The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-12
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-ri,a u Morning +; . March 10, 1854.

ed 2ath, called Al "Acs to change the
time d holding Court IN the Sixth
Judicial District" Before the Gov
ernor's autograph to the bill Is dry, We
see IN the Senate proceedings Of Thurs
day, that Mr.. Lacey, ION leave' offered
an rAct regulating thu terms of
Court IN the Sixth Judicial District
What does this mean Did hot the
terms as Il, first regulated and which
passed regularly into the form Of law
were they, to nee the phrase Of 4
celebrated politician "unpopnlar." 49,
Did not Mr.. Lacey offer the frat Act,
REGULATORY Il liz did and IA ~
thought II Of some Importance to tue
people Of the Sixth District, to know
when their Courts would sil. we troub-
led ourselves to publish ii full. what
is annulel by this supplemental Act,
1--WE would say "snbaitafe," but it's u
vulgar worll Now, we will publish
nothing more IN reference to Courts,
until the Legislature adjourns, and
then will get the latest Act on the
subject, which must be the law until
the next session. AZ least.
TArrEnsALLs. --Somebody has been
making appreciative mention Of latter
sails, as place Of free and ragy es4
change--a place Of rendezvous for
knatts, rogues and plckpockets oflow
and high degree ---Geutlemen il court
dress, and seedy garments---in short,
place where all the characters Il, the
great drama, may meet to brsg aud
bet--upcn perfect plati0rm Of equal
ity aud freelom. Tattersalls are the
same NIL over the world and Londun
has no right to claim their full and ex.
elusive benefits Why, even as great
place as this is---(cut from Il scant
patcrn,) can boast Of the same pecu.
iarities the sane privileges
Il not our establishment un Third
street. a minitnra picture Of the great
.,ondnn ad-qnarlers for country gen
t,emen and town larks--.rogues and
honest men Indeed it Ia, The mo.
ti,es that actaale gentlemen to congo
gate on this great Rialto, are mul,itorm
land diversified enough to make vol.
Tune If. The country gentleman stops
TO have his horse wa,efed--if he gets
away without being hled, he is FORTH.
nate man. The knave IL there be.
canse he meets his client, the fool
the gentleman il there, because II IL
head quarters for news items and gos-
sip, ami besides, the knife has christ.
cned the pine chairs, and there is good
WRITINGS, The william Is there be.
cause he meets his client the rogue
and the politician is there because it is
the platform from which he can speak
with freedom Of equali,y--all ranks
ard all rre.emenenee and pretentions
are mersed into one plain question at
Tattersalls--whether the penon is
geod Cor the bets he takes or offers:
II heis known to be, 1t matters not
whether he IL respectable. or whether
he be the last Or lowest Of society.
u meng other popular bumbugs,
We ns,ticc that the wild men Of Borneo,
have turned up again. The citizens
of Charleatcn are u, present wondering
at their singular coforma,iou--"rart
orangon'ang, and part human" as
their learned Doctors say, who have
them oneShlbiticn. The sleepy lock.
ing beast of a fellow, who had charge
of them whilst here. some year ago, |
was all asl he had not enough of the
knares cunning. 10 always tell The