the blood of the inoffensive inmates.

is.-Let them look to it. But let us be careful how

war.

But if the doctrine of the unlawfulness of war be fully received and acted upon, nothing short of miracles can protect the passive part of society from violence and plunder.

Without further preface, I will now let my honoured father speak for himself.

be better for the dogs to attack the wolf outside the young men when withdrawn from the eyes of murderer or a jacobin, or a thief, or any thing else fold, and not wait till he has fleshed his jaws with parents and superiors, are often insensibly be-that bad. I was in a woeful pickle, for as the whip had fell into the mud, it marked my coat all I do not forget that the Peace Society professes to trayed into such company, and such habits, as over, so I was obliged to bundle up my coat in my allow of defensive warfare;-but what sort of they before, perhaps, would not have thought of. handkerchief, and walk home in my shirt sleeves, soldiers would they be, who should stipulate on However, on this occasion, though I fear the with my gun broke all to pieces." their enlistment, that they would only act on the "This was a pretty settling. And I was now defensive? and who is to be the judge what war is company was too convivial, yet, the conversation defensive or offensive, just or unjust? Are the sol- appears to have been different from what is cured for a shooter as well as for a hunter. So diers, having enlisted in the King's service, when too common now-a-days in such parties, for itung working men, my advice to you is, not to undertake that as you don't understand—and commanded to march, to demand to be apprized of was loyal and constitutional, and such as tended especially shooting; for I must confess an honest all the motives which influence their sovereign in his to encourage order and contentment. Well, man can hardly go along the roads these holiday conduct? and must every drummer-boy in the regi- to go on with the narrative, Job having paid his times without running the risque of having his brains ment have his mind satisfied, as to the justice of the visit to Walsall, went next morning to Wolver-pose I couldn't be far from the lawyer's brains, or blowed out by some Tom Tit Peter Gunner! I supcause, before he obeys the word of command? With the supreme rulers, I conceive, rests the res- hampton, Bilston, &c., and was induced to go I shou'dn't have knock'd his wig off; and what a ponsibility of taking care that blood be not shed un-down into a coal-pit, where he heard an old shock ng thing that would have been, for you justly or unnecessarily; and an awful responsibility it collier relate his story-but this I shall pass know, what is a lawyer good for without brains?" "Well, finding that nothing agreed with me so well as we promulgate doctrines which may, to say the least, over as being rather too coarse; and so we work, I went to the shop again and set to, hard and be liable to be misconstrued to mean that subjects come back with him to his home at Birmingham, fast; and so I went on getting good wages somemay dictate to their rulers, in a matter so essential where he was welcomed by his kind-hearted time, until Mr. Mills left my master to go into a to the prerogative of sovereignty, as that of levying old mother, and related to her all that he had place of better wages, and then I was taken to do a part of what he had us'd to do. Now I was, if I wish to treat the promoters of Peace Societies seen and heard, telling her particularly what a possible, more careful than ever. I tried to do with the utmost respect; but I submit, that if their spirit of loyalty was beginning to spread every thing just as Mr. Mills had done it, I kept all principle is capable of being established at all, it amongst the people, and how the eyes of the the business down, and never let any run behind must be carried to the full extent; and they must working classes had been opened to perceive hand. I was punctual to my hours at meal deny the lawfulness of war altogether; for it is quite the falsehood and the mischievous tendency of times, and never absented myself without master's absurd to leave a discretionary power in the soldier to obey the command of his superior or not. the principles disseminated by Tom Paine and knowing. And when any body came about business, there was I in my place to give an answer. the jacobins. In short, I've reason to think that I gave master and his customers satisfaction. And thus I went on for sometime, till, one morning, master coming into the counting-house, Job, says he, I have observed thy industry and good conduct a long time, and now