dry; he will look at his tongue, and find it he is going on, six months hence or a year
white; he will examine the condition of those hence. He can tell him-for he perfectly well
parts of the body where the stomach, the liver knows-that he will in that time be unable to
&c. are situated; and perhaps he will find a
little tenderness, or a little fatness and en-
largement there. He will see that the patient's
complexion is pale or sallow; that the arteries
and veins of his eyes and eyelids are distended
with blood, and that there is a flabbiness of bis
muscles, and occasional swelling under the
skin, as of the eyelids for instance.

In these and other appearances, the physi. cian sees more plainly than any words can speak, that his patient's ailments have been produced by gin drinking. The patient finds that the doctor understands his complaint, and perhaps makes no attempt to deceive him ;-if he does, he can't expect to be cured, but tells him how long ago it is since he first learnt to raise his spirits by a dram ;-how this became more and more necessary to him, and how many glasses of gin, he has at last come to drink every day of his life.

eat enough to nourish trim; that drink will
become more and more necessary to him; that
he will become wasted to a skeleton; that the
trembling of his hands will go on till he is com-
pletely unable to use them in his work; that
the confusion of his mind will go on to the
utmost mental weakness and stupidity; and
that if he is not carried off by inflammation of
the liver, or by fever, or by consumption, or by
dropsy, or by the cholera, which carries off many
in the work house, poor, paralytic, and deserted.
of the drunkards,* he will linger out his life
or becoming insane, be sent to a lunatic asylum,
or die a madman. Now for all this prophecy
the doctor could give the best reasons in the
world: there is nothing of fancy in it—its all

truth.

Alarmed at hearing all this, or only part of it, and having sense and strength of mind enough left to resolve to leave off drinking, the "It needs no ghost," as people say, to tell patient promises solemnly and sincerely to folthe poor man that this will not do, that he low the doctor's good advice in all things. The must leave off drinking, or that he will soon be physician begins to take the proper measures, in his grave. This is as plain to be seen as and such is the power of medicine properly appossible; the doctor tells him so, but only plied and diligently persevered in, and contells him what any old woman could tell him tinued with strict attention to proper food and who sees him walk along the street: something drink (for let me tell you that many poor felmore is wanted; health must be restored, life lows, when recovering from a fit of illness, bring must be preserved. But how is this to be done? on a relapse, which ends in death, from not atOnly by a careful study of the effects of spirit-tending to what they eat and drink) that in the uous liquors on the actions of the body. from course of a few months under God's blessing, which effects those outward symptoms of pale- a man may recover even from the pitiable state ness and bloatedness and trembling, and loss of we have described. appetite, and weakness, and a muddled brain arise.

very

Poets' Corner.

OLD JOB NOTT'S SONG.*

Here's a health to old honest John Bull,
When he's gone we shan't find such another,
With hearts and with glasses brim full
We'll drink to Britannia, his mother;
For she gave him a good education,
Bid him keep to his church and his king,
To be loyal and true to his nation,
And then to be cheerful and sing;

Tol de rol, &c.

Now, John, though he's fond of a row,
Is industrions, honest, and brave:
Not averse to his betters to bow,

For betters he knows he must have;
There must be fine lords and fine ladies,

There must be some little, some great,
Their wealth the support of our trade is,
Our trade the support of the state.
Left alone, honest John would be quiet,
And let the world turn on its axes
But rognes urge him to knock up a riot,

Because they don't like to pay taxes;
That such knaves are for leveling no wonder,
You may easily guess at their views.
Pray who would get most by the plunder?
Why those who have nothing to lose!

If our ships had no pilots to steer,

What would come of poor Jack in the shrouds
If our troops had no captains to fear,

They would soon be arm'd robbers in crowds.
The plough and the loom would stand still,
If we were made gentlemen all;

If all clodhoppers who then would fill,
The parliament, pulpit, and hall?
"Rights of Man!" 'tis a very fine sound?
Equal riches a plausible tale!
Whose labours would then till the ground?
All would drink but who'd brew the best ale?
Half naked and starv'd in the street,
We might wander about sans culottes!
For would liberty find us in meat,

Or equality lengthen our coats?
Then away with such nonsense and stuff,
Full of treason, confusion, and blood;
Every Briton has freedom enough

To be happy as long as he's good.
We are ruled by a merciful king,
We are govern'd by jury and laws,
Then let us be happy and sing,
This, this is true liberty's cause!

