[ BY H. 0. BROOKS] May be had complete in One Part, Prioe Two Shilling. Sent, per Poet, by adding Six Postage gt* R » j> » . No. 46. I P •? Each Part ARTS 1, 2, AND 3, NOW READ Y. may be lent, per lJu8t, by attaching Six Stamps; or sent, direct from the Office, for Bigblteu Stamps' I PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Price Id — ucrBostlfS ) F° r mmle |, ar"' Bingl" Col, ies bu » em <" « » OfBc, fur * Postage SUm" or 2o" tamps per Quarter. B03IESTIC DIFFICULT! ES, No. 1. NEVER GIVE YOUR MAID- SERVANT A NEW CAR. MISTRESS.— Iior' Jane, wherever did you get that fright of a Cap from. MAID.— Please Ma'am, Master gave it me, I told him you wouldn't let me wear it. HUSBAND.— I gave it you— I— I— MAID.— Yes Sir, for taking THAT letter. THE DARK DUCHESS! OR, LOVE ON THE HIGHWAY. Being the last adventure of the celebrated Captain George and his dauntless companion Maria Waters: detailing the amour oj the latter with a saintly Minister of the Gospel; and introducing nume- rous examples of the flash language, known as Modern Greek. BY THE ELFIN QUEEN. CHAP. L ON a gloomy evening, in the autumn of .1750, the tap- room of the famed Black Swan, in St. Giles's, was occupied by itsnsual mixed company of vagrants; from the well- dressed highway- man down to the almost naked beggar. The conversation, or rather the confused uproar of voices, mingling in shouts, songs, oaths, yells, and other indescribable noises, was at its height about eleven o'clock— when an individual, muffled in; a large cloak, entered the upper end of the room. Immediately com- parative silence prevailed, and then loud shouts of " Captain George!" resounded on all sides. Bowing slightly around, the stranger beckoned to two men seated near the fire, who in- stantly followed him into a small parlour behind the bar, deno- minated the " snug." Here the captain called for three stiff bingo, and proceeded to develop a novel project he had made for the acquirement of a large sum of money and other valuables, by a country excur- sion on the following day. The proposal being apparently extremely feasible, the preliminaries were soon arranged be 9 THE TOWN. tween the parties concerned, who separated and left the tavern long before the rest of the company. Captain George Crawford was one of the most noted high- waymen of the age in which he lived, having accomplished daring escapes from prison no fewer than eleven times in the space of three years. In person he was about the middle height, and was much celebrated for the facility with which he assumed various disguises. In early life he had pursued a military career, and the courage he displayed, both on the field and the road, gave him much ascendancy over his com- rades. The next day at noon, two travellers alighted from the mail- coach, at the inn of a small town situated about seventeen miles from London. One was very primly attired as a travel- ling preacher of the dissenting sect, and the other, a female, was respectably dressed as a simple country girl, and was men- tioned at the inn as the daughter of the clerical gentleman. After some slight refreshment, the male traveller procured a vehicle to convey him to a village about two miles distant, leaving the female to await his return at the inn. During his absence we will introduce the reader to the fair unknown. Maria Waters was a descendant of the once famous Lucy Waters, and from early childhood had been attached about ten years to a travelling circus, in which she had acquired so great proficiency as an equestrian, that she was allowed to be tho boldest female rider of the day. But when she was between seventeen and eighteen years of age, she met Captain George, and, quitting her own profession, adopted his; and for many months shared the dangerous adventures of that renowned personage, by accompanying him in male attire. From the profusion of her raven hair, her graceful carriage, and general bearing, she was familiarly known as the " Dark Duchess." Having arrived at the village parsonage, the traveller imme- diately obtained an interview with the minister of the chapel. After explaning that his religious occupations had brought him into that part of the country, the visitor concluded by express- ing a wish that he might be permitted to take part in the pious services of a special meeting to be held that evening, and at which some of the richest of the neighbouring gentry and farmers were expected to attend. The request was poUtely granted by the minister, who pressed the traveller to remain the whole afternoon with him, but the visitor, informing his entertainer that he had left his daughter at the inn, departed, promising to return early in the evening. About an hour previous to the meeting being held, the guest and his daughter were comfortably seated in the parlour ad- joining the vestry, and their host was liberally passing the wine, when the Captain ( for it was he) made some allusions to a disputed matter in church history. The minister rose to procure a work on the subject from the bookcase. The mo- ment liis face was averted, the female emptied a small white powder into his glass, and threw the paper into the fire. Soon after, the parson, finishing his beverage, proceeded to show his visitors over the grounds of tbe parsonage. On their return to the house, the influence of the air acting on the drug, caused hirn to feel lethargic and confused ; while at the same time the qnantity of wine he had imbibed animated him to a degree more than consistent with clerical propriety. Professing much concern at the minister's " sudden indisposition," the captain proposed that the parson should surrender the whole of the evening services to him, and that, meanwhile, his daughter should stay and attend upon him. To this the parson agreed, intimating his intention of improving the occasion by address- ing a few words in season to his fair companion touching the eternal welfare of her soul. At the appointed time the blessed elect began to drop in, and the Uttle chapel was soon filled by a congregation of which fully two- thirds were women. Previous to ascending the pulpit, the captain stationed his two male confederates ( who had followed him from town) at the door of the chapel, to pre- vent all egress from the place. Then, commencing his oration, he began by deploring the illness of the respected minister, con- tinued by a short disquisition on death, and when his hearers momentarily expected him introducing the object of the meet- ing, he introduced two extremely unexpected objects to their attention. Suddenly jumping from the low pulpit on to the communion- table beneath, he pulled two pistols from under his robe, and swore most horribly he would drive a bullet through the head of the first person who attempted to leave the place without contributing the contents of their purses into a box standing upon the table. In spite of this threat, an immediate rush was made to the door; but the captain, unwilling to alarm the neighbourhood, withheld his fire, knowing that the two worthies at the door would not fail to make tbe flying flock perform a retrograde movement. The result equalled his anticipations. The whole crowd were suddenly brought into a state of inertia, by the omnious sight of four horse pistols, extended in a row, within a yard of their heads. Precipitately turning, the'goodly assembly' all defiled through one of the aisles, and, passing the communion table, all deposited the contents of their purses into the box.