The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-15

2SDAY, OCTOBER /,
Hay, Esq, vh&s the family, sincs 20 dis
tinguished ss soldiers, we're born. Anothe
brother, Colonel William Havolock, wsll know
IL ell the Peninsnlar and Oriental campaian
= one of the most dashing cavalry officers il
the service, fell at the head Of the 18th Lieh
Dragons, in one of the bloody engagements
OF the Sutiej. The present representative ant
subject of our notice, after passing through
long and distinguished apprenticeship to srmi
IN the great conflicts of Northwestern India
especially in the campaigns of Sir Charles Ma
pier, holds ct present the post of adiu'ani
general Of the Bengal Presidency, rank Iikel,
TO be changed, if Providence reserve him fol
the completion of the great work which he has
20 energetically begun, for the highest the
service can afford. There are not wanting
anecdotes among those who remember the
residence and early life of this hero, of the
courage and daring which foreshadowed the
man in the boy; and we. may earnestly hope
that it will yet be our pleasure to record in hi.
future career Of yretributive vslor exploits and
Aonors which win alike reflect distinction In The
soldier and do honor to the town which claims
bis birth.-SGnderland Herald.
DouGLAs JERRoI D's WIrrIcIsMs.- Jerrold's
witticims were generally made on the prompt
ing OF the occasion, and surprised every one by
the quickness with which they were conceived
and uttered. What made their freedom from
generalization the more certain, they very often
consisted Of some clause of sentence-perhapa
Of bat single word-which only was sense q
taken in connection with what some other Der.
son had just said. Jerrold, who was q little,
spare man, with an oval, pallid face, a keen,
gray eye, and resolute mouth, usually set some.
what aside from what might be called the cur.
rent OF conversation, and only opened his
mouth when be could cap something with q Don
mot. 1t is universally acknowledged that such
good things, when put in print, fall greatly
short OF the impression they made when first
uttered by their author nevertheless, the few
which here follow, taken down some years ago,
~in perhaps give faint idea of the style of the
man:
At q dinner of society connected with the
hne arts, where Queens counsel happened to
be present, the Law was unexpectedly toasted.
out of compliment to him. The learned gen.
tIeman Numbered out few sentences. stating
that he did not see how the law could be con.
sidered as one of the arts. Black ~ rapped
out Jerrold, like dart from q bow.
On literary friend producing q volume of
miscellanies under the title of Prose and Verse.
Jerrcld bantered him about it, as Prose and
Worse"
A tedious old gentleman, meeting Jerrold in
Regent street, and having stopped him, posed
himself into button.holding attitude, while pre-
pairing to grapple. Swell, Jerrold, my dear
boy, what is going on?" "I am" quoth the
Wit instantly shooting off along the pavement.
a dull foreigner was indulging in rapturous
description of the beauties Of the Prologue.
A 70 one song in particular, (''ansing the
song,) was quite carried away" "Is there
anybody here that can sing it 4" said Jerrold.
Somebody told Jerrold that George Robins,
he auctioneer, was dead " and, Of course
Added the gentleman, "his business will 20 to
he devil" Oh, then, he'll get it again." said
he wit.
a literary friend, who had set up neat
barouche with pair of grays, drove Jerrold
but one day into the country. As they passed
through village, the people came to their
doors to behold the pretty equipage. ST think
sse A SSs ,S ss soas the the
IF our dunsi" quoth Jerold.
He had theory in the spirit of the Caudze
Lectures, that women rather liked that their
husbands should stay out late occasionally
it gives than wrong."
CLERICAL HEALTH.-Henry Melvill is one of
he eminent clergymen of London, and an old
nan; he looks like stout, beefeating Eng.
ishman, of good height, broad.shouldered,
erect, full cheeks, and of good color. 1t has
been his habit to make one sermon q week an
exclusive labor, beginning early, and excluding
Ill callers from his study many hours every day,
writing it out in full, adding, erasing, trans
posing, modifying, until it is ready to be trans
:ribed BY secretary, to be studied on Satur-
lay, and delivered on Sunday.
In six years, he has preached and published
TWO hundred and twenty.seven Tuesday lee
;ures, not one of which is to be repeated his
published sermons" make quite q library.
Besides the lectures above, which admit of no
Iubstitutes, he is chaplain of the Tower, chap.
lain in ordinary to the Queen, and principal of
college where cadets are prepared for the
India Company's service. These Offices in.
volve a large amount of labor, and yield large
income. And this is the secret of a healthy.
and enduring old age; to be EN-.
ployed in work which is our meat and drink.
With handsome compensation for the same
hus the worker is relieved of all care, all solici.
ude. of that eating, heart-shriveling, brain.
wasting, soul-destroying anxiety which attends
} high, honorable sense of pecuniary obliga.
Journal of Health.
POPULATION OF AUsTRALIA.-The census of
he colony of Victoria, in March last, gave
population Of 403, 400. This return includes
he aborigines and Chinese, the former of whom
we're estimated at 500, and the latter at 10000.
New South Wales had 208, 900, and South Aus.
ralia 100000. The population of the Austria
ian colonies is. now set down a. something
over million, and the proportions of the Va
'ious colonies a. follows: Victoria, Ala, coo;
New South Wales, 100000; South Australia,
los, 1000; Tasmania, $4,000; Western Austria
ia, $4,000; New Zealand, 10000. Total,
,043, 900. N
A pedlar, calling on an old lady to dispose of
ZONE goods. inquired of her if she could tell
nim Of any road no pedlar had travelled.
Yes" said she, :" know Of one, and only one,
md that's the road to heaven" l.,
There are now published in Iowa 19 daily
papers, 100 weekly papers, l semi.monthly,
md monthly periodicals all, l33-which,
With IN average circulation of 1000 copies
zach, would make $4,000 newspapers pub
ished and circulated in the State each week.
The Boston Transcripts says: eve hope some
lay 70 be able to publish number of our pa
psr that viii not contain the denial of story
!tarted by one of the sensation journals Of
New York" W f -
A farmer in Canada was last summer fined
or working on Sunday. He appealed to the
supreme Court, and was beaten. The case
1ow goes to the Queens Bench. His defence
vas, that it had rained every day for week,
md if he had let his hay lay until Monday, ii
would have rottsd. H
A Frenchman who had deposited Q sum of
money for safe keeping With friend, hearing