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The nonsensical practice, which is every

 day becoming more and more prevalent, of

 noting and publishing to the world, the most

 trifiing and unmeaning anecdotes of conspicu-

 ous men, descending sometimes to the most

 contemptible and disgusting mlnutia, is se- verely and justly ridiculed in the subjoined extract. We copy it from a letter to the Editor to the New York Mirror, from his correspondent in London:--Lynch. Fir.

 "This species of folly (says he,) was we'll ridiculed by the John Bull newspaper few years ago, in story told about his royal high ness, the Duke of Gloucester, or, as. it used to call him for shortness, silly Billy have forgotten the language, but the substance is as follows:-As his royal highness was walking in the park the other morning, with his hands behind his back, and his mouth open, as is his highness' custom, there happened to come a shower of rain, upon which his highness, with his usual promptness, turned round to his secretary Taylor, who was in attendance, and said, Taylor, the rain comes into my mouth what shall do?' To this condescending in- terrogaticn, Taylor replied, s'Had not your highness better shut it?" Upon which, his highness, with that energy and decision which characterize his minutest actions, immediate ly shut his mouth, and no more rain found ad- mittance during the remainder of the walk. :"

 4 Lawyer's Story.-Tom strikes Dick over the shoulders with rattan as big asy your little finger. A lawyer would tell you the story some thing in this way:

 s'And that, whereas the said Thomas, at the said Providence, in the year and day afore- said, in and upon the body of the said Rich ard, in the peace of God and the State, then and there being, did make most violent as- sault, and inflicted a great many and divers blows, kicks, cuffs, thumps, bumps, contu- sions, gashes, wounds. hurts. damages, and injuries, in and upon the head, neck, breast, stomach, lips. knees, shins. and heels of the said Richard, with divers sticks, slaves, canes, poles, clubs, logs of wood, stones, guns, dirks, swords, daggers, pistols; cutlasses, bludgeons, blunderbusses, and boarding g-pikes, then and there held in the hands, fists, claws, and clutches of him, the said Thomas"