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SPUtIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

It would he well indeed for the Bench of
Bishops to take warning by what they see and
hear, and, as Lord Grey solemnly adjured them,
to " set their house in order" against the day of
trial. Yet we do not believe that .the Reverend
Lords will act upon the counsel of the Prime
Minister, or upon our far humbler and less
authoritative admonitions. Bishops generally
have regarded the temporal Church as the crea-
ture of a sort of uncalculating prescription, —as a
thing which it was sacrilege to touch, and about
which it was presumptuous for the laity. and
utterly needless for the clergy themselves, to
reason. For men in such a state of mind,
therefore, it is natural to be wrapped up in
too confident security until the last moment. So
little do the shrewd sense and penetration of Dr.
Blorilield seem to extend themselves to the un-
derstandings of his brethren, that within the last
fortnight, Bishops, who had promised to support
the second reading,—even some of the most
timid anaongst them, and perhaps by virtue of
that timidity,—have recently declared that they
roust oppose the Bill through all its successive
stages. Is this to be deplored ? Undoubtedly,
for the sake of the Reverend Bench itself; hut
for no other reason. For the public cause, we
rejoice to see the public mask thrown off before
the fight commences, that so our own com-
manders may have no oifficulty in ascertaining,
and no pretence for undervaluing, the full amount
of the hostile force. But we have said that a
" timid'. Bishop may, perhaps, be more inclined
by virtue of his fears to retract his resolution of
supporting the Reform Bill. It is true that the
extremes of terror and audacity may, in this in-
stance, meet. Those members of the Reverend
Bench who fitncy that in defending the corrup-
tions of the State. they maintain the outworks of
the Church Lstablishment, flatter themselves that
Church and State being indentified with the
Bishops and the oligarchy, an alliance among
those powers must be altogether invincible. The
Bishops may be mistaken,—the good of the
state itself may require a great and exten-
sive modification of the temporal Church,
and the oligarchy may be willing at any
time to make the sacrifice. But that is be-
side the question. We admit that one kind of
boldness, viz., that springing from blindness to
the real danger besetting the establishment, and
one kind of cowardice, viz., that which meditates
the possible mischief that may befall one's own
private interests from given combinations of party,
are not incapable of producing the same results
upon certain Right Reverend voters. If, for in-
stance, a Bishop should imagine that a change
of Ministers is at no great distance, and that,
whatever becomes of the Church, his own ad-
vancement to its highest honours might be best
promoted by his subserviency to the politics of a
contingent Wellington than of an actual Grey,
—that is, in plain English, if any pious Bishop
should suspect that Lord Grey's administration
i 3 but of fragile texture, and, by falling to pieces
at no distant time, may open a breach for the
Duke of Wellington and his friends to enter
the cul de sac called Downing-street,— it is
very likely that such a Right Reverend Lord
would back out of his promises to the pre-
sent Minister, and make peace in time with
his supposed successor : this, of course, with-
out any troublesome consideration as to what
good or evil may betide the Church as a
whole. But what is all this about fallingand.
succeeding Ministers? What conceiveabli Chinice
can there be for a change of Administration at
this moment ? What man in England, or in
Eutope, can, at such a time, we do not say de-
s!roy, but even disturb the Noble Earl at the
head of the Government, in his office, so long
as he thinks proper to retain it, and to discharge
the grateful obligations which it imposes ? The
apprehension is pure insanity. We should re-
gard Lord Grey's remov .1 from power at this
crisis, or at any time before the machinery pre-
pared and framed under the Reform Bill should
come into full operation, as a grievous public
calamity. Lord Grey has himself put the em-
pire into such a state, that he must carry the
Reform Bill, or be responsible for all but his
country's irretrievable ruin. It is, therefore,
that we deprecate, in terms of the deepest :lam,
every notion of Lord Grey's failure in this glo-
rious enterprise ; a fortiori must the attempt
to drive his Lordship from office he deemed a
crime against the English nation,— Times.

