The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-02 00:00:00

SARDINIA.

The Opinione of Turin states that the garrison of
Pavia has been reinforced with the regiment
Kinski, so that it is now composed of 8,000 men. A
corps of observation, according to the same paper,
has been formed between Como, the Lago Maggioro,
and the Ticino.
The Milan Gazette of the 29th ult. announces
that the University of Pavia is to be reopened im-
mediately on the same conditions for thb students
as that of Padua.
The Giornale di Roma announces that the Pope
has appointed Mgr. Lavalletta to the post of pro-
assessor of the Congregation of the Roman and
Universal Inquisition.

MANNING TFIE'isTATY.—A captain in the -Royal
Navy writes to the Times as follows :—" Sir,—The success
with which the merchant ships get their crews does not
wise solely, as stated by 'Economist' in your paper of yes-
terday, from the system of paying the market value, but
because they have authorised shipping agents to enter men
for them. Let the Admiralty. employ similar means, and
they will have no difficulty it; getting men. In every fishing
village in England there is a naval officer, and several
Coastguard men. Why are not these officers and men
ployed and paid.the same as shipping agents ?"
Mn. GLADSTONE'S MISSION.—So many false re-
ports have been, and are, in circulation, with respect to Mr.
Gladstone and his mission that we again feel it necessary to
advise caution. The selection of that distinguished states-
man, which was at first applauded as a most sagacious act,
has since been condemned, and the most absurd rumours
invented. In spite, however, of the repeated assertions to
thecontrary of our contemporaries, it is now generally ad-
mitted that Mr. Gladstone will not be long absent from his
place in Parliament. The other day it was announced that
the Hon. Mr. Gordon, who had accompanied Mr. Gladstone
in the capacity of private secretary, objected to the course
that gentleman halt pursued, and had consequentlyresigned
his post. This is altogether incorrect. Mr. Gordon re-
mains, having accepted the appointment of aide-de-camp.
—Horning Herald.

LIVERPOOL, Feb. I.—The ship Donald Mackay
is reported off the port from MelboUrne, which she left on
iho 7th of November, having on board 34,396 ounces of
gold: The screw steamer Vigo sails hence to-morrow for
New York.

THE EARL OF DURHAM ON REFORM.—The
Earl of Durham having been invited to take the chair at
the Newcastle reform meeting of the Bth of February, his
lordship has sent the following outspoken reply: —" Lambton
Castle, Jan. 27, 1859.—Sir,—I beg to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 24th inst. Being obliged to go
up to London next week, I am afraid I must decline the
honour of presiding at the meeting to be held in Newcastle
on the Bth. Let me assure you at the same time that my
sentiments on the subject of reform aro in accordance with
those entertained by my father, and that in my opinion, no
measure will be satisfactory that is not based on extension
of the franchise, redistribution of seats, and vote by ballot.
—I am, yours faithfully, DURILA.3I.--Toseph Cowen, jun.,
Esq."—Gateshead Observer.

ALEXANDRIA, SAN. 25.

Th,!, Colombian, bringing £75,000 sterling in
gold, 28 passengers, acrd the Austrian mail, has
arrived, with data' of in telligenee,—Sydney, 11th;
Melbourne, 18th of December ; Galle, Bth of
January.

The Legislature had adjourned to the 11th of
January. The bill to increase the number of
members of Assembly bad received the Royal
Assent. A resolution hi d been proposed to the
Assembly to sanction the purchase of the Geelong
Railway.

