prosperity of Hazlewood; he is himself a barrister in considerable practice, and of some standing, I believe; but he takes a strong paternal interest in it, all his brothers (who are accomplished young men, I believe) being engaged in it. They have already had one shock to stand: a certain Mr. Place, a Jacobin friend of the School till just now, having taken the pet with it--and removed his sons. Now this Mr. Place, who was formerly a tailor--leather-breeches maker and habit-maker,--having made a fortune and finished his studies,--is become an immense authority as a political and reforming head with Bentham, etc., as also with the _Westminster Review_, in which quarter he is supposed to have the weight of nine times nine men; whence, by the way, in the "circles" of the booksellers, the Review has got the name of the _Breeches Review_.' ... [The writer then passes on to details of his own plans and prospects, and thus concludes.] 'I beg my kind regards to Mrs. Wilson and my young friends, whom I remember with so much interest as I last saw them at Elleray.--I am, my dear Wilson, 'Very affectionately yours, 'THOMAS DE QUINCEY.' * * * * * In approaching the consideration of other papers said, in various quarters (with some show of authority) to have been written by DE QUINCEY, it was necessary to act with extreme care. One was a painstaking list on the whole, but very inaccurate as regards certain contributions attributed to DE QUINCEY in _Blackwood_. I have had the kind aid of MESSRS. BLACKWOOD in examining the archives of _Maga_ to settle the points in question. I was puzzled by some papers in _The London Magazine_ set down as DE QUINCEY'S contributions in a memorandum said to have been furnished by MESSRS. TAYLOR and HESSEY, its Publishers. The _Blackwood_ blunders made me very sceptical. There was one story in particular--the long droll one of _Mr. Schnackenberger; or, Two Masters to one Dog_, about which I remained in doubt. I had a faint recollection that one day DE QUINCEY dwelt on the merits of 'JUNO,' and owned the story when he was discussing 'bull-dogs.'