The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-02 00:00:00

f passion and rivalry to be altogether satisfactory,
proceeds slowly, and Mr. Kinglake's famous
volumes on the Crimea are criticised at some length.

The Cornhill.

"The Small House at Allington" is continued,
and some striking scenes are introduced into its
narration. In the first place the squire makes a visit
to the Small House, thereby greatly disturbing
Mrs. Dale's mind, inasmuch as he introduces the
question of a marriage between Bell and Bernard.
Lily shows want of sense in her fussy demeanour
about Crosbie's letters, and as we are ingeniously
shown an uncomfortable kind of feeling is springing
up between her and her family, as her mother and
sister recognise too truly the unwelcome fact that
Lily's new home will be no place for them. Johnny
Eames is becoming much more spirited, and his ad-
venture with the bull is told in a dashing manner.
Lord de Guest, for once, seemed to recognise the
services that had been rendered to him, and when
Johnny raid he would have got to the gate without
him, his lordship curtly observed " Yes, with my
feet foremost and four men carrying me." This
author excels in sm all traits of disposition
which, unnoticed by the common observer, go
far to make up a character. Thus when Lord
de Guest had once before found Johnny Eames
wandering in his park, he had casually pro-
posed his coming up to the House and
taking a glass of wine, he did not wish the young
man to agree, and Johnny had the discernment to
refuse. On the day of the bull-fight, however, the
proposal was renewed, and this time, "his lordship
intended that his offer should be accepted." "Aids
to Beauty, Real, and Artificial," contain some use-
ful hints. It is truly said that " the art of adorn-
ing the person is the earliest art acquired by the
savage, and the last relinquished by reluctant
old age."
There are many who might profit
by the
warning here tendered to them. For
instance, it is said, that fortunes are made by cos-
metics, and this wise advice is given to the would-
be beautiful. " There is but one grand cosmetic,
and that is health." Many various points come
under consideration, and are appropriately dis-
cussed in this sketch, which it would be well if many
took to heart and studied, and then we need not
fear to see them sacrifice their health in the
adoption of absurd plans to make themselves
other than nature has designed them, " Ro-
mola" is continued at some length, but
it does not become less lugubrious in its progress.
This story does not at all coincide with the others
by the same author, and in its sad details and mys-
terious incidents we lack the vigour and decision of
its gifted predecessors. In this instalment Romola
hae lost confidence in her husband Tito, and is
ready to denounce him as accessory to a conspiracy.
"Relative cost of the French and British Armies" is a
readable paper, that will doubtless be attractive at
the present time when the notion of retrenchment is
so very prevalent. It is here said that "after the
authentic instances of negligence and waste which
we have described, we can be at no loss to discover
why it is that the cost of our military stores is so
enormous, and the expense of clothing our army so
disproportionate to that incurred for the clothing
of the French ;" " The Dark Church in Vienna'
is a peculiar sketch of the " Secret Society." Vari-
ous other subjects of interest are met with in this
periodical.

St. James's Maganne.

A pleasant paper on a very appropriate subject—
" The Wooings and Weddings of our Princes of
Wales," is the first that greets the reader. The
authoress of " Whitefriars" continues her story of
"Madeline Graham" with unabated vivacity. A
paper on "Wind and Weather"is well worth read-
ing, and there are other numerous articles of varying
merits. Among them is the conclusion of the Mexi-
can story of " The Disinherited," and the second
part of the series on "Royal Favourites," treating
of the unworthy associates of one of the most worth.
less of French kings, Henry 111. On the whole,
however, this magazine has declined in merit and
interest from its earlier days.

Good Words. Edited by Norman Macleod, D.D.

