Fashion is the gulf in whose vortex so many fine natures are wrecked in England; what a pity it is that they cannot be rescued from its dangers! Mr.Cutlar Fergusson is a clever and amiable man, mild, well-informed, and agreeable.
The Baron and Baroness de Ruysch spent yesterday with us.

They are an estimable couple, and very pleasant withal.

His philosophy, which has nothing of the ascetic in it, harmonises very well with her vivacity, and her sprightliness never degenerates into levity.

It is the gaiety of a mind at ease, pleased with others, and content with self.

How unlike the exuberant spirits of -- --, which always depress mine more than a day's _tete-a-tete_ with the moodiest hypochondriac could do! Nothing can be more dreary and cheerless than the weather; and a second winter's residence at Paris has convinced me that London is infinitely preferable at this season, except to those who consider gaiety an equivalent for comfort.