ellers to the Royal Family, was sent for to London, and dispatched from thence by express. On his arrival at Windsor, he was shown into the chamber of her Royal Highness, and she gave him the necessary instructions herself for the immediate manufacture of the ring. It was executed immediately, and the man who furnished it had a handsome present for his dispatch. Her Royal Highness had, on the following day, the wished-for felicity of placing the ring on his late Majesty's finger, as he affectionately squeezed her hand at parting. The scene of the ring, for which the King had received no previous preparation, was observed to affect his Majesty deeply: his mental distress became immediately great, and in a few days the Royal Family were alarmed by the appearance of the melancholy symptoms of the disorder which ever since affected his Majesty, until death terminated his sufferings. So rapid was the operation of the dreadful malady, that its existence was decisively confirmed by the physicians before the death of the Princess Amelia, although not many days intervened between that fatal result and the presentation of the ring.

The above account gave rise to the following beautiful poetic tribute:

The LAST TOKEN, or "REMEMBER ME!"

Written on the Princess Amelia's present to his Majesty, by Peter Pindar, Esq.-The music by H. R. Bishop.

WITH all the virtues blest, and ev'ry grace,
To charm the world, and dignify her race,
Life's taper losing fast its feeble fire,
The fair Amelia, thus bespoke her sire:
"Faint on the bed of sickness lying,
My spirit from its mansion flying,

Not long the light, these languid eyes will see :
My friend, my father, and my King,
Oh, wear a daughter's mournful ring,
Receive the token, and "remember me.'

THE King was one day passing in his carriage through a place near one of the royal palaces, when the rabble were gathered together to interrupt the worship of the Dissenters. His Majesty stopped to know the cause of the hubbub, and being answered it was only some affair between the town's-people and the Methodists, he replied, loud enough to be heard by many, "The Methodists are a quiet, good

*"Remember Me," the motto on the ring above alluded to, presented to his Majesty by the Princess a short time previous to her death.

kind of people, and will disturb nobody; and if I can learn that any persons in my employ disturb them, they shall be immediately dismissed." The King's most gracious speech was speedily recapitulated through the whole town, and persecution has not dared to lift its hand since that period.-Cobbin's French Preacher, 129.

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A WINDSOR Correspondent has furnished us with the two following anecdotes, as proofs of the benevolent and condescending interest the late King took in the welfare of the inhabitants of Windsor, among whom he has left, doubtless, many more important instances of his predominant goodness of heart:

"When his Majesty consented to have the culls of his celebrated Merino flock sold, from the impossibility of obliging the numerous new applicants, as at first, gratuitously, he commanded his private secretary to have an advertisement inserted in the papers, announcing that they would be sold on a certain day by Daniel Smith, adding, Smith must not be told of it at present; we will surprise him.' After which agreeable surprise, (for Mr. Smith was ignorant of the honour until the advertise

ment was pointed out to him,) he had the management of all the future annual sales.”

"AT another time, when his late Majesty was at his stables, (it being almost his constant practice to walk from the Castle, and mount his horse at the Mews, to ride to his farms,) he entered into conversation in the most familiar manner with Mr. Smith, who was superintending the re-building of his house, which had been destroyed by fire. His Majesty observed, that it would be a great improvement if the external wall was carried out a few feet farther; and upon Mr. Smith replying, that it was his Majesty's private property, and of course he could not have presumed to have solicited such a favour; the King turned round, and said quickly, 'What! did you think, Smith, I was so bad a neighbour? take it, take it.'"

EXTRACTS from a letter written by Dr. Ayscough (afterwards Dean of Bristol,) to Dr. Doddridge, dated Gerrard-street, February 16, 1744-5:

“Good Sir,—* * * * I am obliged to you for your kind congratulations on the honour his

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Royal Highness has lately done me, in trusting me with the education of his children. I am truly sensible of the difficulties, as well as of the advantages of the station I am placed in. *** I thank God, I have one great encouragement to quicken me in my duty, which is, the good disposition of the children entrusted to me: as an instance of it, I must tell you, Prince George (to his honour and my shame) has learnt several pages in your little book of verses, without any directions from me: and I must say of all the children, (for they are all committed to my care) that they are as conformable, and as capable of receiving instruction, as any I ever yet met with. How unpardonable, then, I should be, both in the sight of God and man, if I neglected my part towards them; all I can say is, that no care or diligence shall be wanting in me; and I beg the prayers of you, and of every honest man, for the divine blessing on my endeavours. I am, good sir, with great truth and regard, your affectionate friend, and humble servant, "Francis Ayscough."

OUR late venerable Monarch, who, in all business, and in every arrangement of the day,