A somewhat ludicrous affair happened at the coronation of William and Mary, April 23rd, 1689. The champion of England, according to custom, entered Westminster Hall, and throwing down his mailed glove, gave the customary challenge to any one who should dare to dispute their Majesty's claim to the crown. An old woman came in on crutches (which she left behind her), snatched up the gauntlet, laid her own glove in its place, and made off as fast as she could, before any one was able to stop her. In the glove was found a challenge for the champion to meet her the following day in Hyde Park. This matter occasioned much merriment at the lower end of the hall. Next day an old woman, similarly dressed, was seen waiting at the appointed ground, and was conjectured by those who saw her, to be a soldier in disguise. The champion, however, wisely declining any warlike contest with one of the fair sex, refused to keep the appointment. * * * * * Madlle. de la Tour du Pin Gouvernail, better known as Madlle. de la Charce, heroine of the war between Louis Quatorze and the Duke of Savoy, was the daughter of Pierre de la Tour du Pin, Marquis de la Charce, lieutenant-general of the king's armies. In 1692 the Piedmontese invaded Dauphiné. Madlle. de la Charce, arming the villagers on her estates, placed herself at their head, and harassed the enemy in the mountains; her mother, meanwhile, addressed the people in the plains, exhorting them to remain faithful. The sister of Madlle. de la Charce caused the cables of the enemy's vessels to be cut. This brave family contributed so greatly towards driving the Duke of Savoy from Dauphiné, that Louis XIV. granted Philis a pension, the same as he would have given to a brave general, and allowed her to place her sword and armour in the treasury of St. Denis. Madlle. de la Charce was fond of literature, and composed some very pretty verses. An anonymous work appeared in 1731, under the title of "Mémoires de Madlle. de la Charce." This little romance, says Langlet-Dufresnoy, is well written, and contains many historical anecdotes connected with the reign of the Grand-Monarque. END OF VOL. I. PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND CO. 10 LITTLE QUEEN STREET, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS. TINSLEY BROTHERS' NEW NOVELS. A new Story of Modern Society, by the Author of "Jennie of 'The Prince's,'" GREAT GRENFELL GARDENS: A Story of Modern Society. By B. H. BUXTON, Author of "Nell--On and Off the Stage," "Jennie of 'The Prince's,'" "Fetterless," "Won," etc. 3 Vols. By the Author of "Denis Donne." A LONDON SEASON. By ANNIE THOMAS (Mrs. PENDER CUDLIP). Author of "Called to Account," "Sir Victor's Choice," etc. 3 Vols. By the Author of "An Innocent Sinner." OUR BOHEMIA. By MABEL COLLINS, Author of "An Innocent Sinner," "In this World," etc. 3 Vols. "You shall see great difference betwixt our Bohemia and your Sicilia."--_Winter's Tale._ MOLLY CAREW: a New Novel. By E. OWENS BLACKBURNE,