he instantly dropped to
the ground, and was seized with violent fits, which continued for several
hours. In this case no violence to the person was done.

He had a literature of his own. I know of three pamphlets on the
subject; one, from which is taken the accompanying illustration, is
entitled "Authentic particulars of the awful appearance of the London
Monster, alias Spring-heeled Jack, together with his extraordinary life,
wonderful adventures and secret amours. Also an account of his horrible
appearance to Miss N--- and his singular letter to the Lord Mayor of
London."

[Picture: Spring-heeled Jack. Awful representation of the London
monster]

There is much more to be related of Jack, but space will not permit; but,
whether too much attention was beginning to be paid to him with a view to
his capture, or whether his love of mischief had died out, cannot be
told; but certain it was that nothing was known publicly of this singular
being after April, 1838, having kept London in a ferment of excitement
and terror for about six months.

There is an amusing police case anent Lord John Russell's hat.--_Times_,
8 Feb.:

THAMES POLICE COURT.--Yesterday, a poor woman, named Mary Ann Blay,
who stated that she resided at Limehouse, applied to Mr. Ballantyne
and Mr. Broderip, the magistrates, to request their interference
under very odd circumstances. The applicant stated that, about three
or four months ago, she was on her way home from Poplar, where she
had been purchasing some vegetables, when she saw something black
lying on the ground. She first supposed it was a piece of coal, but,
on stooping to pick it up, discovered it was a hat. She walked
onward, with the hat in her right hand, until she reached the
Commercial Road, when she was met by a policeman, who asked her where
she had got the hat. She informed him that she had picked it up at
the corner of the New Road, and the policeman looked at it, and saw
the name of Lord John Russell in the inside. He demanded the hat of
her, and, on her refusing to give it up to him, he seized the hat,
and took her into custody. She was locked up in the station houses
and, on the following morning, was brought before the sitting
magistrate at that office. The justice, after hearing the
policeman's statement, directed her to be discharged, and gave orders
that