The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-16 00:00:00

Standard Authors, Shilling Series.

" The Cutton Lord," by Herbert Glyn ; Adrian
L'Eitrange, or" Moulded out of Faults"; "Arrows
i❑ the Dark," by tho author of "Said and Dune";
" The Eve of St. Mark," by Thomas Doubleday ;
" The White House by the Sea," by M. Betham
Edmonds; "My First Lesson,' by the author of
" Charles.Auchester, &e., &c. Smith, Eider, and
Company.

Messrs. Smith and Elder are bringing out in a
cheap form, a most excellent well-printed series of
the popular works of the " Standard Authors" of
the day. Many of the names above-mentioned will
be familiar to our readers, but the works are for the
most part sufficiently interesting to bear a second
perusal.

Vladimir and Catherine ; or, Kelvin the year 1861.
An Historical Romance, by a Thirty Years' Resi-,
dent in Russia. One Vol., pp. 277. Chapman

and Hall.

This little book, besides the love story of Vladimir
and " the darling Catherine," gives us a glimpse;
and not the most favourable glimpse, of Russian men
and manners, as viewed by a dispassionate ob6erver.
The style of the narrative is smart and lively, as may
be imagined from the following amusing receipt Tor
the pronounciation of an unpronounceable name.
"To pronounce this name you must just softly
whistle, check it by sneezing, then a short cough,
and finish abruptly with sky ! What can be
easier ?" The result, let us say, for the benefit of
the obtuse, is—Pstchffilsky !

A Dark Night's Work. By Mr.l. Gaskell. With
four Illustrations. New edi►tion. Smith end

Elder.

The cheap edition of Mrs. Gaskell's enthralling
talc, " A Dark Night's Work," wilt be very welcome
to her many admirers. The sorely-tried Elinor,
the faithful Dixon, and the unfortune author of the
dark work of that dark night—the " mistake" that
appeared to be a " crime," all afford vivid speci-
mens of the power and pathos which are so conspicu•
Gus in all the writings of the eloquent author of
‘, Mary Barton."

Long Ago and Now, By Frederick Young. One
Vol. Pp. 232. T. C. Newby.

This volume contains four very interesting lec-
tures, originally delivered before a cluntry
audience. They are well worthy of publication, and
well adapted for popular reading rooms. The first
is on " Pompeii and Vesuvius," and contains, among
other things, an elaborate r. ccount of the sports of
the Amphitheatre " long ago." The second is on
"the British Empire in India ;" the third is upon
" Chivalry," with an enumeration of the different
orders of knighthood. The last, but nut the least
interesting at the present day, is on " Garibaldi."

Incidents in My Life. By B. B. Home. Second
Edition. One Vol., pp. 288. F. Pitman.

The incidents in the life or the vagaiies of the ima-
gination of Mr. Home, the spirit-medium, will be a
subject of curiosity to many. The publication of
such experiences in this matter-of-fact nineteenth
century is assuredly a matter of greater marvel
than any recorded in the days of witchcraft.

Shakspere's Knowledge and &se of the Bible. By
Charles Wordsworth, Bishop of St. Andrews.
One Vol. Pp. 301. Smith, Elder, and Co.

Of all the various tributes of homage and admi-
ration offered to the Great Poet at his Tercentenary
Jubilee, none can be compared to this evergreen
wreath laid upon his tomb by the Bishop of St.
Andrewe. The right reverend prelate is proud
to class himself among the greatest ad.
mirers and truest appreciators of Shakspere, and
thus gracefully excuses himself for the public mani-
festation of his sentiments. " The Bible and
Shakspere," said one of the best and most esteemed
prelates that ever sat upon the English bench—Dr.
John Sharp, in the reign of Queen Anne--" The
Bible and Shakspere have made me Archbishop of
York?' The Shakspere of Greek Comedy—Aris-
tophanes—is well known to have been the favourite
author of the most celebrated preacher of the ancient
church, S. John Chrysostom, some time patriarch of
Constantinople. Under shelter of high and vene-
rated authorities such as these the pretient writer
ventures to hope he may escape censure for allowing
his name to appear upon the title-page of this volume.
Phut our poet was well read in the Book of

Nature, both as it is revealed in the extertlal
and in the human heart, every page of leis works
bear testimony, that he was also well acquainted
with the Book of Life, many passages from those
same writings as here very elaborately collect ed, also
,estify. The book of De. Wordsworth:is well w0r;.133r
of perusal, although many passages which he ad-
duces are hardly sufficiently similar to warrant their
Introduction.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

LONDON, May W.—Wind at Noon, E.NE., light breeze
and brilliant weather.

FALMOUTH„ May 15—Calm, with fog, Arrivil---
Basend, trial(' Smyrna.

QUEENSTOWN, May 15.—Arrived—Asia, from LiverpooL
Experienced thick weather, left for Halifax, &c.
OFF PLYMOUTH, May 13,--Arrived-vDumolino, from-
Launceston.

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
GRAVESEND, Monday Dior/ling.
Arrived, May 14—Sir Robert Sales, from Calcutta.--
Agincourt, from Melbourne—Lai, 3d, from Monte Video
Naturalist, from Calcutta—Nora, from Harlinmen—Ali-
quis, from Cohenada—Kron Prinsen, from Abdelaide---
Chili, from Otago—New Zealand—Lady Grey from Alex-
andria—J. Aeren, from Dram—Excelsior, from Algeal3aY
—Mary, from Tobago, and Carolus Magnus, from Callao.
Arrived, May 16—Morning Star, from Corfu—Wynardr
and Eclipse—both from Colombc—Stray, from Honcturas--'
Isabella, Wilson, from Bruges—David Malcombe, trora
Marseilles—Fyenoord, from Rotrerdam—Fawn, from Aar'
sterdam—lpswich Lass, from Valencia—Caroline Bersea•
from Tarragona—lrene, from Adelaide—Emily, froth
Caen—Francis Dlifly, from Mauritius—Maria Hay',
from Calcutta—Arabella, from Gallipoli—Veandra, frc
in
Corfu;—Rio Grande, from Jamaica—Queen Adelaide, troth
Havre.

DEAL, Monday Morning.
Passed in Tow—Eir Henry Parks, from China, tor LCI,"
don.
Passed in Tow, May 15—Agincourt, from Melbourne,
for London.
Passed, May 16—Southern Cross, from London, f°`
Madras—Mary Blades, from London, for Quebec—Se°-
~
and Tamise, screw steamers, from London, for Rouen"'
Prince of Jersey, from West, for North—blatonas,
from West, for North,
A line of-battle-ship, a frigate, a ram, with two gunboatl
passed outside of the Goodwin on the from the we
to the east, supposed to be an Austrian squadron.

HUM MOLIQUE'S NEW MASS was most iWP7eS4
sivaly performed, for the first time, yesterday (Whit-Sun-
day), at the church of St. Aloysins, in Clarendon squ3re'
Sowers•town, at 11 o'clock ; the solo parts being taken 1/Y

Mesdames Itudersdorff and Laura Bax er.
THE PRINCESS OF WALLS has coneenteti t°
open a br.zaar, to be held in the Horticultural Gardens, ill
aid of the Building Fund of the Female School of A:t•
A NEW NOVEL, BY LADY GEORGIANA FUl'"
LERTON, with the title of " Too Strange Nut to be TrIVI
will 'shortly be published by Mr.. Bentley, •