ttached to _The Times_ newspaper; and the
Whigs--yes, the Whigs--shall be declared both wise and honest: though
Parliament has pronounced them fools, and the country has believed them to
be knaves.

_Pupil of Punch, respondet_.--That would be a change, Punch! Rather. Cast
your eye around and see the workings of this grand principle; the labours
of the many compassed by the few--steam and slavery.

_Punch_.--Very true! Let me now draw your attention to the real difference
between the English and some foreign governments:--

The Turkish minister generally loses his power and his head at the
same time; the English minister carries on his business without a
head at all. For the performance of his duty the former is
decapitated--the latter is incapacitated.

The Japanese legislator when disgraced invariably rips up his
bowels; the English legislator is invariably in disgrace, but has
no bowels to rip up. With some other nations the unsuccessful
leader gets bow-stringed and comfortably sown up in a sack; our
great man is satisfied with getting the sack, having previously
bagged as much as lay in his power.

(Next week I may probably continue the lecture and the parallels.)

* * * * *

THE PRINCE'S EXTRA.

At Gray's Inn the loyalty of that society was manifested in a very
gratifying manner: the treasurer and benchers having ordered _extra wine_
to be served to the barristers and students, the health of her Majesty and
the infant Prince was drunk with enthusiastic rapture.

Long live the Prince! For many a year
To wet each student's throttle;
He well deserves an _extra cheer_,
Who brings an _extra bottle_.

* * * * *

PUNCH'S THEATRE.

THE WRONG MAN.

The author of this farce hath placed himself in the first section of the
second chapter of that treatise on "Dramatic Casualties" which hath helped
to make "Punch" the oracle of wit and of wisdom he has become to the
entire intelligence of the land, from the aristocracy upwards[2]. In this
instance he is truly one who "writeth a farce or comedy and neglecteth to
introduce jokes in the same." But this we hope will prove a solitary
instance of such neglect; for when he next inditeth, may he show that he
is not the "Wrong Man" to write a good piece; although alas, he appeared
on Saturday last to be exactly the right man for penning a bad one.

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