The Sun. — 1860-06-04 (London, England)

HIS DAY.)  Share'  One of Them. By Charles Lever. This work in its continuation becomes more intricate. There is not much to interest the reader in the present number. The whole of it, with the exception of the last two pages, is devoted to the history of a cold-blooded murder, supposed to be perpetrated in Jersey. Mr. Lever will doubtless unravel the complexity of the tale hereafter, but for the present the reader is kept completely in the dark. We cannot say much for the work as far as it has gone, although it is enlivened by occasional flashes of genius and truth worthy of its author. However, we will not prejudge, and trust for better things as the tale advances. The following extract, although written as fiction, bears the stamp of truth :  " He bad heard much of Clara Hawke—to give her her true name—of her personal attractions and abilities, and he wished Stocmar to see and pronounce upon her. Although he possessed no pretension to dispose of her whatever, he held certain letters of her supposed mother in his keeping which gave him a degree of, power he believed irresistible. Now, there is a- sort of limited liability slavery at this moment recognised in Europe, by which theatrical managers obtain a lease of human ability, for a certain period, under nonage, and of whick Paten desired to derive profit by letting out Clara as dancer, singer, coniedian, or figurante,' according to her gifts; and this, too, was a purpose of the present journey. " The painter or the sculptor, in search of his model, has no higher requirements than those of form and symmetry ; he deals solely with externals, while the impresario must carry his investigations far beyond the category of personal attractions, and soar into the lofty atmosphere uf intellectual gifts and graces, bearing along with him, at the same time, a full knowledge of that public for whom he is proceeding ; that fickle, changeful, fanciful public, who sometimes, out of pure satiety with what is best, begin to long for what is second-rate. What consummate skill must be his who thus feels the pulse of fashion, recognising in its beat the indications of this or that tendency, whether ' society' soars to the classic Norma,' or descends to the tawdry vulgarisms of the ' Traviata.' No man ever accepted more implicitly than Mr. Stocmar the adage of Whatever is, is best.' The judgment of the day with him was absolute. The world' a toujours raison, was his creed. When that world pronounced for music, he cried, Long live Verdi 1 when it decided for the Ballet, his toast was, ' Legs against the field I' Now, at this precise moment, this same world had taken a turn for mere good looks—if it be not heresy to say ' mere' to such a thing as beauty—and had actually grown a little wearied of roulades and pirouettes ; and so Stocmar had come abroad, to see what the great slave market of Europe could offer him."  The Comprehensive History of England. Blackie and Son. Parts 29 and 30 of this correctly styled comprehensive work, extend from 1791 to 1802 inclusive. The latter period of which being replete with important incidents, a considerable amount of space is devoted to it. The engravings and woodcuts are executed with the same skill aid st taste as heretofore.  C'assel's Popular Natural history. Part XV. This part treats of the wolf, the fox, and the cat. The habits of the different varieties of each species s are carefully described, and some interesting anecdotes are related, some of which, however, border s rather on the marvellous and romantic, but never- s theless are quite within the pale of possibility. The engravings are numerous, and the descriptive por- s tion well written.  _MONEY