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the new omnibus. Indents of tije late Storm m tlje J5K?tropoIt0.

pi^s "Itis an ill wind that blows nobody good," and the storm must be very

*g*S|gg|3^. pitiless indeed which does not shower down advantages on somebody.

£§5gp||! | In the first place, the tremendous rain of Saturday week came to the

Igg|s5»' aid of the Lord Mayor, who had been calling in vain upon the water

^_,i^MlL,^ companies to open their hearts and their sluices. The Clerk of the

^^^^s^zJ^EFjt ~ Weather acted the part of turncock on this occasion, and flooded the

metropolis with some millions of gallons of that element which
" cheers" (those who like it) " but not inebriates." The common
sewer was never in such a swellish state before, and the face of nature
I —in the metropolis—got such a washing as it does not often experience,
j It is not generally known that a Cabinet Council which happened to
be sitting during the storm had a refresher thrown upon their usually
dry proceedings, by the sudden entrance of a cataract through the
roof and windows. The business of Government was carried on for
several minutes under a tremendous gig umbrella, lent by the house-
keeper to the Ministers until the tempest was over.
" ~~ ■ . The effect of the storm on the newspapers was tremendous, and

! we understand the spirited proprietor of the Morning Herald in-
tends engaging Mr. Bradwtell, to get up a storm occasionally, of
— which that paper is to have the exclusive benefit. The hurricane
will commence at Shoe Lane and terminate on the west side of Far-
egyf* p ringdon Market. Three columns of the electric fluid will appear as
<ffpf^' leaders in the paper of the next day, and two "own reporters" will be
&y/' ; carried away in a whirlwind, of which they will take ample notes, with
W\ ■ a view to publication.

ANOTHER STOPPAGE.

C A 'y^ff \ \- \V "^^RvW/ilPTi—"p-v ^7T\ ill " Fleet Street is stopped again, making somewhere about the twen-

y J^mi&f11 W-IL-- tieth time this year. Considering the street is oftener stopped than used,
K ^^^^^bj^=^^'^^^^^^^^^^^:=:::^'^ we think the thoroughfare had better be blocked up altogether, and

----^—-— " " then persons in a hurry would know at once they had better run round

bv Holborn when they wanted to go from the Strand to Ludaate Kill.
In consequence of the repeated stoppages of the public thoroughfares, we advise the Lord Mayor therefore to put up the following notice :—
it is found to be a thorough loss of time in nine cases out of ten to enter ., ~ . , . 0. ' , . „ , ,

an omnibus. As the fatigue of walking may, however, be considerable, Considering Fleet Street is a constant source of annoyance, and has
a vehicle is in the course of construction bv which passengers will be been ^und to be terribly in the way of persons having to transact
able to retire to separate apartments at the top of the 'bus! where the business in ^P1®*.1*- ^be closed to all public traffic on and after
operations of shaving, hair-cutting, &c. &c. may be carried on, so that £uSust *he \0th' andwi11 be lfde out Jot the future exclusively as a
no time will be lost even during an entire obstruction of the thorough- Cab-walk and practising-ground for advertising-vans. Sealed tenders
fare. The only difficulty that might have arisen, was caused bv a con-, from advertisers and cab proprietors stating highest terms for the
sideration of the propriety of erecting public vehicles to the elevation | lease of the entu"e street for one year't0 be sent mto GuildhalL
of two or three stories ; but the advertising-vans having carried puffing j " By Order of the

to a tremendous height, it can no longer be a question whether the « Lord Mayor."

public may not have the advantage as well as the inconvenience of the

principle. _________

It is proposed to lather the company during the progress of the 'bus,
and apply the razor during the dead stand-stills. There will also be

a compartment for letter-writing—as at the clubs—and the parties who NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

avail themselves of the accommodation will adapt their penmanship

to the speed—of course practising a running hand when the'bus is / J WE understand that the two senior captains

going at a tolerable pace, and resorting to the old jog-trot style when
the vehicle is making its way over fragments of broken pavement.
There will be a refreshment-room in connection with the boot, and a
circulating library near the top, so that a passenger on entering may
subscribe either for the whole or a portion of his journey.

of the Iron Boats have agreed to take
the retirement lately offered. The mate
of the Cricket was reported to have sold
out ; but on inquiry it proved that he
had only sold out his stock of ginger-
beer on one of those " hot Saturdays '"
which have recently been got up on the
river, in imitation of the " long Thurs-
days " at the Opera.

It is whispered, in circles very likely

A few days ago Justice Cole, at Bodmin, thus addressed an un- ^^^^/^l^^?^ to be misinformed, that the penny steam-
happy girl, who, under frightful circumstances, had been indicted for j _/*r/^T^ f\sS boats intend issuing day tickets at a fare

infanticide, but was acquitted of the charge, and found guilty of the | ' -f %T*V\mWt and a half' which wiU be available for

concealment only. The Judge said, " Not to add reproach to you, but I i/Iillll III \ W I ! II two bours from their date ; and season
to hold you up as an example to others, I feel bound to pass upon you I® y ill tickets, which may be used for a whole

The Benefit of an Example.

a severe sentence." And the sentence was two years' imprisonment,
Now, in the name of justice, if the girl, for the crime committed by
herself, did not deserve so severe a visitation, why, we ask it, should
she suffer as an " example" to others ? To suffer for a crime com-

mitted is justice ; but to suffer only that others may be deterred from ; - will be three hundred-weight of small

week, will be sold for threepence.

The spirited Directors of the Ant have
prepared a Report, from which it appears
that, after declaring a dividend, there

evil, is to be a martyr, and not a culprit.

king hudson.

It is rumoured that His Majesty is so disgusted with his railway
kingdom, situated on the Eastern Counties' Railway, that he intends, in
imitation of Napoleon at Fontainbleau, to abdicate. The Isle of Dogs
is spoken of as his Elba.

coal to add to "the rest" in the cellars
of the Company.

The crew of the Daisy have been laid up with the hooping-cough,
and the boy who is cutting his teeth has been a severe sufferer. The
captain's feet were in gruel when our reporter left, and the skipper
was trying to get down a quantity of oatmeal and vinegar, which had
been recommended to him as an " emulgent." The squadron of evolu-
tion off Hungerford continues to perform the most difficult ins and
outs with perfect safety.

Vol. 11.