The following anecdote, illustra- || transformation. All her remonstran

tive of this subject, is given by M. von Grollmann, criminal judge of the province of Upper Hesse, in his History of the Banditti of the Vogelsberg and Wetteravia; written in 1813. Holzapfel, one of these banditti, says that writer, whose work by the bye is entirely founded on authentic documents, was apprehended in 1811, with one of his comrades, at Oberessigheim, and sent to Hanau. As he stated Beuern, in this province, to be his birth-place, he was passed for Giessen, together with a sealed letter, by the commissariat of the police at Hanau. He arrived at L-, a considerable place, some leagues from Giessen. This happened to be on a Sunday afternoon, when none of the peasants will work if he can help it. The constable, therefore, gave orders to the watchman of the place to appoint a man to take the prisoner farther, together with the letter, whieh he delivered to the watchman, and then gave himself no farther trouble about the matter. The watchman went from house to house, but met with nothing but shuffling and excuses; not a creature would undertake the duty of escorting the prisoner. At length he began to be rather impatient, and to get rid of the business some how or other, he went and commanded an old woman -literally an old woman-to execute the commission. The poor creature wept bitterly: she represented to him that it would not be the most becoming thing in the world for a person of her years to-to put on breeches-for this she was required to do, probably to inspire the robber with more respect by this

ces, however, were unavailing; the watchman commanded, and the old woman was obliged to obey. Luckily, however, she found means to extricate herself from this ticklish dilemma. Her grandchild, a boy ten years old, was moved, as it may naturally be supposed, by the tears of his granny, and offered to undertake the task imposed upon her. The proposal was accepted, and off went the boy with the robber. But surely he ran away from him?-O no, courteous reader, he had no need to do that have patience and you shall hear. The boy-you will recollect, if you please, that it was Sunday— soon longed to be back with his playmates. When, therefore, he had proceeded to a little distance from the place with his prisoner," My honest. fellow," said he, turning to him," will you be so good as to go forward to — alone? I want to get back myself."-The robber had the politeness to answer in the affirmative.-"Well then," rejoined the boy, "take this letter, and give it on your arrival to the constable, who will provide for your being forwarded to the next place.-And hark ye, here is a penny for you to spend by the way." With these words the guard turned back; the robber took the letter, which was to acquaint the tribunal with his crime, and the penny, and cheerfully pursued his way, to begin a new course of depredations.

If this anecdote were not related by a celebrated writer on criminal law, and in a work founded on legal documents, the reader might justly be disposed to consider it as an experiment on his credulity.

GRATITUDE;

A Persian Tale.

Perceiving the amazement of the stranger at his unexpected appearance, he thus addressed him: "Repent not of saving my life. Brutes are more grateful than men, and de

by it, if thou deliverest the man down yonder; but shouldst thou ever want my assistance, thou mayst reckon upon it with confidence. I live at the foot of the next mountain."

RUSTEM, who once swayed the sceptre of Persia, was negligent of business and a slave to pleasure. His jeweller was the most important per sonage at his court. To him he committed the education of his son, Nar-pend upon it, thou wilt get no good wan; and the preceptor, whose heart lusted after wealth, instilled avarice into the mind of the youth. A Jew from Aleppo one day brought precious stones of the greatest beauty to the sultan's seraglio for sale. Prince Narwan insisted on having them at a price arbitrarily fixed by himself, and when the Jew threatened to complain of this treatment to the sultan, the prince ordered his slaves to beat him so unmercifully, that the poor fellow expired under the blows of his tor

mentors.

After some time, Rustem was informed of this circumstance: he was exceedingly incensed against Salem, the jeweller, and banished him from his court. The prince too was exiled to a distant palace.

Salem withdrew, and immediately set out to leave the dominions of the sultan.

The traveller built very little on the fine promises of the ape, and let down the rope a second time into the pit; but this time the lion got before the man, and was drawn up, to the terror of the stranger. He also expressed his acknowledgments to his deliverer, and promised, when opportunity should offer, to manifest his gratitude. The same thing happened the third time with the serpent, and Salem was the last that was drawn out. He loaded the stranger with assurances of his everlasting gratitude, and expressed in his conversation so deep a sense of justice and religion, that the traveller deemed himself fortunate in having rescued a philosopher from destruction. Salem besought his be

bitation, hoping, by means of his extraordinary story, to regain the favour of the sultan: but as the stran

He had reached a wood, when he had the misfortune to fall into a wolf-pit, in which there were already three prisoners, a lion, annefactor to accompany him to his haape, and a serpent. Salem passed a whole day in the company of these animals, in continual fear of being torn in pieces. At length a man ap-ger was not to be diverted from the peared on the brink of the pit; and when he cried out lustily for help, the stranger let down a rope, for the purpose of liberating the half-dead jeweller: but the ape was too quick for Salem, and catching hold of the rope, was drawn up by the traveller.

object of his journey, he parted from him with cordial and repeated assurances of his eternal obligations.

Achmet-such was the name of the stranger-pursued his way to India, and was so successful in his speculations there, that he set out on

then conducted to the environs of the city, in which Salem, late jeweller to the sultan, resided.

