The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-26 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Lord Valletort, for Bowood Park; Charles Lyne Stephens,
Esq., for his seat, Chicksand. Priory, Bedfordshire ; George
Byng, Esq., M. P., from Richmond, for the Duke of Rich-
mond's seat, Goodwood, Sussex ; Sir Henry, Lady, and
Captain Campbell, from Farrance's Hutel, for their seat in
Richmond Park ; John Ayshford Wise, Esq., from the 13ur-
]ington Hotel, for Ford Abbey, Devonshire; Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Haywood, from Warren's Hotel, for their seat in
Yorkshire ; Mrs. Isham, from ditto, for Southwold, Suffolk ;
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Hamond, from Batt's Hotel, for their
meat in Cambridgeshire; Mr. and Mrs. Birch, from the St.
George's Hotel, for Horley Lodge ; Lady H. Drummond,
from ditto, for Albury ; Dr. and Miss Hawtrey, from ditto,
for Eton.

Lord Stafford's daughters, thellon. Misses Jerning-
ham, have arrived at the Clarendon from the Continent.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Carmarthen will accom-
pany them to Brussels in a few days.
Lord
.Saye and Sele arrived in town on Friday from
The Belvidere, in Kent.

The Marquis of Ely has relinquished the mansion
in Portman-square, the scene of the splendid fetes given by
the Marchioness last season.

The Marchioness of Donegal is so much recovered
from her illness as to prevent the necessity of the Earl of
Belfast (who arrived express from Paris) proceeding to Ire-
land.

Prince Ernest of Hesse Philipsthall, attended by
Captain Curzoli, occupied her Majesty's box at Drury Lane
Theatro on 'Thursday evening, to see the ballet of The
Devil on Two Slicks.
The Earl and Countess of Carlisle will remain at
Compton Place until after the holidays, when they will re-
turn to Grosvenor-place for the season.
Preparations are making at the Prussian Embassy,
in Bryanston-square, for the return of Baron and Baroness
'Von
Bulow and family.
Count Sebastiani returned to Manchester House
on Friday from Brighton, where his Excellency had an au-
dience, it is understood of leave, of the King.
Count Charles de Mornay, formerly an Attache to
the French Embassy here, and now Envoy to the Court of
Sweden, is on his way from that capital to Paris, on leave
of übsence from his post.
Lord Strangford has arrived at his seat at Ashford,
Kent, from a visit to the Duke of Wellington, at Stratfield-
Saye.

Lady and Miss IVlddmay are among the fashion-
iables lately arrived at The Grange, on a visit to Lord and
Lady Ashburton.

The marriage of the Hon. Miss Mary Cavendish,
with the eldest son of General Trevor, is to take place early
in January. The Hon. C. C. Cavendish is in Sussex at
Present, the other branches of the family are at Latimers.
Lord Willoughby has caused a quantity of beef to
he distributed to the poorer inhabitants of Grimsthorpe and
its
Lady Fitzgerald, of Clare, has given 1001. to the
Mendicity Society of Clare.
The Earl and Countess of Roden and Sir George
Itch have arrived at Tullamore Park.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles Grey has arrived at
the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Quebec.
The Earl and Countess of Verulam's grand ball at
,I?orhambury, was very numerously attended by the neigh-
bouring nobility and gentry. Another, on a similar scale
131 magnificence, is to take place on Tuesday next. The
Noble Earl and Countess are entertaining a large circle of
distinguished visiters.
The Hon. Bingham Baring recommenced his splen-
did dinner parties on Friday in Stanhope-street, May-fair.
Mr. John William Bankes is about to erect a mag-
nificent organ, built under his own direction, at Kingston
Mall, in Dorsetshire.
Mr. and Lady Harriet Drummond will entertain a
'select party at Albury Park during the holidays.
A statue in bronze, 10 feet high, of General Lord
Bentinck, late Governor-General of India, is now
ready, by Mr. Westmacott. It is to cost 4,000/., includ-
"lg charge in England and freight to Calcutta. The sum
Subscribed in India was 8,750/., and the committee have
undertaken to raise and remit the balance, 2501.
The Earl and Countess of Wilton will go down to
fen'
Hall, the scat of the Marquis of Westminster, in a
‘ew days.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will receive an
accession of visitants during the holidays, at Badminton
park. The Duke of Wellington and Mr. Pulling Smith,
aQher of the Duchess will arrive to-da and the Earls

and Countesses of Chesterfield and Wilton, and Lords
Granville and William Somerset, are expected to remain
till after the wedding. The party are early to enjoy the
sports of the field. The evenings are passed with music
and cards.

