The Sun. — 1863-12-05 (London, England)

MISCELLANEOUS.  The National Mcryazine continues its series of studies of the face, in which, however, the engraving is not always happy in conveying the expression intended. The representation of cunning might have been much more accurate. Captain Mayne Reid proceeds with his exciting narrative of " The White Gauntlet," and there are a good many other papers of varying merits.—?he Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine is as usual a marvel of cheapness. In addition to the customary coloured sheet of fashions a very handsome slipper pattern adorns this number.—The Boy's Oren Magazine is what it professes to be. "an illustrated journal of fac,fiction,history,and adventure," and those young readers who are unable or unwilling to procure it may avail themselves of the substitute kindly provided by Mr. Beeton in the Boy' s Penny Magazine, also in its way well worth reading.  —Curiosities of Savage Life form a most attractive series for juvenile readers. The parts are copiously illustrated, and a coloured plate is prefixed to each number. Mr. Beeton is also bringing out a Dictionary of 6"cionee, Art, and Literature, which, when completed, will be a valuable repertory of information.—Caesells' Illustrated Bunyan is a really beautiful work, and hundreds of firesides will welcome it as adding a new attraction to the ever welcome Pilgrim. The same publisher's History of England and Popular Educator and Popular Natural History are excellent works for promoting the diffusion of knowledge.— Young England is a little periodical that will be very welcome to all young connoisseurs in birds, flowers, insects, &e.—?lre British Workman. The yearly part of this long • established paper makes a really handsome volume, ornamented by a gaily printed cover, with a picture of bluff King Hal and the Miller of the Dee. The engravings ate numerous, and some of the large plates, those by Harrison Weir for instance, are admirably drawn. The letterpress is of the usual standard, and highly moral in its tone.— The Band of Hope Review. Part 111. New Series. This is a juvenile companion to the "British Workman," devoted, like that journal, to the cause of religion and temperance. It has a good deal of pleasant reading for young folks, ant the large plates and numerous smaller engravings will delight the young reader.—Beeion's Christmas Annual. Whoever wishes to read sensation stories of the most startling character, wild, weird, and tragical, should provide themselves with the gaily bound volume bearing this cheerful title. The Kiddle-a-wink—whose extraordinary title has puzzled Londoners for some time past—is a collection of mysterious 'stories of love, murder, madness, and suicide, guilt hidden and discovered, visions, dreams, pro; phecies, and apparitions. They are certainly origins and exciting to a degree that will fascinate all lovers of the horrible. More suitable to the owning festive season are the rest of the contents: the of true family and their various peculiarities, the SAPPLre ') holiday pantomimic eloquence, the nonsense paged'ventures of a achievements of Master Tom, the awful aof the year in small boy at a Christmas party, the puzzle language, the budget of trick:veh Wr legerdemain, the press our friends with our capacities of every kind that °enable us to new edition edition of Shakspere, the riddles sertairay a cheap shilcrowd the concluding pages. puts a screaming farce pounded on the same principle ti‘fh t oat people like the cornling's worth, whether of horroriOraits'inusernent, and is comafter a highly tragic trage "clever line their tastes incline bination, however, and in these comprehensive lmanack for 1864 will be to they will be able to grawthifiyhethrl pages,— Whistlecrafes irlela-iliequired reputation. In addition to sustain all its nfoefitinations for each month, the little tion to the weather prog-variety hot information of the most varied -r Garden Oracle and Almanack vanolduumseetc.uolndt easincA /Itio;hiy acceptable both to ptote.sional for 1864 will provonenre. A novel feature has been adopted and amateur g ritlilberd in the preparation of the work, thu show by the growth of plants and the dvv boibobyypj aMacuetron.bi tveSoiebortigsia ot °4-ere &pre,' Ie ts si of s an the arrangement seasons, o f finsteadflowers eeor-sf day ltbrougnout t lyear.. with Itheir history end secrets of theirsu lie New Zealand forO eVrerfrez. Every question that may suggest itself to an Ratidb°°"' •fi• nt will be found fully answered and exintending some a etni.it'uletul little work. It cannot, therefore, but biPlielate?dtwinixogne.4les service to those who contemplate a voyage antipodes, while at the same time it is cheap, well to the and trustworthy. arranged)  Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.  A better feeling. Sales, probably 3,000 baler, or more.  THE STATUE OF NAPOLEON THE GREAT, lately removed from the Place Vendome, having been cleaned and repaired, has been placed on its new pedestal at the Bond Point of Courbevoie. As it now stands at a height of only 30 feet from the ground, it looks to greater advantage than it did in its former position at an elevation of upwards of 130 feet.