The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-12 00:00:00

COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE.

Mr. H. St. John continues his " History of the
British Conquests in India," which he has now
brought down to the first partition of the territories
of Tippoo by the Marquis of Cornwallis. Captain
Bellew concludes his interesting account of the con-
quest of Arracan. We have in this number the first
part of the journal of an officer at present engaged in
the Kafir war; this journal we commend to the at-
tention of all who are interested in the subject; it

exposes the causes of the war in a masterly manner,
and among those causes are some which few will
suspect who have not read this officer's journal.

THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME. No. ITT
We have here three additional chapters of excellent
classical fun, illustrated by a glorious view of the
wonderful act of rapid horsemanship of Marcus
Curtius.

MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
We were yesterday indebted to the courtesy of the
Vice-Presidents and Council of the United Service
Institution for an admission to what they term a pri-
vate view of a model of the battle of Waterloo, and
we deemed it due to them, to their interesting mu-
seum, and to the importance of the subject, at once to
avail ourselves of their offer ; nay, more, in the pre-
sent lull of politics, how could we better employ the
breathing time left us by the recent prorogation than
in devoting an hour or two to the inspection of the
work of art, for in that light we view it, introduced
in their extensive and entertaining collection
of military and naval trophies and specimens, and,
much as has been said and done, printed and pub-
lished, in reference to the great event which closed
the late war and restored peace to the world, every-
thing
which tends to throw a light on the ever-
memorable battle of Waterloo is sure to excite inter-
rest and fix public attention. Such, no doubt, will
be the case with the new model, and thousands will
be indebted to the United Service Institution for a
clearer notion of, and a more practical acquaintance
with, that great contest who would scarcely form
an idea of what a battle is, judging
from mere maps and plans, or even from descriptions
in books. Here we have so clear and so faithful an
imitation of the field of battle, of the villages, farms,
houses, even of the very clumps of trees within its
range, that the dullest comprehension becomes at once
familiar with most of the principal features in the
case. One thing only, we admit, created regret in
our mind—an absurd scruple, maybe, but we are un-
der its impression—large as the new model is (about
20 feet by 20), the figures employed to represent the
real actor in the drama, man, are necessarily so small,
and many of those who were engaged in the affair we
have been accustomed to look upon as so great, that
we could hardly reconcile ourselves to connect the
diminutive forms before us with the heroic names,
rwhether as friends or foes, we may well be proud, as
contemporaries to transmit to posterity. But we
hasten to silence our strange notion on this point, to
award our meed of praise to the taste which prompted,
and to the talent which executed, the new model,
which at no distant period we shall be glad to visit
again.

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—Among the fashionable
company attending the performances at the Royal Italian
Opera last evening we observed their Graces the Duke and
Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis of Northampton, the
Marchesa Brancaleone and Mdlle. Brancaleone, the Earl of
Munster, the Earl of Durham, the Earl of Cork and Lady
Isabella Fitzgibbon, the Countess Poulett and Miss Dormer,
the Earl and Countess of Besborough, Viscount Exmouth,
Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, Viscount Ingestre,
Lord and Lady Carrington and the Hon. Miss Carrington,
Lady Suffield, Baron Steinberg, Lord and Lady Charles
Fitzroy, Lord and Lady Rokeby and the Hon. Misses Mon-
tague, Lord George Manners, M.P., Lord Arthur Hay, Lady
Glamis and Lady Frances Lyon, Lord and Lady Colborne,
Mr. and Lady Caroline Sanford, Baroness Von Stenz, Capt.
the Hon. Evans Freke, Colonel the Hon. Arthur Upton,
Hon. Hugh Rowley, Sir Henry Webb, Sir George Armytage,
Lady Pigott and party, Sir Charles Marshall, Sir John and
Lady Campbell, Colonel Brownlow Knox, M.P., Miss Bur-
dett Coutts and party, Colonel Tyrwhitt, Mr. H. Greville,
Mrs. Morier, Mr. Martineau, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Raymond
Barker, Mr. Wyndham, Mr. De Blaquiere, Captain Ellison,
Captain Shearson, Captain Paget, Count Rosen, Hon. C.
Haiabury, Hon. Francis Stonor, &C.
HOLYHEAD HARBOUR.—The works for the filling
up and formation of the new breakwater in the harbour at
Ilolyhead are steadily progressing. A large number of /alone!
are regularly employed, and the stones and material are cave
har,
veyed from the quarry to the breakwater by loconicem_
power, which runs along the staging. The new wfmenced on the western side of the harbour, for the accommo-
dation of the Irish cattle traffic, has been abandoned, owing
l from the
to the impracticability of making a deep chan
need wharf, in
entrance of the inner harbour up to the P
gro-ur:dP.°s The eastern
consequence of the hard and rocky
wharf erected there
side of the harbour is now spoken of. A
would be in close proximity to the railway station, and in
every way convenient.
FATAL ROWING MATCH.--
The St. Paul's, Shad-
well,t
ofe
a s
race,e o f thefor
a "out-
rigger"
Inprize
regatta was yesterday prematurely brought to a close
by a fatal accident, resulting
below bridge. the firstfrom h u
heat
presented by the residentsl of the district, for
Is
competition
by
in rowin ,
by free watermen, a man named Robinson, h
overboard ; and, in the second heat, the
g
wagermen had rowed rolved hut a short distance, when two of them,
Simonds and John Skeers (thelactatpersizaed u,
nae young man
lthough there was
be-
longing to Shadwell dock) were
only at the time a trifling ripple. Simonds was immediately
picked up, and sustained but little harm more than conse-
quent upon immersion; but although a number of boats
rowed towards Skeers he was never seen again. This lament-
able circumstance of course put an end to the regatta.
HOLYROOD PALACE.---011 Wednesday, workmen
commenced to excavate the foundation of the site in front of
Holyrood Palace for the statute of her Majesty, now in
course of completion by Mr. 11. Ritchie. It is expected to
be placed on its pedestal previous to the approaching visit of
her Majesty to her Scottish capital.—Scotsman,