The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-08 00:00:00

THE LATEST YANKEEISMS.

The Boston Originator tells of an Indian found in
the back woods with a face so black that charcoal makes
a white mark on it.

A QUICK RACER.—A Pat asked an emigrant
Yankee, at the Maze races, if they had any such re
marka,ily swift horses in America ?—" Swift !" said
Jonathan, " why I guess we have ; I seen a horse at
Baltimore, on a sunny day, start against his own
shadow, and beat it a quarter of a mile at the first
heat !"

The Spificator says there is a man living in that city
whose nose is so large that nobody can see it at once,
they are obliged to look twice.
The American ladies are all of Royal blood ; for
the people are the Sovereign, and they are the daughters
of the people.
The New Orleans Times says the inquiry of a
gentleman, if it was not " rather amusing" to edit a
daily paper, reminds him of a question he once heard
propounded by a moustached, wasp-waisted exquisite,
to an emaciated wretch at work on the treadmill.—
" Fellow," said the perfumed and ringletted copy of
humanity, " doint you foind that demmed excel'rating
aixercise ?"

Rum, when in HoGs-heads, is capable of doing but
little mischief ; but when it gets into MEN'S-heads,
look out!!

DEATH OF THREE YOUTHS FROM DROWN-
ING.—On Friday afternoon. between four and five o'clock,
three youths were rowing iu a boat, opposite Lambeth Palace,
when they came in contact with a barge, by which the boat was
upset, and two out of the three perished. One of them was the
son of Maynard, the well-known waterman of Lambeth. About
the Fame hour on Thursday afternoon, a fine youth, aged 10
years, the son of Mr. Skinner, distiller, of Princes-street, Lam-
beth, while playing on some barges at Nag's Head Wharf, fell
into the water, and was carried away with the tide. None
of the bodies have, as yet, been found.
On Monday morning, about ten o'clock, a boat
yoii
containing AO barrels of oats, the property of Matthew Red-
drycentieq:, of Tonigreany, while waiting for the steamer at Gar-
b dy harbour, on its way to Limerick, was boarded by a
large
of the
t populace, who, as e are informed, possessed
themselves of part of the grain. The police were sent for to
n
Killaloe, but (lid
arrive in time to capture any of the people
or save the proyerty. We are extremely sorry to have to say
that the state of the poor in Listowel is awfully deplorable.
Potatoes are one shilling asid fourpence per stone !—and, me-
lancholy to relate, thereis no employment in the country.—
LintA highly rric k nep
in
Reporter.
teresting discovery has been an-
nounceda
strong
'da•oyusi:agp,
emeoaldeiegbist,hiDr. Lund, to the Northern
isemov'erwyhbileeg
by the Danish
engravedd Runic
excavatingan‘v in the
AeliTological Society, as
m ent ofa neighbourhoodilag.
sotfo Brazil.e, ca v e r Thisdw i ydt
h.
i.hhchtahraecftreargs:
etcolptlhieeriin,gosaenvdeirsail,
but greatly injured. Having succeeded in
words, which he recognized as belonging
tongue, he extended his researches, and soon came on the
foundations of houses in hewn stone, bearing
archi-
tectural resemblance to the ruins existing in the noretnh,ern parts
of Norway, in Iceland, and in Greenland. Thus
he went resolutely on, and at length, after several
ging, found the Scandinavian God of Thunder, Thor, days' dig.
his attribit.es—the hammer, gauntlets, and magic girdle. The
Society has commissioned Prof. Rafn, who first established, in
an authentic manner, the existence of ancient relations between
Iceland and Northern America, anterior to the discovery of
that part of the world by Columbus, to report on the subject
of Dr. Lund's letter, and to publish his report, with a view to
direct the attention of the learned to this very interesting dis-
covery, which would seem to prove, that the ancients of the
North had not only extended their maritime voyages to
Southern America, bat even formed permanent ettahliguxents
in that actuary.

COURT OF REQUESTS, TOWER

HAMLETS.

Shortly after the opening of the Court an extraor-
dinary looking little personage rushed forward, and
thrust a card into the hands of one of the Commis-
sioners, upon which was inscribed :

" Herr Schrumwich, chiropodist to the Emperors of
Austria and Russia, the King of Prussia, Mehemet
Ali, and other potentates."
COSIMISSIONEK (handing back the card)—l don't
doubt your abilities, Sir, but I am not troubled with
corns myself, and therefore have no occasion for your
services.