The other side of the picture will not require to be dwelt upon very long. Instead of going Now these effects are only truly and com- to a physician who has spent many years in pletely understood by one who has had several studying medicine and diseases, the poor man opportunities of seeing how such symptoms goes to a quack doctor, who knows little, and begin, and in what they end; and what changes cares still less about either his stomach, his liver, are found to have been wrought, by examina- or his brain-who is utterly ignorant and regardtion after death. All this the physician knows, less of the nature of digestion, and regardless or ought to know full well: He could tell the of all that relates to what is necessary to conpatient the colour and texture of his liver; stitute vigour of mind. His object is very simwhat changes of colour and leather-like hard-ple, being nothing more than to cause the patient ness spirits have made in it. He can under- to swallow as many bottles of his medicine as He has but one medistand how the stomach has become feeble and possible before he dies. irritable by the constant disturbance which cine, but it is proper for any thing, for any strong stimulants have given to its nerves and disease-good for the stomach-good for the blood vessels. He knows how the hardened brain-good for the liver-good for the legs. liver interferes with the proper return of blood Provided the patient will take his medicine, he It is profrom the stomach and hands, and what general may take as much gin as he pleases. discomfort this must create, and what obstacles bably some violent stuff, and only adds fuel to to proper nourishment. He perfectly under-fire, and lowers the patient very rapidly. At stands how the brain itself has become troubled length the miserable man, thus deceived and by the frequent excitement of its numerous trifled with, feels that death is approaching, blood vessels; and can thus explain the rest- and when he sends for a regular medical man. week; but Job Nott hopes that she will have no less nights and the confused state of the understanding, and even the trembling of the hands; he sees too the internal proofs of this excitement of blood vessels, in the blood-shot eyes.

Long attention to disease has taught the physician something more: he can tell the nfortunate patient as surely as any prophet could tell him, how he will be if he goes ou as

or applies at the Dispensary, which he might
easily have done before, he finds, to his utter
dismay, that it is too late.

Many men got drunk on Christmas day last, at Gateshead, in defiance of the notice given by the Magistrates to the people to abstain from excessive drinking, and forty of them were dead of the Cholera by the following Tuesday.

I don't recollect ever to have heard my ho noured Father sing this song; but it is inserted on the authority of a correspondent; and I must own that it is a good deal in the style of my Father's favourite poet, Mr. Free.

CORRESPONDENCE.

J. N.

"Phœbe" may expect to make her debut next

objection to lay aside her Grecian attire. Depend upon it, an English woman always appears to best advantage in an English dress.

