Far on in summers that we shall not see:
Peace, it is a day of pain
For one about whose patriarchal knee
Late the little children clung:
O peace, it is a day of pain
For one, upon whose hand and heart and brain
Once the weight and fate of Europe hung.
Ours the pain, be his the gain!
More than is of man's degree
Must be with us, watching here
At this, our great solemnity.
Whom we see not we revere.
We revere, and we refrain
From talk of battles loud and vain,
And brawling memories all too free
For such a wise humility
As befits a solemn fane;
We revere, and while we hear
The tides of Music's golden sea
Lifted up in heart are we,
Until we doubt not that for one so true
There must be other nobler work to do
Than when he fought at Waterloo,
And Victor he must ever be.
For tho' the Giant Ages heave the hill
And break the shore, and evermore
Make and break, and work their will;
Tho' worlds on worlds in myriad myriads rol
Round us, each with different powers,
And other forms of life than ours,
What know we greater than the soul?
On God and Godlike men we build our trust.
Hush, the Dead March sounds in the people's ears:
The dark crowd moves: and there are sobs and tears:
The black earth yawns: the mortal disappears;
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust;
gone who seem'd so great.
Gone; but nothing can bereave him
Of the force he made his own
Being here, and we believe him
Something far advanced in State,
And that he wears a truer crown
Than any wreath that man can weave him.
But speak no more of his renown,
Lay your earthly fancies down,
And in the vast cathedral leave him.
God accept him, Christ receive him.
VERSES DELIVERED TO THE EARL OF SOMERSETT,
(By Ben Jonson.—Recently discovered.*)
To the Most Noble and above his Titles, Robert, Earle of Somerset :—
THEY are not those, are present wth theyr face,
And clothes, and guifts, that only do thee grace
At these thy nuptials; but, whose heart and thought
Do wayte upon thee; and theyr Loue not bought,
Such weare true Wedding robes, and are true Freindes,
That bid, God give thee ioy and haue no endes
W'h I do, early, vertuous Somerset,
And pray, thy ioys as lasting bee, as gret.
Not only this, but euery day of thine,
With the same looke, or wth a better shine,
May she whom thou for spouse today dost take
Out-bee yt Wife, in worth, thy freind did make :
And thou to her, that Husband, may exalt
Hymens amends, to make it worth his fault.
So be there neuer discontent, or sorrow
To rise wth eyther of you, on the morrow.
So be yo'r Concord, still, as deepe as mute;
And euery ioy in mariage, turne a fruite.
So may thy Mariage-Pledges', comforts proue:
And euery birth encrease the heate of Love.
So in theyr number may you neuer see
Mortality, till you a mortall bee.
And when your yeares rise more, than would be told
Yet neyther of you seeme to th' other old.
That all, yt view you then, and late may say,
Sure this glad payre were maried but this day.
* An account of the discovery of these lines will be found in the CHRONICLE, p. 31.
[N.B. The figures within Crotchets refer to the History.]
ACCIDENTS-Fatal gas-lamp explosion,
3; Mr. Cumming and son drowned
at Matlock, 7; explosions of powder-
magazines, 10; colliery explosions at
Ringley, Trimdon Pit, Holywell
Level, Thornyhurst Colliery, 12;
singular accident with a cannon at
Woolwich, 16; the Holmfirth cata-
strophe, 17 and 477; extraordinary
accident at the Pavilion, Brighton,
18; shameful trick with detonating
powder, 23; explosion of boiler at
Oldham, 27; on London and North
Western Railway at Kilburn Bridge,
40; on South Western Railway at
Bishopstoke, 40; colliery explosion
near Wigan, twelve persons killed,
72; fatal colliery explosions - at
Hepburn Colliery 22 persons killed,
near Aderdare 65 persons killed,
near Preston 36 killed, at Gwend-
raeth Vale Colliery 27 persons
drowned, 73; on the Shropshire
Union Railway, 80; at the Liverpool
Corn Exchange, 83; fatal balloon
ascent at Manchester, Mr. Goulston
killed, 83; at the Baths and Wash-
houses, Oxford, 84; explosion of a
shell at Portsmouth, 88; at Black-
wall, by upsetting ladle of molten
iron, 93; terrific accidents to steam-
boats in America, 101; numerous
accidents by drowning, 101; dread-
ful railway accidents-at Burnley,
several persons killed, 102; near
Stockton-on-Tees, Mr. Grainger
killed, 103; at the Ashford Station,
South-Eastern Railway, 104; London
and North Western Railway, Hamp-
ton Station, and at Crewe, 105; at
the Bolton Station, Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway, 106; on the
Thames, several persons drowned,
107;
dreadful omnibus accident near
Otley, 121; several persons killed by
lightning, 126; soldier killed at
target-practice, 134; accidents during
the great floods, 135, 184, 198, 212;
accident to a balloon party, 147; fall
of two houses in Seven Dials, 149;
deaths by lightning, 149; on the
Accidents-continued.
