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London, England, 1868-09-28 00:00:00

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tended to be sick, and therefore unable to take their
meals in the public room. After reading alittle homily

on gluttony, and the injurious effect of eating more
than enough, he took at random these few specimens
from his little bundle of sick-room literature. tio•

1—(" Sick and cannot come to breakfast.") 4‘ Please
send beef steak, fried potatoes, fried eggs, dry toast,

hot Indian cakes, green tea." No. 2---‘4 Pork chops,
hash, fried eggs turned-over, Graham bread toast,
boiled ham, omelette, fried potatoes." No. 3

" Beef steak, mutton chops, ham, stewed oysters,
hashed meat, kidneys, liver, boiled eggs, scrambled
eggs, ham omelette, buckwheat cakes, buttered
toast, coffee." And here is a dinner for a sick man

" Beef tongue, roast chicken, roast pork, tole slaw,
mashed potatoes, purling ale, rum jelly, apples,
nuts, oranges, ice cream." This being the diet for
the sick, we leave to the imagination of our readers
what people in health would consider necessary
under the erroneous notion that food is nourish-
ment and strength. Sometimes a little miss would
carry down the message, glibly ruun'ng off the
order for a dozen dishes, some calculated to give an
ostrich the colic, ending perhaps with a sigh, ',and
that's all." Both English and Americans charge
themselves with gourmandizing; but though they
may eat more indigestible food, we doubt whether
either nation equals the French or Germans in
quantity. We have always the picture of the
French peasant presented to us with his handful of
sorrel, in contrast to the Americans and English
with their blocks of beef or of pork ; but sorrowful
he is over his sorrel, and if he had the opportunity
would go like a tiger at the block.
The house of Mr. Newsham, the Republican
member for the Louisiana Legislature, at St. Francis
Ville, was recently assailed by a band of armed ruffians ;
fortunately for him he was absent at the time.
The prayer meetings at John Allen's late dance-
house in Water-street still continue. That of the 911
Sept. possessed no novel feature, being attended by nearly
the same persons who have been present during the series.
The ministers engaged in the work report that much
good is being done, and that many of the hardened sin-
ners of Water-street and vicinity have awakened to the
sinfulness of their past lives and resolved to reform. VI
Canal-street prayer meeting was very well attended, and
the audience seemed to be really in earnest. The BO'
David Mitchell, pastor of the church ; the Rev. Alexander
l\PLean, Duane-street Methodist Episcop3l Church;
Messrs. Lowrie and Burdett, city missionaries, and other°
were among the speakers. The proceedings were lot
varied from those of previous days, excepting that prayer
was offered at the request of an anxious mother for bet
son and daughter. A correspondent thus writes of 1103'
—" The central figure of the meeting was Allen, a raall„
about fifty,with as hard a looking face as one would find
la
thousand. He is a native of this State. He is uneducated,
coarse, brutal, profane, and drunken. His father slid
mother are pious, and he has three brothers, two of villein
aro in the ministry. I have talked with Allen. Se
presses no regret for his past life or employment. I'7
Tuesday, indeed, in one of the public meetings in hie
place, he undertook to vindicate his career. n°
said that he had been very quiet, minded his osr3
business, had done a great deal of good, and got n°
credit for it. So far from professing to be a religi-
ous man or seeking religion, he does not profess
have reformed in any respect. He says if he could notbed
moved by the tears of his old father and the prayers ntl
councils of his brothers, he would not be by stranger.:
Instead of allowing himself to be the wickedest lusa,.l-
New York, ho plumes himself on having been very euiss..
citable, and as having made his $lOO,OOO as reputablY
any other man in the city. He stood in the midst of tile
crowd marshalling people to the seats, ordering the d°°,7l
way to bo cleared, shaking hands with the comers, ssci,:ot
a very patronizing way inviting persons in. Haying
money enough, as he says, and finding his business di s
reputable, he is disposed to get out of it. Ho really Of
an idea, though he can't speak three words decently',
Leo
going round the country lecturing, and dividing lu
profits with some charitable institution."
The Southern cotton year having closed on A-tlig:e
u
31, the newspapers of that section are summing 11P t"
agricultural results of the past year's labour. Thely,
say that industry there, by force of necessity, is gradea
approaching a more settled condition, and that the
plaints of the unwillingness of the negro to work are ;
coming less frequent. The crop of cotton of 1867-8, h°., a
ever, on account of the fluctuations in price and the rril'ilo
a
States tax, produced little benefit to the planter, and t
fear is therefore expressed that in some sections the ner"o
age of land planted with cotton this year may have be ,
diminished. The yield of cotton for the year just close;
is said to be 2,250,000 bales, while the estimate for tho
year just begin, which will bring to market the cot_toe
grown in 1868, is 2,350,000 to 2,400,000 bales. 17.11,,
Charleston Courier says that the general result of t
cotton crop of the South since the war indicates th
" until labour becomes more settled and capital more abut)."
dant, the capacity of the Southern States may be estimated
at 2,225,000 to 2,500,000 bales, the latter being an extretnol
figure, and that any increase will come slowly, and
tibli°o
be the result of high prices, increased capital, and be
and more abundant labour " The Courier thinks Ito,
agricultural position of the South to bo promising, lab°,,s
being more reliable, with good crop results, and t'r.
general situation better than previously since the 11.9t0
The corn crop of this year is said to be fully sufticiel't
meet the wants of the people, and the necessity for iniP'r
ing food will cease.—Times Correspondent.
The Tribune says that the World is about t°
0
e
consolidated with the Democrat, the conservatism °f5,1,0
latter to be enlivened with the red heat of the fore-Ler. ith
Herald adds that the Tribune is about to b 3 united li,oe
the Sun, the moderation and politeness of the former bead
strengthened by the clearly expressed opinions 11; "
decided views of that which " shines for s.looa
and the lVorld says that the Herald is to be p
iety
in bonds with the Independent, that 'its well known _ter-
and single-heartedness may be exalted by the slope
prise and originality of its new associate• Let
that no one will make love to our modest Citizen.
the Nation, the Round Table, and all such wicirea many
nals turn away their lascivious eyes. Amid g 0
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new connections a poor journal hardly feels sale'

