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LISHED LETTER OF DR. JOHNSON.—The Gen-
agazine, of this month, says the following in-
teresting letter of Dr. Samuel Johnson has never been in
print :—" My Lord,—Being wholly unknown to your
lordship, I have only this apology to make for presuming
to trouble you with a request—that a stranger's petition,
if it cannot be easily granted, can be easily refused.
Some of the apartments are now vacant in which, I am
encouraged to hope that, by application to your lordship,
I may obtain a residence. Such a grant would be con-
sidered by me as a great favour ; and I hope, to a man
who has had tl

honour of vindicating his

reat in one of his houses may not be
improperly or unworthily allowed. I therefore request
that your lordship will be pleased to grant such room in
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vyci wp wy sumo, your
lordship's most obedient and most humble servant,
SAMUEL JOHNSON, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, April 11,
1776." Endorsed, " Mr. Samuel Johnson to the Earl of
Hertford, requesting apartments at Hampton Court, 11th
May, 1776.' The answer :—" Lord C. presents his com-
pliments to Mr. Johnson, and is sorry that he cannot
obey his commands, having already on his hands many
engagements unsatisfied." The wish expressed in the
above letter is not alluded to by any of the doctor's
biographers. It seems inconsistent with his known pre-
ference for London as a residence:
RENCONTRE WITH A REAR.—The lazaretto of Urdos,
in the Lower Pyrennees, recently became the scene of a
mnaf rn.

most melancholy accident. Three woodmen of that com-
mune were betaking themselves to their place of work at
an early hour in the morning, when they perceived upon
the snow the track of a bear who had come down on the
preceding night from the forest of Lazaque, at least as
nearly as it could be judged. Desirous to ascertain in
what direction the terrible animal had proceeded, they
began to follow the course of his track. It was not long
ere they became convinced that he was concealed in the
midst of some bushes upon a small plateau, within a short
distance of the lazaretto. They then returned with all
speed in order to arm themselves for an attack on the
brute, and M. Marturchan, the porter, provided them with
a gun and a bayonet a piece. Mormela, one of the
labourers, obtained 'one with a double barrel, being an
expert poacher. The porter himself, willing to share the
danger of the exploit, joined the little troop. Martuchan,
Mormela, and a third, selected their posts, while a fourth
commenced a baltue. As soon as the bear found himself
pursued he rushed out of the bushes, passed close to the
muzzle of Morrncla's gun, who immediately fired and
lodged a ball in his shoulder. The roarings of the animal
terrified poor Mormela, who was unable to take aim a
second time, and fired in the air. At the same time the
terrible brute rushed upon Mormela, whom he would
infallibly have torn to pieces had not his comrades hurried
up at the first intimation of the conflict and stretched the
bear dead by a general volley. The most dangerous wound
whickh Mormela appears to have received was one in the
neck, by which an enormous goitre was torn off, which
had inconvenienced him for a long time. The medical
man who was called in and dressed his wounds gave hopes,
however, of his final recovery.—Le Politique.

From our Second and Third Editions of Tuesday last
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

Mr. G. R. Robinson, M.P., has resigned the Chair-
manship of Lloyd's, owing to ill health. Mr. Thomas
Baring, M.P., succeeds him.

POWDER-MILL EXPLOSION.
A terrific explosion, or series of explosions, occurred
yesterday at the powder-mills of Curtis and Harvey, the
well-known gunpowder-manufacturers, at Dartford. At
3 30 p.m. a noise resembling the discharge of a whole
park of artillery was heard, which shook the houses for
miles round, causing the inhabitants to rush out under
the belief that an earthquake had taken place.
A dense cloud of smoke was seen to rise in the air.
Mills and several bodies were observed to drop in different
directions along the street. A second and third explosion
followed, the latter causing such a concussion of the air
that horses drawing vehicles a mile away are said to have
been drawn down ; and foot passengers were scarcely able
to keep on their feet. Several more explosions of similar
violence followed in rapid succession. After no further
damage was apprehended, the premises were entered.
Seven of the mills or stones were found levelled with
the ground, and dead and wounded workmen were lying
about. The cause of the explosion is not known, and
probably never will be, as the men in the corning-house
which first exploded were all killed or so dreadfully
wounded as to be unable to give any account of the affair.
Five bodies were soon found, and the whole number killed
on the spot is eight, and a great number of the wounded
are not expected to recover. The excitement and confu-
sion were so great that no authentic details could be
obtained.

VIENNA, MARCH 6.—Premium on gold advanced lf
per cent., being now 22. Silver is 141 pm. Exchange
on London 11 florins 29. The gradually increasing dis-
tress of the management of the currency is regarded as
almost the sole cause of this state of things. The new
loan is 21 dis.

Atheng letters of Ist state that the blockade is rigorously
maintained.