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The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30
A NEW DANGER TO ENGLAND.

England, like the globe, has survived
a good many predictions of the end, and
continues to wax stronger and weather.
every day. At one time she is to be
overwhelmed by Russia, and at another
France is about to hurl the Zouaves
upon her coast, and sweep over her like
a hurricane. Of late, there have been
those who imagined that the Fenians
were about to shake the stability OF the
f~ast-anchored isle. A new source OF
danger to the permanency OF her power
has been lately disclosed by the Pal
Nan Gazette. This time it Is not the
Russians. French, Irish, or Chartists,
hutthat which has been hitherto q chief
element of strength-her coal. The
prosperity, the business, the very exis.
fence of England are said to depend
nnon coal. Her furnaces, her manufac-
tories her steamers, as well as her house.
warming. depend upon coal, and 1t Is
now declared that, at the actual rate Of
using coal in England, and the annual
increase. the entire stock within four
thousand feet Of the surface will last
seventy wears. 1t is predicted that the
child ia born who will see it exhausted ;
and If no substitute can be found for
coal. the decline of British industry,
wealth and power will begin in about
tiftv wears, and in fifty more England
will become only a watering-place or a
resort for antiquarians.
This must be very consolatory to OUT
Eanian friends, and to all others who
M impatiently awaiting the extinction
of n%nerfidious Albion" 1t is a long
time. however, to wait. A hundred
wears may bring the end Of the world as
we'll as ofEngland. That England may
come to an end in q hundred years will!
do us no good, who must come to an end
long before that period.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

THE PEABODY GIFT TO THE LONDON
POOP The first report of the trustees of
the Peabody fund d. has 9ast pe ZEN , MSni 10 sns
Gift to the poor of London was accom-
FAMED bv a stipulation that it should be
az emnloyed as to render it reproductive,
so that not the present only, but future
generations might share In its benefits.
RI was therefore decided, after due con-
federation. to expend the fund In the
erection of model lodging houses on Q
large scale, in which the really deserv-
ing poor might be enabled to obtain ade-
cent home at a lower price than that
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30
THE IRISH

New YORK, Jan. 20. The address of
the irish Republic, dated Dublin, was
published to-day. 1t says: 1.-THE work
Of preparation in Ireland is done. We
know our strength. We are not cropping
in the dark. APPOINT has been reached
from which we see the gaol clearly. We
call upon you to aid the Irish army OF
Independence, which will o o stand
face to face with the enemy. We ask O
loan which shall be paid within six
months after the establishment of Irish
Independence" The address is endorsed
by a card from O'Mahoney, urging
prompt action by the Fenian Brother
hood,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30
hot Iittla Of this same spirit of liberal

that a little of this same spirit OF LIBERAL
ity and enterprise which SO distinguishes
the Crescent City, might be infused
into the towns of Virginia. When we
can learn to respect men for their real
worth, without questioning their place
of birth, or their origin. and discard all
such childish and womanish preJudices
as the paragraph we have quoted 'no'-
cate to be extant, it will be IA happy day
| for this state. Then immigration II
~ean;tal will flow into our borders,-and
we will no longer be compelled to make
odious comparison between the growth
and prosperity of other states and the
poverty and decline of our W COM
monwealth. When u newspapers
cease to draw the spirit of their edito'
rails from the q Of knight er
rantry,-when they shall cease to excite
the poetical Imagination of their read
ers with extracts from the exploits Of
Amadis of Gaul- and find something te
talk about more useful than their con
slant regret that the ''days of chivalry
are past, "they may, perhaps. succeed II
sowing the seeds Of a sound public opin
ion among the people, in breaking dowr
the barriers Of prejudice, andin teaching
them that they have nothing to do will
the past-which belongs to dreamer
and poets-but that the future Is al
their own to mould and fashion to thei
purposes.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

