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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-07-21 00:00:00

TS OF HoNouli.—Col

a duel about a do

ytain Ramsay in one about a ser-
...one in one about a recruit; Sterne's
_.O about a goose ; and another gentleman about
e of anchovies. One officer was challenged for merely
g his opponent to enjoy a second goblet ; and another
compelled to fight about a pinch of snuff; General
-Na chair-- by a Captain Smith for declining a
-1 the dinner in a steam-boat,

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with him

although the General had pleaded as an excuse that wine
invariably made his stomach sick at sea ; and Lieut. Crow-
ther lost his life in a duel because he was refused admit-
tance to a club of pigeon-shooters. -
THE DOG AND THE BARON'S NOSE.--"That is a Cu-
rious dog," he answered ; " our chore has had him for
many years, and the connexion arose from an extraor-
ncident." " Some strong proof, perhaps, of his
?" we replied. " No," said the
" but because he eat a baron's nose."
, " originally belonged to the Count
senior of the Prussian chore, and
a certain occasion, his master being engaged in a
cith one of the Suabians, by an unlucky stroke of
his opponent's schlag r, lost his nose, the end of which,
cleanly cut off, dropped on the floor. The dog, who
was present, and bad very possibly had no breakfast that
morning, jumped forward, and, before any one could pre-
vent him, gobbled up his master's nose. In consequence
of this voracity, he got, of course, into great disgrace,
and was under sentence of hanging. The senior whom
we then had, however, saved his life, and bought him ;
long since left the university, the dog has

do.g," be added,

Richent

ti, who si

'emained the property of the chore, and his since main-
ained the utmost propriety of deportment ; he is, how-
ays carefully excluded from the room when we
"—Dublin University Magazine.

are fightir.

'CHANGE IN LONDON.—Every body knows the origin
of the Royal Exchange, and for what purpose it was insti-
tuted ; everybody knows that Sir Thomas Gresham, one
of the most successful and enterprising of our merchants
in Qaeen Elizabeth's time, built it for convenience of his
brethren of the city of London in the transaction of tbeis
business ; but it is not everybody that understands bow
that business is now transacted, or who are the individuals
representing the great commercial interests of the present

The fachange has altered within the last seven years;

first, by fire, and: secondly, in appearance. Instead of
the old massive building, with its firm oaken benches for
the accomodation of those who were tired of pacing the
ambulatories, and its walls extensively illustrated with
placards of hips about to sail, of goods to be sold, and
lists of the sworn brokers of London, we have now a large
and sightly building, with walls redolent of colours, exhi-
biting in the encaustic process vases filled with fruits and
flowers, gay, indeed, but not universally admired by men

of business, or connoisseurs in architecture. 'Change, in
its old character, has gone. There is now no fearfully
sonorous bell; the beadles are themselves resigned; and
all wears the aspect of peace and happiness. The hours of
'Change were also altered, and, we were almost going to
say, the " walks" too ; for without the public are perfectly
acquainted with the arms of the various foreign countries,
they will have some difficulty in finding the quarters of
their friends, the old-fashioned plan of exhibiting the names
" Harnburgh", " French", or " Greek" walk having
en done away with in the new building. There are,
ver, the same old favoured spots, changed though
be in appearance; and, notwithstanding we have lost
at Rothschild, Jeremiah Harman, Daniel Hard-
the well-known Page No. 1 of The Times,) and a
ancient faces, many continue on the " walks"
trod them, and who seem as well ac-
; as heretofore.—The City; or,
of London Bu,iness.

who have for ye

stowed to business-habit

Ile report of Her Majesty's sale
land (recently presented to Par-
nce the last report made in
lished 60 editions of the

ers in Sco

it appears th
?,there have been put

Bible. From January, 1844, to January, 184, 16 editions
were published, consisting in round numbers of 200,000
copies. From January, 1845, to January, 1846, 21 edi-

tions were published, the number of copies 312,000. From
January, 1846, to May, 1846, five editions were issued,
consisting of upwards of 47,000 copies, and several editions
are now under the judgment of the board. The increase in
the number of Bibles annually printed in Scotland at the
present time, as compared with the yearly number printed
from 1831 to 1837, considerably exceeds the ratio of three to
one. The number of Bibles printed under the super-
intendence of the Scotch board during the year ending
January last, exceeds the total number printed by
thority in Great Britain during either of the years
2 and 1833. In the former of the two years the
f Bibles printed. in Great Britain was 234,420,
an,l in the latter 303,796. The largest number printed

Britain in any one year from 1831 to 1837,
78. The board, in their present report, state
increase in the number of Bibles printed, is "not
Itifying than the greatly reduced price at which
e inspired word are sold." Of the New Testa -
t there have been published under the authority of

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the board since May, 18-12, 75 editions; 24 editions were
published in the year ending January, 1845, and consisted
in round numbers of 490,000 copies. In the year ending
January, 1846, 16 editions were published, the number of
copies amounting to upwards of 285,0:30. There have been
published since January last three editions, consisting of
36,000, and one edition is now before the board. The
largest number printed in Scotland in any of the years
from 1831 to 1837 was 105,840, and the annual average for
the 6 years did not much exceed 79,000. The largest number
printed by authority in Gt. Britain during any of the years
now specified was 534,450, and the least 250,259. Of the
Metrical Psalms, since May, 1842, 95 editions have been
published under the superintendence of the board. Of
these editions 34 were issued in the year ending January.
'45, consisting in round numbers of 480,000 copies.
he year ending January, 1816, there were 25
Artisans, of which the number of copies amounted to up-
:ards of 204,000, and since that date nine editions con-
olning an average of 96,000 copies. The editions of the
Psalms published separately by no means show the full
amount of the annual shares, as the licenses taken out by
publishers for editions of the Bible or New Testament
frequently include the Psalms. The greatest number
of copies of the Psalms printed by authority in Scotland
in any of the 3 ears from 1831 to 1837 was 204,924, and
the average annual number did not much exceed 170,000.

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