The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-22 00:00:00

TIS FiF rEEN Ft ET.

" What is note," said the trumpeter's wife,
on seeing the
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long spout that the traveller imeer ed into Strasburg one cool
evening in August—" Welt a nose 1 'tis as long as a trumpet.'
Just similar is the surprise manifested by the Editor of the
Brighton Gazette at the length of the address to Sir
W
David Scott. " Benedicite," ‘a,..s the Brighton Gazette,
" fifteen feet loeg !" "'Tis of the same metal,"
the trumpeter's wife, " you may hear by its sneezing.
'Tis ag
"'Tis full of names," says the Brighton Gavette.
soft as a lute," says the trumpeter's wife. " They are all a!
true se the Goqiel," says the Brighton Gazette. the
said the trumpeter's wife. Lots of brass," says
public. " 'Tis pudding's end," said the trumpeter's wife*
" Nothing mere nor less," echoes the public.
" Fifteen feet of morality I"—it is a great quantity, Put it
into yards or inches as you will—we doubt whether any man,
ever possessed so much before ; it will carry a body a great
way on an empty stomach—it would whitewash a man though,,
he were as black as an Ethiopian. " Sleep is a blessed thing,
but
says Sancho Pauza—" it cevereth a man like a cloak--
" 'Tis brass,
fifteen feet of morality, Lord I it is quilt, counterpine,
blankets, and warming-pan into the bargain I
What a happy man Sir David Scott must be—but for this
he might have been pinched with cramp at night--tor:
turcd with conscience—haunted by nightmare—eaten up wita
rheumatism—afflicted with palsy—goaded by the blues---he
might have had Mr. Griffith at his elbow when
went to bed ; be might have found him there in
the morning—he might have had unpleasant reflection.:
of Bedlam—of chains and unearthly howlings—he !nig°
have fancied himself an oppressor—a bad-hearted, evil !ran;
all sorts and kinds of phantasies might have tormented _
but for this new panacea—the fifteen feet of morality our
friends the Tories and Radicals have got up 1 Nfr•
" It is fifteen feet long," says the trumpeter—an- one
Griffith has been imprisoned fifteen years: that is jWust
ba(lts
foot of morality to every year's imprisonment.
monstrous quantity of sack to such a little water 1
an %
We repeat that Sir David Scott must be a very bapPYm ---
what he has lost in pocket be has gained in morality. tie
eleven hundred compurgators, and that would have save0 f
feet
king's soul in the "good old times;" he has fifteen
morality, and that would save a saint's at any time. Het
Sir David Scott !—Brighton Herald.

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THE RHINOCEROS AND ITS SENTINEL: A' 1
black rhinoceros, unlike the timid white one, is a dreadfli*
adversary to meet in hunting, and "is often accompanied bid
a sentinel to give him warning, a beautiful green-backed fief
blue-winged bird ab ut the size of a jay, which sits on nee.,
his horns. When he is standing at his ease among the tbica
bushii, or rubbing himself up against a dwarf tree, stout abeer
s'.rong like himself, the bird attends him, that it niOY eLit„e
feed on the insects which either fly about him, or which
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found in the wrinkles of his head arid neck. The creeling
hunter, stealthily approaching ou the leeward side, egrebuese
notes the motions of the sentinel bird ; for he may pre
though he cannot see the rhinoceros behind his leafy sere-the
If the monster moves his head slightly, and without slam], ,
bird flies from his horns to his shoulder, remains therebas
short time, and then return, to its former strange
if the bird, from its elevated position and better eyes,
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the approach of danger, and flies up in the air sulden'Y'„sses
let the hunter beware; for the rhinoceros instantly r" hes
desperately and fearlessly to wherever be bears the brave
crack."—Alexander's Expedition into Africa.
