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 ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, 1 AMEN COBNEB, PATERNOSTER ROW. 
 
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 NEW YORK: FOWLER & WELLS CO., 775 BROADWAY. 
 BOSTON : W. E. HICKOX, 150 TREMONT STREET. 
 
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 CONTE NTS. 
 
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 I. Grammalogues 3 
 
 II. Contracted Words "> 
 
 III. Distinguished Words 9 
 
 IV. Pairs of Words 17 
 
 V. Positive and Negative Words 19 
 
 VI. Compounds of here, there, tche re -" 
 
 VII Omission of dot for CON, <-tf -'< 
 
 VIII. Figures -'1 
 
 IX. IiitiT-ect.-il \V.rd 21 
 
 X. Phraseogmphy ... 
 
 XI. Miscellaneous Phrases 
 
 XII. Theological Phrases 30 
 
 XIII. Law Phras.-s ... 
 
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 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 The secret of quick writing is, much practice ; and this supposes 
 something to be written. Exercises so constructed as to bring fre- 
 quently before the eye, and under the hand, those principles of 
 abbreviation which render Phonography, as adapted to reporting, 
 the briefest system of writing extant, must be more advantageous to 
 the student than the writing of miscellaneous matter from books and 
 newspapers. In the "Phonographic Reporter," par. 11, it is ob- 
 served that " in order to impress the Reporting Grammalogues and 
 Distinguished Words, etc., on the mind, the reader may form sen- 
 tences, including as many of them as he can, and write them down 
 until he becomes familiar with them." A few examples are then 
 given, on the model of which the pupil is recommended to con- 
 struct more. But it is not to be expected that pupils are capable 
 of carrying out this advice to the extent necessary to qualify them to 
 become expert reporters in about twelve months. An attempt to 
 carry out this suggestion lias led to the compilation of the following 
 " Exercises," which will be found serviceable in impressing the con- 
 tractions, phrases, etc., on the memory. They should be practised by 
 the pupil until he can write them off correctly from dictation. 
 
 I. GEAMMALOGTJES. 
 
 1. Reporting Grammalogues that are to be committed 
 to memory. See " Phonographic Reporter," paragraph 45, 
 page 38. The grammalogues are printed in italic. 
 
 I believe that the principles of true religious liberty are to be met 
 with in the Holy Scripture, and that ye and all this generation ought 
 to remain strong in the belief of our holy Christian religion, and in the 
 most important work of Christianity itself. We should on no account 
 seek to glorify ourselves, or to speak of our own special glory. Thus, 
 everyone should seek to approve himself to God c >ur Saviour, and seek 
 strength from Him. When on earth He always wont "-hither he 
 was sent, and was glorified by doin^ tho will of his Heavenly leather. 
 Owing to its great importance this subject should receive a larger 
 share of attention than is usually given to it. A house will generally 
 indicate or signify the mental state of its occupant. 

 
 4 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 2. Grammalogues, with a few contracted words from 
 the " Manual." (" Reporter," Pages 34-37.) 
 
 I shall be happy to-be with you, if you will but thank me for all 
 that I may happen to do for you upon any particular opportunity. 
 It will give me much pleasure, therefore, to call on you, and every 
 other member, as often as I have an opportunity and my strength 
 will let me. Speak according to the truth, and do to others as you 
 would have them do toward you. Be sure to tell the truth, because 
 it ought always to be told ; if you do-not, who will believe you when 
 you may be called upon to speak upon a thing of special importance? 
 Oh ! it would have been well for this nation and generation if all 
 had tried to build up the good and the true in the eye of God in all 
 they did. Let it be remembered that no one is able-to build his 
 belief on what he thinks is not true. In the significant language of 
 Scripture, we should, with holy awe, do that which we know to-be 
 good. Mr Smith is a young gentleman of significance, influence, and 
 spirit. He, however, often had much difference of opinion with his 
 Principal and several other gentlemen about the improvements in 
 Phonography. They all thought the art might be improved, but (as is 
 usual) there was a difference of opinion as to how it should be done. 
 Each thought his own improvements could not be_ equaled ; and, in 
 short, cared for no other way. I My dear Doctor, during tfiese two years 
 and a half I thought I might have information from you, but owing 
 to my want of a knowledge of y_our language, I have not as yet had 
 it. I cannot account for this in any other way. Let us glory in 
 those good things which are given to us in Christianity. The first 
 principle of the Christian religion is to acknowledge the Lord to-be 
 the true God, and how can we have true thoughts of Him without 
 his Holy Word, which is given for our instruction_in the things of 
 God P I cannot account for the gold you sent me ; it is not at-all 
 equal to what you generally send rme, and I shall be happy if you can 
 tell me whose it is, if-it be not your own. I tried to send a great 
 weight over a somewhat high building, but I was not able. Though I 
 might give this to you, yet I could not let those have it who may-not 
 care for it, guard it, nor use it to advantage. What I wish to tell 
 you is this : Go by thyself, and let the others, who are not numbered 
 with us, go through by themselves thus you will do well. What is 
 this? Is-it the house itself ? Is-it as-it was when I was there, and 
 has-it a well under it ? If-it be not too cold, I usually go down to the 
 yard myself in my cart ; I won't go away till I see you. | The one way 
 is-as near as the other. The youth we met at the meeting went out-of 
 it to a public house, and there, as-has happened to a number of others, 
 had too much of what, from its very nature, could not influence him for 
 good. | Each one, as-his opportunities are, should improve himself at 
 much as he can. The glorified Lord of heaven above is our great light ; 
 to Him be all glory given. It is most important to know the dif- 
 ference of our from your, and when to use shall or shalt. The 
 General will be in the chair, and each child will then give him 
 cheer. If the thing goes on well, whether I have anything or not, 
 you shall have a third of the amount you put in at first. From
 
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 what house have ye come in secret, and whither do ye go ? ' I see 
 you have given a large number of us liberty to meet often within 
 your house, and it will not signify what hour we go there. It was 
 done two years ago, but in a very different way ; I do-not remember 
 why it was done thus, nor who did it. The improvement in the art you 
 speak of is a great one, and I cannot quite see, after what has happened, 
 why it is impossible that the advantages it would give, should not be 
 equally given to every member. Ti)l-it has been tried, we cannot tell. 
 Tiiis is-his opinion, and I believe it myself. His-is not your opinion. 
 If I have an opportunity, while you are with us, I will let you see 
 the principal improvements. This house is somewhat large, but that 
 one is larger. Do you owe much ? O no. How much, eh ; a mere 
 nothing? Ay (pronounced ai). Ah! when there is a will, there is 
 aye (pronounced e) a way. I approve of religious liberty, but, on 
 the other hand, if you go beyond the truth you will not glorify our 
 Saviour God. Did you use their scent ? Yes, I had-not any of 
 my own. 
 
 II. CONTEACTED WORDS. (Pages 39-42, together with 
 a few from tke " Manual," page 66.) 
 
 (A LETTER.) 
 
 I have to inform you that I enjoy many a fine prospect here. 1 
 have been endeavoring to take sketches of some of the most important 
 specimens of architecture, but from my want of proficiency in this 
 department, and the imperfection of my knowledge of perspective, 
 the probability is that you will think my performance very 
 insignificant. On Sunday morning, by appointment, I met an Epis- 
 copalian, with whom I am familiar, and for whom I entertain great 
 friendship and respect, and accompanied him to the new episcopal 
 church, lately consecrated by the Archbishop. It is attended by 
 many of the aristocracy, and is a large and substantial edifice, but 
 some think there has been needless expenditure in its erection. The 
 reverend gentleman who preached, after some preliminary observa- 
 tions giving a generalization of the whole subject, went on to speak 
 in a dignified manner of the evangelical doctrine of the atonement, 
 and the resurrection of our Savior, and showed how these were 
 applicable to the regeneration and reformation of man, and opened 
 up a glorious prospect to every Christian, for which there was abun- 
 dant cause for thanksgiving. He seemed to be a man of great 
 benevolence, and treated his subject in a catholic spirit, discharging 
 his responsible duty with great benignity and dignity, and to the 
 satisfaction of all present. In the evening I went to hear a 
 distinguished Baptist, who took his text from tin; sixteenth chapter' 
 of St Mark, a44be-16th verse, the signification of which he endeavored 
 to show was subservient to the establishment of his own peculiar 
 views that baptism was only intended for adult believers, and that 
 no others had a right to be baptised ; but he said that whenever he 
 found one who professed his faith in Christ, he was ready to baptise 
 him. He appeared to possess a sufficient amount of sensibility and 
 intelligence, but I thought that he was too controversial, and that
 
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 some of his remarks were rather indiscriminate and extravagant. 
 Seeing an advertisement regarding the anniversary of the Agricultu- 
 ral Society, I attended the inn-ting, which was a remarkable one, 
 ami c"ii>i>ted chiefly of intelligent farmers ami commercial men. 
 Various subjects in connection w i''> 'he organization of tlicir Society 
 and the state of agriculture v. il. and in particular (lie 
 
 applicability of a new maeliinc. wliich from its first performance was 
 expected to do its work in no imperfect manner, but rather to work an 
 unexampled reform in the attainment of results which, by other 
 and dissimilar machines, had been considered impracticable. One 
 aristocratic~\ook\ng gentleman took the liberty to remark, that it 
 was the invention of an individual hitherto but little known out of 
 his own domestic circle, hut unquestionably a mechanic of extraordi- 
 nary genius, and he thought all in the assembly would agree with 
 him that one capable of producing an invention of such an original 
 and useful character, should be taken from that obscurity under 
 which he had labored to so great disadvantage enough to extinguish 
 all hope of advancement and raised to a more independent and 
 responsible position, which was indispensable to the success of his 
 mechanical powers. He thought that as the financial condition 
 of the Society was good, and there was a sufficiency of funds in the 
 exchequer, they could not perform a better act than make a grant 
 from its funds to this man ; and it was said that the members ought 
 to subscribe a sum sufficient to present him with a testimonial, pro- 
 portionate to the probable benefits which they might reasonably ex- 
 pect to follow from the regular and general adoption of this ingenious 
 but rather expensive machine. There was another gentleman who 
 said that the benefits were indubitable, and that all their subscrip- 
 tions should be in proportion to the prospective value of the per- 
 formance, and irrespective of the apparent insignificance of an in- 
 dividual who had never shown any deficiency of talent, but rather 
 proficiency, and had always sought to distinguish himself by i-vi-ry 
 virtuous and honorable practice ; had borne his obscurity with great 
 resignation, and possessed every characteristic essential to success. 
 The proposal was agreed to with enthusiasm, and a testimonial with 
 a suitable inscription, or superscription, will in due time be presented. 
 I see a notice of a meeting, the peculiarity of which seems to have 
 been, that it was of an essentially democratic character. One 
 enthusiastic speaker felt indignant at many of the Parliamentary 
 proceedings, and contended for a republic, or such a democracy 
 as I think would tend to the danger or destruction of our con- 
 stitutional government. One gentleman stood up for the preser- 
 vation of order; he thought such unexpected observations irregular; 
 he did not know where they could find a better example 
 government than under our noble and virtuous Queen, who. in a 
 nt, unselfish, anil benignant spirit, sought the good of her 
 subjects in every practicable (prkbl) milliner. This sensible remark 
 led to - u to how the Queen performs her duty: and 
 
 it was thought that the economies which she practised did not 
 her in the eyes of man}', and was not wisely proportioned to the rnyiil 
 allowance' voti-d by Parliament. I see that Her Majesty lately atten- 
 ded a Cabinet which bad to decide on an Exchequer bill, and to
 
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 consider whether in the present contingency it was not indispensably 
 necessary that a plenipotentiary should he sent to Paris : the wisdom 
 of this course is, I think, unquestionable. 
 
 An ecclesiastic having committed some misdemeanor, and been in- 
 duced to subscribe or superscribe a document relating to Jurispru- 
 dence, has incurred the indignation and displeasure of his ecclesiastical 
 brethren, who also allege that he is a believer in transulstantiation. 
 I hear that the apprentice who broke his indenture had been making 
 too free with his master's revenue. He ran away, but was advertised 
 for, caught and brought to trial, but was acquitted on obtaining sat- 
 isfactory recognizance. I will assemble my friends to consider the 
 propriety of advising the plaintiff, J. Smith, Esquire, to abandon his 
 suit in favor of the defendant. Mr Bruce and his wife have been ap- 
 pointed executor and executrix under the will of a deceased relative, 
 and it is expected that a very substantial sum will fall to their share ; 
 they will advertise when the mortgage falls due. 
 