Aprn,tIrs WARD AND BILL ARP. 1t
is a singular fact that these two great
representatives Of wit and humor, North
and South, are members OF ne argesi
Rrown. Charles f. Brown, so well
known under the familiar nomd ePtun.e
Of Artemus Ward, is q practical printer,
and was for several years the spicy local
editor Of the Cleveland Plaindedter. In
appearance there is no resemblance II pe T.
also a singular coincidence that they
both bear the christian name Of Charles:
Xrtemus Ward is q young man OF aoout
tWenty-eight years of age, medium stat,
ure, Roman features, with light hairand
blue eyes. He is very accomplished anu ~
| elegant in his manners, and nuent ~
conversation. There IL nothing in ms
expression of countenance that wouio
| denote the wit and humorist. -Mooa
J Register.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

The only items Of interest to our peo'
ple. that we find in the proceedings OF
the state Legislature are the following:
On motion of Senator Lemosy, the
rules were suspended for the purpose OF
considering a bill Incorporating. the
St. Patrick's Beneficial Society of the
city of Portsmouth, and the bill was
passed.
tional Commercial Company, of Norfolk
city, was taken up, and the amend
ments proposed by the committee to
which ii was referred, agreed to, and the
bill passed. .,
House bill No. 1863, to provide for 9
| High Constable for the city of Ports
mouth, was read and referred to the
| Committee on Courts of Justice.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

There has been quite a dust kicked up
about the vagrant law which Genera
TERRY annulled. Who ever heard OF
vagrant law being enforced in the
limited States, with anything like impair
tiality ? They always operate against
the "unfortunate'' class, while the rea'
vapraut,-the criminal vagabond,-es
capes. A vagrant law is one OF thos'
relics of barbarism, that might as wei
be consigned to the limbo of all defunc
and worn out institutions. 1t places tot
much power in the hands of a few heart
less o~ficisls to Cypress the poor ana
friendless. The world should be gov
erned by charity and not by vagran'
acts. "-a tt
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

which they com monty pay for the most
few car fail to appreciate. The result
has been that the trustees have erected
model lodging houses in Spitalfelds, to
accommodate two hundred persons; at
Islington for six hundred and fifty, and
at Shadwell for the same number, while
at Bermondsey and Chelsea erections OF
the same kind on a similar extensive
scale are in progress. The amount oil
good thus accomplished it is not easy to
over-estimate, while the plan adopted
has the advantage over ordinary chari-
table schemes of not lowering the self
respect Of those who receive its Dement'S
Liverpool Courier, Jan. IL.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

Gen. Prim, the leader of the spanish
rahellion. which has caused such a stir
in Europe, was in America during our
war. and visited the army of the Poto-
mac. He was present during an en-
gagament, and ON his return 10 EUROPE
Ha snoke in very flattering terms of the
efficiency and good condition OF the
American army, and the ability OF It's
Generals, and, furthermore, warned
Napoleon of the risks he would encoull'
ter in recognizing the C~onfederacy. His
svmpathies were strongly enlisted III
favor Of the North-and no doubt, he
will now find many friends in that sec
tim.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

The Richmond Examiner a o re-
norter at the private ball given by inc
army officers at the Ballard House, III
Richmond. This gentleman was great
ly shocked at seeing a "Richmond lady"
among the company present, who ap-
peared to enjoy herself quite as much as
If those whom she was associating with
had never drawn their sabres against
her own people. This reporter was ter
ribly shaken. We trust he will recover
rom the electric shiver the fair appari-
ton in the ballroom caused to thrill
through his sensitive and chivalric
organs. If he was an invited guest itwa,
very clever in him TO make so graceful,
and chivalrous an attack on the hop and
the other guests. We admire the
clsyerness Of the reporter, which is only
equalled by his delicscy. 1t Is 70 d
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

The Twentieth New York regiment
left us yesterday, and they were moi
more rejoiced at the prospect of speedily
meeting their friends at home once
more. than our people were to see them
take their departure. The Twelfth Reg
ulars. now on duty here, are a we'll dis
ciplined, orderly set of men-and thei
GOOD character is quite re.assuring u
orr people.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

His Honor Mayor Tabb, we learn, be-
came indignant yesterday morning, at
the idea of the Freedmen's Bureau in
ter,erinp with him,--and was about to
fight it out with Mr.. Johnson In the
line of jurisdiction-when the military
authority authority stepped in, and de-
cided the case in favor of The bureau
His Honor has so much to do, thai we
should think he would be glad to be re-
lieyed of such weighty matter as the
investigation of a negro murder case
The Mayor said a few evenings since'
thai he took a pride in magnifying his
office. That's very commemorate. Some
times officers magnify themselves at ths
expense of the office. This n N D.
said of Mayor Tabb.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

