Robert Buchanan, a Scottish poet, born Aug. 18, 1841. He was educated at the high school and the university of Glasgow, and in his 20th year published a volume of poems entitled "Undertones," followed by "Idyls and Legends of Inverburn " (1865), and "London Poems" (1866). He also wrote a tragedy, "The Witch-finder," which was produced at Sadler's Wells theatre in London, and in 1869 gave readings from his poems in that city. His subsequent works are: " The Land of Lome," in prose (2 vols., 1871); "Napoleon Fallen, a Lyrical Drama " (1871); and " Drama of Kings" (1871). In October, 1871, he published in the " Contemporary Beview " of London, under the nom de plume of Thomas Mait-land, an article " On the Fleshly School of Poetry," in which many of the prominent living poets of England were criticised in severe terms. Mr. Buchanan subsequently assumed the authorship of the article, and republished it with additions. The result was an acrimonious controversy with Mr. Swinburne.