The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-25 00:00:00

One of the favourite house-artists in London, if I nl,O
coin the term, is Mr. Owen Jones. He has recently decorated
several mansions in Lancaster-gate and elsewhere, in the
Egyptian style. It is somewhat hard and streaky, but
is becoming all the rage.
Mr. Lecky has lately returned to England from Italy,
where he has been, I believe, collecting materials for 5
now work. His last was written while travelling in
Spain. He would be one of the lions of London Society now if
his love for seclusion, and his shyness did not hinder.
Another lion, more amenable to social influences, is Baboo
Keshab Chandur Sen, the leader of the Brahmos. (not
Brahmins, as you misspelt it in a former letter of mine).
The Brabmos are a comparatively new sect: they are
Theists and Eclectics, and hold very much the same views
as Vac Unitarians of this country. Mr. Goldwin Smith will
not return to England this year, but will remain at the
Cornell University. He is engaged in writing a
history of England for American schools. Miss Broughton
is the authoress of the tales " Cometh up as a Flower,"
and " Red as a Rose," which have had a great run. Mr.
Maitland, author of " The Pilgrim and the Shrine," is
about to publ'sh another tale. "Clubs and Drawing'
rooms," by " Cecil Hay," is by a London man, who has
been a good deal connected with Conservative
journalism, and who has published many tales
and some poetry in several magazines under
his own name. Mr. Myers, author of that
very remarkable little volume of verse, " St. Paul," is
publishing a new volume of poems. Miss Draper, of
Banbury; has brought out a beautifully illuminated edi-
tion of the Litany. Dr. Roth, a well-known London
surgeon, who has made muscular deformities his specialty,
has published a very good letter which he has addressed to
Mr. Forster, urging that gymnastics shalt be a Part
of the training of all schools receiving Government aid•

It is an old saying that the man who is his own lawYee
has a fool for his client. Dr. Rowland Williams was cer•
tainly no fool, but he was unwise enough to be his own
solicitor. He executed a will with codicils, and thee°
codicils were duly witnessel Subsequently he
made alterations in the codicils without obtaining the pre-
sence of the witnesses. The consequence is that Lord
Penzance has not allowed the codicils with the alterations to
be propounded. In another case the Probate Judge Was
compelled very reluctantly to set aside the obvious inten-
tion of a testator. A London merchant had named a
certain gentleman as his executor. That gentleman had
a son whose Christian name differed from his own by only
two letters, but, unfortunately, the merchant had spelt
the name of the father in the manner adopted by the son,
and thus although the latter was only fifteen years old,
Lord Penzance was obliged to declare him the executor.
While referring to Lord Penzance, I may mention that
the reporter who surreptitiously obtained possession of
the letters of the Prince of Wales to Lady Mordaunt has
done his colleagues serious disservice. Orders have been
issued refusing the reporters leave even to inspect general
affidavits, which hitherto they have always been per-
mitted to see. The consequence is that they are often
without a clue as to what takes place in the court, and which
without that clue is frequently unintelligible jargon. _

A very sad story is going the round of literary circles.
For some years Captain Frederick Brome, was governor
of the military prison at Gibraltar. While living in
that country he made some most valuable scientific re-
searches. 4 little while ago he was removed to the
military prison at Weedon. Here he hoped to find an
asylum for his family, and some compensation for the
sacrifices he had been compelled to make on leaving
Gibraltar. Shortly afterwards he was told that the pris°ll
would not be continued, and that his services would not be
required. The news so preyed upon him that, though a strong
and vigorous man, he gradually sank from mental
depression, and died of a broken heart, leaving a wife and
eight children unprovided for. Surely in our economical
fervour we might shew some consideration to the victims
of it. To relieve the British taxpayer of half a farthing
is no doubt an enterprise worthy of all praise ; but it is
scarcely worth while to break the hearts of strong men,
and to make widows and orphans even for that laudably,
object