The Sun. — 1856-03-07 (London, England)

MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES.  The Eclectic Review is one of the' most able of its kind. If its views are not always the most liberal, they are at least clearly and sensibly expressed. The number for March has articles on " The Fine Arts in France," " The Table Talk of Samuel Rogers," "Recent Poetry," and various other topics of general interest, as well as some more characteristic ones, such as " Guthrie on the Gospel in Ezekiel," and a paper on' the ", Works of the Hansard Kuollys Society."--Sharpe's London Magazine presents its usual attractions to the lovers of light reading, a incollection of tales and sketches, lively and pathetic. The two chief features are the stories of " The Holy Homes," by Silverpon, and " The • History Of Lorimer Littlegood," by Alfred Cole. The 'latter possesses the 'advantage of being illtistrated .by George Cruikshank. " Life in a Water Drop" contains some curious' information for those unacquainted with the marvels that may. be found in one. There isa an interesting paper on "Alexander Humboldt," and_ some amusing rcmarke .on " .The, Threatened Extinction of Ghosts." . The Jolla preserves its pre-eminence as the book of,- the fashions. It presents its fair readers with four plates, three of them beautifully coloured, and presenting a remarkable contrast to the' Unfinished and tawdy appearance of most books of. 'a similar character. Among the many cheap serials that are now in circulation, '/he Family Friend is one of the beg. The recent number has a -remarkable s :Ties of pipers by Dr. LAliet.by, ow the, mischievous effects of quack medicines. He subjoins an analy iis of the most common of these preparations. There is also an article, entitled "Social Frauds," exposing the tricks often practised on the 'unemployed b./ means of advertisements, &c. There are many other useful and interesting subjects treated of in this. excellent little magazine, which is published weekly at a very low price.  Macphail's Edinburgh . Ecclesiastical Journal supplies a number of more or less interesting articles; among winch one on "Islamism," a second on the "Customs and Characteristics of the Jews," and a third on " Our Scottish Pulpit," are more particularly deserving of notice. The latter has special application to Mr. Caird and his famous sermon, which, forcibly inculcating a practical every-day Christianity, took a;most the entire " religious world" by surprise. Justice,"in the writer's opinion, and • we incline to agree with him, has hardly been done to the consummate skill with which the masterly art of the preacher is concealed beneath, here and there, a somewhat homely utterance. We are disposed, however, to rank Dr. Guthrie higher than does the reviewer.  ATTEMPTED MURDER AT LlVERPOOL.—yesterday a foreigner named Margeus Delt, cook on hoard the ship City of Mobile, lying in the Brantley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, deliberately fired a rift/ pistol at John Scanlan, a seaman on board the same The ball struck Scanlan en the hip, shattered the bone, and passing round !Aged in the unfortunate man's- abdomen. He lies in an uncertain condition. Dolf is in cost dv. 14 is not known why he made the attempt on Scanlan's life.