— The two guards, then, leaving the door, arranged them- selves on either side of the captain ; and all three, slowly advancing, with six levelled weapons, accelerated ' the retreat of the saints.' The latter, however, needed little persuasion to quit the building, but departed in great haste, leaving behind them, two females, who had fainted away at the bottom of their pews. The personal property of these luckless individuals was immediately secured, by the two men before mentioned ; after which their bodies were uncere- moniously deposited outside, upon the stones of the chapel stei- s. ' to leceivethe revivifying effect of the external atmosphere.' Meanwhile, the Captain, withdrew into the vestry, with the treasure- box, where he encountered his female companion. The latter, addressing him, elegantly remarked,—" You mounted the hmnbox in grand style, and pattered away as glibely, as it'you had ^ een the black slug himself!"— lhe Captain, smihng at this com- pliment, enquired of the lady ;—•• Where have you pounded the devil- dodger ?" — The lady, pointed to an adjoining closet, but, intimating that the prisoner was sale at present, urged the neces- sity of an immediate completion of the plunder, and proper division of the spoil. To this proposition, the Captain agreed ; and, as the two other men entered, he exclaimed: •• Here! paw the shiners in a snuffkin, and let's be on the move!" The shares were soon distributed, and the whole party, ( anxious to obtain the silver- vessels of the communion- service), proceeded to the small closet iu which the minister was confined. We must here relate what transpired in the vestry, during thg animated address of Captain George, in the chapel. As soon as the traveller's daughter and parson were leit alone in the vestry, the latter spoke for a few moments upon the religious ceremony 0f marriage; and descanted awhile upon the true intent and oujact 0f that holy institution. He then asked his fair disciple, if si. e had " entered that state," or ever " contributed to the regeneration of the world." Upon her answering in the negative, he led lur into the inner closet; and, seating himself on a sofa beside her, he con- tinued the conversation, until both the lady and himself ' grew warm' upon the subject.— The parson then performed a variety of amatory gestures, explicative of nis discourse; and produced a thick black staff, which he said was always used after the ceremony of marriage, and indeed frequently before it. This exhibition did not seem in the least to surprise the lady; on the contrary, appearin" to be fatigued by the length of his argument, sbe reclined upon the sofa; and at the same moment, the candle expired in the socket. The parson however, unwilling to quit the subject, prosecuted his " discourse in the dark," with such . home thrusts as carried con- viction and everything else to his fair listener. A COLUMN FOR EVERYBODY. THE An agent for an assurance office, in Nottingham, was lately boasting that he had taken six lives since Christmas last. ONE BENEFIT OP ADVERTISING.— A merchant, in a northern city, lately put an advertisement in a paper, headed " Boy Wanted.' Next morning he found a band- box on his door step, with this inscription—" How will this one answer 1" On opening it, he found a nice, fat, chubby looking specimen of the article he wanted, warmly done up in flannel. HIQH LIVE.— A wife and seven young ones, comfortably lodged in a garret. At a market town, in Rutlandshire, the following placard is affixed to the shutters of a watchmaker, who has decamped, leav- ing his. creditors minus : " Wound up, and the mainspring broke." " Why, Bridget, you've baked this bread to a crisp." " An'sure, my lady, I only baked it three hours, according to the resaite.'' " Three hours! Why the recipe said but one." " Yes, mam! one hour for a large loaf, and I had three small ones, and so I baked um three hours jist." Young gentlemen of England That only mind your case, Oh, little do you think how hard Young ladies try to please. Give ear unto the milliners And they will plainly show, How the waist must be laced By the fashion books to go. She who'd attract attention Must laugh at common sense, For when one goes to choose a dress They mus'nt mind expense. Nor think how Pa. will scold one When'er he came to know, How he's let into debt By the fashion books to go. In days of better weather Which winter cloth enforce, One cannot think of such a thing As good thick boots of course. With instep undefended, In rain, and hail, and snow, All so bold, one gets a cold, By the fashion books to go. A DEFINITION.— What is a national schoolmaster?— A badly oiled parish grindstone, on which the poor sharpen their little blades every day. SOMETHING LIKE TALENT.— The following appeared last week among the odd announcements of the kind which are perpetually occurring:—' Douceur from 10/. to20(.— A gentleman, aged thirty years, of education, experience, respectability, and intelligence, is desirous of an appointment as secretary, coachman, accountant, footman, book- keeper, messenger, clerk, railway guard, corres- pondent, or light porter; all, or any of the duties of such offices the advertiser would, by interview, prove himself competent and willing to undertake.' The late Lord Eldon bad occasion to discharge a coachman whom he suspected of purloining his corn. In a few days after, he received a letter from a merchant inquiring into the man's cha- racter, and his lordship's reply was, that he was sober, and a good coachman, but he entertained suspicions that he had cheated him. The man came next morning to return thanks to his lordship for procuring him so excellent a place. " My master," said he, " was contented to find I was sober, and a good coachman, but as to cheating your lordship, he thought the devil himself could not do it." In Scotland, as a teacher of the ' young idea' was employed the other day in his ' delightful task' of teaching a sharp urchin to cypher on a slate, the precocious pupil put the following question to his instructor— 1 Whare dis a' tbe figures gang tae fin they're rubbit oot?' A QUEER MISTAKE.