privilege of being admitted into such splendid society on equal terms, and who had, moreover, made out the list of diners, written the invitations, and maybe provided some of the clean linen. We tell the story as it was told us by two of the invited early friends, who added, that until the night of the dinner they had never seen Mr —— off the stage.
Taking a long stride from London to a Chinese seaport, we come upon this choice sample of Flowery Land English:—
祥泰隆記
Chong thie Loong kee.
Most humbly beg leave to acqu : aint the Gentlemen trading to