The New Hampshire Gazette

LONDON, April 15.

A tale of household goods lately at Winlington, about 5 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, a woman bought a large old bureau for 4s. 6d. esteemed no better than lumber: after the sale, she with some difficulty prevailed on a nailor to assist her in removing some papers and loose gold, he told her of it, and made it fast again, got more help and took it away whole; in getting it out, one of the papers fell, and the gold jingling was taken notice of by one of the attendants, but the nailor saying it was only a bag with a few nails he had put out of his pocket, it passed: after getting it home, and dismissing the attendants, the purchaser and her friend the nailor went to work, and took it in pieces, and were paid for their trouble with several purses and papers of gold to a considerable amount. She gave the nailor 5 papers untold, which appears by what he has since done, in paying his debts, and purchasing a house and shop to work in, to amount to 200l. and upwards; and is told by the woman to apply to her if he wants more. It is remarkable that this old piece of furniture is in memory to have passed through several sales within 40 years, that none of the gold is of a later coinage than James II. and that it was in an opulent family in that neighbourhood in the year 1715.