iftiscellancous.
Lord Brougham ltas written to a friend in town, denying in indignant language that he originated or countenanced the hoax about his death. He says that, having been more than once killed by the newspapers, and expecting that the accident which really heppened would be ex- aggerated, he took the precaution to write to 3Ir. Eden his brother- in-law, and Mr. Miller of the Bankruptcy Office, who would both have at once contradicted the rumour, but unhappily they were absent from. London, and did not get his letter. Besides, he must have been aware from former experience, that by spreading, a report of his death, he should only provoke attacks in many newspapers.
Mr. Alfred Montgomery huts sent the followleg letter, enclosing that received from the pseudo Shafto, to the Moen %/if/ Pose-
" Fero Oe.,,her " Sir—I beg leave to enclose a copy of the letter, which I received oe. Mon- day the 21st instant, and which I showed to Count .9'0.s:ray ab,,at an hem- after it reached me, and afterwards to Lord Uxbriege, wiena [unit- by accident on my way to Fern llill. " As the letter bears the pestmark of "1',,.,or;th," aul as I wa,.; not at that time acquainted with Mr. Shafto's handwrititua-, I never for a a in,tant doubteti the authenticity of the letter ; and t remained under the painful impression of Lord Bromdiam's death until the following aftern0011, when I was relieved by receiving at Fern 11111 a letter from Lord Brougham himself. " 1 have since seen several letters written by Mr Shaft°, time writing of which is entirely different front that which I received Mt the 21s1 instant. " I have time honour to be, Sir, your must obedient handle servant,
" A tenuo 3loynommEny?
(The Eneloser-.) " Be. m4lumma. ber 183s. " Dear Alfred—I have but just time to send a lime t tell y.mn of a terrible accident which happened here to-day, ;mi hag ahuo-t. mo. *We were going to see an old castle, wItea the carria:e, a iutrr I uui 1111:1: from the inn, broke down, time splinter-t.a.aml coue,,l.tety worn thr..t.rh*, anti after being dragged. slum. way on, we wcre ii 'Ii. int9 flit eitch. I escaped; but Lord Bronektm was kicked by one of the luc.ses. m!upt heint stunned by the kick, could nat'e.ef away fr on the carriage. which t. 'I ti, am. an I crushed his heal He died on the spot. Lender is so injured from his fall that he can scarcely survive. Leonard is rovay shooting. and I 0:a in a shoeking state-- alone in the house, and scarcely know what to do. I send you this that you may tell Lord Wellesley."
" To Alfred. Montgomery, Kim,ston house, Knightsbridge, London.
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