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That nose, thou mayst pronounce, nay, safely to interrupt the performance?" Stranger! "who am I-why I'll tell you presently, who I Is fed with something better than small beer." am; just let me mount that bench, and I'll let Pronounce it! aye, to be sure you may-look, you into a thing or two. I'll shew up the showSCENE.-An Exhibition Room. then, at his Lordship's likeness on the scene inan. (Mounts the bench)-Well, gentlemen, Walk in, gentlemen and ladies, walk in; before you-observe the rubies on his nose. here I am then, and if you must know my just about to shew off! I'm sorry you've been Mind, I don't know whether they are to be name, I'm not ashamed to tell it in any company. detained so long at the door. No doubt after found in the original, but it was an apt idea I never was ashamed on't yet, and I hope I the magnificent description given in the shew of the artist, as illustrative of the graphic de- never shall; my name, then, if you must know, bill, and after the flourish of drums and trum- scription of his Lordship contained in the is JOB NOTT, (cries of hear, hear) and I came pets which greeted you on your entrance, and Black List, which states that this Lord Dela- hither to watch the proceedings of this said infaafter the puff superior of my shewman, Chubb, mere was " a pot companion to George IV." mous, diabolical, lying, Jesuitical impostor, that at the door, you are all agog for the exhibition! This is all that is meant by the carbuncles, goes about the country caricaturing our nobility, Well, gentlemen and ladies-but pray walk in, ladies and gentlemen, I repeat that I won't and gulling the plain simple people into a all is now arranged, and my magic lanthorn is vouch for their being found in the original. belief that these gentlemen are receiving enoradjusted. Please to take your seats in front We couldn't get his Lordship to sit for his like-mous pensions and "pickings" from the public of the black curtain. The play bill has in-ness; so, as I said before, we painted after the purse, when 'tis no such thing! Manager. informed you of the nature and objects of this description in the list. I have only to add upon "Mr. Nott, sir, I won't be interrupted. exhibition. I will, therefore, only briefly state the same high authority, that this said Lord De-Job Nott. "You lying retailer of scandal and that it is a Phantasmagoric performance got lamere has been rewarded for his faithful dis- wholesale dealer in Bounce, hold your tongue, up for the express purpose of illustrating that charge of the above-mentioned office by ten or I'll cram one of your own political, infidel popular publication, the Black List, to assist thousand a year of the public money! (Voice pocket handkerchiefs down your throat* !the imagination of the reader, and deepen the from the audience," BOUNCE !") No inter- Well, gentlemen, here I am, prepared to shew impressions which that exquisite and elaborate ruption, gentlemen; if you please. Whom shall cause against the vile slander propagated by production is calculated to make upon the pub-I call next. (A voice, "the Marquis of that infamous shew man and his crew; and I lic mind. But I wont detain you with a long Bute.") Aye, he's one of the long stomached trust, that my writings have sufficiently enspeech. To come at once to the exhibition. gents, we'll shew him up instantly. "Hocus gaged your confidence, to induce you to believe Chubb, put out the lights. Now, let any gen- pocus hi Katterfelto pass!" Enter shade of that I wouldn't willingly mislead you. (Hear, tleman or lady call for any nobleman they wish the Marquis of Bute. Here he is, gentlemen hear.) Now, you know very well-for of to have brought forward; and he shall appear and ladies, a pretty modest looking personage! course, you read my paper-every body reads on the front of the black curtain, and be intro- you'd hardly think butter would melt in his Job Nott. (Applause, and cries of " we do") duced to the company; and I will tell you mouth; and yet we have the authority of that Well, then, you must be well aware that I what place and pension he holds, the more to demi-official document the Black List for assert- have been engaged in reviewing this said Black excite your just horror against all such rapa- ing that he swallows down annually £65,891. List, but I have to tell you that I had just cious and devouring monsters. Orator **** Observe the admirable accuracy of the state- finished my observations on the preface, when "call up Lord Delamere." Immediately, sir! ment to a single pound! Sixty-five thou"hocus pocus conjurokus." Enter shade of sand eight hundred and ninety-one pounds of Lord Delamere-see, there he is ladies and the public money appropriated to this noble gentlemen, observe the carbuncles on his nose. Lord-(Voice-"DOUBLE BOUNCE!!") Cries It was well observed by Peter Pindar,

"If e'er thou dost espy a nose
Which bright with many a ruby glows,

of " turn him out." It's that little man with the
drab coat, lank visage, and spectacles, lay hold
of him! "Who are you sir, that durst presume

It is not perhaps generally known, that one method by which the political and infidel incendiaries of the present day disseminate their principles, is by means of pocket handkerchiefs, with the most diabolical sentiments printed upon them with corres ponding illustrations.