 Dear James, I am in receipt of your letter and am thankful for 
 the uninterrupted continuance and singular uniformity of the confi- 
 dence you have placed in me; but allow me to say that it will 
 astonish me if you are able to obtain a certificate in December or 
 January next. I suspect I am not incapable of demonstrating to 
 you the inconsistency of your attempting to present yourself in the 
 very inefficient state in which you now are ; for I am rather 
 suspicious that if you fail, your antagonist will soon manifest his 
 antagonism in an unmistakeable manner, to the destruction of your 
 usually imperturbable temper; and I should not be astonished if he 
 should also become antagonistic to your benefactor, and behave 
 towards him in a disrespectful and inconsiderate manner, to the 
 indescribable astonishment of all benevolent and philanthropic men. 
 I am sorry to say that our new teacher recently arrived as a passenger 
 by the South Western train is not very efficient ; but, on the contrary, 
 has shown great inefficiency in his government of the school ; this is a 
 great objection. He is a good mathematician, but is not of a strong 
 constitution, seems to be suffering from some constitutional complaint, 
 and is governed by no real desire to please. Apart from his profes- 
 sional duties, he has been studying the phenomena of the celestial 
 bodies, and trying to write a description of them to appear in the 
 " Domestic Magazine," but I am afraid he will have to relinquish the 
 attempt, as it is inefficiently composed, and would not be popular, and 
 that would be a great disappointment to him. *^" 
 
 Lord Ross lately came here to inspect our troops, and having 
 inspected them, he expressed his satisfaction with the result of the 
 inspection, and called their attention to a case of insubordination, 
 which occurred in November last, and hoped no one would be insu- 
 bordinate again. 
 
 I hear that Sir Charles has resigned his lienienioicy, and that an 
 administrator and administratrix have been appointed to settle the 
 estate of a recently deceased Captain, Lieutenant-Colonel, or non- 
 commissioned officer I really forget which. Let, us hope that they 
 will administrate in a manner characteristic of their efficiency and
 
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 disinterestedness, I believe that some matters will have to be settled 
 by arbitration. v/ 
 
 A rev. gentleman, who holds a metropolitan charge, \\ 
 manifesting great prejudice against Calvinism, l/W/W/.sw, 1'resbyte- 
 rianism, and every kind of Nonconformity, and other\\ ise iiclingin an 
 unconstitutional spirit, prejudicial to the peace of the Church. He 
 has been admonished by the bishop that he should henceforth govern 
 his temper and behave more like one under the influence of (I. 
 ness and holiness of Jesus. If he should prove obstinate, it is not. im- 
 probable that the bishop will institute proceedings against him, cite 
 him before a tribunal, and excommunicate him for his imjir 
 insubordination, and appoint a substitute. 
 
 In September last, in a metropolitan tabernacle, I heard a Presby- 
 terian preacher deliver an extemporaneous discourse on the Christian 
 ministry ; and he treated his subject in such an intcllii/iblc and ortho- 
 dux way that he could not fail to give great contentment to all | 
 and satisfy them of his orthodoxy. In the development of his subject, 
 he quoted from Isaiah in regard to the covenant which God had made 
 with the Israelites, who, on account of their degeneration, are now in 
 such a melancholy condition. If we leave their case unoonaidered, 
 and remain uninfluenced (n, nst ; first position ; loop st) by the jivarn- 
 ing they afford us, we too may fall after the same example of unbe- 
 lirl'. \Ve should therefore exercise faith in the power of our Savior. 
 The same preacher, in February last, addressed a meeting nt which 
 the chairman was a Nonconformist. He showed his philanthropy by 
 endeavoring to organize an Association to promote the cause of 
 temperance, and calling upon all who were repugnant to intemperance 
 to come forward and show their repugnance by joining the new 
 ori/anisation which was about to be or</nii!ztd. And as the building 
 in which they met was an old one, which now inclined from the /n-r- 
 pendicular, it was suggested that they should look out for a meeting 
 place of more substantial construction. 
 
 I shall now give you a circumstantial account of my three new 
 acquaintances. Their names are resjuctinli/. John, AVilliam, and 
 James: the first is distinguished for his selfishness ; in fact, lie is the 
 most selfish person I know, and is pcrjnfunl/i/ grumbling when he 
 thinks he has made a bad investment, and keeps himself in JK 
 misery lest it should prove unsubstantial ; the second is an enthusi- 
 ast, but is diligent and indefatigable in his business. \ery fond of 
 mcttht matics, devoting much of his time to mathcm<iti<;it studies, and, 
 while averse to extravagance of any description, he yet takes pleasure 
 in an occasional enta-ttiinmenf ; the third is engaged in an important 
 manufacture, and is, I believe, a minntftii-fiii-a- of some note, and a 
 well-known philanthropist. My principal clerk has left me. and I 
 have substituted Arnold, who I think will be alii his re- 
 
 spective Aatiea in & satisfactory manner, and to f. \ short- 
 
 hand notes, and to make a faithful tr<iii.*crij>ti'i of the same. What 
 wonderful facilities for the trtinfaiiission of intd/ii/, ucr are afforded 
 us by Phonography and impost-office'. In all things there is either 
 progress or </. . ^^ 
 
 An uniiifluintial author has sent me a copy of his new book > 
 net ism, in which he has had the goodness to inscribe my name. I find
 
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 it very uninteresting ; his information concerning certain magnetic 
 influences is frequently very insufficient, and this insufficiency renders 
 the work very unsatisfactory, and often leads him to misrepresent the 
 subject. He is not always correct in the use of the objective case, 
 which is rather significant of his defective and imperfect grammatical 
 knowledge. The book, however, is wonderfully well printed ; the 
 paper used in it was manufactured in Birmingham. 
 
 A circumstance of some interest occurred here last week. At the 
 trial of a prisoner the counsel for the defence proceeded to cross-ex- 
 amine the witnesses, each of whom underwent a severe cross-examin- 
 ation. When they were all cross-examined, and the pleading ended, 
 it certainly looked rather bad for the prisoner, but, quite unexpec- 
 tedly, he was acquitted. l(/ ^ 
 
 III. DISTINGUISHED WOEDS. 
 
 Words of the same parts of speech, and containing the 
 same consonants, distinguished by outline, or position. 
 (Page 44, etc.) 
 
 A medical pupil living among the people of the Papal states pre- 
 scribed for them according to the appearance of the papillce of the 
 tongue. The number of pitiable creatures whom he relieved is not 
 computable. He gave potable medicines compatible with their dis- 
 eases. One was a youth with a pitted face whom his mother petted, _ 
 strangers pitied, and the doctor patted on the head, and gave him 
 some potted meat and a potato to satisfy his appetite. He was a lad 
 of poetic Abilities but his optic nerve was diseased (though not from 
 appetence) and being nearly blind was unable to earn a competence or 
 competency. He has mental powers of great potency, and shows_ , 
 much aptness in making baskets, but from the pettiness of his sales" ./ 
 can only gain a small pittance. Dead bodies exposed to heat and 
 moisture soon putrefy, but under certain conditions they petrify, and 
 we then have petrifaction instead of putrefaction. My patron is a 
 pattern of benevolence. The packer who struck the picker with a 
 poker, and made his face all of a pucker, is an epicure ; he has a bird 
 who is a good pecker. A pastor having pasture land for sale, paid a 
 compositor to set up a poster and place it in a good posture, but he 
 spent the money in pastry, and began to pester him for more ; he 
 also asked for the possession of a better position, and, upon meeting 
 with opposition, he flew into a passion, accused his employer of want 
 of compassion, and asserted that poverty gave him the option of starv- 
 ing or taking a poisonous potion ; but is it not better to be patient in 
 trouble than passionate 1 Our passions may lead us into evil, but 
 patience brings peace. A puny lad, who carried a peony and a pan, 
 bought a pen and a pin, at the pawn shop, which was open, for a 
 penny, and frightened the pony by attempting to play the piano for 
 the amusement of the company ; 1 opine he also caused them pain by 
 a wretched pun. The opener of the gate, whose penury is well 
 known, was our pioneer through the grounds. Plato wrote concern- 
 ing the polity of his country ; the simplest kind of food on his plate 
 satisfied his palate. I/My friend was not acquainted with platina, 
 
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 mid could not toll a platen from a platoon; but he knew the palatine 
 to be a great plotter and fond of poultry, of which ho liked to sec his 
 platter full, and to obtain which ho would sometimes doscond to 
 paltry means, engage a boy as a pelter at fowl*, and //////< them 
 from a neighbour, lor which he would make no apology, nrrrph ,/i/c him- 
 self to abstain from such acts. He was not only a, pillager of fowls, /" 
 but a. plaijinr:/ in literature, and sometimes & pledger at the broker's. %/ 
 
 Wishing to view the palace, it was our policy to make appeals to the 
 police to gain admission, which one of them with a placid face, placed 
 near the gate, was pleased to allow. 'NVc passed l>\- a y /.<.'/ mini 
 who was leaning against the pallisade, and soon came to a pell 
 stream issuing from a fountain designed, as the polia mnii said, by a 
 placeman who, to secure its speedy completion, had been obliged to 
 use compulsion, as also in ( he comjiilalion of a work relating to & plant 
 with a pliant stem ; his complaint was that none but opulent 
 persons were compliant enough to purchase it, though there were 
 plenty in that part of our planet where it was indigenous: such was 
 \rfiiaplaint. I propose to buy & porpoise on purpose to send to my 
 uncle ; perhaps he will appropriate part of his properly to my : 
 such I hope will be his purport, and after the appropriation 1 trust 
 he will see ike propriety of giving instructions for the preparation 
 of his will. A party of nprit/ht men, wishing to enjoy the sea 
 air in its purity, have left (his port in a pretty yacht, part of 
 which is set apart for the captain, who, when ashore, invites his 
 friends to operate with him and partake of his wines while they 
 recite hi> favorite operatic authors, sitting in the portico of his 
 marine residence, the comparative cost of which was small, as it 
 was erected by an operative who did not pretend to be a builder, 
 but for whom some portend, without pretence to prophesy, that 
 the prettincxs of the design and his uprightness of character, ', 
 being entirely free from pertness, will ensure his success in busin 
 He can also portray a. parterre, is a skilful operator in repairing an 
 aperture, and is not too proud sometimes to be a port< ,-. 1 1 is ,vife is 
 full of pride ; she was once compared to & prude, and they <']>}->' arcd 
 to be well paired. At the period of their mai-riai;.'. a.- tli' rain 
 poured heavily, (hoy made no parade. A friend wrote a. parody on 
 them, though ^.prayed him not to : his prodtiction was & predication 
 or a prediction of his future career. During the Mann weather, 
 which seems to parch one's tongue, some rooks have made their / 
 near the approach to the porch of the church; we must fmri/i.- tin- 
 building of them, for they often make a noise when the pa, 
 to preach. This is the perfection of j my 
 
 opinion, which you may think a prophecy, that my friend will j', 
 this kind of porphyry for the periphery of the fountain, Imt that 
 inns to its purchase he will provide that the materials which . 
 Kb tin 1 other portion of the work are not perriov.* to moisture, i/ 
 eress has asked me to pt-rvxe her new work, the price of which 
 is high, but till I have gathered in my pears, I shall not he able to 
 M(e the subject, neither can I praise her mental powers, for she 
 does not pierce the depths of her subject, and she njijie'irs to he 
 guilty of pii-ix'y. Her perceptive faculties appear weak, like her 
 preceptive remarks. Many people, hoping to prosper, labor until
 
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 they perspire. The choir sang an anthem in which was a presto 
 movement ; then the priest began his sermon, 'pressed upon the 
 people, even the poorest, to live the purest lives, promised them 
 happiness in the pursuit of good, and sai-i that though some 
 might persecute them, they should still prosecute their good designs, 
 and if persecution increased, so their prosecution of good should also 
 increase, for the peruser of the Bible was taught not to fear the op- ^ 
 pressor or pursuer, oven though lie should be a piercer. My pressman tv 
 facetiously calls his wages press-money, of which he is very careful, 
 but cannot be accused of parsimony. His parson, a Parisian by birth 
 and chaplain of the prison, is a person fond of using comparisons. 
 Pursuant to -my arrangement, I was present when a testimonial was 
 presented to the presentee ; but I would not personate him. By the 
 verusal of my paper I see that a parcel, containing among other 
 Jungs, a beautiful parasol, has been found among the parsley. Persia, 
 is far south-east from Prussia ; the Persian need not fear oppression 
 by any Prussian operations ; the idea of Prussia attempting to 
 apportion out any portion of Persia is a political apparition. The /^ 
 Emperor has long occupied a prominent, permanent, and pre-eminent ^ 
 position. What a noble appearance the prince displays when his 
 horse begins to prance ! The princess and the young princes are 
 staying at the castle. The poorness of the soil was compensated by 
 the purcness of the metallic ore beneath. I knew a dissenter who 
 considered his own church peerless, the very place to get spiritual 
 pearls and other jewels, and said that prelacy was perilous, beset 
 with perils, and powerless to effect much good ; he thought its ten- 
 dency was to paralyze rather than to quicken. While you labor to 
 beautify your garden, let it be your chief aim to lead such a life as / 
 will tend to beatify your mind. . *"\ 
 
