Star.
London, England, 1831-01-27 00:00:00

SCINTILLA.

At the seat of the Duke of Richmond, at Goodwood, in
fhtmez, the family vault, in the chapel, has over the entrance the in-
scriptionn-
Ultima booms, I. au the Last House, which gave rise to
aosuing sarcastic impromptu :
" Did lie w 'gilled this wall
Not reed, or not believe, St. Paul,
Who says there is, whetter it stands,
Another house not made with hands;
Or may we gather hear these words,
That House is not a House of Lords ?"
CONTEMPT OF COURT.—At some provincial sessions, in
an appeal ease, a witness was asked to relate what took plies between
him and his weer, which he did as follow' :—" I told him he was a
d—d liar." —Chidnaan a " Very impeoper langvage." Witness :
"Cant help that; lam come hem to speak the troll, and you have
got it."—We know not which to admire most, the delicate sensi-
bility of the Clubman. or the blunt character of the witness. After
all, a Court of Law is a very odd plow to evince squeentiehnees.
STOCK-JOBBING LIFE.--A dark hole of a counting-
house, with a couple of eletk chaps, cooped up upon lowlegged
stools, writing out letters--s smoky fire-plate—two or three dies, stuck
fall of dirty papers, hanging against the wall—an almanse.—and a high-
railed desk, with a slit in a puneel, with " bills for acceptance" painted
over it.—" They Ur the chaps woe" stokes time-bargains—they wpm.
late for thousands, having nothing in the world—and then, at the
wiad.up if a week or two, pay ash other what they call do diMeence ;
that is to say, the change between what they cannot get, and what they
have not get.—Jfaavreli.
A PLAIN ANSWER TO A PLAIN QUISTION.- for
years ago a couple wont to a meafty Chards to be monad. When, in
the course of the marriage, the Minims asked the kids sum, hi me
assal km, " Wilt thou have this wecess to thy weddel wife P" he
coolly answered, "To be save I will, I'm cisme 6' purpose."
ALTER ET IDEA.—YOU tell us your wine is bad, and
that the Clergy do not frequent your house, which we look upon to be
tautology.—(oay to Swift.)
A SHREWD Guess.—A lad delivering milk was asked
what made it so warm. " I don't know," replied he, with moth sim-
plicity, " unless they put to warm water instead of cold."
A W tuow.—From the report to the General Assembly of
the Trustees of the Ministers' Widows' Fund for the pear oldies the
10th of May, 1110, S apposes that Mrs. Jane likawait, widow of the
late Robert Sosilay, minfeier of Suonsay, survived her huabsod for 6611
yoars.--Gi oepose rm
Two ti Ost.—A conceited actor boasted of the number
of charamees Heat he had played in one evening. " I have seen yes
play two shesaMmo at emee." said a sock-and-buskin brother. " What
were they ?" inquired the former. " Why, -bus in
the chars °.
tee of Caspar, mad played the devil with it," replied the latter.
FAMILY MATTIRS.—Several Fears ago the papers
teemed with ace mule ti esailfid sweet- 4. Why, how is this.
Townsend r' said a whim* ; " what is the moon of all these street-
robbed,' that we bees es much about ?" " Family matters, my lord,"
sepia Tewessod. " Family matters !" returned his lordship,
* what I. perm trovestrovesby that r , ' Why, my lord, when a family men
hoe gene astray, and thrown away his money upon a loose fish, he most
make up some way tsar the good woman at home; and so he tells het a
wale tale about being Mocked down and robbed, that's all—mere fa.
.matters."
stA UCH Or ELIOANCE.—WO were rather amused at the
oilly
lest Sessions by hearing the officer of the Court read over the names of
a doily of rupees, whose: settlement was in dispute, they line
es hew :—.` nederick Elisabeth Julia, Theresa Matilda, Amelia,
Itursia.illarippi, sod Homo I" This is Miscount with. a Tinge-
ense. (We recelleet the wife of o reader of muchee, at Chester, bear-
rwi.refined names of " Heneletta Maria Matilda r pad a shred of
p teller, who had a dmot! paci ait—t• wit :
‘alba Clotwonhy Skeingtos Downie Hann in
a h." s a V Ono.
thew was a scullion In Lad Skellagten's kiteitet.)—Asset Ibeedeeti.
PRECAUTIONS TO RE USED BY SINGERI.—A Contem-
porary in the.course de humorous cridque upon singing, says,"Brogue
lOU. perhaps, iodic when they la what secede lives are ppeeeerteedd of
aim. They are enjoined the smolt moderation insole, and Mak-
ies. A too waist dinner is to be avoided far the aake of the
soh—a MY old eat else, fir the comervation of * teeth--
slight
repast, neither hot am cold, is pormitted. Fat is not to be
but eschewed...pickles and *nom& ere to be shunned.
..fleet, all plitnent that is, fat, sweet, seer, or sherp.-all re-
,bits, earbonsted or be-devilled, are injurious to the voice.
1 —e remeamend the reader to see the subject mated at leNgth by a
Dr. Oradssint„ in a tract upon the education and practice of the
printed,*
.auts sod Mayes* The writer Is a man of Nimes, an
is peedoky sedess in his laquiry. Hp will not allow the *el!'
his sodoesmar to acquire power, to sing too long or too lOW. lst
is not toitta a hosted or damp room. He is not to be too
" l?* A particularly Om the ebett is sod threat. Rs is sot
-et t - not to tike ma
. . - ' may appear

lo ging Gi to stand upright. •Ho is not to take oar.
Thaw ass the lojenstions which,loineves indleros they may sprite
et first, an founded in lemon and eilasopity.'
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