Don't you know there is no news in Hanbury?
Did you ever hear of an event here?
Now, if you have answered "Yes," in your own mind to these questions, you have fallen into my trap, and never were more mistaken in your life.

Hanbury is full of news; and we have more events on our hands than we know what to do with.

I will take them in the order of the newspapers--births, deaths, and marriages.

In the matter of births, Jenny Lucas has had twins not a week ago.

Sadly too much of a good thing, you'll say.
Very true: but then they died; so their birth did not much signify.