nitoritlanto6. IN • THE DRUNKARD'S DLOAR.—In the time' of Oliver Cromwell; the magistrates the north of England punished dranbarde by making them carry what is called the 'Drunkard's Cloak.' This was a large:barrel, with -cue bead out, and a hole in the oilier, through 'which the offender was made to put his bond, *bile his handu . weredraute through tWestnlill holes, ono on each side. With :this he was compelled to march along the public streets. {Thu a strange sight It. would be were all the drunkards now-ii-days 'compelled to march about wearing barrels TO cloaks. HORRIBLE INFAETICIDE.-'lB English pa pers give the details of the mi) 'der of o whole family of children six iunul‘er,by their moth er, Airs. Brough, 'once the nurse of the present Prince of Wales, and well known to the royal household, and also to the royal French exiles at Claremont. The children had been suffer. ing from measles, the oldest about eleven, and the mother appears to have been laboring un der temporary insanity, induced probably by, constant watching. The deed was committed with a razor, and the wrestled woman after wards attempted to cut her own throat. lie-Snook's mother and old Mistress Stubbs were talking about little babies, "Why,'" said Mistress Snooks, "when I was arbati,y, they put me in a quart pot, and then put the lid on." ' -...,