The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-22 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

NAVAL AND MILITAI?Y SKETCH BOOK:,
The present number of this delightful periodical
quite equal in interest and variety to any of its prede-
cessors. The illustrations incresse in beauty ever
month. The view of the Qntrance to New York is °
perfect gem.

ECONOMY; OR, A PEEP AT OUR NEIGfI
BOURS.
Our neighbours referred to here are the good people
of Guernsey, a place, says the author, where you etlll
live on 3001. a year, sumptuously, and on 200 u year
:
sparingly. This, it must be admitted, is a very imPer
feet des2ription of what may be considered sufficient f°r
domestic expenditure. In this country, which somepeople say is the dearest in the world, many thousand'
live not sparingly but very comfortably on 2001. a year'
and many on a less income ; but the mystery is sla
cleared up by a statement which all can understand, I°'„
in Guernsey, she adds, 3001. a year will go as far of
1,0004 in England. It appears, however, there are
orne little drawbacks. ":No one keeps their (his) car-
riage—the thing is rare—a sort of show—a Mr. SO?s
driving into town, even to see such a thing, an airing 11'
a fly, where you can view your bounds all round, 15
really guile sufficient for a drive." And then people 1050
their taste for wine when they become naturalised
"the gusto disappears." This many would consider a 0,13;
miry, fur which no cheapness could compensate, and but
few Englishmen, we suspect, will risk the experiment'
Here is another drawback :--
"At the drapers we find every thing dear. They get their;
goods from England, and the carriage of such goods is no doll!
carried out in the price of them ;—and beside this, there 11'
little taste, and less choice, to be found in any of these _
es-
tablishments they are, in short, inferior sort of 81110 al'
together to those of the same class we meet with in Englana'.
" The thing which you expect to find at every turn--"
French shop—and a French person—is the greatest rarity to be
seen in the island. At first we fell into the same mistake Or'
witted by most of the new-corners; and misled by the forelfr
look of the people behind the counters, we addressed them to
French : and, frightful to say ! at the sauce time our re'
marks upon them in English."
We m y add, the place is noted for its excellence in
fish, such as turbot, brill, and mullet, but they are not
roa-onalile as on the coast of Devon, and salmon, wlne.„,
at Tagnmouth for scvenpence the pound, costs I.;
Gurney otte smiling and threepence. Butcher-meat
not cheoFer than in England. Where, then, is the gee.
nomy ? The following extract shows that the mode 01
which taxes are raised is not the most agreeable :
The Queen's revenue consists of the great tithes of a
li
corn, grain, and flax, the growth of the island, and in some
parts the ckampart is also levied—first the tenth sheaf for tit"'
and the eleventh fbr champart, when the fief belongs to
the
crown : charnpart implies that part reserved by the lords of t,h;
manor and fiefs, by way of chief rent, which is generally
oat or farmed at certain rates by private individuals. The clue'
rents, and rents paid in corn and money, with the customoi
anchorage, tonnas,!e on vessels, wrecks at sea, amereements
court, forfei,ures in estates, goods, chattles, &c., constitute the
chief revenues saf :lie crown in Gurnsey."

TRE ILLUMINATED MAGAZINE.
This Magsz:ne arrears 111,der a new editorship, and we
are glad to say it has resumed its original appearance
t • siv!, &c. It is more worthy of the title than it has bee for same mouths past, is ha illustratiths are rnanY°f
them of very high character as works of art, and are 0';
poised throughout the Magazine with no niggard hall:)
The opening article, illustrations of the genius of t.,1,11e
late Thomas Hood," profusely illustrated as it is v",;(1
wood cuts horn the chefs. d'auvre of that lament—
philanthropiq, philosopher, and wit, is of actual pelly.g;
nent value, and is alone worth more than the pric
charged fur this whole Magazine.

RAILWAY BANK IN LIVETIPooL.—It was state
pretty confidently, on 'Change and elsewhere, on Saturday, tis the immediate intention of thesharebrokers and other inincn`jair
men of the town to form a new bank here, to be called the 114i1W-,s
Bunk of Liverpool. The name sufficiently indicates the inter
upon which, if started, it will mainly rely for business and Cur
—Liverpool Albion.