"'Tween man and man, they weight not every stamp;
Though light, take pieces for the figure's sake."
And that the mere form of a proverb often affords some indication of its age and climate, even where the matter is spurious. I have a large MS. collection of English proverbs by me, from which I doubt not I shall be able to extract some few which have never yet been admitted into any published collection. Of these at some future time.
C. Mansfield Ingleby.
Birmingham.
[We shall be happy to do all in our power to carry out this very excellent suggestion.—Ed. "N. & Q.">[
MR. JUSTICE TALFOURD.
The noble sentiments uttered by Justice Talfourd in his last moments gave a charm to his sudden death, and shed a hallowed beauty about the painfully closing scenes of this great man. I want them to have a niche in "N. & Q.," and along with them a passage from his beautiful tragedy of Ion, which may be considered as a transcript of those thoughts which filled his mind on the very eve of quitting the high and honourable duties of his earthly course. It forcibly illustrates the loving soul, the kind heart, and the amiable character of this deeply lamented judge.
After speaking of the peculiar aspect of crime in that part of the country where he delivered his last charge, he goes on to say: