The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

THE SUN,

LIT FR A TURF,

11.1.11 ON .1,7:1; ; Twi llaccs

A narrative of passion and crime, of love ead jea-
lousy, and hatred and remorse, written in an ener-
getic, and even eloquent style, which fascinates the
reader's attention throughout, such is " Hanlon and
Cater." The talents evidenced by this production pro-
mise for its author no mediocre success in the realms
of romantic fiction. But having said t.hu3 much,
having testified our admiration of the graphic de-
scriptions and vigorous simplicity of style which so
considerably enhance the romantic attractions of
" Harnon and Catar," we must, in conscience, protest
against one great blemish in the construction of the
tale, and one which, to our thinking, materially di-
minishes its interest and attractions. The story of
" Hamon and Cater, and Anna and Ada," which
of such a character that its heroes and heroines
might have been situated in any age or
in any nation whatsoever, is supposed to he narrated
by no other than Cain, the first murderer ! A wan-
derer on the face of the globe, he recognises in the
crimes and sorrows of his descendants the sad results
and retribution of his own crime. The idea is car-
ried out with a certain amount of success, but there
is something at once awful and revolting in thus
bringing before us such a being as the narrator of a
tale of human love and a chronicler of the trivial
incidents which must find place in a record of human
life. It was some time before we could disassociate
the narrator from the narrative, but when we bad so
far succeeded, when we could look upon the tale as a
romance—a romance full of power and interest—
then, and only then, could we appreciate the talent of
the author,, and feel admiration for the results of his
labours. Some other time we shall expect from him
romances equal to this in beauty and power, but free
from the strange drawback of " Hamon and eater."

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness went out
riding yesterday.
The Prince of Wales and the Princesses also went
out riding.

There—was no addition to the royal dinner party
yesterday.
Lord John Russell has gone on a visit to the Right
Hon. Fox Maule at Dunmoor, near Dunkeld.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governor of Gibraltar.

THE PUBLIC DEBTS AND STANDING
ARMIES of the EUROPEAN STATES.
(From the Kolner Zeitung.)
The paper money now in actual circulation in
Europe represents a value of 1,261,428,520 dollars.
The total of the public debt is by far larger ; it
amounts to 11,397,096,000 dollars. Great Britain
(without the colonies) bears nearly one-half of this
gigantic burden, viz., 5,000,000,000 dollars. The
British army numbers 129,000 men; the fleet is com-
posed of 678 vessels, with 18,000 guns. The detail
of the debts and armies of the other European States
is as follows :
Spain—Debt, 1,300,000,000 dollars; army, 160,000
men ; fleet, 50 vessels, with 721 guns.
Austria—Debt, 1,100,000,000 dollars; fleet, 156
vessels (including gunboats), with 600 guns.
Russia and Poland—Debt, 733,000,000 dollars ;
army, 700,000 men; fleet, 175 vessels and 440 gun-
boats, with 7,000 guns.
The Netherlands—Debt, 731,000,000 dollars ;
army, 50,000 men ; fleet, 125 vessels, with 2,500 guns.
Prussia—Debt, 180,000 000 dollars ; army,
121,000 men (war footing, 492,000 men) ; fleet, 47
vessels and gunboats, with 114 guns.
France—Debt, 1,330.000,000 dollars ; army,
265,463 men; fleet, 328 vess&s, with 8,000 guns.
Belgium—Debt, 165,000,000 dollars ; army, 90,000
men ; fleet, 5 vessels, with 36 guns.
Portugal—Debt, 160,000,000 dollars ; army,
38,000 men ; fleet, 36 vessels, with 700 guns.
Papal States—Debt, 120,000,000 dollars; army,
19,000 men ; fleet, 5 vessels, with 24 guns.
Sardinia—Debt, 120,000,000 dollars; army, 38,000
men ; fleet, 60 vessels, with 900 guns.
Naples—Debt, 100,000,000 dollars ; army, 48,000
men ; fleet, 15 vessels, with 484 guns.
Bavaria—Debt, 82,000,000 dollars ; army, 57,000
men.

Denmark—Debt, 80,000 dollars; army, 20,000
men ; fleet, 33 vessels, with 1,120 guns.
Saxony—Debt, 43,500,000 dollars; army, 25,000
men.

Turkey—Debt, 40,000,000 dollars ; army, 220,000
men ; fleet, 66 vessels, with 800 guns.
City of Hamburgh—Debt, 34,000,000 dollars ;
army, 1,800 men.
Grand Duchy of Baden—Debt, 33,000,000 dollars ;
army, 18,000 men.
Hanover—Debt, 30,368,000 dollars ; army, 21,000
men.

