shew them, together with this letter, to any of my friends, or of your own acquaintance, that might wish to read them.

When my sister, after a separation of a very few days, returned to Lord Paget, and when I was convinced by a variety of circumstances, that the fear of my resentment had no farther effect in deterring her from that connexion, I could no longer restrain the impulse of my feelings, and immediately demanded that satisfaction from Lord Paget, which the laws of my country do not afford, but which I had a right to ask, and he was equally bound to give me, for the injury he had done myself and my whole family. This satisfaction, however, Lord Paget thought proper to deny me, alledging, as his letter expressed it, "that his life is not his own, but my sister's ;" and thus making the very injury for which I demanded satisfaction his excuse for not meeting me. It is not unknown to you, that I have, by concealment alone, been able for some time to evade the Police, who, having anticipated the step I was likely to take, are still continuing in pursuit of me. Under these circumstances, it would ill become me to apply to the conduct of Lord Paget the expressions that my feelings at this moment dictate; and I shall therefore leave it to you and others to determine whether the line he has thought proper to adopt on this occasion, is or is not the most honourable. I remain, my dear Sir, your's most sincerely, W. CADOGAN.

To H. Sloane, Esq.

After this correspondence, Lord Paget and Lady Charlotte retired to a village in Devonshire; but

from which, on being discovered, they made a precipitate retreat.Lord Paget talks of devoting himself to the Lady's happiness, and of her feeling mind; his Lordship's devotion, and the Lady's feeling mind, appear pretty much alike, or the one would not have withdrawn his devotion from an amiable wife and eight children, or the other, with her feeling mind, have forsaken an excellent husband and four lovely infants.

Mr. Henry Wellesley, conformably to the general practice, brought his action for Crim. Con. in the Court of King's Bench, against Lord Paget, who suffered judgment to go by default, thereby admitting the cause of action to be well founded, and that he had no defence to make. The next proceeding in such cases, is for the plaintiff to go before the Sheriff's Jury, to have the quantum of damages assessed, and this took place on Friday, the 12th instant, before Mr. Burchall, Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex. Mr. Garrow was the advocate for Mr. Wellesley, and Mr. Dallas was counsel for Lord Paget. The latter furnished some specimens of modern sophistry, but they told nothing in favour of his client, or of Lady Charlotte Wellesley. After Mr. Burchall had heard the counsel on each side, he made a few re marks, and then the Jury delivered a verdict of Twenty Thousand Pounds Damages !

having obtained permission of the Mayor to place one of the female performers on the leads of the market-house, as a lure, on the market-day; a farmer, who had just arrived in town, enquired of the landlord of a public-house for what offence the good woman was placed in that conspicuous situation? He was told that it was for having exposed butter for sale short of weight." By the Leard (says the farmer) perhaps my dame will be placed there too, for she is coming to market with butter."-With that he turned his horse and galloped back, and having met her, they both returned home, informing all their neighbours coming to Guildford, what they might expect if their butter was short of weight. Of course, the alarm spread, and the supply of the article was greatly deficient at market that day.

mons, a certain Illustrious Personage was having a conversation with the lady under his protection, on the subject of withdrawing the bond by which she holds her annuity, and of allowing her the sum in another way; whereupon that lady tore off the bottom of a playbill, which happened to lie on her table, and presented it to her cher ami, who, on perusing the scrap, found it to contain the following laconic sentence-" No money to be returned after the curtain is drawn up."

DURING the masquerade at the Pantheon, a person, who entered in the character of a Barber, was asked what was the reason that nature had not given beards to women? when the Tonsor replied, "Because they could never hold their tongues long enough to be shaved."

Ar the same place, the gay and witty Lady Ann W. asked a person in the character of Mad Tom, what was the present state of the moon? when the character (happening to know her Ladyship, and to be acquainted with a late intrigue) replied, "She will fill her horns before your Ladyship has the pleasure to take another gout of Tom's Sherry"

MR. Stevenson, Professor of Logic in the University of Aberdeen in years, gradually lost that vigour about 60 years ago, when advanced which is necessary for the support of a public class, especially as the lectures were then delivered in Latin; his class accordingly was reduced to nine. One morning, before he entered the room, the ingenious students introduced a jackass, and placed its chin directly on

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the Professor's desk. The venerable Mr. Stevenson entered, with his usual gravity, stepped up to his chair, took his sight-invigorating spectacles from his pocket, and through these he descried Balaam. With that composure which distinguishes all philosophers, he arose, and addressed his attentive audience -“Gentlemen, I always thought I bad but nine students-I am glad to see ten of you to-day."

