The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-02 00:00:00

LITERATURE,

Can Tou Forgive Her ? By Anthony Trollop°.

No. VIII. Chapman and Hall.

Unless the drift of the whole story changes won-
derfully in, the subsequent instalments of it, we feel
perfectly persuaded that we can't I That is, of
course, that we can't possibly forgive her—this
jilting, nonchalant, she-would-and-she-wouldn't
heroine, Alice Vavasor. Already the reader has
been made acquainted with her causeless and en•
tire!y heartless throwing over of excellent, hand-
some Mr Grey of Nethercoats. And now, in this
fresh instalment of the narrative, ho, the reader,
learns with yet greater disgust of her absurd taking
up again with her worldly, ugly, soar-faced cousin,
George Vavasor. In the number before us there are
two soi• distant ove.letters—ono from George to Alice
the other from Alice to George. And of the two we
really don't know which we like the least. They
are simply odious and entirely intolerable. Another
character that we have heard a good deal about in
the previous chapters, but that we had not, until this
portion of the story appeared, made acquaintance
with, is here introduced to our notice—meaning the
ultra handsome and, we were going to add, utterly
worthless, Burge Fitzgerald. Utterly worthless
he is here, however, shown not to be—and as to
his beauty being, as we have said just simply
ultra handsome, does not the author himself
speak of Burgo's face as Godlike ? While,
the effect of it is such upon people of all classes and
conditions, cabmen, potboys, bar-women, and men-
dicants, that we are reminded by it of that hand-
some schoolfellow of. Leigh Hunt's (was it not ?) of
whom the humorous essayist used to relate with so
much gusto the anecdote of the comely blue-coat
boy upsetting an old ap-plewoman's tray of fruit
and nuts at a street corner, and being greeted for
his clumsiness with—" Where are•you driving to,
you stupid, blundering, good for nothing"—(and
then on the applewoman's chancing to catch
sight of his face)—" beautiful creature, God bless
you !" Just thns is it with the Burgo Fitzgerald
of Anthony Trollope's new fiction—a fiction care-
lessly though prettily illustrated by " Phiz," the
once matchless illustrator of Bcz and Harry
Lorrequer.

NAMES OF THE STREETS OF THE METROPOLIS.—
In a pitaphlet form (pp. 82), numbered as 153
among the Metropolitan Board of Works' publica-
tions, we have here somo very interesting Returns
Ordered to be printed May 6, 1864), giving ub the
names of those streets in the metropolis
which have been regulated by order of the
Board since 1856. These returns include lists
of new streets named, of old streets renamed
and houses renumbered, as well as of streets
whose names have been altogether abolished. So far
all this is excellent in the way of simplification.
But—if, as is certainly the case, " much has been
done," yet " more remains to do" of exactly the
same kind in all parts of the metropolis l As may
very readily be recognized at a casual glance upon
anyone's examination either of a map of London,or of
any portion you please of the street nomenclature
of the metropolis ES given of that particular depart-
ment of the last issue of the Post-office London
Directory.

Mr .Romford's Hounds. Part IV. By the Author
of " Handley Cross."

Mr Romford, in company with his newly created
sister, arrives at Reldon Hall, and is duly installed
in that ancient mansion, and although the new
lodger or lessee is rather overcome by its greatness,
not so is Mrs Somerville, late Mrs Sponge, nee Amy
Glitters, whose mind grows colossal in proportion
to her prospects, and she enacts the fine lady with
readiness and tact. The doubts and perplexities of
Mr Romford at the anticipated expenses which his
new residence will entail upon him are humorously
depicted, but it is rather straining a point to make
a man of even his consummate assurance and
effrontery send for a blacksmith to pick the lock of
the owner's wins cellar ; however, novel writers are
privileged now-a-days, and one must keep pace
with the age. Many new characters are introduced,
so that there is no likelihood of there being any
lack of incidents in the succeeding numbers.
Among others, the portraits of the Giant Game-
keeper, and the omnibus driver, Independent
Jimmey, are *depicted in a style peculiar to the
author.