The Council sent a message to the Assembly
asking the attendance of the Chief Secretary and
the Attorney-General to be examined before a
committee of that house, formed to inquire into the
appointment of magistrate s. Ministers resisted
the demand as Unconstitutional, and, after a short
debate, it was rejected by the Assembly. This
slight collision has saved a, more serious one.
Timely rains have saved the harvest.
' The departures of gold ships for England are as
follows ;—Nov. 28, the Norfolk, for London, with
40,643 oz. ; Dec. 2, the Red Jacket, for Liverpool,
with 39,611 oz. ; the Morning Light, for Liverpool,
with 13,699 oz. ;. Dec. 14, the Tornado, for Liver-
,pool, with 29,164 Oz.
At Sydney considerable business has been done
-:in.wool, and prices firm. Tallow was dull. Ex-
change on London, 30 days' sight, puichased at
par, sold at 1 prem.
Parliament was prorogued on the 2Gth Novem-
ber, and reassembled on the Bth December. The
Electoral Bill had received, the Royal assent ; tho
only amendment on principle retained by the As-
sembly on returning the bill to the Council was
the addition of a member to represent the Uni-

versity.
The European reached Sydney on the 15th. The
Oneida, left Galle on the 25th of December.

THE WEST INDIA, MEXICO,
AND PACIFIC MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The Parana, Capt. Bevis, has arrived. Her dates
are :—Vera Cruz, Jan. 4th ; Havannah, 9th ; Grey
Town, 6th ; Colon, Bth ; Jamaica, 11th ; Demerara,
10th ; Trinidad, 9th ; Barbadoes, 12th ; Grenada,
11th ; St. Thomas's, 16th.

The Parana brings 80 passengers, 888,284 dols.
in specie, jewellery and diamonds value 18,014 dols.,
136 bags of cocoa, 100 boxes of limes, 174 cases of
cigars, 23 casks of coffee, and sundries.
Her Majesty's steamers Indus and Jasper, and
gunboat Jasseur, are at Barbadoes ; Cvesar, Diadem,
and Valorous, at Greytown ; Tartar, Devastation,
and Arachne, at Vera Cruz ; Basilisk, at Honduras;
and Imaum at Jamaica.

From the 28th ult. to the- Ist inst. the Parana
encountered a fearful storm, with very heavi hail
squalls from W.N.W.

Weather at Havannah favlurable for sugar-mak-
ing. Average crop expected.
Dry goods' market dull.
Stocks of all descriptions large, and low prices
expected for the next six months.
Exchange on London firm at 14 premium.
Money more wanted, and 8 premium paid for
good paper.
The barque Castries, from Liverpool, in lat. 49.38,
long. 7.30, on the 20th of November, boarded the
Swedish barque Skatan, abandoned. Water almost
to the beams. Loaded with sulphur, bound from
Sicily to Stockholm. Capt. Spike, of the Castries,
died on the 10th of December.

Nothing of importance from the West India

Islands.

In Chili the revolutionary movement is spread-
ing, and the existing Government was likely to be
overthrown. Businnss at Valparaiso dull.
The steamer Calamo arrived at Valparaiso Dec.
14, in 44 days from Liverpool.
Paraguay is making- warlike preparations to re-
pel the United States' forces.
Two of the American vessels had reached the
waters of Uruguay, and others were reported in
Rio Janeiro.

A Brazilian fleet -was about being despatched
from Rio Janeiro to the waters of Parana to ob-
serve the movements of the United States' fleet.

