1823.] 
I Janded in a very weak state of 
health ; and, hardly able to travel home, 
I got up time enough to see him three or 
four times before his death. He came 
to see me, and dined once here, and I 
dined with him twice before he died; 
the last time only three days before. 
He rode out to some or one of his 
farms, got wet, and the day after was 
seized with a bad sore-throat, for it be- 
came dangerous in a very short time, 
and continued unconquerable. He was 
scarce twenty-four hours ill from the first 
sensible attack. I gota bad cold at his 
funeral, and have considered it as very 
providential that I was let blood very 
early, so as to be blooded three times 
when it came to the height; for I had not 
ouly a cough and cold iu the head, but 
also an inflammation in the, throat, 
somewhat like the general’s; but, by 
means of timely bleeding, was reco- 
vered in a few days. How thankful 
many Of us have reason to be for a kind 
Providence in the midst of dangers.. He 
was well, and_looked remarkably well, 
but a few days before, when I was 
almost considered. as a dying man; for I 
have been twice reported to be dead, 
whereas he is dead and I am still alive, 
to praise the God of mercy if I could 
but have the true spirit to do it. May 
it please God to bless and preserve your 
lordship in health and prosperity. My 
compliments to Capt. Erskine, and, 
with all due respect, I remain, 
Your lordship’s most obedient 
servant, and affectionate kinsman, 
£arl Buchan. Fairrax. 
TURBOT FISHERY. 
This is carried on solely from Bock- 
ing, in Essex ; the vessels employed, in 
1809, consisted of about sixty, all hay- 
ing wells or reservoirs for salt-water. 
Mauch has been said of our rivalling the 
Dutch, of late, in this art; but truth 
obliges me to declare the contrary. Our 
expert and industrious neighbours have 
an advantage, in fishing not only on 
their own coast, but also in the salt-wa- 
ter inlets which indent it. These we 
are not entitled to occupy with our 
small craft, and our men for the most 
part are mere carriers only. The Dutch 
make use of smelts, which they salt, by 
way of bait. The English Dutchmen 
(for so this description of vessels is 
called) visit their coasts, in times of war 
as well as peace, As they collect their 
turbots, they place them in boxes, the 
names of which I have forgot, and do 
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not turn them adrift into the wells 4ill 
some time after. 
CHURCH-YARDS AT PARIS. 
The French revolution has awakened 
sentiments over which custom bad hong 
gained a complete triumph, Among 
other strokes of municipal polities, a 
great change has been effected in the 
circumstance of sepulture. Bodies are 
no longer interred in the churches or 
ehurch-yards: the two burial grounds 
are Mont-Martre and Clomart. 
CHIMNEYS. 
’ Time brings up many new and slrange 
things, and there are revolutions in 
men’s minds as well as in their circum- 
stances. Our old historiographers exa- 
mined subjects with original views ; 
and, though not the most respectable 
of writers, expressed tleir ideas with 
clearness. Hollingshead wrote during 
the reign of Queen Elizabeth; bis inten- 
tion was manifestly good, in noticing 
the increase of luxury as prevailing in 
his days ; but few, probably, will adopt 
an opinion which he gives, respecting an 
invention from which so many advan- 
tages accrue. Among other daily 
changes, he protests against ‘‘ the mul- 
titude of chimnies Jatcly erected, 
whereas, in the sound remembrance of 
some old men, there were not above two 
or-three, if so many, in most uplandish 
towns in the realm.” 
KING PYM. 
The famous John Pym, in his day, 
was recorded as a senator above the 
common order. In his manner there 
was a peculiar expression of solemnity, 
or of awful thought, if I may so call it, 
which could not pass unheeded. Con- 
nected with the emotions which such 
acharacter would excite, was the title of 
King Pym, which those who had been 
accustomed to witness gave him. Mil- 
ton had probably felt the influence of it; 
and, in association with such remem- 
brance, dictated—“ And in his rising, 
seemed a pillar of state.” In the debates 
on the Petition of Right, the word sove- 
reign gave rise to many reflections, 
when Pym exclaimed: “ I know howto 
add sovereign to the king’s person, but 
not to his power.” To the above may be 
added, what a’sagacious Jawyer said on 
the same occasion, they are not the 
words of declamation, but as true as the 
law itself; “‘Take we heed what we 
yield unto, Magna Charta is such a fel- 
low, that he will have no sovereign !— 
I kuow that prerogative is part of the 
law, 
