Not a word to each other, we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Rowland a whit.
'Twas moonset at starting; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew, and twilight dawned clear; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see; At Duffield, 'twas morning as plain as could be ;
And from Mecheln's church-steeple we heard the half chime, So Joris broke silence with "Yet there is time!"
At Aerschot, up leaped, of a sudden, the sun, And against him the cattle stood black every one, To stare thro' the mist at us galloping past, And I saw my stout galloper, Rowland, at last With resolute shoulders, each butting away The haze as some bluff river headland its spray.
And his low head and crest, just one sharp ear bent back For my voice, and the other pricked out on his track; And one eye's black intelligence,-ever that glance O'er the white edge at me, his own master, askance ! And the thick heavy spume-flakes, which aye and anon, His fierce lips shook upward in galloping on.
By Hassalt, Dirck groaned, and cried Joris, "Stay spur, Your Roos galloped bravely, the fault 's not in her, We'll remember at Aix "-for one heard the quick wheeze Of her chest, saw the stretched neck and staggering knees, And sunk tail and horrible heave of the flank,
As down on her haunches she shuddered and sank.
So left were we galloping, Joris and I,
Past Looz and past Tongres, no cloud in the sky;
The broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh,
'Neath our feet broke the brittle bright stubble like chaff, Till over by Dalhem a dome spire sprang white,
And "Gallop," gasped Joris, "for Aix is in sight!" VOL. LXXXVIII.
How they greet us"—and all in moment his roan, Reed neck and croup over, lay dead a stone:
And there was my Rowland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate, With his nostrils like pits full of blood to the brim, And with circles of red to his eye-socket's rim.
Then I cast loose my butf-coat, each holster let fall, Shock of both my jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood up in the stirrup, leaned, patted his ear,
Called my Revised his pet name, my horse without peer; Capped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise, bad or good, Til at length into Aix Rowland galloped and stood.
And all I remember is friends flocking round
As I sat with his head 'twixt my knees on the ground, And no voice bat was praising this Rowland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which the burgesses voted by common consent)
Was no more than his due who brought good news from Ghent.
[N.B. The figures with Crotchets refer to the History.]
ACCIDENTS-Fall of a viaduct at Barentin,
10; frightful colliery explosion at Risca, thirty-five lives lost, 14; two on the South Eastern railway, 18; fatal fire- work explosion, 22; fatal explosion at Dover, thirteen lives lost, 37; family poisoned at Liverpool, 37; at Oxford, to Mr. Singleton, 39; on the Eastern Counties railway, 61; on the Brand- ling Junction railway, 62; at the Hungerford steam-boat pier, 63; on board H. M. S. Caledonia, 82; at the Balcombe tunnel of the Brighton rail- way, 99; on the Eastern Counties railway, 111; on the Brighton and Hastings railway, 128; on the Not- tingham and Lincoln railway, 134; on the Sunderland and Newcastle rail- way, 137; on the Great Western rail- way, Farringdon Road station, 138; at railway works, near Aberdeen, nine lives lost, 143; coal-pit explosion, near Glasgow, six lives lost, 143; boiler explosion at Newcastle, 157; of a railway bridge near Reading, 171; explosion of fire-damp at Rounds Green Colliery, near Dudley, 175; several colliery accidents in Staffordshire, 183; to the Emperor of Russia, 189; on the Manchester and Bolton railway, 191; steam boiler explosion at Bristol, 195
ACTS, List of, passed in Session 1846;
Public General Acts, 395; Local and Personal Acts, 399; Private Acts, printed, 417
Ether, discovery of the extraordinary use of, in surgical operations, 199 Algiers, the French in, Abd-el-Kader de- feated by General Jussuf, 7; dread- ful sufferings of a detachment under General Levasseur, 7
Amateur Theatricals-The Elder Bro- ther, 1
Antiquities Under Covent Garden mar- ket, 16
Army-The new regulations, rewards
to the non-commissioned officers and privates, 4 ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES-Account of the discovery of the new planet Astræa, and M. Le Verrier's (Neptune), 455
BANKRUPTS AND INSOLVENTS, table of, 423
Belgium, change of ministry in, [298]; destitution in, 199 BIRTHS, 209
BORNEO-Settlement of Mr. Brooke as rajah of Sarawak in Borneo, dissen- sion among the native princes, [383]; the piratical chiefs excite the anger of the British Government, and se- veral nests of pirates are destroyed, [384]; at length the Sultan himself is attacked by a British squadron un- der Sir T. Cochrane, and compelled to fly, [385]
Borneo, attack on the pirates in, 146 BRAZILS, the-Speech of the Emperor on opening the Legislative Chambers, [350] BUTCHERS' MEAT, average price of, 422.
