The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-01 00:00:00

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE.

The first paper in this Number, " Peel's Policy to-
wards Ireland," is an attempt to run a parallel between
the policy adopted by two premiers respectively (the
interval of just a century elapsing between their adminis-
trations) towards Ireland. The systems of the two Sir
Roberts, it is contended, is identical in principle—varied
only as to the means resorted to for carrying it into ex-
ecution. This system is described to be the government
of Ireland through " the instrumentality of under-
takers." The " undertakers' employed by Walpole
were the Protestant aristocracy of that country. Ttle
" undertaker" relied on by Peel are its Roman
h ierocracy.
" There must be on both sides concession as well as claim.
Undertakers, if they do a Minister's work, will require a recom •
pence ; and the man in office, who needs their instrumentality
to effect his own ends, must, in turn, lend himself as an instru-
ment to accomplish the ends they insist on."

Allowing for a great deal of political prejudice, and
that false colouring in which it rejoices, this paper is
one of considerable talent, and extremely little candour.
" Jerusalem," a review of i• The Holy City," by the
Rev. Geo. Williams, M.A., late Chaplain to Bishop
Alexander, at Jerusalem (Lord Parker), is made the
vehicle for a tedious and withal very unsatisfactory
topographical disquisition. The " Antholi;gia Ger-
manica," of which we have, here, the twenty-first paper,
contains one or two translations of not very favourable
specimens of the singular genius of Heinrich Heine.
From the " Zeitgedichte" of Freiligrath, on the other
hand, we have a noble lyric " On the Execution of
Don Diego Leon," shot in Spain, in 1841, by order of
Espartero. It is too long for extract, and too good for
abridgment. From some stanzas by Baron Zedlitz,
entitled " The Midnight Review," we give that which
stands Number 111.

" And when midnight robes the sky,
The Emperor leaves his tomb,
And rides along, surrounded by
His shadowy Staff, through the gloom.
" A silver star so bright
Is glittering on his breast ;
In an uniform of blue and white
And a gray camp frock he is dressed.
" The moonbeams shine afar
On the various marshall'd groups,
As the Man with the glittering silver star
Proceeds to review his troops.

" And the dead battalions all
Go again through their exercise,
Till the moon withdraws, and a gloomier pall
Of blackness warps the skies.
" Then around their Chief once more
The Generals and Marshals throng ;
And he whispers a word oft heard before
In the ear of his Aide-de-camp.
" In files the troops advance,
And then are no longer seen.
The challenging watchword given is "France !"
The answer is " St. Helene !"
" And this is the Grand Review
Which at midnight on the weld, -411.
In popular tales may pass for true,
The buried Emperor holds."
The next paper is an ably executed summary and re-
view a Dudley Costello's 4. Tour through the Valley of
the Meuse, with the Legends of the Walloon Country
and the Ardennes." Tins is certainly one of the treat
charming books of the season, and although, in ad-
dition to the perusal we have givtn to the work, ,e
have read some half•do7.ol critical notices of it, we
rise from this paper with rent.. td and confirmed im-
pressions of the singalr ability and power of this gritee-
fol writer. The other artiele6 of this Number of ti e
Dublin University - are, " Iridi Rivers, No. I. The
Blackwater," a very beautiful contribution, full of ro-
mantic interest, ant; reminiscenc,es of Spenser, Raleigh,
&c. " Horace Walpole's Memoirs of the Reign of
George III." " Itelaod and her Church ;" and the
" Luck of Lynhunt."

FRASER'S M.IGAZINF.

One would have th,night that the character of Cicero,
117(.1. a lapse of nineteen centiiris, had been esta-
Wished beyond the possibility of a doubt, and that all his
frailties, includin:4 lii vanity, his a ant cf candour a: d
courar, and his revengeful disposition when victorious,
had become fanaiiar to every classical reader. o:tr re-
spect, d and accomplished friend, " Morgan Rattler,"
however, thinks otherwise, and he has 64 refore consi-
deredi
it necessary to write a very interesting, though a
rather partial article in drawing a contrast b..--,.tween the
great orator and his rivil and enemy, Marc Antony.
The latter, of course, has the preference ; for, taking
all his distinguishing features, as exhibited by ancient
writers, it would be difficult to Ojlne to any other con-