e provided for populous places out of the
excess of income enjoyed by pluralists, who are the incumbents of
places, some of which are comparatively uninhabited. Their Lordships
might, by example as well as precept, urge their over-paid clergy to
exert themselves for the required object, by pulling out a large amount
of their superfluous revenues, if they can possibly stand so much
exertion. Perhaps it would be as well to try the effect of this
exhortation on the clergy first, and appeal to the laity, if necessary,
afterwards.

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THE REAL REASON.

LORD PALMERSTON has resigned. Speculation is rife as to the cause. We
are in a position to state confidently, that his retirement is owing
neither to the Eastern question, nor the Reform Bill, but to the despair
of the active Home Secretary at the deluge of letters which he has drawn
down by his offer made at Perth to listen to everybody's grievances, and
consider everybody's suggestions--an undertaking which he has found
himself so utterly unable to redeem, that he has determined on
withdrawing altogether from the attempt.

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JOKE FOR THE STOCK-EXCHANGE.--Instead of asking "How goes the Enemy?"
for "What's o'Clock?" we now ask, "How goes the EMPEROR OF RUSSIA?"

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THE ALDERMAN'S HOPE.

Stand PRINCE ALBERT a Statue--it then mayn't be hard
To induce him to stand, by and by, for a Ward;
There ain't any lor, as I knows on, agin it,
And there's nothing, as I see, preposterous in it.

The wery next year pop him into the Chair,
And have the PRINCE CONSORT himself for LORD MAYOR,
With an out-and-out Show on the ninth of November--
Of the PRINCE OF WALES that, too, 's the birthday, remember.

What a sight!--to behold it all London would trudge--
The RECORDER presenting the PRINCE to the JUDGE,
Relating his history, birth, education.
And how he has always behaved in his station.

His R'y'l Highness to see, his official robes drest in,
A countin' the hobnails--oh how interstin'!
The _Illustrious News_ would set forth the whole story,
With a beautiful cut of the PRINCE in his glory.

Only fancy the feast at Guildhall--'t would be splendid,
And then what if the LADY MAY'RESS condescended
To honour the spread--and to give circulation
To the Loving Cup--kissed to her liege Corporation!

Why there we should witnes