The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-06 00:00:00

THE SHEFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST.

The annual festivity took place yesterday even-
ing, under the presidency of Mr. G. Wilkinson,
master cutler; the number of gentlemen present
being about 110. Among the principal guests were
Earl Manvers, Lord Teynham, Lord Denman, Sir
J. W. Ramsden, M.P ; the Right Hon. James
Stuart Wortley ; Mr. Roebuck, M.P.; Sir William
Armstrong ; Mr. Collins, M.P. ; &c.
After dinner, the loyal and patriotic toasts were
given by the Master Cutler, and duly honoured.—
Mr. M. Hunter jun., then gave " The Neighbour-
ing Nobility," coupling with the toast the name of
Earl Manvers. (Cheers.) Earl Manvers, in re-
sponding, said, by common consent it was
the practice to abstain from politics; yet he
never read an account of the proceedings in
that hall of which politics did not form
the principal part. He was not going to
indulge in a panegyric of the Emperor of Austria—
(cheers and laughter)—in the presence of Mr. Roe-
buck, his far more able advocate ; neither would he
say anything in depreciation of the Emperor of
France, which he was sure would not be well re-
ceived in this hall. (Cheers.) He would, however,
venture to say that the very last card in the Em-
peror's hand would be a rupture with England.
(Cheers.) Mr. T. Dunn proposed "The House
of Lords." (Cheers ) The toast had a political
connection, but was so broad that he should
be under no necessity to refer to party politics.
The liberties of the country had in many in-
stances upon the course taken by
the
(Cheers.) Before the House
of Commons attained their present power the
opfen Lords.ded
Lords had the wisdom to see that they could
not stand alone, and supported the liberties of the
country. They had still more decidedly taken that
coursein more modern times, and the country owed
them a great debt of gratitude. (Cheers.)
Lord DENMAN responded.

......._.... _
Various speakers alluded to Mr. Roebuck's foreign
politics, and Mr, H. Wilkinson, J.P., subsequently
proposed the health of the borough members.
Mr. ROEBUCK, in the course of his reply, said
that the noble monarch of Austria had given to his
various subjects a constitutional government.
Where there was absolute government before he had
put constitutional government. For that he praised
Austria, and for that he was censured. Now, what
could he get for praising that ? There was a thing
Punch bandied about that day, in which the Em-
peror of Austria is represented as having run
away with the dog I, Tear'em." (Laughter.) But
had he run away
with the dog ? Wasn't he there
then—(laughter)
_and what had the Emperor of
Austria done to make him follow him away ? Why,
he had done simply what every constitutional
monarch would do. He had given his people a
constitutional Government. Well, but he was told
that there were countries in the dominions of the
Emperor of Austria that would not accept the offer
that had been made. This, he said, was exactly
the difficulty of England in 1800 with respect to
Ireland. The Times bad turned round upon
him and said that the Emperor had not
adopted the rule that was adopted when
England appealed to Ireland. The Emperor of
Austria had, indeed, adopted no such thing. He
said, " I am here ; there is nothing before me ; I
have no constitution to consider, and will give
the best I can." And what did he give? He
gave the exact counterpart of England. When
he appealed to Hungary, he said, " You shall
elect representatives to the Reicherath."—After
some interruptions, Mr. Roebuck continued : 1
The Emperor of Austria, when he gave',
that constitution to his whole dominion,
had not a constitution before him to consider ;
and he (Mr. Roebuck) would not at that time
of the night go into further discussion upon the
matter. If time were allowed, he would defend
his position, and would not be abused as if he
were a man devoid of all feeling of honour or
humanity. They wfre told, ho said, that the
present was a meeting where no politics were
talked; but he had sat there and heard nothing
talked of but politics from all the speakers.
He would not, however,
presume upon the
especially patience of the company, as he
had spoken upon the subject a great deal on a recent
occasion, and from that time to this he had heard
the brazen roar of the Times against him, and also'
the whistle of the penny press; but there he was
again, nevertheless, and he had that faith in his
honest countrymen that when they saw a man fully
impressed with the opinion that he was on the
right path, they would not desert him.—Mr.. S.
Wortley, Sir. J. W. Ramsden, and others also
addressed the meeting.

THE MAGAZINES.

Ike Dublin University Magazine.

" Macaulay's Last Volume" is the first subject
under consideration in this number. The article
is written with ability, and we meet with some
true observations concerning that illustrious man
who has passed away from us. Yet, on the other
hand, in some passages there are strictures to
which many readers will not subscribe. For in-
stance, even in praising the "Lays of Ancient
Rome," it is said they are not the highest flights
of ballad poetry; and again, when descanting on
his style, it is observed,—" Never rising into the
grand organ roll of numberless passages in Car-
lyle—seldom. surprising you with hits of Kapp'
thought, expressed in the happiest words—never
mastering all your senses with so fearful a piece
of word painting as that which reveals all Paris
hurrying under one mighty impulse to help on the
great work begun in the Champ de Mars ; it still
moves steadily on, at the same fair level, through
a succession of bright and picturesque scenes, whose
pervading trimness satisfies all but the most fastidious
eye. His most ambitious work will continue for many
a year to keep its firm hold on the popular admire:
tion ; but whether the New Zealander of some
distant future will think of its author as he stops
to gaze on the wreck of what once was London is
a point we care not to discuss at this early date."
These are opinions that will call forth an indignant
protest from the many readers who have dwelt
with delight on the masterly sketches and the
glowing eloquence of those brilliant works that
will remain as a trophy of the excellence to which
our writers can attain in expression and beauty,
so long as the literature of England is read or its
language spoken. "An Only Son" is continued,
and consists principally of letters home from the
young soldier. It is an interesting instalment,
on the whole, and at the end of the last chapter
we are informed that " Meanee was at hand,"
and therefore we may expect that in the
next division we shall have some stirring
scenes. " Peter Brown's Black Box" is a very
lively sketch of adventures in Spain. It is
written in a very animated strain, and is sure to
please all who like amusing stories told in an
attractive style. " A Buddhist Legend," is a
strange anecdote of the Eastern lands, full of mys-
tery and marvel. " The Rivals of Kirshnapore"
is concluded, and is an effective narrative on the
whole. It certainly carries out in spirit the
letter of its text." Is this " the generation of love,
hot blood, hot thoughts, and hot deeds." " Primi-
tive French Industries is another of those instruc-
tive and elaborate papers that :put us au courant
with the affairs of our continental brethren, which
thus imparts to us really desirable knowledge in
matters of which no one would willingly remain in
ignorance. There are various other articles met

With, namely, "Military Panics." which reters to
the American act ievements at Bull's Run. It is

said, "another such panic as this will kill the
Union ; for Americans more than any other people
—not excepting the French writhe under ridicule.
They would far rather acknowlege the Confedera-
tion than fight and run away again." "Australian
Life," "The Irish Census," &c., complete the con-
tents of an interesting number.