332 NOTES OF THE MONTH. 



BIRDS OP A FEATHER. The following exclusive information is 

 from the York Courant : 



" Departure Extraordinary. Mr. Staveley, of Clifton, having been 

 at Scarborough for the past few days, the attractions of that delight- 

 ful resort, it appears, were not complete in their charms,, so long as he 

 had not his favourite companion to enjoy them with him. Accordingly 

 his goose, whose singular attachment we have before recorded, was 

 forwarded on Tuesday morning last by the royal mail, and ere this 

 will doubtless have had its share of curious admirers, as it ambles by 

 the side of its aged friend on Scarborough sands/' 



We confess that we cannot see any thing extraordinary in this in- 

 stance of affection between two such evidently congenial minds as 

 the respected Mr. Staveley and his feathered friend. Is there any 

 thing so wonderful in two old geese waddling side by side on Scar- 

 borough sands, that they should become the gossip of a watering 

 place ? The confidential cackle of such an interesting pair ought to 

 be respected. By the way, as the 29th of September is approaching, 

 we would advise Mr. Staveley on no account to let his friend go out 

 alone, and to take particular care of himself. Michaelmas day is a 

 day fatal to his family; and it is well known that Scarborough people 

 are great sticklers for the ancient custom. 



SAINTLY SINNERS. How many have complained of the vexation 

 and frivolous manner in which certain members of the House of 

 Commons are wont to occupy the " collective wisdom" of the country ? 

 What important measures have been postponed or hurried through 

 the House, that a Mr. Buckingham may have leisure to whine over 

 the votaries of Hodges' gin and Barclay's brown stout, and prove 

 himself a Draco in the matter of drunkenness ? How many unhappy 

 creatures are writhing beneath the lash of the debtor's law, that 

 sanctified hypocrites may shine forth in all the odour of sanctity, and 

 continue their unrighteous crusades against the humble sabbath en- 

 joyments of the poor ? Out on such miserable, wretched quacks, 

 panders to the intolerance of small sects self-elected apostles, who 

 would propagate their creed by constables' staves force their opi- 

 nions upon the world by the power of law, and encourage lying and 

 deceit by act of parliament ! Why cannot these people be satisfied to 

 be allowed to mew and mouth in their own domestic conventicles, 

 without thrusting their unwholesome doctrines upon society ? Why 

 cannot they be content to wear the vizard to their own hoodwinked, 

 besotted disciples, without continually challenging the gaze of a 

 sharp-sighted world ? If these men would but divide among them 

 one grain of honesty and benevolence, they would at once abandon 

 their proceedings as full of wickedness and all uncharitableness. 



EQUITY EQUESTRIANS. The following paragraph has been going 

 the round of all the London newspapers : 



" It is a singular fact that of four successive Lord Chancellors 

 Thurlow, Loughborough, Eldon, and Brougham not one was ever 

 seen on horseback. The same may be said of the two Vice-Chan- 

 cellors, Sir Anthony Hart and Sir Lancelot Shadwell. Sir John 



