16. And all mothers will be compelled to keep a supply of soothing syrup on hand, as no child will be allowed to cry during the prescribed hours; and this Clause refers to all persons addicted to snoring, who are hereby cautioned not to lay on their backs, for fear they should disturb the public peace. 17. And as no one can be convicted unless seen by a policeman, the public are requested to wait till that gentlemen is out of sight before they violate any part of this Act. 18. And as evil doers will be punished by Mayne force, a placard to that effect will be stuck on each lamp-post. So much for the New Police Act. God save the People! H. Disley, Printer, 57, High Street, St. Giles, London. THE POOR LAW CATECHISM. Q. What is your name? A. A Pauper. Q. Who gave you that name? A. The Board of Guardians, to whom I applied in the time of distress, when first I became a child of want, a member of the workhouse, and an inheritor of all the insults that poverty is heir to. Q. What did the Board of Guardians do for you. A. They did promise two things. First, that I should be treated like a convicted felon, being deprived of liberty, and on prison fare. Lastly, that I should be an object of oppression all the days of my life. Q. Rehearse the Articles of thy belief. A. I believe in the cruelty of Lord H--y B--m, the author of the present Poor Law, and I also believe that these laws have caused the death of tens of thousands by starvation and neglect. Q. How many Commandments have you and such as you are to keep? A. Ten. Q. Which be they?