Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-09-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TAIL—T. P. Cooke had dined at Harrington House one evening. relates Lord William Lennox in his Recollection.% and on leaving his host and hostess—the latter formerly Miss Foote— they invited him again for that day fortnight. Cooke arrived, and Lord and Lady Harrington found that the day for which he had been asked was the day previously appointed for a political banquet to the Eart of Aberdeen. But of course Cooke joined the distinguished party; and after the ladies had left the room the actor found himself next the Premier, who commenced a conversation with his neighbour, Cooke wewring the naval medal. The talk turned on the navy. T. P.—or lippy, as he was called by his brethren ef the sock and buskin— became very energetic on the subject, avid gave his lordship so vivid a description of the engagements he had taken part in, of the ships he had served in, and of their captains, that Lord Aberdeen became deeply interested in the subject, and cations to know with whom he was speaking. After sundry fruitlear diplomatic attempts to find this out, a casual remark proved more success Ml. "There is a wonderful change in the tar of the present day from that of Fielding's and Dibin'e times," said lord Aberdeen. "I believe you," answered Cooke, and was about to rival the rotundity of Paul Betifemls sentence," I bole-ears you, my bo-oy," when the sedate look of his companion checked him. " Theatse, or rather the abuse of tobacco and grog has greatly diinimsbed," said Lord Aberdeen. "And the dreadful oaths," chimed in the actor, "no longer disgrace the ship from the quarter-deck deem to the mockp.t." " The yuniithinent of the lash is less frkqtent," remarked my lord. "And midshipmen are net subjected to the degradation of dogging in the captain's cabin," interrupted Cooke, "or Mast-headed for the most trivial offences." "The system is greatly improved," said the Premier, evidently deliberating on the subject, arisen he was startled from his I momentary reverie by T. P. Cooke, who had been I elicited by the discuesion, exclaiming, in 4 louder voice than before, "But, af your lordship would like to see what a real tar wan, and what areal tar ought to be, come across the water ,ome night and " as Lord Aberdeen looked up with surprise and wondered what was sousing—" see me as William in • Blaek-Eyed Susan.'"  THE PIZINCIett brDIANPREnNTS.—The armour and weapons come neat. Of these the swords and shields re the most interesting. Onewsord, in a green veltiet case with a sheath of frosted gold and diamonds, has a lovely hilt of pure white agate studded with silver. The sheath of another swoz-4 is completely covered with pearls and diamonds, and a murderous-looking , dagger has a handle of white ivory with five diamond stars that might have belonged to a paper knife. You will think more of the sheaths and handleo than you will of the blades, although most of the swords . and daggers are obligingly orawn is little way out, so as to let you have a peep at the bright steeel inside. Some of the blades are frightfutto look at; one shaped like a saw, but 'with the sharp teeth' on each eide, and the blade ending ih a point, like a bodkin. Perhaps it is just as well they should be kept in their beautiful sheathe, so that .we may think they are chiefly for ornament and not for two; but no one can think' the Naga swords can be for anything but fighting. They IM in their plain. sheaths with platp brass hand-guards, and look aiming the other grand swords as if they are- not going to Vrteed to be pretty ornaments, but like to lo every one see what they are. .One sword, the most valualde of all, has a diamond the size and shape of a' filbert hanging from it, and its /sheath is of purple 'velvet, covered with flat diamonds, emeralds,- and rubies.; and the steel ,O one sword is to fle-xible that it . can be twisted.into.a turban. Some of the shields have enormous jewels-in them, but they are not bright like the swords, being usually made of black rhinoceroshide: One shield has four large emeralds in it, rather larger than a half-mown; they must be brothers to  'the emeralds at the ends of the poles of en ivory palanquin, which, as it is not in a glass case, ha, the ends of the poles, and especially the emeralds, covered with a sort of net-work of strong wire—like rat-traps are made of. But even covered over DA they are, these beautiful jewels shine like brilliant lamps.— Liiiie