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THE annexed design for a small || den embellishment, has given great fountain, about seven feet high, consists of a circular platform and ornamented stem, surrounded by three dolphins, from which six jets-d'eau issue around the central one, which should rise to a considerable height, falling together into the platform, and thence into a shell-like reservoir in front, and also into a lower basin on the ground in the rear, a view of which is concealed by the pedestals and plinths in front.

encouragement to their manufacture, and artificial stone is so admirably suited to the purpose, that even sumptuous designs are executed at a moderate expense. Mr. Bubb, the sculptor, is now engaged in the execution of several fountains in this way, and also of the annexed design: these, from being readily moulded, are capable of quick fabrication, and become admirably suited to the East and West Indies, where they would be novel, cheerful, and greatly orna

The prevailing fashion in favour of these interesting means of gar-mental. Vol. X. No. LV.

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tell you a secret, my compassior for the lady was a little stimulated by my being confoundedly out at elbows; for as I never was much given to calculation, I put off from time to time the forming a regular scale for my expenses, till I had nothing more to spend: so away I flew to the place appointed by the lady, saw her, found that I was the first person who had made application, and took care, you may

I WAS sitting the other day examining the contents of my writing-desk, in order to select such letters of my correspondents as I deemed most fit for publication, when my friend O'Brallaghan was announced. As soon as he entered the room, I saw that something had ruffled his temper, and before I could inquire what it was, he told me that he came to ask my advice. "You must know," continued be, "I have just been mightily ill-treat-be sure, to give myself such a chaed by a lady, who, after inviting me to make proposals of marriage, has accepted the hand of another gentleman; and upon my telling the story to a friend, he was rude enough to laugh at my disappointment, and even went so far as to tell me I had no right to blame the lady."

By your account of the matter," said I," that was rude indeed; but let me clearly comprehend you did the lady actually and bona fide give you to understand, that your proposals would be acceptable? or was it only from her behaviour that you fancied"

"Fancied!" repeated he indignantly; "why there was no fancy at all in the case. Some days ago Some days ago I saw an advertisement in one of the morning papers, a fine sentimental effusion in nonsensical English and scraps of French, from which you could just pick out, that the lady was a widow, rich, and in want of a husband. Well, you know we Irishnen are tender-hearted in these cases; and, besides, to

racter as I thought must insure my success. The lady listened with complacency, but declined saying any thing positive till the next day, when she promised to inform me of her final determination. However, she had not the politeness to ke♪ her promise; so as I thought her silence proceeded from modesty, I thought, in order to spare her blushes, I would write at once, to ask her when I was to wait upon her with a licence; and would you believe it, she replied very laconically, that she had, since we met, seen a gentleman whose character seemed better suited than mine to her views of domestic happiness. There's an abominable jilt for you! After I had assured her, that except a little inclination for hazard, a habit of sitting late after dinner, and a certain degree of forgetfulness in money matters, I had not a fault in the world."

"Why to be sure," said I, "these were trifles."

"That's what I said when I told the story to Dick Downright, whom