The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-10 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON
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) unable TITHE COMMUTATION. BREAD RIOTS AT EXETER. SHARE MARKETS.--(THLS DAY).
s. - The .La. - ie, •
Le hated (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) • BRITISH RAILWAYS.
TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN.
ens may
place
clads is SIR,-As your readers may feel anxious to know EXETER, Jan. 9,-Serious. disturbances. have taken
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. the result of the corn averages for the seven_yeAra Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Bssiness done
npaign. _ in this city, this afternoon, arising from- the' high
yesterday. this day.
;ion, in to Christmas last, published in the London Gazette Piece of provisions. About 4 o'clock a mob of -several .-
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and it of Friday last, viz.: 191 -- 204 20
• hundred people commenced an attack npoasnetshwe
asnetvoenrlayl -s, t .
-100 Aberdeen ........ .....
;. The Wheat ' 6s. Od. per imp. bushel. bakers' shops in the town, and in some c
20 814 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. _ _
nine," Barley.
• Oats 2s. 61d. do. destroyed the bread. In St. Thomas's, which is with-
out the city, the riot was carried on to e greater extent, 50 all Belfast & Ballymena ... - ...
•: .. I beg to state, for their information; that each 1001. and property to a considerable amount was destroyed. 14 all Birmng. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley-. ..; ...
901. 19s. 5d., which is a reduction of nearly 9 -9i •
•ts have . of tithe rent charge will for the year 1854 amount
German toA detachment of the 3d. Light Dragoons, which are
stationed in Exeter, having been called out, the disturb- 31 28 Birkenh. d leanesh. &
Cheshire Junct...... 11 - 9 d
,cha has three-qUarters per cent. from last year's value. antes were partially quelled.,
-No fresh breach of the peace has occurred, 27. L. all Do. Chesil. & Birk.,
£5.0 & £25 Cons.... 18 - 19
alter to The following statement from my "Annual Tithe 8 P.l.' i
Commutation Tables," will show the worth of 100/. 22 18iDo., £20............... 54 - 441
a ; and, _ 25 30 ',myth& Tyne original
as they , of tithe rent charge or each year since the passing .
though the city continues in a very excited state.
(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
the ser- of the Tithe Commutation Act, viz. :-- •dearnessmmotioofn p
rt
oo
.-1 £25 (iss. at £45).... ••• - ...
ing the For the year 1837 £9B 13 92 day (Monday). In consequence
Exeter has been in an awfulstoaf
state
St.S. 1001.00 ICBalrlestndolnranExeter
94
- 96
natrary. .
11 1838 ............ 97 711 visions, a mob was raised in the afternoon in the lower
all Cork and Bandon l4 -15
int him . ~ 1539............ 95 79 • part of the city, and made an attack on a baker's shop. 50
50 all, 'Chester Is Holyhead 14 e-- 15
20 all Cork, Black. & Pees. -•- ...
licently . - • ~ 1840............ 98 15 91 20 10 'Cornwall •.. -- _
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Ile and ff 1841 ............ 102 12 5f the same fate. The police went down, but could do no- 50 45 I
The mob went on increasing, until several shops shared
IDublin&BelfastJune. 43 - 45
Large of , . ~ 1842 ... ! ........ 105 8 2eall Dundee Perth &Aber-
flP 1843............ 105 12 2e dean Junction .. 8- 9
msenger
1845 ............ 103 17 ilk thing ; and thele mobahontgasot
wsoellfiearscethtehiratgtohoedyspbsemgaanshetod 25
pull the peop
ff 1844 ............ 104 35k . . -.-- ...
,
aan ad- ~ the lass and knocked the furniture about. At five 25 all Do. New
f con& ' ' Yt 1846 ........... 102 17 8i &E.& L. & D.)
o'clock it got to such a pitch, the mob having increased 25 all East Ana
tan L.
to several thousands of persons, that the soldiers (who 4e - 41
tan has „ 1847 ............ 99 18 10k had been under arms all day) were called out, and down . 18 all ,Do., (£lB E. & H.) ••• ••• ,
motion, „ 1848 .... ' ........ 102 1 0 they came in splendid style-three troops of the 3d in full 20 • all ',Eastern Counties l2- 121 12
al ; and ~ 1849 lOO 371 gallop, with drawn swords. They halted at the Guildhall, St. 100 EastemUnion,A.stli. ei -, 42
27 - 29
liom he ~ 1850 9B 16 10 where they were joined by the mayor and some of the
25 Si DaNewA(lateThircls) ... -
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e new ~ 1851 96 11 42 . magistrates, who accompanied the police. By the time St. 100 Do., do. 8.. ...... .....
St. 100 East Lancashire ...... Al - 63 624
hich no ~ 1852 93 16 llf they arrived, half the shops in St. Thomas and West= St 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 61 -63
1853 ,
Amsted. •
~ 91 13 51 gate had been turned out, and the mob were going the 10 31'Eclinb. aud Peebles... se-
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3, 1854 9O 19 5
confute rig in great style. The riot act was then read on Fore- et- 100 . Edinb.PrtheeDundes 21 23
...
iss, In100 & S.Western ••• - •••
ie never ' £1,788 18 91 street-hill by the mayor, and the mob refusing to die- 10 1 Fortran(' Clyde June. •••
St. 100 Great Northern ..
etk 82 - 83
' General average for 18 58 - 60 •
Lustrian charged, and took several
perse, and still turning out tolife
lisheorpiso,terthee
prisoners.dragoons St.,Glasgow
St. 100 Do., A. Stock
years . £99 7 81 Guildhall is St. 100 Do., B. Stock .... - 129
kses, i. e. I aSir, will keep them until night. The
They took them off to the Guildhall, where they
guarded by a squadron of dragoons. The mob having
St. 100, Great Western Bl - 81 81e a
St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.are ) I-00 --** 102
. re, your most obedt. servant,
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lade upl2 111 Irish South-Eastera. ••• - -..
ing the CHARLES M. WILLICFI. who have an suer- 50 all ,Laneaster &Carlisle 9O •-
95
Lpected. 25, Suff.
