milar in its build to that of the late MR. RUSH.
Any unpleasant feeling, or objection on his part to such a statement,
might be quelled by MRS. CARTER immediately striking up, "_A man's a man
for a' that_."

Whether Phrenology is made any clearer or not by MRS. HAMILTON'S musical
illustrations of it, we dare say that those illustrations are anyhow
very well worth hearing.

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FINE FEEDERS.

It appears that the Sheriffs of London are fined from L500 to L600, in
the guise of a subscription to the LORD MAYOR'S Dinner. Now this is a
tolerable fork-out, for any one who can stand it, even if destined to
the promotion of a high object, but considering what kind of purpose it
is actually squandered on, we must call it a knife-and-fork-out that is
quite intolerable.

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THE CZAR'S CHECK.

The EMPEROR OF RUSSIA has drawn his money out of the Bank of England,
which he seems to identify with that of the Danube, whereon a handsome
check was presented to him by the Turks.

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PRETTY LITTLE THOUGHT.--The Squirrel jumps from branch to branch, the
Flirt from beau to beau.

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A REAL SCOTTISH GRIEVANCE.--LORD ABERDEEN.

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KNOWLEDGE.--The Offspring of Thought, but much oftener an Adopted
Child.

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[Illustration: "A BURST WITH THE HARRIERS IN THE WEST."

"I AX YER PARDON FOR STOPPING OF YE, SIR, BUT COULD YE LEND ME A GIRTH?
MINE'S A BROKEN."]

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MRS. JANE GIMLET ON "CRUELTY TO WIVES."

"_Yeast Lane, Grinnidge, Haithedesemburhatingfiftethre._

"HONNURD MISTUR PUNCH,

"Heerin from them as nose u, that u wos allus a stikler for wimmins
rites, i use no serrymony in a dressin of u wuns more, on beharf of my
seks, as may well be called a fare seks to distinguish hit from yurn, as
is allus tretin ourn so unfarely. For Surr, feemul flesh an blud cante
abear no longer the way in wich husbans is a goin on, not that I speke
of JON, wich is a good cretur, tho in respek of bein a man, he cante
help aggrawatin sumtimes, but have never liff his hand upon me, an nose
better than to try it on agin wun as can scrub ten flores a day, or git
up a wekes wosh for a large famly in fore an twenty hours. But sum of my
naybors as air not blesst with a good sperrit