and with equal gravity.  In proportion, however, as the discourse drew towards a close, he became visibly troubled; and as soon as Bradshaw was silent, he endeavoured to speak:  Bradshaw prevented him, and commanded the clerk to read the sentence; this being done, he said, “This is the act, opinion, and unanimous judgment of the court,” and the whole court rose up in token of assent:  “Sir,” said the king, abruptly, “will you hear one word?”

Bradshaw. “Sir, you cannot be heard after sentence has been passed.”

The King. “No, sir!”

Bradshaw.  “No, sir, with your permission, sir.  Guards, remove the prisoner.”

The King.  “I can speak after sentence.—­With your permission, sir, I have still a right to speak after sentence.—­With your permission—­Stay—­The sentence, sir—­I say, sir, that—­I am not permitted to speak—­think what justice others are to expect!”

At this moment he was surrounded by soldiers, and removed from the bar.

From the French of M. Guizot.

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THE SELECTOR;

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LITERARY NOTICES OF

NEW WORKS.

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GALLANTRY.

In Spain, after a lady had obliged her gallant by all possible civilities and compliance, to confirm her kindness she would show him her foot, and this they called the highest favour.  The feet and legs of queens were so sacred, that it was a crime to think, or at any rate to speak of them.  On the arrival of the Princess Maria Anna of Austria, the bride of Philip IV. in Spain, a quantity of the finest silk stockings were presented to her in a city where there were manufactories of that article.  The major domo of the future queen threw back the stockings with indignation, exclaiming, “Know that the queens of Spain have no legs.”  When the young bride heard this, she began to weep bitterly, declaring she would return to Vienna, and that she would never have set foot in Spain had she known that her legs were to be cut off.  This ridiculous etiquette was on one occasion carried still further; one day as the second consort of Charles II. was riding a very spirited horse, the animal reared on his hinder legs.  At the moment when the horse seemed on the point of falling back with his fair rider, the queen slipped off on one side, and remained with one of her feet hanging in the stirrup.  The unruly beast, irritated still more at the burden which fell on one side, kicked with the utmost violence in all directions.  In the first moments of danger and alarm, no person durst venture to the assistance of the queen for this reason, that excepting the king and the chief of the menimos, or little pages, no person of the male sex was allowed to touch any part