Poetry.

Soon would the vine his wounds deplore , And yield her purple gifts no more ; Ah soon , erased from every grove Were Delia ' s name and Sfcrephou ' s love . No more those bowers might Sfci-ephon see , Where first he fondly gazed on thee ;

No more those beds of flowerets find , Which for thy charming brows he twined . Each wayward passion soon would tear His bosom , now so void of care ; And , when they left his ebbing vein , What , bufc insipid age , remain ?

Then mourn not the decrees of fate , That gave his life so short a date ; Anel I will join thy tenderest sighs , To think that youth so swiftly flies !

For A Bust Of Shakespeare.

FOR A BUST OF SHAKESPEARE .

AKENSIDE . 0 youths and virgins ! 0 declining eld ! 0 pale misfortune's slaves ! 0 ye , who dwell Unknown with humble quite ; ye , who wait In courts , or fill the golclen seat of kings ! 0 sons of sport and pleasure ! 0 thou wretch , That weep'st for jealous love , or the sore wounds

Of conscious guilt , or death ' s rapacious hand , Which left thee void of hope ' . 0 ye , who roam In exile ! ye who thought the embattled field Seek bright renown ; or who for nobler palms Contend , the leaders of a public cause ! Approach : behold this marble . Know ye not The features ? Hath not oft his faithful tongue Told you the fashion of your own estate

, The secrets of your bosom ? Here then , round His monument with reverence while ye stand , Say to each other : "This was Shakespeare ' s form ; " AVho walk'd in every path of human life , Felt every passion ; and to all mankind Doth now , will ever , that experience yield , Which his own genius only could acquire . "

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —The Queen and junior members of the Royal Family continue at Windsor . Her Majesty in some measure quitted her seclusion last week by visiting the Horticultural Gardens , whilst the fellows and their friends were present , but it is announced that her Majesty is not yet equal to public displays and receptions . The first Court of her Majesty was adjourned until to-day . The Prince and Princess of AVales are at

Sandringham . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OP LORDS on Tuesday Lord Donoughmore , alluding to the enlistment of several men at Cork for service on board the Federal corvette Kearsage , saiel the explanation offered by the captain of the ship was flatly contradicted by the depositions of the men themselves .

Lord Russell explained the steps he had taken in the matter , and , after some observations from Lord Derby and Clanricarde , the subject dropped . —In the course of a reply to some remarks made by Lord Clanricarde on the subject of the removal of British Consuls from the Confederate States , Lord Russell said he had endeavoured to devise some plan of supplying the place

of the Consuls for the protection of British subjects and their interests in the Confederate States , and had entered into communication with Mr . Mason for that purpose , but , as yet , there had been no result . On AVednesday the House gave judgment in the very important case of the Alexandra , and that

judgment is conclusive against the Crown . There were six law lords present , and who took part in the judgment . Of these , four were against the Crown , and only two in its favour . The Lord Chancellor himself headed the majority , and moved that the appeal be dismissed with costs . Lords Chelmsford , Kingsdown , and Sfc . Leonards took the same view . The minority was composed of Lord Cranwovth and Lord AVensleydale . The

appeal was dismissed with costs accordingly , and the owners of the Alexandra are now at liberty to proceed with the construction or to dispose of her in her present state . — The HOUSE OE COMMONS re-assembled on Monday night after the recess . Some business of no great importance having been transacted , Lord Palmerston , ' in reply to a question from Mr .

Bernal Osborne , stated that all the Powers who were parties to the Treaty of London , had accepted the proposal of a Conference on the affairs of fche Danish Duchies , but that no reply had yefc been received from the Germanic Diet . Mr . Sfcansfeld then rose from thc seat usually occupied by Mr . Bright , and announced that he had resigned the-office of Junior Lord

of the Admiralty . He defended his conduct at considerable length , and declared , upon his honour and conscience , that he never supplied money to Italians , except for charitable purposes ; bufc he felt that his presence on the Treasury benches was a source of embarrassment to the Government , and he had , therefore , taken the course " which any honourable man would take . "

Lord Palmerston expressed his own regret and that of his colleagues at losing the " efficient assistance" of Mr . Sfcansfeld , whose " great ability , untiring industry , perfect truthfulness , and unswerving integrity had , " he said , " endeared him to all who had come in contact with him . " He " repudiated with disdain" the charges which had been "basely" thrown out against tbe hon . gentleman , who attached as high an importance to the life of

the Emperor of tbe French as anyone could do . —Several votes for the naval service were agreed to ; and the Union Relief Aid Acts Continuance Bill was passeel through Committee . On Tuesday Mr . Ferrand gave notice of his intention to introduce a bill " to compensate the families of persons who are killed by boiler explosions in which there had been carelessness or neglect on the part of the owners . "—In reply to a cpiestion from Col .

Sykes , Mr . Layarel confirmed the announcement which has already been made public through the press , that one of the Federal Courts had ordered the release of the ship Saxon which was seized by the Vanderbill , near the Cape of Good Hope . — Lord R . Cecil asked Mr . Lowe whether he would " state the grounds upon which Mr . Morell has been dismissed from the

office of her Majesty's Inspector ; " bufc no reply appears to have been given to the question . —A resolution moved by Mr . Salomons , that all lands and buildings used and occupied for public purposes should be assessed to local rates , was rejected by a majority of 22 . On AVednesday , Mr . Dillwyn gave notice of his intention to put a question to the Government in

reference to the bombardment of Sonderburg by tbe Prussians . —Mr . Black withdrew his Copyright Bill , and obtained leave to bring in another bill for the consolidation and amendment of the acts relating to this subject . —Mr . Laird ' s bill for the more efficient testing of the chain cables anel anchors used in the merchant service passed through Committee with several

amendments . —The measure introduced by Mr . Locke for amending the course of produce in the Jersey Courts was read a second time ; but Sir George Grey having announced that the local Parliament intended to deal with the subject , the committal of the bill was postponed for a month . GENERAL HOME NEAVS . —The mortality of the metropolis is again on the increase . The total number of deaths last week rose to 1679 , which is 152 more than the registered average of