562 Account of the Town and Castle of Harlech, in Merionethfire. Here Eburne received a confiderable fum from d'Ollifont, and remained in his fervice about fix months; when he was one night fuddenly seized, and carried on board a fimilar fhip to that in which his companions were conveyed; but, fortunately, did not meet with the fame fate.-He efcaped from the crew, after twelve months, and entered into fervice in France; being deterred from making what he knew public relative to the count, on the idea of the ftrong oath he had taken to the contrary. He had not a doubt but it was through his means he was, by force, taken from Spain; and his very foul recoiled against him, for those very schemes he had, aided him in executing. HAR TTARLECH, or Harleigh, is faid to derive its name from its fituation on a steep rock, close to the fea, in the north-weft part of the county, where is a harbour for ships, but little frequented. The town is but indifferently built; yet it ftill has a garrifon, in an old decayed castle, for the fecurity of the county. The inhabitants fay it was built by king Edward I. but he only repaired the fortification, and added fome other works. It is fuppofed to have been formerly a Roman town, from the great number of coins and other antiquities which have been found here. He was driven from France, by hearing of d'Ollifont's arrival there, and croffed over to England, torn with remorfe, and haraffed by a guilty confcience. He was often tempted, in defiance of the oath he had taken, to impeach his late mafter; but the doubt how fuch an accufation might be received from him, against one who was every day Near the caftle at Harlech, was growing more popular in Paris, pre- dug up, in a garden, in the year vented this act of juftice. He refided 1692, a golden torques, or chain of in England fome years, as fervant to gold; or, rather, three or four bars a private gentleman; but was again jointly twifted, in the form of a hatneceffitated to fly, on being inform-band, and about four feet long. ed that d'Ollifont was there likewise; In the year 1694 an extraordinadreading the power and inclination ry phænomenon happened in this he had to rid the world of one who part of the country, which was not was privy to fo many of his crimes. only feen but fatally experienced. -He, therefore, made the best of A livid fire coming off from the fea his way back to France, and from annoyed the inhabitants for above thence foon returned to Italy, where eight months, burning, in its prohe made himself known to his rela- grefs, feveral hay-ricks, houfes, tions, and claimed their pity; find-barns, &c. and fo infected the air ing his health totally declined, and his mind loaded with horror, anxiety, and bitter remorfe. To this purport was the paper which the baron now delivered to Alfred Maferini -it was a precious gift; for it would moft likely tend, with correfpondent evidence, to fubdue the inveterate and malicious foe and grafs, that it occafioned a mortality among all forts of cattle. It croffed a bay of the fea from Carnarvonshire, eight or nine miles broad, in ftormy as well as calm nights, and proceeded conftantly to and from the fame place, but oftener in the winter than in the follow ling fummer: and what damage it did and geftures, which did not appear to me very impreffive A bramin interpreted to me. Different characters of both fexes were introduc did was always in the night. It was a blue weak flame, and did no material injury to the health of the people, who frequently went into it to fave their hay or corn; and obferv-ed; and the intention of the piece was ed that it was extinguished by any great noife, as blowing of horns, firing of guns, &c. A further account of it may be found in the Philofophical Tranfactions, and in the Addenda to Camden; but the conjecture in the latter, that it proceeded from locufts faid to have been drowned, or to have died afhore here, about two months before this exhalation, seems but little probable, becaufe no fuch effect was ever heard of, on the drowning or death of locufts in Afia, where they do no fuch mischief. Something like this, both in the appearance, and in the effect, happened in France, in the year 1734. The Roman way, called St. He len's way, from the mother of Conftantine the Great, who is faid to have constructed it, is ftill visible in the north-west part of this county. ACCOUNT of a DRAMATIC EN- N officer of rank lately paid a vifit to the rajah, to be prefent at the marriage of his daughter to the fon of the Peypenard rajah, and communicates the following curious account of a Malabar play: to exalt the character of the bramins, making many allufions to the unfortunate condition of their country, and the infernal difpofition of their late perfecutors, who are exhibited in the form of devils. These infernals fwear to deftroy the world, and to put to death, in the firft place, all the bramins. They faily forth on this defign, and commit many murders, and at laft meet a Bramin, against whom they advance quite furious. The bramin, in deep meditation, continues his devotion without regarding them; which ftrikes them with reverence, and they proftrate themfelves on the ground. The bramin, full of benignity, difmiffes them with an exhortation and his blefling. The Furies foon return to their former courses, and are repeatedly forgiven; but the bramin, perceiving the infincerity of their repentance, obtains their deftruction from Bramah. The reprefentation confifts of a variety of feparate ftories, one of which particularly engaged my at tention. A god marries two young and beautiful wives; they appear on each fide of him, full of modefty and referve; he pays them the most affiduous love, which they return with re-affection, and without any appearance of jealoufy or uneafinefs. He dances with them night and day; but at last a little repofe becomes neceffary, and he retires, leaving his wives embracing each other. This apparent cordiality does not laft long; and the god is hardly afleep before the rivals begin a fierce battle, The combatants awaken the god, and his prefence reftores order; but he is foon fenfible that it is impoffi ble to preferve peace between two wives. In his diftrefs he applies to 4 Cz In the evening the Mopillas tired to their homes, and the rajah entertained his Nairs with a Malabar play. At this exhibition there were prefent, befides my people, five or fix hundred Nair women. It commenced at nine o'clock, and continued until fix the next morning. The actors were brought from a neighbouring country, and were judged excellent. They were dreffed in the most fantastic Merry-Andrewlike manner. The ftory, or moral, is reprefented by action, fcreams, his muff. MOURNING DRESS. his fuperior, Bramah, who advises | Grey gloves and fhoes. Silver fox him to keep one always afleep, which would give him the variety of two, without the anxiety. This experiment does not fucceed. The waking goddess torments him with her jealoufy, and he is obliged to watch that the may not ftrangle her fleeping rival. In fhort, convinced that he is unable to manage two wives, he furrenders them both to a greater god. The Nair women appeared at this entertainment, and mingled with their male friends and relations with an agreeable freedom. The performance was accompanied by the country music, vocal and inftrumental. Toupee in loose curls; black ribbon mixed with the curls; black enamelled crefcent, and black plumes de coq in the front; the hind hair turned up plain, the ends returned in ringlets on the neck.Dress of black muflin; the petticoat with a broad pointed belt over the body; fort fleeves in fmall plaits, trinimed with black lace; epaulettes of the fame; fcarf trimming round the neck, looped on the fhoulders and behind, the whole trimmed with black fringe. One ftring of black beads round the neck; black enamelled ear-rings; black gloves and fhoes; white fwan-down muff. HE reverfe of diminish,—a Tvowel, and a male heir. 2. The preter of run,--and three gown of thick plain muflin, embroi-fourths of a place between two hills. dered in black; fhort clofe fleeves, trimmed with black lace. Small mufin fhawl, the border embroidered in black. Black and white ftriped fath, pinned together behindWhite enamelled hoop ear-rings.--One ftring of pearls round the neck, 3. A heavenly body,-and what belongs to a lock, changing a letter. 4. Two-fifths of a time-piece,and a poetical compofition. 5. A maker of cloth. 6. An ecclefiaftical title. JUVENIS, |