Knight's 3rd square.

_White_. _Black._

1st Rook to the B. Queen's 1. B. King takes the Rook.
Rook's square checking.

2nd The Pawn at the B. Queen's
Bishop's 3rd square,
which discovers check-mate.

J.H.L.

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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

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EARLY RISING.

I had the pleasure of spending the last Christmas holidays, very
agreeably, with a family at Bristol. I am aware that those who have
heard nothing of the Bristolians, save through George Frederick Cooke's
satire on them,[1] will be amazed at any one's venturing to bring
together, in the same sentence, three such words as "agreeably,"