J 12 . to correspondents. June 2 x. 



the bastinado ; soon after, there was no more woxd of it. 

 He staid six months with his benefactor, who loaded him 

 with favours and carefses ; and when the knight wilhed to 

 return to his country, he caused him to embark in a Chris- 

 tian vefsel with his people, and defrayed the expences of 

 his pafsage. 



Such is the remedy : — It is at the service of all v/ho arc 

 ■ troubled with the gout. The balm which they made use 

 of was the true balm of Mecca or Judea, which is known 

 every where in Europe. 



ANECDOTE OF A NEW MADE JUSTICE. 

 A NEW made justice of the peace, in order to qualify him- 

 self for discharging the duties of his office, pored over 

 some old law books, in one of which he found au act, inflic- 

 ting a penalty on such persons as (hould '_/fr^ any beacon^ 

 which he unfortunately read, '■fry any bacon.'' His wor- 

 fhip, a few days after this discovery, riding through a vil- 

 lage, caught a poor woman in the very act of frying some 

 ra(hers for her dinner j zealous to fulfil his duty, he caused 

 her immediately to be apprehended and committed to pri- 

 son, and at the next quarter sefsions had her brought forth 

 and arraigned for that offence ; when an explanation took 

 place, greatly at the expence of his worfhip's erudition, 

 and to the no small diversioa of a crowded court. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 MaTIEEW BHAMSLE^ tale is received. When this writer hss 

 acquired a little more correctnefs in compositior, and chastenels ot taste, 

 his lucubrations may probably be well received by the public. In the 

 mean while it will be necefsary to attend somewhat more than he h?s 

 yet done to these farticulars. It is evident that nothing is, in general, 

 so pUas'ng as that easy genteel air which people who have good sense, 

 and good dispositions, usually acquire, when they have had a long conti- 

 nued intercourse in the polite circle. But few things can be more dis- 

 gustiiig than the forward hoydon pertncfs of one who, not having had the 

 same opportunity of improving, affects that ease of manner which he sees 

 se much admired ip others. 



..Farther achnowledgements deferred for want of room. 



