to them but the moment I am ill, that salary is stopped till I am well again. I need not inform you, that my illness is never of any long continuance !"

Old general Oglethorpe told Dr. Joseph Warton two anecdotes of prince Eugene and the duke of Marlborough, not publicly known. When the prince went to consult the duke in his tent, the night before the great battle of Blenheim, the duke, with his characteristic parsimony and attention to little in the midst of great things, snuffed out two of the four candles that were burning on the table, and said, "We can talk without so much light."

CARY LORD FALKLAND.

He was one of the most amiable and accomplished noblemen of his age. It was a saying of his :** I pity unlearned gentlemen on a rainy day." He fell fighting valiantly in the royal cause at the battle of Newbury, in the thirty-fourth year of his age.

The late duke of Norfolk was remarkably fond of his bottle. On a masquerade night, he consulted Foote as to what character he should appear in."but assume a "Don't go disguised," said Foote, new character; go sober."

Foote once walking with a friend, met a beggar who very earnestly solicited their charity. His

friend refused ; and on Foote giving him a few pence, said, "I believe you are duped, for I am morally certain the fellow is an impostor." 'He is either the most distressed man, or the best actor, I ever saw in my life," replied Foote ;" and, either as the one or the other, he has a brotherly claim upon me."

CHARLES FOX

Was never at a loss for a repartee. During a Westminster election, when he was opposed by Sir Cecil Wray, one of the adverse party, when a dead cat was thrown upon the hustings, observed, that it smelled worse than a Fox. "That is not at all extraordinary" said Fox, "considering it is a pole-cat."

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Some person asked hirn what was the meaning of in the Psalms, passage 46 He clothed himself with cursing, like as with a garment?" "The meaning," said he, "I think is clear enough; the man had a habit of swearing."

On a consultation of the minority members previous to an important question being brought forward by the ministry in the house of commons, it was asked, who would-be a proper person to move the amendment. Mr Fox replied, "Saddle Black Surrey for the field to-morrow."

Lord North exulting over Fox on the publication of a Gazette extraordinary, to announce that New York was conquered; Fox observed, It is a mistake, sir: New York is not conquered, it is only, like the ministry, abandoned."

Burke and Fox supping one evening together at the Thatched House, were served with some dish

es more elegant than usual. Fox's appetite happening to be rather keen, he by no means relished the light dainties before him; but addressing his companion, said, "My good friend, these dishes are well suited to your taste, as they are both sublime and beautiful.”

DR. FRANKLIN.

A young American having broken an appointment with Dr. Franklin, came to him the following day prepared to make his peace with a studied apology. He was proceeding at a tiresome length, introducing with much ingenuity, but at the expense of truth, a variety of reasons for his want of punctuality; when Dr. Franklin stopped him: " My dear boy, say no more, you have indeed said too much already; for he who is so good at making an excuse is seldom good at any thing else."

DAVID GARRICK.

He was the most natural and chaste actor that ever trod the stage. His abilities to represent, were only equalled by the genius of Shakspeare to delineate, all the diversified characters of the drama.His conversation displayed much of the spirit and brilliancy with which he wrote and performed on the stage,

The expression of his eyes, and the flexibility of his features, are well known to have given him the most extraordinary advantages in the representation of various characters, He sometimes availed himself of these natural assistances, to produce a ludicrous scene among his friends. He frequently

visited Mr. Rigby, at Misley Thorn in Essex. Mr. Rigby one day inquired of his servant, what company was arrived. The servant said, Lord M-was come, and had brought with him a short gentleman with very bright eyes, meaning Mr. Garrick “Why have I not the pleasure of seeing them here?" said Mr Rigby. I don't know,' said the servant, "how long it will be before my lord can make his appearance; for the case is this: The barber came to shave his lordship; and just as he had shaved half his lordship's face, the short gentleman with the bright eyes began to read the newspaper to him; but he read it in such a droll way, and made so many odd faces, that my lord laughed, and the barber laughed, and when I went into the room, I could not help laughing too; so that, sir, if you don't send for the short gentleman, his lordship must appear at dinner with one side of his face smooth, and the other with a beard of two day's growth."

Garrick was on a visit at Hagley, when news came that a company of players were going to perform at Birmingham. Lord Lyttleton said to Garrick, They will hear you are in the neighbourhood, and will ask you to write an address to the Birmingham audience." "Suppose then," said Garrick, without the least hesitation, "I begin thus:

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Ye sons of iron, copper, brass, and steel,

Who have not heads to think nor hearts to feel...."

"O," cried his lordship, "if you begin thus, they will hiss the players off the stage, and pull the house down." My lord," said Garrick, "what is the use of an address, if it does not come home to the business and bosoms of the audience ?"

GENIUS.

"I know of no such thing as garth to Mr. Gilbert Cooper: but labour and diligence."

Sir Isaac Newton said of himself, "That if ever he had been able to do any thing, he had effected it by patient thinking only

SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT.

He was brother-in-law by the mother's side to sir Walter Raleigh, and possessed many of the various talents for which that great man was distinguished. He, as well as sir Walter, pursued his studies by sea and land; and was seen in the dreadful tempest which swallowed up his ship, sitting unmoved in the stern of his vessel, with a book in his hand, and was often heard to say, Courage, my lads! we are as near heaven by sea as by land.'

SIR WILLIAM GOOCH.

Sir William Gooch, the governor of Williamsburg, walking along the street in conversation with a friend, returned the salute of a negro, who was passing by. "Do you deign," said his friend "to take notice of a slave?" "Yes," replied the governor; " for I cannot allow even a slave to excel me in good manners.'

ADMIRAL HADDOCK.

The family of the Haddocks were remarkable