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mots. Trivial as this affair was, it is important as proved to.be Mr. Lett's yard, as it was called—a
serving to show the real cause of Irish disunion. place near Blsckfriars' Bridge, which led us to the
Who first scoffed at the King's advice of concilia- desired quarter, at the simple expence of climbing
tion ? Not the Catholics, but the Protestant Lord up a boat ashore, and slipping over a series of in-
Mayor of Dublin, and the Protestant Lord Chan- (dined logs of wood stretching from the timber-yard
cellor of Ireland. Who have cried out for exter- to the river. On cur first attempt to get out at the
mination ? Not the Papists, but the Orangemen. Bridge, an intention of paying according to the new
Who talked of raising his hundreds and his hundreds regulations had been demonstrated, and a consequent
of thousands in arms? Not Daniel O'Connell, change had been made in the waterman's temper;
but the Reverend Sir Harcourt Lees. Who, to his wrath grew black as the sky; he loitered in the
this hour, halloo the adversaries to the fight? Not shower,as if to show us the impotence of regulation-
the priests, but the parsons ; not the advocates of , makers ; and beguiled the time with "curses not
emancipation, but its opponents ; not the Freeman's loud but deep :" he expressed several hearty evil
Journal, but the Evening Mail; not the constitu- wishes upon all persons who interfered in what
tional press, but the organs of ultra-torvism, the they did not understand—gave it us his °pi-
/3:db, and the Blackweods, the Post, the Etandard,' 11i0111 that regulation-makers were " obligated to
and the Age. But their efforts are vain ; even with keep all they starved," that rules were only
the stage-trick of marching troops through the coun- i made to injure the poor, and, in short, until
try towards Ireland at a few hours' notice, as if we had a good revolution" in the country
Dublin were in flames, or Alderman Abraham there would be he living. " Look," said he,
Bradley King in the hands of the Inquisition, no at me ; here have I been from six in the morn-
sensation is produced; and the poor Journalists are ing till now (two o'clock) at those stairs, and have
obliged to back out as well as they can, and to not earned a halfpenny." He undoubtedly looked
quibble between to and towards. The truth is, that very hungry. " Loot," said he, "at the numbers
the Irish have hit upon a much safer and more effec- of watermen : how are we all to get bread ?" It
tive mode of annoying their enemies than fighting certainly struck us that some regulation ought to
them ; and much credit is due to a people, not pro. have been added respecting the increase of these
verbial for their coolness, for overcoming the imper- numbers by limiting the allowance of apprentices ;
fection of their national temperament, and adopting I but feeling very certain that the new regulations
a line of conduct, which must ultimately put their were not likely to save us from paying just as much
opponents in the wrong, and compel them to abro- as before, and perhaps any other would be equally
gate an unjust law by demonstrating that they can- inefficacious, we silently paid the old exorbitant fare
net exclude the Catholics from Parliament under the I (for the red-coat would not be brought to a lower
existing statutes, without virtually disfranchising charge than " what you please,"), we scrambled to
Ireland. our appointment, very wet and very late, through
Mr. Lett's emporium for timber.

(FROM TUE EXAMINER)

At the very time when the Ministerial Prints
were representing Ireland in rebellion, when troops
were actually moving upon that country, his Ma-
jesty, in describing the aspect of public affairs,
wholly passes over this festering spot in the very
vitals of the empi►e. The fact of the dangerous
state of Ireland being as notorious as the absence of
any allusion to it in the King's Speech, the degree of
credit helonging to that manifesto of the national
condition cannot fail to be properly appreciated by
the world. From so glaring an instance, people may
judge ex pede of the n►ala fides which pervades
these compositions. It is but in keeping, however,
with the scheme of out. Government, which, if it
does not come up to the old definition of the art of
ruling as the art of deceiving, is yet in every pro-
vince aiming at imposture, and full of the spirit,
however deficient in success. Falsehood possesses
every branch of our Administration; it is the tool
of all work, and constitutes the machinery of justice,
the whole business of finance, and the grand argu-
ment for our policy, foreign or domestic. In no
country in the world is the lie put to so many
worthy purposes as in England. Strike the lies out
of our system of policy, and it would crumble in an
instant to dust. No Court of Justice could go
through a single cause without the aid of one or
more lies; no Minister could defend a single item in
the expenditure without the constitutional aid of
lies ; and without the suppression of truth, at least,
no King could in a most gracious speech address his
faithfulllouses of Parliament on the state of the
nation. Nay, were he to be touched with a mad-
ness which should impel him to speak the truth,
there would at once be an end of the graciousness, as
he would surely, omitting the usual form of " My
Lords and Gentlemen," designate them as " My
Knaves and Dupes," and rate them in round terms
for their various vile jobs and breaches of trust,
their slavish prostration to himself, and their cruel
extortions from the people.

