The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

i ncompetent man, who did not inherit his father's
talent, he was by that son, acting under the advice
of crafty and designing Ministers, placed in close
confinement, and died in prison. " Tom Brown at
Oxford" this month is capital. Tom inveigles his
friend Lieut. East to accompany him on an expedi-
tion to prevent Harry Winburn from getting
into trouble at a riot, which is about to take place
at Eaglebourne. They arrive late, and the fun
has begun. Tom leaves his friend with the horses,
and goes down into the village and gets Harry
away; but the yeomanry cavalry are after them,
and they have to ride for it. The lieutenant's pre-
sence of mind and ready expedient saves them,
although it exposes himself to the fire of the enemy,
on the strength of which he lectures Tom in a most
admirable manner. Young Winburn enlists in
Lieutenant East's regiment, and there we leave
him. The subject of " Trade Societies and the
Social Science Association" is treated in a quiet
and sensible manner. We have a chapter on
" Baron Bunsen." " Ravenshoe" is continued.
Charles Ravenshoe gets into trouble with the Dons,
and is rusticated. The description of this part of
the tale is so true, that one would half fancy that
the author had had personal experience on the sub-
ject :

" Charles returned to his room, a little easier in his mind
than when he left it. There still remained one dreadful
business to get over—the worst of all, that of letting his
father know. Non-university men sneer at rustication ;
they can't see any particular punishment in having to ab-
sent yourself from your studies for a term or two. But do
they think that the Dons don't know what they are about?
Wipr, nine spirited young fellows out of ten would snap
their fingers at rustication, if it wasn't for the home busi-
ness. It is breaking the matter to his father, his just
anger, and his mother's still more bitter reproaches. It
Must all come out, the why and the wherefore, without con-
cealment or palliation. The college write a letter to jus-
tify themselves, and then a mine of deceit is sprung under
the parents' feet, and their eyes are opened to things they
little dreamt of. This, it appears, is not the first offence.
The college has been long suffering, and has pardoned
When it should have punished repeatedly. The lad who
was thought to be doing so well, has been leading a dissi-
pated, riotous life, and deceiving them all. This is the
bitterest blow they have ever had. How can they ever
trust him again ? And so the wound takes long to heal,
and sometimes is never healed at all. That is the meaning
of rustication.

"A majority of young fellows at the University deceive
their parents, especially if they come of serious houses.
It is almost forced upon them sometimes, and in all
cases the temptation is strong. It is very unwise to ask
too many questions. Home questions are, in some cases,
unpardonable. A son can't tell a father, as one man can
tell another, to mind his own business. No. The father
asks the question suddenly, and the son lies, perhaps, for
ti
the first me in his life. If he told the truth his father,
Would knock him down.
Charles was a little better off than most youn
fellows in this respect. He knew his father would scoldg about the rustication, and still more at his being in debt.
He wasn't much afraid of his father's anger. They two
had always been too familiar to be much afraid of one
another. He was much more afraid of the sarcasms of
kackworth, and he not a little dreaded his brother; but
with regard to his father ho felt but slight uneasiness."
"The Songs of Scotland" before Burns, and a
chapter on the "Exclusion of those who are not
members of the Church of England from Fellow-
Ma
chat our Universities," winds up the number for

Temple Bar.
" The Seven Sons of Mammon" is continued at
some length, and considerable skill is shown in its
relation. The piquante widow, Mrs. Armytage, is
quite a masterpiece in the agreeable way in which
she is sketched. The graceful way in which she
comports herself while in the act of inflicting deadly
injuries on the peace and prosperity of others seems
to entitle her to a high rack in the list of arch de-
ceivers and social trespassers. The tale For
Better, for WOrse," is proceeded with, and in this
instalment we follow the steps of the interesting
Margaret, and do not meet with the bride at all. It
is evident that troublous times are in store for her,
however, as her brother and her sister are about to
Proceed to her vicinity, where it is not likely that
the new brother-in-law will welcome them with
much acclaim, or bestow upon them very smiling
glances. There is a good paper, on "The Manage-
Meat of Servants." It is written in a just spirit,
and *contains some solemn truths, and presents
serious reflections which many selfish, tyrannical,
and ignorant employers would do well to ponder
upon- in their leisure hours, as Hood has tersely
expressed it, " Evil is wrought by want of thought,
as Well as by want of heart," and some do wrong
from the want of using their faculties, thus acting
contrary to their natural sense of right. It is thus
Written in consideration of the unappreciated
troubles of this class. "Servants have their living
to earn, their way to make in the world, tempta-
tions to resist, difficulties to overcome, tears to hide,
hearts capable of love, and a mysterious immor-
tality to struggle for and to hope in. While they
live they are precious in the sight of the one Great
Father of us all, and when they die, immortality is
as true for them as the illustrious and beloved
Queen of England." There are some very pleasing
verses on the subject " Through the Bar.'' They
are quaintly written, and are very expressive. The
thoughtful will always find much food for deep
reflection in the constant passing to and fro in the
streets of a great city, and in speculating on the
thousand of toiling feet, aching heads, and weary
hearts who are marching on in the great battle of
life, The first and last verses are here given :
" 0 river, dear to Spenser and Herrick,
Poets divine of the days gone by I-
-0 bright clear Thames, ere the neoteric
Fog of a city obscured the sky I
Close to thy marge there runs, for ever,
A wondrous stream that's nobler far :
Who has not stayed to watch the river
Of life flow fast through Temble Bar ?
" Brother of mine, who have brain and money—
Sisters of mine, who are fair to view—
Men and women, whose lives are sunny—
Temple Bar has a lesson for you.
Look to this strange world's unknown sequel,
Look to the City which shines afar :
In the eyes of God we shall all be equal,
When there runs no river through Temple Bar."

