The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-09 00:00:00

The Eclectic Review.

This journal, which is in future to appear under
the head of The Eclectic and Congregational _Review,
is more varied, and consequently more attractive
than usual in the present number. It opens with a
lengthened essay on the great bard of Florence,
followed by a notice of Mr. Allingham's new poem
on the duties of an Irish landlord ; afterwards we
meet with essays on the various interpretations of
the 13th chapter of St. Matthew, and on Dr.
Vaughan's Revolutions of England. The notices
" include a review of
in "Our Book Club
fellow's latest volume.

Two vols.—Once or twice a year
one a book with a sense of real gratitude
to the rises
author,
MEMOIRS OF i:ei.
reading
JANE CAMERON, FEMALE CONVICT.
By a Prison Matro
and this book is on® of these. There are
many ways in which it has a rare value. We do not know
any Pr"
ious work. for instance, which has thrown such
•
from
light on the life of the professional thief class. As a work
of art the book has also high claims. Not only is Jennie
Cameron a living person, but, we may almost say, there is
not a mere lay figure in the book. Few living writers
could have brought out so sharply such characters as
Jennie's lover, " Omni° Jock" and " Black Barney." The
artistic touches in the book are worthy of De Foe.—The
Reader.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Dee. 8.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal Nigh'
nesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess
Beatrice, and her Serene Highness the Princess
Hohenlone, and attended by the Hon. Caroline
Cavendish and the Hon. Flora Macdonald, drove le
the New Lodge, and honoured the Belgian Minislel
and Madame Van de Weyer with a visit.
Colonel the Hon. de Ros attended on horseback'
Her M&jesty held a Council to-day. In attendance
were the Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset,
Earl Russell, Earl de Grey and Ripon, and Viscount
Palmerston.
The Prince of Wales, by command of the Ctuee:;
was introduced into the Privy Council. Ris I°s'
Highness took his place at the Board.
Sir William Gibson-Craig, Bart., Lord Clerb,
Registrar and Keeper of the Signet in Scotland'it
"
command of the Queen, was sworn of her Mal.
Most Honourable Privy Council.
Mr. Helps, the clerk of the Council, attended.,
Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset, and Ir'r
count Palmerston had audiences of her Majesty.d
Mutu Coomara Swamy, a native of Ceylon' to
member of the Legislative Council, was Pre6ell to
to the Queen, at an audience, by Earl Russell' to
deliver a book which he had received perinissi°°
dedicate to her ajesty.
The Duke of M
Brabant arrived on a visit t° the—
Queen. Lord de
Mr
Lord Talbot de Malabide has succeeded 14°—
Tabley as Lord in Waiting•
,
. Ferdinand Richardt. has had the b°l3°J t

submitting to the Queen his collection of 800 Paid
ings and sketches taken in Denmark, Svceden'

America.

The Prince and Princess of Wal4; Rol
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Willeglh'Sber
Windsor Castle on Monday and dined
Majesty in the evening. ivaleol
His Royal Highness the Prince of " fee
attended by Colonel Keppel, went out huntil 'OO6
terday morning with the harriers and enjoyed

excellent sport. till
It is expected that their Royal Highnesses
200
leave Frogmore for Osborne on or about 08
or 22d inst.

•nfor
The Duke d'Aumale has left his seat 1-- 400
cestershire on a visit to the Earl of Abingdon at Y"
Abbey.

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_he Duke and Duchess of Somerset - pfo
Admiralty on Friday or Saturday nest for Stover
Devon, to pass the 'Christmas recess. a to
The Marquis of Bute and Major-General an
Hon. Mrs. Stuart have arrived at the St. George's '9OV
The Earl of Westmoreland is going 00 iti' /10
ably, and hopes are entertained of his early rester

health. tegii
The Earl of Powis, accompanied by the li„c)",°iird6
of Powis and Ladies Herbert, is expected in townt°/',olel
the close of the week to attend the wedding of Lad, '1
Graham and Mr. Greville. t
According to letters received in town leBnge 10111
from Lambton Castle, Durham, the Countess of m-r
and her infant son are progressing favourably.
f,
Lord and Lady Wodehouse arrived in tovfr
terday from Kimberley Park, Norfolk. t rol
Lord and Lady Belper arrived in town les-e
from their seat in Derbyshire. $l.
Lord de Lisle and Dudley has left the
GeoTrgehe's Hotel. to/111
Chancellor of the Exchequer left
yesterday for Hawarden Castle, Chester.