The Lord Chancellor and his family will pass the
recess at their mansion in Bruton-street, having arrived
from Copse-hill, Wimbledon, for the season. The Noble
and Learned Baron has given four or five sumptuous din-
ners to his colleagues in office during the present month.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Theo-
dosia Rice will entertain a party at Mount Trenchard,
Limerick, during the recess. Sir Aubrey and Lady de
Vere and family are expected to be the guests of the Right
Hon. Gentleman, who left Mansfield-house on his way to
Ireland.

Lord and Lady Burghursh have arrived in Lower
Seymour-street, from a visit to their illustrious relative the
Duke of Wellington, at Strathfieldsaye.
The Countess Dowager Poulett is expected at Hyde
Park-corner in a few days for the season.
The Countess of Eisex's card patties are now re-
gularly held three times a week in Hill-street. They are
attended by the leading fashionables in London.
The Noble Earl of Cawdor has been dispensing his
bounty with his usual philanthropy at Stackpole Court, in
Pembrokeshire ; at Golden Grove, in Carmarthenshire ;
and at Cawdor Castle.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester are
displaying their usual hospitality, at Amport House, near
Andover.

Lord Mildmay has removed from Bruton-street to
a very fine mansion in Belgrave-square.
Lord de Ros is passing the season at Kingston-
upon-Thames.

The Earl of Lichfield has appointed a son of Mr.
Kenny, the dramatist, to a clerkship in the Post-office.
We have to announce the death of Sir Michael
Shaw Stewart, M.P. for the county of Renfrew. He ex-
pired at Edinburgh, whither he had repaired for medical
advice, on Monday night last. The Hon. Baronet was in
the forty-ninth year of his age. The disease of which he
died was an inflammation of the spine, caused, it is under-
stood, by a fall from his horse, about a twelvemonth ago,
and to which, at the time, he paid no attention. His re-
mains are to be removed on Friday, to Ardgowan, where
they will be interred in the family vault at Innerkip on
Tuesday. Sir Michael is succeeded in his title and exten-
sive possessions by his son, a boy about ten years of age.
The Glasgow Chronicle says that Captain H. Stewart,
brother of the late Sir Michael, Mr. Bontine, of Ardoch,
Mr. Maxwell, present M. P. for Lanarkshire, and Mr.
Houston, of Johnstone, are talked of as likely to start for
the county of Renfrew. Mr. Bontine is the favourite
among the Liberals. Our own opinion is that Sir John
Maxwell will be the Member.

We have great pleasure in announcing that the fol-
lowing Noblemen and Gentlemen have been appointed
Privy Conncillors :—Lord Talbot de Malahide ; Villiers
Stuart, Esq., Lieutenant of Waterford ; John Richards,
Attorney-General ; Anthony Richard Blake, Chief Re-
membrancer. This announcement, we need not add, will
give universal satisfaction to the Liberals of Ireland.--
Dublin Post.

Lord and Lady Falkland, and their infant son, left
the Clarendon Hotel, on Saturday, on a visit to their Ma-
jesties, at the Royal Pavilion. While his Lordship was in
the North he personally superintended the improvements
in progress at his seat, Leven Grove, near Darlington,
where he is constructing a new mansion.

The Earl of Lichfield was to have quitted the
Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-square, last week, for Shugh-
borough, but his Lordship continues too unwell to sustain
the fatigue of travelling to Staffordshire. The Noble Earl
was sufficiently recovered on Saturday to transact business
with his private secretary, A. Stephens, Esq.
Captain Sir George Gipps, of the Royal En-
gineers, remains in Canada as the colleague of his Excel-
lency the Earl of Gosford, the Governor-in-chief.
The Austrian Ambassador and his son, the Prince
Nicholas, came up to Chandos House on Friday last, from
a visit to the Duke of Wellington.
The Abercorn family will leave Baron's Court, in
Ireland, about the close of the month of February ; and
early in March the Marquis will give his first grand dinner
on Carlton-terrace. It is the intention of the Noble Lord
to give a series of entertainments during the season. They
will be the first since his alliance with the House of Russel.

