Outward demonstrations of devotion re- | Divine Grace, which is the fruit of a true | fuch by a long refidence in warm climates, fpect our brethren and ourselves. In the and living faith. Let us, therefore, bow feems not to be an unwholesome comfirft inftance, their defign is uniformity. before the aweful Majesty of Heaven, and pofition. To the end" that all things being done de- fall trembling before our Judge when we Like what has been faid of diet in genera!, cently, and in order;" diftraction and plead for mercy. Yet let not our honour-fo likewise it may be added in refpect of licontrariety disturb us not. For the God ings be merely mouth-honourings, left while quors: it is the quantity, in common, that we worship" is not the author of confufion, we appear to draw nigh unto HIM with our does more harm than the kind; and people, but of peace." And on this I need fcarcely lips, we be far from HIM in our hearts; especially in the fore part of life, cannot be expatiate. nor unprofitable mortifications, left whilft too folicitous to fhun the first temptation we afflict the body, the fpirit remain ftill to the love of fpirituous liquors. unchaftened; nor yet partial or unmeaning reverences, left, while we court the Son, the anger of the FATHER be kindled againit us, or our worship be accounted foolishness.

They operate, fecondly, in confequence of the intimate connection between certain actions and certain trains of thought. The power and laws of mental affociation have been frequently explained, and are now well known. If the mind governs the body, the body in its turn influences the mind. Attitudes which at one time express our .pious feelings, may, at another time, excite them. As when we pray we generally kneel, fo when we kneel we may often be induced to pray. And hence arifes the utility of fuch obfervances, if rightly un

MAXIMS OF HEALTH.

By the late Dr. FOTHERGILL.

derstood, and their danger if perverted.IN weak ftomachs, a large proportion of
And that this misapprehenfion and perver-
bread is indigeftible; it turns four, pro-
fion may cafily take place, is evident from duces the heartburn, flatulencies, and in-

elfe.

The only proper time to drink tea, or coffee, or any fuch beverage, with fafety or advantage, is to take it as foon after dinner as poffible, and instead of fitting down to the bottle. This is one of those cuftoms, which perhaps might be adopted by us, with fewer difadvantages, than many of the fashions we receive from our neighbours. As on the performance of digeftion, depends much of our health, eafe, and profpect of longevity; fo we ought most ftudiously to avoid every thing that has a probable chances of interrupting it.

the example of our neighbours, who wan-terrupts the perfect digeftion of every thing SIR BERTRAND. A FRAGMENT. der ignorantly in the mifts of Roman Catholic fuperftition. Some may thus bow to JESUS only, till they forget HIM that railed up from the dead, and at whofe right-hand JESUS fitteth.

But they urge again, this difcriminates us as Chriftians. So there is great need, they think, of this in a Chriftian country, and in Chriftian churches: It diftinguifhes us from Socinians and Free-thinkers, who deny the divinity of Christ, the fecond perfon in the Godhead. But thofe you mention reject alfo the third. Yet you bow not to him. Is he no perfon? The Athanafian will hardly fay fo. Anfwer me then, "how is it done to edifying?"

Though not exactly the fame, I have as ftrong objections to the amen, as fo frequently and lifelessly repeated, and to the turning about at the Creed, fo ridiculoufly practifed in our churches. Not long ago I was in a congregation where a clergyman at the altar, another in the defk, the clerk, and the charity children, turned each different ways. I afk, what kind of impreffion muft this make on weak minds, too prone already to take the fhadow for the fubftance? A good and proper one? Surely not.

No one that knows me or my principles will even hint that I am for doing away of all ceremonies; for it is my firm, and 1 believe well-grounded opinion, that they frequently produce in us, as well as evidence, the quiet affurance of God's prefence, and refigned proftration of ourselves before HIM, which HE regards favourably. The fhrinking inward, and as it were accumulation of ourselves, which kneeling promotes, is a filent yet ftriking expreflion of contrite humility, and a beautiful emblem of that earnest meditation on, and retired enjoyment of, and devout fubmiffion to the No. II.-VOL. I.

