The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-26 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS
(-L

' M:. WrinAm and a full peach of iNlagistrates.)
The .I\liddle::,ex Qinirter Scs,iions was held this morn-
ing, by adjournment, at G WeAminster.
Knapp, a private soleber in the Grenadier
Guards, was indicted for assaulting Robert Kennett and
Rebecca, his wile.
Rebecca Kennett stated her husband keeps a public-
house called the Hoop and Grapes, in Queen-square,
Westminster, and on the evening of the 14th October,
the prisoner came into the tap-room, with two other
soldiers, and swore he would be revenged upon the land-
lord because he had sent a female friend of his to the House
of Correction. The prisoner then began smashirig the
tables and forms, and upon witness interfering to protect
the property he struck her a severe blow, and bit her in
the arm. Her husband came home at the moment, and
the witness having stated the facts to him, she appealed
to a poor old blind man, who was in the shop, in con-
firmation of her statement as to the disgusting epithets
used by the prisoner towards her, when he (the prisoner)
immediately rushed at the unfortunate blind man,
and struck him a violent blew on the eye, which
knocked him down. Kennett, seeing the prisoner
,vas about striking the man again interfered to prevent
him, when he was knocked down himself twice. Owing_
to some new regulations the police have orders to ab-
stainjp from interfering with soldiers, except in particular
cases, and the result was that a lung time elapsed before
a picket could be brought from the barracks, and the
result was that he was at last taken into custody by the
police.
Several witnesses having confirmed these facts, the
jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, when the
Sergeant-Major of the regiment stated that up to the
present charge the prisoner had borne a most exemplary
character amongst his comrades.
Mr. WrrnAm, in passing sentence, said, with respect
to the police abstaining from interfering with soldiers
when guilty of misconduct, he could see no grounds for
such an exception in their case any more than any other
of her Majesty s subjects. He then sentenced the pri-
soner to be imprisoned six weeks for each assault.

SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)
The Adjourned Sessions for the county of Surrey
were opened this morning at the Court-house, Newing-
lon, before Mr. Puckle and a full bench of Magistrates.
In the course of his address to the grand jury, the
CHAIRMAN stated that one of the cases which would
be submitted to the Court was of considerable import-
ance to the public. He alluded to that in which a
clergyman and another were charged with a gross
assault in a railway carriage. It might be a matter of
conflicting evidence, but as the parties would, in all
probability, surrender during the day in satisfaction of
their bail, he trusted there would be no difficulty in
coming to a decision.
The grand jury having left for the consideration of
the bills, the petit jury were duly sworn.
The first case taken was the indictment of George
Bennett, a pauper, and Joseph Evans, an officer of the
City Union, at Marlborough House, Peckham, for an
assault on Mary White, on the 4th of May last.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Robinson were retained for
the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock appeared to defend
the prisoners. The circumstances of the case, which
have already appeared frequently, having been stated
by the leading counsel, and the several witnesses called
to prove the facts as stated,
Mr. John Jones, the secretary for the Poo Man's
Guardian Society, at whose instance the prosecution
was instituted, was called to show the position
in which the girls were placed, and that they
had no personal interest in obtaining a verdict against
the prisoners. He stated that the society had been ori-
ginated by Mr. Cochrane ; that Lord Ranelagh, Lord
John Manners, Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, and several other
persons of distinction, were members ; and that the
qinn's had been supplied without any solicitation by the
public. The girls Smith and Jones had been discovered
by handbills, and the society had voluntarily taken up
this and similar prosecutions.

(The case is likely to last all the day).

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Charles Wood, a young man who lives by going
round to public-houses and practising tricks of con-
juring and legerdemain, was charged before Mr. Hall
with being concealed in the house of Mr. Richard Emery,
of Chandos-street, for an unlawful purpose.
The prosecutor stated that at a late hour on Saturday
night last he discovered the prisoner in the further end of
the hall of his house. He gave him into custody.
Mr. HALL recognised the prisoner as having been
committed from this Court about ten months ago for a
felony, for which he was tried at the Old Bailey, and
sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
The fact is, the prisoner has been but three weeks out
of prison. He was now again committed fur one calendar
month upon the present charge.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Robert 111Wechnie, a decently dressed individual, was
placed at the bar charged with interrupting Divine ser-
vice in Percy chapel.
Charles Mason, the verger of the chapel, said the de-
fendant was en the staircase of the chapel last night be-
tween six and seven o'clock, drunk, swinging himself to
and fro by the hand-rails, and singing. lie put him out
and urged him to go home. Five minutes after that he
was sent fur to take the defendant out of the north aisle
along which he had walked, talking a!oud while prayers
were being read, disturbing and disgusting all about him.
The defendant—The case is bad enough, don't make
it worse.