Prince Esterhazy, at the end of the week, goes, with
his son, to Belvoir Castle, to attend the fete to be given in
honour of the Marquis of Granby's coming of age. _
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Open house was kept yesterday at A.lnwick Castle
by the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, and great
largesses were given to the poor of the neighbourhood.
The Duke of Devonshire entertained a family party
at Devonshire House yesterday.

The intended marriage of Mr. Harcourt and Miss
Cavendish did not take place on Saturday, owing to the
sudden illness of the lady. The indisposition is not serious,
but it will create a delay of some days.

Lord and Lady Garvagh and Miss Bonham have
arrived in Portman-square, from Paris.

Despatches, dated the Ist of September, were re-
ceived on Friday morning at the India Board, from Lord
Auckland.

Despatches, dated 27th of August, were received
on Friday morning at the Colonial Department, from Sir
Robert Wilmot Horton, Bart., the Governor of Ceylon.
MONEY LETTERS.—We last week noticed seve-
ral money letters which had been put into the Bristol post-
office, but which had not reached their destination ; it
was also stated that a letter containing upwards of 1,5001.
in bills, which had been put into the Derby post-office on
the 4th of November, was missing. With regard to the
last mentioned letter, the post-master of Derby has informed
us that it has been found in the dead letter box at Liver-
pool, having been misdirected there by the writer.—
Worcester Journal.

Letters were received on Friday morning from the
Marquis of Londonderry, dated St. Petersburgh, stating that
his Lordship and the Marchioness, from the severity of the
weather, had been slightly indisposed. The Noble Mar-
quis intends leaving St. Petersburgh for Berlin on the 20th
of January.

The Algerine Moniteur of the 11th of December
contains an account of the ceremony of laying the first stone
of a mosque about to be erected in Algiers, at which the
Duke of Nemours presided and officiated. The Gazette
de France makes some severe reflections upon so singular
an action on the part of a Christian Prince of the Blood
Royal of France.

Marshal Clausel has arrived at Toulon ; General
Damremont has assumed the Government of Algiers, and
has quitted France for that purpose.
TEA.—The Treasury letter and Customs' order,
the former dated the 26th of November and the latter the
Ist of December, lately published, relative to the return of
the duty on bohea tea exported, apply only to such bohea
tea as may now remain in the bonded warehouses on which
the duty of Is. 6d. per pound was paid on or before the
31st of July last, and the exportation of which must be
duly certified by the proper officers.
A MIS-DEAL.—The Rev. Mr. Thom, of Govan,
had just risen up in the pulpit to lead the congregation in
prayer, when a gentleman in front of the gallery took out
his handkerchief to wipe the dust from his brow, forgetting
that a pack of cards were wrapped up in it ; the whole
pack was scattered over the breast of the gallery. Mr.
T. could not resist a sarcasm, solemn as the act was in
which he was about to engage.—" Oh, man, man ! surely
your Psalm-book has been ill bun (bound) !"—Edinburgh
Observer.

The Taunton Charities, consisting of coats, hats,
and shoes, to the men, and cloaks and bonnets to the women,
were distributed on Monday to 1,219 families, being to 400
families more than last year. Amongst those receiving these
gifts were two individuals who had obtained truly patriarchal
ages—Catherine Woolcott, who is 105 years old, and James
Easton, 109 !—Taunton Courier.

On Monday morning a large concourse of people
atesembled in a field at Mellor, in White Hamlet, where a
pitched battle was appointed to come off, but the circum-
stances coming to the knowledge of Moses Hadfield, Esq., a
Magistrate, the party were dispersed. The mob, about
500 in number, then adjourned to Hawk Green, near
Maple, when R. Simpson, Esq., of Melton Lodge, one of
our Magistrates, was sent for. This gentleman quickly
mounted his nag, rode amonst and dispersed them. The
combatants not having time to dress, took different direc-
tions, and Mr. Simpson followed one of them, Abraham
Barber, over hedge and ditch, for nearly a mile, when
the man falling, he immediately closed on him and put a
handcuff on one wrist. As Mr. Simpson was conducting
his prisoner, he was met by a mob of 200 men, armed with
bludgeons, who demanded that he should immediately give
up Barber, or they would force him, at the same time using
the most horrid oaths and threats towards him. Mr.
Simpson told them he was a Magistrate, and dared them to
attempt to use violence to him ; on which one man offered
to strike him with his bludgeon. Mr. Simpson forced his
prisoner through them, and took him into Mr. Eccles' house,
where the mob increased and threatened to pull down the
place. The man was put into the stable, and Mr. Eccles
went out to remonstrate with the fellows, but was received
with blows and imprecations. So violent did the mob be-
come that the inhabitants were obliged to use fire-arms in
their own defence. A party of constables was procured,
and Barber, an Irishman named Murray, and llallan, the
ringleaders, were apprehended and taken under a guard to
Stockport, where they were examined and committed to
orison for re-examination.—Stockport Advertiser.

