The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-19 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

AGINCOURT. 3 Vols. Bentley, London, 1844.
The title of this work sufficiently indicates its
character, and the main incidents on which it is
founded. It is a tale of the days of Henry the
Fifth, and refers to the most stirring period of that
monarch's reign, when he made his expedition into
France, which led—as all the world knows—to the ex-
traordinary battle and still more extraordinary victory
of Agincourt. Mr. James, the author, is perfectly at home
with an historical theme of this character, and sketches
his English barons, knights, and squires, and dames
" of high, degree," with as much spirit and accuracy as
could be expected in a professed writer of fiction.
llis first volume is somewhat heavy, but the second
and third are full of bustle; and the portrait of
Richard of Woodville is as carefully finished a one as
any that its author has recently produced. Consider-
ing how many novels Mr. James has published—
some twenty or thirty, we believe—it is not a little
remarkable that the freshness and animation of his
manner exhibit not the slightest tokens of decay.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Albert took their accustomed early promenade, and,
on the return of her Majesty and her Royal Consort,
the Prince left the Castle on a shooting excursion,
accompanied by Lord Glenlyon and Sir Jas. Graham,
and attended by the Earl of Morton, Mr. Anson,
Captain Meynell, and Colonel Wylde. The party
went to the royal preserves in the Great Park.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal were taken out in their garden
chaise an airing this morning.
The Earl of Liverpool (Lai Steward) and Sir
Henry Wheatley arrived at the Castle to-day, on a
visit to the Queen.
In the afternoon Lord Glenlyon and the Right
Hon. Sir James and Lady Graham took their de-
parture from the Castle.
The following is the programme of the performance
of the Royal Horse Guards band at the Castle on
Saturday evening :
Overtire, Macbeth—Spohr.
Selections, Bohemian Girl—Balfe.
March of the Russian Guards—Doerfeld.
Selection, Alma—Costa.
Chorus and Fugue, Amen, from the Stabat Mater—
Rossini.

The Queen and Prince Albert inspected to-day a
bust of Sir William Magnay (late Lord Mayor),
submitted by Mr. J. E. Jones, and were graciously
pleased to express their approbation of the work.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Ivlecklenburgh Strelitz, attended by Baron Knese-
beck, left Kew yesterday morning for Arundel Castle,
Sussex, to honour the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk
with a visit.

The Governor of the Bank of England and the De-
puty-Governor had an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
A deputation on behalf of the Waterford and Li-
merick Railway Company, consisting of the Right
Worshipful the Mayor of Waterford, Chairman of the
Provisional Committee; Sir Henry Winston Barron,
Bart., M.P.; Mr. Charles Brancome (Clonmel), Mr.
Thomas E. Lalor, J. P. (Carricksuir), Mr. Joshua
Wm. Strangman (Waterford), Mr. James Walpole,
the Honorary Secretary (Waterford), Mr. W. 0.
Hunt, solicitor ; and Mr. Charles Vignoles, en-
gineer, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie
yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.
Sir Robert Peel, Lady, and Miss Peel, arrived at
their residence in Whitehall-gardens yesterday morn-
ing, from Brighton.
His Excellency M. Dedel had an interview with
Lord Aberdeen at the Foreign-office yesterday. The
Belgian Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign- office.
Sir James and Lady Graham arrived in town yes-
terday afternoon, from a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle.

A deputation respecting the Cork and Bandon
Railway, consisting of Mr. Sergeant Murphy, M.P. ;
Major Clark, K.H.; Mr. W. Shaw (Cork), and Mr.
W. Sullivan (Bandon), accompanied by Mr. Vignoles,
the engineer, had an interview yesterday with the
Earl of Dalhousie, at the Board of Trade.

Dispatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of
Canada, and for the Governors of the other North
American Provinces, were sent off yesterday evening
form the Colonial-office. Dispatches were also sent
off for the Governor of the Mauritius.

Lord Boston and the Hon. Misses Irby left Far-
rance's Hotel on Saturday for Dover, where his Lord-
ship has taken a house for the winter.

SUSPECTED MURDER.—The crew of a boat from
an adjacent island landed of late at a place called
Strand, in Harris, and there accidentally fell in with the
body of a young female, after having been apparently
thrown into a spring or bog of water. The body pre-
sented all the symptoms of the sad effects of violent
hands. The face was dreadfully cut and mangled, and
other parts of the body indicated that foul play had been
cruelly resorted to. It is said that two medical gentle-
men inspected the remains of the unfortunate female,
and discovered that she had been enciente. The authori-
ties are using all the means in their power to discover
the perpetrator of the fearful deed, but as yet are uu-
Buccestito.—lnverness Courier.