The Sun. — 1834-04-08 (London, England)

FELINE FISHER.--The gardener of A. Maxwell, Esq., at Liddel Bank, has a cat which not unusually betakes herself to the very uncat-like trade of a fisherman. When puss is anxious to dine off a savoury burn trout or a sparkling fry, she hies down to the- rocky bed of the gurgling Liddel, and seating herself upon a grey stone which rises above the water, patiently awaits until her prey comes within her reach ; and then splash into the water she goes—down she dives, and generally succeeds in bringing up the luckless wight, which, without the least compunction of conscience, she either swallows, or, which is more generally the case, divides with her kittens. It is worthy of remark, that puss becomes a fisher only when she has the wants of a large family to supply.-Carlisle Journal.  Seymour, the stage-manager at Worcester, was on the stage with me, at a time when some jovial fellows in the pit attempted to open a bottle of ginger beer without disturbing us or the audience. Our energies were somewhat damped by hearing a suppressed titter, and whizzing accompaniment, with a distinct whisper of " It's coming." I very hastily passed over my scene, and left Seymour on the stage, when the whizzing increased, and a voice said ' Now I" which Seymour thought a signal for disapprobation against him ; and, stepping forward, to the amazement of his hearers he said, " Why do you hiss me, Ladies and Gentlemen ? I have served you to the best of my ability, and it grieves me that my efforts should end in " at this moment the cork, impatient of coaxing, flew up with a loud explosion, and Seymour's speech ended in " pop !"—Dyer's Actor's Life. To encourage the manufacture of cambric in this country, an act of parliament was passed to prohibit entirely the use of foreign cambrics, and to inflict a penalty of one hundred pounds upon every person. who should be found to have any of that article in his possession. The penalty was to be recovered. by information, given upon oath in any of his Majesty's courts, and one half of the penalty to go to the informer. Court of King's Bench, for permission to exhibit an In attorney consequence t ot time, applied thisappalc4,d B.bryeeckeunnocsekli toa notorioustheinformation against certain persons for infringing that act. He was sworn, and the information read, in which it was stated that the Lord Chief Justice, and it cheer et htrheee p ao rt thi ee r j s wudhgeehs a dt h etenfrpter egseedntthi upon the b s very salutaryen ch, liw. Every pefson that was in court preserved the gravity of his countenance as well as he could, while Lord Mansfield said, with great composure, " Pray, Mr. Brecknock, how do you prove that we have any foreign cambric in our possession ?"—" My Lord, I see it now, in the hands which are under your Lordship's chin, and the chins of the other judges who are now present," was the reply. " Pray, Mr. Brecknock, how do you prove that which you now sec us wear is foreign cambric ?" "My Lord, I have sworn to the fact, and it lies with you to prove that what I have sworn is not true, if you can prove it false," was the reply. The money was paid : Brecknock pocketed leis half, Haendeerdeetidreidti,s pleasedwcaerlleer ever al with yearshis morning'safterwards by being hanged at Castlebar, for assisting the wellknown fighting-Fitzgerald in an atrocious murder coin, mined in that part of Ireland.  \  J