01k-street, Pall-mall East, where there are two large farmers,
been dispersed, a portion of them went off-to Exminster,
161 1111 Do., Thirds l3 - 14 p
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St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 63 - 634 63a I
:oat and ' 9th January, 1854. farms. One troop of the 3rd is sent out there.
moos quantity of grain, intending to set fire to the
cot and . , 194 174 Do., Fifths ... 74 -74 d
14 114 Do., Wst. Riding En. ••• - ... d 13
served - POST OFFICE NOTICES. ILOYD'S SHIPPING.---(THIS pzi P. 50 all Leeds Northern ..... .. 124 - 13,
) which .. • N all Liv.Crsby.&Soutb.pt. • - - ...
thrust, f BOOKS, &c. TO NEW BRUNSWICK. LONDON, Jan. 10. -Wind this day a t Noon, S.E. ;
to the 1 On and from the 2d January printed books, ma- light airs, and dull weather. W B4 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 4 -i P
Ile all London & Blackwell 17/ - 8 71
3 100 Lond.Brig,rht.ttS.Cst. 95 -97 96
costumeCOWES, Jan. 9.-Arrived-Amalie, from Callao, for
st. 100 London Se N. Western 101.4 - 1011 1011 i
1. The gazines, reviews, and pamphlets (whether British,
colonial, or -foreign) may be transmitted by the post
enemies between the United Kingdom and New Brunswick, at Ostend; Union, Rio Janeiro.
FALMOVT , 9.-Wind, N.W. Arrived-Lady .?.0 12 Do. Fifths - i P
sing by the following reduced rates of postage, viz. :- - sailedfroml.
foerr Bristol. Off Port-Argo, from Trinidad de 124 24 Do. Eighths
. _ 1 75;
;co snake . . For each packet not exceeding 1 lb. in weight 0 6 and sailed for London. 50 424 Do., £50........ ...... 13 12 d '
Cuba, and sailed for Frederickshall ; Letitia, Moulmein, St. 100 London & S.Western
_74_ _ efi
.10 - 9 d
Do. exceeding A lb, and not exceeding 11b. 1 0 LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9. A large number of barrels of flour " 34 D 0.," C
weather ' .
Do. exceeding 11b. and not exceeding 2lbs. 2 0 were seen floating about on the 6th instant, off the 25 ery& _ ol.e.rain• e ... - ...
Do. exceeding 2lbs. and not exceeding 31bs• 3 0 Skerries, most Probably . thrown overboard from the 25. all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ••• - ...
and. so on, increasing one • shilling for every additional Robert Kelly, after collision with the Countess of Elgin. et.
Do., 100 Manch.She&Lin. t&LinlTn. eln. 194 -
-el 204
81 41 Man. ...
PIRCEITS, Dec. 27 -The Eleanor Palmer, of Yarmouth,
pound or fraction of a pound. . .. 60/ -60 e 604 i 4
General Provided, however, that the following conditions be from • 'saved. s .
St 100 Do. Birminget Derby 33
Liverpool to Smyrna, was stranded off the coast of St. 100 Midland ~
the island of Macronsie, Dec. 17 ; craw lei Midland G. West.(lr. ) ••• 35
carefully observed :- - •••
sador at
Ist.-Ever such gfacket must be sent without a cover, NewGm)Yuocr
GLOUCESTER, Esßa,rdJuas,n.do9..-Arrived-British Lady, from SCI
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at theloo ail Newcastle &Caxlisle.. ••• - ...
• palace or in a cover open at the ends or sides. . SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 9.-Sailed-Great Western (s), for
St. 100 Newmark et... ..... .... 54 - 56 •
25. 171 Do. 4 Shares .
Sinope. , 2d.-It must contain a single volume only (whether Braiils. . 64 5 Do. Bury Extensions 4d - par
Chimay printed 'book, magazine, review, or Pamphlet); the MILFORD, Jan. 9.--Arrived-Eagle, from Bristol, for
174 Newpt.Aberg.dtHtfd. 5 - 4 d
several sheets, or parts thereof, where there are more Barbadoes ; Marion Swansea, Susannah ; Margaretta, 25
50 '74 Newry & Enniskillen 2e - 31
'pose of Cardiff, Burbadoes. Warrenpoint
. • than one, being sewed or bound together.
ier, has . 3d.-It must not exceed 6 - 8
two feet in length, breadth, U.S.; R NEWPORT,
Jan. 9.-Arrived-Siam, from Alexandria, 20
d Saga, L d bth f St
ttiOH in width, or depth. ;Rudolph, Bremen, and on on, oor . all
Newly Ennis
St. 100 Norfolk.- ........
was one Thomas. .
4th.-It must have no writing or marks upon the cover, SWANSEA Jan. 8.-Arrived-Alderman Perce, Cuba ; 50 34 Northn. Counties Un 31 -34 d
, or its contents, except the name and address of the Bruce Anna, Valparaiso.
ation of 1‘• St. 100 North British 274 -28 e 28i
able for 1 . person to whom it may be sent. 16. .16 North Devon, N 0.1., 8- 10
sth,--The 11e Do., No. 2 ... - ...
the na- 1 . ROTTERDAM, Jan. 7.-The Edward Fletcher (American
postage must be prepaid• in full, by affixing ship), was fallen in with 20th Dec. in lat. 48, long. 11, in
l 6
all D e Deferred ll - 24
antages 1 • outside the packet, or its cover, the proper number a sinking state, with loss of second mate and two men,
of stamps. and main and mizenmast overboard, the remainder of the 850 ... 52
8 8 Do.,c 4` B Guaranteed 64 - 74
50 all North Louden
In fact, '
If any of the above conditions be violated, the acketby the Schoonderloo, and arrived here
ig but a i crew were taken off ,
.as de- 1 . must be charged as a letter, and treated as such in all vessel, on the 24th at 47, long.
from Tjilatjap, which - ...
Why, . respects.
To
state, and took off the crew and passengers (28 in number) 20 171 North Staffordshire 64 • bici lle
10 1.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hemp-
-20
3special i of prevent any obstacles to the regular transmission and landed them at Halvaet ; the British smack, David,' all- North Western
18 d -.... 84 -
10 10 N. & S.Westrie June
arently, i letters, any officer of the post-office may delay the from Perth to London, got on shore near Goree on the Ist
10Nuneaton,. Hinckley,
transmission of any such packet, for a time not exceed- instant, and is high and dry on the beach. Dec. 9.-The 1
govern- ' and Leicester -- -.
ing twenty-four hours, from the time at which the same Hercules (schooner), of and from Aldborough to New-
success would otherwise have been forwarded by him.
