being a Mede, and retaining a strong inclination for the mountains and forests of her own country, was desirous of having something like them at Babylon. They are said to have contained a square of four plethra, or 400 feet, on each side; and to have consisted of terraces one above another carried up to the height of the wall of the city which was 350 feet, the ascent from terrace to terrace being by steps ten feet wide. The whole pile consisted of substantial arches upon arches, and was strengthened by a wall surrounding it on every side, twenty-two feet thick; and the floors on each of them were laid in this order; first, on the tops of the arches was laid a pavement of stones sixteen feet long, and four feet broad; over this was a layer of reeds, mixed with a great quantity of bitumen; over this, two courses of brick, closely cemented together with plaster; over all these were thick sheets of lead, and on these the earth or mould of the garden. This floorage was designed to retain the moisture of the mould; which was so deep, as to give root to the greatest trees which were planted upon every terrace,

"She sought my sire among the deal,
And sunk upon his bosom gory."
"Oh---if they died on honour's bed,

My child, they're covered o'er with glory!"
"And what is glory my good Lord?
Will it relieve the orphan's hunger?
A shelter, food and clothes afford?

O say---or I can't live much longer?"
"The Nation, child, will see you fed,
Posterity will learn your story;
Your parents died in honour's bed---
And they are covered o'er with glory."
He said---and with a hasty pace

From the lone orphan whistling parted,
The tears bedew'd her pallid face---
And down she sunk---half broken-hearted;

Then to her aid a soldier flew,

Who had o'erheard her artless story, He knew her Sire at Waterloo:

And saw him covered o'er with glory!

"Come orphan to my arms," he cried, "And I will screen thee from the weather Close to my side, thy parents died, And for their sakes we'll lodge together;

I have a pension and a cot,

Where thou shalt live till I am hoary--. Here, wrap thee in this old watch-coat--"Tis warmer than his Lordship's glory!"

AT STRASBURG.

work so singular and so remarkable, seems to render the accounts of other

writers fabulous. Herodotus had carefully visited Babylon; he enters into such details as prove that he has omitted none of the rarities of that city. Can it be presumed, that he would have passed over in silence such a work as the Hanging-Gardens? All the authors who have spoken of it are of much later date than this great historian: not one of them except Berosus speaks on his own testimony.

THE ORPHAN AND LORD LINSEYWOLSEY.

"PITY my Lord, the wretched plight

Of a lone orphan, faint and weary,
No home by day, no bed by night,
Exposed to tempests wild and weary;

"I have no friend---I have no food,

Alas! I know not where to wander ; But I was told you folks were good,

Who roll in wealth and shine in grandeur;"

"Young gipsy, if your tale be true,

Say--where your parents life departed ?" My father died at Waterloo,

My mother droop'd quite broken-hearted.

[In No. 77 of the Mirror, we gave an engraving of the celebrated clock at Strasburg, with a brief description of this great curiosity. The following more detailed, though somewhat antiquated, description is furnished by a correspondent; and although in our former notice we quoted part of it, we now subjoin the whole.--ED.]

HEREIN nine things are to be considered, whereof eight are in the wall; the ninth (and that the most wonderful) stands on the ground three feet from the wall. This is a great globe of the heavens, perfectly described, in which are three motions; one of the whole globe, which about from the east to the west in twentydisplays the whole heavens, and moves which runs through the signs there defour hours; the second is of the sun, scribed, once every year; the third is of the moon, which runs her course in twenty-eight days. So that in this globe you may view the motions of the whole heavens, the motions of the sun and moon, every minute of an hour, the rising and falling of every star, (amongst which stars are the makers of this work Dassipodius and Wolkinstenius) described! The instruments of these motions are hid in the body of a pelican, which is por traited under the globe. The pole is lifted up to the elevation of Strasburg, and noted by a fair star made of brass; the zenith is declared by an angel placed in the midst of the meridian. The second

