The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

LITERATURE,

Beauties of Tropical Scenery. By R. N. Dunbar.
Second Edition. One Vol. Pp. 147. Hardwicke.
So many eulogistic opinions of the press—frag-
mentarily given from several among our contem-
poraries—are quoted by the author or the pub-
lisher in regard to the contents of this little volume
of versification, that, having examined the book
for ourselves, we hardly know what to think of it !
Not of the book itself, but of the discrepancy
there is—the extraordinary discrepancy, as it
appears to us—between the contents of the
book and these sententious panegyrics.
Reading the latter, one is led to expect
that tLe descriptive passages will prove
to be worthy of a Tropical Thomson—that the
erotic passages are not unworthy of Anacreon
Moore. S.) prepared to listen to the warblings of
the singer, we turn to these warblings themselves
with breathless eagerness, determined to note the
effect produced by them upon ourselves etten-
tively. Unhappily we have done so quite as
vainly as ever did Sir Charles Coldstream in
the earlier part of his nonchalant doings—when,
feeling his pulse (watch in hand) he shakes his
head despairingly—" No result !" Not quickened
by a single pulsation ! Eyes undimmed, cheek
unflushed—we turn the pages listlessly. Even
the contagion of the choral praise we have before
referred to, as already the bock's, or rather the
author's—fails to affect us in the least, even to the
feeblest echo of it. The publisher and his
printer, even the bookbinder, having done every-
thing they could for the volume ! Superficially
viewed, it is the prettiest of literary ornaments for
a boudoir table. Beautiful paper, capital type,
graceful tooling on the cover ! To say nothing of
the lovely, fanciful frontispiece, representing the
Ideal goddess of the Tropics, a sort of a West Indian
Britannia, having beside her, instead of a shield
and a lion couchant, a prodigal cornucopia, running
over with flowers and fruit such as the torrid zone
alone could let loose upon the lap of Nature. An-
other embellishment, too, there is in this book
greatly enhancing its value—viz., an exquisite en-
graving of one of the comeliest portraits of that good
and great man Christopher Columbus, that we have
ever had the satisfaction of looking upon. But—
the book itself, the verses of R. N. Dunbar—well,
really, honestly be it said, there is not the faintest
seeming of a reflected flush from the gorgeous pages
of James Thomson—this in regard to the descrip-
tive passages ! Neither is there anywhere that we
can discern the faintest echo of one turtle-dove tone,
caught from the amorous lays of Tom Moore—this
in regard to the erotic passages ! The following is
about the very beat specimen of our author's quality
that we have been able to select for quotation. And
as a specimen of the writer in the happiest mood,
and at the happiest moment, we give it a place, here,
willingly :

MORNING—A FRAGMENT.
Let Art's elate enthusiast laud
Thy miracles, immortal Claude
Nature's great Rival, that ccilild'st grace
With added charms Creation's face I
But not thy pencil, dipt in heaven,
To canvass could have fully given
The loveliness of Morning's smiles
Reflected by the Indian Isles :
When, wringing their green tresses, bright
With the clear unction of the night,
Upon the breezy shore they pay
Their matins to the God of day ;
And render to their Sular king
Their fresh breath's grateful offering.--
While he, with furnace-crowned head,
Comes flaming from his saffron bed :
Casts, like a haughty conqueror,
Brief glance on mountain, sea, and shore;
Then rushes, on red axle driven,
Sheer up the central steep of heaven.
Bright as that early beam of light,
The Bee-bird darts his flashing flight
Through almond walks, and citron bowers,
Thfling the nectar of the flowers,
While yet the dew in every bell
Is pure as when from heaven it fell ;
For nought but beverage of the skies
Could nurture those ethereal eyes.—
The red Flamingo lifts his head,
And wades the marsh with stately tread.
And the lone feather'd Fisher flies
From cliff•built eyry, to surprise
On distant banks her scaly food,
And bear them to her callow brood.
Graceful versification—nothing more. A good deal
of interesting information is, all through the volume,
given in the form of notes. There is a long rig-
marole of a preface. And there you have the work
accurately defined ! Saving or.ly that the author
—thanks, probably, to the favourable opinions of
reviewers more readily pleased than we can affect
to be in the matter of versification—saving only, we
say, that the author has had the satisfaction of be-
holding that timbre of success " Second Edition''
honourably placed upon the title-page to this
volume of " Love Songs and Lyrical Sketches."