— Some time ago a person was brought be- fore the sitting magistrate, accused of sheep stealing. The fellow pleaded not guilty, and said he bad considered them strayed ones. ' Why did you not advertise them; and did you not see the owner's initials marked on them, ' G. F. M.?'' said the magistrate. ' Indeed, sir,' replied the accused, ' I thought ' G. F. M.' meant Good Fat Mutton.' LADIES OF ENGLAND ANSWER THIS.— If the man is a wretch that lifts his hand against a woman, what must that woman be who raises the hearth- brush against a man— and that man her hus- band? A magazine writer, speaking of an acquaintance of his who has an expansive pair of lungs, which he is not chary at using upon occasions, says: ' I do not remember that I ever saw bim laugh; but if I were promised such an exhibition, I should prefer to wit- ness it through a telescope, with my ears stopped.' A certain young clergyman, modest almost to bashfulness, was once asked by a country apothecary of a contrary character, in a public and crowded assembly, and in a tone of voice to catch the attention of the whole company,' How it happened that the patri- archs lived to such an extreme old age ?' To which impertinent question he immediately replied,' Perhaps they took no physic.' The devil's heartiest laugh is at a detracting witticism. Hence the phrase ' devilish good' has sometimes a literal meaning. An Irishman, at the house of a friend, the author of ' The Spy and the Pioneers,' discovered a part of the wood- work of a chim- ney- piece on fire, that endangered the whole house. He went up to his master, and announced the alarming intelligence, MYSTERIES OF LOVE: OR, THE Adventures of Manon Lescaut. My remonstrances were vain, she told me that all she had done was for love of me, that she had already five hundred crowns, from the old roue, and sbe was to have in the evening, jewels, and half of the yearly pension from him, which, having obtained, it was arranged we should decamp with. Finding that nothing of a criminal nature had taken place between Manon and tbe old gentleman, I agreed to be introduced by Lcscaut as a younger brother. The scheme answered admirably. M. de G . . . M . . . gave to Manon jewels worth at least 1,000 crowns, aud 2,400 francs, which having secured— almost immediately after, myself and Lescaut letired, followed by Manon, who making some ex- cuse for her absence, time to join us at tbe gate. The coach, that was waiting for us a few doors off, drove up towards us, and we were out of the street in an instant. Although 1 must confess that this proceeding appeared to me little short of actual robbery, it was not the most dishonest one with which I thought I bad to reproach myself. I had more scruples about the money which I had won at play. M. G. .. M ... was not long in finding out that he had been duped. Not only did he discover ourabode and our oircumstances, but also who I was— the life that I had led in Paris— Manon's former connexion with B . . .,— the manner in which she had de- ceived him : in a word, all the scandalous facts of our history He therefore resolved to have us apprehended, and treated less as criminals than as vagabonds. An officer oame abruptly one morning into our bed room, with half a dozen archers of the guard. They first took possession of our money, or I should rather say, of G. M's. They made us quickly get up, aud conducted us to the door, where we found two coaches, into one of which they forced poor Manon, without any explanation, and I was taken to the other to St. Lazare. One must have experienced this kind of reverse, to understand the despair that is caused by it. Tbe police were savage enough to deny me the consolation of embracing Manon, or of bidding her farewell. I remained for a long time ignorant of her fate. It was, perhaps, fortunate for me that I was kept in a state of igno- rance, for had I known what she suffered, I should have lost my senses, probably my life. My guards not having told me where it was that they been or- dered to conduct me, it was only on my arrival at St. Lazare tha t I learned my destination. I had the utmost terror of this place. My misery was increased by the guards on my entrance, examining once more my pockets, to ascertain whether I had about me any arms or weapons of defence. The governor appeared. He had been informed of my appre- hension. He saluted me with great mildness, and promised I rushed with him; a large kettle of boiling water was on the , you put out the fire?' ' I can't, surr.' ' Why, Down he fire, you, ' Sure it's hot water, surr.' scroundel from tbe third Well, why don't fool! pour tbe water upon it.' COMBATIVENESS— Calling story of a house. In the Jamaica House of Assembly a motion being made for leave to bring in a bill to prevent frauds by wharfingers, one of the members rose and said, ' Mr. Speaker, I second the motion; the wharfingers are, to a man, a set of rogues; I was one myself for ten years.' To PERSONS IN WANT OF EMPLOYMENT.— Since the impetus which the invitation of provincial Athenaeums and Parthenons to authors to preside at their meetings have given to the trade of popular writers, all literary institutions offer great opportunities for literary gentlemen to go out chairing. A SENTIMENTAL SONNET. BY OUR STUTTERING CONTRIBUTOR. My fif- fif- fairest, whom I caw- caw- call The be- be- brightest work of my de- de- dreams, She she- shedding joys, the which are all My hi- hi- highest hopes of soothing themes ; How poo- poo- pusilauimous must he Be rrr- rrr- reckon'd who would choo- choo- choose To bend to hum- hum- humbler ones the knee, Nor dare to stand within the shish- shish- shoes Of him who tli- th- thith- tliinks of thee alone, At beauteous morn or do- do- dewy eve, Fi- fl- fi- finding in thy to- to- tone The goading spur to make him gee- geergrieve, Or rank him with those jaw- jaw- joyous birds Who ( Bo- bo- bo- bo bother these hard words !) ANOTHER PROOF OF MANON'S INFIDELITY. should be well treated, if I were reasonable. I soon found he knew all my history, and I determined to dissemble, he continued to visit me two or three times in a day, and often made me take a walk in the garden. At length I felt my only hope of escape was in hypocrisy; I scrutinized the countenance, and carefully marked every observation that fell from the governor, in- order to ascer- tain what he really thought of me; and lookiug on him as the sole arbiter of my future fate, I made it my study to win, if pos- sible, his favour. I soon had the satisfaction to find that I was firmly established iu his good graces, and no longer doubt ed his disposition to befriend me. 1 one day ventured to ask him whether my liberation depended on him. He replied that it was not altogether in his hands, but that he had no doubt that on his representation M. de G.. M . ., at whose instance the lieutenant general of police had ordered m e to be confined, would consent to my being set at liberty. May I flattei myself, rejoined I, in the mildest tone, that he will consider two mouths, which I have now spent in this prison, as a sufficient atonement? He offered to speak to him, if I wished it. I im- plored him without delay to do me that favour. He told me two days afterwards that G ... M ... was so sen- sibly affected by what he had heard, that he not only was ready to consent to my liberation, but that he had even expressed a strong desire to become better acquainted with me, and that be himself purposed to pay me a visit in prison. He aecordingly came to St. Lazare. I met him with an air more grave aud certainly less silly than I had exhibited at bis house with Manon. He spoke reasonably enough of my former bad conduct. lie added, as if to excuse his own delinquencies, that it was graciously permitted to the weakness of man to in- dulge in certain pleasures, almost, indeed, prompted by nature, but that, dishonesty and such shameful practices ought to be, and al- ways would be, inexorably punished. 