The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-03-08
y aZOO Democrat.
wILLIAM S. EPrERsoN, EpIr R.
TrfsFa Fmn.

with Memoir and Notes, by r. Shelton Maken-
zie," has just been published at the North. The
New York Tribune gives some extracts from it
that are decidedly rich in fun. We transfer TO
our columns the following specimens:
A DROVE OF BULLS.
Sir Boyle Roche wasa an Irish Baronet, who had
a seat in Parliament, and was the droll of the
House. He was famous for his 5uHs-which
though the expression might be incorrect, gener-
ally involved aphorsms of sound sense. He
was of respectable family--with a claim to the
title Of Wise unit Fermoy, but never urging it.
Once, when 1t stated on money grant, that
it was unjust 10 saddle posterty with q debt in
cured to benefit the present generation. Sir
Boyle rose up and said. why should we beg
ger ourselves to benefit posterity? What has
posterty done for us? z" The laugh which fol-
lowed rather surprised him, as he was uncon-
scious of his bIunder. Heexplained Sir, by
posterity do not mean our ancestors, but those
who come Immediately cfter them" Arguing
in favor of harsh government measure, he ur-
ging that it would he better to give up not only
part but even the t0tole of the constitution, to
preserve the remainder" On another occasion,
as free translation Of
:" Ia nc csds mails, sed contra Gndeatior ito."
he said, The best way to avoid danger is to
meet 1T pzump. Complaining of the snnallness
of wine bottles, he suggested that bill should
be passed enacting that every quart-bottle should
hold quart. He married Sir John Caves eldest
daughter, and boasted that if he had an older one
Sir John would have given her TO him. Fearing
the progress of revolutionary opinions, he drew
,lo -,
the House of Commons might be invaded BY
yufIians who, said he, "would cut US to mince-
meat and throw our bleeding heads on that table,
10 stare us in the face" Arguing in favor Of
the Union Of Ireland with England he said
(rather wiltilyl that there was no Levltical de-
Gree between nations, and on this occasion, he
saw neither sin ncr same in marrying our otcn
sisler." He brought in bill for the improve
ment of the Dublin police, who were In the hah.
it of sleeping on their post, at nfSht and nitro
duced clause TO elect that every tvatehinan
should be compelled to sleep in the day tine. -
On this, another mem Der arose and begged TO De
included in that clause, by name, as he was
troubled with the gout and sometimes could not
sleep by nightor day." He assisted in preparing
bill to provide for the erection of new Jail in
Dublin and stated that the new prison should
be built on the site and with the materials of the
old one, and that the prisoners should continue
TO reside in the old prison until the new was
completed! harrington states that the postll!.
ion of Lord Lisle having been n.ulcted in DANA
ges for Grim. con. with Lady Lisle, and inprs
oned in default of payment, and all applicant for
relief as an insolvent debtor, which tie Legisla
ture resisted. Sir Boyle Roche argued for him
land with much plausibiliiy) that " Lady Lisle
and not Dennis Mccarthy, must have been the
real seducer." and concluded by asking, :" Mr..
Speaker, what was this poor servants crime p
Sure, twas only doing his masters business by
his mistress order" Curran used to say that
Sir Boyle Roche had rival in an Irish Judge
who surely contended in an Argument on the con
struction of a will, that g it appeared to him
that the testator meant to keep life interest in
the estate TO himself" Curran answered, True
my Lord testators do generally secure life in
terest for themselves, but IN this case / rather
think you take the wiH for the deed" Sir Boyle
Roche's bulls illustrated what may be called ar
guing wrongly from right premises. To illus
trate this let me add bull by another. Two
Irishmen met, after long separation, and to an
INQUIRY after the health of third person, the re-
ply was, Oh, he's been i'll. " He's had the fe-
yer. 1t has worn him down, as thin as thread
paper You are thin, and l am thin, but he is
thinner than both Of us pat together" Here the
idea is fully conveyed, but, in the hurry of cloth
ing the thought with language, the mode of ex-
preston is incorrect. And such is that anus
| ing thing-an Irish Bull.
AN IRISH JUDGE.
Norbury's personal appearance was very re-
nnarkable He was more than eighty when
first saw him, and resembled a carcatured char
acter in pantomime rather than judicial per.
sonage Charles Phillips said of him that /" the
chivalry of Quixote was incased in the paunch
of Sancho Panza," but chlvalry and Norbury
were antipodes. not synonymes. He had sort
of animal courage, or insensibility to danger,
but was innocent of the gallant delight
/ (which warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel"
He was nearly as broad as he was long, with a
large and rubicund face; small and twinkling
eyes, and curious expression Of ierret-ike keen
ness, resulting, in all likelihood, from his being
/ perpetually on the watch for the opportunity Of
4 joke. His laugh was SO hearty as to be infec-
tions. Like Hamlet, he was !" fat and scant Of
breath" and was perpetually pufing-like an
asthmatic locomotive. From this, though re-
sembling the German civilian in nothing, he had
lah4ainad the sohrin,,et of Puffandorf On the