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few evenings ago, man, dressed and pain
ted like Mr.. Sinclair, of Cov~nt Garden Thea
tire. in the character Of the Dark Warrior, in the
new opera Of Natire LuRd, went into tavern IN
the neighbourhood of the theatre, and in hurry
called for supper and wine, stating that he was
obliged to return and finish his part in short
time. lie supped and drank the wine with great
speed, and in such quantities as induced the wal
ter to think that he would not sing the remain
ing songs of the opera in the accustomed style.
" My time is come, said he, suddenly rising,
left all my money in my clothes in my dressing
room, but the waiter can come over by and bye,
and will discharge the bill" The waiter sad
he'd much prefer taking the READY at once and
intimated his wish without ceremony. 1t hsp-
pened that Mr.. Sinclair's servent was in the tap
room at the ii ne and hearing some conversation
upon the subject between the landlord and the
waiter, entered the room to relieve the extraor-
dnary distress of his master. but he started back
upon seeing tall lrishman in the Moorish dress,
and his face blackened with SCOT. The imPos
ture was exposed as soon as detected, but the
Irshman let hy a voey of oaths at the waiter
and threatened to pay the bill with his fist. The


landlord at length nteriered, and said he should
shorten the business by sending for constable
The Irishman swore that he had no money: upon
which his host s2id, swell then; leave one OF
your gold seals with me until you can get the
smount." The proposal was, with much re'uc-
tance agreed Co. and the waiter thus relieved from
all responsibility. The irishman, to the surprise
OF lie landlord, never returned for his seal, and
the landlord told the waiter to take it to the pawn
brokers, and get upon it as much money as would
pay for the supper and wine, but no more. The
waiter DELAYED a long time and his master, upon
looking after him found him in the custody of an
officer, for attempting to impose on the pawnbro-
ker by offering an Egypan.or seal, instead OF
gold seal, as pledge -[English Paper