The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-03 00:00:00

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ha pore, e common umaw of ma rtyOuSke.#3,
prince and beggar ; which guards us from :.thritl*
tolerance either of bigot or sceptic. Mr. ITlOOl'
was too busy in its pursuit of logical sequeitc47o49*
perament was too cold and hard in its self-Note
recognise those grand moral truths, those vital for vita s
out which the best constructed system is but a group of
tilt. lift his uncompromising advocacy of his bold
and daring views will be heard no more; the race f
o the ac-
complitlud scolar, the fearless thinker, the wan of genius is
run, and the ambition of tbisceptie has drooped in the chill
presence of—
" • . The sheclow,leared'by man,
Who keeps the keys of all the creeds:"
There are several .other papers in the number, among them
an article on the Assyrian carvings, and some further chap-
ters of the pleasant story of "Late Laurels."
COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE.—In chapter num-
ber four on Military Studies, matters relating to
cavalry manceavres, and the general duties and re-
quirementscno,curious
expendituregand
det also
atb:hyi
reaohttyhabae
ecnonucceilhtl:ea. oacil
rffdrrts,e,h e army, both ancient
and modern, are considered. A paper on the " Cost of her
ils,
re
in
Ku‘oeitisylsaftuelry.:ilsahidesb
Majesty's Ships" will be read with interest 1)v the proles-
m
in some degree throw a light u
department preeminent for p etAhrt .ale
careful
lirei text) os,3l3nnl::zeidirtnbiuis,
expenditure
leTlnoav
ienf
ael°re
most P interestingitritecn t relative to the
"Sentiment of War," which
Thisr
fcheueeut shows
eo general
enthusiasm is a great ideal.incommunicationlctahtalthough
ha that
pniCaptainpatent oe
all who have studied the
by the arguments question, is nevertheless ably sup-
ported and exemplifications
furnished by
the writer ; amongst others he refers
by the French soldiers to prove themselves worthy of wear-
ing the Cross of the Legion of Honour,
times amongst our own. count countrymen gain the Victoria.
and in more recent
Cross. This argument seems to prove tha
face death as a matter of course whentwhile
men
will
an irresistible impulse is given when
n duty calls,
, Green-
wich points the road to fame and distinction
Characters" are continued. The various‘ na-
tives which have appeared under this head, while show-
ingrr many amusing traits of character, all tend to expose the
favouritism which in past times existed in the British Navy,
' and which even to this day creates much just discontent
amongst able but unfavoured officers. The recent papers
which appeared in this magazine on the subject of Horse
Artillery and Cavalry in their relative co-operation have
called forth an article from " An Old Officer," in which,
while admitting the justice of some remarks, be criticises
cloielSr; thViigh conrte=y, certain points which do
not chime in with his experience. At this juncture when
the peace of Europe is trembling in the balance a retrospect
of the negotiations which have been going on between the
courts of Russia and the Western Powers will be read with
interest. An account of the recent experiments at Shoe-
buryness is also worth reading, and there are papers on
Military Science, Ancient and Modern, and Proposed Sub-
stitutes for Depot-Battalions, which, with the usual Naval
and Military Intelligence complete the number.
BENTLEY. _Bentley opens with a new story en-
titled, " Six Weeks at ilunsdon Manor," which
promises entertainment for the lovers of stories of
fashionable life. It is followed by an article pro,-
pounding the startling query, " Was Man Contemporary
with the Mammoth ?" which we leave to be studied and
answered by the devotees of ethnology and geology.
Monkshood gives us the benefit of his reflections " By the
sad sea waves," aided by the comments of the poets of all
ages. A Crimean Officer continues his narrative of " The
Invasion of the Crimea," to be followed, we are told, by a
paper on the Battle of the Alma. We have a pleasant Nea-
politan sketch entitled, "Rossini and the Lazzarone," which
tells us how the great composer befriended one of the joyous
and lazy children of the sun in the gay city of the South.
The mottoes and cognisances of the Prince and Princess
are discussed and analysed in a paper which commends
itself
to the study of all loyal subjects at this particular
epoch. Frederick Marshall, who is becoming a recognised
authority in all matters concerning our neighbours across
the Channel, contributes a criticism on the French lan-
guage, in which he does full justice to the merits of that:
sprightly and expressive tongue. " A Tragedy in Wax
, work" tells us how an emperor was nearly poisoned by
means of some ingeniously-prepared wax candles, and re-
covered from their effects to sacrifice his
rescuer. Tho
Editor's historical romance of "Cardinal Pole" is con-
tinued with
many important occurrences.
LONDON SOCIETY.—The " society" We meet with
under this sparkling cover is generally of the gayest
and pleasantest description. We have in the pre-
sent number the usual ample allowance of tales and
social sketches interspersed with poems, romantic or other-
wise, and illustrated with plates that are generally far above
mediocrity. The story of " The First Time I Saw Her" is
continued with interest, and the reader as well as the heio
gets a clue to Edith's secret, though the reason of her ex-
traordinary rudeness to the unfortunate intruder is still
unexplained. "The Bachelor's Thermometer" is an amus-
ing sketch of the adventures of a gentleman who was the
happy owner of an alarming walking-stick and a ferocious
bulldog, and who made these questionable possessions a
test of the sincerity of hie friends and acquaintances.
"Country Cousins" points a moral for over-ambitious
London young ladies, while " The English in Franco"
continues to introduce a description of some of the principal
continental routes, with a story of love at first sight.
" Oxford Doings" gives an account of the Commemoration
in jocular rhyme, and the Guards Ball supplies, as might
have been expected, subjects for prose, verse, and pencil.
There is also a paper called "Recollections of Almacks,"
which recalls the days of its early splendour, and an amus-
ing lamentation over the ingenuity of modern advertisers.
CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE PIL-
GRIM'S PROGRESS. Part ll.—Additional promimie
is given in this second instalment of the present:,
edition proving when completed the most beautiful
popular edition of the Great Allegory ever published.
Christian followed over the wall by
Hypocrisy, Christian
losing his burthen at the foot of the Cross, Christian enter-
ing the palace called Beautiful, Christian being.clad in tho
sub ects of the
armour of Salvation—these are among the j
illustrations scattered, in this second part, among the letter-
press. And the conception and execution of ea h
c ketch
reflect reflect the highest credit upon the illustrator. If
Great Tinker who wrote the book could but have foreseen
this edition of it, designed for circulation among the masses
of his fellow-countrymen,
the mere anticipation of it would
have been to him an euthanasia.
GOOD WORDS.--MillaiS is still illustrating in
this wonderfully cheap but also wonderfully able
s R
nci ead in the Light of
periodical " The
the Present Day," Parable
and he pencils here with singular
power for the August number of Good Words," The Pear!
of Great Price." Sir John Herschell contributes another
luminous paper upon Comets. The author of 44 John.
Halifax," that circumlocutory way of mentioning Miss Dinah
bluloch, sings 4, In the June Twilight." F. Sandys has a.
clever and most picturesquely suggestive drawing entitled,
monosyllabically, " Sleep." The Rev. Mr. Boyd, or as he
delights to call himself in these straggling initials (A. K.. H.
B.) that have long since come to be identified with
the plea-
santest though the most garrulous of living essayists,
gossips with his reader as delightfully as ever
Con-
cerning the Right Tack with several thoughts on the
Wong Tack." Divers " Poems for Christie,"
are here
penned by Gerald Massey, illustrated by A. B. Haughton.
Surely—with contributions like these, and others—a mar-
vellously good sixpenny-worth I

