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instigated by dire revenge, went groping about his apartment in search of one musquito, which had been singing in his half-dreaming ear, and occasionally giving him a nip, for many weary hours in succession. At length he discovered his victim reposing indolently on the wall, by the side of the looking-glass, his body distended with his sanguinary spoils. He murdered the predatory rascal on the spot!—and never after did he forget the exultant savage expression which his face presented, as he caught its reflection in the mirror. Concentrated hate, glutted revenge, glared from his eye and purpled his compressed lips. He had 'done the deed! Here is a 'song' put into the mouth (or bill) of a musquito by some western wag, which has tickled our fancy even as the singer has often tickled our ears:

'IN a summer's night I take my flight

To where fair maidens repose;

And when they slumber sweet and sound,
I bites them on the nose!

The warm red blood that tints their cheeks
To me is precious dear,

For 'tis my delight to buzz and bite,
In the season of the year.

When I get my fill, I wipe my bill,
And sound my tiny horn;

And off I fly to the mountains high,
Ere breaks the golden morn.

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'But at eve I sally forth again

To tickle the sleepless ear;
For 'tis my delight to buzz and bite,
In the season of the year.

'On the chamber wall about I crawl,
Till the landlord goes to bed;
Then my bugle I blow, and down I go
To light upon his head.

'OI love to see the fellow slap,
And I laugh to hear him sneer;
For 'tis my delight to buzz and bite,
In the season of the year.'

THE clever sketch of The Religious Horse-Jockey,' (which is a little too free-andeasy' in its style to warrant its insertion in this Magazine,) reminds us of Mr. IRVING'S character of Aunt BARBARA,' in his capital story of RALPH RINGWOOD.' If any thing went wrong, the old woman would take it to heart, and sit in her room and cry; until a few chapters in the Bible would quiet her spirits, and make all calm again. The Bible in fact was her constant resort whenever she was vexed. She opened it indiscriminately; and whether she chanced among the lamentations of JEREMIAH, the canticles of SOLOMON, or the rough enumeration of the tribes in Deuteronomy, a chapter was a chapter, and operated like balm to her soul. How many good people' read the Holy Book in a similar manner!... OUR contemporary, the Broadway Journal,' speaking of 'Eothen,' and 'there about especially' of its authenticity, which it appears has been doubted by persons who knew nothing of the matter, says: It has been attributed to a barrister named TREVILIAN, and we have no doubt that it is a perfectly true book.' The Journal' is mistaken in its impression as to the true paternity of the work. Our correspondent at Constantinople, in a recent letter to us, observes: Allow me to recommend to you a book lately published, written by a Mr. WHITE. It describes Constantinople better than any work I have ever seen.' The work alluded to is 'Eothen.' . SOAP, it is most likely, would be regarded by the million as inferior to the stars or the elements, as a theme for poetry. Let all such however perpend the following, which is only a fair specimen of the advertising rhymes that one encounters now-a-days in the public journals:

'SHE wore a face of pimples
The night that first we met;
And though her chin had dimples.
And her hair was black as jet,

Yet her color wanted clearness,

And her eye that ray of hope

That all can have, who use a cake

Of JONES's Chemical Soap.

...

'And once again I met her

No pimples now were there;

But her face was clear and beautiful,
And her neck was white and fair;
And standing by her side was one
She sought, and not in vain,
To use a cake of JONES's Soap
And ease her mind from pain!'

What lady can hereafter sing 'She wore a Wreath of Roses,' without thinking of JONES, and eke of soap?'. . THE paper upon the Received Laws of Planetary Motion' may possibly startle some of our scientific readers; but they will find, we think, that our correspondent propounds certain queries which it will require some little reflection, and a new argument or two, satisfactorily to answer. If the objections advanced to the received theory of planetary motion can be sustained by sound or even plausible arguments, it is incumbent upon the advocates of that theory to explain certain ascertained and universally

