Under whose protection are you now?' she replied, 'Under the protection of his Lordship on the Bench.' The Corps of Volunteers was commanded by Colonel Erskine [the late Lord Erskine]: the Earl of Harrington reviewed it, and as he passed along the line, said, 'The Law Association, Sir? Yes, my Lord.' Not a word more. Harrington said, 'No pay, my Lord,' 9.6 'I never knew lawyers so silent before.' said Erskine. A carpenter of Bolton, who was very sick, sent for the clergyman of the parish, to pray with him; there was much said about heaven, when the carpenter said drily, Aye, heaven may be as fine a place as you say it is, but Old England for me!' CXXVIII. Black Prince, &c. MR RODD says that there is a discrepancy in the Historians about Edw. the Black Prince, and the Battle of Poictiers as to the loss of teeth;' I did not quite understand him. He remarked that such a discrepancy unexplained might throw discredit on the whole narrative. The Spanish Historians deny the fact of the cruelties alleged against Peter, king of Castile. Curran the Orator at a French Hotel was charged high for a bad dinner; he mortified French vanity by saying that France was a strange country, where a man could get only a Bill for his dinner. At the examination of some boys at a Sunday-School, one question was, What do you believe in? I believe in God the Father.' You? In God the Son.' The boy who be You? lieves in the Holy Ghost, is ill!' CXXIX. Dr Mountague. "Dr MOUNTAGUE, Chaplain to King James I, waiting upon his Majesty, when he was walking in St James's Park, the King told the Doctor that he was more troubled how to dispose of the Bishopric of London (then void,) than he was of anything in his life, for there are many, that make for it with so strong an interest, that I know not,' said the King, 'to whom to give it.' The DOCTOR told his Majesty that, if he had faith, he might easily dispose of it.' 'Do you take me for an infidel? said the King. 'No, please your Majesty,' said the DOCTOR, 'but I say, if your Majesty had faith, you might remove this mountain,' (clapping his hand upon his breast,) into the sea.' The King was so well pleased with the humour, that he said, "By my sol, man, thou shalt have the bishopric,' and so he had it, and enjoyed it." W. DE BRITAINE's Humane Prudence, LOND. 1693. 12mo p. 221. CXXX. Duchess of Hamilton. 1. The DUCHESS of Hamilton, speaking of the invasion, and of the propriety of being prepared for coming events, asked the Marquis of Huntley what trade he would take up? Oh, said he, I will manufacture garters for the ladies. Why, then, said she, you will soon be above your business. 2. The Duchess, when Miss Hamilton and very young, was warned by her mother lest she should fall into the dam, but said in reply, "I will be damned, if I do." CXXXI. Fox and Pitt. "On this point he might quote the dictum of GEORGE III, and in the course of a long reign, it was the only bon mot he had been ever known to utter. GEORGE III said that he believed Mr Pitt was generally in the right; he believed that Mr Fox was occasionally in the right; but when both Mr Pitt and Mr Fox agreed on the same point, then he was sure they were both in the wrong." LORD STANHOPE's Speech, Morn. Chron., June 28, 1837. CXXXII. THE DYING SAILOR BY PETER PINDAR. Now the rage of battle ended, And the French for mercy call, Death no more in smoke and thunder Saw the morning rise so bright, Ne'er to see the star of night: From the main deck to the quarter Strew'd with limbs, and wet with blood, Poor Tom Halliard, pale and wounded, Crawl'd where his brave captain stood: "Tell me, Captain, tell me truly Ere from life I pass away; Have I done a seaman's duty On this great and glorious day?" I revere thy wounds with sorrow, Wounds, by which our glory's won." "Thanks, my Captain, life is ebbing Fast from my deep-wounded heart, But oh! grant one little favour Ere I from the world depart: Bid some kind and trusty sailor, For When I'm number'd with the dead, Kate will keep the mournful present, Bid him, too, this Letter carry, Which I've penn'd with parting breath Kate will keep the mournful message, When my hand is cold in death!" "That I will,” replied the Captain, "And be ever Catharine's friend." "Ah! my good and kind commander, As he dropp'd into the ocean, All burst out, "Poor Tom, adieu ! He must have a savage nature, CXXXIII. EXTRACTS From a Common-Place Book, which belonged to Charles was lent to me by the Rev. Stephen Allen of Lynn. "Dr Thackeray, who keeps a school at Harrow on the Hill has one living and 14 children; a man bred at Eaton, and a great scholar in the Eaton-way, and a good one every way; a true Whig, and proud to be so by some special marks of integrity. He was candidate for the headship of King's, and would have beat all men but George, and George too, if Sir R. W. had not made George's promotion a point. Since this disappointment he took the school at Harrow to educate his own and other people's children, where he has performed all along with great reputation. The Bishop of W. never saw this man in his life; but had heard so much good of him, that he resolved to serve him, some way or other, if ever he could; but said nothing to any body. On Friday last he sent for this Dr T., and when he came into the room, my Lord gave. him a parchment, and told him he had long heard of his good character, and long been afraid he should never be able to give him serviceable proof of the good opinion he had conceived of him that, what he had put into his hands, was the Archdeaconry of Surrey, which he hoped would be acceptable to him, as he might perform the duty of it yearly, at the time of his leisure at the Easter-holidays. Dr T. was surprised and overcome with this extraordinary manner of doing him a favour, that he was very near fainting, as he was giving him institution, "Tis £130 a year, with dependencies that may bring him in a deal of money. 1756.” "I am afraid if B-tt mounts the pulpit, the congregation may be in the same case as Hugh Peters's, whose face set one half a crying and his a- the other half laughing." NOTE in the book:-"Quere Dr Butts, Bp. of Norwich, |