CANADA-Speech of Earl Cathcart to the Canadian Parliament, [374]; alarm excited by the free-trade measures of the British Parliament, address of the Legislative assembly [377]; speech of Earl Cathcart on closing the Ses- sion, [379]
CHINA Accounts of disturbances in, 142
Coroner's Inquests --Extraordinary mor- tality in a family, 13; on Mr. Richard Dresser,hydropathy, 85; on Mr. Haydon, 91; on two brothers, suicides, at Not- tingham, 100; on Frederic John White, private, 7th Hussars -flogging in the army 105; on the Baron de Bode, 149; on Mr. Alsager, 171; death from starvation, 176; on a child
Coroner's Inquests-continued.
sent in a basket to Nottingham, 180; on the master and mate of a French ship, suffocated, 182; at Cambridge on Elizabeth Howe-power of the proc- tors, 184
CRACOW-insurrection in Silesia, pro- visional government organized at Cra- cow, [304]; the city taken possession of by the Austrians, [304]; and by the Russians and Prussians, [305]; Édict of the Emperor of Austria annexing Cracow to the Imperial dominions, [305]; city taken possession of by Count Castiglione, his manifesto an- nouncing the determination of the Three Powers; final extinction of Polish nationality, [307]
DEATHS-Ailsa, marq. 282; Alexander,
D. A. 243; Allen, hon. J. W. A. 286; Alsager, T. M. 297; Anderson, A. 303; Anderson, J. 238; Anderson, rev. sir C. J. 247; Anderson, W. 292; Anhalt Dessau, duchess of, 239; An- nesley, F. 261; Ansley, col. B. 286; Anson, S. 293; Arbuthnot, lady, 269; Armour, R. 241; Armstrong, mrs. 296; Arundel, F. V. J. 302; Ash- hurst, W. H. 261; Atholl, duke of, 284; Atkin, T. T. 262; Atty, It. W. F. W. 253; Austria, archduke of, 238
Baker, lady, 286; Balchild, maj. G. E. r. m. 285; Baldwin, rev. C. F. 297; Balfour, capt. W. r. n. 241; Balmer, G. 249; Baring, lady, 270; Barker, M. H. 265; Barlow, sir G. H. 312; Barneby, J. 300; Barrington, sir J. 237; Bayly, gen. sir H. 251; Beauchamp, cntss. 252; Beauclerk, adm. lord A. 304; Bellamy, J. 312; Beresford, J. C. 269; Bessel, dr. F. W. 245; Blagrave, mrs. 239; Bloom- field, lord, 275; Bodham, mrs. 234; Bond, W. 293; Bondé, lady, 281; Booth, D. 303; Boothby, sir W. 251; Bouverie, mrs. 253; Bouverie, mrs. 265; Bramah, J. J. 284; Brockman, rev. T. 270; Brooke, dame, 293; Brown, r.-adm. E. W. 293; Buddi- com, rev. R. P. 265; Buller, rev. J. 296; Bunbury, T. 256; Butler, hon. P. 261
Calkin, J. 314; Cameron, lady, 239; Campbell, rev. H. 241; Camp- bell, sir A. 270; Carnac, sir J. R. 239; Carrick, earl of, 250; Cassini, count, 234; Cathcart, lady, 297; Ca- ton, mrs. 297; Cawley, comm. J. 253; Cayle, J. 262; Chandle, capt. 314;
Cholmondeley, C. 302; Churchill, miss, 296; Clarke, mrs. 252; Clark- son, T. 287; Clavell, capt. J. 244; Clay, E. S. 239; Clowes, rev. J. 290; Coates, D. 252; Cohen, J. 237; Colborne, W. N. R. 246; Collard, r.-adm. V. 245; Colquhoun, lady, 295; Compton, sir H. 238; Colton, rev. H. S. 261; Crotty, dr. 292; Curran, R. 304; Curzon, adm. hon. H. 253; Cust, miss, 252
