ment to those experienced in a nightmare, which,
everyone knows, are not the most agreeable in the world. Sensibility now
forsook me; and, indeed, this was not to be wondered at, in consequence
of the whirling of the machine. On coming to my senses again, I found
myself in bed, with severe headache, nausea and vomiting, the usual
accompaniments of such a flight through the air; but, thanks to
Providence, I am now in a fair way of recovery, and willing to perform
the same feat again."

Luckily for the aeronaut, the accident was seen by the master of a
steamer, who sent a boat to his assistance, but the machine was lost.

We often hear of "treasure trove," but seldom find the owner. However,
here is a case: On 11 April, the magistrate at Clerkenwell Police Court
had a man named Benjamin Thomas, and five other labourers, brought before
him, under the following circumstances. It seems they had been recently
engaged in grubbing up the roots of some trees in Tufnell Park, Holloway,
when they found, buried in the earth, two jars full of sovereigns,
supposed to have amounted to 400 pounds. They divided the money between
them; but it was claimed by Mr. Henry Tufnell, as Lord of the Manor; and
all of them consented to give up what they had, except Thomas, who said
that his share was 51 pounds, but that he had spent, or lost it. The sum
recovered only amounted to 231 pounds 17s. Thomas was remanded for a few
days, but, in the interval, a new claimant appeared, in the person of Mr.
Joseph Frost, of the firm of J. and J. Frost, brass founders in
Clerkenwell. It appeared that, some time in August last year, in a
temporary fit of mental delusion, he had carried the money out at night,
and buried it. Mr. Tufnell waived his claim in favour of Mr. Frost, and
Thomas was committed for trial, on the charge of feloniously
appropriating the money to his own use.

A very curious accident happened to Brunel, the eminent engineer. He was
playing with the child of a friend, pretending to swallow a
half-sovereign, and bring it out at his ear, when it slipped, and stuck
in his trachaea, whence it could not be disloged. This must have been in
the latter part of April, for it is mentioned in the _Times_ of 28 April,
as having occurred some short time previously. All efforts of the
surgeons could not reach the coin, even though they constructed a machine
which suspended him by the heels, when he was shaken and thumped. On 27
April Sir B