attraction rather militated against full success of
debate. Noble Lords "asking for more," of course having to linger outside
till they'd eaten it. BASING (long known to us as SCLATER-BOOTH) revelled
in his subject, and thanked the Markiss he was made a Peer in time to take
part in discussion. ARGYLL brought his massive mind to bear on Butterine;
GRANVILLE toyed with the subject; and WEMYSS was more than usually
emphatic. BRAMWELL had promised to speak for Butterine. Place empty when
turn came.

"Where's BRAMWELL? He should be up next," said WEMYSS.

"Ah," said ROSEBERY,

"Would you know where last I saw him,
He was eating bread and butterine."

Messengers despatched to corridor and BRAMWELL brought in with his mouth
full. A stirring debate, but Butterine was nowhere. BRAMWELL having
demonstrated Margarine was "not the correct name for the substitute known
as Butterine," their Lordships by large majority voted for Margarine.

_Business done._--In Commons Land Bill again.

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A NEW WERSION OF AN OLD SONG.

(_By a thorough Port-soakian._)

The LORD MARE leads an appy life,
He has no cares of party strife,
He drinks the best of hevry wine,
I wish the LORD MARE'S lot was mine.

And, yet all appy's not his lot,
Although he has his title got;
He hardly once alone can dine--
would not that his lot was mine.

A Alderman more pleases me,
He leads a life of jollitee:
He nobly dines, has naught to pay,
And has his health drunk ev'ry day.

And though he has to sham delite
At weary speeches nite by nite,
And to administer the Law
Without no blunders or no flaw,

Still, though I but a Waiter be,
The LORD MARE'S life would not suit me,
But, while I drains my flowing can,
I'll fancy I'm a Alderman!

ROBERT.

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POETRY OF PARLIAMENT.--A debate in the House of Commons corresponding to
the verse named Alexandrine--"Which, like a wounded snake, drags its slow
length along."

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SEASONABLE FIELD-SPORT.--Leather-hunting.

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