The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-17 00:00:00

Iin...RUSH PETTY SESSIONS.

A MATHEWITE IN TROUBLE ; OR, THE " PARTING
GLASS."—The gentleman who enacted complainant in
this case described himself as " a boy ov the Hickeys,"
though evidently long since arrived at man's estate. In
figure he was squat and fidgetty, in countenance un-
shaven and—nothing remarkable. On Mr. Hickey
being requested by the bench to " show cause" for being
there, he took from the hands of his wife, who stood
near, a bundle, which he opened, and slowly exhibited
to their Worships said bundle, consisting of a frieze
body coat, waistcoat of yellow kerseymere, and corduroy
" smalls," each and all of which garments appeared, to
be saturated with wet, and coated with mud of various
hues and consistency.

" Well," inquired his '',Worship, " what about those
clothes ?"

Clothes !" returned the " boy o' the Hickeys,"
with a lachrymose shake of his n oddle ; " they wor
clothes, indeed, once ov a ti me, but I'm thinkin' the art
o' man wouldn't knock plea sure 01 profit out ov 'em
❑ow !"

MAGISTRATE—Who treat ed then,' in that way ?
Hickey—Paudh Galleny lid, Sir. Put him to his
book oath, an' ov he denies id I'll rise out o' the matther ;
be the light that shines I will .

Master Galleny, thus invo iked, produced himself at
once, and, bestowing a smart tweak with his finger and
thumb on the nose that called him owner, placed him-
self alongside his accuser, and •.‘ woAhered he whouldn't
listen to rayson !"
MAGisTRATE—How was is matter at all ?

" This was the way it was, t hen," replied complainant
making a cushion for his elbow s of the abused toggery ;
—" this was the way ov id, sun I'm for Limerick,
Danny,' says Paudh Galleny, .eomin' in to mcself an' I
eatin' the preaties fine an' early.in the mornin '—‘ You
are, may be,' says The doar knows I am,' says he ;
for who knows what may rise out ay id, for one skrim-
wage, an up or down, will be laic the nibors any how,
an get a tech from his reveren ee.' Well, I wasn't
for the road that turn, but, sure,the infatuashion or
enchantment kem over me, an' I lent the boy a spick-
an'-span new shoot o' clothes—h ere they are ! Aye,
by Jekurs, you may laugh to be s ore ; bran new they
wor then, wid the smell o' the tailor hardly out ov !
—(A laugh.) Look hethir, gintle men, isn't this a nate
patthern ov a small clothes?" And Danny Hickey held
up a pair of unmentionables that appeared to have the
most ample part of them removed at " one fell swoop."
He next exhibited a tattered apology for a vest, which
he aptly enoughly remarked was only " the frame ov his
fine westkut."

Galleny was now called on to explain—" I borryed
the shoot, sartinly, Sir," ha commenced. " Oh, indeed,
I'll own to that 'idout no swearin' at all, an' I riz at
cock-shout to be off. Well an' good, there was a pub-
lic-house open, an' if there was me wife an' meself had
a partin' glass, to take me lave ov the whiskey for ever
an' a day. So I sot off, an' I was'nt gone tin yards whin
I met Tom M'Elligett. Well wear, Paudh,' says he,
there's good stuff in that new shoot, but you look to be a
thrifle resthrained in 'em,' says he. Are you for the
blessed man in Limbrickthis mornin'?' Oh, the dickons a
doubt ov id,' says I. So he forced me in, indeed, to
take a partin' glass ; an' afther that I couldn't offind
two boys o' the Kening's, I fell in wid at Daly's, an' we
had two rounds ov milk punch as a partin' glass. So
that, in a manner, I was partin' id till I was rowlin' on
the high road, an' only kern to meself whin the turf
boat hot the quay ov Limbrick, an' [Resell, an 33 more
in her."—( Laughter.)
Hickey—" 'Tis a poor satisfaction for me any how,
yourself an' your partin' glass. Glory be to Goodness,
what kern over me at all, I wondher."

" E'thin', death a noons, Danny," returned Paudh
with warmth, " do you remimber the time I decorated
you wid me ridin' coat an' silk handketcher to go an'
prove the alibi, whin you hadn't as much rags on you
as id frighten a flock o' sparrows off ov a dunghill ?"—(A
I augh.)

The " Boy o' the Hickeys " shook his head in reply,
and tapping the bundle emphatically, looked volumes at
their Worships.
" As God shall judge me, I dun me endayvors to
save your bits o' clothes," said Master Galleny :
" sure when I tuk the pledge an' the raillin broke, an'
I found meself in the mud an' wather, kickin' an'
plungin', wid a power o' people ondher me an' over
me, I caught the wall an' was gettin' up, when I felt a
sthrong hand hovin' a grip ov the state o' me smalls ;
Let me go—who's that ?' says I. "Tis I,' says a
sthrange man. ' Let me go, I tell you,' says I. No,
nor the devil a bit,' says he ; you want to have me
smothered alive, honest boy ?' says he. Wid that I
axed him the third time. Oh, blud alive, ketch me
be the windpipe ov you like,' says I, 'but let me go my
sate, for that's a borryed breeches you're terrin' !"
(Great laughter.)
After some further skirmishing, the parties came to
an understanding, and Danney Hickey withdrew his
first suit, then handed the other to his better half; and
left the Court,

THE ENGLISH RESTAURANTS

AT PARIS.

