The Sun. — 1851-02-06 (London, England)

FRASER.  Fraser promises to be one of the most useful labourers in the cause of free trade. His article this month on "Foreign Competition and British Agriculture" is most convincing, and proves unanswerably that the British agriculturist has nothing to fear from foreign competition, and that he will alway.a be enabled to command a remunerating price for his produce on an average of years. We commend i t to the being to them at attentive study of all farmers, as once consolatory and instructive. In the course of an article on " German Quarrels and Unities" the writer demonstrates that the policy of the House cf Hapsburg, from the days of the Emperor Rudolph down to those of the present Francis Joseph, has been obtain a private kingdom at the cost of the Empire, and that they first , weakened, then dilapidated, and then, under rancis 11. in 1801, ruined the Empire, but that on each occasion they succeeded in establishing and augmenting the fortunes oftheir house ; in the following sentiment we entirely  coneur:-4, The necessity of the existence of the Austrian empir,, in its present condition is, indeed, open to the gravest doubts. It may fairly be questioned whether the 'rights' of the House of Hapsburg have not long since been cancelled by its shortcomings, its treacheries, and its other crimes."  In an article on "London in 1851," the writer throws out several hints which will be found by those who speculate in catering for the accommodation of the visitors to the "world's fair" both useful and profitable ; among them we particularly note the suggestion for opening somewhere in the neighbourhood of Leicester-square of an office for Comnzissionarzes, at which foreigners could spply for inforn3atiou and  guides ; and the fitting up of large rafts on the river with beds, at reasonable charges, for the acc,aarnodation of' those who will be glad to get a few hours' sleep on the lowest terms." The author of the "Age of Veneer" is bitterly sarcastic on England an:i Englishmen, always ascribing every action to the worst p: ssible motive. What if an inquiry were to be made into his motives for thus " bewraying his own nest," like a sorry bird as be is ? We were highly delighted by scrambling among the fyren ees with Col. O'llonoghue, who is the most amusing and vivacious of travelling companions, whose description of Gaston de Poi; the hero of Froissart, we commend to the especial notice of my Lori John Manners, and those who exclaim with him— " Let wealth end commerce, laws and learning die, But give us still our old Nobility." After describing Gaston Phoebus as baying been, according to Froissart, "an accomplished, affable, brave, and magnificent Prince," our author informs us that he repudiated his wife an account of a dispute touching her dower, and murdered his son with his own hands ; and thus concludes the history of this precious specimen of " Old Nobility :" " This rosebud of the time of our Edward 111. maintained great state at his feudal castle of Foix, entertained lei dly men and high-born dames, gentle knights and courtly demoiselks, gay and gallanttroubadourr, in his Gothic towers, little thinking that in due time the stronghold of his power and abode of regal pomp should be converted into a foul prison, which it is at present. Be that as it may, the rogues and ragamuffins who are confined in its banquetting-halls now are probably not nearly so bad men as the fellows and followers of the atrocious Phoebus; and, fortunately ter the inhabitants of every town, village, and hamlet, within a week's ride, the present occupants cannot stir out at the sound of ' boot and saddle.' Happy are the people whose worst criminals are prevented from aspiring !co the commission of crime beyond that of petty larceny." The writer of an article on the search after Sir John Franklin expresses a trust and a confidence that some of the members of that ill-fated expedition still survive ; we hope his trust may prove not misplaced, although we must confess that we now fear the worst. "Phantoms and Realities" is continued, and we have besides reviews of "Lord Holland's Reminiscences," and of the poems of Mr. and Mrs. Browning.