The complainant Laid he turned him out again, and
bade him go home, but in less than ten minutes after,
the defendant had walked down the south aisle, taken a
seat, and again commenced talking during the time of
prayers• When the complainant went down to remove
him, he refused to rise, and could only be got out by
sheer force.

The defendant said he was sorry for what had
occurred. It was no disposition of his to annoy persons
in a place of worship.
Mr. HARDwicK said it was disgraceful that people
should not only be interrupted, but subjected to the in-
decency and scandal of a person in a state of intoxica-
tion, walking into and desecrating the place of worship
by his presence. He ordered the defendant to enter into
his own recognizance in 201., and find two sureties of
101. each for his good behaviour for one month.

NE IN _MARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY)

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

DlATcu.—Chance beat Rough.
NlATCH.—Secundus beat Bishop of Romford's Cob.
Handcap. P.M.

Miss Slick, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b
Free Lance, 3 yrs, 7st 51b

American Consul for Liverpool. Ihe news by the
Great Western is in a great degree anticipated by
that brought by the Washington Irving; a summary
of which was sent you this morning. We
do not observe any further intelligence of
importance from the army of occupation or the Mex-
ican troops under the command of Ampudia, who
was stationed at Monterey, where he was determined
to contest the further progress of General Taylor.
The following summary of the news, as contained in
a New York paper of the Bth,' will show that the
advices now landed are only an amplification of
the information contained in our dispatch of this
morning :
Although only eight days have elapsed since the de-
parture of the Cambria, a very considerable change
and development have been effected mean time in the
plans and conditions of the war with Mexico—all pre-
sent hope of an amicable settlement seems to be aban-
doned, and conquest is now the avowed and open game.
The policy of the American General, advancing into the
interior, has heretofore been to spare in every way the
people of the country—to convince them that the war
was made for the overthrow of their Government, and
not to injure them ; and to conciliate support and obtain
supplies in an enemy's country, by paying for every-
thing required for the use of the troops. Now, how-
ever, it is announced in the official paper at Washington,
that it has been decided, since the postponement by
Mexico of the overtures of pea !e from us, to make the
people feel the pressure and calamities of war, by levy-
ing contributions upon them for the use of the army.
In all other respects, says the official organ, their lives,
rights and property will be respected ; but they
must be made to suffer by contributing to the support
of
,the war. What effect this change of system will
have on the popular feeling, remains to be proved.
Thus far there has been manifested general unwillingness
on the part of the Mexicans to swell the ranks of their
own armies, and a readiness to trade with the invaders,
which even the penalty of death proclaimed against all
such by General Ampudia and ethers has not been able to
restrain. When we, however, levy contributions at the
point of the bayonet, instead of paying for what is taken,
the face of things may change essentially; and the popu-
lation now, almost indifferent, may be converted in
actual enemies, and a guerilla war may ensue, the more
formidable to our troops the further they advance into
the country, and interpose between themselves and their
supplies on the Rio Grande, mountain ranges and narrow
and difficult passes.
There will be found in this paper the proclamation of
General Kearny on taking possession of Santa Fe, and
that of Commodore Sloat on taking possession of Mon.
terey. Both purport to annex the regions of which
those cities are the chief places to the United States, and
henceforth, so far as the proclamations have any force
of law, Upper California and all New Mexico, " with
its original boundaries on both sides of the Rio del
Norte," are to be taken and held as part and parcel of
the United States ; the inhabitants of these countries
are claimed " as citizens of the United States ;" and as
to New Mexico, the penalties of treason are expressly
denounced by General Kearney's proclamation against
every inhabitant thereof " found in arms against the
United States, or instigating others" to take up arms.
Commonore Sloat does not go so far as this, yet he too
says, " henceforth California will be a portion of the
United States, and its peaceable inhabitants will enjoy
the same rights and privileges as the citizens of any
other portion of the nation.
It cannot be supposed that these two officers of the
United States military and naval service would have
ventured upon issuing proclamations such as these,
without express instructions—and then arises a question
(which will be warmly discussed among ourselves), of
the right of the Executive thus to stipulate, without con-
dition, the annexation of whole foreign countries and
foreign populations.
The whole proceeding, and the language and spirit of
these proclamations, recal like proclamations and bul-
letins by the generals of the French Republic, when in
the height of her revolutionary frenzy. France affected
to be fighting the battles of freedom; absolved the ci-
tizens of all the countries which her armies overrun from
their wonted allegiance, and claimed them and the ter-
ritories which they inhabited, as part and parcel of the
French Republic, one and indivisible! How that story
ended we have seen. How our second-hand perform-
ance is: to result must depend upon the wisdom and
virtue of the American people.
Meantime, however, some of the promises made by
these commanders are certainly to be violated. Commo-
dore Sloat, for instance, says, " All supplies , and provi-
sions furnished for the use of the United States ships or
troops will be paid for at fair rates, and no private pro-
perty will be taken for public use without just compen-
sation at the moment." A like promise was made in an
early proclamation by General Taylor on the Rio Grande,
but now we are told by the Washington Union, the
official paper, that "contributions are to be levied on the
people of Mexico," in order that they may feel the pres-
sure of war, and thus be compelled to influence their go-
vernments to listen to peacful overtures. " Our Govern-
ment,"says the Union, "has determined, in some measure,
to change its policy, and to make our enemies contribute to
the support of our troops." Here we have the declaration
that the people of Mexico, against whom heretofore we
have professed not to war, are now held as " enemies."
What effect this change of policy may have on the cha-
racter of the war, or the resistance which the people
may now be roused to make against the invading armies,
remains to be seen.

