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sedition — One Jim Levill- caught a strapping Yankee Shoemaker by 

 the Legs and swore if he did not clear out that he would make leather 

 aprons of his ears. Badshade and Gilly who kept out of the way during 

 the fray — attempted to harangue the victors and excuse and defend the 

 discomfited — but Badshade was soundly kicked in the Catastrophe for 

 his presumption and Billy was dismissed with a box on the Ear. 



(To be Continued.) 

 For the St. Thomas Journal. 

 Mr. Editor:— 



I understand a secret meeting of the wise acres of that party nick- 

 named Liberal was held in the house of a certain, would be, very learned 

 gentleman for the purpose of forming a union to overthrow British rule 

 in this province. 



Is it really possible that a man, who has scarcely a mouthfull of 

 common sense ta utter on any subject, should have the impudence to 

 set himself up at the head of a union for sach 'a putpose?' Or is it 

 really possible that there is any man in the province, who considers 

 himself so inferior in intellect to the learned gentlemen as to submit to 

 be led by the nose by him, because he pretends to know how to phisick 

 folks. 



I have heard that in all his political manoeuvreing, his main object 

 is to have his personal vanity stuiïed, by having the letters M. P. P. 

 attached to his name at the next Middlesex Election : And preparatory 

 to this great event, he has established a Debating school in your village, 

 under his fostering wing, to let the people know how clearly and learn- 

 edly he can express his sentiments, and what a wonderful orator he would 

 be, in the Provincial Parliament, in support of Eebellion. 



If stubborness be learning, he has it. If confusion of intellect be 

 clearness, he has it: And if the most unintelligible jargon, you can 

 conceive of, be oratory he will one day surpass all the orators that have 

 gone before him; that is to say, if the yeoman of Middlesex should so 

 far loose all respect for themselves as to give him an opportunity of 

 displaying his oratorial powers in the House of Parliament. 



JOHN BULL. 

 December 11. 



How verified is the adage that " Facts are stubborn things " with 

 the quibbling Junto faction, who call themselves liberals, but how un- 

 willing are they that any other person, should even claim the liberty of 

 adverting to a few facts — the conductor of the illiberal vulgar thing, 



1 Nevills. 