I shall make thee a proposal that will reward thy virtues and faithful services. This disorder that I labour under, will not suffer me to apply so close as I have been used to do. I am therefore come to a resolution at next Christmas, to give thee a small share of the business on condition of your taking the burthen of it. I was, as you may suppose, very thankful and happy; and master was as good as his word, for when Christmas came, stock was taken; master was to have five per cent. interest for the money and goods he had in trade, and I was to have five per cent. for £20, which I had saved, and after this, the profits was to be divided thus, I was to have three-pence in every if I had missed every thing else; but the fates seemed shilling that was gained, and master the rest, this against me. I forgot that the great road ran along-I guessed would bring me in a good round sum." side the hedge, and unfortunately some of my shot knock'd an old lawyer's hat and wig off, and what was worse, frightened his horse and threw him. I I have already observed that my honoured was truly sorry, and was doing all I could to beg "When all things was settled, and proper partfather met with more adventures in the course his pardon, and pick his wig and hat out of the dirt, nership articles drawn up, my master thought right of a week after the end of his apprenticeship, little gentleman; and upon the lawyer telling him be'est now a master. to give me a bit of advice. Job, says he, thee when two fellows in green coats came up, and a Let this text be always than in the whole seven years of his term. the tale, he abused me in a most shameful manner, before your eyes, "Do as you would be done by." The reason is plain: if a young man goes out of and ordered one of the green coat men to break my Deal kindly and honestly by the workmen; give his proper line and pretends at things which gun. This and his foul language exasperated me them as good wages as you can afford; but always are not suitable to his station in life, he is sure I levelled it at him. Upon this he seized me by the can for that will bring you more orders, and the past bearing, and as I knew my gun wasn't charged, get your buckles up, as good and as cheap as you to get into all sorts of scrapes, and 'tis well if collar, and swore he'd hang me. And as the old nimble nine-pence is better than the slow shilling; he gets out of 'em without broken bones, or lawyer said I was very much to blame to point the both for master and man. Always let the men have what is worse, the loss of character. My gun at a gentleman, I consented to be horse- part of their wages by nine o'clock of a Thursday honest father having the foundation of good So they borrowed the lawyer's long lashed whip, and lay it out to the best advantage, pay them the whipped, rather than be took before the justice. morning, that their wives may go into the market sound principles deeply laid within him, es- and finely they did belabour me. They soon flogged remainder at five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, caped being injured in mind by the scenes and the lash off, and was going on dreadfully with the that they may have time to provide for their the company into which his youthful indiscre- handle, but here the lawyer put in his careat. families." tion led him; but nevertheless, he smarted for Stop, stop, gentlemen, says he, the poor fellow's "If you should ever be distressed for money, never his rashness, as we have seen already, and as antiquary, and is very valuable. I wish with all getting other people to indorse and discount them; had quite enough; besides that handle's an old get into that ruinous practice of drawing bills, and will still farther appcar in the sequel. my heart, the lash had been an old antiquary too, for this will soon destroy your peace of mind, and My constant readers will recollect that we thought I. However, whether the lawyer con- make you unfit to attend to your business. There › Left Job at Walsall, spending an evening with sidered his whip-handle or my back, I shall always fore never ask nor grant such a favour. If you do, company of a more convivial order than he was respect him; and if ever I raise cash enough to buy distress may overtake you, and you may be induced a bit of a freehold, he shall make the writings ont; to commit the worst of crimes as many miserable commonly accustomed to-this is one of the for gratitude is a blessed and heavenly virtue; and men have done, I mean that horrid crime which evils that often attend wandering from home; he that has not gratitude in his heart is fit to be a can never be repented of, self murder

