RURAL AMUSEMENTS.
THE green trees and grass in the Parks and squares, to say no- thing of the dulness of the debates, never fail to awaken longings after the country in the breasts of Members of Parliament as the summer advances. Each is picturing to himself the pleasures of a country-life. Mr. SHEIL, who is (or was) a poet, longs to be musing in the woods ; Mr. O'Comesr..t. is panting to find himself once more engaged in the field-sports of Kerry. Lord PALMERSTON opines that honourable Members are sent to the country " for their par- tridge-shooting, for their grouse-shooting, their pheasant-shooting, and their cock-shooting." But of all the anticipations of pleasure which have found a voice, the most original is that of Sir Cas.aLss NAPIER, who burns with impatience to be transformed from a legislator into a special constable. " He advised the honourable Baronet to take his supplies as soon as he could, and send Mem- bers home to preserve the peace in their own districts."
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