JANUARY 25, 18(2.]


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 ONDON TRET CR Constitutional Pillar. But between Pi'mlr and rPst there was (tli
 LONDON STREET CRIS. one igound of htarmony-the immu(tablo acte that bQrIt:t N ANNd was as
 S \ \\ \ \ \ BSERVING the other day, dead as a herring.
 "P1 my dear sir, in one of Observe; I ain not myself in a position to state with absolute
 i', I the leading journals (either certainty that the deadness of a hr'ring is so ext ree a :nse as 1ii
 "yoursor the Times) alCtter transcend all other cases in the bills of universal mortality. Iit,
 ,e yby PATERFAMILIASs from tradition has settled the point in favour of Itat, neieint, nd tii lish-li
 the Country," I could not simile, forasmuch as tlhor is nothing which tradition lohils to bo
 refrain from addressing deader tan rring-unless, indeed, it ie QI ri' Ax'.
 on a subject of deep impor- QIuEEN AxNNx had been dead andl bulried is cinsiderlable numbe1111 r ifl
 S,., tance to the gentlerportion years when To.I)In MIDIERWt tINKi red tll corner olf (tl Ol-strelt by
 ,', '! tl W-. = o. ofthegenteelpublic. PATER Shoreditch Church. The fog grew inlor and 11ore lldense, lland TI
 I." : I' _. '- complainsthathisdaughters grcat fl i blotches of light on the oyster-stalls wert siuked up in
 S can't walk the streets with- the lurid haze. Similarly, the blinkingi' red-eyed street, 1:11ulls, ler
 i oI \ out being "followed" and somei feeble struggleisaga atnmsplheri sito 1of t lltns, reli.-
 :-,, ,t I "- annoyedd" by individual quished the attempt to preserve their individual exi stene, and
 who insist upon speaking became merged in the darkness visible. 'Evervthing tiil niorbed
 S' ; to these yonng ladies. Mv somehow in nothing,-if tlhe term nothing can be applied to a If i, so
 i" 7_--* r it dear sir, PATER is ouitc substiatial, il ..... l so shapeless. In yellow sNathes anid lIold it
 4_- rih. 'e a right. There are a set of 1 hng about the city streets, til very 1 ,lankel, o'f i11:1 drc niili( ; ind11
 .. coxcombswho seemto think good mn -.I ;,,_- withlli sris lipllp,'ld feet I.o. liusehoI.iI .It h lathilt
 t ,.- that the highest homna'gre blazed a welcome holun, would bless their stars the y were not, on t(li
 /' --- they can pay to omnan's tramp.
 --- _-. -- face divine is to oglt, stare, Young Teny MrnI: x, after coming in coilnti, wilh tev.i il
 .... .-_--_--_ walk at her sido WiJlo objects which had seemed to blt alitr oil, and stlaring bwl, fr.om a;i,
 taking, what some very low great m any more which wero purely i-' :lo inary, disco 'icd 1lt e in.ti.
comedians call a "sly glance;" aid then after going on in this way in whicl he lived, dileovered solewhere il tle llidst of it, his ilnil hIr's
in front, he turns back to make his odious advances. To dog a lady's house, discovered fit tloe io bll-landle on the rni i(,ht-and dl or-i.pos, mi
footsteps seems to me, my dear sir, either the part of a cur or putlledt it twice. As the boy waited in ite darkness, 1nnd lisle.id I'
a puppy. What are we to do ? Are we to make our appearance in ti howling of a dog that li:d lost his way, a light receded i'ri ll.
tho streets veiled like the Turkish women? or is Arll p d ad is PATERAMIS pper iln ap peered. 'Presently aft r so elare, ilng o
to lurk round the unexpected corners of the metropolis and subject stairs and shuffling of feet, along tih passage within. ilte sllne li'lht
himself to an occasional prosecution for mistakenly:,, i,. i,... tho shone tthrongi the keyhole of the enter door, right ont i le iddile
wrong person ? The accompanying sketch (forming a vignette to button of TiEnDY MI EI WINK onlt-grown jacket,. Til door was
this letter) will give you some notion how I was followed and annoyed cautiously opened, and in another nimient ihe was inl his inmllir'
on a rainy day. The poor little man gallantly trotted after me with arms.
his umbrella, imploring me not to walk so fast. My father (six feet 'Dear" heart alive!" said Mli:s. MIIIIID :nwI, "if Ily pr'cionlli
one, and muscular in proportion), coming down Bond-street to my TEmD naint as cold as charity and as wet as ithe Ilhgelny ;ii:l l "
rescue, furiously attacked the supposed DoN J;AN, who, it subsequently The boy's blue eyes filled with tears for a moment tas she strained
appeared, being unable to catch a glimpse of my face, had mistaken him to her loving breast.
