For the Lady's Miscellany.

A Card. -The short address signed Nuptial Ties, and any other communications in answer to my Soliliquy, which seems to have set the female part of community so much a thinking, shall receive due attention on my return from the country, whence I am going to spend the lapse of a few weeks.

During my absence, I hope that I sha'nt be over-stocked with communications on that subject, as I may not get sufficiently charged by my return, to answer them all.

In the mean time, adieu.

MORDEN.

Broad-Street, June 23, 1810.

SINGULAR SPORT.

On Tuesday afternoon, a singular amusement took place in the neighbourhood of Bankside. A labourer having caught a rat about a fortnight before, and which was fed ever since on young kittens and milk, proposed that the rat should fight, on the above day, as many cats as it could, at half a crown each, and that the person whose cat killed the rat should be entitled to one guinea. At four o'clock, a full grown cat was pu into the rat, in a vat where the ra had been previously fed, whic! instantly jumped out of the vat and would not face the rat; an singular it is to remark, fifteen

cats were placed to combat this animal, seven of which lay dead in the vat, and eight ran off; but the 16th, being something of the tiger breed, was, after a severe round, which was supposed from fatigue of the other, enabled to kill the rat. If, instead of this sport, the wellfed rat had been turned back to its own haunts, it would have become a famous rat-catcher-for this we have been told is the hest means of ridding premises of vermin.

London paper.

LAD'S MISCELLANY. NEWYORK, JUNE 30, 1810. Daniel Storms, was on Thursday 21st inst. tried on a charge of having murdered his wife, by strangling her. There being no positive proof of the murder, the jury after a hearing of 13 hours, returned a verdict of Not Guilty! The trial of the other person, accused of murder, is put off to the next term of the court, for want of sufficient evidence.

The first drawn No. 16,750, on the 45th day of drawing, (in Union College Lottery, No. I.) entitled to 25,000 dolls. is owned by a company of gentlemen at New-Brunswick, N. J.

BANKS. We learn that Mr. Blodget of Washington city, recently obtained a complete and accurate return of all the Banks in the United States. On the 1st of April last, the number of banks were 103, and of the branches 30, making in all 133. The nominal capital of the whole of which, exceeds fifty-eight millions of dollars.

A duel was lately fought at Paris, be. tween two comedians (M. Presque and

M. Doule) of the Theatre Francois, in consequence of a quarrel occasioned by jealousy, both having for some time paid their addresses to the same lady. It is not a little singular that both gallants are upwards of 60 years of age, and the object of their tender flame on the verge of 70. They were attended to the field, the former by his son, the latter by his nephew On the first fire Mr. Doule was wounded in the arm, when a reconciliation took place

By the last French code of laws, du elling is made a capital offence in France and her dominions

The Gazette of Saturday contains the appointment of Henry West Betty (the young Roscius) to be cornet in the Shropshire regiment of yeomanry ca. valry. London paper.

A brother editor remarks, says the Freeman's Journal, that N'Apollyon, in stead of being a friend to the "Freedom of the Seas," is a friend to the Freedom of SEIZE."

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Lauretta in answer to Morden, and Lauretta to Bellaria, shall both, if pos sible, appear in our next. Edgar's ef fusions will always meet a ready inser tion-his "Noon" we are obliged to omit, but it shall be manifest in our 11th No. Cougecathawhachaga shall be gra tified. Friend and Subscriber's original effusion is rather indelicate; if he will give it some light touches it shall be attended to.

The Youth has "try'd again!”—Un. der the signature of Fuvenis, though not in the same hand writing, nor is the spelling the same, he has written four v-e-r-y p-r-e-t-t-y lines, headed with ten, and an N.B. consisting of two- -The “provided, &c." in the latter lines, have

On Saturday last, by the Re Dr. Miller, Mr. Solomon D. Gibson, proprietor of the City Hotel, to the amiable Miss Ann Martin, both of this city.

On Wednesday, 20th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Miller, Mr. James Baldwin, to Miss Sally Swan, both of this city.

At New Haven, on Monday last, Mr. Nathan Starr, merchant of this city, to Miss Grace Townsend, of that place.

At New Brunswick, N. J. on 20th inst. Thomas M Evans, Esq of Virginia, to Miss White, only daughter of the late Gen. White, of the former place.

At Elizabeth-Town, N. J. on 22d inst. Mr. Wm Armstrong, of the city London, to Miss Elizabeth Roberts, eldest daughter of C. Roberts, esq. of former place.

Tho' our youths may be ever so gay, By Death and his fangs never stricken, They know not the hour nor the day That they shall be kin to a coffin! At Londonderry, Master Samuel Wallace, aged fifteen, to Mrs. Betsey Coffin, aged fifty-seven!!!

DIED,

On Wednesday, Mr. Thomas Earle, aged 40.

June 22, Mrs Cynthia Clapp.
June 22, Mr. Allen Taylor, aged 34.
June 22, Mr. Samuel Green.

At Providence, Mrs. Sarah Easton, wife of Colin Easton, Esq. of St. Croix.

OR,

WEEKLY

THE

VISITOR.

VOL. XI.]

THE CAVERN OF STROZZI.

In Continuation.

On a sudden Olympia made a signal-torches and arms glittered through the chapel-the family of the Gustiniani surrounded the lovers: Laurentini seized his sword, but was immediately disarmed. The father of Olympia, reproached him with the seduction of his daughter; the whole family repeated his complaints, and assured Laureutini he should not leave the chapel with any other title than that of the husband of Olympia.

Whether the Neapolitan yielded to love or fear, he only recovered from the surprize into which this unexpected scene had plunged him to present his hand to Olympia. The ehaplain advanced to the altar, and began the ceremony; joy brightened the countenance of the family of Gustiniani, but I cannot describe the horrid expression traced on the features of Olympia.

The holy minister having received the solemn engagements of the lovers, pronounced the sa

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cred words which for ever united them, and in the face of Heaven made them one; when Olympia, disengaging her hand from that of her lover, drew a poignard from beneath her robe, and plunged it into the heart of the unfortunate youth, who uttered a piercing cry and fell upon the pavement of the sanctuary.

"Receive," she ex

claimed, in a lofty tone of voice, "receive the reward of thy treasons! now haste thee to Naples, and say how a woman, an Italian, and an offended lover can revenge herself. If thou hadst refused my hand, I should have punished thy perfidy fear has made thee accept it, and I punish thy cowardice."

No one knew what became of Olympia during the four years that succeeded this dreadful catastrophe. It was supposed she had been secretly disposed of by the authority of the Ten; when two months after the death of her father, she appeared at Venice more beautiful than ever. As her history had hardly transpired, and but very few were acquainted with it, she was received with general acclamations. She assured every one she had been a long voyage,