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

THE MAGAZINES.

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The principal article in this month's St. Pam, .'s t
to the question of Trades Unions. The writer is of opinion
that if the Irish Church is the question of the day, trades
unionism is that of to-morrow at latest ; therefore he
thinks it wise for the public to employ the present
breathing space in considering the various aspects of the dis-
pute which will very shortly be revived. The subject is
treated from a perfectly fair and independent point of
view, and is well worthy the study of those interested
in the objects sought by working men. The
appointment of Mr. Fremantle, who was formerly
private secretary to Mr. Disraeli, to the office of Deputy
INlaster and Controller of th^ Mint. is severely condenined.!
A hope is expressed that the time will come id ilanc3
members of the Civil Service will feel themselves secure
of the promotion which they earn, and then it is hoped
men will work for the Crown with the same zeal as je
shewn in other employments. In an essay on "
Italy's Report of Progress," it is stated that upon the
whole things look better in Italy than they did
this
time last year. Despite various causes of discon-
tent, there is less of agitation in the count*?
than there was. The essayist' thinks the real
welfare of the country urgently requires the operation of
a strong and reasonable parliamentary opposition.
present the Government have it all their own way, V
reason of the absolute impracticability, vie;
lence, ignorance, and childishness of those who are loppose;.;
to them. " Central Asia from a Russian Point of View
is no more nor less than simply a translation of " Some,
Notes on the Central-Asian Question," by .Major-General
Romanovski." "Phineas Finn "is at last concluded, the
hero of the story being appointed as an Inspector of poor-
houses in the county of Cork, at a salary of a thousand 3
year. Phineas marries Mary Flood Jones, Lord Chiltern
is'once more reconciled to Violet, and Lade Laura betakes
herself to Dresden with her father, Lord Brentford. S`)
ends Mr. Trollope's political story. "-The Sacrist
Household" still runs its monthly course.

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The May number of the Sunday Magazine is scarcelY
up to the average. It wants the variety which is usuallY
to be found in its list of contents, and though the reader
naturally expects to find some serious and doctrinal
articles, he will have some right to complain of their
number and length. The Dean of Canterbury's "Fire.
side Homilies," indeed, are always graphic and impres-
sive. The fireside preacher is not content. with vague
generalities and indefinite warnings, but endeavours to
make his hearers realise the wonderful stories which he
discourses of, and bring horne their lessons. One of the most
interesting papFrs in the number is the concluding 1,3,rt
of the Rev. J. A. Dykes's essay on Baron Bunsen. Spew"'
im.Y, of his last great undertaking, the " Bibel-Werk," the
writer says, " It was, before all things, to his soul intole-
rable and unchristian that men should hold one sort of
language to the congregation and another in the theolo-
gical school. Betwixt the false and the true he saw
deadly antagonism indeed ; but no antagonism at a"
betwixt the faith of childhood and the faith of inquiring
men." It is remarked that no man in Europe was better
qualified than Bunsen to undertake the great work which
he set before himself. A scholar possessing wide and
varied knowledge, he could grapple with its scholastic
difficulties. A Christian of faith too clear-sighted and
earnest to he shaken by mere verbal contradictions, he
bad the courage to proclaim that Truth had nothing t°
fear from Truth. Of the execution of his work indeed
there may be very different opinions and very opposite
estimates ; but the design was a kreat one. "No such
attempt," says his present memorialist, " had ever been
made to convince on the one hand the half-sceptical intelj
lect of modern Europe, and on the other, honest, bn,,
unlearned, disciples of cur ancient faith, that to aPP,'-7,,
science freely and. boldly to Holy Scripture is to mat"'
science the handmaid, not the foe, of Truth." As an illus•
tration of the practical Christianity which works while
theologians are arguing, we have an episode in the life 0
that " Miss Bertha," whose doings at the East-end are
already familiar to the readers of the Sunday ragaaznrd
Probably few who read the story of poor Mary tvoul
venture on Miss Bertha's three-times-repeated expert"
zuent ; yet if the lost and degraded are ever to have °,l,
chance of rescue, it must be through the agency of that'
Christian love and sympathy, that charity which "Impe
all things," which goes out into the highways to compel
them to hear and listen-

The contents ot Uood Words for the Young is OW;
sionally somewhat above the comprehension of
juvenile
readers, but there is a good deal in it which their elder°
may take pleasure in and profit by. Boys will find con'
genial subjects in the narrative of "An Australloil
Drought," and an account of "Silk and Silkworms." '
b",if;
French Town Family" is a pleasant little story of ;
unexpected recovery of a crippled child. " iilTadan"
How and Lady Why" continue their revelations, telling,
their youthful hearers of the qualities and properties nl
chalk, with illustrations of the stalactite caverns of Ant"
paros and Kentucky, and the rugged chalk cliffs of our
own British coasts.

