The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-15 00:00:00

LITERATURE

POEMS ►3r LORD CARLISLE (NIOXOD).—A cbartn-

ing collection of the poetical effusions of the lac
Earl of Carlisle, selected by his sisters, ald
in-
.crilied on tl.e title-page In illenowiom,
comes to us in this little volotne of 137 pages very
acceptably. It begins with the Earl's prize poem
on " Paestum," and ends wih his paraphrase of
"The Second Vision of Daniel." The best piece in
the whole volume, to our mind, are the noble lines
"On Niagara," every word of which we have known
by heart for years past, a piece worthy of its theme,
and one by which Lord Carlisle's name as a poet
may yet be long remembered.
COOLING CUPS AND DAINTY DRINKS (Routledge)
appears refreshing at the approach of midsummer.
Wines, liqueurs, syrups, cordials, bitters, aerated
and effervescing drinks, cups of all kinds, from cider
to champagne, sherry cobbler, gin-sling, mint
julep, brandy smash, pick-me-up, tickle-my-fancy,
apple toddy, whisky cocktail, shandy gaff, ale
posset, birthday syllabub, egg-flip, Billy DaW6Ou'S
punch, claret granato, brandy sangaree, corn
nzoltis —here they all are, making us thirsty
even to read of them, giving us a relish only se-
cond to that derivable from the lip of horn, glass,
tankard, goblet, or wassail bowl. The collection of
these anything but " unconsidered trifles," of these
recipes for those wonderfully compounded tipples,
is so much of a benefactor that he des.trves at the
least tin mention of his name, being that of one

William Terrington.
STAMFORD'S MAP OF THE LONDON RAILWAYS--
published, as the title indicates, by Stamford of
Charing-cross—is, beyond any question, the com-
pletest, and iu every way the best Sped Al Map of
the Railways and Stations in London and its
environs. It is a folding map, of considerable size
when opened out, but wonderfully compact and
portable when closed. It is accompanied by a very
unple, but at the same time a very succinct
.;ttide to the routes of all the trains running from
every terminus in the metropolis. 132 sides which
the same little handy guide embraces within it the
routes of all the metropolitan and suburban omni-
buses, with the routes also of all the Thames Steam-
boats. The map is beautifully engraved, excellently
printed, and brilliantly coloured.
PALMER'S INDEX TO THE TIMES NEWSPAPER
(Samuel Palmer).—This really masterly Index to
the History of Nowadays appears no longer, we are
glad to see, experimentally. It comes forth now
at regular stated intervals—that is to say, as a
quarterly publication. It was at the outset a luxury.
It has grown since then into a necessity. It enables
any one consulting it to turn so readily to the page
and column of that great record of contemporary
annals, the Thunderer, the JupiterTonans of Print-
ing-house-square, that the non-appearance of the
periodical issue, now, would be felt as seriously
As, let us say, a cab strike, or as the non-appear-
ance (monthly) of Bradslow, or as the non
appearance • (annually) of Kelly's Post-office
London Directory. Politic:aus, journalists,
city men, anyone and everyone, who may have
got into the habit of using Palmer's Index

to the limes cannot contrive to do without it other-
wise than with the greatest inconvenience. So far

as we have carefully examined each successive vo-
lume, we have noticed a steady and appreciable
improvement in the condensation of the references
and in their symmetrical arrangement alphabeti-
cally. The compiler is evidently as assiduous as
.ver in the care—the minute and yet comprehensive
care—applied by him to the Herculean task when
ne first undertook its detailed accomplishment,
now that he won his way by practize through ali
the windings of the labyrinth. We so fully realize
this, as a commendation to which ha is justly
entitled, that we hesitate not to offer him, at one
and the same time, our congratulations and, our
acknowledgments.

Set tleholder, while running for the First Class Woking-
ham Stakes at Ascot on Friday, broke a b!oodvessel, and
Parry di§mounted before reaching the poet.