(FROM THE ATLAS.)

By a fortunate coincidence of circumstances,
Greece is likely to achieve her liberty at last. The
advance of the Russians towards the Balkan fully
occupies the attention of the Turks upon the one
part, and the French expedition to the Morea, oc-
curring at a crisis of so much difficulty, still further
weakens by division the Aefensive resources of the
Sublime Porte. To encrease the embarrassments
of Turkey by strengthening the hands of her ene-
mies, the Czar has transmitted pecuniary assistance
to the Greeks; and France, in addition to her mili-
tary contingents, has also advanced money to the
local Government, which is now formally recog-
nized through its accredited organ, Capo
Thus, although the balance of power may be
shaken by the Russian invasion, the Greeks will, if
they eontinue united, secure their independence.
But the French expedition, the proposed object of
which is urged with great apparent candour by the
Ministerial journalists, is subject to strong suspicions.
The lifessager des Chambres repeats, with emphasis,
that the execution of the treaty of the Gth of July
is the only purpose contemplated by the French
Government, but hints iu unequivocal language that
Ibrahim and his Egyptians have reason to " re-
member the French bayonet at Cairo and
Alexandria." If, therefore, there existed good
grounds to attribute ambitious projects to Nicholas,
in his march to Constantinople, there are still
stronger reasons to justify the opinion that France
will not be content with merely driving the Egyp-
tians out of the Morea, but that she will endeavour
to follow her victories to the gates of Alexandria.
Another year may place the independent flag of
Greece upon the Acropolis, the French banner upon
the towers of Alexandria, and the Russian colours
upon the minarets of Constantinople. These ex-
tensive changes, fraught with the deepest interest,
and involving the security and integrity of the Euro-
pean states, are not chimerical; they are within the
accomplishment of the Powers engaged, who, seizing
upon the accident of great National convulsions,
have obtained a favourable opportunity to effect de-
signs of aggrandizement, charged upon them through
successive periods of history.
FROM THE SPECTATOR.)
A TRIAL OF THE NEW " WATERMEN'S FARES."—
Having occasion to pass from Westminster Abbey
to that seat of the arts, Mr. Clowes's busy little
town of letter-press and steam-engines, where we
have the honour of being printed, in friendly con-
junction with several of our most belligerent con-
temporaries, who, under the high-pressure power of
the engine, quietly lay their heads together to receive
their lust impressions for the week on Saturday
night—it occurred to us that this would be a good
opportunity of trying the efficacy of the Watermen's
Fares, in the theory of which a Morning Paper had
just instructed us. Accordingly, observing at the
foot of Westminster Bridge two official persons in red
jackets, who signified their equal readiness to en-
gage, we gave a signal for sailing; the shorter and
younger navigator caught the nod—both, however,
instantly disappeared down the steps; both prepared
their boats ; both claimed the passenger, the old and
tall red-coat because it was his turn, the second be-
cause he had " plied the gentleman." The pas-
senger was obliged to " shiver on the brink," until
the fierce dispute sank into a grumbling deference to
order and the rights of precedence. fhis was but
a bad beginning. From Bridge to Bridge it is or-
dained that " threepence" shall be paid for sculls,
. sixpence for oars; we had not pushed off before. it
appeared that our bony Charon had insinuated an
apprentice into the boat—as no demur had been
made, he was thus entitled to charge for " oars."—
Since a severe shOwer had begun to descend, any
. thing which promised speed was not to be objected
. to; and at any rate, if we did not learn the price of
"sculls," we should be enabled to ascertain that of
• "oars." Waterloo Bridge, which is nigh to the
• place of our destination, being reached, and the
. water being low, a landing proved almost impracti-
cable; and when attained, it was made on a yieid-
: ing sandy bog, intersected by divers gullies of
I black water, which, from their odour, may be fear-
lessly denominated common sewers. After we had
waded about for some time under the guidance of
the red-jacketted boatman, and a breechless urchin,
who called himself "Jack," and begged to be re-
membered, a passage was at length pronounced im-
. possible. There was no refuge but the boat once
more, and the boat was recovered in a still pelting
• shower. Some ether point was to be made; this

