The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-19 00:00:00

MEAT MARKETS.

NZWOLTE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade generally
ruled firm, Atourso:; Veal,
liquotation.
4sa t
Beef,o fio•o 5a from 03 sd
Pork, d
otro,B
39 616 d ;
,
Mutton, 6d to 4
to be 2d per 81bs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, Feb. 18.—The supply oe stock in to-day's
market was only moderate, and the trade ruled steady, at
full prices. Beef, from 3s 6d tx% 4s 10,1 • Mutton, 4s Od to
59 6d ; Veal, 4e 4d to 5s 2d; Pork, u to 5s Od per 81bs,
to sink the offal.
ROHFORD, Feb. 18.—Sheep sold readily, on higher tiaras.
Otherwise the demand was rather active. Beef, from 3e 6a
to 5s Od ; Mutton, Is 2d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d;
Pcrk, 4s Oil to 5s Od per 81bs.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os ; clover do.,
31 108 to 6/ 5s ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9/1 per load.
A. moderate supply.
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow. hay, 2/ 12s to 41 40;
do., 31 lUs to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 10s Per I°6
Trade steady.
Oa • clover
WHITEOIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41
do., 31 10s to 54 58 ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 9s Per loads
j
A fair demand. elovder

B isto ire du Dcc de We/ iiegton. Par A. Br:al-
mout. Tome Prsmier. B:uxelles :E. Guyot
et Stapleaux, File Paris : Charles Tanera. Lou-
don : Dalian and Company.
A very remarkable work is here commenced. A
biography
of Arthur Wellesley—emphatically the
Duke of Wellington—written by one neither on
the side of the victors nor on the side of the van-
quished The author, we may briefly mention at
once, is an officer in the Belgian army. Captain A.
Brialmont—a writer professionally as well as intel-
lectually qualified for the task of narrating the
history of one of the most extraardinary Generals of
modern times. In the course of his scholarly and
soldiery Preface, Captain Brialmont observes that
the object which ought constantly to be kept in
view by every man of letters undertaking to in-
struct the community through his productions,may be simply and sententiously expressed as fol-
lows—truth in the details, impartiality in the de-
ductions—" la verite dans los faits et l'impartialite
dans les jugemeuts." The comprehensive volume
now substantially beforeus, the inaugurative moiety
of Briahuout's " Histoire du Due de Wellington,"
sufficiently attests the conscientious zeal with which
its laborious and enterprising writer has endea-
voured throughout to realise this noble design in
his self-assumed capacity as a historical biographer.
He explains, we cannot but think quite unanswer-
ably, the fact of the hiatus his ambitious narrative
is intended to fill up. Reminding his reader to this
end, that hitherto the career of the Great Duke
has been penned for the most part, either by de-
preciators or by panegyrists. The English bio-
graphers almost invariably viewing the life and
actions of their hero from a single point of view—
while the French biographers, of the same remark-
able man, have almost as invariably written of him
in a manner the most unsatisfactory, either from its
bias or from its incompleteness. If we may adopt a
metaphor expressive of the want hitherto existing
in this particular branch of historical lore, and its
supply at last in the literary performance of Cap-
tain A. Brialmont, if we may adopt a metaphor
illthtrative of this from the beautiful optical theory
of the stereoseo pe, we would say that a binocular -view
of the Duke of Wellington was needed to "bring
out" the grand heroic figure in full relief before
the "mind's eyes"—so that it might stand forth
clearly, distinctly, solidly, substantially to the be-
holder's imagination. To effect which most effec-
tually, we have only, of course (as the lovely con-
trivance of Wheatstone has recently taught the
world), to look at any object simultaneously on both
sides ! Thig, at least, Captain Brialmont enables
the student of History to do in regard to the Duke
of Welling on. His historico-biographical perform-
ance, in point of fact, placing the image of the
Duke, as it were, under the double focus of what
may be called the Stereoscope of Literature.
There—consequently—appears before us, vividly
as he was, the Great Land Captain of reat Bri-
tain, as vividly as her Great Sea Captain had
been revealed to observation, by the earlier and
mote compact view of him through Dr. Southey's
exquisite biography-in-miniature. The introduc-
tory v fume before us, extending to upwards of 480
large octavo pages, carries thenarrative of the Duke's
Life down to the close of the Fourth Campaign in
Portugal, the campaign of 1811, the memorable
campaign emblazoning upon the pages of history, in
indelible characters of blood and flame, the me-
mory of the siege of Badajoz, of the battle of
Albuera, and of the storming and capture of Ciu-
dad Rodrigo ! As we close the first volume, our
minds are absorbed in the contemplation of the
dread disasters about to result from Naisoleere's
gigantic preparations for the conquest of Russia !
The work is admirably "got up," well printed, pro-
fusely embellished with maps and plans, and adorned
with effigies of Wellington, after Sir Thomas Law-
rence, and of Napoleon, after Paul Delaroche. The
ingenious biographer has wisely availed himself of
all the scattered lights that could possibly be con-
centrated upon the one prominent figure upon his
canvass, that of the theme of his narrative, Arthur
Prince of Waterloo and Duke of Wellington. He
has consulted alike the "Lives" of the
Great Duke already given to the world
by Maxwell, and Sberer, and Clarke, and Elliot,
and ScAt, and Jackson, and Vieusseux, and
Macfarlane, and Stocque!er, and last, but not least,
un publicists du Times," evidently a mystery to
Captain Brialmont, but the mask of whose " ano-
nyme," snatched off, shows to us what ought to
leave been the face of Napier, but what was the faze
of Macaulay ! Due regard is also ha Iby Captain
Brialmont to such authorities as Nicholls, Malcolm,
Harris, Welsch, Wellesley, Napier, Foy, Jomini
Suchet, Napoleon himself, his brother King Joseph,
and numerous other writers, several of whom
we observe are not mentioned, such for example
as the late gallant and accomplished Charles
William, Marquess of Londonderry. A more a-:cu-
rate idea of the work before us may be arrived at,
of course, when in the fulness of time we may hap-
pily -witness its completion, by the pan of Captain
Brialmont. Even now, however, we may speak of
it confidently without overmuch rashness. For,
with the 500 and odd pages actually in our hands
we cannot be-deemed to be estimating the work,
merely ex pede Ilereulem. It at the very least
the Colossal Torso—wanting only the addition of
the feet, and the arm., and the head to stand before
us—(as we yet hope to see it stand before us—conf-
plee in bulk and in symmetry.

