The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-16 00:00:00

HISTORY OF SWEDEN. 2 Yds.

Bentley, London, 1844.
The history before us, which is edited by Mary
Howitt, is a translation from the Swedish of Anders
Fry xell, and has—as we learn from the preface—met
with great success in the author's native country, the
first volume having already gone through not less than
six editions. It is singular that this volume, which
has been so popular in Sweden, is the most fabulous
of any portion of the history, and will most-likely be
the least approved of in England, inasmuch as it con-
sists of old Scandinavian legends, which, for the most
part, are of a ridiculous character, and throws little
or no light on the historical events of the remote pe-
riod to which they refer. When the author comes
down to a more authentic epoch, then his work in-
creases greatly in interest ; and his 'account of—what he
calls —the " Luthern Period," abounds in instructive
information. The present portion of his history closes
with this stirring and eventful period, but we hope he
will be induced to carry it down to the times of Ber-
nadotte, the late King, which are not the least honour-
able in the Swedish annals.

London, 1844. 4 17614
THE DBAenßalCley,
The author of this Oriental tale, which refers to
events of comparatively recent occurrence in Persian
history, is Mr. Baillie Fraser, already favourably
known novel-reading_ portion of the community
y Kuzzilbash"—a work only
b his t o
romance the
o f the
inferior in power to Hope's " Anastasius." The scene
of his present narrative is laid for the most part on
• the Persian frontiers, and opens with a graphic descrip-
tion—the author excels in the descriptive—of a night
march in a snow-storm, among the mountains of the
Caucasus, which is undertaken by a party of horse-
men, consisting of Jaaffer Koolee Khan and his
attendants, who are journeying towards the residence
of the former's brother, Aga Mahomed Khan—an en-
terprising soldier of fortune, who, after many singular
reverses of fortune, contrived to raise himself to the
Throne of Persia. The character of this wily, am-
bitious adventurer, 'is drawn with uncommon force,
and contrasts admirably with that of his more
y
generous kinsman, Jaaffer Koolee Khan, who ulti-
mately falls a victim to the distrust of his royal
knownbrother.byTthhee
namehero
of th
of thees!poryark is a oung orphan,
Falcon
protected through life by a mysterious, Meg,' who is
Merrilies
sort of woman, and after engaging in the service of
Jaaffer, is, on his death, transferred to the household
of Mabomed Khan, then Shah of Persia, and re-
warded by the hand of a young girl of the Kajar
-tribe—the history of whose constant affection for him,
during the darkest season of adversity, when there
Seemed to be scarcely a hope that the lovers should
again meet, forms the most touching and interesting
episode in the romann.. In the course of his tale,
Mr. Fraser gives' us several animated sketches of do-
mestic life among the nomadic Toorkoman tribes,
which bear every appearance of being scrupulously
accurate. In places he 4.a.littie too much given to
prolixity ; and not a fey of his incidents have the
slightest possible connexion,with the main plot of his
story, which they tend, rather to encumber than
assist ; but as a faithful picture of Oriental manners,
the work deserves all ,the success that it will most
likely meet with.

THE WEATuEa.-L-Ddring the week, although
little rain has fallen, We hiie been visited with storms of
wind such as we. have "'seldom experienced. On the
nights of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last it blew
a perfect hurricane frorn'th'e'dbtith and south-west ; this
was accompanied by suck biltieme darkness as must have
made travelling on all thb'3roads very hazardous. We
have not as yet received any iritplligence from the prin-
cipal shipping ports, but-we- fetr that there must have
been many disasters at sea.-.---Carlisle Patriot.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUlClDE.—UpperGower-
street, Bedford-square, was thrown into a state of great
excitement yesterday, it being discovered that a person,
who has been for years-employed as a charwoman in
the establishment of W. Northage,•Esq.“lo. 10 in the
above street, having, in a fit of supposed insanity, stabbed
herself under the left breast with a large carving-knife.
A surgeon being immediately sent for, dressed the
wound, and she was removed to the North London Hos-
Tital with htat aliffht hcsruw of hot. I.esnnotwtt