The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-29 00:00:00

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right welcome. In the preamble to this new

the author thus accosts his friends:—
" Again, towards the eventide of life, I touch that rhythiwie
harp
Struck by the son of Sirach twenty centuries atone;
Again I ask thy favour—thou my brother or my sister:

Not as a stranger, but now a friend of thirty years ;
Again I ask for my words thy patience and thy love.'
Then recapitulating the joys and sorrows, the
trials and temptations of the past thirty years, he
congratulates himself and his readers that they--
" - still stand to fight the fight if faint, thank
God, pursuing;
Still is life with half its hopes, and nll its mercies ourg;,
Therefore gratitude and penitence, faith, and hop-, ana
charity,
These well become us each as friends reviewing' an
that past."
We cannot but think the matter contained in this voh-
ltune immeasurably superior to the manner in whic d
it is expounded. We cannot admire the rug"
style, but all must concur with the excellent teach-
ing which it sets forth. " Little Providences" and
" Smaller Morals" are forcible examples of what we
have said. While the spirit that pervades therm'
reminding us how "sometimes gleaming in the
darkness we note that shadowy Hand," and
" the
glory of God is in the highest, Ills glory is also is
the lowliest"—while this spirit is akin to that
which recognised " sermons in stones and good ill
everything," the hand that describes them is as
matter-of-fact as that of the dreariest pre-Raphaelite
dilating upon " even the pattern of a carpet, even,
the paper of a room." Nevertheless, in spite
these drawbacks, after thirty years' silence, We are
glad again to welcome Martin Tupper. As he himself
says, " A book is in no sort like a cable, to bo judged by
its weakest inch. A chain to be condemned through-
out, because some links are faulty." Recognising
the faults and flaws we are ready also to admit the
merits and to welcome again with cordial greeting
the old friend of " thirty years ago."

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

1311,31011 AL, May 27;
The Queen attended Divine Service in the pares,l
church of Crathie yesterday. Princess Loins!,
Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prince Chris'
tiara accompanied her Majesty. The Ruche;s
Dowager of Atholo and Lord C. Fitzroy were n
attendance.
The group of statuary by Mr. W. Theed, rePrc'
seating the Queen and Prince Consort, was nu:
covered on the 20th inst. at Windsor Castle in Pre,
sence of her Majesty, who expressed her entire aPf
proval of the work. The figures are of the size °
life, in the Saxon costume of the ninth ceuttir)i
which lends itself favourably to the conditions °,
sculpture. Her Majesty wears a light and gracefu.
diadem and a rich mantle. The Prince has als°,:c
mantle, and his dress, in which reminiscences of tu
antique arc discernible, dilplays his figure to gre3,t
advantage. Her Majesty is represented as 10010.1'1
up at her husband with an expression in which grit'n
and hope are combined, and the Prince looking d 018.13
at the Queen with tender solemnity. The det3l.,
and ornaments of the costumes are rich and elabi°l
rate, and the execution of all the details is a 01°1,
of delicate and finished workmanship, fully accolllEl,o
ing for Mr. Theed's five years' patient labour. lubc
figures are of the purest Carrara marble, and
pedestal of the precious marble called -Marino Aal
cano, wrought from an antique fragment found I`n
Rome.

;
THE PRINCESS MARY.—Yesterday morning th1
following bulletin was issued :—" KensingtonPalav7 arl
28.—Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary Adelaide hllO
passed another good night, and is going on quite well. 1
infant Princess is also Well.—AßTßUlt FARRE, M•n*"