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TEE-TOTALISM PHYSIOLOGICALLY -° de.-
DERED.—On Monday evening last, Oct. 15, a lecture syse of
livered in the Town Hall, Doncaster, by M. Syder, Esq.; iS
London, to a numerous and highly respectable aud'elle;eed
suprort of the principles of tee-totalism. The lecturer Pd pi,
perch: note
that alcohol, the intoxicating agent in all spirituous sp;u the
mented drinks, is not a production of nature—that it 'goes
production of fermentation alone, in which process obit& 00
originally good are converted into pernicious agents' have
showed, also, that all writers upon chemistry t she
classed it among the vegetaLle narcotic poisons---thaoges
stomach has no power to convert it to the Pizar`tenl
of the animal economy—that it keeps the Injure
in a state of constant and unnatural excitemeniit" glass
ing every organ with which it comes in contact. rise bog
trated his views and positions in a very powerful and b ena
manner, by drawings of the human sstem. The stonlacooy
liver of a drunkard was shown toy the audience, ssi,,,thbe lee'
other examples of the evils of the drinking as stem. ' lecture b/
turer concluded his most interesting and instructive leetoesn-
showing the physical, domestic, moral, and religions At the
tages of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks. I,r, 0
close of the lecture, which occupied more than three b°,rs was
delivery, he was warmly cheered, and a vote of thatol.boa.
unanimously passed, and several signatures obtained'''.
caster Gazette.
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MEETING OF WELSH BARDS.--This a-terestr
nary of the Cymreigyddion, was one of extraordinary it,roces
in consequence of a Deputation from Brittany, in bOs
being present on Wednesday and Thursday. Althea nurse
largest number of competitors for the prizes were-0f atiee§
from the place of assembling being in South Wales---noured
of that portion of the Principality, yet we notice the hn,jortb
name of the Rev. Walter Davies, and other natives of The
Wales, among the competitors and successful candidates.epot
venerable Sir C. Morgan presided in the Hall at Abergacl with
and was greeted on his entrance, by the harp arl
_A his
cheers. After the fipplause had ceased, he address eO.
.‘ Noble Loyal Cambrian friends." Several other kin,
believed that
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horfo
wt hne a fireway
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tlemen also spoke, amongst whom was Monsieur s--, e
siipt'arkbel
those her sons in Wales; and wheri they returned tbb I_
would have a tale of glory and hope ton relate. He said the
though this spot of country appeared in a small corner of. t..°,,
et
away.—Brittany
i mp
ingobw, lit
map of Europe, yet the enthusiasm which animated tenFd
though supposed to have been extinct upwards of 300 yeara
_ns.
made them famous all over the continent, where at present ...:10f
be proud
eo_
tern appeared to prevail of attempting to crush any sPdll tie.
nationality. The customs of this country remain, the
changed; her bards, minstrels, and music, Were o.!re pot
same ; the peculiar characters of her nationality ssetnroiti
of f
to be cancelled ; and he hoped that the bonds r
a erieb'
between Artrnoriea and Cambria would be equally inl,Pr oetis
rov'o,ce of
able Though the waves whicii divided them might
the fury of the tempest, they could not drown thea
ikirthor.
effection, and we csn now exclaim tsith pride, " KineLosts el
is not dead." M. Rio was greeted with enthusiastic " wile;
applause. Several B4rds came forward and recited eng
YT
composed in honour of the President arid the occasi°Tososed
Datgeinieid sung and a harp duet was afterwards Pe r ; st
by Mr. Jones, of Clifton, and Mr. Griffiths, of TreidegoBoke f
the conclusion of which Mons. Jacquelot rose an scrheete'
some length in the French language, and was warmly
_;yes.•••••
The President called on the Judges to award the Pri
Abridged from the Shrewsbury Chronicle. hydro'
MAD DOGS.—We last week stated that a solo°
phobia had appeared amongst dogs in Nottinghael,,lce Wu;
of them had, in consequence, been destroyed• f ito a Ivor 5
we regret to say, the dreadful disease has appear"' ea ordier t
alarming extent, and the town Magistrates have tabuu foutlarl,
for all dogs to be confined, and that if any should, ssat.---L A
large that they will be destroyed.—Doncaster 4-16-wid? of
the reporter quite sure that the dogs destroyed were does nLe
medical man assures us that a case of actual rabiest or the
occur once during whole years toeter ; and that
°PIn 'oes dlia
igeorance of Coronsrs' Juries, angd the delusive fa O,
,emietited by them, which act powerfully on peopleboutseisloaa
and credulous clas, we should hear of hydrophobia
.._ es win 'eed. The effect of the imagination in produeiniv
as removing disease, is well known.] ----oil,
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SILVER WATCHES TWO GUlNrif'- arraii-est
An Assortment of Second-hand Watches„ all of the °N :vice,
and of various sizes, may be selected from, for the OA)/ *
119
T. COX SAVORY'S, 7 Cerab'
Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker' 4.) °f
London ( Seven Doors from Gracechurch-stroete nrit.:es 0.
