his arm-chair, with a book in her hand, and the candle burning behind her on a table. At half-past six a gaoler entering the room, spoke to her, but met with no reply; he repeated the question, and astonished at the continued silence, he approached nearer to the lady, when, with a smile, succeeded by strong convulsions, she exclaimed "Il est parti!"—you may imagine the confusion. The prefect of the police was acquainted with the event at a quarter before seven; estafettes were dispatched in every direction, and the barriers closed. It was at first rumoured that the ministers themselves had concurred in his evasion; that an English gentleman had conducted him away in his carriage, which was waiting at the end of the street for him; that one of the turnkeys had fled with him, &c. The first of these reports is absurd, the others I am neither able to confirm nor contradict.

The police traced the chair two streets distant; there, it appears, M. de Lavalette alighted and stepped into the carriage that was in readiness for him. It is conjectured he will fly into Bavaria, where his intimate friend and relation prince Beauharnois will receive him with open arms, and the influence of that distinguished character is so great with the king, that should he reach his territories, there can be little doubt of his future safety. This well-conducted plan was executed with peculiar felicity, and at the decisive moment; for M. Barbé Marbois, after several invitations, was reluctantly obliged to send yesterday evening to his majesty's at

torney-general, the papers which ex-officio passed through his hands from the Cour de Cassation. It is said, he has in some degree committed himself by keeping these important documents full two days longer than the law authorises, in his possession. The attorney-general must have done his duty immediately, and Lavalette would have been to-night a headless trunk."

21. As Captain Thompson, of the Cistus, Newcastle trader, and two of his brother captains were proceeding on board their vessels in a sculler, about nine o'clock in the evening, one of the captains suddenly started up to prevent a barge running foul of them, when, by reason of his leaning too much on one side, and the tide running very strong, the sculler upset, and the whole were plunged into the river. The consequence was, that capt. T. and another were drowned; but the other captain and the scullerman by a miracle were saved. The captain and scullerman were driven by the tide near to a boat, when a person who was in it, seeing a hand above water, instantly caught hold of it, and drew the person into his boat, who proved to be the captain of the Dorothy, and to his great surprise the scullerman had clung fast to his leg. The body of captain Thompson has been found, and taken on shore, but we do not learn that the other captain has yet been found.

26. Last week, as two boys, about 11 or 14 years old, were employed in a barn, at Pencur, in St. Keverne, Cornwall, where a loaded gun had been incautiously left, the elder one took it up,

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and snapped it at the other, the charge of which entering the back part of his head, passed through his mouth, and carried off his tongue, and he immediately expired.

27-Eaton, the Pedestrian.Yesterday morning, at a quarter past eight o'clock, this person completed his task of walking 1,100 miles in 1,100 hours, upon Blackheath. The early period of the day, however, at which the performance was concluded, induced the pedestrian to continue his labours throughout the day, and this he was requested to do, by a large party of respectable persons, who proposed visiting the scene of his operations at four o'clock. At this hour he finally retired from the course, in the most perfect health and strength, greeted by the cheers of an immense multitude of people. Within the last few days, Eaton was visited by several persons of fashion as well as sporting celebrity.Captain Barclay was also on the ground. Eaton it appears is a native of Woodford, near Thrapston, in Northamptonshire, and since his youth has been equally distinguished for health and a power of pedestrianism, scarcely known in his own country. The facility with which he has executed his unexampled task, and the unimpaired vigour he has still preserved, have induced him to propose some further undertakings, with a view to derive some advantage from his extraordinary powers.

28. A most audacious robbery was committed a few days since, on the premises of Mr. Kean, cornfactor, on Bankside, the particu

lars of which are as follows:On the day in question, about 12 o'clock, at which hour none of Mr. Kean's men, except one, who works in the stables, were on the premises, three men, one of whom had the appearance of a miller, came to the yard; they first went to the dwelling-house, and told the female servant, they came for some corn, which was lying in a certain part of the granary, and that they had a cart at the gate to take it away. The servants not suspecting any thing wrong, suffered the cart to drive up to the granary, and the two men put six quarters of corn into the cart, the master amusing Mr. Kean's cook and nursemaid in the mean time with his conversation; when the loading was finished, the cart drove off, and was clear of the premises long before the fraud was discovered.

