The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-22 00:00:00

A NOTE FROM NESSELRODE.

The attachment of the two Grand-Ducal Courts
of Mecklenburg to Russian interests is well known,
and a complimentary despatch from Count Nessel-
rolle is ix circulation, which shows that this is not
unnoticed by the Emperor Nicholas, and is repaid
with a shower of compliments both to their Royal
Highnesses aid their Minister. The letter is from
Count Nesselrodo, the Chancellor of the Empire,
to the Baron do Budberg, and bears date " St.
Petersburg, Dee. 14 :"
" The Enii2erer is aware of tine observations made by
the. plenipotenVary •oE4 the two Grand-Ducal Courts of
:Mecklenburg atl the ►et of Frankfort, on the varicus
liteaSious on which that Assembly has been called on to
consider the Eastern question.
"Lon. since, at the sitting of the 24th of July, when
deliberating on the treaty of the 20th of April,
M. d'Oertzen declared that the two Courts he had the
honour to represent, while witnessing with pleasure the
good understanding established between the Cabinets
of Vienna and Berlin, could not but observe that the
accession of the German Confederation to this treaty of
alliance was neither in accordance with the spirit
of the Federal Pact, nor with the position as-
-signed to Germany as a European Power; and that it
would even out,:tep the limits laid down in the 47th
article of the last treaty of Vienna as regarded a pos-
sible co-operation, and that on that account his august
principals could not think of voting for the accession.
Faithful to thin; reasoning, the Mecklenburg plenipo-
*tetitiary abstained from voting on the last occasion, when
the Diet was callei on to decide on the additional ar-
tele of the 2Gth of November.

" It is to be regretted, Monsieur le Baron, that the
able observations of M. d'Oertzen did uvt prevail on the
Federal Assembly. They would have shielded Ger-
Mnny from the complications which the Cabinet of
Vienna labours more and more to accthalulate. You
know that our august master has always carefully
avoided any interference with the questions submitted to
the Diet, and which arc its own exclusive'concern. But
his Imperial Majesty cannot deny himself the satisfaction
of evincing to the two Graud-Ducal Courts how much
he appreciates their noble attitude towards a policy
that, under the pretext of insuring the return of peace,
tends to force out of the existing war a struggle that
shall involve the whale of Europe.

"Be pleased to make known this testimony of our
august master's interest to their Royal Highnesses in
whatever way you think best.—Receive, &c., &c."

LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Jan. 22.—Wind and weather this day at
Noon, Westerly breeze ; it is thawing fast.
CowEs, Jan. 21.—Wind, E. Sailed—Woodbine, for
Portland, U.S.

PORTCIIOIITH, Jan. 21.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Anna
Mnrgaretha, from Batavia, for Amsterdam; Monsoon,
fe.r Calcutta.

SourritALIPTON, Jan. 20.—Wind, E. Sailed—Euxine
(s), for Alexandria; Amity (s), Crimea; Swiftsure, do.
PLYMouni, Jan. 20.—Arrived—Euterpe, from BataNia,
for Amsterdam.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 21.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Hanover,
from Baltimore ; Mounstewart Elphinstone, Calcutta ;
Maria del Pilar, Rio Janeiro ; Hartley, St. John's, N. 8.,
for Sunderland. Off Port— Caroline Alice, from Calcutta.
LOWESTOFT, Jan. 11.—Arrived—Thornley, from Lon-
don, for Snnderland, assisted in leaky.
IhnwrcH, Jan. 21.—The Henry and Jane (schooner),
of and for Colchester, from Soaham, drove onPye Saud,
and became a total wreck ; crew saved.
CLYDE, Jan. 20.—Sailed—Emerald, for Madras ; Assam,
Trinidad.

CARDIFF, Jan. 20.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Diving
Mist, for Rio Janeiro.

THE FOEEIGN-OFFICE.—The Earl of Clarendon has
returned to Grosvenor-crescent, from the Grove, near
Watford, Eats, for the season. A Queen's messenger
was despatched on Friday night, with advices for his
Excellency Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, at Constan-
tinople, and for Field• Marshal Lord Raglan, at the
Crimea. The messenger who arrived the same day from
the East did not bring any despatches from Lord Raglan,
but merely from the British embassy at the Turkish
capital, and for the Secretary-at-War and the First Lord
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Antipo?? es ; or, The N elv Existence. A tale of
real life. By a Clergyman. 3 vols. Hurst
and Blacliett.