As to . As no castle, is ashore W. of North Berwick, and is a total
W 1 h to o ver arap nee. 34 - 36 354
St. 100 Oxford Worcester &
book may be sent by any route which would wreck ; crew saved.
iat the - entail an expense of transit postage on the department, 20 2.2 Portsmouth ... - ...
g a last these
BERWICK, Jan. 9.-The Walhalla (bar.que), of Tons-
bete London to Shields, is on shore on Spittal Point, but et, 100 Scottish Central
56 - - 58
Ir, and British Contract Packets direct to Halifax. is expected off; crew saved. The Zephyr (barque), of
St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 55 - 60
St. 100 Scottish Midland 9l
- 93
The above instructions are not to extend to, or inter-France Tonsberg, London to Shields, was wrecked to the north-
St. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn.
ward this morning ; four men drowned.
Others, lugs
with the transmission of printed votes and proceed- SUNDERLAND, J. 9.-The Traveller, of this port, and - Guaranteed Stock 55 -60
8 Said-. rugs of Parliament, or of printed papers allowed to pass the Auguste, of Caen, were driven on shore here this
by the post under the newspaper privilege, all of which morning. 10 10 Shrewsby. dr Herefd. 24 --2 dis
26e
:all. Shrowsby. & Chester
3 prince will continue subject to the existing regulations.(Nor. W. Min.) l4 - 16
tmercial WARKWORTH, Jan. 9.-The Earl of Newburgh (barque), ,
134 all Do. halves do 7 -- 8
LETTERS FOR THE TWO SICILIES. of Shields, drove on shore, on the 6th inst., half a mile to
20 all Do. Oswesti7 ...... - 12
the southward, and is a total wreck ; crew saved. The
;, one of - .In Monarch (barque), of Guernsey, also and. 20 64 Shropshire Union 3l. -- . 3ed
consequence of a convention which has been con-Do. A, B,C, &D, fully
is to be eluded between became a total wreck; crew saved. The Telemachus, •
soon
this . ,
drove on shore,
...
~.
paid up at per cent. ... - ...
France and the Two Sicilies letters from
to enter • the United Kingdom addressed to the Two •• •
vice versa, may Simileof this port, drove on shore morning crew. eaved.
a, or The Heroine (sloop), Bareharo. to Newcastle, is also on 50 all South Devon •l3- 15 .
St. 100 South Eastern .. 59 -60 591 81 94
be forwarded, on and after the 2d shore ; craw saved.
e inter- January, either unpaid or paid to their destination, .50 all South Wales 32 33
20 15 S. Yorksh. RivsrDun 3 -2 d
terday, at the option of the sender, whether such letters be (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 20 5, Do. - 5
ic audi- transmitted by packet between France and the Two LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30. A.M. , 20 2.2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. ... - ... • •
creden-- Sicilies, or by the route of Sardinia, Tuscany, and the Wind N.N.E., moderate, and cloudy. 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 27 -30
• Pleni- Papal States. Arrived-Quele c, from New Orleans ; St. Anne, from
e. 164 Stockton & Hartlepl. - .. .
• • • from Memel • Ellen, from Deme-... - ...
I. , M.postage uponletters forthe The
10 8 Do. £lO shades __ ~,,,
transmitted through France, by either of the above rare; Washington, from New York ; Peruvian, from St. ,
' Callao.- St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 ... .-
e. .
of his • -. routes, will be as follows, viz. :-Weighing under a John's, N.B. ; Antioka, from
• quarter ounce-British, sd. ; Foreign, lid. ; total, 25 20ThamesHavenDock
The crew of the Mermaid, from Liverpool, for Phila-
•ee from Is. 4d. Weighing a quarter ounce and not exceeding dmeolprmhi.nag,
morning. 20
on the Copelands, were landed here this and Railway 24 28 •
20 17 Vale of Neath ... 1.4 -- 15
ula.tors. half an ounce-British, sd. ; Foreign, is. 10d. ; total,
to 711. 2s. 3d, Exceeding half an ounce and under three- 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny 51 - 64 51
to again. Wind N.W. . . QuRENSTOWN, Jan. 8.
quarters of an ounce-British, 10d. ; Foreign, 2s, 9d. • Arrived-Grace and Elgin, both from Callao. 50 all Waterford&Limerick 25 -27
lof the' 20 14 West Cornwall...-. 8 • 84
total, 3s, 7d. Weighing' three-quarters of au ounce and Put in.-Josefa Juana, from Liverpool, for San Fran- 1 West End of London
ith the not exceeding one ounce-British, 10d. ; Foreign, 3s. cisco, leaky, out five days. . and Crystal Palicee ..., - ...
Bd. ;total, 4s. 6
lalf per d. Exceeding one ounce and under one. . - ... .
ounce and a • WATERFORD, Jan. 8.
er than. total, 6s. 3d quarter-British, ls, 8c1.; Foreign, 4s. 7cl ; Tirind S.E. 10 51s. Wmbledon &Croydoe ... - _
• 20 all West London
' 'St. 100' York Newctl. ezßerw 62 - 63
osed at ' Arrived-Hannah from Marseilles.
Great REPORTED KINGSTOWN, Jan. 9. 25- 20 Do. Extensions ..... -84d
114 Do. G N.B. Purchase 41 -- 4 d
_ 7701. ; St. 100 York &N. Midland 444 - 454, 45.} e
REMOVAL OF THE AFRICAN MAIL PACKETS The Thomas,. of and for Shields, from Liverpool, came 25 • . -
PROM PLYMOUTH.-Mr. H. J. Waring, the Plymouth
agent of the African Mail Steam-ship
pCompany, has ad-
di errs-
dressed the following letter to the editor of the Plymouth on shore last night on the North Bull, Drogheda. Crew
saved. FOREIGN.
; Bor-
Mail :-"Sir;-A paragraph having appeared in two The Henry Southern, steamer, from Liverpool put in
490 f. ; here this morning with machinery broken.