 As the bugler was a great boggier, he was easily seduced by the 
 enemy and became a beguiler. Do not abase yourself by allowing 
 any peculiar bias of mind to lead you to abuse the confidence placed 
 in you, but it is best not to be biased at all ; thatis my experience, 
 and it is based on facts. Never boast of the benefits you bestow. 
 That beast is beset with many infirmities. The binder has sold his 
 bindery and gone beyond the boundary of his native country. The 
 naughty boy, who was a blabber, had the cruelty to belabor a poor 
 donkey, overloaded with blubber. Did you ever see the balsam tree 
 in blossom 1 The traitor received a bribe to barb the arrows of the 
 enemy. The briber who came from Barbary was severely punished > 
 for his bribery. Brittania was the ancient name for Britain : " 
 Brighton is a town in England, and Brittany a province in France. 
 At break of day I broke my fast, crossed the brook, and guided by 
 the bark of a dog soon came to the barrack, which was built of brick. 
 The stone breaker told me that the dog with the broker is a great 
 barker. Some men from their birth to their latest breath never taste 
 broth. The abrasion of his skin led to aberration of mind, and his 
 designs proved an entire abortion. Mr Burn, a strong man with a 
 brawny arm and powerful brain, and who has long borne a good 
 name, was born in the Barony parish, Glasgow. The Baron, who 
 lives in a barren country, close to the briny ocean, and is fond of 
 bran or brown bread, is very skilful with the burin. Though the 
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 baronet was soi. . ith a brand, he cheerfully bore the brunt 
 
 of the battle for the sake of his brunette : he then drank a glass of 
 
 Jbrandy. The barrel was barely filled with beer made from barley. 
 The bttrl'il of Sir John M.>ore wns in Spain, whence we get barilla. 
 The burliness of tlmt gentleman was rendered more conspicuous by 
 the brilliance (which is the same as brilliancy) of the geins with 
 which he was adorned. The brewer plucked a sprig of briar from 
 the briary hedge near the brewery. The borer was the bearer of 
 good tidings to the borrower, when he informed him that there was 
 now no barrier to his obtaining a loan. The robber carried out his 
 nefarious game with great tact, and as one who knew etiq' 
 having talked with a gentleman about passing events he then attacked 
 him and robbed him of his money and railway ticket, which was 
 tucked in his pocket with other things. He ate a bit of toast to test 
 the taste, but not being pleased with it, he tossed it to the dog-. 
 the outset I may say that the man was very testy in his temper, yet 
 I got his tacit consent to buy a piece of tasty cheese. Do not taunt 
 me about the tint of my dress in the tent, where I attend to my 
 business ; for it is my tenet not to leave till to-morrow what can be 
 done to-night, so pray do not interrupt the tenuity or continuity of 
 my labors, for I have had twenty interruptions already. I shall tend 
 your brother carefully. The tuner said that the tanner had a tenor 
 voice; and that the "tenure of his property was secure. The Tartar 
 who came from *.he centrr 1 ten itory of Tartar y was not a tr eater, 
 but a great traitor, and often the cause of torture to others. They 
 contrive to raise a trophy to display the honors of the turf, the result 
 of which will be to terrify horses when drinking from the stone 
 trough. The tariff at your hotel is moderate. What a contrast may 
 be traced between a man of honor and trust, and one characterised by 
 atrocity. Thou art my truest and trusty friend a tourist and a 
 trustee, why tarriest thou from the tryste 1 Mental attrition, or re- 
 pentance arising from fear of punishment, sometimes leads to true 
 
 ^/contrition. The iteration of the paroxysms in a tertian fever led to 
 contortion of the muscles. As the attorney was inspecting a certain 
 tarn or lake, a bull rushed at him. He managed to outrun him, but 
 his coat was torn, and he lost the train and had to turn back. Great 
 tyranny is often practised on the French coast; this tea-urn and 
 tureen are from thence. An ecclesiastical tyrant lectured on the 
 Council of Trent, and stated his views on the Trinity and < ft rniti/ ; 
 and in a torrent of words turned round and denounced every di*- 
 present as a truant from the church, and ordered him to turn-out. 
 The editor addressed his auditory in such a manner as to persuade 
 each auditor and doubter, and even his debtor, that his views were 
 right. His daughter, who managed the dietary department, used 
 her influence to deter him from a certain detour which he intended 
 to make during the day. The man was so determined that he would 
 have his own way, even to the detriment of his property. 
 
 No advance was made to us, but a defence was set up in 
 of our evidence. His deafness is no obstacle to his apprecinti 
 diu i I not differ about the expenses, nor 
 
 ilifiT to another .>ecu-i"ii what \ve f-hould di-fray at once, 
 the laws who would rft coitr the very life-blood of the country ought to
 
 I 
 
 DISTINGUISHED WORDS. 13 
 
 be punished. There are divers, or many, things which are diverse, or 
 different, the one from the other. Adverse circumstances alone would 
 not have led to a divorce. Observe the following distinction : we destine 
 the ship for the American trade, and hope that she may safely reach 
 her destination, but we do not know whnt may be her final destiny. 
 It was an important discovery when Columbus was enabled to discover 
 a new continent. There has not been much disease in this diocese 
 since the decease of the late bishop.. The deceased recommended the 
 disuse of intoxicating drinks, advised people under all circumstances of 
 heat and cold to disuse tobacco, took care to desist personally, and was 
 scarcely ever diseased himself. My admonition is that you should en- 
 deavor to make some diminution of that man's domination, for he is 
 too proud of the dimension of his estate, and is frequently talking of 
 damnation. The idleness of the parties was the cause of their dullness, 
 and gave them too much time for foolish dalliance. The adulator 
 was an idolater at heart, and guilty both of idolatry and adultery. 
 The diluter of milk was fined. The public analyst adorns his pro- 
 fession by exposing the dearness and the drj/ness of certain adulterated 
 goods. The direness of the evil is now diminished, and the delinquent 
 is put in durance vile. His charity led him to hasten in a chariot 
 to the captain with a chart which he had forgotten. The agent for 
 the public entertainment has engaged a celebrated giant and giant- 
 ess, and some other giants of less note. If we claim to be genteel we 
 should deal gently towards all, and show a gentle disposition even to 
 the Gentile race. Janus was a Latin deity, of a strange genus, having 
 two faces. We have the book of Genesis through the agency of Mo- 
 ses, who, to the character of a prophet joins that of a lawgiver, and / 
 a man of genius. The keeper of the gate was the occupier of a small V 
 house, and collected the tolls in copper coins. The copier of your manu- 
 script was too grave to make any foolish caper. The actor, together 
 with the actuary, had to cater for a coterie, and to see that they 
 should accoutre themselves in a proper manner. The stone cutter 
 was a cotter, who, by exposure to cold, is now afflicted with catarrh, 
 and suffering from the effects of a severe cautery. The actors having 
 received some severe wounds were ordered to cauterise the morbid 
 flesh. The actress acted as cateress. Who bought the calf? It was 
 the man with a bad cough and ugly coif, who dined at the cafe, took 
 a cup 'of coffee, and showed his temper in the cave by giving the cat a / 
 cuff. That cavalier who belongs to one of our regiments of cavalry ** 
 is no caviler. The prisoner uttered an absurd expression regarding 
 his sentence at the expiration of the trial ; this is not usual. Do not 
 execrate even those that would excoriate you, and in every excursion 
 beware of execration, for it will do you more real injury than an ex- 
 coriation. The hypocrite did nothing but cant ; and the count would 
 not pay his account ; that was not kind. The key-note of the address, 
 peace and retrenchment, was sent through the county. Who 
 counts upon the trustworthiness of a man who cants and will not 
 pay his accounts ? Every such canter should be made to pay at a 
 counter, or, together with all kinds of rogues, forced to leave the 
 country. The countess, who is kinier than some ladies, has property 
 in several counties. Do you know the difference in meaning between ^^ 
 an eclipse and a collapse 1 The collator of manuscripts who went to
 
 14 HEPOBTING EXERCISES. 
 
 Caltura was a man of culture and made no clatter. The man with 
 a colic wore a piece of calico for a cloak, and said that he was annoyed 
 with the constant click of the dork: The column of soldiers had to 
 ctin-,!> (ho hill to make good their claim ; this they did with great 
 </.//,, though they hud tn walk over much (-?/, or dry irrass and 
 straw. The North American chief gave the calumet of peaee to the 
 stranger whom ailitmifi/ had drnen from liis own cli,,i,it,-. 1 1' you are 
 very rlt.iiiiit y.-n will not let your asperity fulminate so as to cnliim- 
 iii'it. The clniii cluioi belongs to a highland 
 
 The use of the colon is not uniform in this colony. The corporal took 
 much care of his corpori <>1 frame. The cm-ate who was a great advo- 
 cate of the Magna C/iarta of constitutional rights, of his own < 
 rode to the court in a cart ; his evidence was MTV in-niratc regarding 
 the robbery of a ring of \S-carat gold, and a silver cruet. 
 
 The carter conveyed the goods from the courtier to the curator. 
 livery cnntnri- is the handiwork (nd~B.Tf) of the Creator. The 
 month of a volcano is a crater; and standards by which things can 
 be judged are r-riteria. Who can give credence to what is not in ac- 
 cordance with the evidence, and bears the marks of crudeness 1 His 
 J rnrr'mi/t' bespeaks a man of courage. On the '2nd current the duke. 
 'Browned with a coronet, and attended by a cornet, was reading the 
 "Evening Courant." Do your work in ijtiir/tirxx and then you will 
 receive your quittance, and when you pay your bill be sure you get an 
 acquittance. I need not ignore the fact that the gunner was skilful 
 in gunnery, and so was the i/n/inr of .several prizes. A (/lit/tun who 
 had consumed a great deal of if.'ii/i/i. and suffered much from the 
 effects of his gluttony, was at last executed bv the on a 
 
 charge of treason. As the guardian was walking in hi< if 
 thinking how he could surmount a certain difficulty, he discovered a / 
 way to cut the (iardinii knot, and then he gained the guerdon, or re-^/ 
 ward. \Ve have no ifiidraiili c that he will grant us a piece of ground 
 on which i/i-anifc stones and garnet gems of a grand kind are to be 
 found. Tihc factor for ihc-fr/t.,-// f/n-m-, / the industrious work in g- 
 -men, with whom he was tifarnritc. He who feigns to be what he 
 is not, commits an offence against himself. Fines shall be imposed 
 on nil who break down my fence. The talc announces the affiance 
 of the parties, and then comes the finis. Funereal rites are the cere- 
 monies accompanying a funeral. The tree is fnl/i-n. and the bird 
 kta flown. Let the felon forsake his fdouy. The high-/!ier picked 
 up & flower from Oas floor without bending his knees, but \usfol/< 
 in attempting to do the same, made a complete fnifiire. I do not / 
 intend to give you ay fuller account of a piece o{ foolery. The / 
 ers of certain insects are employed in searching for food in their flow- 
 ery habitations. If was once my bad fnrfuiir to frig li/< n a buy of 
 UH. lie explained the rules in simple _;v/m.s-< and made some 
 good offers to those who would comply, but his words had no force 
 with those who thought it was all a mere _/)//<<>. The fnirx \\ill be well 
 attended, but I foresee that the weather will be cold enough to freeze 
 one. The Pharisees were^/iYw and sometimes _/(',-/i;/'.v against all those 
 who opposed them, or were foolish enough to express t heir belief in the / 
 existence of fairies. The agent who stays at the farm is very robust in 
 frame, handsome inform, and firm in his own opinions, but I cannot
 
 DISTINGUISHED WOBDS. 15 
 
 conform to all his views. I may affirm what others are ready to eon- 
 firm, that the Roman forum was a splendid place. The furnace 
 burned brightly on account of the freeness of the fresh air. The 
 subject of ferns was discussed with great fairness at the conference. 
 During his furlough he took a sail in a, frail barque, which sped freely 
 through the waves, and he soon bade farewell to the land. It may 
 fairly be assumed that no boy of his own freewill would choose to be >> 
 punished with the ferula. When you are in the right way, go for- ^/ 
 ward, and associate not with the froward. What event has happened 
 at the convent 1 Do not vaunt of your success in executing the 
 vignette, nor give vent to any tokens of vanity. The volunteer, act- 
 ing from his own volition, made a voluntary violation of the rules, 
 for which he was put through the evolution of the law, and his goods 
 wore sold by valuation, which threw him into a state of convulsion, v 
 The violence and villainies of the rogue who stole your vallance were 
 severely punished, as all villains ought to be; his villainous conduct 
 showed his vilcncss. The convert employed a variety of means to 
 avert the influence of his former conduct, and now leads a life of virtue 
 by acting according to principles of verity. The man who lives in the 
 separate room does not pronounce the aspirate, but often manifests a 
 spirit of great asperity. His arm has begun to suppurate, and he is 
 no longer able to work for his support. It was easy to suppress the 
 conspiracy among a sparse population. Do not asperse the poet be- . 
 cause he is fond of sparrows, nor call his writings spurious. The I/ 
 suppression of the aspersion required the separation and punishment 
 of the slanderer, who also suffered much from the suppuration of a 
 wound. It should be our aspiration to make other people happy and 
 to avoid all asperation. When seated on my steed, I sighted a staid 
 man who stood very steady and seemed to be in a deep study on a 
 subject which suited his taste. The citation shows that the situation 
 of the station will be a good one. Do not stain the satin with the 
 matter from the seton, nor let Satan persuade you to turn a stone into 
 bread. The staleness of my book led me to seek the stillness of the 
 evening walk, and the sightliness of the prospect, where I was amused 
 by the subtleness of a fox ; I also saw two fine stallions. v 
 
 The oyster story was only a satire. The man in search of a store 
 of straw, who was usually early astir, became very austere about 
 Easter, and began to stray and stare at a star until he went astray 
 altogether, and at last he was found in an estuary, drenched with sea- 
 
