And then he always thinks, his temper's such, That when his mortal foe was on the floor, And past the power to harm his quiet more, Poor John had well nigh wept for Buonaparte! Such was the wight whom Solimaun salam'd,— "And who are you," John answer'd, " and be d-d?” You ་ ་་་ XVI. "A stranger, come to see the happiest man,So, Seignior, all avouch,-in Frangistan."+"Happy? my tenants breaking on my hand, Unstock'd my pastures, and untill'd my land; Sugar and rum a drug, and mice and moths The sole consumers of my good broad-clothsHappy?-why, cursed war and racking tax Have left us searcely raiment to our backs." "In that case, Seignior, I may take my leave; I came to ask a favour-but I grieve”. "Favour?” said John, and eyed the Sultaun hard, "It's my belief you came to break the yardBut, stay, you look like some poor foreign sinner; Take that, to buy yourself a shirt and dinner.". With that he chuck'd a guinea at his head; But, with due dignity, the Sultaun said,"Permit me, sir, your bounty to decline; A shirt indeed I seek, but none of thine. Seignior, I kiss your hands, so fare you well." And John said," Kiss my breech, and go to hell!" 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,—“ Maʼam, that is not what I ail. Pray, are you happy, ma'am, in this snug glen ?" "Happy?" said Peg, "What for d'ye want to ken?— Besides, just think upon this by-gane year, 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 For a long space had John, with words of thunder, His garment was a top-coat, and an old one, XXI. XXII. Shilela their plan was well nigh after baulking, Christened {Males 12,281 in all, Females The LONDON GENERAL BILL of CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 13, 1814, to Decembèr 12, 1815. ... 23,404 5 and 10 3 Rheumatism Aged ......... ................. DISEASES. Fevers of all kinds 1309 | Rash................ Abortive, Still-born 804 Fistula Abscess 105 Flux.. 1757 French Pox.... 5 Gout Gravel, Stone, and 421 Stranguary 630 Grief 2 Headmoldshot, Horshoe head, & Water in the Head.... 389 .... denly Asthma 440 5 23 ... Bedridden ... ... 3824 Lunatic Convulsions Cramp Єroup Dropsy .... ... .. ... 729 Miscarriage S Males .... 228 ........ 711 *******. 9882 in all, 2 Decreased in Females 9678) 19,560 Burials 223 ........ St Anthony's Fire 46 Water in the Chest ..... ........ CASUALTIES. 2 Bit by Mad dogs 800 Broken Limbs.......... Bruised ...... 6 Burnt ..... 163 Drowned.. 18 Excessive Drinking 5 1 Executed + 23 Poisoned 1 Scalded 2 Shot. 4 Frighted 5 several other Ac- 447 Suffocated 3 30 3 2 1 2 32 132 8 .... ...... Total 363 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, BIRTHS. WITHIN THE YEAR 1815. 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 Dennis toun, 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. 94. At Thornton, Mrs Cunninghame, of Thornton, a daughter. 26. Mrs Halsey, a son and heir. 27. At Kirk michael 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, a 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 |
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