... by the Railway. Now, this could moralise like one of Shakspeare's clowns, and present you with reasons 114 plentiful as blackberries, for every word of it ; affords a text. imprimis. the pre-ent two millions of passengers who travcl itt Cmrpeony titres ...

... L All the blunders heretofore committed were laid upon the original scheme; but, like blackberries on briers, they have grown thicker and faster, the more the plans have been, as it is calle d, improved, and cleared of the thorns which were alleged to ...

... produced was quite different; was knocked on the head and fell dead without a struggle. Plans succeeded plans as plentiful as blackberries, Barbadoes being uppermost to-day, and St. Thomas or some other place to-morrow; till at last that named Captain Chappell's ...

... llaihvity like blackberries grow, And like them too are, in worli, so-so. We may take occasion at another time to notice these more particularly. One of them appears to be a very curious production. [No. 312, Vor.. 7. The Great Monied Interests and the ...

... rest, are going to Parliament for half a dozen new railways, and calling for millions, as though they were u plentiful as blackberries. In corroboration of my opinion, I beg to add the following extract from the City Article in the Times : The following ...

... a few thousand pounds in law was thought nothing of, because in those glorious days railway schemes were as numerous as blackberries on the bush ; and held about as high a position as the sun at noonday, while money was to be had in abundance by almost ...

... and that, like Ciesar, cried because they had no MOT(' worlds to conquer. (Applause ) He could adduce reasons plenty as blackberries, for the retool mendation to limit the line. In the first place they ' should look at the cost. The Committee had the ...

... and that, like Caesar, cried because they had no more worlds to conquer. (Applause ) He could adduce reasons plenty as blackberries, for the recommendation to limit the line. In the first place they should look at the cost. The Committee bad con sidered ...

... All through wonder has been the order of the day. Common feats were nothing; miracles were certain to come as thick as blackberries upon brambles in autumn. All the laws of nature were to give way before the astounding properties of the Atmospheric railway ...

... instead of poverty would now have been the state of that Company; but instead of this, branches as numerous almost as blackberries on a bush, were pushed out into barren districts (as if to embrace all the land in the district, not caring what the population ...

... British Preference. The Samuel Douglass Testimonial. Testimonials are in these days of railway commotion as numerous as blackberries on a bush. It is quite right to testify to a man's merits. We say nothing against the prin.. ciple of the thing properly ...

... less than one-half the amount paid for it. Anecdotes, not perhaps exactly of this stamp, but of a kindred, are as thick as blackberries in autumn. Mr. Stephenson proposes a substitute for par;iamentary legislation, of which we may say more hereafter. A worse ...