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

By Elizabeth Sheridan Carey.

There were swift but silent footsteps, and they hurried to
and fro ;
There were eager orders spoken, but in voices whisp'ring
low;
It had come, the hour of peril; it had thrill'd them with

surprise,
And each one, as counsel asking, lobk'd in the other's eyes.
A sudden flush of transport, and an icy pang of fear,
A terror struggling with fond hopes, as drew the crisis near;
It had come, the hour of anguish that precedes a mother's

joy,
And His messenger unseen was there, to save or to destroy.
It had come, the dreaded moment, and they watch'd and
waited nigh,
Pale, trembling, hush'd and list'ning, when they heard a

wailing cry :
0 blessed sound, a child was born I 0 welcome gift, an

Heir I
And up to heav'n the Angel bore, a Husband's, Father's

prayer.
Then flash'd the tidings o'er the wires, beneath the clouds
of night,
The tidings that to England's Queen brought solace and

delight :
She knew, and thrill'd with joy to know, Her first-born
Son, a Sire,
She learn'd that GOD had deign'd to crown the Nation's
haught desire ;
And, glowing with maternal love, nor less with kingly

pride,
Swift o'er the waves she hurried to Her dear-lov'd daughter's

side :
With crimson'd cheek and beaming eye, possest with feel-
ings new,
All breathless to His Mother's arms, the youthful Father

flew, •
And folded to that throbbing breast stirred with deep thank-
fulness,
Pour'd forth, in broken words and sweet, His grateful joy's
excess.

Ring out, ring out mad merry peals from tow'r and
belfry gray ;
Unfurl the banner of the Realm, and bid the trumpets
bray ;
Let bonfires blaze, and hymns be heard; and blent with
cannons roar,
The thunder of our Seas proclaim the news from shore to
shore--
To Peasant's hearth, to Burgher's home, to old baronial
Halls—
To the Camp and to the Barracks, and on board the
Wooden-walls ;
From east to west, from south to north, o'er mountain,
moor, and mead,
O'er laud and sea, through town and shire, swift let the
tidings speed.
0, let the Rose of Albion bloom more brightly on its stem ;
More proudly. Scotia's Thistle lift its purple diadem ;
And gliterink as with holy tears, the mystic leaves of
green,
The Shamrock of lov'd Erin's Isle, a triple-gem be seen;
While, heard in Cambria's fastnesses and ringing through
her vales,
Llywellyn's Harp in triumph strain salutes the Prince of
Wales.

As o'er the !woods and cliffs and streams, red with the
rising sun,
Through the broad Isles rolls far and wide the booming of
the gun;
As flutters on the ocean breeze, the Flag to vict'ry dear ;
As babbling bells with clangour sweet break on the startled
ear,
And mingling, in the house of GOD, thanksgiving, pray'r,
and praise,
As burning incense offer'd up, unnumber'd voices raise,
0, ENGLAND'S WIDOW'D MAJESTY, Thy people give Thee
joy,
And turn'd to Thee is every heart that greets the princely
Boy ;
Look forth! beneath Thy palace walls rejoicing throngs
appear;
List I louder than rude surges' roar the shouts that fill the

ear :

Behold I with vet'ran troops allied march England's Vo-
lunteers,
And high above the roll of drums ascend their ringing
cheers ;
They come, tbey come, with martial tread, with blithe
exultant mien ;
They halt, they turn; and rends the air the cry, God save
the Qaeen I
On, on they press, the rich the poor, the lowly and the proud,
All ranks, all ages fraternise, and speak their hopes aloud.
These gath'ring crowds, these pealing bells, these deaf 'fling
shouts declare
How welcome to the Nation's heart the Crown's presump-
tive Heir.

LIEGE LADY I Sov'reign of our love, not robed in pall

of state
So dear as in the weeds of woe that mark'd Thee desolate,
We made Thy bitter sorrow ours; we gave Thee tear for tear,
And shall we not Thy gladness share who shared thy pang

severe :
No limit hath the homage due—the reverent sympathy—
To Her whose rule benignant sways the proud, the brave,

the free.
No slavish fear, no base design, no calculation mean,
No trait'rous project hides beneath the smiles that hail our

Queen ;
In all that moves Her mighty soul and melts Her woman's

heart,
Her joy, Her glory, anguish, grief, 'tis ours to claim a part :
Lo, we have mourned as they who mourn a mother's
with'ring pain ;
Lo; we have, pining, waited long for joy to come again:
" Watchman, what of the night ?" we ask : light in the

skies afar,
And rising o'er the fleeting shades, behold a brilliant star—
Potent to comfort, He who spake and winds and sea grow

calm ;
And for the cleft and broken heart, He sends a healing balm;
In the deep suffering of Thy soul, sweet consolations Thine;
Thy Children worthy of their Sire; and blest Thy Royal
_ .