10 7 Aatwies &Rotterdam 24 - 2 d
Sank of newspapers of these towns, namely, the Western Courier 5 3 Belgian East. Janet. 1 - 14
and d Plymouth Journal, announcing the removal of the (BY SUBMARINE AND_____ .
EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) 20 8 BezierstoGraissessac 4 - 2 d
African mail
packets from this port to Southampton. 1 . GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. ... ... Central of Italy ... - ...
am desired by the directors of that company to say there Wind Northerly, tide high water, weather moderate, ,20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 12 -14
is not the • shghtest foundation for such a report, and and cloudy. 174 all Demerara,. • - ..•
a noti- would feel obliged by your stating as much in the co- Arrived, Jan. 9-Ambrosia, from. Geelong; Dolphin,
lupins of your next publication." 20 10 Dijon and Besagon ... - ...p
forbid- 1 New York ; Princess Louise, Moulmein ; Arabella, Patnas ; 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 21d-
>by the : THE MAILS.-SOUTHAMPTON, Kende Medina, Havannah ; Princess, Pondicherry ; Speed; Man-
y, Jan. 9. -The 31 - 342
Do. Extension id - 1 P
ig that • • Royal mail steam-ship
sailed this Great Western, Ca • •
Captain Bevis, tuna ; Johanna, New York ; General Belgraes, Moulmein ; 20 2
20 all East Indian
• x n
express , afternoon with the usual monthly
Lisbon, Madeira, T •ff mails for Trafalgar, Colombo ,• John Henry, Mauritius ; Mina and 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula .. e -1 p
William, Riga; Catherine Pemberton, Demerara; Mar- . 20 10 Gcl. Junct. of France 24 - 3 p
Pernambuco,
enen e, St. Vincent (Cape Verds),
uco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, and thon Quebec ; Harvest Home, Port Wallace ; Excel, ... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada
1 ; the BuenosSlue. and Bonds._ 4e - 3ed 64
of the • Ayres, in charge of Lieutenant Fage, R.N , Guernsey
yaoi ; Mault Terceira ; Junta, Venice ; Filey,
p E!, Savage,' St. Michael's ; Malcolm E. Brown, 2O 8 Gt. Central of France id. - par
Admiralty agent. The Great Western has 40 passen.- Smyrna ; Th. ames, Lisbon : Venus,. Cadiz; Washington, 204 204 Gt. Westn. of Canada
at 44. gars, a full cargo of English and continental finer- Marseilles ; Esther, St. Kitts ; Foxhound, Chesme. Shares -• • • 2 ld 181
ohandise, and specie value 4751,0 n freiht The next Jan. 10-Fairy Queen, from Guernsey ; Louise, from ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ...
mails from the Brazils and River Plate, due on the Trinidad ; Mimosa, from Boston ; Callender, from Lisbon ; .. ... Do. bonds (2i55.)1862 ... - ...
16th instant, will be brought home by the Tay, Can Cornelius Moss, from Schevening. 204 104 Hamilton & Toronto 4cl. - par
the 3d, tarn Rivett. The Royal mail steamship Magdalena,r Sailed, Jan. 10-Luconia, for Melbourne ; Frederick 11.0 all Do. 6 per cent - - -.
erns.,
s to Captain Abbott, is to take out the West India and VII . for Valparaiso.
20 5 Lake Coast. & Basle ... - ...
DEAL, Monday, 9.45 A.M. 5 4 Lucca and Pistoja; 5
vent at Pacific mails of the 17th inst. ; and the Solent, Captain Wind N.E , fresh. per cent, pref,
Jelliecoe, with the mails from the same quarter, is due at Passed-Rea Silva, from London, for Newport; Cyclone, 20 1.5 Luexembourg • 9 .- es ell
by the Southampton on the 16th inst. The Peninsula and from London, for Sydney. . • 10 10 Do. (Railway) si - 6
- Oriental Company's steam-ship. Tagus, Captain J. K. Sailed-:-Royal George, Governor Macdonald, Henry 5 2 Do..
Lifesting le - 15 •
Joy, sailed on Saturday, the 7th instant, with the mails Read, Two Sisters Ben •Aluick Dhee, Henry Tanner, 5 3 Do. (Canal)
justice, for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 30 pas- Dorothea, Elizabeth_Conway. 10 5 Do, 6p. cent. pref ... - ...
•e wires aengers, a general cargo of merchandise, and specie, senna........rnans 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ... - ...p
swever, value 25,100/. sterling, for Lisbon. The Iberia, from • 20 101 Madras i - i 2
al laws. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 331 29 Maria Antonia
the Same ports, will be due at Southampton on the 14th -.- -.
part in
- instant.daily.
The City of London, Captain Cargill, is • lO 10 Do. New -. •-
.-
Luthori-20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ... - ,„
;orders, !Lily. expected here from Constantinople Smyrna COLONIAL. 20 all Namur & Liege (with
Malta, and Gibraltar The G 1 ' S SUGAR.-There are numerous auctions, which are going
interest 74 - 74
.ffusion , s . enera Screw team!
shdp. p.ing,Conspany s steam-ship, Crcesus, Capt. J.V. Hall, off well. Foreign is still in limited supply, and in demand
which •• ---- •••
will leave the docks at stiffer prices. Refined is much wanted. Low to fine .2-0 all Do. (ex interest
inistry, on Tuesday.(this day), and is finallyl6 all Northern France 33 - 334 334 4
grocery lumps, 46s to 48.5. The quantity of British Plan-te leave Southampton on Wednesday (to-morrow), for tation landed last week at the East and West India Docks
nit the Port Phili 20 all Do. 201. 3 p.. C. Bds
seriouS . p and Sydney. In conformity with arrange- was 97 hhds 7 tierces. There were taken for home con- [flnY.B.esems.Shs.] ... - ..,
moats entered into between the Postmaster• General and sumption 1,101 hinla 118 tierces 356, barrels. The stock in
the General Screw Company, . P
' . . . 10 all Norwegianeemk.Pref 74 - 8
Ice per- 20 10 Paris and Lyons l4. -15 p 245 54
vestiga- i the Crcesus will call at the same laces is 5 200 hhds 873 tierces 1,306 barrels.
