The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-04 00:00:00

thing else. " The Navy—its Construction and
Reconstruction" is elaborately canvassed, and con-
fessed to be as yet but in its experimental stage,
only prefiguring that of the future. " The Cost of
the Navy" is an article showing how much iron
exceeds wood in expense, but that it may ultimately
be cheaper, as lasting so much longer and saving
the eternal expenses of dockyards. " A Visit to
the Court and People of Siam" is still continued,
and gives a characteristic account of Eastern man-
ners and ideas. " A Sketch of Marshal
S. Arnaud " states that his correspondence
gives the history of the French occupation of
Algiers and African colonisation. The marshal in
one of his letters says, that " nothing was displayed
on a great scale except fatigue, privation, and sick-
ness," which is perfectly correct. Algeria has been
a sort of battlefield for expending French heroism
for the gratification of national vanity, but it will
never repay for its civilisation nor its conquest.
" Oswald Hastings" continues his chivalrous career
to the 19th chapter. The other articles are of varied
merit, and the opinions of the editor on naval and
military matters are expressed with a cordial sym-
pathy with both services.

The British Army and Navy Review.
This review has several articles of interest. One
on Militia Constitution and Reform discusses the
essential qualification of military discipline, and
shows how greatly our volunteers have improved
in their rifle practice, diffusing a sort of
elementary knowledge throughout the land.
" Scenes of Franco-Arab Life" are full of
a romantic adventure. A paper on. " Malta" is
replete with information, and describes that memor-
able island, which Byron denominated as " that
little military hothouse," but which is our great
naval station in the Mediterranean. Fortunately
the visit of the Duke of Somerset has now settled
the position of the future naval dock in its only
natural place, the French Creek. " Stray Thoughts
on some Military Ribbons" contain some sarcastic
truths on the gratitude of the nation to its military
heroes—pay to starve on while living, and scant
honour when dead, leaving wives and little ones to
deplore their bereaved fate on miserable pensions.
The reward of a ribbon would never urge a soldier
to daring enterprise, unless his honour prompted
him to heroic deeds Their promise (of ribbons)
will never make his pluck the steadier, their absence
will never make his duty the less firmly followed.
"Do you think 10,000 English horse could beat
those ?" Prince Eugene asked General Stanhope,
pointing to 10,000 Austrian Hulans. "I do not
know, sire," said Stanhope, " but of this I am sure,
that 5,000 would try !" Another of the " Cele-
brated Trials" gives us the particulars of the mutiny
at the Nore and the death of poor Parker. His for-
lorn, but intrepid wife, arrived from Scotland only
in time to witness his execution, as he was going
to the ship. She contrived to rescue his body from
the grave the night of his execution, and took it to
London on her way to Scotland, but was persuaded
to have it interred in the vaults of Whitechapel
Church. A sketch of " Sir John Moore's last cam-
paign in Spain," by Capt. Knollys, gives a spirited
deliaeation of that glorious but illused commander's
memorable retreat, battle, and death in the North
of Spain, where—
" Corunna's shores like those of Egypt tell
How Caledonia's bravest hero fell."

The Sixpenny Magazine.

This magazine has, as usual, an abundance of
entertainment for its readers, and some of th 3 con-
tents are worth reading. The story of " The Fate
of Thorsghyll" is continued, and it is certainly com-
plex and mysterious enough to attract the most
sensation-loving reader. A short tale, called " The
Lieutenant's Wooing," is founded on the incidents
of the America War. The editor of this serial is
the only one who has availed himself of the inci-
dents of so dramatic an epoch. There are several
other tales, one of them a pleasant little sketch for
the young reader, teaching an excellent moral.
Among the general articles are a sensible paper on
the evils arising from the choice of an uncongenial
profession, and an interesting account of the poison
of the Upas-tree.

The Boy's Own Magazine.

This magazine is full of amusing and interesting
reading, of which peril and adventures by land and
sea fills a conspicuous place. One of the tales dates
back to the days of Richard 11., the scene of
another is laid in Caffreland. Then we have a
paper on the deer in the Zoological Gardens, by the
the Rev. J. G. Ward, an accomplished naturalist,
and an account of a day's shooting, by Walter
Thornbury. The Puzzle Pages will while away a
leisure hour very pleasantly.