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It is, however, as a poet of the affections that Mr. Kent chiefly excels. The longer and more ambitious poems exhibit extraordinary genius."—The New Monthly Magazine. "As many of these compositions are already old acquaintances, we need only glance at the picturesque 'and appreciative de lineations of poets in their haunts, called 'Dreamland ;' at the rich and finished transcript from nature, entitled Fructidor at the chivalrous tone of the writer's mind and its sympathy with modern ideas, as evidenced in such poems as Lamartine in February ;' at his simple and genuine pathos, of •which ' Amelia' is a type ; and at his sympathy with the animated pleasures of rural life, in evidence of which we may cite ' The Morris Dancers.' Aletheia 'is the longest, and, on the whole, the noblest poem in the collection. It will be recurred to not only for its beauty of description, but for its pure and elevated philosophy. The reader will note not only the atmosphere in which the chief figure moves, but also the full and appropriate details which enrich the picture. The high and varied merits of the book ought to insure its popularity."--Athenaeum. "Mr. Charles Kent, the Editor of `The Sun,' ranks very high as a poet."—Publishers' Circular. "The versatility of style, and the fresh and vigorous writing in these poems, lend a charm which we seldom find in the poetry of the day."—Examiner. "Poems marked by grace, feeling, and strong love of nature, and a cultivated and genial spirit."—Daily News. " The poems which appear for 'the first time in this volume are not unworthy of the author's earlier productions."—Daily Telegraph. " Mr. Kent may not aspire to be classed among the Dii Majores ' of the poetic court, but assuredly he will take a very respectable position among the lesser divinities."—Standard. "There is much that is very beautiful in the poems before us—a collection of the thoughts, the emotions, the feelings of a whole lifetime."—Tablet. The "Rock " expresses its " cordial admiration for the genius and the taste of Mr. Kent as a poet of very considerable powers and culture," adding, "The real vigour of Mr. Kent's poetical spirit manifests itself chiefly in dealing with the feelings. He is equally at home in pathos and in terror, and in strains that go right to the heart and stir the emotions to the lowest depths." "Mr. Charles Kent has long been known to wield a facile pen in writing poems of the class just indicated, and it is but fair to add that he takes high rank among the minor poets."— Echo. The "Westminster Review." while regretting it " cannot join in the chorus of praise, nor share in the enthusiasm which has been raised over Mr. Kent's poems," adds that it " cannot, how ever, part with the book without expressing a word of praise for its generous t me and sympathies." "Heis a true poet, and his works will live."—News of the World. "We have the pleasant task of welcoming, as a real addition to the ranks of our true poets, Mr. Kent. He is something more than a mere versifier ; he is a real poet, and has proved it. `Milton at Cripplegate '—an exquisite picture of the blind old poet discoursing sweet sounds upon the organ in solitary but resigned sadness—is a poem that ought to live. Such of our readers as care for the roll of Milton's own blank verse, for thoroughly poetic fancies, for delicate imagery, and fora high and pure tone of moral feeling, we must leave to ponder over this short poem for themselves."—London Figaro. 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Bloom, Louisa ........ 611 ELECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL NINE YEARS OF AGE. 3. Richards, Ugnry William 648 7. Stevens, Elizabeth .... 452 4. Leigh, Charles Edward.. 576 8. Mather, Selina Agnes.. 439 5. Kyles, Alfred Henry 490 9. Bennett, Louisa Mary.. 431 6. Childs, Alice Rebecca .. 458 10. Curtis, Elizabeth Maud 429 A vote of thanks to the Chairman and to the Scrutineers terminated the proceedings. JOSEPH SOUL, Hon. Secretary. 73, Cheapside. URGENT APPEAL.—The Committee very earnestly appeal for Contributions in aid of the BUILDING FUND especially, as well as for the general purposes of the Charity, which has no funded property, but depends wholly upon voluntary support. No salaries are paid but to the household. The Orphange is open to visitors. CITY of LONDON HOSPITAL for DISEASES of tht CHEST, Victoria Park. Special APPEAL for the NEW WING Amount still required, £4,000. Number of beds now occupied, 120. 'umber of beds available with proposed addition, 164. 'he Hospital is entirely dependent on voluntary support. Bankers, Messrs. Barclay, Bevan, and Co., 54, Lombard-street HENRY SEWELL, lion. Soc. Offices, 24, Finsbury-circus. RICHARD P. SLATER, Sec. L ONDON FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION. OFFICE - 25, NORFOLK-STREET, STRAND, W.C. (Instituted April 25th, 1866). PRESIDENT.—The Right Hon. Earl Nelson. VICE - PRESIDENTS.—The Bishops of Bangor, Capetown, Chi chester, Derry and Raphoe, Lichfield, Lincoln, Peterborough, and Tennessee, and about 250 Noblemen, M.P.'s, Church Digni taries, and Country Gentlemen. BANICERS.