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London, England, 1826-06-16 00:00:00

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THE DUTIES OFla" 1101/Se
fire," said a friend to the celebrated Erasmus., " (.o
and tell niy wite," replied the philosopher, " you
know I never trouble ,myself' with house affairs.".

As IRISH 14ANDSCAPEo—An Irish officer, a
thousand miles at sea in the Atlantic, observing three
fine vessels right ahead of his own, called out to
some friends who were pacing the quarter deck, " by
.I—s, boys, what a landscape !"
A BLACK Josx.—Blackee
.passing along Fleet-
street, was astonished at hearing a voice call out,
" How dye do, massa Mungo, how dye do, Snow-
ball," .na on looking up, observed it proceeded from
a Parnit, in a splendid gilt cage. "Abs ,massa Par-
rot," said Blackee, " you great man here, you live in
gold house now, but me know your fader very well,
he live in bush."

A SINGULAR FORGIVENESSeSir W. Scott in
his article in the Quarterly Review, on the Culloden
Papers, mentions a characteristic instance of an old
Highland warrior's mode of pardon. " You must for.
give even your bitterest enemy, Kenmuir, now," said the
Confessor to him, as he lay gasping on his death bed.
"Well, if I must, I must,' replied the Chieftain, " but
my curse be on you, Donald," turning towards his
son, " if you forgive him."
REQUISITE FOR A who is that new
Member," said the late Lord Castlereagh to Mr.
Canning, pointing towards a melancholy looking gen-
tleman who was seated just below Mr. Brougham.
" That," replied the Minister, "is Mr. L. a rising
Member of the opposition." " I thought so," re-
'mimed his Lordship, " he has got such a fine face for ,
a grievance."

AN AGREEABLE CLlMAL—Master: Well, John,
so the old mare is dead ?—Footman : Yes, Sir ; she
never got over the fatigue.----Master: What retinue ?
Footman : The fatigue of following Mrs. J.'s fitness].
Master : What, my friend, Mrs. J., dead ?---Foot-
man Yes, Sir ; she took it so much to heart.—
Master : Took what, John ?--Footman : Your sis-
ter's elopement, Sir.--Master : You surprize me !
when, how ; where did my sister elope ?---Footman :
Just three days after your wife.—Master What, my
wife gone too ?---Footman : Yes, , Sir ; she had not
courage to witness the distress.—Master : What dis
tress ?—Footman-
Since you left home for India, Sir,
your affairs have gone hourly to ruin ; you were this
morning declared a bankrupt ; your goods will be
seized m half an hour ; your eldest son died of grief;
your eldest daughter of consumption ; the youngest
ran off with an Irishmen ; and your wife has ran off, I
suppose, to look slier her. At this present. moment
you have neither friends, home, or kindurieigdL you are
atr,e,
hyn'eo)atur will
Ilic) new
news, Sri shilling
ran:: 01 :11:131iVtgeollithyl .you
la.!.n dGi ono tdwlol oil::
Sir."----[ Exit 3oltn.

ON A GENTLEMAN WHO RAN HIS HEAD AGAINST
A BED-POST.
" Deuce take the post, I've broke my head ;"
Wars vehemently Dick ;
I give you joy," cries simpering Ned,
,4 I thought it was too thick!
You've made en opening--do not grieve,
Altho' your skull he awe.—
For nothing ever, I believe,
Has entered it before."

WiNnson, JUNE 15.—1 t is now daily expected
that his Majesty will commence his aquatic excursions
'on Virginia Water. On Tuesday,. his., Majesty, ac-
companied by his august visitors, together with his
distinguished attendants, drove to the lake; and in-
spected the boats, and the various other improvements
carrying on ; after which, his Majesty took the drive
along the margin of the lake, by China Island, entered
the Great Park, and drove to the Castle, and passing
there nearly an hour, returned by the Long Walk to
the Royal Lodge, and, at halt-pitst seven o'clock
honoured the Royal party with his company to dinner.
His Majesty's private band, in their full uniform,
played during the evening.
Yesterday, at half-past -two o'clock, his Majesty's
phaeton, with the double-bodied, and another single
phaeton. together with two open carriages;being ready,
his Majesty, accompanied by Prince Esterhazy, entered
his phaeton ; the Royal visitors, and household attend-
ants taking their places at, the same time in the dif-
ferent carriages, his Majesty taking the lead, and, on
leaving the Royal Lodge, diversified his drives by
taking that leading'to Cranborne Lodge, and passing
the same entered on the Wingfield road, and drove to
the Earl of Harcourt's seat at St. Leonard's Hill ;
entering on the Wingfield road, and returning by
Sandpit-gate to the Royal Lodge, where, at halflpast
seven o'clock, a most sumptuous dinner was served up
in the principal dining-room.
This forenoon, the following personages, who were
on a visit to his Majesty, took leave, and left the
Royal Lodge for their respective residences :—Prince
and Princess Esterhazy ; Earl and Countess Bathurst,
and Lady G. Bathurst ; Earl of Lauderdale ; Earl of
Egremont ; Earl and Countess of Carlisle ; the Duke
of Dorset ; Lord Graves ; and the Hon. Mr. and Lady
Agar Ellis.

The Duke of York's health continues improving.
Sir Henry Halford attended the Royal Duke yester-
day, and stated that his Royal Highness was better,
and had .passed a good night. The Duchess of Glou-
cester and the I3rincess Sophia visited their Royal
Brother yesterday.
Yesterday the Duke of Gloucester visited the Prin
cess Sophia Matilda, at her residence, in Curzon-st.
On Wednesday the Duke and. Duchess of Glou-
cester gave a grand dinner and evening party, at their
residence in Park-lane.
Mt. Secretary Claiming entertained Prince Polignac,
the French Ambassador ; the Ambassador from the
Netherlands, the Prussian Minister, and a numerous
party, to dinner, yesterday, at his residence, in Down-
ing-street.
Yesterday afternoon, the Earl and Countess.Bath-
urst arrived at their residence, in Great. Stanhope-
street, from their visit to the King, at his B oyal Lodge,
Windsor-park.
Mr. Canning arrived in town, yesterday, from the
seat of the Earl of Liverpool, at Coombe Wood.
Loitr) FIFE.—We are happy to understand that
this. Nobleman will be speedily elevated to the British
Peerage, which will, of course,' mike it unnecessary
for him to continue his contest in the North against
the grant and Huntley interests.—Glasgow courier.
The ship, Sarah Ward, Captain Moore, of nearly
400 tons, from the Island of St. Vincent, came from
Gravesend into the West India Docks, on Thursday,
the Bth-instant, and there discharged a large cargo of
sugar, rum, &e„. took in plantation stores, mules, &c.,
and sailed again for the same island, on Tuesday, the
13th instant, being only six days from Gravesend to
Gravesend.
A P177,7,C1NG liur..k OF THREE. —lf a leg
of mutton cyst %;6441., bow few is it from Blaelifiiar'.;
Bridge to the Ist of April ?,