1 listened to all he said with an air of submission, which quite charmed him. I betrayed no syinptons of annoyance even at some jokes in which he indulged about my relationship with Manon and Lescaut. But he happened, unluckily both for me and for himself, to add, that he hoped Manon had also employed herself in the same edifying manner at the Magdalen. Notwithstanding the thrill of horror I felt at the sound of the name, I had still presence of mind enough to beg, in the gentlest manner, that he would explain himself. Oh! yes, he replied, she has been these last two months at the Magdalen, learning to be prudent, and I trust she has improved herself as much there, as you have done at St. Lazare! If an eternal imprisonmeut, or death itself, had been presented to my view, I could not have restrained the excitement into which this a filleting announcement threw me. 1 flung myself upon him in so violent a rage, that half my strength was exhausted by the effort. I had however, more thau enough left to drag him to the ground, and grasp him by the throat. I should infallibly have Strangled him, if his fall, and the half- stifled cries which he had still tne power to utter, had not attracted the governor and several to he priests to my room. They rescued him from my fury. 95 T H E TOWN. HINTS FOR TOWN BEGGARS, Never colour in chalk. Chalk writing is very unprofitable, and belongs to the old school. If you are driven to it, don't mind about the spelling, hut be sure not to forget that you are' Staring.' Qniet spots like Malcomb Street or Belgrave Square are your best markets. In good thoroughfares your fresco may be rubbed out by unfeeling men, who will' walk your chalks ' for you. Sing out well in cold weather. Choose the middle of the street, and never wear shoes. Avoid the ' frozen out' dodge. A pitchfork surmounted with a cabbage excites to laughter, aud laughter is a tarrible bane to charity. A ' luciftr box ' does wonders. It gives an air of fair business liketradesmanship, and fiabbagasts the police and Mendicity So- ciety. Never be lame and blind together in the same town. One infirmity at a time is enough for sympathy. Take care if you are deaf and dumb, not to answer any one. Suffer yourseif to be taken into custody rather than notice the impertinence and often unfeeling remarks of a magistrate. Take care of crossings if you are lame. It is unpleasant to carry your own crutches, and to have to run all of a 6udden, if you happen to have at your heels a mad bull, or an excited policeman. Don't forget that' you have not tasted food for three days,' and make a practice of picking up bones and gnawing them, if a lady should happen to be looking at you. Shiver and shake violently on all occasions. Its effect is electrical. THE DISENGAGED YOUNG MAN. How very odd a thing it is! I cannot make it out, Why every youth can find a miss At party, ball, or rout; While I to storm some fair one's heart Have studied every plan, Yet still am doom'd to stand apart, A Disengaged Young Man. I danced with Lucy t'other night, Proud as the Pope of Rome ; And offer'd, like a foolish wight, To see her safely home. " I am engaged," the saucy elf Lisp'd out, and off she ran, And left me to trudge home myself, A Disengaged Young Man. Long time I doated on the blue Of lovely Mary's eye ; And wrote some love- sick verses, too, Her fancy's pulse to try. She show'u them to a gaping throng— Forget I never can The winks and smiles that follow'd long The Disengaged Young Man. I fancied once I'd found the way To Fanny's fickle heart. She studied music— I could play, But badly play'd my part. I whisper'd love, " Good lack !" she cried, And fled like timid iawn; I stood amazed, half- petrified, A Disengaged Young Man. I'm sure I am not ungenteel ( At least, they tell me so) ; And though I dress in newest style, Am neither fop nor beau. I smile, and start, and try to look As winning as I can ; Yet still they shun in hall and nook The Disengaged Young Man. My comrades laugh, aud jeer me so, In truth, I'm quite ashamed ; My heart goes throbbing to and fro, Whenever love is named. Some tell us love was sent to cheer Life's short and dreary span ; There's an exception for, I fear, The Disengaged Young Man. A weary, tiresome life is this, Renewing every day The chace of what I'm doom'd to miss, For fate will have its way. Oh! pity me, some smirking dame, And free me from the ban ; For, oh ! I hate the very name— A Disengaged Young Man. I would commit some fatal deed; But then I should not see The tears that fell, the hearts that bleed, For having slighted me. But I will former thoughts annul, Abjure the faithless clan, And let them know no more they'll gull The Disengaged Young Man. BOTH BITERS BITTEN. Two ingenious members of the swell- mob were lately com- mitted to the Honse of correction under singular circumstances. One ot them was crushing through a crowd in Greenwich, for the purpose of carrying on his depredations, and while just on the point of picking the pocket of a gentleman in front of him, he felt a hand in the pocket of his own coat; without in the least losing his self- possession, he passed his hand quickly behind his back, and seizing fast hold of his rival's arm, twisted it till he almost broke it. ' If you will let me off this time, my good sir,' whis- pered his rival, mistaking him for a more worthy member of society. ' I'll never do it again.' ' What did you find in my pocket?' muttered the swell- mobsman, without turning his head round, and still keeping his eye fixed on his victim. ' Nothing, sir.' ' Well then, put something in it.' ' But, my good sir, I've r. ot a farthing.' ' Put something in it, I tell you, or I'll break your arm.' The brother pickpocket seeing himself caught in this fashion, and unable to bear the pain, put in the pocket of his ter- rible rival some shillings, a pair of gold spectacles, and lastly, a small packet, oflump sugar, of which he had just robbed a French- man. Thinking that he hud at length recovered his liberty, which he had purchased so dearly, the thief who had been so cle- verly caught, was, withdrawing his bruised arm, when a couple of police, in plain clothcs, who had been silent witnesses of the scene, arrested both, and carried them to the station house. On their appearing before the magistrates, the thief who had taken the law into his own hands, was committed to prison for a month not so much for his too ingenious application of the law of retali- ation, as for his reputation; and the other, for being deteoted in the very act of picking a pocket— even though that pocket was a thief's was sentenced to imprisonment for three months. TAL S OF LONDON LIFE.