Parliament would speedily evince a marvellous change for the
better. There! _Mr. Punch_, in his keen, practical way, has solved the
difficulty at once.

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A JOKE AT THE PUBLIC EXPENSE.

According to a correspondent of the _Daily News_, MR. SERJEANT ADAMS,
Assistant Judge of the Middlesex Sessions, is applying to Parliament for
an increase of salary from L1,200 to L1,500. The learned Serjeant is
often facetious; but certainly this is his richest joke.

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ANOTHER INSULT TO IRELAND.

It is quite proper, but very distressing, that Ireland should know all
the outrages perpetrated and planned upon her dearest interests. Not a
day can elapse that is not notched, like ROBINSON CRUSOE'S, with a new
insult from the Saxon. It ought to have been sufficient that the Camp at
Chobham was commanded in order to destroy the Dublin Exhibition; the
tents being pitched as strongly as possible in outrageous contrast with
DARGAN'S Crystal Palace. But no: a certain illustrious personage--with
whom it is notorious the sea does not agree--in order to frustrate an
intended visit to Dublin, went and caught the measles! Fortunately,
however, he is now convalescent; left without a spot, and consequently
without an excuse.

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AN IMPOSSIBLE COMMISSARIAT.

The EMPEROR OF RUSSIA pretends to say that he will provide his troops,
now occupying the Danubian principalities, with rations. How is it
possible that any such promise can be kept by an old despot, who is so
very irration-al?

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ANOTHER POTATO BLIGHT FOR "THE KILKENNY CAT."

The Saxon has again cast his pestiferous blight upon one of Ireland's
chosen potatoes; having withered the patriot MURPHY into an Insolvent
Commissioner!

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NUTS FOR NOTES AND QUERIES.

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There is a fine field opened to the editor and contributors of _Notes
and Queries_ by the prominence just now being given to the names of
Wallachia and Moldavia. We shall leave Wallachia to our
contemporary--merely observing by the way that it may have been founded
by the WALLACK family--but we have taken a fancy to Moldavia, and shall
speculate a little on its origin. We are inclined to regard the first
syllable, MOL, as a clear corruption of MARY; and there can be no doubt,
in the world that davia is no other t