Dallas, lady, 249; Darley, G. 298; Davie, sir H. P. 237; Davies, col. T. H. 304; Dawnay, visct. 255; Dealtry, B. 293; Dedel, baron, 279; De Krusenstern, chev. 292; D'Oyly, rev. G. 236; De Vitre, It. J. r. n. 314; De Bode, baron, 290; D'Harcourt, marq. 264; De Kotzebue, O. 245; De Pollon, count, 313; De Melfort, lady, 299; De Sablenkoff, mad. 305; De Taaffe, cntss. 293; Disney, gen. sir M. 251; Doneraile, visctss. 240; Douglas, lady, 246; Doyle, capt. sir B. C. r. n. 274; Dragonetti, D. 250; Drummond, lady, 302; Dryden, rev. L. E. 238; Dunkin, J. 314; Dun- more, dr.-cntss. 256; Dyke, sir P. H. 274
Edgell, r.-adm. H. F. 264; Edge- worth, F. B. 293; Edgeworth, mrs. 290; Edmonstone, mr. 243; Elphin- stone, maj.-gen. sir H. 252; Edwin, It.-col. F. 304; Errol, earl, 250; Erskine, hon. H. D. 315; Ewart, C. 246
Fetherstonhaugh, sir H. 295; Fletcher, capt. W. r. n. 256; Fletcher, rev. W. 248; Field, B. 249; Fisher, T. R. 296; Foley, E. T. 248; Forbes, sir J. 243; Forrest, sir D. 297; Foster, mrs. 250; Fraser, lady, 296; Freebairn, A. 280; Frere, rt. hon. J. H. 234; Fyers, maj.-gen. P.
Gage, J. 314; Garrett, v.-adm. H. 250; Gisborne, rev. T. 247; Glan- ville, F. 261; Goold, T. 268; Goolden, W. 249; Gordon, It.-col. J. 294; Grant, sir M. G. 298; Gran- ville, earl, 235; Green, lt. J. 295; Green, lt. W. P. 294; Gregory XVI. Pope, 258; Grenville, rt. hon. T. 305; Griffiths, col. F. 294; Grimston, hon. miss, 294; Groves, mrs. 261; Gywn, J. F. 243
Hale, hon. mrs. 249; Hall, mrs. 300; Hamilton, lady, 293; Hamilton, lady R. 297; Hancock, r.-adm. R. T. 244; Handley, H. 264; Harris, J.
296; Hawker, J. 249; Haydon. R. 262; Heales, lt. T. r. n. 298; Hein- rich, prince, 269; Hesse, landgrave of, 304; Heward, sir S. 249; Hoare, rev. R. P. 249; Hobhouse, lady, 315; Hodgson, gen. J. 237; Hodgson, rev. J. 233; Hood, mrs. 302; Hood, visct. 253; Homfray, mrs. 314; Howard, lord, 312; Hume, J. 294; Hum- phreys, J. D. 285; Hunter, gen. D. 244; Hunter, miss, 305
Isham, sir J. V. 280
Jefferson, S. 239; Jones, capt. W. r. n. 256
Keith, capt. hon. W. r. n. 234; Kempe, A. J. 280; Kerr, hon. J. 253; Kildare, bishop of, 274; Kil- kenny, earl, 267; Knight, H. G. 240
Lake, sir J. 304; Latham, rev. T. 254; Latham, R. 239; Lawrence, T. 286; Lees, lady, 252; Lees, sir E. S. 287; Le Keux, J. 248; Leslie, miss, 254; Leycester, rev. O. 264; Lid- dell, miss, 261; Lipscombe, G. 296; Liston, J. 245; Liverpool, dr.-cntss. 294; Logier, J. B. 267; Lover, mrs. 297; Loxdale, J. 248; Lumley, hon. S. H. 297; Lumley, maj.-gen. sir J. R. 243; Luxcombe, rt. rev. M. 280
