. Punch . de, is so great against Tawkli., that parties have been alreadyformed to go to Aylesbury to be present at his execution. How greatly must the parties be edified ! Will they visitAylesbury, awe-stricken, to be admonished by a terrible ceremony ?Why no. The parties will be pleasure-parties. And for theirexasperation—their virtuous resentment, we have little doubt theywill compound between that and a little agreeable excitement. Thepleasure-vans of Hampton-Court will, it is our belief, not containmore jovial merry-makers than the gallows-vans of Gravesend. Inwhat a serious, teachable fr
. Punch . de, is so great against Tawkli., that parties have been alreadyformed to go to Aylesbury to be present at his execution. How greatly must the parties be edified ! Will they visitAylesbury, awe-stricken, to be admonished by a terrible ceremony ?Why no. The parties will be pleasure-parties. And for theirexasperation—their virtuous resentment, we have little doubt theywill compound between that and a little agreeable excitement. Thepleasure-vans of Hampton-Court will, it is our belief, not containmore jovial merry-makers than the gallows-vans of Gravesend. Inwhat a serious, teachable frame of mind will these pilgrims congre-gate before the gaol of Aylesbury ! By the way, it appears that the worthy denizens of the town wereabout to be defrauded of one of their most valued immunities. Wegive the subjoined from the Times:— In the town of Aylesbury, for ages past, Friday has been the execution-day j andgreat surprise, if not dissatisfaction, has been expressed by some of the inhabitants,. INSTRUCTIONS TO RELIEVING OFFICERS. UTIE9 of a Relieving Officer consist in re-lieving the poor in the spirit of the PoorLaw—that is to say, he is to give as littlerelief with as much trouble as this purpose he should choose a con-venient residence, say a dwelling equi-distant about four miles from the houseof the Union doctor, and from the ex-tremity of his district. This will be veryconvenient for himself, as he will betroubled by few applications. It will bevery inconvenient for his applicants —which it should be. Suppose a family tobe starving ; an order for food must besent for, obtained, served, and then thefood carried home. About three hours,at least, will thus have elapsed before the family can get anything to will teach them to take care how they get hungry again. In likemanner, in a case of fever, three hours will be a nice time to wait—thepatient will mind how he catches another fever. The relieving officer is advised not to be too muc
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