[1] The following anecdote is related of him:—­Charles II. more
        than once dined with his good citizens of London on their
        Lord Mayor’s Day, and did so the year that Sir Robert Viner
        was mayor.  Sir Robert was a very loyal man, and, very fond of
        his sovereign; but, what with the joy he felt at heart for the
        honour done him by his prince, and through the warmth he was
        in with continual toasting healths to the royal family, his
        lordship grew a little fond of his majesty, and entered into
        a familiarity not altogether so graceful in so public a place. 
        The king understood very well how to extricate himself in all
        kinds of difficulties, and, with a hint to the company to avoid
        ceremony, stole off and made towards his coach, which stood
        ready for him in Guildhall yard.  But the mayor liked his company
        so well, and was grown so intimate, that he pursued him hastily,
        and, catching him fast by the hand, cried out with a vehement
        oath and accent, “Sir, you shall stay and take t’other bottle.” 
        The airy monarch looked kindly at him over his shoulder, and
        with a smile and graceful air, repeated this line of the
        old song—­

“He that’s drunk is as great as a king,”

and immediately returned back, and complied with his
landlord.—­Spectator, 462.

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CURIOUS STONE PULPIT.

(For the Mirror.)

The pulpit in the church of St. Peter, at Wolverhampton, is formed wholly of stone.  It consists of one entire piece, with the pedestal which supports it, the flight of steps leading to it, with the balustrade, &c., without any division, the whole having been cut out of a solid block of stone.  The church was erected in the year 996, at which time it is said this remarkable pulpit was put up; and notwithstanding its great age, which appears to be 832 years, it is still in good condition.  At the foot of the steps is a large figure, intended to represent a lion couchant, but carved after so grotesque a fashion, as to puzzle the naturalist in his attempts to determine its proper classification.  In other respects the ornamental sculpture about the pulpit is neat and appropriate, and presents a curious specimen of the taste of our ancestors at that early period.

This is a collegiate church, with a fine embattled tower, of rich Gothic architecture, and was originally dedicated to the Virgin, but altered in the time of Henry III. to St. Peter.  It is pleasantly situated on a gravelly hill, and commands a fine prospect towards Shropshire and Wales.

A correspondent.

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LAST DAYS OF, AND ROUGH NOTES ON, 1828.