If fparingly used, bread is extremely neceflary and beneficial; if otherwife, the fruitful fource of many complaints, which are little fufpected to proceed from this caufe.

If a perfon eats as much of ham, falted beef, or bacon, as he ought to do of fifh, or chicken, he may fuffer by it.

The article of puddings on an English table is an affair of confequence. After a plentiful dinner of animal food, rich fweet puddings, deferts, or even fruit, feem a very unnatural and improper addition; more efpecially if the puddings are baked; for a little butter, long expofed to the heat of an oven, becomes, oftentimes, a caufe of much fuffering.

The quantity of bread, and of meat, and of pudding, and of greens, fhould not compofe each of them a meal, as if fome were only thrown in to make weight; the fum altogether fhould not exceed due bounds, nor encroach upon the firft feelings of fatiety.

In respect to fruit, it is a moft injurious practice to eat it after a plentiful meal.

The forenoon, of all others, feems the molt proper time to eat fruit, if it is not taken as a meal.

The leffer quantity of fermented liquor
we accuftom ourselves to, the better.

We ought to abstain from spirits of every
kind, however diluted, as much as may be.
Where mild well-brewed beer agrees,
we ought to keep to it, as beverage.
Where water does not difagree, we ought
to value the privilege, and continue it.
The lefs of wine that is drank in excefs,
the more confiftent with health and long life.
Punch, if weak, in hot, bilious conftitu-
tions, when naturally fo, or which become
E

From AIKIN'S MISCELLANIES.

STR

IR Bertrand turned his steed towards the woulds, hoping to cross these dreary moors before the curfew. But ere he had proceeded half his journey, he was bewildered by the different tracks; and not being able, as far as the eye could reach, to efpy any object but the brown heath furrounding him, he was at length quite uncertain which way he should direct his courfe. Night overtook him in this fituation. It was one of thofe nights when the moon gives a faint glimmering of light through the thick black clouds of a lowering fky. Now and then fhe fuddenly emerged in full fplendor from her veil; and then inftantly retired behind it, having juft ferved to give the forlorn Sir Bertrand a wide entended profpect over the defolate wafte. Hope and native courage a while urged him to push forwards, but at length the increafing darkness and fatigue of body and mind overcame him; he dreaded moving from the ground he stood on, for fear of unknown pits and bogs, and alighting from his horfe in defpair, he threw himfelf on the ground. He had not long continued in that pofture when the fullen toll of a diftant bell ftruck his cars-he started up, and turning towards the found difcerned a dim twinkling light. Inftantly he feized his horfe's bridle, and with cautious fteps advanced towards it. After a painful march he was ftopt by a moated ditch furrounding the place from whence the light proceeded; and by a momentary glimpfe of moon-light he had a full view of a large antique manfion, with turrets at the corners, and an ample porch in