Lisbon, to embark thence the contract mails for the COTTON moderate business is doing. 40 40 Do, labials
may be ' Australian ports, despatched from Liverpool on the 4th• -• •••
idusion, of Decetdber last by the sailing ship Matilda .Watten- SALTPETRE.-Of 1,45 bags Bengal, offered by auction, 20 all Paris and Orleans.,
3472
.;_-
3944
20 all Paris and Rouen
ease to ' •Mach, which vessel, having been dismasted, has put only one lot sold at 31s 6d for 114 percent., the rest being
20 all Paris and Strasbourg 30e - 304 •
taken in at 32s for
is9e per cent. refraction.
ton." •
considerable
• the T
late „ens and .
~ is. expected to be detained there a ' is in native 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2- 4 p
time to repair damages. The screw steam- TEA -Business rather dull.
10.1 10.1 Quebec & Richmond 3 - 1d •
COFFEE.-There no change
ship
port on the 14th inst., for 20 all Rouen and Havre..,. 18 - 19
I_4 .
St. issuphpellydifisrmnolyt
.increasing. Plantation is duller. Foreign
. Vincent's, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, As- Rice.-The demand is good at full rates. 20 12 Royal Danish ld -par
I soon cension, Ceylon, Madras, and Calcutta, calling at. Ply- RUM.-There was none landed at the East and West 5 2 Royal Swedish 1- a d
n. A . mouth on the 15th • inst., to embark 20 all Sambrec)s and Meuse,., 74 -8474 8
in the . ports.the mails for those India Docks last week. There were taken for home con- 10 26 ' S.E.° esPel• cent. Pre • ••• - •••
Peninsular and Orientalplaces•
3 lied 20 Q Of trance •.. ---- ...
TM! HIMALAYA..-The pe • -
y e new screw steani-ship sumption 342 puns 12 hhds and exported 70 puns s.
20 e Southern of France 2 -•4
p
in its
inju.. ,
Himalaya,AS t.eaKmelNlocakvo,ifg ap3t.r?osocsnecle dtcoeendnis'down
lated, •
Company's
'7OO-horse power, Captain
the rive The stock in. the same is 5,629 puns, 676 hhds.
TALLOW.-After change yesterday there was less excite- 2200
268. eutpatpenralenwdisa&sQcrieepb.e.e. ::: --
0 ryee stot :lir
tdaayt,r
atrial
ment, parties who had bought lower being disposed to
x n
realise. On the spot, 62s to 62s 6d ; January and March, 81 all West Flanders - 41
20 10 Do. 5e per c. Prof , 1 - 4 d
charge of Mr. Thompson, pilot to the /sII.•
is anding Beef,
62s ; February and March, 62s 3d to 62s ad ; March and
Four trip. The performances of the se; May, 62s 6d to 62s 9d. Australian sheep, none offering. 20 10 Western of France 5 - 6 p
eceive -.P. notv,%
the prevalence• of a strong S.E. whid, vverewietr
anently lon, 4680esteto4608es6Gad.; ;PSaolmutheilA, m4sesritecan4,7s6o. sT6edwn,lG 4 West. of Switzerland 1/ - lid
nands satisfactory. She ran the measured mile, finetalloCweYis- 20 2 Wiesbaden
20 12 Zealand - -
54 -44 d
, . rent of li knots in her favour, in 4min. The, cu r- so scarce that the price is quite nominal at 595, net cash.
, • , being . .
1 an 4 - equal to 14'575 knots per hour. By the log; which --
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
isable , was several times hove during the trip, the speed shown HAY MARKETS.
As a - .. was quite 14 knots, with the engines going 56 revo- • slur TIFIELD.-Meadow hay, 3/ les to 5/ lOs ; clover . Leasing Closing Prices Business
Swe- . , , lotions per The machinery, which is b
minute. ditto, 41 lOs to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 141 to 2/ 2s.per load. Shr. Paid
RAILwAis. Compares:
yesterday. •
3" A moderate
many • . Messrs. Penn and Sons, of Greenwich, worked with a CUMBERLAND. supply, and a steady demand.
-, - -
3 well smoothness unusual in rst trials, not a single bearing
lino y' hay, 3/ 8s to 51 12s ; clover -
50 all Bedford and Ln.841.W.
fernal being heated, and its movements being as com-
Supply good, and trade tolerably firm. Bl thl . e c ey.... ..., ---- •••
pletely under control, as though it had been working winT St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. 101 - 103
for, ecreePee -Meadow hay, 31 8s to 51108 • clover 50 all 'Clydesdale
id by Years. The result of this trial has, we think, ditto, 41 lOs to • • , • ydesdale Je. Caledon ... el. -52
6/ 108 ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load.
satisfactorily demonstrated the achievement of the deli- Trade steady. St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr.
6p. cent..... Geleorthn 140 - 143
4 now •
de .
return so long sought fel, in screw steam-ships, namely,
apply the almost total absence' of any vibratory motion ;so STATE „, ---------------- - 25 all Glee. Barr. & Caldonian.
want or TRADE.-The __Th ,
Neils. Direct.
e accounts from the manufac-
~. . -.-
completely has this been attained that it was found per• tnring towns for •
thollt fectly the past week describe a eneral de- ,2e all Do. New Do
.. - -.
practicable to write, without inconvenience, im• rangement of business from ofthel 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. ett.eVestn. 30 - 32
large mediately over the screw, when the ship was proceeding In Lancashire manufacturing the state
00 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Vii. New.
under operations were impeded
the full power of her en 'nandat the highest by the uncertainty es,
o Railway & Berw.. ..„ -
t left rate of
speed. Towards the cgientre of the vessel the of raw material and fuel. Tra receipt - 111
motion of the •ble We have been nsactions in the markets
limite.l, butthe • 25 all Do. e Shares, Do. 541 - 551
think ' machinery was scarcely percept . on whole prices have been•
IShares. Do
12i all 'Do. 27 - 28
fie in • We may safely congratulate the builders and maintained, although the certainty of aco min warS.Eastena.