of fis countrymen, " the low Irish," in the
neighbourhood of Grosvenor-square, on the oc
casion of the death of some cholera patients.
After stating the circumstances of the case, Inf
which we refer to our report, Mr. Dawson mad,
the following reflection :—" A riot of so serious
a description in the very heart of the West-ern,
part of the metropolis, could not but remind him
of the system of combina:ion which was carried
on in eland." We do not exactly see the
philosophical profundity of this remark, though
we think we can catch a glimpse of its political
hearing. It is, probably, intended to illustrate
the rebellious tendency of the Milesian spirit,
which manifests itself equally against cholera
regulations and Irish tithes, and can only be
put down by the strong hand of the Executive.
The inference, of course, would be to display
the advantages of the coercive system of Govern•
ment, particularly as regards the progeny of
the sister island, who have been used to it
long enough to feel for it all the partialit%
of an ancient custom. Without, however,
diving so deeply into human nature as Mr.
Dawson appears to have done by the quo-
tation we have extracted from his speech, we
will venture to tell him, and those who, like
him, have set themselves against the education
of " the low Irish," that the cause of this
" cholera insurrection" is neither more nor le-s
than the wretched state of ignorance in which
the people have been kept up to the present
hour, and in which they would still be kept it
some of our Legislators had their will. Every
body knows what disgraceful riots took place
in St. Petershurgh, and other parts of Russia,
when the cholera morhus was racil, there.
Every body knows that in the Ottoman coun-
tries an epidemic is often the forerunner and the
cause of extensive massacre. This is the work
of ignorance—of nothing but ignorance ; and
yet Mr. Dawson, who could strain his imagina-
tion to find out some mysterious connection be-
tween the resistance made to the tithes in Ire-
land and to certain medical arrangements in the
parish of Marylebone, never pushed his philo-
sophy so far as to ask whether ignorance would
not account for the riot which had set his ima-
gination so hard at work. Could it be that such
an illustration of the mischief of ignorance, at
the moment when there was a Bill in progress
for its removal, was considered too rash a de-
parture from party tactics to be ventured by a
statesman determined to oppose the plan.—
Morning Herald.

'We are inclined to think much more favour-
ably of the speeches of the Earl of Harrowby,
Lord Wharncliffe, and the Bishop of London,
on the first reading of the Reform Bill, now that
we see the tone of bitter vituperation with which
the sentiments contained in them are received by
the ultra-Tory Press. Thefas est ab poste doceri
here comes most opportunely to cur aid ; and
vie naturally enough infer, that that which is
so galling to the enemies of Reform ought to be
no less gratifying to its friends. The truth is,
that the enemy's line is broken, and the natural
consequt nee is, that confusion has Taken place in
his ranks. In short, the defection among so
many of the leading and influential Members of
a confederacy must, of necessity, strike at the
very root of its existence. But it is rather in
the tone of hope than in that of triumph that we
would hail the present prospect. Our wish
throughout has been to see the Reform question •
carried in such a way as should unite the suffrages
of all reasonable men, and, above all, ensure the '
tranquillity of the country. The way in which
the termer Bill was treated by the Lords was,
we may now say, any thing but just and conci-
liatory ;—it was indiscreet, insulting, and de-
grading. We now hail a better spirit, in the
pure spirit of good will. The Lords have
now given the word of promise to the ear ;
we trust they will not break it to the sense.
Above all, that they may not do so, we would
call upon them, in the name of our commor.
country, to consider what may be the consequences
of again bringing the country to the brink of that
fearful precipice to which their rashness brought
it on the Bth of October last. We naturally
conclude that Lords Harrowby and Wharncliffe
have been brought to their present altered view
of the subject by some such consideration as
this ; and we as naturally conclude that the
ultra-Tory Press, looking upon the dictates of
god sense as contagtou,, is full of alarm lest the
feeling thus disphyed by those Noble Lords
may extend to others. and in the end exhibit
the " Peers of England" as no longer opposed
to the wishes and interests of the people. To
Eall Grey, on the other hand, we would say that
he is hound to receive these converts in the ge-
nuine spirit of cordiality—nay, of concession.
