time he was near him."

From Portsmouth next day the Duke posts up to Westminster, to be
introduced by the Dukes of Richmond and Beaufort and take his seat in
the Lords under his new patents of nobility. Simultaneously in the
Commons, Lord Castlereagh moves a Vote of Thanks, which is carried by
a unanimous House. For the rest, Parliament is mainly occupied in
discussing Lord Cochrane's case and the sorrows of Her Royal Highness
the Princess of Wales, especially "the inadequacy of her income to
support the ordinary dignities of her rank, and afford her those
consolations which the unfortunate state of her domestic feelings
require." Mr. Wilberforce delivers a most animated speech against
the Slave Trade. It is rumoured that Princess Charlotte of Wales
has definitely refused the hand of the Prince of Orange, and that
the rejected lover has left London, full of grief, in his
carriage-and-four.

In short, our Major has been lost to us for ten full years, and still
the world goes on: nay, for the moment it is going on excitedly.
The procession with which the officers and artificers of Plymouth
Dockyard yesterday celebrated the establishment of Peace alone
occupies five columns of the paper.

What, then, of Troy? Ah, my friends, never doubt that Troy did its
part, and, what is more, was beforehand as usual!

REJOICINGS AT TROY

"In consequence of the re-establishment of Peace, the inhabitants
of Troy were at an early hour on _Monday_, June 13th, busily
employed in decorating their houses with laurel, etc., and
forming arches in the streets, variegated with flowers and
emblematical representations; and thirty-eight well-formed
arches soon graced the joyful town. . . ."

Thirty-eight arches! Consider it, you provincial towns of twice,
thrice, ten times Troy's size, who erected a beggarly five or six on
Queen Victoria's last Jubilee, and doubtless plumed yourselves on
your exuberant loyalty!

". . . To regale the poor, a bullock, two sheep (each weighing a
hundred pounds), eight hundred twopenny loaves, with a
great quantity of beer and porter, the gift of Sir Felix
Felix-Williams, were distributed in the Market House and
Town Hall by the Mayor (Dr. Hansombody) and gentlemen.
Every individual appeared happy: indeed it was highly gratifying
to see so many people with joy painted on their countenances
showing forth the