Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-08-26
Hastings OF Punch.

Punch has capital buresQue on the French neWSpa-
portal illustrations of "The Iurcos and their mode of
fighting" The swarthy Wretches most amusingly
caricatured. The large picture entitled An Unpleas-
ant Neighbour, represents ohm Bull publican stand
ing before his Roast Beef House holding his Income
tax Cd paper in his hand and addressing Louis Ma
polcon his neghbor and proprietor Of a Frework Fac
tory who is putting out placard marked BIazes of
Triumph" Roman Candles Italian Fire. &c, &c.
thus Mr. Bull: " Here-have | got to pay double
Insurance all along Of your confOunded freworks!"
John Leech sketches three pretty women baco-
n.y. who are admired by little Tom Tit, as he walked in
the ghtest Of boots the opposite side Of the street
+" Oh That 1 were in that Balcony" says Tom-and
the reader doesn't wonder at the desire!
WHAT WE ARE INDEBTED TO TIE FRENCH EMPEROR.
I-Ihe entente cord1q!e has been maintained at
pense OF thirteen millions additionally Of taxation every
year. Eight millions OF these are spent Warke
maments This has been going ever since the begin
ming OF the French EmperOrs lelgn. In truth Napo
leon has been very dear friend to England The ques
ton is, if friendship, like gold may not be bought
dearly The article ought to be of the most precious
value and of the most refined description, to command
50 high price. Is the entente COydGte worth purchas
ing at that exravagan rate? and has John Bull grown
such mad spendthrift in his epicurean tastes be
able to spend thirteen millions every year in the
outlay OF " cordias alone? We can recoect the time
when the old fellow spurned such eemnate luxures and
all the healthier for it. The British Constitution
does not need the support of French cordials.
THE KNIFE AND THE LANCEr.-A pork butcher,
be it respectfully sad far in advance of the medical
knowledge of the age, inasmuch he both kills and
cures Now it is rare indeed that doctor achieve
more han one of those delicate operations successfully
at time all events there is living proof OF the
two having ever been performed completely to the
patients satisfaction
| BOARD OF, ILL HEALTH.-Mr Charles Kean, we re.
gret say has been very unwe since the night Of his
Banquet" having had on that occasion to swallow
quantity of the rankest butter.
Mr.. RAREY's EXHIBITIONs.-En Entertainment both
for and horse
A Rose WITHOUT THoRNs.-A woman without nails
A CHANGE THE BETTER.-It affords US much graf
icaton to say that quarantine system managed
this season. has thus lar been vast Improvement upon
the mal-adminstration Of its affairs last We
hear of no complaints from any quarter of the multitu
dnous annoyances in the shape Of eXorbitant exact
ions, and veXatiOus delays, to which merchants
and shipOwners were constantly subjected under the
Thompson regime; at the the same time that we hear
of no violation OF the rules and regulations that
designed to prevent the introduction of disease into
the City, there is much efficiency ever in the en-
forcement OF the quarantine without any of the out
ragcOus accompanments which had for their main OBJ
ject the spolatOn of the New York merchants tor the
pecuniary benefit of the Albany politicians and their
tavorites. The throwing open the ligherage business
to competition udlcous proceeding, the wisdom Of
which has b>en abundantly vindcated during the
mer. The importer is longer compelled to pay much
for the transfer of his sugar or moasses or his coffee or
his rice from Sandy Hook to the pubic warehouse,
the city wharf, it cost him in freight from the West
Indies or South America to the lower Bay-while the
owner of the vessel is relieved from the almost endless
exactons which official and semEofcial harpies
at liberty to impose, at tme without the slightest
restraint An emgrant ship from London, Liverpool
or Havre, may be inspected by the Health Officer
or his subordinates, without having to pay for
sructive cases of small pox while the other hand,
vessels that are really infected" and such not pro-
per vsants of crowded city during the summer heats,
find it less easy to procure permit to come up to
unload, for a consideration All this, we repeat, Is
change for the hetter and change therefore, that
coura ges the hope that sundy other grievances under
which the mercantile interests of this city labor in con-
sequence of bad legislation at Albany, will find early
dress-N. Y. Shipping List.
Too TRUE.-An exchange well says when a raksh
youth gees asray friends gather around him in order
to restore him to the path Of virtue Genteness and
kindness avshed upon him to bring him back to in
nocence and peace No would ever suspect that he
had sinned But when poor confding girl betrayed
she receives the brand Of society," and henceorth driven
from the ways of virtue. The betrayer is honored
ceved-here is peace for her this side Of the grave
Society has 70 loving helping hand for her, smile of
peace no voice of orgivneSs These earthly moral
| tiles unknown to heaven. There is deep wrong in
them and fearful are the consequences,