ISO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



which gives liberty to no person but those of their kidney, was badly 

 chafed and almost infuriated by our application, and has given vent to 

 his ire in another editorial communication, under cover of a fictitious 

 signature — concealment has ever been his aim when calculating that he 

 is entering into more than ordinary dirty work — much like a skunk, he 

 veers his head from the object while spattering it with his filth, and 

 pole-cat like he claims a supremacy on account of the superior stench of 

 his filthiness — on this point we will not contend with him, knowing as 

 we do the superiority of his claims to nastiness, neither' will we enter 

 the field with him, nor contend for the prize, which he seems to value 

 so highly, but will tamely submit to have him bear off his mmortal palm, 

 with all the honours of the victory — but we would just remind him that 

 we will bear the sins of no person save our own, nor need he think to 

 evade the lash of a discernimg publick, by broacliing a thing that is 

 foreign to the subject — and we would further say, that it requires no 

 Astronomical calculator to discern the difference between the Comet, the 

 Editor of the Liberal and a great lightning-bug, though they all blaze. 

 The list of grievances having become " thoroughly investigated " 

 by the new lights of this village, who, for want of a few respectable navi- 

 gators, have run on a shoal in the ocean of Upper Canada " Oligarchy," 

 to remedy this evil in future and give a new zest to the business, we are 

 informed, that on the evening of Saturday last, a meeting was held 

 and the result is, that the formation of an " Illuminary Society " of 

 " grievance ferreters " be immediately attended to, so that measures 

 against the Goverment may be more effectually " whereased " — and no 

 doubt but they will, like the Unions after which they pattern) formed 

 to further the American Eevolution, resolve that all British Subjects 

 are guilty of treason against the majesty of the people and ought to be 

 punished; accordingly. 



Talbot to Hon. Peter Kobinson. 



Private 



Port Talbot, Jan. 36th, 1833. 

 My Dear Commissioner, — 



This is the most aggravating winter I have experienced for many 

 years. On the 15th there was a fall of snow of 6 inches, which I flattered 

 myself would have lasted, but alas it was gone in tliree days. The night 

 before last there was another snow-storm which continued most part of 

 yesterday, but today it is as warm as usually in April, and I expect that 

 by to morrow the roads will be as bare and bad as ever. 