Achmet, moved by the generosity and gratitude of the two animals, promised himself still more cordial demonstrations of acknowledgment from a man who was under equal obligations to him; and went straightway to Salem, who received him very courteously, and after listening with astonishment to the new wonderful adventure with the ape and the lion, solemnly protested that he would not be surpassed by those animals in generosity and grateful attachment.

The death of the prince was already known to the whole city. Salem had recognised the turban in Achmet's possession as being the same which the prince had worn; and as soon as his guest had lain down to sleep, the perfidious jeweller repaired to the sultan. Mighty ruler of the world!" said he," the murderer of thy son is in my house. I have seen the turban of the prince, with all the costly jewels that adorn

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his return, enriched with diamonds of the greatest value. He had arrived at the spot where he had rescued Salem and the three animals from the wolf-pit, and the remembrance of this good deed gave him particular pleasure. All at once he was attacked by robbers: plundered of his treasures, and bound to a tree, he found himself exposed to a lingering death by hunger in the wilderness. In this melancholy condition, he was rejoiced by the appearance of the very ape whom he had a year before delivered from the pit. The grateful animal gnawed to pieces the cords that bound him, and conducted him to a cavern, where he appeased his hunger with fruit of various kinds: he then hastened to the cave where the robbers of Achmet dwelt, and carrying off a bag full of gold and the finest garments, joyfully brought his booty to his benefactor; and when the latter had dressed himself, he went with him, and led him out of the forest. But they had not gone far, before they were met by a tremendous lion, who obstruct-it, in the hands of my guest. There ed the way, and opened his immense jaws as if to swallow them up. Achmet shuddered, but he was soon relieved from his apprehensions; for the lion proved to be the same whose life he had saved twelve months before. The lion requested Achmet to accompany him to his den, and begging him to remain there till he should come back, he hastened away. The palace to which Prince Narwan was exiled was not far from the forest. The lion ran thither, and finding the prince walking abroad, he fell upon him and tore him in pieces; but his exceedingly rich turban, adorned with jewels, he brought as a present to Achmet, whom he

can be no doubt that he is his murderer. Give orders, O king! that he be brought to thy feet." This was done forthwith, and Achmet was conducted into the presence of the sultan. He was ignorant how the lion had come by the richly decorated turban, nor had he heard till that moment of the death of the prince. But when he saw Salem by the side of the sultan, it was clear to him that his host had betrayed his treasures to the sultan, and he was sorry that he had not followed the advice. of the ape, who had predicted, that he would have reason to repent it if he released the man out of the pit.

Achmet was condemned to be pa

raded through the whole city on an ass, and then to be thrown into a gloomy dungeon. This sentence was immediately executed; and there he lay in the dungeon, deeply deploring his melancholy fate, when the very same serpent which he had delivered out of the pit, approached him. It informed him, that the lion had killed the prince, and then said, "I am now come to be grateful to thee for thy kindness. Take this herb; it is an antidote to the strongest poison. I have bitten the sultan's daughter, and thou alone wilt be able to cure her. Tell thy gaoler what a wonderful herb thou possessest."Achmet did not fail to comply; and he was quickly conducted to the princess, who was sick unto death. The sultan was beside himself for joy when he saw his daughter instantaneously restored, and ordered

the man who had saved her so miraculously to be rewarded with the choicest gifts. But Achmet seized this favourable opportunity to avail himself of the sultan's favour for his justification. He first related to him the deliverance of the ape, the lion, and the serpent, and afterwards the circumstances' of the prince's death. Salem's ingratitude he mentioned with indignation at his inhuman perfidy, and implored the sultan to decree his punishment. The sultan was highly incensed at Salem's baseness; he ordered him to be immediately seized and beheaded in the public place. But Achmet, loaded with presents, proceeded to his own home.

And thus this story teaches us, not to bestow confidence on any one whose integrity we have not tried.

ROYAL MILITARY TROPHY AND CANDELABRUM. DURING twenty-nine years, his present Majesty commanded the 10th regiment of Hussars; but upon his accession to the throne, that command was naturally relinquished. His Majesty was then pleased to bestow upon the regiment a particular tribute of his regard; and for this purpose the magnificent piece of gilt plate, represented in the annexed engraving, was, by his Majesty's command, fabricated by Messrs. Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell; and, in the King's name, presented to the regiment by their present colonel, the Marquis of Londonderry, at a grand dinner given to the officers in July last.

position; the countenance is particularly expressive, and the statue altogether dignified and manly. It is placed on the shaft of a Doric column, surrounded by a triangular basement, whence it springs, and bearing three medallions, containing the badge of the regiment, a record of the battles in which it was engaged in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, and the inscription that marks the dedication of the trophy.

A very admirable likeness of his Majesty, in the Roman imperial costume, is the chief subject of the com

The seated figures at the angles of the base represent Courage, Victory, and Honour, elegantly expressing, that as victory is the consequence of courage, so is honour the reward of both; a compliment in every respect legitimate to the 10th Hussars, a regiment of the highest "rank and most distinguished merit.