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Rh the following verse from the stone, and which is said to have been written by the bard himself:

"Good friend, for Jesus' sake, forbeare

To dig the dust enclosed here:

Blessed be he that spares these stones,

And cursed be he that moves my bones.

Above the grave, in a niche in the wall, is a bust of the poet, placed there not long after his death, and which is supposed to bear some resemblance. Shakspeare's wife and daughter lie near him. After beholding everything of any possible interest, we stepped into our chaise and were soon again in Lemington; which, by the by, is the most beautiful town in all Great Britain, not excepting Cheltenham. In the evening I returned to Coventry, and was partaking of the hospitality of my excellent friend, Joseph Cash, Esq., of Sherburne House, and had stretched myself out on a sofa, with Carlyle's Life of Stirling in my hands, when I was informed that the younger members of the family were preparing to attend a lecture at the Mechanics' Institution. I did not feel inclined to stir from my easy position, after the fatigues of the day; but, learning that the lecturer was George Dawson, Esq., I resolved to join the company.

The hall was nearly filled when we reached it. which was only a few minutes before the commencement of the lecture. The stamping of feet and chipping of hands—which is the best evidence of an Englishman's impatience—brought before us a thin-faced, spare-made,