The attention of u readers is direct
ed to the advertisement of e. }. Grinth
4! Co.. in another column. they are
determined to make the "Old DOMINION
r~everberate with the news, until every
virginian shall be informed" that they
are still engaged in the hardware bust
ness, and have removed to No. II, sign
of the Paddock, east side of Market
souare. Give them a call.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30
E NEWS.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %. The schoon-
err Neptune, for Rio Janeiro, with forty
five passengers, was lost on the 10th, OIL
the coast of Cuba. The passengers and
crew were saved, and arrived here in
the Guiding Star. The vessel is a total
loss.
The steamer Anna Perrot, for New
Orleans, sunk in the Red river. Cargo
saved.
Accounts from eastern Texas state
that the freedmen were about making
contracts. i'd
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

KEEPING A HOTEL. The proprietor
of a Reese river hotel has posted up the
following rules and regulations
"Board must be paid in advance;
with beans, fifteen dollars; without
beans, twelve dollars; salt, free. No ex-
tras allowed. Potatoes for dinner.
Pocketing at meals strictly forbidden,
| Gentlemen are expected to wash out OF
| doors, and find their own water. NO
| charge for ice. Towel-bags at the end
of the house. Extra charge for seats
around the stove. Lodgers must find
their own straw. Bed on the bar-room
| floor reserved for regular customers.
| Persons sleeping i'm the barn are request
| ed not to take off their boots. Lodgers
inside arise at 5 A. NJ; in the barn, at I
o'clock. No fighting allowed at the ia
BILE. Any one violating the above rules
will be shot"
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

We have some important news by tel
cvraph this morning in regard to the
Tr;sh Republic-which reminds us OF a
ceI.hraJpu in
. very short time will be either Irish or
Republican." We trust the Fenians IN
this vicinity are prepared. They should
stand to their arms-for the sun OF irish
liberty is about to burst upon the world
The only thing that is lacking is the
money-and that is a very small mat
ter-with people who have plenty.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30
FROM GEORGIA.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 20. Confederate
General Mercer, tried by military com
mission for the murdereof seven Union
prisoners, was acquitted and released
from prison yesterday.
Three soldiers of the 18th Maine regi-
ment, have been under trial for the
murder of q man named C0rdes, in
November last. No evidence has been
found against them.
A steamer from the coast, yesterday,
brought three hundred freedmen from
Sea Island, returning to their ole
homes.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

deeply regretted that any Virginia lady
should have compromised her character
by associating with officers OF the
United States army in a ballroom. we
trust they will take the warning Of
| Examiner and be careful in future.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

Tt will be seen by referring to our adj
vertising columns, that Messrs. Thomas
u. Elliott and James H. Walters, have
been admitted to partnership in the firm
of Tavlor & Martin-which will hereaf-
ter be known under the style OF Taylor
Martin & Co. They have also remove
TO Nc. 10 east side of Market square
W. wish the new firm the ful~lestsucces'
in business.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

Mayor Tabb's secret police, "that wa'
not 70 he known even to themselves
u,ch less to the Mayor, or to one anoth'
arc required by His Honor to appear
in court and testify as witnesses gains
the parties arrested upon their informa
t,on This is a new way to keep !
secret-the detectives had almost az wei
told their wives at once.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

The editors of the New Berne Tunes
have received a. present of a couple OF
e,iptic hoop-skirts, all the way from
New York. They must have been in
tended for the Washington Reconsfr"c'
,;onist. for the New Berne men are
neither maids or matrons, that We "e
aware of.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

expected trial will be commenced
towards the last of the present week.
The Naval Commission, however, has
not vet been appointed.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

Mavh.v 4 Brothers, Booksellers and stauohe''' u
.nthorixed agents to sell the Norfolk Post and al oruei'
,nn with them will be attended to the same I" !" :"
he office of publication.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