SECRET VOTING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—The statement made as regards the sealed
envelope being used as a corrective of those evils
which had crept into the American electoral system,
by the open mode of voting, appeared in letters ad-
dressed to the Ballot Society by the Hon. A.Walker,
who had been Secretary of State for Massachusetts,
and who stated that the " sealed ballot" was vehe-
mently opposed by a party who found it effective,
and had been reversed by a majority of a few votes.
The letter of Mr. Walker was published as a tract
by the Ballot Society, and appeared very generally
in the papers.
As regards the state of Virginia, which has open
voting, and is one of the two slave states which
have not rejected that mode of election, the Ameri-
can papers recently published an account of the
election proceedings in that state, which the person
writing under the signature of a New Yorker" so
much admires, that according to that statement,
under open voting bribery is rampant, and freedom
of choice a mere farce. Men's lives were openly
threatened, Lynch-law promised, and the account
of the hunting of an obnoxious individual by
armed men watching his hotel, formed part of as
frightful a tale of the pleasures and advantages of
Open Voting in a slave state as any gentleman can
possibly degre to read for his instruction. I make
a present to the editor of the Times of the " old
open straightforward utterance of each mait's choice
by his own lips," but advise him that if he attempt
to utter his choice in a slave state at the bjistings,
or venture to hint •at the reasons why Americans
refuse the right of search, as he sometimes does
from the regions of Printing-house-square, no
unhappy dog with a tin kettle attached to his tail
would be in a much worse pickle than the editor of
the Times. As for the letter signed " A New
Yorker," I believe it to be a perfect ease of Mrs.
Harris, an emanation from the brain of a Mrs.
Gamp. If lam incorrect, I challenge this New
Yurk admirer of the institutions of a slave state to
place his name side by side with the names
of those gentlemen, high in honour and in
station, who are the avowed correspondents of
the Ballot Society. The last paragraph of the
letter of "A New Yorker" demands a passing
notice, and renders it very suspicious that the New
York Mrs. Harris hails from the Times office.
When did Mr. Bright ever paint America as an
electoral elysium—when did Mr. Grote, or any
opponent of Open Voting, do so? Most clearly in
eleven speeches which I have made in the House
of Commons on the subject, and iu many more
which I have made out of the House of Commons,
nothing of the sort is to be found. The Times and
those whose defence of Open Voting rests on the
clever use of words, and on no better foundation
attack America, because under a system of open
voting the ballot-box does not maintain secrecy.
Our reply- is—most of the American states have
not the ballot in its integrity, but wherever they
have provided secrecy the ballot-box does all that
is necessary. For the perfect success of Secret
Voting, we need seek no example beyond England
and her colonies ; and at the same time we have
asserted, and our conviction is in no way lessened,
that no country can be produced and quoted as an
example of the failure of secret voting.—l am, &c.,
F. HENRY F. BERKELEY.
Victoria-square, Feb. 1.

A VERY SLOW POISON INDEED.—A lady (resi-
dent of Lindfield) having lately placed herself under
homocepathic treatment, was, of course, supplied with a
bottle of the well-known globules, about 200, with directions
to take " two" for a dose. One of her children obtained
possession of the bottle last week, and swallowed the whole
of the contents, which, of course, created alarm in the
family ; but, up to the present time, the globules have taken
no effect,--Brighton Zxaminer.

rES.

Blackwood.—The first article is an admirable
one, entitled " Mirage Philosophy." It treats of
Carlyle's " Frederick the Great." It is written in
an attractive style, indulging in pleasant satire on
some of the author's vagaries, and in one passage,
in particular, the peculiar style is imitated most
successfully. " What," it is asked, "if thou, the
sworn foe of shams, have deserted to the enemy ?
What if thou, the denouncer of windbags, art also
thyself a Professor of Flatulence ?" The inconsist-
ency of his remarks is pointed out in a forcible
manner—how, on important occasions, his writing
is unequal, as when, after relating that the-king
had imprisoned his son, he says, " Here has a
business fallen out, such as seldom occurred before."
Another noticeable peculiarity is mentioned, that
of Carlyle's persisting in " distinctness at any price,
by a trick, if not by other means." He always
styles the Emperor Leopold " the little Kaiser in
the red stockings." The King of Prussia is always
" Majesty," and the King of Poland is the " phy-
sically strong." At the conclusion of the article it
is thus observed :