the centre. The injuries of time were and then vanifhed-At the fame inftant | into a fudden trance, and on recovering, ftrongly marked on every thing about it. another toll founded from the turret-found himself feated on a velvet fofa, in The roof in various places was fallen in, Sir Bertrand felt it strike upon his heart. the most magnificent room he had ever the battlements were half demolished, and He was now in total darknefs, and with feen, lighted with innumerable tapers, the windows broken and dismantled. A his arms extended, began to afcend the in luftres of pure cryftal. A fumpdraw-bridge, with a ruinous gate-way fecond staircase. Á dead cold hand met tuous banquet was fet in the middle. The at each end, led to the court before the his left hand and firmly grafped it, draw-doors opening to foft mufic, a lady of inbuilding-He entered, and inftantly the ing him forcibly forwards-he endeavour-comparable beauty, attired with amazing light, which proceeded from a window ed to difengage himself, but could not-fplendor, entered, furrounded by a troop in one of the turrets, glided along and he made a furious blow with his fword, of gay nymphs more fair than the Graces. vanifhed; at the fame moment the moon and inftantly a loud fhriek pierced his She advanced to the knight, and falling funk beneath a black cloud, and the night ears, and the dead hand was left power- on her knees thanked him as her deliverer. was darker than ever. All was filent-lefs in his-He dropt it, and rufhed for- The nymphs placed a garland of laurel Sir Bertrand faftened his fteed under a wards with a defperate valour. The ftairs upon his head, and the lady led him by fhed, and approaching the house traverfed were narrow and winding, and interrupt- the hand to the banquet, and fat befide its whole front with light and flow foot- ed by frequent breaches, and loofe frag- him. The nymphs placed themfelves at fteps-All was ftill as death-He looked ments of tone. The staircase grew nar- the table, and a numerous train of ferin at the lower windows, but could not rower and narrower, and at length termi- vants entering, ferved up the feast; delidiftinguish a single object through the im-nated in a low iron grate. Sir Bertrand cious mufic playing all the time. Sir penetrable gloom. After a fhort parley pufhed it open-it led to an intricate wind- Bertrand could not fpeak for aftonishment with himself, he entered the porch, and ing paffage, juft large enough to admit a-he could only return their honours by feizing a maffy iron knocker at the gate, perfon upon his hands and knees. A faint courteous looks and geftures. After the lifted it up, and heftating, at length glimmering of light ferved to fhew the banquet was finifhed, all retired but the ftruck a loud ftroke-The noife refounded nature of the place. Sir Bertrand en- lady, who leading back the knight to the through the whole manfion with hollow tered-A deep hollow groan refounded fofa, addreffed him in these words: * echoes. All was ftill again-He repeated from a diftance through the vault-He the strokes more boldly and louder-ano- went forwards, and proceeding beyond ther interval of filence enfued-A third the first turning, he difcerned the fame time he knocked, and a third time all was blue flame which had before conducted him-He followed it. The vault, at length, fuddenly opened into a lofty gallery, in the midft of which a figure appeared, compleatly armed, thrufting forwards the bloody ftump of an arm, with a terrible frown and menacing gefture, and brandishing a sword in his hand. Sir Bertrand undauntedly fprung forwards; and aiming a fierce blow at the figure, it

ftill. He then fell back to fome diftance, that he might difcern whether any light could be seen in the whole front--It again appeared in the fame place and quickly glided away, as before-at the fame inftant a deep fullen toll founded from the turret. Sir Bertrand's heart made a fearful ftop He was a while motionless; then terror impelled him to make fome hafty steps towards

inftantly vanished, letting fall a mafly

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Thoughts on Executive Justice, with respect to our Criminal Laws, particularly on the Circuits. Dedicated to the Judges of Affize, and recommended to the Perufal of all Magiftrates, and to all perfons who are lible to ferve on Crown Juries. With an Appendix, occafioned by a Charge given to the Grand Jury for the County of Surrey. By a fincere Well-wisher to the Public.