Applicant—Dat ish not vhat I mean. I vants
shustice.
At this moment the crier of the Court shouted—
" Schrumwich against Hicks."
" Dat ish me ! Dat ish me !" exclaimed the chiro-
podist. _ _ _

The sum sought to be recovered was 7s. 6d., for the
" professional services" of Herr Schrumwich.
Herr Schrumwich, the plaintiff in this "action," was
originally a Jew clotbesman in Houndsditcb, but after-
wards gave his " closhepag" the " sack," and turned
chiropodist. His first step in ascending the ladder of
fame was the invention of some infallible corn plaster,
warranted to eradicate the most obstreperous corn that
ever took root and flourished on the foot of man or wo-
man, even thongh the root might rival in length the tail
of Herschell's comet. The plaster speculation suc-
ceeded to admiration, and induced Herr Schrumwich
to aspire to " greater things." After practising
upon an old shoe for a month, he started
as a corn-cutter, and like most adventurers in this
country, who have nothing but their impudence and ig-
norance to recommend them, obtained abundance of pa-
tronage. His announcing himself as the " chiropodist
in ordinary" to various European Sovereigns, materially
added to his success ; for what plebeian afflicted with
corns could, " for the honour of the thing," possibly
avoid being operated upon by the personage who had
pared the imperial feet of the Emperors of Austria and
Russia, the King of Prussia, Mehemet Ali, and, pro-
bably, the Emperor of China into the bargain. No :
it was irresistible ; and although Herr Schrumwich had,
probably, never been half a dozen miles from Petticoat-
lane in the whole course of his life, he reaped the benefit
of his ingenuity, for he was blessed with a face of invul-
nerable brass, and assumed the airs of " the monkey
that had seen the world." Indeed, such has been his
success that it is possible, ere long, he will cut the
" Herr" and dub himself " Baron" Schrumwich.

The defendant, an old gentleman named Hicks, in-
formed the Commissioners that be had been troubled
with corns for forty years, and having heard that the
plaintiff was able to remove the most. inveterate excres-
cences of the kind, he applied to him for advice, and
after using his `• plaster for six months, he
found his feet in much worse condition than they were
at first ; in fact, in his opinion, Herr Schrumwich was
nothing more nor than less than a quack, and knew as
much about corns as he did about the philosopher's stone.
Plaintiff—Sare, vhat you mean. Vould de first
Soverigns in de world allow me to cut dere corns, if 1
vas a quack ?
Herr Schrumwich here banded the defendant his card,
on which were the names of the Potentates already men•
tioned. .

The old gentleman, in reply to this, quietly pointed
the fore finger of his right hand over his left shoulder,
and emphatically uttered the word " gammon."
The Commissioners gave judgment for the defendant,
and thereupon Herr Schrumwich shrugged up his shoul.
ders, and left the Court.

KILKUSH PETTY SESSIONS.

" Earthenware an' cheny,
Earthenware an' cheny ;
Won't you stop to view the shop
Of bulky Nell Delany?
Cups ov every patthern,
Cups ov every patthern,
Be the pow'rs o' del/'are on the shelf,
But she's a dirty slatthern."

" Hear to that, my lord an' gintlemen, hear to that,"
gasped out Mrs. Delany ; who, puffing like a wounded
whale, had kissed the book eagerly, wiped her fore-
head repeatedly, and charged the clerk to read the
satire, of which she was the burden, most sonorously.
And a burden Nell Delany undoubtedly was, and well
she merited the soubriquet of " bulky."
" This paper was wafered to your window,ma'am ;"
and his worship put the question as though, like the
engineer, he apprehended being " hoist by his own
petard." But there was an agreeable disappointment,
and the response was given in a subdued key, as though
Mistress Nell thought herself sure of her victim, and '
would fain daily with him.
" Bad look to 'em for poits," she exclaimed, " what
work it is that people can't put up a little flesh but
there's to be a verso regardin' it. ' Bulky Nell Delany,'
indeed, swishy., high hangin' to you, Grindber Grady,
what a genius you're on our hands this blessed mornin'.
Arra! how bad me little shop is ; ov I had a hould o'
you now at the door iv id an' leave to fasten that in
your hair.' And here Mrs. D. extended and twisted
the fingers of a fist which the " Champion of England "
need not have blushed for in his, palmiest d,ty.
MAGISTRATE—What have you to say, Grady ? It
appears, accordinc,
.to this woman's statement, you not
only lampooned her,b but abused her by word of mouth,
and threatened to strike her.