DALZIEL'S ILLITSTEATED GOLDSMITH brings us
this month,with the magazines,the sixth instalment.
In it, besides other pcetieal pieces, are those two
delicious jeux d'esprit, " The Haunch of Venison"
and " Retaliation." Each of these humorous poems
being excellently well illustrated. In the former,
Oliver himself is shown to us wrapt in admiring
contemplation of the haunch just arrived from Lord
Clare! In the latter, that is in "Retaliation," we
see him seated at the club-table in the midst of that
glorious group of friends whom he sketches off eo
inimitably in that delightful composition.

DALZIEL'S ILLUSTRATED 46 ARABIAN NIGHTS
ENTERTAINMENTS."—A serial edition of that great
work, still as magnificently illustrated as ever in
this eighth instalment of it I Here it reveals to us in
a succession of admirable woodcuts, Schemselnihar
and the Jeweller, the Birth of Camaralzaman, the
Sultan entreating Fatima to induce Camaralzaman
to marry, the Slave presenting himself before King
Schahzaman, and other equally wonderful person-
ages. When the book is completed, it will be,
among cheap works of the kind, what Harvey's still
remains among the costlier—that is, the ne plus
ultra,

HOME OP Them—Fourth Report. Another
pamphlet, this time it is one of 62 pages, is here
submitted to us—but it is a pamphlet not simply
interesting like the one last mentioned—it is in the
highest degree solemnizing and impressive. It con-
tains within it the Fourth Report of the Committee,
who have undertaken the furtherance of the
humane design out of which has sprung the
philanthropic institution now for some time
past established under the name of the
Home of Hope, at 6, Regent-square, Gray's
Inn-road—a benevolent institution designed for the
restoration, or at any rate for the attempted
restoration of fallen and for the protection of
friendless young women. From the latest
report of the proceedings of the particular asso-
ciation having in view, here, this doubly bene-
ficent object, it wauld seem that at the least
an admirable commencement has been made,
with a view to the mitigation of some
among the almost incalculable horrors arising out
of what is spoken of amongst us significantly as
the Social Evil, At the best, however, the work
already done, and still doing, to this end, in con-
nection with the Home of Hope, has been under-
taken by the large hearted members of this com-
mittee so very recently, that it could by no pos-
sibility be, yet awhile, anything more than a
mere commencement. Mais, ce n'est que le pre•
;trier pas gut coute in regard to these moat benign
projects. But, that first step having in this instance
happily been taken, as we have hereby already seen
and notified, may we not reasonably conclude that
the design of its promoters will henceforth, as it
deserves to do, advance and prosper ? To ensure
this, the very first consideration is, of course, for the
public at large themselves to make certain by their
own acts that the funds placed at the disposal of
the oornmit,eo shall more and mere rapidly con-
tinue to increase and multiply.

The United Service Magazine, '
The United Service opens with an interesting
history of Greenwich Hospital. After giving an
account of its foundation and construction, the
writer discourses on the various phases of its
government from the completion in the reign of
Queen Anne to the present time, when the form of
its administration and the direction of its finances
are in a state of transition. That the recommen-
dations of the Royal Commissioners appointed to
inquire into the management of this national insti-
tution will be promptly responded to by the Board
of Admiralty cannot be doubted. The Duke of
Somerset, indeed, goes even further than the Com-
missioners in the alterations and improvements
which he contemplates, and foremost among these
is a change in the absurd double form of goyern-

