The most extraordinary instance of this kind on record is that of the united twins, born at Saxony, in Hungary, in 1701; and publicly exhibited in many parts of Europe, among others in England, and living till 1723. They were joined at the back, below the loins, and had their faces and bodies placed half side-ways towards each other. They were not equally strong nor well made, and the most powerful, (for they had separate wills) dragged the other after her, when she wanted to go any where. At six years, one had a paralytic affection of the left side, which left her much weaker than the other. There was a great difference in their functions and health. They had different temperaments; when one was asleep the other was often awake; one had a desire for food when the other had not, &c. They had the small pox and measles at one and the same time, but other disorders separately. Judith was often convulsed, while Helen remained free from indisposition; one of them had a catarrh and a cholic, while the other was well. Their intellectual powers were different; they were brisk, merry, and well bred; they could read, write, and sing, very prettily; could speak several languages, as Hungarian, German, French, and English. They died together, and were buried in the Convent of the Nuns of St. Ursula, at Presburgh. P.T.W. * * * * * ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A SPARROW. _Catullus, Carmen 3_. (_For the Mirror_.) Oh, mourn ye deities of love. And ye whose minds distress can move, Bewail a Sparrow's fate; The Sparrow, favourite of my fair, Fond object of her tend'rest care, Her loss indeed how great. For so affectionate it grew, And its delighted mistress knew As well as she her mother; Nor would it e'er her lap forsake, But hopping round about would make Some sportive trick or other. It now that gloomy road has pass'd. That road which all must go at last, From whence there's no retreat; But evil to you, shades of death, For having thus deprived of breath A favourite so sweet. Oh, shameful deed! oh, hapless bird! My charmer, since its death occurr'd, So many tears has shed, That her dear eyes, through pain and grief, And woe, admitting no relief, Alas, are swoln and red. T.C. * * * * * FINE ARTS * * * * * GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. (_For the Mirror_.) The following explanation of a few of the terms employed to designate parts of Gothic architecture, may, perhaps, prove acceptable to some of your readers. Having felt the need of such assistance in the course of my own reading, &c. &c.--I extracted them from an expensive work on the subject, and have only to lament that my vocabulary should be so defective. _Buttresses_.--Projections between the windows and at the corners.