(From the Charivari.)

Paris is infested with a number of restaurants
Anglais ; the proper word is taverns ; the real
word would be caverns. These taverns, as they
are called, are for the greater part round the re-
mains of the late Italian Opera. The fire which
devoured that pretty little theatre, respected the
ignoble British pot-houses which surrounded it.
It must be owned that the ways of Providence are
inconceivable.
Our task would be rather difficult, if we had to
lead our readers into these holes, where, for a
trifling sum, from 10d. to ls. 4d., they might give
themselves an indigestion of cow-beef, magnani-
mously yclept roast beef. The description of
one, which will serve for all, will be quite enough
for our readers ; besides, these places are all alike,
which is certainly not much to the credit of any.
Do you see that small door with a glass window,
covered with a curtain of a dubious hue ? It is not
very tempting, I own, but as you are inclined to see,
it is useless to hesitate. Go on, lift the latch, and
the door will open. You need not be afraid of being
bitten—you had better be afraid of biting, You
are now in a dark, narrow, smoky room, the walls
of which seem to have been once adorned with yel-
low paper, the windows are covered with green
serge, and the two tables before you may, perhaps,
have once been white, which is certainly more than
one can say of the table-cloths.
Now sit down—for 21 sous you are entitled to
the following fare :—a stool, more or less rickety, a
slice of roast beef with gravy, two plain boiled po-
tatoes, some spinach or cabbage also plain boiled,
And a glass of wine. This wine, like the enthu-
siasm of the nation for the King, is beyond the
powers of description ; luckily you may, without
any addition of expense, leave it untasted.
Provided you have three or four francs in your
pocket, you think, doubtless, you can sit down and
thump on the table to make the waiter appear and
receive your orders for dinner. Lamentable mistake
—you must wait patiently, and often standing, till
some one deigns to serve you. " Ask and you shall
receive," is a maxim which is not followed in
this establishment. On the contrary, if you want
to have anything you must ask for nothing. The
'master, let me tell you, is by no means a common
character. He is at once landlord, cook, and
waiter—he does everything himself, but slowly, at
his leisure, without any hurry whatsoever. Swollen
with fat and big with importance, he allows no one
to interrupt him in his functions, and pays the same
attention to the demands of the presumptive diners
as the Chamber of Deputies does to the complaints
of the nation. He will let you bawl and squall, and
mind you no more than he would a dog, unless you
should happen to affect his nervous system, in which
case he would collar you politely and turn you out,
to carry your stomach and money elsewhere. This
man's shop is his castle.
If, on the contrary, you are submissive and pa-
tient, perhaps after waiting for ten or twenty mi-
nutes, according as the great man may be occupied,
he will take pity on your hungry stomach, and bring
you a glass, knife and fork, and also a tooth-pick, if
you wish it, to give some occupation to your teeth :
he does not bring you a napkin, as he considers it
as a downright superfluity.
After a quarter of an hour, and sometimes more,
he will bring you the lump of bread and half pint
of wine, which form part of your meal ; and at
length, after a third pause, you will see the long ex-
pected slice of beef make its triumphant entry on a
plate, containing likewise, its twin sister, the po-
tatoe, and you will then be able to enjoy, in
nall ills
excellence, this culinary chef dee:tyre of Egl is
cookery.
Roast beef and potatoes are the foundation of
the gastronomic system of our transmarin.pai e neigh-
,
incihours. Let us add to those two Pr
ele-
ments, cabbage, beans, spinach, apple pie, plum
a thorough
pudding and grog, and you have
knowledge of the culinary science o
0 this head shall. be as
When your instruction on
England
complete as you wish it to be, you may get up and
there you must wait till the
landlord shall be inclined to come and receive your
money. Do not
appear to be impatient, for he
go to the bar ; but
would thing nothing of putting on his hat and
Champs Elysees
t o showtaking
English landlord is generally short,
h hisi suck
independence. for a
e The 1
ed, and thieltchseeetk;sn:athueregehnaesragliifytewdehairms
awictolibt.a
pair of crimson
ton nightcap and a very long apron. His tone is
abrupt and indecisive ; though economical in words,
he is still more so in his portions.
The English taverns in Paris are assiduously
frequented by French, Germans, Italians, and Rus-
sians ; in short,
by the carnivorous of all parts of
Europe, England excepted. As a compensation,
the Italian restaurants are thronged with English,
and the
Spanish ones with Italians. National spi-
rit does not go beyond the lips—the stomach is not
acquainted with amor patrice

