palpable hit.

A player, named Robinson, applied to Mr. Wilkinson, the manager of the York company, for an engagement for himself and his wife, stating, that she was capable of performing all the first characters; but as to himself, he was the worst actor in the world. Wilkinson engaged them, and the lady fully answered the character given of her. The first part sent to Mr. Robinson, was that of a mere walking gentleman. Indignant at this, he went to the manager, and asked how he could think of sending him so paltry a part. Sir, replied the other, here is your own letter, saying that you are the worst actor in the world.Aye, but then I had not seen you.

A family Letter.

A woman writing from the country to her husband, who had been absent for some months in London, after telling him how matters went on at home, added-Mrs. G. and Mrs. B. are pregnant; Mrs. L. and Mrs. P. pretend they are so; Miss A. and Miss B. are afraid they shall soon be and I alone am neither pregnant nor expect to be, which you ought to be ashamed of.

A Bull.

An Hibernian being asked if he liked salmon, answered. Yes, pickled; for, says he, if I go to market and buy a bit of fresh salmon, it is so stale that it is not fit to eat.

Hung Beef.

Lord Norberry, the Irish judge, dining at a table where corned beef formed a dish, was asked if he chose a slice. I would try it, said he, if it were hung.-If you were to try it, observed Mr. Curran, it would be sure to be hung.

An Irish physician, when on his death-bed, was visited by a neighbour, who, with a kind and friendly solicitude, asked him if there was any thing he wished to be done after his death, in which he could oblige him, adding-Indeed, indeed, doctor, I will pay a sacred attention to your request.Why, then, replied the other, let me entreat you to be particularly kind to your three youngest children, for they are all mine.

When Dr. some years since went to practice at Bath, a gentleman asked Dr. Delacour, what could bring a practitioner from the metropolis, to open a shop in the country. The reason, replied he, is obvious enough, sir; when a doctor breaks down on the London turf, he retires to cover at Bath for a guinea and a shilling. Why, my dear doctor, this makes physic a mere farce. True, rejoined he, a direct farce, for it is generally the last act before the curtain drops.

Mr. Corri, the musician, became bankrupt in Edin burgh, and having been thrown into prison, he was liberated by the humanity of the law of that country, which allows an insolvent debtor, who has not acted fraudulently, to be released, on his giving up to his creditors all his property on oath. This is done by an action against the creditors, called cessio bonorum, in the course of which, the bankrupt must satisfy the court respecting his losses, &c. Mr. Corri's counsel, Mr. Robert Sinclair, after enumerating a variety of losses from the theatre, a tea-garden, &c. added, There is one article, my lords, which I shall read to you from Mr. Corri's own statement, Item, I have had forty-seven law-suits, all of which I lost, except one, and that cost me £3. 17s. 4d. for the winning of it!

A very beautiful woman having the miniature picture of her ugly husband suspended on her breast, asked a gentleman whom he thought it like. I think, said he, it is like the Saracen's Head, on Snow-hill.

An alderman's Pun.

A distinguished country member having lately made.

rather an undecorous exhibition in a certain great as sembly, a no less distinguished city baronet observed to the gentleman who sat next to him, That the honour able member was more Fuller than ever.

Oriental Wit.

A woman complained to a cazy, that a man had vio lated her. He denied it, but the woman persisting, the cazy ordered him to pay the woman ten rupees. The woman was going away thankfully with the money, when the cazy desired the man to follow her and take it back. He attempted it, but she defended it with such force that he could not get it. The woman now returned into court, and complained that the man had attempted to force the money which had been awarded her. And did he take it? said the cazy. No, said she, I would die before he should. The cazy then said, If you had defended your virtue as well as you have done your money, it would not have been taken from you; restore the money instantly.

N. B. This it will be remembered is exactly one of Sancho's most celebrated decisions, when governor of Barrataria.

In a certain city a large quantity of cotton had been stolen, but the thief could not be discovered. An ameer who had been applied to, made a great feast, inviting all persons indiscriminately. When they had sitten down, the ameer said, What impudent blockheads are these who, having stolen the cotton, come to my feast with it sticking on their beards. Some persons instantly put their hands to their beards, and were thus detected..

A person went to see a friend who had just got a considerable promotion; being elated with which, he pretended not to know the other, saying, Who are you? what do you want?-I am, said he, your old friend, come to condole with you on the loss of your sight.

One day a bird was sitting on a tree; the king said to his courtiers, I will kill that bird with an arrow; he aimed and missed, at which he was not a little ashamed. One of the courtiers said, The king intended at first to kill the bird, but he had mercy on its life, and took pains to miss.

A person married a woman, who in four months brought him a boy; she asked her husband what name he would give his son. He answered, call him Courier, for he has performed a journey of nine months in the space of four.

A king was sitting on his terrace, when a man held up a beautiful bird; the king asked his reason; he said, My lord, I betted with somebody on the part of your majesty, and won this bird; deign to receive it. The king was pleased and took the bird. A few days after the same person came with a horse, saying, This horse also have I won in your majesty's name. The king accepted it also. A third time he came attended by another person, saying, I betted two thousand rupees with this man on the part of your majesty, and having lost the wager, I bring him to you for the money. The king smiled and gave it him, but told him never to bet again on his account.

A person complained to Ali, saying, that a man has declared he dreamt he slept with my mother. May I not inflict upon him the punishment of the law? Ali replied, Yes; place him in the sun, and beat his shadow, for what can be inflicted on an imaginary crime but imaginary correction.

A person having a bag of denars stolen in his house, complained to the cazy, who ordered all the people of the house before him, and gave each of them a piece of stick, all of equal lengths, saying, that whoever was the thief, his stick would be a finger's breadth longer than the rest. The thief alarmed, cut a finger's breadth off F