Macaulay, H. W. 287; Macgregor, lady, 249; Macgregor, sir W. 248; MacKinnon, mrs. 298; Maclaren, col. J. 234; Maister, H. W. 239; Man- ners, lady, 296; Mant, lady, 248; Marsh, J. 262; Martin, It.-col. R. F. 267; Martyn, mrs. 314; Maxwell, mrs. 296; Mayo, rev. C. 243; Met- calf, lord, 282; M'Gregor, B. 298; M'Nevin, D. 267; Miller, sir W. 254; Mitchell, gen. G. 314; Money, rev. E. K. 238; Moore, hon. mrs. 286; Moore, rev. J. 262; Moore, rt. hon. A. 234; Montague, hon. miss, 262; Morgan, col J. 297; Mountsandford, lord, 287; Muirhead, lady, 262; Mur- ray, H. 243; Murray, sir G. 270; Muskerry, baroness, 287; Morgan, sir C. 303
Naylor, T. 290; Newby, rev. G. 253; Newcome, rev. W. 255; Nichols, mrs. 237; Nightingale, sir C. 304
Ongley, hon. F. H. 281; Osborne, hon. D. A. G. 254; Otway, sir R. W. 254; Owen, It.-gen. R. 285
Pakenham, T. 294; Park, A. 250; Partis, mrs. 238; Pascoe, J. 238; Paterson, R. 253; Paxton, lady, 301; Penfold, rev. G. S.; Pennant,
lady, 301; Phillips, gen. sir C. 262; Phillott, It.-col. J. 297; Plunkett, hon. E. R. 256; Portal, W. 241; Praed, W. T. 266; Preston, lady, 280; Pres- ton, sir R. 281; Prichard, H. 299; Pring, D. 299; Prussia, princess W. of, 249; Purcell, P. 256
Ramsay, lady, 237; Reade, lady, 312; Reigo, canon, 298; Richards, R. V. 265; Rodney, baron, 255; Rollo, lord, 315; Romney, cntss. 261; Rose, mrs. 238; Rothes, dr.-cntss. 255; Rowles, S. 314; Rowley, adm. sir C. 233; Rycroft, sir H. 292; Rus- sell, maj.-gen, lord, G. W. 267
Salm-Salm, prince of, 281; Salt- marshe, P. 299; Samo, J. 245; Sa- mouelle, G. 241; Saunders, gen. S. 248; Shee, mrs. 253; Shelley, lady, 280; Shortall, lt.-gen. J. 304; Sim- mons, R. 285; Skipsey, r.-adm. W. 245; Slade, capt. J. r. n. 296; Smith, capt. T. r. n. 236; Sorell, It.-col. sir T. 247; St. Asaph, bishop of, 284; Stewart, P. M. 296; Stillingfleet, rev. H. A. 282; Stourton, lord, 302; Strathmore, earl, 281; Stuart, D. 280; Sutton, F. H. 256; Swale, col. R. 303; Sydenham, J. jun. 301; Sykes, lady, 255
Taddy, mrs. 280; Tagore, baboo D. 272; Talbot, J. 252; Talbot, lady, 247; Taylor, rt. hon. sir B. 294; Tegg, T. 252; Templetown, visct. 286; Thomond, marq. 279; Thomp- son, lady, 282; Tindal, sir N. C. 265; Toker, capt. T. R. 264; Tonna, mrs. 267; Trench, adm. hon. W. C. P. 275; Trenchard, W. T. D. 285; Trevelyan, sir J. 256; Tufnell, hon. mrs. 261; Turner, mrs. 304; Turner, sir E. 293
Ude, E. 249; Uniacke, N. F. 304 Vassall, capt. sir S. L. H. 258; Vavasour, C. 252
Wade, col. T. F. 301; Wakefield, capt. G. 238; Wakefield, D. 269; Waldegrave, earl of, 289; Walker, W. 286; Waller, T. G. 241; Wal- ton, rev. J. 251; Warburton, rev. R. E. 255; Ward, G. R. M. 256; Ward, R. P. 274; Weld, P. 250; West- minster, march. 300; Westwood, R 299; Wetherell, sir C. 276; Wel mrs. 234; Whithead, lady, White r.-adm. T. 297; Whitme 240; Whittingham, J. 279; W col. E. 248; Williams, sir Winchester, It.-col. R. 270 ton, dr.-entss. 296; Wode
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