The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20

hunters and his carriages, pay very little No one but
hose accustomed
hair w,t south and southwest side;
IN political sophistry tell how he arrives at the exact
fact that OF the sugar duties the rich pay precisely 81 49,
coo the middle 90 272 0oo and the poor 900
II Bright idea and old Broatbrim tells US, with
aciude that reaches the last curl OF smoke 10 burning
hit Of pgtl fumigated in short clay, that the richer
classes pay OF the dve million sterling more Of duties
on tobacco lie exact Of e9550o0 the middle classes
s2o76 COO and the poor 81, 43l 900 He also plays As
modeus and looks down chmneys into all teapots
and tells Us how
yhe wives o cts of Inferior degree
VIII soak up repn ,ss + 81, : ,, s,'9 oonea;
uow the scandal improves refinement ia wrong,
Al our richer and rise TO s1a ;nong.
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And o. the wealthy,
Who driak IN imperial friend s'p.
Or, IN gnnpo@dsr ~ hIos Them by dozens al up.
Brt YOU how Mr. Samagundi Irvings ballad gives
he ascending scale in wrong direction, for the higher
he class the lower the paid.
saNr Roebuck the ubiquitous tho au finding, but
pleasant member for Sheffield has been taking an airing
and making speech at Bath. The occasion that OF
giving silver ten serpis 70 Mr.. Phnn, former Nom.
ber A morning paper kens the superannuated watering
place. sacred Beau Nash and other Old girls Of both
sexes {, the wife Of Bath TO whom of course Mr. Arthur
Way, the present P is the happy husband. Mr.. Roe
buck and Mr. Phnn, former members, being attered and
pafaded before the crowd while Mr. Way kept in the
back ground was of course, left handed compliment 10
the latter gentleman. "Now, adds the journal, she
Bath has trenched hard upon the political moraties,
for She has taken advantage Of her lawful spouseone
Mr. Arthur Way-to present lock of her hair in silver
ocket 10 her well known ancient fame, Mr.. Thomas
Plinn. This buxom, nconstant old lady, does not
hesitate 70 declare that she kes ter cd
love much better than her new, and she openly
announces that when Mr. Arthur Way shall go the way
all political lesh aud disappear IN general dissolution,
she viii 20 back again 10 her Phnn, and live happy all
the days Of her life All this must be unpleasant for Way,
out was very pleasant the triumphant Phnn. he
down with flower in his button hole, and Mr. Roe
buck his best man. and celebrated great glee that
rduo post future union to the full consummation whereof
inc present legal privileges of Mr. Arthur Way the
only mpedmen,s. Well, suppose all is fair in love
ara war and politics. But what said the little member
COR The town that makes bowie knives for the Yankees
for Spaniards pogpards for rebellious Italians
scaing knives for the Sioux and Arrapahoes and shining
blades for every bodywha said the representative OF
steel whites ami broadswords? Why, he said that an
ungatcu Prince-an exied, well treated, good
thing FreIchmanJoinvlet to wit-had looked at. or, in
Crockets language, aken blizzard" at all the ports,
harhors, dciences, forts, and weak points Of the
south coast Of Eugand-had drawings executed
and sornding taken and sent them TO the War Minister
Of Louis Napoleon. The whole affair sounded, however,
ike old womens scandal their tea cups. rested
no better foundation than that somebody who was
dead and whose must not be mentioned, had de-
cared that he had letter that somebody else had
written other body, that said and So and to all
this may add that nobody knows nothing at all about
l."