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.
UNMAT,G 4Pi'lilNT,cliOts.
itoi;rid'S 'On I'ritl4
TII6 hounds on Friday at Navrton-16.
Air. Bagge's Harriers on Friday at Fincham Toll-bar-11.
Mr. Giles's Hounds on Friday at Stamford Court, near Brom-
yard-10.
Mr. D. Radeliffo's Hounds on Wednesday at Langley Bottom ;
Friday, at Initlith Priory—half-past 10.
Mr. Dalyell's Hounds on Wednesday at Ugley Church:; Satur-
day, at Sawbridgetvorth—half-past 10.
The Craven Hounds on Wednesday at Brimstead ; at
Lily ; Saturday, at Donnington Gate—half-p. 10.
=The Gunton Hounds on Thursday at Aldborough Fairstead;
Monday, at Frettenham Common—half-past 11.
The Knapton Harriers on Friday at the Blue Bell, North Wals-
ham-11.

The Heythorp Hounds on Thursday at Westhall Village; Friday,
at Addlesthorpe Gate.-10.
Mr. Moreton's Hounds on Friday at Pyrton--half-past 10.
The Burton Vale Hounds on Thursday at Boys Hill Common ;
Friday, at Buckland Knoll.
The Berkshire Hounds on Thursday at Hinton ; Saturday, at
Stiunton—qr. to 11.
Mr. Fane's Harriers on Wednesday at Crowmarsh ; Friday,
at Rofford-lane—half-past 10.
Mr. Parpie's Hounds on Wednesday at Great Harrowden ; Fri-
day, at Alisterton ; Saturday, at West Haddon.
Mr. Drake's Hounds on Thursday at Charadon Common; Satur-
day, at Lower Shuckborough Village—half-past 10.
Mr. Barnard's Harriers on Friday at Pensam's Buildings, Corsc
Lawn.

The Essex and Suffolk Hounds on Fridav at Wiston—half-past 11.
The Essex Stag Hounds on Tuesday at Elsenham ; Friday, at
High Easter.
Mr. Wyndham's Hounds on Thursday at Sutton Mandeville ;
Monday, at Chitterne Barn-10.
Mr. Codrington's Hounds on Friday at Sherrington Pond-10.
The N. F. Hounds on Friday at Bolton's Bench—half-past 10.
The Vine Hounds on Thursday at Ashe Warren Farm ; Saturday,
at Kingselere—hf-p. ]O.
The Hambledon Hounds on Friday at Steven's Castle Down-10.
Mr. Farquharson's Hounds on Thursday at Handford ; Satur-
day, at Bishop's Caundle ; Monday, at Melcomb Park.
Mr. Portman's Hounds on Thursday at Shillingston-10.
The H.'H. on Thursday at Rotherfield Park ; Saturday, at Nor-
thington Down-10.

A match for fifty sovereigns was run for over the York
Race Course on Wednesday, between Mr. Thompson's Glen-
artney (second for the Derby in Mameluke's year), and Mr.
R. Horner's gr. h. by Gustavus ; the owners riding. 6to 4
on Glenartney, who distanced his opponent.

