Butte record., 1854-07-15

IRISH BULLs.-Sir Boyle Roche was
an Irish baronet who had a seat in
Parliament, and was the wag of the
house. He was famous for his bulls,
which, though the expression might be
incorrect, generally involved aphorisms
of sound sense. He was of respect
able family, with claim to the title Of
V:sconnt Fermoy, but never urging it..
Once, when it was stated on money
,rant that II was unjust to saddle pos
terity with a debt incurred to benefit
the present generation. Sir Boyles rose
up and said, "a Why should we beg ar
ourselves to benefit posterity 7 What
has posterity done for us :" The laugh
which followed rather surprised him,
as he was unconscious of his blunder.
He explained. Sir, by posterity | do
not mean our ancestors. but those who
come Immediately after them" Argu-
ing in favor of harsh Government
measure, he urged that ait would be
better 10 give up, not only part, but
even the uhols Of the constitution, to
preserve the remainder. On another
occasion, as free translation Of
"Ta ne cede mails, .ed contra audentior ito"
he said The best way to ar0id dam
ger, is to meet it plump" Complain
ing of the smallness of wine bottles.
he suggested that bill should be pass
ed, enacting that every quart bottle
should hold a quart. He married Sir
John Caves eldest daughter, and boast.
ed that if he had had an elder one, Sir
J"hn would have given her to him.
Fearing the progress Of revolutionary
opinions, he drew frightful picture of
the future. remarking that the House
of Commons might be invaded by ruff
fans. who, he said, would cut us TO
nince-meat and throw our bleeding
heads on THAI table to stare US in the
face Arguing in favor of the union
Of Ireland with England. he said (rath-
er wittily) that there was no Levitlcal
degrees between nations, and on this
occasion he Saw neither sin nor shame
IN marrying our 0lon sister, He
brought IN bill for the in provement
OF the Dublin police, who were in the
habit Of sleeping on their pot at night,
and introduced a clause to the effect
that a." every watchman should be COM
PEELED TO sleep in the daytime" On
tbs. another member arose and begged
to be included in that clause, by name,
as he was troubled with the gout. and
sometimes could not sleep by night or
day. He assisted in preparing a bill
to rovide 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
one was completed
Curran used to say, that Sir Bowie
Roche had rival in an Irish Judge.
who sagely contended in an argument,
on the construction of a will. that il
appeared 10 him, that the testator
meant to keep life interest in the es-
tate to himself" Curran answered.
True, my lord, testators do generally
secure life interest for themselves,
but in this case rather think YOU take
the acN for the Decd" Sir BOYLE Roche's
bulls, illustrated what may be called
arguing wrongly from right premises.
10 illustrate this, let me ado bull BY
another. Two Irishmen met after a
long separation, and to an inquiry
after the health Of third person, the
reply was, "Oh, he's been i'll. He's
had the fever. 1t has worn him down
as thin as a thread paper. You are
thin, and am thin. but he is thinner
than both Of as put tqgether" Here
the idea is fully conveyed, but in the
hurry of clothing the thought with
language, the mode of expression is in
correct. And such is that amusing
thing, an Irish bull.