6 JANUARY 1844, page 16

Diplomacy Of The Post-office.

WHEN some country gentleman lately talked about " Peel and Providence," he talked in a spirit very much akin to that with which official people regard the " concessions " that......

Topics Of The Day.

SANATORY POLICE FOR THE METROPOLIS. FEVER and other infectious diseases appear to prevail to a consi- derable extent in several districts of the Metropolis and suburbs: The open......

The Raising Of The Grasshopper.

THE grasshopper is again perched on the top of the Royal Ex- change ; and even amid the hurry of Cornhill the citizens halt and look up to it with admiration and love. It is,......