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London, England, 1829-10-03 00:00:00

RUSSIA V NAMES.

le l'a produce souse samples to increase
Our rt.phons,—there we Strongentif and Stroke:tar,
AndSmoketwilanZ Roguenuti and Cbokenolf,
And ethers of twelve consonants a piece;
And nr,re w.igist yet be found if I wasid poke enough

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Amidst my meatiory's lumber-- Don anat..
TI-t.-ft fines, quoted from recollection, are perhaps not quite ac.
f orate. While awaiting the delivery of the journals and letters of
this dav's mail. we (Bolas Evening Pest) condescend to recreate
*sir o rues hy spelling through the lames of the Russian Command
tTs it t.ritier...engried in hunting the Lion of Islamism to his lair.
Wte sre aware of Voltsiee'sremark—that the ineffable structure of
fitrAet of eminent Muscovites must go far to deprive of their
: sit j. toy t.ruon of celebrity those who, thou eh they hear, can scarcely
r ...oil to rejoice in such appellations. It. at the tame time, amuses
us to rert:anaber bow in our ' salia,l days" we were wont to chuckle
over the odd adaptations of the cognomina, when read into Eng- $
lish. A the Ilvsian Captains engaged against Napoleon. to their
cl.a7acte r, statian, or circumstances. Colonel Jack Daw (Choctaw)
sa the:: Ataman of the Grey Cossacks of the Binh Sea; Drainoff
ttd:,ctel the Cossacks of the Bog; Tall Staff (Tolstoff) was
..txted to have risen front the rank of Tambour-major ; General
Jelly Cheek (Jellachick) showed himself to stand in more close te-
t#ionsh ? than half name-sake to Sir Andrew Aguecheek, in the
ttniedy of Twelfth Night; Prince Bag Ration (Miran* and
Count Belly Guard (Bellegard) superintended the Commissariat,
provided the Munitions de Bouche, in which department they
found able Lieutenants in Prince Lobskouse• (Lobskowitz) and
General Salt a Cow, (Soltakow), while the military chest was
administered by Colonel Pay Man (Peymann); Admiral Catch a
Cc ugh (Chichacoff) may be easily supposed to have experienced a
catarrh from change of climate, having hurried from the genial
temperature of the Turkish frontier to the frozen swamps of the
Beresina, to intercept the retreating French. The Admiral was
speedily and most appropriately relieved by Count Mends a Cough
( ent setoff),
The Hetman (quasi Hankiar Manslayer) Plato (Platow) quaff-
ned many to judge practically of the troth of the " Soul's Immor-
tality." By the way, the proffer of his Daeghter to any officer
who should capture Napoleon, was not perfectly Platonic. That
he who could take the Emperor would take Miss Platow, is per-
haps a nos sequitur, the mote especially as the Cavalier in this case
must literally "catch a Tartar." Then there was the Generalissimo
Czt Us Off (Kutusoff) whose name was rendered so peculiarly ap-
vo.ite by the results of theßussian campaign ; while Gen.Oysterman
(Oster mann), probably on the principle of the proverbial hostility
between" two of a trade," was employed to beard the Mussel Men.
On the part of the Muscovite officers at present acting in Europe
ur Asia, we find little to minister to our whim. A practitioner in
the art could possibly torture the name of the " Balkan Passer"
(Diehitseh) into a conundrum, and even that of Paskewitch might
cot, is the bands of such ingenious persons, be totally unmanage-
Ale. But with the exctrtion of the Pioneer General Road
Digger, (Rodigger), who opened the trenches before most of
the besieged fortresses ; General Pop Off, (Popoff), who appears
-1) distinguish himself as a partisan in matters where dash and cele-
rity are requisite ; General Scaroff, (Schiroff), who produced the
cure qui pews among the Turks before Adrianople ; Count Kis-
:Mg Her (Kisinger), whose approach created such a consternation
:iminag the eider ladies of the Harem; General Low in Stern,
(Lowenstern). who is apparently ill-fitted to form part of a" broad
bottomed Administration," and whose lady may plead the name as
her justification for wearing a " bustle ;" and the Prussian Baron
Muffling, who must be a most efficient officer to cover troops in
winter quarters, with these exceptions, we repeat, few instances
new present themselves of
That mode of nomenclature dear to Fame
Which tells each Hero's history in his Name.
- Losseouse.—This is a naval term used to indicate a hash made
..p on Banyan-days of the fragments of the different mess-tables.

