Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-12-04
PUNCHES

MERE CHlLD's PLAy.-The performances of
the Bateman Infants under the manag OF
Barnum.
TIE DUKE OF ArHoL's SHiLiNG.-The North
British Mail assures us that the Duke of Atho!
extracts one shilling head from every person
taking walk in his ground at Dinkeld. This
is rather dear; but the import would be insup-
portable if his grace insisted upon also showing
himself for the money.
Az EXPRESS TRAIN FOR LADIEs-The
charms Of English ladies We're formerly So ir
resistable that they enloyed what is called, IAN
European reputation for sweeping everything
before them: but, at present, the only European
reputation which English ladies enjoy is-thanks
TO their long dresses-of sweeping every thing
b ,hind them.
MODERN SEA SONG.
Harry put the kettle on:
Let it stand little on;
Then we will settle on
Our beam ends TO tea.
Cat the bread and butter, Dick;
don't like il very thick:
Tom, fetch tie sugar, quick,
And bring the hohea.
Hand the cream now, pray, take care:
A hand too. with the teapot bear:
And if vou've the slop- p-basin there,
Pass it TO me.
British sailors have knack
OF swi-,ing down the green ami black,
Which colors in the union jack
Henceforth ought TO be.
British sailors like TO sip
Their tea, instead of grog or f|tp.
The naval hornp,pe whilst they skip
Ashore or at sea.
The CRYSTAL PALACE FOR vER!-Wr read
that certain pawnbrokers have of late received
bushels of watches from people p'edging them
for money to visit the exhibition. That watches
should be disposed of for such purpose is sig
nfcant that the Crystal Palace is not intended
for a season. but-for all time
HuMoa IN EIENNA-We learn that 'the HUI
morist is TO suffer three months Imprisonment
Hence, in Vienna, hnmor Is no joke.
The FLOWER OF PoLITENEss.-Therels Is now
growing. at nursery -groand in Chelsea. VIC
toria Regla, so gigantic as nearly to MI up 'ne
garden. A person of ceremonious habits, IN
passing the flower, put it gently aside, excalmng,
at the same time, ''Now thea, by your leaf"
The novel cable just prepared for the Electric
Telegraph may Justly be called the greatest Gu
riosity in-new-rope-(in Enrope)
GThe maker of the above atrocities. IT he had
little more rope, would undoubtedly hang him
self.
HousEuoLp WoRDs-"M Mamma! wantsome
more bread and butter"
From Punch's Correspondents.
'Whv is Punch 50 highly esteemed?' "Be-
cause IFS eve ink'd-un) Wellington"
SlpEwALKs-We publish this. for the inform
alton of parties who m,y wish to know their
rights in regard to sidewalks in trout OF Their
premses:-
IMPORTANT DEctsIoN.-1he rigid fan otcn-
pant of q house to compel persons to teare TIE
CT, aNII Y n
dersmith was before the court on a writ OF ha-
beas corpus. He was charged with an assault
and battcrT on Andrew kee, the keeper oil
hackney carriage. The facts are, that kee was
standing in front of the United States Hotel,
when he was ordered to leave by Nj: Snider:-
The latter called the defendant to arrest hlm,
which he did. and took him to the Mayors office.
1t was for this that the prosecution was brought.
kcc alleged that he went TO the hotel to look for
a gentleman who owed him money, and that he
was not inside of the hotel. Judge Parsons sa d
he would decide the question presented upon first
principles so that the rights of parties should be
clearly understood. Every man owns the GrounG
in front of his house. He has given to the pub
lie right to pass and repass over II; but IN
all other respects 1t IS as much ms property as
anv other par, of the premises. No one has
right to stand or carry on any business in front
of anv mans house and il he Is thus annoyed
and notifies the party to leave and he don't, he
has perfect right to use sufficient force 10 COM
pel the offender to go. If sich was not the law,
a person might set up fish stand under ano.her's
parlor window, or ary other obnoxious business.
\ man keeps public house TO entertain stran-
gers and travellers, and no one has right TO come
about his premises to interfere with h!s cnsto-
mers or guests. 1t has been held by the court
that men and boys have right to collect at the
corners of streets At the last term OF th' court
in the case where arrests were made by an Jiiicer
of persons who had collected around house
where an unfortunate female who made noise
resided. il was laid down that the police had a
right to disperse them. When kee was told to
leave the place bv the proprietor, he ought to
have done So Ills refusal to 60 gave the pro-
pr,ctor right 10 take him BY the collar and pnt
him off the pavement. call public officer to do
II. which was the wiser course. Vondersmith
having doue nothing but his duty, he was &C
cordinglv discharged from custody ph1iide-
phia Ledger.
MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES IN CANIDA.-A Mr.
Washington Wilson, Of Amherstburga, adVerllses
his wife Mary. for desertion, aud says:
The cause Of her leaving me was because broke
H. ,o,,,;,s Il hacausa I Objected 10