Line
Thy Crown, its heritage assur'd; Thy mighty realm at peace,
And Thine, 0 Queen I a Nation's love that grows with

time's increase : _
Still more to charm Thy lingering grief, to joyful thoughts

restore,
God gives Thy princely Heir a son, and bids Thy cup flow
o'er.
Be glad, 0 Lady of the Isles, lift up Thy pensive brow,
And pour the sunshine of Thy smiles upon Thy people now.
Son of " Her Husband Great and Good," revered
Victoria's Heir,
In whom rare fruits of culture speak Thy Royal Father's

care,
Youth, pleasures, riches, honours, Thine; to reign, thy
destiny ;
O Prince I earth's purest happiness now heaven bestows on
Theo.

Smile Princes; lov'd and loving, smile through tears
of trancing joy,
Joy such as only mothers know ; yea, bliss without alloy :
Smile, fearless smile I we owe Thee thanks, deep gratitude
and love;
A debt supreme, acknowledg'd here and register'd above.
And Thou, fair Babe, safe pillow'd on that proud and glad-
den'd breast,
Child of our Hopes, to Empire born, 0, be thy slumbers
blest.

The unusual length of such a quotation as this from a
magazine compels us for once merely to glance very
cursorily indeed though the rest of the contribu-
tions in the periodical from which the foregoing
extract has been taken. Prominent among these
same numerous and varied contributions are the two
serial stories now appearing in monthly instalments
in the R. S. and T. "Jacob Morriston," the one.
" Misses and Matrimony," the other. The last
mentioned being a capital, harum-scarum, helter-
skelter narrative that Harry Lorrequer himself
might chuckle over with enjoyment. Another
serial tale and novelette entitled " Harry Vowhamp-
ton," have commenced, moreover, in the February