With respect to the moral temperament which is "I was so pleased with my journey, that it took exemplified by the parties that are at issue on this me a whole day to tell mother, and poor soul, she'd subject, I would just remark, that some of our most such a loyal heart, that she roared like a bull for valorous soldiers and sailors are eminent for meek- joy to hear that all were for supporting the King and ness and forbearance in private life. It might be Constitution." curious to follow some members of Peace Societies 1 spent some days going about from one place into their domestic and social walks, and to see how to another; but as nothing particular happened, I far they carry the principle of non-resistance and took it into my head to have a strolling walk somepassive endurance into the actings of common life. Certainly a litigious, pugnacious, quarrelsome member of a Peace Society, if such can be found, must be a strange sort of animal.

where, and take my gun with me."

THE SHOOTING BUSINESS.

"I borrowed a gun of a neighbour, and walked towards Perry Bridge. I got into the fields, and seeing a bird in the hedge, I let fly at him, but I

THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JOB missed him-It would have been fortunate for me
NOTT, OF BIRMINGHAM.

[Continued.]

JOB ADVISED.

"No, no, my good fellow, always keep within country shop. The two aged sisters who kept

compass:

The larger ships may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore. And if it should happen from losses, that your own property should be destroyed, never sport or make experiments with the property of others. Call your creditors together instantly, and lay before them the honest state of your affairs, and you will find that "honesty is the best policy." You will find yourself respected and encouraged and on a second attempt, your mind at ease, and your body enabled to take rest by sleep, you may ́ soon arrive at the mark to which a different con duct would never have carried you.

not so generally exhibited as it would be if the printhis little shop are past labour now, quite worn ciples of the bible were universally prevalent, is out, and they must rest; they are both feeble, yet far more frequently exemplified than some persons may imagine. What my correspondent says and the one nearly deaf, and the other afflicted of the thankful contentment of this aged pair, reminds with a dreadful cough and asthma; they are to one of that poor woman who, without her krowing be parted; a kind friend has undertaken the that any eye saw, or any ear heard-save His who knoweth all things, was observed asking a blessing charge of one, and will take her away to-mor-upon her dinner of bread and water-lifting up her row to a distant city, and "find it a pleasure," eyes to heaven, and saying, "Lord it is written, she says, "to make her comfortable;" but she bread shall be given, and water shall be sure, and here cannot undertake the care of both; she is they are this day, blessed be God!" berself 2. The next peg that presents itself in this little and a poor widow ; so the other sister narrative, upon which to hang a moral, is the genemust go into the Mint. It is well for people to rons kindness of a friend of these aged persons, who remember, that while it is their duty to main- takes one of them away, and engages to provide tain themselves as long as possibic, there is no for her comfort, though she cannot afford to take disgrace in becoming inmates of a poor-house, both, being herself a poor widow. Oh it is lovely to see poverty not only contented but imparting; or an alushouse, or any other place of refuge, not only satisfied with little, but even doing its diliwhen in the providence of God they are gence to give of that little to a still more necessitous become unable to labour, and are made depen-fellow-creature! There is a great deal of this "And so, my brother artificers, and more especi-dent on charity. This is how poor Elizabeth amongst the poor, especially amongst the bibleally yon, the smaller fry, I wish you all to act as f views it, though years ago she little expected loving poor, who often keep one another from the have done and may you be rewarded as I have poor-house by the exercise of mutual charity; and such a home; she said, "God Almighty hum-where this is seen, it presents a fine contrast to that been." bled himself to the cross, and I must humble covetons, jealous, grasping spirit, which is for enmyself; they tell me every necessary is pro-grossing every benefit to itself, exalting its own vided there, and I shall have nothing to do, claims, and magnifying its own wants to the dis

"I thanked him for his good advice, and told him, if the greatest care, and living at a little expense would help me forward, that should not he wanting. And so, God bless him, say I, and all such men. And I hope he will never have reason to repent his generosity."

;

but to think of a better world."

paragement of those of others.

[Thus, according to my promise, I have given my readers some account of the early days of my honoured sire, from his birth down to the 3. There is only one mo: e point which I will touch time when he became a master tradesmian ; She spoke of a friend who had been raised upon, and that is the observation that " there is no and I wish it may have the effect of encouraging 'prentice lads and servants in general to be, up to help her sister and herself, when they disgrace in becoming inmates in a poor-house." like him, dutiful and diligent in the performance found it difficult to pay their rent, and settle Certainly not, when, as in this case, it is honest poverty's last home-not resorted to till strength their affairs. This friend came and bought fails, and every other means of subsistence be cut of their duty to their employers, and steady and sober in their whole conduct; in short, to their bed, and gave them money, and comforted off; but it is disgraceful for those who have strength as to that lady," she said, "I can to work, to abuse the provision of our humane laws, imitate Job Nott in all his worthy actions, and to avoid those few errors and follies into which compare her to nothing but to Moses striking by throwing themselves on the parish, to be main tained in pauper-idleness, often for no other reason his youthful indiscretion led him. I hope, too. the rock in Horeb, when the waters gushed but because they are too proud or too indolent to that employers will imitate Job's master by out; (Num. xx. 2.) her thankful spirit com- stoop to menial and laborious employments. watching over their 'prentices and servants, pared the benefit bestowed upon her, to the giving 'em good advice, and rewarding those unexpected and miraculous supply of water in that behave well.

them:

the desert.

THE MUSICAL WATCH.