thing to be observed (which is the first on the wall) are two great circles one within another, the one eight feet, the other nine feet broad; the outmost moves from the north to the south once in a year, and hath two angels-one on the north-side which points every day in the week; the other, on the south-side, which points what day shall be one half year after. The inner circle moves from south to north, once in a hundred years, and hath many things described about it; as the year of the world, the year of our Lord, the circle of the sun, the processions of equinoctials, with the change of the celestial points, which things fall out by the motions which are called trepidations; the leap-year, the moveable feasts and the dominical letter, or golden number, as it turns every year. There is an immoveable index, which encloses for every year, all these things within it; the lower part of which index is joined to another round circle which is immoveable! wherein the province of Alsatia is fairly described and the city of Strasburg. On both sides of the circles, on the wall, the eclipses of the sun and moon are, which are to come for many years, even so many as the wall might contain. The third thing, a little above this, is a weekly motion of the planets, as they name the day; as on Sunday, the sun is drawn about in his chariot, accordingly as the day is spent; and so drawn into another place, that before he be full in, you have Monday, that is the moon clear forth, and the horses of Mars' chariot putting forth their heads: and so it is for every day in the week. On this side there are nothing but dumb pictures to garnish the wall. The fourth thing is a dial for the minutes of the hour, so that you see every minute pass. Two beautiful p'ctures of two children, are joined to either side of this: he on the north-side hath a sceptre in his hand, and when the clock strikes, he orderly tells every stroke; he on the south-side hath an hour glass in his hand, which runs just with the clock, and when the clock hath struck, he turns his glass. The first thing above the minute dial is a dial for the hour, containing the half-parts also: the outermost circumference contains the hours but within it is a curious and perfect astrolabe, whereby is shewn the motion of every planet, his aspect, and in wha sign, what degree, and what hour, every one is in every hour of the day. the opposition likewise of the sun and moon, and the head and tail of the dragon. And because the night darkens not the sun, nor the day the moon, or other planets, therefore, their courses are here exactly

;

seen at all times. The sixth thing is a circle, wherein are the two signs of the moon's rising and falling; at two hollow places it is seen at what state she is; and her age is declared by an index, which is wholly turned about once in every month. The seventh thing consists of four little bells, whereon the quarters of the hour are struck; at the first quarter comes forth a little boy, and strikes the first bell with an apple, and so goes and stays at the fourth bell, until the next quarter; then comes a lusty youth, and he with a dart strikes two bells, and succeeds into the place of the child; at the third comes forth a man in arms, with a halbert in his hand, and strikes three bells, he succeeds into the place of the youth; at the fourth quarter, comes an old man with a staff, having a crook at the end, and he with much ado, being old, strikes the four bells, and stands at the fourth quarter, until the next quarter: immediately to strike the clock comes death in a room above the others, for this is the eighth thing: and this understand, that at each quarter he comes forth, to catch each of those former ages away with him; but at a contrary side, in the same room where he is, comes forth Christ and drives him in: but when the last quarter is heard, Christ gives him leave to go to the bell, which is in the midst, and so he strikes with his bone, according to the hour: and he stands at the bell, as the old man doth at his quarter bell, till the next quarter, and then they go in both together. The ninth and last thing in this right line, is the tower at the top of the work, wherein is a noble, pleasant chime, which goes at three, seven, and eleven o'clock, each time a different tune; and at Christmas, Easter, and Whitsun tide, a thanksgiving unto Christ: and when this chime has done, the cock (which stands on the top of the tower, and the north-side of the main work,) having stretched out his neck, shook his comb, and clapped his wings twice, crows twice, and this he doth so shrill, and naturally, as would make any man wonder; and if they chose, who attend the clock, they can make him crow more times. In this tower, are conveyed all the instruments of these motions, which are in the aforesaid things.

