The Sun.
London, England, 1826-07-07 00:00:00

THI BUMMAD.

TO THE EDITOR OF TrIE SUN. •
SIR—A friend of mineis preparing for publication
t toot interesting Poem, to be tenon d the' RuMpiud ;-
in which are to be given ample direction:; for at once
Aistingnishing a friend from a foe, a rich from a poor
man, a wit from a dunce, and so on, by merely touch-
ing his head, and discovering the size and position
of the several bumps on its surface. His experience
in this line is very. considerablei and. vS A. am in-
flirmed, he has received many hundreda a year from
city speculators, to discover the weak
,points in their
cnstoniere l 'and I am also assured that he was the,
Means of getting up several Companies last par, by
jildiciously fixing upon. suck nien, as DireetOrs, who
pPsseSsed in an eminent degree the bumps of cunning
and impiidente. Jtis such genius to remain in oh-.
sdurity for the want of public patronage ? I think,
not; and for that reason have! taken the liberty to
solicit your exertion§ in his favour. I think I. can
reeember the first few lines in his Poem, and shall
therefore send them to you as a specimen; when' next
1 sce' him, he will probably giye. his consent Co my
coannunieating Some further extracts.. •
,6 If you would know your'frieucl; and scan his soul,
Like Wu:Xi:jug Cobbctt, you must try the Pole
In shOrt, separate the Sage arid Bumpkin
Ae yon would clip a Melon from a Pumpkin ;
The Rind in all ;—This truth who' does not feel?
The virtue of the State lies in its' Peel."

X.

BRITISH ItOCK AND SALT COMPANY.
The half-yearly Meeting the Proprietors of the above
Company took • phiee. yesterday • at the City of London
linytnywhett the Report of the Directors on the affairs of
the Company was read by Mr. in. lleseltine.. Instead
of announcing the bursting, of a new bubble, it. gave a very
favourable account of ;he proceedings up to the present
Moment, sod .stated that the Directors having madP ad-
ysuces out of their private funds tá lay the foundation of
prosperity, and having .succeeded'in their, object, should
now cal,' only for. a payment .of ten shillings per share,
which would; sufficient to complete the extensive works
in progress.,:

Mr. HeselOno then stated that although the price of
salt had fallen off 8A per cent, the Company had still been
able to sell at a profit, which he considered a proof of star
hpily, under eircumkitances• of; annihilation to_ahnost all
other {ruling companies.: .
A Shareholder having: inquired how many shares had
been signed for, the Chairman (Mr. Broughton) handed
the deed with the signatures showing that 48,000 out of.
50,000 shares
,had. been signed;for. ,
Thanks were voted to the Directors and the Meeting
adjourned. •

THE LORD HELPETH MAN and BEAST.

I )ti ring his, march to conquer the world,: Alexander, the
Macedonian, came, to a people in,Africa who dwelt in a
remote and secluded corner in peaceful huts, ,and knew
nen lIIT Nv4r nOr,conqueror. They led him to the hut of
their Chief, who.; received him : hospitahly,!•and placed
before him golden dates, golden figs, and bread of gold.—
"Do you eat:old in this country ?"' said Alexander. " I
lake it for granted, (replied the . Chief) that thou well
idle to find eatables in. thine own country. For what
reason, then, art thou come amongst us?" " Your gold
has not tempted me hither,'' said Alexander, . "; but I
would become acquainted with your manners and ens-
tonis" "So he it," rejoined the other ; sojourn among.
us as long as'it pleaseth thee." At the close of this con-
verSation two eitixeniii ,enLered.,• RH into their court of
kaitice: The idaintiff said., Ibonght of this man IL piece
of hind, mitt its I was making a deep drain through it, I
found a 'treasure. This ,is not !nine, for,' only. bargained
fqr the land, and not for any treasure that might.be con-
*led beneath it; and yet the former owner of the land
Will not receive it." :
:The defendant answered, " I hope I
have a 'conscience, as - well as my fellow-eitizen:, I sold
him the land with all its etnitinprene as well as existing
advantages, and consequently the treasure inclusively."
The Chief, who was also their supreme Judge, reeapitti-
hoed their wordS; in' order- , that the parties might see
whether or not he understood them aright. Then, after
some reflection, he said, " Thou host a son, friend, I be-
lieve?"—" Yes." ." And thou (addressing the other) a
ditughter ?"--" Yes." " Well, 'then, let thy son marry
thy daughter, and bestow the treasure on the yonng
couple for a marriage portion." Alexander seemed sur-
prised and perplexed. " Think:you my sentence unjust ?"
the Chief asked him. "0 no !" replied Alexander ; " but
it astonishes me." " And how, then," rejoined the Chief,
" would the case have 'been decided in your country ?"
......“ To confess the truth.," said Alexander, ." we should
have taken both parties into custody, and have seized the
treasure for the King's•use." " For the King's use!"
. exclaimed the Chief. " Does the sun shine on that
country?"—" 0 yes," " Does it rain there ?"—" -As-
suredly." " Wonderful ! , But are there tame animals in
the eountry,•that live on the grass and green herbs ?"---
", Very, many, and. of many kinds." " Ay, •Ahat must
then he the cause,". said the Chief; "'for . the. sake of
those innocent animals the all-gracious Being continues to
let the sun shine and the rain drop• down on your . own
country, since its inhabitants are unworthy of such, bless.
inge--Hurwitt's Hebrew Tales.
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