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my attention was attracted by the trumpeters fessions and humbly beg his Grace's pardon. how you swallow down the dirty lies of these of this infamous performance, professed to be And so the Duke was so kind as to pass it Bounce manufacturers, or support these knights got up in illustration of the thing-and I'm over. (Hear, bear) But to proceed with my of the magic lanthorn. Then, there's Lord very glad I came hither-for I know you love skimmings "The Earl of Winchelsea, late Colville, an admiral in the navy. D'ye grudge the truth, and the truth you shall have, (hear, Comptroller of the Windsor Establishment, an admiral his half-pay? (“No! no!" The hear) to the confusion of that slanderous knave £6,000." Now, I've only one litt'e fault to wooden walls of Old England for ever!") Well, there, and 'twont be my fault if it doesn't end find with this statement-(what's that?) and all that the gallant lord receives is a sailor's in your tarring and feathering the upstart im- that is, that 'tis all a lie! I beg your pardon, half-pay; and yet he's put down in this infapostor. ("We will.") Well, now, be quiet gentlemen, you know I promised not to use mous List at £4,600 a year. I believe his my honest friends, and I'll just tell you a little ungenteel terins to offend delicate ears, such as lordship would be glad to catch the odd hunabout it--I'll give you a sample, as they say, yours, accustomed only to the refinement of dreds and let Chubb have the thousands if he that you may judge of the quality of the whole. the true Cobbett style; but really, gentlemen could catch 'em. (Hear, hear!" Shame upon To begin with the two characters who have and ladies, really 'tis all Bounce, double Bounce, the liars,"" Douse the showman.") One word been already exhibited. As to Lord Dela- I assure you-for" neither Lord Winchelsea more, gentlemen, Lord Eldon-(Great uproar, mere's being a pot companion to George nor his father ever were in any such office as and cries of " aye, he's the tax eater, what IV." and the coarse remarks which the wretched Comptroller of the Windsor Establishment;" d'ye say to him?") listen, gentlemen, I say buffoon made upon that topic, and his quotation and, moreover, the Windsor Establishment has Lord Eldon. (Renewed uproar, and cries of from that doggerel fellow, Peter Pindar, why ceased, twelve years ago! (Shame, shame.) he's " a cormorant," "bloodsucker," &c.) 'tis beneath contempt; but what will you say, I've already told you in my paper, that Lord Stop, gentlemen, don't be unreasonable, did you when I tell you, that instead of ten thousand a Aylesford who is put down at £7.750 in the ever know Job Nott deceive you? (No, no.) year, his Lordship doesn't receive a single far- List and who was insulted at Coventry on No, nor will he ever deceive you wilfully. thing? (Hear, hear.) Hadn't I got a right that account, receives no salary nor pension("We believe it!") Well, then, listen. Lord to cy" Bounce" to this? (Hear, hear!)- whatever! I now add that the Earl of Falmouth. Eldon has got a good deal of money in his life And then, again, the Marquis of Bute, this put down at £3,570 per annum, has no office. time, no doubt, (hear, hear) yes, and he worked lying shew-manager, had the audacity to ex- Also, that what is noted of Lord Exmouth and hard for it, night and day, (hear, bear) and didn't hibit him in caricature, and to tell you that he his alleged £10,450 per annum, is wholly make more I'll be bound than the present Chanswallows down £65,821, of the public money. | false! that neither the late nor present Lord cellor, and nobody thinks he gets too much.— He might well call your attention to the pre- Rivers ever held any office, tho' called in the (Hear" but his pension.") Aye, that's the very ciseness of the sum ;-yes, exactly that sum to List Lord of the Bedchamber, with £750 a thing I was coming to. The Black List pats a single pound. Oh, admirable precision! year; and that the Duke of Dorset charged in down Lord Eldon with a pension, of what d'ye considering that 'tis impossible, as the preface the List with" not known, but supposed forty think? be moderate now, for 'twould hurt says, to be completely accurate-why 'tis pretty thousand a year," (charitable supposition) had Chubb's feelings if you were to stretch the well, to come within twenty shillings; it shews when formerly in office only about 3 or £4,000 thing! cant you guess? Well, then, I'll read the writer must have access to some very au- a year, and has not now, nor had when the it to you "Lord Eldon, retired pension himthentic sources of information; perhaps, he Black List was printed, any office whatever.- self and family £56,400 per annum. (Hear, bribed his Lordship's Secretary, but if he did (Mech tumult, and cries of" Shame," and hear.) Now, Lord Eldon's pension is £4,000, I can tell him that his informant payed him off" doust the liars.")-Stop, gentlemen, I've not which leaves just £52,000 to be divided bein his own coin, and knowing that he was a done yet. I have pointed out to you several tween his country cousins! Tut, Tut! Fine collector of lies, gratified him with a double noble Lords who are charged with having specimens of moderate calculation. (Tumult, Bounce-for will you believe it? You must enormous emoluments, but really do not receive and cries of" Shame, "Turn out the shewbelieve it whether you will or no-for tis true, a penny. Now, I'll give you a few samples of man,' Tar and feather him," &c. &c.) Hold, that neither the Marquis, nor any one of his the accuracy with which this Black List reports gentlemen, don't be in a hurry, I haven't done family are in possession of any place under, or the amount received by those who really have yet I want to ask you whether you think any pension from the State." (Great tumult, and emoluments; and please to recollect what is it fair to put noblemen down in this Black cries of Shame! Shame!") Aye, you may said in the preface, that although "it is impos- List, and hold them up to the hatred of the well cry shame," and you'll cry double shame sible to be completely accurate in all the cal- people as if they were receiving " pickings," before we've done. (Cries of "go on"). Well, culations," yet" the amount is rather under when the writer himself, after the most "elaif you wish it I'll just give you a few more than over the mark."—Admirable moderation! borate and expensive enquiry," couldn't find skimmings from this kettle of black broth as I Now, let us see the application of the principle. that they received any thing, ("no, no, shame, called it in my introduction. (Laughter, and The Earl of Lauderdale has emoluments which shame,") and yet if you'll look through this cries of" Read.") Duke of Beaufort, 18,600. may amount to about 2 or £3,000 a year precious document, you'll find no less than I shall not comment at length upon this modest Now, one would have thought that this fair thirty Peers with" not known" set against little item, because it speaks for itself. The and moderate calculator, anxious as he is not them. Well, if after the most elaborate and Duke of Beaufort receive £48,600 a year out to overstate the case, might after his " elabo-expensive enquiry he could not find what office of the public purse? Tut! Tut! This, if rate and expensive enquiries" into the noble or pension these noblemen held, wasn't it fair any thing, comes under the definition of a Earl's receipts-might, I say, have been satis- and reasonable to conclude that they had none? certain high character, as being "too extra-fied with stating the true amount; but what (Hear, hear.) Would not British justice have vagant and absurd to be credited by any one does he put down? Can you believe it? "The at least given the accused the benefit of the capable of forming a rational opinion.' But, Earl of Lauderdale, a retired ambassador, doubt? (Hear, hear.) But instead of thisunhappily, there were so many people down £36,600." (Hear, hear.) Then, again, Lord the execrable Black List claps up these men in this part of the country not capable of form- Arden does hold emoluments; but this mode- against whom no bill has been found, in the ing a rational opinion, that the thing, absurd rate and conscientious calculator couldn't help same condemned cell with the most guilty. Is as it is, really began to be believed; and his tacking on full forty thousand a year more than this British justice? And what's the object of Grace was obliged to call some of Chubb's his Lordship actually receives!" Isn't this a placing these names in the List, when even the country cousins to account for the libel; and Bounce? (Cries of Yes, yes," "Shame," writer of this infamous publication couldn't they thought themselves too happy in being" We're deceived.") Yes, gentlemen, yon dare to put any charge against their names? permitted to go down on their marrow bones, have been deceived, grossly deceived; and why, 'tis clear that his object was to lead you as a body may say, and snivel out their con- after such samples I hope you'll be careful 'gentlemen and ladies, into the mistake of think

