The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-05 00:00:00

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THE MAGAZINE'S.

) The principal at tide in this lilollill'S St. Paul's is der 1, ;
to the question of Trades Unions. The writer is of opini
' that if the Irish Church is the question of the e trades
a), he
unionism is that of to-morrow at latest; thereforeeb
• thinks it wise for the public to employ the present
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breathing space in considering the various aspects of the €11!
pute which will very shortly be revived. The subice, 15f
treated from a perfectly fair and independent Foil'
view, and is well worthy the study Of those intere%e
in the objects sought by working men. -1-I,iy
appointment of Mr. Fremantle, who was forintuty
privete secretary to Mr. Disraeli, to the office of DePo,
blaster and Controller of the Mint is seyereiv condeVilsli
A hope is expressed that the tune will come 111
members of the Civil Service will feel themeelves se
of the promotion which they earn, and then it is hope,
men will work for the Crown with the same zeal ra'%;
shown in other employments. In an essay on I'lbe
Italy's Report of Progress," it is stated that 111"),n this
whole things look better in Italy than they di". „ore
time last year. Despite various causes of cl"'try
tent, there is less of agitation in the CO°ol
than there was. The essayist thinks the r.
welfare of the country urgently requires the operation
a strong and reasonable parliamentary opposition. by
present the Government have it all their own waY'
reason of the absolute impracticability, absurdity, vsed
fence, ignorance, and childishness of those who are neriVw
to them. " Central Asia from a Russian Point of ll4its
is no more nor less than simply a translation of 1- 31
Notes on the Central-Asian Quesion," by Major.Genelie
Romanovski." " Phinea,s Finn "t is at last concluded, v,r,
hero of the story being appointed as an Inspector of 1)0
houses in the county of Cork, at a salary of a tbousa,n,oe
year. Phineas marries Mary Flood Jones, Lord Chi"se
is-once more reconciled to Violet, and Lady Laura beta S°
herself to Dresden with her father, Lord Brentfora-
ends Mr. Trollope's political story. " The Sacristal
Household " still runs its monthly course.
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The May number of the Sunday Magazine is sca-
up to the average. It wants the variety which is us°
to be found in its list of contents, and though the re°der
naturally expects to find some serious and doctrine
e
articles, he will have some right to complain of tbel
number and length. The Dean of Canterbury s
side Homilies," indeed, are always graphic and itel'seo
sive. The fireside preacher is not content with wa:)ts
generalities and indefinite warnings, hot endeavours be
make his bearers realise the wonderful stories whichos't
discourses of, and bring home their lessons. One of the Itlatt
interesting papers in the number is the concluding P
of the Rev. J. A. Dykes's essay on Baron Bunsen. SretBhe
ing of his last great undertaking, the "Bibel-Werk,
writer says, " It was, before all things, to his soul inlef
rable and unchrist'an that men should hold one s°l.
Ice
language to the congregation and another in the thee
gical school. Betwixt the false and the true he sa!,ll
deadly antagonism indeed ; but no antagonism a!'re
betwixt the faith of childhood and the faith of inn"l.4et
men." It is remarked that no man in Europe was he
qualified than Bunsen to undertake the great work wie";eli
ne
lie set before himself. A scholar possessing wide
varied knowledge, he could grapple with its scholas_ne
difficulties. A Christian of faith too clear.siehted
earnest to be shaken by mere verbal contradictions, `be
Led the courage to proclaim that Truth had nothie,gee
fear from Truth. Of the execution of his work Weep
there may be very different opinions and very ePres,issli
estimates ; but the design was a great one. "No. The
attempt," says his present memorialist, " had ever pe,el,
made to convince on the one hand the half-sceptical in;„t
lect of modern Europe, and on the other, ,honest,
ly
unlearned, disciples of cur ancient faith, that to also
science freely and boldly to Holy Scripture is to
science the handmaid, not the foe, of Truth." As an it
hale
tration of the practical Christianity which works s.vfo
theologians are arguing, we have an episode in the I 3 re
, (
that " Miss Bertha," whose doings at the East-e.'
already familiar to the readers of the Sunday s'llar/tel
Probably few who read the story of poor MarY sv„`"j•l'
venture on Miss Bertha's three-times-repeated ext;oe
ment ; yet if the lost and degraded are ever to Vtbet
chance of rescue, it must be through the agency netli
Christian love and sympathy,that charity which 'ner eel
all things," which goes out Into the highways to coin'
them to hear and listen.
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Tile contents 01 uooa {Voids Joe tic °zin ,e g nee
sionally somewhat above the comprehension of inve-1
readers, but there is a good deal in it which their el
c,
a9ll
may take pleasure in and profit by. Boys will tiny tisn
,
genial subjects in the narrative of "An Aust,l3,4
Droup,lit," and an account of "Silk and Silkworms• f the
French Town Family" is a pleasant little story °f
unexpected recovery of a crippled child. " I\l3`iling,
r
How and Lady Why" continue their revelations, t? 1)
their youthful hearers of the qualities and
-'roPertiesti,
' chalk, with illustrations of the stalactite caverns Of Ae 'leer
paros and Kentucky, and the rugged chalk cliffs of
own British coasts.
Under the title of "A Model -Mirka," London Sc'c of
gives an interesting sketch of the latest illustrati°lloo
Miss Coutts's benevolence. It is truly said that .pg
kindness of this lady is tenfold more effective from i)lte
systematic than it would be if it were merely a spontanetvile
outflow. " Miss Coutts would seem to have mastered..,„
very architectonics of charity." " The Spring Clearli:lt''C
and What Came of It" is an amusing sketch of doll-citl
difficulties, in which a very careless individual
better than he had any right to expect. "sk
Question : What shall we Wer? " is a paper a that Near?ble
bo perused with profit, for it contains some V 3 eel
advice. Englishwomen are told that theY,beil4
never be well dressed till they learn to ear
for themselves, and they must regard their nPl' tea
once as a whole, and not as a medley of diejoesitc4
facts. Some lively sketches in verse give an :1,01,0
account of the gay world at the opera and the ritia
"The Inter-University Gaines in 1869" is an ex%liag
account of deeds of skill and enterprise. After (dual
ip
these contests, the writer protests against the reW;(le
,
which have been made to the effect that the g,
;
spread practice cf athletic pursuits is injuring the
lectual opacities and scholastic. attainments of 57;(1Se
England." Perhaps this magazine is scarcely the 3; joie
that one would select to decide-upon the competing C° for
of intellectual and physical education. The cis s° the
whom it is written is not likely to value very highly
ethics of Aristotle or the differential calculus. lac°
Charles Reade's story still occupies a prominent P. ~g,
is the pages of the Cornhill. This instalment is intere!ttPro,
though not so exciting as the last. The reader is I°o
duced to a new character, Dr. Amboyne, better ku°W et
ef
Jack Doubleface. He thus describes-himself : ~e'sf(ity
hear of the corpulent lunatic who goes about the „$
chanting like a cuckoo. Put yourself in his place
yourself in her place— in their place." After- man,' self'
sultations with others, and much communing with hiillosee
Henry Little resolves to remain in Hillsborough, and or
the worst his enemies can do to him This bold deterra era
Lion is certain to lead to fresh scene,: of violence's ob
afford opportunities for the conspirators to distine,erei
themselves. " Lettice Lisle" is concluded, to the riel,
of those who have been attracted by the freshnening,
simplicity of this story. The " Art of Dinner-Glvoce'
contains some useful hints. It is said that the rernsveti
that wise iran, Sir George Lewis, " Life would he_eete
tolerable but for its pleasures," is so often quoted bee;or
it is so horribly true,- and it is a reproach to this g.,Aer.
tion that such should be the case. Some of the 'Wee'
tions made by the writer of this article, who surely 00
be Mr. Charles Lover, merit attention, and there wets
doubt that if the arrangements of societY, be
more rational, more real pleasure w0u1(,1.4,00 •
experienced. For instance, if the leaders of I:;obeff
were to give more parties, with a smaller 13."ti0 °
of guests at each, there would be far more opportunL, eon"
enjoyment, and host and guest need not arrive at t`7.
elusion that all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 04
Jacobite Ladies of Murrayshal I" furnishes some inter f)0 lee
particulars of old times. These venerable dames,
so retired and unobtrusive a life, were connectgloooll
between the past and the present, and in their clo„rld
and unselfishness set an example that more
characters would do well to follow. The writer etlifel
Cynic's Apology" claims no lofty mission for the pg.:
he merely suggests that, " like mosquitoes, they
of the economy of nature." In the concluding rolled%
illustration is given of the good that might be effect steel
the presence of a cynic in church. "If he was accon3o,
with a seat, and allowed to put the clergymalLaic
questions afterwards in private, would not the 1700" i
which we are treated be generally sounder, the ei°lelte,t
more severe, and a little more care beshewn not 013_4?
sheer nonsense under the respect due to sacred thrtliP
" The New Military Breechloader " is a subjeeetoiee.
has before this been treated in the pages of this nlngo
and some remarks are now made on the adopts pee
the authorities of a breech loader likely, t°,,,iaitf;
all possible requirements in respect of rt4lo°
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accuracy, range, simplicity, and strength." ~tti)
arrived at this result we ought not to stop, and 1131,;-velikie's
strive to protect our troops from the " deadly fire f v't
will be brought to bear upon them. This branch Do
subject has hitherto been neglected in Englanu'tbe,!:
/early all the Continental armies are directing 0. , „1
attention to it. Unless due precautions are taKeli
possession of the best breechloader in the world WI
vrevent disaster and defeat.