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VERDI, THE VIOLENT—(as poor Albert Smith
used to call him) in a bit of a Tiff.—Some talk has
been occasioned by an incident which occurred at the Grand
Opera during the rehearsal of Signor Verdi's " VApres,"
says the Reader. The maestro on one occasion thought he
noticed that a part of the band was not doing justice to his
work, and complained to M. Dietsch, the provisional con-
ductor. The answer of the latter not being satisfactory,
Signor Verdi took his hat and left the place. In conse-
quence of this, a letter from the Minister informed M.
Dietsch that he was ,4 at liberty to exercise the privilege of
resigning," which he accordingly did. M. Hainl, conduc-
tor of the orchestra at Lyons, has been appointed in his place,
and is said to be giving satisfaction to both band and public.
Signor Verdi has not appeared since at the opera, and has
left Paris.

A RACE BETWEEN A RAILWAY TRAIN AND A
KINGFISIIER.—" I was travelling," writes Mr. Johns
in his " Home Walks and Holiday Rambles," " on a part
of the Great Western Railway which for some distance ran
close to, and parallel with, a narrow stream. A kingfisher
had been disturbed by the approach of the train, and made
all haste to get out of the way. Any other bird so circum-
stanced would have turned back or have flown away from
the line of rail. But this bird flies too swiftly to think it
possible to bo overtaken, so it made right ahead, hoping
to distance its pursuer. It has besides a great antipathy to
flying over land if water be within reach ; it, therefore,
habitually follows the course of the river, let it wind ever so
much. On this occasion, not even the terror of the pnkg
monster gaining ground on it was powerful enough to wake
it deviate from its habit; so the bird and the train pulrstuhat
their course side by side, and at a pace so nearly equarie
for several seconds it was near the window of r.ny criLirrefit;
seemingly plying its lovely wings all in vain,.but
sheoting along its line of river as steadily as itseum etitor
the engine was tearing along its line of pomprane:
rig er
and railway soon diverged, and we parted
with
the bird."
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