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The Portland daily press., 1869-02-01

Yesterday, about ha,f past three O'Clock,
Gorham's Corner, in this city, was thrown into
a state of intense excitement by the sudden
death at the house OF Patrick Higgins, on Dan
forth street, of one Thomas McCann, me-
chanic, residing on II gh street. Coroner Hall
impanneled a jury, and proceeding to the house
found the body of Mccain lying ON the floor,
the only visible indication of his having suf-
tered physical violence being an abrasion of
the skin on the upper part of the nose. 1t
seems that he attended church in the forenoon
and afterwards repaired to the house where he
died. The occupants of the house say that he
drank one tunabler full Of raw aohiskey and four
tunblers Of 1aeW ale in the interval between his
arrival and the time of his death. As the
whiskey was retailed at ten cents a tumbler
the large quantity of the beverage he consum-
ed, together with the ale, would seem to afford
sufficient explanation of his death. What
ever suspicion of foul play exists, rests upon
the wife of Higgins, but the inmates of the
house declare that the violent conduct of the
deceased was such that they were obliged to
leave the room, and that little girl entering
soon after found him lying on the floor in fit
They hold that the wound on his face is ac-
counted for by his striking the stove when he
fell. He lived but few moments after he was
found. The deceased was about fifty years of
age, and had been for many years employed by
the Grand Trunk Railroad as blacksmith
We understand that he was not man who
Aabitually INDUCED in liquor. He leaves a wife
and five children.
The jury merely viewed the body yesterday,
but will hold an inquest at the Office of Coro-
ner Hall this morning at 10 o'clock. We do
not lean that any arrests have been made -
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-01
IMPORTS.
EXPORTS.

TURKS ISLANDS. Brig Jane Bell-is5O bushels
salt to Dana a. Co. y
The Portland daily press., 1869-02-01

Mr.. Small, cashier of the s,,..- >r....,
Bank OF Bddeford and several otSssr o;tion.s
81 i1rk county will spend the winter in
, 1869-02-07

II, says the London Seoi.m4n, VIC are TO
judge from series OF letseta Ia tue CORE
spundehce columns Of the E,agtish Nomun's
isd !. tac fssRo1a p Ia
beyond that which We have sci down for the
assumption Of the symbol Of womanhood.
From what he read, VIC thlnk It quite
possible that one may dance 10 tho evening
with a lady Who ha; been souudiy faGcliated
ffankest treatment ID the Columns Of the Pc
meets With little discussion. Most Of Tie
correspondents tcem to admit 1t, but
they simplify upon the proper Instrument
to use. They minutely describe the
its adoption. / Lover Of Obedience " has
dislike to the use OF the lash, aud fur.
pishes graphic account Of tho execution
she can do with her slipper '' Aaterfauail.
iss" sdy1cates 3 short, smart whipping
An En- glIsh Mamma" does not share
tho reprgnaace Of s "Lovcr oI Ooe-
dIence y 10 the use CT the lash, but seem. to
| consider the lustrumcnt imuatcrill 80 lou:,
as It Is sharp enough and is use Is continued
up 10 the age OF dfteen-" the age" she
/ rear OF two longer" 'sEuphemie Wllmot :"
assests herself 10 lie married woman Of
! some experience, aud h.r mauacr Of admin:
| tstcrirg punishment 10 the "groTr up"
!: girls, her daughters, is the most motherly Of
Ill, The black. nod. These arc the sentiments
Of indies but ladies are not the only writer's,
Men express their seutlne1ts. 4 Lover ol
Discipline" farors Us with bis personal ex
per1eace. He styles his daughters young Ia
dles, aud tells us thst at the lnstIgatisu Of ar
Ingenious Rovcrness he procured rod "mAdt
Of soft pllable leather, cut into long u4rrov
thongs at one end" which this phiEapthrop1
ca'ly Ingenious Lady assured him, " "producei
Intense p,it with little or no injury to th,
person. With the weapon there was nd
minls,ered to the AZ YonnS 1aatesr whip
pipg, the delinqutnts being tightly strappei
| 10 IN ottoman during the castisAt,on, at th
conclusion Of which they had to kiss tho ro
| md th4uk the Ppyctuess.
, 1869-02-07