THE colouring of a Bishop's Portrait in the present exhibition having rather a yellowish tint, a connoisseur compared it to mustard. No wonder (retorted a wag), for you know the portrait is meant for the Bishop of DURHAM.".

A SPLENDID library has for some years been considered as a necessary appendage to a splendid establishment, and when the owner is "done up," has this advantage over the rest of his furniture, that it is never found to be damaged by use,

A MISTAKE. A few days ago, a farmer in the county of Cumberland, engaged a neighbour to plough him a field; and as the latter was supposed to be well acquainted with it, the farmer did not think it necessary to shew him the ground. It was, however, discovered at night, that he had made a very good day's work in a field not belonging to his employer, and which was not intended to be ploughed.

POLITICAL Sheepstealing! The conversation at the Crown and Anchor dinner, on Tuesday, May 23, turning upon a "moderate reform," Major Cartwright, to explain the case before them, proceeded, in a most happy manner,

to tell a very pleasant story, of a Sir John English, who having been called away to the wars, found, on his return to his hereditary estate, that out of 658 sheep which he had on his departure, they had all been stolen save 125 (loud and continued approbation). In making the natural inquiries after his pro-. perty, he traced a great number of his stolen sheep to be in the unlawful possession of certain Noble Lords who lived contiguous; others, and no inconsiderable number, he found browsing on certain Royal · parks, a soil with which it was his constant aim and object heretofore to keep them unacquainted. It so happened, that in both these receptacles of his stolen goods, he found that his sheep had received a new brand. With the Lords they were marked B. P. which was generally known to convey borough-monger and patron; in the royal demesnes it was P. P. which was understood to placeman and pensioner (continued approbation). The next step of this worthy and determined man was for justice, and he was answered with the effect of what was called moderate justice; in a word, he got 15 or 16 of his sheep back again. But he was not satisfied with what in his opinion was a violation of justice, and he wisely persevered to demand the restoration of the whole of the 658; contending, that the only temperate justice which he ought to evince, was to get back his sheep without hanging the sheepstealers (great applause).

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New Method of destroying Bugs. A person who kept a small circulating library in a market town, lately disposed of his stock by auction. As the articles were all of the novel kind, the ladies were the principal purchasers; and many of them were supposed to have got cheap bargains. But the sale was barely completed, when a report was spread, that the recent repository of these delectable volumes was swarming with bugs! Many consultations were held on the subject; at length it was suggested, that the books might be cleared of the vermin, by baking them! The plan was adopted by several of the purchasers, and about forty of them were put into a wellheated oven; where, it seems, they had remained a sufficient time; for in attempting to extract them, they crumbled to ashes!-so that this

novel operation not only effectually destroyed the bugs,-but the books also!-Some people are pleased to say that this extraordinary batch removed two evils.

MONTHLY Agricultural Report Extraordinary. The check which the inquiries have received during the present month, has been very trifling; both the inquiries and discoveries exhibit a luxuriance of crop, such as the oldest farmers do not remember to have seen. Writers and Cadets look very promising, and a very wide field has been opened for other experiments on the same scale.

The cattle that have been reared on cabbage have not turned out so favourable; those particularly who have been for some time fattening upon Dutch cabbage, are now so sickly, that they are in danger of disgorging their favourite food,

The effects of the storms in February upon the promotions and protections are yet felt, and there will be no such crops as to render it necessary to employ women reapers, which has formerly been done. The smut has very generally prevailed in this article,

Many experienced agriculturalists have been lately grubbing up the hypocrites, a weed hitherto too much neglected. For this purpose they have chosen the best grounds, and discovered, that when these weeds are grubbed up, cut, sliced, and exposed for a few days, they make admirable food for ridicule.

IT was humourously observed, that when Lord Erskine lately mentioned the Ass in a speech which he lately delivered in the House of Lords, several of the members involuntarily pricked up their ears!

CURIOUS Notice." March 1, 1809. I do hereby give notice, that I, John Howley, and my wife, Peggy Howley, do agree to part, and have no further call to each other. Therefore I do hereby give notice, that I will not pay any debt of debts contracted by her from the above date. As witness our hands from the above day and date.

"JOHN HOWLEY. "PEGGY HOWLEY. Present, Daniel Cronin-Robert Summers, 10, Charles-court, Strand." NEW