— No. 2. MODEST MARTHA; OK, THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON STREETS. BY H. G. BFOOKS, AUTHOR OP " MBS. I. ORIMER SPINKS." It was, indeed, the brother of the abandoned Lady Arding who now stood before her, the crime- stained, dissolute, Edward Palsgrave, whose vices had rendered his liberty forfeited to the laws of his country, and as a returned transport in momentary p< ril of seizure for escaping the meed of punishment due to his offences, he now ventured in a strain of bitter sarcasm, to con- gratulate her ladysihip upon the joy she must feel at meeting her long- lost brother. Rose Maitland looked on with astonishment, dreading every moment lest the fearful taunts which her paramour directed against his relative might provoke to some sudden outbreak of fury which might prove fatal to his liberty. Lhdy Aiding was in no humour to bear the fearful rebuke bestowed upon her by her reprobate brother, but she felt the necessity of caution ; the presence of Rose Maitland also added to the embarrassment of her position, for the now clearly under- stood the source of her annoyance at the Argyle Rooms. With horror she learned that the villain, whose atrocities under the name of the Weazel, had reached even her ear, aud for whose apprehension a large sum had been offered, was her brother, for with a callous indifference to his fate, he proceeded in a tone of considerable effrontery to boast of his acquaintance and associa- tion with various depredations committed in the neighbourhood of Piccadilly— hearing wilh astonishment the names of some of her most fashionable acquaintance, who had but recently been visited by the housebreaking gang, of which Palsgrave admitted himself to be the leader. ' I dare say you are surprised, my dear sister,' he continued in the same strain of brutal banter, ' at the abruptness of this visit, but the fact is, I am tired of this sort of life, and I want a little ass stance.' Her ladyship was about to interrupt him, but he held up his hand as if commanding her to silence. ' Do not be alarmed, my dear Louisa; the assistance I require is not of a pecuniary character— I know your embarrassments, and would not pain you by compelling you to give me a refusal.' ' What, then, is it you require ?' Palsgrave did not appear to notice the query, or the manner in which it was put, for he continued in a whining tone, ' I know the privations you have been put to lately for money, and the shameful insults you have borne in return for your dis- interested efforts to obtain money for others.' Lady Arding quailed beneath this bitter allusion to Herbert Leslie, but she uttered not a sentence, though the ashey paleness of her countenance, and the violence with which she clutched the curtain of the windows, showed the violent effort she was making to restrai her feelings. N> portion of this action was lost upon Palsgrave, for slightly changing his tone, and turning to Rose Maitland, who still con- tinued a quiet observer of the scene, he observed, ' Rose, my dear, I'm afraid my sister is unwell; the sudden joy of meeting with me after so long a separation, has proved too much for her.' Rose could scarce refrain from smiling despite her fears, at the comic expression which her paramour gave to his features as he made this last remark. Not so, however, his sister; her iip trembled with the in. ensity of suppressed passion, and a smile of contempt passed over her face. ' I am sure, Louisa, you are unwell,' said the ruffian, ' or you would not remain so quiet. Have you, your Salt's bottle with you, Rose ? or, shall I ring, my dear sister, for your maid ?' Rose believing from the manner of Lady Arding that she was really indisposed, advanced towards a toilette table, observing,— ' Here are some essences, and cosinetiques, which may be use- ful if you feel faint, madam.' As she uttered these words she took from the table a small bottle filled with aromatic vinegar, the stopper of which, like several other bottles and petite boxes, that were upon the table, was composed of gold fillagree work. Lady Arding, however, with a contemptuous wave of the hand, kept the girl from her, which Palsgrave perceiving, observed quickly.— ' I was wrong, Rose, wrong; my sister is not unwelland then taking the bottle from the girl's hand and closely scrutinizing the workmanship, continued,—' Very pretty, upon my word; what a dear love of a box! what a neat pattern— gold too— well, that's excellent— upon my soul, sister, I quite admire your taste, really, I must take one or two of these interesting little trifles if it's only to remind me of our re- union,' and he accompanied the words by sweeping the whole contents of the table into the huge pocket of his velveteen coat, and this accomplished, he exclaimect with a sigh,' but I hope, my dear sister, 1 am not robbing you.' This last indignity and daring outrage was too much for her ladyship, and with a fearful smile upon her countenance and a look beneath which even her hardened brother quailed, she said, ' Silence, Edward Palsgrave,— since by that name i must call you— silence, or at least add not insult to injury, whilst yon make me acquainted with the cause to which 1 am iudebted for the honour of this visit.' Palsgrave was anything but prepared for this observation, he, quickly, however, recovered himself, and endeavoured to resume his bantering tone, it appeared, however, to have lost its power upon his sister for she continued:— ' 1 repeat my question, sir,— to what cause am I indebted for the honour of this visit, and the introduction of this female, who, if I mistake not, I have met before this evening,' This last retnaik, of course, applied to Rose, who was about to answer, but was stayed by Palsgrave, who said : ' This female has the honour to be your ladyship's sister- in- law, my wife, aud you can form no idea how delighted she is at the pleasure of making your acquaintainship.' The tone and words of this answer were apparently unheeded, for Lady Arding continued:— ' We have met before— was my question.' ' Do you mean this evening ?' ' Yes.' ' She had that honour at the Argyle- rooms.' ' And for what purpooe is she here now?' ' Rather by accident than design;' was the'cool reply, ' but since she is here, the may as well aid her husband with her advice iu the propositions which he is about to put to his sister.' ' It is my advice, then, and not my assistance you require,' said Lady Arding, with a searching glance. ' Both.'' ' You come in a strange fashion to ask the first, and I'm afraid you have exhausted the second, even if I had the inclination.' ' You cannot refuse me the first.' ' Why not ?' ' Sisterly love.' ' What, if I refuse both ?' ' Then both go to the gallows together/ was the stern reply, as the wretched woman staggered to a seat, exclaiming, ' What do you mean ?