palace, instead of proclaiming it in the manner of the late watchmen.
This absurd ceremony did not fall into disuse till the reign of
George I.

C.J.T.

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HERRINGS.

Yarmouth is bound by its charter, to send to the Sheriffs of Norwich a
tribute of one hundred herrings, baked in twenty-four pasties, which
they ought to deliver to the Lord of the Manor of East Charlton, and he
is obliged to present them to the King wherever he is. Is not this a
dainty dish to set before the King?

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CURING A SCOLD.

Newcastle-Under-Line was once famous for a peculiar method of taming
shrews: this was by putting a bridle into the scold's mouth, in such a
manner as quite to deprive her of speech for the time, and so leading
her about the town till she made signs of her intention to keep her
tongue in better discipline for the future.

HALBERT H.

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THE SELECTOR, AND LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS.

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PICTURE OF SHEFFIELD.

_Sir Richard Phillips's Personal Tour, Part III_.

Our extracts from the previous portion of this work, have forcibly
illustrated the striking originality of its style, and the interesting
character of its information.

The present Part concludes Newstead, and includes Mansfield,
Chesterfield, Dronfield, Sheffield, Rotherham, and Barnsley; and from it
we extract the following facts, which almost form a _picture of
Sheffield_.[2]

[2] The utility of such a Tour as the present is greater than may
appear at first sight. Londoners are so absorbed with the wealth
and importance of their own city, as to form but very erroneous
notions of the extent and consequence of the large towns of the
empire--as Liverpool, Manchester, &c.; find those who live in
small country towns are as far removed from opportunities of
improvement. The _social economy_ of different districts is
therefore important to both parties.

"The drive from Dronfield to Sheffield is pleasant and picturesque. It
is the dawn of a region of high hills, a fine range of which stretch
westward into Derbyshire, while on every side there are lofty eminences
and deep valleys. Sheffield opens magnificently on the right, and its
villas and ornamented suburbs stretch full two miles on the eminences to
the left. At tw