The North British Review.

A thoughtful and suggestive article on " The
Employment of Women" is followed by a some-
what " fast" and dogmatic deliverance on " Modern
Style," presenting numerous disagreeable truths,
and, as many will say, not a few questionable dicta.
How far tie writer's obedience to his own canon
on the Essay has extended, in the present instance,
we leave the reader to determine. A sketch of
the career of Dr. Samuel Brown, in which are set
forth the salient features of the remarkable nature
and character of this deceased Scottish savant,
succeeds, and will be perused. with interest. " Dr.
Kane's Arctic Explorations" are justly deemed
worthy of a po,ular abstract, giving the reader an
idea of the dangers the expedition encountere i, the
scenes it passed through, and the information stored
by the adventur,us doctor in relation to the various
nomadic tribes he fell in with by the way. "Mrs.
Browning's ecems " are the subject of a candid
and discriminating critique, in which their beau-
ties and faults are fairly eliminated. "Casa
Guido Windows" is pronounced her happiest
performance. " _Hooker's Woiks" are handled in
a manner to which that "judicious"divinewould, all
things considered, probably have taken little excep-
tion. A paper on " Art Unions" is followed by a
lengthy article on " The Trade in Opium," which
meets with unmitigated condemnation. " Only
take the poppy out of this world wide field," says
the sanguine writer, " and we shall all fare
the better China, England, and America."
Again, " Let the facts, as far as they can -be
ascertained, be perseveringly brought before
the British public, and the issue, ELoner or later,
will be the extinction of the British opium trade
with China." A survey of " United States' Poli-
tics, Foreign and Domestic," concludes the num-
ber. The writer looks gloomily on the domestic
policy of the States, but anticipates, as we have
from the first, despite all Ostend manifestoes, the
preservation of commerce and friendly intercourse
between the United States and this country.

The Law Magazine and Law Beview.—The
number for February is more entertaining than
some of its predecessors, if it does not contain more
able articles. Among the most noticeable of its
contents are "Recollections of the Munster Bar"
(amusing, the reader may be sure), " Juvenile
Offenders in France," "Letters of James Boswell,"
perhaps
" Sleeping Statutes,' "Testamentary Courts,"
" Domestic Law and Legislation," and " Consoi.
o :.ttreatment "Juvenile Offenders
of in
these France"offenders,
kis
picturehi eihs
dation of the Law and the Public Service." Of
of most general attention. ,
as a faithful
tddtihrelewreriviaidnegr will be reluctant accepttoT
moN?ement, we would
rreesptreedsenintattiohiei of the
reformatory movement,
recommend a perusal of the paper ; not as antago-
nistic as are into-
nist
dangersic t o reformatories,their promoters
bwilit as
ll have
A notice of " The late Lord Chief Justice Jervis"
does ample ju,tice to the great ability and kigk
integrity of
that judge.

CANTERBURY HALL.—Mr. C. Morton's annual ball
took place last evening, and the attendance was much
neater than might have been anticipated. 112 Tr eh
eeeui
not have been less than 1,000 persons present. The
.ng
el com-
panycom-
began to assemble at nine o'clock. and de
menced precisely at ten, at whic_bnoe7tbe
Aslptlheonudgidh hailthe
presented a very brilliant
~ppeam twelve 0,01,0 k, the
company kept arriving until nearly
the that not
votaries theef
la
eastrr a n
igne
cmo
ne n, te sn
ie weren c e
so asincinnocicesrabi?Led to
Terpsichore. M
one wo'clock a splendid supper, consist-
dosnyof the season, was served, and after
ing of every artaken of refreshment, dancing was
kept up with unabated vigour until
trier% cLculiagd andntbebalied P
morning. The assembly had more the
Biz dale'c' in the
&private family party than that of a public
aPPeal, and ev °'" ery sue went SR ay highly satisfied with their
bail
nigiteletatemrusdeamteednt' aWeimar, 10th, has been received in
0 t his next annual ball.
bawlil.shing Mr. Morton every sue•
Paris from Liszt, the pianist, in which he speaks a good
deal of music, but not a single word of any intention of
becoming a monk. It may therefore be presumed that
1
the story given in the German journals of his having
entered the order of the Franciscans is without any
i foundation.

IMPERIAL PAR LIAMEN T.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDA.Y.)
Tho SPE'AXER. took the chair at 12 o'clock.
PRIVATE BUSINESS.

The following private bills were read a second time, and
ordered to be committed :—Bauff, Porsoy, and Strathisla
Chatham District Water • Medical, Legal' and
General Mutual, awl New Equitable Life Assurance Com-
panies Amalgamation ; National Assurance and Invest-
ment Association ; Orkney Roads ; Ringwood, Christ-
church, and Bournemouth Railway ; and St. Philip's
Church (Liverpool).

RAILWAY EATING.
Mr. HADFIELD presented a petition from the Man-
chester, Sbeffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company,
complaining of the present duty of 5 per cent, on the gross
amount of the passenger traffic, and also against the pre-
sent high rate of local taxation, and the want of a proper
court of appeal against the injustice complained of.