— of what cau you accuse me, that would affect my life ?' ' Much that is past— more that is at present working.' ' And you are here to accuse me, and it is for the purpose of wringing money from my fears, you have sought this interview.' • Not so,— I know your poverty, know, despite your present appearance, you require money as much as me,— my project, if carried out, will assist both.' ' But the means,' answered Lady Arding, gazing with astonish- ment and little anticipating the blow which was preparing for her. ' The means and the person, both in your power, but without my assistance both will be useless.' ' By what means can you assist me?' ' By paying all your bills, and freeing your husband's estate. ' And the person in my power.' ' He is.' ' HE— his name.' ' Herbert Leslie, the father of Modest Martha, both prisoners at your will,' was the answer. ' Great God!' exclaimed Lady Arding. ' Can this be true she, HIS child, then indeed are my suspicions correct— and both perish together. This remark was followed by another from Palsgrave, by which it was made manifest to his sister that he was in possession of all her secrets. With surprise she heard him declare and prove that Modest Martha, or Martha Peniberton as she had hitherto been called, was the daughter of her early rival Martha Elstree, and now beyond all dispute to an Earl's estate. Terrible was the scheme of blood, which Palsgrave laid bare before his sister, as the means by which he was to obtain his liberty, and she a princely estate and the hand of Herbert Leslie. The sacrifice of Modest Martha was but a minor circumstance in connection with his project, but there were other matters mixed up with his schemes of such fearful character that even Lady Arding recoiled with horror. All her scruples were however silenced by her brother, and they parted with the understanding that she accepted his proposals; that they were to meet in three days at the prison of Herbert Leslie; whose life only was to be spared upon the con- dition that he also joined in the sacrifice of his child. ' I am certain you will not betray me,' said Palsgrave, as they parted. ' Can you doubt me,' was the answer,' is not forgery punish- able by death, and but for me, although you are a returned transport, would you not now be a corpse ?' ' True my dear sister, true, but there is another reason for pre- serving my life, and keeping my secret now.' ' Name it brother, name it.' ' Listen dearest,— Had I have died by the executioners hand, in my last moments, I might have told the holy clergyman, that I had left behind me a poor sister, who had been twice a murderess!' ( To be continued.) TOWN TALK. There is a very strong opinion abroad, that the very clever gentleman who has been round the country for the Morning Chro- nicle gathering reports from the vagrants, has either been giving very free loose to his imagination, or in turn been cruelly hum- bugged by the young scoandrels, who have been delighted in getting so good a jHat to listen to their flurns. Zadkiel, whose almanac for 1850 was printed some time before the death of Queen Adelaide, predicts that the 14th of February next' is evil for the Queen Dowager ; danger of some feverish disease, and perhaps accident to the arms ; bloodletting will be injurious.' Alas! poor prophet, he may now say with Macbeth : " She should have died hereafter." The new version of Othello, produced at Drury Lane, by Mr. Anderson, with the introduction of the long neglected parts of Bianea, and the clown, has created quite a furor in theatrical circles. A splendid silver snuff- box, lately presented to an eminent the- atrical author and critic, upon being accidently mortgaged for a tavern- bill! was found to be only ALBATA. Young Laurent's benefit at the Argyll Rooms, on Monday, the 4th instant, will, it is expected, be a bumper ; he is a talented well- conducted young fellow, and it would be disgraceful under the peculiar circumstances, if it were not so. Mrs. Fanny ICemble, with a feeling and spirit truly worthy of a Siddons, has refused to give theatrical readings iu an American slave town, alledging, she could not take for her labours money drawn from human blood. The juvenile thieves in London have, within the last few days, introduced the system of throwing pepper into the eyes of shop- keepers, for the purpose of preventing tradespeople following them after a robbery. So strong is the feeling in America against hanging, that three capitally condemned malefactors in the state of Maine have been lying in jail upwards of three years, because no governor has been found willing to sign their death warrant. Up to the date of the last arrivals, ( Nov. 22nd) at B. brings Straits, not the slightest intelligence had been receive ! of Sir John Franklin. The information laid against the Piccadilly Saloon, and other wine rooms and night houses in that neighbourhood, has signally failed, the magistrates deciding against the police on every point. No subject within the recollection of the oldest member ot' the English bar, has created such an excitement in the legal profes- sion, as the application made by Mr. Serjeant Wilkins lo replace Mr. Barber upon the rolls as an attorney;— the extraordinary reply of Sir Frederick Thesiger having added to the sensation, and bets have been laid at 8 to 1 that Mr. B. will not get his certificate. The last new plan introduced in London for stealing valuable lap- dogs, is being committed by urchins about seven or eight, years of age, who pick up the animal, and conceal and carry it off in their pinafore. There was a stifling muster of the correct sort at the White Lion, Edgeware- road, on Thursday last, it being a socialist har- monic gathering, under the guidance of the undying Tom Martin, who created a perfect furor in the room, by dressing- up as the Emperor Napoleon. Amongst the company present we noticed Professor Holloway, Miss Vincent. Mr. Calcraft, Messrs. Moses and Son, poet, Madame Tnssaud, Mr. Shillibeer, the Beadle of Exeter Change, Lieut. Gale, balloon- constructor, Joseph Adey, Mrs. Mowett, Alderman Gibbs' private accountant, and Miss Eliza Cook. A MUSICAL MATCH.