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London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

4, THE LAND OF THE THISTLE,"
111 ANSWER TO " VIE LADS OF THE SHAMROCK

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Aye, the King came to Scotland, the land of .the free,
And full certain I am that delighted was he,
When he SAW his own Tartan and Thistle !
And though true that we did nut make quite such a rout,
Or as did our friend Pat, pull him so much about
In the laud of the Tartan and Thistle!
Yet the welcome he got from our tree hearts and steady,
He :multi like quite as well as that of our good friend Paddy,
Whit pretends to despise ourown Thistle!
No car-,'ten were here with their chain-harness to rattle,
And before him to ride on their own hies-bred cattle,
To his home in the land-of the Thistle!
Nor e'er dar'd ragged boys on his carriage to sit,
And to plague him with impudence, which they call wit; ,
Bee he met with respect front the Thistle!
His an at was not /mild off by dirty eoalkeavers,
But " a Nation of Gentlemen" were his receivers,
Where bloom the free Heather and Thistle!

We prov'd ourselves worthy the name which he gave
. us,
By shewing we always knovihow to &Amu '
We, the Suns of the unrivaH'd Thistle! •
Not like Nddy, unwilling e'en there to Ow quarter,
Did we follow hint up to our necks hi the water,
When he quitted the then mournful Thistle!
But since, my dear fellows, you're talking of taste,
He'd prefer to your welcome, on that score at least,
That he got in the land of the Thistle!
Alt! I know what by nature you're fondest of, boys!
'Tis erack'd heads and whisky, botheration and noise!
'TI. out thus in the land of the Thistle!
Whilst we felt all his greatness, admir'd each look,
Pat gaz'd only to see how much whisky he took,
Not so did the sons of the Thistle !
F.ach Scotsman then thought that his King's princely air,
Might well wield the sceptre, the crown might well wear,
Of the old, and the glorious Thistle!
- We had him with ardour, though preserv'd our respect,
And sheved that with life-blood we'd his safety protect,
The lov'd King of the land of the Thistle!
And then of our eagle-plum'd bonnets (dear fellows !)
Our kilts and our tartans, you well may be jealous,
The lair pride of the land of the Thistle !
Sere no Claus-men are your's or great Chieftains, or those
That for ages have guarded their Monarch with bows,
Nina& noble and old as the Thistle !
And noir pray, brother Paddy, don't think me unkind,
Because I've just told you a small piece of my mind,
In defence of the land of the Thistle !
Own brothers we've long been, for you know very well,
That St. Andrew long since peopled Erin Weser,
With some Lads from the land of the Thistle !
Ali! a true Irishman I've o'er lov'd to my heart,
Nor against him now should I have taken this part,
But each Scot should defend his own Thistle!
Forthough perhaps he may not be e'er steady and wise,
Yet to match hint in each noble point he defies,
The whole world, bat the land elks Think !
And, ah ! have we not ever, in war and in peace,
Been true brothers together?—Then let Erin cease,
Thus t'oblige us to guard our own Thistle !
And HEAV.,I grant, that more contest there never may be,
Than this proud one of shewing their own loyalty,
'Tween the Sons of the Shamrock and Thistle !
ROBERT THE BRUCE.

Last week, at Fonthill Abbey, a dandy, who de-
scribed himself as the Marquis of Worcester, and who
bad as many rings on his fingers as the noted Jack
Rann had strings to hi:.; breeches, was recognised asa
Professor of Shaving, aid Ornamental Hair Manufac-
turer! It is impossible to describe the muscular mo-
tion of the professor, and of all who surrounded him
on the discovery. His lordship departed sadly shaven
of all his newly acquired honours.
RECEIPT FOR a 'LADY'S Daxss.—The followinire-
ceipt for a Lady's dress occurs where one would least
expect it, in the works of Tertullian :
" Let simplicity be your white, chastity your vermillion ;
dress your eye-brows with modesty, and your lips with reserved-
ness. Let instruction be your ear-rings, and a ruby cross the
front pin in your head. Submission to your husband is your best
ornament. Employ your hands in housewifery, and keep your
feet within your own doors. Let your garments be made of
the silk of probity, the fine linen of sanctity, and the purple
of chastity."
FRANKLIN.—It is rather a curious incident, that
when the Americans sent Dr. Franklin, a printer, as
Minister to France, the Court of Versailles sent M.
Girard, a bookbinder, as Minister to Congress. When
Dr. Franklin was told of it, " Well," said he, " I'll
print the independence of America, and MGirard
will bind it !"

Inquisitions were yesterday taken in the Peniten-
tiary, Nlillbank, on the bodies of Edward Chubb,
a 'red .)1' and Elizabeth Collis, aged 27, convicts, who died therein on Tuesday last. Verdict in both cases,
Naito al Death.

An Inquisition was held yesterday at Camberwell
Workhouse, before Cu ARL ES JEM arr, Esq. Coroner
for Surrey, on the bodies of John Donford and Samuel
Buckridge, who were killed by the explosion of a
steam-engine, on the premises of Messrs. Yardley and
Cleave, glue-manufacturers, Albany-road, Camber-
well, mi Tuesday evening, as stated in the Stmt.—
The evidence proved that the event was purely acci-
dental. Coroner.—lt is an unfortunate accident, but
I cannot say that blame attaches to any individual.
Verdict—" Accidentally killed by the bursting of a
steam-boiler."—The Jury also lamented the number
of accidents which has occurred in consequence of
proper attention not being paid to the apparatus used
in the process of steam, for in all cases it generally
was occasioned by some defect in the articles used in
the machinery.
The stage coaches, which are now numbered, are
very narrowly watched by agents of the Stamp Office.
There is a person stationed at each of the toll-bars
leading from the Metropolis, who takes the numbers
of the stage coaches as they pass and repass ; so that
the number of journeys they take, the coaches pos-
• sensed by any one proprietor, can be checked with
the entries at the Stamp Office. This will make a
material difference in the duties, particularly as far
as the "spurt stages" are concerned. For the duties
they have no occasion to Exchequer the parties ; the
coach itself may be seized, according to the new Act.
A Gentleman, on Tuesday last, dropped from his
pocket on the Lewes road, near the Alms houses, a
-small parcel containing notes to the amount of £l9.
He did not discover the loss which he had sustained
until after he reachedhis home, when he immediately
rode back, and although an hour had elapsed he was
fortunate enough to discover the object of his search
in the middle of the turnpike road, where it had lain
undisturbed from the time of its being dropped. •