On Wednesday last Mr. Robert Cook, of Hill Harling,
gave a handsome breakfast, upon the fixture of Sir J. Flower's
stag hounds at his house. The Beverley deer was turned off
in front of the house, before a numerous field of sportsmen, as
well as ladies, who honoured the meet with their presence.
The condition of the deer, as well as the manner and style in
which the establishment is mounted and conducted, were par-
ticularly remarked. The deer bounded off for Quiddenbam,
turned back for Harling, and away for Larlingford ; it then
crossed the river for Eccles, and recrossed it again at Harling
Mill, away for Rondham to Bridgham, crossing the river to
West Harling, through the plantations to Riddlesworth, Rush-
ford, and Knottishall, through Easton Park to Fakenham
Wood, to Sapiston-road, then headed back, and was taken in
the river at Easton. The stanch pack were instantly upon
him, when W. Bailey, first whip, jumped into the river, fol-
lowed by Mr. Beverley and Mr. Mann, and that valuable deer
" lives to run again." Distance, from point to point, about
twelve miles. Time of running two hours and twenty minutes.
The Hopton Harriers met on Monday last at Danby Pal-
mer's, Esq. ; found a hare about a quarter before one, in Mr.
Hammond's field, near Bradwell Mill. First burst across Mr.
Palmer's turnips, then to Bradwell Church, round to her fill ;
took the same round the second time ; then broke over to Mr.
Fabb's, and across to Mr. F. Barber's, at Hobland ; went to
Lound, ran thence to Mr. Bell's, of Hopton, round Mr. W.
Barber's and Mr. Sayer's planting, which she refused, crossed
the turnpike road to Mr. Jex's low farm, across Mr. James
Barber's land, skirting the Hobland plantation, across to Mr.
Barber's carr and to the sea-side ; then headed back to her old
fill, and was killed in the road about 200 yards from Mr. W.
D._Palmer's, after a chase of two hours and three quarters.

SPLENDID Fox HUNT.—The Berkshire Fox Hounds met on
Saturday at Wittenham Brick-kilns, shortly finding in a thick
gorse, when reynard broke covert, in the presence of a large
field of sportsmen, in a direction for Abingdon, striking Fuls-
court, over a heavy country, to Moreton and Ashton. He then
faced the open, over the Blenbury Downs, at a tremendous
pace, leaving Wahill Wood to the left, his point appearing to
be for Ilsby. He was headed, and took a turn to Compton
and Aldworth, and so on to Burnt Hill Common, and was run
into at Basildon, after a chase of two hours, which was the
greater part of it at full speed. Out of near a hundred sports-
men in the morning there were not more than ten in at-the death.

TIIE OAKLEY HOUNDS.—On Saturday these hounds met at
Battlesden for the purpose of drawing the covers in the neigh-
bourhood of Hockliffe, and in the vale of Toddington, a coun-
try pre-eminently adapted for showing sport, which had not
been bunted for the last 30 years, and was said again to hold
foxes, owing to the exertions of Captain Gilpin and the neigh-
bouring gentry, backed by the goodwill and kindly efforts of
the farmers of the district. t a quarter before twelve the
hounds were thrown into the first cover, a beautiful little open-
ing in the parish of Hockliffe. A fine old fox was instantly
unkennelled, and went gallantly away into Egginton and over
Stinbridge open fields, entering the enclosed country at Tits-
worth, leaving the village on the right, and straight down
to the London-road near the Hockliffe turnpike, where, being
headed, he turned to his right down to the grass fields, and
then made good his poins across toe road, aiming at Chalgrave,
turned down to the Thom Spinay. and set his head straight for
the hills, ascended them near Houghton Windmill, with the
pack close upon him, carrying a beautiful head. The hill being
gained, he was viewed by the leading horsemen going over the
Dunstable Down, then breasted and crowned the second range
of hills near Lewsey farm. The difference of the soil here
brought them to a check, and from racing to hunting, which
they continued through Caddington parish, and on to Luton
town, where another check ensued, and the fox was nearly lost
from the false information of a keeper; having at length, how-
ever, got on him again, they picked it out to Stockwood Park,
mended on it across the grass, and worked it steadily through
the coverts there, and on to Luton Park, where from slow
hunting they got to quick, round the house, through the
shrubberies, across the park, out of it, and down a Hertford..
shire lane or two, crossed the Luton road, close to the Rad-
cliff's kennels at Harpenden, pushed him along over Holyhead
road at Fly Wash, pressed him a short ring in Flamstead
parish, and back over the road near Redbourne, where he was
viewed one field before them, and ran into within one mile of
Redbourne town. The chase, as run by the hounds, must
have extended over 26 miles of country ; the distance of the
burst, from the find to the top of the hills above Lewsey, is
eight miles and a half as the crow flies, and eleven as the
hounds ran, and was done in 50 minutes. The variety and
extent of country gone over, the newness and wildness of
great part of it, the extremes of pace, the beauty of the find
and the brilliancy of the finish, all combine to render this about
as fine a day's sport as ever was or can be seen. Too much
praise cannot be given to the huntsman for the excellent
working condition of his hounds, or to Bovall, Mr. Radcliff's
huntsman, for his cheerful and active assistance towards the
termination of the chase.

