ast of his cartoons. It will be found in vol. xlvii. (1864), and is
labelled _The Weinbrunnen Schwalbach_, and among the company drinking
the waters he has introduced the late Emperor Louis, the late King of
Italy, the late Pope, and other notable political personages. The light
esteem in which he held everything French is notable in this drawing.
Conspicuous in the foreground are several dogs belonging to the English
turnspit breed, one of which views a yapping French poodle with the most
unmitigated disdain. The landscape and surroundings in this composition
deserve particular attention, as they are charming examples of Leech's
oft-admitted talent as a landscape artist.

In the diary I find several reminiscences of the Whitby visit, and of
the walks and drives and dinners with the Leeches. Shirley Brooks and
his wife drove with them to Mulgrave Castle and its "glorious woods," on
the 29th of September; the former afterwards went to a concert at St.
Hilda's Hall, in reference to which I find the following entry:--"Grisi,
Mario, Sainton and his wife. I wrote to the latter, and went round to
see them between the parts. Introduced to Grisi, who was in a vile
temper, something about rooms." Shirley Brooks sent also the following
characteristic account of the entertainment to the _Musical World_:--

"MY DEAR SIR,--

"Owls, like other quadrupeds, must have holidays, and I have flown
hither. But the wind has changed, and the owl, for all his feathers,
is a-cold, as the poet observes. I shall return to the
Metropolis--_templa quam dilecta_--as Plautus might have said in his
_Owlowlaria_, if he had liked. I never thought much of these Latin
dramatists, and indeed I never would read any of their works. For that
matter, the works of few dramatists are worth reading. And while on
the subject, I may add, that few writings of any kind are worth
reading. Herein I am at one with Thomas Carlyle, and show my
admiration of what he says by absolutely declining to read his
'Frederick the Great.'

"Possibly I might not have expended the postage stamp affixed to this
letter had I intended only to offer you the above interesting
information. I could have given you this at the Keppell's Arms during
one of those many refections which I hope to partake with you at that
hostelry. But I wish to record something that may have an immediate
interest. There is a hall here called St. Hilda's Hall, and it is used