Luttrell made this couplet on the wife of "Anastatius" Hope, famous for his wealth and her own jewels— "Of diamond, emerald and topaz, Such as the charming Mrs. Hope has!" _Noted Anachronisms._ Shakespeare makes Lear, an early Anglo-Saxon King, speak of not wanting spectacles, which were not known until the fourteenth century. Cannon were first used in the year 1346, but in relating Macbeth's death, in 1054, and King John's reign in 1200, he mentions cannon. In his Julius Cæsar, he makes the "clock" strike three. Schiller, in his "Piccolomini," speaks of a "lightning-conductor" as existing about 150 years before its invention. _Diogenes and his Tub._ Modern scepticism about the practical stoicism of the ancients is surely brought to a climax by a living writer, M. Fournier, who maintains that the so-called tub of Diogenes was in reality a commodious little dwelling—neat but not gorgeous. It must be supposed, then, that he spoke of his tub much as an English country gentleman does of his "box."—_The Book Hunter, by Burton._ _Slave Advertisements._ The following announcements are curious, showing the merchandise light in which the negro was regarded in America while yet a colony of Great Britain: FRANCIS LEWIS, HAS FOR SALE, A Choice Parcel of Muscovado and Powder Sugars, Tierces and Barrels; Ravens, Ducks and a Negro Woman and Negro Boy. The Coach-House and Stables, with or without the Garden Spot, formerly the property of Joseph Murray, Esq.; in the Broadway, to be let separately or together:—Inquire of said Francis Lewis.—_New York Gazette_, April 25th, 1765. This Day Run away from JOHN MCCOMB, Junier, an Indian Woman, about 17 Years of Age, Pitted in the Face, of a middle Stature and Indifferent fatt, having on her a Drugat, Wast-coat, and Kersey Petticoat, of a Light Collour. If any Person or Persons shall bring the said Girle to her said Master, shall be Rewarded for their Trouble to their Content.—_American Weekly Mercury_, May 24th, 1726. A Female Negro Child (of an extraordinary good Breed) to be given away. Inquire of Edes and Gill.—_Boston Gazette_, Feb. 25th, 1765. TO BE SOLD, FOR WANT OF EMPLOY, A Likely Negro Fellow, about 25 Years of Age. He is an extraordinary good Cook, and understands setting or tending a table very well, likewise all kind of House Work, such as washing, scouring, scrubbing, &c. Also, a Negro Wench, his Wife, about 17 Years old, born in this City, and understands all Sorts of House Work. For farther Particulars, inquire of the Printer.—_New York Gazette_, March 21st, 1765. _Sir John Moore not Buried at Night._