The Pos, having had It's ambition excited
By the performances Of the New York World
tn FeRs1d to the sdulterAtions Of epuituons
iEquore, has caused an agent to procure
from yaxions public bulldogs in this city
specimens Of the air the,eln contained, and
has had these specimens analyzed with the
following result: From one Of our court
rooms, where each day many Of our most
learned lawyers and good citizens nrr Obliged
TO pass most q their TING, bottle OF ar was
posed Of the following eleueutss Out Of
one hundred parts there we're nine OF oxy-
gen, eighty Of czh1lcd breath, seycu ot per-
sp1satton In gaseous fora. one Of common
burning gas, End three Of m Ireducihle
smell. From : onee pcpnsaz lecture aad
the specimen ytelded stx parts Of oxygen,
eizhty-tWo ot bad breath. four Of perspired
exhA1aNeCs, slx Of ordinary hpor-dust, and
two q coal gas from the heaters. Some Of
our churches are 80 veil ventilated that The
atmosphere is only diluted to IN extent I'M
possible 10 prcEcut during tho presence OF =
large congregation. but the alr In others Is Of
4 character calculated to produce disastrous
| effects upou the human organisation. From
| one ofthc mest fashionable hous>s quantity
| ofatr collected 1t twenty minutes Of twelve
o'clock on eundhJ morning contained ten
parts OF oxygen, seventy Of pulmonary e1hA-
.ations. ten tot fine particles Of dress goods,
three II common daat, three Of patch ouly,
ave oi coal.dust from heater, four Of perspt-
ration supposed 70 emanate principally from
TIC sexton, who also sets as ushef). Vlat
inr . billl.rd.ruor1, the air was found 10 b.
! much purer thnn IL the places mentioned
above, on account OF the players being aolt
to enforce tho necessary opening Of tho win
DOVE, bue II WIS bad enough. Seventies
parts OF o1y9en, forty,sl1 Of rcsplred air
twenty OF tobacco smoke IN stale condi
ton, ten Of the same, bat frcsher, and scYel
OF alcoholic sxhAlation. The specimen frou
ono Ct our older .school-houses, built be
! fore the recent fmrovemcnn IN the.
ediaces we1e Thought Of Of adopsod, bu
! | which Is used By more scholars N pr
, 1869-02-07
Glafatoue's Apology 10 A1usr1es.

The Eesoss Of the c1s5s gives Mr.. G,adstoue
The following gentle roas:tng as genuine
e.2y Of his recent letter to An American
En-: When received your letter, aecaua-
panied by tho work you were 80 good as to
tend 10 me on "The Glory 6nd shame Of
England there were three courses open to
re: might have acknowledged your letter
s.a S.a. sSe si sidnS an the oooE Eet
ledgsag your Letter or. might have neither
acknowledged youf letter nor read your
book Aany arguments might be adduced
N 1aTor Of each Of these courses, aud con
,s:s sh.s i ws7 aot witheqt eoasdsE.5hle ssSnt re
second Of them, and To peruse youf VOTE e. r.
fore T.. expressed any opinion ~ 20 Na
contents. an free to confess that haye
rot Jet been able to read the Hnoie o. Yoaa
rot nttrtbute this circumstance to the dnl-
nets Of its subject or the poverty o. the
style. The blame, am convinced, Is al my
own, and arse. ffom INC asfugaaee, seu-con-
| amoug our nstioual faults, anu which find
| thcir st1ongest impression In men who arc
i called upon TO fill the high positions, and are
I suppossd to make the politics both Of their
own country and Of foreign nations their chief
study. i was under the influence Of these
evl qualities that yentured some time ago
to pronounce M opinion upon the events
which were then occurring IN America.
cannot tell you how thoroughly ashamed l
an Of sha presumption which led me
Into that error, and how deeply regret that
ny views did not coincide With those Of
ono 50 much abler and clea1..iEhted IS
yourself, who, IN addition to bis better
! knowledge, has the InestItnablo advantage 81
! prorounchg his optni: n some years after al
doubts upon the question have been removed.
bare most hu1Dbly to ttaak Tou for she
| nv ofesuWptlop. the Tenderness with which
5ou have dczit With my taults, and the gen
tleress With which you haYe exposed my en
ttre ignorance ct the nature and working O
: The AmeS1csu Vntou, The matter Il now 10
, 1869-02-07
4 Bfave N es0A-'s Fight Wilh KNIs
E1nFA

