The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-04 00:00:00

THE RAILWAY REGISTER.

This periodical is exactly what it professes to be, a
complete register of all scatters relating to railways
which have transpired during the last month, and a per-
manent record of every thing of interest connected with
railway progress, and railer ay legislation.
The valuable paper on Indian Railways is continued
in tha present number, and is illustrated by a map care-
fully and accurately drawn on a large scale, showing the
projected lines of the Great Indian Peninsular Railways.
This number also contains a valuable paper (also il-
lustratt-d), a map on the subject of railways in the island
of Sardinia. The article on railway legislation is con-
tinued, and in connexion with this subject,the editor of the
Register, like every other person interested in railways,
expresses his great a stisfaction at the extinction of the
rtilway department of the Board of Trade. There are
also articles on railways in Canaqa, arid railways in
Holland, each illustrated by maps. The map illustrations
of the Register are admirable, and are given with no
niggard hand. They cannot but prove most useful to all
persons interested in the subject, and reflect the highest
credit on the liberality arid enterprise of the proprietors of
this splendid periodkal.

THE ART UNION.
The present number contains as elaborate critique on
the " Cartoon Exhibition in Westminster Hall," and ano-
ther on the " Frecoes in the Grand Pavilion at Bucking-
ham Pa'ace." Thcre is Rho an excellent paper (profusely
illustrated) on "Ot want ntal Iksigns." The editor is
doing good service to the cause of ei t by hie exposures (.f
the tricks of picture dealers. His "Notices of Picture
Sales" •+re worthy tile attf-ntion of all who set up for con-
noiseurs.

GEORGE CRUIESHANICS TABLE BOOK.
The August number of the " Table Book" is as full
of wit and fur aq any of its predecessors. The illustra-
tions of " 'The Annual Emigration of Birds," and of
4' The Concert Monstre," wit re all the instruments are
played by steam, are most laughter moving.

W ADE'S LONDON REVIEW.
The best paper in this number is a reviewer's, who
has ad'iressed himself to a critical examination of Dr.
Prichard' " Natural History of Man." What the
" origin:A" papers want in originality and curious
matter is abundantly suppliud in the article we are al-
luding to.

THE BRITISH CHURCHMAN.
We have, here, the first number of a series of papers
ou " Christian Politics." It is entitled the " Church and
the Ministry," is very bitter on the conduct of Sir Robert
Pee), in respct of the late 11Isynooth and College En-
dowmAlts (Ir:,land) Bills, and concludes by an appal to-
the lay constituency of the kindom to return at the next
general election "Protestants and Churchmen" But
with the same amusing confidence in the man, which the
High Church party still deny to the Minister, a locus
penitentice is again provided for the Premier. " Then
try," it is said, "if Sir Robert Peel's eyes cannot be
opened to the real wants of the British nation. If he
will but take this line, he would still be the best Minister
that at present we could have ; he possesses unquestion-
ably more power eve n in his increasing unpopularity
than any statesman who could be placed in his seat."
" The History of the Church Establishment" we hope to
see continued. It may be made to form an useful
manual of reference. " Conversations of Contempora
ries" supply a dramatic ~ketch between Dr. M'Hale and
Sir Robert Peel, not very smart nor effective. Mr.
Ancona supplies an agreeable paper on the rise and pro-
gress of architecture in England.

FANNY. THE LITTLE MILLINER; or, THE
RICH AND THE POOR. By C. Rower oft.
Of this little tale the nterest does not at all flsg in the
present number. There is abundant observation evi- '
denced in chapt r 44, from which we can only find
space for extractiug a part of the homily delivered by
some paupers whom a traveller encounters at their
mid-day meal, at a road-side country ale-house.
6' That any one should talk to them of their hearts being
glad, was to them altogether as unaccountable as the thing was
inconceivable 1 and as to the sun shining—whether the sun
shone or not, what was it to them ? The sun might shine, but
the sunshine of the heart was a thing they never felt. Did the
shining of the sun make their labour less, or their enjoyment
mere ? If it ripened more plentifully the fruits of the earth, it.
was not for them that e fruits of the earth were ripened. It
was for them to toil and sow and exhaust their animal ener-
gies in cons'ant labour, but it was for others to reap and to
revel in its produce. What were they ? Labourerers. What
are labourers? Human machines for the proAuct ion of wealth ;
to be used like other machine s. atdmate or inanimate, at the
minimum of cost : to be v orks d while they last, and to be flung
aside like rusty iron and useless logs when they are fit to work
no long, r. Their hearts feel glad
eion which they had heard
pGoolardgfootriw)ohoaretr?? Thatriid
they produced more wealth for the rich ? What was it to
e arts and improvements
not reason, but they felt
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that as civilization increased their condition got worse. The
wonderfil inventions of machinery, which they beheld but could
not prize, what was it to them? Did it cause them to labour
less ? They hated it,bedetaatusiet
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made the means of lightening their labour, it was used in com-
petition against their labour, pitting wood and iron against
omfudscelfieaanneedvibln thenest?e;and
complained of the insufficiency of their
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intolerable wages. They would have welcomed it as an auxiliary ; they
abhorred it as a rival. As to the education oafowthitnchi,t,ehreieirs smuporee-
periors made a parade—what was the use of it to them ? To
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We understand that no day has yet been apointed
for the execution of the seven pirates convicted at the Exeter
assizes of the murder of Mr. PArner on the high seas. A legal
cd Judge who pre-
objection, taken to their conviction by the prisoner's counsel,
thence t o the Learned Home-office,
om
e-offic
ea' and which, we pre-
sumo, eewnintobr d to
ewraerfed
red t
sided at the trial of these monsters. This reference must
necessarily cau.e some Hale delay, but in the meantime no
respite will be required for stay of execution, inasmuch as no
precise day had been named for it when the convicts were
sentenced.— Observer .
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