— Haydn challenged Mozart to compose a piece of music which the former could not play at sight. Mo- zart accepted the task, and Bupper and champagne was to be the forfeit. In five minutes a piece of music was produced, arid handed to Haydn, with a bantering boast from Mozart. ' There, sir, is a composition which you cannot play, and I can.' Haydn sat down to the instrument, surprised at the simplicity of the music that was to puzzle him ; but when he had got half- way through it he suddenly stopped, saying, ' How's this, Mozart, how's this ? You've got my hands stretched out to the ends of the piano, and yet there's a middle key to be touched ? Nobody cau play such a piece of music as this.' Mozart laushing at Haydn's perplexity and anger, took the abandoned siat, arid began. Running through the easy passages, he came to the diffi- cult part which his friend found insuperable ; and bobbing his head, struck the key with his long nose, and was at the end of the composition in a trice. Haydn, with whom such a feat was a physical impossibility, burst into a roar of laughter, and con- fessed that Nature had endowed Mozart with a capacity for music which he ( Haydn) had never before discovered, and to which he could lay no claim. The forfeit was cheerfully paid. ALL THF. BACK NUMBERS OF THE TOWN ARE NOW RE- PRINTING. MODEL DANCING GENT. BUTCHER.— S'help me Green's that ' ere his coming out, how the blaze's does y'er do it. POULTERER.— I believe ye'r my young mutton slayer ; whallop's ye'r queer Clare- Market leg's at five and a half. BUTCHER.— Veil, but how's it's done my covey. POULTERER.— Done !— Vhy we takes the old birds up to Leicester Square, and gets their young ' uns " hatched by steam " to be sure ! The Dancing Gent is of a GENUS and species separate and dis- tinct from all the other grades of SNOBBISM. He vegetates at the Casinos, and comes out in great force at the Argyll Rooms, and places of that character. He revelleth in white waistcoats, and exhibiteth on immensity of " SHIRT''- ey arrangement. His FRONT- al displays are stunning. He does the moustache, not heavy, hut elegant. Vast is the elaboration of his throat- fastener, exquisite the tie and fold of that spotless muslin fabrication. Gigantic is the " make- up" of the head of the Dancing Gent, for the artist in hair ( id. est. the barber), truly revelleth in the luxuriance of his " well- oiled" cranium. The Dancing Gent never tats, seldom drinks, and then he only " DOES a cobbler." He abhors country dances, having as great a horror of them as a physician has of an ointment professor ; he Beldom galops, it's too exciting ; but he don't mind a POLKA ( quietly) ; he revels in a CELLAKIUS with a neat partner, and he will go through the LANCIERS if it's not TOO late. In short, with the Dancing Gent, existence is associated with a pas- deux, and he could pass through " it'e with a language, the whole vocabulary of which consisted of " Are you engaged, my dear"— Jullien for his deity, aud Laurent his guiding genius. The fact cannot be too often reiterated, that the vicinity of an open sewer is as dangerous as that of a magazine of gunpowder. A rational person would sleep in as much security over the one as above the other. Anybody who tolerates a contiguous nuisance does so at his own proper peril. The life of that mau is in jeopardy whose neighbour's premises are malariouf. iSLoticea to ( Eorcespontients. Iu consequence of the extraordinary increase in the circulation of this Journal, it is absolutely necessary to go to press with the Number on WEDNESDAY, consequently letters to be answered in the ensuing Number must be sent by Tuesday's post. All commucations for insertion, must be directed to Mr. H. G. BROOKS, care of the publisher, ( several communications having been sent to No. 10, Craven Buildings, from which place Mr. B. has removed.) All PoBt Office Orders, or other business matters connected with THE TOWN, to Mr. W. WINN, 34, Holy- well- street, Strand. AMERICAN WOMEN.— All the men in America are busy ; their whole time is engrossed by their accumulation of money. They breakfast early, and repair to their stores and counting houses ; the majority do not go home to their dinner, but eat at the nearest tavern ; for they generally live at a distance from the business part of the town, and time is too precious to be thrown away, the result is, that the married women are left alone; their hus- bands are not their companions. But with the women it is different; their education is more extended than that of the men, because they are more docile, and easier to controul iu their youth. The consequence of this, with other adjuncts, is, that their minds become, and really are, much more cultivated and refined than those of their husbauds; and when the universal practice of using tobacco and drinking among the latter is borue in mind, it will be readily admitted that they are much more refined iu their persons. BARGAINS. A thing may be both good and cheap; But take this small advice— Whatever you can do without, Is dear at any price. Superstition is the most Incorrigible of Errors.— Liberal minds are open to conviction: liberal doctrines are capable of improve- ment. There are proselytes from atheism; but noue from supei- stitiou. OCCUPATION POR CHILDREN.— The habits of children prove that occupation is of necessity with most of them. They love to be busy, even about nothing, still more to be usefully employed. Willi some children it is a strongly developed physical necessity, and if not turned to good account will be productive of positive evil, thus verifying the old adage, that ' idleness is the mother of mischief.' THE FINGER NAILS.— The proper arrangement of the nail is to cut them of an oval shape, corresponding with the form of the fingers; they should not be allowed to grow too long, as it is diffi- cult to keep them clean; nor too short, as it allows the end of the fingers to become flattened and enlarged, by being pressed upwards against the nails, and gives theiu a clumsy appearance. The nail should be cleaned with a brush, not too hard, and the semicircular skin should not be cut away, but only loosened, without touching the quick, the fingers being afterwards dipped in tepid water, and the skin pushed back with a towel. This method, which should be practised daily, will keep the nails of a proper shape, preveniag- naiht, and the pellicle from thickening or becoming ragged. When the nails are naturally rugged, or ill- formed, the longitudinal ridges or fibres should be slightly scraped and rubbed with lemon, after- wards rinsed in water, and well dried with the towel; but if the nails are very thin, no benefit will be derived by scraping; on the contrary, it might cause them to split. If the nails grow more to one side than the other, they should be cut, in such a manner as to make the point come as near as possible in the centre of the eud of the finger. How TO PREVENT THE BIRDS PROM TAKING FRUIT.