The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-25 00:00:00

Dr, Newman's Delightful Irony.

The following is the climax of the pamphlet
recently published by the Messrs. Longman and
Co.—in which pamphlet Dr. Newman thus " puts
down" with his inimitable power of sarcasm the
Rev. Charles Kingsley, as explained from beginning
to end in a very admirable article in this week's
Spectator :
" Mr. Kingsley begins then by exclaiming,—' 0 the chi-
canery, the wholesale fraud, the vile hypocrisy, the con-
science-killing tyranny of Rome I We have not far to seek
for an evidence of it. Thero's Father Newman to wit : ono
living specimen is worth a hundred dead ones. He, a
priest writing of priests, tells us that lying is never any
harm.'

" I interpose : ' You are taking a most extraordinary
liberty with my name. If I have said this, tell me when
and where.'

' Mr. Kingsley replies : ' You said it, Reverend Sir, in
a sermon which you preached, when a Protestant, as Vicar
of St. Mary's, and published in 1814 ; and I could road you
a very salutary lecture on the effects which that sermon
had at the time on my own opinion of you.'

" I make answer : Oh .. Not, it seems, as a priest
speaking of priests; but let us have the passage.'
"Mr. Kingsley relaxes : Do you know, I like your tone.
From your tone I rejoice, greatly rejoice, to be able to ha.
lieve that you did not mean what you said.'
"I rejoin : Mean it! I maintain I never said it, whether
as a Protestant or as a Catholic.'
"Mr. Kingsley replies: 'I waive that point.'

"I object Is it possible ?S% hat ! waive the main ques-:
tion ? I either said it or I didn't. You have made a mons-
trous charge against me.—direct, distinct, public. You are
bound to prove it as direct:y, as distinctly, publicly, or tb
own :you can't.'

Well,' says 11Ir. Kingsley, if you are quite sure you
did not toy it, I'll take your word for it; I really will.' "

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON AND MR. PODS !—.
The Emperor buys most of his horses in England—many
of them in Manchester. Lately Baron Fleury was in the
latter city, purchasing for the Imperial stud. An
animal was brought out fit for a king, " Fhie breezy
stepper, count," says Mr. Dealer. " Look well in the
Bois." "An Imperial horse all over, I should say."
Count mounts, rides, likes, and then asks the price.
it Seven hundred to you, count," is the startling reply.
" Seven hundred I" exclaims M. Floury, with the fear of M.
Fould before his eyes; it is awful I" " We think nothing
of that figure here," says dealer. " Now, here comes Mr.
Pods—Pods and Potter—one of our sporting men.
Morning, Mr. Pods. Just throw your leg over that 'oss—
ono of your sort." "Monsieur Pods," says Count Fleury,
when ho tells the story, "did throw his leg over him
' How much ?' says he. ' Si-C/O,' says Mr. Dealer. ' Send
him home,' replies Pods; and float the horse for his Ma-
j esty."
UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.—By a communication
received from Cambridge yesterday, we learn that
the crew have for the last two or three days taksn long rows
to and from Clayhive, five miles from Cambridge, and stand
the hard exercise very well. Another change in the crew
has taken place since our last notice, Mr, Stevenson, of
Trinity Hall, rows No. 3, instead of Mr. Knowles, of St.
John's, who was rowing No. 5, and Mr. Watson has been
removed from No. 3, and is now rowing No. 5, After this
week it is determined that the practice shall be rercoved to
Ely, 16 miles from Cambridge, so that the crew may have
the undisturbed benefit of wider and deeper water, and also
the beautifully long and straight reaches there. Mathew
Taylor, of Newcastle, has been building a new boat for the
Camln Rise gentlemen, which is expected to be launched
next Monday. The crew are exerting tharafielsed to the
. utmost, and are improving in style and pace,