well as for the more robust, and does not confine the heat or the moisture of the body. The supporting belts for ladies' use before and after accouchement, are admirably adapted for giving support with extreme lightness, a point little attended to in the comparatively clumsy contrivances and materials hitherto employed. Such an efficient support for any part of the body deserves the public notice, and needs only to be seen to be appreciated. ABERNETHY'S FIGS.-When Abernethy was canvassing for the office of surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, he called upon a rich grocer. The great man addressing him, said, "I suppose, sir, you want my vote and interest at this momentous epoch of your life?" "No, I don't," said Abernethy, "I want a pennyworth of figs; come, look sharp and wrap them up. I want to be off." While the Louvre was being stripped of its borrowed plumes, Wellington fell into great disfavour, and was coldly received by some French marshals, on an occasion when he passed through their Salle in the Tuileries, on a visit to Louis XVIII. When the King subsequently expressed his surprise and vexation on hearing that they had "turned their backs" on him. "It is of no consequence, Sire," was the reply, "it is their way." "Last week," says the Northern Ensign, "during the night, a number of boys from Dormoch marched in procession to the fishing village of Embo, with drums and fifes, while the inhabitants were asleep. The martial music of the young scamps awakened the sleeping villagers, who instantly decamped to the woods, imagining Embo to be in the hands of the Russians! Some of the men were almost in a state of nature, and remained in the woods for a considerable time." It is said that the Times had the long and able biography of the Duke of Wellington in type for more than a year, in anticipation of the Field Marshal's sudden death some day. The gentleman who "does" these obituaries is Mr. Dod, well known as the author of the "Parliamentary Companion," and among his brethren of the parliamentary staff, as "Dod upon Death." A young man lately, by the advice of a friend, boiled a timepiece in salt and water to clean it! At least so says the Ulverston Advertiser. The following musical publications came too late for critical notice: Births. On the 25th ult., at Malta, the wife of Captain Munro, Grenadier Guards, of a daughter, which expired in its birth.29th ult., at No. 3, Torriano Gardens, Camden-road Villas, London, the wife of J. C. Moore Stevens, Esq., of a son.-30th ult., at Winscott, North Devon, the wife of J. C. Moore Stevens, Esq., of a son.-5th ult., at the Grove, Elgin, the lady of G. J. Murray Menzies, Esq. (late of the 42nd Royal Highlanders), of a son.-6th ult., at Leitchtown-house, Stirlingshire, the wife of Richard Henry Ramus, Esq., of a daughter. -6th ult., at Ayot St. Lawrence, Lady Emily Cavendish, of a son.-6th ult., at 61, Eaton-place, the Countess of Mulgrave, of a son.-8th ult., at No. 3, Bryanston-square, the Lady Amelius Wentworth Beauclerk, of a son. 9 Fair. 10 Fair. 11 Rain, prob. thun. 12 Rain. 13 Changeable. 14 Changeable. Fair, rise of temp. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY ...... FRIDAY.. 16 ...... 17 18 Fair. 19 Fair. 20 Fair. ...... THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY ..... ...... 24 Fair, fall of temp. 25 Fair. 26 Rain, storm. 27 Rain, storm. 28 Fair. 29 Fair. 30 Fair. Moon's Changes. First Quarter, 4th, 0h. 4m. mor. Full Moon, 10th, 11h. 30m. aft. Last Quarter, 17th, 2h. 14m. mor. New Moon, 25th, Oh. 2m. aft. This Almanac, which has hitherto been found singularly correct, is arranged from original calculations, Blackheath, 25th May, 1854. Marriages.-On the 29th ult., at Nether Wallop, Hants, by the Rev. Walter Blunt, Rear-Admiral George Frederick Rich, to Caroline Goldsworthy, youngest daughter of the late William Pearce, Esq., and widow of Algernon Massing berd, Esq., of Gunby, Lincolnshire. 6th ult., at the parish church, Lee, by the Rev. J. Lock, rector, John Stevenson, Esq., eldest son of William Stevenson, Esq., Aberdeen - park, Highbury, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Henry Renshaw, Esq., Lee Glebe, Blackheath.-9th ult., at Knockin, by the Rev. Edmund W. O. Bridgeman, Vincent Rowland Corbet, Esq., eldest son of Sir Andrew Vincent Corbet, Bart., of Acton Reynald, Shropshire, to Caroline E. A. Agnes, third daughter of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Charles Orlando Bridgman, of Knockin-hall, in the same county. Deaths. On the 26th ult., at her resi dence, Brandenburg-lodge, Fulham - road, Elizabeth, Lady Ogilby, widow of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Sir David Ogilby, of the Hon. East India Company's Service.5th ult., at his residence, 1, Albert-terrace, Hyde-park, John William Lockett, Esq., in his sixty-second year.-6th ult., at 12, Brighton -cresent, Portobello, Edinburgh, Lieut.-Colonel William Skene, H.E.I.C.S. -7th ult., at his house, 12, Arlingtonstreet, Piccadilly, Alexander Grant, Esq., of Aberlour, Banffshire, a Deputy-Lieutenant of that county, formerly of Jamaica, and many years an active member of the legislature of that Island.-7th ult., at Redcar, Yorkshire, Samuel Gatliff, Esq., B.A., of Trnity College, Cambridge, of consumption, aged twenty-five. OF BLACKWOOD'S LADY'S MAGAZINE AND GAZETTE OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD; JANUARY TO JUNE 1854. Under the especial Patronage of Her Royal Highness The Binder is requested to place the Plates as before, and the Contents at the end of the Volume. Affection's Tears, 12. An Exile's Thoughts, 178. Doth Happiness or Misery rest in a Perjured Do you think of the Days that are Gone, Enthusiasm: How Sweet it is 150. The Dying Magdalen, 206. The Lonely Ones, 207. The Prisoner's Friend, 21. There is much on Earth to Live for, 65. To Mary, 189. Weep Not, 183. EXHIBITIONS, 34, 76, 118, 155, 195, 233. LITERATURE, REVIEWS, 25, 114, 151, 193, 229. NEW MUSIC, 26, 73, 151, 229. PARIS FASHIONS, 30, 74, 115, 153, 193, 231. EMBELLISHMENTS TO VOL. XXXVI. Eighteen Plates of Fashion, from the most authentic sources, representing upwards of Seventy-two Portrait Figures from Life. FEW wander through the romantic part of Yorkshire without paying a visit to the ruins of Fountains Abbey; Miss Lawrence, to whom they belong, kindly allowing them to be open to the public. Some time ago I was at Harrowgate, and tired of its gay scenes, I resolved to leave it, first mounting my horse to look over this lovely spot. I was late when I got there, and following my guide, we entered a long and gloomy avenue of trees growing from a bank of laurels, and ever and anon you caught views of the valley below, ornamented with fountains, statues, a banqueting-house, and a hundred and fifty things I cannot remember. It is five years since I was there, and five years does not improve the memory. Comparing the solitude of all before me to the gay scenes I had so lately parted from, and contrasting the one with the other, I was walking quickly onwards, when the guide said, "Stop, sir!" and turning round I beheld the ruin. It is placed at the bottom of a wooded defile, commanding a rich and N. 8. VOL. XXXVII. B |