late. A great many years ago, there lived in Ireland, an officer, a Colonel Coningham, who, for what reason I know not, had been outlawed, and a reward of two thousand pounds offered by Government to any person who would bring him a prisoner to Dublin: he was so beloved in his own country, that no soul would lay hands on him, and the officers of justice knew him to be so determined and truly brave, that it would cost two or three of them their lives to take him. After a considerable time living in this disagreeable manner, he resolved to go to Dublin, surrender himself, and take his trial. Not many miles from Dublin, he was stopped by a highwayman, a very young man, and of genteel appearance; when Col. Coningham asked him if he knew who it was he had stopped ? and on the young man answering in the negative,

"Then," replied the Colonel, "I will tell

you ; I am the very Col. Coningham for whose person a reward of two thousand pounds is offered, and whom the officers of justice know never will be taken alive by force; you cannot, therefore, think that a single highwayman can intimidate me: you have a very young appearance, and cannot long have made this business a practice: tell me, therefore, your situation, and if you are in real want, I will relieve you ; but rob me you shall not.' The young

man replied, "I solemnly declare, Sir, that I never was guilty of such an action before; for I am really a gentleman of good family, but at this time in the most abject distress." The Colonel, struck with compassion and pity, from seeing a man of his condition driven to such a fatal remedy for his wants, said to him, "Young man, dismount; give your horse to my postilion,

and come into the chaise; then disarm me,

tie my hands fast, and, having surrendered me at the castle, claim the two thousand

pounds reward offered to any one who shall apprehend me.' The Colonel and the young man accordingly journeyed on to Dublin, when he surrendered the Colonel safe into custody, and received the whole of the reward. Thus the gallant Coningham acted decidedly, though as determined a man as ever stepped in leathern shoe, because he saw a gentleman in distress.. A gentleman in these days, if he is not in Parliament, provided he surrenders to the King's Bench for various debts, amounting in all to two or ten thousand pounds; if he gives up all his property, and pays 1990l. or 9990l. may be confined for the remaining ten pounds all his life by an obdurate creditor; when a vender of cabbages may, by obtaining a certificate of

bankruptcy, never be imprisoned, and set up in the same trade again,

My last history of highwaymen is that of the famous Morgan, whose name stands with distinguished fame on the Bow-street Journals.

Morgan had dogged a Colonel Manley out of town, on purpose to rob him, knowing that at all times he was used to carry a considerable sum of money about his person, especially on his journey to Bath, where he was accustomed to play very deep. Colonel Manley was well known to be a man of great personal courage, and, happening to leave town very late, stopped to dine at one of the inns in Hounslow. Morgan, growing impatient, wrote the Colonel a letter, and sent it by a returned chaise to the house

where he dined, informing him of his name and profession, with the assurance that he was without any accomplice, and waiting on the heath to rob him; the Colonel, taking no notice of this to the landlord, or any one else, as a brave man accepted the challenge. He had but one brace of pistols with him, which he discharged at Morgan without effect; when Morgan, putting his pistol in his pocket, advanced to the chaise, and said, "Colonel, besides the gold you have in your purse, I know you have five hundred pounds in banknotes in your pocket-book, as I can tell you at what banker's you received that sum this morning: I will act generously and liberally by you; therefore, without demur, give me your pocket-book." Col. Manley, astonished both at the gallantry and generous conduct of the highwayman, gave him his pocket-book. Morgan