Tuftrate to the public the cruelty of

T is the object of this treatise, to il

his feed--but thame ftopt his flight; and urged by honour, and a refiftlefs defire of iron key. The flame now refted upon a finishing the adventure, he returned to the pair of ample folding doors at the end of that injudicious lenity, and recommendaporch; and working up his foul to a full the gallery. Sir Bertrand went up to it, tion to mercy, which are practifed by fteadiness of refolution, he drew forth his and applied the key to a brazen lock-judges and juries in favour of criminals. fword with one hand, and with the other with difficulty he turned the bolt-in-The author fhews, in a very convincing lifted up the latch of the gate. The heavy ftantly the doors flew open, and difcovered manner, that it is the hope of efcaping condoor, creeking upon its hinges, reluc- a large apartment, at the end of which viction, or, if convicted, of eícaping putantly yielded to his hand -he applied his was a coffin refted upon a bier, with a nifhment, that encourages thofe numbers fhoulder to it and forced it open-he quit- taper burning on each fide of it. Along of thieves and robbers who difgrace this ted it and stept forward-the door inftantly the room on both fides were gigantic fta- more than any other country. In other fhut with a thundering clap. Sir Ber-tues of black marble, attired in the Moor- countries, where conviction and punishtrand's blood was chilled-he turned back ifh habit, and holding enormous fabres ment follow crimes with greater certainty, to find the door, and it was long ere his in their right hands. Each of them rear- fewer crimes are committed. Our laws trembling hands could feze it-but his ed his arm, and advanced one leg for- are fufficiently fevere, and the means of utmoft ftrength could not open it again. wards, as the knight entered; at the fame detecting, and bringing criminals to trial, After feveral ineffectual attempts, he looked moment the lid of the coffin flew open, are now both expeditious and almost inbehind him, and beheld, across a hall, and the bell tolled. The flame ftill glided fallible. Where then lies the defect? It upon a large ftaircafe, a pale bluish flame, forwards, and Sir Bertrand refolutely fol- lies, according to our author, in the cirwhich caft a difmal gleam of light around.lowed, till he arrived within fix paces of cumftance, that the laws are not duly He again fummoned forth his courage and the coffin. Suddenly, a lady in a fhrowd executed. The cause of all the enormiadvanced towards it-it retired. He came and black veil rose up in it, and ftretched ties that prevail both in town and country to the foot of the stairs, and after a mo- out her arms towards him-at the fame he takes to be, the uncertainty of punishment's deliberation afcended. He went time the ftatues clashed their fabres and ad-ment, and the almost certainty of reprieve. flowly up, the flame retiring before him, vanced. Sir Bertrand flew to the lady, till he came to a wide gallery-The flame and clafped her in his arms-fhe threw up proceeded along it, and he followed in her veil and kiffed his lips; and inftantly filent horror, treading lightly, for the the whole building fhook as with an echoes of his footsteps ftartled him. It earthquake, and fell afunder with a horled him to the foot of another ftaircafe, rible crash. Sir Bertrand was thrown

"I remember, and not very long ago (fays he), an inftance of one villain who tried all he could (except murder) to get himself hanged, but could not effect it. He once fucceeded fo far, as to be tied up to the gallows as Tyburn; where an old

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"The account which is above gi- | Judge. Whatever this may be, the end ven of this malefactor, I confefs to have of the law is defeated-juftice is laughed collected from the public prints; and al- at- and the honefe part of the King's though they are not always to be depended fubjects muft fuffer for the injuftice and on with respect to particulars, yet, in ge- folly of fuch reprieves. neral, I believe the above account to "It has been before obferved, that be true-having had a confirmation of fome Judges have reprieved, for many the fubftance of it, from perfons well offences made capital by the law, fuch as acquainted with this fort of transactions. horfe- ftealing, fheep-ftealing, and the like, The matter of reprieve is tranfacted because it is against their confciences to take differently in London and Middlefex, men's lives away for fuch offences as the fe. from what it is on the circuits. In the But how do fuch men's confciences difpenfe former, the criminals, after fentence, are with their folemn oath of office? They remitted to the gaol, where they remain are here brought into a very ferious diundetermined as to their fate, till the Re- lemma-they have fworn folemnly to excorder has made his report of their feve-ecute the laws, but their confciences veral cafes to his Majefty in council. won't let them do this. What then beDuring this interval, the various con- comes of their oaths, which are given as nexions which the convicts have formed fecurities to the public for the due exein life, as well as their natural friends, all cution of juftice? Such a Judge ought to fet to work-One has, perhaps, a bro- refign his place, and not trifle thus ther who is fervant to fome member of with the law, with himself, and with parliament, or a fifter who is miftrefs to his fellow-fubjects, in matters of such fuch a one, or perhaps to fome greater weighty confequence. man; in fhort, the higher powers are got "What laws ought to be made, is the at, and, by fome means or other, the province of the legislative power alone to royal ear is abufed-the royal mercy ex-determine: But, when once made, the tended to the greatest villainies-and "ref-executive Magistrate is not to arrogate to "pites, during his Majefty's pleasure," himself an authority over them, fo that reduce the number of names in the dead- they fhall, or fhall not, operate, accordwarrant to about one third of the capi-ing to the will and pleasure of an individual. If the law be too fevere in the opinion of the Judges, yet it is plain that the legislature, when they paffed it, thought otherwife, elfe it had not been made. But be the law what it may, none are anfwerable for it, but those who make it; none are anfwerable to it, but those who violate it; and none are criminal, as to the difpenfing it, but those who do not difpenfe it, fairly and impartially, to all who are the plain, clear, and determinate objects of it.