 : afterwards he went to Austria. The astronomer stood at the v/ 
 stern as we approached the' Austrian coast, and kept his eyes on the 
 strain to catch a sight of Saturn in the eastern sky. The Sadducee 
 was assiduous in seeking to sow the seeds of his belief, and to seduce 
 other people. The physician was very considerate, and considered 
 well what acids he prescribed ; he often spoke to me in secret of sacred 
 subjects. I was asked to assist an essayist in writing a paper for a 
 society with which he was connected. His principal rest used to 
 consist in a siesta after dinner. In the centre of the cemetery there 
 is a tomb of beautiful symmetry, erected to the memory of a senator 
 of the last century, who had long been a member of the senate ; on 
 this tomb you will find the representation pf a scimitar, and the em- 
 blem of the saint who was sent to destroy the dragon, and an inscrip-
 
 16 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 tion from which you might get a smatter of information. I will send 
 someone to follow the scent, and smother the mutter up. The sentry 
 would not assent to ascend the hill, for he thought the ascent too 
 for any man of sanity, and preferred & smoother road. One would 
 think that a man of sense, well acquainted with .SV/OHY, and who 
 knows the essence of several plants, would be found able to dist in^uish 
 between signs, assigns, and assignees. The assigner was a sinner, who, 
 with a sneer, arranged the scenery so as to be a snare to those whom, 
 sooner or later, he wished to entrap. The assaulter, who had a very 
 conciliatory manner, practised psaltery, and one sultry summer Sun- 
 day morning, in a solitary glen, which was considered very salutary, 
 you might nave heard the chanting of the psalter ; yet before night 
 there was a great slaughter in the same place. It is said that a seraph 
 is one who delights to serve from love. I shall conserve my opinion 
 V. on this point. He could not survey the coast on account of the surf. 
 The clergyman most assuredly acted very shrewdly, conducted the 
 service without much ceremony, and preached an excellent and im- 
 passioned sermon, of which the most impatient had no cause to com- 
 plain. A missionary may set a mission in motion, but it will not go 
 like a machine, unless he is continually showing his emotion by the 
 emission of suitable counsel, and so keeping the whole machinery at 
 work. My own opinion is that a man might, in the main, as well 
 cry for the moon as to expect happiness solely from money ; but many 
 men are very mean in its pursuit, but none more so than the miser. 
 whose mien is miserable. My >i</ is made up: on Monday I will 
 pay the amount you owe. On Wednesday the vessel will be manned, 
 and you will mount the deck, and have another opportunity to 
 .or amenil your ways. Mentor was the counsellor or monitor of Tele- 
 machus : he was steady, not flighty, or a mounter, and took care of 
 monetary emu-eras. The minis/er \\ ho lives at the minster was faith- 
 ful in the discharge of the duties of his ministry. A monster cabbage 
 grew in the garden of the monastery. The murder was committed 
 by a marauder, who is accused of having committed other nut, 
 with murderous instruments, and with the assistance of a murderess. 
 He made an induction regarding the Roman Induction, but I have no 
 indication to show that he was right. His language was indefinite 
 and the position he maintained so undefined, that it was nmlless to 
 follow him through his endless reasonings. When the thief who stole 
 the needles found that his capture was inevitable, and punishment 
 unavoidable, ho saw how nasty he had been during the onset, and 
 
 yiii.rt day he made a full confession of his lack of honesty, and deter- 
 mined henceforth to be hoimt. At the latter end of the year I re- 
 ceived from an ultra radical an ilaborate leltir, (vet lit/liter than 
 half a ounce,) in which he labored to show that the lottery, though 
 ingenious, was wrong. Very luckily the letter was written in Pho- 
 nography, or very likely he would not have said so much : it was an 
 - letter, and was at a lad r date published in a local pajn T. 
 I learned that the learned lecturer adopted a simple style, suit 
 the learner. For the repression of such acts of robbery as were com- 
 mitted in the arbor, the robber who stole the India rt'lbi /-, was com- 
 pelled to make reparation. He showed great reticence about his 
 riotousness, which he felt to be contrary to all righteousness. The
 
 PAIBS OP WORDS. 17 
 
 writer of the article on rotary motion is no rioter, but an excellent 
 t/rator, often delighting his audience with his oratory, and occasionally 
 
 /taking part in an oratorio, hut through the bursting of an artery, he 
 has had to retire. I am quite sure that you will regard this accident 
 with regret. As the rector was zealous in collecting funds for a new 
 rectory, he was called its erector. The Rev. gentleman says crime is 
 rife in the country. If you rove about in that rough way you need 
 not rave, though you should arrive too late to see the military review. 
 I had no rival before my arrival here. When reviled revile not again, 
 nor revel with loose companions when you should be listening for the 
 reveille, the drum which announces to the soldiers that it is time to 
 rise. I now re-assume my position and resume my occupation. I have to 
 rehearse that the racers who have lost their racehorse have no other 
 resource but to abandon the course. It was an iron age in the reign of 
 Queen Victoria. The long run of rainy weather has been the ruin of 
 some of the crops. Without irony, I may say that the arena at Eome 
 proved the ruin of many a gladiator. Earn, if possible, your own liv- 
 */ ing. The rawness of the material makes it difficult to rinse f the color 
 runs if it is rinsed in earnest. Erroneous notions lead to ruinous 
 consequences. Happy the land where law reigns supreme ! I wish 
 to show you that in this realm an article may descend from father to 
 son as a heirloom. My advice to the lazy railer was that he should 
 rise earlier, use his roller, abstain from raillery, and speak no evil of 
 the ruler. The rower said that it was rather an error to suppose that 
 "^a good orrery was not a rare sight. The writer in the rear is in 
 <irrear with his rent. Can you hear the roar of the waves ? On the 
 day that the child was weaned I saw from my window, where I am 
 wont to look out, a tree blown down by the wind. I want to leave 
 here soon. The Highland gentleman who went to the Holy Land 
 last summer, spent some time in Holland on his way home. That 
 gentleman who has just led his bride to the altar of Hymen is very 
 humane, and gave a large supply of hominy for the sustenance of 
 human life during the famine. The horn was played by the horny fin- 
 gers of the blacksmith. The heron which you will see herein was shot 
 by a heroine. 
 
 IV. PAIRS OF WORDS, one of which in each pair re- 
 quires the con dot. or some vowel to be inserted, even 
 in reporting ; these only are in italic. (Page 22.) 
 
 I am in a position to give you a very curious composition which I 
 have met with, and I hope you will not show any opposition to it, 
 oven though the wrong words should be placed in apposition. In 
 this address I shall attempt to adopt such a style, and clothe my ideas 
 in such a dress as will enable me to adapt myself to the congregation 
 !.' fore me, which, as it is an aggregation of very heterogeneous ele- 
 ments, requires aliment of a peculiar kind, embracing as it does Anti- 
 christians and Arminians ; those who uphold the laws of the monarch, 
 and some clannish people who think it would be no Joss if there were 
 nn monarchy at all. Do not tempt me from my purpose, nor obstruct 
 iii)- progress, else I may become too abstract; and your obstruction 
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 18 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 may lead to nothing less than abstraction of ideas. When I approxim- 
 ate to the pathetic, do not be so apathetic as not to show the proxim- 
 ate cause of your own feelings, "or yet so clownish as to exp< 
 failings. I apprehend I should require a long probation en 
 make you comprehend all I say, or gain your approbation. My opin- 
 ions are not an innovation, but I desire that they may be infectious, 
 and I thiuk they will riot be inefficacious in bringing about t ! 
 of society. Should you find that any of my assertions are n<'i 
 site, just come over to my house opposite, which is appurt> 
 that occupied by my honorable friend, and I will make some pertinent 
 observations on the subject; and though at our first session they may 
 perhaps not exactly accord with your views, yet I hope you will make 
 some concessions for the sake of concord, and that you will con 
 to descend with me to my study. You will there make no unj- 
 invasion on the continuity of my labors, nor interrupt the tenuity of 
 my arrangements. I see that apart from your learning you are a 
 man of parts ; and having read an apologue written by you, I think 
 some one should compose an epilogue in your honor. If you will 
 endeavor to abate the nuisances, I will abet you as far as I can. I 
 intend to apportion my time as well as I can, giving the larg 
 tion to my more important pursuits. In accordance with my plan of 
 accuracy, I have often to consult my Concordance to find the passages 
 of Scripture I want. Afore time in the antechristian age, the ark of 
 God being carried in the fore part of a procession round the walls of 
 Jericho, caused them to fall. The lawyer who drew up the petition 
 is an advocate who is very fluent of speech, and in every compi- 
 tition with his affluent enemy, has defeated him. His onh 
 is that he is rather incautious, which exposes him to the noxious 
 influence of certain cunning liars. He has secured a competence 
 for himself, and is always ready to give a pittance to the poor. 
 Long anterior to his present career, and before he had seen the in- 
 terior of a court of justice, he applied himself with great devotimi to 
 various studies, such as the construction of the achromatic tcle>cope 
 and the divisions of the chromatic scale. He had a fine appreciation 
 of the quality of diamonds and other precious stones as hard 
 mant, and was often asked to test and n/i/n-tiixf such article-;, tor which 
 he has gained great praise. This I can personally attext. During a 
 temporary stay in the city, he was eiyJitrcn months and ten d,i- 
 nectcd with the press, and also practised lithography in the ollice oi'a 
 contemporary, but his rth<tri<]'liji was deficient, nnd 'his master, whose 
 power was absolute, used to njijmsx him, but this practice is now al- 
 most obsolete. The A run ninn, who lost his arm while in the >///. and 
 who was endowed with such bodily strength, has married Mary ' 
 a young lady endued with many graces, lie made an advance in defence 
 of the defenders of his country, and his adventures proved sur> 
 The lad who \v;is sent by the farrier to the fi'rritr. and who lost hi* 
 aunt Maria last week, told nieot'this. I gave him a iinli- for the Jiionk. 
 (the nature of which I need not say.) and also a packet contains 
 pepper, wrapped in a piece of paper, which he put into hi 
 went away, but he dazzled by the sun shining upon the 
 
 snow. It isa fact that the thief was caughl ttempts
 
 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE WOEDS. 19 
 
 to steal. I hope it will have this effect upon him, that seeing such 
 actions lead to ruin, he will renew them no more, for fear of being 
 ruined altogether. Our foreign visitor has a peculiar vesture. Our 
 annual excursion is the only holiday we have. I once saw a curious 
 animal, something like a monkey. It seemed to be an anomaly in 
 nature. I offered it some corn, but found it would eat nothing but 
 an acorn. Do you know the difference in meaning between the words 
 sulphite and sulphate ? The movement to eject the voluble clergyman 
 from his vocation was not available, as there was no valuable evidence 
 to show the neglect of any avocation on his part, but he often made 
 a great demonstration in the administration of the rites of the church. 
 Except we expiate our own evils in the actions of our lives, we can- 
 not expect to be delivered from them. Do not extract from books 
 without acknowledgment, else you may get into a maze from which 
 it will be difficult to extricate yourself. True exaltation of character 
 cannot be obtained by exultation over others. I cannot just now give 
 you the name of your enemy. Healthy exercise in some useful em- 
 ployment is the best way to exorcise the spirit of discontent. You 
 may certainly rely upon my veracity when I tell you that that animal 
 is distinguished by great voracity. When men leave our country 
 for another we call it emigration ; when others come into our country 
 it is called immigration. 
 
 V. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE WOEDS. (Page 23.) 
 
 The negative words only are in italic. 
 
