The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-27 00:00:00

AN ENGLISZI LANE.

"Ward looked up gratefully at the overarching trees,
and the intense blue sky seen throug2i their autumn-tinted
foliage. The hedges out of which the huge trunks sprung
were almost smothered in wreaths of travellers', joy—the
blossom nearly over, for it was the end of autumn, but the
bright silky tufts children call old man's beard, well sup-
plied its place. Flowers of any kind were far more rare
than they had been a few months earlier, though mountain
ash, service, and other berries gave colour to the hedge-
rows ; while on the bank below the grey old trunks throw-
ing out gnarled roots here and there, sometimes in the path-
way itself, were covered with ivy, and the bright
upspringing fronds of polypody, that in the chequered
sunshine looked like fabled heaps of gold—the pro-
perty in former times of the crooked, distorted trunk,
a fierce and cruel dwarf, who had tried to gain forcible
possession of the bright damsel beside him, and failing his
attempt, at the hour of his own transformation had changed
her into that graceful trembling mare's tail. There were
still a few yellow flowers, the flea•bane with its goldera
stars, the ragwort, and others ; but the absence of variety-
among these was atoned for by the luxuriant growth of
ferns. The hedge bank ended in a wet ditch, and sloped
up on the near side in a grassy, spongy mound, the true
soil for ferns and water plants ; from the grand spreading
crown of the male shield-fern, reminding me always of the
plumed head of an Indian warrior, to the delicate black-
stalked trichomanes, they abounded—the brightly varied
sh?des of the shield-ferns, from rich green to the pale
yellowish tint of the young fronds, varied with the broad
green sati:i ribands of harts-tongue, that clung close to the
bank and formed the foundation of this mass of verdure, to
appearance only. Look a little cicser, it you are not afraid
of being entangled among the long pendant briars that
hang from the hedge, And almost conceal the ditch itself,
or the stronger, more redoubtable thorns of wild rose, that
guard the scarlet hips from all depredators. If you can dare
all these, and plant your foot firmly on the other side of the
ditch, underneath those closely-clinging leaves of harts-
tongue, you will find mosses of all kinds, full of living
creatures ; and, again, below, on any patches of stone, where
the bank is very wet, the shiny mysterious liverwort—a
plant to my mind associated with witchcraft—there is such
a weird uncanny look about it."

The Edinburgh Review.

In " Solar Chemistry," the first article in this
number, we find an account of some curious experi-
ments as to the nature and chemical action of light,
though the writer admits that " the more the ques-
tion of the physical constitution of the sun is con-.
sidered, the more does it appear that we have no
right to make up our minds concerning it, either in
one way or the other." That which follows, on
" The Herculanean Papyri," shows how disap-
pointing has been the result obtained from this
supposed mass of literary treasure. "In general
literature, whether Greek or Latin, it proved a com-
plete blank. Not a single one of the longed-for
authors appeared among its remains ; hardly even
a single fragment of their writings. It was found
to be a class collection, in the narrowest sense of
the phrase, its contents being exclusively philoso-
phical, and indeed confined to one particular school
of philosophy—the Epicurean; and the authors be-
ing for the most part entirely unknown, except as
members of one of the least literary of the philoso-
phical sects of antiquity." In " The Mausoleum of
Halicarnassus" we have a disquisition on that fa-
mous monument of an tiquity,with especial reference
to the recently published works on it by Messrs.
Newton and Ferguson, with the former of which
the writer
finds fault on account of its costliness and
the omission in it of engravings of important sculp-
tures. " The English in the Eastern Seas" chiefly
treats of Borneo. Mrs. Oliphant's Life of Edward
Irving forms the subject of a paper, and others will
be found on " The Mussulmans in' Sicily," The
Supernatural," " The Legend of St. Swithin,"
" Hops at Home and Abroad," " Ptince Eugene of
Savoy," and " The American Revolution."

THE DESPERATE POACHING AFFRAY
IN NOITINGHAM.