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admitted facts that seem to conflict directly with its truth; such for instance as the uniform and rapid rotary motion of the sun, and of all the planets and their satellites belonging to the system. Astronomers, how eminent soever they may be, are liable to mistakes. Lord Rosse's new telescope has already exposed two or three long-received errors in relation to the nebule of the far-heavens, which are now distinctly resolved into stars of various Remarkable discoveries have been made in the moon by the magnitudes and distances. vast instrument to which we have alluded. An eminent astronomer gives it as his opinion, that under favorable circumstances of atmosphere, etc., an edifice no larger than a common dwelling-house may be easily seen in that orb! We shall hear more of these wonderful THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN will receive some developments hereafter. attention at our hands in our next number. When all our contemporaries are pouncing upon the exhibition, to say their say' at the earliest moment, it may not be amiss for one periodical to wait for an opportunity to say a few words touching the pictures, when there is nobody else talking about them, and when a long 'silence' may seem to give con'A Frenchman Learning English' involves several very ancient jokes, and is moreover unjust in its implication of Gallic awkwardness.' Gallic awkwardness! We should like an Englishman or an American to compose any thing in the French language, after a limited residence in Paris, to compare with the sonorous English written by Professor GOURAUD, in his late work on Phreno-Mnemotechny. Let our correspondent read pages 448, 452, and 468, and he will obtain an inkling of Gallic awkwardness' in conquering the English vernacular. By the by, we are not surprised to learn that the first large edition of Professor GoURAUD's valuable work is nearly exhausted, and that a second 'We told you so.'.・・・ THE Editor hereof is is in progress of preparation for the press. preparing a volume for the press, which in its externals will be all that could be desired, to be entitled 'Old Knick.'s Table-Book, or the Omissions and Commissions, Fore-thoughts and After-thoughts of the last Fifteen Years.' Friends! there will be cherished fancies which to us have been pleasant; many matters which have made us smile, and some that have made us weep; memories of the past, and hopes of the future; in the compass of that little volume. 'An' you love us,' signify to your nearest book-seller, and all your acquaintances, that our little book may be ordered of Messrs. BURGESS, STRINGER AND COMPANY by and by. Will our brother-editors of the public press oblige us by announcWE have bestowed, as directed, the paper entitled 'Nil ing Old Knick.'s Own?'. Admirari Critics.' In one instance, at least, we recognize a passage of faintly-disguised personality, which would at once be detected and applied. If there be such persons in MESSRS. reality as our correspondent depicts, they are their own sufficient punishment. They who can please nobody are less to be pitied than those whom nobody can please. BURGESS, STRINGER AND COMPANY, have published the first volume of a Library of Select Literature,' under the supervision of the EDITOR of this Magazine, entitled, "The The volume here referred to contains two hundred and Knickerbocker Sketch-Book.' and fifty pages; is printed upon fine, thick paper, and with large, clear, open types; and It is retailed at fifty cents a copy. The following are bound in neat and tasteful covers. the contents: The First Locomotive;' The First Locomotive at the Rocky Mountains, by WASHINGTON IRVING; The Blank-Book of a Country School-Master, by HENRY W. LONGFELLOW; The Early Experiences of RALPH RINGWOOD, by WASHINGTON IRVING; Story of the Skeleton in Armor, by LONGFELLOW; Peter Cram, or the Row at Tinnecum; a Sketch of Long-Island; Guests from Gibbet-Island, a Legend of Communipaw, by WASHINGTON IRVING; Childhood, (a noble essay;) The Iron Foot-Step, by JOHN WATERS; Mountjoy, or Some Passages out of the Life of a Castle-Builder, by GEOFFREY CRAYON; and The Married Man's Eye. Reader, you will like this volume. There are several reasons why you will like it - why it cannot but be to you a pleasant companion. In the first place, it has abundant variety; and in the next place, the matters that form that variety are the very best of their kind, and from several of the most popular writers known in the United States. Try fifty-cents' worth' of our first venture' on the great ocean of liteThe favors of correspondents will be noticed in our next.

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THE KNICKERBOCKER is one of the best, and it is the oldest, of our Magazines. In one respect at least it seems to be superior to all others: when its contributors happen to be dull, you are always sure to find something to compensate you in the lively gossip of the Editor. The Editor's Table' presents as excellent a Salmagundi as ever was hashed.- Bryant's N. Y. Evening Post.

'WE yesterday spent a good two hours overlooking the dainty pages of the KNICKERBOCKER, for the new year. It is now become the standard magazine, and maintains a higher rank, by far, than any other purely literary monthly in the country.'- Louisville (Ky.) Journal.

THE KNICKERBOCKER is uniformly marked by elegance and good taste, and its pages present a better literary miscellany than those of any other monthly. Its place could by no means be supplied by any other Magazine of the day. It is universally known as having enlisted pens of the most distinguished and gifted literary men of this country, and as enjoying, abroad as well as at home, the widest and most flattering popularity. The Editor's Table presents a monthly mélange of the utmost interest, and often exceeding in amount the entire contents of other Magazines.' In typographical elegance it has no rival among American Magazines. It eschews engravings, and therein does wisely: for this matter has been sadly overdone by almost every other Magazine. Its great merit lies in the ability, grace and polished elegance of its writers, who have uniformly been from the very foremost authors, both in Europe and America. Those who have read it, will recollect that during the last year it has had original papers from IRVING, MONTGOMERY, and WORDSWORTH, beside a great number from regular contributors of admirable abilities. Its contents have also a variety, which is always no less attractive than higher qualities, though it is possessed by few of the popular monthlies of the day. The number for April is already on our table, filled to the brim with the choicest contributions and the most amusing Gossip.' It is one of the very few Magazines that constantly grow better as they grow older. The Editor's department comprises thirty pages, printed in fine clear type, ard containing a more agreeable miscellany than we meet in any other periodical. The March number, which we accidentally omitted to notice, was still richer in this department. We agree most cordially with the remark of the Boston Post, that the KNICKFRBOCKER grows better with every successive number.-N. Y. Courier and Enquirer.

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