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number, the other miscellaneous contents of whi"
defy our meration. pi •,1 CO
TEMPLEenu BAR.—" The Doctor's Wife IP
rot
tinned, but we do not meet with all verY.) boo
event in this portion of the story. Tszind bas
entered into the stern realities of life, 11;_, sad
had to lay aside her novels for school boo.a:_oiro
is romantic, the hero is prosaic enough.
her idleness is exchanged for work. If the h rale,
for his matter-of-fact ways, even when be is i/1 lia•9 00
most peculiar. Mr. Jeffson is quite a character in
b. die
and the mixture of shrewdness and simplicitywkicli,, ; the
plays Is very noticeable. "Broken to Ifernese s„iriial
commencement of a new story, that promises to be.n_crity to
one, and has a very dashing heroine to impart a rl"_,,eteli
its pages. "William Shenstone" is an entertng 7opis
to suit sae,
go
of that poet, which is written con wore, and rendeor's.
justice to his merits. There is an article on "C Tile die
mg Officers and Courts. martial," wich takes loviert
cussion of that vexed question in alive y decide
oeoo
system, could find their way
and deals with its abuses in a spirited style. it Feud
well if some of the strictures, so justly made on therteerstot.
ing by stating that the service of the army' is ns ,rofiar
in this country, chiefly in consequence of the w°'„ on
es to
tice met with in all military tribunals, thew riter goes
state that a great error consists in giving all the ac, soer
to money in these trials, and proves the truth o,'ecoponi
tions by putting the illustration thus; TO e flir
Smales would have got off if he had had mallet
to head. guar t.e. Alt
novo
court to defend him, while, if Colonel '' olio
had been tried at Mhow, and left ts_..oeil
his own defence, while his principal witnesses o'oo
up, he would not have escaped so easily. illis,,ireo 001
that a chan
article concludes by declaiming against the preitiu,t 00
exist among military men regarding all reforto;peted,
change is imperative and may be at las et oecutO,
" Out of evil cometh good, and even the LilleY P gale:o
and the trial of Colonel Crawley may 1101 beeps drake
without fruit. The late trials at Aldershot
~,,d tlie
stic.e47oo se
public attention to the subject of military.in
result must be the entire reform of abases, Os .0 abet
iti
longer be tolerated in a land whose greatest beast.ijsoftt°
the eyes of the law all men are equal." llleTrric ri'''„liV
Tredgolds" are at last concluded, in as satisfactsdistitou,=
ner as could be wished, for Mr. Gifford's last truth sf„thieil.
ingly described, and forcibly illustrates the '" ,t P:i
adage, "no season is fit for the vengeance sf,,tgen.rieclic.,:d
story has been going on for some time in t'''" "iefo ft%
and formed one of its chief attractions, frcmjeci sees.e,-
events, striking characters, and well c 101). tf 100°111
Without belonging to the "sensation styles (I,ill iti"
it is of a very impressive nature; and all wil ''''
of
seek to trace its course to the end.
'ph tillth°ti
THE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.'-.--
t., of `‘ ':l36h
" Sackville Chase" continues his story
,„ 90°'
Man
in
Chains," which is drawn freTie 01
life of the present day, and portrar t boo e''
life that may be led by amobleman of seetains. ‘-ci'
position, under certain disparaging circumstance the con,,/,
lishmen in Japan" is a paper which discusses t esoltO!`e
tions attending the residence of foreigners in toes
solifsdlo
country. The long proceeding atoll s
and to
Bur
da ye.
Graham" is at last brought to a conclusion, ani eV ,
a
it'tulAluscowmilpl
of greater attractions is begun, under the ;i,,t;es°o/illi
the singular aartitsroanctbteht we een
readertheo
flocvi
ties
osi3O°,oltujoAviii ;
old superstition respecting do .‘,O Tower
Land
dwelt upon in a paper, headed 6, cure l'Y 'peed
and the private life of the Zulu Kaffirs is hit°
•
especial notice. bl6ll°
0 0 co
GOOD WORDS.--This magazine has hi", tleoer 0.,
a standard reputation which it certale'llid ias, 0
for its contents are always in terestingitio relieee,
racter, and unimpeachable in tone. total flee'
part of it is as usual conducted with $ trellti l'
•stof cs .
dom from all sectarianism or dogaisti
tope
coo
only of the great truths of our religion ill notjett of iir
culated to impress the minds and rivet thatte d f` rl viir
unthinking. The secular portion is fad t'' f°o A oar
structive matter. We have the second Pnreilf dist 014
at the Shore," by that great authority °no oeitilettoo
terns those mysterious creatures WhiCh 'pore j,,,061.1
flesh, nor fowl, Mr. Philip Henry Goose. eh" we goes
very excellent paper on " Our Liglivtb°llBB,ol es11:1014
pen of Mr. David Stevenson, F 11.5-''' OP 1)'611 t`r;
advice on the subject of cultivation of won too
ottek
Hamilton, D.D. Sir David Brewster contrlllollo°,, gicl
title on " Life in a Drop of Water." /sill:13,1.'0111°
has a sensible paper on " The Poor gan''',„stion 'of ill'
an anonymous writer makes a useful somestigs effete
charitable. There is besides, amongiotler d,O oesv
terest, the second instalment of gro. nor° $0illi• 0)1
and poems by Jean Ingelow and Alexanne* is brvio
,•,cet9 ' ~, ea ~.,,
LONDON SOCIETY.—LOndat '-''' 1,1 orp,ttoiPv
and pleasant as ever, and as might wedefotedt.o the