—Union Bank of - London, Chancery Lane, W. C. Subscriptions for the year 1871 became due on the Ist of January. *** S ARE URGTLY REUIRED. Publications and FUN all D m Inforatio EN n to be obtained gratuitously from the undersigned. The Society's operations extend through out the Kingdom. OCTAVIUs L. RILLS, Treasuier. S. R. TOWRSIIEND MAYER, Resident Secretary. January 1871. THE UNITED LAND COMPANY (LIMITED). NOTICE is hereby given that a GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices, 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C., at Two of the clock p.m., on MONDAY, the Sixth day of February, 1871, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, of declaring a Dividend and Bonus, and of transac, ing the ordinary business of the Company. By order of the Board, oth January, 1871. CHARLES GRUNEISEN, Secretary. N.B.—The SHARE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Monday next, the 16th instant, till Monday, the 6th February, inclusive. 33, Norfolk-street, Strand, London, W.C. BONUS YEAR.-SPECIAL NOTICE, CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ANNUAL INCOME, steadily increasing.... £230,355. ASSURANCE FUND, safely invested...... £1,707,769. 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ZEAMEN'S HOSPITAL (late Dreadnought).— Notice is hereby given, that this HOSPITAL is now RE dIOVED to the late Infirmary of the Royal Hospital, Green s'ich, where any seaman, needing medical or surgical care, will be admitted on personal application, as heretofore, without in troduction or recommendation. The Society's offices are re moved from the City to the same building. KEMBALL COOK, House-Governor and Secretary. ENTIRE - WHEAT FLOUR. (CHAPMAN and Co.'s PATENT.) Is recommended by the Faculty as the best food for INFANTS, as it is very easy of digestion, and contains in due proportion all the sub stances required for a healthy growth. 1 1 N TIRE VV HEAT FLOUR. (CHAPMAN and Co.'s PATENT.) Is acknowledged to be the most wholesome and nutritious diet for CHILDREN, its richness in • earthy phosphates ensuring healthy develop ment of the teeth and bony frame. ENTIRE WHEAT FLOUR. (CHAPMAN and Co.'s PATENT.) Is recommended for the use of Invalids, as far more sustaining than Arrowroot, Corn Flour, &c., which are often rejected, when the Entire Wheat Flour is taken with relish. Retail of Family Grocers, &c., in 3d., 6d., and ls. packets, and 3s. tins. Wholesale of ORLANDO JONES and Co., 18 Billiter-street, Manufacturers of the GOLD MEDAL RICE STARCH. DRAWING-ROOM ALCOIIOLISINI. Vice in women is almost more fatal to social safety than crime in men, for custom is more than law in the conduct of a people, and women—especially the women of the upper classes—have large control over custom. The rich escape the publicity of their practices which befalls our poor, and consequently we cannot so well guess at the causes of that failure in duty at home, and indiscretion abroad, which appears to be on the increase ; but there is reason to believe that the frequent "pick me up," the midday and afternoon sherry or champagne, may have much to do with the pace at which young men and maidens, old men and children, Mayfair mothers and Belgravian beauties, are posting downhill. It is probably a misfortune for women that in their own homes they have less employment than they had in other days before machinery interfered to do everybody's work. There is not incumbent on them the same duty to be useful, but there still remains for them the duty to ,be as ornamental as is consistent with fashion. Supposing the lady of the house never exceeds the sherry she can carry with dignity and self approval, and gets decently through her daily round of deadly-lively occupation, she remains a proof that a woman with a taste for strong liquors has seldom any other taste. Her maid puts on her clothes, but she is careless of her appearance, and even liable to personal un kemptness. She is often unpnnctual, fractious before her dram, and dull afterwards. She does not cultivate friends or acquaintances who could be any check to her prac tices. She likes her mankind to be much away from the house, and if they take no notice of the quantity of wine consumed in their establishment she will be affectionate, if rather stupid, to them. Of what is pure and noble in life she loses appreciation, while all that is animal is intensified in her. If she has children, they will probably suffer from constitutional depression and weakness, and " tone " will be plentifully supplied by port wine, and even brandy, from their infancy up. With the career of the boys we are not here concerned, but of the girls what may or may not be prophesied ? If they have escaped positive disease by the time they are launched in the world, they will be, at all events, dependent for their " go " in society on copious champagne and frequent sherry. Naturally they will join the increasing mob of fast girls, with all that is involved in that evil. We are sensible of a distinct moral relaxation