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Wit and Humour

... oome ashore at Abordaron, Cardigan Bay. The fishrmner n surrounded the huge creature where it became stranded, and after a severe struggle succeeded in killing it. Another whalo in the ofliug was chased by the fishermen, armed with miscellaueous weapons ...

VARIETIES

... grant. Mr. D'Israeli opposes it; Lord John Man nors supports it. The Duke of Newcastle has addressed a very lachrymose epistle to tihe people of England against the proposed May- nooth grant, The celebrated Grattan was indefatigably industrious, He was ...

THE MAIL AND THE THEATRE.—When we last week hinted at the cause of the enmity of the Mail to the

... young cS the man, named Jones, prom some part of Wales-we be- M ited lieve Cardigan, and we understood, whether correctly or a. maet not, that his father is a banker at Cardigan ; however, be o this as it may, it appears that he is uncommonly clever of ...

VARIETIES

... mirably. One of these persons was an Invalid who in the wars of the Empire lost both arms, retaining only the mere stumps. With the aid of two of these artiflcial arms, he was able to perform many of the functions which had hitherto been performed for ...

The Family Companion

... buildings and grandeur, And think of the time great Brian beat the Danes. Yes, yes, thou'rt the lend of Burke, Sheridan. and Grattan,I Great Sarsfiold, bloore, Curran, and Mathow agro, And holy Saint Patrick, whose name is so pat in The hearts of the offspring ...

LIVERPOOL DOG AND POULTYR SHOW

... William Miller, Queen o, U Scots. flog, Novice, rough or smooth: 1, Eidward G Kendall, Courtier; 2. A Little. Beauvale; 3, John 01 Lederer, Mario, aud Thomas Docksey, Ossian. b: Bitch, novice, rough or smooth, :l, Nelson Oldroyd, B Florian; 2, Henry Halsey ...

CREAM OF CURRENT LITERATURE

... to the im- propriety of the signature, to which Sir John replied, acknowledging the le tter stating that he regretted that the paint had. not bcen sent, and ending: I am no longer your ?? friend, John Pbil- limore. flis frigate was allowed to retain her ...

Literary Extracts

... parties wentt in- stantly from the house to the field. Curry was %wounded in tise arm. A friend who was present told mne the duel took place in the twilight, and that Grattan said, 1 The gentleman is placed too far offL--I cannot see lint plainly-let htitn ...

MAGAZINES FOR THE MONTH

... part of the united kingdom' of Portu~gal, 'Algrvz -- ji and Brazil- and in 1818, the prince regent was erowned'with S the ?? John VL Bitter c'auses f jealousy,' hoW-. ail ever, ex!te. The Portuguese -looked ldown upon: ithe ;of Brazilians'with contempt ...