East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-11

D pathy TO bind them. Humcr may lay
f at the base Of Che organization. One
: early club calls itself "The Surly Club"
: composed of master oarmen, lighter
: men, old Billingsgate porters, and
| rusty watermeny who came together,
, not for the culture of the graces, but
, to cultivate contradictory humors and
; cross-grained abilities, that they might
growl and snarl, and be more ugly, if
possible, in their impudence. Another
clubo an early period was the /" No
Nose Club" originated by whimsi-
cal gentleman "whose lofty nose no
humble snout disdained," and whose
humor called him to invite al the
noseless persons he met in the street to
dine ON certain day, and as long as
the originator lived the club fouished.
In the time Of Charles H. number of
ill-favored gentlemen organized the
"Ugly Club" and the king once on
tered the club in disguise, when the
President, as bound by the law, vacat-
cd his seat to the man uglier than HIM
self, he being the ugliest of the COM
pany. Members of the kings family,
at that time, organized themselves in
to a club called "The Chief of Kings"
If tho immortal Smith, Brown, and
Robinson family Of to-day should do
the same thing, ten acre lot would
not furnish foundation for their club
house. The inferior members Of the
Court, who loved coarse humors, FORM
ed themselves into the "King's Head
Club, "and their professed purpose was
acts Of "braverie," which fell to un-
bridled license.
Under the reign Of the dull Dutch
man William Ill, rose the two great
clubs of the past century, "Brookes's"
and Whites" two political clubs
These have given character to clubbing
as principle. "Brookes's club has
had among its members many Of the
most illustrious names of English his
tary, FoS, Durke, sheridan, and 9TH
ers of similar tastes and pursuits have
been members. 1t was the centre Of
the Wing influence, and has had great
influence on tho destinies of England.
1t exists now, and none but rigid
Wings are admitted to membership
There are many good stories told Of
the members of this club during their
convivial hours. The members, while
within the charmed precincts, threw
off restraints, and let out nature, and
in q kindly way cut and carved each
other to their hearts content. These
men were free, in every sense of the
term; they were not bound by the
hereditary yconventionalities which kept
the Tories at White sin the bonds ofpro-
priety they gave their humors, wit,
sarcasm play, and cared little for the
victim, if they but enjoyed the laugh
on their side. But the mombers of
Whites were in power generally, and
had grayer thoughts to occupy their
time.
the celebrities Of f. tRgSa "a \ llht taeqtlvruvr
that a member of the Pecrage called
on noted actor Of the day, and found
him cooking his dinner consisting sole
ly of beef steak; but it was so well
cooked, and his lordship enjoyed it SO
much, that he asked permission to
bring a friend the. .neXt day, and he
came, when the three formed club
to meet and enjoy steak each succeed
ing week. Boef-steak and port were
the sole entertainment, and, cooking it
on a silver grid-iron in the presence of
the company, is now the custom. 1t
has numbered among its members
Fox, Burke, Duke of Norfolk, Broug-
ham; but Brougham, who was once
called u six bottle man." now is near
ly a teetotaller. Among the most no.
ted of the last century clubs was the
"King of Clubs" formed by Bobos
Smith, who boasted of having whip
ped the Duke of Wellington when q
boy at Eaton. Sir James Mcintosh,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Hol-
land, Sir james Scarlett, Rogers tho
poet Ershilv, Is~--5-~.., who presided
twelve years in one court in the same
pair of brooches, according to Erskine,
and also CuiTan, and Lord Overmore
are among the names that make this
club celebrated. During the last GEN.
tury thero was club called "Kmgs
Club, held at the University of Cam
bridge Of which Macaulay was MEN,
Der. 1t is said that, latterly, he was
ashamed of having belonged to it, for
it was the custom to have q calf's head
served up on the anniversary Of the
execution Of Charles the First.
But the clubs of to-day, i'll London,
are different affairs from their progen-
itors. They own houses of great ele-
gance, supcrbly furnished, and well
appointed in every particular for serv-
ing up tho good things of life-food
and drink for the body, and entertain
mont for the mind. The Wings and
Tories still congregate under the name
of Brookes's ard Whites; the coun-
try gentlemen meet ut Boodles's; the
army and navy have their "Rag and
Famish" club those who have bcen
thousand miles from home eongrcgate
under the name of the travellers"
! the Indian nabobs meet at the "Ori-
entail" the politicians meet at "Carlc-
TOMS" and lay their wires; and those
troubled with grand desire for tho
reconstruction of the Universe, meet
at the Reform" and literary men
meet at the "Athenacum." The high
or dignitarics of the Church of Ing
land are organized into the "Senior'
and "Junior" University Clubs, to dis
tinguish between Oxford and Cam
bridge. These clubs are said to in
clude some of the most noted topers
of the Kinglom. The translators and
alaptors of dramatic pieces from the
French for the English stage form the
"Garrick" club, out of respect for tho