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On going past one of the principal hotels I heard the sound as if persons were quarrelling, and in a Some of the few moments the police was called. gentlemen made their escape, two were taken, and one was left dead-drunk on the floor; two arm-chairs were broken to atoms, and one gentleman was much bruised. As I was looking on this scene a young man seized me by the arm and begged for God's sake that I would convey him home, "for," says he, "I am notoriously drunk." On turning to see who this was, I found it to be an old Class Fellow (MacNee); he had gone to dinner at the above hotel with a party of gentlemen, and after dinner they commenced drinking bumpers, until the whole of them had lost their senses. I had great difficulty in getting my gentleman home, for he was in a Windsor Chairs- The fighting mood, and struck at several persons. He hit one poor woman a severe blow, when she cried for the Water-"Truckle Cheese "-The Old Clock of St. Dunstan's, 12-Alleged Change of Climate in Iceland, 13- police, but luckily we got off without being seen. On the Royal Poets-Richard of Cornwall, 14-The Dromedary-way he told me of numerous persons with whom he was The Manor of Wyng-Church at Greenstead-"No Penny acquainted, their histories, families, their secrets, his no Paternoster"-D. Elginbrod's Epitaph-Leather and own; gave me his opinion of the medical men of GlasAtheism, 15-Episcopal Confirmations-Baron Huddleston -Lancers-Swedish Folk-lore-Sutton Warwick, 16-Palla-gow; his day's pleasure had cost him three pounds, and vicini and Cromwell-G. Sand's Provincialisms-Berkshire he went home with empty pockets. He informed me Incumbents-Rainbow Folk-lore-Bishop of Sodor and that he had been in the police office twice this week, and Man-Words in Worcestershire Wills, 17-St. Mildred's had each time paid a fine. After seeing him safe home, &c.-Henri II.- I now returned from Garnett Hill, where I had conChurch Heraldic-"Every bullet,' Freemason's Charge-" Shepster Time," 18. NOTES ON BOOKS:-Bullen's Davison's Poetical Rhap- veyed him, down once more into the Tron Gate, and by sody-Trotter's Warren Hastings-Anderson's Cata- this time it was 2 o'clock, and yet the streets were as logue of Early Belfast Printed Books -Defoe's Account busy as ever, and the disturbances also. I was now weary, and so returned home and went to bed. of the Pirate Gow.' Notes. NEW YEAR'S DAY IN GLASGOW, 1830. The following description, together with other rough entries after the fashion of a diary, was written in one of the books in which he kept his notes of lectures, by my father, a Yorkshireman, who was at that time a student of medicine in the University of Glasgow : January 1st, 1830.—The last year has just expired and the present consequently commenced, which is proclaimed by the shouts of the populace. The streets resound with their cries, for it is customary for the inhabitants of this city as soon as the hour strikes to rush into the streets and hail the new year, and then The drunk and the they go and call upon their friends. sober, the grave and the gay, all seem to hail the moment with apparent delight. At one o'clock [A.M.] I took a stroll thro' the town to see the proceedings. The streets are crowded with men; I see none or few respectable females, but of the lower class of females there are many, and some of them not too sober. The streets resound with the shouts of the Bacchanalians who are now issuing from the Taverns, and no sooner does one party commence than it is taken up by another, so that it appears like one continued sound, and that sound is anything but human. I passed a party of gentlemen who were seizing every female they met and making them drink with them, and they claim as a right a kiss from each. The number of children that were in the streets this morning astonished me, and they, like their parents, in a great many instances were tipsy. I saw one of these small parties who had got a bottle of whiskey and were taking it by word of mouth, and the whole of them were intoxicated; this says little The police leave their particular stations at 12 o'clock and form themselves into bands of from 12 to 20, and patrol the streets, and several of these parties have a lamp-lighter with them to light such lights as may be put out. The whiskey shops and cellars kept open the whole night, and the quantity of whiskey drunk must be immense; almost every shop I passed this morning was full of persons getting bottles filled to go a first-footing. 12. M.-Went down the town, and how different is the scene which is now exhibited from that twelve hours previous. The Tron Gate and principal streets are now crowded with ladies and gentlemen, and this crowded state continued the whole day; but as the night advanced the old scene was once more exhibited, and the streets were filled with drunken parties, singing, halloing, fighting, &c. The streets began to clear this morning [2nd January, A. M.]. W. C. B. COMMON ERRORS OF ENGLISH. The errors to which I desire to call attention are those committed by people who ought to know better-by journalists in the best London newspapers and periodicals, by authors of reputation in their books, by statesmen in political speeches and writings, and by educated persons in conversation. The following is a list of a few: "Whether or no," in such phrases as "The right "No" should, of honourable gentleman should tell us whether or no he abides by his declarations." course, be not; "or not," however, is redundant. "I should have liked to have," in phrases such as "I should have liked to have witnessed the effect upon the gentleman's auditors when," &c. This ought to be "I should like to have witnessed." The speaker's liking is present; it is the witnessing that is past. "I almost think." Surely this is nonsense, for if a man does not think a thing he knows nothing