ment—viz., both a civil and a military' one.
" Curiosities of Naval Literature" are continued,
and contain some amusing descriptions. " A Sketch
of Jungle Life" gives an account of an Indian
sporting tour. " Four Years on the Gold Coast,"
by Capt. Matthews, sth Fusiliers, is as interesting
in the instalment before us as in the preceding
chapters. The writer has evidently been very
observant during his sojourn on that fiery coast ;
his descriptions of the products, both mineral and
vegetable, and of the natural history, and of the
customs of the inhabitants, are well worthy of
attention. Capt. W. W.-Knollys' tale of "Oswald
Hastings" is continued, and possesses its usual
amount of interest. The history of the experiments
at Shoeburyness is duly carried on ; and among the
remaining papers we find a review of the condition
of Russia and Poland, a narrative of the campaign
in Schleswig-Holstein, and a paper on the means of
acquiring a correct eye in strategy.

The American War—• The Views of the
South,

We copy the following from the Richmond Whig
of the 17th June :—The people of the South are
by this time pretty well rid of the notable delusion
of foreign intervention which for a time hampered
their energies and palsied their efforts. They had
a right, in the beginning, to suppose that European
Governments would act towards them on the prin-
ciples which had previously been determined in
cases similar to ours. They certainly had no reason
to believe that under pretence of neutrality, Europe
would depart frcm the well established rule in re-
gard to the recognition of de facto Governments,
and, in addition, decide against us every point which
international law decides in our favour. But it very
soon was made clear that foreign Governments had
not the slightest intention of recognising us, much
less intervening in our favour. Mason might be
treated like a lacquey in London, or Slidell received
like a gentleman in Paris; it was all one so far as
the Confederacy was concerned. Yet the delusion
of recognition was cherished until we were forced to
abandon it from sheer weariness. Luckily for us,
the subject, from having been a favourite, has be-
come a decided bore, and, being a bore, has been
kicked ignominiously out of the circles where it was
once most welcome. And we do not wonder at it.
If Europe refuses to consider the Confederacy a de
facto Government, Europe is clearly en ass or a
cheat. If Europe cannot recognise a Government
which for more than three years has carried on the
most colossal war of modern times ; which raises
and maintains armies of hundreds of thousands of
men; which conducts its internal aff.irs with all the
precision and regularity characteristic of the oldest
nationalities; which has never been disturbed by
social disorders or domestic insurrections; which
exercises undisputed jurisdiction by the expressed
will and consent of the inhabitants over a territory
ES large as half-a-dozen good sized European king-
doms, why, then, Europe must either be stone blind
or quite unwilling to see. And to this opinion our
people, fortunately, have come at last.
But there is another delusion which may do just
as much harm if it is not thoroughly dispelled from
the publio mind—a delusion which is all the more
dangerous because it may have a still greater effect
in modifying our opinions and mitigating cur efforts.
This delusion is based on the fallacy that there is a
party in the North intrinsically favourable to us,
and that this party may, in some unexplained and
inexplicable way, obtain the ascendancy at
Washington, and make peace with the Confederacy.
This idea, whether sincerely held by true patriots,
as in Georgia, or used for purposes of deception and
fraud, as in North Carolina, becomes extremely
dangerous and threatens disastrous consequences
whenever it forms the groundwork of a political
organisation. Since the idea itself is purely spec-
ulative, it can have no practical bearing on our
affairs except in being used for the development of
a complimentary sentiment among ourselves. And
this is the tendency it has assumed, It is an easy
matter for people holding these views to call them•
selves peace men, and the natural result is the
formation of what is called a peace party. The
success of such a party would exhibit its danger
and its delusiveness precisely when it would be too
late to remedy the evils which would thus be en-
gendered. Nobody in the Confederacy is in favour
of war simply for the love of war itself; but, really,
only as the dircctest road to the only peace we can
accept. Hence, when people call themselves peace
men per ee, or in contradistinction to war men,
they will soon come to believe war is in itself un-
necessary, and they will finally oppose the very
objects for which it is waged. Such consequences
must be averted at all hazards, We do not at all
believe they will ensue, but in order to make sure of
