dissolution. At this moment a faithful servant, observing my condition, gave me, with the consent of my medical attendant, a glass of hot brandy and water, which he put to my lips. I drank it, and almost instantly felt as if something had burst or snapped in or near the heart (this was prior to taking the baths), followed by a rush of blood to the extremities, which I sensibly felt. I thought this must be some flicker of the lamp, some rally of the spirits, the common precursor of death. I was, however, mistaken; a warm glow succeeded, my strength slowly revived, and a particular danger seemed overcome. I never for an instant had the slightest dread of liquids, or difficulty of swallowing; though I often imagined the case would have been otherwise, had the constriction in the throat, and the spasmodic affection of what is, I believe, learnedly denominated the epiglottis, and which was strangely affected,

been more intense.

"If my disorder did not originate in the dog's saliva, but simply from the scratch operating on an irritable nervous temperament, it is strange it should have exhibited one prominent symptom: the slimy or stringy secretion from the mouth or fauces, so precisely similar to that which the dog had for some time anterior to my destroying it. If, however, it had no connection, with canine madness, the same, I think, could not be predicated of more than one of the cases which the Armenian described to me as having treated successfully, and which, admitting the correctness of his facts, must have originated from a rabid virus, or some animal poison perhaps as fatal, and

producing very similar appearances. And as the plan of unloading the system by repeated sweatings, with other subordinate means, proved efficacious in those instances, it might be well to give it a fair trial in this country; in which, however, I should conceive from the coldness of the climate and consequent rigidity of the frame, a more continued and powerful application of the means would be requisite.

"In the foregoing statement, with which I fear, gentlemen, I have tired you, I have doubtless made many crude remarks, and drawn unmedical conclusions, which would call forth a smile, ‘a withering, killing smile,' from those who have studied the manifold mysteries of the bundle of pipes and strainers.' You do not, I presume, belong to that devoted, humane, and enlightened body, the medical profession, or I should humbly apologise for my unlicensed trespass on your preserve. As it is, I give you my story, with all its imperfections, as a genuine mass of facts and impressions, on a subject in which you appear to feel an interest-from the rough ore of which I have often thought, were it made. known, a grain of valuable matter might perchance be extraeted."

The captain ceased, and I thanked him heartily for his obliging narrative. The old gentleman took a long pinch of snuff, and after a deep-drawn and most emphatic "Ha!" exclaimed-" Well, Sir, you have suffered much-'tis a horrible disease, certainly, that hydrophobia. I hardly know what to make of it. I sincerely trust, however, that it is confined to this planet."

B.

THE lodges at the several entrances into Windsor Great Park have nothing deserving particular notice, with the exception of the one near Holly Grove, called Sandpit Gate. It was built in the year 1800, after a design from the Gothic by Mr. Wyatt. The dwelling-house is embattled, and the carriage archway, on each side of which is an octagonal tower, has a corresponding parapet. The ivy, with which it is clothed in several places, tends greatly to heighten the pleasing appearance of the whole building.

THE last month has been a busy time at Court, but we are gratified to state that the health of the King and Queen appears to be improved rather than injured by the fatigue they have undergone. A writer with the transcendant genius possessed by the author of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, could alone describe in adequate terms the magnificent scenes at which their Majesties have presided, since the date of our last brief sketch of courtly proceedings. Levees, Drawing-Rooms, State Balls, Banquets, Races, Regattas, Reviews, Concerts, and other brilliant entertainments have taken place in rapid succession The extraordinary concourse of foreign Princes, and other distinguished visiters, has given additional animation to the royal festivities. This was particularly observable at the Grand Review in Hyde Park on the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, and at the Banquet given by the Duke of Wellington to his Majesty, the Prince of Orange, and the whole of the Officers who commanded at the glorious battle which the distinguished party met to commemorate.

The Duchess of Kent has given several grand entertainments at Kensington Palace.

The Duke of Sussex is rapidly recovering from the effects of the operation his Royal Highness has undergone for the removal of the cataract, which had for a long period impeded his sight.