Poor Elizabeth! how thankful and affectionI haven't yet given my readers all the records ate she was, as she pressed on the acceptance of my honoured father's life. Perhaps I may There is no country where music has been bring out a scrap or two more of his history in of one, who only wished she could have done some future number; at all events, I hope to more for her, a shilling of the coinage of good brought to so great perfection as in Germany. treat the public with some further extracts from Queen Anne, which she had kept for years, The people have a natural talent for it, and his writings, and particularly his excellent little and now wished it should be kept for her sake; being very industrious and persevering, they treatise, entitled "Advice to sundry sorts of and so it shall. "It is a world of changes," as have improved it highly. The finest pieces of she said, and we are used to them; but who music that are performed in England are J. N.] people." can part with indifference from those who have composed by Germans. Even the peasants set them an example of patience, and humility, are accustomed to meet in their cottages in and contentment? Well, she may be happy the long winter evenings, or under the shade in the Mint I hope and believe that she will. of a spreading tree in summer, and will get up The grace of God, and the hope of a better a concert of well-tuned voices and instruments, world, for the sake of Him who humbled Him- which a practised musician would delight to self, and had no where to lay His head, can hear. This combination of musical and moral nake us happy any where. And then, this is harmony is very much better, no doubt, than not our home; whether we dwell in a palace our cruel country sports, or the riotous mirth or in an almshouse, we must soon leave it. of the ale-house. Where there is a natural Oh! that we may have a house not made talent for a thing it's easily learned, and with hands eternal in the heavens."

POVERTY'S LAST HOME.

(From a Correspondent.)

I

"

I paid a farewell visit to-day; and while was meditating upon what I had witnessed, it occurred to me that it might afford matter for a communication to your pages, Mr. Nott. Your aim is to promote the spirit of contentment and religion, and as I have been often told that "example goes further than precept," I will, without further ceremony, introduce your readers to a humble dwelling in one of our mean, whitewashed rows. We go down one step, and we are in the dwelling-house: here, for many long years, was kept a little shop; but to-day the counters are gone, and scarcely any1. Honest industry, long struggling with poverty, thing left in the windows, where, till now, supporting itself as long as strength remained, eattapes and thimbles, apples and gingerbread, ing its dry crust with content and with thankfulness tea, sugar, bread, and all the varieties of a to the giver of all good, is a picture which, though

were

[This little descriptive piece may be dismissed by some readers in a very cursory manner; but there is much for the reflective and philanthropic mind to ponder. Crabbe would have written a canto upon it; and though Job can't be expected to do that, yet he will not let it pass without just hinting at some of the principal topics that suggest themselves.

so they teach themselves, and teach one another, and make or procure their flutes and violins at very little trouble or expense, and without interrupting the stated duties of their calling by their favourite and harmless pastime.

The Scotch, Welsh, and Irish have many simple and beautiful national songs which are familiar to most of the peasantry, but the English never have been musical. The harsh ditties of our street fiddlers and ballad singers

THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1832.

[Price lad 1}d

ever gave him pleasure in the pages of this BLASPHEMOUS." Intelligent these persons detestable periodical-its last dying speech and evidently were; aud it should seem that they confession! were something still better-that they were Job has repeatedly alluded to the nefarious "The simple announcement (writes the editor) persons who had a regard for religion and for publications sold at the poison shop; but he of A Slap at the Church,' is too much for the nerves the institutions of our country; but how these has not mentioned them by name, fearing lest of a sober-minded and timid churchman, prepos- intelligent and sound-thinking persons happened it should serve as an advertisement to the de-sessed in favour of the episcopal establishment; and to admit such a man into their company is not testable trash. Happily there is no longer need it would be as easy to persuade him to enter a con so plain. venticle, or question the honesty of a bishop, as to of this caution with respect to one of the worst read a line in a publication bearing such a cognomen. But, however he got there, it seems they let of these incendiary productions, which has just We have ourselves been in the company of scores him into a secret, and gave his work a true groaned its last! The paper referred to was of intelligent persons, who, without having so much character; doubtless to his no small mortificaentitled "A SLAP AT THE CHURCH," and has as seen a number of the work, have, upon mere tion. It is true that he takes an exception held a very conspicuous place amongst the hearsay evidence, and some upon less even than against the verdict of this intelligent jury, and this, denounced it as every thing atrocious, impious, productions of the radico-infidel press, as and blasphemous. Now, we are above all things says that they decided "without having so much fonlest of the foul, and lowest of the low-being desirous that such men as these should read what as seen a number of the work, upon mere hearsay filled with coarse ribaldry, combining the can be said against the character and principles of evidence, and some upon less even than this." quintessence of calumny with the gall of bit- the church to which they are wedded, because we Oh wise Daniels, to decide about the character would much rather that all should concur in quietly of a thing they never saw nor heard of! and terness, and the venom of asps. getting rid of the evil, than that there should be a resort to violence to consummate the work; as will yet these were intelligent people nevertheless, inevitably be the case should they continue to cherish by the editor's own shewing! Tut, tut-how their attachments. This consideration, then, added difficult it is for those that are not honest to be to another arising out of the impediments thrown in consistent! Well, I don't know whether this the way of our sale by the unwarrantable decision of some of the learned dogberries of the metropolis, intelligent jury pronounced upon the case withhas induced a determination to transform ourselves out seeing or hearing or no, but this I am sure into a less repulsive form, though without in any (having myself both seen and heard) that the degree changing the intrinsic qualities of our mind." verdict they have pronounced is most just; and Here then is avowedly "the last dying speech" I am sure of another thing-that the editor of of this precious periodical, for it announces the vile "Slap" wouldn't thus publish his own itself defunct; it is also its "confession," for it disgrace if there were not a cause; and what acknowledges that it owes its death to its that cause is he very candidly tells us ; (Satan crimes, that it is strangled by the knout of himself sometimes let out a bit of truth) public opinion-the editor is even constrained namely, that the temper of the times, bad as it to acknowledge that he has been "in the com- is, is not quite bad enough to bear such dispany of scores of intelligent persons, who, in his gusting attacks upon all that is sacred in the hearing, have denounced his paper as EVERY institutions of our country. "The simple anIS ATROCIOUS, IMPIOUS, AND nouncement (says this writer) of A Slap at

