steal round, untie the strings, and, having opened the mouth of the bag, would draw forth in succession every article of dress, first smell to it, then turn it over and over, and lastly, fling it away on the wet deck. It was amusing enough to observe that, all the while he was committing any piece of mischief, he appeared not only to be under the fullest consciousness of guilt, but living under the perfect certainty that he was earning a good sound drubbing for his pains. Still, the pleasure of doing wrong was so strong and habitual within him, that he seemed utterly incapable of resisting the temptation whenever it fell in his way. When occupied in these misdeeds, he continued alternately chattering with terror, and screaming with delight at his own ingenuity, till the enraged owner of the property burst in upon him, hardly more angry with Jacko than with his malicious messmates, who, instead of preventing, rather encouraged the pillage.

"All this was innocent, however, compared to the tricks which the blue jackets taught him to play upon the jolly marines. How they set about this laudable piece of instruction I know not: but the antipathy which they established in Jacko's breast against the red coats was something far beyond ordinary, prejudice, and in its consequences norterk more of the interminable war between dog.

"The monkey, who entered with all the zeal of a hot partisan into the designs of the blues, showed no mercy to the red faction, against whom he had not, in fact, the slightest shadow of a real quarrel. As that trifling circumstance, however, seemed, as in graver cases of quarrel, only to aggravate the hostility, every new day brought a new mode of attack upon the unhappy soldiers, who were never safe. At first he merely chattered, or grinned contemptuously at them; or, at worst snapped at his heels, soiled their fine pipeclayed trousers, or pulled the cartridges out of their cartouch-boxes, and scattered the powder over the decks, feats for which his rump was sure to smart under the ratan of the indignant sergeant, to whom the 'party' made their complaint. Upon these occasions the sailors laughed so heartily at their friend Jacko, as he placed his hands behind him, and, in an agony of rage and pain, rubbed the seat of honour, smarting under the sergeant's chastisement, that, if he could only have reasoned the matter like a statesman, he would soon have distrusted his advantage in this offensive, but not defensive, alliance with the Johnnies against the Jollies. Sometimes, indeed, he appeared to be quite sensible of his absurd position, caned by his enemy and ridiculed by his friends, in whose cause he was suffering. On these occasions he often made a run, open-mouthed, at the sailors; in return for which mutinous proceeding he was sure to get a smart rap over the nose from his own party, which more than counterpoised

the anguish at the other extremity of his person, giving ludicrous occupation to both his hands, and redoubling the shouts of laughter at his expense. In short, poor St. Jago literally got what is currently called monkey's allowance, viz. ' more kicks than halfpence.'

"In process of time, as Mr. Monkey, by dint of that bitter monitor, experience, gained bigher knowledge in the art of marine warfare and ship diplomacy, he became much more formidable in his attacks on the corps,' and generally contrived to keep himself well beyond the reach of the sergeant's merciless ratan. One of the favorite pranks of the sailors was to place him near the break of the forecastle, with a handspike, taken from the bow-chaser gun, in his paws. It was quite as much as he could carry, and far more than he could use as a missile against the royals; but he was soon instructed in a method of employing it, which always grievously annoyed the enemy. Theoretically speaking, I presume poor Jacko knew no more of the laws of gravitation, when applying it to the annoyance of the marines, than his friends the seamen did of centrifugal action, when swinging round the hand-lead to gain soundings by pitching it far forward into the water; but without such scientific knowledge, both the monkey and his wicked associates knew very well that if a handspike were held across the top of the forecastle ladder, and let go when a person was about half way down it, the heels of the said individual would be sure to bring up or stop the bar. The unhappy marine, therefore, who happened to be descending the steps when Jacko let his handspike fall, generally got the skin taken off his heels, or his instep, according as his rear or his front was turned towards the foe. The instant Jacko let go his hold and the law of gravitation began to act, so that the handspike was heard to rattle down the ladder, off he jumped to the bow of the barge, overlooking the spot, and there sat, with his neck stretched out, his eyes starting from his head, and his lips drawn back, till his teeth, displayed from ear to ear, rapped against one another like a pair of castanets in a bolero, under the influence of the most ecstatic alarm, curiously mixed up with the joy of complete success. The poor wounded Gulpin, in the meantime, rubbed his ankles, as he fired off a volley of imprecations, the only effect of which was to increase the number of his audience, grinning and laughing in chorus with the terrified mischiefmonger."

HAPPY JERRY!

Late of the Surrey Zoological Gardens.