Newsmen and ~newsboys desiring pap'''
have their orders at the counting roo" '"'
x,our before six O'Clock.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

y. NJ. Pettersil l. Co., are authorized Aa'e''''
.osnts FIR the Post in New York and Boston,
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 20. Flour steady;
Wheat scarce; Corn active; Oats firm at
49c.; Seeds firm; Provisions and Whis'
XIV firm at Bic.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

.,..r,;.,rs are requested to hand in their @ver'iSe,
ments before six o'clock in the evening"
sublication.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

NEW YORK MARKETS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Flour and
Wheat quiet; Corn steady; Pork unset
tied; Lard heavy at l54@lS; Whisky
dull at 26@27; Groceries dull; Cotton
firm at As; Gold 40.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

An communication relating to business matters '1 NJ
All a,,' ,h,s ,aper should be addressed to y. M
''e ~.s,r pba, All communications pertaining 70
c,,. Is, matters. and all correspondence intended 'o'
'.''" I'll, Ina addressed to John Clark, Biitor.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12

Iavoid getting strapped as mucl,
as possible, and | viii not bc found
holding back while there is work
to be done, or inspections required
lou will find INC a new broom in
every sense of the word After do.
ing what promised to do, while n
lcandidato f,r office, J shall, fer the
present, give my undivided atteu.
tion TO the ancient city records and
legendary lore, with the Wow OF
asccrtaining;hc origin cfthc nam s
of the 1iiltrtnt streets ahd the mum
bCrs now found in them. In doing
this. | have in view the good orthe
rising generation. I've for pos.
tcri,y, and the present condition Of
the streets, in comparison with The
welfare Of future generations, is u
matter Of small Importance. The
oompilcrs Of city directories have
contentod themselves hy giving the
names aud numbers o. they found
thcm bat shall not rest satisfied
until | have traced their origin
AS soon as can get out my new
work, which will be entitled lhe
.oricin Of tho names of the streets
in Now Orleans and the numbers
in them. 10y q. Y. Gripcs, A. NJ,
| z. Be-, ! will then turn to the
lstreets themselves and sec how
much they got out of repair while
| was indulging in my spIcu,ations
and drawing my salary. If, du
Iring my Investigations, the streets
Should be como sadly neglected,
know Of no people better prepare |
10y past experience, to stand il than
Yourselves. You have become 3,
accustomed to dirt, aad dust, apC
mud, and lilth, that if the street:
wore suddenly put in order, feai
oou would feel as much out of lati.
ltudc as n pig would in parlor =
! Hence, street improvements shoul,
he gradual, thus alto. ding time f.
the mind and body to become &c
customed to unprecedented cleanli
ness.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
Prudence and Charity.


To give aud lend freely to AL
who are in need, is general pre-
ccpt from which we arc on excused
by our inability to perform it,
Men are more or less obliged TO il
as they are more or less able, as
the want is more or less pressing.
ne they are more or less burthened
with common poor, or with necesi-
tous relatives. In all these matters
both prudence and charity must
be consulted. That God, who
makes use of the begga.'s hand to
ask our charity, is the same from
whom we ourselves beg our daily
bread, and dare we refuse I'm J
Let us show at least mildness and
compassion, when we can do no
more and if we cannot or will not
relieve poor man, let us never
give him an i'll word or an i'll look.
If we do rot reitere him we havo
no right to insult him.
To gre and to lend are two du.
ties Of charity which Christ joins
together, and which he sets on
equal footing. A rich man is one
of Gods stewards, God has given
him money for the poor, and be
can no deny it without an act of
injustice. But no man iron, what
is called principle or charity or
generosity, should give that in
aims which belongs to his credit
0rS. Generosity is godlike ; but
justice has ever, both law and
gospel, tho first claim Dr..
Cidrk's Commentaries on tho
| Bile.
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The Young Merchant.