 Mr Brown called himself a liberal, but his conduct towards his op- 
 ponent was highly reproachable, and was considered very illiberal. 
 His opponent was very modest, moderate, and mature in his views, 
 and thought it not necessary but quite unnecessary to refer to the 
 immodest, immature, and immoderate language of his antagonist. He 
 was neither irreligious nor immoral, but resolute and reverent in the 
 pursuit of knowledge by every legitimate means, and his friends 
 could always elicit his influence for the promotion of religious educa- 
 tion and for the suppression of illegitimacy and every illicit practice. 
 He was a member of the legal profession, (as his ancestors had been 
 from time immemorial,) and lately drew up a memorial, which for 
 want of the proper material was considered improper, and easily re- 
 futable. His manuscript was almost illegible, but it was transcribed 
 by his clerk into a very legible hand. In discussing the question why 
 in innumerable instances certain moveable effects had been considered 
 immoveable, his conclusion was (irrespective of usage to the contrary,) 
 that they should be called moveable, and that the respective arguments 
 on the other side were not relevant, but of an irrelevant, illogical, 
 and irregular character, being both irrelative and immaterial. His 
 views of life were literate and logical, and some of his ideas, illimit- 
 able as they were irreprehensible, were irrefutable in the main. His 
 delivery was natural, and his bursts of eloquence irresistible. He 
 maintained that immorality and many irrepressible evils prevail 
 among the illiterate evils which he feared would be irremoveable so 
 long as they remained in their present state of illiteracy. He was 
 always very regular in his attention to duty, and, being a member of 
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 20 REPORTING EXKI; 
 
 a literary society, he attended their meetings with great regularity. 
 Here he met with a relative who held a responsible situation ; he made 
 great pretensions to morality , and yet indulged a great deal ! 
 in wine; this was certainly a reprehensible feature in his character. 
 When under the noxious influence of wine, he behaved in a ii. 
 natural, irreverent, and immodest manner, yet his friends believed 
 that the evil was not irremediable, and maintained that it was not 
 itlr<(iti>/itf to take a little rational enjoyment: and that his faults 
 were remediable and repressiblc. Though his conduct was not alto- 
 get her ii-r* I'roachable, yet it was not illegal ; he forgot that such in- 
 diligence often rendered him irrational, and consequently irr 
 in the discharge of his duty. Shall mortal man hold him.*. 
 tponsible for the influence of his conduct, or be so irr 
 regard immorality as innoxious in its influence on the immortal mind 
 
 VI. COMPOUNDS OF Here, There, Where. (Page 23). 
 
 Diligence is necessary to secure success; hereto you should give all 
 your mental powers, and hereat direct your most strenuous efforts. 
 Do not think your efforts will be in vain; hereof there need be no 
 doubt : true, knowledge cannot be obtained without effort, bu< 
 is one of its best rewards. Knowledge is power, and herewith you 
 soar as on intellectual wings, and hereon you may build a structure 
 which shall never decay. Eothesay is a pretty place; thereto I went 
 during the holidays, and spent a happy time thereat ; the remem- 
 brance thereof 'is pleasant, and I have written some pleasant remin- 
 iscences connected tht-reicith. Time is money ; tlii-rriii lies the secret 
 of business, and thereon depends many of the rewards whereto yon 
 should aspire. Do not distress yourself about imaginary difficulties, 
 wherein you may find any amount of misery, whereof \t would be un- 
 wise of you to be disturbed, and anx ' would be absurd. 
 Truth isatrust wherewith wecan work, and whereon we may safely rely. 
 
 VII. OMISSION OF THE DOT Com, Con. (Page 24.) 
 
 I conceive that you have now made, comparatively, considerable pro- 
 D Phonography, and have considered the consistency and conve- 
 nience of the arrangement of the consonants, and I conjecture that in 
 the present contingency it will be convenient for y m to c< .nteniplate ai d 
 consider the consequential nature and comparative merits of ; 
 temptations which I now communicate to you for your consideration. 
 I am deeply concerned that you may know something concerning the 
 consonantal beauty of Phonography, which < .n-i-t- in the harmony 
 of the outlines, the manner in which the ' .mliined. tin- 
 
 systematic manner in which fome words are contracted, and the 
 beautiful consistence of the combinations in the formation of 
 although they do not all combine equallv well. A conscientious 
 Conservative went to a meeting one night, and k'pt up a continued 
 conversation with a company of gentlemen whose opinioi 
 con.-idered to be in contrariety to his own. From this we might con- 
 clude that hi- not completely contrary, or that In- 
 
 it. The writer of the book before i ra "rent con- 
 
 scientiousness in the treatment of hU sulijeH. It i- no small c
 
 FIGUBES, ETC. 21 
 
 ment to say that he excels in condensation. I shall continue to ex- 
 amine tbe work, and I will shortly give you a complete account of it. 
 The consciousness of my duty to accomplish the commandment of my 
 master, in a matter of great consequence, induces me to draw to a 
 conclusion, and not accompany you further, nor waste your time at 
 present ; for my conscience tells me that if I fail in the accomplish- 
 ment of my duty, my master will lose confidence in me, and the con- 
 sequent result will he that I shall be discharged. 
 
 VIII. FIGURES, &c. (Page 26. Par. 36, 37, 38.) 
 
 The Sun is an immense globe of upwards of 800,000 miles in 
 diameter, and is the centre of the solar system, round which the 
 planets revolve at various distances, from Mercury, at the distance of 
 35,000,000 miles, to Neptune, 2,700,000,000 miles distant. Our earth 
 is 91,000,000 miles from the sun, Jupiter 476,000,000, and Saturn 
 872,000,000. The diameter of Mercury is nearly 3,000 miles, Mars more 
 than 4,000, the earth 8,000, and Venus a little less. Jupiter, the largest, 
 is about 88,000 miles in diameter, and our moon is only about 2,000 
 miles, and less than 240,000 miles from the earth. The surface of the 
 earth contains about 197,000,000 square miles, of which about 
 51,000.000 are habitable. The whole population of the globe has 
 been variously estimated, by some at 900,000,000, and by others at 
 upwards of 1,000,000,000. 
 
 The Established Church of England is governed by two Archbish- 
 ops and 30 Bishops. A very large proportion of the Episcopal 
 property is managed by a body of Ecclesiastical Commissioners, who 
 pay upwards of 150,000 in fixed incomes to the prelates, ranging from 
 15.000 to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 10,000 each to the Arch- 
 bishop of York and the Bishop of London, 8,000 to the Bishop of 
 Durham, down to 5,500, 5,000, 4,200, and 2,000, which last is 
 the income of the Bishop of Sodor and Man. The inferior dignitaries 
 of the Church are the Deans, of whom there are 30, with incomes 
 varying from 3,000, received by the Dean of Durham, to 700, the 
 income of the Dean of Bangor, 1,000 being the general average. 
 
 The passages quoted were Genesis 17. 7, 9; 26. 3, 4; 28. 13, 14; 
 1 Samuel 25. 28 ; 2 Samuel 23. 5 ; 1 Kings 8. 9, 23 ; 2 Kings 17. 15, 
 35, 38; 2 Chronicles 6. 14; Acts 3. 25; Galatians 3. 16, 17; 
 Hebrews 12. 24. 
 
 IX. INTEESECTED WOBDS. (Page 43.) 
 
 A bill was brought in by Captain Cochrane for the abolition of 
 capital punishment, and was supported by the following military 
 gentlemen: Captain Randall, Captain Reynolds, Captain Caxton, 
 Colonel Jackson, Colonel Dixon, Colonel Davis, Major Jones, 
 General Smith, and many others. The measure was also upheld by 
 the bulk of the Liberal party, but opposed by the Tory party gen- 
 erally, and a speech against it was delivered by a Liberal Unionist. 
 The Home Rule party took no part in the debate. The first reading 
 of the bill was allowed as a mere matter of form, but the leader of the 
 Conservative party gave notice that he should oppose the second 
 reading.
 
 22 HEPOHTING EXERCISES. 
 
 The Eastern Counties Railway, which a little while ago was almost 
 in a bankrupt condition, is now at high water mark, and, instead of 
 being in a state of bankruptcy, is paying a dividend. I wish the 
 Great Eastern Railway were doing as well. The East India Company 
 is a large trading company. The omnibuses of the General Omnibus 
 Company arc regulated to suit the convenience of travelers by the 
 Great Western Railway, for which the Great Western Rni 
 Company is under some obligation. If you go by the Saloon On, 
 you will, as a matter of course, swell the receipts of the Saloon Om- 
 nibus Company. 
 
 At a meeting of a Temperance Association, held in St James's 
 Hall, Professor Miller, Professor Dickenson, Professor Morgan, 
 Professor Thompson, Earl Granville, several members of a provincial 
 Town Council, a gentleman connected with & government department, 
 and a Roman Catholic Bishop, supported resolutions in favor of the 
 permissive bill. 
 
 By the advice of an old friend of mine, a barrister who practises in 
 the Chancery division, a short time ago I invested in the Coal Com- 
 pany, Limited. The chairman of the company is a member of the 
 Privy Council, and the Managing Director has been elected on the 
 County Council. The offices are on tho Thames Embankment, not 
 far from those of the Agricultural Society and the Local Govern- 
 ment Board. 
 
 In the Insurance Company to which I belong, the Life Department 
 is a profitable one. A Reversionary bonus has lately been paid. The 
 Qitintfuennial valuation is fixed for the first of June. 
 
 X. PHBASEOGEAPHY. (Pages 51-62.) 
 
 The Phrases in the list are in italic ; some others are indicated by 
 p connecting hyphens. 
 
 LIFE is MOETAL. I-am, my-brethren, able to make this statement 
 (above the usual nature of a statement in-all its conditions tind-all its 
 lea-rings) from a desire to support the truth. Of all men, <ill flint 
 has been said, all that is said. and-?/ that is to-be said, testifies they 
 are mortal. All that you can you therefore know in-this-respect, 
 and-all the learning available could-not induce you to conclude other- 
 wise. All these-thmgs have-been considered in almost every country 
 and-in all times. All your own knowledge and all-jour studies will 
 help you to realise this. And as if men did-not-know and believe 
 they are mortal, some have lived without remembering there-is an 
 end to-life, and complained when-it came. Many are-tlie sermons 
 that have-been written and compose:/, and have been published on-this 
 subject, and-yet they have received bare attention, and fmi-i 
 sometimes but little good, so-that-thc writers strive almost in-vain, 
 and have their labor without producing any perceptible result ; and in- 
 V, such-cases they are apt to become discouraged. > And is unf-this 
 natural!" It -is, I-believe, plainly so, and need not-\" And 
 
 in >, / in-tht'-history of-this country, anil that (of the) world and the 
 inhabitants thereof" have opinions opposite to, and the contrary of, 
 an immortal life after death been so rite as at-this-tirne and tin 
 ent-generation. Let-us-hope and work for-a better order of things.
 
 PHBASEOGKAPHY. 23 
 
 PHONOGRAPHY is TETTE. As far as I-have-been-able-to observe, 
 Phonography is as good as any other branch of education, and-as if 
 there-were a general feeling that-it-is so, numbers are-now studying 
 it ; and as long as-a spirit of self-help prevails, this will-be-the-case. 
 Therefore as many as possible should-be recommended to prosecute 
 the study, and practise it as much as-possible as soon as-they-have-an 
 opportunity, and as soon as possible, as the probability is, they would 
 otherwise forget it. As o-the-manner, that-is clearly shown in-the 
 instruction books, which-are within-the reach of all. At last the 
 subjects of phonetic-shorthand and phonetic-printing are beginning to 
 obtain that attention which they deserve at their advocates' hands. 
 At the present day these-subjects are being more inquired into, and 
 at some time will undoubtedly be adopted. By means q/-them great 
 ends have already been attained/ and by them England has-been greatly 
 benefited. The means by which they are applied are commonplace, 
 and well-known to-every phonographer. Day after day we-are 
 assured of this ; and/row day to day further proof is being given. 
 
 LIVINGSTONE is DEAD. For ever will-the name of Livingstone be 
 held in high esteem, both for-the energy he displayed, and for his 
 heroism in-the-cause-of civilization. He undertook nothing for Ms 
 own sake, but to an end which-may-now be-seen in-the spread of the 
 Gospel and civilization. For instance, he braved the dangers of the 
 treacherous interior of Africa in furtherance of-this-cause. For my 
 own part, therefore, I-think,/br the-men who did this, all-praise is 
 for the most part due. For the purpose of spreading Christianity he 
 labored in life, and for the sake of-his benighted fellow-creatures, 
 he sleeps in death. For this reason his name shall be revered. 
 
 PHEASES. The phrases from me and from my are very common. 
 I-have had much pleasure from the writing of these exercises, having 
 regard to the help they may render to students. He is not diligent 
 who thinks them tedious. He has been rewarded for-his pains who 
 followed my example, and he would no doubt like to see others imitate 
 him. How are-the phrases learned ? By practice. How could you 
 find a better way ? How many of such are needful depends upon 
 circumstances, but-you-must persevere. How will they be learned 
 otherwise? I admit they-may-be learned and-not written ; but Jaw 
 glad you do not-think so, it being a fallacious method. I am certain 
 that you are, or-rather, J am inclined to think you-are of the same 
 opinion. I am very glad you-are progressing ; I believe perseverance 
 to-be-the great thing. I can testify so. I cannot do otherwise. I 
 dare say I did o-think so at first. I expect it-was-an after experi- 
 ence. I fear you will have-a, lack of perseverance at first. I fear 
 you will think me rather verbose, but I must be excused. 
 
 As TO A JOUBNEY. I go on-Monday. J had a letter to-that effect. 
 I had not received it last night. J have been preparing for-the jour- 
 ney, as I have been told it-is long. I have done now, although I have 
 had many things to attend to Ihaveindeed. I havesaid the journey 
 is long ; J have suggested I should walk part of the distance ; I hope 
 I shall. I hope you are all well. I hope you are satisfied in-your 
 situation, and I hope you will meet me. I know that you may-be 
 prevented, but as-to-your employers I know they will give you leave.
 
 24 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 I am rather low spirited, but I may as well feel more cheerful. 
 Although I may be told that I-am-not experienced and I may not be 
 old enough for-the place, I may perhaps be with yu at ten, but I 
 must be at-the office at eleven, as I must see the Principal. I need 
 not-s&j more. 
 