ing that these noblemen have a share in the pick- of the company insisted that they had perceived [Here are a great many civil questions, which ings, though the writer's elaborate enquiries must a smell of brimstone; and one of them declared call for kind and civil answers, especially when have convinced him to the contrary. (Great that he saw the showman make his escape in the put by a lady. Well then friend Phoebe, I clamour and cries of "Liar," &c.) Well, form of a snake, through a hole in the floor.-inust tell you Job doesn't think you at all preGentlemen, as your just indignation is so near Another protested that he saw something sumptuous, but very modest and unassuming. boiling over, I won't detain you long, but just very like a cloven foot when the manager Secondly, he wont ask you who you are, but give me leave to strengthen my statements by first presented himself to the audience leave you snug in your closet and Sunday school. reading a passage from the Quarterly Review, However the assembly wreak their vengeance upon the subject of this detestable production. on the magic lantern and scenes, and break up with three times three cheers for Job Nott, and three times three groans and “a black one," for the author and publishers of the Black List!) To Mr. Job Nott,

The writer says:—

"This paper (the Black List) is as ludicrous for its astonishing absurdity, as it is odious for its false hood and malignity. To the name of every peer is annexed some office or other designation, implying that he is in receipt of public money, with a sum purporting to be the annual amount of such public salary, stipend, pension, or‘pickings.'

