ed. Neither were their amusements entirely the same : the Prince paid his devoirs to Bacchus and Venus, and delighted in the pleasures of good company; but was never known at Brookes's-whatever he might have done elsewhere-to touch a card or handle a die. His Highness of York went farther; for he was not only a staunch worshipper of these two deities, but likewise offered many sacrifices to Mercury, by deep and constant play this has been so often told to the public, that no more need be said respecting it. : It being customary for the young bucks of those days to sit late, or rather early, over the bottle, it was very common, whilst "serpenting home to bed," to meet with odd adventures; and no less so, to seek them. Tom-and-Jerryism was as much in fashion, if not more so, thirty or forty years ago, as it is now : Tom King was not the only wag who delighted in rousing a sleeping Frenchman out of his slumbers; and, indeed, lamps were smashed, chairmen bilked, jarvies nicked, waiters kicked, and charlies floored, with as good a grace, and with as much glee and spirit, at that time of day, as by the present race of larkhunters. Who has not heard of the poor old washerwoman in St. James's-street, who, whilst proceeding leisurely and soberly to her work, one dark morning, had her nether habiliments tied over her head with one garter, and her lantern fastened round her middle with the other, to light, or rather to show her, on her way?—and all for a gratuity of two guineas!—A burning shame! Many such scenes could be described,-many such adventures related; but, for the present, one must suffice; and it is hoped that the catastrophe which was so providentially prevented, will deter other youngsters from running heedlessly and needlessly into scenes of manifest danger. The Duke of York, Colonel St. Leger, Tom Stepney, and two others, one morning, about three o'clock, came reeling along Pall-Mall, highly charged with the juice of the grape, and ripe for a row. Meeting with nothing worthy of their attention, they entered St. James's-street, and soon arrived at Brookes's, where they kicked and knocked most loudly for admission, but in vain ; for, nine-tenths of the members were then out of town, and of course the family and servants had for hours been wrapped in the mantle of Somnus. Our heroes, however, were resolved on effecting an entrance, and would soon have made one for themselves, if some of the inmates, roused by the dreadful noise, and apprehensive of fire, had not run downstairs and opened the outer door. Whilst all possible haste was exerted to effect this on the inside, it was proposed by one of the gentry outside, to rush in pell-mell, and knock down the waiters and every thing else that should impede their progress. No sooner said than done: when they arrived in the inner hall, they commenced the destruction of chairs, tables, and chandeliers, and kicked up such a horrible din as might have awakened the dead. Every male and female servant in the establishment now came running towards the hall from all quarters, in a state of demi-nudity, anxious to assist in protecting the house, or to escape from the supposed house-breakers. During this mêlée there was no light; and the uproar made by the maid-servants, who, in the confusion, rushed into the arms of our heroes, and expected ། nothing short of immediate violence and murder, was most tremendous. At length, one of the waiters ran for a loaded blunderbuss, which having cocked, and rested on an angle of the banisters, he would have discharged amongst the intruders. From doing this, however, he was providentially deterred by the housekeeper, who, with no other covering than her chemise and flannel-petticoat, was fast approaching with a light, which no sooner flashed upon the faces of these midnight disturbers, than she exclaimed, "For Heaven's sake, Tom, don't fire! it is only the duke of York!"-The terror of the servants having vanished by this timely address, the intruding party soon became more peaceable, and were sent home in sedan-chairs to their respective places of residence. It has been remarked, since the death of the Duke of York, that he could never be accused of saying one good thing-that is, uttering one bon mot; this is certainly untrue. At a dinner at Chelsea Hospital, the bottle had passed round pretty freely. The Duke, who was in high spirits, having just emptied a bottle, said to one of the attendants, "Here, away with this marine." Upon which, a general of that body, piqued for the honour of the corps, whom he considered to be insulted by such an observation, said, "I don't understand what your Royal Highness means by likening an empty bottle to a marine." The Duke immediately replied, "My dear general, I mean a good fellow that has done his duty, and who is ready to do it again." This neat turn excited great applause, and becoming soon known in the army, has since been repeated with eclat at almost every mess-table in the service. His Royal Highness also said a tolerably good thing, which I find has not been done sufficient justice to in a late popular Magazine.-General England, who many years ago had the command of the Plymouth garrison, was a man of remarkably large size. With nearly the height of Samuel Macdonald, the Prince of Wales's porter, he possessed almost the rotundity of Daniel Lambert. The Duke of York having eyed him with amazement, one day at the Horse Guards, exclaimed to his own Aid-de-camp, as soon as the General had made his bow, and was out of hearing ;-"England!-Great Britain, by G-d! and the calf of Man to boot!"pointing to the General's huge legs. Another very good bon mot is told of him: viz., that when an Irish officer was introduced at the levee, as Major O'Sullivan O'Toole O'Shaughnessy, the Duke exclaimed, turning up the whites of his eyes, "O J-s !?? VII. IRISH BULLS. IT was a favourite amusement with Mr. Sheridan (as Michael Kelly says of him in his "Reminiscences") to make for his Irish friends, and to repeat as theirs, certain ludicrous expressions which generally go under the denomination of Bulls; and of these, he would sometimes in company drive a whole herd across the table, particularly if a native of the Emerald Isle happened to sit opposite to him. That many of these were manufactured for the purpose of exciting a laugh, there can be little doubt: but the following, the writer believes to be too good, even for the ingenuity of Sheridan to fabricate-at least they must have had some foundation in truth. Our evening, at the club, the conversation turning on the propensity of Irishmen of all ranks to make blunders, a gentleman present defended his countrymen from the imputation, by saying that the natives of other countries made bulls as well as the Irish; and he related several instances among the English and Scotch, to prove his position :—such as, an advertisement that appeared in the London newspapers some years ago," That Drury-lane was removed to the Opera House, until the former theatre should be rebuilt;" and the resolution of the magistrates of Glas |