... complainant, with his brother and a companion, went wood at bcraith lane to gather blackberries. At the entrance they met the defendant, and asked him if there were any blackberries in the wood, and he replied they would not find quart. They entered the wood ...

... parliamentary correspondent.] London, Monday Night. There are few new facts to communicate, but rumours are as plentiful as blackberries, and for the most part as worthless. The statement, for instance, that the Marquis of Salisbury is to be created Duke is ...

... of reasons. He is not exactly like Ealstaff, after the robbery Gadshill, who protested that if reasons were plenty as blackberries he would not u,ive them but he is quietly and proudly confident that he has at last achieved some power in the conduct ...

... Suicides,'' is a capital ! story-teller. His readers will enjoy many a hearty laugh over these quaint tales. Just as i blackberries eaten off an old-fashioned willow- J : pattern plate and fresh gathered out of the , hedgerows give a simple unsophisticated ...

... and there. Others are composed entiiely of fruit, bunches of grapes and vine leaves, black and red currants, barberries, blackberries, and such like, are all used in the manufacture of caps, which are certainly far more eccentric looking than elegant. Nothing ...

... which I have never heard any explanation, that Radical engine drivers, tramcar drivers, and cab drivers are as plentiiul as blackberries in October. Metropolitan omnibus drivers are all Tories. It is well known, that unless provoked by the offer of a cigar ...

... the basque at the back. Large pockets were added to it. The buttons used were made of jet, cut aa to resemble good-sized blackberries. At the lady's throat there was a profusion of tha jkiag fashionable lace, and the elbow sleeves were also ruffled with ...

... front of which was covered with -eeni-e-l roses, hand painted; at Lady Reay s.aumk suk was hand j aintect with a pattern of blackberries and i-.aves: at Mrs. Clelaud s, iv Cavendish scnare, a lady wore a lilac ye. vet btocade over a white skirt I covered witu ...

... the turf, who assisted at the three days' racing on Corholme, and as both tbe fielders and backers were as plentiful as blackberries in autumn, some very brisk wagering on the big event was transacted. As is usually the case, tbe Irish division showed ...

... ; pine-apples, 4s to 125., melons,' Is. to 45.; and shaddocks, 2s. eaoh: plums, 55.; and damsons, ss. to 7s. per sieve; blackberries, 4d. per pint; common ?? and pears, 3s. to 6a per sieve; filberts' and Kentish cob nuts, Is. to Is. 6d.; lychees, Japanese ...

... per dozen ; filberts and Kenti3_ cob nuts, lOd. to 25. ; lychees from China, 45. ; and Sapucaia nuts. Is. 6d. per lb. ; blackberries, 4d. per pmt. Flowers: Choice tribes in blossom, 6s. to 12a.; and common, 2s. 6d. to ss. per pot; cut flowers, la to 2s ...

... ; but then what does it matter, for when a man ha-, dcuermined to write a book reasons for doing so are as plentiful as blackberries. Mr. Jamieson's reason is that the greater number of books on political economy have been written for students rather than ...