Again my best wishes and respects to Mrs. B., with whom, I fear, I have fallen out of favor. Compliments to Mr. and Mrs. Wickham. {571} 18me May 1804. _Messieurs_,—Vous étes priés d'assister au convoi et enterrement de la trés haute et trés illustre et trés puissante Citoyenne République Française; une, indivisible et iméprissable, décédée le 28me Floreal (18 May) en son Palais Conservateur—et á son service, qui se sera le 14me Juillet prochain. REQUIESCAT IN PACEM! “Citoyens! freres et amis Partisans de la République, Grands raisonneurs en politique, Venez d'assister, en famille, Au grand convoi de votre fille, Morte en couche d'un Empereur. L' indivisible Citoyenne N' a pû supporter, sans mourir, L' Opération Cœsarienne; Mais vous ne perdrez presque rien, Vous tous qui cet accident touche; Car si la mere est morte en couche, Le Fils au moins se porte bien.” N. B. “Le Fils” ne se porte pas bien aujourdhui. 18me juin, 1815. J. R. of R. A POLITE STRUGGLE. Terence Brannagan and Davy Dougherty were sworn brothers, and reckoned very much of the gentlemen, and happening to run against each other in turning a corner, stopped to make apologies. “It was all my fault Davy my jewel,” says Terence. “By St. Dan O'Connell, but it was all mine,” says Davy. “By the honor of a gentleman, it was mine,” says Terence. “By the Holy Poker, I say it was mine,” says Davy. “Do you doubt the honor of a gentleman? I thought you had more politeness. Better manners to you say I,” says Terence. “Do you reflect on my manners you spalpeen? If you wont take a genteel apology, take that,” says Davy, hitting Terence a click aside of his pate, which Terence returned with interest, and so they had a bloody battle all about politeness. A PROFESSION FOR LADIES. BY MRS. SARAH J. HALE. Many good men, who really feel solicitous for the improvement and elevation of the female sex, doubt the expediency of bestowing on young ladies a regular scientific education. They doubt this, because there is no profession in which the talents of women may be employed without injury to the female character—to that retiring modesty which should ever “Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.”