The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1803.

Cf plus P.P. ix,

" Dilecte fili nobilis vir salutem etApostolicum Benedic-
tionem. Maximo Nobis dolori fuit allatum Tuis literis
nuncium mortis egrr gii genitoris tui, cujus fidcm, pietatem
et constantiam perspectam. habuimus multis prceclarisque
argumentis. Qus fortissimos strenue gessit, ut urbem
hanc principem catholici orbis e manibus perditorum homi-
num eriperet, et Apostolicaa Sedi restitueret talibus aunt
historian consignata monumentis, ut nulla possint oblivione
phloannee ut testimonio publico memoria
staretur, simulque illius anima
verum tantum Nos illi debere
pdpiejulsecri
iis.urveaCi
irgue
irtouasvri ism:
inumisfir a g
is ;
existimamus, quantum persolvere difficile sit. Sic enim in
arduis rebus gerendis mandatum sibi creditum est exe-
quntus, ut vim vi repellere coactus sAnctitati recuperandsa
urbis, et innocentium incolumitati eonsuleret. Confidimus
itaque fore ut amplissiraa laborum merces ilium in crelis
maneat ; elute dum cogitas, ut roserorem temperes hortamur,
nec doleas (ut Hieronymi vocibus utamur) quod talem
amiseris ; sed guadeas quod talent habueris. Eaderit porro
charitate, qua virum dehctissimum prosequnti sumus, et
familiam ejus amplectimur ; cujus rei signum indubium
Apostolicam Benedictienem Tibi, parenti optima), Tuisque
omnibus peramanter impertimur.
Datum Romm apud S. Petrum die 29 Julii, 1863.
Pontificatus Nostri Anno. xviii.

Pius P.P. IX.

" WEBER'S LAST WALTZ," AND " PEsTAL."—The
real authorship !—How long was a tune by Bela"
siger issued, edition after edition, as " Weber's laet waltz ?"
There was a melody called "Festal" published some years
ago as the music of a condemned amateur, written on the
eve of his execution, but afterwards claimed by a living
composer.

CHARLES DICIrENS' LETTERS To WASHINGTON
IRVING,—Among the many interesting notices given by
the editor of Irving and his contemporaries. gap, the
London Reviewer, those relating to Dickens ought not to be
passed over. He has preserved keine very characteristic
letters from our own familiar " Boa"
which gives us some
idea of the rich treat that must be enjoyed by those who
may read his correspondence. In them, as in all his writ-
ings, humour and pathos go hand in band, and prove that
if no one ever laughed at men more than he, few also felt
towards them so kindly. "
THE YANKEES' " COMIC HISTORY OF RO;411!
NOT ATECKETT'S.—If any one wants to enjoy a
really good honest laugh let him read the "few Fork
Il6rall's "classical" articles on the similarity between the
hisNry of Rome and that of the United States. The pre-
,
cent war it appears is like that in which the " Spolians"
and " San:mites" were engaged with the Romans under
' Sung, in whom there is a distinct resemblance traced to
poor harmless General Scott I And the resemblance will be
made complete when the United ones turn on France and
England as the Romans did on " Alithridates," aud punish-
ing these two miserable powers very much as the Pontine
potentate was served; atanos forth as the mistress of the
world. 12isu;;z tencat;s amici? And yet there tire thou-
sands of Nev, York. rs who read such trash over inflamma-
tory cocktails, and fahey th-y are Roman enizAas of a supe-
rior kind, anal Buti,:iiiobasloin is to he the cal ii;.ll of the
IlAtiOnS a the ce.xth,--4;71,y aal 414 vii Quete.