Many a night-watchman gets a name for going to sleep when 'e's only getting a bit of 'is own back.

Wot can you expect when the watchman is sitting in a pub all the evening?' "The cook said I ought to be 'ung, and a young ordinary seaman wot was standing beside 'im said he would sooner I was boiled.

GOOD INTENTIONS "Jealousy; that's wot it is," said the night-watchman, trying to sneer "pure jealousy."

"'I'm watchman 'ere,' I ses, 'and I lets in who I thinks I will.

"'Halloa, watchman!'

"] The night-watchman shook his head.

SKILLED ASSISTANCE The night-watchman, who had left his seat on the jetty to answer the gate-bell, came back with disgust written on a countenance only too well designed to express it.

Didn't the watchman tell you?' "'The bargain was for one pound,' ses the skipper, 'ardly able to speak.

Will you go if I give you that?' "''Ow much has the watchman got?'

Good-bye, Georgie!" "MANNERS MAKYTH MAN" The night-watchman appeared to be out of sorts.

Many a night-watchman gets a name for going to sleep when 'e's only getting a bit of 'is own back.

"'This'll be a bad job for you, watchman,' he ses, shaking his 'ead.

Wot can you expect when the watchman is sitting in a pub all the evening?' "The cook said I ought to be 'ung, and a young ordinary seaman wot was standing beside 'im said he would sooner I was boiled.

"I might 'ave expected it," said the watchman, at last.

I have it not before me, but I remember a capital simile of the Charwoman letting in her Watchman husband, which is better than Butler's Lobster turned to Red.

As when, in drowsy state, Some watchman, wed to one who chars all day, Takes to his lodging's door his creeping way; His rib, arising, lets him in to sleep, While she emerges to scrub, dust, and sweep.

Let some one else be appointed night watchman, and still another commissioner of grain and of the other market produce, both of these from the foremost knights after those mentioned and appointed to hold their posts for a definite time like the magistrates elected from the senatorial class.

Among the prisoners a young fellow, whose name was Booth, was charged with beating the watchman in the execution of his office, and breaking his lantern.

Though the bare word of an offender can never be taken against the oath of his accuser, yet the magistrate might have employed some labour in cross-examining the watchman, or at least have given the defendant time to send for the other persons who were present at the affray; neither of which he did.

Towards midnight there is again a season of comparative quiet, most of the inhabitants having retired to rest; but, about two hours afterwards a watchman comes along with a big drum, which he beats lustily before the doors of the Faithful, in order to arouse them in time to eat again before the daylight-gun, which announces the commencement of another day's fast.

Edward Jordon, Esq., the talented editor of the Watchman, then first clerk in the store of a Mr. Briden, was prominently concerned in the correspondence, and was summarily dismissed.

Messrs. Jordon and Osborne, (after they had established the Watchman paper,) were both imprisoned; the former twice, for five months each time.

At the close of the second term of imprisonment, Mr. Jordon was tried for his life, on the charge of having published seditious matter in the Watchman.

The Watchman continued as fearless and seditious as ever, until the Assembly were ultimately provoked to threaten some extreme measure which should effectually silence the agitators.

Tell us, O watchman, on the hill of Andover.