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by one of those fits of aberration to which minds, peculiarly constructed, 

 are subject, must be left a matter of conjecture. Having an eye to re- 

 spectability, or rather finding his own pursuits not the most lucrative, he 

 applies for the vacant situation, which by family influence, and a nature 

 aptitude for the profession, he at length obtains. 



Here he is passing his examination before the Rev. Mr. Kilderkin, the 

 Ordinary easily recognized as the more prominent figure and Mr. 

 Sheriff Hopkins, a dealer in Muscovados. His merits are apparent, and 

 he is duly invested with the dignities of office. 



Let no one be prejudiced by those quidnunc critics who affect to be dis- 

 concerted by the title of a book, or fancy that a dark cover must conceal 

 dulness. We venture to assert that there is more interest in this little volume 

 than in all the novels brought out this season. In the first eight or nine 

 chapters there is wit lurking in every line, and we may truly say, that 

 every period has its point; the continuation abounds with interesting situ- 

 ations, forcible delineations of character, and startling events the conclu- 

 sion is perfectly in keeping with the whole. Those who look further into a 

 book than the title-page, will find a fund of entertainment they little dream 

 of; and we sincerely recommend it to our readers as a work, that, in pro- 

 portion as it is known, cannot fail to be estimated. 