At the Queen's Drawing-Room, on the 16th ult., the following Ladies had the honour of being presented to her Majesty:

The Princess Galitzin and her sister, by the Countess Brownlow; Mademoiselle Rapp, by the Countess Sebastiani; the Princess de Bretzenheim, by the Countess Brownlow; Countess of Aboyne, on coming to the title, by the Countess of Erroll; Lady Beresford, on her marriage, by Viscountess Beresford; Lady Graves Sawle, by Lady Trelawny; Lady Louisa Forbes, by the Countess of Wemyss; Mrs. Hill, on her marriage, by Lady Vivian; Mrs.

Winthrop M. Praed, by Lady Granville Somerset; Lady Francis Gordon, by the Duchess of Hamilton; Lady Polwarth, on succeeding to her title, by the Countess of Romney; Hon. Mrs. Milnes, by the Countess of Mexborough ; Miss Mathew, by Mrs. George Mathew; Miss Emma Buck, by Mrs. Buck; Lady Anna Maria Courtenay, by Lady Elizabeth Courtenay; Lady Louisa Hughan, on her marriage, by Lady Denman; Mrs. Henry Darley Griffith, by her sister, Lady Campbell; Mrs. Hodgson Cadogan, by the Duchess of Northumberland; Mrs. Ross Farquharson, of Invercauld, by the Countess of Wemyss; Mrs. Colonel Rolt, by her sister, Mrs. John Round; Mrs. John Hibbert, by the Countess of Caledon; Mrs. James Mills, on her marriage, by Lady Young; Mrs. Robert Harrington, on her marriage, by the Duchess of Hamilton; Miss Brigstock, by her mother, Mrs. Brigstock; Mrs. Frederick Barnes, by her mother, Lady Honeywood; Mrs. Macnamara, by Lady Hamilton; Mrs. Adolphus Shelley, on her marriage, by Lady Shelley; Mrs. Millet, by Lady Mary Long; Hon. Mrs. Henry Arundell, on her marriage, by Viscountess Ashbrook; Mrs. General Bowes, by Lady Augusta Kennedy Erskine; Right Hon. Lady John Campbell, by her sister-inlaw, Lady Charlotte Bury; Lady John Scott, by the Duchess of Buccleugh; Lady Mary Christopher, by the Duchess of Buccleugh; Lady Rouse Boughton, by Lady St. John; Lady Chetwode, by Lady Montfort; Lady De Dalberg Acton, by the Countess of Jersey; Lady Cockburn, on her return from abroad, by the Hon. Lady Cockburn; Lady Georgiana Bertie, by the Countess of Jersey; Lady Palmer, on her marriage, by the Dowager Lady de Clifford ; Lady Fanny Cole, on her marriage, by Lady Churchill; Lady Kinloch, by Dowager Lady Kinloch; Hon. Miss Dutton, by her mother, Lady Sherborne; Hon. Miss Flower, by her mother, the Viscountess Ashbrook ; Hon. Mrs. Gregory, on being granted rank and

precedence as the daughter of a Viscount, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Hood; Hon. Lady Deering, by the Countess of Caledon; Hon. Mrs. Frederick Angerstein, by Mrs. Angerstein; Mrs. George Lempriere, by Viscountess Beresford; Mrs. John M'Douall, on her marriage, by Lady Walker; Mrs. N. Bland, by the Countess of Wemyss; Hon. Mrs. Carnegie, on her marriage, by Lady Mary Long; Mrs. Charles Chichester, by Lady Clifford Constable; Mrs. Henry Daniell, on her marriage, by Mrs. Colonel Daniell; Mrs. Burke, by Lady Stepney; Mrs. Lindesay, on her marriage, by her mother, Mrs. Williams Wynn; Miss Cockburn, on her return from abroad, by Lady Cockburn; Miss Eustace, by Lady Eustace; Mrs. Hawkins, on her marriage, by the Marchioness of Ely; Mrs. William Cayley, on her marriage, by Lady Denman; Miss Burke, by Lady Stepney; Lady Frances Bouverie, on receiving rank, by Lady Elizabeth Courtenay; Miss Johnson, by Lady A. K. Erskine; Mrs. George Eyres, on her marriage, by her mother, Mrs. Rushbrooke; Mrs. Orby Wombwell, on her marriage, by the Countess of Erroll; Miss M'Gregor, by her mother, Lady M'Gregor; Miss M. A. E. Thackeray, by Lucy Countess of Winterton; Mrs. Osbaldeston Mitford, by Lady Georgiana Mitford; Mrs. Robert Hale, by the Dowager Lady de Clifford; Mrs. Rice Clayton, by Lady Dufferin; Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald, by Lady Paul; Mrs. De Burgh, by the Countess of Erroll; Mrs. Dallas, by Lady Dufferin; Mrs. Whitgreave, by Lady Salisbury Trelawney; Mrs. Patterson, by Lady Young;