— Gatjier it before it is ripe. Another way, quite as effectual:— Turn your children with the nurserymaid into the orcha. d. METHOD OP READING.— Every man should keep minutes of what he reads. Every circumstance of his studies should be re- corded ; what books he has consulted; how much of them he has read; at what time; how often the same authors; aud what opinions he formed of them at different periods of his life. Such an aceount would illustrate the history of his mind. Let a woman be decked with all the embellishments of art and nature, yet, if boldness is to be read in her face, it blots out all the lines of beauty. It is said the reason why old maids are so fond of cats is, because they give out SPARKS when rubbed. GUALTERIO ( Manchester).—' The Recollections of a Rake' we presume were finished, as we have not heard from the writer 6ince. PICKLES MIXED.— Our interview was so short that we had not time to ex- plain what we intended. A LOVER OP PHYSIOLOGICAL SECRETS.— Is it above or below 1 THE SWELL COVE AT GLASGOW.— We have been too busy to reply to your note of the 14th ult., which got mixed up with a multitudinous mass of others. Our corfespondents asks, * does the 31st of Dec., 1649, or the 31st Dec., 1850, complete the first half of the nineteenth century 1 We say the 31st December, 1350, unquestionably. E. B. ( King William- st., City)— What would you have us dot R. It. It. ' s HOTEL ( Newcastle on Tyne).— No; and we don't think it likely he ever will be . A SIMPLETON.— Send your exact age, height, complexion, and calling:. POST OBIT ( Isle of Jersey).— It's rather diiiicult to define seduction. It being generally assumed that uienarethe seducers, we have, however, heard that there are women v, ho openly profess to seduce men, and that many gentlemen at seventy- five and even eighty years of age have ( alien victims to their designing arts. On the other hand, we must admit we never beard of a woman at that age being seduced. JOHN BLANH ( Newcastle).— You must send us a private address, and then we will send the mixture. We have seen men prostrate from the effects of a night's drink. The head throbbing, band shaking, livery second, blunders making, Stupid, speechless, sick from trying, livery second, think they're dying. Yet, in less than one hour able to go to their business. We repeat, knew it fall. e neve1" HOLLOA! STOP! READ! CAUNT AND liENDIGO respectfully beg to announce to the sporting world and the public generally, that having shaken hands with eacn other, and bidden an eternal larewell to all animosity, they intend taking a JOINT BENEFIT at the NATIONAL BATHS, Westminster Bridge It " ad, on MONDAY, FEB. 4, 1850, when they will give a Grand Exposition of the Noble Art of Self- defence, aud ' flight their battles o'er again.' in the course of the evening, Bcmiigu will lake the opportunity of girding the loins of Caunt with the belt of the Champion of iin lami! Remember t this will be one of those events which only occur ouce in a life lime. Let all who love fair play, and the exhibition of manly courage and prowess rally round these heroes of the lting ; and prove by the extension of their kind support, their admiration of the principles and practice of true British Boxing. CAUNT and BENDIGO have secured the services of the following well known Men of the King.— Tom Spring, Peter Crawley, Ned Painter, Jem Burn, Massy, Tom Spring's Novice, Jonnny Broome, Harry Broome, Bob Caunt, Yonug Laogham, Alec Keene, Jack Grant, Bill llaycs, Young Reed, Jack Hannon, Dan Dismore, Joe Ro » e, Young Noon, Bayswater Lad, Mallett, Bill Cain ( of Leicester), Crockett, Sam Martin, Joe Phelps ( of Brighton;) Bill Atkinson ( of Nottingham), Sam Turner ( of Nottingham). Caunt and Bendigo invite ( Jon Parker and Peter Crawley's Young- un to Set- to on this occasion. Bendigo ( having shaken hands with Caunt) has staked £ 10 in the hands of the Editor for Bell's Life, to fight anybudy else for £ 200 or £ 500. Caunt and Bendigo hope that their friends will sopport them on their part, to make the Evening's Amusement worthy of their patronage. Reserved Seats 5s. Balcony 2s. Arena Is. Entrance in the Westminster Bridge Road. Doors open at Seven, Sparring to commence at Eight. Police are engaged on this occasion to keep order, and Sparring men not allowed to solicit money. A man was charged with being drunk, which he denied, as he knew what he was about:—' If I war druuk,' said he,' and know'd I war drunk, then I warn't drunk; but if I war drunk aud didn't know I war druuk, then I war drunk.' The drunkard's logic did not suffice, and the magistrate made him pay the drunkard's fine. CHEERING NEWS FOR FAMILIES.— In the event of another murder taking place— may tho day be long distant!— it is, we understand, the intention of certain spirited proprietor s, who address their illustrated newspapers to the minds and bosoms of lamilies, to print, in the scene of the murder, all " the traces of blood" in red, ink, A. QUAKER ( Bristol).— TO your first query WO say distinctly a prosecution could not be sustained. 2nd. The design was yours, but an accident pre- vented its being done full justice to. aid. We' had more tuau SIXTY letters on the subject. 4th. The recognizances would not, under present circum- stances, be forfeited. JUNIUS ( Dundee).— YOU can do better than the ' Lark.' BETA ( Cambridge).—' An udd aclventnre' is too sketchy and unfinished for our columns. It would doubtless make a good story if filled in with a little more dialogue. X. X. ( Biruiinghaui)— The ink, with which the lines to Punch are written, is of such a wretched quality that it is impossible to make out three sen- tences. A. COMMERCIAL MAN ( Wolverhampton).— YOU should have done to Stin- ton's, the Lamp, Cannon- st., Birmingham, there you would have been well treated. Our advice is to at once summons the fellow before the Mayor. C. H. E. ( Ross)—' The visst to the country' is very well done, but under existing circumstances we are compelleu to dacha* it. Mr. Winn will attend to the other matter. C. G. ( Newcastle on Tyne)— Sends us the foffowing— To TH E EDITOR or ' THE TOWN.' A modest poet, near the Tyne, Sent lately verses ten, Which you were sorry to decline, But told him, ' try again.' So, by your mandate,— in ' The Town'— This bastard of Apollo; Now, at his table's sitting down, To write the lines that follow. And that they'll please, ' tis his desire; So, in • The Town' appear ; And not be fated to the fire— Oh I print them— sir, don't fear. What are we to do? the verses are to some lovely creature of the name of Jane, aud our poetic friend goes on to tell us that to ' paint ber cheek the rose its tincture lends,' that she wesrs a gold chain, etc. etc., alt very in- teresting doubtless to C. G., but a tarnation bore to a stranger. YOUNG BALLFIRE ( Liverpool).— Read the last sentence to the correspondent ' C. G,' Why did you not give your old signature. 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