This work has certainly the advantage of being
different from every-day novels. It is seldom that
so practical and useful a narrative is met with. It
does not aim at being pleasing or fascinating, it
has no wonderful events, and nu celebrated charac-
ters to distinguish its pages. Its interest is con-
siderable, however, from being true and natural.
All the most important circumstances are pro-
bable, and whether it is malice, envy, or passion,
that dictates the actions, there is nothing extrava-
gant or exaggerated to be snot with. The hero tells
the history of his early years, which were full of
trouble, anxiety, and sorrow, chiefly caused by hie
own ill conduct and bad management. It is true
ho had many adverse circumstances to contend
against, but he did not manfully and energetically
confront danger, but yielded to temptations, sunk
under trials, and ga,vo way to despair in every
emergency. One disappointment led to another, he
was unsuccessful at college from one cause and
another, the most influential one being the evil
effected by Hartley, with whom he constantly
associated. When he came home ho was desirous
of obtaining a curacy, but found it difficult ; ho
was then rendered indifferent to his worldly con-
, cerus by the unlooked-for „and surprising mar-
riage of a lady to whom he was greatly attached
with an old schoolmaster of his. After roaming
about in wild despair, instead of rousing himself
to forget his trouble in work, and turn his
thoughts to doing good to others, as was peculiarly
befitting one of his sacred calling, ho took to one
stimulant after another. First he smoked to esc
cess, which completely exhausted him, and then he
was led into the more dangerous practice of drink-
ing. After some time, however, he was fortunate
enough to become possessed of a curacy, and ho sot
out accordingly for his new habitation. Here with
circumspection and care he might have done well,
although he was not placed in a very pleasant neigh.
bourhood, but his worst enemies (and he made
many by his want of foresight) could not have
wished him to act more foolishly and more un•
warily than he did. Ho persisted in throwing
away advice, and in going to the house of one who
always set snares for him. After many confusions
he was compelled to give up his position as curate,
at the time when ho might have been rector, with
other testimonials to his conduct than he had
earned. He came home, and a dreary period fol-
lowed • he felt himself in a false position, although
he had met with any public disgrace, and h©
could hardly bear to walk the streets of his
native town, or look his neighbours in the face.
At length he resolved on never drinking or smoking
again, and, in order to insure a fulfilment of
that vow, he joined the Temperance Society,
which was then celebrating a feast in his vicinity,
although it is not likely that general or unqualified
assent will be accorded to the praises bore lavished.
on the institution, it is certain that for such as
Rechab, it was the best and wisest thing he could
do to become a member of it. He thus put away
all power of falling into his old habits, which,
hitherto, ho had not been capable of doing. From.
that time lie was a different being ; his course was
clear, and his work, which was soon given to him
when his character changed, was zealously and
meritoriously performed. The sketch of Lord
Rolle is rather strange, but not -inconsistent with
his life and disposition. The crafty Whittle and
the time-serving 13Iack wells,are naturally described.
The style is simple, and though, as must be sug-
gested by the subject, some painful scene, appear,
there is interest throughout, and satisfaction is ex-
perienced in the concluding portion of the story.
The thoughts are elevated, and the principles ex-
cellent, and it is certain that if all who are as un-
fortunately situated as Rechab were to follow his
example, it would be conducive, as is here observed,
"to their best interests in time, and when time
shall be no more."

Hildred, the Daughter. By Mrs. Newton Cross-

land. Routledge.
Mrs. Newton Crossland is well known as an
authoress of a superior style. She has already
produced several pleasing domestic stories, and the
present is one of her most successful attempts. It
is not, as the name would seem to imply, a story
of auai..6 days, but ono of modern and every-day
life. The heroine, a young and lively girl, without
any very strong principles to guide her, the only
child of a wealthy parent, finds herself suddenly
.placed in a very trying and painful position. She
becomes aware that the large sum of money hor
father has allotted to her cannot honestly be called
his own. It is the property of a French nobleman
who at the time of the Revolution had confided it
to the care of his friend while waiting for an op-
portunity to make his escape. He perished by the
guillotine, and nothing having been heard of his
infant child, Mr. Layton did not trouble himself to
make inquiries, but very quietly appropriated the
money and set it aside as his daughter's portion.
It is in this awkward and perplexing situation that
poor }Eldred finds herself; and to add to her diffi-
culties she has just been engaged to a worldly-
minded and selfish lover, to whom, however, she
is deeply attached. How she extricates, herself
from her troubles, and how her character becomes
elevated and refined through suffering we will leave
the reader to discover. It is a book especially
suited for the perusal of the young, as it supplies
them with higher motives of action than is usually
found in works of fiction. We congratulate Mrs.
Crossland on her contribution to the Christmas
library.

