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confusion was such, that we could only here and there catch a solitary word. We understood him, however, to make some allusion to "pattern cards,"

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samples of grocery," &c., but could not catch the context. Order being at length restored, the hon. gentleman concluded by moving, as an amendment, "That in future, members of Parliament should only be allowed to send five letters, and receive the same number each day, free of postage, and that the weight of each of such letters should not exceed half an ounce."-(Yells of disapprobation.)

Mr. Van said that the objection of the hon. secresary of the Post Office was perfectly ridiculous as regarded the probable insufficiency of the mail-coaches. He would ask, would it not be an easy matter to alter the system of coaches, and in their place adopt that of steam-conveyance? The number of railways with which the whole country was now about to be intersected, would render such alteration a matter of the greatest ease, and one steam-carriage would be able to perform the work of a dozen mail-coaches.(Hear, hear, hear.)

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was quite taken by surprise, and said, that although he could not sanction the proposed measure, he clearly saw that in the present temper of the house, opposition would be fruitless; he could, however, have wished that the hon. gentleman had communicated his intentions to him previously to bringing his motion before the house— the very lucrative situation of receiver-general of the Post-office revenue had, within these few days, become vacant, and he thought that had he been consulted, he could have placed this subject in so feeling

a point of view to the hon. gentleman, as might have caused the present motion to have been withheld.

Mr. Pott rose immediately, and said, he thought it very probable that he had taken an erroneous view of the subject, and, with the leave of the house, would withdraw his motion-(Cries of "No, no! divide, divide !)"The gallery was then cleared, and on a division the numbers appeared

For the amendment 3-against it, 296

minority, 293.

For the original motion, 296—against it, 3—
majority, 293.

This announcement was received with loud cheers, and evidently to the great discomposure of the hon.

mover.

On our re-admission, symptoms of a desire to adjourn having manifested themselves,

Mr. Spriggins rose and said, that although there was an evident inclination to toddle, he could not allow the house to mizzle without putting in his spoke. He would stick to the present ministry like bricks and mortar. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had proved himself a reg'lar out and outer; he and his colleagues had shewn they were down as a hammer, and he had no doubt, in a short time, everything would be right as a trivet.

The house rose at an early hour, it being understood that one of the members had some heavy bets depending on a match of bumble-puppy, in which he had backed his apprentice, and which came off that afternoon in the neighbourhond of Bethnal-green.

MODERN VALOUR.

ENTHUSIASTIC admirers of valour in all its branches, we give from the "Times" of Monday the following very characteristic extract of a letter from Mr. George Fitch, lieutenant of the late schooner " Eugenie," dated River Tagus, July 25th :

"I write this on board what was formerly Don Miguel's yacht. I took her yesterday with this single arm and a musket and bayonet.

"A mob of thirty people released me from the infernal prison where I have been confined, with little food, for the last month. When I got into the street the people carried me on their shoulders, and wanted me to head them, which I did; their numbers were small, but I soon increased them by releasing all the prisoners. I then armed with broomsticks those who could get nothing better. I had myself a beautiful weapon, a crow-bar. We flew like fire, shouting "Vive Donna Maria," through the streets to Fort St. John, mounting twelve large guns. I killed the sentinel, and we forced the gates and took possession of the battery. I then felt like a god. I had five hundred men at my command, ready to shed the bloody of tyranny. We loaded the guns, forced the arsenal, and found three thousand stand of arms all new. There were many soldiers in the mob. I ordered them to form and get into marching order, which they did, and I served out ball-cartridge. We gave the command of the fort to an old officer, and telling him to keep a good look out, I then marched through Lisbon with my army and a band of music playing the Constitu

tional Hymn! The English admiral fired a grand salute to our flag. The troops from Algarves arrived on the opposite side of the river the day before the revolution, and had a very smart action. Count De Villa Flor came over yesterday at two o'clock, with one thousand troops, and took possession of the city; he knew me the moment he saw me, and shook hands with me."

Which of our readers will but exclaim with the poet

"He is as wise as brave-was ever tale

With such a gallant modesty rehearsed."

Shades of Alexander, Drawcansir, and Napoleon! away to the mountain's brow, and hide your diminished heads! What is backing Bucephalus to riding pick-a-pack-or Mount St. Jean to Fort St. John?

Talbot himself, whose name the French did fright their children withal, confessed that in his soldiers lay his sinews, muscles, and bones; not so the illustrious Fitch-like Coriolanus, " Alone, alone he did it," with his "single arm" (for the musket and bayonet go for nothing), and those only who have seen John Kemble in the character of that great commander can form any idea of the attitude of Lisbonianus Fitch, when he "felt like a god," after knocking out the brains of the sentinel on guard with his "beautiful" broom-stick. "Tis true that a fictitious hero in Tarrare says or sings

"One half the hostile army

This single arm o'erthrew."

Half?-Pooh-a mighty great matter to cry "Bravo, bravo, Calpigi" about! Lieutenant Fitch does not

do things by halves. All-all the united garrison at one fell swoop, all individualized in the person of an invalid on duty, does Fitch annihilate with his liberating crow-bar. Brave men, 'tis said, have lived before Agamemnon whose names have never reached posterity. Carent quia vate sacro-it is gratifying to know that Fitch runs no risk of being cheated out of his immortality on this account; a poet worthy of him has already sprung up-himself-Tam marte quam Mercurio, powerful alike with the crow-quill and the crow-bar, he is himself the great sublime he draws. We are delighted at being able to lay before the world (exclusively) the splendid Pindaric, written and composed, and sung by himself, with the greatest applause, to the accompaniment of the "band of music" which paraded before him through the streets of Lisbon. The air, it may be necessary to state, approximates very closely to the appropriate one of the "British Grenadiers."

Some talk of Alexander,

And some of Hercules,

Of Conon and Lysander,
And of Miltiades ;

But of all the world's brave heroes,
There's none have reach'd the pitch,
With their tow-row-row-dow-dow,
Of the brave Lieutenant Fitch.

When Miguel's commanders

On Lisbon turn'd their tail,
A "mob of thirty people" came
And took me out of jail.

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