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Mr. Pegg issued a volume in 1866, printed for private circula- 

 tion only—" Poems, chiefly Lyrical, composed and arranged by 

 Geo. Henry Strutt." The volume, two hundred and forty pages 

 octavo, is a delightful compilation of some of the finest poems 

 in our language. The book is also enriched by five original 

 poems by Mr. Strutt, not unworthy of the other contents. The 

 literary style is of a high order, and the poems are marked by 

 good taste and feeling. This interesting volume is prettily bound 

 in blue cloth, and is a credit not only to Mr. Pegg but to Belper. 



Among the minor productions of the press in Belper is a small 

 book, entitled " Padge Barber, a Derbyshiie tale of jealousy ; a 

 true story which occurred in the neighbourhood of the Depth of 

 Lumb." This book is mentioned, as it has every appearance of 

 being a revival of an older work. It was published at one penny, 

 and the last paragraph is worthy of reproduction : " The inhabi- 

 tants of Shottle, as they pass the spot, heave a sigh, or shed a 

 -tear, as they think of the unhappy end of Anne and William ; 

 and when any neighbour dares to utter a slander, or asperse the 

 character of any individual they mark their disapprobation by 

 exclaiming, ' 'Tis as bad as Padge Barber.' " Like the inhabi- 

 tants of Shottle, let us drop a silent tear over this affecting 

 picture. 