A Charleston T.. C.) journal gives tac fol
lowing acc sunt OF 4 recent desperate eu-
conutes betTeen two burglars and cour-
ageous lady In taat city: ..
On Tuesday mornlog. between and
O'Clock, vhne Mr.. aud ars. George y artin,
bed, Ars. Martin, who happened TO be
awake, saw TWO coiored men enter the WIN
dow OF her chamber from tho ptax1a- Mrf-
Martin lAy perfectly quiet, and tried TO rouse
her husband, who Waa soun1 asfep- One Of
the burglars remained In the chamber, while
the other one went Into the adj ,tulng room.
The one who rrm4i.ed IN the chamber went
towards the bed, aud While be lowered The
covering and teit under the pillow. had =
large butchers kulfc IN lis haod, which be
Ee1d over Mr.. Martin. When tho burgl1
left the bed, he placed tho kuife in his teeth,
and walked zbout the room. searchrE the
drawers, IRON which he took thlfty-b oot-
one dollar pieces. After awhile he again hp-
preached The bedside Of Me. Martin. snd
elevated the hugo knlFc over him. Mrs. Mar.
TN. with great coolness md cou1AZc, theu
Jumped up and seized m artillery s*ord neal
| The bed. and while the burElAr's arm Was ex
| tended over her slcepIoR husband, struck tht
| burglar terrible blows which caused tal
| stopped to pick IL up she gave him Gu
| IN the head, aud u his face swung back sal
rare him still another blow On tho fofeseAd
The burelaf rushed At the heroic woman kus
fuccceded IN giFtng her 4. seFefr ktct 10 70
sidc, breaking two OF hcf RIBS, which eause,
Who instantly leApca ont Of bee, bat only !
ttne to scc both Of tho scouudrel1 jump OF
.W.s' Marin Il still Ia bed, suffering feol
,hr tfects OF the Eevc1e hloE In the az
y wntSh broke her nbs, but l. doing we'll"
, 1869-02-07

more m.scultpe verses had sppeafed, ana Pc PC
spoke OF him to Carlyle a. a man ~n2.n ~
imagined al delicate habits, csfetnliy o,essS.
and elegantly perfumed. sitting doan N ns
exquisite study to compose tht oaln.J SIs
which Bulwer scotFsd Ut sopn astes, 1o,oh' ~ rts
Ter 1t ibis fancy sketch Of his ltseod, aoa
katd, No. mai, he's no,hllg 6 Of that sotsL s1.
he's downright good fellow, and drinks nis
g1oE like the rest Of us" .r
Aud uow that wc are upon The subject o.
Tenpyeop, his contempt foi Dulwer. and the
Of It, may pc mentioned. In the New
Tlmon-" :" Bulwer's long sallrical poem. now
remembered chiefly BY the epsthet applied 70
Lord DERBY" the Rnpelt OF debate" ana
.hy that single line describing Earl RusSelrs
entrance inlo The HOUSE O. aa Gamaons@
In this satire, We repeat the dandy novelist
bad srcered st TCunyson Is 8 Eoman's poet.
Soon Alter appeared N Punch btftg poemp
personal to tke Last degree, written by Ten
sx.nss Bul.er aad spsf1aS ssa e -
The anx1ra was fearful, but the poet soon re-
eretted 1t, a. Thackersy did the contcmptuous
things be had said OF Bulwer, md not long
alter appeared "palinode" In which Tenny-
son made handsome apology for the terms
the old volumes Of Punch, 10 much better
| than the new ones but they never have been
printed with the author's game, nor Is 1t gen
erally known that he ever contributed 10
| Punch. One oil the best casicatures In Dar.
| lcy's now Book Of Sketches IL head OF Lord
Lytton, suggesting with ludlcrJus effect she
\ present pet OF the man whose elrgsns por
| iralt used TO ndurn the best addition Of hi
! novels. How profoundly Carlyle scnrnct
| those early novels Of the young asistocrat
and how be cnts up Pelham IN "2a1tor Re
sartusl" But Bnlwer has outliyed bis early
| celebrity and written much better novel
| since his hair began 10 fall oil.
, 1869-02-07
~2tsrfnr HhaA-