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-TUESDAY.

There was a • fair attendance of members here to-day.
For the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes Early Purl was in
most request, 3 to 1 being accepted about him at the close.
For the Northumberland Plate Tottenham and Sir Roger
were in demand at 7 and 8 to 1 respectively, and 4 to 1 was
taken several times about the pair coupled. There was very
little done on the St. Lager or next year's Derby. Closing
prices :

THE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES,
3to 1 agst Early Purl (taken)
sto 1 agst Suspicion (taken)
7to 1 agst Douche (offered)
Bto 1 agst Alabama (taken)
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE,
7 to 1 agst Tottenham (taken)
Bto 1 agst Sir Roger (taken freely)
Bto 1 aget Caller Ou (offered)
100 to 8 aget Donnybrook (offered)
4to 1 aget Tottenham and Sir Roger, coupled
(taken)
ST, LEGER.
7to 2 agst Blair Athol (taken and offered)

THE DERBY OF 1865.
Bto 1 apt Liddington (offered)
30 to 1 apt A 1 (taken)

WEIGHTS FOR rHE GOOWOOD CUP.
(Calculated
Age st lb
Lord Clifden .. 4 9 7
Stradella
Limosina
Blithfield
Dollar
The Ranger 4 9 0
East Lancashire 4 9 0
S3a King .. 4 9 0
La Toucques 4 8 10
Queen Bertha
Scottish Chief

.o June 14.)

Age at lb
Claremont .. 3 7 7
Bel Demonio 4 7 0
Bacchus 3 7 7
Glenclusk
The Little Stag 3 7 7
Myrtle
Lord Zetland
Hollytox
The Major 3 7 3
Molly Carew 3 7 3
Esperance

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

LONDON, June 15.—Wind this day at noon—South-
West; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with showers
at times.

CLYDE; June 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Arabia, from
Trinidal.

CARDIFF, hue 13.—Wiud S.W.—Sailed—John Henry,
for Bermuda.

OFF FALMOUTH, Juno 14.—Arrived—Mary Edwards,
from Rouen.

PLYMOUTH, June 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sirocco,
from London for Sydney.
NEWPORT, June 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Young
Mechanic, from Havre for New York—S. W, Hansom,
from London for Shanghai.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PLYMOUTH, Wednesday, 10 a.m.
The screw steam frigate Aurora, 35, Captain Sir F.
Leopold M'Clintock, Kn!ght, from Ireland, arrived in the
Sound this morning,
(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH )
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, June 14—Celia, trom Nassau—Victoria, from
New York—James Lamb, from Manzanillo—Agnes, from
Belize—Susanne, New York—Energie, from St. John's,
New Brunswick.
Arrived, June 15—Eleanor, from Port Natal —Caber-
fugn, from Guernsey—Dasker, Fahrsund.
Sailed, Turd 14—Columbus, for Auckland.
Saile3, June 15—Maggie Lauder, for Point Agar; Vic
toria, for Kurrachee,

DEAL,
Wednesday Morning.
Passed, Jane 14—Isly, from Gambia ; Eden Sheppee,
from Prince Edward's Island—both for London.
Passed, June 15--Victoria from St. Kitt's; Junato, from
Co:ombo ; Saxon (bark), from the west ; Augusta (screw
steamer), from Liverpool; Princess Royal of Ipswich, from
the west—all for London.

LORD HOUGHTON (R. Monokton Milnes) is pre-
paring a new and revised edition of his " Life and Letters
of Keats," which will be published shortly by Messrs.
MomOn end Co.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BINKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Coronai,4sioner Fane.)

IN RE J. ANDREWS-RE---*-A WITNESS ARRESTED AND
BROUGHT UP ON A WARRANT.

In this case the witness sought to be examined is a well•
known wholesale stationer, and was brought up in custody
from Manchester, having been apprehended on a warrant
issued by his Honour, he having neglected to attend in pur-
suance of two summonFes which had been served upon him.
Mr. E. Reed complained, and said that it was a great
hardship on a most respectable tradesman in the City to
drag him up in custody from Manchester. He was com-
pelled to be absent from London from time to time on his
country journeys, and behind his back the present warrant
was obtained without any reasonable ground, as the witness
could have been met with, and the matter was not so urgent.
He thought it a most monstrous proceeding. He (Mr.
Reed) therefore asked for his instant release from custody.

