The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-24 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Long-
fellow. Including his translations and notes,
illustrated with twenty-four engravings on wood
from designs by Birket Foster, John Gilbert, G.
H. Thomas, John Absolon, &c., &c. Henry G.
Bohn, York-street, Covent-garden.
This is an elegant edition of one of the most de-
lightful poets of our generation, whose works are
ever potent, to charm, to influence, and to impress,
who makes no pretensions to display, and affects
no mystical grandeur of diction, but who has caught
somewhat of the heaven-born spirit that is the
vital breath, the native air of Poetry. Evangeline
is the first subject met with, and it is a well-known
legend by many a hearth, where it is a source of
mingled interest and sadness, and leaves behind it
in the memory a lingering echo as
" Lengthened sweetness long drawn out."
The " Voices of the Night" contain some of the
choicest of the author's lyrics. Here we meet with
the inimitable "Psalm of Life," that contains an
epitome of the just man's existence, of the path he
treads, that like the shining light is bright and
brighter to the perfect day. Here, too, we find the
beautiful poem, " The Reaper and the Flowers,"
that if words can ever avail to soothe or soften grief,
may be cited as one of the best of poetic illustra-
trations of the happy fate of the innocents who are
taken away. "It was for the Lord of Paradise, He
bound them in his sheaves." No better explanation
could be given of their gain to the parents who
mourn their loss. "Flowers" is another charming
piece t and the "Footsteps of Angels" is a truly
poetic imagining, when the dreamer sees at twi-
light hour the spirits of the departed,—
" He the young and strong who cherished,
Noble longings for the strife
By the wayside fell and perished
Weary with the march of life,
And with them, the being beauteous
Who unto my youth was given,
More than all things else to love me
And is now a Saint in Heaven."
Some verses peculiarly appropriate at the present
time is that entitled " The Warning" in the
" Poems on Slavery." It is powerfully expressed
and replete with solemn truths that should speak
to the bigoted and benighted rulers of slaves in
words of fire, and show them as the handwriting
on the wall, the danger of their desperate course
and its ultimate doom.
THE WARNING.
Beware I The Israelite of old who tore
The lion in his path,—when, poor and blind,
He saw the blessed light of heaven no more,
Shorn of his noble strength and forced to grind
In prison, and at last led forth to be
A pander to Philistine revelry,—
Upon the pillars of the temple laid
His desperate hands, and in its overthrow
Destroyed himself, and with him those who made
A cruel mockery of his sightless woe ;
The poor blind Slave, the scoff and jest of all,
Expired, and thousands perished in the fall I
There is a poor blind Samson in this land,
Shorn of his strength and bound in bonds of steel,
Who may, in some grim revel, raise his hand,
And shake the pillars of this Commonweal,
Till the vast Temple of our liberties
A shapeless mass of wreck and rubbish lies.

The New Examen ; or, An Inquiry into the
Evidence Relating to Certain Passages in Lord
Jilacaulay's _History. By John Paget, Barrister•
at-law. William Blackwood and Sons, Edin-
burgh.

These essays are five in number, and they are
as follows—" The Duke of Marlborough," " The
Massacre of Glencoe," " The Highlands of Scot-
land," "Viscount Dundee," and "William Penn." It
is desirable to extract the following passage from the
dedication :—" The following essays were, with the
exception of the one on Viscount Dundee, published
during the lifetime of the eminent historian to whose
writings they refer." Having noticed most of these
papers as they appeared in the pages of Blackwood':
Magazine, it is not necessary to comment upon
them now, and it will suffice to mention that they,
are all written with great ability and display con-
siderable research. Many readers may be
gratified at having an opportunity of perusing
these essays in a collected form, and therefore this
little volume will doubtless be well received, and
considered as an advantageous addition to the
critical works of the day. The author pays a just
tribute to the merits of the late Lord Macaulay,
which is satisfactory to meet with, as it proves that
these strictures are not penned by one who is
actuated by prejudice, nor unmindful of the high
reputation of the subject of his criticisms, who was
unsurpassed in many of his attempts and unequalled
in others, while his name is indelibly stamped on
the page that chronicles those who belong to all
time. His errors may deserve the censure of critics
in some cases, but his many excellences will far out-
weigh them in the judgment of the discerning
intellects who now peruse his works, and this
opinion will doubtless be ratified by their descen•
(Islas to the range of a remote posterity.

Sylvan Holt's Daughter, By Holme Lee, author
of " Kathie Brande," etc., etc. A New Edition.
Smith and Elder.

