Poetry.

Poetry .

THOUGHTS ON THE BEAUTIFUL . Suggested to the mind oftlic Writer by perusing on article bearing the above title in the FREEAIASOXS' MAGAZINE , April 1 th , 1 S 66 . Sweet are the joys of country life To one whose thoughtful mind , In quitting dissipation ' s strife , Can heav ' nly pleasures find . " "

For , as we watch the changing face Which Nature ever shows , How often are we led to trace The mercies God bestows . We feel that He is present where Each op'ning fiowret blooms ; His hand hath form'd those blossoms fair ,

Hath shed those rich perfumes . Is there not beauty in each scene The Seasons bring to view ; In Winter ' s frost , in Summer's green , In Heav'n ' s delicious blue ' ¦ 0 ! sweet it is to contemplate Our great Creator ' s works ;

Though dark may be our earthly fate , If scepticism lurks . In bosoms that have throbb'd with grief ; Oh ! gaze upon the sod , Oil ! gaze around and feel relief , To know there is a God . Look upward t ' wards the starry sky

, As eve gives place to night ; Look upward t ' wards His home on high , So beauteous and so bright . Then can ' st thou doubt that He will bless The children of His love ; That He will soothe their deep distress With solace from above .

Be patient therefore , not alone Thy pilgrimage is pass'd ; Thy prayers will reach Jehovah's throue , And hope will dawn at last . Receive the blessings He hath lent To cheer thee day by day , As mercies , in His goodness sent To guide thee in His way . T . J . SWAIK

Lines On The Late Lamented Death Of Leopold King Of The Belgiums.

LINES ON THE LATE LAMENTED DEATH OF LEOPOLD KING OF THE BELGIUMS .

Br T . J . SAVAE * . Thou has left this world of sorrow , thine holy rest is won . Thy task on earth is fiuish'd , thy Master's work is clone ; The great Creator ' s mandates thou ever has obeyed , And faithfully have striven thy fellow-men to aid . Thine early life resembled a rosebud nipp'd in bloom , Thy wife and babe were taken to slumber 'neath the tomb

, Yet One above sustain'd thee- —and when that trial was o'er Assuaged thy grief with blessings which cheered thy lot once more . We mourn thy loss , royal brother— 'tis ever hard to part With one whose Christian virtues endeared him to each heart , For erring human nature too frequently is blind , And tears will flow in sorrow ere ive can be resigu'd .

Yet God afflicts in mercy—it is by His command We grieve o ' er sad bereavements , and feel His chast ' niiig hand ; Each grievous dispensation that rends with pain the breast Is sent in loving kindness our faith in Him to test .

Lines On The Late Lamented Death Of Leopold King Of The Belgiums.

He knows each pang we suffer , and if His grace we seek , Will send us consolation , and dry the mourner ' s cheek ; Though all on earth forsake us , the Cross will still endure Through every tribulation—His promises are sure . So we Avill pray for solace , and He will hear our prayer—Will in His mercy teach us that each fresh trial we bear Should raise our thoughts to heaven , and guide our hopes to Him Whose never-changing kindness no suffering can dim .

Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending May 19th, 1866.

MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 19 TH , 1866 .

Monday , May 14 th . — EOYAL GEOGBAHIICAL SOCIETY / , at 8 . 30 . Tuesday , May loth . —IxsTinraox or CIVIL ENGINEERS , at 8 . Wednesday , May 16 th . —SOCIETY OI ? ARTS , at 8 . Thursday , May 17 th . —CHEMICAL SOCIETY , at 8 . Friday , May ISth . —EOYAL TJXIIED SERVICE INSIITUTIOS ' , at 3 .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE COURT . —The Queen Avent out in the grounds on the morning of the 2 nd inst ., accompanied by Princess Helena and Prince Arthur , and drove in the afternoon with Princess Helena . The Queen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice , left Osborne on the 3 rd inst ., at a quarter past two and arrived at Wiudsor Castle a quarter before six o ' clock . The Queen

with Princess Helena walked and drove in the grounds on the 4 th inst . Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice also walked aud drove . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena , arrived in London on the 5 th inst . Her Majesty travelled by special train on the Great Western Railway to Paddington , and from thence drove to

Buckingham Palace , escorted by a detachment of the 14 th Hussars . In attendance were Lady Churchill , the Hon . Emily Cathcart , Lord Alfred Paget , and Colonel the Hon , A . Hardinge . Mr . Claudet , photographer to the Queen , has had the honour of submitting to her Majesty the cabinet size photographic portrait of Mr . G . Peabody , taken a few days before his departure for America . Her Majesty the Queen , Avith Princess Helena , arrived

at the Castle from Buckingham Palace on the 5 th inst . at a quarter before seven o ' clock . Lady Churchill , the Hon . Emily Cathcart , the Hon . Florence Seymour , Lord Alfred Paget , and Colonel the Hon . A . Hardinge , Avere in attendance . The Queen , with their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Prince Leopold , and the ladies and gentlemen in waiting , attended

divine service on the Gth iiist . in the private chapel . The Hon . and Rev . Francis Byng preached the sermon . The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace on the afternoon of the 5 th hist . The Queen drove out on the afternoon of the 6 th inst . accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena , and attended by Lady Churchill . Her Majesty , accompanied by Princess

Helena , walked and drove in the grounds on the 7 th inst . Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice also went out walking . The Queen , with Princess Helena , drove out on the afternoon of the 7 th inst ., and drove in the grounds on the 8 th instant , attended by Lady Churchill . Their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice also walked and drove in the

Home Park . His Royal Highness Prince Alfred , attended by the Hon . B . Yorke , arrived at the Castle . The Queen went out in the grounds on the afternoon of the Sth instant , and again