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—At one o'clock on Saturday, Mr 9.
Grindall, accompanied by Mr. Bradley, her solicitor, en-
tered the office, when the latter explained to 'Mr. MIN-.
srium, why Mr. Grindall did not attend on Friday, which
was, that he had been searching after hint (Mr. Bradley),
who was out of town, and had now but just returned, in
consequence of seeing the account in the newspapers; and
requested the Magistrate would postpone the case for a few
days.
Mr. Alittsnut.r.—Certainly not. I will have the case
disposed of to-day.
At this moment Mr. Parkins and Captain Stmt enter-
ed, when the former handed a letter to Mr. MlNsuum.,
which having read, Mr. Bradley requested to know the na-
ture of it.

Mr. liNssitrr.r,—lt is a letter written to me, from Mr.
Grindall, senior. But I would advise it not to be read, as
it might probably lead to irritation.
Mr. Grindall's solicitor having perused the letter, re-
turned it to the Magistrate, and requested the former evi-
dence against his client might be read over to him, which
having been done, he asked 1111.. Parkins how he came to
call his client a rascal and a liar ? Mr. Parkins—l
did not use both epithets. He provoked me by saying I
kept a parcel of brickmakers in my employ, to annoy him,
and 1 admit I did call bins a liar.
Solicitor—Well, we have got out the retort courteous.
How came you to strike Mrs. Grindall? Mr. Parking--
I never struck her. She spat upon me. While disputing
with her husband she saw me and ran down stairs, and
was about to attack use, only her husband prevented her.
Mrs. Grindall—Oh, you bad man—don't tell such
abominable lies. You struck me on the arm, but I took
no notice of it, nor would I for such a trifle, unless you
had broken it. •

Mr. MlNsnut.t. asked the complainant if he had any
witnesses to prove the assault ?—Mr. Parkins said be had,
arid called Mrs. Grindall's coach-maker, and a young
gentleman, who swore to the offensive language made use
of, and did not see Mrs. Grindall spit on the complainant.
Mr. MiNstruLL—Mrs. Grindall, I do hope you will
keep quiet, and not again intrude or annoy Mr Parkins,
fur whose protection I shall now call upon your husband to
find bail. Indeed I wish you and your uncle were on good
terms.

Mrs. Grindall having promised to do what was right,
Mr. MINSHULL, upon Mr. Bradley's solicitation, who
offered himself as bail in the absence of Mr. Grindall, dis-
missed the case on the promise of Mr. Grindall appearing
on Monday to enter into the required sureties.
Ruth Rose, and Eliza Rose, a child of ten years of
age, daughter to the former, were placed at the bar on a
charge of felony.
The mother, it appeared, employed her daughter to go
round the town and, when an opportunity offered, to steal
front different shops any article within her reach, which
afterwards she gave to her mother, who west and pawned
them. Various articles stolen were produced in the office.

The prisonere, having nothing to say in their defence,
were fully committi.d.
Sir H. But Nix desired that the poor unhappy child should
be taken care of, and kept separate from the mother. The
child was weeping aloud during the examination.

