The Sun.
London, England, 1870-04-23 00:00:00

LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND ART.

The Athenceunz says :—" A national monument to the
memory of Dr. Chalmers " is projected, to consist of 0,
statue in Edinburgh and a lectureship in political economy,
with one or more fellowships in Edinburgh University.
210,000 is required, and subscriptions are flowing in from
men of all parties.—Lion-breeding is very successful at
the Dublin Zoological Gardens. The society was the first
to rear lion cubs in Europe ; and six have been recently
born, of which five are doing well.—lt is now ascertained
that Dr. Munck, the Swedish naturalist, is one of the
many victims of Lopez. He was detained in prison for
some tune, and then executed. His collections have
been saved, and are on their way to Stockholm.--
Some forty years ago a trunk full of manuscripts was
discovered at Madame D'Arblay's old residence, Camille'
Cottage, in Surrey. They had been concealed with some
care, and one person who was present at the discovery
survives. As "little Burney "is known to have written
more than she published, and as not half that she wrote
illustrative of Court life was printed, we may express a
curiosity as to the whereabouts of these manuscripts--
whether they consist of the numerous early stories Fanny
Burney is supposed to have destroyed, or of anecdotes
referring to Royal domestic life at Windsor or at Kew.--
Dr. George Macdonald is, we hear, preparing to make
venture in dramatic iooetry.— They who remember hog
merrily. Mr. George Meredith closed the year 1855 with
" The Shaving of Shagpat," and who have marked his
career as a writer of fiction since that period, will be glad
to hear that a new novel from his pen is likely to appear
some time this year.
The Graphic has the following :—Mr. Disraeli's new
novel, " Lothair," about which there has been natural
much speculation, is understood to be of a political charan-
ter, and to develop many of the author's ideas upon prin-
ciples connected with popular progress. The hero is said
to be a sketch from life, whose original is no less a person
than a certain noble marquis who seceded from his late
leader on the Reform question, and whose rivalry has
since been not a little conspicuous. Lothair is represented
as a man of great genius and gifts, who misuses his
chances in life through narrow prejudices and faults of
temper. In his general views the author is said to have
anticipated points which he had intended reserving for his ,
autobiography.—Readers of Carlyle's French Revolution,
may not feel exactly at home with a steady, painstaking/
and trustworthy German author. Yet they may reaa
with great advantage Professor Von Sybel's (of Bonn)
" History of the French Revolution." Professor Sybel'o
first and second volumes were published some time back
by Mr. John Murray, and readers will hail with pleasure
the advent of the Professor's third and fourth volumes,
completing the work from the establishment of the first
committee of public safety to the end of 1795. We may
add the book is translated by Mr. W. C. Perry.

Yesterday the petition against the return of Mr•
E. S. Robinson for Bristol was tiled in the Rule-office of the
Court of Common Pleas.
The long overdue Inman steamer City of Brussels
reached Liverpool, last night in tow of several powerful
steam tugs. Although it was dark at the time of herarrival
there was a large crowd assembled.
The Mortlake church-rate case of " Wigan and
Ommaney v. Nelson," which has excited considerable public
interest, has been settled, the defendant having paid the
rate. _ _

A meeting of members of the Birmingham gun
trade was held yesterday, at which it was resolved to
adopt a petition to Parliament not to sanction the proposed
tax.
Yesterday the lion. C. C. Molyneux, Captain of
the 10th Hussars, brother of the Earl of Sefton, was
married to the lion. Caroline Elizabeth Lawley, the eldest
daughter of Lord Wenlock, at the church in Escriclr,
Yorkshire.

The presentation dinner to Sir W. Stirling MO'
well, Bart., of Keir and Pollock, took place in the City gag
yesterday. The presentation consisted cf a quantity 0'
silver plate of the value of £1,600, and comprised three
candelabra, eight dessert dishes, a salver, and four beakers'
all beautifully ornamented. Nine hundred gentlemen set,
down to dinner. The chair was occupied by the Earl of
Mansfield.
The Porte has authorised the establishment of
large Jewish model-farm near Jaffa, and has made a grant
of 2.600 denoums of crown land, permanently exempt fro'
tithes, in favour of the enterprise.
The Musical Standard says, at the instance of the
Duke of Sax-Coburg, Madame Pauline Lucca has vis" ited
Gotha, to appear at the Court Theatre in the •` Mignon
ef
Ambroise 'Thomas; and the invitation was accompanied 11
a gold medal and " cross of merit."
The first repr: sentation of 6‘ Fantasio," Offenbach 'is
new opera (which has been for some time in the rehearse'
stage of existence) is arranged to take place in Paris on the
20th of May.—Musical Standard.
Only one fire was reported by Captain Shaw this
morning to the Board of Works as having happened in the
Metropolitan district (a very unusual circumstance) during
f
the past 24 hours. This fire took place iu the premises
Mr. Wheeler, a bread and biscuit baker, carrying on 1)0.51-

ness in tho Lewisham-road, Kent.
It is understood that the Weekly Dispatch is about
to change hands, the property having been purchased of Air'
George Stiff by Mr. John Baker for a large sum.
The West African steamer Calabar. has arrive 3
at Liverpool, with a full cargo, 15 passengers, and 1,084 00
of gold dust.
The Army and Navy Gazette says that the Flying
Squadron, which will leave England in the autumn undef
he command of a young and smart flag officer, will
visit Australia.
A sad accident occurred at Northampton Theatre
on Thursday night, by which a popular dancer, Miss Lill
Davis, nearly lost her life. She was engaged, with me
Lizzie Humphreys, in dancing the " Can-can," when 101'1
some unexplained cause, whilst bounding to the front, sb °
fell over the footlights into the orchestra. fler dress camel°
contact with the gas jets, and in an instant the light gailzia
material was a mass of flames. A couple of gentlemen rush°
to the assistance of the unfortunate young woman, and '3.0:
veloped her in their coats with a view to extinguish the
flames, in which they were successful. Yesterday inorni3O
hopes were entertained that she would recover, although6'.
has been much,burued, and the shock to the system has beet'
very gr