THE TOWER OF LONDON. THE Tower of London is not only a citadel to defend and command the city, river, &c. but also a royal palace, where our kings with their courts have sometimes lodged. It contains a royal arsenal,

wherein are arms and ammunition for eighty thousand men; the offices of ordnance; a treasury for the jewels and ornaments of the crown; a mint for coining money, though lately a separate building has been erected for the purpose; the great archive, wherein are contained all the ancient records of the courts of Westminster, &c.; and is the chief prison for state criminals. In the midst of it is the great square white tower, built by William the conqueror, about the year 1079.

it includes both the Tower-hills, part of East Smithfield, Rosemary-lane, Wellclose-square, Little Minories, Artillerystreet, French-alley, Duke-street, and the other courts and alleys within the com. pass in Spital-fields. LECTOR SPEculi.

BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS. A private Letter.

founded by King Edward III. and dedicated in the name of St. Peter in chains, exempt from all jurisdiction of the archbishop, and a royal chapel now disused.

The chief officer of the tower is a constable, or chief governor, with an annual salary of 1,000l., under whom is the lieutenant-governor, who acts by his direction, and in his absence. He has, by grant of several of our kings, unam lage nam, two gallons and a pint of wine before, and as much behind the masts of all wine-ships that come to the port of London, and a certain quantity out of every boat laden with lobsters, oysters, and other shell-fish, and double the quantity out of every alien's boat passing by the tower. His salary is 2001. per annum, and his perquisites are large, which make his appointment 700%. a-year.

His usual fee for every prisoner on making his entry is 207., and 37. a-week for an earl; 57. for a knight; and for a baron, 50%. on his entry, to whom the king allows 10. weekly, two-parts of which go to the prisoner, and a third to the lieutenant for lodging and diet, and 50%. to the lieutenant on the prisoner's discharge. Under the constable, besides the lieutenant, are the deputy lieutenant, at 3651. per annum; a tower major, at 1827. 10s. per annum; a gentleman porter, at 847.*6s. 8d. per annum; a gentle man gaoler at 70%. per annum; a surgeon at 451. 12s. 6d., and forty warders, at fixed salaries. The gentleman porter has charge of the gates, to lock and unlock them, and deliver the keys every night to the constable or lieutenant, and receive them of him the next morning: he commands the warders in waiting, and receives, as his fee, from every prisoner, vestimenta superiora, or a composition for the same.

The gentleman gaoler has also 40s. for a gentleman, and 57. for a knight.

In the tower is likewise kept a court of record by prescription, for the liberty of the tower, of debt, tresspass, and other actions of any sum.

The tower liberty is subject to no jurisdiction, but to that of the tower itself;

may, perhaps, again be bombarded in order to bring the piratical Dey to his senses, the following humourous letter, descriptive of the Bombardment of Algiers in 1816, will be read with interest.---ED.]

Queen Charlotte, August 29, 1816. My dearest Turbans and trowsers are so like caps and petticoats, that you in England think the Turks and Moors are little better than old women. If you had seen them the day before yesterday, you would have had a different opinion of them. Without so much noise and jabbering, they were as active as Frenchmen, and, to do them justice, they pointed their guns with a coolness and precision that would not have disgraced any gentleman in cocked hats and pantaloons, as I think; as far as I could judge, there are few Christians who value their skins less than these Pagans. They say that they have a funny Paradise prepared for those who die in battle; some of the joys of this pretended Eden we hope to enjoy on our arrival at home; however, seven thousand of the poor Mahometans have got before us.

