HOLIDAY TASKS FOR THE RECESS.
The Pr-m-r. To rest and sample (under the personal supervision of Mrs. G.) Home Rule.
The Marquis of S-l-sb-ry. To forget the speeches he had prepared for Loyal Ulster.
Sir W-ll-m H-rc-rt. To practise Local Option in the New Forest.
Lord R-s-b-ry. To make up his mind about Uganda.
Lord R-nd-lph Ch-rch-ll. To follow where he once led.
Mr. Arth-r B-lf-r. To lead where he once followed.
The Duke of D-v-nsh-re. To acquire a taste for "another place."
Sir A-g-st-s Dr-l-n-s. To grapple with the Opera difficulty.
Mr. H-nry Irv-ng. To run along with Becket.
Miss Ell-n T-rry. To continue the same movement.
Mr. J. L. T-le. To prepare to take Walker—London to "Castle, Windsor."
Legal Query Answered Satisfactorily.—In an Article on the Lecture on Cross-examination by Mr. Frank Lockwood, Q.C., a D. T. Leader reminded its readers of the scene in The Village Lawyer, where Defendant is instructed by his Counsel to answer every question by simply saying, in an imbecile manner, "Ba-a-a!" Subsequently, on aforesaid Counsel asking for his fee, his client replied, "Ba-a-a!" "What," asks the D. T., "would Mr. Frank Lockwood, Q.C., M.P., do with such a witness in cross-examination?" Why, 'tis evident that such a case would not arise, as professional etiquette would prevent one Barrister from taking a fee from a brother Barrister, that is as long as the latter stuck to the Ba-a-a!
Very Appropriate.—At Drury Lane, on Easter Monday, will appear The Bohemian Girl, followed by the rivals in Rustic Chivalry. Very flattering to the dear old Bohemian Girl.
Treacherous Weather.—Lord Salisbury has had a bad cold. He has been recommended, however, not to put on, but to put off, his Ulster.
End of the Cotton Strike.—General rejoicings! All join in a reel!
