27 JANUARY 1844, page 13

Eloquence From The Antipodes.

WRITERS on the belles lettres have gravely discussed the charac- teristics and comparative merits of Parliamentary and after-dinner eloquence—the eloquence of the pulpit and of......

Sir Francis Burdett.

SIR FRANCIS BURDETT scarcely belongs to our Reform Bill period at all. True, he is named among the leaders who carried that mea- sure ; but his presence in the ranks much......

Jonathan In His Cups.

EVERY one knows that the State of New York is the richest, the most energetic, the most refined, and the most moral State of the American Union. They also know that she is......