Not only has this poisonous paper made it its business to pelt the church with ceaseless invectives, and with all the filth and mire of slander and falsehood that earth or hell could supply; but it has set the engraver to work to make caricatures, and to turn not only the bishops and clergy, but the most sacred ordinances of the church into contempt.* In short there did not exist a publication which seemed more calculated to vitiate and deprave the minds of the unwary, and to ripen them for deeds of atrocity-certainly there was no paper which Job Nott looked at with more fearful anxiety than this; judge then of the satisfaction with which he perused the following passage in its last number, the first certainly that One of the prints represented a bishop drunk administering the holy communion.

THING THAT

the Church is too much for the nerves," &c. &c. Here then the cat is fairly out of the bag; and every friend of the cause of truth will rejoice in the fact, that this infamous periodical has been defeated, and has not been able to stem the current of sound principles which is still making its way in the land.

But nevertheless, human knowledge is li- ambition than to drive our own trade, and in mited, and human power is but weak. Few our plain way to give a bit of honest advice to minds, however naturally gifted, or improved our fellow-citizens, often wonder at the preby culture, have sufficient grasp and energy, to sumption of these fellows, who seem to think take in and accomplish a variety of things. themselves fit for the highest offices in the state, Great undertakings are mainly effected by in- without farther education or apprenticeship. As dividual perseverance, and combined efforts, for me, if it were possible that, by any unhappy It is true that the editor promises to trans-employed in one direction. The division of revolution of the whirligig" I should ever hapform himself, and that out of the ashes of his labour into departments, is a principal cause pen to come within reach of a seat in the cabiinfamous work shall arise, phonix-like, another of the improvements of modern times, and of uct, or the lord lieutenancy of Ireland, or an adless repulsive in its aspect, but inspired with the superiority of civilized man over the savage.miral's flag, or a field marshal's baton, I should the same intrinsic qualities. Well, we shall see The Jack-of-all-trades is master of none. At run and hide my unworthy head, far from what sort of hand the editor of the "Slap" the building of St. Paul's Cathedral, if the ce- such dangerous honours, which could only makes at sober writing. Satan, we know, can lebrated architect Sir Christopher Wren, had prove disgraceful to me, and calamitous to my transform himself into "an angel of light," but been set to carry mortar, the carpenters to country. if the editor of the "Slap" should attempt to hew stones, and the masons to do the joiners' In conclusion, I shall just remark, that we play that character, methinks he will make work, the building, like the tower of Babel, detect error by its inconsistency. A prevaria rum hand of it! would have been left unfinished, not owing to cating witness speaks falsely.-Now, the two the want of knowledge and power in the arti- favourite radical maxims, " knowledge is powficers, but from the confused misapplication of er," and "all men are equal," are a flat contrathem. How could the battles of Trafalgar and diction; because the degrees of knowledge which Yes, knowledge is power; but in a very the Nile, of Vittoria and Waterloo, have been each man possesses from his natural talent, different sense from what the radicals mean by fought and won, if some flag lieutenant or boat- education, situation, industry, employment, and this favourite maxim, which they assume as swain, some ensign or corporal-mere journey- other causes, are of endless and inconceivable the motto of some of those vile publications, men in the naval and military arts, had been put variety. Enough has been already said to by which they are striving to multiply the in the place which only Nelson and Wellington make this plain; and every intelligent reader, knowledge of evil, and the power of doing mis- were competent to fill? Without the unrivalled who reflects upon it, may follow out these chief. The power they mean is what they call knowledge of these heroes to direct it, the power hints in many other instances. in other words, "Might against right," phy- of Great Britain would have been crushed be- But, if knowledge is so unequally distributed sical force against government, laws, and equity. fore that of our ambitious foe. among men, and knowledge is power, how can But still, knowledge is power-the knowledge The radical writers strive to delude the all men have equal power, and equal rights? which the merchant, the physician, the soldier, people with the absurd notion that the smatter- Both statements are contrary to fact and the sailor, have of their profession, and the ing of political error-misnamed political know- experience, and common sense, and they remechanic of his trade, gives to each of them ledge, which they dole out, is sufficient to qualify fute each other.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

