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poÎlltedout' tonotÎcè.CLOSE. OF THE IIÛRRID SCBNE. 1~1œhis may be caUed doing the honours of thescatfold.The Marquis 'was of taU stature, and about fifty years of age.his arriving on thé scatfold, the bodies ofthèMarchioness, his two sons,and the rest were uncoveredby his desire.' . He kissed his 'second son'sqreast with great emotion; theri dèliberatelyhandledthe crow; and,}lt1signinghimself to its operation, 'bore'his dreadful sutferings with thegreatest firmness.The Duque d'Aveiro was feeble on ascending thescaffold, havingalready undergone the nickeigltt times. On his appearance, the wholeca\;alry assemhledforthe spectacle ,vent about, by order, in sign ofcontempt. His sufterings weremostdreadful.As each of these great people, appeared, or reçeived tlle blow of thebar, the atrocious populace uttered a lond slIout oftrinBlph. PombalweIl knew what kind of stuffmanlünd .was made of. Although thegreat submitted with a resignation which showed they knew what theywere to expect, it was otherwise with the inferiors.OnThey stared likemen amazed, "as if awoke out of a slumber, and doubtful if theyhad a part to perform upon the'scene, struggling hard with the exeeu:'tioners."Such were the catastrophes which awaited those who bad nothing torely on, to defend themselve& against'villany, save their innocence. Yetthe man, who did aIl this, died quietJy in his bed! ! !The execution, as above mentioned, took place on the 13th of January;on the 19th the king re-appeared in public.Aveii'o, the ducal property, is now a delicate c.omplimt'nt to royalty,Braganza Nova; and a pilJar stands on what was once the site of theDuque d'Aveiro's house-:....to" lenda lie theconfiden'ée of truth:'VOL. II.R