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Masonic Chit-Chat.
TAUNTON . —We have been much gratified by the inspection of another successful work of art , by a distinguished native of our town , to whom a prize was awarded for the cartoon of " The Fight for the Beacon . " Mr . H . Townsend has added another laurel-leaf to his already honourable wreath , by the accomplishment of a group in composition , ivhich is now exhibiting in the Royal Academy ; the model details the reception by Cromwell of the famous intercepted letter from Charles to the
Queen , taken from the saddle-skirt of a messenger at " The Blue Boar , " which letter acquainted the Queen that " he was now courted by both factions , the Scots and Presbyterians and the Army , ancl that which of them bid fairest should have him ; that he shoulcl close sooner with the Scots than with the others . " Cromwell , in relating this to the Lord Broghill , remarks , " Upon ivhich we speeded to London , and finding we were notlikely to have any tolerable terms from the King , we immediately
resolved to ruin him . " A duplicate of this exquisite model has been taken by the gifted artist , and presented to his friend Mr . Eales White , of this town , in whose possession it is , and is courteously shown to those who are interested in artistical excellence .
ANECDOTE OF BURNS . —Being in church one Sunday , and having some difficulty in procuring a seat , a young lady who perceived him , kindly made way for him in her pew . Tbe text was upon the terrors of the gospel , as denounced against sinners , to prove ivhich the preacher referred to several passages of scripture , to all of which the lady seemed very attentive , but somewhat agitated ; Burns , on perceiving this , wrote with a pencil on a leaf of her Bible the folloiving lines : —
" Fair nuiid , you need not take the hint , Nor idle texts pursue ; 'Twas only sinners that lie meant , Not angels such as you . " A CAUTIOUS JUDGE . —The late Chief Baron O'G rady , father of the gallant officer . Lord Guillamore , Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty , tried two most notorious fellows at the Carlow Assizes for highway robbery . To the astonishment of the courtas well as of the prisoners themselves
, , they were found not guilty 1 As they were being removed from the bar , the judge , in that manner so peculiarly his own , addressing the jailor , said , " Mr . Murphy , you will greatly ease my mind if you keep these two respectable gentlemen until seven or half-past seven o ' clock ; for I mean to set out for Dublin at five , and I shoulcl like to have at least two hours' start of them . "
A curious instance of Russian justice is alluded to in the journals . . An old man , a Russian , has just published his memoirs , in ivhich he declares that he passed fifty-two years of his life in toiling in the mines of Siberia , but that he was never tried , never condemned , and never even was informed why he was punished . AVhat a very pleasant country that Russia must be to live in , when such justice is dealt out to the people !
THE PRESS . —In the back woods of America a newspaper appears , in whole or in part , as it suits the health , convenience , or pleasure of tlie editor ; he gives one half of a sheet , and assigns as a reason that he has been out shooting or fishing ; the paper does not appear for a fortnight , and he states , for a sufficient apology , that he had got married and had been enjoying himself in a trip to Saratoga Springs . In England ,
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Masonic Chit-Chat.
TAUNTON . —We have been much gratified by the inspection of another successful work of art , by a distinguished native of our town , to whom a prize was awarded for the cartoon of " The Fight for the Beacon . " Mr . H . Townsend has added another laurel-leaf to his already honourable wreath , by the accomplishment of a group in composition , ivhich is now exhibiting in the Royal Academy ; the model details the reception by Cromwell of the famous intercepted letter from Charles to the
Queen , taken from the saddle-skirt of a messenger at " The Blue Boar , " which letter acquainted the Queen that " he was now courted by both factions , the Scots and Presbyterians and the Army , ancl that which of them bid fairest should have him ; that he shoulcl close sooner with the Scots than with the others . " Cromwell , in relating this to the Lord Broghill , remarks , " Upon ivhich we speeded to London , and finding we were notlikely to have any tolerable terms from the King , we immediately
resolved to ruin him . " A duplicate of this exquisite model has been taken by the gifted artist , and presented to his friend Mr . Eales White , of this town , in whose possession it is , and is courteously shown to those who are interested in artistical excellence .
ANECDOTE OF BURNS . —Being in church one Sunday , and having some difficulty in procuring a seat , a young lady who perceived him , kindly made way for him in her pew . Tbe text was upon the terrors of the gospel , as denounced against sinners , to prove ivhich the preacher referred to several passages of scripture , to all of which the lady seemed very attentive , but somewhat agitated ; Burns , on perceiving this , wrote with a pencil on a leaf of her Bible the folloiving lines : —
" Fair nuiid , you need not take the hint , Nor idle texts pursue ; 'Twas only sinners that lie meant , Not angels such as you . " A CAUTIOUS JUDGE . —The late Chief Baron O'G rady , father of the gallant officer . Lord Guillamore , Aide-de-Camp to her Majesty , tried two most notorious fellows at the Carlow Assizes for highway robbery . To the astonishment of the courtas well as of the prisoners themselves
, , they were found not guilty 1 As they were being removed from the bar , the judge , in that manner so peculiarly his own , addressing the jailor , said , " Mr . Murphy , you will greatly ease my mind if you keep these two respectable gentlemen until seven or half-past seven o ' clock ; for I mean to set out for Dublin at five , and I shoulcl like to have at least two hours' start of them . "
A curious instance of Russian justice is alluded to in the journals . . An old man , a Russian , has just published his memoirs , in ivhich he declares that he passed fifty-two years of his life in toiling in the mines of Siberia , but that he was never tried , never condemned , and never even was informed why he was punished . AVhat a very pleasant country that Russia must be to live in , when such justice is dealt out to the people !
THE PRESS . —In the back woods of America a newspaper appears , in whole or in part , as it suits the health , convenience , or pleasure of tlie editor ; he gives one half of a sheet , and assigns as a reason that he has been out shooting or fishing ; the paper does not appear for a fortnight , and he states , for a sufficient apology , that he had got married and had been enjoying himself in a trip to Saratoga Springs . In England ,