among women, and a new sort of un womanly recklessness in the presence of men. We com plain of a prevalent coarseness even among, the virtuous, not only of manner, but of imagination and pursuits, and we are sometimes tempted to prefer the age of Nell Gwynne or Madame Pampadour to the actual confusion of daredevil women and unabashed spinsters. It would seem that alcoh.ol has something to do with this disorder, for the physical effects of it on women are proved by medical investigation to be p . recisely what would denaturalize them. We know how repulsive are most forms of mania in women, and, hard as the saying may seem, the development of impulse and the lessened self-control which follow the slightest excess in strong drink are symptoms of a brain: excitement that is the precursor of disease. A line, we think, can be drawn ; and it is certainly time to observe the limits where wine ceases to be useful as a stimulant of circula tion, and becomes poisonous as a narcotic, and morally ruinous. What appeal can we make that will be most likely to succeed? Let every woman who, from whatever cause, finds herself increasing her old quantity of drink, take timely alarm. In the earlier stages of dipsomania the victim will ra tionally acknowledge every fact connected with it, and will even expatiate on its horrid possibilities, but five minutes after she will swallow an increased dose of the confessed poison. Education and intelligence are rather against her than otherwise, for they snake her believe that she at least is safe. It is a bad sign when little is drunk at meals by a lady whose flushed face and full eye and hot hand betray that alcohol has been freely applied to her blood, whose loosened tongue and slightly reckless manner announce unhealthy brain action. Had she taken her allowance of wine with food, its effects would not have beers so power ful or so immediate. It is easy to guess how deceit be comes as habitual as her vice, and how her daily life is a struggle to secure her dose at any cost of self-respect. She is continually driven to act a part, and is never at ease except when she arrives at the " tone " she requires. To do this an increasing quantity of alcohol is needed up to the time when debility sets in, or some accidental trouble reveals her alcoholisation. The test of safety in the moderate use of alcoholic drinks seems to be the power of persons in fair health to leave off their accustomed beer or sherry without inconvenience or moral effort. This test might be occasionally applied by rational women to themselves, or insisted on by their mankind, and we believe that a sensible improvement in both moral and physical well-being would generally surprise the fair abstainer. Had we thought it useful we should have quoted the latest analysis of popular wines, and shewn how little serviceable they are in the animal economy ; but in this matter, and when womanly cha racter is concerned, we have preferred to dwell on the moral rather than the physical reason for extreme and in creased caution in the use of the common domestic sherry and the almost equally common domestic champagne.— Saturday Review. FROM NATAL.—Dissatisfaction was generally ex pressed in Natal at the irregularity of that colony's postal communication with Europe. The news of the Franco-German war was looked forward to with anxiety. Business was depressed through the war and the state of the home markets. The diamond fields were still en grossing public attention. The finds continued about the average in number and size. Captain Lucas's party have picked up fifty-five diamonds, valued at £140,000, and in addition to the successful diggers, a large number of others were returning from the diggings, some miserably disap pointed, and others in consequence of not being able to stand the rough life and excessive heat, and many to orga nise new expeditions. THE ORDEAL OF BOILING OIL.—In Khandahar there is a house in which several travelling merchants take up their quarters when on a visit to that place. In that house lived a merchant named Jaithmul, who happened while there to be robbed of 400 r. of English currency, and 300 r. of Khandahar, besides 14 gold coins, and 40 ushrafees, valued at sr. each. They were all in a bag. Jaithmul had a servant whom he suspected of being the thief, and whom he charged with the robbery. The servant pleaded innocence, and swore a solemn oath denying all knowledge of the robbery, and of the moneys and articles robbed. He was then made to submit to an ordeal, which puts one in mind of the ordeal of fire ancients compelled an accused person to pass through to prove his inno cence. Jaithmul boiled some oil in a cauldron, and dropped a pice into it, and ordered the servant to abstract the pice ; if he succeeded in doing that without having his arm burnt he would be looked upon as innocent, if not, his guilt was at once to be declared estab lished. The servant did as he was ordered, and got his arm fearfully scorched and burnt. Nussurla Khan, who is the Sirdar at Khandahar, representing the Ameer, got tidings of the cruelty practised on Jaithmul's servant, and ordered both to be brought before him. On interrogating Jaith mul as to the reason why he had so tortured his servant, the Khan was informed of the circumstances of the case. Jaithmul was then ordered by the Khan to go through the same ordeal as that he had made his servant subject to, stating that if he had such faith in it, he being of course, innocent of the robbery, need not fear his arm get ting- burnt by plunging it into a cauldron of boiling oil ; Jaithmul had but Hobson's choice left him, and he was from last accounts suffering the same agonies his servant experienced.