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pecuniary transactions most generous and high-minded. Before his father's death his private forwas necessarily slender, the patrimonial estate being comparatively small, and his father's family numerous.

In 1794, his lordship married Amelia (the present marchioness), youngest daughter and coheiress of John, second earl of Buckinghamshire. His lordship, dying without issue, is succeeded in his titles and estates by his half-brother, Charles William lord Stewart, ambassador to the court of Vienna, son of Robert, the first marquis of Londonderry, by his second wife, lady Frances Pratt, sister of the present marquis of Camden.

It has been doubted whether the marchioness of Londonderry will continue to reside at North Cray-many persons considering it probable that, connected as it is with the late shocking event, she will abandon it for ever; but we have been given to understand that her ladyship has no such intention. It is said, indeed, that since the death of her lord, upon the possibility of her quitting being casually mentioned in her presence, she expressed herself to the following effect "It is here I have spent some of the happiest hours of my life it is here I saw Londonderry for the last time-and it is here I can best cherish his memory. I have not been accessary to his death, and why should I leave the place we both loved so well!"

short time since, was a gentleman from the country, who got himself into St. Clement's watchhouse, by being too gallant to an oyster-woman !

Mrs. Margaret Grumpage, the oyster-woman in question, deposed that the gentleman came to her stall, in the neighbourhood of Clare-market, and ate three-pennyworth of oysterstaking a little vinegar and pepper with them. That he afterwards gave her a shilling in payment, and whilst she was "rummaging" in her pocket for change, he chucked her under the chin. That she, not being accustomed to such familiarities, and being withal a married woman, told him to keep his hands to himself; adding, that she never gave liberties, and no man should take any; and that she no sooner said this, than the gentleman was ungentlemanly enough to give her a sad thump on the jaw, the marks whereof were werry whizzable to be seen by any body-whereupon she skreech'd for the watch, and he was taken to the watch-house. Mrs. Grumpage concluded by saying she did not wish to hurt the gentleman, as he had satisfied her for the thump, and the watchman for his trouble, and seemed very sorry for his misbehaviour.

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fession; but his compliment was returned with a volly of the most outrageous abuse, and in an instant he was enveloped by whole shoals of oyster-women and watchmen, who raised such a storm about his ears, that he was fain to take to his heels. But in this he was prevented, and a scuffle ensued, which ended in his being taken to the watchhouse, amidst the reviling of the mob; though he declared, upon his honour, that he never inflicted the thump complained of.

The magistrate dismissed the matter, with an injunction to the gentleman never to chuck an oyster-woman under the chin again.

How To ESCAPE THE TORTURE. Several soldiers of Montgomery's Highland regiment were taken prisoners by the American Indians. Allan Macpherson, one of them, witnessing the miserable fate of his fellows, who had been tortured to death by the Indians, and seeing them preparing to commence the same operations upon himself, made signs that he had something to communicate. An interpreter was brought. Macpherson told them, that provided his life was spared for a few minutes, he would communicate the secret of an extraordinary medicine, which, if applied to the skin, would cause it to resist the strongest blow of a tomahawk or sword, and that if they would allow him to go to the woods with the guard, to collect the plants proper for this medicine, he would prepare it, and allow the experiment to be tried on his own neck by the strongest and most expert warrior amongst them. This story easily gained

upon the superstitious credulity of the Indians, and the request of of the Highlander was immediately complied with. Being sent into the woods, he soon returned with such plants as he chose to pick up. Having boiled these herbs, he rubbed his neck with their juice, and laying his head on a log of wood, desired the strongest man among them to strike at his neck with his tomahawk, when he would find that he could not make the smallest impression! An Indian, levelling levelling a blow with all his might, cut with such force, that the head flew off to the distance of several yards. The Indians were fixed in amazement at their own credulity, and the address with which the prisoner had escaped the lingering death prepared for him but instead of being enraged at this escape of their victim, they were so pleased with his ingenuity, that they refrained from inflicting further cruelties on the remainder of the prisoners.-Colonel Stewart's Sketches.