On Saturday morning, Charles Maltby, William
Smith, and Absolom Bickley, three of the poachers
connected with the affray in Nottingham on Wed-
nesday night, were brought up on remande
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the town bench of magistrates at the y o
The case had been adjourned since Thursday, to
allow the attendance of Brooks, Lord Chesterfield's
gamekeeper, who had been seriously injured on the
head with a life-preserver, he not being able to at-
tend that day ; he is still in
at attrecarious state, and
was not able to be present
Superintendent Horne
and theConstable examination.
ituted
hen the entered
gave evidence to the effect that
the public-house to apprehend Walker and Worth-
ington, Bickley said to Walker, "Do yon mean to
go, Tom ? " Walker replied " No." Bickley then
repined, " Up, and at 'em," and immediately struck
the oiScers, ultimately escaping with Walker. This
morning, however, he was apprehended by the town

police.
The Bench said they would summarily convict
Bickley and Smith, who were each sentenced to one
month's imprisonment with hard labour, in default
of not paying a penalty of £5. Upon being removed
both the prisoners looked at the police-officers and
said, " They shall pay for it when we have done.
Maltby was remanded fora period not exceeding
eight days.
Mr. Lees again applied for bail.
Mr. Buttery appeared on behalf of !the Earl of
Chesterfield, stating that his lordship's own surgeon
was attending the keeper, and was uncertain
whether the wounds would not prove fatal, us they
were of a most dangerous character. He should,
therefore, oppose bail.
The prisoner was then removed.

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The Lord Mayor and Committee beg to announce that, by
the kindness of the Governors of Bridewell, a portion of that
Building has been placed at their disposal for the RECEP-
TION of CLOTHING for the use of the SUFFERING
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Mansion House, E.C., 18th Oct., 1862.

CRYSTAL PALACE-AFTERNOON VISITS.
During the Last Five Days of the International Exhi-
bition, and in anticipation that many Excursionists and other
Visitors, whose time is limited, would wish to see the Palace
also, it will remain open from Nine in the Morning until
Six in the Evening.
At dusk the Palace will be lighted by the new gas standards
erected in the naves by Messrs. Defries.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ARRANGEMENTS for
TO-MORROW (Tuesday). Open at Nine.
Orchestral Band at
Upper Fountains at 2. 0
LEOTARD and Orchestral Band at
Great Organ at ....
Admission to all, One Shilling ; Children, Sixpence.

.. For full particulars of amusements see first page.
ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN,
This Evening, THE B OHEMIAN GIRL.
Commence at 8.

THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Thia Eveninv„ at Seven, THE COLLEEN BAWN. And
at hall-past Nine THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
This Evening, CAN UGHTER TO MARRY. HUNT which,
OUR AMERICOUSLN. With DUCK ING.
And JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON.
Commence at 7.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPFII.
This Evening, THE GREEN BUSHES. Followed by
THE SHILLING DAY.

Commence at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
This Evening, WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S
A WAY. After which, THE HUNCHBACK.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
This Evening, IT MUST BE T itUE, 'TWAS IN TIIE
PAPERS. Followed by PEEP O'DAY. To conclude with
RILLAANEY.

Commence at 7.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
This Evening, MAZEPPA. Brilliant Scenes in the Circle.
Concluding with a Comic Bailet
Commence at 7.

w. S. WOODIN'S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES,
Polygraphic Hall, Kingli
nce at Bam-street, Charing-cross.
Comme.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Hay-
market. Open every evening for Promenade and Dancing-.

CANTERBURY HALL.—EVERY EVENING.—
GraLld Operatic Selection and Cantata -Unsworth, Eugene,
and Duley, the great comic trio, dm.
Commence at 7.

THE OXFORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET, EVERY
EVENlNG.—Donizetti's "Don Sebastien," and other grand
Operatic Selections, with full band and chorus.—The comic
performance of Miss Caroline Parkes—Mr. Maclagan's En-
tertainment Drew Dean, the youthful Flutist-1, nsworth,
the original of " any other man," &c.
Commence at 7.