But, above all, ADMIRAL RODNEY seems to have obtained a larger share of popularity than even NELSON himself. In Boston there is the RODNEY AND HOOD; and in Creggin, Montgomeryshire, the RODNEY PILLAR Inn, with the following Anacreontic effusion on a double-sided signboard:-- “Under these trees, in sunny weather, Just try a cup of ale, however; And if in tempest or in storm, A couple then to make you warm; But when the day is very cold, Then taste a mug a twelvemonth old.” On the reverse:-- “Rest and regal yourself, ’tis pleasant; Enough is all the present need, That’s the due of the hardy peasant Who toils all sorts of men to feed. Then muzzle not the ox when he treads out the corn, Nor grudge honest labour its pipe and its horn.” The last addition to this portrait gallery, before SIR CHARLES NAPIER, was the head of the gallant besieger of Algiers, LORD EXMOUTH. In 1825, there was one at Barnstaple, in Devon, with the following address to the wayfarer:-- “All you that pace round field or moor, Pray do not pass John Armstrong’s door; There’s what will cheer man in his course, And entertainment for his horse.” Finally, there is still one sign left in honour of that deserving but unfortunate commander, CAPTAIN COOK, murdered by the natives of Owhyhee in 1779. His name is preserved as the sign of an alehouse in Mariner Street, London. Though the fame of generals seems to be more short-lived than that of admirals, yet a few ancient heroes still remain. Amongst these, GENERAL ELLIOTT, or LORD HEATHFIELD, the defender of Gibraltar, seems to be one of the greatest favourites; perhaps his popularity in London was not a little increased by the present which he made to Astley, of his charger named Gibraltar; who, performing every evening in the ring, and shining forth in the circus bills, would certainly act as an excellent puff for the general’s glory. This hero’s popularity is only surpassed by that of the MARQUIS OF GRANBY. Though nearly a century has elapsed since the death of the latter, (Oct. 19, 1770,) his portrait is still one of the most common signs. In London alone, he presides over eighteen public-houses, besides numerous beerhouses. The first one is said to have been hung out at Hounslow, by one Sumpter, a discharged trooper of the regiment of Horse Guards, which the Marquis of Granby had commanded as colonel.