The Press.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

THE NEW YEAR.

To 185 5.
Fain would I welcome thee with a kindlier greeting,
Uncertain guest ; for though thou com'st in gloom,
And tears instead of smiles must mark our meeting—
For. I was weeping o'er the old Year's tomb—
I think that thou wilt bring with thee a solace
For all that we have suffered, and a scourge
To chasten our misrulers' wicked follies;
And true men shall be heeded who will urge
How England's honour must be righted ; fools must
Or break,—l care not,— at the storm of wrath
Thou wilt unloose upon them ; thou wilt end
The dynasty of blunderers; thy path
Shall be in the old footprint► of our Fame ;
Then Victory and Peace shall crown thy honoured

add, as evidence that neither statesman was inclined
public money, that as neither happened to be precisely
relative prices of the articles, they caused twenty of the ,
men of the office to come up and give evidence, when, it
tained that cigarettes could be had for a penny a piece, whk
were double that sum, the Duke gave way. Mr. Herbert
his leave, having to assist in packing some pickles for the
also to decide upon what pictures were to be vested upo•
Bordeaux plums about to be sent out from Fortnum
any
the staff.
The Duke then visited in person every one of the rooms,
to ascertain that every clerk was at work. •To some
encouragement, others he gently rebuked. One gentleman
whether there was anything new, the Duke, not for a momen
off his guard, said " A new moon last night," and the but
caustic hint took full effect. Observing another gentleman using his
blotting-paper to a letter, his Grace evinced displeasure, remarking
that, supposing the letter contained a secret, that this should be trans-
ferred to the blotting-paper, and that a porter or other servant should
steal the paper and sell it to any leading member of Opposition, the
gravest results might occur. To several officials he expressed his
cheering conviction that the war was going on very well, and that one
of these days something would perhaps happen which would astonish
some people. We need hardly say that his Grace alluded to the
capture of Sebastopol, or reassert our certainty that with statesmen
of energy, intelligence, and industry, men like the Duke of Newcastle
an d Mr. Sidne Herbert, thus devoting their best abilities to the pro-
secution of the war, no result will astonish us. England is happy in
being so served.

THE MORNING CROW OF THE " lORANIN
CHRONICLE."
True we have grumblers among us still, but their cavillings are confined to
the mode of carrying on the war ; and even here so prompt has been the action of the
so decided their measures, and so popular the course they have adopted, that the
criticisms make no impression. The voice of public opinion can hardly be said to ou
goes fully along with the steps which the Government have taken. In particular, the
popular innovations which the Duke of Newcastle has Introduced Into the mode of publis
formation as to the progress of the struggle, ac.--Morning Chronicle, Tuesday, Jan. 2, MIL

Peace, ye brawling factions !
Hear the Peelite view
Of the Peelite actions—
Cock a-doodle dot, !

For our naval stormers,
For the hosts they slew
(Graham's "two Reformera")—
Cock-a doodladoo

Let their Pelham charm ye,
That official screw,
Starver of your army—
Cock-a-doodle doo

For our baffled schemers,
Haywards. looking blue,
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For our Digby Sernours--
Oook-a-dood/adoo!

Herbert, baggage-master,
Lint-purveyor, too,
Parent of disaster—
Cock-a-doodle-doo !

For their ancient Abby,
Daub'd with Russian glue,
Diplomatic babby—
Cock-a-doodle-doo !

For the Stonor scandal,
For the Sadleir crew,
Giving folks a handle—
Cock-a-doodle-doo !
For a saint's endeavour
In a shocking stew,
For the over-clever--
Cock-a doodle-100

For a jobbing Gladdy,
For your taxes due,
For a close teacaddy
Cock a-doodle doo !

For financial sermons,
" Cheapest markets," too,
Contract hay and Germans—

For surpassing folly,
For dishonour, too,
Now, then, let's he jolly—
Cock-a doodle doo !

For the hire of transports,
From Valetta due,
For blockade of Hause ports—

For our deep disgraces,
For a thorough do,
For our dismal faces—
Cock a-doodk-doo.

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If the plunder small is,
Flahertys are few ; •
Make it up with Lawleys—
Cock-a-dood/s-doo!