the French Revolution. To extract any items of

Thirdly, he wishes to have some further specimens of your hand-writing the physiognomy of which he likes extremely. Fourthly, he begs to observe that he is the friend of all who either do labour or are willing to labour. Fifthly, Job would very much like to stand by incog. whilst Phoebe milks the salt My good friend, will you deem me pre-water out of the eyes of the little urchins, who sumptuous in addressing you? Do you enquire hang upon her persuasive lips. Sixthly, if "There is we believe not one item in the whole ac- who I am? Nay, let me share your privilege, Phoebe knows how to talk to labouring people count correct, and nine-tenths of them are the most and that of the friends who already assist you. so as to be understood, she is in possession of extravagant mixtures of ignorance, falsehood, and malevolence, that ever were compounded; worse I will tell you just so much of myself as that a most valuable talent, and Job Nott hopes that indeed than any thing which we remember to have you shall be able to consider whether you she won't fail to occupy with it let her do seen from the jacobin press, during the wild fury of would like me occasionally to write a paper in what she can, and she won't find Job or his this flagitions account for peculiar observation, your little publication; to which let me first readers very difficult to please. And now that might seem to give countenance to others not speci- desire all success, and express my hope that it Phoebe has said "one to begin," and Job has ally contradicted, and as there really is not one will be a means of good. said "two to make ready," the next thing is more infamous than the rest, we had determined I am one who know much of the poor, who for Phoebe to "fling off," with "three and see week after week a great many of them; away." J. N.] He goes on to say that he couldn't refrain from some in sickness and some in health, some treating his readers with just a spice of the thing," labouring men," (and of those, you, Mr. Nott or as I should say, a few skimmings of the particularly call yourself the friend) and some porridge pot, just by way of a taste. (Voice alas! who would be “labouring men" if they from the crowd,-" But, Mr. Nott what end could, but cannot get work to do. I am accuscould be answered by printing these statements if they ar'nt true?) I'm glad you've put me in mind of that question;-tis easily answered. The author of this List has the bitterest possible enmity against all Lords; as I've told you in my review, and wishes to destroy them-he'd swallow 'em all down at a gulp if he could, But he can't effect their destruction without first blackening their character.

not to distinguish any, but

tomed to hear the complaints of the poor, and as
far as I am enabled, to relieve them, and I love to
teach the children in a charity school. Oh, I
love to see them come fifteen or twenty in a
class, some poorly clad, some with borrowed
clothes, (this is a fact) and sit and listen till I
have marked the tear in many an eye, while I
have told them of their souls, and of their sins,
and of their Saviour.

THE UPLIFTED SCOURGE. When the pestilential Cholera, which had been hovering near our shores first made its fel descent, and carried off a few victims, the alarm immediately spread throughout the kingdom; and preparations were every where begun, with the hope of arresting the progress of the subtle and destructive enemy, with such activity. as would have been displayed if we had been threatened with a French invasion. Well might the event create alarm, for never did the march of an invading army cause such devastation as that of the fatal Cholera, walking in mysterious, You gentlemen literati must be well ac- Now, Mr. Job Nott, do not mistake me: I darkness, and shooting with unerring aim its quainted with natural history.-You recollect only mention these things to shew that I am silent arrows, which seldom strike that they, the description which Buffon gives of the King accustomed to speak to the poor; and therefore do not kill. This terrible scourge, since its of the serpents. (Hear, hear.) Ab, I see you think I can write so that they will understand first appearance in Asia about twelve years, take me I love to address an intelligent au- me. You wish to instruct them, and you have ago, has destroyed in that thickly peopled condience; but as I was reminding you,-Buffon, I doubt not, many well able to assist you in tinent not less than four millions of the inafter depicting the horrid monster, proceeds to this work; and I shall rejoice to see them like habitants, a number equal to half the population describe his method of seizing his prey; that rich men casting their gifts into the treasury; of Ireland. From the scorching climate of he will dart from his lurking place, and fasten while I will come and cast in my offering, those eastern countries the disease passed on even upon the largest, and noblest, and most though it should resemble but the two mites to the frozen regions of the north, and in Russia powerful animal, a buffalo for instance; twist cast in by the poor widow; and it may be it slew about eighty thousand; in Hungary one round him, pull him down, and crack his bones said as it was of another, of whom we read in, hundred thousand persons of all ages. In one with his coils; but when he has so far got the the same sacred book, "She hath done what of the Russian towns eight persons in every fine animal within his power, the horrid monster she could.". hundred, or a twelfth part of the inhabitants, cannot swallow his prey till he has first licked | But to what purpose, you will ask, is this perished in the course of two months. In a the body all over with his poisonus slimy tongue, my first address? Good friend, be patient, it small district in Hungary the disease was so that it may the more easily be drawn down his becomes your name. Do you not know the malignant that of six hundred persons attacked horrid throat. (Hear, hear.) Now gentlemen, words when a child is placed in a swing? (we by it only one individual recovered. The newsyou have presented to you in this sketch from were children once, and we have not forgotten papers lately informed us that in the Turkish natural history an illustration, I had almost said it) "one to make ready, two to prepare, three town of Bagdad fifty thousand persons died of more than an illustration of the case before us and away." So a little preparation must be the plague; and in Egypt of the plague, or Satan, the old crooked snake, the real King of allowed, and I must be introduced to yourself cholera, a million!-So heavily has the judgment the serpents wants to destroy these noble lords; and your readers; and then, if you approve, fallen upon the dominions of the Turk and the but he can't effect it, he can't draw them into I will address you again. Meanwhile let me deluded followers of Mahomet. At last it has his infernal gullet, till he has first licked and wish you prosperity in your work. That you visited protestant England; and although it has lubricated them over with the filthy saliva of may be successful in promoting the blessed been far less destructive than in the countries his lying tongue!! (Tremendous applause, spirit of contentment, and of true religion, already enumerated, yet ever in the milder for several minutes, at the close of which it among rich and poor, is the sincere prayer of form in which it has appeared among us, it is a is observed that the manager is gone !-Some Your friend, PHOBE. serious calamity; for in Sunderland and New.

