from the lantern, enabled young Wit!f, erill to discern that one of them was D large man, dressed in gray clotIes that they were both without hats, having black silk handkerchiefs on their. heads Gas he judged from their appearance) which came down oyer, ard yelled theiy faces. An alarm WAS immediately sounded, and some of the neighbors came in; but as yet VIC have moi heard that any discoveries have been made of the villains. We are apprised that q legal investigation is shortly to take place. till which time we iorhea. tc comment.-Wash. co. Companion.

 It is the fate of royalty, whether real or imaginary, to be attended sometimes with misfortune. Some time since, young gentleman was enacting the crooked backed ;jsii,iiis jifiiit : tt s country soaiitti theatre, when on the entrance of one of the drsisatis persona, he inquired, 1i,ow now Lord Stanley, what's the newsp Lord Stanley rather literally replied---- There's man atthe door says you owe him dollar, and swears lie won't go away till he gets it. The audience were not slow in approaching the au- thentlcity of the text, as their applause fully testified.