... commencement of the strike. Theie is, undoubtedly, a very great deal of distress prevailing, and beggars are as plentiful as blackberries in autumn. One or two people have had their fowls stolen, which will perhaps teach caution in future. In Merthyr also ...

... pleased to think, it is not my pro- vince to determine. Infidel Radicals are in these davs of general apostacy as thICk, as blackberries. It is refreshing occasionally,for tne sake of variety if for nothing else, to encounter one who is thoroughly orthodox ...

... Llanishen about 250 young and old members of the Mission Church. St John's. A plea- sant day was spent in the fields, gathering blackberries nnd nuts, and on the return of the party to Cardiff, in the evening, a tea was provided for them at St John's Schoolroom ...

... directed them to believe, they are now bent upon 4.1 enquiring within, and seek for reasons, which if not so plentiful as blackberries, may readily be found, though not always, per- haps, to be given, as FALSTAFF said, upon compulsion. In the case of ...

... Potted Ham & Chicken. fig Eureka Apples. Pigs Feet. Potted Ham & Turkey. Jy| M Apricots. Pork Sausages. Potted Chicken. Blackberries. Egg Plums. Potted Turkey. T White Cherries. Cod Fish Balls. Potted Duck. £ A Dessert Fruits. Devilled Crabs. Potted Game ...

... his companions sauntered across the new railwav embankment, towards the Water- loo Junction, and crossed a hedge to get blackberries. They were then in Channing's field, and the elder Chan- ning ordered Shiels to leave the field. He did so, but made use ...

... untruthful nature of the greater part of the so-called anecdotes of the Duke of Wellington, which were as plentiful as blackberries. He detailed an amusing incident which occurred in Brussels, at the time the Duke was staying there. He and a companion ...

... revived an old form of murder. In the grim old days, when gas had not been invented, and ghost stories were as common as blackberries, and were, indeed, seriously believed, it was common for murderers to cut up the remains of their victims and bury them ...

... about a newspaper, he will probably think it is something to eat. But ask him for melons, grapes, plums, apples, pears, or blackberries, and he will overwhelm you with them at about a farthing a pound. Compare this state of things with the vicis- situdes ...

... perceive that he has come into a social atmosphere aa honest and good as the breeze is pure which sweeps over the grass and the blackberry blossoms. By way of a atonic for insular cynics, commend us to such a day as Saturday last on Wimbledon turf. ...

... their own choice. Again, not only had we most of the stewards and the lawyers of the county—who were as plenti- ful as blackberries in September—in opposition to ns, but we had a large majority of the aents of all tie ironworks from Blaeuavon to Rhymney ...

... neighbours the greatest possible success in their stupendous peace- undertaking. Great exhibitions are be- coming as thick as blackberries, aud so far as numbers are concerned, they are increas- ing in popularity. Thus, the Great Ex- hibition in London in 1851 ...