_May 20, 1802._ _The Sailor's Journal._--Two members of the fleet, in the famous days of prize-money, are seated at table with a punch-bowl between them. One of them is smoking old Virginia, while his friend is favouring him with certain extracts from his diary, of which the following must serve as a sample: 'Entered the port of London. Steered to Nan's lodgings and unshipped my cargo; Nan admired the shiners--so did the landlord--gave 'em a handful a-piece--emptied a bottle of the right sort with the landlord to the health of his honour Lord Nelson--All three set sail for the play--got a berth in a cabin on the larboard side--wanted to smoke a pipe, but the boatswain wouldn't let me--remember to rig out Nan like the fine folks in the cabins right a-head. Saw Tom Junk aloft in the corner of the upper deck--hailed him--the signal returned. Some of the land-lubbers in the cockpit began to laugh--tipped 'em a little foremast lingo till they sheered off--emptied the grog bottle--fell fast asleep--dreamt of the battle off Camperdown--my landlord told me the play was over--glad of it--crowded sail for a hackney coach--got on board--squally weather--rather inclined to be sea-sick--gave the pilot a two-pound note, and told him not to mind the change. In the morning looked over my rhino--a great deal of it, to be sure--but I hope, with the help of a few friends, to spend every shilling in a little time, to the honour and glory of old England.' _May 28, 1802._ _Special Pleaders in the Court of Requests, a Litigation between Snip, a tailor, and Galen Glauber, a quack._ Published by T. Williamson, 20 Strand.--A justice, with his legal library at hand (_Game Laws_, _Penal Laws_, _Vagrant Act_, _Blackstone_, &c.) for ready reference, is sitting to investigate a delicate case. A working tailor, who is snapping his shears at his adversary, in the excitement of the cause, and dressed as he has left his shop-board, is the plaintiff; the defendant has brought a pair of nether garments into court as evidence; he is resolutely endeavouring to support his case, while the small clothes in question are held out at the end of his cane for the investigation of the obviously reluctant judge, who does not appear to relish the too familiar vicinity of such unusual testimony.