A Tour round my Garden. Translated from the
French of Alphonse Karr. Routledge.
This delightful and instructive little work is
translated from the French of Alphonse Karr, and
contains a variety of information respecting the
wonders of nature, combined with a little
timely sarcasm on the follies of mankind, with
a few reflections interspersed. The writer pays a
visit to a friend who is about to make the tour of
the world. He sees him depart with sorrow and
envy at his superior fortune. But being struck
with the lovely views which the sunset presents to
him, lie begins to reflect that equal advantages are
within his own reach, and exclaims, " I also will
make a voyage ; I will see new and extraordinary
things ; I also will have something to tell. Make
you the tour of the world, I will make the tour of
my garden." Something to toll ho certainly has,
and very charmingly he has told it. The transla-
tor wisely endeavouring to preserve, as much as.,
possible, the originality of the book, has preserved
most of allusions to national manners and cup
-
toms. The little scenes and sketches introduced
are very pleasing, and the reader fully sympathises
with the poor hermit's horror of the intrusive friend
who comes, uninvited, shoots his favourite black-
bird, and chases his pointer over his beloved gar-
den. Before the author has half finished his
journey his friend returns from his long voyage.
We trust the pleasure he derived from it mayshortly
induce him to record the adventures of another.

A Dozen Pair of Wedding Gloves. James Black-

A lively and entertaining little volume contain-
ing six stories of varied degrees of interest. They
are not all comic, however, " Briarly Farm'
threatens to conclude in a very tragic manner, but
fortunately the wheel of fortune turns unexpectedly
and the lovers are made happy. It is a pleasing
and simple collection of stories, and has already
reached a second edition. The author promises
his friends a packet of wedding cards which will
no doubt be equally meritorious and successful.

Rome Stories. Collected by the Brothers Grimm.

Routledge.
This is a new translation of these favourite fairy
tales which possess ono great reconumendation' un-
common in those days—they are sipply fairytales
and nothing more. It is now so tfivalto improve
and alter our dear old friends, thiS nursery tales,
that we may expect soon to find Tom Thumb tra-
velling by rail, and Cindrella in loather shoes.
These stories are not our own national ones, they
are translated from the German, and the chief
portion of them, it is said, were told to the Messrs.
Grimm by the peasantry: They possess the usual
compound of extravagance and imagination, of
sense and nonseje, which is to be found in most
German legendg. n some of them we must admit
the nonsense larg, . predominates .;but no one can
be always wise a ,in the midst of the scientific,
political, and hist icaLessays, tEeatises, rudiments,
and abstracts, it js refreshing aturn to a volume
which has no pretensions except to amuse.

The Courtier 41*Eut e states that Mme. Bodisco,
wife of the ex-governor of Bomarsund, now living as a
prisoner of war at Evreux, has just been safely delivered
of a son.

THE MAILS.—SOUTUAMPON, Jan. 20•.--The Penin-
sular and OrJntial Company's steamship Euxine, Capt.
J. Weeks,,sailell this afternoon with the heavy portion
of the India and China mails. She has on board 61
first-c -ism and 29 second-class passengers, among whom
are y Jackson, Colonel Hall, Colonel Tudor, Lieut.-
first-c
ne Messuer, Major Campbell, Lieut. Dickenson,
.Corama,nder Kamet, and the Rev. Mr. Coelle. The
Euxine has on freight, specie for Malta and Alexandria
amounting to 50,9101., and for India and China, 1,9481.,
besides a full gal cargo: The Royal Mail Company's
steamship' Parana, duo-with the West India mails on the
16th ult., has not yet 'arrived. The cause of her•deten-
tion is supposed to be a disarrangement in her ma-
chinery or a want of coal at St. Thomas's. The Iberia,
with the Peninsular mails, is looked for about the 25th
inst., and the Indtis, with the India and China mails, is
expected to arrive on or about the 23d inst.
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