On the first floor was the splendid room, known as the “Small Armory,” and one of the grandest apartments in Europe. It contained, exposed to view, and in cases, nearly 150,000 stand of arms. The whole of this building, with the exception of the bare shell, is in utter ruins, its contents blended together in one mass of destruction. * * * * * “He who a _watch_ would wear, two things must do: _Pocket_ his watch, and _watch_ his pocket too.” The Gleaner. GOOD MORNING. The eagle on its rocky height, He knows the hour of waking, And waves his pinions in the light, The midnight dew off-shaking: And I must shake off sleep and sloth, Since rosy day is dawning, And even as the eagle doth, Will wish the world good morning. The rose-bud in her woven bow’r Atwixt the leaves is peeping, And bares her bosom more and more, For ’tis no hour for sleeping: Then is it meet that I repose, When such as these give warning?―― I’ll look abroad as doth the rose, And wish the world good morning. * * * * * SAGACITY OF A CAT. It was only a few evenings ago that one of our worthy neighbors, who keeps a shop in Little Underbank, was much surprised at the conduct of his cat. He was standing in his shop, when pussy put her paw on his trowsers, and endeavored to pull him towards the cellar, leading out of the shop. He took no notice at first, but this she repeated three times; and in order to see what could be the cause of her thus troubling him, he took her in his arms, and carried her into the cellar, where he kept a large quantity of leather. Pussy immediately sprang from him, and jumping upon a piece of leather, began to look underneath it, as if in search of something. Her master raised the leather, and he there found a boy of twelve or fourteen years of age concealed under it. On bringing the young rascal from his hiding-place, he naturally asked him what he was doing there. The reply was, that he had not money to pay for a lodging, and thought he would stay there till morning. The worthy shopkeeper made him remember that a feather bed was preferable to a leather one, by inflicting summary punishment on the offender. Thus the sagacity of this famous cat most probably saved the premises from being robbed, and its master, perhaps, murdered.――_Stockport paper._ * * * * *