A paper was read before The British Asso-
cistton on this subtect, tracacE the history
Of Ihe practice from tho time at throwing
water from the CUTTERS with shovel, to the
watering cart Of the present. day.. which In
adequately does the work In London, for IN
stance, 1t the cost Of hslt million fgo1df
per summer. The paper etxtes that pound
or Il pound Of ehlcEsdc cf calcluU and chlos-
lde oi sodium mixed 10 gallon of wztor,
thrown 1ato tho Watering cart, harde1a and
cpncretes the surface OF road 10 such an ex-
tent that no dust arise4. Also that the sar-
Ing Of Hate1 Is IS per ccnt.; that the dell-
qUcecent salts arc also antiputrescent and
that much coal Of road 1epsfrB Is saved.
, 1869-02-07
ve.1.n AID Pev4rxy in England.

England IL the r1chest nation Ia tho "e1id,
hut she may be called the pootest atso. aae
hss The richest commerce aud tue nencss
cbufch. Hor comtnercc creates n Inter
ctauac Of products worth GA5o ooo.oo stes-
ling annually. Her church endoEme19 tp'
prpaeh E1o3, 3,oc0. voc sterling IN vAluc, Fielding
: aEeunue q g, ooO. 600 stsza!ng every year.
let nus Of r, ,ooo >ap Of people, 1,oo. 90 sfe
twcntv Of hcr population IL p.uper. Bat
this !. COZ, 600 i By no meaos the measure OF
The vsst seethipe mass Of poverty tbs. Testers
In her citltt, towrs, and villages, breeding
pesllence and crime, AID bn1deninx the in-
loads OF taRuou.
, 1869-02-07

ErcU the Boxtin Daily Cnt onicIe. Eco. !.
Very few meu have become realty proul-
tneut in history without the discovery By
soma one that he bcaE1 ~ the n0mbef OF sbe
beas..'' Napoleon hAs been q fayorite with
such calculAsora, the Pope has beea proved
to be the beast BY another method, aud It y
bpt ve.y short tune s,nce Ar. Dissseit wa4
made he object OF stIaila. dissespeetiul
computation. Now, m English Clergyman
tas ben trying his h1ad On Mr. Gladstone,
With the following result: ---,
In the Greek hnsuage, as SOME OF mE read
ers are we'll aware, each letter represents .
certain number, For example, IN That vesse
{Rev. 1fii., 1s} where We md, LET HIN that
hath rr deruianding count the number Of the
beast, for 1t Is the number OF MAJ, and hts
number is si1 hundred three score md al1.''
There In the original the number 6sS e1-
pressed ny letters, those lctters repraseotlrg
thls particular number. The sams number,
however, can be represented By different nau-
her Of letters, and 50 We tra that the follow
ing Greek letters (xhleh / write IN English
that all may uuaerstaud) represent the nom
Der which, when added together. maze q
actlS 666, i'thc number Of the beAst, for 1t !
the number Of \ man, and hi. number Is ILL
| hundred three score and str :"
, 1869-02-07
Huke Lfsszsu AWindfe-