Dir R„ Griffiths, for the assignees, said that the witness
was taken before Mr Commissioner• Holroyd yesterday, but
that learned Commissioner refhied to interfere, He (Mr
Griffiths) objected to the witness being discharged until he
had given the information required of him. '['he bankrupt
denied that he had a shilling to bring up to town, but ad-
mitted that £5 had been Jeft,with his brother at the count •

ing house.
Mr E. Reed—l move that he must be discharged.
Commissioner—Why ? He must be examined first.
Mr Reed—Yes, examine him ; he is willing to be exa
mined.

His Honour—Let the examination go on.
The examination was devoid of general interest, touching
deeds held by the witness.as a security.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

WESTMINSTER.

FURIOUS DRIVING BY A CABMAN, AND NARROW
ESCAPE.—R, G, Crouch, cab-driver, was charged, before
Mr Arnold, with furiously driving his horse and cab, and
with endangering the lives of passengers.
Police-constable B 149 said that at about two o'clock
that morning ho was on duty in Belgrave-place, when ho
heard a cab approaching him, lie looked back, and ob-
served the prisoner, who was driving a hansom cab at a
very furious rate. On the prisoner reaching Eccleston-
bridge he came in collision with a four-wheel cab, and tore
off the hind wheels of the latter. In consequence of the
collision, the prisoner was jerked from his seat on to the
roof of his oil). Prisoner was drunk.

The driver of the four-wheeled cab said that the damage
done to his cab amounted to £3 10s. He called out to the
prisoner upon seeing him coming towards him, thinking
that he (the prisoner) might be asleep, but he paid no
attention to h:m.

'ln answer to the magistrate, it was stated that the pr
sonar was in the employment of Mr Floyd, cab proprietor,

. .
The prisoner stated that the horse he was driving was
hard-mouthed, that he had been a driver eleven years, and
had never met with an accident before.

He was remanded till Friday.

MARLEOROUGH-STREET.

THE HYDE PARK REVIEW AND A RECEIVER OF
STOLEN WATCHES.--Jallle3 Hattersley, a tall well-dressA
man, described as a jeweller, charged before Mr Knox
with stealing a watch of the value of £2O, the property of
Dr Sinclair, of No. 2, Vicarage-gardens, Campdert-hill,
Kensington, while at the Volunteer Review in Hyde-park,
was again brought before Mr. Knox.
The case was before the court on a former occasion.
There was no proof that the prisoner took the watch, but
Sergeant Gordon, 9 C, who took the prisoner into custody,
found in his possession several gold and silver watches,
which the prisoner alleged he had bought of a man named
Martin. One of them was identified as having been stolen
from a person at Epsom races, and another, which the pri-
soner had pledged with Mr Alton, of 250, Holloway-road,
pawnbroker, Dr Sinclair identified as his property,
Mr Edward Dillon Lewis, from the office of Mr Edward
Lewis, appeared for the prisoner.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar,
. .

Dr Sinclair, in answer to Mr Lewis, said he was not pre-
pared to say the prisoner was the man who took his watch,
and Mr Alton said he had always known the prisoner as a
respectable man, and bad never heard anything against his
character,

Mr Knox—Then you would be surprised to hear that
the prisoner has been going about obtaining goods by the
falsa pretence that they were for his uncle.

Mr Alton said he should.
Mr Knox—Then I can tell you that I have just signed

a warrant.

Mr Knox ordered the pawn who had made the complaint
against the prisoner to be called, and informed him that as
he intended to send the prisoner for trial, the person could
prefer his complaint at the sessions.

Mr Knox asked the prisoner whether ho wished to say
anything.

Mr Lewis felt it w&s useless to struggle against the evi•
deuce, but objected that the person had been called to con•
tradict w hat was stolen by a witness for the prosecution.

Mr Knox said Nlr Lewis was correct in his objection.
and committed the pri,oner for trial.
Mr Lewis stated that ho should reserve his defence.

THAMES.

Too Mucir WINE.-John Ford, a labourer, was brough'
beforo Mr Partridge charged with being dead drunk in St.
Katherine's Dock.

William Cowley, a constable, said he found the prisoner
drunk and quite insensible last evening on the dock quay,
Mr Partridge—Was he quiet P
Witness—lle was without sense or motion. I thought
he was dead.

