"One day last week a Sub distributor of Stamps, who resides a few miles from London, and who is also a Glover, was convicted in the penalty of Eighty Pounds, before the Sitting Magistrates at the Public Office, in St. Martin's Lane, for selling Four Pair of Gloves without Stamps." Probably under 25 Geo. 3, cap. 55. (1785.)--(_Morning Post, Oct. 20, 1788._) The following singular inscription is literally taken from a sign in the vicinity of Reading:-- "Beards taken off and registered. "_By Isaac Fac-totum._ "Barber, Peri-wig maker, Surgeon, Parish Clerk, Scool master, and Man midwife. "Shaves for a penne, cuts hare for toopense and oyld and powdird into the bargain--Young Ladys genteely edicated, Lamps lited by the hear or quarter. Young Gentlemen also taut their Grammer Langwage in the neetest maner and great cear takin of their Morels and Spelin--Also Saline singing and horse Shewin by the real maker! Likewise makes and mends all sorts of Butes and Shoes, Teches the Ho-boy and Jews-harp, Cuts corns bledes and blisters on the lowes Terms; Glisters and purgis at a penne apiece. Cow-tillions and other dances taut at home and abrode. Also deals holesale and retale pirfummery in all its branchis. Sells all sorts of Stationary wair twogether with blackin balls red herrins gingerbred Coles scrubbin brushes traycle mouce traps and other swetemetes. "Likewise Godfathers Cordiel red rutes Tatoes Sassages and all other gardin stuff. N.B.--I teches joggrafy and those outlandish kind of things--A Bawl on Wensdays and Fridays all pirfomed god willin by me Isaac Factotum."--(_Morning Post, Nov. 19, 1788._) * * * * * "An Impromptu on Mr. Domford's Piety. "So pious was Josiah's care He sacred would keep one day, And in the gutter threw his beer For Working on a Sunday." --(_Morning Post, Jan. 6, 1789._) Who can say after reading the following that our grandfathers were not a match for the Americans, at telling a "tall" story:-- "Natural History. "A very curious incident happened near Edmonton last week, to account for which we are unable, and leave the explanation to botanical and Chirurgical professors. "A farmer requested some lettuces from a gentleman in the neighbourhood, who permitted the farmer's maid to gather what she wanted; she gathered likewise some Cucumbers, and near them were glasses covering sensitive and humble plants, which the wench gathered as small sallad.