JOB NOTT'S REMAINS.

a power most valuable to himself and the com- for the high duties and responsibilities of I propose to shew the absurdity of the asmunity. power and place. They have lately too, been sertion that all men are equal, in a future By the combined knowledge and power of giving some lessons in the military art, as a number. NEHEMIAH. the architect, the mason, and house-carpenter, new accomplishment for the people." Alas! London-the chief city of the world, with its that any of my countrymen should give credit streets and public buildings, its churches, to such ignorant pretenders! What moral and cathedrals, palaces, quays, and bridges, has intellectual qualifications, what experience in been reared. By the knowledge and power of the business have these scribblers to fit them the cabinet-maker, the iron-founder, the smith, for the difficult art of governing? Political Having finished the history of that part of the brazier, the silk and carpet-weaver, and principles, forsooth! the unprincipled but my honoured father's life, of which I possess a various other artizans, the interiors of these I'll not use hard names, even to them. Pretty distinct memoir from his own pen, and especinumerous buildings have been furnished with work they'd make at the helm of affairs, where ally the adventures of the memorable fourteen what is necessary, or useful, or splendid. The they aspire to be. Like their master, Paine, days which immediately followed upon his knowledge of the principles and details of the (as they call him) who grew so terribly fright- coming out of his time, and in which he gave various branches of commerce, carried on at ened in the storm at sea that he forgot his loose to some youthful vagaries, which brought our great seaports of London, Liverpool, and principles, trembled and cried for mercy, they their own punishment with them, and are reBristol,-of the arts and manufactures which would be the first to leave the sinking vessel corded by him as a caution to young persons employ the looms and factories of Manchester, to her fate, by flying from the ruin they had to be "merry and wise," consistent and steady Birmingham, Nottingham, and Derby, gives caused. in their recreations, as well as diligent and

the power of supplying the natural and artifi- It's very easy for the envious discontented conscientious in their business—having, I say, cial wants of millions, at home and abroad. editor of a Political Register, or seditious finished up that most eventful part of his Such knowledge is of the most obvious uti-penny periodical, to look on, and abuse what history; I propose to give what further parlity; such power is well applied; and the wiser heads and abler hands are doing. But ticulars of my honoured father's life, and honest industrious citizen, in acquiring and practical knowledge of the matter they have specimens of his writings it may be in my exercising them, fulfils his duty, promotes his none; and their smattering of politics just power to collect, under the title of "Job Nott's country's prosperity, and secures his own. It gives them the power of talking big. They Remains;" this being a phrase very much in is by the combined agency of such individuals have made the possible errors and abuses of use in the present day to denote the collected that the labour which creates wealth, and the bad governments their particular study, and fragments of the sayings and doings of some wealth which calls more labour into activity, have by rote hard names for all of them, eminent character; and though I may be are produced and reproduced; and that the which they apply to their country. But they thought partial, I must say that I venerate vast and intricate machinery of the social are statesmen and heroes only on paper ;-men these literary relics of my honoured parent, system performs its ceaseless operations, and of words but not of deeds. and have been as eager to gather up every accomplishes its wonderful results. My cousin Job and I, who have no higher particle of them, as the goldsmith is to save the