The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-28 00:00:00

PHILIP OF SPAIN.

Philip's face was a periect oval, and all the features good
except the mouth, the lowez lip of which was too full, and
projected beyond the upper--a defect inherited by the prince
from his father, who was considerably under-jawed.
Philip's complexion was fair, of almost feminine delicacy
and clearness, his eyes large and blue, and shaded by thick
brows meeting over the nose. His hair, worn short, ac-
cording to the Spanish mode, was of a golden yellow, and
his pointed beard of the same hue. His forehead was
lofty aad white as marble, and his nose long, straight, and
perfectly proportioned. In regard to his attire, he was ex-
tremely particular, affecting dark colours, as they best
suited him ; and he had the good taste to dispense with
embroidery and ornament. Black velvet haut-de•chausses,
black taffetas hose, velvet buskins, doublet of black satin,
all fitting to perfection, constituted his habiliments. Over
all be wore a short black damask mantle furred with sable.
His neck was encircled by the collar of the Golden Fleece,
and on his head sat a black velvet cap, having a small
chain of gold as its sole ornament.
The most carefully drawn character in the whole
work is, however, that of him frcm whom it takes
its name. Cardinal Pole is truthfully depicted as
a most benign and loveable impersonation of Chris•
tiancharity and devotion, in an ago when, alas! the
terms were not synonymous, when zeal had robbed
religion of its fairest attributes, and, as Mr. Ains-
worth truly remarks, " Neither side, when in
PQWer,. bhowed mual pity for its opponents." A

singular contrast to au uncharitable age is repre-
sented to us in—

CARDINAL POLE.

Me man of his time possessed higher and nobler qualities
than the illustrious Reginald Pole. Sanctity of manners,
erudition, wisdom, eloquence,. combined to render h: m one
of the most shining lights of the age. Devout without
bigotry, tolerant, strictly conscientious, and pure-minded,
he was utterly free from debasing passions. Guile and
hypocrisy formed no part of his character. Self-denying,
abstinent, and laborious, ho was ever generous and
charitable.

Leaving the gallery of portraits, from which we
might select many brilliant specimens, Nvo will
transcribe the very animated scene which occurs on
Philip's first arrival in the English waters, when
the high national spirit of the English, shrinking
from "dependence upon foreigners," on the one
timid, and the haughty pride of the imperious
Spaniards on the other, were dangerously mani
felted.

" By this time the fleet had passed the Solent Sea and was
off Cowes. The extreme beauty of the Isle of Wight, as
seen from this point, might have excited Philip's admire.
tion, had not his attention been drawn to the h nglish and
Flemish fleets, which could now be seen advancing to meet
him. On c.me the two armaments, proudly and defiantly,
as if about to give him battle, or oppose his progress. When
they got within a mile of the Prince, the English ships were
ordered to heave to, and soon became stationary; but the
Flemish squadron continued to advance until it met the
Spaniards, when it wore round and came on with them.

"As yet, no salute had been fired by the Lord High

Admiral.

" Ido not understand such matters,' said the Dake of
Alva, approaching the Prince ; ' but it seems to me that the
English Admiral gives your highness but a cold reception.'
" Philip made no reply, but, after a moment, observed,
' Those are fine ships.'
" ' They are so,' replied Alva ; but their commander
should be taught to show due respect to his sovereign.'
" Just then an incident occurred which caused the ut-
most astonishment, not unmixed with indignation, through-
out the Spanish fleet. A shot was flied by the Lord High
A'lmiral across the bows of the Spai,ish ship nearer.. him.
Philip was made instantly aware of the oceurrence, and for
a moment exhibited unwonted emotion. His pale cheek
flushed, and he sprang from his seat, seeming abo t to give
an angry order, but he presently became calmer. Not so
the grandees around him. They were furious; and the
Duke of Alva counselled the Prince immediately to fire upon
the insolent offender.
" I am as eager to resent the affront as the Duke,' said
Count D'Egmont; 'but first let an explanation be de-
manded.'
" Make the inquiry with our cannon,' said Alva, fiercely;
adding, with a scornful look at D'Egu_ont, Timid counsels
smack of treason.'
Regarding tbo Duke with a glance as disdainful as his
own, D'Egmont said, ' My loyalty to the Emperor has been
often approved. His Highness will be better served by
prudence than by rashness. There must be some mistake.'
" There can be no mistake, and no explanation ought to
be accepted,' cried Alva, yet more fiercely. ' The affront is
a stain upon the honour of our country, and can only be
avenged by the destruction of that insolent fleet. Count
D'Egmont is not a Spaniard, and therefore does not feel it.'
"' I should regard the matter differently, if I could be-
lie%e that insult was intended,' rejoined D'Egmont. But
I cannot think so.'

" ' Here comes the explanation,' said Philip, as the Ad-
miral of Castile approached. How now, my lord he
added to him. ' W hat means this interruption ? For what
reason was that shot fired ?'