All the ships bore up, and took their places in the best order and the most gallant manner. It was, at least, as coolly and exactly performed as the famous review at Portsmouth, and I only wish that the Great Alexander, who, we are told, thinks we go snacks with the old Dey, had seen this review, instead of that. Not that he could have seen long or much, for after the firing once began, the little wind that there was, swooned away, as if for fear; and we were all covered by thick smoke, like twenty Vauxhalls at the end of the fire-works on a cloudy night. Our old Queen Charlotte was the Madame Saqui of the piece, and danced beautifully on the tight rope by which she was made fast to the mole. 1 dare say the Dey thinks we must be all near-sighted, for we seemed to think we never could get close enough. The old Lord was devilish polite; and though they say the first blow is half the battle, he gave this advantage to the pirates, who began firing just about two o'clock, as I have since heard, for I forgot to look at my watch. The position

of the Queen Charlotte was exactly at the entrance of the mole, where we had a complete prospect of what they used to call the marine. They must now find a new name for it, for they have no marine left. This enabled us to have a beautiful view of the commencement of the action. I cannot describe to you the immense crowd of men that covered the mole and all parts of the marine, they were as thick as hops; thicker I suppose than the hops are this year, unless the weather mended. Well, just as the old lady was going to let fly her broadside, the admiral, I suppose, had some pity on the poor devils; for he stood on the poop and motioned with his hand for them to get out of the way-but there was such a crowd that this was impossible, even if they had wished; but I don't suppose they understood what the admiral meant at last, Fire! fire! fire and bang: I think I saw five hundred or a thousand of them bang down in an instant. After that I did not see much, until our boats, taking pity on our dark ness, set fire to a frigate close to us, just by way of light to see what we were doing. You talk of your fires in London, and of your engines and firemen; I wish we had had some of them, when this cursed frigate was blazing not fifty yards from our dwelling, which, being built of wood, with oakum for mortar, and fine verandas and balconies made of hemp and tow, was rather more in danger than one of your substantial brick messuages is, when the neighbour's house takes fire. The fact is, we were on fire, I believe, two or three times; but we were all so d-d cool that we put it out directly. The short and the long of my story is, that in six hours we knocked all their batteries and castles about their ears and eyes, like the last scene in Timour the Tartar. When we come home, it would save the public some cash, and give us a little employment, to hire us to clear away for the new street; we should have St. James's Market down in a twinkling: and I will venture to say the Dey's batteries looked as like a slaughter-house as any butcher's shop in the whole row.

All our gun-boats were numbered, and it was good fun to see how No. 8 would pull to get into the fire before No. 6; in fact they were all nobly conducted, and the only number which no body seemed to take care of was number one. For my own part I say this with an easier conscience, because I was obliged to stay on board; the boats were supposed to be such desperate work, that it required great interest to get into them. I never before so wished to be an honourable; however, I was forced to content myself

with the speaking trumpet, with the assistance of which I assure you, I sung out pretty well, though I can't say that it was to any great tune. You'll say, perhaps, that I am acting the trumpeter still.

Now the grief of the story is, that we had no officer killed, so no promotion; the Dey's balls seemed to have the navy list by heart, and took care to avoid every body who would have made a vacancy. The admiral had a sore dowse on the chops, which did not, I believe, draw blood; if it did, he swabbed it up directly, without saying a word about it, though he must have had a good deal of jaw of his own, to have been able to stand such a thump.

I have written my paper full, and yet I believe I have told you little or nothing about the real battle; but the truth is, I saw but little of it. I was like the man in the play, who could not see the town for the houses; and Jonah in the whale's belly knew as much about a gale of wind, as a middy in a three-decker does of an action. But the best of the story is, and I must take a new sheet to tell it, that the Prometheus brought us two new midshipmen-funny little fellows; who do you think they were? The consul's wife and daughter. I wonder how they be haved in the action; I did not see them The consul himself was in irons ashore. Now that it is all over, I wonder whether he'll thank us for teaching his wife to wear the breeches. He had a little child in the cradle, and the doctor promised to give it some dose that should make it lie quiet; and he engaged to bring it down in a basket like a roasting pig; but just as the poor doctor and his pig got to the last gate, the poor little devil began to squeak: so the Turks found out the whole affair, and clapped the doctor and three youngsters, and the boat's crew, into prison, as they do the old women about London, for child-stealing. The doctor, I hear, says, that it is the most surprising thing in the world that his drugs did not keep the child quiet, and indeed, I think so to: for, after taking these folk's stuffs, people are generally quiet enough. However, all's well that ends well; the Dey sent the child off next morning-we thought he must have a good force with him, when he could afford to send us the infantry.

