The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-04 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

POPERY IN POWER ; or the Spirit of the
Vatican. By Joseph Turnley.
Although the publication of this work comes very
opportunely at the present moment, yet it is not to be
ranked among those pieces de circonstance to which
the recent Papal aggression has given rise. Mr.
Turnley assures us in his preface " that fifty pages of
the first part of the book were written and published
before the recent assumptions of the Pope of Rome,"
and the work itself bears witness to the diligence
with which Mr. Turnley has collected his materials,
and to his judgment in their selection and arrange-
ment. The otject of the first part of the work is to
prove, by reference to historical facts, the universal
antagonism of Romanism with all civil power and
good government, and to expose its secret energies
and mystic ;agencies for the destruction of every
element which has denied its infallibility or its
supremacy, and this he does by reference to
various passages of history, more especially to those
relating to the occurrences which took place in this
country during the reign of Henry IL He therm pro-
ceeds to descant on the relentless cruelty of Romanism
triumphant, and describes with great vigour and ani-
mation the fiend-like persecutio❑ of the unfortunate
Albigenses, and the horrible tortures practised in the
dungeons of the Inquisition, several illustrations of
which, beautifully engraved, are given. At the con-
clusion of his work he denounces the delusion and
vanity of Tractarianism in terms of eloquent indig-
nation. To this work is appended a powerfully
written drama by the.same author, entitled " Priest-
craft," founded on the history of Henry 11., in which
Thomas A'Beckett is represented as the incarnation
of Humanism, encouraging rebellion against all civil
power, and stirring even the children of Henry to
make war on him. The work is very neatly got up,
and is profusely illustrated by engravings.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, JAN. 3.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning
in the Slopes.
The Royal Family took their usual airings.
The Queen had a'dinuer party this evening. The
company included her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent, his Excellency Senor Isturitx, his Excellency
the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Marquis of Abercorn,
Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Spetb, the Earl
and Countess of Jersey, and Lady Clementina Villiers,
the Earl of Strafford, Viscount and Viscountess Pon-
sonby, Lord and Lady Stanley (of Alderley), and
Col. the Hon. Charles Grey.
The band of the Royal Horse Guards was in at-
tendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band
afterwards attended in the Castle.

The band of the Cold;treanr Guards attended during
dinner in the Castle yesterday evening, and performed
the following selection :
Parade March of the Coldstream Guards Mozart.
Coldstream Guards' Quick March Costa.
Overture, " Fest"— Lindpaintner.
Selection, " Etoile de Seville" .• Balfe.
Quadrille, "Caledonian" ••• Jullien.
Schottische, " The Princess Alice".. Kettel.
The Queen's private band afterwards attended, and
played the following pieces :
Overture, " Le Dieu et la Bayadere"... Auber.
Andante and rondo .... Hummel.

Divertissement, "Le Prophete".. Meyerbeer.
General Wemyss has relieved Colonel the Hon.
Charles Grey in his duty as the Equerry in Waiting
to her Majesty. Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Hugh
Seymour has relieved Colonel Bouverie in his duty as
the Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince
Albert.

Mr. J. F. L. Foster, from Port Philip, bad an in-
terview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-
office.
Lord John Russell rQturned to his residence, Pem-
broke Lodge, Richmond-park, yesterday, from Wo-
burn Abbey, Bedfordshire.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of the North Ame-
rican colonies.