the February number of a magazin° 0 00.00'1
picturesque side of sentiment, it °w have 0 ,Pi V►.
influence of St. Valentine. 'V°
,fosbOje I,A
" Reading the Valentine," "An old 1 0,9;t0t,
lentine," also in verse, " A Tale °f tw° Ir;:ilY iljo 11'il,
ing the name of " Just as it happened,'"
afrarlene;encil -0
by George Thomas, " A Chat about t clover pelf t 0
receives its pictorial adornment from tile nne's stoo
is:
Miss Florence Claxton, and " St. IT'd,ell rate° el -,..
Leap Year," whose perils are feelingiir poel'ille",,
verse by a warning prophet, and ludicr,ou‘s, Y 1400,01,1
the accompanying woodcut by" l'iin.' whiell Pita Pfe1;11
glass" is another of the satirical plate 8, e With,, ~,e, a
share the pictorial glories of the Inatg°ll'isrived,,,o te°4oo
sentimental groups. "The Ordeal for .
~ to I:'taatigto
rapidly—too rapidly to be quite satisfaetc';, poili 0
er
who does not admire " fast" young ladies. be den 001110
London" tells us some of the charms t°o3o first , ire, i ;
suburbs of our grim old metropolis, end gossipglesd;il!
of l/1
of a aeries " on The Merchant Princes wont
00,00
of early English commerce in a P. tbe "
,in A 0 fire"
fashion. The most interesting paP-• atiote- 08 jo
however, one which we have alrearli.3o of 410 (11.0
columns, recounting a visit to the ot";git thy,w itO
writer we have lately lost, and anothe_r;cue ..1
grave in Kemal-green. A portrait et '''
rani& , seri°,
is a very fair likeness, accompanies tIOn ._ IWO dot°
~,. amble
0 COP.,fill'
THE SIXPENNY MAGAZIND." bi, ot DO r
gives, as usual, a very liberal of
ftstiehs hefty,
though part of it is seemingly ° 0 rilebegiljiviljoi
A new story of London Parte° .8011 0 11/‘ or
A 'Warn
' al ei
the title of "Singed Moths," and 'Wart ",,,rieflC
~,... if
We have also a tale of the Americenfer ale %ye AP',
to furnish plenty of domestic draran°,l,l, (WE- the Weir
romancists. " The Smuggler Chief;
t 0 ie6 41 I „lif ' St ' li: ij
e 4 °
proceeds rapidly, and many shorter 0-rroets, al et-
We have also papers on "Forgotteo,,
told seCer
tine's Day," "Parlour Occupations' 4°4%
of a similar character. 11',., Flo;
—...--
,sso, ctl`"l,,,ev
THE TRIAL OF DR. COl'`' f 111 o''
nder 11 10 talif
Bell and Daldy. —ln a vir°- four ti. ll
.of beau ,t,o'
little volume of upward- c 0 so dtio., 00
closely-printed pages, but Pa.g„ throtleA its ,e,
printed as to be perfectly legitu tereate"o orif
Way In 'll th
those who may be in any srtiee 1,. Ptliiiiti
course taken by the contending P,..ioi Les'artieo4,
lopement of this eztraordinarYle"of the p tdofro
they will but turn to it, the who.div patiie oiei'y
very carefully and very Ihejrcidiee offrotlolo 01
Among the theological contrave Aarilig!.otig eOl
age lamentably remarkable and" Velief,,,e,
the " Essays and Reviews,"
.s soy. 0,04 Di
Creation," for audacious chatne.l3",_ coitro7,toiss4o
Comte and Rena n, the astound!
_go its
tool'' ile:o
gun by a Zulu Kafir and brougnl
of itoo•,t.Rico,
this " Trial of Dr. Coleuso, Bis_h°l".o T00re..,,,,e,
the Metropolitan Bishop of UaiFoll colT Orli
forth, even in the thick of 0 of 1 trittio, to
very conspicuously. A or of
000040 it
fore, as succinct and yet at
notice,
if filled'
0
elaborate as the one here under
ta,_,Ello eattl,l4,
any examination at all, is eerl :a_a•iti tie
:
appears to us, to a very carefu 3. l'''
,0 the lass:
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araphlet a gr. .o°
pass of a miniature p ,_t_r by Ap P ~it
we have here compacted toget7.. wren' CoP4of
Randle Bennett, Barrister-at:al f'vuo; of tor 000,00
as the author of a Popular M u
vex,' 05et 00' • o)'
tutionat History of England) a. last
0,6 ,a be
~i,
of the Public Statutes pas ed '`_.. it 010°,10 ani
length of the pamphlet, or raturruestioatte
its brevity, has about it an u cl if
Der of
ficance.
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THE RESTORATION Or
, e editig• I:l3otl°A°e if t)i'
CHURCH, BRISTOL, is Pr- --e.,_ , operiria
ie., 00,54
the committee intrusted wit.h. the the I4ono•Yartllca. 34,
works states that the north gm h
dOV/Of t-e 131170901 treet°°'els
clerestory, six of the side-win
transept' are , old 0 Sete
,
and the exterior of the north aOl,OOO
_f ti,
,00.1,1
ge Dal u ie ' tiO
transept has
ceiling of the north 0
c.
an ono
._..p0t0r9,401),0,
as have the columns of The
if:ruttwest oisee';, the.
i:),100;111
of the north aisle, Bre. The,,_.,o„ battreaae,ooralgtijo 0 re,
cess of restoration, also the IlYi foundel lowa 0, oerti
arches and the panel-vior_ii
ciAno
of the we lOVe 41
Clayton and Belt are wft ~,,ilc, ;Id P' _,tfsw. tit
chancel with stained glass•en _d. _ i3t1140,009
moved and the pavement;
_o"l,ol,o_6tikel:
coatio6g,iol6lo
Mr. BURN AND, eh the 10spe slitila 01 ' 000
WRITER, will probably fur bieet to 0,,,i I' cil 1
tine J 111 coan iieo‘..
the Haymarket Theatre,‘,_.6 ‘ircatl) late oe: i r
SIGNIFICANCE OF ±1117011....,dit
o.a, st th.e,er,o,‘'lp it,
OF THE FRENCH Darr'
Ai ventured to 016reloWn",, i,' feel
of the Ministers timidly the ii;ruplessiefir!tootetrotA
of a disarmament, on..'itil,r,,,sar,ner,eo
_.,, int! The '
head, and merely said,
the
:, %,,,i;
0011(.;ec i .
look and tone that nmdo Itt°
mention toe 'o it.
look who rvh-
very sorry he had ever 1.,„ those
004 for v+
of tile story is vouched /