Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Further Advices received by Capt. Smallcorn, who arrived here as mentioned in our last.

LONDON, June 18.

The following singular incident may be depended on as a fact. A clergyman, who came to London from Durham just before the winter theatres closed, went the last evening of Mrs. Siddons's performance to the play at Drury Lane, and desired a servant, who was to come with the carriage at a certain hour, to remain with it at the corner of Bow Street; that he might not lose himself from his ignorance of the town. The coachman was on the box, and the country lad continued inflexibly upon the spot, standing with his back against one of the wheels; while he was in this situation, a fellow, who was running very fast, came up to him, and asked him in a whisper, whether he was a "STANDER or RUNNER?" He hesitated a moment, but thinking it related to the duty of servants round the theatre, and remembering his master's orders, answered, "a STANDER."

"Then take care of this," said the fellow, putting a gold watch, with valuable appendages into his hand, and scampering away immediately. Before the boy had recovered from his surprise, his master came up, and commending his diligence, observed, that he had lost his own watch,--"No, Sir; here it is;" said the lad, and on inspection it actually proved to be the very watch which had been taken from his master a few moments before.