THE FIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
Perceiving that an article in a contemporary Journal,
reference to the 58th Regiment in this garrison, has
been copied into several of the London Papers, we think
it but justice to that corps to say, that the result of the
inquiries we have made on the subject leaves not a
doubt that the statement is altogether erroneous. As
a proof of this, we call attention to the following facts :
—The Independent says, the Regiment has four hun-
dred children, whilst the actual number does not ex-
ceed 183. It also states that 24 children have died of
measles, and here is another error, for although the
corps has lost 19 children, not even one died from
measles. The diseases that proved fatal to them were
water on the brain, and inflammation of the chest, which
extended to the children of the officers as well as the
soldiers. It has been further said, that the children
who have died were born at Ceylon ; and yet out of
the 19, only five were born in that Island. We have
reason to know also that the late Commanding Officer,
Colonel Clifford, did not encourage his men to marry,
for only 34 women accompanied the Regiment on its
return from Ceylon. The only part of the statement
that appears to have any foundation in fact is, that
which refers to the children in measles being removed
from barracks. This is a regulation which every officer
in command is bound to obey, and it extends to other
infectious diseases as well as to the measles, because the
safety of the troops depends on its being adhered to.--
We cannot close our remarks without observing, that
although the 58th regiment landed here under a most
serious disadvantage, arising from the soldiers having
upwards of 2,000/. to spend in the garrison, we know of
no corps that has conducted itself in a more quiet and
orderly manner, nor of any commanding officer more
indefatigable in his exertions than its commanding officer,
Lieut.-Colonel Frith, who embarked here with the 58th,
as a Captain, exactly 11 years from the day it disem-
barked to do duty in this garrison.
[The Editor ought to have added that the increase
since the arrival of the regiment in July, has arisen
solely from the Depot Companies having, upon joining
head-quarters in Portsmouth, brought with them thirty-
four women and eighty children from Ireland. We
have received a communication from a Correspondent,
in defence of most of the statements made in the
Independent, but it could not interest the general
readers of The Sun, and is much more appropriate for
th.e columns of the Journal in which the original am-
raadversions first appeared. Besides, we know nothing
of the facts of the case, and therefore think it better
to leave the settlement of the question to our brother
Journalists in that quarter.]

THE MARKETS-(YESTERDAY.)

Pltiut:ol
The highest price of Bread in tl
Loaf. Good Bread may be had at
PRICES 0:
Per Cwt.
New English Red C10ver...555. 90s
Old Ditto Ditto
New Foreign Ditto 565. 30s.
Old Ditto Ditto —a. —s. —s.
New White Clover sos. 655. 70s.
Old Ditto Ditto —s. —a. —s.
New Trefoil —s. lbs. 30s.
Old Ditto —s. 12s. 225.
Trefolium —s. 2Ss. 30s.
English Carraway —s. 525. 565.
Foreign Ditto —s. 50s. 565.
Coriander —a. 90s. '2ss.
Rapeseed, English fine (per L 1

Etihrl D.
le Metropolis is lONid. for the 41b

F SEEDS.
Per Quarter—.
St. Foin l. 492 66.
Rye Grass —4 40s. 449
Pacey Grass —s...—s. -
Linseed, for feeding —s. 455. 52.;
Ditto, for sewing —5. 545. 513
Ditto, for crushing —s. 425. 465
Canary —,s 70s. SO
Hemp —s. 535, 40s
Per Bushel.
White Mustard...lls. 0./. 14s. Od.
Brown Ditto ...... I Od. 19s. 0d
Tares 55. 6d. 75. tici.
at) 281. 311. Foreign 261,26.

PRICES OF LEATHER.
d. to 01.,*
Per lb. d. to d Per lb.
Crop Hides,3o to4olb. each 11 131 Horse Hides, Ferman... 12 `"
40 50 l2 16
Spanish ... „,,
---50 60........13 18 Calf Skins,3o to 401 b. (dos) 15 .`
lg. 24
Bull Hides . lO 13 -40 50 000000000 - - 98
Butts, V•triol
- English 000000 .••
- Foreign
Foreign Hides
Dressing Hides
--..---- Shaved... 13 17 Basils ... • .....
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Horse Hides, English .. 11 15 Shoulders . .... ... ....••••••••• -
Calf Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. por b. more.
PRICES OF HOPS.
Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) Ol Os. 01. Os. t° 01" Os.
East K.nt Pockets
Ditto Bags
Mid Kent Pockets
Ditto Bags
Sussex
Yearlings 3:3°4411.... ill
000? 01...... 5300°4:1111...:. -11351::5....: to
6i3iii. 1:5010.5:3:::
Old Olds

PRICE OF OIL.
RapsOil,hrown, per ton, 341. 10s.—Refined, 36/.00 Linseed Oil, 22/.
Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill (1000), 14/. os.—Rape rake, per t0n,71
PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, bte. per 1121 b.
Town Tallow s2s. Od. Yellow Soap...
Yellow Russia 49s. 6d Mottled —B Od.
White —s. Od. Curd s. Od.
Soap Ditto
Melting Stuff
Ditto Rough 26s Od.
PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of Olt%
Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) 20. Ild.