 SHORTHAND. J need not point out that J never follow any other 
 rules but-the inventor's. I shall continue to-do-so. I shall be pleased 
 if-jou do-the same. I shall esteem it sensible. I shall not continue 
 the subject, but I Mint-such-a-course correct. I think it is impossible 
 that-the inventor would-not adopt any real improvement I think so. 
 I think there is great benefit attaching to a knowledge of-Phono- 
 ffraphy; hence I think there will always be-many students of-it. 
 If-a student says I will learn it, I will not be beaten, half his task 
 is done. For I will say as-my experience that when I-said I will 
 try, and persevered, the task lost its labor. There-are-many who- 
 make-the learning of-it a labor ; I wish it were-not-so. / wish 
 there-were more who learned it with pleasure. If ever this be dis- 
 puted; if it is said that shorthand has difficulties, I answer. It-has- 
 -some, but-they-are-soon conquered, if it be not undertaken in a half 
 hearted way. If such be-the case; if that I-have-said is true; if the 
 art is easily learned; if those who can learn it are numerous; if 
 there is self-help among-us ; if there is to be a spread of knowledge 
 i any great degree in aM-these-things, in all respects, and-in all 
 their conditions, there-are abundant proofs of the utility and advisa- 
 bility of-learning shorthand. 
 
 A FOREIGNER ON-TIJE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE. Inasmuch at in 
 comparison with other languages the English-language, in consequence, 
 in fact, of-the incongruities in its spelling, is difficult of acquirement 
 to Englishmen, in like manner it-is doubly so to foreigners. In-my case 
 I-believe it to-be so, and in my i/j/iiiimi, in order to remedy such a-state 
 of things, an alphabet in proportion to-the requirements of the lan- 
 guage that is, in reference to and in regard to its different sounds 
 in relation to speech should-be adopted. In respect-to-t\ie-m&D.j 
 complaints in so many high quarters, emanating from those who, 
 insomuch as they, being in such a station, have, by-their experience 
 testified in such a manner as-to carry conviction that-our spel- 
 ling is corrupt, I-think-there should-be more enrol themselves in 
 support of a reform. In the first-case (or in the first instance) 
 I-may-say why I-think-so. In the first place, because, in the main, 
 I-agree with-the-principles of an adequate reform, advocated by -the 
 Phonetic Society, which, if carried out, would remove many of the 
 difficulties I-have-mentioned. In the second place (or in 'the next 
 place) because-it-would aid in-the spread of education. In the third 
 place, because-it-would-not destroy the orthography. And, I'M the 
 last place, because I-think such a reform would-be consistent with-the 
 practical character of the English nation. Other countries in the same 
 predicament as- to- the difficulties in their language, have reformed it 
 why, I ask, i this country should -not such-a beneficial course be 
 followed? In this instance, I-think, it-cannot but be advantageous. 
 
 (JKOI.OGY. In this neighborhood the geological strata is clearly 
 defined. Those-who-are initiated into the science of geology will tell-us
 
 MtKASEOGRAPHY. 25 
 
 much about this locality, in which it has appeared tropical plants once 
 existed. The climate, they say, is to change again, and-this is the opin- 
 ion of-most geologists. It can hardly he believed by us, but those-who- 
 -have studied the subject tell-us it could not be otherwise. It has been 
 proved to-have changed, and it has been suggested (ah, it-is-said it is 
 impossible) that-it-will change again. It is many years since England 
 was submerged beneath-the sea, but it is most certainly the case that 
 portions of the coast are being even now washed away. It is most 
 important that we should learn as-much-as-possible of the earth we 
 inhabit, but it is my opinion that man will-never fully understand it, 
 &s-it is necessary /i<t-he-should-be-equal to-God to-be-able-to do-so. 
 It is Mo-sin to-learn what we-can concerning it, but it is not so if-we 
 consider it as-not created of-God. It is quite certain that you should 
 enter on-the study with feelings of awe, as it is surely with-such 
 feelings you would regard your Creator's works. By some it is said 
 that it had no Creator they say it is well known it wa^-have-been 
 created spontaneously. To a Christian it seems impossible it-should-be 
 so it seems to me that if Christianity can assign a definite cause, 
 Infidelity by not doing so is refuted. The world is-the work of a 
 Superior Being. But for God it would not be in existence. 
 
 MODES OF ADDEESS. The following modes of address give rise 
 to-many feelings: My brother, suggestive of brotherly love; my 
 beloved friends, my Christian friends, my dear brethren, ATulmydear 
 friends, of the close connection of a pastor and-his people ; my dear 
 sir, of respectful regard ; my dear sister, ot'-love for so close a relation ; 
 my fellow citizens, of the freedom of citizenship ; Counsel will say, 
 my own opinion, my Lord, when addressing-the judge. 
 
 OF GOD'S COMMANDS. My text treats of Christ and of Christi- 
 anity. Of course it is-& great subject, of course it is not expected 
 that-we should understand it in-a-short-tiine. If people will investi- 
 gate it, of course they will-be satisfied, and of course it will not be 
 surprising if a superficial examination fail to convince them. On- 
 this-subject our thoughts should-be of-God and-o/ 1 his goodness. 
 It-is a subject of importance. Think of it ; think of its own intrinsic 
 worth : it relates to-the way of life. It tells-us of many of them 
 who-have-been faithful unto death of such as have kept God's 
 commands. Of them I would speak. Think often of this truth, that 
 God-is-love : let your thoughts be of this subject. That ofwhich-jou 
 think lightly will fade from-the memory ; that of which it has been, 
 said, It-is nought, will-not remain. I-speak concerning justice, of 
 which it must be-said, It-is eternal, and of-which you will hear 
 further, we-may-say that-it-is mercy in-one of-its aspects. 
 
 A SHORTHAND ASSOCIATION. On account of their desire to extend 
 Phonography, the Association met to-day. One of the members on 
 his own-part and on my part proposed a resolution on the 5th June. 
 I am on the committee. You -may think it a labor to be a Committee- 
 man; on the contrary, it-is-a pleasure. You-may say it occupies 
 my-time ; on the other hand, I-am working for-a-good cause. The 
 paper for-the evening will-be " On the present and future of England." 
 A discussion will follow on the part oftlae members. They -will give 
 opinions on their own part, and on this account therefore you-should
 
 26 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 attend. On this point, however, you yourself must decide, but wo- 
 shall be pleased to see you, as vrc-shall have an animated discussion. 
 If-you-should be able to suggest anything, we should Imrc inurh- 
 pleasure in hearing it. If-it-were-not improving to discuss subjects, 
 we shouldnot do-so; but-the fact is we should not have been so-well 
 acquainted with many subjects had we not-so discussed them. You- 
 xhniil I not think that our discussions are violent. They-are-not. 
 Should the presiding member make a suggestion, we should think it 
 over, so as to understand it, and so as to ie-able-to say whether it-be 
 true or not. All-the members join in-the proceedings, so as to re- 
 ceive improvement individually. 
 
 KNOWLEDGE. So many as-have-the wish may learn, so that none 
 need-be ignorant. Knowledge is power, so that it in impossible to 
 despise it. So the way to power being through knowledge, many 
 seek it ; and-knowledge being infinite, so there is-no end to-our 
 learning. Those that have had little education, that is, are compara- 
 tively ignorant, frequently covet knowledge. They think thai i! m //_</ 
 as well-be gained now if-ever ; that such knowledge will benefit them ; 
 that the way to honor lies through it ; that they-h&ve only to pev~i -\rr<- 
 and succeed; that-that-which-is worth learning should-be learned 
 well ; tti&t-that which has ei-done by-those like themselves, they-may 
 do; and they-will tell-you that you will have o-cause to fear the 
 event if-you do but persevere. 
 
 A WEECK. After the calm sea may come-the tempest. All the 
 jollity among the crew ceases as the sun sinks behind a bank of dark 
 clouds. Be the heart ever so bold because the feelings in a calm are 
 those of safety, what-are the feelings, and how great li&a-been the 
 change when the storm approaches that low, distant moaning of the 
 wind being the sign of-its approach ! Few believe the word of the 
 sailors, that-it-is so. By the end of a short-time, however, either the 
 passengers are frightened, or they watch anxiously for Reissue. Few 
 have the nerve to-treat it with indifference. It comes. If the ship 
 quivers before-the advancing wave, and-is almost buried in the-sen, 
 its recovery is the work of a minute. The breaking spars may make 
 the passengers go below for safety, but neither the cabin below nor 
 the deck above seems to-them safe. Not the power of-man, perhaps, 
 can save-the ship ; only the will of the Almighty. " Send the men 
 to-the boats !" is-the cry. But should the waves till them, all hope is 
 lost. Many think that the end is near; they think the ship cannot 
 survive ; th&t-this is the last act in-the awful scene. They-are right. 
 Thus the crew rush to the boats, and lower them towards the wave.*. 
 But see ! an advancing wave is nearing ; the boats are drawn under 
 the waters ; they fill - all hope is lost. The wave spends its force 
 upon the ship. Were the passengers all lost ? Yes, when the morning 
 sun shall rise, that spot where the gallant ship sunk bcncath-the waves 
 will-be calm and still. None will return to-their homes with the tale 
 of drowned comrades. No; all have perished, without the hand of 
 help near them. 
 
 DECEITS OF TRADE. Above the possession of wealth is happiness. 
 At the first thought it-would-not seem so. Before the careful consid- 
 eration of the subject, the difference between the two may-not-be per-
 
 PHEASEOGBAPHY. 27 
 
 ceived. But the man who gains wealth wrongfully is-not happy. 
 During the last few years (even the latter end of-this 19th century) 
 from the merchant to the small shopkeeper, there-are those-who-have 
 had the dishonesty to-resort to-tricks of- trade. Sow the acts of a 
 Christian could-be led into the channels of deceit, and-that-he should 
 say the things of-his goods of-which even his customer can see the 
 falsity, I-cannot perceive. So the fault must lie with want of religion, 
 for-no other than the ungodly could do-so. There the widowed mother 
 has to struggle through the distress which poverty hrings, and to 
 strive unto the support of-her children. Money gained of-her unlaw- 
 fully cannot-be enjoyed. Was the teaching of-Christ so ? And what 
 the account that-that man will give at-the great day at which the 
 Lord will appear ? Would the world not-be better without-the deceits 
 of-trade ? It-would. 
 
 PHRENOLOGY is TRUE. There are those-who-say there can-lie 
 no-doubt that phrenology is-a science. There could not be a doubt 
 about it when there is a thorough investigation. Personally, I-think 
 there could not have been any-such doubt if-it-were carefully consid- 
 ered. There is another fact there is another point in-its favor 
 namely, that-it enables a man to know himself. There is another 
 subject with- which it-is closely connected physiognomy. There is 
 no more pleasant study than this. There seems to be a great-number 
 studying it, more-than there were a few years-ago. There were some 
 then who scoffed at phrenology, but if-they-had studied it there 
 would be no-doubt in-their minds that-it-is true, and that they are 
 not right who ridicule it. Those who can give a weighty opinion 
 on-this-subject tell-us so. Though there is & prejudice with some 
 who irom-time-to-time study it, but not to a great extent, these 
 should-be careful of publishing their opinions. To as many as have 
 studied it deeply, it-has shown its truthfulness. To be able to give 
 an opinion, and to be able to make a statement which-may-bc relied 
 on, requires careful study. For a schoolmaster to become a phrenolo- 
 gist, is-to cause time to be saved, for-he-will know how to-deal with 
 each particular child. To church ministers the organ of reverence 
 is-necessary to enable them to do as-they preach. To do something 
 intellectually great requires great intellect. It-is-not-enough to have 
 a large brain, we-must attend to it, and-be mindful to love to cultivate 
 it in-the pursuit of knowledge. To many of those w/jo-have-not cared 
 to consider this, a large uncultivated brain is perplexing. It-has-been 
 stated to me as an objection against phrenology. The above is-the 
 explanation given to some who-have advanced such an objection to the 
 science. To them who care to-think of-it, it-is-plain. When-they come 
 to think that to those that Nature has denied a large head, nothing 
 has-been-done to which-t\ie title of-great may-be given, they- will-see 
 its general truth. The writer of " Paradise Lost," to ivhich you are 
 indebted for-some of -your noblest thoughts, had a noble brain in size 
 and quality. I would point-out to you the last word, " quality." 
 Whatever-the state of the body, upon it depends the mind. Let 
 anyone consider phrenology upon its own merits, and-that of the facts 
 gathered upon the subject, and-I-am confident he-will-be satisfied 
 it-is-true. Think of-it.
 
 28 REPORTINfl EXERCISES. 
 
 EDUCATION. Wag it not-tho prompting of true frcodom which 
 said education inis iiot-to-bc limited to-tho upper classes, but-that 
 it -ifnn tlic right of nil-men ? We are already beginning to feel the 
 blessings of-that education which we /nv -sniii shall-hc given to each 
 child. {('< niiii/ hope that mental slavery may by degrees be abolished, 
 and we will all labor to-that end. What can be the reason why 
 education should-be withheld from any? W/nit <-<>nl<l he better for a 
 nation than that-it-should-be-able-to think and act for itself:' And-as 
 for-tho rulers of a country, u-lint nmt,/ they-Ao better-than give 
 education which tends to-this? And what mat/ nut each of us do to 
 aid such a spread of knowledge? What the individual efforts of any 
 can-do they should-do, it being in furtherance of so-good an object. 
 