A London correspondent Whites that tne
caEe Of the Byron and Shelley Italian COT
7c.poadencc, revived By the reviewer, ID
amusinx. Two leading publishers OF Lon.
don, NJ. Murray &nd NJ. Mason. eatcemed
themselves fortunate In being able to aecurt
tneso letters, and Nr. Robert Browning
edited thrm. The suthor Of ''The Ring
aud the Book wrote an Introduction
OF such length thit he VAS aecnstd
Of Standing u the way OF the sunshine
4 copy was sent 70 1enn5ton, with whom
Mr. tsyefave happened TO b stayfng At the
tlme. The latter. In casually turning over
the leaves, lighted on = ra4aze written BY
his tsthe. IN the Qsa4e.!y, and th.s led to
the d'scorerY Of the fraud. II WAS discovered
that The post pArks Of the 1tarsa town!
whence tie letters had been despatched
20 knEtanu were modern, And we're uo'
IN use At the time the let'cr'
Purported to BE- witteu. White: the mar
Who sold the letters TO the publishers, a:e
|. who refused to return the money, s4sd ~
| bought them IN detached portions fsora -
lady IN h1sck-" He knew the woman 10 b
connected With man who was somswh O
IN impostor, and thst her afAt story 70 hin
wA untrue. but t. VAS hls tntc1ost TO be
lieru he hAd not been Imposed opoo
Tho letter. wore the nost rapid stu
maknable-the tabs;eator just'y 1hlukin
, 1869-02-07
s.os.,p Abou. the Rnsll.h Posts.

speaktpr Of the soci.1 hahtts OF Teonysou.
which would draw upon hin the elegant
abuse Q! Edwin Thompson, i! be lived 10
Nsas4chpsetts, we may be p,rdoocd for re-
peatlnV ~ anecAote row quarter o{ eea-
tury old, which that hest Of etory telle1s,
ThSodofe Parker, sometimes related. On his
ttst y!si. 10 Europe, In 1874, Parker took let
ten to Carlyle, and WHEN he c131ed TO deliver
them, on Sunday Afternoon, he found,
With bis brother, Dr.. Carlyle {the t lnslAtor
Of pa1te, a1d the suzRester Of m%ny Of the
uistusr4 OF German Life In :" 5artor RasArtus'').
sitting With bottle Of Jama.cs, = kettle ot
hot water, and the other appar.tas for
Meaning punch, which they wcru connecting
| and drinking. In course or tho converse
ton, which took Wide rsnre, the nano q
| Tencfsou wss mentioned. better known then
n wu thst Of Csrlyle, n Now England thai
| m the uotbcr country. Parker had read ~.
admired bis poeas, bat It Fas hofo<e hi
, 1869-02-07