The great principle of the Refortn Bill, the dis-
franchisement of the rotten boroughs, is the one
thing needful. This accomplished, all that is
necessary must follow now, or speedily ; and,
therefore, if the main feature of the Bill can he
quietly obtained, a little yielding, on the store
minor details, is what no honest 1. ilud of Re-
form need for one moment grudge. In short.
let us get rid of our present sys em of mis-re-
presentation, and real representation will, as a
matter of course, speedily follow.—Morn. Her.
The army estimates were moved last night by
Sir John Hobhouse, who stated the items of in-
crease and decrease in the service of 1832 as
compared with 1831. In 1831 the force in the
colonies amounted to 34,373, and it was now
30,437, so that there was here a decrease of
3,936. -On the other hand, the home force in
1831 was 34,752, while in 1832 it was 46,776,
making an increase of 12,024 men. The ‘ari-
ous reductions enumerated by him. were of
trifling amount ; and he observed, " that there
were many Gentlemen in that House who
thought that even though it. might be necessary
to maintain so large a force, still it mighi be kept
up at less expense : all he would say in answer
to that was, that he had applied himself di-
ligently to that subject during the short time
that he had been in office—that he had found it
a most difficult question—but that, upon the
whole, he thought that the system which at
present prevailed, was, considering the whole
of the circumstances, the best calculated not
only to preserve the efficiency of the force, but
to effect the greatest possible economy." It has
already been stated by us, that the real cause of the
misunderstanding between Sir Henry Parnell
and Ministers was the army estimates, and we
expected he would avail himself of the first
discussion on them, to state the views he enter-
tained. He has not disappointed, us. He stated
that when he quitted the office of the Secretary
at War he left materials of which he had hoptd
more use would have been made by his suc-
cessor in proposing reductions. As Chairman
of the Committee of Finance, he felt that the
public would expect from him, when he took
office, some attempt to carry his principles into
effect, and he had immediately set about framing
a plan of 'expenditure in conformity with his
views. He commenced this work in July, and
on or before the Bth of October, presented to

The rresentation of the Army Estimates last
night wag of more than usual interest—not from
any extent of reduction, or increase in the nua►-
her of troops—not from a► y change in the
expenditure, or any novelty in mak►ng up the
account,, but from the opposite projects, or
amicable collision, of two Right Hon. Gentle-
me►n, one of whom has recently walked out of
the War-office, and the other in. The unfinished
labour of toe former had been left to the latter,
who did not see the prudence or the practicabi-
lity of continuing the work as it had beet begun.
Hence we have to refer to Sir John Hothouse's
statement for the estimates as they are likely to
pass, and to the speech of Sir Henry Parnell for
the estimates which could not have passed. It
is welt known that Sir H. Parnell, when in
office, had pressed upon the Administration the
necessity and practicability of great reductions
in the army expenditure, but we never under-
stood till last night, that he could hope to carry
tbem the length of 600,0001. We were like-
wise aware that the Right Hon. Baronet, with
the zeal of a pledge►! economist rather than
with the prudence of a discreet public servant,
had expressed his intention to resign if his
plans of saving should be resisted or postponed by
his colleagues ; but we did not know, till we
heard Lord Altl►orp's explanation, to what ex-
tent the Right Hon. Baronet had developed
them to his superiors in office. It now appears
that his labours had not been brought to matu-
rity, and that some of his alleged improvements
had been objected to by the service as more
expensive than the existing system. We now at
length understand the reason why the Righ,
Hon. Baronet so simply exposed himself to re-
ceive his dismissal on the unimportant question
of the Russo-Dutch debt. If he had hinted to
his colleagues, as he most likely did, that he
would not move the estimates unless all his pro-
jects were embodied iu his budget, he must have
expected no long tenure of power, and the Mi-
nistry were obliged to him, both for giving place
to so able a successor, and for having gone out,
ral her on an immaterial point than on a great
question of military economy. At any rate,
though Sir Henry Parnell is a most respectable
and upright man, we believe that no public tune-
tionai y was ever so disagreeable to the class of per-
sons whose affairs he was appointed to administer.