This is another of the cheap editions of works of
merit that is being brought out by Smith and
Elder. It is written by an author whose produc-
tions have ever been favourably received by the
public. Though not perhaps equal to Holme Lee's
earlier works " Sylvan Holt's Daughter" has much
to attract and interest the reader, and the character
of the warm-hearted and unsophisticated heroine
is fresh and original. We commend it to the notice
of all who prefer simple domestic narratives to
high-flown romance and extravagant tragedy.

THIS DAY'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

Notwithstanding that the supply of English wheat on
sale here to-day was on the usual limited scale, the trade,
generally, was in a very sluggish state. Fine parcels
realised Monday's quotations ; but inferior qualities sold at
Irregular currencies.

We were well supplied with foreign wheat, and the trade
ruled heavy for all descriptions, at barely late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain were dealt in to a limited ex-
tent, at about previous quotations.
Malting barley was tolerably firm in value ; but grinding
qualities were rather cheaper.
The malt trade was firm, and prices were fairly sup-
ported.

Oats, however, owing to the large importation, were a
dull inquiry, and 6d. to is. per quarter cheaper than on
Monday last.
BeanEVmaintain previoes rates; but peas were a slow in.'
quiry, on former terms.

All kinds of flour moved off heavily, and prices had a
downward tendency.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng1i5h........ 770 i 40 1 2,410 5O I 1,190
Irish
F0reign........ 33,110 4,790 , --47,,740 1 270 sacks
40,780 brie.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

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CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The dealings in the foreign and colonial pro-
duce markets have been of a rather limited cha-
racter during the last few days. Tea dt public
sale realised about former prices. Sugars were
in moderate favour, the superior qualities being
dealt in at full rates ; and coffee has continued in
active demand, at high prices. In rice, fruit,
Spices, and saltpetre the transactions have been
without any material change in values. Tallow
has been dull. At the public sales of colonial wool
the rates established at the commencement of the
series have been fairly maintained for all descrip-
tions.

A fair amount of business was transacted in the
Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices
were well supported. The sales were 12,000
bales.

A further small amount of gold, viz., £5,000, was
sent into the Bank of England yesterday, but
60,000 sovereigns were withdrawn for America.
The steamer Hibernian, which left Liverpool
yesterday evening for Quebec, took £25,000 in
specie for Montreal.

A call, ss. per share, has been made by the direc-
tors of the Oriental Gas Company, payable on or
before the Ist of July next.

A slight improvement is perceptible in the im-
mediate appearance of the money market, a diminu-
tion in the demand having led to increased easiness,
and business is now transacted on lower terms in
private channels than at the Bank of England.
The tendency of the rate, however, is still consi-
dered very uncertain, as the efflux of sovereigns to
America is at present maintained, and unless it
should be arrested affairs may yet assume an unsatis-
factory aspect.

The English Stock Market has continued quiet,
in the absence of speculation or operations for
transfer. Consols, however, have remained at 911
for transfer, and 911 i for the account. The New
Threes and the Reduced Annuities are 891 1.
Bank Stock is steady at 232 and 2331 ; India ditto
at 226 f ; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan at 101 i 7,-, ; ditto
5/ per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 93-1-; and ditto 51
per Cent. at 100.

Very little change has taken place in Foreign
Securities, and the dealings have been restricted.
Turkish 6 per Cents. are 711 to 72 ; ditto, 1858,
561 to 57 ; Mexican are steady at 221, Russian 41
per Cents. at 911, and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 991
Spanish are firm at 511.
Business in the Railway Share Market has con■
tinned very quiet, and the variations in prices
have been unimportant. Eastern Counties, Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and North Westerns have
declined 55., and Midlands, North Eastern (Ber-
'Wick) improved ss. to 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial Lines have been very
dull, prices, however, continue steady, Dutch
Rhenish realise 138 ; East Indian 101 to 1011 ;
Great Indian Peninsula 981, and Great Western of
Canada 104 11.
Joirit Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
shown no change of importance in values. London
and Westminster realise 66 ; East and West India
Stock 115, and Red Sea Telegraph 17.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities ssa i I 1
3 per Cent. Consels Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities B9/ / 1 1
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5/
India Stock .. ..
Ditto 3 per Cent
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto 51 per Cent .. 100
Croasols for Account, June 6
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid.
Ditto £500
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 & 1859 97/
Mexican 3 per Cent -
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £St .
Ditto 4I per Cent.
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded... sl_
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Btleian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Datth 21 per Cent., Exchangel2 Guil.
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
Consols M TWO O'CLOCK.
oney oil 4
Ditto Account 9ll a

TEE WEATHEE.

METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.