Mr Partridge—Has he been locked up all night?
Witness—He has been in the Hospital all night under
medical treatment. A large quantity of wine was pumped
from his stomach. He drank wine by means of a tube out
of a cask, and fell senseless on the quay.
The prisoner said he had nothing to say.
Mr Partridge—Yon have nearly lost your life. You are
fined ls.

ROBBERY ON BOARD A SPANISH SHlP.—Manuel
Costa, a Portuguese seaman, was brought before Mr. Par-
tridge, charged with stealing two red Crimean shirts, two
flannel shirts, and a pair of trousers, the property of Jose
Arrisfola, cabin boy, and Josef Marque, seaman, on board
the Spanish ship Picdad, lying in the Wapping basin of the
London dock.

The prisoner shipped as cook of the Picdad, a few days
ago. He deserted last night, taking with him his
shipmates' things from their chests in the forecastle.
Information was given to the police, and this IL orning, at
6 o'clock, the prisoner was arrested in High-street,
Wapping, by Thomas Cross, police constable, No. 50 H,
who took from him the 4 shirts, and the pier of trousers he
had stolen. The prisoner was wearing them under his own
clothes. Cross told him he was charged with stealing the
shirts and trousers. He said he had not stolenthem. The
cabin boy lent him the things.
The cabin boy said he did not lend anything to the
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prisoner.
The prisoner, an old man, said he got drunk last night.
The witnesses said the prisoner was sober when he left
the shop.
Mr Partridge fined the prisoner 40e for the unlawful pos•
session of the articles taken from him.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The supply of English wheat on the stands to-day was
very small; nevertheless the trade for all qualities was in
an inactive state. Monday's currency was, however, sup-
ported.

With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup-
plied. Generally speaking, however, sales progressed
slowly at late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request at pre-
vious quotations.

There was a moderate supply on offer. On the whole the
trade was steady at full prices.
The malt trade was steady at late rates.

Oats—the supply of which on sale was very moderate—
ruled firm, and prices had an upward tendency.
Beans and peas changed hands at the full prices current
on Monday.
In flour, a moderate business was transacted at late
rates.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
English-- 710 150 1,130 380
Irish-- - - 1,240
ForoLfil liO 7,2/0 151 sKs.
Do

BOROUGH HOP.
We have to report a quiet trade for hops at last week's
currency. The market is but moderately supplied, but the
accou,nts from the plantations are favourable,

WHITECEAPEL.
The trade is Blow for all descriptions at the following

prices
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d;
lamb, 5s Od to Os Od ; veal, 33 Sd to 45 Sd ; and pork, 33 4d
to 4s 63 per Sibs by tha carcase.

THE TdTAL COST OF THE BUILDING OF THE
NATIONAL GALLERY, DUBLIN, up to the present
time is £26,738 19s, Bd. The Gallery was completed and
opened to the public on the Ist of February ; but the in-
terior of that portion of the building originally intended to
contain Archbishop Marsh's library is not yet finished.
THE LATE PROFESSOR FERRIER.—The world of
philosophy and letters has sustained a heavy loss
by the death of James Frederick Ferrier, A.B. Oxon, Pro-
fessor of Metaphysics and Political Economy in the
University of St. Andrew's. Mr Ferrier's health had for
some months been seriously impaired by organic disease of
the heart; and latterly, we believe, he felt himself so com-
pletely incapacitated for conducting the business of his class
that he had to delegate it to other hands. Repeated
accessions of angina pectoris confirmed his numerous
friends in the fear that recovery was hopeless ; and on
Saturday, at an ago comparatively unadvanced, he died
at his residence in the ancient university town which he
adorned by his genius and enlivened by his social presence.
—.Edinburgh Courant.

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HER MAJESTY,

Vir.I.NDSOE, CASTLE, Tuesday:
Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, attended
by the Hon. Mrs Grey, the Hon. Horatia Stopford,
and Lieut. Colonel the Hon. D. De Roe, returned
from London last night.
The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
the Princers Louis of Hesse, walked acd drove in
the grounds this morning.
H.-Jr Majesty and her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess Louis of Hesse, attended by the Hon. Mrs
Bruce, Mdile. de Granny, and Lord Ch'arle's Fi!zroy,
left Wiethcr for Twickenham this afternoon to vibiL
the Duke and Duchess d'Autnale.