And then he always thinks, his temper's such, That when his mortal foe was on the floor, XVI. "A stranger, come to see the happiest man,- And John said," Kiss my breech, and go to hell!" XVII. Next door to John there dwelt his sister Peg, A quiet soul as any in the nation; * See the True-born Englishman, by Daniel De Foe, + Europe. 1 Now found the woman, as he said, a neighbour, Who look'd to the main chance, declined no labour, Loved a long grace and spoke a northern jargon, And was dd close in making of a bargain. XVIII. The Sultaun enter'd, and he made his leg, XIX. Then up got Peg, and round the house 'gan scuttle, And hollowed,-" Ma'am, that is not what I ail. Grain wadna pay the yoking o' the pleugh." "What say you to the present?"-" Meal's sae dear, To mak their brose my bairns have scarce aneugh." The devil take the shirt," said Solimaun, "I think my quest will end as it began. Farewell, ma'am; nay, no ceremony, I beg". "Ye'll no be for the linen then?" said Peg. XX. Now, for the land of verdant Erin The Sultaun's royal bark is steering, The emerald isle, where honest Paddy dwells, For a long space had John, with words of thunder, His garment was a top-coat, and an old one, In the round world was not the match of Pat. XXI. The Sultaun saw him on a holiday, Which is with Paddy still a jolly day: When mass is ended, and his load of sins Confess'd, and Mother Church hath from her binns Then is Pat's time for fancy, whim, and spirit; XXII. Shilela their plan was well nigh after baulking, But the odds that foil'd Hercules foil'd Paddy Whack; The LONDON GENERAL BILL of CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 13, 1814, to December 12, 1815. Christened {Males 12,281 in all, Females 11,133) 23,404 Buried Males DISEASES. | Fevers of all kinds 1309 | Rash.. Abortive, Still-born 804 Fistula 105 Flux Aged Ague 5 Apoplexy and sud denly 421 Asthma 3 Rheumatism 65 Scrophula... 22 Scurvy.. 67 Small Pox 2 Headmoldshot, Hor- Bursten & Rupture 34 Imposthume 88 Inflammation 2 Influenza 232 Jaundice .... 389 Sore Throat St Anthony's Fire 4 Surfeit.... 9 Found Dead S Fractured 4 Frighted... .... ...... 725 Killed by Falls and several other Ac cidents....... 6225 5 16 Sores and Ulcers 11 76 5 Spasm 958 St Vitus's Dance 1 Teeth 90 Thrush.. 2 Shot 228 ........ 729 Miscarriage Convulsions Cough, and Hooping Cough Cramp Єroup 3 Worms ... 87 Palpitation of the 7 Quinsy.... There have been executed in the city of London and county of Surrey, 20; of which number 8 only have been reported to be buried within the bills of mortality. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS, WITHIN THE YEAR 1815. BIRTHS. JAN. 1. At Boath, Nairnshire, the lady of Sir James Dunbar, Bart. a daughter.Mrs H. Butterworth, a son and heir. 3. At Kirkfieldbank, Mrs C. Lockhart, a son. 4. In Queen Street, Mrs F. Walker, a daughter. 5. The lady of G. Smith, Esq. M.P. a son and heir. 6. At Fountainhall, the lady of Thomas Lauder Dick, Esq. a daughter. 9. At Catherine Bank, Mrs Ireland, a son. 10. At North Merchiston, Mrs C. Cunningham, a daughter.-At Midholm Manse, Mrs Inglis, a son. 16. At Northumberland Street, the lady of Major-General John Hope, a daughter.-Mrs Dr Miller, Brown's Square, a daughter. 17. At Powerscourt-house, Wicklow, the Right Hon. Lady Viscountess Powerscourt, a son and heir. 18. Mrs Dennistoun, younger of Colgrain, a son. 19. At Stirling, the lady of Captain J. G. Green, a son. 20. At London, the Duchess of Newcastle, a son. 21. The lady of the Hon. Charles Law, a daughter. 23. Hon. Mrs Morris, a daughter.-At Stenhouse, Mrs Graham Campbell, of Shirvan, a son. -At Balnamoon, Mrs Carnegy, of Balnamoon, a son. 24. At Thornton, Mrs Cunninghame, of Thornton, a daughter. 26. Mrs Halsey, a son and heir. 27. At Kirkmichael House, Mrs Snodgrass Buchanan, a son. 28. Mrs Campbell, of Possie, a daughter. 29. The wife of the Hon. Robert Leeson, a son. FEB. 2. Mrs Gordon, of Aikenhead, a son.- —At Edinburgh, Mrs Kennedy, Frederick Street, a daughter.-The lady of Sir L. Maclean, M.D. of Sudbury, a daughter. 3. At London, the Viscountess Grimston, a daughter,-At Caverton Mill, Mrs M'Dougall, a daughter. 5. At London, the Right Hon. Lady Elizabeth Smyth, a son and heir. 6. At Macduff, Mrs Bisset, the wife of Captain Bisset, 9th royal veteran battalion, a son. 7. At Portobello, Lady Elibank, a daughter.-At Fulham, the lady of Major-General Sir Henry Torrens, a daughter.-Mrs William Mackenzie, Northumberland Street, a daughter. -Mrs John Brougham, a daughter. 8. Mrs John Irving, Prince's Street, a son. 9. At Aix, in Provence, the lady of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Esq. of the civil service of the Hon. East India Company, son. 10. The wife of James Alexander, Esq. M.P. a son. 11. At Kelly, the lady of the Honourable Colonel John Ramsay, a daughter. 12. Mrs M'Dowall, Blandfield, a daughter. 13. At Northumberland Street, Mrs G. W. Patton, a son. 16. Mrs Burnett, of Park, a son. 17. Mrs Balfour, of Pilrig, a son.-Mrs D. Spalding, Hill Street, a daughter. 20. At Edinburgh, the |