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death's doings.

our legs during the whole time, the sameness nowbecame tedious, and wc left the Court a littlebefore the sports of the day were brought to aclose.

The impressions made upon my mind by thenovelty of the spectacle remained for some time;and, in the reflections which followed, I clearlyconvinced myself that, whether it elevated or de-graded the national character—whether it gave toEnglishmen true courage or ferocity—still it wasnot an amusement suited to my " fancy." Butso much has been said, and so ably said, bothfor and against the " manly science," that I darenot trust myself in delivering an opinion uponthat which, while it has found advocates andpatrons even among the most distinguished of oursenators, has been denounced by others as ablackguard and vicious pastime, calculated notonly to check the growth of all that is amiablein the human heart, but to sink man below thelevel of a brute.

A Querist.