"I frequently stated to his Royal Highness the awkward and irritating state I was reduced to.—I, with all humility, brought to his recollection how well I stood with my own office, before his Royal Highness had persuaded me to betray their orders.' That it was insanity to suppose, for a moment, I could ever again be thought of consequence in the Barrack-Department; on the contrary, I was to expect (as I merited) their indignation.'

That I was fully persuaded his Royal Highness saw this in the same light, and I trusted he would remove me from the department, according to his repeated promises.'

"The Duke's answer to this statement was very laconic, but not very consolatory. The Barrack people dare as well be damned as injure you was dismissed the Royal presence with this sentence, and could not, during my stay in London, procure another audience at St. James's."

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The remainder of this narrative may be summed up in few words :Mr. Davies was a short time after removed from his district, placed at the bottom of the list of "Assistants," at the lowest salary, and sent to an insignificant district in the North; he then wished to retire on the usual salary, but was refused; and in a little time after that was dismissed " upon charges (to use his own words) so searched for, so raked up, so absurd," that prejudice and persecution appeared

in every feature. Applications were

now made to the Duke of Cumberland to procure him half pay, but after many months delay, a final answer was returned, that his Royal Highness would interfere in no shape whatever. Mr. Davies, as his last resort, brought an action of trover against Mr. Rose, for the recovery of the official papers placed iu his hands, in which he failed.

THE OTTER HOUND.

AN ENGRAVING.

THIS engraving of the Otter

Hound, is taken from a picture painted by Mr. Chalon, for the Hon. Mr. Leslie, (son of Sir Lucas Pepys, but takes his mother's name, she being an heiress), the possessor of the dog. It is said, this dog is the only one of that description now living.

IN

RUMP AND DOZEN. Court of Common Pleas, Jan. 25.

Hussey v. Prickett.

our last Magazine, page 112, we gave the report of an action, brought to recover the sum of 181. being the amount of a tavern bill, for a rump and dozen, which plaintiff averred had been lost to him by the defendant in a wager relative to their respective ages.

Mr. Serjeant Vaughan this day moved for a rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial be granted; the Jury who tried the cause not abiding by the charge of the Judge, who held that a verdict could not legally be given in favour of the plaintiff, found in his favour to the full a mount of the damages laid.

Sir James Mansfield." I recol lect the case; I must confess I was surprised at the verdict.-Take a rule to shew cause."

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FEAST

DURING a late crowded night

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at Covent-garden Theatre, a beautiful woman, on whom the heat acted as a powerful sudorific, attracted a general attention. gentleman, after viewing her for a few minutes, exclaimed, “A charming painting in oil, by Hns!"

A POOR man lately applied to a clerical bon vivant in the country, to preach a funeral sermon on his deceased wife, at the same time requesting to know the expence.— Two guineas," was the reply. Could'nt your reverence do it for one?"-" Why, I could preach you a sermon for one guinea, but it would not be worth your hearing."

THE HUNGRY FED.

ADDRESSED ΤΟ AN UNFEELING LAWYER.

her design, but, starting off, ex, claimed, "if you faint, you fall, for by G-I must flash my belt."

AN Irish gentleman, lately arrived in town, gave directions to his newsman to supply him with the best weekly newspaper every morning.

THE WEDDING GOOSE.—A wedding lately took place between Mr. Thomas Paul and Miss Sarah Waites, of Burgh in the Marsh, Lincolnshire, and the parties hav ing gone through the church ceremony, went to the village of Orby, to dine with Mr. Joseph Paul, the father of the groom. The provident Mrs. Paul the elder had 'prepared a goose to roast for dinner, into the body of which she had put, for stuffing, two penny loaves whole; and, in her hurry on the

not callous;

You were bred to the Bar, and are meet for the gallows.

THEATRICAL ANECDOTE Some years ago an actress, on the York stage, who was accustomed to indulge herself with a cheerful glass, when she had taken too much, and suspected that she should be unable to discharge her duty on the stage, always attempted to disguise her situation by pretending to swoon. On one of these occasions, she was about to resort to her old trick, and tried to catch the cloak of an actor, who conceal ed beneath it a superb helt, with which he intended suddenly to surprise the audience. The actor saw

ounces of gunpowder, which she mistook for black pepper. The party were assembled round the comfortable blazing fire before dinner, enjoying by anticipation the parts they were to play in the knife and fork demolition of the hissing goose; when Mrs. Paul took the poker to stir the fire! Scarcely had she touched it, when, raising the sparks, one of them kindled the combustible stuffing, and by the explosiou of the powder the goose was split into several pieces. The explosion was very loud; and the flying grease and limbs of the goose put the whole assembly to the rout in the utmost confusion. None were killed in the affray; but several

THE present Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is said to be what is called "a five-bottle man." Many stories are told of his Bacchanalian feats, among which take the following:-"He was spending a few days at a gentleman's house in the South of Ireland; there was a good deal of other company, all great topers, and invited for that reason; they were milksops, however, compared to his Excellency, who, having laid them under the table, was reduced to the unpleasant alternative of either drinking by himself, or not drinking at all. In this melancholy predicament his host dispatched a messenger for a young curate, of good family, in high estimation for the strength of his head, who lived a few miles distant; be begged of him, for the love of the Lord, the credit of the county, and the honour of his country, to come to him immediately, and strive to keep company with his Excellency. The clerical Bacchus did not refuse so agreeable a summons, and next day was seated at table opposite the vice-regal one: -after the rest of the party were dispersed or fallen, the two cham

"This is

pions were left alone. poor pitiful work, your Grace," said the curate; "the wine is getting cold on my stomach; what do you think of a bumper of brandy?" -His Grace had no objection to so spirited a proposition, and two large glasses were instantly swallowed-two others were as instantly swallowed up; Mr. drank

a part of his, but could proceed no further; his jaw became fixed, and he rolled motionless on the floor-the Duke coolly finished his own glass, and, smiling on his prostrate antagonist, walked steadily to his chamber. Next day he drank his health by the title of Dean-had he overcome the Duke, I suppose he would have heen a Bishop."-Sketches of History in the North of Ireland.