avoiding them, it is necessary to rid ourselves of the
primary delusion, out of which they might ulti-
mately spring.
The greatest delusion is, as we have said, that there
is a party in the North intrinsically friendly to our
cause. There is no such party, It is, in the very nature
of things, an impossible party. There are probably in the
North many persons who sympathise with the South—
others who desire our success ; others who would be willing,
under any circumstances, to tolerate our independence; but
all of these together do not and cannot constitute a party
sufficiently strong to obtain possession of the Government
now or at any future time. When we say this we do not
by any means say that a peace party may not arise in the
North; perhaps far sooner than many people anticipate.
But a peace party is not necessarily a friendly party. On
the contrary, every one can see that, in order to become
dominant, such a party must embraco a large number of
persons who are hostile to us. The question to be solved,
then, is not how many friends we have in the North, or how
soon a friendly party will come into power at Washington;
but how can we best succeed in forcing our enemies into
the ranks of the peace party? Those who are now peace
men would become war men to-morrow if they thought that
war would result in the restoration of the union. Nothing
tended so much at first to stimulate the apparently univer-
sal war feeling against the South as the delusion that there
was-still a largo Union party in the Confederacy, and that
a vigorous, though then suppressed, Union sentiment would
be developed by the presence of the Federal armies. It was
only when this delusion was dispelled that the elements of
a peace party became discernible. It is only when this
delusion is dispelled that a restoration of the Union is prac-
ticable, and that the conquest of the South is impossible,
that a peace party will have a chance of success. As to
who will constitute that party that depends entirely on who
first arrives at these conclusions. At present parties pro-
fess to be guided in regard to them. A large number of
Democrats, who declare conquest to be impracticable, yet
assert reunion to be possible. They cherish the delusion
that by calling the war a war for the union and the consti-
tution, instead of a war for conquest and subjugation, the
South will be ready to submit to them. They totally ignore
the fact that it was precisely the union of which the South
was determined to rid herself. The Black Republicans,
more logical perhaps than the Democrats, admit the impos-
sibility of restoring the Union, but declare out and out for
subjugation and extermination, if necessary, for the accom-
plishment of their purposes. The number of persons who
have thus far admitted the impossibility of conquest, and
impracticabilty of reunion, is very small. Should the so-
called peace party in the South unfortunately exhibit any
indications of strength, the number would soon become so
extremely small as to disappear totally from the political
horizon. In order that it may be increased to so great a
degree as to render it an effective agent for the restoration
of peace on the basis of Southern independence, a majority
of the Northern people must be convinced that it is out of
their power either to restore the Union or to subjugate the
South. The Black Republicans, or, at least, a portion of
them, must be forced to relinquish their dreams of conquest
—and the Democrats must be compelled to abandon their
schemes of reunion. There is but one way in which this
can be accomplished, and that way is at our command. We
must strive with all the earnestness of conviction and all the
tenacity of inflexible resolution. We must show the
Yankees that what mean by peace is synonymous with in-
dependence—and we must convince them that we cannot
be cejoled into reunion of driven to submission. We must
get rid of the delusion that there is any party in the North
friendly to our cause, and convince our own people that to
talk of peace attainable in any other way than by a vigor-
ous and resolute resistance is to propose a surrender of our
rights and our liberties to the enemy. When we have suc-
ceeded in convincing the Yankees of these facts, it will be
a matter of little consequence to us who is President of the
United States, who resides in the White House, or what
party has a majority in Congress, It is true that the
Democrats seem to be more open to conviction than their
adversaries—but we shall have no permanent peace until it
is thoroughly beaten into both parties.

General La i'darmora arrived at Genoa, on the
27th ult., for the purpose of inspecting the works
executed at La Sprzzia, in company with the Mini-
ster of Marine. On his return to Turin, the Gene-
ral will start for Geneva, and thence, after a short
tour in Germany, to Paris, where he will meet the
COUllteAs La Is.darmora the middle of August.