The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

KILIIUSII PET I Y

" The rule of the road is a paradox quite,
For in riding or driving along,
If you go to the left you are sure to go right,
If you go to the right you go wrong 1"
In this case, a Mr. O'Reilly, a cross-grained, sapless
looking "shorten herring" of an old fellow, with a com-
plexion lik a wlrittr apple, and ferret eyes, whose sphere
of vision seemed very limited, got on the table as com-
plainant, and alter incontinently kicking a few hats about,
walking with puddle(' shoes on sundry papers, and all but
ovmsetting the clerk's inkstand, in his anxiety to advance
—he charged a poor rascal named Malone—better known
by the sobriquet of 6' Dark Matt"—with having charged
him on horseback on the preceding evening as be,
O'Reilly, was jogging peacefully homeward on his little
check to his own tenement,

" De,ightfully placed in a bog,"
and apprehending anything in life but a Quixotic tilting-
match from Mr. Malone, who, it appeared, was all but
stone blind, and, on the occasion in question, " a leetle
the worse for lickor " While O'Reilly was setting forth
the delinquency of Misther Malone a smile of mitgled ri-
dicule and bel.vilderment sat on the countenance of the
latter, who appeared to relish the rather highly-coloured
narrative of his equestrian prowess,
Magistrate (to complainant)._ Did you sustain any
injury?

Begor, Sir," returned O'Reilly, twirling his defective
visual organs, " I was rowled over an' over in a manner
that, be the only sticks ov Cratloe, I thought me back-
bone, wid all due respect to Coort, ea' stummick, wor
c angin' places. My new corduroys, that I bought at
M'Currniek's, wor split accrass, an' I was painted to that
degree in the dyke o' the road wid wet an' gutther, that
I'm lull sure ov the parish priest was passin' be wouldn't
know me, I was so frightful in meself !"—( A laugh.)
" Daik Matt" was now called upon, but before he could
utter a syllable his better half, with all the beautiful devo-
tion of her sex, and maugre repeated nudges,
and " Will
ye come downs?" from the policeman, filmy herself into
the van of battle, and got up her steam
thin, isn't id a pitiful sight an' a rale shame, an' grate dis-
grace, that the likes o' you, Mick O'Reilly, would come
here this day on sich an arrant 1 Oh I murdher alive, mf
shame, for to come for to parsacute a dark man, that didn't
see a s:im. I dunna whin; arra, poleezenian, let us alone I
an' don't tare our ould rags. What a bizzy body ye are!
Well, stop—there, ge down, an' let himself explain
id."—( Laughter. )
Magistrate—Well, Malone, come, you tell us bevy it
was.
" Here's how it all riz, sir," replied poor dark Matt.
Misth.er
" I was puttin' sthraw bottoms in chairs above, at
Mungavins,' an' the boys there are mighty arch
selves, and so when I was done me work, they geta
me
fine dose o' punch, an' put me on Sthrawberry, the most
well, sir, Mis•
viciauses t e in the seven parishes;
un-
ther O'Reilly was coming down the road against me,
knownst—hecause twas blowin' an' rainin' like mad.
there l' says he, out o' me way, wid you I'
easy wid the hay,' says I. '-- your sowl, you c
ud
says ho, screech& out, keep your own side of the road.
5 sowl back agio, you blizard,' says any ids
your own bizuess Oh !be the grate Caireir, the ,
• horse an
warn't out o' me mouth when I hot aginst him,
(moke ;
in their;
Harm, arl' ditruv him from before ma, ""„ didn't
an' sure, God bless the hearers 1 twas a Iwanr-g-iatedh uld
come down nueself, Sthrawberry was sich
h Grole
warrior, an' threw up bier hind legs, an' rued "-
noises that twos terrible to listen to
" Did you pull up to inquire if he was hurt ?'' said his
Worship.
Matt AVlalone Laughed outright. "Be this book," said
he, feeling around him for the swearing book, the
Queen ov England's jockey wouldn't pull on that mare I—
to'cm la—( Laughter.)
let alone mesa, an' I holdin' the mane, afther
the man."
Magistrate--Go down, we can do nothing in this case.
" Long life to ye always, gintlemen," chuckled Matt,
as heYc'r graspa e d
pairh i s
ocfau
obbeneonx
iaonuds t
nh
ue gs
auni
cd ns h
ma nd
att oe
rf
ehdi s
mr i
b.
O'Reilly.
" Your a hard !" responded Mr. Malone, sotto twee
" an' that's what you arc, you scallcrow."

T HE MARKETS.

COVNTRY MARKETS.

Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Be,nt.

