Judgement for some time. After supper, the Conversa::tion turning on the state of Affairs in the politicalWorld, M^rs Peterson, who was firmly of opinion thatthe whole race of Mankind were degenerating, saidthat for her part, Every thing she beleived was go::ing to rack and ruin, all order was destroyed overthe face of the World, The house of Commons she heard did not break up sometimes till five in theMorning, and Depravity never was so general be::fore; concluding with a wish that she might liveto see the Manners of the People in Queen Elizabeth'sreign, restored again. "Well Ma'am, said her Neice,I beleive you have as good a chance of it as anyone else, but I hope you do not¹ mean with the timesto restore Queen Eliz:^thElizabeth herself."

"Queen Eliz:^thElizabeth, said M^rs Stanley who never hazardeda remark on History that was not well founded,lived to a good old Age, and was a very CleverWoman."

"True Ma'am, said Kitty; but I do not consider ei::ther of those Circumstances as meri[.]torious² in herself, and they are very far from making me wish her