" In a former part of this paper we said that, considering
the style in which Carlyle's thinking is done, the popula-
rity it has attained is marvellous. One distinguishing
feature renders it especially. so. It is probably the most
arrogant style that anybody. who did not profess to believe
himself inspired ever wrote in. The author seems to look
down on us as if from some skyey eminence—much as Jove,
seated on Olympus, may have looked down on mortal doings
by the banks of the Scamander, sometimes in wrath, some-
times in contemptuous compassion. One might suppose
from his invariable tone, that the only, veracious, the only
sincere, the only clear-sighted individual, who surveyed
this terrestial scene, was Thomas Carlyle ; that no one else
had a conscience, knew good from bad, was able to exert
himself to any purpose whatever, or had the smallest sense
of the Divine Significance of Life.' The human race is
adrift in a fog, above which he sits serene, and marks Emir
futile efforts to blunder through a grim smile for some, a
condescending pity for others, while for general guidance
and encouragement he exclaims, with Puck, ' Lord, what
fools these mortals be Even his favourite heroes he
patronises as if they were good little boys—patting them
on the back, pinching theirs ears, and calling them nick-
names as Cromwell and Napoleon did with their generals.
But take comfort, Thcinias—be assured you are not the sole
excellence produced, der producible, 1154 his despicable nine-
teenth century. Other men have
.appeared, and will ap-,
pear in it, sounder in philosophy, clearer of vision; more
original in genius, of no less pure, though less uproarious
rectitude, and of more commendable modesty than your-
self. People'who know nothing of Fichte or his Sensuous
Appearances,' have led and will lead very good lives, and
do their duty in this world—and some day admiring
readers will get tired of your oppressive virtue, and begin
to inquire what singular hap has befallen you, that you
should be so' contemptuous and impatient of your brother
insects.

"It is this arrogance of tone, of which the History of
Frederick contains many examples, that now induces us to
speak our opinion so plainly of the book. Yet we would
much rather have found it worthy of all praise, or at least
such praise as former experience led us to expect we
should think it entitled to—no stinted share. With all his
obtrusive faults we, like most careful readers of Carlyle,
feel grateful to him for two things. First, for his sugges-
tiveness—starting, as he so often does, ideas high or deep,
productive of trains of thought in other minds; secondly,
because he has always successfully opposed the vile Utili-
tarian spirit, whether manifesting itself in the methodic
plainness of Bentham, or the specious worldliness of Ma-
caulay. And most sincerely should we rejoice to see his
great gift, freed from crotchet and affectation, as nobly
employed as heretofore."
" Objectionable Books" is the name of a paper
which contains some very just strictures on the
course that a clergyman recently pursued regard-
ing the literature of a country parish. Certainly,
in none of the books here cited can any impropriety
be seen, and no unprejudiced or impartial reader
will fail to agree with the forcible language in
which such unwise conduct is denounced in this
criticism. " Falsely Accused" is the subject of a
most painful record, which informs us how justice,
or rather injustice, was carried on in " Nurnberg"
in the year 1790. It is almost incredible
to what an extent of folly and wickedness
the town-people allowed their fancies and preju-
dices to carry them. There is a continuation of
the remarks commenced last month on the " Popu-
lar Literature and the Periodical Press." This
article like its predecessor, is most ably written,
and will no doubt afford gratification to many
interested On the subject. The writer adduces
various arguments as to the advantages of anony-
mous writing and, impressively observes, that
in " this cne question is involved the whole cha-
racter of the English press—the'nature of its mis-
sion, the glory of its history, the seal of its des-
tiny." Altogether, this may be considered as a
valuable addition to the contents of the magazine,
from the clearness with which its views are ex-
pressed, and from the elevated tone which pervades
its sentiments. " How we went to Skye," is an
amusing sketch of the adventures that befel some
travellers. The chief interest of the relation con-
sists in the innumerable difficulties that the unfor-
tunate party
.encountered in the prosecution of their
pilgrimage, in which several accidents and .occur-
rences are described in a ludicrous manner, that is
most entertaining. " A Cruise in Japanes<3
Waters" is continued in a third instalment. It is,
not yet concluded, and furnishes information of
various sorts connected with the place and the
people, and interspersed with anecdotes, which ren-
der it worthy of attention. There is a paper on
" Rawlinson's Herodotus," which will suit the
learned reader, and which appears to treat of the
subject in a superior manner.