" Because our topsails were not lowered in deference to
the English navy in these narrow seas,' replied the Admiral
It is the custom to exact this homage to the flag, and Lord
Clinton will not abate a jot of his demands. lam come to
ascertain your highness's pleasure.'
" Pour a broadside into the insolent fellow,' said Alva.
That is the only answer to return consistent with your
highness's dignity.'
" It is not for me to offer counsel,' said D'Egmont ; but

it is better, methinks, to submit to this affront, which, after
all, may not be intended as such, than to hazard the loss of
a prize that is no nearly gained.'
" Philip looked thoughtful fur a moment, and then said,
in an authoritarive tone, Let the topsails be lowered—in
this ship—and throughout the fleet. Since the demand is
warranted, we ought to comply with it.'
" The Admiral instantly gave the requisite orders to the
officers near him, and ere another minute the topsails were
lowered, amid the murmurs of the Spanish grandees, whose
glowing cheeks and flashing eyes proclaimed their wrath.
" I did not think this affront would have been endured,'
cried Alva.

" 'Nor I,' cried the Marquis de PescarP, and some abers.
"Be patient, my lords—be patient,' observed Philip,
significantly. Our turn will come anon.'

" In another minute all the vessels in the Spanish fleet
had followed the example of the Santissima Trinidada.
" This was no sooner done than a loud salute was fired
from all the guns in the English navy."

Tnis stirring scene is a sort of foreshadowing of

the fate of the Spanish Armada cf the hereafter.
The secondary story, which runs parallel with the
historical romance, relates to the very unsmooth
course of the loves of Constance Tyrrell and Osbert
Clinton. The end of this love story is a surprise
and a disappointment. We are indeed disposed to re-
gard it as a mistake. We contrive to think, how-
ever, that Constance never entertained for the Eng-
tish Osbert quite so warm an bffection as was be
guiled from her by the impassioned protestations of
the Spanish Philip! Be this as it may, the close of
her story has disappointed us, as it will many of the
readers of " Cardinal Pole." Our old friends Og,
and Gog, and Magog, and the marvellous and me-
morable Xit appear again upon the scene, and with
most momentous results, especially to the first men-
tioned—the giant Og! In taking leave of" Cardinal
Pole" we cannot but congratulate Mr. Ainsworth
on a brilliant addition to his historical romances—
one quite worthy of taking rank with his best pro.
ductions of that class.

A Discovery Concerning Ghosts; With a Rap a
the Spirit Rappers. By George Cruikehank

Illustrated wit❑ cuts. Bvo., pp. 48. F. Arnold.
At it again ! as comically and shrewdly as ever,
wielding with as bold a hand, here pen, here pencil,
comes to us now, again, as ever, in all kinds of odd
and "questionable shapes" the inexhaustible spirit
of fun, frolic, and sound good sense characteristic
of the outpourings of the whimsical genius of
George Cruikshank. If we are not mistaken, George
is Captain of a corps of Volunteers. We don't
anew what sort of a shot he may be at the rifle butt
when handling his Enfield. But certainly with
those familiar weapons but just mentioned, the pen
and the pencil, with which this gifted and inexhaust-
ible humorist has been " shooting folly as it flies"
any time these sixty years, he has never yet within
our recollection made a miss. Here once more—as
usual—it is not merely a hit, but a palpable hit,
that has been made at one of the most flag-
rant of the flying follies of the hour by the
good hand and true of that brave old marksman
George Cruickshank. No matter what may be
his feats of arms at the rifle butt—at all other
"butts" he goes, at every shot, right to the
very centre. His shafts of ridicule flying straight
to the bull's-eye, and, by a sympathetic in-
fluence invariably, while so doing, tickling Old
John Bull irresistibly in the mindriff I It is so
here with this Rap, of George Cruickshank's,
at the Spirit Rappers. All the Ghosts that
were ever heard of, too, this doughty arch
foe of Humbug, sweeps into nothingness—lays,
and that's flat—with his ever-pointed pencil. Ha
reminds us—of what all have overlooked hitherto
when babbling about ghosts—that they are almost
entirely made up of—Ghosts of old clothes and old
armour ! A circumstance in itself demon-
grating the utter folly and absurdity of
this nonsensical superstition. That, in brief, is
the gist of this funny pamphlet. But those who
love a laugh, should read it—and, as they read it,
we warrant them, they will chuckle audibly, if they
roar not outright, at George Cruikshank's most
comical woodcuts of Hamlet's father's ghost, of the
Shade of Napoleon, of the ghostly sweep, and the
ghostly Greenwich pensioner !

CRUIKSHANKS CROWDS, it Las been well said,
give one exactly the impression of reality. They show a
certain monotony, from the common impulse or purpose of
the mob, yet they are full of characteristic figures, no two
exactly alike. There is also all the necessary sense of air,
and motion, and fluctuation about them They are pene-
trable crowds, especially the Irish crowds, which he delights
to draw—true mobiles ready to break out into new mis-
chief, or disperse before the onslaught of the Saxon.

The library of the late Thomas Buckle, author of
" The History of Civilisation in England," has recently
been sold in the rooms of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson.
Many of the books were enriched with manuscript notes
and with referonces, showing Mr. Buckle's diligence in
reading and noting facts likely to be of use for his publica-
tion.

