Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-06
A NEW BOOK.
FROM TAX LONDON xxAm1SrR,

Nstaug fAOM TIKI L0NDON ExAMINER.
The kaleidoscope Of .4necdofes and .Aphorisns
Collected by CATHARINE SINCLAIR, Author OF
"Lord and Lady Harcourt," &c.
This anecdotical commonplace book deserves word Of
praise CoLERIDaE advises every reader, and especially
readers OF scarce or ouothe-way Volumes whenever they
discover sentence, story illustration, remark which
strikes them to be worth remembering that they should
saghtway lay hold Of and remember it, as charity to other
people. The excellent Captain Cutie condensed Cole
ridges advice into his famous aphorism-s When found
make note Of"
On this advice Miss SIscLAIR has acted and her note
book is pleasant reading There is nothing rare or out-o
theway in the from which its entertainment drawn
but the anecdotes and illustrations are generally clever in
themselves and tone of good breeding good society," and
good sense pervades the selection.
We bad idea that Hannah More had ever said so good
a thing as this:
Hannah More said to Horace Walpole elf wanted to
punish an enemy, should be by fastening on him the rou-
BILE of constantly hating somebody"
This is profound saying Of Hobbies
There is action Of in this Ito which tho boz
ginning of SO long chain of consequences that human
providence is high enough to give prospect the end
Thomas Of lMaimssbSry.
Lavaer bit upon the deep truth when he SO finely
exclaimed that the who acted well the moment was
performing good action for all posterity.
And here, in judment is piece of true eloquence
81 sac omnia That all aer-dnner speeches could but
be like these
silver cup having been voted officer once for some
gallant action, dinner given to celebrate it. and after
the cloth had been removed the whole assembled company
waited with interest to hear the oquence tina. should attend
the presentation.
The President rose and thrusng the cup towards the
ofhcer, said
"There's the Jug"
To which the other replied, taking up with pleasure
and examining it
&c Is this the mug /"
We have sneakng kindness for George the Second not
whsanding what he said about Hogarh, and we always
read this anecdote with pleasure
be punished for having published spurious Kings speech
replied: SCI hope the mans punishment will be of the mild
sort, because have read both and far under
stand either Of them, like the spurious speech better than
my own.-Lord Wadsg7aue's Memoirs, p. 50.
Here perfect illustration of genuine court mourning
When the Court Of France went into deep mourning it
thought necessary time leave off card playing
but de Mauepas restored the amusement, and produced
the greatest relief by saying
"Piquet is mourning"
Pisue. was accordingly played night after night with all
due gravity.
Anecdotes of the miser Elves common, but the sub
joined do not remember to have before. The
spectacle skpn here openly expressed what English society
has sneakingy acted upon for good many years
When the rich miser, ELVES, who left about million Of
money be divided between bis sons was advised
give them education, his WAS "Pung things
into peoples heads is taking money out Of their pockets