The Dublin.—ln the present number there is not
so much vivacity as is usually met with in this
periodical. The story of " Gerald Fitzgerald" is
not continued. " The Townland of Garanisky is
a peculiar tale. It is entitled, " A Curious Story of
a Marriage and a Murder," and the events that give
rise to its name are very remarkable. It is written
with vigour, and one feels interested in its perusal,
although it cannot be called pleasing. Only a very
simple girl could have allowed herself to be entrap-
ped as Rosy did, but it is satisfactory to find her
persecutors caught in their own toils, for a more
nefarious scheme could hardly have been devised:
The first of a series of essays by clergymen of the
United Church in Ireland is presented to notice. It
is called " The Analogy between the Decline of
Paganism in the Roman Empire and its present
Decline in India." Although evidently written
with care, and displaying ability, it is not likely
that this subject will prove attractive to the gene.
ral reader. In a paper called " Love-Lore," a recent
French work by Michelet is criticised. The general
style of it seems to be justly censured on account
of the impressions it conveys. Some passages are
here quoted in illustration of the remarks.
" Tenant Right" is an article which contains some
graphic accounts of the disturbances in Ireland,
and mentions as a primary cause the desire to
terrify landlords into the reduction of rents. The
following paragraph, taken from the Dundalk
Democrat, exemplifies the argument here used :
—" We have been on a tour through the neigh-
bouring counties, and are assured that the murder
of Mr. Mauleverer has been attended with very
good effects." Some observations, , are made on
" Lady. Tourists in the Two Sicilies," which are
entertaining, and contain some sensible observa-
tions on the countries referred to. Some space is
devoted to the consideration of Mr. Massey's His-
tory of England. After discussing its merits, a
hope is expressed that he will continue his labours.
" We are assured that he will bring sound political
principles, a love of truth, a spirit of research, and
a fund of good sense to assist him, in the difficult
attempt." Some verses on " The Grave of Felicia
Hemans, in St. Anne's Chnrch, Dublin," are written
with taste and feeling, and the following allusions
to the last resting places of some of the chiefs of
song are striking and effective :
Is not England's greatest glory granted
liitlecentre of-her busiest life,
And her old memorial Abbey haunted
With a murmur of perpetual strife ?
Thousand curious careless glances scan it,
• And the corner where the poets lie,
Listening underneath their weight of granite
To the sea of life that surges by.
True, like fair ship in a land-lock'd haven,
Where no storm may touch the shelter'd wave,
Shakespeare, by his own immortal Avon,
Sleepeth ever in his guarded grave.
True, our Wordsworth hath not left his mountains,
He lies tranquil in their rand embrace,
Lull'd his ear by Rotha's silver fountains,
Rydal's shadows on his silent face.
True, the white moon, like a lonely warder,
Guards a fair tomb in a ruined aisle,
Where the gentle Minstrel of the Border
Hath all Dryburgh for a burial pile.
But the veriest' child of Nature's teaching
Whom she took a peasant from the plough,
Stoop'd her highest laurels to his reaching :
On her daisied bosom sleeps not now.
High aspiring, genius, earthly troubles,
In a close mean suburb lie asleep;
Not where silver Nith or Cluden bubbles
Not where banks of bonny Doune are steep.
Let the Poet lie among his brothers,
Where great words of Christian truth shall be ;
He that hath most fellowship with others
Is most Christ-like in his sympathy.

Fraser's.—A memorial sketch of the career of one
of our Indih heroes meets the reader on opening
Fraser, "Hodson, of Hodson's Horse," is the title
of the paper, and it is founded on the biography of
that officer, recently published by his brother. The
account here given of his eventful career, and the
interesting passages extracted from the memoir will
induce many readers to peruse for themselves such
a noble testimony to English valour and endurance.
The shrewd and amusing writer of speculative
social articles furnishes
us with an account of his
musings in a railway train in the dim, early morn-
ing. A good deal of truth mingles with a little
prejudice in his moralising, but the correctness of
his observations on nervousness, most readers will
too, on
admit. His closing remarks,
the system of

