The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

More of the Periodicals.

THE BELGRAVIA. No 4. Edited by M. E.
Braddon—prospers as it deserves to prosper. Volume
One has, by the issue of this fourth number, been
completed. And an exquisite volume it makes now
that it is completed—exquisite both in a literary
and artistic sense —as radiant a specimen or
exemplar, it is in truth, as very well could be, of
all that is signified under the attractive title
of light literature. The Editress herself, of
course, bears off the palm from among all her
contributors—ma is cela va sans dire. It was only
what every one expected would be the case ; and it
has proved so all the more inevitably, seeing that
her current serial tale about the " Birds of Prey"
takes rank already, of right, among her happiest
efforts—coming almost immediately, in the general
excellence of it, after our still arch-favourite among
all her works, " Aurora Floyd."
Tux FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW. No. 2. New
Series. Edited by John Morley—is chiefly remark-
able for the opening portion of a series of papers by
the Editor himself upon the Life and Times, the
Genius and Character of Edmund Burke, one of
the most profoundly philosophic politicians and ora-
tors of any generation of Englishmen. Whyte
Melville's serial story of "The White Rose" ad-
vances very agreeably in the development of the plot
and in the exposition of the inner nature of several
among the leading characters. It gives promise of
proving one of the happiest among his numerous
productions. The criticisms, both literary and poli-
tical, in the " Fortnightly " are in nu way deteriorated
in their excellence by reason of the recent change in
the editorship and management.
TIIE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARSET—By Anthony
Trollope—is as charming a tale as any that popular
novelist has ever penned —best among the best—
facile princeps. Can anything be more delightful,
in the ease, and grace, and fascination of it, than our
author's delicate and tender delineation of the love-
scene between Grace Crawley and Major Grantly
down at Allington ? The reading of it brings the
tears into one's eyes—and the writing of it all the
while is, in the ready fluency of it, the easiest thing
in the world to all appearance. Very heartily, we
trust, that, as a weekly serial, it is winning for it-

self, as an author's and a publisher's enterprise, the
success it so eminently, so pre-eminently, deserves.
SOONER OR LATER. No. 4. By Shirley Brooks
—wins upon us in spite of what we cannot but re-
cognise as its conversational inequality. Some of
the talk in this last number being just perfection in
its naturalness while some other portions of
the talk are diametrically the reverse. The old
greengroceress, for example and her rampageous
neighbour, talk as we don't care the least bit
in the world to hear them talking. Whereas,
among the authors, and actresses, and artists,
the confabulations are like those of real life every
day around us. We read them and are de-
lighted. It is like the world we all know—the
characters who are introduced to us being no mere
names, but, as it were, veritable flesh and blood like
ourselves.

THE AltT JOURNAL. For February. Edited by
S. C. Hall. Virtue and Co.—Comprises within it
again, as usual, a delightfully readable collection of
art criticisms ; another of those most entertaining
anecdotal recollections by Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
llall, of well-known people, that, when collected
together, will make the loveliest of presentation
volumes ; and, besides all this welcome letterpress,
interspersed with a variety of illustrative woodcuts,
three engravings produced in the highest style of
art—representing this month works of art worthy
of being framed.
THE MONTH. For February. Simpkin, Mar-
shall, and Co.—is adorned with several interesting
papers, not the least interesting among these being
the continuation of the last of the serial tales penned
by Lady Georgiana Fullarton.
THE PEOPLE'S MAGAZINE.—Parts I. and 11.
inaugurate very cleverly and brilliantly the career
of a new periodical with the excellence of which we
hope to be long familiar. The two opening instal-
ments are embellished with a profusion of wood en-
gravings, each of the two numbers before us having
besides this a radiantly coloured prefix in the shape
of a graceful frontispiece, the one of these by J. J.
Hill, the other by J. J. Absolou.

LE CORRESPONDANT—(CharIes Douniol)—in its
latest number is chiefly remarkable for an anony-
mous paper, signed merely with three asterisks, de-
scriptive of Submarine Telegraphy. " Europe in
1789," by Leonce de Lavergne leads off the number
as by a sort of grand comprehensive political
pronunciamento.

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

OSBORNE, Feb. 13.
The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by Princess Christian.
Princess Louise and Prince Christian rode, at-
tended by the Hon. Emily Cathcart and Colonel
the Hon. Dudley de Ros.
The Judge-Advocate-General arrived at Osborne
yesterday, and had an audience of the Queen. _

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Viscount Halifax arrived in the afternoon, and
had the honour of dining with the Queen and the
Royal family in the evening.
Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles and Mo.

Grey and Lady Georgiana Grey had also the honour
of being invited.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Tees-
dale, went out rabbit shooting near Windsor

yesterday.
The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive,
attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen.

MARRIAGE IN lIIGII LlFE.—(This Day).—This
morning, Lord Montagu William Graham, nr.
for Grantham, 1852-7, and for Herefordshire, 1859-65, 'pub'
brother of tho Duke of Montrose, K.T., Postmaster-
General, was married to the Hon. Harriet Anne, daughter
of the first Lord Bateman, and widow of Capt. George
Ashley Charles Dashwood, 71st Highland Light Infantry.
The ceremony took place in St. Michael's, Chester-
square, and the officiating clergyman was the Hon. and
ltev. Arthur Allan Bateman-Hanbury, prebendary of
Hereford, and rector of Shobson, brother of the bride.
The bridegroom's best man was Capt. the lion. W.
Herbert. The invitations to the church and the breakfast
included the Duko and Duchess of Montrose, Lord and
Lady Bateman, the lion. Capt. and Mrs. Kincaird Lennon,
Lady Emily Foley, the Earl and Countess Powis, the
Dowager Lady Bateman, Capt. and the Hon. Mrs. Whyte-
Melville, Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Green Wilkinson, the
Marquis of Graham, and Lady Agnes Murray, and Lad/.
Beatrice Greville. About one o'clock Lord and Lady
William Graham left town for Lady Emily Foloy'o sent'
Stoke Edith Park, Herefordshire.