The individual with this felicitous soubriquet, was a specimen of the great Mandrill Baboon, in its adult state, the Papio Maimon of Geoffrey, and the Cynocephalus Maimen

of Desmarest. It is a native of the Gold Coast and Guinea, in Africa, where whole droves of them often plunder the orchards and vineyards. Their colours are grayishbrown, inclining to olive above; the cheeks are blue and furrowed, and the chin has a sharp pointed orange beard; the nose grows red, especially towards the end, where it becomes of a bright scarlet. Such are, however, only the colours of the adult animal the young differs materially, on which account it has been considered by naturalists as a distinct species.

Jerry is now a member of death's "antic court" (observes the editor of the Mirror), but his necrology may be interesting to the reader. Mr. Cross describes him as "from on board a slave vessel that had been captured off the Gold Coast in the year 1815," when he was supposed to be three years old. He was landed at Bristol, and was there purchased by the proprietor of a travelling menagerie, who kept him for some years, and taught him the various accomplishments he after excelled in, as sitting in a chair, smoking, drinking grog, &c.; probably he required but little tuition in the latter; since we find a fondness for fermented liquors numbered among his habits by the biographers of his species. In 1828 Jerry was purchased by Mr. Cross, and exhibited at the King's Mews, when he appeared in full vigour, and attracted a large number of daily visitors. He was fed daily from the table of his owner, and almost made a parlor guest; taking tea, toast, bread and butter, soup, boiled and roast meats, vegetables, pastry, &c., with as much goût as any member of a club in his vicinity. In 1829 his eccentricities reached the royal ear at Windsor, and George the Fourth (whose partiality to exotics, animate or inanimate, was well known) sent an press command" that Jerry should attend at the Castle. The invitations of royalty are always undeclinable, and Jerry obeyed accordingly. The King was much amused with his visiter, and, says our informant, Majesty was delighted at seeing him eat the state dinner, consisting of venison, &c., which had been prepared for him." Thus, Jerry was not in the parlous state described by Touchstone: he was not damned like the poor shepherd: he had been to court. He had He also learnt good and gallant manners. recognised many of his frequent visiters, and if any female among them was laid hold of, in his presence, he would bristle with rage, strike the bars of his cage with tremendous force, and violently gnash his teeth at the ungallant offender.

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This reminds us of the attachment of the late Duke of Norfolk to his dogs. They were admitted to the apartment in which his Grace dined; and he often selected the fine cuts from joints at table, and threw the pieces to the curs upon the polished oak floors of Arundel Castle.

In the autumn of 1831 Jerry's health began to decline, and he was accordingly removed from Charing Cross to the suburban salubrity of the Surrey Zoological Gardens. All was of no avail; though, as a biographer would say of a nobler animal, every remedy was tried to restore him to health. Life's fitful fever was well nigh over with him, and in the month of December last-he died. His body was opened and examined, when it appeared that his death was through old age; and, although he had been a free liver, and, as Mr. Cross facetiously observes, "was not a member of a Temperance Society," his internal organization did not seem to have suffered in the way usually consequent upon hard drinking. Perhaps a few ascetic advocates of cant and care-wearing abstinence will think that we ought to conceal this exceptionable fact, lest Jerry's example should be more frequently followed. Justice demands otherwise; and as the biogrophers of old tell us that Alexander the Great died of hard drinking, so ought we to record that Happy Jerry's life was not shortened by the imperial propensity: in this case,the monkey has beat thy man; proverbially, the man beats the monkey. Jerry had, however, his share of ailment-he had been a martyr to that love-pain, the toothache; several of his large molar teeth being entirely decayed. This circumstance accounted for the gloomy appearance he would sometimes put on, and his covering his head with his hands and laying it in his chair. Poor fellow! we could have sympathized with him from our very hearts-we mean teeth. Jerry's remains have been carefully embalmed (we hope in his favourite spirit), and are now at the Surrey Gardens; where the arrival of a living congener is daily expected. Meanwhile, will nobody write the hic jacet of the deceased?* or no publisher

The Editor of the "BOOK OF SPORTS" has most humbly endeavoured to scribble out an EPITAPH; or, in other words, "a sort of remembrance" respecting the character of the late HAPPY JERRY for the amusement of his readers; how far he has succeeded in his attempts to describe the qualities of Jerry, he must leave to the candid opinion of the public. However, Mr. Cross may adopt it if he thinks proper, should he have some little niche left in the Surrey Zoological Gardens unoccupied, where he can make it public; if not, it will maintain its situation in the pages of the "Book of Sports!"

HERE LIES

The remains of HAPPY JERRY!!! Who never uttered one complaint during his life! A most ECCENTRIC CREATURE; and one of those

EXTRAORDINARY BEINGS

Rarely to be met with in this most enlightened age in which the LIBERTY OF THE PRESS might have afforded such great facilities

To an observer of human nature;
but, nevertheless,

He heard, SAW, and said NOTHING!
A good example to all Tatlers!

