Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-31
THE CHUTERN HI-NDREDS

have heard, from my childhood, of the Chilem Hun
dreds and OF persons who had served in Parliament accent
ing the ChAern Hundreds. For the first time now got
distinct idea Of what meant Our road led over an
ensve tract of hills covered in many places with beach
woods interspersed with considerable wastes whose surface
presents only brakes Of fe, and the peculiar moss foma
ton, in small hiocks the ground, which were once Of
great extent parts OF the country These cold and
high hills stretch nearly the kingdom occupying es
pecay large portions Of Bucknghamshe and Herfrdshire
They composed of chalk mixed with loan and claw and
full Of ins On The Berkshire side of the Thames Hen
ley, there is an immense cut in Of these chalk hills
through which the passes in the sides of which there
is very fine exhibition Of this fomaton which is so extern
sve in England. These the Chiern Hills; and the
Chhern Hundreds Of the ancient territorial div
sons OF this region, 1.-THE whole country being divided into dis
cs called Hundreds which, being still retained the up-
pontment of the Stewards Of il in the hands of the Chan
cellor of the Exchequer This place snecue and the
compensation nominal Now, according the monarchica
notion OF representation, the Barons who the House
Peers called that dignity solely by the Kings majesty
and represent nobody but themselves while the burgesses
who SIT IN the Commons House. although they might be elect
ed by certain constituencies could meet deliberate be pro-
ogued dissolved only in obedience to the will Of the
eign. The Commons, therefore, are bound 10 the King as
well as to their immediate constituents, sit in the Para
msnt for which they chosen and il is received and
tied practice not law, that member has not absolute
right TO resign his seat To help out the case another no
ton in namely, that the member vacaes his seat by
accepting any appointment whatever Of official kind
from the King Even the Prime Minister, If membsr va
Gales MS seat ny accepting Office and must be reelected by
the same another constituency. To accept the Chtern
Hundreds therefore, to get out of Parliament by the back
door, the front door being locked and baedDr Brecka
ridges Memoranda Of Foreign TroreL /. H-75.
MENTAL ADAPrATIoS.-W Wonderfully does the mind suit
itself to occasions and become accommodated every cir
cumstance II will rise superior to the strokes Of fortune be
happy in adversely and serene in DEATH The consciousness
Of rectude will not only enable endure evil but dvest
misfortune OF its every terror Tenderness will yield to
unbendng rmnes and the eye which the tear of emotion
has so often started will dlfan weep. He who remarks
the vcssudes OF fortune, and how quickly prosperity may be
succeeded by fall alone appreciate that property of the
mind by which becomes elevated in triumph, and extracts
from adversely its hidden jewel The principle Of adaptation
to every thing which be the lot Of man, good genius
which follows him throughout his being and its workings
alike evident whether you regard his mental or physical rea
tons to the phenomena which encompasses him i is this
which gives zest to his pleasures soace to his cares
gds Tor him the sunbeams of the morning. and when night
approaches smoothes for him the down darkness
till il smiles. W. f. Boylow