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several discharges of artillery an- 

 nounced this happy event. A short 

 distance from the city gates, the 

 keys of them were delivered to 

 him by the magistracy. The Com- 

 pany of Brewers were likewise a 

 little way before the walls, with a 

 triumphal car, handsomely deco- 

 rated ; and, at their request, the 

 duke and count Munster ascended 

 it, and they were in this manner 

 drawn, by 30 brewers, through 

 the town to the palace, with great 

 rejoicings. 



From the gates, and a long way 

 into the city, the infantry of the 

 Burgher Union were drawn up in 

 two ranks in parade, with their 

 colours, and saluted his Royal 

 Highness on passing, accompanied 

 with loud and reiterated shouts of 

 huzza : several bands of music 

 were stationed at different places 

 on the way to the palace. He was 

 there received by upwards of 30 

 young maidens, by whom he was 

 crowned with flowers ; several 

 speeches were likewise delivered, 



j, and an ode sung in honour of him. 



■ After which the whole of the 

 Burgher corps, both cavalry and 

 infantry, marched by the Duke's 

 palace, with colours flying, and 

 music. In the evening, the whole 

 city was tastefully illuminated. His 

 Royal Highness rode through the 

 city, accompanied by a large train 

 of followers, and noticed every 

 thing. 



24. An extraordinary instance 

 of sleep-walking happened on 

 Christmas-eve in the family of Mr. 

 Bell, apothecary, at Stamford. 

 About nine o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Bell went to sup at a friend's house, 

 having previously sent their ser- 

 vant-girl to bed. Soon after ten. 

 Miss Bell and her brother, who 



were at home sitting up for Uieir 

 father and mother, heard a lapping 

 at the front door, and upon asking 

 who was there, were answered in 

 a faint voice, " It is I, Mary is at 

 the door." Knowing that she had 

 been in bed more than an hour, 

 they at first doubted the fact; but 

 at length, at her piteous entreaties, 

 they opened the door, and let in 

 Mary with nothing on but her 

 shift. The case upon inquiry and 

 examination appeared to be, that 

 she had walked in her sleep from 

 her own room to her master's 

 chamber, where she had thrown 

 up a sash window, and let herself 

 down ten feet into the street. She 

 had then walked some distance up 

 the street to a conduit, and taken 

 hold of the pump-handle, the cold- 

 ness of which awaked her. She 

 received no other harm from her 

 descent than a sprained ancle, but 

 was ill for some time after from 

 fright and cold. 



" Ere we had ceased to announce 

 (says the Newcastle paper) the re- 

 ceipt of subscriptions for the relief 

 of the sufferers by the dreadful ac- 

 cident which took place at the 

 Felling colliery, about eighteen 

 months ago, the melancholy task 

 has again devolved upon us, of re- 

 cording another disaster, almost 

 equally calamitous. Last Friday 

 morning, about two o'clock, the 

 foul air in the same colliery, by 

 some means, took fire, causing 

 destruction to nearly every living 

 creature within the range of its ex- 

 plosion. Nine men, thirteen boys, 

 and twelve horses, fell victims to 

 the fury of the blast, and eight 

 more pitmen were severely scorch- 

 ed, though likely to recover. By 

 this heart-rending occurrence, eight 

 widows and eighteen fatherless 



