s
charge of all species of goods or ventures, and all commissions. Like
all kinds of spices and fine eating things: keep likewise a general
staple of French and strangers wines, the all in confidence, and the
most reasonable prices."

_At Boulogne._

"Bed and table linen, plate, knives, and forks, also donkies to let.
Mangling done here."

_In the church al Calais._

"Tronc pour les pauvres de L'hopital."
"Trunk for the poor hospitable."

_At Dieppe._

_French despair._

"Quand on a tout perdu et qu'on a plus despoir
On prend l'devant sa chemise pour sa farie un mouchoir."

The above are all copied verbatim and literatim. J.G.R.

* * * * *

When a Grand Vizier is favourably deposed, that is, without banishing or
putting him to death, it is signified to him by a messenger from the
Sultan, who goes to his table, and wipes the ink out of his golden pen;
this he understands as the sign of dismissal. W.G.C.

* * * * *

TIME.

It is the remark of a sensible authoress, (Miss Hawkins,) that every
_day_ resembles a _trunk_ which has to be filled; and when we fancy that
we have packed it to the uttermost, we shall still find that by good
management it might, and would, have held more.--Our quotation is from
memory, but correct as to simile and substance; and we consider the
remark not less striking than quaint. M.L.B.

* * * * *

On January 31 will be published, price 5_s_. with a Frontispiece, and
upwards of thirty other Engravings, the

ARCANA OF SCIENCE, AND ANNUAL REGISTER OF THE USEFUL ARTS, FOR 1829.

The MECHANICAL department contains ONE HUNDRED New Inventions and
Discoveries, with 14 _Engravings_.

CHEMICAL, SEVENTY articles, with 2 _Engravings_.

NATURAL HISTORY, 135 New Facts and Discoveries, with 7 _Engravings_.

ASTRONOMICAL and METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA--35 articles--6 _Engravings_.

AGRICULTURE, GARDENING, and RURAL ECONOMY, 30 _pages_.

DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

USEFUL ARTS.

FINE ARTS.

MISCELLANEOUS REGISTER, &c.

For Critical Opinions of the Volume for last year, see Gardener's,
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