£ _s._ _d._ My Lord St. Alban's bill, 1,746 18 11 Lady Castlemaine's debts, 1,116 1 0 For grinding cocoanuts, 5 8 0 Paid Lady C, play-money, 300 0 0 For a band of music, 50 0 0 For a receipt for chocolate 227 0 0 Lady C, play-money, 300 0 0 Mr. Knight, for bleeding the king, 10 0 0 Mr. Price, for milking the asses, 10 0 0 Lady C, play-money, 300 0 0 To one that showed tumbler's tricks, 5 7 6 For weighing the King, 1 0 0 The Queen's allowance, 1,250 0 0 Lost by the King at play on twelfth-night, 220 0 0 Nell Gwyn, 100 0 0 For 3,685 ribbons for healing, 107 10 4 Lord Landerdale, for ballads, 5 0 0 Paid what was borrowed for the Countess of Castlemaine, 1,650 0 0 _First Brick House in Philadelphia._ The following editorial announcement is taken from the Philadelphia _Weekly Mercury_ of November 30th, 1752, because it is a novelty in its way, and also affords an insight into the degree of communication which existed at the time between large towns and the provinces:— "On Monday next the Northern Post sets out from New York, in order to perform his stage but once a fortnight, during the winter quarter; the Southern Post changes also, which will cause this paper to come out on Tuesdays during that time. The colds which have infested the Northern Colonies have also been troublesome here; few families have escaped the same, several have been carry'd off by the cold, among whom was David Brintnall, in the 77th year of his age; he was the first man that had a brick house in the city of Philadelphia, and was much esteem'd for his just and upright dealing. There goes a report here that the Lord Baltimore and his lady are arrived in Maryland, but the Southern Post being not yet come in, the said report wants confirmation." _The Pillory in Philadelphia._ Among the local items of news in the _Pennsylvania Gazette_, published in Philadelphia, and bearing date of November 4th, 1772, is recorded the following:— "At the Mayor's Court, held in this city last week, John Underwood, for counterfeiting and passing counterfeit money, of this province, was ordered to be whipt, stand in the pillory, and have both his ears cut off and nailed to the post; others were ordered to be whipt and stand in the pillory for divers felonies, and five more to receive the discipline of the post, which was put in execution on Saturday last." _One Hundred Years too Soon._