—Sindian. The operation of pumping the water out of the shaft at Wheatley Hill Colliery was continued without cessation on Saturday. At Thornley Colliery operations were also pressed vigorously forward for the stoppage of the feeders and the reduction of the water in the mine. About three o'clock in the afternoon, while the work was being pro ceeded with, some of the men thought they heard a cry and knocking from the direction of the Wheatley Hill workings, followed by the repetition of the signals. The men in Thornley Colliery then "jowled" in order to guide the survivors to the place of safety. Between that portion of the mine where the Thornley men were standing and that from which the poor fellows were evi dently coming, the water stood within six or eight inches from the roof. The Thornley men, with William Brown, deputy overman, as the leading man, joined hands toge ther and plunged into the body of water in search of the poor fellows. For a few minutes Brown waded in with out encountering anything, until at last his disengaged hand encountered that of some one scrambling towards him, which he grasped, and gave the signal to those men behind him to retreat. In an instant two of the lost men in Wheatley-hill Colliery were dragged clear of the water and alive into Thornley Pit. The survivors turned out to be Michael Ragan and John Smith. Ragan appeared to have suffered - - - considerably from the noxious vapours, and looked very wild about the eyes. He was able to walk to the carriage with slight assistance. Smith, although perfectly aware of what was going on, was in a more exhausted state than his companion, and required to be carried from the pit heap to the carriage, when both men were conveyed home. The death of three of the sufferers is placed beyond a doubt. Although very much exhausted when rescued from the workings, the two men, Ragan and Smith, rapidly recovered from the effects of their long incarceration, and on Sunday morning were enabled to leave their beds. We append the narrative of the accident given by John Smith :—I went below to start my first shift at nine o'clock on Thursday morning, and went to work in the first hitch in the fore cross-cut. James Hall was working at the same place. About twelve o'clock I heard a rumbling noise like thunder, and having called Hall's attention to it we ran to the entrance of the board, past which we saw the water sweeping at least a yard deep. A piece of timber hit me upon the legs and knocked me down, and I was carried away about twenty yards before I could re cover myself. I caught at the coal several times before I got to my feet, and having recovered myself I called to Hall, who had moved a little way up the hitch, and after scrambling about thirty yards I joined him. We got to the board in which Ragan was working. Ragan had given himself up for lost, and had got into one of the tubs there to await his fate. Hall called upon him to make an effort to save his life, and he came out of his board and joined us. Hall drew my attention to the boy Cooper, who was lying in Ragan's board, and who was then quite dead. We scrambled through the rushing water up the incline, still in the direction of the 'Thornley workings, through which Hall hoped we might escape. A short distance further on we came to the tub which was upset by the boy Michael Darby in his fight, and which completely blocked up the way. On the other side of it we heard John Bell, who in his flight from his board (400 yards from the shaft) had been prevented from descending the drift by the tub. We managed to shift it to one side, and Bell then led the way, followed by Hall, Ragan, and myself. The water in the cross cut had up to this time been as high as our hips, but as we pro ceeded up the incline the depth increased, rose to our necks, and at last was level with the roof. We made several attempts to get to the Thornley workings, but we failed each time. On one occasion Bell plunged into the water, and after going some distance almost submerged, he found a hole ;in the roof, and shouted to us to come, as there was a chance of escape. Bell and I plunged in, Ragan remaining behind, but after reaching Bell we found that there was no chance of escape that way, and with some difficulty we reached Ragan again. We then tried other places in order to obtain a place of refuge, and we at length found a caunch in the side coal, which was just above the level of the water. On to this we lifted a piece of brattice