"The 'Shakespeare Gazette ; a Weekly BeCer;ii,
Proceedings Relative to the Tercentenary Cel opf
tion," is just now forthcoming. It is intended bythe
to supply a record of all proceedings connected 1"70,1i'
movement for commemorating the three hundredth roll
versary of the birthday of Shakespeare. It will
information respecting the transactions of the neve: 04
committees at home and abroad, and will also consitle'rps.
discuss various projects and suggestions as they ,8,0116
m".
and will open its pages to correspondents interested
subject. iogt
an SPIRITinge n
ou s MEDIUMSoptici
aOn U,Tvv- DhOoN Et.x!—hibMitrs.
stns
iwork at 24, Regent-street, has constructed his cao
an instrufetito
by means of which the spirits which are now hauntillbeol
several theatres and singing-rooms may be seen and )34-
to yet greater advantage. t All sorts of writing ono A
lbe,
and rapping under tables can be done by Mr. Igelf-eile
spirits, with an appearance of reality which naght-eevas;
the quickest eye and ear. A hand appears on the Testa
it writes a word and rubs it out again, but the 7,, not
feels for it in vain, for neither the hand which 'grOnly the
the written words can be found by actual touch' writtea,
The experiment is very strange and
phantom can obliterate what the phantom -
A dertaile
science alter all must beat the conjurors. IV- t, the
that Mr. Manning and his fellow-opticians will driv
Homes and Fosters quite out of the field. "
Oa °it)
A NEW VARIABLE STAR T xele
night of the 28th of July last," writes Mr. Ps..o
startling, but rel 4
dell, " I observed that the star No. 4078 of Zone Piii"or
deg. of the ' Bonner Sternverzeichniss' was about one 4079,
nitude and a quarter less than its neighbour No• of
although on the night of the 25th of June I hati_oo.
down these two stars as being nearly equal in brigll;:tilia
Afterwards, on referring to my notes of reviews toe
part of the heavens, made at Mr. Worthington's cte oitt
tory on August 19, 1859, and June 18, 1860, I foullti tva
at the former date both these stars were seen, and agete4oo,
nearly equal in mngnitude, but that a third star, IV', that
was invisible, while under the latter date it is states inth
No. 4077 was then visible, and estimated to be of o°lloo
magnitude; but no mention is made of the two etsrsAtion
4078 and 4079. I have since made a careful exalt:Litt-or*
of the positions of these and some of the neighbouring 1414
and have satisfiad myself that the star seen on Jur2en
1860, was No. 4079, and not No. 4077, as was the
e-
;:e,r- :
posed, and that therefore both 4077 and
the
ven g
that time invisible, or at all events, below v.n
magnitude. After the 28th of July 104 72. 4th of
gradually diminished in brightness until sheilt b•ocreaseclt
and attained a maximum about the
August, when it passed a minimum. It hao
'4l 6icetiober•
at maximum 'Ai; the
magnitude at a minimum was 11.3, and
range of variation being therefore 24 raegnitudes.
loos io
ratio of light employed in determining the
2.512,•it follows that the brightness of the .`sea' Ya 1.11
nine times greater at maximum than at inilargui32o. parr
observations made since the 28th of July last, 1,0 fa'
with those of August 19th, 1859, and June 18th, 1
jue :noio
dicate a period of about four months. As two te
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variables had been previously discovered in Aquila, 0%0 of
of Oe
Q.9_
tile
variable will, according to Professor Argelander's ere:off
nomenclature, be denoted by the letter T. The Pll5 clef'
Aquila 3 brought up to 1855 is 2011. sm. 25'45. pluis
13.4 m." o°l'
THE COURT NEWSMAN is likely to suffer
10.
ons blow, says the London _Review, in the OP for
tion of the lonian Islands to the Crown of Greece,l,
many reasons he has taken the lonian Islands ulie,eololl
especial protection. The Isles of Greece, where I,.eritso
Sappho burned and sang, are quite worthy in therPoit
of the distinction. Their history, their climate, as
d
sd;
long experience, that t 00
figs, all render them illustrious. Nobody, therefere';°r
plains of their figuring in the most fashionable co,la
every daily paper. Every one who reads his ocgo
knows,
eventsby which are always hap W ell'
jat honurder greatnewahlcc ahr espfe uoe
tyitcoaloccupy the attention of the Court e<
man in proportion to their undoubted importance, so,
Majesty has always been walking on the elopes. The Aott)
is always accompanying somebody .in
BYLnagstly, despatches are always arriving ir.a°h°flili
I.Baoerrarditarigeieeigh Commissioner of the lonian Islands. I'Z De
arrival of the lonian letter-bag is usually thus pal e7-5,01'l
fore Europe, as if it were a fresh birth in the Royelfolsll
yeafanyboeurseadidreirssotnh,at tNhoe
01:1
is; lific
00:
is noCommissionertknown. Aallhtighhati
roy or Lord-Lieutenant, excepting the Governor o I 1J,19 ;31
land, whose missives are as punctually acknowle dg reach
half his chances in fashionable life. His letters .cat;:ii
tie
ing England invariably divide public attention dee'
most notable celebrities. On some fitful occasions,
occasional flashes of intelligence as to the condoet:otitia
business of the State come to us on the came high utf-14.04::
At these times, we learn in general that the Duke °e o'"
castle has transacted business at the foreign (/`'i,l
bi
announcement which, in the opinion of the ctlie-0 evert
torian, is not to be made lightly or with respect tot
head of a Government department. After such el2,°,iiijc,Pri
of communicativeness ffi , the ocial historian relapse
670
into his observation of the chaplains, the game' Pi:to;torejt
the pony carriages, coupled always with the ePolotech
performances of the Lord High Commissioner. to ,eeig;
be the reason, the lonian Islands seem thoroughly t°
upon his mind. Every morning, as we take LIP Islam,
these gtel
at breakfast, we say to ourselves, "Here are
_A ye- ,o,
of the Blest again :"—" Despatches were receircoloo,' 0
day at the Colonial Office frcm the Lord il'o_sut to ,730
sioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were ",..0
• to be s ret'
official chronicler's occupation seems likely
1130
Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islatitstf,
torate.
shortened by the English resignation of lon