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HER MAJESTY.

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OSBORNE, July 27.
The Queen held a council to-day, which was
atteztded by Eirl Granville, Viscount Palmerston,
and Sir George Grey.

At the C,ouncil the Royal Speech for the proro-
g
ation of Paal liament to morrow (Tuesday) waa ap-
proved by her ilLjesty.
Mr. Helps, the i)lerk of the Council, attended.

The Ministers relizrned to London in the after-
❑oon.

THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO GERMANY.—ltitelli-
gence from Coburg of the 22d inst. states that it has been
definitely announced that her Majesty will arrive there on
the 14th August.

Their Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Troubetzkoi, accompanied by their family and a numerous
suite, have left the Brunswick, Jermyn-street, for the Isle
of Wight.
The Duke of Newcastle has returned to the
Clarendon Hotel frora Scotland.

The Duke of Somerset, as First Lord, Vice-
Admiral Sir Frederick Grey, Rear-Admiral C. Eden, C. 8.,
Captain the Hon. James R. Drummond, and other members
of the board leave town to-day on a visit of inspection of the
royal dockyard at Woolwich.
The Duke of St. Albans has left the Clarendon
Hotel, for Sussex.

'rite Marquis of Norman by is, we learn, detained
in town by illness, and it is doubtful if his lordship will be
able to take a change of air for some days.

The Eirl of Zetland left town yesterday, to at-
tend the races at Goodwood.

The Edrl and Couvtess of Erne and family have
arrived at their seat in Ireland for the autumn.

The Earl Granville will leave town as soon as
his public duties will admit, to join the circle assembled at
Slindon House, Sussex, for the Goodwood Races.

Count Orloff Davidoff has left the Clarendon
Hotel, for Paris.

Viscount and Viscountess Campden and the Hon.
Blanche Noel have arrived at the baths of Ischia. The
health of the noble visc.9untess, though still delicate, has
derived great benefit from the climate of Italy.

l'he Dowager Lady Hantingfield has left Brown's
Hotel, Dover street.

Lord and Lady Aveland, vnd Hon. Misses Heath-
cote have left town for Normanton-park, Rutlandsh,rre.

The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bert., M.P.,
and Lady Emily Peel are expected to leave town shortly
after the prorogation of Parliament for their villa at
Geneva.

A marriage is arranged between Mr. Eustace
Wilson Patten, of the Ist Life Guards, son of Col. Wilson
Patten, M P., and Miss Thynne, daughter of Lord and
Lady John Thynne.

Mr. Hugo Meynell Ingram is about to be married
to Miss Wood, daughter of Sir Chal. and Lady Mary Wood.
FESTIVITIES AT GOODWOoD HOUSE.--The Duke
and Duchcss of Richmond win continue that hospi-
tality during the race week at Goodwood which was usually
maintained by the noble duke's venerated father. The
following distinguished company have been invited to be
the house party, during the week :—His Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by the Hon. Colonel
James Macdonald, the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Sari of
Chesterfield, the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl of Wilton, the
Earl of Strafford, the Earl of Winchilsea, the Earl Annes-
ley, the Earl of Westmoreland, Viscount and Viscountess
Newport and Miss Anson, Viscount Hamilton, M.P,, and
Lady Georgiana Hamilton, Viscount Cant, rbury, Lord
Bingham, Lord Dunglass, Lord Henry Scott, Lord H. Gor-
don Lennox, M.P., Lord Alexander Gordon Lennox, M.P.,
Sir Robert Brownrigg, Mr. and Lady Augusta Sturt, Gene-
ral the Right Hon. J. Peel, General Newton, Colonel
Townley, Colonel Tower, Colonel Greville, Capt. Saville,
Mr. Charles Greville, and Mr. George Payne. The Duke
and Duchess of Richmond will entertain a large circle at
dinner every evening during the week in addition to the
guests in the house. The majority of the company will
remain with the noble duke and duchess until Saturday
num.

DEATH OF THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—WO
understand intelligence has reached London an-
nouncing the death of this respected nobleman, on Satur-
day last, on the Continent. The deceased was son of the
fourth earl by his first wife, Miss Tylney Long, eldest
daughter and co-heir of the late Sir James Tylney Long,
Bart. His lordship was born at Wanstead House, in 1813,
and succeeded to the family honours on the demise of his
father in 1857. The late earl leaves an only sister, and the
title devolves upon his cousin, the Duke of Wellington.
DEATH OF THE DOWAGER LADY FoLEY.—We

regret to announce the demist, of the above lady,
which took place at six o'clock yesterday morning, at her
residence in Great Stanhope-street. Her ladyship had
been in a weak state of health for some time past. The
deceased Cecilia Olivia Geraldine was fifth daughter of the
second Duke of Leinster, by the only daughter and heir of
Lord St. George, whose title is now extinct. Her ladyship
was born in 1786, and married, in 1806, the third Lord
Foley, who died in 1833.