Mr. Dibdin has written a ...
The Times, 1824-09-15T00:00:00

Mr. M)ibdiin has written a lett.r to inform us that hI ;S not the author of a farce, brought out at the Hayinarket on Saturdav last. wvhich from gerieral retinour our iepertey ascribed to him. W c would 'yublish h1is letter, did we not think its t9ne and style mnore calculated to injure him thaa otirselves. An old stager like Mr. Dibrlin should have learned to preserve his temper. TIIE EAitn. OF MAR.-Fri(lay last liaving been the day appointed for the Earl of iMlar's visit at Alloa, at an early hour the titmost bustle prevailed amongpst the inhabitants in Making prepara- tions for his reception. The number of spectators was greater than within the recollection of the oldlcst inhabitants; perhaps no less than 30,0001 persons were present. WVhen tihe carriage appeared on the oppofiteshore, all eyes were fixet on the spot; andi no sooner had the steam-boat lett th( shore, with the carriage on b:*ard, than a large gun, whicih was stationetI to the west, was fired, the bands im. mediately strikine up " (bh ! yc've been lang o'cotmin'." This was an intercsting momert, and( recalled thie memorable lrinding of the King at Leith. The fire wvas atswercdt from the wood-yard of Mlr. Bald, to the eastt, and kept tip all the time of crossing. The boat ihaving now reached the opposite shore, Lord Abereronitbie itnme. tI!atcly sprang over lthe bulwarks, anti welcoemed the olti Earl and his two daughters by heartily sh-aking them hy the hands. The horses being taken from the carriage a great many sturdy fellows pulled it from the boat to the bead of the pier, anmidst the loud Iluzzas of the mkhititude, wlhere it remained till thc whole line of procession had passed it, ttnd with wtichil te 13arl was highlv de- lightted although at times he appeared to he overcome with the' dis. tinguisbintg honours ie twas receiving. The earl is a fine-looking olki man, aluit t1 years of age, and, in general, kept smiling to the crowvd, many of whonm approacihed the carriage and shook hands with him. The wholc procession, withi thc Earl in its train, proceeded up the Hlighi-street, anti throtigxl thc other streets, leading to Mar- street, where it entererd a grand triumphal arch crectetI there, and hearing the folloving inicription _*' Alloa hails her ancicnt l.ord." DI)uring the whole of the way the carriage was guarded on each sitle by thts of the gentlemen on horseback mentioned above. Having arriyIRat Itte Tontine, at the top of Mlar-street, the Earl was re- ceivird by his friends, and the several incorporations dispersed to their dliff'rent lodges. The (day vas fine and notwithstanding the im- imcnse crowd, not a single accident occurred._Soitsnzau. On WVcdnestday Week, a singular accident occulrred on the (Gairlot-hill, PNehles.ahirc. Two horses and a mule, which bail heen in a grass park on the farm of IlSinzeon, got out, an(d immedli- ately, guidied by the scent, took the road homeward by a direct line. They had, in coniseqtence, to pass tlown the steep side of the Gair- lot-htll, tpon which they caiime with great speed ; so much so, that tltey were unable to retitro when they found they couldl not keep itliir feet, but stot ted cr reboinde(d to the hottomn of the hill. whiMls is tf great height, anld *vcr dlashed to pieces. The mule saved it- self i n asingitar and ri(liculous nianner-namely, by sitting on its Lauttches, and sliding in t'tis postUre to the ho-tom.-Edilburgl/ ;pliper. Some time since, a sailor, on his ship being paiti off at Portsmouth, hired a post-chaise to,convey him to town, and parti- cularly ordered t1;e postilion to keep a look-out a-head, and to be sure to infonn himn wihen they touched upon Bagshiot Heath, for (to use llis oVIn exprCssion) he liadl lieard that that coast " was infesteti with pirates." Jack hIa,1 provided himself with a quantity of pistols and othier deadly weApO1s, and armedl " from top to toe," he crept iltto the vehicle, bidding the driver "shove off?" Nothingoccurretl till thiey reachedi thte horders of the piratical proviitee, when the postilion turned rounil atu<l iifortned " lhis honotir " they were itpon the Heath: " T'hen," uqotih ie, thrusting both his feet throuplh the front glasses of the chaise, " down with the bulk-iteauls. antl stand prepared for actiosn !" amI inl thisl position, With a pistol iii each tanil, to give the eneny a broaai tsie itn case of his appearance, thc tar continued to the end of his joutrney.-Sostlhamplon Herald. Rar ssTAxca.-A shopukeeper of SaitsIgate, Newcastle, had the nissfortine to bc robbed of his watch, whuc he was appren- tice to a shoemaker in thlat town. He made cvery endeavour in liis power to recover it, but in vain: he even offcrcd a reward, anti met with no success. H c hemtrd no more of it until a few days ago, whien it was sent to him by tic Hexbiam carrier, in a snisall parcel, care- fully directbd, and etcnlosinWa brief anlonymnius note front the dlelin. quitet, saying-" Thiis, Sir, is the wiatch 1 robbed you of at flex- luantt above 20 years ago."-Dutrrum paper.