Jasper Banner, Volume 2, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1855 — The Nunnery Committee. [ARTICLE]

The Nunnery Committee.

’’The fire,” as the despatches from Sebastopol say of the allied batteries, “is kept up steadily” against the “Nunnery Committee.” A fearful storm of quizzes, jokes, puns, and epigrams, is Hying against it all the time. The last we have encounter-! ed are aimed at the “lady member,” Airs. Paterson, whose bill at Lowell was charged to the State. She appears to have been a lady of rather worse than doubtful reputation, and; her presence with the honorable leg- < Islators and' yrvCßttgatws of the ini" moralitiy of N sioned much sqandal. The Boston Post offers the following mock excuse for her: “The friends of Airs. Paterson,!A palliation of the fact that she was found in company with such men as compose the ‘nunnery committee,’ say that she was not aware of their character at the time of her introduction tn their acquaintance. “Airs, paterson says that she has suffered enough, in consequence of her association with the ‘smelling committee,” and wishes it particularly understood that she is not a member of the Legislature.” The Transcript having intimated that it might have been the celebrated Mrs Partington instead of Paterson, the old lady, through the Post, resents the imputation in this wise: “See here,” said she at length, and laid a Transcript before ua, much soiled and crumpled, as if ashamed of itself; “see here,” pointing to a paragraph insinuating that it was Mrs. Partington and not Mrs. Paterson that had been discovered at Lowell; “I can be contentious and unmovable under most things,” said she, “but this is an importation that I can’t stand any how. What use is .it that I have livid so long virtuous, ’flam to b.etreated with this vile calomel at last? Don't you think I could level an attachment on the editor for label?” We saw that star was excited and not wishing to ruin the Transcript, we informed her that’ it was probably a typographical error, and that the editor ‘ wcraU' un 'doubtedly correct it. jyMartain Van Bxrnn, Jr, son of the ex-President, died at Paris Franc?* oh the Jl'th ult.