The Trinity journal., 1856-05-24

lowing extracts from notice of this enter
tanning work:
"Of the Duke Of Wellington'S most per-
feet GOODNESS on the most trying occasions,
Col. Garwood gave me this instances He
was once in great danger of being drowned
at sea. 1t was bedtime when the captain
of the vessel came to him and said, 1T will
soon be all over with us Very WE'LL an
Swered the Duke, then shall not have to
take off my boots'"
To the recollection of Wellington let us
add one of Nelson Il have seen him."
said Mr.. Rogers, 'Spin a teetotum with his
one hand whole evening, for the amuse-
ment of some children"
A friend of mine in Portland Place has a
wife who inflicts upon him every season two
or three immense evening parties. At one
OF those parties he was standing in n very
torlorn condition, leaning against the chin
ney-plece, when gentleman coming up to
him, said: "Sir, as neither of us is acquain-
ted with any of the people here, think we
had best go home"
We close the miscellany of brief extracts
with some sayings of Sydney Smith, not to
be found recorded we think, in his me-
moirs
lie said that -- was so fond of con
tradlctlon that he would throw up the win
dow in the middle of the night, and contra
diet the watchman who was calling the hour
" When his physician advised HIM to take
II walk upon an empty stomach, Smith asked,
Upon whose"
Lady Cork, said Smith, was once 80
moved by charity sermon that she begged
me to lend her a guinea for her contribution.
| did SO. She never repaid me- and spent
it on herself"
A MIsroLD SToRY-Lord Peterborough
was once about to go on the circuit, when
Lady Il. said that she should like to accom-
pany him lie replied that he had no OBJ
lection, provided that she did not cucumber
the carriage with bandboXcs, which were
his utter abhorrence They set off. Du-
ring the first days journey, Lord Ellen
borough happening to stretch his legs, struck
his feet against something below the seat
lie discovered that it was bandboX. His
was not to be described. Up went the win
dow and out went the bondboX. The coach
man stopped, when Lord Ellcnborough lu
riousIy called out, Drive on' The band
box accordingly was left by Il ditch side
Having reached the county town where he
was to olliciate as judge, Lord Peterborough |
proceeded to array himself "Now," said |
he, ''wherc's my wg-where ts my wigW-
"My lord" replied his attendant, at was
thrown out Of the Window The true story /
is, that the lady's maid, spying Lord Ellen
boroughs wig box among the luggage in the
hail. bethought herself what u shame it was
that his lordship's logcy wig should be SO
oupoldhIldh) anu ot'uiNl1 IONStNlJ NlIllC Htl
mistress beautiful cap was entrusted to
fragile bandbox Whereupon, to redress
this wrong, she took the wig out of its box,
substituted Lady EIlenborough's cap and
capped the wig in the bandboX. Passing
over Notwithstanding, Lord Ellcnbor-
Dugh discovered the bandboX, and in spite
Of the prayers of Lady Peterborough, or
ered the footman to pitch it into the river.
He is now at the assize town; the court is
ilcd, and waiting for the presiding judge;
Lhc Chief Justice, robed, asks for his wig;
-he attendant opens the wig box, and lol
instead Of the wig there is perchcd coquct-
Lishly III its place luce cap with smart pink
ribbons, appearing .pertly to challenge the
Chief Justicc-"Try me~ The truth flashes
IN Lord Peterborough; he had cast his wig
IN the watersl