The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-22 00:00:00

ADVENT OF ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE.

It is now certain that a great battle will be
fought in the vicinity of Chattanooga by thejoint
forces of R9sencranz and Burnside, and the rebel
forces in that region.

WHAT A PITY AUNT ABE WAS DELAYED I
Mrs. Lincoln is in town, and stopping at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Her departure for Europe
is delayed. It is to be regretted that she could not
have reached Germany in time to attend the meeting
of Sovereigns in Frankfort.

Query : Would the old lady have been admitted ?

DEATH OF MR. TOOKE, F.R.S.—We regret to
announce the death of Mr. William Tooke, F.R.S.,
a gentleman whose name has long been associated with
literature, awl who is well known as the promoter and
founder of literary associations throughout the country.
Mr. Tooke, who was born in 1777, was trained to the study
of the law, and having been admitted a solicitor, practised
his profession for some years in London. Science, art,
and literature had, however, greater attractions for him,
and to their cultivation he devoted his energies. In 1804
he published, anonymously, an edition of Churchill's
poetical works, which were republished among the Aldine
Poets, with the editor's name, in 1844. In 18.6 he pub-
lished a work entitled, "The Monarchy of France; its
Rise, Progress, and Fall ;" having, meanwhile, given to
the world several minor publications. In conjunction with
eiord Brougham, Dr. Birkbeck, Mr. Grote, and others, he
took an active part in the establishment of the Society for
the Diffusion. of Useful Knowledge, and for a considerable
period acted as its treasurer. He was a Fellow of the Royal
Society, and President of the Society of Arts, which office
becomes vacant by his death. For two years, namely, from
1835 to 1837, during the administration of Lord Melbourne,
Mr. Tooke represented the borough of Truro in Parliament.
He was born at St. Petersburg, and was the son of the Rev.
William Tooke, an English divine and writer, who became
chaplain to the factory of the Russian Company in that
city, and was the author of a "Life of Catherine II.," "A
View of the Russian Empire," and other works.
CHARLES MATHEWS' PARISIAN ACHIEVEMENT.—
The comedy in which Charles Mathews is now
playing before the Parisians is his own; the translation
into excellent French is his again. These are rare qualifi-
cations, of which any man might be proud. But there are
yet some few who could have done these things almost as
well as this charming actor. But no other man, having
done these things, could have performed so easily and na-
turally as he did, in " L'Anglais Timidie," or with the
same wonderful mastery of the pronunciation. It is this
last feat which has given this finished actor the rooted
esteem of the elegant and polished French people, which
they will never cease to cherish along with his memory.
What he has attempted, and what he has so fully succeeded
in, was bold to a degree; but in every circumstance it has
been completely justified,— Court Joni nal.
DEAN CLOSE OF CARLISLE having recently
alluded with a jeer to one whom he speaks of as
"the slashing editor of the Examiner," has just called
down upon himself the following retort polite from our con-
temporary :--" Like his prototype Mawworm, Dean Close
loves to be despised. To be talked of is his great ambition,
and how he is talked of is quite a secondary consideration.
He would of course much prefer praise, for which h e has an
excellent appetite; but if he cannot get that he will gladly
accept ridicule or contempt rather than pass unnoticed.
Notoriety is his passion, quocunque mode. Happily for him
he has a bishop over him who requires a vast deal of de-
fence, and who gives plenty of opportunities for the Dean
to come forward in the character of ecclesiastical swash-
buekler. The word is rather obsolete, bet there is no other
that so well represents the character defined by Johnson as
one who u4ko a sreat clatter pugnaciously;