Bristol and Exeter Railway, near
Taunton, 151; near Sheffield, 151;
near Leighton, London and Birming
ham Railway, 152; on Scotch rail-
ways, 152; fatal accident to a life-
boat off Lytham, 153; two on the
South-Eastern Railway, on the Great
Northern, and near Broomsgrove,
157; at the Portobello Station, North
British Railway--Scotch law on the
subject, 167; fatal accident in the
Zoological Gardens by the bite of a
serpent, 172; numerous railway col-
lisions at the Camden Town Sta-
tion, at the Redhill Station, at the
Heyford Station, 179; three men
buried alive near Sheffield, 186;
bursting of a reservoir at Bury, 203;
collision at the Harrow Station, North
Western Railway, 207; terrible col-
liery accidents-at Shortwood Col-
liery, at the Elsecar Pit, Bristol, 213;
return of railway accidents in 1851
and 1852, 214.
ACTS, LIST OF, 15 & 16 VICT.-Public
General Acts, 426; Local and Per-
sonal Acts, declared public, 429;
Private Acts printed, 437; Private
Acts not printed, 438.
AMAZON-Destruction of the mail steam-
ship Amazon by fire in the Bay of
Biscay, dreadful loss of life and
suffering of the survivors, 4; RE-
MARKABLE OCCURRENCES, 462.
Antiquities-Discovery of an embalmed
body in the crypt of St. Stephen's
Chapel, 10; discovery of an ancient
sally-port of Windsor Castle, 30; dis-
covery of an unknown poem by Ben
Jonson, 31; discoveries at Athens,
122; sale of Mr. Borrell's collection
of coins and antiquities, 131; dis-
coveries of embalmed bodies at
Newnham Regis, 155.
BANKRUPTS, TABLE OF, 456.
BIRKENHEAD-Fearful wreck of H.M.
troop-ship Birkenhead, with loss of
438 lives, 28; REMARKABLE OCCUR-
RENCES, 469.
Burglaries and Robberies-Prevalence
of system of "garotte" robberies at
Hull, Sheffield, Glasgow, 78; im-
pudent plunder of a Cambridge
undergraduate, 87; swindling at
Dover, 89; curious swindling, por-
trait-borrowing, 112; robbery at
Aldborough, 114; outrage and rob-
bery at Bradford, 129; gold piracy
at Melbourne, 141; daring burglary
in Monmouthshire, 182.
BURMAH-A war breaks out with the
Burmese its causes and origin,
[278]; interference of Commodore
Lambert, and its insulting reception,
[279]; demands of the Governor-
General, [280]; description of the
city of Rangoon, [282]; Rangoon
and Martaban taken by the British,
[283]; Bassein taken, [286]; Captain
Tarleton ascends the river and takes
Prome, [287]; Rangoon visited by
the Governor-General, [287]; second
expedition to Prome, which is taken,
[288]; successful expedition against
Pegu, which is taken, and the pro-
vince annexed, [289]; alleged want
of activity in the operations, [292].
CANADA-Opening of the Canadian
Parliament, and speech of the Go-
vernor-General, [292].
Clare Election, disturbances at; fatal
conflict at Six-mile Bridge, 112.
Colliery Explosions and Accidents-At
Ringley, Trimdon Pit, Holywell
Level, and Thornyhurst Colliery, 12;
near Wigan, twelve persons killed,
72; at Hepburn Colliery, 22 persons
killed, near Aberdare, 65 persons
killed, near Preston, 36 persons killed,
at Gwendraeth Vale Colliery, 27 per-
sons drowned, 73; at Shortwood Col-
liery, Elsecar Pit, Bristol, 213.
CORN, HAY, STRAW, CLOVER,
BUTCHER'S MEAT-Average Prices of,
455.
Death of the Duke of Wellington. (See
WELLINGTON, Duke of.)
DEATHS-Abercrombie, lord, 285; Ache-
son, lady, 268; Adams, G. 289;
Adams, mrs. 281; Addison, major-
gen. T. F. 329; Airey, hon. lady, 281;
Airy, miss E. 285; Alexander, mrs.
M. 275; Alford, rev. H. 312; Allan,
mrs. Q. M. 281; Allen, capt. J. J.
253; Allen, I. W. 302; Anderson,
rev. C. 257; Angelo, H. 319; Ansley,
J. F. 266; Armstrong, ensign, 272;
Deaths-continued.
Arney, mrs. C. 284; Arnold, S. J. 300;
Askew, rev. H. 339; Austen, adm. C.
