which were voluntarily made by individuals to repel the invasion of the French in 1813. An anecdote of a Silesian girl is recorded, which serves in a striking manner to show the general feeling which pervaded the country. Whilst her neighbours and family were contributing in different ways to the expences of the war, she was for some time in the greatest distress at her inability to manifest her patriotism, as she possessed nothing which she could dispose of for that purpose. At length the idea struck her that her hair, which was of great beauty, and the pride of her parents, might be of some value; and she accordingly set off one morning privately for Breslau, and disposed of her beautiful tresses for a couple of dollars. The hair-dresser, however, with whom she had negociated the bargain, being touched with the girl's conduct, reserved his purchase for the manufacture of bracelets and other ornaments; and, as the story became public, he in the end sold so many, that he was enabled by this fair maiden's locks alone to subscribe a hundred dollars to the exigences of the state.

57. Melancholy Point.-A young officer in the army having married a lady in England, was ordered a short time afterwards to proceed to India with his regiment, while the lady's relations, or the gentleman's own circumstances, would not, at the time, permit her accompanying him. They were therefore forced to separate, and he proceeded to Bengal. A correspondence was carried on between them for some years; and at length he persuaded her to undertake a voyage to India, which she accordingly did, and arrived safe at Sangur roads. He was at this time stationed in the fort; and on the very day of her arrival in the river, was seized with a fever of the country, which terminated his existence, before his wife, and a fine child, the pledge of their mutual affection, could reach the place where he lay! On her coming into the fort, and beholding her husband's corpse, she fell into a state of insensibility, which was succeeded by that of melancholy, and in six weeks she followed her husband to the grave! During the period of her decline, she used to go out every day, and sit some hours on the neck of land on which the fort is situated, weeping over her child: hence it acquired, and still retains, the name of Melancholy Point.'

58. Hapless Union.-A young lady having met with opposition from her friends in an attachment which she had conceived for Captain Charles Ross, she followed him in men's clothes to America during the revolutionary war; and after such a search and fatigue as scarcely any of her sex could have undergone, she found him in the woods lying for dead, with a poisoned wound received in a skirmish with the Indians. Having acquired some knowledge of surgery, she saved his life by sucking his wound, and nursing him for the space of six weeks; during which time she remained unknown to him, having dyed her skin with lime and bark. The captain recovering, they removed into Philadelphia; where, as soon as she had found a clergyman to unite them for ever, she appeared as herself, and the priest accompanying her, she was immediately married to the man for whom she had made such sacrifices, and whose life she had preserved. They lived for four years in a fondness that could only be interrupted by her declining health; the fatigue she had undergone, and the poison not being properly expelled which she had imbibed from the wound, undermining her constitution. The knowledge of this circumstance, and the piercing regret of having been the occasion, affected Captain Ross so much, that he died of a broken heart at John's Town, in America. His faithful partner lived to return to England; but she died in consequence of her grief and affection in the following year, at the age of twenty-six years!

59. George III-The following anecdote proves that his majesty was superior to any little pride of rank, when put in competition with the strict discharge of duty, even by an humble individual. It is recorded under the date of August 16th, 1787. -A very particular circumstance occurred on Wednesday, which has occasioned much conversation. His majesty, after parading the Terrace, at Windsor, with the Duke of York, rested his arm on the sun-dial which is near the end of the walk: the duke did the same, and continued in conversation with some gentlemen with whom they had for some time before been walking. During this parley, a sentinel upon duty there walked up to the king, and 'desired his majesty to remove from the dial, as it was under his particular charge.'-His majesty removed accordingly, observing at the same time that the man's rigid adherence to his orders was

highly commendable; and a few hours afterwards, he was graciously pleased to recommend him to the colonel of the regiment, as an object worthy of promotion, and one who ought to be provided for in as eligible a manner as the nature of the service would admit.

60. Painter and Porter.-A painter who wished to represent the tragical end of Milo of Crotona, met in the street a porter of a most athletic form. He admired his colossal figure and vigorous muscles, and offered him a pound sterling, on condition that he would stand to him as a model. It was only necessary to tie his hands, and confine them with an iron ring, in order to represent, as well as possible, the trunk of the trees in which Milo's hands were imprisoned when he was devoured by wild beasts. The porter readily consented to the painter's proposal: he stripped himself, and suffered his hands to be bound. Now,' said the artist, imagine that a lion is darting upon you; and make every effort which you would do in such a case to escape his fury.' The model threw himself into a violent agitation; but he made too many grimaces; there was nothing natural in his frightful contortions. The painter gave him further directions; but still he failed of producing the desired effect. At length he thought of the following singular method. He let loose a vigorous mastiff, which was kept in the yard of the house, and desired him to seize the unfortunate captive. This powerfully excited both gesticula tion and utterance. The efforts of the porter thus became natural; and the fury of the animal increased in proportion as his struggles were violent. The painter, in a fit of transport, seized his pen, cils. The patient, however, who had been bitten and torn by the dog, uttered violent cries. Excellent! Bravo!' exclaimed the artist. Continue! Oh! that's admirable! Finally, the sitting, or rather the torture, being at an end, the artist, offered the promised salary: but the model replied, that he had agreed to accept of a pound sterling for being painted and not for being bitten: he demanded a large indemnity.

61. Anecdote of Sir Francis Burdett.-One day, about the year 1819, he privately asked one of his servant maids the cause of her not dressing herself as neatly and genteelly as her female companions were in use to do, since their wages were the