rt of the regular
proceedings of the British Association--and the last meeting at Hull
offered no exception."--_Athenaeum._

We understand that the bill of fare included Senna Tea, Cream of Tartar,
Sugar of Lead, Butter of Antimony, Saffron Cake, Rhubarb Tart, and
Antimony Wine. Spatulae were laid for forty.--_Punch._

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PROSPECTS OF A HAPPY PATH OF EMPERORS.

A Duet.

NICHOLAS--FRANCIS.

_Both._ {Europe's little Farm we'll keep
{And our little girls and boys,
{Like little pigs or sheep,
{Serve, dare they make a noise!

_Nich._ The trials I'll conduct;

_Fran._ The gaols I'll construct.

_Nich._ {In curbing bard and sage
{My lash will prove efficient;

_Fran._ {My halter, I'll engage,
{Will quell the ill-conditioned.

_Nich._ Now, slave, for back the knout!

_Fran._ Now, dog, the rope for neck;

_Both._ {And that's the way, no doubt,
{To keep mankind in check.

_Nich._ K with an N, N with an O, O with a U, U with a T;

_Fran._ And a R and an O and a P and an E;

_Nich._ K. N. O. U. T.;

_Fran._ R. O. P. and E.;

_Both._ {When we've trampled down the Free,
{Oh what jolly, glorious fun 'twill be!

[_Da Capo as lib._

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THE LORD MAYOR'S SHOW FOR 1853!

[Illustration: W]

We perfectly agree with MR. ALDERMAN SIDNEY--the Lord Mayor elect--that
the great civic show of the Ninth of November is a vital element in our
social and commercial life. WHITTINGTON'S cat still purrs encouragingly
down generations. WALWORTH'S dagger is a bright and keen realty; and not
the air-drawn blade that the utility-mongers would make of it. The
influence of the Lord Mayor's Show is no doubt felt in the remotest
parts of this island. The rumbling of the wheels of the state coach is
heard in the dreams of youthful sleepers a-bed, it may be, in garrets at
the Land's End. ALDERMAN SIDNEY feels all the poetry of this; therefore
the City of London is safe in his enthusiastic keeping.

But MR. ALDERMAN SIDNEY--if we may believe a very general
report--proposes to endow the Show with a purpose of instruction. He
will inform outward bravery with an inward teaching. Thus, as a
prosperous tea-merchant, the new Lord Mayor will have a new state coach
built and ornamented as a magnificent tea-chest upon wheel