God bless you, my dear; I have got a correct plan of the whole affair, which Jane may work into a sampler at Christmas: only mind, the Turks must be done in worsted. I hear our captain is going with despatches. I shall try to get this letter sent, to let you know that

I am alive and merry; and now that you are sure of that, I'll tell you of a little scratch I had, but its nothing at all, just like my letter. Our doctor you see, has no better success with me, than the Prometheus doctor with the little child, for he has not made me quiet. Again, God bless you.

I end this the 30th; could you believe that so much nonsense could be written in twenty-four hours? and with such a bad pen!

SNAGGS

ON THE SAVING FUND.

powerful enemy in the field. He there. fore retired, and took up a very strong position near a place called Leckalee, on the western side of Benmore, the loftiest mountain of that mountainous island. The Lord of the Isles encamped by the sea-side below the men of Mull.

Maclean, of Borreray, was a vassal of Macdonald, and attended his superior on this expedition with all his people. He was a man of great prudence, and stood very high in the esteem of his Lord, who was accustomed to consult him on all im

portant occasions. Every attempt to compromise the feud having failed, the Lord of the Isles announced his resolu

"Twas at market to-day that I had un--"Tis all about saving our cash 'gainst we need, And I don't think the scheme be a bad'un,

I wur gapping about at the market just so, When a chap com'd towards me quite gaily, And, says he, "Master Snaggs, I've got summat for you;"

Snigs! I thought to be sure 'twas a bailey. Zo, I look'd first at him, and then I look'd round,

But thinks I, 'tis no use to outrun ye; So he gee'd me this here, and I very soon found That he wur the man for my money.

But read it thyself, for I read it afore,

And I thinks 'tis a noble invention;
For a man can't begin e'er too early to store,
Since a cure an't so good as prevention,

If this had but been when we first begun,

What trouble and care had been sav'd us; The few pounds we had earn'd would have still

been at hand,

And not sent to the rogue who beknav'd us. Then a shilling or so, it is easily spar'd, If a body will only be thrifty:

And then in a trice a few pounds are up-rear'd To a hundred, or hundred and fifty.

lowing morning. His men were brave and numerous, but the advantage of the ground which his enemies occupied, gave them every chance of success; and there could be no doubt that the Macdonalds must suffer severe loss, whatever the ultimate result might be.

Situated as Borreray was, it did not become him directly to oppose the attack; but availing himself of the credulity and superstition so prevalent in that age, he adopted a more effectual means of preventing the destruction of his mutual friends, and it deserves to be recorded to his honour.

On the morning of the intended-battle, Borreray was summoned to council at a very early hour, and he appeared extremely dejected. Macdonald observed this, and remarking that it must naturally be distressing to his feelings to be engaged against his own clan, he kindly entreated that Borreray should take

night or so,

If they only begin with a shilling,

And then, by and by, put another or two,

And the bag will be always a filling.

reserve. The other thanked the Lord of the Isles, but declined the favour; and assured his superior that though he felt

late

clansmen, that was by no means the chief cause of his sorrow. The Lord of the Isles requested to know what other cause he could have, and Maclean appeared very averse from disclosing it; but he at last informed Macdonald that

he had a dream the preceding night, which gave him great alarm. In his sleep he had been visited by a supernatu ral being, which chaunted to him some verses, which may be translated as follows:

"Thou dark and dismal Leckalee,
The fatal fight befals on thee;
The race of Gillean shall prevail,---
The stranger's strength this day shall fail.
The lofty, towering Garnydhu

Shall yield the eagles plenteous food;
Ere swords to their black sheaths return,
The Red Knight's blood shall stain the burn."