JULY 5th.—The old and young elephants, from the Zoological Gardens, were brought up at Marylebone office. It appears that during the night they had made their way to the Paddington Canal _Bank_, had broken open the _Locks_, and abstracted all the water, with which they got beastly "drunk on the premises." Their return home in that state caused suspicion to fall on them, and their apartments being searched, the stolen property was found concealed in their _trunks_, together with pawnbrokers' duplicates for the contents of the Grand Junction reservoir, and the City basin, both of which had suddenly disappeared in a very mysterious manner, and having been at low water of late, and much run upon, owing to the dry weather, were supposed to have run away. The culprits showed their teeth at the charge, as hard as ivory, and speechified at length, but a clear case being established, they offered their _pledges_ for better behaviour; however, the worthy magistrate stopped their _spouting_, and sent them to the treadmill. The office was crowded by members of the Temperance Society, several of whom offered to become bail for them. 21st.—At the last Drawing Room, Captain Bodkin had the honour of presenting Cleopatra's needle to the Queen. Her Majesty was pleased to send to _Cable Street_ for a hundred yards of _Wopping_ Thread, and in the evening one of the maids of honour used it, by Her Majesty's desire, to work a button-hole of a new shirt for Mister O'Killus in the park. AUGUST 4th.—On Sunday, the 2nd, Lord H. visited the Bear-pit in the Zoological Gardens, and leaning too far over the wall, fell among the interesting animals, who were so alarmed at the sight that they were seized with convulsions, and have been in a nervous state ever since. 17th.—An old woman was charged with selling apples on a Sunday morning. She was too poor to keep a _shop_, so was committed to the _Counter_. It appeared that her basket obstructed the people in their way to the Gravesend Sunday boats. 26th.—A steam-boat party going down the river for a Marine _Gala_, were caught in a _gale_. The Catastrophe happened off the Isle of _Dogs_, and the hurricane _setting_ in during a Quadrille, they tried in vain to stand _firm_, for _partners_ were driven "right and left;" the "Ladies' chain" was broken off in the middle, and "The Lancers" totally put to the rout. The chimney _fell_ in the midst of a _cadence_, and the mast was _shivered_ during a _shake_, but the musicians were all ruined, for their instruments were blown _beyond Fidlers' reach_. SEPT. 1st.—The Duke of Nemours, with his suite, rode through Coventry Street, when the figure of Fieschi became visibly agitated, and attempted to discharge the Infernal Machine at him. Nothing but its being a sham, and not loaded, saved the Duke from the fate intended for his father.