about it. "Three alternatives." Should not this be "a course and two alternatives"? "Qualify" used instead of describe. A common newspaper error, and a literal translation from the French. "I don't think," in phrases such as "I shall not go to London this season, I don't think." Ladies are very fond of this construction, and are seldom pleased to be told that they say the opposite of what they mean, the second negative destroying the first. "That statement is the most unsatisfactory of any I ever heard from that bench," a favourite House of Commons phrase; and the Daily News advertisement that it has "the largest circulation of any paper in the world," err in the use of the word any, which is properly used of one thing only. The Daily News might have the largest circulation of the newspapers, but could not have it of one only. "Those sort of things" instead of that sort. "Either side," in phrases such as "On either side of the road were tall trees," should be both sides. "Quite impossible." The quite is used for emphasis, but it is a false use. There cannot be degrees of impossibility. It is surprising to find this phrase in the works of the late Mark Pattison. "I never remember." A favourite with statesmen, who are fond of declaring, "I never remember a session of Parliament which began so auspiciously." The "never is used to qualify the orator's remembrance, which is not his meaning. Let the equivalent of "I never remember," viz., "I always forget," be substituted, and then note what the orator says. "There is no doubt but that," &c. "But" is not wanted, though generally used. THOMAS CHALKLEY.-In Leslie Stephen's 'Dictionary of National Biography' is an account of this distinguished minister of the Friends' Society. It is there stated that "there is no record of his visit to an Indian tribe in his 'Diary."" But in his 'Journal,' published in 1754, second edition, vol. i. p. 49 (which is the only one to which I have access), there is the following account of his visit to the Conestoga tribe in Pennsylvania (1706):— "When I was travelling in those parts, I had a concern on my mind to visit the Indians living near Susquehanna, at Conestogee, and I laid it before the Elders. of Nottingham meeting, with which they expressed their unity, and promoted my visiting them. We got an interpreter, and thirteen or fourteen of us travelled through about fifty miles, carrying our provisions with us, and on the journey, sat down by a river, and spread our food on the grass, and refreshed ourselves and horses; and then went on cheerfully, and with good will, and much love to the poor Indians; and when we came, they received us kindly, treating us civilly in their way. We treated about having a meeting with them in a religious way; upon which they called a Council, in which they were very grave, and spoke one after another without any heat or jarring; (and some of the most esteemed of their women do sometimes speak in their Councils.) I asked my interpreter why they suffered or permitted the women to speak in their Councils-his answer was, 'that some women were wiser than some men.' Our interpreter told me that they had not done anything for many years without the Council of an intent grave woman, who I observe, spoke much in their Council, for I was permitted to be present at it, and I asked what it was the woman said? He told me that she was an Em press, and they gave much heed to what she said among them; and that she then said to them, 'She looked upon our coming to be more than natural, because we did not come to buy, nor sell, nor yet gain; but came in love and respect for them, and desired their well-doing, both here and hereafter; and further that our meeting among them, might be very beneficial to their young people, and related a dream she had three days before, and inLondon was the finest place she ever saw; (it was like terpreted it, viz.: That she was in London, and that to Philadelphia, but was much bigger,) and went across six streets, and in the seventh she saw William Penn preaching to the people, which was a great multitude; and both she and William Penn rejoiced to see one another; and after meeting she went to him, and he told her that in a little time he would come over and preach to them also, of which she was very glad. And now, she said, her dream was fulfilled, for one of his friends was come to preach to them and she advised them to hear us, and entertain us kindly; and accordre-ingly they did. Here were two nations of them, the Senecas and the Shawnese. We held first a meeting with the Senecas, with which they were much affected; and they called the other nation, (viz.: Shawnese) and interpreted to them what we had spoken in their meeting, and the poor Indians, (particularly some of their young men, and women,) were under a solid exercise and concern; and we had also a meeting with the other nation, and they were all very kind to us, and desired more such opportunities; the which I hope divine providence will order them, if they are worthy thereof; the Gospel of Jesus Christ was preached freely to them, and "Laborious" for industrious and "That goes without saying" are very vile translations from the French, and much liked by newspaper writers. "From whence," where "whence" alone is quired. "No single operation had failed to," "Single" in such phrases is no more to the pose than "double." &c. pur Reduplication of "do" in such phrases as "I never do do that." One "do" is, of course, enough. "Folks," where the final s is not wanted to make the word plural. Other contributors may be able to add to the above, and an interesting collection of errors thus be got together. THORNFIELD. faith in Christ who was put to death at Jerusalem by the unbelieving Jews, and that this same Jesus came to save people from their sins by his grace and light in the Soul, shows to man his sins, and convinceth him therof, and |