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New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 66, 1 August 1874, Page 13

It was only the other day that a portion of Tom Moore's library was brought forward for sale by Messrs Puttick and Simpson, auctioneers, with the other belongings of departed authors, wits, and statesmen. The collection was an interesting one, on various accounts, some from Moore's handwriting. One contains manuscript poems, some having been immediately used in connection with his works. A set of a monthly magazine, • Mythologia Hibernia,' 1791-3, contains the lines : " In this magazine appeared the fir.it verses of mine that were ever published. — T. M." A copy of a dictionary presented to th« poet by the Earl of Essex, as Bhown by this capital inscription : "These books of many words are offered as a small tribute of sincere friendship to Thomas Moore, Esq., by one who, with many others, has shared the charm of his delightful words, still more fascinating when accompanied by the delightful strains which no one but himself can give them. — Essex." A copy of Byron's poetm, on various occasions, " New work, 1806," is valuable — as correcting Lowndes in his statement, that it was published in 1808— as having intimation b in Moore's writing of the poems not yet reprinted in the " Houra of Idleness." For the note to " Doubtless, Sweet Girl," to this effort : " Miss Howson, a beautiful girl, afterwards married the Bey. W. Jackson." A curious work is a copy of a divertissement, founded on " Lalla Ttoolch," presented at the Chateau Royal at Berlin, in January, 1822 : " Pendent; les jour de la grand Dnc Nicholas et Duchfluse Alexandra Feodorano." Moore k&a added this characteristic note : Cl As far aa I can learn, my old friend Lalla has not had justice done her." — Correspondent of « lrish Times.'