Yvr se

Per QuArter.l S. to B.
Bath ' 62 70
Blandtbrd 58 60
Bridport 68
Chard 96 66
Gloucester--; 56 64
Exwer
Guildford PSI 71
Newbury —5O 6S
Reading 4s 72
Salisbury 48 60
Shtrburne !t4 (;?,
StieptonMallet; 56 64
Uxbridge
Warminster —.I 6 66
Winchester 6O 64
i leovil 56 60

s. to 8. S. to s. to SI.
20 38 !4 28 40 80
20 33 24 20 48
; 72 7; 74 474 48
28 20 28 149 50
27 34 21 28 40 -
3! 17 32 58 48 50
27 28 19 30 44 54
26 9 1.0 22 42 52
28 35 22 29 4.. 49
20 36 j 22 30 42 50
32 40 22 29 40 52
37 43 23 29
31 43 25 32
30 34

s. to •
4& 81

48 52
48 54

46 4€
36 46
40 50

..... .1.1.
44

48 56

43 30

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42. GO

LEEDS CORN M ARKET.— Dec. 15
Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. • 595. to 633.1 ..g
York. and Lincoln. 60Ib.
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
Grinding .:. ...... ... 275. to 31s. a
Beans
Oats, Potatoe ISI. to 263.
Meeting, k'or. —d. to —d Eng. 11d. ..o 14n. per sone
Khelling 29s. to 304 per load
DEVIZES CORN MARKET.
Per Sack. s. Si. s. d. Per Quay ter. a. d. a. .1.
iirst‘Vheat ......... 31 6 to 33 6 oat, 23 0 to 34 0
Second ............... 2.9 0 31 0 Beans (per sack) 22 0 29 0
29 0 42 6 Bread (per gal.) 1 2 -- .
Tliird ................ 25 0 ta o Flour (per bag) - 0 47 .0
derley. .......... ..,..

As the Marquis of Douro was returning on
Friday afternoon from a day's shooting with Lord Wode-
house, at Kimberley, his chaise was unfortunately over-
turned near the Colney-gatc, on tho Hingham-road, by
coming in contact with the donkey-cart of a man named
Copeman, who was intoxicated. and apparently asleep in
the cart. The Noble Lord was thrown with great vie-
lenec on the ground, and received a severe cut on the
nose, but was cnabled to pursue his route to Norwich.—
Bury Post.

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BIRTHS.
On the 13th inst., in Clarges-street, Mrs. Wilmer, of a
daughter.
On the 15th inst., at Norton Rectory, Suffolk, the lady of
the Rev. Dr. Dicker). of a daughter.
On the 17th inst., at Woodford-bridge, Essex, Mrs. J.
Metcalfe, of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 17th ult. at St. Peter's Church, Walworth, Thomas
Napper, Esq., second son of J. L. Napper, Esq., of Tisman's
House, Sussex, to Frances Coupland, only daughter of R. M•
Harrison, Esq., of Walworth.
On the 16th inst., at Crich, Derbyshire, the Rev. Urban
Smith, M.A., incumbent of Stoney Aliddleton, to Charlotte,
eldest daughter of the late Mr. J. Barlow.
On the 16th inst., at St. Mary's, Lambeth, Mr. J. G. Wood-
ard, to Mary, daughter of the late Mr. Creom, of Bouverie-
street.
On the 17th inst., at Marylebone Church. William, eldest
son of A. Little, Esq., of Shabden-park, Surrey, to Emily Ana,
only child of the late James Bishop, Esq., of York. terrace,
Regent's-park.

DI RD.
On the 16th of October, at Bombay, Cecilia, widow of
Lieuteoant J. P. Major, 11th Regiment Native Infantry, and
youngest daughter of J. Burnes, Esq., Montrose.
On the 29th ult., at King's-road, Chelsea, Mrs. Mary God-
son, relict of the late S. Godson, Esq. hook Norton, Oxford-
shire.
On the 14th inst., at Romerton, Frances, eldest daughter of
the late J. Squire, M.D., aged 73.
On the 14th inst., at Aberdecnitlace, Maida-hill,MissMag-
dalen Woo,i, aged 56.
On the lath inst., J. L. Smither, Esq., of Esher, Surrey.
On the 16th inst., Mr. T. Joyce, jun., of Pt ckbam-rYet
So: rep..
On the liith it,st., at Edwardes.place, Kensington, Robert
Henned, Esq , aged 77.
On the 16th inst., Frances, daughter of Mr. J. ThorP, of
King-street, Cheapside, aged 3.
On the 17th inst., Mr. J. Gideon, of Stafford-street, Ligon-
grt;ve, Marylebone, aged 76.'
On the 16th inst., in Hart-street, Bloomsburrsquare,lllr.
R. Bradfield Sanders, of solicitor, aged 43.
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112 Strant, at The Sw, Oitee, No. 112. Strar.(l, to
the county of Middlesex.—Friday, December IS,
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