The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-18 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

TRANSLATIONS of the OXFORD and CAM..
BRID GE LATIN PRIZE POEMS.
This is called the second series of poems
under the above title, but the first series con-
sisted entirely of Oxford prize poems. The
translator, Mr. Nicholas L. Torre, as an Oxo-
nian, with natural partiality, first gave to the
public the productions of his own fellow colle-
gians; but it would appear that he has been
obliged to fill up his second series with poems
from the rival university. This will not be
matter of regret with the public, for the wider
range he has now taken must give him a better
chance of making a pleasing selection. The
present volume contains seven prize poems from
each university, some of them by names now
high in the world, as those of statesmen and
poets. It is easy to perceive that the Latin
poems have lost nothing by being ren-
dered into Mr. Torte's English, but it must
not be concealed that disappointment will often
befal the reader who, dazzled by a name, forgets
that its owner was hardly a man when he
earned the honours here recorded. Never-
theless, to those curious in watching the
changing phases of a great mind, this volume
will not be without great interest. The Earl
of Ripon, Lord Colchester, Milman, Words-
worth, Mr. Stanley, the Secretary for the Colo-
nies, and others with names not unknown to
fame, may here see how they once wrote, how
they once thought, how they viewed life before
the realities of the world came to disturb
their waking dreams of poetic perfection.
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The grandfather of the shrewd and astute
Prince Talleyrand was a sort of courier de Cabinet, in-
cessantly employed in carrying despatches between the
Courts of France and the Escurial, during the period that
his intriguing patron,ss the Princiss de Ursins ruled the
feeble Philip V. and Spain.—Fraser's Magazine.
Letters from Holland dated Tuesday were re-
ceived yesterday evening. The packet with the papers
and letters of Wednesday bad not then arrived. This
anticipation of the regular packet has not, however, sup.
plied any news of importance. The accounts from Ger-
many. are in general on'y repetitions of the speculations on
the views of the Northern Powers, the mission of Prince
Felix Von Schwartzenherg to Holland, and other topics,
which we have already given in extracts from the Frank-
fort and Augsburg papers. The only reference to the affairs
of Holland is it report that the Government is fitting out
an expedition for Java, the naval part of which, it is said,
will consist of several ships of the line. We have received
the prices of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on S am day
and Monday. On the former day the funds fell, and the
depression continued on Monday, in consequence, it is
said, of the announcement of very low quotations of
LForinddaoyn's
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Cents.,ndo 46 6t
London. The
Amsterdam priceson
5 per
Cents.
89 5-16th] ; Syndicate, 821; 5 per Cent.Freennts.cl,
Rent", 72; Austrian Metallies (sellers), 89; Spanish
5 per Cent. Perpetuate, 521; Cortes Bonds, Ibi.