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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 13, No. 351, January 10, 1829 by Various
page 49 of 51 (96%)


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The "Sunday Times" of the 28th ult. has the following paragraph
inserted:--


_Typographical Errors._

The New Times speaks (some time ago) of a "Party given by the Duke of
_Pork_!" Another paper, of "Proceedings in the Court of Common
_Fleas_!" and the _Morning Chronicle_ of Tuesday last speaks of "an
atrocious _Bobbery_!" The cream of this criticism on others is, that the
very same paper has the following paragraph:--"_Fleet Prison, Dec.
26th._ Died last night, about 12 o'clock, the Rev. Mr. Chaundy, in the
meridian of life. This makes the ninth death which has happened in the
Fleet since the 29th of April last. The free use of spirituous liquors
is the cause of so much MORALITY in the prison."

BONAS.


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A "MELTING SUBJECT."


M. Tissot, a celebrated French physician, who was the intimate friend of
Zimmerman, relates the case of a literary gentleman, who would never
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