the Scotch people, neatly and dexterously
made. Also his reference to the short time when he had honour of being
"at least the nominal Leader of the Liberal Party," and found Mr. G. a
somewhat unruly follower. Most excellent. HARTINGTON should try this
line again.

_Business done._--Motion for Scotch Disestablishment negatived by 256
Votes against 218.

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WEEK BY WEEK.

_Wednesday, May 7._--_Mr. Punch_ out. Everybody's at home to _him_.

_Friday 9._--Mrs. DUFFER'S first dance if she knows the step.

_Saturday 10._--Rehearsal of Crystal Palace fireworks, 2 P.M. Admission
by entrance gates only.

_Monday 12._--Breakfast to Mr. H. M. STANLEY, at whatever time he orders
it.

First Meet of H.S. Drags, Serpentine.

Foot-ball in Rotten Row, by kind permission of GEORGE RANGER and the
Commissioner of Police.

Mrs. NOODLE'S second dance postponed, as she hasn't given her first yet.

_Tuesday 13._--Holiday at Zoological Gardens. Cages all open. Admission
free. Banquets, Excursions, and Alarums.

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LADY HENRIETTA SISKIN'S Charity Dance has been postponed until the
following week. A large and distinguished company is expected to grace
the mezzotint hall of her ladyship's new mansion in Belgravia on the
occasion. No expense is to be spared in the general decoration of the
supper-room, which was built, it will be remembered, by her ladyship's
great-grandfather in the reign of GEORGE THE THIRD.

* * *

A Correspondent furnishes us with the following curious
observations:--"I have noticed," he writes, "that those who walk or ride
in the Park are, generally speaking, of two sexes, and possess, as a
rule, four fingers and a thumb on each hand. By a curious freak of
fashion, a frock-coat is not now worn with a muslin skirt; and a
moustache may be sought for in vain under a sun-bonnet. Horses are
ridden with four legs, and, in some cases, with a tail, although this is
not essential."

* * *

It is strange to notice how much the tastes of theatre-goers vary at the
present day. Some prefer the Haymarket, some the Strand, others flock to
the Lyceum, and some are turned away from the Savoy, the Garrick, or the
Avenue. Philosophers have, as yet, paid too little attention to this
matter. Would Mr. HERBERT SPENCER or Mr. LANG oblige?

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It has been calculated by the Society for the Collection of Domestic
Data, that if three-fourths of the Coo