The latest accounts from our columns advancing against
Monterey import that the rancheros, or husbandmen,
were disappearing from the country around, and the in-
ference is that they were gathering to the standard of
some chief, in order to harass and resist the onward
march of the American forces.

THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
Mr. Nunn's Sister to Joanna colt
Lord E. Russell's Sting

The dates from Seralvo are the 25th of August ;at
that time it was believed that General Taylor, with the
Hain
moment
body of
but not without a contest on the route; and e are every
expectinghis atrom)7, would soon reach Monterey,
ice
that a stand had been made
d
at some advantage ous position on the road, by Am-
pudia and his forces, and that a battle was fought, be-
!ore our columns could make their way good. That
they will make their way good is not doubted. There
will be more difficulty afterwards in maintaining their
line of communication with the Rio Grande, on which
are the main supplies, unless the route from Tampico
shall also be occupied by a new expedition. It is con-
jectured that some such expedition is now in agitation,
and that Tampico is to be reduced, and thence a new
column is to be directed towards that advancing from
Canlarg°.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The following, taken from the New York Courier and
Enquirer, gives almost all the details of news of import-
ance that is worthy of notice.
The arrival of the Great Western steamer on the 20th
ult., and of the Hibernia with dates to the 19th ult., on
the 3d inst., gave quite an impetus to our produce
market, and cotton and bread-stuffs all went up in price.
We are hourly looking for the Great Britain, of which
the intelligence, according to its tenor, may re-animate
or depress our markets. We say re-animate, for,within
the last day or two the prices obtained on Saturday
afternoon and Monday for flour and grain,
have some-
what abated, and the purchases made are rather on
speculation than for shipment. As high as 5 dolls. 75 c.
has been paid for flour of the best brands : now 5 dolls.
62} c. is the top price. We will, however, annex copious
quotations of the closing prices to day.
The receipts of flour at tide water this year exceed
those of last year, thus far, 688,512 barrels, and as ac-
cording to ordinary calculation, we have six weeks of
canal' navigation still before us, as the crops have been
abundant, and the prices are now high enough to tempt
the farmer to be as early as possible in the market, we
may expect a very large addition to the supply.
Indian corn of the present crop is not yet in market,
but a good deal will be received before the close of na-
vigation, and immense quantities win remain on hand
for the spring demand.
Respecting cotton, there is nothing to be added to
what was written by the previous steamer. The cer-
tainty of a deficient crop this year is admitted on all
hands, and as the consumption does not seem to fall off
sensibly on this side, it will be quite within the power of
those in the trade on the other, side to make their own
calculations as to the prospect of prices for the year to
come.

Twenty-three ran.