 PHONETIC REFORM. I-have often been asked irhnf irere-tbe 
 reasons for-tho commencement of a Phonetic Reform by Mr Pitman ; 
 and u hen-he-was joined by -others, what were their intentions 
 regarding it, and also what were their reasons for rejecting the old 
 spelling which had served so-long ? I regarded these as just inqui- 
 ries ; but when the other-day I- was asked why, when wf-have taken 
 the trouble of mastering all-the difficulties of spelling, which are 
 numerous, (they admitted that,) we should take-the trouble of altering 
 it, I-was astonished. Reforms which are necessari/, said they, we 
 agree with, but-we like our present modes of-spelling. which ore. 
 sit/f!c!i-,/t, and irhirh cnnnot-be altered without considerable trouble; 
 and it-is-that which has been in use for hundreds ofyears, and ichich 
 has not been in-any great-measure troublesome. These-are reasons 
 which hiirc not-been advanced to-me before. Whirh is most repug- 
 nant the pretended reasoning irhii-h has not a good argument in-it, 
 or-the utter selfishness which it indicates ? They forget the child 
 which is now learning to feel these difficulties. They say, that-is an 
 argument ichich iintst not be <-ti,isi<l( r<-./ as affecting us: arguments 
 such-as-these are i\wse-whirh receive attention from -the unthinking 
 people to-whom thcy-are addressed. Now, of-these two sets of argu- 
 ments, which MJos-the most Christianlike those-which lead us to help 
 others, or those- !t'/;/r// in re grounded upon self? The answer in-fact 
 is plain. Difficulties which icn-c <,,/<(/',//// great, had-been overcome. 
 Again, of these two-classes of people, which were likely to-be most 
 Christ innlike in other things those-who-wcre in-favor of-removing 
 difficulties which were not denied to exist, or thosc-who-arc-not ? 
 The former I-think. But this-is-not-the way \n-which the world 
 looks at it. But let-us hope this-is-the way in-whirh we look at it. 
 Which would be best to-be-able-to say that-you-are helping others 
 In every-way which you can think of, or are only considering those- 
 things by -which you are affected, rejecting those bj-which you are 
 not? It-seems hard to-believe that-those-w/jo are hostile to-our 
 reform, and w ho can carefully consider it if-lhey-will, are-not convinced 
 by reason. I know one of-them who has been and doubtless there- 
 are othcrs-who have been wishing for a reform, and know not that- 
 it exists. Therefore tracts should-be distributed. He u-lm is igno- 
 rant of-these-things, and he who is not, should-have information 
 regarding it put in-his-hands. There-are-many who may be thankful 
 for-such information, and irho will consider it, and who will not 
 be prejudiced against it. There-are-many who were converted by
 
 MISCELLANEOUS PHBASEOGBAM8. 29 
 
 tracts, who would otherwise have-been antagonistic to-the Reform. 
 There-arc also many who would, no doubt, be so converted now, and 
 who would not have any objection to-receive information on-the-sub- 
 ject. There-are also those-who would not say, Thank you, for-sueh 
 information ; such-is their indifference. Will /jese-who-would favor 
 a reform be allowed to-remain in ignorance respecting it? Will they 
 who call themselves phonographers allow it-to-be so ? I-hope not. 
 If-they understood the reasons for a reform in our orthography, they 
 would-be pleased with it, particularly with its usefulness ivith refer- 
 ence to or with regard to elementary education. With respect to 
 phraseography, and with respect to the rate at-which these exercises 
 may-be written, I-think about two pages are ample practice for-one 
 week, with the exception of, and with such other reading and writing 
 practice as may-be taken with them. The exercises may-be used 
 together with them that occur in each number of the " Pho- 
 netic Journal." With this recommendation I couple another, with 
 which, I-think, you-will-be-pleased. It-is concerning the Phonetic 
 Society, with which it has been my honor to-be identified, and 
 with which it is not my intention to deal slightingly. My remarks 
 relate to-the-second object of the Society, that object with which 
 it must be closely connected, saul-with which you may be aware 
 I sympathise. 
 
 THE SPELLING REFOBM. I-think it-would be well if all who 
 apply for admission to-the Society were to write the letter accom- 
 panying their specimens in phonetic-longhand as-well-as phonetic- 
 shorthand. Phonetic writing would come thus to-be more generally 
 known, and-those writing in-it would do much to help it forward. 
 I-think it-would have been better if-it had-been made a condition of 
 membership that every applicant would have to be well acquainted 
 with phonetic writing before he-could gain a certificate. Would it 
 not help-the Eeform ? Would it be as-it-is-now, when I-venture to 
 say one half of the members of the Phonetic-Society never use-the 
 Phonetic- Alphabet in-their longhand. It-would make them pay more 
 attention to-the fact that-they-are members of a Society for promot- 
 ing spelling-reform. Many would no doubt object to-this at first, and 
 would not be satisfied that my suggestion is a good-one. If I-thought 
 it-were-not, I would not have said anything to-you about it. But let 
 it-be tried, and-I-think you would see it followed by a beneficial effect. 
 Would the phonetic- spelling help education ? Here is one means of 
 spreading it. You are justified in using all legitimate means to-that 
 end, and-there-are few that would oppose this particular means. 
 Under-the present system you are not aware whether-the members 
 of the Phonetic-Society can write phonetic-longhand or not. I-shall- 
 be-glad to hear you mention any objections to-my suggestion. You 
 must recollect that I-do-not object to-the Society as-it-is, but 
 I-think-there should-be something more. And even if-you should 
 reject my suggestion, I-shall still think-the same. But as, Mr 
 Pitman, you were the founder of the Reform, you will be certain 
 to-recommend all-means that tend to-its spread, and-if-worthy, 
 you will be sure to adopt them. I-am-afraid you will have been 
 tired with-the length of-my suggestions, but I-believe you will 
 think it over.
 
 80 SEPOETING EXERCISES. 
 
 XI. MISCELLANEOUS PHRASES. (Pages 62, 63.) 
 
 It-is absolutely NMMMty-that-trade should-be free, lermnte it is 
 (br-the benefit oi' the country. (See-tha speech of the C/iam-i-i'm- ,,f 
 i-.) Not-only the city <>f Ln l<i liut all-t he-country 
 should-ha\e I:,,:>,HI ri-'ial f,-<, linn. Cumin,- -litinn is-now 
 
 prevalent. Tin' i-m-n Inir which formerly existed is abolished. The 
 East Indies arc-now a great source of-trade. Even now financial 
 reform is wanting. Free trade is-not allowed in-some countries, 
 ami-there the free trader finds no-place. Freedom oftra It is-neces- 
 sary to-the welfare of a country. A i/i-mt ,lf<tl has-bcen-done to-ren- 
 der those-countries free with-which England trades, and to & great 
 extent they-have become so. A great many speeches ha 
 made on-this-subject by honorable gentlemen, and many an honorable 
 member and honorable and leamel member, particularly the late 
 honorable member for Bristol, Mr Berkeley, liuve-spoken of-it in our 
 House of Commons. In our House of Lords (the upper House of 
 Parliament) the subject has also received attention. The course of a 
 Member of Parliaim -n/ during-the year is hitlurand thither now 
 speaking in-the-House regarding the income tax, now addressing 
 l<i I'n sail I i/( iitlemcn at provincial dinners. Each year that passes 
 we are more and more in need of-lteform. The national expenditure 
 is very-great, and national reform is needed. It-would seem (hut -the 
 necessary consequences of a Parliamentary Committe,oaQsideiixiff-tiit 
 'i- circumstances of the case before them, would-be reform, but 
 it-has-not been so in-all-cases. The current rate of interest per annum 
 on real property in-this-country is 4 per cent. From one point of 
 view, Apolitical '<inomy is-not likely under-the present circnmstam-i-x 
 in-which England is placed, and-the present slate of affairs in I 
 Europe, to-receive much attention from-the Prime Minister. You- 
 will-lind a specimen of-Parliarnentary speeelies in-the Bejmrfi r's 
 Companion. The reporter's notes must-be plain if-hc wishes to-become 
 a Parliamentary reporter. It happens sometimes that a riaht hon- 
 orable Baronet intercedes with-the Se -relit ry of Slate for-the life of 
 a murderer, but-such intercession has sometimes been deferred till it 
 has been too late, and therc-was-no-need for-the culprits having mercy 
 shown towards them, as-they-had sufl'ered-the penalty of- their crime. 
 
 May the United Kingdom ever prosper, and universal tiaj>pint.is 
 ever prevail, and-not vice versa. 
 
 XII. THEOLOGICAL PHRASES. (Pages 64-68.) 
 A short Sermon on Luke 2. 10, 11. 
 
 What a wonderful event is here announced I'M the words of the 
 text. In-the Old Testament Scriptwet we read that when-the 
 foundations of the earth were laid, " all-the sons of God shouted for 
 joy." And -now when. i,i tin / f (id. an event more glo- 
 
 rious is accomplished the only l<'i/i>/f,n Smi <>f < lad is born to-be-the 
 Savior of the world and-Uius lo-manitest the \n\cofGod, we-find }>y- 
 the lanauatje of ii/ text that angels with joy announce the if /ml f/'/iitt/s. 
 Such tidings, my bcliii-rd ln-itln-en. might well cause joy in heaven and 
 earth. They ought to-receive-the attention of all who profess to belong
 
 fHEOIOGICAL PHBASES. 31 
 
 to-the Church of Christ, whether they-are externally connected with- 
 the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, or-the Church of 
 Borne ; whether they approve of-church establishments, or seek-the 
 separation of -Church and State ; for-the kingdom of Christ, called 
 sometimes the kingdom of God, and at others the kingdom of heaven, 
 is a spiritual kingdom, which-is formed within man. The incarnation 
 of Deity manifests Divine love, Divine wisdom, and Divine providence. 
 
 In discoursing on-the subject brought before us in the words of 
 our text, let-us notice, in-the-first-place, the nature of the salvation 
 which-the Lord Jesus came to secure for us. By reason of-our sins, 
 my dear friends, we-had destroyed ourselves, and-were polluted in 
 the sight of God, enemies to God's law, and God's justice, subjects 
 of the kingdom of darkness, and liable to everlasting misery ; now 
 Christ Jesus our Lord came to-save us from our-sins, and-this in a 
 way honorable alike to God's character and government, and to-his 
 justice, mercy, and truth. God's glory is strikingly manifested in 
 granting forgiveness of sins to-every penitent sinner. By -means of 
 the Word of God, and-the agency of the Holy Spirit of God, we-are 
 restored to-the image of God, filled with-the fruits of the Spirit, and 
 made meet to dwell in the presence of God, for ever and ever. The 
 salvation of the Lord Jesus, my friends, is well suited to-make us 
 happy in body and mind, in the midst of life and-in-the hour of 
 death, in-this life as well as in-the future world of everlasting day. 
 What a contrast between this future state of eternal bliss, and-the 
 eternal condemnation (which-is-the eternal damnation,) of-those-who 
 obey not-the Gospel of-our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All who 
 receive and obey Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior shall reside 
 in the city of God, where Jesus has ascended to-the right hand of the 
 Father, that holy place where our God and Savior hath his abode. 
 We-cannot doubt this, if-we believe-the Bible, and-the inspiration of 
 the Bible, for-it contains the very words-of-God ; and-if-we-doubt the 
 inspiration of Scripture, where else, my fellow sinners, shall we learn 
 the way of salvation 1 Olet-us-be thankful for-the holy Word which 
 God in his goodness hath given us to-save us from-the ways of the world, 
 to guide us to a knowledge of the truth, and-in-the way to everlasting 
 life. 
 
 Let-us, in-the-second-place, consider-the Savior himself, who, in the 
 words of my text, is called " Christ the Lord." In-the Old Testament, 
 as-well-as in-the New Testament Scriptures, the eternal Godhead is 
 represented as a Trinity in unity ; the Father, the Son, and-the Holy 
 Ghost being-the one living and true-God. The Son of God, born of 
 the Virgin Mary, is also the Son of Man. The Apostle Paul, in-the 
 Epistle to the Romans, calls him " God over all, blessed for ever." 
 This doctrine, so plainly set forth in-the Epistle of Paul, that 
 our Savior is-the Everlasting God, the Almighty and Everlasting 
 God, is one of the articles of religion, held alike by-the Roman 
 Catholic Church, and-the Protestant Church or Reformed Church, 
 and, in-short, by-the great mass of-those-who claim to belong-to-the 
 Christian Church, and hold the Christian faith. Our blessed 
 Lord, my -Christian brethren, showed himself to-be possessed of all 
 the Divine attributes. We see in-him the omnipotence of God, the 
 omnipresence of God, the omniscience of God, the wisdom of God,
 
 32 REPORTING EIBBCI8B8. 
 
 and-the goodness of God. The true humanity of our Lord is another 
 doctrine of my text, and-is also an article of the Catholic faith, "f- 
 the ll",:i'(n Catholic as- well -as of the Protesdin/ i;-lii/i/,n. In-the 
 language of Scripture, he-i-s-the Man Christ Jesus ; so-tha' - 
 Christ both God and man. ./..' . .)//; the 
 
 Almighty God. St Paul's Epistles are explicit on-this-point. Hnw 
 precious then the blood of Christ by-whieh-we-are ml. ',!ood 
 
 of Jesus by-which-we-have boldness to enter into-the 1. 
 