30.-One of the most serious floods took place in the Tyne that has happened since the great flood in 1777. Great damage was done to the small craft in the river. We hear that by the violence of current in South Tyne, two of the arches of Haydon bridge have been destroyed. been destroyed. Great damage has also been done by this storm on the banks of the Wear and Tees.-Newcastle Paper.

31.-This morning the inhabitants of Finsbury-square were thrown into the greatest consternation in consequence of a fire which broke out at the house of Mr. Mitchel, broker and appraiser, in Crown-street, corner of the square, which burned with such rapidity that the family experienced the greatest difficulty to escape with their lives. It was discovered

discovered by one of the servantmaids, who got up about seven o'clock, and finding the lower part of the house quite full of smoke, informed her fellow-servant, who instantly alarmed her. master and mistress, and then went down stairs with two of the children and escaped. Mr. M. was also coming down with two more of the children under his arm, but was prevented by the flames ascending up to the first floor. He returned, and happily got out at the garret window, and after leaving the children safe at a neighbour's house, he returned and succeeded in getting out Mrs. Mitchel and the rest of the family the same way. They had scarcely left the room when the floor fell in with a dreadful crash, the flames issuing out at every aperture. The neighbours and several engines arrived, but their efforts were of no avail, as the fire appeared to burn with increased fury, until in about half an hour the whole of the premises, consisting of a shop, dwelling-house, and a large warehouse full of goods, at the back, were totally consumed. The adjoining house had also sustained considerable injury, and undoubtedly would have been destroyed, only for the exertions of the firemen, who prevented the raging element from extending any further. It is suspected that this calamity was wilfully occasioned by some evil disposed person; one person, however, is in custody on suspicion, and will be fully examined before the magistrates on the diabolical charge to-morrow.

In Amsterdam, during the present year, the registered births

were 7050, viz. males 3462, females, 3588; deaths, 7047; marriages, 1963; divorces, 14.

Patriotic Donation.-The rector of Framlingham, in Suffolk (the Rev. Mr. Norcrosse), soon after the battle of Waterloo, wrote to the duke of Wellington, stating that in his opinion, the non-commissioned officers of the British army were by their valourous conduct on that day entitled to some distinct marks of their country's approbation, and therefore he felt disposed for one to offer his humble tribute to their merit. In order that this might be properly applied, he requested the favour of his Grace to point out to him the non-commissioned officer whose heroic conduct, from the representations which his Grace had received, appeared most prominent, to whom he, the rector, meant to convey, in perpetuity, a freehold farm, value 101. per annum. The duke set the enquiry immediately on foot, through all the commanding officers of the line, and in consequence, learnt that a serjeant of the Coldstream, and a corporal of the 1st regiment of guards, had so distinguished themselves, that it was felt difficult to point out the most meritorious; but that there had been displayed by the serjeant an exploit arising out of fraternal affection, which he felt a duty on this occasion to represent, viz.-That near the close of the dreadful conflict on the 18th, this distinguished serjeant impatiently solicited the officer commanding his company, for permission to retire from the ranks for a few minutes; the latter expressing some surprize at

this request, the other said,"Your honour need not doubt of my immediate return:" permission being given him, he flew to an adjoining barn, to which the enemy had set fire, and from thence bore on his shoulder his wounded brother, who he knew lay helpless in the midst of the flames. Having deposited him

safely for the moment, under a hedge, he returned to his post in time to share in the victorious pursuit of the routed enemy! We need scarcely add, that the superior merit of this gallant noncommissioned officer was thus established, and that there is no doubt but that ere this he has received the patriotic reward!