The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-11-06 00:00:00

IVIII3IS IG'AL FATU,ITIO

• On the day of the Jubilee, a Gentleman of
fortune at Ealing, who has a family of twelve
children, engaged the celebrated Mr. IrtcLest to
pay him a vuit, for the purpose of amusing his
family in. the evening.
The Emperor of the Conjurors arrived in the
afternoon, in the carriage of the Gentleman, which
had been dispatched for him ; and, preparation
being made in the drawing-room, the whole fa.
mily, including the domestics, assembled to view
his extraordinary performances.
The -children and admiring company were- in
extasics • of astonishment at the facility with
which the Emperor killed, dissected, and after.
wards produced alive a fowl, and the other nume-
rous (apparently impossible) feats, performed by
this truly ingenious Emperor of the art of " de.
ceiving." At length he requested to be favoured
with the loan of a bank-note, when the gardener,
anxious to display at once his wealth and his im-
portance, produced 41 101. note ; .to which Mr.
INGLEar setting fire, it was reduced to ashes be..
fore the astonished son of Adam had time. by his
interference, to prevent the total destruction 'of
this fruit of his industrious earnings; but although
in the presence of his master, he could not suppress
his indignation,whieh he vented in loud reproaches
and bitter lamentations; nor was it without dilli-
culty that he was restrained from attacking the
conjurer, s ho, 'however, in a very few minutes
reproduced the note, as perfect in appearance as
when he received it. The honest gardener, at
sight of this representative of hit note, eaclai,ne.t,
" li's at! a cheat, and a forgery; that's not my
note ; do yon think I did not see him burn it ?"
Theimpression on this .poor fellow's imagination
was so strung, that the exp!aii.iiion, the argu-
ments, and remonstrances of the master of the
house were in vain exert. d. That it was nut the
-orignal note, and that he would not be paid, hr
persisted in asserting; and actually sat up till
Hday-liAht, and posting to town, waited at the
door of the Bank till the chock struck nine,
when lie rushed into the Hail; and; with a trim).
being hand, demanding payment, to his utter
astonishment, received the value in other notes.
The pour fellow, in the fulness of • his joy, posted
away to the terrible Emperor, and candidly axed
bis pardon, for believing that he was iu leug:te
millC the Devil.

The Military Chapel, at Whitehall, wu open.
ed, in a temporary"manner, on the day or the
Jubilee, at the particular request of the Com.
wander in Chiefi for the purpose of admitting as
many of the Guards, as were not on duty, to at.
tend divine service. Sir D. DUNDAS, with about
3000,01ficers and men, was present. Previous
to their going to the chapel, they filed their arms
in the Mall, near the sunk fence. On their re.
turn they fired a grand fes.dejoie, in honour of
the day, and the band played God save the King.
The following is an extract of a letter from Dun.
kirk, dated Oct. 27.—" We are still lying upon
our, oars here doing absolutely nothing. Bon A.
rAttve has left Vienna, and is expected at Lisle,
where his horses have already arrived. Almost all
his Marshals have accompanied or preceded bins,
yet sr' understiad that he.does not intandAtivito
Spain, bet that he thinks his' brother ...lomat as.
:,pable of subjatating that country whip riA his
personal presencst, or an additional.samilk of
trodps. A consitferible sum his bassi diabarpai
teaks the French Vidarkto Olt's* pima the
Spanish A 14.1,

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