e suspicion, broke away by the mail. I know your affection
for a good joke, so induced Bob to book it, and let me have the sketch,
which I here enclose.

10 Riddance of cares, and, ultimately, of sixpences.

11 The depot of invalids; Dr. Wall being a celebrated
surgeon, whose skill is proverbial in the cure of the
Headington or Bagley fever. For a view of poor Tom during
his suffering--_(see plate by Bob Transit.)_

12 The House of Convocation in Oxford, when the twenty-five
heads of Colleges and the masters meet to transact and
investigate university affairs.

13 The symbol of long expectation in studying for a degree.

14 Terrors of anticipation. The remaining phrases have all
been explained in an earlier part of the Work.

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Mad as the D'Almaine's must think me for obeying such a summons, I have
just bade them adieu, and am off to-morrow, by the earliest coach,
for London. The only place I have omitted to notice, in my sketches
of Brighton, is the Club House on the Steyne Parade, where a few _old
rooks_ congregate, to keep a sharp look-out for an unsuspecting _green
one_, or a wealthy _pigeon_, who, if once _netted_, seldom succeeds in
quitting the trap without being plucked of a few of his feathers. The
greatest improvement to a place barren of foliage and the agreeable
retirement of overshadowed walks, is the Royal Gardens, on the level at
the extremity of the town, in a line with the Steyne enclosures as
you enter from the London road. The taste, variety, and accommodation
displayed in this elegant place of amusement, renders it certainly the
most attractive of public gardens, while the arrangements are calculated
to gratify all ~326~~classes of society without the danger of too
crowded an assemblage. Let us see you when term ends; and in the interim
expect a long account of sprees and sports in the village.

Horatio Heartly.

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METROPOLITAN SKETCHES.

_Heartly, Echo, and Transit start for a Spree--Scenes by
Daylight, Starlight, and Gaslight--Black Mon-day at
Tattersall's--The first Meeting after the Great St. Leger--
Heroes of the Turf paying and receiving--Dinner at
Fishmongers' Hall--Com-mittee of Greeks--The Affair of the
Cogged Dice--A regular Break-down--Rules for the New Club--
The Daffy Club, or a musical Muster of the Fancy: striking