Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-10-30
The Midnight SUN as seen by Bayara T.v,.-

The Midnight SUN seen by Bayar, T.,,.-
The N Y. Tribune of Friday. contains : -.
Bayard Taylor, dated Steamer Gyller Arctic Co.,.
July ~, 1884, We quote passage which viii H.
universally read with keen relish: WIN "e
1t was now IL O'Clock, and Svarhot glowed in 6erv
bronze ustre as rounded it, the eddes of retnrn;
birds that had been frightened from their roosts nv The
hrpg OF the steamers gun, cleaning golden in the noe
turnal sum- like drifts OF beech leaves in the October air
Far to the north the sun lay in bed of saffron light
over the clear horizon of the Arctic Ocean few hsrS
of dazzling orange cloud oated above him. and still
higher in the sky, where the saffron melted through doll
cate color into blue, hung light wreaths of yannr
touched with peary, opaine flashes Ct pink and golden
gray. The sea was like web of pleslate color shot
through and through with threads of orange and saffron
from the dance of myriad shifting and twinking rim
pies. The air was filled and permeated with the soft
mysterious glow, and the very azure of the southern
sky seemed to shine through net of golden gauze The
headandS OF this deeply indnted coast-the capes Of
the Luxe and POrsanger Fiords and of Magero-av
around i'll different degrees of distance but all with
oreheads touched with supernatural glory Far to the
Northeast Nordkys the most northern point of the
mainland in Europe cleaning rosiy and faint in the full
beams OF the sum- and just as our watches denoted mid
night the north Cape appeared to the westwarl-a long
line Of purple Bluff presenting vertical front of 900 feet
ia height to the Polar Sea. Midway between these two
magnificent headands stood the Midnight Sum shining
on with subdued fires and with the gorgeous coorng
sunset sunrise, but the blended loneliness of both
but shining at the moment in the heat and snIen
dor of MONDAY, on the Pacific Isles.
| This the Midnight Sun as I had dreamed it-as
| had hoped to see it.
| Within fifteen minutes after midnight there was =
pcrceptihe increase altitude and in less than half an
hour the whole line of the sky had changed the yellow
brghtnng into orange and the saffron melting into the
pale vermiliOn of dawn Yet it was neither be colorS
nor the same character of light we had had half an
Inur bofo. IniO
scarcely to be described but it was the difference be-
tween evening and morning. The aintest TRANSMISSION Of
one prevailing tint into another had changed the whole
expression of heaven and GARTH and so mperceptiby
and mracuOusy that day was already present to
our consciousness
| How ENGLAND EXPECTS TO RECoNQUER INDIA-The
London Times begins to appreciate the magnitude of the
work which has been carved out for the English govern
ment in India, and now admits what we were severely
taken to task for asserting, that the revoed provinces
will have to be reconquered at greater expense than that
at which they were acquired.
| "The Bengal army is no more. A hundred thousand
against That noble body of born and bred
soldiers by the aid of which we have conquered and an
nexed SO many rich territories and warke tribes and
which dsspated in few days the dark cloud from the
Punaub to which our European neghbor had long
pointed with expectancy, is serny bent en- num-
bering England in the long list of its conquests
Ii 1t IS however true that the native army was the
whole regularly the whole of strength in India then
our empire would indeed be in its last hour But
the world will shortly find they must give credit for 9TH
resources and stronger hold upon India than this one
has proved to be- 1t now said we have to reconuuer
India That expresses the very nature of the task tho
only half of it, for have to reconquer India organized
disciplined, trained armed provisional fortified, embol
dened by ourselves. 1t is task far greater than that
which offered itself to century ago. We can only
now succeed by the extraordinary proves of the Brit
sh soldier making up for the most fearful Odds and even
that would be utterly unavaing, but for another
equally the subject OF nvidOus skepticism. We could
not now march | 800 miles right through India with
handful of men, opposed everywhere by magnificent
army OF our own CREATION and with every advantage of
possession unless enjoyed the confidence and good
will of the native population. When we resume our
position there will our neighbors, who now tell
ddly all is lost, then tell candidy how have re-
covered it? only be done by virtues which must
then be conceded to us, with whatever reluctance We
must be nation of soldiers and what more, we must
have the qualities for attaching to those less powerful
nations whom the fortune of war throws upon our hands
The London Policemen.
correspondent of the Utica Herald gives the follow
ing description of a London policeman :
The policeman is one of the 'sights" of London He
is never out of your reach You notice him going
off Or coming on duty. You see him standing at the
crossing where you take the omnibus, at all hours-n
sunshine and in stOrm-yeSterday, to-day last week.
gu may 60 away-travel round the GLOBE come back
next year-and you will find him at the crossing still:
the same grave countenance, the white gloves the
same bright buttons the blue broadcloh the same
mysterious collar Apparently has no friends apparent
y he cats drinks sleeps apparently he has
no personal identity; he is embodied IN. p"
He never seems to know anybody yet he would
member you ten years hence in the remotest of
the earth. He has nothing to do except walk about
and stand at the crossings and lounge about the theatre
doors, and watch the diversions Of the millions ;" and
yet somehow his eye pcrces everywhere his catches
every sound and rustic and his fine senses are perpetual
gong forth upon little exploring expeditions into dens
and vaults and nosomc aleys-and somehow you never
hear any noise and wrangng foul oaths while he is
near and the buses choke the throughares He
never seems to have any opinion; never hazards re-
mark guess specuateS upon the weather. 10
the great problem of Human Progress; to the vexd
question of the Taxes to the momentous theme of the
Rebellion in India; to the great subjects of Temperance
Divorce and Ragged Schools he opposes the unanswe
able argument of "Move !"
The WRECK REGISTER FOR I856-In accordance
with the practice which has been observed for
years past in the LifeBoat (I1ng) Journal, give
in our current number synopsis of the wrecks and
casualties which have taken place during the past year
on the coasts and in the Of the British Isles.
The following list gives details of the work Of
destruction during the past five years
Wrecks. Collisions. Total. Total liveslost
: 1852. .958 81 1,015 829
1858 " 759 10 832 989
1854 1913 "a 997 1549
1855 1914 247 I141 469
1876 S37 316 1153 52l
Total 4,34 794 5128 4348
Thus we find that no less than 220 ships were totally
lost stranded in 1856 from errors unseamansmp OF
drunkenness, other preventible causes in addition