The army hailed his retreat with joy, and cer-
tainly nothing in his office beeame bun like the
leaving of it.—Times.
Our Parliamentary report will show that Mr.
G. Dawson called the attention of the Govern-
ment last night to a disturbance created by some

e Y i rT Ty-rry
Lord Althorp a rough draught of his plan of selves for their share of the plunder in the
expenditure, and on the 9th of November he general crush of every thing that renders life de-
ilaced in his hands the estimate of the army for sirable to civilized men. Their course may for
the year, by which 600,0001. a year would have the present be momentarily impeded, but, in the
been. saved. Sir Henry contemplated a redec- event of the passing of the Bill, nothing can
lion !of the army to the number at which it possibly prevent the ultimate success of their
had been left by the Duke of Wellingten, project. Ministers, in their atrocious miscon-
and he went into a detailed account of the duct, have raised a storm which they are utterly
varidus means by which he would have ef- incapable of allaying; and it is but a poor con-
fected his savings. He concluded with stating solation to the country to reflect that after its
" That he begged it to be underwood that he did not ruin is effected the responsibility will rest on
make these observations with a view of opposing the esti- the imbecile heads of its destroyers.—Morning
mites of the Right Hun. Baronet, or of casing aey impu-
t Aim] on his zeal for the public service ; but merely to
Post.
show to the H•oise and the pu lie, that while he had been
It is with reluctance, as well as with regret,
in office, he had not departed from the principles he that we ag notice the spirit in which theße-
f: 'mesh, professed—principles which it had cent bon some form Bill was received on Monday evening by
sappiontment in not being able to carry into full effect.
It was necessary for him, however, also to state, that it that portion of the House of Lords which chose
wis his impression he had not been supported in the way to give utterance to its sentiments, and which
ought to have been by his Majesty's Government. The may he safely taken as a fair specimen of the
NAle Lord Althorp) would do him the justice to ac- whole body—a spirit as inimical to Reform as
knowhilge. that at the time he accepted office, he declared •
it was six months ago, and which, ac manifested
he could not continue to hold it unless his Views of reduc-
tinu Monday, leaves no hope of the Reform Bi• 1
were suppul ted, alt,,ough he way at the same time
quit- wing that hi- Plaits and Estimates should under.2o becoming the law of the land, except by the use
If reasonable examination and dip,cu.ion. He thought of that constitutional power which is invested in
it, however, not can•istent with his duty nr his princip!en, the Sovereign. Lords Hatrowby and W ha,n-
to abtiin from pressing that course of expenditure which
ry ~
C 1 Iffe, and all whom they have the power of in-
his inquiries induced him to believe was both right di
oecessary." fluencing, are to support the second reading,
We do not understand that Sir Henry charges and we doubt not that, as men of honour and
Ministers with any breach of good faith in hold- common good faith, they will keep their word ;
ing out to him, on his acceptance of office, that but, on the other hand, the Bill has not only to
the army should be reduced to the footing on be read a second time, hut to pass through a
which it was when the Duke of Wellington re- Committee of the whole House—to be read a
sig,ned ; and without pronouncing any opinion third time, and to he passed ; and what support
as to the amount of force now necessary, we are these Noble Lords to give it in these different
may observe, that that amount was a matter for stages ? None ! They are to support it on the
the determination of Ministers, rather than the second reading—not because they approve of the
Secretary at War. There is, therefore, it appears principle of the Bill, or because they conceive a
to us, much force in what fell from Lord Al. Reform in the representation to be necessary—
thorp, "that the keeping up of the army was one but b-cause they disapprove of the principle of
of those points which came under the discretion the Bill—because they are opposed to all Ref irm,
of the responsible Ministers of the Crown, who except such Reform as they either cannot help,
were supposed to be best acquainted with the or such as would be useless—and because they
circumstances connected with them." The dis- hope in the Committee to extract from the Bill
cretion of a Secretary at War we hold to be of a the whole of what they term its " popular ye-
more limited description. If the Secretary at nom," but which, in the language of Lord
War conceived that Ministers demanded more Grey, we are inclined to consider its efficiency !