HAPPY JERRY

Was an object of attraction to thousands of persons, although he was considered

A VERY FREE LIVER!

engage for his reminiscences ?+ Mr. Cross would probably supply the skeleton-of the memoir-not of his poor dead Jerry. What

And would not listen to the valuable advice of the
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES:

In truth, their remarks as to the preservation
of health were entirely thrown away upon
his understanding!

He was no respecter of persons and Jerry looked
upon King George in his palace
With the same sort of indifference as he did on
the lowest of his subjects out of it.
In the establishment to which he belonged
HAPPY JERRY

Was treated with the respect of a parlour boarder, all the good things of this life he was fond of, to excess: and he enjoyed his TEA, and TOAST, with as much goût as the richest Duke in the land. JERRY was fond of his grog, although he never toasted any of his acquaintances over it; and very much attached to smoking! but he never gave his visitors the benefit of

A PEERAGE!

Such was his state of independence!
He was never known to flatter any person; and
nothing in the shape of a back-biter
attached to his character.
But TIME

proved his overthrow: OLD AGE was too much for
him, and Death gave Happy Jerry
his quietus!

In the month of December, 1831.

The reminiscences of Happy Jerry, as one of the on dits of the day, are under consideration at the present moment, but the learned Pundits, it should seem are rather at fault to decipher the marks, or rather scratches of society, which he has left behind him; but the above learned gents, have not the slightest doubt, if they could be made out in a tangible sort of manner, that the rising generation might be greatly benefited by his remarks. However, it will not be denied, that the late HAPPY JERRY, was a "Monkey who had seen the world!" and its fashionable movements, airs, and grimaces; but the thing most to be deplored is at the present period-that the great march of intellect will be impeded by it-as he kept all his observations to himself. It is thus Gay, in his delightful fables, describes the "Monkey who had seen the world:"

A monkey to reform the times,
Resolv'd to visit foreign climes:
For men in distant regions roam
To bring politer manners home.
So forth he sets, all toil defies;
Misfortune serves to make us wise.

At length the treach'rous snare was laid;
Poor Pug was caught, to town convey'd,
There sold. How envy'd was his doom,
Made captive in a lady's room!
Proud as a lover of his chains,
He day by day her favour gains.
Whene'er the duty of the day
The toilet calls with mimic play,

He twirls her knots, he cracks her fan,
Like any other gentleman.

In visits too his parts and wit,
When jests grew dull were sure to hit.
Proud with applause, he thought his mind
In ev'ry courtly art refin'd:

Like Orpheus burnt with public zeal,
To civilize the MONKEY weal;

So watch'd occasion, broke his chain,
And sought his native woods again?

tales could he have told of the slave-stricken people of the Gold Coast, what horrors of the slave-ship whence he was taken, what a fine graphic picture of his voyage, and his travels in England, à la Prince Puckler Muskau, not forgetting his visit to Windsor Castle

Baboons may be rendered docile in confinement, though they almost always retain the disposition to revenge an injury. At the Cape they are often caught when young, and brought up with milk; perhaps Jerry was so nurtured; and Kolben tells us that they will become as watchful over their master's property as the most valuable house-dog is in Europe. Many of the Hottentots believe they can speak, but that they avoid doing so lest they should be enslaved, and compelled to work! What a libel upon human nature is conveyed in this trait of savage credulity. The bitterest reproofs of man's wickedness are not only to be found in the varnished lessons of civilization. Here is a touching piece of simplicity upon which James Montgomery might found a whole poem.

Baboons, in their native countries, are sometimes hunted with dogs, but their chase is often fatal to the assailants. Mr. Burchell tells us that several of his dogs were wounded by the bites of baboons, and two or three dogs were thus bitten asunder. A species of baboon, common in Ceylon, often attains the height of man. It is very fearless; and Bishop Heber relates that an acquaintance of his having on one occasion shot a young baboon, the mother came boldly up and wrested the gun out of his hand without doing him any injury.

THE OURANG OUTANG.