sastle, of the persons attacked about one in three have perished; and in the small towns and villages in Scotland nearly one half of the cases have been fatal. The disease is so awfully sudden that a celebrated physician has described it as "one which begins where other

diseases end-with death.”

grasp, and shakes him with strong convulsive the latter end, men's hearts were hardened, and
agonies, there is hardly time to cry for inercy. death was so always before their eyes that they did
not so much concern themselves for the loss of their
Whilst we ourselves are spared from the
friends, expecting that themselves should be sum-
infliction, our sympathies and benevolent con- moned the next hour."
ceru are due to our suffering fellow countrymen ;
and as London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow,
three of the principal cities of the empire are

At that time, notwithstanding the great pro

fligacy, licentiousness, and profaneness of the court of King Charles II. which had many much true devotion among the better and more

I am told that in the towns in the north of now infected places, none can tell how far or imitators in all ranks of society, there was England and south of Scotland, which have been how quickly it may spread. The consequent visited by this divine scourge, its presence has interruption to commerce, and the dismissal of been very beneficial in producing attention to workmen, are already very distressing. It well becomes us therefore to bow the knee religious ordinances, seriousness, and sobriety

of mind and habits of temperance. This is in supplication, that this plague may be stayed. just as it ought to be. The extremes of violent We have been diligent in cleansing and purify apprehension, and of impious levity and indiffer-ing our houses and our garments, let us also ence, are both to be shuuned, and the last more cleanse and purify our hearts.

than the first. If we were to hear of the landing In the reign of King Charles II. one hundred of an army of Frenchmen, careless security and sixty-six years ago, when the court and would be highly dangerous and improper; and the nation were irreligious and immoral in a such a temper is not less so in the present in-high degree, the city of London was visited by stance, when the danger is far more irresistible, the plague, which made it like a wilderness. A death-like silence succeeded the busy hum and comes directly from the hand of God.

serious part of the inhabitants, which De Foe informs us the government encouraged. The lemn fast, a day of prayer and humiliation, present government has now appointed a sowhich every devont man and honest patriot

among us will delight to observe at this eventful crisis, that the nation may make with peculiar earnestness those penitential confessions which are at all times seasonable; and may

deprecate those evils from which the church continually prays to be defended.

confession of sin, and implore the mercy of Gort to

ought to do.