711 E 5C07(711 MOORS AND
4)0

The remarkably mild and open weather 11110..110
prevailed during the winter and spring mono
gad
highly favourable for all descriptions of galse,
the recent reports which have reached us rePl.; its
game, with the exception of deer, as belll'ore'
excellent condition. The diztemper whiell;teto
vailed among grouse to an alarming e— ea'
during the last two or three years 13lIgi
tirely disappeared; but the fatal results of the 19.i"6-tflof
are still too apparent in almost every distil,l-here
Perthshire. On many of the principal moors, "ser
but few grouse were killed during the last tsv%reflf
sons, and on others where not a shot was et,
the birds are still very scarce, and conse°lll'e- po
tlO
in order to get the moors stocked, manY °A.not
proprietors and tenants have wisely resolve" oe'
to indulge in shooting this season. 11,111 etto3
counts, however, from the moors, where ,"„.-° 00'
prevailed to a limited extent, are higlwv oa
couraging. Grouse are now sitting el°3ei',soo
nests well filled with eggs, and the hatching
prom'ses not only to be productive, but an unn'`
early one. All kinds of low country galloug,ll
4bundant and in the best condition ; au"' %toe°
matters look gloomy in many places for sli°r 00
on the bills, there will be no lack of sport °I the
plains. It appears that in some of the fore large'
u„ilf;:rito
mortality among the deer has been unu-
more especially in the forest of Tarl-'111" /000
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course of a few weeks upwards of 40 deer were__ .ted
dead, and the animals were found to be .'
away to kki u and bone.—Scotsm

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