J. 318.
Baden, grand-duke of, 274; Bagot,
mrs. F. 274; Baillie, mrs. E. 286;
Baird, sir D. 251; Baker, rev. T. T.
274; Balfour, mrs. 251; Ballantine,
W. 334; Barker, J. 325; Barlow, J.
317; Barron, lady Winston, 333;
Bateman, lieut. J. W. 274; Bayley,
lady S. 283; Bayley, lieut. C. B. 278;
Beauvais, M. 294; Benett, J. 314;
Bennett, comm. J. C. 303; Bennett,
mrs. 270; Bent, F. H. 286; Benthall,
J. 284; Berens, H. 281; Beresford,
miss S. F. 308; Berners, ven. archd.
253; Berry, miss M. 330; Berry, W.
247; Betham, miss M. M. 313; Bid-
well, T. 276; Blake, adm. W. 326;
Blane, A. W. 326; Blundell, capt.
274; Bonham, mrs. I. 285; Bonham,
mrs. A. 296; Bonomi (three children),
272; Booth, It. A. H. 257; Boothby,
F. G. 324; Borrell, H. P. 315; Borth-
wick, P. 338; Bosanquet, mrs. M.
304; Botelar, mrs. M. 323; Bourchier,
adm. H. 319; Boucher, C. 272; Bour-
chier, mrs. 255; Bourne, H. 321;
Bouverie, lieut.-gen. sir H. F. 329;
Bowen, mrs. T. B. 268; Boyland,
ensign, 257; Boyle, lady L. G. 320;
Bouverie, hon. mrs. 284; Brady, lieut.
W. H. 251; Brereton, mrs. M. 313;
Brereton, major R. 298; Breton, J.
F. 266; Bridges, comm. J. H. 329;
Briggs, adm. sir T. 334; Brisbane,
lady Anne, 254; Brise, J. R. 313;
Brodie, capt. H. 266; Brodie, W.
257; Brodrick, hon. mrs. A. 276;
Brooke, miss M. A. 275; Brough,
mrs. (Annie Romer), 254; Brown,
capt. sir S. 266; Brown, mrs. C. 282;
Browne, major S. 280; Bruce, dr.
339; Bruen, col. H. 325; Brymer,
archd. W. J. 302; Buchanan, G. 324;
Buller, comm. T. W. 324; Bund, H.
T. 302; Burke, T. W. A. H. 270;
Burnaby, col. J. D. 283; Burne, rev.
C. 313; Burney, M. C. 322; Burns,
R. 254; Burrell, hon. W. 296; Bur-
ton, L. A. 255; Butler, major, 338.
Cadogan, hon. mrs. 254; Calder,
mrs. J. 281; Campbell, lady, 333;
Campbell, major-gen. W. 284; Car-
bery, dow. lady, 258; Carew, J. P.
265; Carew, mrs. 266; Carey, gen. P.
285; Castlemaine, dow. viscountess,
325; Cathcart, miss G. M. 284; Caton,
mrs. E. K. 268; Carpenter, J. 269;
Carr, A. M. 311; Carrothers, capt.
262; Cartwright, R. N. 272; Caru-
thers, dr. 282; Caulfeild, major-gen.
325; Caunter, rev. J. H. 248; Chap-
man, A. 274; Chapman, rev. dr. 323;
Charlewood, lieut.-col. B. 333; Chase,
dr. (bishop of Illinois), 321; Cham-
pagné, lady D. 261; Chenevix, G.
269; Chermside, lady, 298; Children,
J. G. 248; Chilton, G. 325; Clark,
Tierney, 312; Clark, J. 275; Clay,
hon. H. 286; Clement, W. 253; Clif-
ton, sir Juckes, 314; Clinton, H. F.
323; Cochrane, J. G. 280; Cochrane,
col. J. J. 253; Cockburn, A. 319;
Cockburn, major-gen. sir J. 258;
Codrington, C. B. 319; Colby, major-
gen. T. 314; Coleridge, mrs. Sara,
276; Collingwood, mrs. M. A. 257;
Collyer, mrs. C. 289; Colston, W. H.
324; Colville, lady, 283; Corbet,
lady, 251; Cornwallis, earl, 282;
Coulthurst, mrs. 255; Courtenay,
lady E. 286; Coventry, hon. J. 282;
Cowper, E. 320; Crabbe, mrs. S. 298;
Cradock, col. S. 257; Crewe, miss,
251; Cripps, R. 255; Croker, col. W.
299; Crowther, H. 339; Cruttenden,
col. C. 266; Cullimore, I. 272.
Dalrymple, J. 276; Daly, lady H.
