tice-paper.
But it will be best to report the meeting in the usual Parliamentary
style, as it would have appeared on the records of the House, had any
record been kept at Willoughby:

Mr Bloomfield took the chair at three o'clock.

Mr Merrison (Welcher) gave notice that at the next meeting he would
move--"That this House gives its support to the Liberal candidate in the
coming election at Shellport, and does all in its power to kick out the
Radical." (Loud cheers.)

Mr Pringle (Parrett's) asked the Home Secretary what day the summer
holidays were to begin.

Mr Ashley replied that he was not in a position to inform the hon.
member, but probably in about six weeks.

Mr Wyndham, jun. (schoolhouse), wished to ask why Parrett's would not
row another race when the schoolhouse had offered it? (Great
schoolhouse cheers.)

Mr Game (First Lord of the Admiralty), amid equally loud cheers on
Parrett's side, replied that as soon as the schoolhouse found out who
had been mean enough to cut the Parrett's rudder-line, and gave him up
to justice, they would see about it.

Whereupon Mr Wibberly begged to ask the schoolhouse stroke whether he
had any information to give the House on the subject.

Mr Fairbairn.--The information I have to give the House is that Mr
Riddell and I, directly after the race, went to Mr Bloomfield and said
we were sorry for the accident--(ironical laughter from Parrett's)--and
offered to row them again any day they liked, and the offer was
declined. (Schoolhouse cheers.)

Mr Tipper.--I should like to know if the schoolhouse fellows are making
any efforts to discover the culprit by whose assistance they won the
race. (Tremendous Parrett's cheers.)

Mr Fairbairn.--I can't say we are. (Derisive cheers of "Of course
not!" from Parrett's.) The hon. gentlemen opposite seem to know so much
about it, that I think they had better find the culprit themselves.
("Hear, hear," from the schoolhouse.)

The proceedings at this stage became rather noisy, every one being
anxious to express his opinion on the question. It was not till after
the President had threatened to "adjourn the House" that silence was at
length restored.

Bloomfield took the sensible course, also, of announcing that, as quite
enough questions had been asked about the race, he should not allow any
more on that subject.

Whereupon Mr Tucker, the Welcher, rose and put a question on another
matter. He wanted to know the reason why Mr R