P. S. I should not have cut so suddenly, but joined Bob Transit and Eglantine in giving two of the old big wigs a flying leap t'other evening, as they left Christ Church Hall, in return for rusticating me:--to escape suspicion, broke away by the mail. I know your affection for a good joke, so induced Bob to book it, and let me have the sketch, which I here enclose. 10 Riddance of cares, and, ultimately, of sixpences. 11 The depot of invalids; Dr. Wall being a celebrated surgeon, whose skill is proverbial in the cure of the Headington or Bagley fever. For a view of poor Tom during his suffering--_(see plate by Bob Transit.)_ 12 The House of Convocation in Oxford, when the twenty-five heads of Colleges and the masters meet to transact and investigate university affairs. 13 The symbol of long expectation in studying for a degree. 14 Terrors of anticipation. The remaining phrases have all been explained in an earlier part of the Work. ~325~~ [Illustration: page325] Mad as the D'Almaine's must think me for obeying such a summons, I have just bade them adieu, and am off to-morrow, by the earliest coach, for London. The only place I have omitted to notice, in my sketches of Brighton, is the Club House on the Steyne Parade, where a few _old rooks_ congregate, to keep a sharp look-out for an unsuspecting _green one_, or a wealthy _pigeon_, who, if once _netted_, seldom succeeds in quitting the trap without being plucked of a few of his feathers. The greatest improvement to a place barren of foliage and the agreeable retirement of overshadowed walks, is the Royal Gardens, on the level at the extremity of the town, in a line with the Steyne enclosures as you enter from the London road. The taste, variety, and accommodation displayed in this elegant place of amusement, renders it certainly the most attractive of public gardens, while the arrangements are calculated to gratify all ~326~~classes of society without the danger of too crowded an assemblage. Let us see you when term ends; and in the interim expect a long account of sprees and sports in the village. Horatio Heartly. [Illustration: page326] METROPOLITAN SKETCHES. _Heartly, Echo, and Transit start for a Spree--Scenes by Daylight, Starlight, and Gaslight--Black Mon-day at Tattersall's--The first Meeting after the Great St. Leger-- Heroes of the Turf paying and receiving--Dinner at Fishmongers' Hall--Com-mittee of Greeks--The Affair of the Cogged Dice--A regular Break-down--Rules for the New Club-- The Daffy Club, or a musical Muster of the Fancy: striking Portraits--Counting the Stars--Covent Garden, what it was, and what it is--The Finish--Anecdotes of Characters--The Hall of Infamy, alias the Covent Garden Hell._