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Paris open every night, and every night crowded. The Boulevardes are full of coffee-houses, such as have been described as belonging to the Palais Royal. At several of these petite plays are performed :there are also public dancing rooms, public gardens, and exhibitions without number. The people increase this enormous amount of amusement for themselves; in all the public walks in fine weather, they are to be seen dancing in parties. The waltz is the predominating figure, and the women of Paris of all ranks, grisettes as well as Duchesses, delight in it to madness, and exercise it with skill and grace.

THE MANNER OF HUNTING SEA CALVES IN OSTRO BOTHNIA.

A Recent Memoir of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm, states, that Ostro or Eastern Bothnia, furnishes two species of sea calves, which the inhabitants distinguish into grey and red. These two sorts are different in colour, size, and shape, particularly in the nose and fore feet.The grey couple in summer, and then only in fair weather; the female only brings forth one at a time, which she puts under the ice and feeds it. She makes a great opening for the conveniency of coming out, and also bores several little holes, for breathing holes.Towards the end of March, these calves shift their skins by rubbing themselves against the ice, and then retire with their little ones towards the Baltic. In winter the inhabitants hunt, and in summer shoot, or take them in nets.

About the 10th of February every year, the inhabitants of several village's meet, furnished with

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three months clothing, consisting of calves-skin bleached, stock of biscuit for food. drink, they have only sea water, which they sometimes soften with milk. They are often obliged to drag their hoats over the ice, and frequently to cut a passage through it. Where most game is expected, they erect huts. It is very difficult to surprise the sea calves when they lie under large pieces of ice, because the instrument used to kill them, can scarcely reach their nostrils, the part of them soonest affected, and which, once wounded, kills them presently. The hunters are sometimes obliged to remain whole days upon the ice; they then creep on their bellies and strike with their feet, as the sea calves do, in order to draw them out.-When the hunters get hold of a young calf at the mouth of any of the holes, they fix it on a threepronged fork, and thrust it into the water; the mother, who is not far off, runs to its assistance, and in trying to disengage it, often spikes herself, and dies. They give over hunting the grey sort at the end of March, and then begin shooting the red sort. The chace of these animals is so dangerous, that fifteen boats from one village have been known to he lost at once. The chase is sometimes carried on upon the coast, and then it does not last above three days. In summer these calves retire to the clefts of rocks, and then they may be taken in nets. The skin of the sea calf is convertible into clothes and shoes, and the foot produces oil. They feed chiefly on the spawn of herring, and other fish.— The Finlanders having little else to do in the winter season, generally give themselves up entirely to hunting these creatures.

BATTLE

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

A418, LERVX AND TROEN FOUND/ TIONŐ,

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with a hit on the eye and with over-reaching at a false hit.-5 to 2 and 3 to 1 on Shelton.

2. Shelton shewed himself off upon the head of his adversary, who rushed forward without the least judgment, and he was hit down.-4 to 1 on Shelton.

3. Shelton hit his adversary about at his own pleasure, and at length brought him down by a good right-handed blow. The claret flew, and the Countryman shook his head as though he did not like these Chancery suits.

4. The Countryman seemed lost, and down be went again. The poundage.

5. The Farmer ran after his man, who received him with a steady left hand, and down he came again.

VOL. XLVI.-No. 273.

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FEAST OF WIT.

A GENTLEMAN in Dublin,

some time ago, had in his service an honest Hibernian, named Barney. He complained one day to his master of illness, and ob served that a professional gentleman had recommended him to take red wine and bark, but lamented his inability to purchase so expensive a medicine. The gentleman heing of a generous disposition, exhorted Barney not to make himself uneasy: "Here honey, take this," he exclaimed, handing over to him a bottle of wine; "and when that is gone, come to me for another."-Barney bowed, and retired but scarcely had be left the room, ere his master was surprised 'with a loud and repeated noise, similar to that of a dog; he rang the bell and enquired the cause; when Barney told him he had merely been taking a little of the wine, and, following the doctor's prescription, had been barking afterwards.

Parallel between a King and a Postilion.-A King takes precedence of all those with whom he associates-so does a Postilion.

Much depends upon a King's being firmly established on his seatso does it with a Postilion.

The renown of a King spreads from Pole to Pole-so does that of a Postilion.

A King's power is not confined to land, but stretches over the main so does the power of a Postilion. A King appoints or rejects may'rs so does a Postilion.

A King sometimes mounts, sometimes goes down hill-so -so does a Postilion.

A King (of Great Britain, for example,) is obliged to receive Addresses from the Livery-so is a Postilion.

A King rarely moves without an Equipage-neither does a Postilion.

The state of a King closely approaches the Imperial-so does that of a Postilion.

The Executive Authority is vested in a King-so is it in a Postilion.

Much of a King's happiness depends on the proper allotment of Posts-so does, that of a Postilion. A King is constantly occupied in reining-so is a Postilion.

In fine, Kings are sometimes overthrown-sO, ALAS! ARE POS

TILIONS.

ON A LADY PUTTING THE BLOSSOMS OF JESSAMINE IN HER BOSOM.

Thrice, cruel Nymph! to shew superior power,

And shame the whiteness of the fairest flower!

And then, to bring its sweets in sad disgrace, You place the blossoms in a sweeter place.

TO THE EDITOR.-Sir-Passing through St. James's-street the other morning, I was struck with the following lines" in golden letters," in a Shoemaker's Shop. Had I seen such a beautiful specimen of poetry in St. Giles's," or in a country village, it would not have astonished me, but that it should be in "St. James's," and

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