troops than the circumstances of time titne, de- The Bill, in flu, so far as its efficiency
manded, he might resign ; but, while in office, is concerned, is now in precisely the same
his functions, as it appears to us, are confined to circumstances that it was, with respect to
the regulating the details of the expenditure of supporters, when it was attempted, on a former
the army, and do not extend to the fixing its occasion, to be read a second time. It has not
nutnhers. But Sir Henry proposed a variety of gained even one vote, unless the half-way sort of
savings in detail, which were not agreed to ; and promise of the Bishop of London may he set
Lord Althorp rather evaded than met this part down as one. As to the Duke of Wellington,
of his statement. His Lordship said— the chief of the non-compromising Ante-Re-
"He admitted in the out.et that the Right Hon. Reformers, he pitches his tent exactly where he
Baronet (Sir H. Parnell) hcs stipulated for the execution pitched it six months ago—he will hear of no
of his views when he took office; but he (Lord Althorp) Reform—of no change in the system of repre-
as the Right Hon. Baronet would recollect, observed, at
the same time, that if the Right Hon. Baronet could con-
sentation—he does not conceive the people of
vince him that these views were right, he should certainly this country to be a whit more fit to manage
have his support. It was also quite true that the Hight their own civil concerns than to fight such a
Hon. Baronet had furnished him with a rough statement of battle as that of Waterloo—he does not think
his plans—a very rough one it was—at the time he men- that Government is an institution for the belie-
tioned. The House must, however, see that plane of that
fit of the people, but that the people are made
description were not to be carried into effect without the
deepest consideration, from the important consequences in - for the benefit of the Government ;—and there-
vulved in them." fore, because it is the end, aim, and object—
.

An the military men in the House, with the
exception of Col. Davies, applauded, as a matter
of course, the determination taken to leave things
as they were. Whenever reductions are pro-
posed, the burden of the song is, that they will
impair the efficiency of the army. Sufficient,
however, for the day is the evil thereof. We
much question whether this is the time to dis-
cuss so ticklish a question as the army. Mr.
Hume took this view of the matter, and ex-
pressed himself unwilling to throw any difficul-
ties in the way of Ministers, by objectiog to the
number of troops they proposed. The Horse
Guards must be approached with great caution.
The contrast between Scotland and Ireland with
respect to the number of troops in them, is
certainly very striking. The whole of the
troops in Scotland last year did not exceed
1,200, the tenth part of the force kept iti
Ireland this year more than the last. " If they
looked back (said Mr. Flume) they would find
that formerly it was as difficult a matter to manage
Scotland as it now was to manage Ireland. What
had rendered Scotland one of the greatest countries
in the world ? That she had so few complaints to
make ; that the rights of the people were re-
spected ; that justice was impartially adtninis-
tered ; that there was no interference in matters
of religion But this enumeration unfortunately
suggts s some reminiscences, which do not hold
out a prospect of speedy reduction of force in
Ireland. The battle was fought out in Scot-

the alpha and omega—of the Reform Bill, to
restore to the people that power in the manage-
mtnt of their own concerns, of which it has been
the object of all Tory Governments to deprive
them, he will oppose it as a measure fraught
with mischief to them. The Duke is killingly
kind—killingly patriotic ; but we can assure his
Grace that it is possible to be officiously kind,
and that the extreme tenderness which he now
manifests in behalf of the people is of a character
with which they could well dispense. The
speech of Lord Grey was in every respect such
as the public wished to hear from him. It was
kind and conciliatory, and so far prudent ; but it
was also firm. His Lordship will listen to pro-
posed amendments, improvements, and objec-
tions ; but he will not allow the principle of the
Bill to be touched—the disfranchising, the en-
franchising clauses, and the right of voting, as
settled in the Bill, must be preserved, for with
them he will admit of no mtermeddling ; and
what stronger pledge of his consistency, his pa-
triotism, and his honesty, can the public re-
quire ? For our part, as we stated long ago,
we are satisfied that he will bring the Reform
Bill to a successful and satisfactory issue, and
that the power with which he has been invested
by our gracious Sovereign, will be wisely, but
efficiently e nployed. Let the Tories, we say,
look to the Easter holidays—and despair !
