The Sun.
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nd indeed in every respect to merit the patron-
age of all true Reformers. The portraits are
three in number, viz. the Marquis of Westmin
ster, Andrew White, Esq., late M.P. for Sun-
derland, and Henry George Ward, Esq., the pre-
sent Member for Sheffield. The last, which is a
half-length, is an excellent likeness, and the
memoir attached to it enters more into detail than
such memoirs usually do.

THE 111ABLVOGION. Part IV.
Longman, London, 1842.
The present Part of this truly national collec-
tion of Welsh tales and legends, which chiefly
refer to the fabled times of King Arthur, con-
tains entire the curious old story of Kilwch and
Olwen, first in the original Welch, and secondly
in the graceful English version of the editor,
Lady Charlotte Guest. The tale is wall worth
an attentive perusal, if only for the insight it
affords us into the manners and customs of the
ancient inhabitants of Wales. It is accompanied
by a variety of useful, explanatory notes, and il-
lustrated with some neat engravings.

WHAT TO TEACH. Srnith, London, 1842.
The difficult and complicated subject of education
is sensibly discussed in this essay, which is the first of
a series, and is from the pen of a gentleman named
Mayhew, who, alluding to the deficiencies of our
system of instruction, says—" There are many pro-
fessed schools for the head, but none that I know for
the heart. The classics, according to the popular
opinion, are essential, morality is only incidental to
education. The New Testament, it is true, is studied
in many classical establishments, but studied for the
Greek." The author is here in error. The New
Testament is not " studied for the Greek," which
is but indifferent, but for the fine moral principles it
inculcates. A schoolmaster who should recommend
its study, merely for the classical elegance and purity
of its language, would show himself very ignorant
of sterling Greek literature. Mr. Mayhew's chapter
entitled "The Necessity for Teaching Moral Philoso-
phy" is reasoned judiciously and dispassionately, and
is the best portion of his essay.

CAKES ANDALE:-2 Vols.
How and Parsons, London, 1842.
Under this quaint title, Mr. Douglas Jerrold has
put forth two volumes of very agreeable tales in prose,
wherein sentiment is mixed with humour, and strong
worldly common sense with poetical flights of fancy,
in a very relishing manner. There is one remarkable
feature in all this gentleman's writings, for which he
deserves high praise—we mean, his manly and fear-
less sincerity. lie gives no quarter to cant or hy-
pocrisy, however popular or fashionable ; but speaks
the stern truth of the painted hags, and exposes them
in their true light. his " Preacher-Parrot" is an
instance in point ; it is a tale whose caustic sarcasm
is well applied, and whose moral is unimpeachable.
Mr. Jerrold's genius shows to great advantage in
short, sententious stories of this sort, but when he
attempts the more lengthy form of narrative, he is
apt, apparently, to weary of his task, and, as a ne-
cessary consequence, to weary his readers. Through-
out his "Cakes and Ale" we have observed that the
shorter the story, the more spirited it is, and the
more pleasure it affords in the perusal. The volumes
are embellished with several humorous designs from
the pencil of George Cruikshank.