hur's Seat. We give a few of the more important
characters in the pageant.

MR. COBDEN (crowned with corn) will lead a Bear in a string of daisies;
the Bear "crumpled" a little about the ears, and muzzled with the finest
bit of cotton twist.

MR. BRIGHT will lead a Turkey in chains of pork sausages!

[Illustration]

A Banner (with a walnut-tree worked in worsted) borne by MR. GEORGE
WILSON; with the appropriate peaceful motto:

"The oak gives place to the walnut-tree,
For more 'tis beat, the better it be!"

At the public meeting, the LORD PROVOST will--on the part of the City of
Edinburgh--decorate certain members of the Congress with medals, bearing
the effigies of a Goose--a Calf--a Bee. _Anser, Vitulus, Apis regunt
mundum_: the Goose, the Calf, the Bee do (should) rule the
world--Goose-pen, Calf-parchment, Bees'-wax.

At the banquet geese and sweetbreads and wax-candles will, in a savoury
and brilliant manner, further illustrate the uses and beauties of ANSER,
VITULUS, APIS.

For ourselves, we say, long flourish the olive-tree! But is now the
precise season to plant it in the soil of Scotland?

Courteous invitations have been sent to the EMPERORS OF RUSSIA AND
AUSTRIA, to be present either in their Imperial persons or by
ambassador. However, up to the time of our going to press, no answer had
been received; and we thought it, perhaps, useless to wait for it.

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"WOODMAN! SPARE THAT JOKE."

A new Work has been recently published under the quaint title of "_The
Book of the Axe_." We do not know whether it is an illustrated volume,
but the "_Book of the Axe_" would seem to have missed its aim, unless
the "cuts on wood" are numerous.

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A TRANSPORTED AUDIENCE.

Transportation, as a penalty for crime, has been abolished by law: but
transportation, by way of amusement, is still carried on, and MR. HENRY
RUSSELL--familiarly known as the original "maniac," he having obtained
an injunction against a second-hand "maniac" who had infringed a
copyright by seeing them "dancing, dancing, dancing, in the hall"--has
been causing some of his audience to be literally transported with
delight by presenting them with free passages to America. This is all
very well, and very liberal, no doubt, but a passage to America may
sometimes prove more free than welcome.

We recollect a recent instance of a quiet old gentleman from the country