Morning Advertiser.

land—the struggle still awai s- Ireland. That
Ireland can he tranquil with a Catholic popula-
tion, and a Protestant Establis.ied Church, is
jest as iinproha!de as that Scotland could be
kept quiet with 1,200 men, if a Catholic Church
were imposed on her Presbyterian population.
The Protestant may he an admirable Church for
those who like it, but, unfortunately, the
so far from liking it, hate it beyond measure.
Unfortunately, Churches are loved by Govern-
ments, not for the sake of Lite good they do, but
for the sake of the money to be obtained through
them. 'net e are seldom any disputes about
religion, when money not in the case. Men
never tight for possessio ,s in the world to come,
though they often make the world to come a
pretext for obtaining po-sessions in this_ As
el End never can be tranquil under a Protestant
Church E,tablishment, they are the best friends
oF that country who do not attempt to put of
the evil day by palliatives. There are certain
diseases in the system that can be cured only by
drastic medicines of a very powerful character.
—Morning Chronicle.
The workings of the projected revolution
have already, though prematurely, commenced.
It will be seen by the intelligence in a subse-
Tient part of our paper that the Political
Uniontists, who, tempted and encouraged by the
imbecility of Ministers, have long assumed the
mastery of Government, are now actually pre-
paring for action, in the constant practice of the
broad-sword exercise. Several of these Revolu-
tionists were arrested on Tuesday night, while em-
ployed in their customary avocations, in a car-
penter's workshop, somewhat similar to that
which was the rendezvous of the conspiracy of
the sanguinary Thistlewood and his no less
ferocious associates in the work of murder.
The apprehension of the Political Unionists,
however few in number, may serve to arrest
the progress of their designs by leading
to some further more important discoveries ;
but witnout a change in the political course
of the Government this will produce no
satisfactory results. The temptation held
out to the lovers of disorder by the measures
of our revolutionary Ministers is too great
to be resisted, and they will in due
time naturally avail themselves of it to the ut-
most extent. Such mischievous innovation as
is promised to the discontented and factious will
as naturally be succeeded by revolution as night
is by (lat. The proposed Reform furnishes ad
the elements, and there is but another step to
universal anarchy and bloodshed. The wily
conspirators are perfectly aware of this tremen-
uous fact, and are accordingly preparing them •

EXECUTION AT EXETER.—On Monday,
the execution of Mary Kellaway, the unfortunate young
woman, convicted, on Friday last, of the wilful murder of her
own offspring, at Devonport, on the night of the 13th of
November, took place. The gaol is in a small valley, the dis-
tance from Northernbay to the prison being about 300 yards.
The slope on either side was thickly studded with spectators,
mostly of the tender sex, to the number of upward, of 5,000.
Their conduct generally was a disgrace to the city, if any thing
could be more disgraceful than their presence on such an occa—
sion, as by far the greater portion indulged in levity of expres-
sion and demeanour. Soon after twelve, the fatal procession
which escorted the prisoner from ,he gaoler to the custody of
the Sheriff was seen to leave the house of the Governor, and the
pris:mer, advancing with a firm step, was led forward to the
place of death. Her appearance was but slightly altered. As
she moved onwards she ever and anon uttered pierciug cries for
Divine mercy, imploring all who saw her to pray for her. She
then entered into a fervent prayer, in which she continued till
a terrific scream from the female portion of the spectators an.