for a seat, and then took our places. Finding that the others were inclined to sleep, I called to them from time to time to keep them awake. I succeeded in doing so until what I think would be Saturday morning, when, over come by my exertions, I dosed off to sleep. How long I was in that condition I do cot know, but on awaking I found my cheek against Bell's, whose face was cold, and on feeling his mouth and nose I could not detect the slightest sign that he was breathing. I reached out my arm, and found Hall, who also appeared to be dead. I called to Ragan, but had to shout three or four times before lie answered. When he did speak he did not appear to be in his senses. I began to feel a little frightened of Ragan, more particularly as he began to threaten violence to the onsetter, whom he evidently took me to be, so I made no reply to his remarks. He was silent for a considerable time, during which he recovered his consciousness, for he then asked if the other two men had gone away from us. I said they were lying beside us. He asked what they called me, and I replied, " Smith, the stranger ;" and he then said lie thought I was the onsetter. About half an hour after we had this conversa tion sounds of men working, which I had thought I had heard previously, became a certainty, for I heard a noise as of a man knocking a prop up apparently about fifty yards off in the direction of Thornley Colliery workings. I called out as loudly as I could, but I was apparently not heard, but upon shouting a second time those in the workings " jowled," and we were directed to go through the water into which we had previously plunged. Ragan went in front and plunged in, and I caught hold of his trousers, and followed as well as I could. The water had been reduced about six or eight inches from the roof since we were in it before. We pressed forward, getting deeper in the water at every step ; and presently I felt Ragan was being pulled forcibly forward, so I held on with all my might, and in an instant we were dragged clear of the great body of water, and I stood with my companion amidst the body of workmen who had rescued us, and who, with tears streaming down their cheeks, seemed overcome with the joy they felt at seeing us standing there alive and well. There are some rather extraordinary proceedings in Texas—that is, if they are to be regarded in any respect as judicial. First, a gentleman of the bar, by name Williams, shoots a State Senator. Judge and Sheriff, with a posse, go to arrest the Senator-shooter, whereupon he shoots the judge. Finally, this lively malefactor is himself shot by a constable ; and the case may be con' sidered as closed.—New York Paper. WOLVES IN POLAND.—The excessive cold and the snow, which lies in many places about a foot deep, have brought fresh calamities upon unfortunate Poland, con sisting in the fact of several districts being infested by wolves, which roam about in packs, and make travelling along the country roads dangerous. This calamity is felt most severely in Lithuania and the districts bordering on the south-west of Russia, where these savage animals have got the upper hand to such an extent that they infest the villages and force their way at nightinto the cattle stalls to seize their prey. Several cases have hap pened in which individuals who may have travelled too far from inhabited places have been torn to pieces by wolves. BURNING OF A COOLIE SHIP AND 425 PAS SENGERS.—A fearful disaster is reported to have occurred at sea, namely, the destruction of a large ship by fire, and the loss of 425 lives. A despatch from Boston, dated January 10, states that a letter had been received at that place from Batavia, containing intelligence to the effect that the large Italian ship Uncowa, bound from Macao for Callao, with 537 Coolies as emigrants, was set on fire by some of the Coolies when the ship was nearly opposite to Neptune Island—the intention of the Coolies being, no doubt, to plunder the ship and escape to the island. The fire, however, spread with great rapidity, and the captain and crew abandoned the ship, leaving the un fortunate passengers to their fate. The captain and his crew were afterwards picked up by a San Salvador ship ; and the ship Juanpore, which happened to be near the Uncowa, succeeded in rescuing 112 of the Coolies; the remainder, to the number of 425, perished in the flames. BREAKFAST.—L' PPS'S COCOA.-GRATEFUL AND CODM• FORTING.—The very agreeable character of this preparation has rendered it a general favourite. The Civil Service Gazette re marks :—" By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, ➢Lr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills." Each packet is labelled—JAMES EPPS & CO., IrOMCeO. Pathic Chemists, London. Also, makers of Epps's CacaOine, a very thin evening beverage.—Advt. Now ready at the Libraries, EARL'S DEN E. BY R. E. FRANCILLON Three Volumes, Post Bvo. Originally published in "Blackwood's Magazine." WILLIAM BLACKWOOD and SONS, Edinburgh and London, TT BO Cli-BINK O'S CHEMICAL MANUFACTORY, 3, CITY GARDENS, CITY ROAD, London, N.