hands, "and is using every exertion in his power to trace out the poor girl, in order that she may not be deprived of her rights under her father's will.. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.-A short time since, two fine young rams, which had been bred up together, were found dead in a field near Tewkesbury, lying in a position which left no doubt that they had been fighting, and the same violent blow had killed them both! FRENCH MARRIAGES.-The following advertisement appeared in the Petites Affiches of Paris :-" MARRIAGES.-Are offered, 1. Three young laidies, aged from 20 to 25, with 1,500 francs portion. 2. Four young ladies from 18 to 20, with 4,000 francs ditto. 3. Two young ladies, from 28 to 38, with 8,000 francs ditto, and 20,000 more in expectation. 4. Two young ladies from 17 to 18, with whom can be guaranteed from 60,000 to 80,000 francs. 5. Two young ladies, from 18 to 19, with 20,000 francs. 6. Two widows, from 45 to 50, with incomes of 2,400 and 3,000 francs. Address to M. Adolphe, rue Feydeau. (His office is open on Sundays).' The Christian Magazine for February, 1762, observed, "It is remarkable, that the principal Sovereign Princes of Europe, now living, are the Third of their respective names. 1. George the Third, King of England. * 4. Frederick the Third, King of Prussia. 6. Charles Emmanuel the Third, King of Sardinia. 8. Francis the Third, Duke of Modena; and 9. Frederick the Third, Duke of Saxe-Gotha. Nine in all; a circumstance that never happened before in the annals of Europe. On Friday, January, 3, some children being left together in a house on Fishbourne Green, one of them six years old, named Jane Chalfield, had her clothes set on fire, and ran into the road enveloped in flames. Assistance was promptly afforded, but it was of no avail, as the child was so dreadfully scorched that she died almost immediately. The same afternoon, a like misfortune befel a poor child, about eight years old, of the name of Glue, in Tower-street, Chichester, whose mother had only left the room to buy an egg, when endeavouring to keep a younger sister from the fire, the poker fell out, and set her clothes in a flame ; a neighbour ran in on hearing the screams of the children, and threw a bucket of water over the little creature; but we regret to say not till it had heen too much burnt to survive. DESPERATE ACTION BETWEEN A REVENUE CRUIZER AND A SMUGGLER. Mr. Henry Wingfield, Chief Mate of His Majesty's revenue cutter Badger, arrived at Dover, on Tuesday se'nnight, (as Prize Master), with a very fine cutter or dandy, named the Three Brothers. It appears that on Monday morning, the Badger, whilst cruising, fell in with a suspicious sail between Boulogne and Etaples, about three leagues from the land, and suspecting her to be a smuggler, made all sail in chase; at the same time firing a gun to bring her to, and hoisting the ensign and pendant. The cutter finding the Badger gaining on her, fired her stern chaser, The action then became general and lasted from half-past seven a. m. until half-past one p. m. and after a running fight of six hours and a half, the cutter struck about six leagues from Dieppe. Upon boarding her she proved to be the Three Brothers, as above stated, sailing from Flushing to the Faro Isles, having a valuable cargo of tea, tobacco, and spirits on board, intended for illicit importation, and carrying twenty-seven men, four six-pound carronades, besides swivels and an immense quantity of fire-arms. On board the smuggler, the Captain and one man were killed, and seven (two mortally, one of whom died the next morning) wounded. On board the Badger, Mr. Cullum, Deputation Officer, was killed, and Lieutenant Nazer, her Commander, the Second Mate, and three men were wounded.-A more desperate action has not been fought between a revenue cruizer and a smuggler for some time. GOOD SHOTS.-Mr. James Corney, of Littlehampton, shot, with one charge, from a fowling-piece, thirteen sea-gulls in a field, near that place and a few days ago, Mr. Holmes, jun. of North Farm, Findon, at one shot killed ten rooks, a hen pheasant, and a pigeon. General Dorrien, of Lavant Park has reduced the rents of his tenantry 20 per cent. It must be observed, that this truly laudable act was unsolicited. ADVANTAGES OF EARLY RISING. The difference between rising every morning at six, and at eight, in the course of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same time he otherwise would, amounts to twenty-nine thousand hours; or three years, one hundred and twenty days, and sixteen hours; so that that is the same as if ten years of life (a weighty consideration) were added, in which we could command eight hours every day, for the cultivation of our minds, or the dispatch of business. * The flowers of the Osmunda Regalis, or Flowering Fern, are set like two rows of jewellery on the under sides of the leaves. This elegant flower blows in July and August, and is generally fonnd in or about the holes and twisted roots of old trees. BATTLE SONG OF Å GERMAN SOLDIER'S MISTRESS. Go forth!-like the sun in his might; I love thee, yet ne'er be it said, That love did thy spirit restrain; I had rather behold thee a hero and dead, Then "Forward and fear not!" thy battle-cry be, I could joy o'er thy corse, though my tears But, oh! my soul never could bear The thought that thou fled'st from the foe; Then "Forward and fear not!" thy battle-cry be, VOL, II A FRAGMENT, The sun had pass'd the mid-day height, 2 s |