["What need have we of riches? (saith a Chinese moralist.) Produce me the man, who, content with a straw cottage, and a little enclosure of canes, employs himself in reading the writings of our wise men, or in discoursing on virtue; who desires no other recreation than to refresh himself with the cool air by moonshine, and whose whole solicitude is to preserve in his heart the love of innocence and of his neighbour." P. Du Halde, 2. 103.] Similar to this proverb are the Latin, "Quod satis est cui continget nihil amplius optet." The French, "Qui a assez, n'a plus rien à desirer." And the English "Enough is as good as a feast." "Let us love others, as we love ourselves."--_Confucius_. G.L.S. * * * * * ANCIENT TOM AND JERRY. The Emperor Nero would frequently ramble in the streets of Rome, diguised by night, with a band of disorderly companions, abusing all that fell in their way. In the beginning of Nero's reign, Otho, who was then distinguished as a young man of graceful person but licentious manners, was one of Nero's favourites and accompanied him from his palace, to visit the meanest taverns and scenes of debauchery which Rome contained. Suetonius tells us--"The Emperor Otho, would stroll out in dark nights, and where he met a helpless, or drunken man, he gave him the discipline of the _Blanket_, which was a kind of punishment called _sagatio_; alias '_Tossing in a Blanket_:" "All, oh! he cried--what street, what lane, but knows Our purgings, pumpings, _blanketings_, and blows?" POPE. In truth, Nero and Otho were the Tom and Jerry (or something worse) of ancient days, and if now in existence they would be _tossed_ into a jail or tread-mill, or else find _special good bail_.[26] P.T.W. [26] Sir Richard Birnie would never suffer _imperial larking_ to go unpunished. * * * * * An Irish footman, who got a situation at the west end of London, on entering a room where there was a vase with golden fish, exclaimed, "Well, by J----, this is the first time I ever saw red herrings alive." * * * * * ANAGRAMS. Fits creep on Perfections. All my ten i sent Sentimentally. Timon is least Testimonials. A mild bear Admirable. Our big hens Neighbours. Peters cable Respectable. Grin o ant Ignorant. I cant tell soon Constellation. Saint lucy heals it Enthusiastically. A minor in soup Parsimonious. On a trial Variegated. Tame nests Statesman. W.G.C. * * * * * THE KING AT FOURTEEN. With the present Number, price Twopence, A SUPPLEMENT, With a STEEL-PLATE PORTRAIT of His Present Majesty, WILLIAM IV. AT FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE. From a Picture by B. West, P.R.A. Anecdotic Memoir; and Title-Page, Preface, and Index; completing VOL. XVIII.