"The government appointed public prayers, and DAYS of fasting and humiliation, to make public A great deal is confidently affirmed as to the of its vast population; and its market-places superior skill of our physicians, and the cleanly and thoroughfares almost untrodden by the foot avert the dreadful judgment which hung over their and comfortable manner in which a large pro- of passengers were green, like the pathway to heads; and it is not to be expressed with what portion of the people of England are accus- some ruined tower, or the streets of a deserted alacrity the people of all persuasions embraced the tomed to live, preventing the ravages of a dis- village. In the height of that dreadful visita- occasion; how they flocked to the churches and meetings, and they were all so thronged that there order of which the most that is known is, that tion, the plague carried off 7165 persons in a was often no coming near, no not to the very doors it chiefly delights to prey upon the carrion of single week, according to the bills of mortality, of the largest churches; also there were daily filth and intemperance. These considerations which probably did not include all the cases. prayers appointed morning and evening at several Daniel De Foe, the celebrated author of se-churches, and days of private praying at other truly are occasions for devout gratitude to God who has bestowed these advantages upon us, veral popular histories, gives a most lively and places; at which the people attended, I say, with an uncommon devotion: several private families not of unbelieving disregard to his solemu striking account of the state of London during also, as well of one opinion as another, kept family warning voice. But which of our physicians, that awful period, founded on facts which he had fasts, to which they admitted their near relations after all, has been able to explain satisfactorily heard, or had collected as they were chronicled only; so that in a word, those people who were the mysterious way in which the disease begins by others. Although his description applies really serions and rel gions, applied themselves in and is propagated? whether it comes in currents to other times, and happily to far other cir-a truly christian manner to the proper work of of air or spreads by infection; and what in- cumstances than ours, there are such points of repentance and humiliation, as a christian people "Again, the public shewed that they would bear fallible medicine or method of cure has been similarity and contrast in the two periods of discovered? It is peculiarly a disease which our history, as to render a recurrence to his their share in these things. The very court, which baffles and sets at nought human invention interesting narrative extremely suitable at the was then gay and luxurious, put on a face of just concern for the public danger. All the plays and and skill. It has lately established itself in present moment. interludes, which after the manner of the French The changed aspect of the busy seat of go-courts had been set up and began to increase among the small town of Musselburgh, just six miles the most famous medical vernment and the centre of British commerce, ns, were forbid to act: the gaming tables, public from Edinburgh school in the world, and from thence we have on the first approach of the pestilence is thus dancing rooms, and music houses, which multiplied and began to debauch the manners of the people, had reports of fifty-five new cases and twenty- described :were shut up and suppressed; and the jack puddings, merry andrews, puppet shews, rope dancers, eight deaths in a single day, and of four hundred persons attacked by the disease nearly one half and such like doings, which had bewitched the poor have died. What suffering and grief must be common people, shut up their shops, finding indeed occasioned by such a visitation in a small comno trade, for the minds of the people were agitated with other things; and a kind of sadness and horror munity! Sickness and death entering so many these things sat upon the countenances even of the common people; death was before their eyes, families, and every chime of the clock sound"Man and every body began to think of their graves, not ing the knell of some departing spirit. of mirth and diversions." hastening to his long home, and the mourners going about the streets."

at

The face of London was now indeed strangely altered, I mean, whole ter, Southwark, and all liberties, suburbs, Westminster, together; for as to the particular part called the city, that was not yet much infected, but on the whole the face of things, I say, was my fa al, and sorrow and sadness sat upon every face; though some parts were not yet overwhelmed, yet all looked deeply concerned, and as we saw it appa rently coming on, so every one looked on himself When the sentence of death, as it were, has and his family as in the utmost danger. Were it gone out against a whole city, and every man possible to represent those times exactly to those that did not see them, and give the reader true ideas of the horror that every where presented it is in hourly expectation of his last summons, self, if must make just impressions upon their minds people begin to see matters in quite a new light. and fill them with surprise. London might well be "Oh that men were wise, that they understood said to be all in tears; the mourners did not go about this, that they would consider their latter end." I propose to resume my extracts from this Strange to say, even this solemn subject, the streets indeed, for nobody put on black or made which ought to have united all men in the bonds a formal dress of mourning for their nearest friends, but the voice of mourning was truly heard in the interesting author in a future number. of common sympathy, has been made the oc- streets; the shrieks of women and children at the casion of party disputes; and it is not un- windows and doors of their houses, where their common to hear people ridicule every serious dearest relations were perhaps dying or just dead, mention of the cholera, and scoff at it as a were so frequent to be heard as we passed the bugbear. These persons would be ill prepared streefs that it was enough to pierce the stoutest to grapple with the terrible enemy.

Our early apprehensions in this part of the kingdom seem to have wonderfully abated as the pestilence travelled northward, and the bills of mortality proved less alarming than had been expected.

heart in the world to hear them. Tears and laWhen mentations were seen in almost every house, espe. once he seizes his victim with cold and deadly cially in the first part of the visitation; for towards

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