ACCIDENT AT TIIE BLACK WALL TERMINUS.--A
serious accident took place at the Blackway Railway
works on Saturday, to a man named Edward Flemming,
aged 31 years, residing in Lant-street, Southwark. Ile
was employed in the engineer's factory as a labourer,
when he by some means fell with a heavy load of iron,
receiving a fracture of the leg and severe contusions. He
was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he is going
on favourably.
IMMENSE SALE OF THE BIBLE.—At the annual
meeting of the Manchester Auxiliary of the British and
Foreign Bible Society on Tuesday, the report which was
read stafed, that previous to the present year the num-
ber of copies of the Bible distributed in that district an-
nually amounted to from 5,000 to 10,000, whilst this
year no less a number than 96,000 hare been disposed of,
being equal to the number disposed of in the previous
12 years.

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.—On Friday night, at a
late hour, an inquest was'held at the Blue Pig, St. Mary
Axe, before Mr. Payne, for the purpose of inquiringinto
the circumstances connected with the death of a young
female, aged 16, named Mary Green, who committed
suicide. The evidence taken proved that deceased had
been living in the service of a gentleman named Wil-
kinson, at No. 7, Jeffrey-square. On Friday morning, at
a quarter-past ten, she was found in the front kitchen
of her master's house, hanging by the neck to the water
pipe that crosses the ceiling, life being quite extinct. It
appeared the deceased had formed an attachment to a
married man, and that she was influenced to commit the
sad act by ascertaining that he was so situated. The
jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
FALLING OF A WALL.—On Saturday afternoon a
fearful accident happened at the Carlton Club House, in
Pall-mall. A piece of ground by the side of the build-
ing is to be built on to extend the mansion, and in dig-
ging out some of the earth a wall gave way and buried a
man of the name of Cullen underneath. As soon as he
could be extricated, it was found he was suffering from
some serious injury, and on being carried to the Wes-
tminster Hospital one of his thighs was pronounced to be
extensively fractured.
EXTRAORDINARY COLLISION IN LEITII ROADS.—
The French frigate La Prevoyante,and the French gun-
brig La Chevrotte, sailed on Tuesday morning from
their anchorage in Leith-roads. While proceeding on
different tacks they fell foul of each other, when the
frigate sank the lighter vessel in 25 fathoms water. The
unfortunate collision took place at the entrance of Dun-
bar harbour. We understand that four lives were lost,
the rest of the crew of the corvette being picked up by
the boats of the frigate.—Edinburgh Chronicle.
On Saturday morning, about half-past seven
o'clock, the body of a man was observed to float through
Putney-bridge, towards Wandsworth, and was picked
up by a Fulham waterman, named John Kelley. The
deceased had attempted to cross the bridge not an hour
before his body was found in the river, but, having no
money to pay the toll, was turned back. It would
appear that he then went to the Bishop of London's
meadows, and deliberately walked into the river, as the
tide was then at a very low ebb. The deceased ap-
pears to be about 55 years of age, is bald-headed, and
five feet four inches in height; he has a sallow com-
plexion. The dress consisted of a brown over-coat
with fur collar, black body coat, red and black waist-
coat, and black and brown ribbed trousers. There were
found in his pockets a small quantity of bread and
cheese, some memorandum-books, some sample locks,
and several ironmonger's price cards. From a letter
found upon him it has been since ascertained that he
has a wife and daughter in Wolverhampton, that be
was travelling for an ironmonger of that town, and
,
had become distressed in consequence of the slackness
o businen.

Our money market is easy: there is not, however,
much doing in stocks. The conviction that the Fe•
deral Government will require a good deal of money
to face the expenditures for the war keeps capital
in suspense. The Secretary of the Treasury has the
option under the law of July last to raise ten mil-
lions of dollars by loan or Treasury notes, or both--
thus far be has resorted to Treasury notes only, of
which about two millions have been issued. He was
in this city within a day or two, seeking to bor-
row some three or four millions of the banks, on a
deposit of Treasury notes, but without success.: He
can hardly, in the present state of the revente, which
is decreasing, keep out any considerable amount of Trea-
sury notes, for they do not bear an interest high enough
to make them desirable for investments of money; and
the demand for them to be paid into the Custom-house
is not sufficient to keep them above par if pressed in
any large quantity in the market. A loan at six per
cent. for a term of twenty years would be readily
filled, and probably at a premium; but theo
w Secretary
ever things
h ingis
must is
afraid of meeting Congress with such palpable evidence
as thereby would be presented of the commencement of
a new w
this complexion,
down.
h
theETTngro elaasuy will run
nd has somewhat receded, and
Exchangecome,a war debt.
oron
may be quoted at from 8i- to Bi. The increased value
in England of our products, which has swelled and is
ifiottrledebteatiticsr to the
svvelling the fund against which bills are drawn, and
the Josses upon most sales of imported goods, which
diminish the amount to be remitted, concur to lower
general quotations annexed, which are made up to this
the rate of exichipt.n:
afternoon.
the stock market this morning. The
T bele wasref e:
more extensive than those of yesterday, and
smaalTensHifeUwsnetiDdeAivn,
a slight advance was obtained on several descriptions.
Exchange has not been particularly active, and we dare
not alter yesterday's quotations.
Cotton—The sales to-day have been moderate—prices
are firm.

