The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-25 00:00:00

with their family names and dates of creation—Colo-
nial Bishops, ditto, diqo—Scotch Lords of Session—
Titles borne by the Eldest Sons of Peers, and the
superior titles to which they are heirs-13aronets
of the Uoital Kingdom, Scotland, and Ireland, their
alts and dates of creation—The Knights Civil and
Military of the United Kingdom, their order of
k:jghthood, and date of creation of each---Tield
Marshals of the Empire—General Officers in the
British Army, with the dates of their commissions—
General Officers in the East India Company's Service,
ditto—Admirals in the British Navy, ditto—Her
Majesty's Corps of Gentlemen at Arms—Military
and Naval Knights of Whidsor—Directors of the
Bank of England—Directors of the East India Com-
pany—Directors of Railways having a terminus in
London—Directors of Joint-Stock Banks in the Me-
tropolis—Directors of Metropolitan Insurance Coin-
ponies—Managers, Secretaries, and Actuaries of Me-
tropolitan Insurance Compmes—lhe Institute of
Actuaries—List of London Bankers—Official Super-
scriptions to Letters Table of Precedence—
alphabetically arranged, so that the possessor of this
work can ascertain who's who in a moment. It is
elegantly got up, and will be as elegant as an orna- j
ment on a drawing-rcom table as it is useful as a
book of reference in the study.

MACA UL AY'S HISTORY.
TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN.
SIR,—No impartial student of English history will,
I think, depart from the opinion your revi« wer has
exprs,ssed as to the manifest unfairness of Mr. Ma-
cini!ay's stiternent of the character of James 11.
Pruc, James was a hard, stern, and bigotted man, but
Le was far from the irredeemable monster painted by
Macaulay. lie had, as all men have, some good qua-
lities, and among them was a patriotic care for the
naval glory of his country. Now Mr. M. dilates
with great force and truth on the lamentable contrast
which the state of the British marine at the com-
mencement of the reign of Charles 11. affords to its
glory in the days of the Protectorate. But he en-
tirely omits to state that no sooner vac the Duke of
York (whom he ranks with " a clerk in Chatham
i)ockyazd" !) raised to the post of High Admiral,
than the navy egain became most efficient and com-
manded the respect and envy of neighbouring coun•
tries. Not one word has Mr. M. to tell us of the
gallant battle of Solebay! It was the spirited
energy of James which, in effect, restored our naval
supremacy, and won for us in after days the victo-
ries of La Ilogue and 'Vigo. The evident party
spirit which pervades Mr. Macaulay's otherwise
magnificent work, will prevent it from ever taking
its stand as a correct historical treatise, by the side
of the less eloquent but more impartial
_histories of
Lingard, Tytler, or Alison.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
S. V. P.

MR. WILSON'S ENTERTAIN-
MENTS IN PHILADELPHIA.
(From the Philadelphia inquirer of Dec. 22.)
The tenor singer Wilson, well remembered in this city
from his operatic performances in association with Miss
Sheriff and Seguin, and who, since the period of his being
here, has been giving his entertainments on the Songs of
Scotland throughout Britain with unparalleled success,
made his re-appearance on Wednesday evening in the
Musical Fund Hall, when he was honoured with all the
elle of the city. No entertainment ever seemed to give
greater delight, or was received with more hearty en-
thusiasm, and there can be little doubt that on SaturdaY
night, when he v ill give his famous..," Nicht wi' Burns,"'
the re will be a goodly assemblny of all who have a taste
for poetry and song, for melody endSpoe':ry combined.
Wilson's performance is not a mere tickling of the
car—the heart. and mind five interested, and his
s ,rigs are given with all that purity of tone and just
appreciation of the poet's feelings, which have
gained hirn so high a reputation. It would be
difficult to mention one of the so; g 3 of Wednesday
night as being superior to another; there was abundance
of variety, and in all phases he was equally at home,
whether as Bruce addressing the Scottish army at Ban-
neckburn, Captain Cleveland singing the serenade under
the window of Minna Troll, or in the pathetic strain of
" The Land o' the Leal," or the lainion us chant of " Gi t
Up and bar the door." " Lord lillin's Daughter," by
Campbell, which he s'ng in actiition to the evening's
list, vas one of the finest performances we ever listened
to. The appropriate accompaniments—the storm, the
galloping of the horses, the splashing of the waves,
aided much the masterly delivery of the poem. Mr.
Wilson is charmingly accompanied by his daughter,
These performances cannot tail to be highly attractive."