Mrs. Spencer Phillips, by Lady Rodney; Mrs. Ackland. by the Countess of Denbigh; Mrs. Randall, by the Hon. Lady Bedingfield; Mrs. Willoughby Moore, by the Countess Beresford; Mrs. Scudamore, by the Hon. Mrs. Hood; Mrs. Francis Davies, by the Countess of Sheffield; Mrs. Manzergh St. George, by Mrs. Charles Shawe; Mrs. George Houlton, by Lady James O'Brien; Mrs. Frances Walpole, by Lady St. John; Miss Dyott, by Lady Parker; Miss Louisa Cole, by Lady Frances Cole; Miss Fitzroy Robertson, by Lady Montfort; Miss Newman, by Lady John Russell; Miss Charlotte Parker, by her mother, Lady Parker; Miss Ackland, by the Countess of Denbigh ; Miss Milnes, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs. Milnes; Miss Temple Boudoin, by Mrs. W. Clay; Miss Shuttleworth, by her mother, Mrs. Frederick North; Miss Randall, by the Hon. Lady Bedingfield; Miss Cottin, by Lucy Conntess of Winterton; Miss Birch Reynardson, by her mother, Mrs. Birch Reynardson; Miss Patterson, by her mother, Mrs. Patterson; Mrs. R. Stewart, by Lady Young; Miss and Miss A. Stewart, by Mrs. Stewart; Miss Hamilton, by Lady Hamilton; Mrs. W. Codrington, on her marriage, by Lady Codrington; Miss Wombwell, by Lady Erroll; Mrs. Colonel Harriot, by Mrs. Storey; Miss L. Elliott, by Mrs. Elliott; Mrs. Bentham, by Lady R. Boughton; Miss L. Cooper, by Mrs. C. Cooper; Miss C. Smyth, by Lady Smyth; Miss F. Ponsonby, by Lady B. Ponsonby; Miss F. Rodd, by Lady Rodd.

The Mascarenhas, a Legend of the Portuguese in India. By the Author of "The Prediction." 3 vols. Smith, Elder, and Co.

WE recollect reading, in a Sunday paper, a statement that the publishers had paid 15007. for the copyright of these volumes. This absurd puff was the more injudicious, because the public are, at the present day, too much in the secret of the publishing trade, not to know that no probable sale of a novel, by even the greatest writer of the day, could cover the expenses of publication and advertising, if such a price were paid for copyright; and that the probable sale of a book by the fair writer of "The Mascarenhas," whatever talents she might possess and that she has considerable talents we fully admit-would never induce such experienced tradesmen as Messrs. Smith and Elder to embark in so hazardous a venture. The author of "The Prediction" is yet but

little known in the literary republic, and we should not apprehend that her name alone would induce a very extensive reading, though this is a point upon which all prudent publishers depend to cover their outlay, when they are not speculating upon the maiden talents of a writer. This silly puff was calculated to do the work considerable injury, by exciting a prejudice against it; and we do confess that, when we began to read it, we were ourselves not free from such a feeling.

As we proceeded, however, in our perusal, the prejudice wore off, and we soon became deeply interested in the tale, which is wrought out by a skilful and powerful hand, combining vast research in the history of Mahommedan India, as well as in Hindu antiquity, with the romance of fact attached to such characters as the Emperor Aurungzebe, and Sevagee, the founder of the Mahratta power in Hindostan. There is, in these volumes, a vividness and force of description which places before your eyes a