Upland and Florida. Mobile and N.O.
Inferior ... ••• none,
f
none.
Ord. to good ord. ••• 8i- a 9
8i a 9
Mid. to good mid. ••• 9i a a
11 10i
110 i a 102).
Mid. lo
Full fair t.0t.0.g of fair
i.d r.
f none. nominal.
0 a 10k Ili a 11i
Fine ..
Flour, &c.—There has• been some inquiry for Flour
for shipment to France, and about 7,000 barrels have
beeesene,sohladvaetbgreeSa6m2ia.deSsatlesssosf6lo, hand of old Michigan atio, Michigan and Ge-
irl
$5 50. Wheat is Steady, with moderate sales ; 2,000
bushels Goma° wl4te sold at *fraction (no; $1 20.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1846.

Ashes are in active demand at for Pots, and $4 50
per 100 lbs. for Pearls.

SOUTH AMERICA.
AFFAIRS OF THE Rro DE LA PLATA.—The follow.
ing articles, agreed to by Rosas and Orite, form the basis
of the arrangement by which Mr. Hood has proFosed to
compromise all differences between Buenos Ayres and
Monte Video. Should either party refuse compliance,
France and England will then withdraw their interven-
tion, and leave the rival states to settle their own dis-
putes.
" 1. The Governments of France and England, in
conjunction with Governor Rosas, shall procure a
suspension of hostilities between the Oriental forces
within the city of Monte Video and those in the country.
" 2. The armistice being obtained, the Ministers Ple-
nipotentiary of France and England shall require of tha
Government the disarming of all foreigners at present
under arms, whether in Monte Video or in any other
part of the territory.
"3. Simultanously with the disarming of the fo-
reigners, Rosas shall withdraw the Argentine forces from
every point of the territory.
"4. Immediately on the preceding stipulations being
executed—that is to say, the foreigners disarmed, and
the country evacuated by the Buenos Ayreans—the
blockade of the Argentine ports shall be raised, the
Island of Martin Garcia restored to the Government of
Buenos Ayres, the vessels of war which were seized re-
turned, in as nearly as possible the same condition as
when taken, and under a salute of 21 guns to the Argen-
tine flag, and all merchant vessels captured on either side
shall be restored to their respective owners.
"5. The navigation of the River Parana shall con-
tinue to be considered as internal navigation, subject to
the laws and regulations of the Argentine Republic
alone, so long as that republic occupies both banks of
the river.

" 6. It is recognised and declared that the Argentine
Republic possesses the full and free exercise of all the
rights of peace and war which belongs to any other
state; and it is admitted, that the principles urwn which
the intermediating Powers have proceeded, in their tem-
porarily interrupting the belligerent rights of that re-
public, would have been equally as applicable, under
similar circumstances, to England or France.
" 7. An election of a President of the Republic shall
be held in the Oriental state, strictly according to the
constitutional laws of the country, General Oribe previ-
ously binding himself to abide by, and conform with, the
result of that election.

" 8. A general amnesty, reciprocal and complete, for
persons and properties; an acknowledgment of the rights
of all foreigners, and justice administered to their claims,
if well founded.

" Without prejudice to this amnesty, should Rosas find
just reason to complain of those emigrants resident in
the Oriental Republic, through whose proceedings the
friendly relations of the two countries may stand in
danger of being compromised, such individuals can be
removed to a distance from the coasts, under a guard, or
sent to a foreign port by them named.
" 9. These bases, admitted by Roses and by Oribe, if
the Government of the Republic should reject them, the
Ministers Plenipotentiary shall declare that they with-
draw the intervention of their Governments, and shall
withdraw it effectually, if their persuasions are ineffec-
tual."

LITERATURE.

THE POETICAL WORKS OF HORACE

SMITH. 2 Vols.

