From the Saturday Courier.

 BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY THEODORE TUCKERMAN,
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II will be expected, perhaps, that we should apologize for passing by some of our older and probably mere distinguished poets, m order to give place to the following mo- tee oi MT. Tuckerman, which we extract from Griswold's Poets and Poetry of Ameri- ca. We do so, however, that we may have the pleasure, also, of introducing l., our readers trnly American Poem, written by thai author, and which, because 1t relates particularly to the fame and character of the "Fa,her of his Country" Is peculiarly ap- propriate to our Niche" for the present week. or Mr. Tuckerman, Griswold says

 He was born in Boston on the 20,h of April, 1913. After preparing for college, the state of his health rendered Il neees sary for him to relinguish his studies and seek mil der climate. ln September, 1883, he sailed from New York for Ilavre, and Ter a. brel solouFn al Paris, proceeded to Italy, where he remained uniIl the ensuing summer In the spring after his return, he gave the results of his observation 10 the public, in ,uode- elmo volume, entitled 1.-The Italian Sketch Book.n This work was received with much favor. and passed io a second edition. The author resumed. and, for time, prosecuted his aeaticmical studies. but again experienc- iug the injurious effects of a sedenlary life aiad continued mental application. he embark ed in OSioher, 1897, for the Mediterranean i; visited Gibraltar and Malta, mae the tour of Sicily, and, after winters residence at Palermo, crossed over to the continent. The winter of iSsS he passed chiefly in Florence. and returned lo the United States in the course Of the ensuing summer. la 1899 appeared from his pen '.Isabel, or Sicily, Pilgrim age.n Under the gui<e of a romance, il embraces many interesting descriptions and reflections incident to a SiciIian tour. For several years he has been contributor to our periodical literature, both in prose and verse. A selection from his writings, con sisting of sketches, essays, and tales, was published in New York, ill the autumn of lS4l, under lhe ihe of 'Ramhles and Reye- ries.n His style is graceful and correct, but not distinguished for vigour, and his thoughts and Illustrations are pleasing and poetieal

 