Take as much room on the pavement as you possibly can: if you are with four or five friends, walk all arm-in-arm together. Don't make way for a lady; the road is plenty wide enough for her. Joke smartly with the cabmen, and hail every omnibus which is passing, and then walk a different way. Ask each policeman "How's G 149?" and enter into playful conversation with every beggar who asks you for a penny. Enter newspaper shops to inquire the price of the "Penny Magazine," and stop outside cookshops to imitate the action of the carver. Shriek out "Lur-li-e-ty" as often as you please, and compliment cooks and housemaids standing at area-gates. Stop private carriages to inquire if they are "hired," and tap stout gentlemen on the off shoulder to enjoy their surprise when they turn round and see no one there. Buy baked potatoes in the street to keep your hands warm, and play at catch-ball with them as you go along. Pelt dogs with stones, or anything else you can get; and cry "Balloon" when there is none. Converse freely with old clothesmen, and laugh openly at persons in distress. Stare young ladies out of countenance, and quiz aged people on their very juvenile looks. Ring bells vigorously as you go home of an evening, and rattle your stick violently against the area-railings, taking good care to remove all pewter pots that may be hanging on them. HISTORICAL QUESTIONS: À LA MANGNALL. When was ginger-beer first invented? In whose reign did the British highlow first come into use? Who built the Elephant and Castle? Who was the originator of the arrangement which placed "a sandwich and a glass of ale for fourpence" within the reach of the whole population of London? When was the House of Hanover first brought over to England, and what is its present address? When was the fantail first worn, and by whom? What were policemen invented for? In whose reign was the unicorn attached to the British arms? When was the Battle of the Constitution fought in the Registration Courts? Upon what occasion did policemen first wear Berlin gloves? Who was the last of the outlaws, and state a few of the actions in which he distinguished himself? CHINESE PROVERBS, DRAWN FROM BO-HE AND SUE-CHONG. Never do anything hastily: remember it is the last cup of tea which is the strongest. Be not too prodigal: the kettle when too full puts out the fire. A little scandal is to tea what an olive is to wine. Butter not your bread on both sides, lest in your old age you be left without bread to butter. It is a wise washerwoman who knows her own twankay. Measure your green according to your black. Happy is he who can take the rough with the smooth—the strong hyson with the fine pearl gunpowder. Delays are dangerous: remember the hottest toast will get cold by standing. REASONS FOR CLOSING ATTORNEYS' OFFICES AT SIX.