We expect the Duke of Clarence to review the Blockhead service on this coast, which will make us uncommon gay. He will visit the _Ramlees_, which Captain Piggut commands, at Deal, and the _Epergne_, Captain Maingay's ship, at New Haven. I should like to go to Brighton, but Fulmer is afraid of movin his better half while she is so illdisposed, and expectin every minute; however, when that is over we shall, I dare say, go to London, and hope to see you in our new house. If you come here we shall delight in seeing you; but I believe you like London, and never leaves the bills of morality, if you can help it. Adoo, dear B. They all sends their loves. Yours, LAVINIA D. RAMSBOTTOM. P.S.--You write sometimes about the Niggers, and abuse them--depend upon it they are uncommon mischievous even here; for my couzen told me that the Blacks had got all his beans--I only gives this as an int. XIX. NEWS FROM HASTINGS. TO JOHN BULL. Hastings, Aug. 4, 1828. DEAR B.,--It is all over--Lavy is as well as can be expected--she was put to bed with a gull, which sadly disappointed Fulmer, who was very desirous of having a sun and air. We have had another burth in our family, of which I says nothing--the dennymang of that fox paw[16] has been uncommon unpleasant; however, when such things happen to females, they must grin and bear them, as the saying goes. We have found out who our old bow is: he is the Count Narly, a French mounsheer of high rank, and acquainted with Prince Pickle and Mustard, the gentleman who was at the haughtycultural breakfast with Mrs. Wise, the day she was so silly as to try to drown herself in a bason--if it had not been that one of the Human Society had picked her up, she must have been a lost cretur--Fulmer calls her a diving bell, but I'm sure I don't know why. Count Narly is very conversible, only he talks all in French--Fulmer says that he is too much of a hegoatist, and that all his nannygoats are about himself. He is acquainted with Mr. Brunel, who has put his toenail under the river Thames, who has asked him to visit him in London. I was very glad to see some partitions in Parlyment against sutties--the sooner they does away with the poor little climbing boys the better--no wonder they burn themselves sometimes--and I see it is just the same in Hingy, although one wouldn't think they wanted fires there.