Whilst we are on the subject of Monkeys, the following description of the above animal, read by Dr. Abel, on the 5th of January, 1825, in the Asiatic Society, will be found rather interesting to our readers, contained in some observations on the skin, and some fragments (which had been presented to the Society) of an Ourang Outang, which had been killed on the coast of Sumatra, and which seems to have been the largest and most remarkable animal of this kind that has ever been seen by Europeans. It appears that an officer of the ship Mary-Anne-Sophia was on shore at a place called Ramboon, near Touromon, on the west coast of Sumatra, where he discovered the animal in a tree. He assembled his people, and followed him to a tree in a culti vated spot, on which he took refuge. His walk was erect and waddling, but not quick, and he was obliged occasionally to accelerate his motion with his hands; but with the bough of a tree he impelled himself forward with great rapidity. When he reached the trees his strength was shown in a high degree, for with one spring he gained a very lofty bough,

and bounded from it with the ease of the smaller animals of his kind. Had the circumjacent land been covered with wood, he would certainly have escaped from his pursuers, his mode of travelling by bough or tree being described as rapid as the progress of a very fleet horse. But at Ramboon there are but few trees left in the midst of cultivated fields, and amidst these alone he jumped about to avoid being taken. He was first shot on a tree, and after having received five balls his exertion was relaxed, owing, no doubt, to loss of blood; and the ammunition being about this time expended, they were obliged to have recourse to other measures for his destruction. One of the first balls probably penetrated his lungs, for immediately after the infliction of the wound he slung himself by the feet from a branch, with his head downwards, and allowed the blood to flow from his mouth. On receiving a wound, he always put his hand over the injured part, and the human-like agony of his expression had the natural effect of exciting painful feelings among his pursuers. With the assistance of the peasantry, who seemed as amazed at the sight of the animal as the crew of the Mary-Anne-Sophia, never having seen one before, although living within two days' journey from the vast and impenetrable forests on the island, they cut down the tree on which he was reclining exhausted; but, the moment he found it falling, he exerted his remaining strength, and gained another tree, and then a third, until he was finally brought to the ground, and forced to combat his assailants, who now gathered very thickly round, and discharged spears and other missiles against him. The first spear, made of a very strong supple sort of wood, which would have resisted the strength of the strongest man, was broken by him like a carrot, and, had he not been at this time in almost a dying state, it was feared that he would have severed the heads of some of the party with equal ease. He fell at length under innumerable stabs inflicted by the peasantry.

The animal is supposed to have travelled some distance to the place where he was killed, as his legs were covered with mud, up to the knees. The hands and feet of the animal had great analogy to human hands and feet, only that the thumbs were smaller in proportion, and situated nearer the wristjoint than the thumbs of human beings generally are. His body was well-proportioned, he had a fine, broad, expanded chest, and narrow waist. His legs, however, were rather short, and his arms very long, though both possessed such sinew and muscle as left no doubt of their power and strength. His head was well-proportioned with his body; the nose was prominent; the eyes large; and the His mouth larger than the mouth in man. chin was fringed from the extremity of one ear to the other with a shaggy beard, curling luxuriantly on each side, and forming altoge

ther an ornamental, rather than a frightful appendage to his visage. The hair of his coat was smooth and glossy, when he was first killed, and his teeth and whole appearance indicated that he was young, and in the full possession of his physical powers. He was nearly eight feet high. Dr. Abel has, with great care and ability, examined all the fragments of the animal presented to the So. ciety. The height mentioned is a mere estimate by those who saw it alive; but the measurement of the skin goes far to determine this question. The skin, dried and shrivelled as it is, in a straight line, from the top of the shoulders, to the point whence the ancle has been removed, measures five feet ten inches; the perpendicular length of the neck, as it is in the preparation, three inches and a half; length of the face, from the forehead to the chin, nine inches; and of the skin now attached to the foot, from the line of its separation from the body to the heel, eight inches; -measurements made by Dr. Abel himself: thus we have one foot ten inches and a half to be added to the five feet ten inches, in order to approximate his real stature, which would make seven feet eight inches and a half; but, allowing the six inches and a half for the shortening that would result from the folding of the skin over the shoulders, the height will then be full seven feet.

This is the greatest ascertained height of any tailless monkey on record, as may be gathered from the several notices which Dr. Abel has collected from different writers on man-like apes.

The skin itself was of a dark leaden colour; the hair of a brownish red, shaggy, and long over the shoulders and flank.

It is observed by Dr. Abel that of the small animals, more particularly known in Europe under the designation of Ourang Outang, one is an inhabitant of Africa, the other of the East. Of both several living specimens have been seen in Europe, but all were of small stature, and very young, never exceeding three feet in height; or as many years of age. These animals were long considered as varieties of the same species, although, in point of fact, they are very distinctly separated by external character, and anatomical distinctions; the African animal being always black, with large ears; the Eastern specimens as invariably having reddish-brown hair, and very small ears; the former also being unprovided with sacs communicating with the windpipe, whilst they are always found in the latter.

THE SPORTING MONKEY.

The late Duke of Richmond had several hunters at his seat, Goodwood, in Sussex, near Chichester. A monkey who was kept in the same stable was remarkably fond of riding the horses, skipping from one to the