EXTRAORDINARY RUN WITH LORD SUFFIELD'S STAG-
HOUNDS.—It is with pleasure we recount one of the most
celebrated runs with this beautiful pack which ever took place
in this or perhaps any other country. The meet was at the
house of that distinguished sportsman, the Hon. William
Rous, at a short distance from which the famous deer Bay
Middleton was uncarted at twelve o'clock, and, after twenty-
five minutes law, the hounds were laid on. For the first few
fields the running was but slow, in consequence of the scent
being spoiled by the number of pedestrians who followed the
deer ; these, however, were soon left far behind, and the
hounds then began to go at a tremendous pace through the
parishes of Howley, Tutistead, and Smallborough, skirting the
Beeston Wood, through great part of Neatstead, on to Barton,
where he took to the Broad, which he crossed, in view of the
select few whose nerves and cattle enabled them to reach that
point. The sportsmen and hounds were compelled to go round
by Wayford Bridge to Statham, when they were again on the
scent, and pursued him steadily through Statham, Sutton,
Ilickling. and Catfield, to Higham, where he again took the
water, and was secured from death by the activity of the
Hickling boatmen. This run could not have been less than
twenty miles, the first ten of which was the fastest thing we
ever recollect to have witnessed. We cannot conclude our
report of this excellent day's sport without thanking the noble
master of this beautiful pack for his exertions to promote good
humour and kindly feelings among his neighbours, by thus
drawing them together.

THE HUNTING SWEEP, OR A DAY WITH THE

DUKE OF i3EAUFORT.

On Saturday se'nnight the favourite meet took place on the
lawn in front of Badmintoh House, and, as usual, was quite a
show day. The weather being fine there was a strong muster
of carriages with the female branches of the neighbouring gen-
try, and amongst the horsemen were the Duke of Beaufort, the
young Marquis of Worcester, the Earl of Wilton, Lord Ando-
ver, Lord Seymour, Mr. W. Codrington, M.P., Mr. R. B.
Hale, M. P., Mr. Neeld, M.P., Mr. Ramsden, M. P., Captain
Boldero, M. P., and others, comprising altogether a well ap-
pointed field of 300, including last, though not least, our old
friend, " the hunting sweep," who was received with warm con-
gratulations oy all present. He was mounted on his old ches-
nut horse, with a white face and a long tail, a pad for a saddle,
no stirrups, and a bridle with a new blue front, one of the dis-
tinguishing characteristics of the hunt. The sweep was in his
sooty attire, a black jacket and trousers, with his brush for a
whip. This was his first appearance for some time past, and
he was asked why he had so long absented himself ? " Why,
gentlemen," said he, " I will explain to you the cause. I
have not hunted since the late Duke's death. Peace to his
memory I He was a Duke every inch of him, and a great
friend to me. He died just a year ago, and I have been in
mourning ever since. I was so grieved at his loss that I had
some idea of giving up hunting altogether ; but folks speak
so well of the present Duke that I thought I would come and
pay my respects to him. Besides, I stood by him in days of
ore, before he was a Duke, and seconded his nomination for
the county, and got him into the Parliament House, too, and
I dare say be has not forgotten me." Just at this moment the
Duke appeared at the ball door to greet his sporting friends,
and the sweep immediately rode forward, received the congra-
tulations of his Grace, and returned them by placing his brush
horizontally in front of his hat, ala militaire. This movement
brought all the ladies and other inmates in the house to the
windows, whereupon the sweep jumped upon his nag, and
stood erect upon one leg, extending the other in the air, hold-
, ing the reins in one hand, and holding out the brush with the
other, like a flying Mercury. He then showed his skill in
horsemanship by galloping round the circle in this attitude,
amidst the waving of handkerchiefs, and to the infinite amuse-