February 7--That broot Screw, the Butler, wanted to kis her, but my dear Mary Hann boxt his hold hears, & served him right.

I DATEST Screw,"-- and so forth.

Then the diary relates to Stock Exchange operations, until we come to the time when, having achieved his successes, Mr.James quitted Berkeley Square and his livery, and began his life as a speculator and a gentleman upon town.

It is from the latter part of his diary that we make the following EXTRAX:-- "Wen I anounced in the Servnts All my axeshn of forting, and that by the exasize of my own talince and ingianiuty I had reerlized a summ of 20,000 lb.

(it was only 5, but what's the use of a mann depreshiating the qualaty of his own mackyrel ?)--wen I enounced my abrup intention to cut--you should have sean the sensation among hall the people! Cook wanted to know whether I woodn like a sweatbred, or the slise of the breast of a Cold Tucky.