Dr. Guthrie continues his reflections on the Para-
bles, which, in this number, include the " Prodigal
Son." A K.H.B. discourses " Concerning Resigna-
tion," less, however, concerning that patient sub-
mission to God's will which is generally meant by
the term, than the subdued distrust of hope and pre-
paration for failure which comes nolens volens to
most of those who have battled long with the storms of
life. The editor continues his pleasantly written
"Reminiscences of a Highland Parish," and also
contributes some comforting "Thoughts on Divine
Chastisement," which possess a peculiar and mournful
interest from the fact of his own recent bereavement
in the loss of his venerable and revered father.
Laurence Oliphant gives an account of a visit to the
Taipings ; Mr. Gleisher, F.R.S., considers the
application of aerial navigation to scientific re-
search ; the Dean of Canterbury puts in a plea for
the Queen's English against the trespasses of care-
less writers and speakers ; Dr. Caird proceeds with
his ably written essays for Sunday reading ; and
Mrs. Wood lends the aid of her indefatigable pen
by supplying a story in three chapters, entitled,
" The Night Walk over the Mill Stream." When
we add that there are several other contributions in
prose and verse, it will be seen that the readers of
Good Words need not lack entertainment or profit.

Meetings of Learned Societies for this

Week.

MONDAY, 2D MARCH.
Medical—At 7 p tn. Annual Election of Officers and
Council, At 81 p "On Some Points in the Treatment
of Prolapsus Uteri."
Medical and Chirurgical—At 8 p in. Anniversary
Asiatic—At 3p m
Entomological—At 7p m
Geologists' Asseciation—At 7 p m
Royal Institution—At 2p m. Monthly Meeting

TUESDAY, 3D MARCH.
Civil
Engineers—At Bpm. " Tho Perennial and Flood
waters of the Upper Thames." By the Rev. J. C. Clut-
terbuck, M A
Ethnological—At Bpm. " Tho Brain and Skull in
Some of the Families of Man." By L, J. Beale, Esq.
Photographic—At 8p m
Pathological—At 8p m
Royal Institution—At 3p m. Pr3fessor Marshall "On
Animal Mechanics"

WEDNESDAY, 4TII MARCH.
Society of Arts—At 8p m. "On the Influence of Social
Institutions on the Progress of Art in this and Foreign
Countries." By Geo. It. Burrell, E, q.
_ _ _

Geological—Somerset House, at S pm. 1. "On the
Permian Rocks of the North-eastern Parts of Bohemia."
33Y Sir R. I, Murchison. 2. "On the Correlation of the
Several Divisions of the Inferior Oolite in the Middle and
South of England." By Dr. Holl.
London Institution—At 7pm, " Vertebrate." By C.
Carter Blake, Esq
Pharmaceutical—At Bpm. " Additional Observations on
Storax." By Mr. D. Hanbury
THURSDAY, STH MARCH.
Royal Society—At 8i pm. 1. "On Skew Surfaces."
By A. Cayley, Esq. 2. " Researches on the Refraction,
Dispersion, and Sensitiveness of Liquids." By Dr. Glad-
stone and Rev. T. Dale. 3. "On the Change of Form
assumed by \Vrought-Iron and other Metals when Heated
and then Cooled by Partial Immersion in Water."
Antiquaries—At 81 p m
Lintlean—At 8p m: 1. " Geographical Distribution of
Aeuleate Hymenoptera of the Eastern Archipelago." By
Smith, Esq. 2. " Description of the Two New Coul-
ters from the Rocky Mountains." By Andrew Murray,
a. "On the Paristism of the Mistletoe' By John
Kane a.
MD
, Chemical—At Bpm. " Ou the Assimilation of Nitrogen
0Y Plants." By J. B. Lewes, Esq
Royal Institution—At 3 p in. Dr. Franklud, "On
Chemical Affinity"

FRIDAY, 6th MARCH.
ROYal Institution—At 8p m. "On the Most Recent
Spectrum Discoveries." By IV . Allen Miller, MD,F R S
Archgeological Institute—At 4p m
Philological—At 815 p m. "On the Names of Certain
Inse, ts." By Dr. Ernest Adams
London Institution—At 7pm. " On Economic Botany."
By Professor Bentley
SATURDAY, 7TH MARCH.
Royal Institution—At 3p m. "On the Science of
La_nguage." By Professor Max Muller
Medical—At spm. " Anniversary Oration." By Dr.
Ilftbershon

CIRCASSIA.—The correspondence between the
Foreign-office and its diplomatic agents and the Russian
government respecting Circassia was published on Satur-
day,