Lying before us are the miscellaneous poems writ-
ten ,by Horace Smith, collected together in two
delightful volumes, and embellished with a character-
istic portrait of the author. What more is necessary
after saying thus much ? All the drollery, all the
sentiment, all the elevated thoughts, and sparkling
conceits contained in these writings are already
familiar to a large majority of the reading public. It
is advisable, however, to remind those who are
acquainted with the compositions of this clever writer
that these miscellaneous pieces can only be enjoyed
by hunting after them in a variety of different publi-
cations and scarce periodicals, unless advantage be
taken of the present edition, where they are, for the
first time since their production, accumulated to-
gether. One of the authors of the ever-memorable--
and, as he himself might have said in one of his hap-
piest imitations, the never-sufficiently-by-any-means-
to-be-admired " Rejected Addresses," Horace
Smith, entered upon the literary world while yet in
the bloom of his intellect, and in subsequent
periods of his career produced these fugitive composi-
tions. Horace Smith is another brilliant reason why a
name, which is usually treated with so much ridicule,
should be, on the contrary, in the very highest estima-
tion. Adam Smith, as the arch-authority in the philo-
sophy of political economy; Sydney Smith, as the most
epigrammatic of modern wits; Sidney Smith, as one of
our most distinguished naval commanders ; Horace
Smith, himself, his brother James, cum cateris paribus,
would be enough even to redeem from obloquy any
name that might happen to be originally execrable.
In his different writings, whether prose or metrical,
our author has striven incessantly to inculcate benevo-
lent and elevating principles. For this anxiety to
benefit his fellow-men we should have honoured him,
even if his works had been devoid of all other excel-
lence. Sometimes, indeed, he allows himself to be
carried away by a succession of extravagant conceits,
as in his " Hymn to the Flowers," where he apostro-
phizes them alterr ately, as "day-stars," " matin-wor-
shippers," " bright mosaics," " floral apostles," "ephe-
meral sages !" and " posthumous glories !" In this, how-
ever, he has only sinned as grievously as the great
master of poesy, Shakspere, in punning. It is in
this identical " hymn" that first appeared, if our
recollection serves us faithfully, a very exquisite
metaphor that has since been copied from repeatedly,
or suggested similar imageries, as in the " New
Timon," and elsewhere. This is the verse—
" 'Neath cloistered boughs, each floral bell that swingeth
And tolls its perfume on the passing air,
Makes sabbath in the fields, and ever ringeth
A call to prayer." _ _

In " The Shriek of Prometheus," though a mere
fragment, Horace Smith adventured upon a loftier
style, and not altogether unsuccessfully. The phantom
eagle of Jove rising from the ravine where Prome-
theus is chained in the Caucasus, its breast " gorged
with the gore" of that great victim, the description
of the drop of the heart's blood of Prometheus fall-
ing from the eagle's talons " warm on the pilot's
hand," and the closing lines
" Through the whole night the Argo bore
Those throbbing heirts along the Pontic shore,"
form a picture which long haunts the imagination.
As a specimen of the curiosities of fancy that may be
discovered in these volumes, we transcribe this strange
sonnet " On an Ancient Lance, hanging in an Ar-

moury:—
" Once in the breezy coppice didst thou dance,
And nightingales amid thy foliage sang;
Form'd by man's cruel art into a lance,
Oft has thou pierced (the while the welkin rang
With trump and drum, shootings and battle clang)
Some foeman's heart. Pride, pomp, and circumstance,
Have left thee now, and thou dost silent hang,
From age to age, in deep and dusty trance.
What is thy change to ours ? These gazing eyes,
To earth reverting, may again arise
In dust, to settle on the self-same space;
Dust, which some offspring, yet unborn, who tries
To poise thy weight, may with Isis hand efface,
And with his moulder'd eyes again replace."

Of the spirit by which Horace Smith is animated in
regarding the phases of human life, a whole folio
volume could not afford a more thorough and truthful
indication than those six lines in " The Old Man's
Paean," where he says—

"To dark oblivion I bequeath
The ruddy cheek, brown hair, white teeth,
And eyes that brightly twinkle ;
Crows' feet may plough with furrow's deep
My features, if I can but keep
My mind without a wrinkle."
Of his "comic poems" what need possibly be said ?
His Sonnet to his Nose! Rabelais and the Lampreys!
York Kidney Potatoes ! Patent Brown Stout ! Pitt's
Bon-mot! or that outrageous bit of facetiousness the
Address to the Mummy, beginning
" And bast thou walked about (how strange a story !)
In Thebes's-street three thousand years ago 1""
We shall not, however, pillage further from these
laughter-moving volumes; they require no recom-
mendation, not even the recommendation of an ex-
tract.