Sainte-Foix, the ingeniou...
Sainte-Foix, the ingeiiious author of Essays on Paris, hiavig one day entered a coftee-heuse at the dinner-hour, and ob. served some one taking ajelly, said, loud enough to be he3rd by the party, " A jelly makes but a very poor dinner." Offiended by this .emark, the gentleman turning to hum who made it, said " that it was his own choice, and he thought it strange that any one should und fault with him." *'That may be," replied Sainte-Eoix, "but you will allow2 Sir, that a jelly nakes put a poor dinner." This repetition of his observation irritated the stranger to such a degree, that some further altcrcation terminated by his demanding imme- diate satisfaction. As it was then the custom of every one to go armed, they had merely to draiw their small swords, when tlc ag- gressor soon received his adversary's weapon; on which the former asked whether he was satisfied, and being answered in the affirma- tive, Saintc-Foix added, " You have wounded me slightly, Sir, and I shall get over it, after a few days' confinement to miy room; but if you had killed me, it would not have been less true, that a jelly makes but a poor dinner." The sale of the second portion of the late Sir ?Mark Sykes's magnificent library was concluded on Thursdav: it will be succeeded by a third part immediately after the holvdays. Thisli- brary is unquestionably the finest which ha. been sold bince the late Duke of Roxburghe's; it abounds in literarg treasures, and possesses a matchless collection of books printed ir the fifteenth ceistury, an extraordinary collection of the productions of our earlier bards, and. is particularly rich in rare specimens oi the Aldine press. The two parts which have already been sold have Producce more than fourteen thousand pounds, and wec ur.derstaid the ensuing part will prove equally ehoice anld cumious. IRISH MINES.-WeC had much pleasure last week in seeing several tons of Irish iron ore entered for export in the Jazet; of Klnca dine, 'fames Scotland, master, for Catdiffi We under- stand that- the oreis of excellentquality, and that this commencement bids fair to open the way to an extensive and highly profitable branch of commerce, of very peculiar interest at this moment that public attention is so decidedly turned towards the discovery of mi-- neral riches in Ireland. This ore is from Parkstown, in the county of Kilkenny, aboat midway between Waterford and Innistogue. It is from a lilentiful and very rich bed, andother ialuable minerals are supposed to be in the immediate neighbourhood.-IWaterford Mirror. DEATH By LIGHTNING.-A few days ago, as George Watchorn, a shepherd, was returning to AMelton Alowbray, from his daily labour, with a fork across his shoulder, he was suddenly Iel- led with the earth by an electric attraction, frtm a heavy flash- o lightning, to the pronps of his fork, the handle of which, together with the clothes on his bqdy, were literally torn to fragments; his shoes were also split in twenty places. He expired shortly after.