Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-12-10

HE 1ENTj.EMEN OF IuE LA - i!,
number of persons who have risen by the
law from low fortunes to the very high
est places in the state, is extraordinary.
The present Attorney General of Eng
land (Sir L. Po,ock) is the son Of a sad
der. The shop known TO sporting char
acters) at Chariug Cross, now kept Ey
the Messrs. Cuff, belonged to Pollock.
pcre, who disposed Of his business 10 is
present pfoprietors. Sir J. Williams (at'
the Queens Bench IN England is the san
Of Yorkshire horse dealer. The Chan
ceIior Of ireland (Sugden) is the son OF u
laborer; II is only iairt to say that this pro-
found lawyer glores in his origin. 4;
the Cambridge election, " hen Lord ,Mna
tcnglc Lea. him by a majority Of %. Sir
Edward was as.ailed, while speaking
from .n5 huslin..s, will: cry .''';:' .
Wing Of "Of,, OF, you BARRIERS soa'"
Sir Edward, not q, al! disconnected. Sad
at once, '.l'he difference between the per
son WHO thus assal,s me, and myself
simply this: Had nc b.cn born the son ol
a barber, he would have remained in the
same condition during all his life; was
born one, and have risen from that hum
BILE sphere" The father OF Mr.. Plat, tsl:
Queens counsel, one Of the most eminent
OF the English conmon-law bar, was u
clerk to the late Lord Peterborough. Bar
on Gurney's mother kept u small shop for
political pamphlets Mr.. Pelersdorts
father was iurrier. Lord Kenyon. VITO
was excessively Attorney General, Mas
ter Of tho Rolls, and lord Chief Justice,
and who died worti, f3Oo,oO0, was c!crk
to an attorney. Lord Hardwic.le, who
was Attorney General in his thirty fourth
year, was saa Of an attorney a, Dovcr.
who, according to some persoas, was
han ged for forgery. Lord Eldon was son
ola Goa! filter at Newcastle oaTyne. aaI
his brother afterwards Lord S,owel)
borrowed Gao in order to enable hin, 10
90 his first circuit. Lord Ten.er'len,s
father was barber at Canterbury. Lord
Langdale was formerly an accoucheut.
Lord Campbell and Sergeant, Sparkle
we're themselves formerly reporters Of
the Chronicle. Mr.. 5odkin, the we'll
known Old Bal, y barris,er, Recorder Of
Dover. and Conservative n. T. for Rach-
ester. was forr,er:y an auc'loncr; aud
Mr.. Cla son, the learned Recorder OF
Fayershanl, and u leading advocate in the
criminal courts on the home circuit. We
believe, was writing clerk in the office
OF law statloner.
There are some other very remarka-
bic eases; but these may suffice =: pres
ent.-Courier.
AN ANCIENT SILVER RELIC was recent.
" ploughed up in the ne,ghborhoo,i Of
Hackensack. On the one side is repre-
sen,ed an efliey Of royal parsonage,
robed, and wearing a crown, with the
Hebrew name Of the Deity above, holding
sword in one hand, and crucilix in the
other. The figure stands in front OF Il
shield, quartered, in one quarter of which
arc key and sceptrc crossed. The
other characters are too much elfaced 10
be made out. The inscription oncircling
the figure, is ..Caro7us x G. d. Srccor-
Gothor- Vandazor-Rer.'' On the reverse
is figure Of the Saviour. holding globe
in the left hand su,mounted with cruel
fix, while tbs right hand is pointing to
the skies. The inscription around this
figure is his:-Solatium nserm Saird
Nos. The date is 1910. The rim OF
the coin is twisted. 1t is apparently
Swedish: and i, was probably brought
hither by one Of the cnfly Swedish sett-
lers OF Pennsylvania or New Jersey
one Of those against whom the valiant
Peter stuyvesant did glorious war in be-
hail Of the rights Of New Amsterdam
N. Y. Sun.
To WASH BLACK WoRsrEp OR WOODEN
HosE.-li new, soak all night; then wash
in hot suds, with beef's gall, a tablespoon
full, to half pail Of water Rinse till
no colour comes oft. Then stretch on
stocking frames, or iron them when damp
on the wrong side.
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s.My heart is ,hine,' as the cabbage
said to the cook maid.