Wurtemberg—Debt, 28,000,000 dollars; army,
19,000 men.
Greece—Debt, 25,000,000 dollars ; army, 8,900
men; fleet, 34 vessels' with 131 guns.
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg. Schwerin—Debt,
10,000,000 dollars ; army, 4,700 men.
Grand Duchy of Tuscany—Debt, 10,000,000
dollars ; army, 12,000 men ; fleet, 10 vessels, with
L 5 guns.
City of Frankfort—Debt, 7,000,000 dollars ; army,
1,300 men.
Duchy of Brunswick—Debt, 6,800,000 dollars;
army, 3,000 men.
Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt—Debt, 6,200,000
dollars ; army, 42,000 men.
Electoral Hesse—Debt, 6,000,000 dollars ; army,
11,000 men.
City of Lubeck—Debt, 6,000,000 dollars ; army,
490 men.
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar—Debt, 4,000,000 dollars;
army, 2,000.
Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein Debt,
4,000,000 dollars ; no army, no navy.
Duchy of Anhalt Dessau and lioethen—D6
3,500,000 dollars ; army, 700 men.
City of Bremen—Debt, 3,000,000 dollars; array,
500 men.
Duchy of Saxe.Coburg-Gotha—Debt, 2,556,000
dollars; army, 1,200 men.
Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen—Debt, 2,500,000 dol-
lars ; army, 2,400 men.
Duchy of Nassau—Debt, 2,000,000 dollars; army,
3,500 men.
Duchy of Parma—Debt, 1,800,000 dollars;
5,000 men.
Duchy, of Anhalt Bernburg—Debt, 1,500,030
d ollars ; army, 300 men.
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg--Debt, 1,500,000 dol-
lars; army, 1,000 men.
Norway—Debt, 1,500,000 dollars ; army, 23,000
men ; fleet, 160 vessels, with 560 guns.
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg—Debt, 1,200,000
dollars ; army, 600 men.
Landgravate of Hesse Homburg—Debt, 860,000
dollars ; army, 350 men.
Principality of Schvvarzburg-Rudolstadt—Debt,
252,000 dollars ; army, 540 men.
Principality of Schwarzburg- S ondershausen
Debt, 60,000 dollars • army, 450 men.
Danubian Principalities—No debt; annual tribute
to Turkey, 3,000,000 piastres; army, 6,800 men.
Servia—No debt ; tribute, 2,000,000 piastriis ;
army, 3,000 men
Sweden—No debt; army, 35,000 men; fleet, :ti,4o
vessels, with 2,400 guns.
Duchy of Modena—No debt; army, 3,500 men..
Principality of Lippe-Detmold—No debt; urn ty,
820 men.
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz—No de4bt ;
army, 800 men.
Principality of Reuss—No debt ; army 745 men.
Principality of Lippe-Schaumburg—No debt ;
army, 430 men.
Principality of Waldek— No debt ; army, 520
men. _ _

Principality of Lichtenstein—No debt ; army, 60
men. _ _

W-
Switzerland—No debt; army, 69,500 men, a sista]
number of whom only is in actual service.
Republic of San Marino—No debt, and no arrnt;y.

FOREIGN POSTAGE.
TO THE EDITOR Cr TEE TIMES.

Sir,—lu the Times of yesterday a correspondent co m-
plains, under the head of " German Postager," of the in-
justice of being charged at Darmstadt 83. for a letter to
England, and ls. 3d. for a letter from England. Our
foreign postal relations are truly in need of reform. In
this town we ere charged Bd. for a letter to Lend on,
which if not prepaid, is in Loudon charged 103., the
same rate as if it had come from Paris. The postage of
a letter from London to Dover is Id., so that )d. is tatAed
to this for the conveyance 27 miles across the Channeliu
British whips, which make the pasage twice every d ay.
The postage of a letter under, from Guernsey to the
Shetlaud Isles is ld.;°, the postage of a letter under
from Boulogne to London is 10d. L. .
4, Quai de la Victoire, Boulogne•sur-Mer, Sept. 2.
I rend this letter, as in nine cases out of ten, by :pri-
vate hand, to save postage.

THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPII.—Captein Bulivelc
and the Fearless steam-vessel, of which he has the command,
have been placed under orders to assist, in about a fortnight '
from this time, in laying the submarine telegraph from Dover
to the most eligible place of communication on the coitst of
France. The Fearless being a vessel of only V-horse rower
and 165 tons burden, and the weight of the gutta p,3rcha
and lead covering of the electric wires being upwards o.F 180
tons, the Lords of the Admiralty intend placing another
vessel at the disposal of the Electric Telegraph Company., to
facilitate their laying down the line across the Channe',, and
the chain of communication has been brought to such a ;state
of perfection by the gutta percha covering and outer lHeden
covering, that there is every reason to believe it will now be
perfectly successful.

NEW CHURCH IN TUE WATERLOO ROAD.— On
Sunday next a new church will be opened for Divine sex vice
in the Waterloo-road, situated nearly opposite the stage en-
trance a the Victoria Theatre. It has been erected for the
accommodation of a congregation who formerly assem bled
at Robinson's school-room, close by. It is built of Kentish
rag stone in the Gothic style, with a email steeple, couta;lning
a bell.