intentional exaggeration are very frequently
exemplified in daily life. He is a pleasant writer,
and treating of subjects within the reach and com-
prehension of all, his papers afford an agreeable
variety from more weighty or didactic treatises.
A " Sketch of Life in New Zealand" gives us
a series of lively pictures of the antipodes.
Frederick Tennyson contributes a poem entitled
"Song of an Old Man," addressed to his mother,
written with feeling and expression, though not
remarkable for poetic excellence. " Holmby
House," the tale of the civil war, which commenced
last month, is continued. Lord Falkland has
already passed from its pages, and the clouds of
domestic discord are thickening round the actors.
The Rev. Barham Zincke contributes his second
paper on Mr. Gladstone's recent work. The writer
is evidently familiar with his subject, and with the
epoch referred to. His article will interest the
scholar, and perhaps enable the less cultivated
reader to form some idea of the peculiar charac-
teristics of the race and the age, which witnessed
the production of those great poems, since whose
creation, as an eminent writer has finely. said,
"everything that is changeable in our world has
changed." " Schloss-Eishausen" is continued, and
the second part of the mystery makes it still more
mysterious. The reader will await the third part
with some curiosity, as it must puzzle the most
accomplished solver of literary problems to unravel
the intricacies of this extraordinary affair. The
life and labours _of the late Dr. Buckland form

the subject of a highly interesting paper, which
gives several extracts from the writings of that
accomplished scholar and scientific philosopher. A
brief article on play-going, commends the stage,
under proper management, as a promoter of moral
and mental culture.

Bentley.—An attack on Mr. Bright's view of re-
form defends the aristocracy from his sweeping
censures. " Recollections of Charles Strange" is
the title of a singular story, that is forcibly told,
but the events are extremely improbable. lll-
gotten goods are seldom so obligingly restored.
" The Diary of Lady Morgan" affords the subject
for a paper of pleasant reminiscences of an age,
most of whose luminaries, whether literary or social,
have long since passed away. Another interesting
topic is found in the second article on " Sir Henry
Sydney's Autobiography." It gives:a curious glimpse
into the details of mediceval life; and is full of
curious anecdotes connected with the history of the
time. " The Horrible Revenge," and " The Com-
mercial Room at W—," are two tales which are
both very mediocre, and not particularly pleasing.
"A Frenchman in Kentucky" is the title of an
amusing paper founded on a recent French work.
The completion of "Horace Walpole's Letters"
discusses the peculiarities of that remarkable cor-
respondence :--

" These nine volumes contain matter for all moods,
grave and gay, contemplative and frivolous ; for 'students
of English history, social progress, and human nature at
large and in :little. What a span in the eighteenth century
—beginning with the eighth year of George 11. and ending
at a period when the French Revolution had recovered
from its Reign of Terror, and the star of Napoleon was
beginning to flame amazement' on the world. Within
that interval what Ministries rise and fall, what reputations
are won and sometimes lost, what successions of beauties
flourish and fade—all of them registered in. this far-
glancing correspondence. Mr. Cunningham, who charac-
terises the letters as ' absolute jests and story books, and
the exact standard of easy engaging writing,' points out
their value as preserving the dark jostlings for place of
the many Administrations which governed England,' from
the fall of Sir Robert Walpole to the accession of the
younger Pitt. Horace, we are reminded, knew the mem-
bers of the Broad Bottom and Coalition ministries; had
seen or known (certainly knew a great deal about) the
many mistresses of the four Georges, from the Duchess of
Kendal to the Countess of Suffolk, from Miss Vane to Mrs.
Fitzherbert. <He was known to two kings and to their
children. He lived throughout a long life in the best
society, and in the best clubs. His means were ample,
and every reasonable desire he seems to have gratified. As
a boy he had kissed the hand of king George 1., and as a
man in years had conversed with two young men, who long
after his own death succeeded King George 111. on the
throne of England. He had seen in the flesh two of the
heroines of De Grammont and the Restoration, La Belle
Jennings and Arabella Churchill, and lived long enough
to offer his coronet to ladies (Mary and Agnes Berry),
who lived far into the reign of Queen Victoria. '