264; Daubeny, rev. A. A. 285; Dau-
beny, mrs. E. I. 285; Daniell, R. 298;
Darling, H. H. 284; Davis, lieut.-
col. 274; Davies, Scrope, 282; Daw-
kins, H. 325; Dealtry, mrs. 265;
Deane, capt. W. 320; De Bardelin,
gen. 279; De Bolleville, mrs. 289;
De Chair, rev. F. 313; Decies, lady,
265; De la Tour de Blaire, dowager
countess, 251; Delamere, lady, 301;
De Montigny, m. Lucas, 262; Den-
man, lady, 286; Dennet, J. 289; Den-
mark, dow. queen of, 267; De Reede
Ginkle, lady M. 284; De Tojal, count
(Oliveira), 255; De Trafford, lady,
323; De Trafford, sir T. J. 329; De
Winton, 330; Dinorben, lord, 256;
Dinorben, lord, 317; Dixon, mrs. E.
326; Dodd, rev. P. S. 268; Dods-
worth, major J. S. 280; Dollond, G.
281; Domville, C. C. 266; Donald-
son, lieut. Q. 272; Doran, lieut.-gen.
273; D'Orsay, count A. 276; Dottin,
A. R. 284; Dowdeswell, G. 255;
Downie, sir A. M. 255; Downing, A.
J. 304; Downman, lieut.-gen. sir T.
299; Drake, T. T. 268; Driver, E.
323; Drummond, lieut.-col. J. G.
251; Drummond, miss H. E. 339;
Duke, rev. E. 303; Dumergue, C.
274; Dunbar, T. 283; Dundas, hon.
Deaths-continued.
miss, 273; Dundas, mrs. M. 265;
Dundas, hon. mrs. E. 266; Dunkeld,
bishop of (Torry), 317; Duncuft, J.
293; Dunsany, lord, 272; Dynevor,
lord, 272.
Eichstadt, prince of, 326; Eldridge,
hon. R. B. 311; Eldon, countess of,
330; Ellis, mrs. E. G. 268; Elsmere,
comm. C. 313; Empson, prof. 334;
Erskine, lady C. 261; Evans, comm.
R. 275; Excelmans, marshal, 291.
Fairlie, sir J. C. 261; Falmouth,
earl of, 303; Fane, N. 265; Fazaker-
ley, J. N. 290; Feilding, dowager
viscountess, 251; Fellowes, —, 317;
Fenwicke, J. M. 255; Fielding, J.
295; Fielden, J. 281; Finden, W.
311; Fisher, adm. W. 313; Fitzgerald,
lady, 278; Fitzgerald, J. 266; Fitz-
Roy, mrs. M. H. 270; Foote, mrs.
C. A. 330; Forbes, comm. F. E. 268;
Forbes, sir C. 282; Forbes, sir C. F.
267; Forester, major Weld, 311;
Forrest, R. 339; Forster, F. 273;
Fothergill, R. 317; Foulis, lady, 284;
Fox, W. L. 284; Francis, lady, 284;
Franks, sir J. 251; Fraser, lieut.-gen.
H. 313; French, dr., + bishop of Kil-
macduagh, 289; Fust, right hon. sir
H. J. 257.
Gabb, mrs. M. A. 282; Gant, lieut.-
col. J. C. 334; Garden, Col. W. 293;
Gardiner, major J. 285; Gardiner,
comm. Allen F. 247; Gardner, capt.
E. C. 330; Gay, J. J. 251; Gilbert,
R. 258; Gisborne, T. 290; Glassford,
miss E. 279; Godolphin, lady, 324;
Goold, lady C. 325; Gordon, D. 264;
Goulett, capt. C. 299; Goulston, J.
284; Gourgaud, baron, 293; Gradon,
col. G. 254; Graham, lady, 265; Gra-
ham, sir R. 254; Graham, sir S. 311;
Grainger, T. 292; Granger, T. C. 299;
Grant, major gen. J. 270; Grant, gen.
sir W. K. 278; Grant, lady, 330;
Grant, lieut.-gen. sir L. 254; Grant,
lady, 282; Granville, mrs. M. 330;
Grey, hon. W. B. 265; Griffin, J. 276;
Guest, sir J. J. 331; Gunning, comm.
O. G. S. 278; Gwynne, J. 266; Gwyther,
mrs. 265.
Haiusselin, D. F. 306; Halcomb,
serjeant, 325; Hale, W. 257; Halford,
mrs. M. 281; Hamilton, duke of,
301; Hamilton, lady, 254; Hamilton,
lady J. D. 265, Hamilton, miss A.
318; Hampden, R. D. 279; Hanna,
rev. S. 276; Harlowe, mrs. 251;
Harry, J. 264; Hartopp, rev. W. E.
315; Harvey, his excellency sir J.
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