SCOTCH LAWS.—The Glasgow Herald says, " It was
lately suggested by a contemporary that drunkards should have
their heads shaved in the Police Office, in order, if possible, to
terrify them into some sort of decent sobriety ; and we understand
that it was at once determined to try this new panacea. On Sa-
turday night, therefore, an incorrigible toper, in a state of stupor.
underwent the first trial under the new regime; and nothing In
this world could possibly exceed his astonishment and horror when
be put his hand on his head in the morning." If this account be
tree, there is no doubt that the infliction of the punishment is quite
illegal ; and, in all likelihood, so tar from reforming the drunkard,
win, by means of Use ample damages which he is sure to recover,
. table him to be drunk all the remainder of his life.—Glasgesii
CL: aucle.
A N t C DOTE OY Bu n N s.-.-One Sunday morning, some
time before Burns commenced author, when he and his brother
(.ilbert were going to the parish church of Tarbolton, they got Into
company with an old man, a Moravian, travelling to Ayr. It was
at that time when the dispute between the old and new light burgh-
trs was making a great noise in the country; and Burns and the
old man entering into conversation on the subject ,differed in their
opinions about it, the old man defending the principles of the old
light, and Burns the principles of the new light. The disputants at
length grew very warm in the debate, and Burns, finding that with
all his eloquence he could make nothing of his antagonist, became
a little acrimonious, and tauntingly exclaimed, " Oh! I suppose I
have met with the apostle Paul this morning." " No," replied the
old Moravian coolly, " you have not met with the Apostle Paul,
but I think I have met one of those wild beasts which he says he
fought with when at Ephesus."
ORIGIN OF THE AFFRONT OF PULLING A MAN
ar THE Nost.—Quhen ony freeman renuncis his libertie, and
makis himselfe ane bond or slave to ane greats man in his Courte,
and makis tradition and delivering of himselfe be giving aye grip
tit the haire of his forehead to the effect he may be maintained
and defended be him thereafter. The quhilke bond men, gif
they reclaime to their libertie, or happen to be fugitive Ira their
inAster, may be drawn back again be servitude. Fra the
quililke the Scottish Saying cummis, when ane boastis and
menacis to oak ane tither by the nose. And it is leasum to
eny man to sell his litertie' but gif bee dois he may never
recover the samin.—Skene de verbalists Signifleatieste,—voce Box-
_
CURIOUS CiRCUSISTANCE.—An old man residing in
the neighbourhood of Glasgow, lately found, in a corner of his cot-
tage, a miniature of his wife, taken in her youthful days. Al-
though of strictly sedate and religious habits, and although his wife
had been many years dead, the effect which the miniature had on
hint was singular and surprising. Front the moment of its disco.
very until his death, which took place some months afterwards, be
neglected all his ordinary duties and employments, and became in
a manner imbecile. spending whole days without uttering a word,
or betraying the slightest interest in passing occurrences. The
only one with whom he would at all hold communication, was a
little grandchild, who bore a remarkable likeness to the portrait,
and to whom he was perfectly docile. Fe day or two before his
death, he gave this grandchild his purse, accompanied with strict
injunctions that the would privately lay the picture in the coffin
beside him, which she accordingly did, although not without con-
sulting her relatives, as she bad no opportunity of doing so otherwise.
Monday ae'nnight, a lecture, with a view to the form-
ation of a Temperance Society in Glasgow /—was delivered by Joint
Dustier, Esq. one of the'Justices of the Peace for Renfrewshire,
in Dr. Dick'i'Lecture Rooth, North Albion-street. It was calcu-
lated that one hundred and fifti individuals were present, among
whom were several females. He commenced by relating that he
had bad several conversations.with influential gentlemen of Glas-
gow on the subject, which was particularly discussed in
the Religious Institution Rooms on the 16th ultimo. He bad
since visited Stirling, and from the documents brought before
a meeting there, the result was the appointment of a standing
Committee for gaining information, consisting of five Clergymen,
three medical, and a number of lay gentlemen. lie had also cor-
responded with some individuals in Edinburgh ; and Doctor
Edgar, Professor of Divinity in the Belfast College, had lately
published a ise on intemperance. A Temperance Society
had been established at Wexford, Ireland, and another at
Newross. He related some historical facts, principally from
medical treatises. on the extent and consequences of the evil,
and mentioned that while one-half of the Quakers in London
attained the age of 47, one-eighth of the population died before
their .111 year. One in 40 of the community, it was calculated, ar-
rived at 80 ;- while among the Quakers one In 10 reached that age.
Alter some-interesting observations, he mentioned that nothing but
a complete abstinence from inebriating liquor would produce the
desired effect • and he tested this could nut be accomplished so long
as the upper classes continued the profuse use of wines, &c. He
instanced what had been done in 'America by the establishment of
Temperance Societies; and mentioned that in one place three
distillers had been given up from conscientious scruples on the part
of the proprietors. In another, where 10 grog shops bad been,
there are now only two. In the state of Bekhertown,
8,056 gallons of spirits were consumed, while in 18211, by the ex-
ertions of a society, they were reduced to 2,097. In conclusion,
he illustrated the absurdity of supposing that a drunkard can be
reclaimed by degrees ; and maintained that this could only be ef-
iected by a sudden effort. Among tither substitutes, he recom-
mended the use of tea, collie, chocolate, &c. and a change of the
day on which wages ate generally paid—from Saturday to another
day in the middle fig the week. After the lecture was concluded,
hir. Dunlop, in a kindly manner, thanked the audience for the at-
tention they bad evinced to his remarks.