 Let-us notice, in-the-third-place, the work of-or Savior. The 
 language of the text is explicit on-this-subject he came to-be a 
 " Savior," that-is, to-save-his-people from-their-sins. He-is-the Lamb 
 of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. In carrying out this 
 work he-was ever obedient to- the will of-his Heavenly Father. A-- 
 the great teacher, he showed the terrible evils of-the 'love ofselftiiid- 
 the love of the world, and taught the great law of-!ove to-God, and 
 love to-man. In-the Sei'inon on the Mount we-are taught that-he- 
 came not to destroy the Mosaic Late, but to fulfil it. The Holy 
 Land, the ceremonial laic, the Feast of Tabernacles, the Ark of 
 the Covenant, and-the Holy of Holies, described in-the-first- 
 part of Scripture, are types, and, like all-other things in-the Holy 
 Scriptures, have-a spiritual meaning, or spiritual sense, and v. 
 the means by-which-thc things of God were made known to-the 
 children of Israel, so-that they might live as-the children of God. 
 Of course-it-was-only by -the Spirit of God in the heart that-these 
 rites, which-appear like things nf m< n. were conducive to-promote the 
 spiritual life of-those under-the J' .><< it-is-only by- 
 
 -the blessing of God and-the spirit of Christ that-we-can really eat- 
 the bread-of-life, or partake of-the body and blood of Christ in-the 
 Lord's Supper, and-thus be growing in grace. " Give-us-this-day 
 our daily bread " is-the simple prayer of-every child of God. No 
 knowledge of God, or knowledge of Christianity, can-be complete 
 without-a knowledge of Christ himself as our Xarior. The Lord 
 Jesus Christ also suffered for us, the just for the unjust, that-he- 
 might bring us to-God. And-as-he died for our-sins, so he rose again 
 for our justification, and-is-now at the right hand of God. It-is 
 affirmed in the Word of God that we-shall rise again and partake with 
 him in-the resurrection glory which- will-appear in-the resurrection of 
 the just. St-Paul, in-his firs.t Epistle to the Corinthians, sets forth 
 the resurrection of Christ as-the pattern of-our resurrection, and-the 
 foundation hope of the resurrection of the dead; and the resurrection 
 of the body. We know and firmly believe that Jesus Christ is 
 still carrying on-his work in the Church, and-in-the kingdom of 
 the world. The kingdoms of the world and-the nations of the 
 earth have-been slow to submit to-his Divine government, but 
 as-the Head of the Church, he wields a power, under the itifli' 
 of which all-the kingdoms of this world shall yet feel under the 
 necessity of submitting themselves. The Lord's Prayer is a 
 portion of Scripture in-which-we-are taught to-pray that-the lard's 
 kingdom may come. Through-the providence of God, my dear 
 fellow sinners, the glorious gospel of the Lord .<< ia 
 
 becoming more-and-more widely known, and-the glad tidings of 
 the gospel of peace shall-not-be in-vain. The Divine Being who-
 
 THEOLOGICAL PHRASES. 33 
 
 says, J am God ; the everlasting God, the God of heaven, the God 
 of grace, and-the God of love, knows the heart of man, and will 
 appeal with power, not-only to-the House of Israel but to-the hearts 
 of men in every kingdom of this world, and-all-that dwell upon- 
 the face of the earth shall see-the salvation of-our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, and wider an influence which we-cannot explain shall-he 
 led to enlist under-the banner of the cross of Christ in-the kingdom 
 of grace, and acknowledge Christ Jesiis as their King. God is 
 great; God is good; God is faithful; and-all-the Scripture 
 premises shall-he fulfilled. Let-us, my brethren, follow Christ in 
 faith, and spread in-the-world a knowledge of the Divine things 
 mentioned in my text of Christ the Savior of the world, now on- the 
 right hand of God, and-of-the everlasting covenant ordered in-all 
 things and sure, and pray that -we -may always adorn our Christian 
 profession by a true Christian character. Let-us-pray not-only for 
 ourselves, but for-the whole Catholic Church, that-it-may-be estab- 
 lished in-the true catholic faith and catholic worship, and-in-those 
 Church principles which-are grounded in Christian charity to-every 
 Christian brother in the Church, and-to-the Christian brethren at 
 large. Let-us-pray that all of the Jewish persuasion, and-all who- 
 are zealous in-the- worts of the law and-only seek justification by the 
 works of the law, may receive-the Savior in my text as their blessed 
 Lord, and obtain j list ification by faith, and-that every minister of the 
 gospel and elder of the Church, every Catholic priest, as-well-as those 
 of the Protestant faith, may -be diligent in studying our Lord's blessed 
 Word, and-there find spiritual nourishment, and, through Christ, 
 grow in grace. We-are-told that in Jesus Christ dwelleth all-the 
 fulness of the Godhead bodily. Like my reverend brother, the 
 right reverend bishop, in-his charge, I-rnay refer you to-the Epistles 
 of St James, St Peter, and St John. The Epistle to the Corinth- 
 ians, especially the Second Epistle, is a passage of Scripture which- 
 should-be frequently read. The doctrines of Christianity, my breth- 
 ren, are of the utmost importance to-every fellow creature, and 
 should -be faithfully taught by-every Sunday School teacher as-well-as 
 right reverend-prelate. I-beseech-you, my dear friends, whether you- 
 are of the Episcopal Church or of the New Church, to ponder these- 
 things, and let all-your strivings be for Jesus Christ's sake. If in 
 God's providence you-are-the head of a family, teach the^ad tidings of 
 the gospel of the graceof God to-your little ones; do \ifor Chrisfssake, 
 whether on-the Sabbath day, the fast day, or any day in-the week, and- 
 be constant in-the use of family prayer for-a blessing on-the lessons 
 imparted in church, in-the Sabbath School, and-in-the family circle. 
 
 I observe lastly, that-the second coming of Christ is-a doctrine of 
 Scripture. Before he ascended to-the right hand of God the Father, 
 he foretold that, as-the Son of Man, he-should come again at the last 
 day, or consummation of the age, and before-him should-be gathered 
 all nations, the just and the unjust, and he should judge-the quick and 
 the dead. All who-have followed him in sincerity shall in-that day 
 of redemption inherit eternal bliss, and shall dwell in-the garden of- 
 GoAfor ever, where grows the tree of life, and where flows the river 
 of the water of life. They shall bask in-the divine glory of the Sun 
 of Righteousness, and enjoy the unsearchable riches of Christ, world 
 without end, Ame n.
 
 34 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 XII. LAW PHRASES. (Pages 69, 70.) 
 
 For-the administration of law and justice in-the United Kingdom, 
 there-are a great-many law-courts, each having its-own special 
 business and jurisdiction, as fixed by Act of Parliament. In- 
 stead of the former Court of Chancery, there-are-now the Chanc- 
 ery Division, the Exchequer Division, the Probate, Divorce, 
 and Admiralty Division, and-the Queen's Bench Division. There- 
 is-also the Bankruptcy Court. It requires a considerable amount 
 of study to-become acquainted with-the-practice of the various 
 courts, and-the law of the land as expressed in Acts of Par- 
 liament. I went not very-long-ago to hear a trial in a court 
 of justice ealled-the Queen's Bench. The case before-the court 
 was one of breach of promise of marriage. A goodly array of 
 Queen's counsel was in attendance for both parties, and during- 
 the cross-examination of witnesses, the Chief Justice was engaged in 
 taking notes. A solicitor in large practice at-the Central Criminal 
 Court, who-is very intimate with-the Lord Chancellor and-the Lord 
 Cftiif Baron, instructed the counsel for the prosecution, and-one who 
 does much business at-the Court of Bankruptcy, instructed the 
 counsel for the <l< /' n<-< . A special jury was empaneled in-the-case, 
 and-I-believe they-were desirous that-it-should-not-be tuken-up to-the 
 Supreme Court. The plaintiff's father is connected with-the Bank- 
 ruptcy Bar, and-the defendant is a member of a Chamber of Com- 
 merce. The Lord Chief Justice watched the case with considerable 
 interest, and-the counsel for the plaintiff omitted no argument to 
 secure a verdict against the counsel for the rltfen'ltiiit. lie thus 
 concluded his speech: "May it please your lordship, my learned 
 'I, the learned counsel for the defence, knows the antecedents of 
 the defendant. He first gave a bill of sale upon his furniture, and- 
 then removed it surreptitiously. Shortly afterwards he- was charged 
 with having stolen a certain bill of lading, and although he-was 
 bailed at-the petty sessions by-one of the Church rate commissioners, 
 he-was severely reprimanded at-the assizes by-the learned judge, 
 who-was reminded that-he (the prisoner at the bar) had de- 
 frauded a certain joint stock bank, and had also misappropriated 
 some trust funds, as an officer under-the Assessment Act. The 
 court, however, unexpectedly returned a verdict for the defendant. 
 1 1 e- was subsequently acquitted in an action for slander brought 
 against him by-the legal personal representative of-one-of-his 
 relations. AVill he again escape ? No, my lord, I-cannot think so. 
 The legal estate of-my-client is vested in a witness whom I-shall cal 1 
 in-this-case. Another of-my witnesses is a Commissioner under-th* 
 Nev> Poor Law, and a third, a relative of-one of theFYee Chancellors. 
 Your lordship is aware that-the defendant asserts that had my-cli- 
 friends not insisted upon a deed of settlement, he-ahould-have 
 fulfilled his promise to-her: but a judge of tin <-al Court 
 
 advised her not to consent to-his wishes. The defendant is-now an 
 and may-be tried by a common jury. Relying 
 "ii-the d'tcHiiieatary evidence we-shall produce, I-now give place to- 
 my learned friend on-the-other-side." 
 The learned counsel for the defendant, on rising, adverted to-one-or.
 
 two remarks of the learned- gen tlei A 000 087 048 
 
 he said were totally irrelevant, *-mc 
 
 examination in chief, I-shall cross-examine every witness on-the- 
 other-side, and-when I-have cross-examined them, I-may-have some 
 further remarks to-rnake. I-have-been so-much engaged in-the 
 High Court of Justice that I-have-not-been-able-to go minutely 
 into-this-case, but I-am satisfied that-the circumstantial evidence 
 which-will-be brought forward by us will annul the documentary 
 evidence of the other-side ; they might as-well bring forward an old 
 will, or deed of trust, as-the foolish letters which-have-been put in. 
 The beneficial estate, and beneficial interest of-my-client cannot suffer 
 from-the calumnies of the plaintiff. I-have-been engaged for-many 
 years in-the-practice both of common law and statute-law, but never 
 met with-such an absurd case as-this. I -was recently counsel for the 
 prisoner at an assize court in a case involving some such allegations 
 as-those I-have-now to-meet. My-clieiit was alleged to-have stolen 
 an instrument relating to-the equity of redemption of-some property. 
 The grand jury were strongly prepossessed by-the show of evidence 
 made by-the prosecution, but I brought up a witness under-the 
 Habeas Corpus Act, and secured the verdict of the jury in-favor of- 
 my-client. A question has arisen as-to-the precise difference between 
 the meaning of-the two phrases, ' heirs, executors, administrators, and 
 assigns' and ' heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns.' The former 
 occurs in-the-last will and testament of-my-client's fate grandfather, 
 and-the plaintiff alleges that-the latter was intended ; but-this must- 
 be decided elsewhere. I-intend to-bring forward a director of an in- 
 fluential joint stock company, and-another witness I-shall call is a 
 justice of the peace, well acquainted with-the law of the land, and- 
 one who knows the case from-the commencement." The learned 
 counsel for the defendant, after-a few more remarks, resumed his seat, 
 and-the examination of the plaintiff and-the witnesses was commenced. 
 One of the latter, who had-been used to county court, police court, 
 and assize business, frequently said, " May it please your honor," or 
 " May it please your worship," instead of, " May it please your 
 lordship." He almost always said, "your honor" or " your worship," 
 instead of "your lordship," and once, " learned counsel for the 
 prisoner at the bar," instead of "counsel for the defence." To- 
 wards-the end of the trial, the learned counsel for the plaintiff 
 again addressed the jury ; he commented particularly on-the evidence 
 of a notary public, who appeared as-a witness in-the-case for-the 
 other-side, and-on-the reluctance with-which an officer under-the 
 Parochial Assessment Act had given his evidence, and alluded to a 
 certain entry in-the register produced by-the parish cleric of the 
 defendant's native village. It-appeared that-the defendant had very- 
 little personal estate, and-that-the plaintiff's attorney acted on a 
 power of attorney, dated a few weeks back. 
 
 After some further observations, the learned-gentleman concluded 
 thus : " Yes, sir, or-rather Yes, my lord, my-friend the learned coun- 
 sel for the prisoner, in-a recent trial for forgery, inspired me with more 
 sympathy for-his-client than I-feel for-the defendant in-this- instance. 
 The provisional assignee, under-the insolvency of the latter, harl ex- 
 plained to-me the character of the defendant before I came into-this
 
 36 REPORTING EXERCISES. 
 
 court, and although ho promised to get a special license for-his mar- 
 riage with my-client, my-opinion oi'-him remains unnld 
 
 the jury, my-cliriit -\vould-havp given 
 a gentleman to act for her cist \ 
 now, through me, leaves the matter to-the decision of-tliis Court. 
 
 After-the speech of the Imnn'l coitus, I fur I 
 jury retired, and shortly returned with-a unanim 
 plaintiff. 
 
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 in Shorthand. Price 1. 
 
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