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23 when he first recoverd himself, could form no idea either of his numerous companions, or his con- ductors.ci Instinctively, however, he felt for his pipes, and playing up a merry Scottish tune, ter- rified in no small measure the carters, who fancied they had got a legend of ghosts in their convey- ance. A little time, however, put all to rights ; -lights were got, and it turned out that the noisy corpse was the well known living piper, who was joyfully released from his awful and perilous si- tuation. The poor man fell badly ill after his unpleasant excursion, and was relieved during his malady by his former benefactor, who, to perpe- tuate the remembrance of so wonderful an escape, resolved, as soon as his patient recovered, to em- ploy a sculptor to execute him in stone. The statue represents a bagpiper in a sitting posture, playing on his pipes.

Puffing In Style.—A few days ago a nawker, while cheapening his haberdashery wares, was bawling out, "Here's the real good napkins; they'll neither tear, wear, ruffle, nor rive; throw in the washing, nor go back in the pressing. All the water between the rocks of Gibralter and the Cape of Good Hope will not alter the colour of them. They were woven seven miles below ground by the light of diamonds; and the people never saw day-light but once in the seven years. They were not wo- ven by a brosy clumsy apprentice boy, but by a right and tight good tradesman, who got two eggs, and a cup of tea, and a glass of whisky to his breakfast; and every thread is as long and strong as would hang a bull, or draw a man-of-war ship into harbour..

Highland SIMPLICITY.-A poor simple High- lander, who last week made his appearance at