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Fork Citizen.
Thursda3e,
In viti aS
residing in London and its neighbourhood" as 3 "• t
reSiUen..t,
united prayer. Lord Ebury •is announced as Pasty TO
and several eminent leaders of the Evangelical p
approaching
or ohaochseitn gapartb y general
cell]. also
,c,it_i_To: to i
take part in the proceedings.

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Births. , a ''
ACTON-On the 26th inst., Lady Dalberg Act° '
ee' ,
daughter.
COCHRANE -On the 22d inst., at Red Castle eelluj-; nll°'
gal, the wife of Capt. the Hon. Ernest2Grer-3
Cochrane,of a son. tllO
al e°,
MAUNSELL—On the 26th inst. at at 36, Chesharer
wife of Cokayne Maunsell, Of a daughter.
Marriages. tieai',l
HEA.LY-PEARCE-On the 24th inst., George VV/33.0iter -3
theEsg "laotfe 165,
,v.astoe
CEbeal‘sveaar,atopeAanrcene, Middleton, eldest dell _roe '
STNetiucWrx.c.tr D-
Halifax,l lrAi KEE xd-m
Edmund
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Strickland,
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the or,r,
Halifax, to Jane, oldest daughterHenry,v,ooll
of
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Savill Hall, Halifax.
Deaths. lir•Cii'
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BOWDEN- On the 24th inst., at Holford-s4ol.;!eoVie '
Chas. Bowden, Esq., of Dorington-street, lcc' ,e,
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aged 41. , aric-F1
GILBERTSON-On the 25th inst., at The Lavf-',.f 6'. ,14
Cheltenham, James M. Gilbertson, Esq., age-- jar '' ili‘''
HODGES -On the 17th ult , at Sea Point goose, ecci pre,s),
dent of the Legislative Council, (We ColoeY "seoi .j. Town, William Hodges., Knt., Chief Justice eri„,ocl 6,,
lIAGART -On the 24th in ,at St. Leonarci'S°ll- Oa
C. Hagart, Esq., aged 85.
HOWARD-On the 25th inst., at Charlton Park, OS'
lion. Bernard T. Howard, aged,27. NO
ROGERS-On the 26th inst at 16, Carndetvg 051
ington, Miss Sarah Rogers", aged 78. ,S-
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WILD-On the 23d inst., at Costock, No P„i
nall Wild, Esq., aged 78. fla.
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