c en g 12' all Loni&Greenv lei - 141
ic di- engine makersof this
this a
m inde 20 all Do.Preferenee D 0244 -
25
- ears vessel
• cafes Uhinlerruptecl •
of the finest shi experiment, and the owners on the possession
American and prosperity, and the foreign demand, St.. 100 Lowestoft gr. •
nber, Pon t pin the world. The Himalaya is to go both European, for goods of all kinds ' , 4 par cent... Norfolk
, 0 Southampto -
'whence she . n on Thursday morning, from continues to realise the best - .Bt. 100 Do. 6 per ct.. .Do - - -
.accounts mention a
quad- and et_. will proceed to Alexandria with tile Ind'a tingham f
China mails good inquiry for hosiery 54 all Mancli.Bxton. LneSEN.W. . .
three 1 it may . and passengers of the 20th instant, and and an eXpectation o improvement in the lace trade
y relay be • •and Matlock dr Melld. 21 - 3
,f the ' one of the
in anticipated that her first voyage will be In the woollen districts also prices are firm d • 50 all Middlesbro' & Staten &
rm an pros-
T ost rapid encouraging. From all parts of the kingdom Redcar Darlingt. _ - ...
tough HE Imp E__and successful yet accomplished. - sects e
of
the the fd Midland... 99 - 101
ou of at the, Welli It' e feature - • 100. all letidld.Brad
A- MEASURE MOVEMENT, first introduced most remarkable. f advtces the
ngton • Piccadilly, thepowerlessness of Russia •• - 50 all Northern and . .
is in- , , itself. A ,in is gradually extending confidence felt in
very laEasternsp.e. E. Count.. 60 - 62
t damage on the commerce and civilisation •
ed to i opened in Liv large dining establishment has been ' any permanen 5 all Do. 6 per et Do . - ...
itious I plied to the neePool, in
P blic which the wines are thus sup- .of the world, and the copse uent absence
q ~ of the slightest 5- all ,Do.Fixedsp.e Do_ - •••
the k adoption of th. * The success which has attended the disposition to panic. caution is •
Proper displayed, but 2e all 'Prost. &Wyre L. &Is .W.
is ri •
sary, the agitationP neiple may be taken as a fthat the freedom from speculation, so long noticeable, has
of the roof , &Ludak
ssian called for, Press in this direction 11 tl laced the trade of the country beyond the
was genera y apparen ypl 12 Do. e Shares. Do - ---•
tour- PORTUGUESE Eon reach of anarchists in any quarter. • S 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 140 - 143
inced ' behalf of the 1) S.-Mr. Thornton, t d THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.-
The 8 -•
census tables show 2 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do 140 - 143
I
Po yes er ay, on s and chapels of the - 181 Shoe Roth. & La.ncash.&
ict ofd protest against th b e bondholders made a notarial that in 1831 the number of churches
At e confisca ' ment of that count tolien Practised by the Govern- Church of England amounted to 11,825. The number in Goole g.5.p.e Yorksh _- a
vines , dividends due. rYc
the extent of two-fifths of the 1851, as returned to the Census-0ffice,13,854, was exclu- 50
r 2 9e S. Staffordsh- MrMClean 2 - 10
all WearValleygr Stockt. dr
Opy of t ate buildin s "
land. . Sent to Mr. de Brito th he degrading
document was sive of 2.23 described as being "not separ, g , 6 per cent::: Darling. ... - •••
Pe
•rt - London, but was returned' e Portuguese financial agent in b • "used:also for secular purposes," thus show- 25 all D 0,,,.. Do 3O -31
, as usual,
Per' tomment.of • St. 100 Wil ....
" without message or . ing, as stated, an increase in the course of 20 years tstaSomrst Gt.Westn. 97 - 99
more than 2,000 churches. ' .

FOREIGN.
10 7 Aatwrp &Rotterdam 25 2 d
5 3 Belgian East. Junct. 1 14
20 8 Beziersto Graissessac 4 2 d
Central of Italy —
20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 12 14
17i all Demerara
20 10 Dijon and &mason - ..p
20 8 Dutch Rhenish
20 all East Indian —
20 2 Do. Extbusion sd 5 p
5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula . 1 1 p •x n
20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 24 3 p
... 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada
Sias. and Bonds 4i —35 d
20 8 Gt. Central of France 1 par
203 20i Gt. Wcstn. of Canada
Shares
..• ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857
. . Do. bonds (2 i55.)1862 . .
20 10i Hamilton & Toronto id. par
11..0 all Do. 6 per cent — •••
20 5 Lake Coust. & Basle •••
5 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5
per cent. prof.
20 15 Luexembourg 9a 9,2
10 10 Do. (Railway) 5 6
5 2 Do.
5 3 Do. (Canal) ll 1
10 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref —
20 12 Lyons B*, Mediterran. . ..p
20 104 Madras 4—
335 29 Maria Antonia
10 10 Do. New
• •••
20 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. ..•
20 all Namur & Liege (with
interest 74 71
20 all Do. (ex interest) •-- •••
16 all Northern of France.. 33 33} 334 1
20 all Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds
[fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ]
10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref 74 8
20 10 Paris and Lyons l4. —l5 p 245 55
40 40 Do. Vouds
20 all Paris and Orleans 42 44
20 all Paris and Rouen 37 =39
20 all Paris and Strasbourg 304 301
20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2 -- 4 p
104 104 Quebec & Richmond 3 1 d
20 all Rouen and Havre 18 19
20 12 Royal Danish ld par
5 2 Royal Swedish l_ 5 d
20 all Sambre and Meuse.. 7t B5 75 8
10 6 Do. 54 per cont. pref:
20 2 S.E. of Franco
20 6 Southern of France 2 4 p
20 6 St. Andrews &Quebec
20 2s. Upper India Scrip
81 all West Flanders 4 44 x n
20 10 Do. 54 per c. Pref 1
20 10 Western of France 5 6 p
1G 4 West. of Switzerland 1 -14 d
20 2 Wiesbaden
20 12 Zealaua si —45 d

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1854,

"BEING TALKED ABOUT."

BY ELIZA COOL

(From, Eliza Cook's Tournal.)

