On Whit-Monday, 1840, Messrs. Nelson and Lee sent down a theatrical caravan to Wandsworth Fair, and were moderately remunerated. But the “Grand Victoria Booth” was the rallying point of attraction. Its refectory was worthy of the ubiquitous Mr. Epps--of ham, beef, tongue, polony, portable soup, and sheep's trotter memory! Cold beef and ham, hot ribs of lamb, mock-turtle soup that's portable, Did blow, with stout, their jackets out, and made the folks comfortable! fast going the way of all fairs. Bow, Edmonton, * Highgate, ** Brook Green (Hammersmith,) and * In the year 1820, the keeper of a menagerie at Edmonton Fair walked into the den of a lioness, and nursed her cubs. He then paid his respects to the husband and father, a magnificent Barbary Lion. After the usual complimentary greetings between them, the man somewhat roughly thrust open the monster's jaws, and put his head into its mouth, giving at the same time a shout that made it tremble. This he did with impunity. But in less than two months afterwards, when repeating the same exhibition at a fair in the provinces, he eried, like the starling, “I can't get out!--I can't get out!” demanding at the same time if the lion wagged its tail? The lion, thinking the joke had been played quite often enough, did wag its tail, and roared “Heads!” The keeper fell a victim to his temerity. ** “July 2,1744.--This is to give notice that Highgate Fair will be kept on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next, in a pleasant shady walk in the middle of the town. “On Wednesday a pig will be turned loose, and he that takes it up by the tail and throws it over his head, shall have it. To pay two-pence entrance, and no less than twelve to enter. “On Thursday a match will be run by two men, a hundred yards in two sacks, for a large sum. And, to encourage the sport, the landlord of the Mitre will give a pair of gloves, to be run for by six men, the winner to have them. “And on Friday a hat, value ten shillings, will be run for by men twelve times round the Green; to pay one shilling entrance: no less than four to start; as many as will may enter, and the second man to have all the money above four.” West-end (Hampstead * ), Fairs, with their swings, roundabouts, spiced gingerbread, penny-trumpets, and halfpenny rattles are passed away. The showmen and Merry Andrews of Moorfields ** are * “The Hampstead Fair Ramble; or, The World going quite Mad. To the tune of 'Brother Soldier dost hear of the News,' London: Printed for J. Bland, near Holbourn, 1708.” A curious broadside.