comrade of his, just as the cart was going to be drawn away, called out to the Sheriff, that the man was innocent of the fact for which he was going to be executed, and that he (the faid old comrade) actually committed the robbery himself, and hoped that the Sheriff would not execute a man wrongfully." The Sheriff, very humanely, ftopped the execution, and fent an account of this to the secretary of state's office: An order came, to carry the man back to Newgate; from whence he was foon after difcharged. Thus was the famous Patrick Madan preserved for future mischief. His friend was hanged for a robbery the very next feffions. "After this, Patrick was tried for a very dreadful riot in Moorfields, and fentenced to feven years imprisonment in Newgate; was released from thence in the riots of 1780-He then went on with burglary and houfe-breaking, and took young fellows under his tuition, to bring them up to his vocation. On one of his expeditions, with his pupils, into a fhop, which they robbed, he was difcovered, taken, and capitally convicted. Notwithstanding this, he was reprieved for tranfportation-He was afterwards found at large, and tried for returning from transportation-Of this he was convicted, and again received fentence of death-tal convicts-Thefe are hanged-the reft He was reprieved again to be transported- frequently, of late years, fent for further When on board the ship, he made a hole inftruction, in all kinds of the moft danin the bottom of it; and, in the confu- gerous villainies, on board the hulks in the fion which this occafioned, he got on river Thames; till, at the expiration of fhore was retaken, and brought to the bar their time, they come forth, abandoned at the Old Bailey-where, inftead of be- to the laft degree-no creature can think ing remanded to his former fentence, he of employing them, and now their most was told that he must be fent abroad. accomplished wickedness is to be let loofe He refused to accept this, "unless they on the innocent public; and, edged with ufed him better while he ftayed in New-defperation, no ftreet, no road, no houfe, gate; for (he faid) they had chained him is fafe from their terror. to the floor; and if he was not to have "In the feveral counties where the It was worthy the understanding and more liberty, he would not accept of the affizes are held by the Judges on the cir- policy of a low thief, to fay to Judge offered mercy."-The (then) recorder cuits, reprieves are the immediate act of Burnett, once, at Hertford affizes- My told him, that he fhould be executed that the Judge himself; who must know the Lord, it is very hard to hang me for only day fe'nnight. This abated the hero's truth of every cafe that he tries, fo that" ftealing a horfe."-It was worthy the obftinacy and courage, brought him on he cannot be impofed on by mifreprefen- good fenfe and wifdom of that learned his knees, and made him fue in the most tation, or by falfe report: And this ren- Judge, to answer-" Man, thou art not abject terms for mercy. This was granted ders him the more inexcufable to the to be hanged only for ftealing a horfe, him. After this, he was re-embarked for public, if he reprieves improperly. He" but that horfes may not be stolen." Africa; fince which, various have been has no power to alter the fentence from the reports concerning him. Some have hanging to tranfportation: But he has a faid, that he was hanged at the yard-arm power to reprieve, which (that the crifor mutiny on board the fhip at fea. minal may fuffer as little even in mind as Others fay, this report was groundlefs- poffible) his Lordfhip ufually does-" befor that he has fince been feen at large in fore he leaves the town"-he then fends England. What the truth is, I know a recommendation to the Secretary of not: But this every body muft know, that State's office, of fuch and fuch perfons, one inftance of this fort muft tend to har- as fit objects of his Majefty's mercy; this den more villains, than the execution of is reprefented to the King, by whofe fifty people can difmay. It carries with command a letter is addreffed to the Judit an inftance of partiality, that is hor- ges of the next affize for the county, orrible in itself, as well as a very high re-dering fuch and fuch to receive his Maflection on the diftributive juftice of this jefty's mercy, on condition of tranfporcountry, which will not, and ought not tation, going to the hulks, or as the matter eafily to be effaced. is, according to the report fent by the

To the Editor of the COUNTY MAGAZINE.
SIR,

COMEBODY or other, not three farthings matter who, has obferved, That tho' mankind are perpetually complaining of the fhortness of human life, yet at the fame moment the generality of them are utterly at a lofs how to fpend their time;" the observation is a very fenfible one, yet unhappily, like many others, has no tendency but to fhew a univerfal oppofition in our fentiments and actions.