flounced the falling of the fatal drop. She died without a strug-
gle. The unfortunate woman had been a servant in a farm-
house, and had always borne an excellent character for humanity
and love of children, which rendered her present crime the
more astonishing. The Jury strongly recommended her to
mercy on account of her previously excellent character, in
which recommendation, Mr. Bone, the Coroner for Devonport,
most earnestly joined. Mr. Justice Gaselee, however, assured
her that her life could not possibly be spared. Within the last
fortnight two young women have been discharged from the
gaol, charged with the same offence, but convicted of the minor
offence only, of secreting the birth, &c. One of these was the
cook of Lord Rolle; and the other a farmer's servant, whose
offspring was found, some days after its birth, with a string ac-
tually round its neck. These cases, it is thought, had given
Kellaway confidence.

OSBA LDENTON AND BARCLAY ECLIPSED.
—An extraordinary match against time was performed last
week by Mr. W. Bolton, a respectable tradesman, of Horncastle,
who undertook to drag a cart (and not a very light one) from
Minster-yard, Lincoln, to the Corn-market, Horncastle, a dis-
tance of twenty.one miles, within twelve hours. This Her-
culean task by a person of the weight of 91h stone, was per-
formed, to the great astonishment of his fellow-townsmen, in
nine hours and forty minutes.
SAGACITY OF THE HORSE.—Almrse,whose
stable was situated about a quarter of a mile from town, had
been for some years past regularly shoed by Mr. Gow, School_
hill ; and in the course of that time had also undergone several
operations by him, as a veterinary surgeon, for both of which
he is allowed to be well qualified. Years, however—which
never fall without their usual attendants either on man or
beast—had disqualified the poor animal from executing his
wonted task; but his master—)rare occurrence)—grateful
for his past services, had humanely tended him through the
winter, in the hope that spring might again bring fresh vigour
to his aged limbs. A few weeks ago, Mr. Gow and his work-
men were astonished at their old customer paying them a
visit, and that without a single attendant. The smithy,
being full of his own caste, somewhat checked his entrance ;
but, recovering himself, he cleared every impediment,
and singled out the master from all in the workshop.—
The afflicted brute—(for so it happened—stood directly before
his former benefactor, and commenced licking and biting his
own sides, accompanied with a low moaning, as indicative of
some severe internal commotion. Unfortunately,
however, he
was not descended of that noble breed so much celebrated
by Gulliver; and his dumb eloquence was lost on the person he
addressed, who, unable to conjecture what this meant, shifted
his place, still followed by his petitioner, which at last met with
rebuffs, and was finally ordered to the right about for his
seeming rudeness. Foiled in this, the distressed creature re-
turned as he came, lay down in his stall, and in less than fifteen
minutes afterwards expired. It was found that in the agonies
of death he had broken a strong rope by which he had been
fastened, and then disposed of the stable door according to his
mind, before he got out in search of that relief, which, after
All, was unwittingly denied him.—Dandee Advertiser,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

G UILDHALL,

Mary Mahony, a poor Irishwoman, was charged with
feigning an attack of cholera morbus, at the foot of Black-
friar's-bridge, on Tuesday night.
Easely, the watchman, said she did the same thing on
Monday night, when a gentleman brought her round by
administering some warm brandy and water. This was
the fifth or sixth attempt she had made.
Sir PETE2I. LAuxtit asked her how ofte❑ she had had
the cholera?—" Not at all, your Honour, and I hope I
never will," she replied.
" But you hear," continued the Magistrate, " this man
says you exhibit the symptoms of it."
Yew," said the watchman, " she lies down and
moans, and won't speak, and draws her nose and knees
together."
" Then you should take her to a Board of Heath," ob-
served Sir PETER ; " they might give you a premium,
for sonic of them are sadly at a discount fur want of cases.
Every timing is imitated in this country, from a pound-
note to the cholera morbus.—(A laugh.)
The prisoner protesting she ha•l really been seized with
a fit, the Alderman di-charged her.