Hendrik Arnold, an eminent poet of Norway, was born at Christiansand, on the 17th of June, 1808. After passing through the university, he commenced his literary career by the publication of a dramatic satire, entitled Ah, which was so successful as to encourage the author to prosecute the satirical vein which he had just begun to work. Spiced with politics and personalities, these writings kept their author in hot water for 10 years of his life. His friends were accustomed to call him the "Byron of Norway," but he resembled much more our own "Corn-law Rhymer," Elliott, than the splendid young lord. Wergeland had entered the clerical profession in 1829, but, after officiating as a curate to his father, he, in 1834, resigned that office. The sentiments expressed in a recent poem which he had published, entitled Creation, Man and the Messiah, were deemed incompatible with his sacred calling. Curious to say, this hot young "radical," as he was called, accepted a pension from the king's privy purse in 1834, which brought down a shower of abuse on the head of the poet. He studied medicine, was appointed keeper of the university library; and lastly, in 1840, keeper of the Norwegian archives. By the influence of drink, this strong man of 6 feet 3 inches was compelled to lay down the load of life at the early age of 37, on the 12th of August 1845. A collected edition of the works of Wergeland was commenced in 1851, to be completed in 9 vols.