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COURTSHIP.-A French lady, who was very closely pressed by her suitor, said, "I will grant you all you wish, if you will let me have what you have not, and never can have, but what you are, nevertheless, able to give me-a husband!”

OLD TIMES !—A pig, ten weeks old, was sold in Usk monthly market, a short time since, for sixpence, and a penny was given back for luck; the purchaser was Mr. Moon, of the George inn. A very fine milking-cow was sold in the same market for forty-five shillings which, a few years ago, would have fetched eleven pounds. Fine fat cows,

worth, ten years ago, twentyfour and twenty-five pounds, were sold for seven and eight pounds. Fat pigs from twelve to fourteen pound per quarter, were sold for eight shillings each. Sheep were offered equally low, but found no buyers.-Bath Chronicle.

The dog which displayed so much speed upon the Ulverston sands, in taking sea fowl, on the wing, a few weeks ago, has been trained to hunting wild ducks. The other day, he met with a brood of flappers in a large pond, when the animal dashed into the water after them, and swam to the opposite side, where they had concealed themselves amongst some reeds; he dislodged them, and, seizing one, brought it to his master, then went in pursuit of the others, and, after swimming, and even diving (for this he was seen to do repeatedly) after the ducks, he succeeded in capturing six of them.-Kendal Chronicle.

NICETY OF THE LAW.-At our late sessions, Daniel Cox and Joseph Franks were charged with stealing a duck; but the duck proving to be a drake, they were acquited.—Wolverhampton Chronicle.

We understand that the prelate who has disgraced himself on a recent occasion, has expressed great anxiety to be allowed to regain his see; this will not be complied with, as we have been 'informed that government are fully determined to punish his infamous conduct by degrading him from his ecclesiastical station.-Irish paper.

A daughter of the first earl of Gowrie was courted by a young gentleman, much her inferior in rank and fortune. Her family,

though they gave no encouragement to the match permitted him to visit them at their castle of Ruthven, in Perthshire; and on such occasions, the chamber assigned him was in a tower, near another tower, in which the young lady slept. On one of his visits, the young lady, before the doors were shut, got into her lover's apartment; but some one of the family having discovered it, told her mother, who, cutting off, as she thought, all possibility of retreat, hastened to surprise them; the young lady, however, hearing the wellknown steps of her mother hobbling up stairs, ran to the leads, and took a desperate leap of nine feet four inches, over a chasm of sixty feet from the ground, alighted on the battlements of the other tower, whence descending into her own chamber, she crept into bed. mother having in vain sought her in her lover's chamber, came into her room, where finding her seemingly asleep, she apologized for her unjust suspicion. young lady eloped the following night, and was married. The chasm between the towers is still shown under the appellation of the Maiden's Leap.

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In the year 1664, on the 5th of December, a boat on the Menai, crossing that strait over which a bridge is now building, with 81 passengers, was upset, and only one passenger, named Hugh Williams, was saved. On the same day, in the year 1785, another boat was upset, containing about 60 persons, and every soul perished, with the exception of one, whose name also was Hugh Williams; and on the 5th of August, 1820, a third boat,

met the same disaster, but the passengers of this were no more than 25; and singular to relate, the whole perished, with the exception of one, whose name was Hugh Williams !

WOMEN NON-ENTITIES.-Gratian du Pont, in his book Less Controverses des Sexes, says, as man is to rise at the resurrection

with the same body, though the limbs are ever so far asunder, consequently Adam retakes the rib, which formed Eve; then, of necessity, Eve becomes a rib, and ceases to be a woman; and so it will happen to the sex in general, as every woman represents Eve and every man Adam.

The Duke of York, in the happiest state of health, is continuing his sojourn at the Pavilion: a select few of nobility, by invitations, are daily honoured by seats at his dinner table. His royal highness takes a bath at Williams's every alternate day.

