ANIHUN1 OANIIpLE. Langham Place, June 15.
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.An Island of Ice.-From MT Galt's new novel of Bogle Corbet, we have extracted the following interesting sketch of an encounter with an Island of Ice e

 GA fresh breeze came sharply from the north, and so cold, that the sailors said it must be blowing from an Iceberg. We saw nothing, although the moon was high; but, at midnight, one of the men deserted brighten ing along the northern horizon, which left no doubt of the fact. At last the brightness be- gan to assume outline and features, and the wind rose as piercingly and rude as Decem- Der, while the enormous mountainous mass was evidently nearing. By its apparent ex- tent, the captain conectured we should pass to the windward of it without difficulty; but as it came nearer and nearer, t. feeling of danger mingled with the chillness of the wind, and we beheld with awe and astonishment many streams of beautiful water leaping and Ntumbling from the cliffs andpoaks, as it drift , cd in the sunshine towards us. ne wind as the Iceberg approached, slackened, and we saw with the telescope, on point that projected from the side d huge wlte bear couchait, which, the sailors said was watch 1 ing for fish. No sight could be more solemn ly impressive than the evidently advancing mass; at last it came so near that we feared it would beinpossible to escape.

 "The vast peaks, cliffs, and pnnacles, were like gorgeous city, with all its temples and palaces, shuddering as if shaken by an earthquake. The water dashed from ter race to terrace, and every point and spre was glittering and gleaming with countless flames kindled by tht sunshine. Terror con- founded every one on board. A huge mass, which projected far aloft, and almost already overhung the ship, vas seen to tremble; and, with crash louder than thunder, it fell into the sea. The whde dreadful continent, for such it seemed, visibly shook. The peaks and mountains were shattered with indiscribable crashing as, witl Il sound so mighty that it cannot be named it sundered as if several islands had separted; and we saw through the dreadful chasrn ship under full sail be- yond, coastng the weather side. Still the diff ferent masses hoaed in view; and all day long we had our eyes fixed upon them, as they appeared to recede-fearful that another va riation of the wind would bring them again around us."