You must know, Sir, that I am a young | the childish accent of, I does love oo, I do | MATRIMONIAL PERSPECTIVE,
fellow of good fortune, in the very bloom fo; to which I am afked in the fame
of life, and have fcarce a pleasure or in-accent, Does oo? and then follows an
clination that my circumftances are not idiotical ftare of fondness on both fides,
fufficiently able to indulge; yet I don't which ends in a mutual drawling of the
know how it is, my time hangs to the laft breath into the interjection, ab!-But as
degree heavy on my hands, and in the lan- the Poet fays,
guage of a very elegant author, I can at
beft only be faid

"To drawl out being in a dead repofee."
I enjoy a negative fort of happinefs; that
is, I am no ways miferable, and feel but
very little pleasure, if I am happily at
eafe from pain..

I married, Sir, a very amiable woman
about a twelvemonth ago, of whom, in
reality, I am paffionately fond; but be-
ing poffeffed of her perfon, and fecure of
her heart, I am funk into an infipid fort
of tranquillity, and experience none of
thofe delightful little anxieties that kept
the mind all alive during my folicitation
for both. I rife every morning about
nine, and look out of the back window,
whiftling for want of thought, till the
fummons for breakfaft arrives; the papers
of the morning are an hour's employment
at the tea table, and the moment the
things are removed, it takes me up ano-
ther to pare my nails. My wife all the
time fits ftroking a picture of mine, which
occupies a fpace on her arm, or diverts
herself with twirling round the cat.

"Nonfenfe fhall be eloquence in love."

if he has not paffed fome hours in this
And I appeal to any man in England,
delicious fort of trifling, with the utmost
fatisfaction, which he would have hear-
tily laughed at in any body else.
Recollecting the fillinefs of my fitua-
tion, I at last start from the fofa, and retire
into my study, with a view of fpending
a ufeful hour at a book; this foon palls,
my notion of men and things being long
fince eftablifhed, and all the amufement
to be received refulting from a florid ebul-
lition of ftile, or a brilliant ftroke of ima-
gination; the beft author I can almoft
quote from memory, in any page, and
the reft not being worth a perufal, it ufu-
ally happens that my afternoon' ftudies
terminate in a nap of fleep. Neither my
wife or my felf being very fond of company,
our evenings are paffed in much the fame
manner as our days; the chafm from tea
to fupper we endeavour to fill up with a
game of cards, and from fupper time to
bed, with mutual yawnings, continued
indications of drowfinefs, and inceffantly
When my nails are pared, I have ano- picking of teeth. I am vain enough to
ther hour's ftudy; this is conftantly ta- think that neither of us want common
ken up in thinking what to do before understanding, Mr. Editor, yet we are fo
dinner; about twelve, however, I recol- perfectly well acquainted with each other's
lect that I am a very idle lazy fellow; fentiments of things, and have fo often
and quite afhamed of my indolence and difcuffed every topic of converfation, that
diffipation, I hurry on my clothes and we are generally filent together from the
run out. If the morning be fair, I never want of fomething to fay; if we take a
ufe a carriage, but trudge along the ftreets walk out, we don't open our lips above
in a plain frock. When I lofe fight of once an hour, and then only in unne-
my own house, I confider where to go, ceffary enquiries for one another's health;
and am often at a lofs whether I fhall if we take a little excurfion in the car-
drop into the Cocoa-tree, or take a faun-riage, our obfervations are turned upon
ter into the Park. When I have decided
this important point, I generally difcover
that my going to either is not a whit more
to the purpose than my staying at home,
my vifits to the Cocoa-tree being made
without any bufinefs, and my ambula-
tions in the Park directed without any
end. In this ftate of mind, neither
fatisfied nor difpleafed, I very often re-
turn home, and bite the ends of my wife's

fingers till dinner time, the amiable girl,
in return, amufing herself with adjusting
my eye-brows, or perhaps pulling me
by the nose.