Mr. Dudley Costello's story of " Faint heart
never won fair lady" has at length reached its con-
clusion' which, truth to tell, is at the close some-
what hurried. If the events are not very probable,
they are at least novel, and if the story is occa-
sionally tedious to the critical reader, there are
many lovers of elaborate romance who will dull
appreciate its merits. -".Up among the Pandies
continues the relation of the author's personal
experiences in India with interest. "Monkshood
finds an attractive subject in the new volume by
the American Macaulay, as the historian of Philip
the Second has been termed, only on the ground,
apparently, of being the most eminent historian
and essayist of his country. In this new volume
Mr. Prescott is occupied with the " Rebellion of
the Moriscoes," and the " War with the Turks."
The critic gives a very interesting account of
'the cruel persecutions suffered by the, unfortunate
Moors. The only poetical contribution in the
number is from the pen of Mr. Thornbury, entitled,
Rhymes for Baby Alice," and we are sorry to find
it so totally unworthy of his reputation.

Colburns United Service.—A paper on the.
Navies of England and France takes a review 44
the present position of the rival marine forces, and
strongly recommends that neither pains nor expense
ought to be spared to keep us "far a-head of all
other naval powers." In this opinion all parties
and factions, with the exception of the "Peace-at-
any-price " sect appear to coincide, and we may
therefore hope that immediate steps will be taken
to bring our navy to the greatest possible effiel:
ency. " Our military departments are discussed
immediately after the rival service, and the anoma-
lous position of the War-office and the Horse'
guards are strongly reprehended by the writer. A
paper on the operations in Oude laments that, since
the fall of Delhi and the last actions under General
Havelock, there has been no decisive action. The
Earl of Dundonald's interesting memoirs form the
subject of an article which traces his distinguished
career from his earliest achievements, and render°
full justice to his great and efficient services. is;
review of the Indian Rebellion is commenced, sou
discusses the probable causes of that catastrophe.
The writer arrives at the conclusion that the insur-
rection was a military one, but that the great body
of the people have been strictly neutral. Another
paper on Indian topics is the continuation of the
narrative of the movements of the Azimghur field•
force, which proceeds at some length, and gives an
interesting record of some of the important event°
of the Indian campaign. The Editor's portfolio/
and the Naval and Military intelligence, contain
their usual complement of information.

The New Monthly.—A lengthened. paper on Bri;
tish Columbia gives us a view of some of the chie,l,
features of the new colony. " The Assize Cause
continues to narrate the complicated events con-
nected with the theft from the Riverton Registry'
It is au interesting tale, pleasantly written, but We
fear will not end „so cheerfully as the happy colloid'
sion of the trial would seem to indicate. " Stereo'
scopic Glimpses " is the attractive title of a nevf
series of poetical pictures. This first one shows n°
Pope at Twickenham, grieving over the loss of his
mother, and amidst all the luxuries and refinement°
of his home sitting desolate and. forlorn. Massoo
Life of Milton receives a careful and encouraging
criticism. " Craig Luce Castle," by. Mrs. Bushbli
is the first part of a story that is painful anu
gloomy. It is a relief to turn from its dreary re-
cords to the prosaic troubles of poor Mr. Pickles,
now in a panic at the garotters -in his neighbour'
hood.. Lord Ravensworth's recent volume of trails'
lations from Horace is highly commended. 1111(!,
second edition of the History of the Royal Sapper'
and Miners enables an admirer of that valuable
corps to trace the efficient services rendered by
them since their first formation. " Herr Ernst
Mitterkamp " continues his curious autobiography'
The memoirs of the Empress Catherine 11. are dis-
cussed and quoted at some length. " Evalla " I,°
continued, but not yet brought to a conclusion.
paper on the Italian Question discusses the aspect°
of European politics, and the probable reply to the
important question which is now agitating Courto
and Cabinets, " Aurons nous la guerre."