me for his tall sister. The timely appearance of this lady saved her Mother," said he presently; "mother, is the saansanger-i realy P"
small brother from the clutches of a policeman, to whom my father Ready! I should rather think so. Why, comic p s iirs, young
was on the point of consigning him. I am not sure whether a pro- TE"DD MIDDERWlINK, and see. letady l He yti oll lIft yotiir noto in
ventivo service of sharp-eyed female police would not suit the the fog, that you need ask silch a (iestiton ? Does not Ihe odoulr of
emergency; I pity the luckless male who should get into the clutches a savory readiness fill the house, driving lie lodgers frlntie wit h a
of these Bonnets of Blue." Hoping for better times, I remain, hopeless passion for pork ? Thnro never weorn suchn siausages as
dear sir, yours truly, those, I believe. 'hey absolutely uteenld to enjoy 1eing cntld'l
 Governor Square. AMELIA RATION. lBrizz, bubble, pritts! Iltbble, bubble, birizz \'l y, wlitt, willi a
 potato or two, and what with ai lille Hall, :and a lit tll mnsil.ilrd, imi at
 half pint of porter from the Lord Cornwallis, round itli corni'r, youniig
 OUR PRIZE ESSAYS. TUEDDY MIDnrDEIWIINK. soon had a supper lit for the .Ilintit l Ao(It
 himself.
 WE present our readers with a single paper, this week, in continua- Mother," he said, carefully wiping his under lip will Ie second
tion of the series of competitive essays from the pens of eminent finger of his left hand; mother, i've got a place. I'm oin t'N.
writers. Some curiosity has been manifested as to the description of Look hero! They've giv e me a week's oelt.ry iln odvtane '! Ami
prize which we intend finally to bestow. To the many inquirers who the publisher's lad spread the glittering shillings before his parent's
daily beset us on this point, we might observe that the bare admission gaze.
of articles under the authors' names is of itself an ample reward; "Then, TrnnY MinnaERWNK, you're a made boy," said Ishe fr
but, inasmuch as all are equally benefited by this act of grace, it better it is than running warrants, much ; and domestic service, which
becomes necessary to institute a special Order of Merit, to be conferred is no inheritance, though buttons sewed on fiar t,oo close to be counted
on the worthiest. cas, you never could abide, my blessed Iamb!
 We have not been unmindful of our obligation in this respect; and, yhen with a gratl ul het the ido nd I, wek's ibempressin
when the proper time comes, we shall adopt the usual method of an ten withrouagh dilliarg joke and ears tof jy d pidee intr, liiur.
advertising ourselves which is so much in vogue among a numerous oand saw, tMIough NK, Esq., seated at ts of diondrial writiig-alre
and philosophic class of donors, who are generally alive to the value blandly perusing te contribute ons of ditingedihnal wits, i-tl
of a quo in exchange for a quid, and who, when they present a volun- cland tly phnouring some brillint sally of it a sting le of bnis, ga
teer corps with a trumpet, never omit the opportunity of blowing it approbation.
pretty loudly in their own honour.
 We do not mean to hint by this allusion that our prize will take the
actual form of a trumpet; though should it happen to do so, there SAYINGS BY OUR SAGE IN THE STnEETS.
can be no doubt that it would be the veritable trumpet of Fame.
 Having said this much, we leave our readers to the enjoyment of a THE reason why public-houses are generally built, at he corner of
delightfully genial sketch, by the most popular of living caricaturists. n street is a nice calculation of tlih advantages of IDoble lEnI ry.
 No. 5.-By Me. Ci---s D-- s. When BILLY Boozem gocs in at one door, Christian liaritly on th,
 Q NE S dead. There could be no mistake about it Th opposite side of the street may le persii-uaded to fiincy lhe has golI
 QEEN ANNE was dead. Ther could b T out at the other, long before lie h as accomplished tliat eIxit.
court physicians had made known their grave and unanimous opinion
to that effect, and tile newspapers had followed deviously in the wake -
of the court physicians. As to the precise manner of her most
gracious majesty's death, all the chroniclers were not in perfect accord. FAShiONABLrE TNTELLIINfCE.- The yvounr genflioilan hlit, w'is
The FlPbini Post gave a long and circumstantial account, which splendidly turned out by his tailor, lhas been thirown ovrr by lhi:
entirely contradicted another long and circumstantial account in tihe intended.


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