After dinner I generally lounge upon the
fofa, with my wife, and waste a couple
of hours in that delicate fort of fillinefs,
which is the eternal concomitant of a
riciprocal love,-toying with every little
article of her drefs, and breaking out into

the state of the weather, the condition of
the roads, or the cafual abfurdity of any
fign that ftrikes us in the tour.-In fhort,
Mr. Editor, the want of fomething to
do, which is the general confequence of
affluence, has reduced me to a fituation
really pitiable, and raised the condition
of the moft plodding mechanic, to an
object of envy and efteem. Horfes, dogs,
and cards, have very little attraction for

me; and plays, routs, and operas, have
still lefs charms for my wife. Upon the
whole, Sir, we are, morally fpeaking, two
ftriking inftances of the divine goodnefs
in a fhort duration of life; for inftead of
wishing for more than the common por-
tion of time, we are almoft at a lofs to make
a real use of what we have.

I am, Sir, &c.

T. P.

F you fee a man and woman, with little or no occafion, often finding fault and correcting each other in company, you may be fure they are man and wife.--If you fee a lady and a gentleman in the fame coach, in profound filence, the one looking out at one window, and the other at the oppofite other, but are already married.-If you fide, be affured they mean no harm to each fee a lady accidentally let fall a glove or a handkerchief, and a gentleman that is next to her tell her of it, that he may herself pick it up, fet them down for man and in the fields, at twenty yards diftance, in a wife.-If you fee a man and woman walk direct line, and the man ftriding over a ftile, and ftill going on fans ceremonie, you may wear they are man and wife, without any fear of perjury.-If you fee a lady, whofe beauty attracts the notice of every perfon prefent, except one man, and he fpeaks to her in a rough manner, and does not appear at all affected by her charms, depend upon it, he is her husband.-If you ing each other, under the appellation of my fee a male and female continually thwartdear, my life, &c. reft aflured, they are

man and wife.

abafement of the fervant gave a greater ap- century. The masks were fuperceded by | ties of the Eaft, his table conftantly furpearance of dignity to the master. But patches, used to fuch extravagance, as to nifhed with a round of the most luxurious Knights and Princes only were allowed make the face fcarcely difcernible. To dainties, and nothing which fenfe can deto wear those cloaks, and their conforts the this fucceeded rouge, copied from the fire, or capricious fancy invent, was derobe, fometimes with and without gold. Roman generals, who painted on public nied to Abou Taib. For the space of above three centuries, triumphs. This cuftom is ftill retained, people had the appearance of quiet mem-with all the other pretty extravagancies bers of fociety; no fuch thing as a fword introduced in the dreffes of our modern by way of drefs, nobility was noted by a daughters of Eve, who feem totally to long purfe hanging at their girdle, a cuf- forget the naked fimplicity of their grandtom maintained by the Highlanders at dames. this day; whereas the piece of iron which our modern gentleman now fticks at his fide, carries with it an air of fufpicion

and turbulency.

The covering for the head was a hood, with a roll or pad at top, and a tail hanging behind. This was worn by the Irith, even early in the prefent century, the peafantry of that nation being the laft who retained it in Europe.

In Henry the 7th's time, and even in Henry the 8th's, emblazoned or party-coloured clothes were worn, like our prefent heralds and purfuivants, quartered in patches of family arms, as were alfo the bipartite garments, half of one colour, and half of another. But things, will change, and in the meridian of the latter Prince's reign, Francis the first introduced the fashion of fhort clothes, like the pantaloon dress, being a doublet, fhort fkirted, and drawers and ftockings all of a piece; this being close, and yielding to the body, caufed many indecent appearances. Some ferious people introduced the Swifs breeches, a fort of trunk hofe, which came down only to the middle of the thighs, and over it a half petticoat. To this fucceeded the exact drefs of our running footmen. As the ladies may be curious to know how their fex was dreffed, they will be gratified in being told, that in 1409 the head-drefs was a high fugar-loaf bonnet, with a veil faftened to the top of it, and hanging down more or lefs, according to the perfon's rank. The veil of a citizen's wife came only to the fhoulders, that of a knight's lady fwept the ground.-In Henry the 8th's time, the ladies wore little hats, with a feather; from that time, to the year 1600, fucceeded fmall caps, with aigrettes or pompoons.

