... C ?? Eapter. NAPOLE ON. (ROaM ThiE CALCUTTA JOUR AL, S.0-) A-o, art thou gone-thou victiin of the rock, Where late imprislnf'd, as in felon cage, They chain'd to awful rest thy giant rage, And fetter d thee to death? Iriad mover of the world, That bade it tremble at the scathing shocit Of meteor-prdvwosa, quenchiess, and utistay'd; Till fearfilt Mdnatchq leagued tliemn, and unfurl'd The ...

... ?f ?itcvaturc. D~etails of the Art est. Imp7riSeasnzeast, anod til'erof ion, of Ass 3Ega, ltin, 6y t/se Bo~uaboe Govrts~ansnt o~f Franice. London, 1825. 1.Can eluded.1 THsOSE XVho are blest with the attentions of' thle paternal Government of France, are seldom permitted to live in ganor ance of thc obligations they owec it; they are seen, andl, as in the instance of' Mr. Bowvring, they are ...

... A GLOUCESTER C IEF.JusT1CE.-. He (Chief-Justice Saund-ii es) was at irst, says Roger North, no better than a poor beg- v gar-boy,i f not a parish foundling, without known relations or b parents. There can be no doubt that, when a boy, he was die- v covered wandering about the streets of London in the most de- b stitute condItion-penniless, friendless-without having learned s anytrado, without ...

... A BITTER TiUTH.c-We level the poor to the dust by our ge- neral policy, and take inflnite credit to ourselves for raising them up again with the grace of charity.-Fonblaaque. TIuE PLEASURE OF GIVING.-I am rich enough, and can aflbrd to give away £100 a year. I would not crawl apon the earth without doing a little good. I will enjoy the pleasure of what I give by giving it while alive, and ...

... ?? poorest being that crawls the earth, contending to save itself from injustice and oppression, is an object respectable in the eyes of God and man.-Burke. A very fool is he that chooses for beauty principally ; his eyes are witty, but his soul is sensual; it is an ill band of affection to tie two hearts together by a little thread of red and wbite.- Jeremy TayJo-. TuE PLAINEST ROAD.-Choose ...

... MIdUTIn IN MADNESS-In the first illness, WheCI Williq, who was a clergyman, entered the room, the king (George ItI.) asked him if he, who was a clergyman, was not ashamed of himself forexereidenp such a profession. it Sir. said Willis, our Saviour himself xent about healing the sick. Ad Yes, answered the king, --but lie had not £70 a year for ?? of the Eart of Malinesbury. TxIUoGT8 ON AN ...

... patt.rp. - SO N NE T. CLOSE, close the book-the book of the old year I Enough I 've read- -enough recorded there i Sorrow, and death, and sin, on many a page (In dismal characters) mine eye engage. Bright names now carved on monumental stone- Names of the wise, the kind, the good, the gay,- Who were my joy on the year's primal day, Here, as my loved associates are shown. And thou, old year, ...

... IL it er ature. e Tales if the Great end lirave. Byi A. F. Tytter.-Tait, Edinburgh. An attractive book, especially for the rising generation, and P admirably calculated for a new year's gift, combining, as it t does, instruction with amusement. The great and brave selected are, John Sobieski, the famous king of Poland-once the barrier between Earope and the Infidel; Peter the Great of ...

... ?t'ra, UTI.C,-, 0? ?? The first paper consite of soms SPIrite extrelo. from 6ther correspondence of teeebte nd m tis ?? stanllope--ti, lady, ?? It her from English Polsed e ey r E~ 'It asen Queen Amongst ?? ftl eet isted ?? sa f colliection, of stornes an ncdts 'oiteetcd r wtthth l~er'a of that amusing PerO~e~ -lbt ?? Som ofb the f sketches are Well toltcul5 hi~mrl be~avhing is: byn means ...

... titt r a tit re. Geology; a Poem, in seven books. By the Rev. J. S. Watson, t .B.A.-Pickering, London. t This is a work which bears the impress of originality-a quality G5 which can scarcely be overestimated in these book-manufactur- ing times. The author has selected a topic which, at the first glance, would appear to belong to the domains of science rather than to those of poesy, yet it is ...

... r SOUT5Ev ON DEVON8SHIRE.-Devonshire is an ugly county. I have no patience with the cant of travellers who so bepraise It. l They have surely slept all the way through Somersetahire. Its trivers are beautiful, very beautiful, but nothing else, High hills, all angled over, and no trees. Wide views and no object. SCANDAL.-The love of deprecating the character of our r neighbours can only have ...

... In walking abroad, or in resting at home, the mind cannot be vacant; its thoughts. may be useful, useless, or pcmricious to happiness. Direct them ariglit; the habit of thought will spring up like any other habit.-Benth/sa. BouGcuS AND LEAVES-Every bough that waves over our heads in the summer time has an oracular wisdom. It is posi. tively true that every leaf is full of instruction. Indeed ...