Under the title of "A Model Market," London Sockl,V
gives an interesting sketch of the latest illustration °f
Miss Coutts's benevolence. It is truly said that the
kindness of this lady is tenfold more effective from being
systematic than it would be if it were merely a spontaneono
outflow. "Miss Coutts would seem to have mastered the
very architectonics of charity." " The Spring Cleaning'
and What Came of It" is an amusing sketch of domestil
difficulties, in which a very careless individual far%
better than he had any sight to expeet. "A LadY
Question : What shall we Wear?" is a paper that sill
be perused with profit, for it contains some valuan.ii
advice. Englishwomen are told that they wit.,
never be well dressed till they learn to thin
for themselves, and they must regard their appearci
once as a whole, and not as a medley of disjointed
facts. Some lively sketches in verse give an animate
account of the gay world at the opera and the ra°.°s.
"The Inter-University Games in 1869" is an exciting
account of deeds of skill and enterprise. After chronicli
these contests, the writer protests against the remark
which have been made to the effect that the " wide
spread practice of athletic pursuits is injuring the in°,
lectual capacities and scholastic attainments of yoll%
England." Perhaps this magazine is scarcely the
that one would select to decide upon the competing elatui
of intellectual and physical education. The class ,f1,0,r
whom it is written is not likely to value very highly the
ethics of Aristotle or the differential calculus.
Charles Fseade's story still occupies a prominent Pl° e
in the pages of the Corn/till. This instalment is interesting'
though not so exciting as the last. The reader is intro.
duced to a new character, Dr. Amboyne, better known n 5
Jack Doubleface. Ho thus describes himself : "Never
hear of the corpulent lunatic who goes about the City
chanting like a cuckoo. Put yourself in his place—P4
yourself in her place—in their place." After many self,
sultations with others, and much communing with hinosei
°
Henry Little resolves to remain in Hillsborough, and bray.
the worst his enemies can do to him. This bold deternoillia
tion is certain to lead to fresh scenes of violence, nnb
afford opportunities for the conspirators to distingin't
themselves. " Lettice Lisle" is concluded, to the regrea
of those who have been attracted by the freshness ails
simplicity of this story. The " Art of Dinner-Givitl of
contains some useful hints. It is said that the remark s
that wise man, Sir George Lewis, " Life would be Ye%
tolerable but for its pleasures," is so often quoted becau'r
it is so horribly true, and it is a reproach to this genero.
tion that such should be the case. Some of the sugge4
tions made by the writer of this article, who surely 01°.„0
be Mr. Charles Lever, merit attektion, and there L",
doubt that if the arrangemeiffs of society sv be
more rational, more real pleasure would ,_.O
experienced. For instance, if the leaders of faslt,s
were to give more parties, with a smaller nun' a
of guests at each, there would be far more opportunities ow
enjoyment, and host and guest need not arrive at thr,
elusion that all is vanity and vexation of spirit. "01
Jacobite Ladies of Murrayshall" furnishes some interesti
ho le
particulars of old times. These venerable dames, 'iv ~„1,0
so retired and unobtrusive a life, were connecting n,.`00
between the past and the present, and in their dovonA
and unselfishness set an example that more worl,?
characters would do well to follow. The writer of ie;
Cynic's Apology" claims no lofty mission for the CY°44
he merely suggests that, " like mosquitoes, they are r 0
of the economy of nature." In the concluding reniarb,s.::,
illustration is given of the good that might be effectedwe'a
the presence of a cynic in church. "If he was accommodAlso
with a seat, and allowed to put the clergyman it to
questions afterwards in private, would not the logicos
which we are treated be generally sounder, the elo,neitet
more severe, and a little more care be shewn not to sue?
sheer nonsense under the respect due to sacred thinglst
" The New Military Breechloader " is a subject tee,
has before this been treated in the pages of this maga/Ilya
and some remarks are now made on the adoption by
the authorities of a breech loader likely, to 11, etv,
all possible requirements in respect of
accuracy, range, simplicity, and strength." 14f's:,00
arrived at this result we ought not to stop, and must .;;oli
strive to protect our troops from the " deadly fire " s",hs
will be brought to bear upon them. This branch of
subject has hitherto been neglected in England, but
'early all the Continental armies are directing Odle
attention to it. Unless due precautions are taken' oof
possession of the best breechloader in the world Nys'
iorevent disaster and defeat.

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,spects of the dis-
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those interested
men. The
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the operation
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Point of View
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Major-General
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Spector of poor-
of a thousand 3
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and doctrinal
mplain of their
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exit_ with vague
endeavours to
tories which he
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Bunsen. SPeat".
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his soul intole-
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r in the theolo-
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rope was better
eat work which
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honest, but
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