In 1550, the men took it into their heads, that a big belly had fomething majestic in it, on which the women (like the women of the prefent day) immediately fancied that prominent pofteriors were equally ornamental; then appeared nothing but falfe big bellies, and falfe big bottoms, and ridiculous as this custom

very odd, no fooner had it began, than the fex feemed to give themselves no further concern about their faces; for they hid them under a mafk, never failing to put it on when they went abroad-this continued down to the end of the last

Anecdote of the great and conflitutional
Judge, Lord Chief Justice HOLT.

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One day as he walked in his palace, reflecting on his power, his wealth, and the various means of pleasure he poffeffed; a messenger arrived to inform him that one of the principal nobles of his Court was fuddenly dead. This melancholy and unexpected event, entirely occupied his thoughts. Alas! faid he, what is every thing that ambition can obtain, or wealth procure; one end happeneth to all, and death, which concludes the woes of the beggar, fhall one day terminate the power and fplendor of the Emperor of Indcftan. Were life eternally to endure, what I enjoy were indeed much to be prized; but of what value are riches, pleafure, or power, while the lofs of them is thus certain.

At the fame moment, a burst of thunder fhook the palace to the foundations, and the genius Abaffon ftood before the monarch.

the reign of Queen Anne, 1704, feveral freemen of the borough of Aylesbury had been refufed the liberty of voting at an election for a Member of Parliament, though they proved their qualifications as fuch: The law in this cafe impofes a fine on the returning officer of 100l. for every fuch offence. On this principle they applied to Lord Chief Juftice Holt, who defired the officer to be arrested. The Hof C—, a- Repining mortal, faid the etherial vifion, larmed at this ftep, made an order of I have heard thy murmurs, and that thou their Houfe to make it penal for either mayeft no longer have reafon for fuch judge, counfel, or attorney, to affift at complaints, take this talifman, and at the the trial; however, the Lord Chief Juf- end of any day hereafter, which thou haft tice, and feveral lawyers, were hardy spent in pleasures and delight, apply it to enough to oppofe this order, and brought thy forehead, forming a wifh that the next it on in the Court of King's Bench. The may be perfectly like it; and thou fhalt Houfe, highly irritated at this contempt find each following one exactly the fame, of their order, fent a Serjeant at Arms in every event and enjoyment, nor fhall for the Judge to appear before them; but they cloy by repetition; thou shalt be new that refolute defender of the laws bade to the pleafures of each fucceffive day, as him, with a voice of authority, be gone; if the preceding had never been. The on which they fent a fecond meffage by day thou wilt fix on is left to thy choice, their Speaker, attended by as many Mem-only be careful how thou ufeft my gift, bers as efpoufed the meafure. After the and chufe that, the delights of which Speaker had delivered his meffage, his thou wouldeft perpetuate with pruLordfhip replied to him in the following dence; for having once employed the remarkable words: "Go back to your charm, thou wilt have no power to reverse chair, Mr. Speaker, within thefe five mi- it, but wilt be neceffitated continually to nutes, or you may depend on it I'll fend you repeat the felicity first chofen: fo faying, to Newgate: you speak of your authority, the genius disappeared. but I tell you I fit here as an interpreter of the laws, and a diftributer of juftice; and were the whole H- of C in your belly, I would not ftir one foot." The Speaker was prudent enough to retire; and the House were equally prudent to let the affair drop.

Abou Taib received the talisman with

inexpreffible joy, believing that now an immortality of pleasure was in his power, and not doubting but he should foon be able to fix on the day of which the constant return fhould produce a never ceafing round of perfect happiness.

But this was not fo eafy as he had at firft fuppofed. Every evening when he came to reflect on the circle of hours that juft had fled, he conftantly found fomething too unfatisfactory in the pleasures they had prefented for him to expect much delight from their repetition. Hope continually happier moments, which might better deferve perpetuity. This felicity however was continually expected, but never arrived. Every fucceffive day pleafed him ftill less than the paft.

In the mean time, age crept upon Abou