A young merchant Of the city OF
New York, thirty years since, was
on his way from his place of bust
ness to his residence when i. begin
10 snow. 1t was before tue days Of
omnibus conveniences, and he had
a walk of some distance before him.
As he wended his way homeward
the storm came OH thicker and
thicker, 1t was the evening ofthe
eyening OF the weekly lecture in
fine church OF which lIo was an eX-
cnpJary member. He said to him
self, it is too stormy to attend the
lecture this evening, ! viii stay ut
home. After supper, the storm
continuing, he closed his windows
| and sat before n blazing fire smo-
king his cigar and reading the pa
pers. lie was in a comfortable 70
sition, but the church bell, tue
sound of which was within hear
ling. him of tho Christian privilege
and led him to inquire whether he
was not yielding too easily to a
Ihindrance not very formidable.--
AS he was smoking his cigar in the
consciousness of comfort and Gu
ioymont, the thought occurred to
lIim that ho would not yield to such
difficulty as his secular concerns.
lie honestly put the question to
/ himself: "W ould You not 20 down
| to the store, which is much more
distant, if you had an engagement
with Southern customer ! " with
equal honesty ho said to himself:
l"i think would" Old John
lBnnyan would say that the recor'
der conscience kept poslrg him
with this simplciqucstion. Occasio-
nally he would let slip the news
/ of the day, and the question would
return, . if you had an invoice OF
goods to make out, or expected to
meet customer, or make Il sale,
the profit Of which was only a So
ibill, would you not rise and gof +"
lie was a good and honest man
and once responded, and said to
himself, 81 think / would. "
"Ought you not then to go to the
place where, by your own probes
sion. GOD is accustomed to meet,
and bless his people !" Still the
honest reply was-"I think l
ought"
with prompt decision, he arose,
put on thick oyercoat and hasten.
ed to the church. aud as he entered
Lthe door, he heard the last toll OF
the bell He was there at the time
10 u minute. .fh.9 NJ
From that timerhe adopted it as
IA fixed rule of his life, never to let
n difficulty hinder him In the per
, formance of his religious duties,
which would not hinder him in his
secular business.
That merchant died recently ana
the Christian world mourns ms
loss. His lifs was eniooalied .,''' oe,
Ineyolence. lie wss . moving
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spirit in every Christian enterprise.
Whom he died he left large he.
quest to the Bible. Tract and Mis-.
sionary societies. His name is an
everlasting Remembrance. II,
Reader, so may it be with you,
If in simple integrity of purpose
you do az he did, consecrate your
self to God, his rising kingdom,
and adopt it MS the fixed rule Of
your life never to let difficulty
hinder YOU in your religions dnties
which would not hinder yon in
your secular concerns. This is not
a fiction to point a moral. but was
received in substance from his own
lips. 1t is certainly an important
rule OF life.
Let it bo ours, and then life, &C.
.tivily, Christian enterprise, energy
land usefulness will be the certain
results.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-04-12
Sunday aealliag.
ASPIRATIONS,
BY q. PAULIN.

Jesus, loving, holy Saviour,
Take me-, lead me, guido me on:
Wash me in thy precious lavcr;
Bring me where "rhe Ago hath gone
To the river and the throne,
Jasper wall and cristal sea,
To the million waving palms.
To where all Thy loved ones bt;
Md the mulItud, OF balms,
Mid the choral llood OF psalmcs.
Now my heart, my inmost soul,
Fill with love Of God the Father;
Thcn let floods of sorrow roll,
Then let clouds Of danger gather:
J ssus with me, | am safe;
God my Fathor, lie is mine;
Friends may ragc aud foes may chafe,
Life immortal and divine.
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All Sorts.

God protects men when they are
in his way but not out OF his way.
No man ever did or ever will do
his duty /" by and by. ? iadi
The mind wears the colors Cfthe
soul, as the valetthose OF his master.
To bo ashamed out Of heaven is
to be shamed into hell. 81 ~
1t is not the gold or the diamonds
about a watch that keeps time arsi !
Russia has engaged an Ameri'
can to build her an iron.claa nees'
A mans property may 20 worm
hundreds OF thousands Of aolarsp
and he not a cent. al
Rv the death Of pr. Mott, Rev.
n, Snring is left tho sole survivor
|of The original American Bible 30 o.
cicty. q pns h1ahYft asm dssa
Excess of ceremony shows a
want Of breeding. That civility is
best which excludes al supssfir.
Gus formality. s re, ,ass'ilA
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