Whesr wefn Jon 4hca euaezedi Ny heart wts
nwanied be4. to lesu on; where Vas roura
hepe soa wffs h.ppy aoaashsse; hops no
o. tae ehfl aH VIA b1ea.htn< troubled ,oar
&ofse1 cline.
Alway. I think about you. and l au afraid st
Fer beioss dram iazc5. and ny dreams .rs
And Tee ,oo isins. ~oandea, With yonx faes up-
And caacot a;eop 10 lss II; nd, 0. ny dream
II hAn4
light Of the nte,-
When thought Jou stcod behind. ne, ard
dared nct tu1n my hesd.
IabtEf Jon =, re hero for = moments hut ~hen
tuIned, Jon xeIe hsd.
Where werc you It natraomeat, were you think
Were 1eu n Tneh.ne the tu1bana wind up the
And 9hen ,asy reached tho top, sad Iuu know
wets ,oa dre..a,nS ot England, had you IN
hour Of hopef
o, ,h.t hepe !. 20 a1saE{i lhsse !. Away, here;
Bu: shosEs ~ sau ii hopc, IL is OIL, nrk toa
And i re,er let's mo re.s aud ta'ax 1t Is weu-
ing me out.
! You viii hardly know tss again, An grown 10
uale and thin;
Hooked IN The glass to-day. and nY face /, old
| Ard fa:s paIe ct dread When they told ne the
For theprbt i yoa GANG hon-, th.t Jou
| wouldn't like the ehaIge.
1sappoee yoa sse brown and dnrce, and your eyes
Ton Viz iS.es Z s1sp I'd .rn jon h.,. .v.y,
Eometh1rg 10 do,
All. Jon nen &c hspps you llre with basst md
| Weeping wastes Is away, bat work eusesle,
3ou-
Ian PAIN pain H y ny home; they watch nc Will
Alxsss .es, .etts ! tie,r tons. when they u,
Ard sss.s1e &c; 1t 1sse s, LEE 1sz fe e .. esa .
I'D Tay .tYes;''
But =; sss s ss9ss gar wish 1h'd d'r''
| For .hauld 10. like, when We alt togesaas, IN
Our j., coz ,re s.ep By step ,hr ,ush The cloo1
HniJr you vars asaJ,
/ ehonid rot IKE 10 zee oce doubt ait orer you
"Pe,h.pa ale hardy uttfed ns, her lie MAJ 8
Light tnd cay"
icsre tarsty tse hea1t TO sook, ana I teel to
/ f!rrc TO tcc1k-
| What, you Err comtrc tp1el JOE err 1c&s1n
the teAv. kind te1t
J Y6n a,e tushtE9 bor:e to ne ncHf IRhal st
Your t1cc L wtekt
i lie Il cornltr 6 ~tete sre ,oa s1s He Is coaira
to5@u nttkLosl
See an kisk1nK the words which was alIa
tpst31s
: VIA: sr= you raging, nosterf Wy do you los
Arr5ctos
= Ten Se7ra {osuseT," zothcrf Yes, Ehoa
tnrk 20 1lQrc6.
, 1869-02-07

ReTfrdy johnson made IN astrf diuEef spea<a
At Luton. boofoEussus, on tho 18th uft
Tns Aast Trim E1perpr rseentIY sess to tas fo?e
I mxKEidct2t mlsb2l, en- which noateen aIuaN
WeIo employed Tor ten da1s. ~
*Naek," Of tho Cincinnati 8nq1lrsF, atyss
asee1etafy Necnl'oea On H. T., 1s 'n 1
mi ,s,if rnn9tnue his rtafd<reo In WAshipG'o 'o1s
Broe asnf VII 90 % !lltna'a; md aavssd-'a
tte dayfl most likely"
" Hx.me.r dt,tin2uIahed uanzx:tf4
.t.,su,nan, sttister Of tho Interior. IN 1s43 koa
Prrsident a8 mo Ministry In is4s, died Ia Rssse.
"a ipe 18th ult+
, 1869-02-07
New Dominion Money.

