THE Thames Advertiser. THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1879.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3237, 6 February 1879, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1879.

We know nothing more encouraging than to find that wise counsel is fpl- , lowed by those whom it is intended to benefit. The minister and the schoolmaster find their highest reward in this; and it is something to hear from our correspondent, " Mudlark," whose communication appears elsewhere, that he has realty taken to heart what he ia pleased, to call our castigation, and intends to profit ■■ by the same. The , confession does us good. - It is aa cheerful to 'us'as the rippling stream to the ; weary and thirsty traveller, and we sincerely hope our: correspondent will earnestly endeavour to keep his pro- ' raise." t Burns would' rejoice with us— and probably does from behind;.the veif which Chides the sphit-^o'rld— bbcause his'aphorism isverified 'in thig , instance, and our correspondent sees even as he is seen by others! We very much'fear, however, that there is an absence of substantiality in all (the penitence expressed by our correspondent, for even,some parts of his'second epistle to jeremiade—his story 'bf,j bewailing and lamentation—afford evidence of this. He intends well, no doubt, for lie sets out admirably, although lie does venture buFof'his depth when he stakes his reputationover a" matter he .knows so little will not be instructed in. We did our 1 utmost to put,himrightj ( but,he"again returns to his wallowing in the mire, refuses to allow the mud to be removed. -<Wq fear there is a moral obliquity in his vision which.it is,;out of our power to remove, notwithstanding all his professiohsbf benefits received at our hands. If it'is otherwise we shall be happy to find it so, but can come to no other conclusion than that he is insincere in his confession, and fear he will require a touch oLHenneberryism to put him righ'tli* It is quite unnecessary to go' 1, over the same ground again. We refer our readers to Tuesday's issue, where a \ complete refutation will be found of : " Mudlark's'' so-called facts and figures, I which really prove nothing 'whatever. The, reply is composed of .'iteration, and it, 1 would, onlyr ; be. a stiU : further 1 waste of space to go over the'same > ground again. All the more salient points of Tuesday's,article remain un« ■ answered, because:unanswerable,and • we are treated to an amateur's estimate of certain expenditure, as unreliable as : the rest of the communication.!.;.!. As I, to the incapacity >of the present 1 Council, that is a matter which i our correspondent and other. elec-/ v | tors of the County : had iffikA in their power to remedy. If thJij& "majority of the public" chose place them in : that position ''let" our correspondent abuse the majority, not the Council, who, .no doubt, do their level best to fulfil the duties pertaining to the office in a business way. They are ■ certainly, through their chairmaD, adepts at drawing the Government milch cow, which they .lose no opportunity of I returning to in season and out of seai son, as would be seen from the figures 1 we gave in reply to" Mudlark's" first 1 letter.