Mr. Grady, better known by the Tuscan adjunct of
" Grinder," from the forward state of his front masti-
cators, declared that " he'd lave it all to the binch ; lie
was a little overtaken that evening, having been to the
fair, an' met a friend, an' indeed it must have been thro'
his sleep he composed the disparagement on Nell De-
lany, because she wouldn't let him shake off his dhrow-
siness in her back kitchen. So she wouldn't ; an' to
tell God's treuth, when the dhrop was in, there was
no bounds to the inspiration ov his intellect."—(Great
laughter.)
" An' deth a nekuns,'' growled Nell, " why should
I be bothered wid the like ; a sthray, tipsy poet. Cock
him up wid a restin' place, indeed. That I mightn't
go back to me childer, gintlemen, but he'd bother a
rookery, so he would ; an' what could I expect, whin
'tis the self same capers he cuts in his own house, he
do be so blazin' dhrunk, that he won't go to bed, and
he won't sit down, only muttherin' an' braggin' ov his
ganius an' industhry. Grady, Grady,' he cries to
himself', You're a bright inspiration ov a man, an"tis
you keeps your family's head above wither. Aye,
Grady, aye ; but your own too much above punch.'
That's his conversation, gintlemen, an' he keeps it up
so fast, you'd give the vermint 'twas mass was goin' on."
—(Great laughter.)
" Oh ! bless my sowl, who ever gave audience to the
like ?" murmured poor Grinder ; " E' thee, Nell Delany,
of what materials are you composed at all, that you
can't allow for the eccentricities of ganius?"
Mrs. D— Here's more ov id, your Worship,
here's another volley of disparagiri' language. Is there
law or justice at all, at all, amongst ye I'
The bard made the amende honorable., in reply, paid
the cost of the summons, and promised to " sing no
more,"

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.

EXTENSIVE FORGERIES.—A man of very respectable
appearance, named John Carlin, was brought before the
Lord Mayor on Saturday, in the custody of Daniel
Forrester, the officer, charged with having uttered a
forged acceptance for the sum of 891. 12s. The pri-
soner was clerk to Mr. Gould, a stay-maker in Cheapside.
Mr. George Houghton, of Threadneedle-street, mer-
chant, stated that on the 24th of January he received
the bill produced for 89/. 12,., purporting to be drawn
by Thomas Gould, and accepted by Thomas Hastings,
of Peterborough, from the prisoner. When the bill was
due it was presented, and returned dishonoured. Wit-
ness was informed that Mr. Gould was out of the way,
on account of some embarrassments, and he went to
that gentleman's house and inquired for Mr. Carlin,
whom he had known long, and with whom he had had
many dealings. He subsequently saw and had a con-
versation with Mr. Carlin, who said, upon being asked
about the bill, " I am afraid they are all bad—they aro
all forgeries." Witness said to him " You don't mean to
say that the bills 1 have are forgeries ? ' To which he
replied. " There is no use in denying it, they are all
forged." Witness observed to him " I don't envy your
feelings, Mr, Carlin." " No," said he, "if feelings could
be any return to you for the injury you have received,
they would not be wanting."
Mr. Humphreys, who conducted the prosecution,
asked Mr. Houghton whether he knew the prisoner's
hand-writing ; and handed over a paper to him, the
contents of which were not read.—Mr. Houghton
replied, that he had no doubt the paper was in the
hand-writing of the prisoner.
Mr. Hobler, jun., attended for the prisoner, and asked
Mr. Houghton whether the prisoner had not said that the
bills were accommodation bills ?—Mr. Houghton No ;
he said distinctly that they were all forgeries. I have
not the slightest doubt on the subject.
Mr. Humphreys--I wish your Lordship to be so good
as to remand this case, which is one of greaterimport-
ance than is imagined, for a week.
Mr. Hobler submitted that that was too long a delay,
and that any witnesses required from Peterborough
might be produced in a couple of days.
Mr. Hump ;revs—There is a great deal of inquiry
be made. The Lord Mayor will judge of theimport-
ance of the case when 1 assur; him that 24,000/. worth
of these bills have been negotiated through the country.
Mr. Hobler, jun.—Surely you do not mean to say
that my client uttered all the for cries to that amount ?
Mr. Humphreys—I say that bills of this kind to the
amount of 24,000/., are all over the country. Ido
not at present charge the prisoner with having uttered
any more than this one bill for 89/. but I think
the Lsrd Mayor will see the propriety of granting my
request as to the postponement.
the Loan MAYOR—Certainly; the case appears to
ire to he one that requires the greatest care.
Mr. Houghton, who appeared to feel very much for