Baily's Sporting Magazine.
George Osbaldeston, the most remarkable sport-
ing character ever known in England, or in fact
anywhere else, figures on the frontispiece. The
perusal of the biography of this remarkable man
Will prove interesting to all. His extraordinary
ketch against time to ride 200 miles in 10 hours
at the Houghton Meeting, Newmarket, 1831, must
be in the recollection of all who had arrived at the
Year of manhood at that period. The distance was
accomplished in 8 hours 42 minutes, including
stoppages. His duel with the late Lord George
13entinck is a subject which is best passed over in
silence, the affair redounding little to the credit of
the One or the determination of either party.
The following epigram is one of many that were
current at the time of his grand match against
time :

TIME AND THE SQUIRE.-A MATCH.
" Time "gainst the field,' the parsons cry,
And add, by way of comment'ry,
To warn each racing sinner :
Whatever length life's course may be,
- The T.M.M. or T.Y.C.,
Time's sure to be the winner.'
" Out upon their authority,'
The Squire exclaims • What's Time to me ?
That I his steps should follow.
To challenge him I'm not afraid.'
`Done ' replies Time; a match was made,
`Done,'
time was beaten hol "
The Team and its Drivers,"low by the gentleman in
fancy to
instructions to those who have a
'Vloy to hold the ribbons. " Wild Life "is a tale
-,431` the Californian diggings. " The Duties of
-utiuntsmen, amateur and professional," is considered,
and general sporting information given.

Vie Journal of Agriculture.
This magazine commences with a very interest-
ing article on the " Condition of the Agricultural
Labourer," in which the writer, after showing the
changes which have taken place in the social posi-
tion of our peasantry, as they have gradually de-
scended to their present condition, he goes back
100 years, taking one particular property as an ex-
ample, and shows that all-the changes that have
taken place on it from that time to the present have
been to the disadvantage of the farm labourer.
Robert Scott Burn furnishes an account of a rail-
way ride through Belgium, Holland, and on the
Rhine, describing the agriculture of the various
districts he passed through. Ina chapter on
" Horses, Ancient and Modern," the fitness of horse
flesh for human food is strongly recommended ; and
those who are sceptical on this subject are informed
that they unconciously devour equine flesh in
Bologna sausages, and that the fine Russian Ox
t'3ngues so much admired by epicures are in reality
the tongues of horses. Farther on the writer
Inquires how it is that the French, who excel u s in
dancing, walking, and fencing, are the worst riders
in the world. There is a chapter on French agri-
culture, as also one on the modern system of agri-
culture. Mr. Cowan furnishes a paper on the
drainage of sheep farms, and the general agricul-
tural information of the season, together with other
platters it, °resting to farmers, completes the
tliirnber.

The Quarterly Review.
This number has derived much deserved celebrity
fro the admirable manner in which the article on
1;
Essays and Reviews" is written. It will be
it ou-
ud by those who attentively peruse it, that
18 written in aofftahire spirit, consistent with a
just appreciationTh question of which it treats.
h e authors of this work expressed their
'°PO euat " it would be received as a attempt to
illustrate the advantage desirable to the cause of
religious and moral truth, from a free handling in
_ec -
a h on-ling spirit of subjects peculiarly liable to
sUffer by be e etition of conventional language,
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