It seems to have been the opinion of the most ancient
philosophers, that the world dearly loves "a bit of
scandal ;" and we shreWdly suspect that present and
future philosophers may preserve the same prejudice of
belief without running any risk of their judgment being
impugned. We fear that the love of scandal is born with
us all—from the Queen who listens to. the calumny
touching the character of a maid of honour, to
the ragged costermonger who salutes a " brother
chip," as we heard one do last week with, " Who
stole the inguns ? " While the maid of honour is
immaculate she gets little notice taken of her; she
may walk, talk, and have her being like other proper
people ; and while the costermonger goes to Covent
Garden and does nothing " particklar wrong," he excites
no degree of unusual interest among his compeers ; but
let either if these persons make a real or reputed slip
from the regular highways of lawful rectitude, and the
distinguishing mark of " being talked about " is imme-
diately earned.

This common idiom appears to possess but one inter-
pretation. We never get "talked about " for our suffer-
ings, our virtues, or our abstinences. Oh dear, no ? We
must " steal inguns " in some shape or other, or at least
be supposed of having an intention to steal them, before
any of oyx "good-natured friends " (we drop the strong
expletive) will deem us worthy of this honour. Only let
us hear that So-and-So is " being talked about," and we
ask any of our impartial readers what the instantaneous
and conclusive impression is. Why that So-and-So has corn-
mitted or is committing some questionable something. A
flirtation of aggravated order, an impending insolvency,
a breach of trust, an elopement, or something worse—
in short, anything that is ignored by highly respectable
people, is immediately guessed at ; and the very circum-
stance that this idiom is invariably accepted in only one
sense of calumniating import is ample proof that we
have an unwholesome preference for the garbage of
gossiping food, and that the errors, supposed or posi-
tive, of our fellow-creatures, are unceasingly the most
agreeable and exciting themes to dwell and dilate on.

We were led into these remarks by accepting an invita-
tion the other evening to join a select debating and so-
cial party, where about a dozen ladies and gentlemen of
considerable standing in society, and of unimpeachable
religious principles, were "gathered together" to enjoy
conversation and crumpets, Mocha and music, toast and
twaddle (we beg pardon, the last word was quite a slip ;
no doubt the alliteration led us into it), finishing up with
cold chicken and warm " all sorts" ad libitum. The en-
tertainment afforded eonsisted of conversational spasms
under the effects of conventional opium, and we began to
wish that we were at home most heartily. At length the
talk turned on " Uncle Tom ;" and this dark subject led
to a discussion on the glorious light of Christian charity
and the supreme beauty of mercy. The amount of ge-
nerous sentiment expressed would have civilised the
Thugs, and quotations to illustrate the subject fluttered
about as thick as gnats in a summer twilight. We heard
that " mercy is twice blest," and so forth ; and some re-
mote voice gave the appeal of—

That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me.
The great golden rule of " Do unto others," &c., met
our ear twice ; and we were edified exceedingly by scraps
and sentences which we had been acquainted with since
the date of our first eating plum-pudding. At length
the speakers became very poor and very few, like
mourners at a workhouse funeral; and a remark from
an eminent reverend gentleman, that he thought one
great feature of charity was not to be too ready to think
ill of our brethren, was the last we distinctly remember
A mental mist succeeded, very cold and very still. Then
came short coughs and using of handkerchiefs. The
minutes seemed entirely governed by the long hand of the
clock ; and a couple of ladies took desperately to the Book
of Beauty, which lay on the table in the very height of scar-
let-fever turned up with golden jaundice. The fire received
two perfectly unnecessary pokes from the hostress, and
every body sat as though improved Newton's Principias
and superior de Stael's Corinnes were in phsychological
preparation by them ; in short, one of those social fits of
social catalepsy occurred which terrify nervous people, and
seriously affect even the bravest of the pioneers of society.
Every one was either shy, stupid, or silent---perhaps all
three blended • when we suddenly hit upon a plan which
we had adopted once before in the like distress. "Pray,"
said we, addressing ourselves to the company generally,
" have any of you heard how Mr. Manby, who lives at
Woodland House, is being talked about ?" A squib thrown
among the dozen ladies and gentlemen would scarcely
have moved them so effectually. The Book of Beauty
was left wide open without an eye upon the immediately
striking likeness of the. Right Honourable Emmeline
Constance Helena Oldstars ; the hostess put down the
poker, which she had grasped for the third time, without
using it ; and a sort of mental ant-hill began to work.
A sudden thought struck the reverend gentleman, that
Mr. Mauby had lately increased his number of horses ;
that he had built a new wing to his house ' • that his draw-
ing-rooms had been refurnished in superb style ; and the
shmiltaneous conjunction of idea was, that Mr. Manby
was being "talked about" through having lived too fast.
An elderly lady, who had lately quoted the Great Teacher's
rule, suddenly remembered that she had seen Mr. Manby
walking and talking in- his grounds very confidentially
with his housekeeper; and, moreover, the housekeeper was
good-lookinga woman ;* so of course it was most likely
that Mr. Manby was being "talked about" through some
delinquency on the score of domestic propriety. A gentle.
man of very High Church principles had an impulsive
conviction that Mr. Manby had gone over to Catholicism.
The High Church gentleman knew that Mr. Manby had
contributed largely to some Irish schools, and that he was
enthusiastic over his recollections of witnessing high
mess at St. Peter's at Rome ; and that he declared- it as
his opinion that a good Catholic was as much to be re-
spected as a good Protestant ; consequently, there could
be little doubt that Mr. Manby was " talked about" for
turning over to Popish atrocities. Each and every one
present was deeply anxious to learn the extent of Mr.
