him dead at her feet. Upon this she quickened her pace hither, and informed the magistracy of her exploit. She was detained while persons were sent away to the spot, who found the body to be that of one Pedrillo, the chief of a notorious gang of robbers, and for apprehending of whom, the government had issued a reward of five hundred crowns: not only this sum has been paid to the woman, but her husband cleared by the magistrates; and they have been escorted to their village to secure them from the revenge of Pedrillo's comrades.

A few days since died, at Hartmore, near Devizes, Mr. Henry Axford: he was remarkable for having lost his speech in the year 1740, in consequence of catching a violent cold after dancing at Warminster, and was dumb for five years after, when dreaming one night that he was falling into a furnace of boiling wort, he was so terrified, that he screamed out, and instantly recovered his speech, which he happily retained during his life.

Extract of a private Letter from a Gentleman at Dijon to his Friend in London, dated Aug. 15, 1764. Since my arrival here there has been a man broke on the wheel, with no other proof to condemn him than that of a water spaniel, about the size of your's; the circumstances attending

being so very singular and striking, I beg leave to communicate them to you. A farmer, who had been to receive a sum of money, was waylaid, robbed and murdered by two villains; the farmer's dog returned with all speed to the gentleman's house who had paid the money, and expressed such amazing anxiety for the gentleman to follow him, pulling him several times by the sleeve and skirt of his coat, that at length the gentleman submitted. The dog led him to the field, a little from the road side, where the body lay; from thence the gentleman went to a publichouse, in order to alarm the country: the moment he entered (as the two villains were then drinking), the dog seized the murderer by the throat, and the other made his escape. This man lay in prison three months, during which time they visited him once a week with the dog; and though they made him change his clothes with other prisoners, and always stand in the midst of a crowd, yet would the dog find him out, and always fly at him. On the day of trial, when the prisoner was at the bar, the dog was let loose into the court-house, and in the midst of some hundreds he always found him out, though dressed entirely in new clothes, and would have tore him to pieces, had he been allowed; in consequence of which he was condemned, and at the place of execution confessed the fact. Surely so useful, so disinterestedly faithful an animal, should not be so barbarously treated as I have often seen them, particularly in London.

Epitaph on Captain Jones, who published some marvellous Accounts in his Travels, the truth of all which he thought proper to testify by Affidavit.

Tread softly, mortals, o'er the bones

Of the world's wonder, Captain Jones!
Who told his glorious deeds to many,
But never was believ'd by any.
Posterity, let this suffice,

He swore all's true, yet here he lies!

No ways and means against the tyrant death,
Can raise supplies to aid thy fund of breath.
Ob, Legge! it is enacted, soon or late,

Each branch of nature must submit to fate.

Each Member of that House, where thou didst stand
Intent on credit, with thy bill in hand,

Must equally this imposition bear,

And in their turn be found deficient there;

But trust in Heaven, where surplusses of joy,

And perfect peace, will all thy thoughts employ;
And may'st thou there, when thy accounts are past,
Find a quietus, which may ever last.

M.

The following odd, but true circumstance, happened a few weeks ago at Paris :-Two gentlemen going to a masquerade, went to a place where habits are hired, in order to dress themselves; accordingly, one of them took it into his head to be dressed in resemblance of the Devil, the other something else, leaving their own clothes behind them till the next day. When the masquerade

was over, they called a coach, and the gentleman Devil was set down near his own house; the other went home in the coach. Mr. Devil knocked at his door, which the footman opened, and seeing the devil, flapped it to in a great fright, and fainted away. The gentleman not being able to gain admittance, walked a little way to seek for a lodging; at last he spied a light, and a door on the jar, which he entered, and saw nobody but a minister attending a corpse (which is customary there); the pious man being asleep, the gentleman did not disturb him, but sat himself down, and went to sleep also. Some time after, the minister awaking, and seeing he had got the devil to bear him company, ran out in a fright, and presently came back with a number of people, who all stood at the door to look at his highness, but no one durst advance within. In this scene of astonishment, the people began to upbraid the holy father, who bore but an indifferent character, and insisted upon his going in to ask the devil his business, which he refused; during this the gentleman waked, and was surprised to see such a mob gathered at the door: and upon his advancing towards them, they flew back with precipitation, which he soon guessed the reason of, and immediately discovered himself, much to their satisfaction.

London, Oct. 9.-We hear from Rome, that they have removed to the Clementinian College there, some antiquities which were discovered in a vineyard near the Church de Saint Cesair,

situated on the Appian Way, not far from the ruins of the Baths of the Emperor Caracalla. The workmen who laboured in the vineyard struck against a thick vault, which they broke through with great difficulty. In this vault they found four urns of white marble, adorned, with bass reliefs, the subjects of which left no room to doubt their being sepulchral urns. Under this vault they perceived another, which being broke through, discovered two magnificent oval basons, the one a black colour mixed with the veins of the Lapis calcedonius. Its greatest diameter was about six feet and a half, the least three feet, and two deep. This bason was covered with a marble slab, which being sawed, has made two very handsome tables. This bason contained a human body. The second bason was of a greenish colour, of the same dimensions with the other, except its being but a foot and a half deep. This was covered with white marble, and contained the body of a woman very richly clothed. But this was hardly opened, before the body and its attire fell wholly into powder, from which was recovered eight ounces of pure gold. Near the urns was a stone with the following inscription.

D. M.
VLPIAE

AUG. LIB. ACTE

CONJUGI

OPTIMAE

CALLISTUS AUGU

DISPESATOR.