The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-03 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Tales from .21.1oliere's Plays. By Dacre Barre"
Lennard. Chapman and Hall.
In this work the author has attempted to do for
the great French comic dramatist what Chart
Lamb did for Shakespeare. The task is a 171,°i;
arduous one, and the achievement has scarl
been equally successful. Great allowances must,however, be made for the extreme difficulty of re-
producing the Frenchman's sparkling wit and
broad humour in so different a tongue and in an
altered form. Nevertheless, despite its deficienciesll
the translator has given a fair outline of each plait]
and the care with which he has revised the dig'
logue renders it a very suitable work for rnt,
persons, giving them a good idea of these cel,,,f
brated plays without any of the objections Or
might attend the perusal of the original.

Is it not Written? By E. S. Pryce, A.B. $Ol4ll
and Elder.
This work consists of a summary of the testielloi
of Scripture against the doctrines of the 110 to
Catholic Chnrch. It makes a full examination il3O
various disputed texts and doctrines, and consicle,
the various explanations brought forward by tlt
Romanist, the Rationalist, and the Protestant.
is written with much care and moderation, and 41
afford a valuable assistance to those who wish r ,
examine into the relative doctrines.

The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disrse
received at dinner on Saturday, at their residence, Grob'
Tenor-gate, his Excellency the Prussian Minister and tv-
Countess Bernstorff, the Earl and Countess of Eglin_ot°ll'
the Earl and Countess of Portarlington, General and JA'i
Alice Peel, Sir John and Lady Pakington, Sir AntWO(
and Lady de Rothschild, the Marquis of Bath. the Earl
Powis, Viscount Exmouth, and Mr. Wm. Legh,
WINDSOR, April 2.—This afternoon, at 4.30 frfrl
her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, al
Royal Family,,with their distinguished visitors and sili;
arrived at the Windsor station of the Great Western res''
t 1
way, having left Paddington at 3.55 p.m. The royal piud
were received by a guard of honour of the 2d battalion
Grenadier Guards, under the command of Col. Burrard,ts,l3o
colours being borne by the Hon. C. J. Eliot. As the ro
carriages passed up Castle .street her Majesty was alO
ge"
saluted by the Windsor and Eton Rifle Volunteers. -
Court will remain at Windsor a'bout a fortnight.
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LYCEUM THEATRE.—We understand that, v--
theatre has been taken from the Ist of May next until hp
return of Madame Celeste, by M. Laurent, sen., one oft ;
most judicious and experienced entrepreneurs of thltill
fir a French company, for the performance of operetta,
vaudevilles. The names of several of the most distingutel
artistes of the principal Paris theatres have bean menti,%o
to us as forming part of till corps, amongst them Mau,,,s s
Faure and othrs, already established favourites 'Oro.?
London audience, and no doubt can be entertained by .I'oo
who know the energy and ability of M. Laurent tha'
enterprise will deserve the highest success, and the ,12,00
port of "every man and woman of good taste," as Gim
said on another subject, "to whom the French languateop
familiar." At the termination of M. Laurent's sea r 0
Madame Celeste will resume the reins of government 11.'
period of years.
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THE HARWICH ELECTION.—An arrangement Aft,
been concluded between the Conservative candidates. 100
Crookshank will give way to Colonel Rowley, Wilejlite
pledges of support from many electors who polled for of
at the previous election. There is a complete disagreeLir
among the three Liberal candidates. Between the nalyettf
fluential supporters of Mr. J. D. Thompson and Mr. tbels
Liberals, there are serious differences, and neither of Itto
gentlemen is likely to retire in fat our of the other.f
Montagu Chambers' friends state they are confident o
cess from his favourable reception among them relfit#
and believe that a retirement of the other Liberal candyjos°,
will be effected in his favour. The Liberals are very
that their candidates may agree as to which shall c
the borough, a party contest appearing certain. ,ongr.
MARCH OF THE GUARDS.—This day, the,Puois'
hold infantry of Foot Guards changed quarters as Bar
—Grenadier Guards—lst Battalion, from Wellingto;lioo9
racks to Portman-street and the Magazine ; 2d Bs': 0, re'
from Windsor to St. George's Barracks ; 3d Battali°
main at Dublin. Coldstream Guards-Ist Battalion/ 100
Portman-street to Wellington Barracks ;2d BattaliVit' ost
the Tower to Windsor. Scots Fusilier Guards-100 5
talion, at the Wellington Barracks; 2d Battalion, I woe
George's Barracks to the Tower of London. The frog
ee procded to Windsor by the South Western Rally(
London, and return by the same conveyance. ‘,/,/TArto
THE REV. C. H. SPURGEON'S METROT`‘',eiti,
TABERNACLE.—A numerouslyattended public ineeticen
held last evening in New Park-street Chapel, ibrh
pose of hearing a statement as to the progress of e tabor
,„(
in fund for the erection of the great metropoll7,olo
naele for the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, now in progrer_s. 3,
adopting measures to obtain additional subscriptromovgratv4,
meeting was presided over by Mr. Spurgeon, Wilf,therts,;,t
lated those present on the success which had hitherto
Of P:-.1
there.,
ased
tended this great work. Since they met in
year, he was happy to say that they had inc_raber silevtet
much as a congregation. They could now 1.1:, _OOO 5,"4,
1,500 church members, and he had no doubt tla. f„erlitt!oo
they had hwadoutlhde nheawvotaobveorrar
.ttourLed3l:
of
00,
c,
finished, it would cornfao3cr:toeaobooly.pensseasnn,doothlo. ne_
Pf jbri iisl2-!:densti
cdve'
dei:
Exeter-hall would contain but at most 3,00 u
of contairstlM
chapel there was a school-room capabte, the Seers asst
1,500 Sunday school children. Mr. Cook, the the Moo
read a statement of the building fund hadt.y, to
time, from which it appeared thattherefonnonon 1,96,5
xre,c,e9isvoed,r£.lB6,do.o:lthleBs.oorle.otnhae donation on Ode
29eben different churches by Mr. Spurgeond
fund to £BBl 7s. Bd. The expen
but as the salt tc
tSlhBuasr.tre2:dh,.eH,
rteahlelwflaausnnddstfitololr
it:h3e,h2sai9tn.ledbses.67.,,,,lgodo.o,s,2ainoo,ocflitlihaadt
for the building was £20,000, £l,OOO of ws:ta
of Liovvio..o
been paid, they had still to make
Pt)latt having been certelc,
complete the erection—X2,ooo 0,,
ge
Stovel and others, and subscriptions_.
anuiimsead., ornrhceonind ietei
toinn
go f
Atvbase
thenon r c!,,da.dtri ns
weres bkay:Fehdllo 036
course a it to considerably over L5OO