The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-18 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

Agatha's Husband. Chapman and Hall,
Piccadilly.

The reprint of really good novels, at a cheap rate,
is a great boon to the public ; and the works issued
by Messrs. Chapman are among the best modern
productions of this class.
Those who are acquainted with " The Head of
the Family," " The Ogilvies," and " John Halifax,
Gentleman," already produced at mere nominal
prices, will cordially welcome "Agatha's Husband,"
by the same talented author, forming another
volume of the " Select Library of Fiction." The
characters and construction of this story are natu-
rally drawn and healthily exciting. We have pe-
rused it for the second time with unabated interest,
and, while holding ourselves indebted to Miss
Muloch as the writer of numerous superior novels,
we must compliment Messrs. Chapman and Hall
on their judgment and taste in repudiating the dan-
gerous laxity and unwholesome trash too often met
with in " cheap publications."

Bigg on Deformities.

A very remarkable work has appeared lately on
the cure of deformities, which appears likely to be
of the most signal service to suffering humanity.
It is most cleverly written and illustrated by Mr.
Henry Heather Bigg, anatomical mechanist to her
Majesty the Queen, and although the subject E eems
only suited to engage the attention of the medical
professor, there is so much intellectual matter con-
densed in a small compass, and the work so new,
interesting, and original, that it may be read by all
with pleasure, particularly the fair sex, as amongst
other themes it treats on the cure of bunions, that
painful and terrible enemy to a pretty foot : in
fact, if the knowledge it contains be appreciated in
the way it deserves, and acted upon accordingly,
Mr. Bigg may congratulate himself on having con-
ferred an everlasting benefit on mankind, as the
congenital deformity of the infant can now be safely
cured without detriment to its health. Her Ma-
jesty seems firmly convinced of the excellence of
Mr. Bigg's mechanical powers, as she benevolently
caused him to supply to some of the sufferers
at the Crimea a substitute for those limbs
which they had lost in the defence of their
country. Contrivances which have enabled
them to lift weights, write, and even wield the
sword, so that many a handless hero may now re-
turn if necessary to the army. This is merely the
first part of the author's very scientific work, and
includes only the lower limbs. The next publica-
tion will treat of toe upper part of tho body, and
the cure of curvature of the spine, for which Mr.
Bigg is well known, as he has effected many won-
derful cures.

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AND SIR

COLIN CAMPBELL.

The Duke of Cambridge, in proposing the toast
of "The Army and Navy," at the tenth anniversary
festival of the City of London Hospital, held yes-
terday at the London Tavern, said that not having
recently had any public opportuaity of addressing
any large number of his fellow-countrymen, he
wished to avail himself of the present occasion to
allude to some events of great importance which
had lately taken place—he referred to those sta.
pendous operations in the East—in which his moat
intimate and gallant friend Sir Colin Campbell had
proved himself worthy of the illustrious name which
he had previously earned in many a bard-fought
campaign. He had read with the greatest astonish-
ment and concern statements to the effect that he
(the Duke of Cambridge) was not ready and
willing to assist that gallant, officer in anything
that he might please to propose. (Hear, hear.)
Now, if there was one man in the British arm,'
for whom he entertained the warmest and sincerest
friendship, attachment, and respect, that man was
his gallant friend Sir Colin Campbell. (Cheers.)
All he could say was, that never a post went from
th's country to India or came to it from India that
did not convey a letter from himself or from Sir
Colin Campbell which any gentleman in that room
might not write on any subject to another. That
was the mode in which he considered officers ought
to be treated by their Commander-in-Chief. That
was the manner iu which he had treated Sir Colin
Campbell, and in which he would treat everyofficer
who deserved the respect of the Government and
the country. (Hear.) It was a subject of astonish-
ment to him that there could be any suspicion or
any idea even, that anything but feelings of the
greatest cordiality and attachment existed between
Sir Colin Campbell and himself. (Cheers.) After
these observations he need scarcely say that he
placed the most implicit confidence in the gallantry,
energy, and discretion of the Commander-in-Chief
in India, and that he would carry out safely and
satisfactorily the great military operations in which
he was now engaged.