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en Iglesias% similar observed.* time loireal esella
respecting the p.e hen. A fisvoarite one belongs
tog so Lady. Tynte produced chicks, eight several
biers. !laving moulted whew about eleven years
silk the family were astonished by her displaying
'feathers resembling thore of the teak, and appear-
ing like a pitd peacock. In this process the tail,
which was like that of the cock, first appeared.—
The following year she resulted spin, and pro-
duced similar feathers ; the third year she did the
same, all thee had also spurs resembling those of
the cock, but she never bred after this change of
her plumage. This animal was preserved its the
Leverilin Museum.
Ph...assn., are found its mot parts of England,
they are not plentiful in the North, and are seldom
%reit is Scotlaiii; wood and corn lands germ ne-
cessary to their ezistenee ; and were it not for the
ritertions of gentlemen of property to preorrve
these birds from the attacks of sportsmen, it is
More tii,its probable that in a few years the breed
would be extinct.

In some respects the pheasant is a very stupid
bird; when routed it will often perch nit • Neigh+
touring Inert where its attention will he so ocrupted
by the Oar. that it will suffer the sportsman to
approach . eery near. It has been anssertad of this
bird, that it imagines itself out of danger whenever
its head is concealed. From the stratagems, how-
ever, which sportstopn relate, that the) have known
old cook phimainta adopt in thick Nod extrusive
coverts, alien town have found 6010,64.1yr' pursued,
lwfore they could ha compelled n take wing. it
would appear that dint bird is by no inertia defi-
cient in canto mailers for its preaerva t i .
Tins several places in which pheasant shooting
it pursued, the kind of dinos employed for tots
purpose, awl tile assort are correctly away-
teeiwert by So nerinde its the follossititz lines, with
which we %hall condo le our arcitta.ll!--

" Bet if the shady woo.' 011 y cares employ.
In owlet of featheo.l game my sraqicia heal,
Possitag the entangtrd t'uill the be Ake
Push both the whirrino pheasant high lit air."

Nil leg

Gaitnatt.r,elityt.
Ala.( S• 101114, who was only last week a. custody far rub-
bing • sailor, at Bartholomew Fair, of bauk.autrs to Mut
asawnat of 201. was age... Iwought op, charged by a Mr.
Browne, a Fleet • street, h rubbing him of two iI. rotas Wet
Weal As he was.guing lor sae, he was arcuated by the Pri-
soner sad another girl, when they cu. 11l i %%%% to pick his
pock. ; 'qua sussing his 'minty, he had the Prisoner takes
Into custody. aud, alum searchiug her is St. Iltinstaa's
watch-hunse, the awes.. re fantod open her. She confessed to
thsCouatablc of the sight slue haul taken theta: she wow, how.
ereroawl, the firotkatau par thew to her. She was fully
eonouttted fur trial at the easietag St-ramie at the OW
bailey, and the parties were Irmasel ever to prostrate.
DREADFUL CATASTROPHE.

(hi Monday se'nnigbt, ashoeking accident hap-
pened at the Feuton Park Colliery, in the Pot-
teries, hear Newcastle. where an explosion of the
hydrogen gas tookiilasie min one of the pits, in which
tea sues were sent down to begin their daily labour.
Sao after their arrival in the pit, and, luckily fur
the 'survivors, before they had begun to widreas, the
inflammable air took fire, the shocking etlects of
which are dreadful to relate. No less than seven out
of the ten unfortunate sufferers, were, soon alter the
explosiou, brought out of the pit, totally deprived
of life; and the other three without doubt would
hove shared the same fate, had it not been for the
very great and hazardous exertions of some of the
servants- belonging to the Fenton Park Company,
tinder the judicious guidance and direction of Mr.
Win. Heath, their superintentlatit. Mr. Coombe,
of Newcastle. who has been applied to for
this information, has the care of the three fortuns
ate survivors, if so they may he called, and lament-
much he cannot yet say he is sure of their re-
covery, now being at present in a very doubtful
• state. It is much to be lamented, that the inge-
nuity of man has never yet discovered any certain
remedy against the dreadful and snout destructive
effccte of this mephitic air, it bring the cease of
the laws of many u'sef'ul men's lives, some of whom,
in this aocident, have left orphans and widows to
deplore their untimely end ; for whom, as well as
for the present support and comfort of the suffering
survivors, who now lie in dreadful agonies, the pro-
prietors of the colliery, and the neighhonrhood, are
eiwleavouring to collect a subscription, on which
occasion it is to be hoped every humane Christian
will contribute his charitable mite. It is shocking
to state that the ;shave accident happened in the
same let in which au accident, arising from the
sante cause, took place within these last twelve
months, when no less than six men were killed,
and several others severely burned and bruised ; all
of whom were put under Mr. Coombe's care, by
*hems (hap.pily for their families) they were restored
to perfect health and vigour.
The Marlin, Ptatisosi. from Clyde, to Malta, is
captured, anti carries! into Tunis.
A short time ago, ,Ir. Roscoe, of Liverpool, re-
ceived an anonymous letter, informing him that six
black 1111011.11 hail been thrown into prison by a Por.
tuguese Captain, tapots illized actions of debt ;
hat, in reality, because he found that they were
free on their arrival iu England, and he hoped by
this expedient to detain them until Isis vessel should
be ready to sail. flaying verified the fart, Nit.
Itoteus sent a person to bed all the action.. An
order was ecconhngly issued for the discharge of
the pristriers ; when it was discovered that the Por-
tuguese Captain hail mustered about lon of Isis
countrymen, In seize the Wachs by force, on their
exit from isrisson. Applicat• was hostaistly made
p to the Magistrates, who took the Captain into cos-
forty, bound hint to hi. good brhay.osir, and re-
stored the poor blacks to the enjoyment of their
liberty.
last IVesliie.day night it most daring robbery
committed on the Isle of 'Throat Bank (Nls
SACKET amid Co.), in Cecil-01min.. It seem. die
thieves penetrated into the Hank with false kris,
I anti without shinning of the family. They
found the iron cheer, whirls was well secured be I,e=
vend lochs end iron bar,. end which contained to
immense property ; but in picking the last lock ott
the iron chest, their lt,y broke in the, luck, Lar
Iwhich means all the proveny in the cheat was
as that lurk could not he picked. They, however,
found 201. in motes, which belonged to Mr. %%Te-
-1 &moo, the ca-hier„ with which the thieves got otf.
We widerstaii.l that the Bow-street nieces ere sent
IO search of theta,