Manby's misdoings, for it was plain enough they all
thought Mr. Manby must have done something wrong
before he could be "talked about." .We permitted the
appetite for Scandal's highly-seasoned made dishes to be-
come as voracious as we deemed prudent, and then simply
stated that Mr. Manby was being talked about for having
generously taken his sister's two orphan children to bring
up. Gentle reader, you should have seen the sudden
disappointment that marked every countenance,— the
" Oh ! is-that-all" sort of expression, which pervaded the
High Church lineaments, and the positive sneer of in-
difference which sat upon the lady's lips who had incor-
porated the good-looking housekeeper in her liberal con-
' elusions. You would have gleaned ample testimony
that the love of detraction is very like an instinct in all
bipeds, and that being " talked about" is tantamount to
having infringed some law, either civil, moral, or con-
ventional. A positive relish for the follies and crimes
of our brothers and sisters seems to preponderate in
ninety-nine dispositions out of a hundred. If we
cannot find circumstances that involve a damaged
reputation to amuse our speculative minds and
tongues, we generally contrive to pick oat some
eccentric deviation from worldly customs—nay, the
chattering digestors of conversational carrion will even
raise their jargon over those who are to be pitied
rather than blamed, and whose "sad position claims our
delicate sympathy rather than our coarse and loud dis-
cussion. We have seen one powerful instance of this in
our lifetime. We were on a visit in the suburbs of
London ; and close by our friends resided a gentleman
and his family who had been settled there some twelve
months in most respectable repute. The intelligence
and courtly bearing of the man made him a wercome
and pleasant neighbour, and the family participated
in all the social reunions of the neighbourhood. While
we were staying with our friend, by some unhappy
'chance a rumour was breathed that our esteemed neigh-
bour, Mr. Broughton, was the son of a celebrated mur-
derer who had died on the scaffold. The scaring report
circulated rapidly, poor Mr. Broughton was soon " talked
about" in a most " inhuman manner" and his posi-
tion and comfort broken up thereby. We frequently
heard his name whispered in a horrified and mysterious
tone while the unfortunate man was within probable
hearing. We saw some refined idiots shrink from his
extended hand, and a heartless old citizen actually volun-
teered to "pump him " on the subject of "who his father
was." One or two persons ventured to say that they
thought Mr. Broughton had the strongest of claims on
gond feeling and good breeding, that the utmost delicacy
should be exercised in such a case, and that it was the
height of inconsiderate barbarism to be "talking about"
him so continually ; but the love of low depreciating
gossip overcame all better endeavours, and within six
months poor Mr. Broughton was compelled to leave the
neighbourhood. He was an unexceptionable husband,
father, friend, and citizen, but he was unwittingly the
son of a criminal, and consequently was fated to be
"talked about " until his heart was chafed and his brain
insulted.

Now this sort of idle, vitiated indulgence of the tongue
appears to us to be a seriously demoralising propensity,
but like brandy with stomachs, it seems to serve as a
stimulant to weak minds, and as a depraved luxury to
strong ones. We have heard men—wise, benevolent,
grey-headed men —" talking about" a lady in a public
conveyance with reckless indiscretion, laughing over vile
insinuations, and promulgating unseemly reports with
eager zest, while to our positive knowledge every word
they uttered was false. It strikes us that parties should
be soundly authorised before they "talk about" a woman's
character to the ears of the crowd, and even if they held
convincing proof of an erring sister's wrong it would
savour more of manhood and nobility to deal gently with
it. Oh ! there is a fearful amount of unhappiness and
injustice wrought by this " talking about," and doubtless
the foulest and most mischievous libels published are
stereotyped in the constant every-day prating which
escapes all indictment and eludes all proof. It would be
a great sanitary reform in social life if women would learn
to drink their tea and men to swallow their wine without
"talking about" people of whose real principles and actual
conduct they know little or nothing, There is a vulgar
and ancient saying which declares that " the biggestthief
often cries out thief first," and certain it is that those
who are most prone to gloat over the fancied or existing
misdemeanours of others are frequently not among the
most immaculate of creation. Our wholesale denouncers
of, impropriety, our stern inflexible censors, and our
gabbling purveyors of peccadilloes are not invariably
taintless themselves.
Ask any "poor author" whether his friends are not
mighty assiduous in sending him " paiSers " which con-
tain a 4, cutting up " of his novel or his poem. Flattering
paragraphs, and eulogising priise may be printed without
attracting notice or exciting intdrest, but only let a
"slashing " review appear, and all his circle have seen it,

and take very good care that he shall see it too ; in fact, •
the "severe criticism" is always worth being "talked
about," but the " commendatory article" is never cared
for by our friends. As regards our own experience we can
declare that whenever a snap or snarl at our innocent
jingling appears in black and white, so sure is our break-
fast-table laden with an overpowering number of the
periodical containing the said snap or snarl ; and fre-
quently we receive a most friendly letter or two, drawing
our attention to the pleasant piece of printing, and,
assuring us that it is being very much "talked about."
This being "talked about" is a tax which we all pay,
More or less. We have heard a lady " talked about" for
daring to wear the same dress at five separate evening par-
ties, and at last she was rudely stigmatised as "Miss Ever-
green," the unfortunate dress being of that colour ; and
our thoughtless cousin Polly incurred no end of being
"talked about" by asking for a glass of porter at the
supper of one of these parties. Mr. Groves is a very
charming old bachelor, living down our lane, and he has
been seen to call several times on Miss Heartly, a very
charming old maid, who also lives down our lane, and
report goes so far as to say that he has taken fruit fre-
quently, flowers always, and that once he has actually
remained under Miss Heartly's roof until past ten o'clock
at night. We can inform Mr. Groves and Miss Heartly
that people are begining to " talk about" them pretty
freely. Doubts are arising as to Mr. Groves's moral
respectability, and hints are thrown out touching Miss
Heartly's sense of propriety. We seriously advise the
foolish couple to forego any neighbourly or warmer
feeling which may exist between them, or they will be
tabooed to a certainty. We have lately gained a very
civil neighbour in a Captain Smith, who lives in first-
rate style and is a bit of a dandy, but we can confi-
dentially tell Captain , Smith that it is necessary he
should publish his "birth, parentage, and education"
on the gate of his premises ; for it is whispered that
he was born in St. Giles's, and that his earlier pursuit
was that of a travelling tinker, and that he really can
hardly spell his own name—in fact, he is being " talked
about" most maliciously. Poor man ! we should pity
him if his teeth were not so white, and his laugh so
happy ; as it is, we think he may exist through the
shower of missiles thrown on his "bringing up," and
manage to enjoy the blessing of life, even though he did
receive it in' the unsanctified purlieus of St. Giles's.
But come, we must have a care, and not weary our
readers with more illustrations of the odious " talking
about" habit than are necessary, and if our slight sketch
deters one thoughtless or mischievous tongue from say-
ing that which is alike cowardly and scandalous, or at
least frivolous and paltry, why we shall be well repaid
for the hour we have spent over our copy-book, and we
can assure our dearest friends that, highly as we respect
Lady Fame, we would much rather have this scrap of
writing "acted upon" then "talked about."