Ycu will a vast amount Of brag in your English
changes respecting rife corps and the deences Of the
kingdom. OF the deduction from all this il that
John Bull is remarkably well prepared to meet his ancient
enemy or be not he really believes he is and that
all nents and purposes in most matters OF defence is
equivalent the thing. This subject Of rifle volun
eers however without its alloy, as Is well known
and aescd bl Ody fight where Britain has borne
part during the last two hundred years. Irshmen have
held most conspicuous position In fact, without Irish
soldiers and hired Hcssans, it may well be doubted il
Great Britain would have the partial success she has met
her numerous conflicts. While Ireland has only TWEEN
four per cent ar less than quarter OF the population
of the United Kingdom II always contributes between
third and onc-half OF the rank and file of the British
army At this unctnre some ultra Csthoics-edors and
otherso the south Of Ireland declare that Irish
unteer regiment should stir inch TO defend England
against the Frenchman On the other hand Protestant
Journal in Ulster-The Dostire Pro.etdns-states with
the acrnopy Of Boanerges Sormheaven that Irishmen,
for at least another generation d. be trusted
with arms IN tner nan0e, as VOlNnteerB Au cO1rdtrS,
Paris correspondent quotes from speech Of Robert
Emmett, before Lord Norbury, sentence proving that
patriotic freshmen ready at all times to defend the
shores Of this Kingdom against every foe and particularly
Frenchmen. The patriot martyr said
"Were the French to come as invaders enemies,
invited by the wishes OF the people, should oppose them
to the utmost OF my strength. Yes, my c,uuirymen,
should advise you 10 meet them On the beach, with
sword in one hand and torch in the other; would meet
them with all the destructive fury OF and woud
my countr ymen to irnmoate them boats
tore they had the OF my country. II
they succeeded 10 andng and If forced - retire before
superior discipline would dispute every inch Of ground
burn every blade Of grass and the last ntrenchmsnt of
liberty should be my grave"
large meeting OF snip owners has been held at the Lon
don Tavern this week and they have correctly GOT the
old fossils and praying former
period Of the world to come roun3 and meet them The
world in its annual and general fight has gone of and left
them high and dry on some old comet, aud now
they complain that they left alone. British navga
ton is free and open TO all the world, to the
ing trade and of course, foreigners enter into free
competition with the British Of vessels Add to
result that inferior classes OF sailing vessels should be
drug in the market The shpowners' complaint is
beggars petition, and their plea s rightly met by the
that neither the government thefpcople hav
ing participated in their large profits few years ago.
they cannot be called 70 share their burdens now.
These fossils forget they neither agricutu
rsts manufacturers; not producers OF any kind,
but middle Observation-Disclosures cole profits consist Of
what they take from producers and consumers. The in
terests OF all the world bcede consists in keeping their
profits down to as low pontfas possble-as low
binary competition will reduce II. they are ike the wag
70 q niadhouse VINO nad IN lnnoCcnt nOnomanla, put
without either bis philosophy resignation
when defining how he there he said II was merely
difference Of opinion he said all the world mad
and all the world said he was mad, and the majority
RED It. The great majority OF the word-a but in
several tbousan who sbps-eay that the shpown
entitled TO all legitimate profits that they make
Of The carry ing trade and when petition aud
into their vocation they INST do other
do and submit make their ingenuity supply the
deiicil
The Great Eastern seems approaching another crisis IN
her eveniu The finishing : at s'audstill Tocre
is arbitration pending with the builder, debt oi
$50 90 hangs the concern and 10000 f5opo)
more required 70 put her In good working condition.
The twenty shilling shares down to ten shngs, and
nobody kno"s what to do The upsho. VI IL
al "ih be, probably, meeting Of the share
hoideFs ann a merging Of the company Ia another
taking the present shares what they will bring In the
market The public have little confidence the directory
except perhaps the chairman AMI Mr. Talbot Nr p and
the Board are divided among themselves Ia their fn
ture policy. lbe best advice can give will be or
New York company 70 come here, with FIVE or six
hundred thousand dollars, and buy her right out form
iont sock company Of million and a quarter or a mi.
on and hall dollars finish her up her America
exhibit her 10 all the grelt ports aud then pn her 10
the California trade the only trade where sue would be
10 IN nav make her a n5