representation of the court and camp of Henry
the Fifth, subsequent to the famous battle of Agin.;
court. A considerable portion of his narrativee, is laid
in France, in the earlier part of the fifteenth OtOnT,
and has reference to the intrigues and adventures "'
an outlaw chieftain, Hoel Morvan—a sort of Robin
Hood in his way—whose head-quarters are
in a spacious cavern in a sequestered
of
ter of Brittany, near the shores of the
rbihan. The character of this rude, bold, but
generous-natured chief is kept up throughout in
very consistent spirit, and forms indeed the redeeming
feature of the story, which otherwise is by no MOBS,
remarkable for interest, nor breadth and variety of
portraiture. Like Mr. James, the novelist, , our
author pays great attention to his costumes,
in this particular instance, introduces apparent')
nothing for which he has not sufficient warranty'
He excels, also, in his descriptions of tournaments
but, with the single exception of the character °I
Hoel Morvan, he has not the happy art of infusing
the 'math of life into his dialogues.

THE LOGIC OF POLITICAL ECONOXY•
Blackwood. London and Edinburgh, 1844.
Notwithstanding the dry, hard, practical nature of
the subject, this treatise on political economy
ar
no means uninteresting, for it is penned in a ete.
and vigorous style, without the slightest ambigulle
or circumlocution, by one who shows in every Pagn
that he is perfectly conversant with the theme, °"h
which he expatiates. Some of the positions vole
the author lays down, are illustrated with col-older;
able neatness and vivacity ; but indeed—no Inott.ta
what be the subject—Mr. De Quincey cannot var
two pages together without putting forth soixtet"—u
that shall both please and instruct his readers.

SOCIETY FOR THE ENIANCIPIS''
TION OF INDUSTRY. t
A meeting of the members of this Society was he141:1;
evening at the office, Parliament-street, the subject oceet,
cussion being the Bank Charter Resolutions of Sir 11•
continued from last week. Mr. Spottiswood presided•
attendance was very thin, in consequence probably of the
tractions Derby." the
The CHAIRMAN opened the business by referring t° t
dissection of the plan of Sir R. Peel made in a
the Premier," just published, which, he said, did
- - not learcee
the Right Hon. Baronet a leg to stand upon. He then, of
ceeded to state the effects of the Bank Restriction Ac,,h
Mr. Pitt, which was now called a fatal measure," but vroli; 0
enabled the country to go through a long war, and pay etisltot
millions of its debt, and give employment to the peoPle• They
all this was now considered a " fatal" state of things• fore
were now returning to the state of things that existed u-ritt
the Bank Restriction Act, and which this measure of bin' peel
was intended to remedy. The evident object of Sir R;'
was to make money dear and labour cheap. lie vie? '`!"The
duce prices, profits, and wages to the Continental level. .etif
question was, whether the country should sit down tlin,eto
under it? Could it do so? Suffering and discontent
extending among the labouring classes to a fearful e%tebPat
they read of continual fires, the work of incendiaries;
their system had created this feeling. • ht bet.
Lord MOUNTCASHEL suggested that some step 1n.„.1g,,,e
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taken to assemble a number of Members of the 130 Love
Commons, for the purpose of discussing and coming to
agreement on the question. .
Mr. SCHOLEFIELD, M.P., thought it would be 1111,tipo-
ticable ; there was a general impression among the °
bers that it was too late. ie,
Lord MOUNTCASHEL thoughtlhat a pamphlet enTbn
the operation of this plan on the landowners would 'lit
.much utility. The Noble Lord stated his conviction t
of
the plan would raise the price of
.money, lower the far
wages, and impoverish the whole of the community. ,„•
Mr. SCHOREFIELD said its decided tendency was Wk. sil
the rich richer and the poor poorer; that appeared to
Robert Peel's policy. Wing
Mr. PErrY said that relief might be obtained by the
gold, or the gold currency, so as to bring it level leithod
price of taxed commodities. They had, in fact, tatiot
currency during the war, and it was an error. to supP°,3,7l the
it was a depreciated currency ; it was equalised 0".
prices of the goods for which it was exchanged. .taioto
A long conversational discussion followed, on s ea
points of the subject, and some steps having been segg',;uos.
for calling the attention of the House of Lords to the
tion, the meeting broke up.

EPSOM RACES'
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS•)

cacti,
The Epsom Four Years old Stakes of SO goys.
&c.
Sir G. Heathcote's Khorassan walked °cer

Sweepstakes of 10 sova. each, &a• -
Mr, Owen's cby Clearwell, out of Nininka •••• • a
Mr. Stanbrough's Isleworth
Lord W. Powlett's Falconer ..•••
Thirteen started. Won in a canter