One of the lady governeffes of an eaftern fettlement, was induced to attend a fermon, preached by a Scottish clergyman, and on being asked her opinion of it when he came out of church, declared, "that it was as bread as it was long."

The following circumftance occurred at the Huntingdon affizes :-An action was tried for the recovery of the fum of 331. for the price of three heifers. The fale took place at a public houfe, and the landlady was brought up to prove the contract; who ftated to the Court, that previous to the bargain being flruck, there was a good deal of botheration.”. Mr. Serjeant Sellon, on crofs examining one of the witnelles for the defendant, faid to him, "You have heard what Mrs. Bird has faid about this contract, and that the fays there was a good deal of botheration before it was concluded; I will thank you to inform the Court what is the meaning of the word botheration." Why, fir," fays he, "it is fomething like what is pafling between you and me."

FRENCH NEWSPAPERS.

The proprietors of newspapers in thefe countries, will be much furprifed at the fuperiority of fimilar productions in France:

The daily fale of the Moniteur is 20,000-of the Journal de Paris,

16,000- of the Publicifte, 14,000of the Journal des Debats, 12,000of the Journal des Defenfeurs de la Patrie, 10,000-of the Clef du Cabinet, 6,000, and of the Petits Affiches, 30,000

Newfpapers not being fubject to ftamp duties in France, is one reafon for this aftonishing fuperiority; the extent of France is another; and the limited numbers, a third and a principal one.

A few nights fince, Mifs Walstein and her fifter paffing in their carriage through Merrion fquare, were fuddenly furprized by the appearance of a meteor in the heavens, in the exact form of a human eye. It was of con fiderable brilliancy, and continued in view about 15 or 15 feconds, when it fuddenly disappeared.-On Mifs Walftein relating the circumftance, the following lines were fpoken ex• tempore:

As gazing on the fpangl'd fky,
You mark'd the brilliant meteor

If e'er I proftitute my venal pen, To prai fe the bloody deeds of bold, bad men.

Let hireling rhymers, bought alike or fold,

Barter the mufe, and fell their fouls for gold;

Praife vice or virtue, as they chance to rife,

And make all minifters, both good and wife;

A gen'rous mufe, then only deigns to fing,

When patriot viceroys, ferve a patriot king.

For them alone fhe waves a laurel crown,

And gives to virtue, virtue's due re

nown.

Calm is my foul, and fond of ev'ry

art,

That foftens life or tames the favage heart;

When good FITZWILLIAM wakes the filent lyre.

Each glowing note shall breathe with heav'nly fire.

When gen'rous LEINSTER, claims a patriot's meed,

The fhades would echo, to my grateful reed.

Then all the pow'rs of fong combin'd, would rife

To lift fuch heroes to their native fkies.

But Cn, guilty tool of ruthle's pow'r,

Deputed hither in a baleful hour;
As form'd by nature to deceive-
betray,
And tear a

nation's fondeft hopes

away. T'unmuzzle faction, and let loofe

Next morn fhe haftens o'er the dewy lawn, And eager, feeks the bloon that charin'd her fight;

Lo!