N.B. A pamphlet., containing a detailed list of tail, both
Plate, Plated Goods Watches, Clocks, Ecc., tneY,tll
will be forwarded in answer to a post-paid applice"'"-.
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BIRTHS. of siiiri
On the 16th inst., at Vauxhall, Mrs. Adam Elnislie,4o 0
At Childe-Okeford, Dona, on the 18th inst., '
Portman, of a son.
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MAR R !F.D. Jsracales°°'
On the 17th inst., at Trinity Church, Southvrarl4, to esziecly
son of the late Mr. Abraham Hawkins, of Greenwie`" of Y
Eliza, second daughter of the late Mr. John DiseeY' Cdr"
heath-hill. Pole"' tit°
On the 18th inst., at Southwold, Suffolk, Georgear,oet,
Esq., of York-buildings Islington, to Mary M e e DO'
daughter
J. A.
ojfonTe.s,Wt,.,
INTihisosmN'prs.on
D.
Esq.,
nSouthwold* herie' i
On the 18th inst., at St. ,Geocirg"e's Church, Cain tli °'
o High fH)ni:itliyboeLblooBdrignhe,
,itnoKs tiE.nigi azsatw.oE3o.wdou,elnslg,
eSsturdraeuyg,
hieler.oCf hisearale:l;for944
On' the 18th inst., at St fleotY
,burP gbter
, ore's Church,
,0,0001
~ dsu
Churten, Esq., surgeon, ohGesetoerrge'tsoCChaurroclhine,"rujoghen''9-lir°oer.P.
of tho late Henry Gaitskell, E e ' Abbey-road, t.,:..ci. of life WI"
At Melton, on the 18th inst. -.Henry Johnson, •-•-t;cl.. of
street, to Sarah, eldest daughte.; of John FerneieY, a John
ton Mowbray, Se R•
seers"
On the Pith inst., at Netherseale, Leicestershire', s. ft. h'
o
,5 Ali; Buttemer, Esq., to Anna Dew, youngest daughter '
Jam- ~itiet-
on, Esq., of the Old Hall, Netherseale. one; , Sa-
On the 19th inst., at St. George's. Hanover-s 4 _f 11sr•
son, Esq., of Liverpool, to Elizabeth, daughter .
Jones, Overton, near Ellesmere. f J°ll
he 29th
,o Est ,
At Guansxuato, in the Republic of Mexico, orl t stole), otioa
D :TED.
last, aged 29, Elizabeth Susannah, the wife of Joh,niiiit Ao°c
Commissioner o• the Anglo_Mexican Alining and ' Gr°oo,
in that city. r J. r •
At Tobago, on the 9,l ult., Charles, son of IV.
late George Hanmer Le
On the 24th ult., aged 95 Oswald Walden, nof the
of Abehurch-lane, aged `,5. •'
fourth r ~allO4
the , e, 0
of white-Vsc .• to
willts
Berks. saw-road'
yce'ster,Esq.,
eotbs,
On the 15th inst. in • 1 1 e -
Middlesex-place= esex-p ac ,
and s roe
Browne, Esq.,
wne, Esq., aged 76. .ears
On the 16th inst., at Walthaie stow, aged 12), ~. crnitlr
Kitty, the youngest child of Paul and Sarah CWO,4 West Smith'
Kitty,
the 16th just., at Oxford, Mr. J. H. Penton, of White'
field, aged 90. i b-street,
On the 18th last., Mr. Thomas Elton, of 114
lid Of the
chapel, aged 63. Ann, relict
On the 18th inst., in Larkhall-lane, Clapham, AO
late Thomas Stone, Esq., Al.,,enningt(ted 16
On the 19th inst., in Clapham.road-place, '" s„arks, i's,
iessY, the infant daughter of Joseph and JessY i
ter-Place'
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On the 18th inst„. James Lansdown, Esq.,
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