This Day,
between 8 and B. E. 31. D. F. C. iI. S.
9 a.m.
Nairn 29'87 51 46 W.S.W. I 4 6 c. 3
Aberdeen
Leith.... 2991 56 49 W. 3 5 c. 3
Berwick 29•90 54 49 W.N.W. 5 2 b. 1
Ardrossan 29'97 51 50 N. 2 4 c. 2
Shields
Galway 30*12 57 56 W. 4 9I o. 2
Searborough
Liverpool 30.07 55 50 W.N.W. 5 3I c. 3
Palentia
Queenstown 3o'll 58 56 N.N.W. i 2 3, b. 1
Yarmouth— 129'99 65 53 N. 5 6 C. 3
London •130•01 56 49 N.W. 4 3 b.
Dover 2o'ol 57 54 N.N N.N.W. 5 1I b. 4
ortsmouth —130'04 62 57 N.E. 3 3 b. 1
Portland 1 30.08 58 51 N.E. 1 2I c. 1
Vrnouth 130•10 58 52 N.N. W. 1 3 1 c. 2
enzanee 30•14 59 57 N.E. I 3 2c. 2
dersey 80'09 59 55 N. 5 2 b. 2
I

EXPLANATION:,
to 32 deg at mean N
causing about 1-100 t
deg above 32 deg c
zposed thermomet4
.evaporation and dew.
riot magnetic). F. 1
(1 to 9). I. Initials
f., fog. ; h., hail ;
overcast (dull) ; r.,
repeated augments—
%lice (1 to 9).

B. Barometer, corrected and reduced
Lea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise
th of an inch diminution, and each 10
causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E.
ter in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for
r-point). D. Direction of wind (true—
Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud
blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ;
1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0.,
ram ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter
thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb-

MAILS FOR NORWAY. The steam packet com-
munication between Denmark and Norway having been
reestablished, the mails from the United Kingdom for
Norway will be conveyed direct by sea from Denmark tot
Norway instead of via Sweden, until further notice. The
rate of postage to be taken on letters addressed to Norway
will be ls. 4d. the half ounce, and so on, according to the
scale in operation for charging inland letters. This rate
comprises both the British and Foreign postage on the
letters to the place of their destination, and it may be either
paid in advance or the letters may be forwarded unpaid, at
the option of the sender; except, however, in the case of
registered letters, the postage upon which, as well as the
registration fee, must be paid in advance.--By command of
the Postmaster-General. ROWLAND HILL, Secretary.
General Post-office, 24th May, 1861.
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THE GROUSE.—We have very favourable reports
of :the grouse from Badenscoth. A correspondent there
writes :—" The promise of grouse here this season appears
to be very good. I have seen nests with 12 eggs ; and so
far as my observation has gone, I might safely set the ave-
*rage down at eight to nine eggs per nest. There is as yet
310 appearance here of disease among the old birds."—
Banffshire Journal.
OXFORD, MAY 23.—DEATH OF THE PRINCIPAL
OF ST. ALBAN HALL.—It is with much regret we have to
announce the death of Edward Cardwell, D.D., F.R.S.,
Principal of St. Alban Hall, in this university, and uncle of
the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.A., of Balliol College,
and M.P. for the city of Oxford, which took place after a
short but severe illness early this morning. Dr. Cardwell
was highly esteemed throughout the university and city,
and the poor of Oxford will have to deplore the loss of one
of their greatest benefactors.
A Fox CAUGHT IN LOMBARD-STREET.—About a
week ago Mr. Phillips, proprietor of the Langbourne Coffee-
house, in Ball-court, Lombard-street, was aroused in the
middle of the night by a police-constable, who informed
him there were thieves in his kitchen. Mr. Phillips im-
mediately got 1113, and, descending to the basement story,
made a minute examination' of his premises, without, how-
ever, discovering anyintruder
or traces of anything be-
yond some disturbance of his cooking o
ooking utensils, which at
the time he attributed to
a cat, casional noises were
heard during subsequent nights, bu
"poor pussy" was
pronounced the disturber, and no further notice was taken
of the circumstance until Wednesday morning'
g occasionag,towhen one
of Mr. Phillips's servants, havin
go into I
an unfrequented coal vault, started a fine dog-fox, which on
being discovered gave chase, and, after creating alarm and
consternation among the kitchenmaids, rim to earth under
some of Allsopp's ale barrels in the beer cellar. It was some
time before anybody could be found with the requisite
courage to unearth " Reynard," but at length one more
sturdy than his fellows got fast hold of the brush, and,
dragging the " varmint" out from his beery quarters, car-
tied him (ff in triumph to Leadenhall-market, whence, on
inquiry, the brute is said to have escaped about three weeks
since. Where the creature has found cover during this long
period in the heart of the city of London no one can tell, but
tvir•Phillips proposes to celebrate its capture in Lombard-
41re t by preserving the skin in a glass case over his door-
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