Losc AND Snota.—On Saturday, a Waterman, named
Tomlin, who stands about six feet high, charged another of
the same fraternity with assaulting him, and knocking him
overboard. The defendant's name was Perry, and the
contrast in size between him and the complainant was re-
markable—Perry being scarcely five feet four inches.
Tomlin stated, that he was en board his own boat very
comfortably taking a snooze, after a hard bout at pulling
with a fare, when he was row:ed by the defendant, who was
in the act of taking off his hat, with the intention, witness
had no doubt, of running away with it. lie jumped up,
and seized hold of his hat and the defendant at the same
time ; upon which the latter started from his seat, and with
one blow knocked him out of his boat into the water.

Mr. Mixsuut.r,--Well, Perry, what have you to say?
You seem to have a great spirit for a little man.

Perry—(a regular thorough native of Cockaigne).—
Vy, your Vorship, it seems rather odd like, that I should
strike this 're big 'un, but the facts is as this :—He was a
good deal the worse for licker, and had fell fast asleep in his
boat, vich you know, your Vorship, vas rather dangerous
upon the river, 'cause he might have been run'd over by
some of the craft.
Tomlin—That's a lie.
Perry—Vy you don't mean to say as you vasn't drunk,
do you ? My eyes, that's a good un howsoutever.
Tomlin—l was as sober as I am now.
Petry-0 Lord, 0 Lord !
Mr. MlNsnum.—But what do you say to knocking him
overboard ? Perry—Vy, Sir, I only meant to vake
and so be jump up and sarves me a pelter over the mug.
Now, as I only meant to do hint a sarvice, I thought it bad
treatment, so I lets fly, big as he is, and eatched him under
the smeller, and he being lnsby, " Vy overboard be vent,"
as the song says, your Vorship.—(Loud laughter, in which
the defendant was one of the loudest.)
Tomlin—lle wanted to steal my hat, your Worship.
Perry—Vy, -- your great eyes, how CAA you say
such a thing?
Mr. MINSIMLL—Steady, steady, I must not have any
swearing here.
Perry—l begs your pardon, your Vorship, but bow the
d—l can I help it. Here's a pretty chap to bring me
afore a " beak" for " insaulting" him. Vy he is big
enough to eat ten on me, your Vorship.
Mr. AliNsHuLL—That may be, but you assaulted him,
and I must call on you to find bail unless you can settle
the matter.

Perry—l'll settle it if I can, your Vorship : but now
I'll only just ax you—isn't he a nice uu to bring me up for
such a job as this 'ere? Look at him and look at me.—
Vell, your Vorship, I must stand the law, but my eyes and
limbs, if I shouldn't like to have another shy at hits, if I
lost my stick, big as he is.
Mr. AltssuoLL—l think you are made of goad mate-
rials.—Perry (chuckling)—Vy I is but a little un, but
vat there is isn't haul timber, I believe.

Mr. `.AllNstrum. then ordered Perry to be discharged, on
his paying half the expences, which be readily consented to
do, and was set at liberty.
111ARYLEBONE.—Two sisters, one of them a married
wstuan, were on Saturday brought before Mr. Hoswis,
on charges of fraud made against them by several trades-
people living in the neighbourhood of Prospect-place, lit"-
road, Islington. It appeared that these females lived toge-
ther, and they had not been long in the house they occu-
pied before they got deeply in debt wherever they could
prevail on the shopkeepers to give them credit. Both the
defendants were represented as being equally active in pro-
curing goods, but the debts were principally contracted in
the name of Mrs. W. the married sister ; and, iu fact, said
one of the complainants, " they are so much alike, that I
always thought I was serving the sanielamon." The in-
dividuals who have suffered so far as is at present known
are dealers in provisions
makers, straw-bonnet-makers, ; and in most cases the
generally, shoemakers, stay-
aggrieved parties say the defendants have defrauded them
of their property, in concert with another woman named
who was living in the house with them. The
fraudulent intentions of the females were inferred from their
clandestinely removing their furniture away to a distant
part of the town in the night-time, without ever hinting to
any of the tradesmen their intention of leaving their house.
The furnituse wtt, traced to a bouit'iu one of tite uotorioui