EEGtN the New 4fEK = 0Elu~ IL IL
The greenback ot the New Domsuion il 1
t.proTincial note" cold By the government
to the bankers, aud issued by them Instead
OF their OWL bills. The mute Il payahl. in
specie, on demand, at Montreal aud Toronto,
and having green back, It may be calsod
the Dominion grcenback.
The note Is q legal tender IN any psrt Of
the Dominion, aud Is to be made payable It
Halifax and st. John. as well rs In the CR2a-
das, The banks now bold lstS: anount of
legal tender notes instead OF gold. thts bet1ats;
found convenience In settling their mutuA
balances. The government Is, By Law, OBLIGED
to hold gold to redeem its notes TO the extent
OF cne,dIth Of the ctsculattoe, the balances
being covered by "debentutes-"
Al present about % per cent Of the cireu-
latson Of the Dominion Is In "psovlariA
notes." or, ii they may bc called. green
The public ACCOUNTS have been kept in dol
| lars and cents. The dollar Is defined u be
"one-fturth Of pound" aod the cent T. be
one.hunltedth Of dollar" The American
I but II coined after that date. then 1t = ;sgal
| only 1or s1c-alIqnot parts 10 the sa me- pro-
| portion.
| A. to colnsge, the government, In 1859
i%Rsrtsa slver Il. ID tMsnty g, I'd ID, ase
lat The hulk of thi. Is locked up In tho
American silver and British shsllings arc
| taken In trtde ior twenty-five ceuts, goods
beng marked up" to coref any loss On the
coin. a. present, this silver \. at discount
| Of three per cent. ...
As to the Province OF New Brunswick, The
legal dollar there Is the same as that OF The
Cauadss; but the proylr cial note'' Is not
much seen there. An Office Is to lie opened
in St. John for lts payment in SPECIE. The
government has imported from the Eng
lish mint silver TO the amount OF flo7, 9.B7
Of the denominations Of shlllings, six -penccs
three pepces and cents; md these coin no"
form the common metallic currency OF sht
Province. American quarter-1ollaes pas
only for twenty cents, and English shilling
for twenty-iour cent?, which Is less than thet
Intrinsic vaiue, aud tend to dire them ou
OF circulation.
:, 4 duty Is now le,fed by the bonin'o
T Government npon Atnesican silyer, 10 oede
to exclude 1t from the Dominion. but the e1
pedlent ha. not the desired effect, for Amer
: cau Gems a.c sill the most common In th
. count.y, they come In payment for fow
: bnttes and hortes, ETC., Tor the AmeHea
] market. Tie time may cot be distant #hs
+ our coin Hill be legastendsr N tho ne" Ds
/ mtnion
, 1869-02-07
as,ersssszzzssszassx,szzz zszaEEsskz99zsSz2sxaa zEEsskz99zsSz:xaa

there was nothire 20 ria!enlprs that m!ght
not T,k8 muster under the rauae or the naost
gintd etr tus Of his century. browning doea
not stand alorc Ii seeing In this nonsense 10
houchton ard Earl s1anhope ontbld shc
Loi don pubIlshers In securing fraEu euts OF
the same poet proceeding from The same 1T
cIarJ anvil Tie subject Il a.tender one with
alt r-rne,nAb
, 1869-02-07
John Blight ard RottIk-So<ed Whalta.

John H1Isr1 And Bottle N osed Nhafsa.
Perhaps abeut the last thing In ibis world
from which Mr.. Blight expected ans sroublc
vas hottIe-nosed Hht}t; md VIC csn.
therefore, readily conceive his annoyance
Ehen This hugo animal, introduced BY
Seoschntnr swam heavily into his presence
chamber, disturbing bis dreams Of liberal
breakfast table, ind quite cutting out the
1rish Church. A gentleman from Sairn con1-
Plimtnts mir. Bright On his "ereat mind"
and requests him 10 apply 1t to the boitls-
! htf3- y hich arc deatroyiuE ali the fish IN the
nolthe11 a1lnoQ Mr. Brighs's refusal TO
| AID In the destruction e. 1x4hales, The
seotchmau suddenly altcrs his opini3,; bout
| the great mind" and tntimates tia: il has
taken :" contracted view ct great n1a1nal
| undertaking :" and then skiltuIly approach-
Ing one Of Mr. Bright's weak points, VIZ, The
stomach Of The nassea. points ont that the
bottle noses are :. feastinE,tn luxury" whiie
tho population OF the three kingdom. sre
starving ttr want Of the f>h consumed by the
bott!e.no.es. The remark about contsactesl
views, and cvcn the argume1su.n id hous:,i.A
mig cht possibly have been received with M
rufBed dignity; bus when the Scot proceedei
to suggest to the Apostle OF Peace, ard II.
abuser Of lrprciads, that tho British uavJ
might be utilized Ia tho capture OF bottle
Dosed whales and other ponderous monsters
the thrust WAS too direct not to be felt, ar,
the Pret1dent OF the Board Of Trade, awakn!
TOE consciousness OF how SandT was sulnin
him over, fed for refuge behind his secre tai J
mutte1ipg an Injunction to acknowledge r
cefpt OF letter, and iet that scotchma
| aioue---Ethoe1 Of ths [7ttbt.