26 MAY 1838, Page 19

Several other volumes of verse are before us, but they

require nothing more than a passing word. Poem., by JOHN SCHOLES, is a collection of occasional pieces, commonplace in subjects, of no particular merit, and dashed by an imitation of LITTLE'S style of sentiment and tone. Montezuma, a Tragedy, by DILNOT HAD- S, is an ill-chosen subject, treated in a manner which occa- sionally reminds us of SHERIDAN'S "Critic, or a Tragedy Re- hearsed," The Poetical !Pas or JAMES MAGNUS have been Printed for "private distribution ;" and the author doubts whether

he should submit the work to the public or not." We think not.