Though, certainly, we have much fashionable company in the town, yet, for the season, we can but regard the place as dull -good houses and lodgings may be had in almost all situations.

Than this year, we never recollect the libraries to have been more numerously attended of an evening-loo, and its concomitant harmonies, attract with extraordinary effect-nor do the monotonous exclamations of 2, 4, 6, 8, 1, 3, 5, 7, to notify vacant chances, in the prize-game` mentioned, pall upon the sense, nor tire upon the ear. Good humour is equally conspicuous at either place, and smiles are universal.

An express arrived at the Pavilion in the evening of this day fortnight, bringing an account of the premature death of the

marquis of Londonderry, to the duke of York. The sensation it caused in the town soon after, we shall not attempt to describeparty spirit had no share in the general feeling-all alike deplored the unlooked for, the dreadful catastrophe-the loss of the enlightened patriot, and the man. The duke of York had condescended to become the patron of Dowton, whose benefit took place at the theatre on the Monday evening, and where the king's box had been reserved for his royal highness, but the shock he had received was so severe, that he did not quit the palace.

On the Wednesday following, another express arrived for the commander-in-chief, and a horrible rumour was circulated soon after, that the duke of Wellington had been assassinated by a son of the late marshal Ney, at Brussels. The enquiries at the palace-gate, in consequence, in the agony and alarm predominant, were almost numberless, and consolation followed, for there the applicants were as kindly as readily assured, that

the express to the royal duke had no relation to the subject of solicitude whatever. The commander-in-chief left the horse-guards, as early as six o'clock, or between six and seven, on the following morning-but before he departed, his respect for the public feeling, and a desire to remove what might partially remain, of the cause of affliction of the preceding evening, his royal highness directed it to be made known, that his letters, by post, that morning, were silent upon the subject, and that, therefore, the distressing rumour, it might, with confidence be declared, was groundless.

The duke of York returned to the pavilion on Friday se'nnight, as early as between one and two o'clock in the afternoon.

The Russian ambassador and lady, count and countess Lieven, and their sons, count Polon and count George, arrived at the royal York hotel on Saturday evening.

Lord and lady Ossulston, and the speaker of the house of commons, Mr. Manners Sutton, dined at the York hotel on Saturday, and returned to Worthing in the evening. Among the latest arrivals, also, at the above distinguished hotel, are lord Alvanley, colonel Berkeley, colonel Stevenson, major D'Este, &c.

The Picture Gallery was elegantly visited last week-several new works have been added to the splendid collection.

THE THETARE.-Miss Clara Fisher, of whom we made mention in our last number, closed her engagement here on Saturday, left us on Sunday, and on Monday, commenced a routine of characters, to astonish and de

light the elegantes and the public, at Margate. She was succeeded here on Thursday, by Mrs. Davison, who yet adds sterling value to the dramatic phalanx. During the last week, the heat of the weather could but be detrimental to the interests of the theatre

sultry evenings are more inducive to public walks, than indoor public amusements, though where both can almost conjunctively be enjoyed, as at the libraries and open adjuncts, the encouraging attendance, both as appertains to rank and number, may rather be expected to increase than diminish. Such was the case here last week, nor could the unrivalled talents of Mrs. Davison produce a contrary result. Obvious as this matter has been and warmly felt, yet there are those, who prematurely condemn effects, without investigating causes-who attribute consequences to any source but the right one; such as inefficiency of attraction in those who suffer injudicious management,

as relates to selection-a lavish expenditure where it is not needed, and a parsimonious withholding of the means where it is -to characters wrongly cast and ill supported, and other hacknied points, not less founded in error, and which, however they may chance to be well meant, are, at best, cruel in their tendency, and oppressive to the meritorious children of Thespis, whom every admirer of rational amusements, and the moral supporters of the good-dispensing drama, ought to feel a desire to support. But with some, the losing gamester always plays ill-in effect he does so but it is absurd to condemn that effect, as resulting